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News from Congregation Ohev Shalom

February 2006

Volume 1, No. 6

Special Interest:

• Peggy DeProphetis’

ordination, p.3

• Kallah, p.8

• Ice Hockey, p.10

• Tu b’Shevat at

Longwood, p.17

• Hebrew name form,

p.24

Inside this issue:

Rabbi’s Corner

2

Adult Education

5

Sisterhood/Men

6

Educational

Director

7

Youth

8

Tikkun Olam

9

Congregation

Li fe

14

Sermon reprint

on Sharon

4

The Honey Jar

Community with a Purpose: Torah, Tfilah, Gmilut Hasadim (Torah, Prayer, and Acts of Lovingkindness)

Shabbat Schedule

(Friday night services at 6 p.m., Saturday morning services at 9 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

Please refer to calendar page for Torah portion listing, and to http://www.ohev.net/tlc for

text of portion.)

Shabbat, February 3/4, Junior Congregation and Tot Shabbat

Shabbat, February 10/11, Services Friday night at 7 p.m., led by the 4th Grade. We will be

graced over Shabbat with the Middle Eastern melodies of Cantor Asher, father of Yvonne

Asher, teacher of the 4th Grade.

Shabbat, February 17/18, Junior Congregation and Tot Shabbat

Shabbat, February 24/25, Rabbinic intern and soon-to-be-Rabbi Peggy DeProphetis will teach

Shabbat morning about the Zohar, the central work of Kabbalah mysticism. Pot luck nosh

’n drash after services, with continued study of the Zohar.

Save the Date! Details Coming Shortly!

Shabbat Evening, March 3, 6 p.m., at Ohev Shalom

SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA!!!

Purim is Coming!! Shalach Manot and Mitzvah!!

This year, Sisterhood and Social Action join forces for a new project. It is a true

mitzvah! We are going to be putting together Shalach Manot which will be

available for you to purchase for our congregants as well as non-congregants.

Shalach Manot (the sending of gifts) is an ancient tradition from the book of

Esther, when (it is written) the Jews of Shushan sent portions of food to each

other to celebrate their rescue from the wrath of Haman. Our Shalach Manot will

include Sisterhood’s luscious hamentaschen, a small bottle of Kedem, and other

goodies. This mitzvah will be set up in the same way as our New Year’s Cards,

however, reciprocation will not be available. Funds raised from this project will go

to help the synagogue. A portion will go to the Hebrew Free Loan Society of

Greater Philadelphia (they provide interest-free loans to Jewish families in need).

And, as we did last year, Social Action will be delivering Shalach Manot to some of

our senior congregants. If you wish to order Shalach Manot for non-congregants,

there will be space on the order form for this. You should be receiving your

packets in the mail any day now.

We hope you are as excited as we are about this wonderful project, and that

you will support it. What better way to tell your fellow congregants that you care?

Our long day of baking will be on Sunday, March 5, starting at 9 a.m. and

ending around 5 p.m. We will need many volunteers, so if you would like to bake

hamentaschen, assemble the Shalach Manot, and/or deliver them, please call me,

or email me at kbhorsinaround@comcast.net. No one will be turned away!!

Karen Ernest