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Weekend Excitement
Join us at OT this weekend, November 20-22, as we welcome Shabbat, usher it out, offer study and refreshment opportunities, as well as special Religious School programs! Welcome Shabbat with us at our regular Friday night service at 6:15pm. Join us for Shabbat morning services, beginning at 9:30am, or have younger ones join friends at Tot Shabbat (18 months-5 years), Shorashim (grades K-2), or Junior Congregation (grades 3-6). As always, we have free babysitting starting at 10:30am. After services, stay and shmooze at the Congregation's kiddush lunch. Study a bit on Shabbat afternoon with our Shabbat study group (see notice to right), which always welcomes newcomers. As Shabbat draws to an early close, join us for Mincha, Ma'ariv and Havdalah--and, of course, a little food, a little singing, a little shmoozing--starting at 4:15pm. If you're a father of young children, stick around for ABBA's Scotch and Study after Havdalah! On Sunday, morning minyan and Religious School both start at 9:00am. Families of upcoming b'nai mitzvah have a seminar with Rabbi Shalva at 9:45am, the fifth grade has a Family Education program with Rabbi Kalender at 10:00am, and the fourth grade will celebrate a wedding with the chuppah they made (see photo above). After Religious School ends, the Brownie troop meets at 12:00pm. We end the weekend with our Hebrew High School at 6:00pm, our Adult Education Talmud Class at 6:15, and regular evening minyan at 8:00pm. Hope to see you at some of these events! Read the Contemporary Online! Paper-saving opt-out offer: If you do not wish to receive paper copies of the Contemporary, please send an e-mail with “Remove” in the Subject line and your name as it appears in the Directory in the body of the e-mail to mbenson@olamtikvah.org. If you only need a paper copy occasionally, you can pick up an extra in the OT office.
Renovation ProgressWe're all excited to see physical progress as OT moves toward the future with a new social hall and other enhancements. See a 1-minute video of the architect's rendering of our new entrance to the sanctuary and social hall. Our Building Renovation page also has some FAQs and answers about the planned construction. Borders Affiliate
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Calendar HighlightsRead the November 2009 Contemporary for more information on coming events and activities. The new Contemporary is posted about a week before the month begins. More events are listed by date and by sponsoring organization.
Be Counted & Perform a Mitzvah Help maintain the daily minyan so that those who attend to recite Kaddish have the ability to do so. All members of your household 13 and over are counted towards this mitzvah. Sunday mornings, 9:00am Shabbat Study Group: Special Lunchtime Session Saturday, November 21, 1:15 pm at Olam Tikvah "The Evolving Face of European Anti-Semitism and What We Can Do About It," OT’s Shabbat Study group is having a special session at Olam Tikvah after Shabbat services in a sanctuary pod. Newcomers always welcome! Read more. Rabbi Kalender's Last year, we successfully reached out to the Christian community by taking the place of regular volunteers, enabling them to spend Christmas with their families. We will be doing the outreach again this year and we need your help. The list of volunteer opportunities can be found on the Social Action page. To volunteer, call or email Clare Bachner (703) 978-5722 or clarebach@aol.com. Need to practice chanting the brachot for an aliyah? Our audio files can help you! See our new Ritual & Prayers page! Judaica ShopLooking for a special Judaica gift or want to treat yourself? Visit the Judaica shop during Religious School hours, or contact Joanne Stryer, 703-425-3237, to make an appointment. Membership Information If you are interested in joining Olam Tikvah or want more information about membership, please contact Rachelle Palley. She and the Membership committee representatives will be happy to answer your questions. New! Get our membership application form in PDF format. You can also get the membership application as a MS Word file. |
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