Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopS’lichot at the Lake – September 5, 2015

Schedule
4:30 pm: Arrive for mingling and greeting
5:00 pm: Selichot service and meditation
6:00 pm: Pot Luck *
Please bring your own cooler/ food storage.
7:00 pm: Boat ride and enjoyment of the lake environment
8:00 pm: Havdalah
8:30 pm: Conclusion of the evening – announcements for HHD

*Please RSVP by 8/30/15 to Marilyn Atlas, marilynaf@aol.com for location and also tell her what food you are going to share.

Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service (Our Report)

Charlotte Pride croppedYesterday’s moving and joyful Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service brought several members of Temple Or Olam to Charlotte. While Rabbi Barbara spokeabout TOO’s theme – honor as a necessary quality of love – Zannah Kimbrel wove the TOO ribbon into a banner that will be carried at the Pride parade next weekend. Jack Groves and Alan Coffman accompanied faith leaders and helped us all sing (and dance) on the curb outside. A shout out to Rabbi Jonathan Freirich of Temple Beth El for helping represent the Jewish community.

Yes, that is Zannah getting ready to weave…!

And speaking of pride…

We discovered that our tikkun olam plans conflicted with… other plans. Some of TOO members have wanted to attend the Charlotte Pride Parade on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, 1-3 p.m. (For more information head here: http://charlottepride.org/parade/.) So keeping that in mind, Will King is going to be organizing a group to head down to Charlotte and arranging a different time for us to work with CCM. Please contact Will if you are interested in joining a group heading down to Charlotte for the parade next Sunday at vice-president@or-olam.org

libraryIn the Rabbi’s Library – Learning About the Days of Awe During Elul

Rosh Hashanah is not to be found in Torah – at least not under that name. According to our sacred texts, the day we know as the birthday of the world is simply a day to sound the shofar, a yom t’ruah. Yom Kippur, a day when we spend hours in prayer, was once a time when the ancient Israelites could be sure that if they appeared at the Temple they would be cleansed — purely by announcement from the High Priest!

Come spend an afternoon with Rabbi Barbara and learn about the history of our High Holy Days, from S’lichot to Neilah. We’ll also explore Chassidic and mystical explorations of our liturgy and rituals and discuss their importance for present-day practice.

Please RSVP by  August 16 to Rabbi.Thiede@or-olam.org if you plan to attend.

Date: August 22
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Our Rabbi’s library (for more information on location, please contact info@or-olam.org)
Tuition fee: $25

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