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

Posted by webmaster on April 30, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopSing a New Song: Kabbalat Shabbat This Friday

We had planned, if we get enough takers, to get together to sing some well-known prayers to new melodies this Friday night.

Please let us know by no later than Thursday night at 10 p.m. if you would like to join us and we’ll let you know which of our families has volunteered to host.  We’ll be meeting in the Harrisburg-University City area, if we have enough interested parties.

Please send an email to templeadmin@or-olam.org if you wish to come to a casual Kabbalat Shabbat this Friday night.  Please remember that our deadline is Thursday, May 1 at 10 p.m.!

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

Posted by webmaster on April 23, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopJust $173 to Go and Three Days Left to Meet TOO’s $1,000 Goal at Relay For Life on April 26th

Please help us meet our goals by making a donation to our community effort at the following link.  Our team name is “Erev Rav.”  Help our volunteers raise money to fight cancer — we  would all like to see that disease eradicated in our lifetimes.

https://secure.acsevents.org/site/UserLogin;jsessionid=8F4031C5DF81693C34A4F6A5325E714F.app365a?NEXTURL=http%3A%2F%2Fmain.acsevents.org%2Fsite%2FTRC%3Ffr_id%3D61011

 

Antisemitism in our Time and the Yom Hashoah Candles

On April 10, a wall of an Odessa Jewish cemetery was defaced with the terrifying statement “Death to the Jews.” On Sunday April 13, antisemitism led to the killing of three innocent human beings visiting Jewish institutions.

Antisemitism is alive.

Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins on Sunday at sundown.  Please remember the Yom Hashoah candles mailed or delivered to you and please, honor the memories of the six million by lighting the candle.

The congregation pays to supply these to our members each year but we hope that you will consider making a donation to TOO via our Paypal button or a check sent to the address below to help us defray the costs of supplying these candles.  Please let us know if that donation is in memory or honor of a particular person.  And thank you for helping us finance this project for next year.

We remember.

To make a donation to help defray costs of the yellow Yom Hashoah candle, please use our Paypal button or send a check to:

Treasurer:
Temple Or Olam, Treasurer
PO Box 362
Huntersville, NC 28070-0362

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

Posted by webmaster on April 16, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopCongregational Passover Seder Just Days Away – Please Volunteer to Help Set-up or Clean-up

Our Passover Seder is April 19 at Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church; we’ll celebrate with song and skits, and with great food!  We’ll need some help, though, setting up the sanctuary and cleaning up after our celebration — please let Charlotte Miller, our Temple Administrator know if you can help at:

templeadmin@or-olam.org

Thanks for your support!

Relay For Life on April 26th

Register to join us and/or make a donation to our community effort at the following link.  Our team name is “Erev Rav.”  Please help our volunteers raise money to fight cancer — we’d like to see that disease eradicated in our lifetimes.

https://secure.acsevents.org/site/UserLogin;jsessionid=8F4031C5DF81693C34A4F6A5325E714F.app365a?NEXTURL=http%3A%2F%2Fmain.acsevents.org%2Fsite%2FTRC%3Ffr_id%3D61011

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

Posted by webmaster on April 8, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopCommunity Seder Features Great Food, Great Joy, and a Whole Lot of Deliverance

Please don’t forget to respond to our evite for our Passover Seder on April 19 at Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church; we’ll celebrate with song and skits, and great food!

In our seder, we will name the things we want to take with us into freedom, and walk PUUC’s beautiful sanctuary prepared to celebrate new beginnings and rededicate ourselves to creating the freedom we all long for.

All monies realized over the cost of the seder will be used  to support the education of TOO children and ongoing advanced training for TOO’s Religious School teachers.

$36 adults, $18 students, $12 children over 5

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

Posted by webmaster on April 1, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopKabbalat Shabbat Service April 4: The Joys of Leviticus (Really!)

Leviticus, Rabbi Barbara says, is one of her favorite books.  A book about skin disease and sacrifice, about cleansing the sanctuary and observing complicated laws around the Jubilee year?  Say what?

But at this family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat, we will learn from that story how and why understanding Leviticus can enrich our lives in immeasurable ways.  And Temple Or Olam’s Torah study students will help.

Please join us for a musical and friendly Shabbat this Friday and bring something to share at our oneg!

Time: 7 p.m.
Date: April 4
Location: McGill Baptist Church, 5300 Poplar Tent Road, Concord

PBS Series on Jews and Judaism  on the PBS Website

PBS has been running a new series on the history of Jews and Judaism.  You can find the series at the following URL:   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/video/

Enjoy!

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

Posted by webmaster on March 27, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

Loop

Congregational Trip To Charlotte This Weekend!

Don’t forget the IMAX movie, “Jerusalem,” at Discovery Place this Saturday at 3:30.  Notify Arlene if you want to go!  afilkoff@gmail.com.

Kabbalat Shabbat Tomorrow Night!

Posted by webmaster on March 20, 2014   |   Comments Off on Kabbalat Shabbat Tomorrow Night!

We will be having a number of guests at Kabbalat Shabbat services tomorrow night, so please give everyone a warm welcome. One of our teens will leyn Torah together with Rabbi Barbara from one of the most dramatic passages in Leviticus, we’ll hear a sermon the sounds of silence, and enjoy a beautiful and musical and prayerful entree to Shabbat.

Please bring something to share at our oneg and join us for our Kabbalat Shabbat service.

Location: McGill Baptist Church

Time: 7 p.m.

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

Posted by webmaster on March 12, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopCalling all elegant Queen Esthers, horrible Hamans, and clueless King Ahasueruses!  We need you to appear on Saturday, March 15, to make our Perfect Purim Party complete.

We are celebrating the craziness of Purim with our friends at Advent Lutheran Church.  Who knew Jews could be so silly?  Well, they will now!  Wear a costume for the contest!  Be ready to join some Israeli dancing!  Meet the 2,000-year-old man!  Make a mask or finger puppets!  Win the Outrageous Kippah Contest!  Eat, drink, and be merry!

Saturday, March 15, 2:00-6:00 pm

Advent Lutheran Church, gymnasium

8840 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28213

Bring a generous fruit/snack/heavy hors d’oeurves to share

Donation bowl on the greeting table to cover dancing instruction fee.

Kabbalat Shabbat at PUUC

Posted by webmaster on March 6, 2014   |   Comments Off on Kabbalat Shabbat at PUUC

hamentaschenJust a reminder that tomorrow night’s especially family-friendly service will be held at Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, 9704 Mallard Creek Road, at 7 p.m..  We hope to see you (and any friends you would like to invite) there!

Please bring something tasty to share at the oneg!

 

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

Posted by webmaster on February 24, 2014   |   Comments Off on Or Olam in the Loop – Our Weekly Bulletin on All Things TOO

LoopArthur leaves for his next adventure!

Our congregation’s partriarch, Arthur Kingberg, will be moving to Raleigh on March 7.  We will gather for a final farewell at his favorite restaurant for brunch this Sunday, March 2, at 1:00.  Everyone should have received an evite with RSVP on Sunday so that we can notify the restaurant.  If you did not, please RSVP to templeadmin@or-olam.org.

Brunch with Arthur
Sunday, March, 2, 1:00 pm
Restaurant Forty Six
http://www.restaurantfortysix.com/

ISJL Weekend on Saturday and Sunday

This is our last gathering with Elaine for the year.  Teachers and the Board of Directors have scheduled times for planning.  Everyone is then encouraged to gather for havdalah, a potluck supper, and game of all sorts.

Saturday, March 1 at McGill
3-4:30 pm         Planning for next year and religious school teacher training.  You will be contacted
5-6 pm               Board of Directors meeting with Elaine
6:15-9:00 pm   Havdalah, potluck dinner, and game night.  Elaine is bringing new stuff!

Sunday, March 2 at Advent Lutheran
Religious school with Elaine