Join Temple Or Olam for a lovely service tomorrow night at 7pm. Everyone will enjoy the music, and Rabbi Barbara has crafted a terrific story for children and adults. Please remember to bring a dish to share for our oneg afterward. Hope to see you all there!
December 8th Shacharit service and End-of-year donations
Good Shabbos!
This week will mark our first service with our new Torah. Come be part of our joy as we chant from this new (and beautifully decorated!) text for the first time on Saturday morning, December 8th. The service starts at 10am!
Also, just a reminder that the end of the tax year is approaching quickly, so all who intended to make a donation to the Torah fund through the causes.com page are encouraged to do so ASAP.
Chag Sameach, everyone!
December 2012 Shmoozeletter
The December 2012 Shmoozeletter is online here. Points of interest include:
- Rabbi Barbara offering online adult Hebrew class this winter.
- Kvell Corner
- Announcements – December 8th service, Hanukkah, and other save-the-dates
- A recap (and many pictures) from our Torah dedication on November 18th.
- MiLev HaPardes
- Birthdays and Yahrzeits
November 2012 Shmoozeletter
The November 2012 Shmoozeletter is online here. Points of interest include:
- A special gift from sofer Neil Yerman to our congregation
- An anonymous mensch who is matching our donations
- MiLev HaPardes – Rabbi Barbara on women wearing tallitot
- Meet the Mishpoche – Ginger Jensen
- Jews in the News – Our November 16th service, fundraisers, tickets, and Hanukkah.
October 2012 Shmoozeletter
The October 2012 Shmoozeletter is online here. Points of interest include:
- Simchat Torah celebration on October 6th
- Rabbi Barbara on honoring our Torah and welcoming her little sister
- Bryston & Emory Spivock’s bar/bat mitzvah
- Shomrim wanted: the care and feeding of our new Torah
Simchat Torah reminder
Dear all,
If you haven’t yet replied to the evite sent to your email, please do so ASAP. (Click HERE to view and respond to the evite.) We need a head count of adult attendees so we know if unwinding the scroll and holding it in a circle is a possibility. It looks like several families are going to be out of town, so if you can bring guests, please do! Also, please remember to bring some food to share for the oneg following the service.
This is the last time we will unroll our much-beloved Torah for all to see, so this Simchat Torah is not one that you want to miss!
A family-friendly trip for next Rosh Chodesh event
Our Rosh Chodesh group is planning something a little different for this month’s event – we are heading to a winery! Shelton Gardens Winery holds a free Harvest Festival every October (sound familiar – Sukkot, anyone?!) This year it is going to be on October 14th, and we are going to be there. The festival suits folks of all age groups—even the kids! There will be bands, dancing, vendor booths, food, and the wine tastings are free (that’s right, free wine).
Cheryl Greenwald and Marilyn Atlas will be offering carpools out of Mooresville and Troutman, and due to distance we encourage others who are interested in attending to carpool as well.
If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the carpool, please contact Cheryl at 704 528 1432 or email her at cg@greenwalds.net.
We hope to see you and your family there!
Mindful Enjoyment
The High Holy Days are upon us, and we are likely to have a full house for many of our services. Lots of visitors and relatives can make events joyous but also chaotic. Thus, we have devised some basic behavior rules for our holiday services as well as the rest of the year.
1) Please walk and act respectfully in the halls and rooms we are using. No running or roughhousing allowed.
2) We must all keep our distance from stages, sound equipment, musical instruments, and other items that belong to someone else. Temple Or Olam is liable for any breakage that may occur.
3) We must ensure that children under 16 are not in any kitchen. McGill’s kitchen is a commercial kitchen maintained for their numerous food service ministries, and it presents hazards. Please respect their need for a sanitary and liability-free environment.
4) Children are welcome to assist at oneg in the fellowship hall and at all set-up and take-down activities. They are actually a great help in both these tasks! Please be sure they are under a parent’s supervision when working.
Worshiping, working, and playing together as a community are so much more pleasant when we are mindful of each other. Let’s make sure all our activities are enjoyed by everyone in attendance.
September 2012 Shmoozeletter
The September 2012 Shmoozeletter is online here. Points of interest include:
- Information about the new Oneg signup sheet
- Temple Or Olam’s wish list
- Rabbi Barbara on High Holy Days
- Meet the Mishpoche: At the Kids’ Table
- 2012 Religious School staff introductions
Rabbi Barbara’s office hours, Fall 2012
Fall is here and Rabbi Barbara’s full-time job and classes at UNCC have started. Listed below are the hours when she will be working at her desk as your rabbi this fall. In addition to these times, there are many hours she devotes to TOO service preparation, congregational teaching, pastoral care and spiritual direction, leading services and festival events. So, you are welcome to send her email or make a phone call at any time but it may not be answered until one of these defined periods.
IF YOU NEED HER IMMEDIATELY FOR AN EMERGENCY, flag that message in some way. Of course, email works best for this purpose. She cannot answer any sort of phone call or email while in class.
Rabbi Thiede’s TOO office hours for Fall 2012:
- Email answering — Sunday evening and Tuesday morning
- In her office for all communications — Friday morning, 9-11.
