The July 2009 Shmoozeletter is available here.
Change in July Shabbat service schedule
Please note that there is a change to the Shabbat service schedule in July. There will be one service, and that will be July 17th, the THIRD Friday of the month. At that service, some of our teenagers will be leyning Torah, so please come to enjoy and support them.
Reminder: Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday 6/28 3pm
Hi, this is a reminder that we’re holding our congregational meeting at McGill Baptist Church this coming Sunday, 6/28, at 3PM. Babysitting will be available. We are voting on this slate of board officers:
President – Robbin Smith
Membership – Jill Partridge
Treasuer – Richard Jacobson
Social/Adult Programming – Lisa Boguslaw
Please make every effort to attend. Besides the election, we will be discussing matters like our budget, our covenant with Reb Barbara, a membership drive, and other issues.
Important: Annual congregational meeting: 6/28
We will be holding our annual congregational meeting on June 28th, from 3PM to 5PM at McGill Baptist Church. We will discuss the congregation’s new convenant with Reb Barbara, the slate of board officers, as well as information about the various committees. Please make every effort to attend. The board will be providing snacks.
Reminder: Saturday morning service 6/13 (important note inside)
This is just a reminder that there will be no Friday service June 12th. There will be a Saturday morning service June 13 at 10AM at McGill Baptist Church. Please bring a brunch-type item to share after the service. (The food part was the important note.)
ALEPH Kallah
A Week That Lasts a Lifetime
Whatever your background or practice, at the ALEPH Kallah you will have myriad opportunities to expand and enrich your Jewish experience. This is a week like no other! Join hundreds from all over the world for a week of Jewish life & learning, including over two dozen amazing workshops, programs, art activities, dance, music and prayer options. There are many opportunities for all ages. To reduce cost, work-study is available, as well as a special Shabbat-only program. If you are between 20 and 32, be sure to check out the Kesher (Connection) Program, Building Community and Empowering Young Leaders which also provides scholarships: sbhaerman@gmail.com. For more information: www.aleph.org/kallah.htm. To request a brochure, email: kallahadmin.rcn.com.
The Kallah will be held June 29 — July 5 just outside of Columbus OH. It is driving distance from many cities, including Cleveland (2 hrs), Chicago (5 1/2 hrs), and Philadelphia (7 1/2 hrs).
Wanted: Religious School Committee members
Have an opinion about religious school curriculum? Or schedule? Or how to meet the needs of both older and younger students? Or how to teach kids about holidays? Or….anything else?
Consider joining the religious school committee. You can have a voice in how our religious school evolves, and play an important role in shaping our children’s Jewish education.
We will be meeting several times during the summer at times that are convenient to the members. Please email religious-school@or-olam.org.
Want to kvell in the Schmoozeletter?
We’d like to include more news about our congregants in the Schmoozeletter. Do you or your kids have something to celebrate? An achievement, graduation, award, accomplishment…anything at all that you’re proud of and would like to share. I know of a certain person who’s on an academic team that is right now competing in the national arena in Iowa, and another person who is graduating from high school with many kvell-worthy accomplishments this month. (hint, hint.) A picture would be great too, but is not required.
Also, if you have something of concern that you’d like to ask for the congregation’s prayers or well wishes about, we’d like to include that too.
Just email the information to editor@or-olam.org by June 7th, and I’ll get it in there.
Saturday morning service 6/13 replaces Friday night service
We will not be holding our 2nd Friday service in June. Instead of the 6/12 service, previously on the schedule, we will be having a Saturday morning service, including Torah service, on Saturday, 6/13, at 10AM at McGill Baptist Church. This will be a learning service.
