Announcements

Several years ago, when the congregation bought copies of Machzor Hadash for our High Holy Days services, some families also bought personal copies. The Ritual Committee is trying to ensure that we have enough machzorim this year. If you will be bringing your own machzor(im) to services next month, could you please let us know at gjensen100@hotmail.com? Thanks, everyone.

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.)

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).

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.

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.