O S E H S H A L O M ’ S C O N G R E G A T I O N A L N E W S L E T T E R

Dear Hevre,

I hope you had a wonderful Pesach. Following our seders, we begin the seven-week countdown to Shavuot, which we celebrate this year on May 14th and 15th. Shavuot celebrates the legend of receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai, following our ancestors’ departure from slavery in Egypt.

An ancient commentary suggests an ideal of openness and public outreach based on the legendary circumstances of receiving the Torah. The commentary tells of a rivalry among several different mountains, all vying for the distinction of becoming the site of the great revelation of the Torah. Mount Tabor and Mount Carmel, two peaks in the Land of Israel, each presented themselves for the honor. However, God denied their requests and instead chose Mt. Sinai, located in a comparatively remote and unclaimed land. Not only did Mt. Sinai distinguish itself by its relative humility, but the open nature of its location proved a key qualification. By extension, members of the Jewish community today should likewise seek to offer the wisdom of our tradition and our community as openly and accessibly as possible, for all who may seek.

Along these lines, and with the support of our Board, Oseh Shalom is working to reach more individuals and families beyond the boundaries of our synagogue. We wish to better offer the richness of Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations, and the caring and excitement of our community, to a broader demographic. For example, I am now

Tots and their parents gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the Family Service, starting at 7:30 PM on the first Friday night of each month. At 7:45 we invite the young children into the Quiet Room for the Tot Shabbat service. The children are invited, but of course not required, to join in the program, which lasts about 25 minutes. Afterwards, the Tot Shabbat participants may return to the sanctuary for the end of the Family Service. Please spread the word to anyone you know who has young children!

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traveling to Bet Yeladim Preschool in Columbia on the second Friday morning of each month to lead a pre-Shabbat celebration with the students, teachers, and parents in each classroom. I also recently offered a pre-Shabbat story time for tots and parents as part of the PJ Library program at Jewish Federation of Howard County (JFHC). Our Membership Committee set up and staffed an Oseh Shalom table at the JFHC Purim Carnival. One of our volunteers, Joan Magin, is working to set up some additional programs in local bookstores, libraries, cafes, and other settings.

Please let me know if you would like to be involved in these efforts, and if you have ideas for audiences and settings that we ought to reach. You can help to make our community as broadly accessible as possible, in the tradition of the revelation at Mt. Sinai.

Best wishes for a wonderful spring. May the season of Shavuot--and

revelation at Sinai--inspire each of us to find new ways to extend our wisdom and

caring, and that of our community, to an ever-expanding circle.

Shalom,

Rabbi Doug Heifetz

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From the Desk of Barry Nove

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I hope your family had a wonderful

Passover.

First of all, since this is my first opportunity to talk about it, Roberta Sacks, z”l, our beloved co-president, will be missed. I sincerely enjoyed working with her. She had a tireless spirit throughout this difficult period, which I understand was a personal

hallmark of hers.

Now to happier tidings, we’ve a number of wonderful milestone events coming up, including our Membership Milestone on Saturday evening, April 13th, chaired by Kelly Benton-Klein and Susan Northcutt. Next month on Sunday, May 5th, Oseh Shalom will be honoring Jackie Land for a

lifetime of service.

For the Member Milestone event, we are very excited this year to be creating a memory book. We would love to have submissions from all of our honored members this year even if you are unable to attend the milestone event on April 13, 2013. Submissions may include any or all of the following: A description of what brought your family to Oseh Shalom, a description of what keeps you coming back to Oseh Shalom, any favorite memories at Oseh Shalom and with the Oseh Shalom Community, photo(s) of a favorite memory at Oseh Shalom (photos and text can be

emailed in any file format).

For those members with milestones that would like to, there also will be time to share your special memories during the milestone event. Please email your memories, thoughts and photos by email to: Susan Northcutt, SLFNorthcutt@gmail.com. Deadline is April 7 (if youneed more time, please email Susan, who is working on the publishing

schedule).

As part of the dinner, honoring Jackie, we will feature a special Silent Auction and are seeking item donations for fifteen themed gift baskets. All proceeds raised from this year’s dinner will benefit the Religious School Scholarship Fund, which has been

renamed the Jackie Land Oseh Shalom Religious School Scholarship Fund, in her

honor.

If you have an item to donate, such as frequent flyer miles, use of a timeshare or beach house, new DVDs, CDs, beach towels, watches, or another special article that could be incorporated into a theme, it would be very much appreciated. Items

should be in their original packaging.

Please contact me at bnove@oseh-shalom.org or me at the synagogue office, (301) 498-5151, extension 101 regarding item donations. You can learn more about the event and help us get the word out about our honoring Jackie by following us on twitter (#osehshalom7515) and Oseh Shalom’s Facebook event page. One of the things that should also help us make this event memorable is that we will be collecting testimonials about Jackie. If you have a memory or even a photo you would like to share, email it to

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I encourage you to join us at these and other wonderful events coming up this

month and in May.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our office volunteer family, who help make the synagogue run so smoothly behind the scenes. For example, the office volunteers we’ve had this past month, include Judy Arnoff, Rose Fishman, Diane Green, Doris Kirschbaum,

and Pauline Pivowar.

Barry Nove

Facility, Office Manager,

and Director of Development

bnove@oseh-shalom.org

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As a result of an e-mail glitch (which entailed my inadvertently sending text to the wrong address) my Letters from

the President for January and February were never printed in The Shalom, and I have asked that both be published

this month. With this in mind, rather than composing a separate letter for the month of April, I would simply like to

thank all of the members and volunteers who continue to support our community. I would like to congratulate the

honorees from the annual celebration, David and Shari Argue and Dan Glaser and Maryrita Wieners. Dave has

been a tremendous source of perspective, guidance and support for the Board as well as for me individually, and

among other things, Shari did my Passover shopping after I had surgery several years ago. Dan and Maryrita not

only have been a source of inspiration to our entire congregation over the course of many years, but have also

brought spirituality and humor into my life. I also want to thank LLL for another successful Top Chef Oseh. Please

check your calendars for upcoming events. Don't forget the dinner tribute honoring Jackie Land in May!

Karen Meckler

January 2013

Shalom Chevre,

Happy Secular New Year and welcome to winter. I would like to remind everyone about our synagogue retreat be-

ing held Jan. 11- 13. This year’s theme is L’dor V'dor – from generation to generation. As you think about the con-

gregation theme this year—“Hineni”, “Here I am “—as you show up at services and navigate your way through the

many rites of passage associated with Jewish life, think about what it is that you want to impart to the next genera-

tion. What practices do you hope your children and future generations of Jews will maintain, create or improve

upon? What aspects of Judaism do you want to endure and evolve– Jewish practices, Jewish culture, synagogues,

Israel? We hope to explore these and related themes at the retreat, which is held at Cacapon State Park. The loca-

tion is lovely and the atmosphere is relaxed and supportive, with music-oriented services, thought-provoking work-

shops, free time, food and fun.

Of course, as you think about the future of Judaism, we invite you to also think about the future of Oseh Shalom. In

particular, the Board needs your help. We are in desperate need of someone to work closely with Barry Nove, our

head of development, to organize a major fundraiser for the Spring. Please let Roberta or me know if you are inter-

ested.

From an activity standpoint, our schul is thriving. We celebrated Hannukah in December with The Mens Club Cha-

nukah Dinner and Candle Lighting on Dec. 14 and the Family Chanukkah Party on Dec. 10. The Upper School

celebrated with Chanukah Make a Difference Night. And the lower school/pre-K Chanukah program took place on

Dec. 16. In addition, congregants have continued to be able to partake from a wide variety of educational experi-

ences—a Yiddish class and a transformative text project, the Melton class on The Psalms, Barry Nove’s course on

Miqra’ot Gedolot, Contemporary Israeli Experience taught by our visiting Israeli scholar Erez Golan, and ongoing

Friday Night Talks by the Rabbi. Later this month look for a Shabbat Iyyun service on the 18th and a lecture by

Erez Golan on the 25th.

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In Memoriam

Baruch Dayan ha'Emet

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to Risa Hildeton and Susan Decatur, daughters, and the entire family of Roberta Sacks, z''l, on her death early on the morning of March 19, 2013.

Those wishing to make a donation in Roberta's memory may send them to: Oseh Shalom, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD 20707; Gilchrist Hospice Care, 5537 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 433, Columbia, MD 21045; or Animal Advocates of Howard County, P.O. Box 1403, Ellicott City, MD 21041.

May her memory be for a blessing.

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Micki Goldstein and her children Beth and Harold, and the entire Goldstein family, on the death of Irwin (Irv) Goldstein, z''l, husband of Micki. May his memory be for a blessing.

The congregation expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to Gail Katz, Steven Katz, Stacy Sheppard, and their entire families on the death of Paul Katz z''l, husband of Gail. May his memory be for a bless-ing.

My dear friend and co-president Roberta died this morning. I have only been close friends with Roberta for four years, three of which were spent in the shadow of "cancer". There was much that we didn't know about each other and I believe that was part of the charm of our relationship. We came together when we were both relatively settled, and became mid-life play-mates. We shared a love of Oseh, vodka and family and, in an odd conver-gence of all three, we volunteered to inhabit the Oseh presidency. As we contemplated our prospective term, she was supposed to be Lucy and I was supposed to be Ethel. Two months later, her cancer recurred. She called me and promised not to abandon me. She didn't and she won't. I will forever be grateful to her for encouraging me to become more involved with Oseh, and my enhanced involvement turned out to be gratifying and fulfilling in ways that I could not have imagined. Before we became friends, I was always aware of Roberta because she was always there, consistently volunteering, investing herself, and showing up in a variety of ways. Not surprisingly, it became difficult for her, for me, and of course for all of us, when she was no longer able to do so. From my perspective, however, she remains the epit-ome of, and fully embodies the concept of Hineni. Zichrona levracha; may her memory remain a blessing to us all. Karen Meckler

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Please also remember to volunteer for our Winter Shelter for Women at the end of the

month. Many of you started the Jewish New Year with various resolutions, and the secular

New Year provides us with an opportunity to re-visit those resolutions, and to resuscitate

them, if necessary. I hope that one of them was to increase your involvement with your

Oseh community. Join us for services, attend a class, volunteer on one of our committees.

Our future as a vibrant, vigorous temple depends on it.

Karen Meckler

February 2013

Chevre,

This month we will be celebrating Purim, a joyous holiday commemorating a time when our

people were saved from extermination. There is a commentary by Yehuda HaKohen in

IsraelSeen.com that states that “ throughout the entire Scroll of Esther, God’s Name

does not appear even once.” It would seem that Ahasverosh, Mordechai, Haman, and

Esther are fully responsible for the events of the story. Is it really just a “tale,” a story about

heroes and villians and jealousies and political machinations?

Apparently the events of the Megillah took place over 10 years and living through the pe-

riod, “one would probably not have noticed anything extraordinary taking place”. Everything

unfolded according to the laws of nature. There was nothing especially supernatural about

the process that we now understand to be miraculous. Perhaps that is the way with mira-

cles. Perhaps, to most of us, life shows up as a series of events which can ultimately be

explained by science. Perhaps it is only when we look back on our lives and the events that

lead up to where we are today, that we see miracles. Perhaps we need a “non-linear” per-

spective to see the work of God’s hand in our lives. Roberta and I encourage each of you

to try a new perspective, a new approach to your life, a new way to experience, encounter,

and envision the miracles that may be an integral part of your existence, miracles that you

may not necessarily be aware of, but that inhabit your world nonetheless.

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Sometimes, attending schul can help with this process. Rabbi Doug has scheduled Friday night mini-lectures on

Reconstructionism. On February 8 he will discuss “Must Reconstructionism be a separate denomination?”. He

also is teaching an adult class which began in January entitled “Two Jews, Three Opinions and the Ultimate

Truth.“ Erez Golan, our visiting Israeli Educator, gave a talk in January and will be speaking again on Feb. 15.

Sometimes we go away to find the presence of God and we would like to thank the retreat committee for once

again organizing this yearly special event as a time for renewal and reflection.

Sometimes we find miracles when we help others. We would like to thank all the volunteers as well as the Social

Action Committee for hosting the Women’s Winter Shelter in January, and we encourage you to volunteer for the

Men’s Winter Shelter at the end of February. Sometimes we find miracles when we study; the LifeLong Learning

Committee will be hosting a class entitled “Walking the Line Between Madness and Inspiration: The Jewish Mys-

tic” on Feb. 24. Sometimes we find God’s presence when we observe Jewish holidays, and we would like to

thank the Sisterhood for sponsoring the Tu b’Shevat Seder in January. [Editor's note: The seder had to be can-

celled for lack of participants.] And of course we encourage everyone to attend the Purim Potluck Dinner followed

by the Megillah Reading on Saturday Feb. 23 and the traditional consumption of tasty Hamentaschen. Speaking

of miracles, don’t forget that we begin the month with the now infamous Men's Club Super Bowl Party.

From social activities, religious celebration, educational programs and community service, Oseh Shalom consis-

tently demonstrates its vibrancy and vitality within our community. Please help Oseh by continuing to bring family

and friends to services, classes and other activities. Our continued growth enhances the richness of our congre-

gation.

Karen Meckler

Tributes To the Goldstein family in memory of your

beloved husband, father, and grandfather,

Irv Goldstein

Myra and Brian Snow

Pauline Pivowar

Welcome to New Members!

The Aaron family is delighted to have found Oseh Shalom. They are so pleased with all the staff and are enjoying meeting other members. Jeffrey is a Ph.D. in music and has had a variety of experiences teaching and performing. One of his hobbies is driving a 1957 car (when it is not in the repair shop.) Minh-Diep ar-rived from Vietnam around 20 years ago and is an I.T. specialist at the NIH. Eric, 12, and Elizabeth, 9, never imagined that Hebrew School would be so much fun. They enjoy a variety of instrumental and vocal musical activities and skating at the Gardens Ice House. During the summer they can be found at the Calverton Swim Club.

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Social Actions & Community Service TODAH RABBAH from the Social Action/Community Services Committee

WINTER SHELTER 2013

On behalf of the Social Action/Community Services Committee we would like to express our sincere thanks

to all who helped make our guests this year feel warm and welcomed. Our Women’s Shelter was small in

numbers, 3-7 women guests each night, who were very grateful to have a place to stay, especially during

the torrential rains and flood which took the life of one young female homeless woman. Our Men’s Shelter

was bursting at the seams with a record number of guests, up to 36 men on one night. We thank you for

opening your hearts and your “home” to our guests. Your donations of time, energy, food, clothing, and

friendship were truly heart warming. Many thanks to the following individuals and families:

Carren Adler; Shari & David Argue; Sue & Rich Burger; Joanne Berger; Kelly & Ron Benton- Klein;

Julie Burns; Michael Brocenos; Jeryl Baker; Emily Blank; Michael & Hilary Becker; Sharon Cohen;

Bonnie & Michael Cornell; Diane & Howard Cohen; Shelley & Pete Dreifuss; Mona Davis; Marcia Dresner;

Robin Failli; Laura Finkelstein; Paula Finedore; Andy & Beth Friedman; Sharon Folse; Tammy Fastman;

Robert Fleishman; Robert Friedman; Jill Gabel; Diane Green; Ellen & Mark Goldberg; Toni Goldberg;

Brian Greenberg; Margie Ginsberg; Susan Ginsberg; Dan Gabel; Dan Glaser & Maryrita Wieners;

Carrie & Jules Goodman; Jacqueline Gentile; Martin Hoffman; Heidi Hess-Webber; Rebecca Kemp;

Valerie Kaplan; David & Fran Koplow; Lisa Karpf; Steve Klein; Judy Kessler; Steve Kaplan; Judy Katz;

April Koeppel; Helen Litow; Lorraine Levan; Susan Levine; Andy & Nikki Lincoln and family; Larry Levy;

Tim Livengood; Mark Litz; Amy Lechter-Siegel; Robyn Lupo; Barbara Margolis; Karola Miller; Robin Mauk;

Helen Metzman; Gary & Melody Magnus; Karen Meckler & Brad Sachs; Joan & Ed Magin; Lori Morgenthau;

Matt Makovi; Yvette, Jorge & Eric Moreno; Donna Potemken; Carrie & Pat Quigley; Adam Reese;

Robert & Jean Rosenberg; Roberta Sacks; Marlene & Richard Stringer; Eric Simon; John Shearin;

Amy & Michael Shugar; Julia Slavinsky; Ellis Schlossenberg; Alison, Lauren, & David Swanner;

Jean Schnurr; Mark Slatin; Rich Scissors; Lysandra Sarantos; Don Street; Marla Singer;

Stephen Schoenfeld; Holly & George Stone; Mel Stern; Barry Segal; Jessica Simon & the 7th grade class;

Shelly Sypes; Linda & Art Solomon; Robin Thomas; Kay & Larry Taub; Maya Winoker & Joshua Green;

Judy & Isabel Walder; Bryna Weiss; David Whitman; Allen Wolf; Howard Weiss; Andi Zolt, Daniel Wilson

& Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Oseh Shalom Religious School students; The Oseh Shalom Sisterhood.

Our special thanks go to Rabbi Heifetz; Barry Nove; Maryana Harouni; and the custodial staff for all their sup-port.

Our sincere apologies if anyone has been missed.

Todah Rabbah

Sincerely,

Eileen Hollander, Suzie Friedman, Linda Bergofsky and Judy Swanner

Winter Shelter Coordinators

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April Anniversaries

1 Eric & Neva Silverstein

1 Lyle & Joanne Wolinsky

4 David & Mary Marker

8 David Friedman & Donna Potemken

11 Harvey & Susan Rapp

12 Phil Sneiderman & Audrey Heller

17 Robert & Jean Rosenberg

19 David & Fran Koplow

25 Howard & Diane Cohen

25 Louise Weissman

28 Seth Friedman & Felicia Dannick-Friedman

Oneg Sponsors

April 5

Kelly Benton-Klein in honor of Ron & Samantha’s birthdays

Kramer family in honor of Beryl Kramer’s birthday

Lisa Karpf in honor of Beryl Kramer’s birthday

Neva & Ricky Silverstein in honor of their anniversary

Brad Sachs & Karen Meckler’s granddaughter Autumn’s birthday

Winchell family in honor of Celia’s birthday

April 12

Makovi family in honor of Matthew’s birthday

Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan in honor of Steve’s birthday

Doris Kirschbaum in memory of her father, Alfred Kohn

April 19

Robert & Jean Rosenberg in honor of their anniversary

Brodsky family in honor of Josh’s birthday

Robbins-Spevack family in honor of Sue’s birthday

April 26

Lili Barouch in honor of her daughter Ariel’s Bat Mitzvah

Litow family in honor of Helen’s birthday

Solomon family in honor of Linda’s birthday

Frelick/Lann family in honor of the birthdays of Helen, Bill, Talya, Andreas, and of

Linda Solomon

Diane and Howard Cohen in honor of their anniversary

Marty Hoffman in honor of Susan’s birthday

Mel Lippmann in honor of Sue’s birthday

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*The first Haftarah is read by Ashkenazim; the second is read by Sephardim.

Dates Light

Candles Havdalah Parsha Haftarah

April 1-2

Pesach VII-VIII

8:44 PM

April 5-6

Shabbat Hachodesh

7:16 PM 8:47 PM Shmini

Leviticus 11:1-47

II Samuel 6:1-7:17; II Samuel 6:1-19*A

April 7

Yom Hashoah

April 10-11

Rosh Chodesh Iyar

April 12-13

7:23 PM 8:54 PM Tazria-Metzora

Leviticus 14:33-15:33

II Kings 7:3-20

April 15

Yom Hazicharon

April 16

Yom Ha’atzma'ut

April 19-20

7:30 PM 9:01 PM Achrei Mot-Kedoshim

Levitcus 19:15-20:27

Amos 9:7-15; Ezekiel 20:2-20*

April 24

Pesach Sheni

April 26-27 7:37 PM 9:08 PM Emor

Levitcus 23:23-24:23

Ezekiel 44:15-31

April 28

Lag B'omer

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Contributions

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Ruth & Stan Brodsky

In memory of Irving Brodsky, father of Stan

Community Services Fund (Social Action)

Ruth & Stan Brodsky

In memory of Laura Brodsky, step-mother of Stan

Susan & Martin Hoffman

Ellis & Samuel Schlossenberg

In Memory of Anne Schlossenberg

Library Fund

Ruth & Stan Brodsky

In memory of Thelma Glaser, mother of Ruth

Music & Arts Fund

Ruth & Stan Brodsky

In memory of Raymond Glaser, father of Ruth

Path of Peace

Thomas & Eileen Cramer

In memory of Rhoda Siegel

Prayer Book Fund

Marjorie & Stephen Aug

In memory of Irv Goldstein

Jackie Land Religious School Scholarship Fund

Ruth & Stan Brodsky

In memory of Beatrice Brodsky, mother of Stan

Religious School Special Events Fund

Lorraine & Stephen Schoenfeld

In memory of Irv Goldstein

Lorrane & Stephen Schoenfeld

In memory of Ruthe Goldstein

Tzedek Fund

David & Betsy Adelman

In memory of Marlene Adelman

General Donations

Matching Gifts from the Employees Charity Organization of Northrup Grumman

Corporation (ECHO)

Membership Milestone Memory Book

We are very excited this year to be creating a memory book of our

Milestone Members. We would love to have submissions from all of our

honored members this year even if you are unable to attend the

milestone event on April 13, 2013.

Your submissions may include any or all of the following:

• A description of what brought you to Oseh Shalom.

• A description of what keeps you coming back to Oseh Shalom.

• Any favorite memories at Oseh Shalom and with the Oseh Shalom

Community.

• A photo(s) of a favorite memory at Oseh Shalom.

For those that would like to, there will be time to share your special

memories during the milestone event.

Please send your memories, thoughts and photos by email* or regular mail

to:

Susan Northcutt

SLFNorthcutt@gmail.com

1322 Gresham Road

Silver Spring, MD 20904

*Photos and text can be emailed in any file format.

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* Light will be lit on Sanctuary Memorial Board.

What you've missed if you haven't been coming to Shabbat Lunch and

Learn this year.

On October 27 Hillary Finkel led an intriguing conversation on

Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu; he was the Israeli planner of the

attack on Entebbe to rescue the passengers of a hijacked plane. He

was the only Israeli killed in the rescue. This was co-sponsored

with the Life Long Learning Committee. Great job Hillary.

Thanks to Barry Nove for his fascinating Shabbat Lunch and Learn

presentation on the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) on December

15. We learned that Jewish professors, like all others, have to

publish to get tenure. But many publishers in the early nineteen

hundreds refused to publish anything written by a Jew. This is just

one of the reasons for the formation of the JPS. Thank you Barry for

your in-depth look at JPS and putting its importance to the Jewish

community in context. On February 9 David Friedman gave an extremely

moving presentation on his recent trip to Poland. David's presentation

of pictures of sights of Jewish interest was enhanced by his informed

and emotional narrative. I don't think there was a dry eye in the

house.

What you can do about missing these wonderful events... come to the

April 6 Shabbat Lunch and Learn. Save the date. On Saturday, April

6, we will have a dramatic Shabbat Lunch and Learn. Julie Heifetz,

mother of Oseh's Rabbi Doug, will perform pieces from her one-woman

show, Voices and Echoes. While Julie was writer-in-residence at the

Center for Holocaust Studies in St. Louis, Missouri she wrote 2 books

about survivors' stories. Then she wrote and performed a show all

over the country that was inspired by these stories. Please join us

for this memorable event.

After Shabbat Morning services, we will have a dairy/vegetarian pot

luck lunch in the social hall and then Julie will perform and leave

time for questions/comments afterward. This is a perfect lead in to

Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Monday, April 8.

If you cannot make it to services or lunch that day, please feel free

to join us for Julie's performance starting between 12:30 and 1:00

pm. Questions or compliments about Shabbat Lunch and Learn can be

sent to Sue Robbins suestar@verizon.net or (301)260-0088.

Shabbat Lunch and Learn

We thank all those who host onegs on Friday nights.

When you receive your letter notifying you of your scheduled date for hosting an oneg, we need to hear from you as soon as possible whether you can make your date or not. We need time to find an alternate to take your place if you cannot keep your date, and we hope you will reschedule.

Please respond to either Lisa or Beryl when you receive your letter.

Thank you.

Lisa Karpf and Beryl Kramer

Co-Chair, Coordinating Oneg Hosts

Oneg Hosts

Oseh Shalom

7515 Olive Branch Way

Laurel, MD. 20707

Telephone: 301-498-5151

FAX: 301-498-3785

Save the Date!

Julie Heifetz, mother of Oseh's Rabbi Doug, will perform pieces from her one-

woman show, Voices and Echoes.

While Julie was writer-in-residence at the Center for Holocaust Studies in Saint

Louis, Missouri she wrote 2 books about survivors' stories. Then she wrote and

performed a show all over the country that was inspired by these stories. Please

join us for this memorable event.

Shabbat morning services start at 10:00 am. A1erwards, we will have a dairy/

vegetarian pot luck lunch in the social hall and then Julie will perform and leave

3me for ques3ons/comments. This is a perfect lead in to Yom Hashoah

(Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Monday, April 8.

If you cannot make it to services or lunch that day, please feel free to join us for

Julie's performance star3ng between 12:30 and 1:00 pm. Ques3ons or compli-

ments about Shabbat Lunch and Learn can be sent to Sue Robbins:

suestar@verizon.net or (301)260-0088.

April 6, 2013

Shabbat Lunch & Learn

Featuring

Julie Heifetz performing

Voices & Echoes

THE OSEH SHALOM DINNER HONORING JACKIE

IS BEING HELD ON SUNDAY, MAY 5 , 2013 .

Jackie Land and Jewish Education at Oseh Shalom have been synonymous for almost 40 years.

Join us as we honor and say thank-you to Jackie for a lifetime of service, guiding our children into a

Jewish life and enriching the lives of our congregants.

As part of the dinner we will feature a special Silent Auction and are seeking item donations. All proceeds

raised from this year’s dinner will benefit the Oseh Shalom Religious School Scholarship Fund, which has

been renamed the Jackie Land Oseh Shalom Religious School Scholarship Fund, in her honor.

If you have an item to donate, such as:

• frequent flyer miles

• use of a timeshare or beach house

• new DVDs, CDs (in their original packaging)

• books

• artwork

• gift cards

• beach towels, watches

We will be bundling most gifts into groups to create a “themed” basket. Either a letter or text about less tan-

gible items being donated with the donor’s contact information will serve as well. Deadline for donations is

April 26, 2013. In-kind donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

To donate an item, please contact Barry Nove (email) bnove@oseh-shalom.org or call him at the syna-

gogue office, (301) 498-5151, extension 101.

We look forward to seeing you on May 5th. Look for the event invitation to arrive in your mailbox soon, a

copy on our website at www.oseh-shalom.org, and for further details on twitter (#osehshalom7515) and

Facebook.

Testimonials are also being collected about Jackie at honorjackie2013@gmail.com, which we plan to fea-

ture at the event.

Thank you for you consideration.

The Event Committee

April Birthdays: 2 Beryl Kramer

2 Helen Lann

2 Eileen Pokodner

3 Julie Heifetz

4 Erin Horn

4 Courtney Loeb

4 Talia Loeb

4 Karen Meckler

4 Taylor Selber

4 Jack Tossell

5 Ronald Benton-Klein

5 Peter Brocenos

5 Lee Friedman

5 Phillip Geil

5 Jennifer Lomke

5 Sharon McRae

5 Elliot Weiss

5 Jacob Weiss

6 Gillian Failli

6 Celia Winchell

7 Billy Biederman

7 Matt Scilipoti

8 Matthew Bernstein

8 Greg Hilsenrath

8 Amanda Leopold

8 Jessica Lincoln

8 Charles Wilson

9 Eric Weiss

10 David Jakob

10 Joshua Silverstein

11 Robert Goodwin

11 Steven Kaplan

11 Myra Snow

11 Sean Stringer

12 Peter Dreifuss

12 Matthew Makovi

12 Matthew Miller

12 Hilary Thomas

13 Rose Fishman

13 Diane Green

13 Steven Lenet

14 Joshua Brodsky

14 Daniel LeRoy

14 Susan Robbins

14 Joanne Wolinsky

15 Teddi Stern

16 Sophia Brocenos

16 Elliott Krimchansky

16 Andrew Levy

16 Chad Murveit

16 Amy Nees

16 Dana Raitt

17 Sidney Kirschner

17 Menelaos Sarantos

18 Bobbi Adams

19 Joshua Haver

19 Susan Northcutt

19 Seth Singer

19 Elyssa Weiss

19 Emily Wyman

20 Helen Litow

20 Linda Solomon

21 Bill Frelick

21 Shea Hess-Webber

21 Jodi Satin

22 Susan Hoffman

23 Jeremy Bernhardt

23 Talya Frelick

23 Marjorie Levy

24 Andreas Anwander

24 Eli Krakower

24 Allison Levine

25 Marlo Hilsenrath

25 Amber Putman

25 Marlene Schwartz

26 Eric Silverstein

26 Sue Lippmann

26 Maya Silver-Isenstadt

27 Jeff Zolt

27 Suzanne Aug

27 Erick Geil

27 Jeremy Green

27 Michal Kusnetz

27 Ed Magin

27 Robert Miller

28 Joel Silverstein

28 Jessica Bacharach

28 Rachel Feinberg

28 James Firestone

28 Joanne Zaslow

30 Tyler Holzman

30 Marlene Stringer

30 David Leight

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Yahrzeits 4/2/2013 Allan J. Porter Father Marlene Blair

4/2/2013 Lawrence A Blum Husband Sheila Blum

4/2/2013 Beatrice Brodsky mother Stan Brodsky

4/2/2013 Paula Kohn Mother Doris Kirschbaum

4/2/2013 Leo Schimel father Ronald Schimel

4/4/2013 Belle Dicker grandmother Valerie Kaplan

4/4/2013 Ruth Lann mother Helen Lann

4/4/2013 Jim Seigfried Brother Barbara Scissors

4/5/2013 Max Alpher father Beryl Kramer

4/6/2013 Max Bravmann grandfather Daniel Bravmann

4/6/2013 Lillian Finkelstein mother Diane Hersh

4/6/2013 Sandra (Sandy) Klupt mother Sharon McRae

4/8/2013 Lori Ann Wood Daughter Sheila Blum

4/8/2013 Irving Lenet Father Steven Lenet

4/8/2013 Michael H. Rubin Brother-In-Law Phyllis Palmer

4/8/2013 Sylvia Shapiro Mother Eileen Pokodner

4/8/2013 Lena Wittik Grandmother Ann Wittik-Bravmann

4/9/2013 Hildegard Schmidt aunt Ted Einstein

4/9/2013 Abraham Toback father Rose Fishman

4/9/2013 Maria Ellena friend Gary Gaines

4/9/2013 Ruth Lucas aunt Judy Katz

4/10/2013 Ahron Field father Ellen Horak

4/10/2013 Kenneth Katz Brother Paul Katz

4/10/2013 Alvin Meckler father Karen Meckler

4/11/2013 Annette Malove mother Stephanie Fink

4/12/2013 George Unger father Marilyn Wilder

4/13/2013 *Harriet Aug wife Stephen Aug

4/15/2013 Leonard Goodwin father Robert Goodwin

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4/16/2013 Caryl Cole mother Diane Cole

4/17/2013 Zulma Lubin mother Marjorie Aug

4/17/2013 Leon Funk father Helen Litow

4/17/2013 *Ann Reamer mother Beverly Ludwig

4/18/2013 Karen Eleanor Lippmann Daughter Sue Lippmann

4/18/2013 Karen Eleanor Lippmann Daughter Mel Lippmann

4/18/2013 Karen Eleanor Lippmann Sister Elaine Lippmann

4/19/2013 Reuben Kover grandfather Jackie Land

4/19/2013 Leonard Adler Father Jenny Leopold

4/19/2013 Lucille Ludwig Mother Hal Ludwig

4/19/2013 Dorothy Mendenhall mother Mary Maggin

4/20/2013 Zelda Litow mother Leon Litow

4/20/2013 Irving Kliger father Susan Rapp

4/21/2013 Yehuda Achmon friend Elissa Karpf

4/22/2013 *Esther Stoler grandmother Mark Pomerantz

4/22/2013 *Esther Stoler mother Martha Pomerantz

4/22/2013 Stephen Serber Father Jennifer Queen

4/24/2013 Theresa V.R. Gaines Grandmother Gary Gaines

4/24/2013 Murray Hirsh Father Don Hirsh

4/24/2013 Bertram Potemken Father Donna Potemken

4/25/2013 Hugh Hochberg Grandfather Felicia Dannick-Friedman

4/25/2013 Thomas A Mendenhall Father Mary Maggin

4/26/2013 Marvin Friedman Father David Friedman

4/26/2013 *Hillel Pomerantz great grandfather Mark Pomerantz

4/26/2013 George Stone, Sr. father George Stone

4/27/2013 *Henrietta Liebroder great aunt Mark Pomerantz

4/28/2013 Marvin Diamond Father Cindy Feinberg

4/28/2013 Mollie Rothwacks mother Jack Raitt

4/29/2013 Hilda Yablin mother David Friedman

4/29/2013 Louis Freedman father Judith Kessler

4/30/2013 Patricia Kaplan Wife Steven Kaplan

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I find it cool that the Oscar awards were given right after Purim. In a way, it is like a global celebration of dressing up and admiring stories about good vs. evil (for now, let’s put aside the problematic themes of the Esther scroll, ok?)

Finally, I watched the entire mask-festival, after years of sleeping through the live-broadcasting (which is around 3 am at home in Israel) and reading about the winners in the newspaper the next day.

Now, as exciting as Anne Hathaway’s dress was, and Barbara Streisand’s song was a highlight (if we used to say a Ko-dak-moment, can we now say a YouTube-moment?), I was more interested in the marginal category of “best documen-tary”.

Two Israeli films were nominated to be the first ever Oscar-winning Israeli films. Neither “the Gate-Keepers” nor “Five Broken Cameras” documented beautiful aspects of our society. Instead, both dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the occupation.

Watching “Five Broken Cameras” was extremely emotional for me. The movie tells the story of a family from the Pales-tinian town of Bil’in (a famous town for its struggle against the security-fence that was built, partially, on its land). The family’s young boy is born when the struggle begins, and the movie shows (among other things) how he grows up in an absurd, heart-rending reality of army presence, night arrests of teenagers from the town, and a weekly demonstration that is suppressed with tear gas (as a viewer, you might react physically to the gas and cry yourself). In one of the hard-est scenes, Phil, a family friend, dies after being shot, not intentionally, by a tear gas grenade to his chest.

I don’t like that movie. I don’t like the way it makes me feel about my country. I don’t like the way the soldiers are demon-ized in it. I also don’t like the fact it is such a powerful film, one that I am sure people from all over the world will watch - without hearing the other side of the story (that doesn’t necessarily justify the entire reality of Bil’in, but does put it in con-text).

But what I really don't like about this movie is that I can't dismiss it. I can't say it is fake, or that the footage is the result of sophisticated special effects. Sure, it is edited with an agenda (some would say bias editing, some would say artistic),

but it is a piece of reality.

I had the chance to be in Bil’in as a soldier. I even gave first aid to a protester who inhaled tear gas, and to a soldier who was hit by a stone in his shoulder (I was a Paramedic in the army). I don’t remember being informed or receiving any explanation by my superiors about why these people were protesting, but I remember that they did tell us – actually, or-dered us - to do everything we could to avoid hurting people. And as far as I remember (I was there twice), we did. I also remember that as long as the demonstrators did not throw rocks, and did not try to take down the fence, we, the Israeli army, did not interfere with the protest.

In the Pesach Haggadah there is a cute little poem we recite at the end of the Seder, called Had Gadya, One Little Kid (not in the meaning of "child", but of a baby goat). The poem tells the story of a man who buys a kid at the market. Then a cat comes and eats the kid, then comes a dog and bites the cat, then comes a stick and beats the dog and so on, until God comes and kills the Angel of Death (get all the in-between at your nearest Seder!).

Our sages and Rabbis will give this poem many meanings. I see here, beside a nice little fun story, the wisdom of cause and effect, and how, sometimes, the link between the two can be lost within a dense story. When you read about how the ox in the poem is slaughtered for meat, you almost forget it all started with one little kid. But it did.

The same is true of "Five Broken Cameras": When you watch the scene where a young boy is pulled out of his home in the middle of the night and arrested (for throwing rocks during a demonstration), you think that this is pure injustice, and you feel like going down to Bil'in, tearing down the fence, and organizing a Pink Floyd concert.

Erez Golan, Israeli Sheliach

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But we must remember what happened prior to the building of the security fence; what led to the decision of physi-

cally dividing us and the Palestinians. During the 2nd Intifada more than 1,000 Israelis died, many of them were civil-

ians that died in terror attacks in cities inside “the green line” (Tel Aviv, Hadera, Netanya etc). Before the fence was up, a Palestinian from the West Bank who wanted to carry out an attack in Israel could enter it quite easily.

After the fence was up, the numbers of suicide bombers dropped dramatically. It is important to say this loud and proud: The fence was not put up due to racism or hate, but for security reasons (and I’m not saying fence by accident, most of the barrier is not that cement wall that gets prime time media coverage, but rather an electronic fence that can detect if someone is trying to cross over). In a way, it is not very different from the border between the US and Mexico.

Does it mean we had nothing to do with the outbreak of the 2nd Intifada? No! And does it mean the Palestinians were

completely innocent? No! I think a good way to look at it, is to understand it as a “Had Gadyaic” story. We must not see a single situation without asking ourselves what led up to it.

But "Five Broken Cameras" makes it seem like a very simple story. And, according to this story, it is obvious who the bad guys are.

The Haggadah is told during Pesach so we will not forget we were once slaves. Among the different themes of the Haggadah, it teaches us to never oppress others as we were once oppressed in Egypt. I'm sure most Israelis do not want to control the Palestinians, but I’m also sure all Israelis do not want to live in fear and danger, as we did once upon a time, in Egypt.

Erez Golan

Revised: 2/26/2013

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Oseh Shalom WHO’S WHO LIST for 2012-2013

Rabbi Rabbi Doug Heifetz 301-498-5151 rabbiheifetz@oseh-shalom.org

Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Gary Fink 301-498-5151 gfrabbi@comcast.net

Facility & Office Manager Barry Nove 301-498-5151 bnove@oseh-shalom.org

Cantor Cantor Charlie Bernhardt 301-498-5151 cantorcharlie@earthlink.net

Bookkeeper Ed Litrenta 301-498-5151 elitrenta@oseh-shalom.org

Education Director Maryana Harouni 301-498-7004 maryana@oseh-shalom.org

Religious School Assistant Leydi Solano 301-498-7004 lsolano@oseh-shalom.org

Senior Youth Group Advisor Leor Bleier 202-297-2448 leor972@gmail.com

Mikey Hess-Webber 301-275-7849 prontezza@gmail.com

Shalom Editor Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 Oseh.shalom.editor@gmail.com

Shalom Layout

Shalom Advertising Carrie Goodman 410-375-4085 carrieg87@gmail.com

All Publicity Chairs osehpublicity@yahoogroups.com

Webmaster Melody Magnus 301-622-2947 melmagnus@verizon.net

President Karen Meckler 443-812-2414 karenmeckler@comcast.net

Administrative V.P. Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan 443-864-1935 lagaynes@aol.com

Don Street 301-257-4711 dmstreet51@gmail.com

Financial V.P. David Argue 301-625-8136 argue.d@ei.com

Education V.P. Debbie Richardson 410-531-6590 debbierichardson21044@gmail.com

Religious V.P. John Riehl 301-490-3645 Realman02@comcast.net

Helen Lann 301-490-3971 hdlmd3@gmail.com

Treasurer Gary Richardson 410-5316590 gary-richardson@excite.com

Membership Kelly Benton-Klein 301-490-7764 Ksk4you@aol.com

Susan Northcutt 301-879-2912 slfnorthcutt@gmail.com

Financial Secretary Gary Greenwald 301-596-9231 est8attygg@gmail.com

Secretary Judi Davidson Wolf 443-878-4845 Judi_DW@comcast.net

David Friedman 301-236-9251 fripot3@verizon.net

Community Services Judy Swanner 410-750-2344 swannerjudy@gmail.com

Linda Bergofsky 301-604-0901 bergo72@hotmail.com

Past President Linda Solomon 240-280-2067 lksolomon@comcast.net

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CONGREGATION OFFICERS & TRUSTEES

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Publicity Elizabeth Leight 301-725-7173 eyleight@aol.com

Elaine Povich 301-490-2832 espovich@comcast.net

Building and Grounds Jorge Moreno 301-437-6565 jorgemonline@gmail.com

At-Large Jac Gentile 530-388-8812 justmissjac@gmail.com

Youth Liaison Doug Kornreich 410-379-6459 kornreich@hotmail.com

Development

Contracts Coordinator Karen Bonnie Eaton 443-326-6326 karen.bonnie.eaton@gmail.com

JRF Representative John Riehl 301-490-3645 Realman02@comcast.net

High Holidays

Life Long Learning Hillary Finkel 410-997-6812 hillarya26@yahoo.com

Judy Katz 301-460-6928 judy.katz3@verizon.net

SISTERHOOD

Co-Presidents Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 cmakovi@gmail.com

Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 rosey3846@wmconnect.com

Vice President

Recording Secretary Rochelle Sypes 240-264-1281 rsypes@verizon.net

Corresponding Secretary Judy Arnoff 301-490-6207 jbarnoff1@aol.com

Treasurers Pauline Pivowar 301-604-8954 ppivowar@comcast.net

Margrit Assaraf 240-280-7259 massaraf@comcast.net

Gift Shop, Chair Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 erk111@comcast.net

Membership Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 rosey3846@wmconnect.com

Oneg Host Chair Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 erk111@comcast.net

Beryl Kramer 301-587-8972 fibreart@aol.com

Oneg Sponsors Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 rosey3846@wmconnect.com

Program Chair

Tributes Chair Leah Young 301-498-4251 leahruthyoung@comcast.net

Oneg Food Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 rosey3846@wmconnect.com

Catering Marilyn Riffkin 301-384-8667 mriffkin@juno.com

Co-Presidents Alan Seigel 301-490-0057 ats999@msn.com

Geoff Berman 410-796-0829 Jgberman96@hotmail.com

Past President Michael Becker 443-474-7374 Mikenhil@yahoo.com

Treasurer Art Solomon 240-280-2067 solomona@comcast.net

MEN’S CLUB

April

Friday night Shabbat Services

April 5, 7:30 PM—Family Shabbat Service and Tot Shabbat

April 12, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

April 19, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

April 26, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

Saturday Shabbat Services – Every Saturday at 10:00 AM

Every Wednesday at 8:15 PM - Israeli Dancing

April 1, 10:00 AM, Last day Passover Services /LLL

April 2, No Upper School

April 2, 7:30 PM, Sisterhood Committee Meeting

April 3, No Lower School

April 6, Lunch and Learn after Shabbat Services

April 7, 9:30 AM, Lower School

April 9, 6:45 PM, Upper School

April 10, 4:30 PM, Lower School

April 10, 7:30 PM, LLL: Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)

April 10, 7:30 PM, Executive Board Meeting

April 12, 8:00 PM, Rabbi Heifetz, Talks on Issues in Reconstructionism Today

April 13, 6:30 PM, Membership Milestone Program

April 14, 9:30 AM, Lower School-3rd Grade Yom HaAtzmaut

April 14, 10:00 AM, LLL: Two Jews, Three Opinions …(with Rabbi Heifetz)

April 16, 6:45 PM , Upper School—Yom HaAtzmaut

April 17, 4:30 PM, Lower School

April 17, 7:30 PM, Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)

April 19, 7:00 PM, 7th Grade Kabbalat Shabbat & Parasha Presentation

April 19, 8:00 PM, during services, talk by Erez Golan, visiting educator from Israel

April 21, 9:30 AM, Lower School—6th Grade Talit Program

April 21, 10:00 AM, Poetry/Fiction Reading: Local Jewish Authors

April 21, 7:00 PM, Board Meeting

April 23, 6:45 PM, Upper School

April 24, 4:30 PM, Lower School

April 24, 7:30 PM, Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)

April 27, 10:00 AM, Ariel Barouch Uy Bat Mitzvah

April 28, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre K, Lag BaOmer, Faculty Meeting

April 28, 9:30 AM, Transformative Text Project

April 28, 10:00 AM, Religious Committee Meeting

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May

Friday night Shabbat Services

May 3, 7:30 PM—Family Shabbat Service and Tot Shabbat

May 10, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

May 14, 7:30 PM —Erev Shavuot Service

May 15, 10:00 AM—Shavuot Services

May 17, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

May 24, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Iyyun Evening Service

May 31, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service

Saturday Shabbat Services – Every Saturday at 10:00 AM

Every Wednesday at 8:15 PM - Israeli Dancing

May 1, 4:30 PM, Lower School

May 1, 7:30 PM, LLL: Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)

May 3, 6:00 PM, 5th-6th Grade Shabbaton

May 5, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre-K

May 5, 10:00 AM, LLL: Two Jews, Three Opinions …(with Rabbi Heifetz)

May 5, 4:00 PM, Dinner in Honor of Jackie Land

May 7, 6:45 PM , Upper School—Jerusalem Day

May 7, 7:30 PM Sisterhood Committee Meeting

May 8, 4:30 PM, Lower School

May 8, 7:30 PM, Executive Board Meeting

May 12, 9:30 AM, Lower School

May 12, 10:00 AM, Momelettes

May 12, 10:00 AM, LLL: Two Jews, Three Opinions … (with Rabbi Heifetz)

May 14, 12:00 PM, Rental (SH)

May 14, 6:00 PM, Confirmation & Consecration Ceremony

May 15, 10:00 AM, Shavuot Services

May 15, No Lower School

May 19, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre-K, Last Day

May 28, 7:30 PM, Religious Committee Meeting

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