MAY 2012 SCHEDULE

(Iyyar/Sivan 5772)

6:30 am Daily Minyan followed by Talmud Study with Rabbi Herzfeld

8:30 am Sundays & Legal Holidays

Mincha and Maariv: 15 minutes before sunset

Kiddush Lunch every Shabbat. The Shabbat lunch is FREE and OPEN to the entire community. But we do seek sponsors….

Friday, May 4

7:46 pm Candle lighting

6:45 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, May 5 - Acharei-Mot Kedoshim

8:45 am Communal Torah Study

9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Jonathan Gruber.

Jonathan is the Producer of the new film being released this week, FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY

(more about this film below)

7:00 pm Communal Study of Pirkei Avot in Memory of Ernie Shalowitz z”l

7:30 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Ben Mintz

8:50 pm Shabbat Ends

Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 6 will be at 7:50 pm

Sunday, May 6

9:30 am Rabbi Ben Mintz’ class

10:00 am Blood Drive for Childrens’ Hospital (RSVP to cvaloris@gmail.com for appointment)

Ohev Sholom is planning a viewing of

FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY

It tells two interwoven stories: the dramatic eight days leading up to the miraculous raid on Entebbe on July 4, 1976, during which Israeli commandos freed over 100 hostages ;

and the life story of the courageous leader of that operation, Harvard-educated, 30-year-old Yoni Netanyahu.
The film features never-before-seen footage, Yoni's treasured letters, as well as interviews with his friends, military colleagues and family, including Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres.
With heart-stopping action and profound emotion, FOLLOW ME tells the inspiring story of a hero with a warrior's heart and a poet's soul; a man who had every reason to live his life for himself, but sacrificed it for his country.

This film is showing at the Avalon, produced by one of our congregants. If you are interested in attending this viewing at our group rate of $7 a ticket on Sunday, May 6 for a matinee performance, please contact cvaloris@gmail.com Producers Jonathan Gruber and Ari Pinchot will be there for a Q&A session after the film.  

The Avalon Theatre is located at:
5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015

Wednesday, May 9

12:00 pm Rabbi Herzfeld speaks at the Rotary Club. All are welcome to attend.

800 PM THE BLAVATNIK ARCHIVE, a new exhibit, will be housed in our shul for six weeks. We invite you to the opening reception.

Opening remarks by Leonid Reines. A dinner featuring Russian cuisine will be served.

More information on this exhibit:

The Blavatnik Archive Foundation and Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue are excited to announce the May 9, 2012 opening of a bilingual (English and Russian) print exhibit, Lives of the Great

Patriotic War: the Untold Stories of Soviet Jewish Veterans in the Red Army during WWII. Featuring war-time diary and letter excerpts, reproductions of archival photographs and documents, as well as excerpts from contemporary oral testimonies, the exhibit brings to life a largely unknown chapter of Jewish history: the participation of 500,000 Soviet Jewish soldiers in the fight against fascism during WWII (known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War). While the unprecedented victimization of Jews during the Holocaust is well known and rigorously studied, the role of Jewish combatants in the conflict remains overlooked. As soldiers in the Soviet Red Army, they fought in the war’s largest military force (30 million) for the country with the heaviest absolute losses (26 million). As Jews, members of a nation targeted for genocide, they survived the Holocaust and contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Almost 70 years later, these remarkable men and women recall their harrowing and unforgettable experiences from the 20th century’s most devastating war.

The extraordinary narratives and powerful imagery of the veterans offer an immediate link to the past: pre-war Jewish life, valor and fear in combat, daily life on the Eastern front, Nazi atrocities, mourning for loved ones, and ultimate victory. The exhibit also provides historical context through maps and graphical illustrations of important trends in Russian Jewish history. Suitable for a diverse and bilingual audience, the exhibit is intended both as an introduction to the overall story of Soviet Jewish participation in the war, as well as a commemoration of all the individual soldiers who fought.

“On July 2, 1941 I… ran to the military draft office… I wanted to fight in the war, to defend my homeland.” MiriamKogan – Odessa, Ukraine, 2009

“Of the 44 of us [from Birobidzhan] only three came back. One returned without his left leg, another without his right arm, and I came back on crutches.” Ilan Palat – San Francisco, USA, 2007.

“At the end of August 1944 I found out how the Germans executed the Jews. I saw my friends killed, wounded, crippled, I couldn’t cry anymore. Something hardened in my soul.” Arkady Dayel – Or Akiva, Israel, 2008

“We understood that this was a war where we had to save our country, our people, and this war was for truth, for the victory of good over evil.” Boris Rabiner – New York, USA, 2007

The exhibit is made possible with the generous donations of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, David Berg Foundation and Genesis Philanthropy Group.

The Blavatnik Archive is a private collection of documents, personal letters and diaries, photographs, postcards, periodicals and oral testimonies pertaining to 19th and 20th century Jewish history. Founded in 2005 by industrialist Len Blavatnik, the Archive’s mission is to discover, preserve and share a broad range of ephemera and captured memories that contribute to the study of Jewish history and to a better understanding of modern Jewish identity.

Recognizing an important and overlooked chapter of Jewish history, the Blavatnik Archive launched a long-term project in 2006 to video record the oral testimonies of Jewish soldiers who fought in the Soviet Red Army during WWII.

Thursday, May 10

5:30 pm to Sunset Lag Ba’Omer Festival with our Steinsaltz Ambassadors!

Barbecue—Games—Treats for Kids—Bring blankets and chairs—Frisbees--

with support from Adas Israel, Ohr Kodesh and Ohev Sholom in Rock Creek Park, Picnic Grove #6 – Beach Drive (just North of Military Road). Park map available at www.nps.gov/rocr/

Friday, May 11

7:53 pm Candle lighting

6:45 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, May 12 - Emor

7:30 am Mashkimin minyan

9:15 am Shiur from Aliza Sperling

930 am Women’s Tefillah in honor of Natalie Selvin’s Bat Mitzvah

9:45 am Shacharit

7:10 pm Communal Study of Pirkei Avot in Memory of Ernie Shalowitz z”l

7:40 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit and a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Herzfeld”

8:57 pm Shabbat Ends

Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 13 will be at 7:55 pm

Sunday, May 13

9:30 am Torah study with Rabbi Ben Mintz

Tuesday May 15

8:15 pm Community Congregational Meeting. All members are encouraged to attend.

Friday, May 18

759 pm Candle lighting

6:45 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, May 19 – Behar--Bechukotai

8:45 am Communal Torah Study

9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Rina Torchinsky

7:10 pm Communal Study of Pirkei Avot in Memory of Ernie Shalowitz z”l

7:45 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld

9:04 pm Shabbat Ends

Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 20 will be at 8:00 pm

Sunday, May 20 – Yom Yerushalayim

9:30 am Rabbi Mintz’ class

4:00 pm A Concert and Barbecue in honor of Yom Yerushalayim as part of the DC JCC Music Festival

Peter Himmelman
Sunday, May 20 | 4:00 pm | Ohev Sholom–The National Synagogue

1600 Jonquil Street NW, Washington, DC 20012 
Tickets: $10, $25 Family Ticket

Tickets and information at wjmf.org

Join us for a joyous Jerusalem Day family celebration with a concert by rocker Peter Himmelman followed by a barbeque dinner and moonbounce for the kids! Hailed by USA Today as “one of rock’s most wildly imaginative performers,” Himmelman is an alternative folk-rock singer, songwriter, TV and film composer and children’s entertainer. His 2007 children’s album, My Green Kite, was nominated for a Grammy.

"Himmelman writes songs with an assured easiness, the music fitting snugly around his graceful but often biting words." –Salon

Presented with Ohev Sholom–The National Synagogue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ZOebznHIQ

Tuesday, May 22

7:00 pm JFGH visits our shul in honor of the upcoming holiday of Shavuot. All are encouraged to attend!

For Shavuot we welcome Derora Tropp as Scholar In Residence. We also welcome Torah Tours to our community.

Derora Tropp recently completed her Master’s Degree at the Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) of Yeshiva University. Derora, a native of Teaneck, NJ, graduated from Stern College where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology.

Friday, May 25

8:05 pm Candle lighting

6:45 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, May 26 – Bamidbar/Erev Shavuot

8:45 am Communal Torah Study

9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Derora Tropp.

7:20 pm Communal Study of Pirkei Avot in Memory of Ernie Shalowitz z”l

7:50 pm Mincha followed by a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Ben Mintz

9:05 pm Maariv & Candle lighting for Shavuot

Followed by a FREE dairy dinner blintzes and lasagna.

RSVP necessary to cvaloris@gmail.com During dinner we will hear a Dvar Torah from Torah Tours.

11:15 pm All night long: Joint tikkun with local synagogues begins.

Sunday May 27 - Shavuot Day 1

4:45 am Early Shacharit service

9:15 am Second Shacharit service

6:00 pm Shiur from Torah Tours

6:35 pm Minchah/followed by Maariv (after 6:51 pm). People should light candles in their home after 8:25 pm.

Monday May, 28 - Shavuot Day 2

9:15 am Shacharit with the Book of Ruth, Yizkor and a Dvar Torah from Rabbi Herzfeld

7:30 pm Shiur from Torah Tours

8:15 pm Mincha followed by a shiur from Derora Tropp

9:07 pm Shavuot Ends

Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 29 will be at 8:10 pm

Ongoing Class Schedule

Mondays, 12:30-1:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Parshah Class for Women

Tuesdays, 8:00 pm Women’s Beit Midrash

Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Downtown Class at the Hudson Institute (1015 15th Street, NW, 6th Flr)

Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Beit Midrash Night (dinner is served)

Thursdays, 7:45 pm NEW CLASS with Rabbi Herzfeld on The Book of Shmuel

Shabbat Mornings, 8:45 am Group Torah Study of the Parshah

Shabbat Afternoons, 2:00 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Class

Sundays, 9:30 am Class on Morning Prayers with Rabbi Ben Mintz

Youth Programs

Saturdays, 10:30 am

Tot Shabbat (downstairs play area – ages 3 & under)

Shabbat Club (upstairs classroom – ages 3 ½, 4 & 5)

JMinyan (chapel – grades 1-3)

Tefillin Challenge: Come thirty times in sixty days to our morning service and earn your first pair of tefillin for FREE. Estimated value: priceless!

TO SPONSOR OUR FREE KIDDUSH LUNCH

CALL CAROL AT (202) 882-7225