Erev Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh March 4 (Adar II 1) 8:00a Shacharit Services 5:45p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom, join here) with a Dvar Torah by Etzy Skromne 5:45p Candlelighting Shabbat, March 5 (Adar II 2), Parashat Pekudei 9:15a Shabbat Morning Services in the sanctuary* followed by dessert kiddush outside 10:30a Youth Groups 11:00a Guest talk by Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh 5:45pMincha/Maariv 6:47p Havdalah
*Indoor services require vaccine (ages 12 and up), masks, and social distancing.
The most recent Covid guidelines (as of February 20, 2022) can be found here. For more complete information on our Covid safety protocols and procedures, please visitostns.org/reopening.
**Building Renovation Update** The Jonquil Street doors have reopened for weekday fob access to the social hall and synagogue office but access to the sanctuary will remain through the 16th St doors. As a reminder, only the downstairs bathrooms will be usable during renovations. If you have any questions, please email BuildingCommittee@ostns.org.
Welcome to our new members Aaron Marcus & Stefanie Kushner! Shabbat Morning Youth Groups at 10:30 AM, divided by age (under Pre-K, Pre-K-1st, 2nd and Up). Masks and social distancing required. For this Shabbat, all groups will be held in the social hall (or outside).
Dessert Kiddush is sponsored by Ohev in honor of our guest speaker, Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh. To sponsor a future kiddush, please contact Alejandra@ostns.org.
Ukraine Emergency Fund is now open through the Jewish Federation. See below for more details.
Join us for another exciting Purim! Full details at ostns.org/purim.
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Ukraine Emergency Fund Now Open
A Message from the Jewish Federation:
As we watch the Russian invasion of Ukraine with growing concern, Federation and our partners, JDC, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT are coordinating to swiftly meet the urgent humanitarian needs of the more than 200,000 members of Ukraine’s Jewish community.
Your gift to Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund will immediately help meet the needs of Ukraine’s Jewish community. Donate now.
Since tensions began around Ukraine in November, Jews in need have been forced to choose between buying food or keeping warm through this freezing winter. The crisis spurred by Russia’s invasion catapults the most vulnerable into renewed risk and suffering. We anticipate the extensive needs to continue rising, including tens of thousands of displaced Jewish people in need of aid, and support for possible immigration to Israel.
Our partners are working to ensure uninterrupted humanitarian aid including food, medicine, winter relief, and emergency assistance for the most vulnerable Jews throughout Ukraine, including an emergency center to provide guidance and information regarding the Israel immigration process.
Decades of support from Federation’s Annual Campaign and United Jewish Endowment Fund grants have built the infrastructure we need to respond urgently, whether to rapid inflation or the horrors of war. Today, we act swiftly alongside our partners, including Jewish Federations across North America, to ensure Ukraine’s Jews remain safe and cared for.
DONATE TODAY TO FEDERATION’S UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND
We cannot do this continuing, crucial, life-saving work without you. Thank you for caring for our community members around the globe in times of calm and crisis.
OSTNS on YouTube!
The shul has a YouTube account which has recordings of past classes, shiurim, and events. They can be accessed here:
To view and register for upcoming events and view the weekly schedule, visit our website's online calendar. For Zoom links please visit ostns.org/zoom.
Please note our new Zoom link for all (non-Shabbat) minyanim, https://zoom.us/j/88258058908 (same password).
Sunday, March 6 (Adar II 3) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Monday, March 7 (Adar II 4) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:30pm Book of Isaiah with Maharat Friedman via Zoom 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Tuesday, March 8 (Adar II 5) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Wednesday, March 9 (Adar II 6) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:30pm Book of Isaiah with Maharat Friedman via Zoom 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Thursday, March 10 (Adar II 7) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Erev Shabbat, March 11 (Adar II 8) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 5:50pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom) 5:52pm Candle Lighting
Shabbat, March 12: Parashat Zachor, Parashat Vayikra (Adar II 9) 9:15am Shacharit 10:30am Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 5:55pm Mincha/Maariv 6:54pm Havdalah
Lifecycles
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Yahrzeits
Friday Leah Weber for father Morris Malickson
February Donations
Annual Giving Plans Ronald & Anne Abramson Anthony & Leone Abroms Yoni & Emily Appelbaum Joshua Baron & Elizabeth Bodine-Baron Ben Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger Eric Brown & Aliza Levine Belle Davis Kira Epstein Begal & William Begal Sarah & David Feith Sarah Fertig Trauben & Steven Trauben Yoni & Ruth Friedman Caron Gremont & Kenneth Baer Amos Hochstein & Rae Ringel James & Deborah Karesh David & Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen Steven & Chani Laufer Nathan Lesser & Chani Bloom James & Rachel Loeffler Joseph & Carol Low Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg Matthew & Rebecca Price Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein Joshua Schenker & Julie Rapoport Schenker Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman Ben & Rachel Wildavsky Ariel & Andrea Wolf
Day of Virtual Learning (Zoom) Hanna Klapper Janet Lipman
General Gifts and Donations Sheldon Kimmel Jonathan Kopp & Charlotte Rest Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
"In Honor of" Donations made by: Marci Halevi
"In Memory of" Donations made by: Martin Auerbach in memory of David Auerbach Raymond & Nina FoerYahrzeit - Diana Foer James & Deborah Karesh father's Yahrzeit (Velvel Moshe ben Avraham) Marvin & Rosalind Kay in memory of my mother, Henrietta Kay and Father, Benjamin Kay Alan & Agnes Leshner in memory of my father, Saul Leshner Julie (Julius) Levine in memory of my mother, Matilda Levine. Debra Mann in memory of my mother, Helen Rathner A. Howard & Sharon Metro in memory of my father Maury C. Metro Arleen Meyers in memory of my father, Meyer Levine Marshall & Adele Narva - Yahrzeit for Ellen Potts Leslie Silverstone in memory of my father, Philip Silverstone Samuel & Thera Swersky -Yahrzeit
