Shabboom! Weekly Announcements

Energize your week with Ohev Sholom                                 September 15, 2022

Shabbat Times and Announcements

Erev Shabbat,
September 16 (Elul 20) 
7:15a Shacharit Services
6:45p Kabbalat Shabbat with a dvar Torah by Rabbi Phil (in person or via Zoom)
6:57p Candlelighting

Shabbat, September 17
(Elul 21) 
Parashat Ki Tavo
9:15a Shabbat Morning Services in the sanctuary
10:30a Youth Groups
11:45a Communal Lunch
6:55p Mincha/Maariv
7:56p Havdalah
10:15p Pre-Selichot Musical Program
11:15p Selichot


*Indoor services require vaccine (ages 12 and up).
For more complete information on our Covid safety protocols and procedures, please visit ostns.org/reopening




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Please join us this Shabbat for an amazing scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Daniel Landes. Please see below for more details.

To accomodate the communal lunch, there will not be Kiddush this week. To sponsor future Kiddushes, please email Alejandra@ostns.org. 

Tonight at 8:30pm! Ohev Forward conversation hub
Please remember to sign up here  

BBQ Communal Lunch following services. Thanks to the incredible response, the lunch is SOLD OUT and we are unable to accommodate anyone who did not register. Stay tuned for details about future communal meals! 

The Ohev Children's Choir will be participating in High Holiday services. Rehearsal will be at 10:30 am on Shabbat morning. We encourage all kids between the ages 4-10 to join.

Our Selichot program will begin at 10:15pm on Saturday, September 17 with music, food, storytelling, and learning with Rabbi Matt Tonti and Rabbi Phil Lieberman, and will continue with traditional selichot at 11:15pm led by David Gillers. Please join us for this kick-off to the Yamim Noraim!

OSTNS Cemetery Visit will be on Sunday, September 18 at 10:15 AM. Gather at the Ohev cemetery in Southeast DC for communal prayers led by Rabbi Phil Lieberman.

Fall Programming Update: 
Please note the change in venue - Sunday, September 18, 10am - Apple Picking at Homestead Farms! Click here for the rest of the fall programming schedule

DEADLINE FOR CHILDCARE REGISTRATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 18! 

Register for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur services
RSVP Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Childcare
 Participate in the High Holiday Appeal
Order lulav & etrog sets 

For any questions please contact Alejandra at alejandra@ostns.org

Yad Yehuda Yamim Nora’im Appeal: Yad Yehuda plans iy”H to spend over $90,000 to feed hundreds of individuals in need across our community on Shabbat and Yom Tov between Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, and provide Lulav & Etrog sets as needed. These expenditures are beyond the assistance we provide recipient households each month. YOU can help bring Simchat Yom Tov to your neighbors by donating generously: www.yadyehuda.org

CESJDS is holding an admissions open house on Sunday, October 30th. For more information, see their admissions page here.

The shul has a YouTube account which has recordings of past classes, shiurim, and events. They can be accessed here:

Upcoming Events and Weekly Schedule

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).

Lifecycles

Support our community and its members by making a donation dedicated in honor of (IHO) or in memory of (IMO) a  loved one.

Don't see a birthday listed? Update your lifecycle events and more at ostns.org (login required)

August Donations

Annual Giving Plans
Anthony & Leone Abroms
Yoni & Emily Appelbaum
Joshua Baron & Elizabeth Bodine-Baron
Benjamin Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger
Andrew Binstock & Nadine Greenfield-Binstock
Eric Brown & Aliza Levine
Belle Davis
Kira Epstein Begal & Billy Begal
Sarah & David Feith
Sarah Fertig Trauben & Steven Trauben
Shaw & Thomas Fodor
Yoni & Ruth Friedman
Caron Gremont & Kenneth Baer
Benjamin & Erin Gris
Amos Hochstein & Rae Ringel
James & Deborah Karesh
David & Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
Steven & Chani Laufer
Nathan Lesser & Chani Bloom
James & Rachel Loeffler
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn
Shaanan Meyerstein & Rachel Engelhart
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg
Matthew & Rebecca Price
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
Daniel & Alisa Schwartz
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman

General Gifts and Donations
Aviv Foundation, Inc.
Justin & Jessica Rubin
Rebekah Udoh

Cemetery Donation
Samuel & Thera Swersky

Chesed Fund
Roy Ackerman in honor of Baby Girl Friedman
Marshall Einhorn & Deborah SkolnickDonation for Chesed Fund 
Carl & Laurie Gershman in welcoming the joyous arrival of Baby Girl Friedman
James & Deborah Karesh in memory of Jack Reiter
Daniel & Sheila Kurtzer in honor of the birth of baby girl Balinsky/Friedman.
Roanne Pitluk & Ramón Tasat in honor of the birth of Evie Claire Friedman
Samuel & Thera Swersky in memory of Jack Reiter z"l

Day of Virtual Learning (Zoom)
Hanna Klapper

High Holidays
Daniel Blumenthal & Jennifer Sultan Blumenthal
Christopher & Eliana Chapman
Carl & Laurie Gershman
Peter & Sabrina Glass
Cary & Elizabeth Greene
Ezra Karger & Eliana Pfeffer
Binyamin Katz & Hannah Gerstein
Shmuel Nadata & Deborah Potvin
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Carl & Laurie Gershman
Peter & Sabrina Glass
Ezra Karger & Eliana Pfeffer
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Michael & Harriet Epstein

"In Honor of" Donations by:
Harris Cohen
Kira Epstein Begal & Billy Begal
Michael & Harriet Epstein in honor of sgt. leon s. Epstein on his birthday. if only we could of celebrated together......
David Gillers & Rachel Milner Gillers
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn - Mike Backman and the Lesser Family

"In Memory of" Donations made by:
Roy Ackerman the death of Jack Reiter, Scott Reiter's dad.
Joseph & Joyce Band in memory of Robert Band
Daniel & Shoshana Baronofsky
Michael & Harriet Baum in memory of my father, David Mushinsky
Ralph & Sylvia Block in memory of my grandfather, Joseph Block
Leon Kass in memory of Amy Apfel Kass
Chester & Linda Katz - Yahrzeit
Julie (Julius) Levine in memory of my grandmother Eva Levine.
Janet Lipman in memory of my father, Leo Harry Levine
Debra Mann in memory of my father, Albert Rathner
Sidney & Josephine MickelsonIn memory of my mother, Rose Mickelson
Toba Penny in memory of my mother-in-law, Helene Penny
Donation in memory of Seth Opert's mother, Sharon Opert
Leslie Silverstone in memory of my mother, Sadie Silverstone

Meal Sponsorship
David Gillers & Rachel Milner Gillers
Benjamin & Erin Gris
Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy
Ari Skromne & Tirza Kramer

Contact Us

Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman
MaharatRuth@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225, ext. 107
Alejandra Benitez, Office Manager
Alejandra@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225
Board of Directors
board@ostns.org
Mikvah Chaim
mikvahchaim.org
attendant@mikvahchaim.org
Cemetery Information
(202) 882-7225