Shabboom! Weekly Announcements

Energize your week with Ohev Sholom                                          March 9, 2023

Shabbat Times and Announcements

Erev Shabbat,
March 10 (Adar 17)
7:15a Shacharit Services
5:50p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat  (in person or via Zoom)
5:51p Candlelighting


Shabbat,
March 11 (Adar 18)
Parashat Parah
Ki Tisa
8:15a Shacharit (in Chapel)
9:15a Women's Tefillah Bat Mitzvah Service
10:30a Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
5:45p Mincha followed by a light Seudah Shlishit 
6:53p Havdalah

















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*For complete information on our Covid safety protocols and procedures, please visit ostns.org/reopening
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Mazal Tov to Natalie Benna Hochstein on her Bat Mitzvah!

Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Rae Ringel and Amos Hochstein in honor of Natalie's Bat Mitzvah.

Seudah Shlishit: We will be having a light seudah shlishit this week between mincha and maariv, with a shiur by Rabbinic Intern Kate Rozansky

Minyan Update
Beginning this weekend with the start of Daylight Saving Time, we will be restarting our daily Mincha/Maariv minyan! For the week of March 12th, Mincha/Maariv will be at 6:55pm (with a brief Dvar Torah in between). If you'd like to volunteer to give a 2-minute Dvar Torah, please be in touch with Maharat Friedman or one of the Gabbaim. Please help us ensure a prompt minyan by signing upin advance
 here.  Additionally, Friday Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 6:45 PM beginning March 16th through the summer. Thank you for helping to keep our minyan strong and vibrant!

Thank you to all of our staff and volunteers who made Purim a big success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the shiva committee meeting on 2/15. All who would like to volunteer to be on the committee are invited to our next meeting on March 15th at 8pm at 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87460810479?pwd=QUZ6WTJ4K1RMZ3cxbllha0dVYWVzZz09​​​​​​​
 

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.

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February Donations

Annual Giving Plans
Amos Hochstein & Rae Ringel
Andrew Binstock & Nadine Greenfield-Binstock
Anthony & Leone Abroms
Belle Davis
Benjamin & Erin Gris
Benjamin Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger
Caron Gremont & Kenneth Baer
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Daniel & Alisa Schwartz
David & Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
Douglas Feith & Pamela Auerbach
Eric Brown & Aliza Levine
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
James & Deborah Karesh
James & Rachel Loeffler
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn
Jerome Netter & Leora Klapper
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Joshua Baron & Elizabeth Bodine-Baron
Kira Epstein Begal & William Begal
Matthew & Rebecca Price
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg
Nathan Lesser & Chani Bloom
Sarah & David Feith
Sarah Fertig Trauben & Steven rauben
Shaanan Meyerstein & Rachel Engelhart
Shaw & Thomas Fodor
Steven & Chani Laufer
Updated 1/31/2023
Yoni & Emily Abroms
Yoni & Ruth Friedman

General Gifts and Donations
Yocheved & Gary Heiligman
Sheldon Kimmel

Chesed Fund
Hanna Klapper

"In Honor of" Donations by:
Michael & Harriet Epstein in honor of our granddaughter macyn violet hale on her 16th birthday. amazing how time moves quickly.
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman in honor of search committee. Thank you!!!

"In Memory of" Donations made by:
Jeffrey and Stephanie Kahn
Julie (Julius) Levine in memory of my mother, Matilda Levine, and my grandfathers Morris Levine and Jacob Freed.
Arleen Meyers in memory of my father, Meyer Levine.
Marshall & Adele Narva in memory of my mother, Ellen Potts.

Meal Sponsorship - Kiddush
Roy Ackerman
Yoni & Emily Appelbaum
Eric Brown & Aliza Levine
Marshall Einhorn & Deborah Skolnick
Jeff Ernst & Adina Loeb
Yoni & Ruth Friedman
Carl & Laurie Gershman
Joshua & Adena Kirstein
Darren & Marci Klugman
Jessica Levi & Thomas LeTrent
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
Paul Margulies & Ilana Waxman
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg
Kira Plagge & Adam Messinger
Scott Reiter & Rachel Weintraub
Samuel & Thera Swersky

Purim - Matanot L'Evyonim
Robert & Ziva BenEzra
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn
Matthew & Dafna Sherman
Micah Stein & Deborah Labaton
Gil & Liz Yehuda

Purim - Mishloach Manot Fundraiser
Robert & Ziva BenEzra
Daniel Blumenthal & Jennifer Sultan Blumenthal
Ari Evans & Ruthie Arbit
Yoni & Ruth Friedman
Tyler & Sarah Herman
Ezra Karger & Eliana Pfeffer
Joshua & Adena Kirstein
Gil Landau & Anna Batler
Ned Lazarus & Nahanni Rous
Jessica Levi & Thomas LeTrent
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
Paul Margulies & Ilana Waxman
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg
Scott Reiter & Rachel Weintraub
Yaakov & Arielle Roth
Jerry & Briana Rubin
Justin & Jessica Rubin
Micah Salb & Douglas Lachance
Benjamin & Evelyn Schwartz
Dov Schwartz & Revital Mashal Schwartz
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Matthew & Dafna Sherman
Daniel & Cheryl Troy
Susan Wachtel
Gil & Liz Yehuda

*Please note "Purim - Mishloach Manot Fundraiser" listed donations made in February. Donations made in March will appear on next month's list*

Contact Us

Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman
MaharatRuth@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225, ext. 107
David Paris, Executive Director
David.paris@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225, ext. 103
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