Announcements & Upcoming Events
Kiddush Luncheon in Honor of Ben Mintz: Sponsored in honor of Rabbi Ben Mintz's 90th Birthday - Saturday, August 26
Pickle Minyan: A monthly, youth-led minyan...with pickles. For grades 2-6. - Saturday, August 26 10:30am-12:00pm
Annual Cemetery Trip: Visit to our synagogue’s cemetery with services led by Rabbi Herzfeld. Transportation available with reservation. Bus leaves Ohev promptly at 10:30a. - Sunday, September 3 10:30am-1:00pm
Shorashim Torah Enrichment Program: Join us for our after-school enrichment program for children in grades Pre-K & up. It's like Camp Kibbutz all year long! Join us for 10 Thursday afternoons this Fall. Activities include: Torah study, parsha exploration, activities, and more with our great clergy and staff. - Thursday, September 7 4:00pm-5:30pm
Kick Off 5778 with Kickball!: Kick off the New Year with Kickball! A High Holiday youth & family event. - Sunday, September 10 3:30pm-6:00pm
Ohev Young Professionals Pre-Rosh Hashanah Apple Picking: Get ready for a sweet new year with a pre-Rosh Hashanah trip to the apple farm! Join OYP for a trip to Homestead Farm in Poolesville, Maryland. Time TBD. - Sunday, September 10
Mammovan at OSTNS: t's time for mammograms! As part of his Bar Mitzvah Project, Ezra Reiter has arranged for the GW Medical Faculty Associates Mammovan to come to Ohev Sholom to provide early detection cancer screening for eligible women in the DC area. To schedule an appointment, call 202-741-3252. - Sunday, September 10
Developmentally Different Adults Program: The Torah frequently admonishes us: "remember that you were once strangers in the land of Egypt." The test of a community is the way it treats its most vulnerable members. In this spirit, the Ohev congregation is proud to connect with developmentally different adults in the DC area and especially those from the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. Residents of local group homes join with our congregation for arts and crafts and music. We hope you can join us. Dinner will be served. No RSVP is required. - Tuesday, September 12 7:00pm
Elul Shiur by Rabbi Hyim Shafner: Please join us as we welcome Rabbi Hyim Shafner for our annual Elul shiur. The topic will be “The Power of Teshuvah." Rabbi Shafner recently moved to D.C. to assume the position of Rabbi at Kesher Israel. - Wednesday, September 13 7:30pm
Downtown Torah Study with Rabbi Herzfeld: Join us as we discuss “Doing a Mitzvah as Beautifully as Possible." Meets in the law offices of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst, and Manbeck. Lunch is served. RSVP required to RabbiShmuel@ostns.org. - Wednesday, September 13 12:15pm-1:15pm
Chassidus Comes To Shepherd Park: A once in a lifetime shabbat & selichot featuring Chazzan Shulem Lemmer and The Mezamrim Choir. Open to men, women and children of all ages. - Friday, September 15
Rosh Hashanah & Sukkot Dinners: Join us for dinners on the first two nights of Rosh Hashanah as well as the first night of Sukkot! RSVP required.
Sunday, August 20 (Av 28)8:30a Shacharit
9:30a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz
7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Monday, August 21 (Av 29)6:30a Shacharit
7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday, August 22: Rosh Chodesh Elul (Av 30)6:30a Shacharit
7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Wednesday, August 23: Rosh Chodesh Elul (Elul 1)6:30a Shacharit
12:30p Downtown Torah Study with Rabbi Herzfeld
7:20p Elul Study
7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Thursday, August 24 (Elul 2)6:30a Shacharit
7:20p Elul Study
7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Erev Shabbat, August 25 (Elul 3)6:30a Shacharit
6:45p Kabbalat Shabbat
7:31p Candle Lighting
Shabbat, August 26: Shoftim (Elul 4)9:15a Shacharit, with a Dvar Torah from Rabbi Adam Mintz
10:30a Shabbat Youth Groups
10:30a Pickle Minyan
11:30a Kiddush Luncheon in Honor of Ben Mintz
6:10p Daf Yomi
6:40p Chaim Fruchter's Shiur
7:10p Mincha, followed by Seudah Shlishit with a Shiur from Ariel Mintz
8:31p Havdalah
Sunday, August 27 (Elul 5)8:30a Shacharit
9:30a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz
7:25p Mincha/Maariv
