Pickle Minyan: A monthly, youth-led minyan...with pickles. For grades 2-6. - Saturday, December 9 10:30am-12:00pm
Kiddush: Join the community for a Kiddush following morning services. - Saturday, December 9 11:45am
Youth & Family Havdalah Bonfire: To end our Annual Youth Shabbat, join us for a pre-Chanukah bonfire featuring gelt s'mores, a Chanukah-themed campfire singalong, Camp Kibbutz giveaways, and more. - Saturday, December 9 5:30pm-6:30pm
Winter Israeli Movie Screening: Please join us for a screening of the recent award winning film
The Women's Balcony. $8/ticket in advance or $10/ticket at the door. Fresh popcorn and beverages will be served. - Saturday, December 9 7:30pm-9:30pm
Ohev Book Club: Join Ohev Sholom's monthly book club for lively discussion of a variety of novels, short stories, memoirs, and more. All are welcome. - Sunday, December 10 7:30pm-9:00pm
Developmentally Different Adults Program: 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, December 12 7:00pm-8:00pm
Dinner & Dreidel Design Lab: Put your STEM skills to the test for our Dreidel Design Lab where we will be using a variety of materials to create dreidels of all different shapes and sizes. We will work in small groups and teams to see if you get can your dreidel to really spin! Pizza will be served. Pre-K through 6th grade. Cost is $10/child. - Thursday, December 14 5:30pm-6:30pm
Synagogue Board Meeting: Open to all members. - Thursday, December 14 8:00pm-9:00pm
Ohev Young Professionals Chanukah Party: Join your fellow Ohev Young Professionals for a Chanukah celebration! Drinks, latkes, and sufganiyot will abound in the Blair House party room (8201 16th Street, Silver Spring). $10/person. - Saturday, December 16 8:00pm-10:00pm
Fire & Ice: Chanukah with the Capitals: Join us for a shul outing as we light the Chanukah candles at a CAPS game. $60/person. Limited tickets available. - Saturday, December 16 7:00pm-9:30pm
Kiddush Luncheon: Join the community for a Kiddush Luncheon following morning services. The meal is sponsored by Alisa & Daniel Schwartz in celebration of Max's Bar Mitzvah. Mazel tov, Max! - Saturday, December 16 11:45am
Ohev Family Meetup: Chanukah Cookie Monsters: Join this Chanukah themed Family Meet Up for Cookie Decorating! Bring your young children (4 and under) to celebrate Chanukah, spend time with their shul friends, and eat some cookies. Cost is $10/child. - Sunday, December 17 10:30am-12:00pm
Neighborhood Chanukah Celebration: With special guests Shir Madness, CESJDS High School's A Cappella Choir. Featuring candle lighting, donuts, cider and songs! All are welcome. If you have a neighbor who wants to learn some Chanukah songs and have a donut, please reach out and invite them. This is the time of year where it is especially nice to connect with our neighbors and teach everyone about our holidays. Let's remember that even though many of us in Shepherd Park worship differently, we are all in this together! - Tuesday, December 19 6:30pm-7:15pm
Kiddush: Join the community for a Kiddush following morning services. The meal is sponsored by Yoni Margulies and Stefanie Eisenbach in celebration of their upcoming wedding. - Saturday, December 23 11:45am
Kiddush: Join the community for a Kiddush following morning services. To sponsor this meal, please contact the synagogue office. - Saturday, January 6 11:45am
Guest Scholar: Yikealo Beyene: Join us on Shabbat morning for a talk from writer & poet Yikealo Beyene: "Why I Translated the Diary of Anne Frank into Tigrinya." Then join us at 8:00p that night as Lea & Jeff Mendesohn host a Q&A with Yikealo at their home. - Saturday, January 6
Kiddush Luncheon: Join the community for a Kiddush Luncheon following morning services. The meal is sponsored by the Laufer family in celebration of Shoshana's Bat Mitzvah. Mazel tov, Shoshana! - Saturday, January 13 11:45am
Sunday, December 10 (Kislev 22)8:30a Shacharit
9:30a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz
4:30p Mincha/Maariv
7:30p Ohev Book Club
Monday, December 11 (Kislev 23)6:30a Shacharit
12:30p Women's Parsha Class
7:30p Maariv
8:00p Synagogue Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 12: Erev Chanukah (Kislev 24)6:30a Shacharit
7:00p Developmentally Different Adults Program
7:30p Maariv
Wednesday, December 13: Chanukah (Kislev 25)6:30a Shacharit
12:30p Downtown Torah Study with Rabbi Herzfeld
7:30p Maariv
Thursday, December 14: Chanukah (Kislev 26)6:30a Shacharit
5:30p Dinner & Dreidel Design Lab
7:30p Maariv
Erev Shabbat, December 15: Chanukah (Kislev 27)6:30a Shacharit
4:28p Candle Lighting
4:30p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat, December 16: Chanukah, Shabbat Mevarchim, Miketz (Kislev 28)9:15a Shacharit, with a Dvar Torah from Max Schwartz
10:30a Shabbat Youth Groups
11:45a Kiddush Luncheon
3:10p Daf Yomi
3:40p Chaim Fruchter's Shiur
4:10p Mincha, followed by Seudah Shlishit
5:30p Havdalah
7:00p Fire & Ice: Chanukah with the Capitals
8:00p Ohev Young Professionals Chanukah Party
Sunday, December 17: Chanukah (Kislev 29)8:30a Shacharit
9:30a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz
10:30a Ohev Family Meetup: Chanukah Cookie Monsters
4:30p Mincha/Maariv
