Kiddush Luncheon: Join the community for a Kiddush Luncheon following morning services. The meal is sponsored by the Guiloff/Shurkin family in honor of Rafael's bar mitzvah. Mazel tov, Rafael! - Saturday, August 24 11:45am
Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Dr. Joshua Golding: Join us as we welcome Rabbi Dr. Joshua Golding as our Scholar-in-Residence. He will give the Shabbat morning dvar Torah on "Introducing a Spiritual Approach to Teshuvah: The Fourfold Path" and a Shiur at Seudah Shlishit on "Yedid Nefesh: A Spiritual Meditation for Elul." Sunday morning, he will give a talk on his book, "The Jewish Spiritual Path: The Way of the Name" (breakfast will be served). Rabbi Dr. Golding is a professor of philosophy, specializing in Philosophy of Religion and Jewish Philosophy at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. His book, "The Jewish Spiritual Path: The Way of the Name," serves as both an extended commentary on Jewish prayer and an intellectually rigorous spiritual self-help book. - Friday, September 6 - Sunday, September 8
Kiddush: Join the community for a Kiddush following morning services. To sponsor the meal, please contact the front office. - Saturday, September 7 11:45am
Communal Layning Project: Help us to proofread our ENTIRE NEW TORAH cover to cover! First time readers are especially welcome. If you are interested in layning, please contact Yoni Friedman at yonidfriedman@gmail.com. - Saturday, September 7 & Sunday, September 8
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. - Begins Thursday, September 12 4:00pm-5:30pm
Kiddush: Join the community for a Kiddush following morning services. To sponsor the meal, please contact the front office. - Saturday, September 14 11:45am
Hachnasat Sefer Torah: Welcoming our new Torah into the community through celebration and learning! Visit
ostns.org/newtorah for details. - Sunday, September 15 4:30pm-6:30pm
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 15 10:30am-1:00pm
Monthly Dinner with JFGH: Residents of local group homes join with our congregation for FREE dinner and games. We hope you can join us. No RSVP is required. - Tuesday, September 17 6:45pm-8:00pm
Selichos with Y-Studs: Join us for a night of song and inspiration. Selichos following a Tisch with the Y-Studs! - Saturday, September 21 10:00pm
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, September 22 7:30pm-9:00pm
Elul Lecture with Malka Popper: Join us in preparing for the High Holidays with our annual Elul lecture. This year's speaker is Malka Popper, Upper School Principal at Berman Hebrew Academy. She will speak on: "The Ten Days of Repentance: Deception or Devotion?" - Tuesday, September 24 7:15pm
Communal Rosh Hashanah Dinners: Join us for communal dinners on both nights of Rosh Hashanah sponsored by the congregation! RSVP required. Free if registered by September 15; after that the cost is $18/adult and $12/child (under 12). - Sunday, September 29 7:30pm & Monday, September 30 7:30pm
Sunday, August 25 (Av 24)8:30a Shacharit
10:00a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz (at his home)
7:30p Mincha/Maariv
Monday, August 26 (Av 25)6:30a Shacharit
7:30p Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday, August 27 (Av 26)6:30a Shacharit
7:30p Mincha/Maariv
Wednesday, August 28 (Av 27)6:30a Shacharit
7:30p Mincha/Maariv
Thursday, August 29 (Av 28)6:30a Shacharit
7:30p Mincha/Maariv
Erev Shabbat, August 30 (Av 29)6:30a Shacharit
6:45p Kabbalat Shabbat
7:24p Candle Lighting
Shabbat, August 31: Rosh Chodesh Elul, Re'eh (Av 30)9:15a Shacharit
10:30a Shabbat Youth Groups
6:00p Daf Yomi
6:30p Chaim Fruchter's Shiur
7:00p Mincha
8:23p Havdalah
Sunday, September 1: Rosh Chodesh Elul (Elul 1)8:30a Shacharit
10:00a Class with Rabbi Ben Mintz (at his home)
7:20p Mincha/Maariv