Ohav Shalom Events
Daily Minyan Mondays & Thursdays 6:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays 7:00 a.m. Federal Holidays 8:00 a.m.
Sundays 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services, 9:00am
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| Aug 10 | Tisha B'Av Tishah B'Av, which means the "Ninth of Av", refers to a traditional day of mourning the destruction of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem. |
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| Sep 6 | Bat Mitzvah of Sabrina Harrison | |
| Sep 7 | **BLOOD DRIVE - WHY GIVE BLOOD? Every two seconds someone in the US needs blood. That's a lot of blood. BUT only 5% of the eligible US population donates blood in any given year. Healthy donors are the only source of blood. Currently, there is no substitute. |
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| Sep 20 | S'lichot, a Hebrew word meaning "forgiveness," refers to the special penitential prayers recited by Jews throughout the High Holy Days. Jews recite S'lichot beginning late at night on the Saturday before Rosh HaShanah and continue each morning on the days between the New Year and Yom Kippur. | |
| Sep 27 | B'nai Mitzvah of Jeremy and Ellie Shuman | |
Sep 30 - Oct 1 |
Rosh Hashanah the celebration of the Jewish New Year. The holiday marks the beginning of a ten-day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance, which culminate on the fast day of Yom Kippur. |
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| Oct 9 | Yom Kippur
is the "Day of Atonement" and refers to the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer and repentance. This is considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. |
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| Oct 14-20 | Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts", refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest, as well as the commemoration of the forty years of Jewish wandering in the desert after Sinai. |
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Daily Minyan
Mondays & Thursdays 6:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays 7:00 a.m. Federal Holidays 8:00 a.m.
Sundays 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Fridays, 6:30 p.m. A warm, informal service welcoming Shabbat, usually held in the small chapel.
Once a month Friday evening services are held at the Ohav Senior Apartments next door to the synagogue. These once a month services are scheduled for the third Friday of each month Apartment residents join with our congregants in services to welcome Shabbat. Oneg Shabbat refreshments are provided.
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.
A traditional Conservative service which is completely egalitarian. Congregants are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the service from singing to leading services and prayers, to reading Torah and Haftorah. A full reading of the Torah portion is completed each week. A Kiddush and social hour follows this service every week.
Junior Congregation
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to noon (Except during school vacation) A service for pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah age children oriented toward their needs. Students are able to participate in all aspects of the service. The service, for students in grades 2 through 5, is led by Danny Sanders and includes prayer, songs, parsha plays, quiz bowls and fun!
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Ongoing Food Drive The prophet Isaiah wrote:
This year the Social Action Committee will continue the tradition of collecting food for the hungry. In Search of….Shabbat Prayer LeadersOur congregation is blessed with many talented people who volunteer to lead the worship services on Shabbat mornings. While there are many “regulars” we always welcome new people who would like to lead Shacharit or Musaf on Shabbat mornings. |
