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Shabbat Morning Services at 9:30 AM
Services led by Rabbi Fred and Hazzan/Rabbi Rachel. TEEN TORAH TAKEOVER -
Adat Shalom teenagers will lead the Torah Service. They are participants in the first ever TEEN TORAH TAKEOVER, a pilot program whose goal is to disprove the theory that people ages 13 to 30 refuse to participate in synagogue life. Each of the participants agreed to take on a substantial task-reading Torah or Haftarah, serving as gabbai or hagba, leading part of the service-totally on their own.
Tot Shabbat with Jacob Feinspan at 10:30 AM
Achrei Oneg at 1:00 PM Join Columbia doctoral student (and our beloved former shaliach)
Erez De'Golan for a shiur / study session: "Is the Destruction of the Temple Funny?! - Reading Humor in the Talmud." (This session will be taught later this week at the Association for Jewish Studies). Welcome back, Erez!
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| Kabbalat Shabbat - Potluck and Celebration! |
Friday, December 15th
Friday Evening: Kabbalat Shabbat services, featuring
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC and our own Choir.
See the flyer
here
. Dinner is a potluck. Bring a main or side dish big enough to share! We thank the Oneg Crew for bringing latkes and sufganiyot!
Hanukkah Mitzvah Opportunities:
Save A Life
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Be the Match. Join the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Donor Registry, do your swab during services on Friday or Saturday.
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We are hosting a Toys for Tots Donation Drive! Bring toys on December 16th, and drop them off in the coat closet.
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This Weekend! Visit www.adatshalom.net to learn more.
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Makom Gratitude and Light Yoga Series
Final Session - Friday, December 15th from 8:30-10:00 AM
with Hazzan Rabbi Rachel (Hatha yoga instructor)
Suggested donation for members: $5 per class to the Adat Shalom Social Action Fund. Fee for visitors and friends: $10 per class.
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Saturday, December 16th
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Coping with Aging Relatives
at 12:30 PM in the Library
Are you worried about your parent(s) or other relative(s)? Are they having trouble with driving? Are you concerned about their living situation? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Don't know where to turn? Join us for emotional and spiritual support and the opportunity to share your concerns, and learn from others who are experiencing similar challenges. These are drop-in sessions; you need not have attended before.
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Makom Contemplative Chant Circle and Havdallah
at 5:00 PM in the Sanctuary
Join Paul Zeitz and Jodi Shapiro for a Hebrew chanting circle to close Shabbat and celebrate the season, ending with the beautiful Havdalah ceremony. All are welcome - no previous experience with chanting or meditation is expected.
Click here to view materials for this session.
Paul and Jodi are both members of Adat Shalom with training in meditation and contemplative practice. Paul is a gratuate of the Kol Zimra Chant Leader Training program under the direction of Rabbi Shefa Gold.
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| From the Office - Check the Coat Closet!!! |
Are you missing something? Looking for something? Please check the coat closet - our community's catch-all.
All items left in the coat closet will be donated before December 30th!!!
New members - don't forget to pick up your books from the coat closet!
Please note our offices are closed December 25th and 26th, to give all of our staff a much deserved holiday break! We will also be closed January 1st.
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| Coming Up! |
Calling all Iron Chefs!
In keeping with tradition, Co-Presidents Harriet Shugerman and Jon Grossman will once again sponsor the annual Adat Shalom Iron Chef Dinner/Cooking Competition as part of the On-Line Auction on Saturday, March 17, starting at 7:00 pm.
Here's your chance to get a taste of what it's like to be a competitive chef. Ok, so the prize isn't a national tour or your own cooking show, but your tasty creations will be enjoyed by 20+ diners in attendance -- and your praises will be sung on Ma Chadash!
This year, in an effort to improve upon the format, the evening will feature hors d'oeuvres stations, along with plated entrees and desserts. Diners will vote to select the top chef team. In addition, the Co-Presidents will bestow additional awards for creativity. As always, it will be a delectable and fun evening!
The first step is to identify the most imaginative chefs among us. We are looking for up to four, inventive, two-person teams.
To throw your toque in the ring, contact Harriet at 301-229-4088 or at
[email protected].
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deadline for chef sign-up is December 22
. Diners can purchase tickets in the Adat Shalom auction, starting in January.
Wednesday, December 20th at 7:30 PM
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The Foundation for Jewish Studies Presents:
Professor Ari Kelman - How Jewish Students Make Sense of Campus Politics
Probably moreso than any other time in recent memory, college campuses have grown increasingly politicized. From discussions of safe spaces to divestment campaigns of all kinds, students are growing more politically engaged and campus communities are finding new ways of creating productive, if challenging conversations. For Jewish students, the situation is fraught with the ongoing pressures that attend discussions of Israel and Palestine, and by the increasing and very real presence of anti-Semitism. How are Jewish students making sense of these circumstances? Professor Kelman will share his findings from a recently-published report based on over 70 interviews with Jewish students on California campuses, in which they discuss the good, the bad, the unnerving, and the hopeful about their lives.
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Saturday, December 23rd - Minyan Pashut at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary
What's Minyan Pashut? you may ask.
It's just like any other Shabbat morning service at Adat Shalom...but
it's mostly lay-led, so there are lots of opportunities to participate.
There's a bit less talk and a little more "going with the flow" ... plenty of singing ... and an intimate in-depth Torah discussion.
Come check it out! For more information - or if you'd like to try leading some portion of the service - contact David Sieradzki.
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Sunday, December 24th at 6:00 PM
at the home of Michael and Judy Ackerman
A presentation of the Israeli film "Atomic Falafel" with Chinese food for dinner! Bring a dessert to share.
Click here to learn more and RSVP.
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REGISTER NOW! Makom@Adat Shalom's Shabbat Retreat
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Friday, March 2-Sunday, March 4, 2018
Makom@Adat Shalom invites you to - A Shabbat Retreat: Exploring Movement & Stillness
at Shepherd's Spring Retreat Center in Sharpsburg, MD
We welcome all to share in a special retreat experience, exploring the three phases of Shabbat - creation, revelation and redemption - through prayer, learning, silence and hatha yoga, lifting up our time together in body, heart, mind and soul. Through our practice, we hope to discover new insights and perhaps emerge with greater peace and clarity about how we engage with our world as the new week begins.
Join Hazzan/Rabbi Rachel and friends for a Shabbat weekend of learning, reflecting, celebrating and stretching. For more information and to register
click here.
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE!
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| In the Community |
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Saturday, December 16th
- B'Yachad Lunch and Learn at Columbia Jewish Congregation
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| Volunteers Make It Happen! |
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Need help with...
 ...Membership, scheduling a meeting/program or rental?
...B'nai Mitzvah, Clergy or Pastoral Care Questions?
...Torah School, Youth Programs Registration, membership update or IT questions?
Contact:
Marcie Wilson, 301-767-3333 x101
...Membership and adjustments or other questions?
Contact: Executive Director,
Marla Cohen, 301-767-3333 x107
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Life Cycle
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Celebrating a birth, wedding, or other simcha? Please let us know about it! Contact our Office Administrator, Sarah Wesson, at
[email protected].
If you have a death in the family or other life cycle emergency, please contact one of the co-chairs of the Adat Shalom Life Cycle Committee:
Shelley Rudick: 301-928-5990
Victor Rezmovic: 301-983-2398
Camilla Day: 301-309-0066
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Have a submission for Ma Chadash?
Send it the week before on Monday (10 days in advance) to be sure it's included!
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