Chadashot*
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at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation

Issue 17
January 30, 2020
4th of Sh'vat, 5780

This week join us for Torah School, Tot Shabbat and Babysitting.

And next Friday we're in Silver Spring for Shavat Vayinafash. Pizza and Miss Ellie start at 5:30 PM.
Greetings,

Judaism values study and action . There are Talmudic debates about which is more important and no doubt the Rabbis of old argued about this a lot. Here at Adat Shalom we're just to busy to argue about the merits -- we already know they are both important. How do we know? Just look at our calendar of events. This month there are opportunities for learning and opportunities for doing. On Shabbat morning there is programming for our children in Torah School and a learning opportunity for parents (and anyone else) with Rabbi Sid called Shabbat Matters. Guaranteed to stretch your mind and perspective. And if doing is more your thing, sign up to pack boxes at Manna or consider making a global impact and join our service mission to Haiti. Details about all of this and more are below. And visit our website for even more programs where Adat Shalom shines.

And speaking of learning, wave hello to Dvora Meitiv while she studies Hebrew with Idan (photo above) all the way from France! Our learning and our actions truly span the globe!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rena
Rena Milchberg
Interim Education and Operations Director
Jewish Learning for Parents

Shabbat Matters with Rabbi Sid:
"Temptation, Sin and Redemption
(using the Garden of Eden story)"
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM/Double Classroom

It is commonplace to say that the Bible provides guidance for modern living. But in what way is this really true? Most people haven’t a clue. In this three-session mini-course, Rabbi Sid will explore how Biblical stories provide guidance to three issues that human beings have been struggling with since the dawn of civilization: The class will be using original sources in translation. The additional text will be our lives.
For Families with Young Children
Tu B'Shevat with the Tots!
Sunday, February 9
4:00 - 5:30 PM

Come join with your favorite little people -- ages 0-5 and their siblings -- and celebrate Tu B'Sh'vat! We'll learn about this midwinter festival that marks the Birth Day of trees that begins this year on Sunday evening February 9 -- the Full Moon of the Jewish month of Sh'vat, eat some traditional foods, play games and have fun! Please spread the word!

Please RSVP .
For School-Age Kids and their Parents
Life, Animated
Saturday, February 1 at 6:45 PM

Please join us for a free movie screening of “LIFE ,  ANIMATED” the 2017 Academy Award® nominee for Best Documentary Feature film.

We encourage you to stay afterwards to enjoy an art project or a lively discussion (or both) led by our own Dr. Matthew Biel , the head of Georgetown Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division and Mim Eisenstein who helped prepare Owen Suskind for his Bar Mitzvah.
 
Please join the Youth, Adult Education, and Inclusion Advisory Committees as we present this intergenerational event. Please RSVP
 

This event is free and open to the public.
Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors.

Helping those in Need
Manna Box Packing
Tuesday, February 18

Over the years, Adat Shalom has been a strong supporter of Manna's work to end hunger in Montgomery County. And Manna has come to rely on Adat Shalomers to help pack boxes of non-perishable food to help our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. It is something school age children are welcome to participate in with their parents. SSL hours are available for middle and high schoolers. We need 8-10 families/groups (12 to 17 people). Filling, taping, and stacking the boxes of food takes an hour to an hour and a half.   

This is a unique opportunity for families with high school age children to engage in action and study while helping people in need.
Haiti Mission -- December 2020
Haiti Mission Info Session
Saturday, February 8 after the Oneg

Join Rabbi Sid, Pam Sommers and
Haiti Project Co-chairs, Marta Beresin and Greg Schofer.

If you have even the slightest interest in joining the Mission or want to keep posted on developments, please contact Pam Sommers
Support our Teens
Ace Madrich Noam Richman is asking for donations of old shirts, blankets and other cloth items for a community service project at his school. These items will be reused and made into toys and other supplies for local animal shelters. There is a collection box in the lobby.

Multi-Faith Corner
Parenting for Pluralism:
Raising Children of Faith in a
Multi-faith World

Join Interfaith Families for a conversation around your own faith traditions, the religious life of children, and your faith experience as a child. 
You will have a chance to share a favorite sign or prayer from your own faith tradition, learn more about how children think about religion, and participate in small group discussions around connecting your faith experience as a child to your experience parenting children of faith today.
We’ll conclude with your suggestions on planning a Parenting for Pluralism discussion series. Please join us!