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| 30th Anniversary Fundraiser - Next Saturday! |
Purchase Tickets and Donate Now!
Just finished your 2017 taxes? Given that tax day was two days later than usual this year, we're extending the deadline for Adat Shalom's
30th Anniversary and spring fundraiser
by a few days. RSVP now
for "Finding Truth in Turbulent Times" -- an evening conversation and elegant dessert reception with Washington Post columnist EJ Dionne, Atlantic contributing writer Julia Ioffe, and Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Josh Green. Don't wait any longer to support Adat Shalom
. Visit our website by Friday, April 20 to share your words of truth and strength in the Book of Our Truths we're creating to mark this milestone!
The event is open to the public so encourage your friends, family members, colleagues, and neighbors to join us.
Tickets can be purchased up until the night of the event!
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| From the Office |
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The Administrative Team is grateful for your patience and understanding surrounding the transition to Kesef Accounting Services. We will be
e-mailing statements to the person listed as Parent 1 on the account - if you prefer the second adult to receive the statment, please contact the office as soon as possible. We are also mailing the statements, and you may choose to have yours via snail mail versus digitally - let the office know what your family's needs are.
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| Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration! Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st |
Friday, April 20th
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Yom Ha'Atzmaut Kabbalat Shabbat
6:30 PM Candle lighting, songs, and blessings
7:00 PM Pot Luck Dinner featuring Israeli wine tasting
7:45 PM Yom Ha'atzmaut Program: "Seven Decades of Israeli Song & Poetry"
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Shabbat Services, Saturday at 9:30 AM
As a community, we will celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut @70 (Israel's Independence Day) on 4/21/18. We
encourage your child/ren to wear white and blue to celebrate this momentous event.
We invite you to attend our Yom Ha'Atzmaut @70 Zimreyah (Israel songfest), at 12:00 PM in the Sanctuary. Students from each minyan will sing an Israeli song and there will be awards for:
1. Best musical presentation and Hebrew
2. Best ruach (enthusiasm)
3. Best dancing
4. Best costumes
5. Best posters
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| This Weekend |
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Saturday, April 21st
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Tot Shabbat with Miss Ellie
at 10:30 AM in the Library |
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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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Pursuing Justice 'at Home' at 1:00 PM in the Double Classroom
Series continues May 5, 12, and 19.
Using Jewish sources and experiential forms of engagement, this class will explore the philosophical and practical nuances of navigating difference, embracing diversity, and being truly inclusive in our communities. Participants will grow as effective and Jewishly-emboldened agents of welcome, safety, and solidarity, both within our spiritual home/s and beyond. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies, Social Action, and Inclusion Advisory Committees.
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Sunday, April 22nd
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Legacy: Preserving Your Family History with Roberta Benor
at 10:00 AM in the Library
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n follow-up to Rabbi Sid's Yom Kippur address on Legacy, the Jewish Studies Committee is delighted to have Roberta Benor present in our Sunday series. Click here to view the flyer.
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| Coming Up |
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Tuesday mornings through May 15th
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Makom Omer Yoga at 8:45 AM in the Flex Space
Over the course of seven weeks, Sue Dorfman will lead 75-minute yoga sessions that focus on the attribute of each week and quality of Tiferet, the third day of each week. This is an all-levels class and no yoga experience is needed. Bring a mat and wear yoga comfortable clothes. Click here to view the flyer.
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Saturday, April 28th
Shabbat Services at 9:30 AM
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Tot Shabbat with Miss Ellie at 10:30 AM |
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Sipur Mishpachti: Tales of Families with Haya Laufer and Luther Jett at 1:00 PM in the Library
This week's session is about "The Falafel King is Dead" by Sara Shilo. |
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| Sukkot in Spring with Yachad! April 29th |
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Adat Shalom is working this year on a house in Prince Georges County.
Click here to sign up. And of course donations are needed to support the project.
Click here to help cover materials and skilled labor for this project. Or visit the Adat Shalom web site for more information and the links.
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| In the Community |
April 24th at University of Maryland
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American Jews and Israel: Moving in Opposite Directions?
at the University of Maryland, Stamp Student Union at 8:30 AM
Featuring Distinguished Speaker:
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President, Union for Reform Judaism
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May 6th at the DCJCC
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The 21%: The Lives of Arab Citizens of Israel
at 1:00 PM
Adat Shalom is proud to co-sponsor and invite you to an in-depth exploration of the daily lives and challenges of Arab Citizens of Israel.
The program will feature the screening of the deeply moving documentary
In Her Footsteps, a short film produced by Israeli high schools students as part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's triangular school partnership program, and an in-depth discussion about Bedouin society within Israel with filmmaker Rana Abu-Fraiha and Safa Abu-Rabia, post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.
Schedule
1:00 pm: Organization Fair (find out how you can get involved in shared society initiatives!)
3:00 pm: Panel Discussion
3:45 pm: Reception and World Cafe
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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
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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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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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