23 Kislev 5776 December 5, 2015

Sunday, December 6 1st Candle of Hanukkah 9:00 AM Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class (Room 11) 6:00 PM Kadima (MPR) Monday, December 7 2nd Candle of Hanukkah 6:00 PM USY (MPR) 7:00 PM Conversational Hebrew (BM) Tuesday, December 8 3rd Candle of Hanukkah 10:45 AM LJL Movie “Orchestra of Exiles” (BM) 7:00 PM Inclusion Committee Mtg. (Lobby) 7:45 PM OJC/HERJ Sisterhood Aromatherapy (OJC) Wednesday, December 9 4th Candle of Hanukkah 10:00 AM NS Hanukkah Party 7:45 PM LJL “Everything You Wanted to Know About Prayer...“(BM) Thursday, December 10 5th Candle of Hanukkah 10:45 AM Bible Study (MPR) 5:25 PM NS/RS Program-Maccabee Mishegoss (School) 7:45 PM Men’s Club Mtg. (MPR) 7:45 PM Rosh Chodesh Group (Lib) Friday, December 11 6th Candle of Hanukkah 4:09 PM Candle Lighting 6:00 PM Family Hanukkah Dinner (by RSVP only) 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat & Oneg Shabbat

Shabbat Morning Services 9:00 AM

Vayeshev Torah (p. 238): 39:1-6, 39:7-10, 39:11-18, 39:19-23, 40:1-8,

40:9-15, 40:16-23 Maftir: 40:20-23 Haftorah (p. 247): Amos 2:6-3:8

11:00 AM Tot Shabbat (MPR)

4:00 PM Mincha/Ma’ariv Services 7:30 PM OJC Social Club Vodka & Latkes

BIBLE STUDY & LIBRARY NEWS This year Rabbi Greenspan will lead us in the study of the Book of Psalms on Thursday mornings with coffee served at 10:45 AM, Bible study promptly at 11AM in the Lobby. Our next Book Study, will be on Thursday, December 17th at 10:45 AM, The Coffee Trader, David Liss. New titles on our Shabbat cart include: Saving Sophia by Ronald H. Balson, The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks, The Debt of Tamar, by Nicole Dweck, Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel, by Dan Ephron and Doomed to Succeed: The US-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama by Dennis Ross Please contact Paula (764-4213 ext. 23 or ojclibrarian@gmail.com)

SAVE THE DATE! SAVE A LIFE! JEWISH COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE TUESDAY, JAN 12th at Temple Avodah

3:30-8:00 PM

Speedy recovery to Adam Weinstein, Cantor Lefkovitz, Ahuva Lefkovitz and Ron Bloom

Join the OJC Social Club for

Vodka & Latkes Saturday December 5th

7:30 PM at OJC Dinner, Latke Bar, Dessert & Open Bar

$70 per person (at the door)

Thursday, December 10, 2015 4:15-6:15 PM at OJC

Religious School students free

PJ Library and Nursery Students free (must be accompanied by an adult)

All adults and other children $5 RSVP a must by 12/7/15 to 764-4213 ext. 19 or

pjlibrary1@oceansidejewishcenter.org

TUESDAY AT THE MOVIES Please join Lifelong Jewish Learning on

Tuesday, December 8th at 10:45 AM in the Multi-purpose Room for “Orchestra of Exiles,” a

suspenseful chronicle of how one man helped save Europe’s premier Jewish musicians from obliteration by the Nazis during

World War II.

OJC SISTERHOOD PRESENTS AROMATHERAPY

Please join us Tuesday, December 8th

7:45 PM in the Reception Room

for an inspirational talk on the uses of Aromatherapy

given by our own congregant Pearl Pollac. You won't want to miss out on this fascinating

personal story.

Our sisters from HERJC will be joining us for this event.

Refreshments will be served.

Religious School

If you have any questions call the Education Director, Janet Jeddah at 764-4213 ext. 18

Sisterhood Judaica Shop Call Sandy Nachbar (347)235-0079 or Helene Kenner 536-2546 (or the office)

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If you want a MI SHEBERAKH said for someone who is ill, call Karen (536-6112 x 11) with the English & Hebrew Name and mother’s Hebrew name. Please let us know if a

congregant is ill or has had a loss. Do not assume that we know this information if you or someone you know, needs a little loving kindness, a sympathetic ear or a

shoulder to cry on, or something to celebrate-we care & our HESED Committee is here for you! hesed@oceansidejewishcenter.org