Shabbat Blast

Shabbat Blast!!!

Erev Shabbat – December 23, 2016

Candle Lighting: 4:14 pm

Services 8:00 pm

Shabbat, December 24, 2016

Parshat Vayeshev

Nosh and Drosh 9:00 am

Services 9:30 am

Sheila Bashkoff requests a minyan for her husband, Stewart Bashkoff on Sunday December 25 at 8pm and Monday Morning, December 26 at 9AM.

Barbara Ringel requests a minyan for her father, Samuel Washton, on Thursday , December 29 at 8pm.  

Overview of the next few weeks:

December 23:         Kabbalat Shabbat Services 8PM

December 24:         Nosh and Drosh 9:00 AM

                              Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 AM

December 25:         Sunday Morning Minyan 9:00 AM

December 26:         No Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class

There is no Hebrew School Dec 26- Jan 2.  Classes resume January 3, 2017.

January 1, 2017     Sunday Morning Minyan 9:00 AM

January 2, 2017     Monday Morning Minyan 6:30 AM

January 3, 3017     Hebrew Classes Resume

January 6, 2017     Chinese Food Shabbat! 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 Dinner. RSVP to the Office.

January 7, 2017     Junior Congregation, 10 am, Muraskin Room

                            ARTRageous Pottery Event, Sponsored by the Young Jewish Women’s Group! 6:30 PM

January 8, 2017     Lone Soldier Event.  10:00 AM.  See below for Details!

BE PART OF PROJECT PHOENIX: Help Masorti (Conservative) communities like Nataf, Harmed by Fires in Israel. This and other Masorti communities are devastated. Children and adults alike are in need of respite and trauma support services, services that Masorti kehillot are expert at providing. Whole towns must be rebuilt. We need to raise over $500K quickly. We hope that we can count on you to come to the aid of Nataf, Haifa, Zichron Yaakov and other injured Masorti communities.

Dear Congregation Beth Ohr,

I always enjoy our Shabbat Kiddush conversations, and two weeks ago I received a request that for this week’s congregational email, I send out a recording of the song Al HaNisim.

Al HaNisim is the name of a special prayer that we recite on Hanukkah. Al HaNisim thanks God for “the miracles and the redemption, the heroic deeds and the salvation, and the wars You fought, for our ancestors, in those days, at this time.”

We add Al HaNisim into the Modim prayer of every amida during Hanukkah (and Purim); morning, afternoon and evening, and also into the Nodeh prayer of the Blessing After Meals (Birkat HaMazon) for every meal during Hanukkah (and Purim). Our Hebrew School students will proudly tell you that means we have the opportunity (if you eat three meals a day and pray three times a day) to recite Al HaNisim a total of 48 times during Hanukkah!

It’s appropriate to add Al HaNisim into these prayers, Modim and Nodeh, because both prayers focus on giving thanks to God. I invite you, as you listen to this recording, to think of some things for which you’re grateful this Hanukkah. May we all be blessed with light and love, happiness and peace. CLICK HERE to listen to Al HaNisim  

Composed by Dov Frimer (text liturgical)

Recorded and arranged by Ilya Shneyveys (accordion) and Cantor Sarah Myerson (voice and clarinet)

Shabbat Shalom and Hag Urim Sameah,

Cantor Myerson

With Hanukkah starting tomorrow night, it is important to maintain safety with the candles. Click here for a kids guide to staying safe this and every year!

The New And Improved Junior Congregation! Join us for our next great Junior Congregation on January 7, 10AM in the Muraskin Room. There will be learning, there will be noshing.  Our talented Educators will be explaining the Saturday Morning Service, discuss the prayers in depth and how they pertain to each of us, and of course, bagels.  Parents are welcome (Encouraged) to come to the Sanctuary during this time.  Stay for a lovely kiddush with the entire congregation.  Click here for a printable flyer with the dates.  

On January 8, we will be welcoming Aaron Goldenberg, a Lone Soldier serving in the IDF.  The discussion will begin at 10:30 AM.  Come hear him speak about how he made the decision to leave the US, make aliyah, and join the Israeli Military.

Rabbi's Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class! Every MONDAY at 6pm, join the Rabbi for an informative class to learn all about the Torah/Haftorah Service, the prayers and tunes associated with it, and the history of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah service.  This is geared toward those who do not have any background in the Torah Service.  Flyer is available here.

Schechter School of Long Island presents the 5th Annual Night of Jewish Learning -"Celebrating our Past. Inspiring our Future."  January 28, 2017 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.  Upper School Campus  - 6Cross Street, Williston Park, NY 11596.  Rabbi Bernstein will be offering a class.  This event is open to the public, but RSVP’s are required.  Click here for more information.

From Andrew Kessler: As part of my mitzvah project, I am collecting new unwrapped toys that will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. This will give the children of the Ronald McDonald House an opportunity to play with a new toy during the holiday season. Thank you for helping make my mitzvah project a success! Andrew Kessler. Any questions you can email me at Kessler1107@gmail.com