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Service Schedule
Thursday, March 13
6:45 pm Minha with Tallit & Tefillin
Fast ends 7:35 pm
Friday, March 14
6:45 pm Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat
6:56 pm Candle lighting Shabbat, March 15-Shabbat Zachor
Purim
8:30 am Shaharit
9:30 am Childcare
10:30 am Shabbat Youth Progam*
1:45 pm Minha
8:30 pm Arvit/Havdala, followed by Megillat Esther
Sunday, March 16-Purim
8:00 am Shaharit
3:15 pm Minha
Weekly Service Schedule
7:00 am Shaharit
8:00 am Daf Yomi
Minyan times change throughout the year so please confirm by contacting magendavidminyan@gmail.com if you are interested in attending our minyan. Questions? Please speak to Sebastian Cohen
*Our Shabbat Youth Program will be taught be substitute teachers until Hodaya returns in April.
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| Welcome Hazan David Louk | |
Our congregation is excited to welcome Hazan David Louk from Israel. Hazan Louk will lead Shabbat services at MDSC for the next three months. During that time, he will determine whether to move back to the area with his wife and family, and we will have a better opportunity to evaluate our Hazan needs. Please introduce yourself and welcome Hazan Louk to our community.
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Shabbat Kiddush
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The Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by KBF.
No Shedah Shelisheet will be provided this Shabbat
Why not sponsor a Kiddush lunch or Seudah Shelisheet in honor or memory of a loved one? Contact Andy Suissa at andyhas4@aol.com or 301-346-4212 for more information.
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| Celebrate Purim at Magen David |
The Laws of Purim from Rabbi Maroof can be found here, there are also copies available on the table in the lobby.
Shabbat, March 15, Shabbat Zachor
Arvit/Havdala/Megillat Esther 8:30 pm
Children's Bingo in the mitzvah hall for children 10 and younger.
Wear your costumes!
Sunday, March 16
Minha 3:15 pm Rabbi's final MUI 6:15 pm
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Casino Night
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Feeling Lucky? Join Us for Casino Night at MDSC!
Saturday, March 22nd
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Roulette, Craps, Blackjack, Poker
Open Bar, Hors D'oeuvres, Great Prizes
In Advance - Members - $40; Non Members - $50
At The Door - Members - $45; Non Members - $55
Select 'Other' from the dropdown box , and enter 'Casino Night' in the Message field
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Sisterhood News
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The discussion/event, originally scheduled for March 12, has been rescheduled for March 18 at 7:30 pm. We will discuss "It's Esther's Day - Why Does Vashti Matter" and enjoy a fun evening.
If you have not let Roslyn know whether or not you will be able to make the revised date or you can now attend due to the date change, please email her at rbrandon@ctsguides.com.
Last Sunday a group of mommies and daughters met at MDSC and assembled 100 boxes of misloach manot for Purim. On Monday Andy Suissa took the gift boxes to the Hebrew Home. Thank you ladies/children. And thank you Andy for schelping the boxes! We also received a warm note from Hedy Peyser, Volunteer Director at the Hebrew Home: "Well done - I thank you and members of your synagogue for this wonderful Shalach Manot. Warmly, Hedy"
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| Bikur Cholim | |
MDSC has formed a committee to participate in Bikur Cholim, "visiting the sick". Bikur cholim provides comfort and support to those that are ill and the elderly. Bikur Cholim can include such activities as:
- visiting patients in the hospital, rehabilitation center, or nursing home
- visiting people who are home bound
- driving people to doctor appointments
- grocery shopping and errands
- telephoning the sick or isolated senior
If you are aware of any member of our community in need, please contact the members of the Bikur Cholim committee. If you would like to participate in this very rewarding mitzvah, please contact Jacob Elbaz at elbazj@gmail.com 202-257-8518
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| Daf Yomi Sponsorship Opportunity |
Last Fall, Magen David Sephardic Congregation joined Jews worldwide in establishing a Shiur Daf Yomi, or daily Talmud lecture. Tens of thousands of Jews across the globe study the same page of the Talmud each and every day, completing it in approximately seven and a half years. This Sunday, we will begin our sixth tractate, known as Masekhet Yoma, which deals with the laws of Yom Kippur.
Dedicating Torah study in memory of a loved one or as a source of merit for success or good health is a beautiful Jewish tradition. We would like to encourage you to "get involved" in the Daf Yomi by sponsoring a day, a week, a chapter or an entire tractate of our program. Your name and/or the name of your loved one will be mentioned at the beginning of every class, which is always recorded and then uploaded to our Daf Yomi website doingthedaf.blogspot.com. Our website has already had thousands of unique visits!
Sponsorships are available for the following donations:
- Sponsor One Page/Day of Learning - $36 (87 pages)
- Sponsor One Week of Learning - $120 (12 weeks)
- Sponsor One Chapter of Study - $180 (8 chapters)
- Sponsor The Entire Masekhet - $500
Please take advantage of this opportunity to take part in the holiness of our Torah learning as well as bring blessing and merit to yourself and your family. To arrange a sponsorship, contact Rabbi Maroof at 301-357-0129 or rjmaroof@yahoo.com
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| In The Sanctuary... | |
Please note that it is customary not to enter or leave the sanctuary during the silent Amida, while the Rabbi is speaking and while the Torah is being read.
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| Shabbat Opportunities for Our Children | |
We would love to see your child participate more actively in Shabbat services! There are many opportunities for children of all ages to take part in the prayers.
Girls 5-10 years old, and boys 5-12, may do one or more of the following:
1) Assist with opening and closing the Ark when we remove/return the Torah scrolls
2) Carry the Sefer Haftarot (post-Bar Mitzvah boys may carry the Torah)
3) Stand at the Tevah and assist in chanting Kabbalat Shabbat (Friday night), Nishmat Kol Hai, Yishtabach, Shema Yisrael, El Adon, Kedusha or Ein Kelohenu. The Rabbi will make recordings of these prayers available to you for practice and preparation at home.
Boys who can read Hebrew and are 7 years of age or older may read an Aliyah of the Torah and/or Haftara on Shabbat. Girls who can read Hebrew may prepare to chant a section of Shir Hashirim on Friday Night, or a portion of one of the Megillot on Purim, Pesah, Shavuot or Sukkot. The Rabbi will gladly work with you privately to prepare him/her in advance for this.
Please contact the Rabbi or Gabbai and make arrangements for your child to take advantage of one of these beautiful opportunities for participation in our services.
Rami Levi ramilevi77@gmail.com
Rabbi Maroof rjmaroof@yahoo.com
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| Haftara Requests | | Please note that if you wish to read the Haftara on a specific Shabbat you must communicate this to the Gabbai four weeks in advance. The first person to reserve a particular Haftara will be given that Haftara - no reassignments will be made, regardless of circumstances. Since the Gabbai cannot take responsibility for keeping track of all of your memorial dates, azkarot, etc., please be sure to take the initiative and reserve the Haftarah that you need four weeks ahead of time. You can reach the Gabbi at 301-775-9662 or by email at ramilevi77@gmail.com. |
| Eruv Status | |
To check the status of the eruv, call 240-627-1661 later Friday afternoons.
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In The Community...
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The Jewish and interfaith communities of Greater Washington will not stand idly by as one of its
own remains in captivity. Attend one of the upcoming vigils for Alan Gross' freedom - every
Monday outside the Cuban Interests Section. Vigils will continue each Monday until Alan comes home.
Location: Cuban Interests Section (2630 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC)
When: Mondays, 12:00 - 1:00pm
For updates on times and dates of future vigils, follow @FREEALANGROSS on twitter.
Visit www.jcouncil.org/freealangross for more information about Alan Gross and how YOU can help. To sign the petition to free Alan Gross please click here
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