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| Greetings! |
The Adat Shalom calendar is full to bursting! See below for all the many ways to do, learn and pray with us.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have
found our mistake(s) or have any questions about the contents of this newsletter. For the most up-to-date information, always check the
Adat Shalom website.
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| Tot Shabbat |
The next Tot Shabbat will take place
Saturday, December 6, 2014
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
in the Library. 
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| Meet the Community this Shabbat |  Do you know someone who you think would be interested in Adat Shalom? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, co-worker, family member, or acquaintance, who is looking for a progressive, inclusive community? Please invite them to attend the next "Meet the Community" on December 6th, right after services, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, in the Library. Clergy, Torah School representatives, and Board members will be present. For more information, contact Deena Goldsmith |
December Haiti Mission
|  Mission to Haiti December 2014 Rabbi Sid and 21 Adat Shalom Congregants are traveling to Haiti to help build homes and work with Pastor Johnny's church. We each plan to bring 1-2 large suitcases filled with donated items to Haiti. Please help us with this effort. There will be collection boxes in the Adat Shalom foyer beginning Saturday, December 6. Thank you in advance, Steven Sharpe and Darin Schonzeit |
| Jewish Folk Arts Festival |
Saturday, December 6 at 8:00 PM
Chanukah Concert Dedicated to Human Rights
Temple Beth Ami, 14330 Travilah Road, Rockville, MD 20850
Featuring Storyteller Noa Baum and the Fabrangen Fiddlers with Jessi and Debi Roemer
Sunday, December 7 at 12:00-6:00 PM
Jewish Folk Arts Festival
Universities of Shady Grove Conference Center, 96301 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
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Upcoming Jewish Studies Classes
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Jewish Studies for the Week of December 7.
Sunday, December 7
- The Sunday Series: Modern Markers of Modernity: Haskalah and Hasidism in the European Jewish Community with Dr. Eliyana Adler from 10:00AM - 12:00PM.The final class of three, will continue the discussion about the new intellectual and social trends profoundly changing the European Jewish community in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (Please prepare for the class with these reading materials. (Meet in the Library.)
CORRECTED DATE: Monday, December 8
- The Zohar (1280) by Moses de Leon from 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Part of the Ten Classics of the Jewish Spirit series with Rabbi Manny Goldsmith. (At the Ring House, 1801 East Jefferson Street, Rockville)
Wednesday, December 10
- The Kibbutz from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Learn with our Shalicha, Sahar Malka, about why this unique Israeli phenomenon was created, how the concept works, and its development up through today. (Meet in the Double Classroom.)
Saturday, December 13
- Shabbat Matters with Susan Gaeta on Interacting with Your Children from 9:30AM - 10:30AM. Chochma (practical knowledge and wisdom), Binah (intuition, relationships), Da'at (experiential knowledge), all words that can be used to understand how we bring our brain to bear on the world around us. Susan Gaeta will teach you how to fully bring your mind and all its attributes to bear on your interactions with your children. (Meet in the Double Classroom.)
- Shulcan Ivrit: The Hebrew Table Group 1 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (following the Oneg.) Catch up on current events in Israeli news while improving your Hebrew skills. Join Sahar for casual Hebrew conversation. Group 1 is for those who read but do not fluently speak Hebrew. We will read and translate Hebrew newspaper articles, explaining unfamiliar words as we go, with English discussion of the article to follow. (Meet in the Double Classroom.)
Sunday, December 14
- Contemporary Israeli Literature in English: Encountering the Complexity of Israeli Existence from 10:00AM - 12:00 PM, with Rabbi George, Haya Laufer and Luther Jett. This literature course will meet to discuss selected literary works (novels and short stories) by major, contemporary Israeli authors. (Meet in the Library.)
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| Take Back the Mikvah! | 
Take Back the Mikvah!
A Progressive Response to Recent
(& Ancient) Issues in Mikvah Use
Sunday, December 7, 2014
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Adas Israel Community Mikvah
Women from ALL local synagogues are invited to explore ideas and practices around the mitzvah of Mikvah, process recent events and discuss Mikvah as a tool for relationship building. Free and open to women & girls 10+ from all backgrounds Free Childcare is available. Registration is strongly encouraged (and required for childcare.) For questions or to register, visit the mikvah website or contact Naomi Malka at 202-841-8776 |
| Religious Practices Meeting | |
The Religious Practices Committee (RPC) Meeting
Wednesday, December 10th, 2014
8:00 PM - 9:30PM
Adat Shalom Library
 The Religious Practices Committee (RPC) is rolling up its metaphorical sleeves and getting ready to tackle some issues of interest and impact to the Adat Shalom community. The full agenda is posed on our List Serve.) We invite and welcome all who are interested in participating to join in an open meeting of the RPC to take place at Adat Shalom on Wednesday, December 10th, from 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM in the Synagogue Library .
We encourage you to attend and get on board. (If you want to participate but are unable to attend, please let me know and we'll keep you in the loop.) Hoping to see you there. |
| Coping with Aging Relatives |  Our support group for those Coping with Aging Relatives will meet this Shabbat, December 13th, from 12:30-2:00 PM. Are you worried about parent(s) or other relative(s)? Concerned about their living situation? Are there driving issues? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Don't know where to turn? Fill a plate at the oneg and join us in the library at 12:30 PM. Come share your concerns, learn from others experiencing similar challenges, and receive practical, emotional and spiritual support in a confidential setting. These are drop-in sessions; you need not have attended before. Co-facilitators: Margi Helsel-Arnold Vicki Breman Questions? Contact Vicki Breman 202-544-1319 202-841-7096 |
| Manure Festival |  Sunday, December 14 from noon to 2:00 PM: Manure Festival in the Mishnah Garden: add horse manure to help next year's crops, all are welcome. Bagels and rubber gloves will be provided. |
| Kabbalat Shabbat Chanukah |  Kabbalat Shabbat Chanukah! Friday night, December 19. Members and friends of all ages are warmly welcomed to come together to celebrate a light-filled holiday Shabbat. Please bring a chanukiyah (Chanukah menorah) and candles for a communal candle-lighting and songs, followed by Shabbat candles, Kiddush, Motzi and pot-luck dinner. Adat Shalomer and world renowned story-teller Noa Baum will share some special tales for Shabbat Chanukah. 6:30pm - Chanukah candle-lighting and holiday songs 6:50pm (ish) - Shabbat candle-lighting, Kiddush and motzi followed by Holiday/Shabbat potluck dinner Dessert and Story-telling with Noa Baum (for adults too!) |
| SAVE THE DATE! First Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton |  The First Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton
Friday evening, January 30 &
Saturday morning, January 31, 2015.
Lovingly sponsored by
Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
Please reserve this special Shabbat weekend with guest artist/scholar, Rabbi Noam Katz, and his band.
Rabbi Katz is the Dean of Jewish Living at Leo Baeck Jewish Day School in Toronto, Canada and a world renown musician and teacher. We are thrilled to bring him to our home in Bethesda.
Throughout this Shabbaton we will learn new music, share old favorites and celebrate the crossing of the Red Sea with this wonderful scholar and musician.
Friday night, January 30 - Welcome Shabbat with the music of Jewish Uganda - Noam shares his stories and music from his time spent with the Abayudaya
Shabbat morning, January 31 - Shabbat morning with Noam and his band - new and old favorites throughout our service and a very special musaf
Saturday evening, January 31 - Dor L'Dor Havdalah Concert with Noam and his band - for all ages 0-120
Saturday night, January 31 - Teen Indoor Campfire with Noam
Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information.
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| Mazel Tov! |
Plan to join these young scholars as they become Bar/Bat Mitzvah and wish them Mazel Tov in person.
December 6 - Joshua Warsaw, son of Michael and Deborah Warsaw
December 13 - Jacob Garfinkle, son of Gwen Garfinkle
December 13 - Theodore Bhatia, son of Karan and Sara Bhatia
December 20 - Sam Geesing, son of Amy Maron and Jacob Geesing
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| Get Involved! |  Every month is "Get Involved" Month at Adat Shalom. Just go to the Adat Shalom website and click on the green "Get Involved" box in the right hand corner of the home page. There you will find a list of all the opportunities - big and small - in which you can contribute your time and talents to our community. Please contact Kay Abrams if you have any questions. |
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