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Click here for a copy of the Passover Order form today! Deadline to order is Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Congregation Ohav Shalom is selling a variety of Glatt Kosher for Passover prepared foods. All food is provided by Petak's in Fair Lawn, New Jersey under RCBC supervision. Offerings include a complete seder for five or ten people or individual items such as chicken soup with matzo balls, brisket, gefilte fish, roasted chicken, roast turkey, Eggplant parmesan (dairy), matzo stuffing, potato pudding and stuffed derma. All vegetarian items are prepared in meat equipment.
You can find the order forms in the synagogue lobby, our March DASH and Ohav's weekly emails. You may call the office at 489-4706 x10 to have Nancy fax or email you the order form or you can email Nancy at nancy@ohavshalom.com. The deadline to order food is Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 |
The Ohav Shalom Social Action Committee
Invites You to Break Matzah with Us!
Be a part of Albany's annual Passover Seder for Adults
with Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, March 17, 2011 at Ohav Shalom
We need workers in shifts of 2-3 hours throughout the day
(1 PM - 6 PM) to:
- Prepare the meal, Assemble Seder plates, Set the tables, Greet guests,
- Serve the meal, Clear the tables and Clean up
- If you've worked on the Seder in past years, you remember how much fun it is.
- If you haven't - come get to know one of Albany's greatest holiday projects.
To volunteer or for more information call/email Amy Anneling 928-7660/ acanneling@verizon.net or Dan Gordon 439-1277/ gordondn@juno.com |
Looking to Host or be Hosted at a Seder this year?
Once again, the office at Ohav Shalom will be happy to match you up with a guest/s or a host for a seder during Passover this year. Please email Nancy Pandolfo, our office manager by Monday March 18 if you are willing to host a guest or guests at your seder, or if you would like to be a guest at a seder. Please note that we may not be able to arrange for you to attend both seders, but we will do everything possible to arrange an invitation for you at one of them.
We ask that you let Nancy know:
- How many people you can host or how many people you need to have hosted.
- Which seder night, or both nights if that applies.
- Any eating restrictions for you, the guest.
- Are you allergic to house pets?
- Any hosting restrictions for you, the host.
- Your email address, or your phone number if you do not have email access.
Nancy can be reached at the Ohav office: nancy@ohavshalom.com or 489-4706 x-10.
Thank you in advance for hosting members of the community at your seder, and we look forward to helping you find a host with whom to celebrate Passover with this year!
"Let all who are hungry, come and eat." (From the Haggadah) |
The Albany community gathering for Yom Hashoah
will be on the evening of April 7, 6:45 p.m. at Bnai Sholom. SAVE THE DATE for this important community observance. |
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Volunteer at the Regional Food Bank
Come help sort and re-pack food and other essential products for the needy in our community. The next volunteer opportunity at the Regional Food Bank is Sunday, March 10th. Contact Sharon Berko at 446.0476 or sharonleeberko@yahoo.com for information. |
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Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Academic Scholarships Available Click here for details on the Abraham and Eleanor Staff College Scholarship - Deadline April 3rd |
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Cooking and Caring:
If you would like to support those who have lost a loved one, are ill, need extra support at home and you enjoy cooking and baking and/or are willing to make a delivery of a meal, the Yad Yonatan's Cooking and Caring group is for you. We will meet Thursday, March 14 at 1:00 to prepare and freeze dairy meals for as needed delivery. We hope you can join us for our second cooking session of the year and if not this time, then in the future. Please call Sandy Cohen at 569-1108 or Lynne Shatsoff, 439-4822 if you are able to help.
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IS ISRAEL IN YOUR FUTURE?
Israel is a land of ancient and modern miracles, and an amazing place for Jews and non Jews alike. If you are thinking of going to Israel, please consider joining us for our popular biennial Ohav Shalom Israel mission. All are welcome, and we make every effort to accommodate a variety of age groups. The next mission will take place on February 12-23, 2014. For more information, please email Rabbi Ornstein at ohavrab@gmail.com. (If you would consider a somewhat longer mission that would include a brief tour of Jewish Prague before heading for Israel, please let us know.) To register, please contact Diane Rubtchinsky at Diane@ayalet.com. It is never too early to register for our mission to our Jewish homeland!
We hope you can join us! |
Project Nehemiah
For many years, some generous Ohav Shalom members have been participating quietly in a fund raising effort for the synagogue called Project Nehemiah. This program was named for the religious leader who, in the 5th century B.C.E, rebuilt the moral, spiritual and physical infrastructure of the Jewish community in the land of Israel.
Project Nehemiah is a voluntary program of giving beyond standard annual congregational dues. Since annual dues account for less than 50% of the funds necessary to sustain our synagogue on an annual basis, Project Nehemiah is a way to bridge that gap and ensure that the programs and services we count on continue to be available and of the highest quality.
Three levels of one-year pledges are available:
Supporting member: $500 above dues
Sustaining member: $750 above dues
Guardian member: $1,000 above dues
Project Nehemiah is one way to assist in building the moral, spiritual and physical infrastructure of Congregation Ohav Shalom. If you are interested, please contact President Libby Post at lpost@commservices.net or by phone at 857-6788. |
In The Larger Jewish Community
1. Gourmet Kosher Cookies for Passover - NOTE deadline for orders has been extended to Monday, March 11th!
Fresh baked by "As You Like It" Catering exclusively for Price Chopper. Call Price Chopper today (456-9314) to place your order!
Click here for your order form.
2. Check it out: Jewish camping fun for families!
Ramah Family Camp
3. Friedman to Highlight HACD 50th Anniversary Celebration
Internationally renowned columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman will be the special guest speaker for Hebrew Academy of the Capital District's 50th anniversary celebration dinner, to be held at Temple Israel on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 6:30 pm. The evening will also honor the twenty-four men and women who have selflessly devoted their time and energy as presidents of the school.
HACD Presidents to be recognized are: Joseph Lorch z"l, Sanford Sheber, Leo Phaff, Stanley Ball, Jerome Lefkowitz, Daniel Hershberg, Donald Berns z"l, Linda Hershberg, Lester Rubenfeld z"l, Louis-Jack Pozner, Barry Warren, Joseph Kay, Mark Koblenz, Edward Jacobs, David Ginsburg, Richard Friedman z"l, Steve Huz, Ken Segel, Kim Landau, Dan Finkle, Laura Segal, Marta Koblenz, Ira Zackon, and Anna Rosen.
Reservations for the dinner as well as opportunities to sponsor the celebration or to congratulate Hebrew Academy on this milestone anniversary are available through March 13th. Honorary Committee and Sponsor Level Guests are invited to a special reception with Mr. Friedman prior to the Celebration Dinner. Please call Marta Koblenz at 438 - 4387 for further information.
4. Special screening of "The Gatekeepers" followed by discussion led by Professor Ethan Bloch of the Albany Capital District Chapter of JStreet. Wednesday April 3 6:30 pm at the Spectrum8 Theatre 290 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY. Cost: $9.25 Contact info: Barbara Dworkin at bdworki1@nycap.rr.com OR Gerry Magnes at gmagnes1@gmail.com
5. You are Invited to Attend:
Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center Health and Services Fair for Adults/Seniors
Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:30am-2:30pm
Fair Location:
SAAJCC
340 Whitehall Rd.
Albany, NY 12208
FREE:
- Health Screenings
- refreshments
- chair massages
- information booths
- drawing prizes
- quick adult haircuts
10:30am - 12pm Free Snack Bag (while supplies last)
For more information, contact the Albany JCC's Senior Adult Office, 438-6651 x112.
6. Camp Givah Summer 2013.
Registration for Camp Givah is now open and the Early Bird deadline is quickly approaching! Save $30 per camper per week by registering by April 26th. With a balance of Judaics (including singing and Israeli dance) with traditional camp activities (including Red Cross swim instruction, sports, canoeing, kayaking) while at camp and exciting trips including White Water rafting in Lake George for the campers entering 6th-10th grades and a camp-wide trip to Great Escape, Givah offers something to please everyone. For more information, please email Dan Scher, camp director, at campgivahdirector@gmail.com.
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