Congregation Shaare Tikvah

THIS WEEK IN SHAARE TIKVAH

May 9 - 15, 2008

Candle lighting: 7:49 pm on Friday

Havdalah: 9:20 pm

STUDENT SERVICES on Saturday. Come and support our kids.

SHABBAT services this Friday at 8PM and Saturday at 9:30AM. This week’s portion, Emor from Leviticus, begins with more laws. Laws governing Priestly behavior and the observance of Holy Days. Kohanim must not come in contact with a corpse, or shave smooth any portion of their heads, nor marry a divorced woman. A kohayn with a physical defect may not offer sacrifices. No blemished animal may be offered on the altar. An animal must be at least eight days old before it may be sacrificed. Also, a mother and her young may not be sacrificed on the same day. The beginnings of the sacred calendar are outlined: The weekly Shabbat day of rest, followed by the descriptions of Passover, the seven-week counting of the Omer, and the first fruit harvest of Shavuot. The first day of the seventh month, which today we observe as Rosh Hashanah, was to be a special day of convocation. The tenth day of that month is Yom Kippur, followed soon after by Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret, the eighth day of solemn assembly. Moses reminds the people to bring oil to light the Menorah. The portion concludes with the stoning death of a blasphemer, and the universal proclamation that the penalty for blasphemy will be death by stoning.

For commentary online, you can go to USCJ Torah Sparks at http://www.uscj.org/Emor_57687579.html

Or visit the AISH website at http://www.aish.com/torahportion/ .

Every week —

SENIOR PROGRAM every Monday at 11AM
TORAH STUDY every Thursday at 9:30AM

Upcoming Events...

Note: Go to http://shaaretikvah.uscjhost.net/calendar.html to see the full Shaare Tikvah calendar (through June 2008).

CONGREGATION MEETING on Sunday, May 18.

BOWLING LEAGUE begins Monday, May 19. Contact Dave Kremnitzer (240-222-3250) if you're interested in joining.

Nevey Shalom will host a special kiddush on May 31st to HONOR SHAARE TIKVAH.

Are you looking for a special way to note a happy occasion or remember a loved one?

How about sponsoring a kiddush? Call Carol Halikman (301-372-1335) no later than the preceding Wednesday.

You can get a Sisterhood Golden Book card sent for you in memory of a loved one or in honor of someone. Call Amy Sheldon (301-868-2448) or e-mail her at amybsheldon@comcast.net.

You can buy a memorial plaque or a mitzvah board plaque. Call Ed Halikman (301-372-1335) or e-mail him at ehalikman@prodigy.net.

Remember to buy scrip for Giant, Shoppers Food Warehouse and KosherMart. Contact Dave Kremnitzer (301-843-8339) or Abe Hamburg (301-598-3112). Safeway uses escrip which works through your Safeway Club card. Go to escrip.com and register with our group name, Congregation Shaare Tikvah, or group number 1037678. After registration, escrip will refund 3% of your purchases back to Shaare Tikvah.

Community Activities...

ISRAEL AT 60 PHOTO Exhibit and Reception (MD) Monday, May 12, 7:00 p.m., Montgomery County Executive Office Buildings, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville and Thursday, May 29, 7:00 p.m., John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington. Residents of metropolitan Washington are invited to participate in a photo contest celebrating the many sides of Israel. Open to all amateur photographers, the contest will be judged by local photographers Jerry Eisen, Na'ama Lewin and Randy Sager. Twelve finalists will have their photos framed and exhibited at the Montgomery County (MD) Executive Office , the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors , and the D.C. Council throughout May 2008, and three winners will be selected by a committee of JCRC leadership at this reception.

ISRAEL AT 60: A Capital Celebration Join us for the most exciting community-wide festival to ever honor Israel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 1, 2008, from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the National Mall. We'll cheer Israel's 60th birthday and its tremendous accomplishments in the arts, sciences, technology, business and more. Music. Dance. Theater. Family Activities. Be There! Learn more. Breaking News: Regina Spektor, a popular Jewish singer-songwriter, will headline musical entertainment for the Israel @ 60 celebration, along with reknowned Israeli band, Mashina.