23 Av 5776
August 27, 2016
Shabbat Morning Services
Ekev Torah (p. 1048): 10:12-15, 10:16-22, 11:1-9, 11:1012, 11:13-15, 11:16-21, 11:22-25 Maftir 11:22-26 Haftorah (p. 1056): Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Mincha will follow Morning Services Friday, September 2 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat 7:06 PM Candle Lighting The congregation regrets the passing of our esteemed member Janice Seaman, beloved wife of Mel Seaman Speedy recovery to Ahuva Lefkovitz, Ron Bloom, Morris Heimowitz, Eve Epstein, Alan Kapsack, Jackie Schwartz, and Marvin Dressler Mazel tov to Rita & Sam Levine on the engagement of their grandson THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC! OJC LJL Presents: “CROSSING DELANCEY” Tuesday, September 13th 10:45 AM
Isabelle's life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends she meets there. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and hires a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker to help her love-life along. Enter pickle-maker Sam who immediately takes to Isabelle.
BIBLE STUDY & LIBRARY NEWS
Please check the Shabbat cart, which is downstairs for the summer, for these new titles: "The Black Widow" by Daniel Silva, "The Marriage of Opposites" by Alice Hoffman, "Fifty Shades of Talmud" by Maggie Anton, "A Hero of France" by Alan Furst, "Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story" by Matti Friedman, “The Dinner Party" by Brenda Janowitz. Did you borrow the OJC paperback copy of any of the Rashi’s Daughters series? If so please let us know-contact Paula Spector at OJCLibrarian@gmail.com or leave a message at 536-6112 ext 23. If you want a MI SHEBERAKH said for someone who is ill, call Karen (5366112 x 11) with the English & Hebrew Name and Mother’s Hebrew name. Please let us know if a congregant is ill or has had a loss. Do not assume that we know this information if you or someone you know, needs a little loving kindness, a sympathetic ear a shoulder to cry on, or has something to celebrate-we care & our HESED Committee is here for you! hesed@oceansidejewishcenter.org
OJC Men’s Club would like to thank Rabbi Greenspan and these members: Marvin DresslerIra EpsteinGlenn FuchsEd Goldstein Bernard KennerPhil PivnickRich PusateriSaul Weinstein for participating as Captains and/or Sponsors for the weekly Sunday morning Minyan breakfasts in July and August. Anyone in OJC is welcome to be a Captain or Sponsor and come to Minyan. Just email (info@islandmediapro.com) to Rich Pusateri or call (516) 220-1149.
The High Holy Days, by the Book Sunday, September 11 & 18, 2016 10:00 - 11:30 AM in the Hymowitz-Myers Chapel
“It is not enough to go through the Machzor,” said the teacher to his student, “The Machzor must go through you!” Each year Jews spend many hours with the Machzor in their laps during High Holy Day Services. What can we cull from this resource to make Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur meaningful? How can the Machzor become a tool for transcendence, transformation, and repentance? What are some of the hidden treasures that we hidden in this prayer book that can help us find meaning in services?