June 3 Closing of School. June 9 Arik Behar, Bar Mitzvah. June 10 Art Auction - Preview: 5:30 pm Auction: 6:30 pm

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1 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778 IN THIS ISSUE School Schedule for MAY is inside on Page 6 May 5 Sisterhood Shabbat May 6 9:30 Board Meeting May 6 Noon Or Shalom Ed Committee Meeting May 12 Albert Levin, Bar Mitzvah May 16 Men s Club Game Night May 28 Office Closed Memorial Day May 30 Sisterhood UPCOMING EVENTS Closing Dinner June 3 Closing of School June 9 Arik Behar, Bar Mitzvah June 10 Art Auction - Preview: 5:30 pm Auction: 6:30 pm Host an Oneg. 2 President s Column. 3 Rabbi s Column 4 Education Director s Column 5 School Schedule 6 May Yahrzeits.. 7 March Contributions... 8 Gift Shop. 9 Israel s 70th Party 10 Men s Club Game Night..11 Shavuot Services..12 Art Auction June.13 Big Red Sun 14 Social Actions.. 15 Sisterhood News.. 16 Donations 17 Calendar...18 Classes w/rabbi Jacob.. 19 Donation Form 20 Advertisers 21 HORIZONS May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

2 Horizons is published monthly. Material submitted for publication may be edited for style, length and content. Please contact the office to report any errors or omissions. Thank you. Editor: Lauren Porter Congregation Or Shalom 835 Darby-Paoli Road Berwyn, PA Phone: Congregation Or Shalom Executive Committee President: Andrew Levin Vice President: Treasurer: Alan Daroff Secretary: Larry Bilker Membership: Scott Markovitz Events/Fundraising: IPP: Alan Messing Auxiliary & Community Groups Sisterhood:Mindy Bernstein/Laurie Katz Men s Club: Dan Bernick Social Action: Gina Arlen Education Chair: Heidi Lurie/Alice Presley Ritual Committee: Murray Klug Advertising rates Advertising contracts are arranged through the Temple office. All advertising is due the first of the month for next month s edition of Horizons. We accept ads with a check made out to Congregation Or Shalom and the ad copy sent at the same time. Size 11 issues Per issue Full Page $1000 $110 1/2 page $750 $80 1/4 page $500 $60 1/8 page $250 $35 Do you know Unaffiliated Jews in Chester County, Montgomery County and Delaware County? Do you have Jewish friends or acquaintances who live in Chester County, Montgomery County and Delaware County who are not already members of a synagogue? If you do, why not invite them to one of the upcoming events at Or Shalom, for example our next Friday night dinner? They may have a good time and decide to come back. They may have such a good time that they decide to become members themselves. According to a recent survey by the Jewish Federation, there are many, many unaffiliated Jews in Chester county. We d love to contact them, but don t know who they are. You can help. Todah rabah! Celebrate with an Oneg Or Shalom Sisterhood is delighted to announce that you can sponsor an Oneg for any celebration you wish! Friday night and/or Saturday morning. The Sisterhood will be happy to purchase it and set it up, we only want you to join us and celebrate! Call Julie Miller at (267) or Julie at jlmphotomiller@gmail.com HORIZONS 2 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

3 The President s Column Hear Ye Hear Ye get your Machzorim If you have not already heard. Or Shalom is getting new machzorim for High Holiday services. The board has been talking about this for months or maybe years and it is finally going to happen in time for this year s high holiday services. I would like to thank Nathan Kasimer and all the members of the ritual committee for making their vision become reality. There were many hurtles in their path and they did not let anything stop them. I would also like to thank the Satlow family for their generous donation. I am confident that Jerry has done more for Or Shalom then I will ever know. Jerry and his family stepped up and are sponsoring the purchase of the new machzorim. It is wonderful when members of the community not only make suggestions or requests, but step up and do something to make it happen. What are you doing Friday night 11-May or Saturday morning 12-May? What every it is I am sure it will not be more exciting than attending the Bar Mitzvah of Albert Levin. Yes, our son will be a bar mitzvah. The little boy who ran around Ms. Susan s pre-school will be a man. I hope to see you all at one or both of the services. It is nice to see your children hit major milestones in their life, but it is even better when you can share it with friends and community. I look forward to seeing you are the Art Auction on 10-Jun-18. I really hope you come out and support the event. You are welcome to bring friends from outside the Or Shalom community. Andy HORIZONS 3 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

4 Mitzvah of the Month Rabbi Jacob Rosner In biblical times when we were primarily an agrarian people, Shavuot was one of three pilgrimage festivals when we were commanded to ascend to Jerusalem and give thanks for the harvest. As biblical Judaism morphed into rabbinic Judaism, the theme of the festival evolved, and we celebrated the anniversary of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In celebration thereof, the portion of Torah we read tells the story of Mount Sinai and the ten words. There is even a kabbalistic custom of staying up all night and studying Torah called tikkum layl Shavuot. When I was rabbi of larger congregations, (and when I was younger) a few hearty men and women would join me in all night study, and we would daven (pray) the morning service at dawn. During the amida we refer to the day as z man matan torotenu (the time of GIVING the Torah. If you are a believer, the events of Sinai were an historical happening, and despite the rabbinic midrash that the soul of every Jew, born and yet to be born, stood at Mount Sinai, the truth is that you and I were NOT there, the Torah was given once and that act is what we celebrate. But each of chooses when and whether to RECEIVE the Torah. Each of us can make a commitment to Torah study and to prayer, to kashrut and a life of mitzvah. There is no more appropriate time to make such a commitment to receive Torah in our lives than the season when we remember how God gave us this greatest of gifts. As we celebrate Shavuot may each of us commit our self receiving the Torah in the spirit it was given HORIZONS 4 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

5 From the Education Director Ellen Glassman OR TAMID RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS Typically, children get excited when counting down to their birthday, Hanukkah and summer vacation, but most do not share the same excitement when counting down the omer. An omer is a unit of measure. The mitzvah of Sefirat HaOmer refers to the 49-day period between the second night of Passover until the day before Shavuot. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as a means of thanking G-d for the harvest. The word omer literally means sheaf and refers to these early offerings. The Torah commands us to count seven weeks, recite a blessing and announce the count in both weeks and days. Therefore, on the 18 th day, one would say, Today is eighteen days, which is two weeks and four days of the omer. The counting reminds us of the link between Passover, recalling the Exodus and 50 days later, Shavout, commemorating the giving of the Torah. It also reminds us of the liberation we celebrated during Passover and that the redemption from slavery was not complete until we received the Torah. This explanation is important for our students to learn, but it s not solely what we focus on or how we get them interested or excited to count the omer. Through discussion, thought and action, we will be asking our students to take a 7-week spiritual journey together counting up to the omer instead of counting down. Why count up? Similar to the great debate on Hanukkah between the House of Shammai, who wanted to light 8 candles on the first night and count down to lighting one on the 8 th night, as opposed to the House of Hillel, who believed we should increase our joy each night, lighting one candle on the first night and 8 on the last, we want our children to look forward, take personal inventory, celebrate what they like most about who they are and sift through the grains inside of themselves that they d like to shed in order to be the best they can be. In addition, we ll find ways to act upon and connect these seven emotional Kabbalah attributes to their daily lives: Week 1: Chesed - Loving-kindness Week 2: G vurah -- Justice and discipline Week 3: Tiferet Compassion, harmony and balance Week 4: Netzakh - Endurance Week 5: Hod - Humility Week 6: Y sod Foundation, Bonding Week 7: Malkhut - Sovereignty, leadership Take this journey with us! Count up with us each week! As a school, we will be creating opportunities to perform acts of kindness while helping others and will be exploring ways that we can engage in spiritual reflection, humility and growth. After counting 49 days, take part and reflect on a journey that for some of our children has lasted 10 years and join us on Friday, May 18 th at 6pm at CBENT and on Sunday, May 20 th at Or Shalom as our 10 th grade students David Arlen, Leah Lurie, Jackson Berman, Celia Lourie, Lindsay Meyers and Mackenzie Rosin are Confirmed! Celebrate their accomplishments and this wonderful milestone with our families! Stay tuned for more details! I hope you will join us and count up to all of these spiritual and uplifting opportunities! Happy counting! Ellen Glassman, Director of Education HORIZONS 5 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

6 Or tamid School schedule Friday, May 4th Or Tamid 2nd Grade students will help lead Friday Night Services at Or Shalom. A parve Oneg will follow services. Everyone is invited. Sunday May 6th regular Or Tamid School at Or Shalom. Sunday, May 13th Or Tamid will have Muffins and Bagels at Or Shalom. Saturday, May 19th Holiday School for Or Shalom Students only from 6pm till 8pm. They will be studying about Shavuot and Shabbat. A dairy Shabbat Dinner will be served. Some non dairy food will also be served. *** Students with special food needs should get in touch with Dr. Presley by Tuesday, May 15th so that arrangements can be made. Sunday, May 20th Shavuot Services at Or Shalom beginning at 9:30Am. Confirmation students from Or Tamid Religious School will help lead Services. We will have CBENT students participating as well as Or Shalom students. We anticipate an enjoyable inspiring service and everyone is welcome young and old to attend. Sunday, May 27th no Or Tamid School (Memorial Day weekend) Sunday, June 3rd Closing Ceremony and BBQ. HORIZONS 6 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

7 may YAHRZEITS May 1, Iyar 16, 5778 Florence Greenberg, mother of Sylvia Millrood May 3, Iyar 18, 5778 Frank Wolf, father of Charlotte Lafair, grandfather of Julie Miller & Beth Burak May 4, Iyar 19, 5778 Miriam Isaacs, mother of Zora Natanblut May 6, Iyar 21, 5778 Ellen G. Barkhouse, mother of Susan Daroff Maxwell A. Daroff, father of Alan Daroff Arthur Isaacs, father of Zora Natanblut Bernard Millrood, husband of Sylvia Millrood May 7, Iyar 22, 5778 Martin Katz, father of Leslie Jay Katz May 22, Sivan 8, 5778 Lester Leight, father of Janet Hurwitz May 24, Sivan 10, 5778 Joseph Kardos, father of Dr. Nelson Kardos May 25, Sivan 11, 5778 Selma Aronoff, mother of Marjorie Leonard Josef Eliezer Klug, father of Murray Klug May 27, Sivan 13, 5778 Mary Korensky Bloomfield, aunt of BettyAnn Monash May 30, Sivan 16, 5778 Paul Monash, brother of BettyAnn Monash May 10, Iyar 25, 5778 Marilyn Markovitz, mother of Scott Markovitz May 12, Iyar 27, 5778 Mozelle Barg, mother of Irl Barg Ted Burke, husband of Anne Burke May 13, Iyar 28, 5778 Louis Poplow, father of Arlene Markind May 15, Sivan 1, 5778 Fannie Schneider, mother of Bernard Schneider May 18, Sivan 4, 5778 Laurence Leonard, husband of Marjorie Leonard May 20, Sivan 6, 5778 Julius Lurie, father of Howard Lurie Sadie Poplow, mother of Arlene Markind HORIZONS 7 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

8 Contributions Congregation Or Shalom gratefully acknowledges the following generous contributions in the month of March 2018 Beautification Fund Samantha Klein: Memory of Tibor Klein Passover Seder Howard J. & Sara S. Alexander Michael & Gina Arlen Brenda Belkin & Lawrence Rosen Charles G. & Joan N. Brown Steven & Beth Burak Janet & Sarah Emanuel Irvin & Janet Hurwitz Ayalah Jonas Roerich Eva Korolishin Anne Burke Charlotte Lafair Harris & Julie Miller Vivian & Barry Morrow James Patton & Ellen Gross Samuel Weinstein Morton Aaron Winner Susan Kaimowitz Cards and Miscellaneous Contributions Ben & Susan Goldberg: Bernie Blaustein, Mazel Tov on your recent retirement Yahrzeit Donations David & Andrea Allon: Memory of Geri Allon Ben & Susan Goldberg: Memory of Murray Slavin, Ida Goldberg Bernard & Harriet Krant: Memory of Albert Krant and Pauline Pass Donald Leitner & Michelle Cohen: Memory of Benjamin Leitner BettyAnn Monash: Memory of Edward Monash BettyAnn Monash: Memory of Sarah & Aunt Bea Bernard & Marjorie Schneider: Memory Bernard Scher Bernard & Marjorie Schneider: Memory of Hyman Schneider Kelly & Paula Sigman: Memory of Joseph Dovburd General Fund Adath Israel: Donation Samantha Klein: Memory of Vera Klein HORIZONS 8 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

9 Gift shop CLOSING SALE AT THE OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP CONTINUES 50% off (Exclusions: candles, wine, bubble gum & mezuzah scrolls) Sunday, May 13th is Mother s Day. Remember the special women in your life with gifts from the OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP Hours: Sundays, May 6 and 13 9:30AM-12:30PM Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards Accepted. For information and hours by appointment, call Sue Daroff After 35 years, The Or Shalom Gift Shop will be closing and going out of business. This is your opportunity to purchase those items you have been admiring at reduced prices. Please remember that anything you purchase at the Or Shalom Gift Shop benefits the synagogue. HORIZONS 9 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

10 On May 6 th, the Jewish Federation of Great Philadelphia is hosting our biggest, most exciting party to celebrate Israel s 70 th anniversary of independence. Packed with cooking demos and tastings, a huge kids area featuring theater and Israeli-made toys, craft vendors, musical performances, and so much more, this party will be tons of fun for children and adults Israel! The ultimate birthday party for Israel s 70 th A celebration packed with cooking demos, wine and olive oil tastings, Israeli dancing, Gaga courts, short Israeli films, a kids area featuring theater and Israeli-made toys, a marine science exhibit, craft vendors, local music and the hit Israeli cover band Capaim. Hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Sunday, May 6, :00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Event Center at the Valley Forge Casino Resort HORIZONS 10 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

11 Men s Club Game Night Couldn t you use a midweek break? Then come to the first Men s Club Game Night, to be held Wednesday May 16 at 7:15 p.m. at the home of Dan Bernick, 99 Hillside Road, Wayne, PA We will be playing poker and any other games that you wish to bring to the event. All men and women welcome: equal opportunity. Poker players should bring $20 for chips. All attendees are asked to bring $10 to cover Men s Club beverage and snack costs. Please RSVP to the office by Monday May 14 so that we can plan for food. C mon, it ll be fun! Best regards, /Daniel M. Bernick/ HORIZONS 11 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

12 Shavuot Festival All are invited to Or Shalom for Shavuot Services. The schedule is outlined below: Erev Shavuot Festival Celebration May 19 (Saturday) 6-8 PM Hebrew School celebration of Shavuot. Includes a light dairy dinner. 8:15 PM Adult celebration of Shavuot (will include): Short Evening Service. Light dairy dinner. Study Session. Shavuot Day 1 Festival Service May 20 (Sunday) 9:30 AM Shavuot services (will include confirmation for David Arlen and Leah Lurie) Shavuot Day 2 Festival Service May 21 (Monday) 9:00 AM Shavuot services (will include Yizkor service). NOTE: Regular Shabbat services will also be held on Friday (May18) at 7:30 PM and on Saturday (May 19) at 9:30 AM HORIZONS 12 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

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14 World Premiere Mainstage Production BIG RED SUN by John Jiler & Georgia Stitt directed by Megan Nicole O Brien musically directed by Dan Kazemi May 31st June 17th, 2018 Playing at Christ Church Neighborhood House Honorary Producer: June & Steve Wolfson For our Mainstage Production, 11th Hour presents the World Premiere of Big Red Sun! Come get swept away by a thrilling and beautiful score that weaves from Klezmer, to jazz and then on to rock and roll. This exciting, new musical follows a young man named Harry Daimler on his search for the father he never knew, a Jewish-American musician who died in France during World War II. As Harry uncovers the truth about his father, he begins to realize that in order to know who he truly is, he must first understand where he comes from. BIG RED SUN performances will take place at Christ Church Neighborhood House (20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106). Seating is General Admission, with the exception of Society XI members, who have reserved seating. If you have any special seating needs, please enter a note during checkout or call the box office at Tickets are also available by phone or at the box office 1 hour prior to each performance. Student and Industry tickets require a valid Student ID or proof of Industry status at the door. A service charge will be applied to all tickets. Questions? Give us a call at Running time for Big Red Sun is approximately 2 hours plus intermission HORIZONS 14 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

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16 Sisterhood news Our Sisterhood Shabbat is around the corner! On May 5 th, Sisterhood members will lead almost every aspect of the Shabbat service. We are hoping for 100% participation this year!! Thanks so much to Betsy Cohen and Brenda Belkin for organizing this service and printing up the programs again this year. They have done a phenomenal job. Please say yes if they ask you to participate. If you do not feel comfortable leading a prayer in Hebrew, you can volunteer to read a prayer in English. Even if you aren t participating, come to services and support your fellow Sisterhood members. Bring the entire family! Services will be followed by a delicious Kiddush lunch. Our closing dinner will be on May 30th. We set this date a while ago, and now all we need is the location. Would you like to host it this year? It is pot-luck and we clean up afterwards. Please contact Mindy if you are interested. Between now and then, please think of suggestions for events that Sisterhood can do next year. We are always open to new ideas. Thanks to all of you who have helped prepare luncheons these last couple months, including: Julie Miller, Rabbi Jacob, Sue Goldberg, Betsy Cohen, Mindy Markovitz, Beth Zatuchni, and Ayalah Sorkin. And thanks to those who sponsored the onegs and kiddush lunches! See you on May 5 th. HORIZONS 16 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

17 Donations We would like to thank those who have donated books and other items to the synagogue. Unfortunately, just like you, we have no space to accept most of the books and other items that have been donated unsolicited. Please contact the synagogue office before you drive over to drop off items. If we can use the items, we will welcome them and provide a tax letter receipt but if we just have no room for the items you want to donate, please consider another worthy cause for your donation. Tema Tiller March 2018 Membership Directory The new simplified membership directory and class list is now posted on our web site. It is password protected and will be updated regularly as members notify the office of changes to their information. Please review it today to make sure information about your family is correct. HORIZONS 17 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

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19 Classes with Rabbi Jacob (Not So) Basic Judaism Rabbi Jacob offers a Basic Judaism class for adults each Monday evening, from 7:30 to 8:30. The focus will be on learning about the holidays, life cycle events, great Jewish books and more. The Rabbi promises that even the most knowledgeable will find something new and intriguing in this class. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class Rabbi Jacob invites any adult seeking to have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, to schedule private lessons with him. Other One-on-One Classes with Rabbi Jacob Rabbi is offering one-on-one classes at your convenience on many Jewish topics such as: Learning to read or speak Hebrew, synagogue skills, bible, Mishna, etc. You can even name your own class! Please the office at office@orshalom.com to schedule your class with the Rabbi now. HORIZONS 19 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

20 Or Shalom Donation Form I would like to help support Or Shalom. I have specified each donation and I have included one check for the total amount payable to Or Shalom. Please send all donations to: Congregation Or Shalom, 835 Darby Paoli Road, Berwyn PA Name Address Fund # Amount $ Phone # Made in memory of Made in honor of Speedy Recovery Send acknowledgment to (include address) Name Address Fund # Amount $ Phone # Made in memory of Made in honor of Speedy Recovery Send acknowledgment to (include address) Definition of Funds 1. Building Fund: Donations are used for the continuous upkeep of our building. These funds help offset unexpected expenses such as A/C, Heater, roof repair and any emergency repairs to our facility. 2. Beautification Fund: Donations are used for the upkeep of our grounds. Trees, plants, mulch, etc. 3. Biblical Garden Fund: Donations are used to maintain and support our biblical garden. 4. Paul Seres Education Endowment Fund: This fund is maintained to provide interest income for restricted use by the synagogue for Education. 5. General Fund: All monies donated to this fund will supplement the current year s budget. 6. Hebrew School: Funds are used for the needs of the Religious School. Examples: Bulletin boards, books and school supplies, etc. 7. Rabbi s Discretionary Fund: The Rabbi uses these funds for charitable purpose. Donations to this fund can be made directly to the synagogue office. 8. Social Action: Donations will be used for all social action events and programs. Any questions to this fund should be addressed to Gina Arlen at migi4@verizon.net. 9. Tree of Life: A leaf can be purchased to honor or commemorate any important life event. The cost of a leaf is $ which will be displayed in our foyer. For more information please contact office at Yahrzeit Plaque: Two plaques can be purchased for $ The first would be a permanent plaque on the back wall of the sanctuary. The second plaque would be placed during the week of the Yahrzeit on the memorial wall in the front of the sanctuary. Additional information will be requested when purchasing a plaque. Please contact Ellen Gross at Ellenagross@gmail.com for more information. 11. Oneg: Sponsor an Oneg for Friday night and /or Saturday morning for any celebration you with. The cost is $45.00 and the Sisterhood will purchase and set it up. Checks should be made payable to Or Shalom Sisterhood HORIZONS 20 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778

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22 OFFICE HOURS (effective 9/11/17) Monday: 10 to 3 Tuesday: 11:30 to 6 (school in session) 10 to 3 (no school) Wednesday: 10 to 1 Thursday: 10 to 4 Friday: 10 to 3 HORIZONS 22 May 2018 Iyar, 5778 Sivan, 5778