Shavuot

Please join in worship this Thursday evening as we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot as well as our Confirmation ceremony during this festival service on Thursday, May 28th at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to attend the pre-service dinner at 6:00, go to the Temple's website and RSVP.

Last Day

With today being the very last day of school, there's still plenty going on at Temple.

I hope you can attend Friday night services when four of our teens will be speaking about their trips to Israel this past summer. And don't forget that Saturday morning services continue. We have services every week from now through the end of June.

big holiday coming up -- Shavuot. It begins at sundown next Thursday, May 28th. During the service we have 2 Chai Schoolers being Confirmed-- Chad Edwards-Kuhn & Jake Silver. Their parents are making a dinner in their honor at 6:00 before the service. Please RSVP if you plan to attend the dinner. After the service we will have dessert along with a study of the Book of Ruth.

Saturday, May 30, we will have a Shabbat morning/Shavuot service as well as a Yizkor service, which is customary on the 3 major pilgrimage holiday -- Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot.

Don't forget, starting in June, all Friday evening services will be at 6:00

Last Week

Shalom,

We had a wonderful BBQ yesterday. A special thanks to Dave Chafetz & Mike Gower for organizing it and for their great grilling skills.

We still have Wednesday & Thursday classes this week so I hope to see everyone there.

This Friday night we have a special treat-- 4 of our high school students will be speaking during services about their trips to Israel this past summer with NFTY and Young Judaea. Please join us. Services at 7:30. And don't forget, we still have Saturday morning services now through the end of June.

Max Wall z"l

Today was a very sad day for the Burlington community. Rabbi Max Wall was laid to rest. As my mother would say, nobody younger should go, but even at age 93 one cannot help but feel sad for the loss. It was a wonderful funeral with personal eulogies given by Rabbi Chasan, Father Berube, Mark Stoler and 2 of Rabbi Wall's grandchildren. Although I did not know Rabbi Wall very well, having only been here 10 years and he was already retired, I knew him from my attendance at holiday services at OZ. He always had a kind word, a joke to tell and a warm smile on his face which lit up his whole face. When I would read Haftarah he would always come up to me afterwards to tell me how much he enjoyed it. He led a full, rich life and we're all the richer for having known him.

One week to go

Shalom Everyone!

Just a reminder that we're winding down with one week to go. Even though our BBQ is this Sunday, we still have classes next Wednesday & Thursday. I hope all of you can come Sunday, even the non-Sunday school families.


while you're here, check out http://www.israelscouts.org/

Yom HaAtzmaut

Check out some of the scenes from our joint Temple Sinai - Ohavi Zedek Israel Independence Day Celebration

Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJxn1BK42c

They're coming again this year. June 10th. Would you like to be a host family? Get in the mood. Watch the video.