Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

03/07/2021

Congregation Olam Tikvah Religious School

Just a reminder--There are no OTRS classes today

02/23/2021

OT Purim Zoom Backgrounds

The OT Zoom Purim Party is Thursday night, so it's time to decorate! Check out our selection of Purim-themed Zoom backgrounds and download your favorites!

Chag Sameach! Add some Purim fun to your Zoom experience by downloading one (or more) of these OT Purim Zoom backgrounds. Once you've got them downloaded, you'll add them to your zoom account by following these steps: -Click the ^ symbol next to the video icon on the bottom of your zoom window -Sele...

02/22/2021

Congregation Olam Tikvah

To paraphrase that famous quote: "Neither snow nor [freezing] rain nor pandemic stays these amazing volunteers from the swift completion" of this mitzvah of Purim. (Yes, inclement weather couldn't keep these volunteers away!) A huge todah rabah to these members, and to all who will be delivering the mishloach manot bags! For more photos, click this link: https://dan-noble.smugmug.com/2021-Mishloach-Manot-Packing/

02/17/2021

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Purim is coming! Which means that members of our mishloach manot committee are busy getting everything ready. Todah raba! Check out everything Purim at OT at https://www.olamtikvah.org/purim

10/16/2020

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

10/07/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Have you had a meal in one of our sukkot yet? This week's weather is perfect for you to enjoy breakfast, coffee, lunch, or dinner. And check out the decorations previous sukkah dwellers have left!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d4daaaa29a64-aparking

09/18/2020

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

09/18/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Check out the whole series by clicking on the playlist title (Call of the Shofar). Shana Tova!

Throughout Elul, the final month of the year, we blow the shofar each morning as a wake up call to our hearts and heads. Rabbi Kalender

David Starobind sounds the shofar for the final day of Elul.

Yontif
By Peter Maer

Mi Shebeirach avoteinu. M’kor habracha L’imoteinu: May the one who blessed our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and our matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless and heal our world and all who are ill at this time of universal need.

May the One who we turn to for the blessings of life help and sustain us in this pandemic era. While we are socially distant, may we bolster the bonds that bring us closer to dear family and friends.

May the Holy Blessed One overflow with compassion for all who are ill and those who are alone, living in fear and worried about loved ones who are far away.

May we find the reassuring words and warm embraces to keep our children emotionally and physically healthy.

May Adonai help us to find strength in our faith, the words of Torah, in our High Holiday prayers, and in each other.

May we maintain stability by remembering the many blessings in our lives as we pray to be inscribed in the Book of Life.

May the Holy Blessed One bring strength to our Rabbis, who we turn to for guidance, and to doctors, nurses and all who are on the medical front lines.

May the One who watches over all of us help us to find leaders who are wise and compassionate as we confront this public health crisis.

Bless all who are desperately in need of healing and hope with r’fuah sh’leimah. Adonai, please hear our prayer. Amen

Our Yontif prayer takes on added meaning:
Barukh ata adonai elohenu melekh ha'olam, shehecheyanu, v'kiyimanu, v'higiyanu la'z'man ha'zeh.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this yontif.

08/07/2020

www.wlcj.org

It's not too late to participate in this ongoing series! On Monday, August 10 at 3 p.m., Part 8 of the Jewish Women in Film series will be presented live by WLCJ.

See the Sisterhood e-newsletter from July 30 for the link to join this Zoom meeting. See https://www.wlcj.org/jewish-women-in-film/ to view videos of previous sessions.

During these very difficult times why not learn more about Jewish women in the movies with film expert Lois Silverman? "When we view a film, we enter a new, often unfamiliar world," said Silverman. "If the film is well constructed, we become engrossed in how the inhabitants of that world react with each other. But when we study a film, we learn more about that world; we see how the inhabitants of that world interacted and why they acted as they did. To study film is a means of viewing history and studying it," explained Silverman as she described her upcoming course. Silverman teaches a film course at SUNY/POLY in Utica/Rome, New York.

08/03/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Did you know...
Jewish Treasures is open by appointment! Shop for a shofar, b'nei mitzvah gifts, havdalah set, and more. And during August and September, we're offering 20% off tallitot. Visit www.olamtikvah.org/judaica to view a sampling of our items.

07/31/2020

See the August Olam Tikvah Sisterhood e-newsletter for details about all of the upcoming events. Also, this year's membership drive is underway! There is a link in the e-newsletter or you can visit the Sisterhood part of the synagogue's website. Paper packets are also being sent. We hope you will join us at the next event, which is coming up really soon!

Exercise At Home With a Personal Trainer
Sunday, August 2, 11 am, via Zoom (see e-newsletter for meeting link)

Lynne Maloney, a former personal trainer at the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia, who now owns Breathe Body and Mind training and yoga studio, will present a one-hour program focusing on feeling better at home. She will cover topics such as stretching, strength training and core moves, breathwork, and some yoga moves -- all using your own body weight (no weights or other equipment needed). No RSVP Necessary.

07/31/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

We're streaming our Shabbat morning service! See some familiar faces of OT service leaders Saturday mornings at 10:00am. Go to www.olamtikvah.org/shabbat to stream the service.

This week's service was prepared in advance. Thank you to our service leaders for leading us this week.

07/28/2020

Call of the Shofar Initiative

Call of the Shofar Initiative

In preparation for the High Holiday season, Olam Tikvah is excited to gather in new ways through our Call of the Shofar initiative. Beginning in the month of...

07/24/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Did you know that we're streaming our Shabbat morning service? See some familiar faces of OT service leaders in this 10:00am service! Go to https://www.olamtikvah.org/shabbat to stream the service.

This week's service was prepared in advance. Thank you to our service leaders (some pictured here) for leading us this week. In person/live streamed services will begin in a few weeks.

06/19/2020

Congregation Olam Tikvah

Families with young children, we can't wait to see you on Friday at 4pm for our new program, Shabbat is Knocking at My Door! For more information, including the zoom link, check your inbox or email [email protected]

05/10/2020

See what OT has been doing during quarantine. You can see even more on the OT website and you can sign up for the email listserv if you haven’t already.

We may be physically separated, but we are together, as exemplified by the special April/May issue of the Contemporary, the existence of which was made possible by members of the OT community working together, even if it wasn't in person. This issue is available online only. Please enjoy: https://images.shulcloud.com/7888/uploads/Files/Contemporary/2020/April_May2020Contemp.pdf

05/10/2020

01/03/2020

Unitea and P3 - join us for the next Power Pack Program (P3) event which is happening in conjunction with Unitea (see OT website for more details)

12/08/2019

Come shop at the Jewish Treasures Chanukah Bazaar from 9 am - 1 pm today!

11/22/2019

Tomorrow night (Sat., 11/23) at 7 pm - Sisterhood and Men’s Club Adult Social & Game Night!

All adult OT members are invited to game night! Enjoy games, desserts, cordials, snacks and coffee and tea. Feel free to bring your favorite game to play. $10/person. Walk-ins welcome.

10/25/2019

Join us for a special tour of Distillery Lane Ciderworks on Sunday, November 10. Details found here: https://www.olamtikvah.org/event/ciderytour2019
Please RSVP by Monday, October 28.

10/25/2019

A selection of items from Jewish Treasures

10/25/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

09/29/2019

Shanah Tovah Umetukah
שנה טובה ומתוקה

09/23/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

09/22/2019

Join us on Oct. 6 for two different activities:
✡️10 am-2 pm - Organizational meeting for "OT's Got (Some) Talent" event that will be in November
✡️2 pm - Sisterhood Painting Class

(see details below)

10 am-2 pm - Organizational meeting for "OT's Got (Some) Talent" - Do you have “some” talent? Do you sing, dance, tell jokes, perform magic, etc.? If so, OT Sisterhood and Men's Club invite you to participate in our very own OT’s Got (Some) Talent event on Saturday, November 23rd at 7 pm. Please come to our organizational meeting to ensure that your act is on our program. Meeting will be held at OT on Sunday October 6 from 10 am to 2 pm. If you are unable to make the event, but still want to participate in the talent show, please contact Karen Rabin. Her contact information is in the directory.

2 pm - Sisterhood Painting Event - Put on your comfy clothes and join us for a still-life acrylic painting class led by local artist and OT congregant, Ilisa Calderon. Just in time for Sukkot, we will do a composition of the Lulav and Etrog, which you will be proud to hang in your sukkah! Additionally, we will study a liturgical verse having to do with the holiday of Sukkot, presented by Sisterhood Education Co-Vice President, Iren Fertel. No artistic background necessary.

09/11/2019

Sisterhood Fall Brunch - Event - Congregation Olam Tikvah

Get excited for our Fall Brunch this Sunday! You can still register, but please do it right away! Here are the details:

Kick off fall with award-winning chef Lauren Katz, who will demonstrate her “Apples and Honey” Babka recipe, an impressive-looking dessert that is accessible for the home baker. She will also discuss her experiences baking on television and connecting to Judaism through food. $12 Sisterhood Members, $15 Non-Members. Register by September 9 online at www.olamtikvah.org/event/sisfallbrunch2019

07/16/2019

We had a wonderful day learning and then lunching in Baltimore on Sunday. At the Jewish Museum of Maryland, we had a tour of two temporary exhibits ("Stitching History from the Holocaust" and "Fashion Statement") and explored the permanent exhibit ("Voices of Lombard Street") and the beautiful gift shop on our own. Afterwards, we all had a delicious lunch at Ciao Bella in Little Italy.
http://jewishmuseummd.org/
http://jewishmuseummd.org/single/stitching-history-from-the-holocaust/
http://jewishmuseummd.org/single/fashion-statement/
http://jewishmuseummd.org/single/voices-of-lombard-street-a-century-of-change-in-east-baltimore/

07/10/2019

Women's League for Conservative Judaism

Announcing the Torah Fund theme and pin for 5780/2019-2020! Chesed means “kindness” in Hebrew. The word can also be translated as “lovingkindness,” to convey the deep love that animates Jewish acts of kindness, done without thought of reward.

The Bible has numerous examples of chesed, such as Abraham and Sarah welcoming three strangers to their tent in the heat of the day; Abraham’s servant’s prayer for a wife for Isaac, answered by Rebecca who offers water to him and to his camels; and Ruth, who shows loyalty and kindness to Naomi, adopting her religion and peoplehood, after Naomi has experienced great loss. The rabbinic tradition enacted many laws to formalize our commitment to kindness, making chesed one of the three central pillars of Jewish life, as Shimon HaTzaddik taught: “The world rests on three things, on Torah, on service of God, and on deeds of kindness” (Pirkei Avot 1:2).

The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded by three circles, one larger than the next. This symbolizes the heart of kindness, which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity: from family, to community, to the larger world; from North America, to Israel, to the world; or from sisterhood, to region, to the larger world of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. And as it is said in Psalm 89, may we build a world of kindness.

Learn more and donate here! http://wlcj.org/about/torah-fund/

05/04/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood's cover photo

04/19/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood's cover photo

04/19/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood's cover photo

04/19/2019

Olam Tikvah Sisterhood

04/19/2019

Happy Passover from OT Sisterhood! חג שמח

03/28/2019

Passover Sale at Jewish Treasures - from now until Pesach (which is only about 3 weeks away!)

15% off a single item of at least $60. We carry matzah plates, seder plates, candlesticks, kiddush cups, shofars and more. (Books, cards, or mezuzot scrolls are not included in this sale.)