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THIS WEEK IN SHAARE TIKVAH

February 3 - 9, 2012

Candle lighting: 5:13 pm on Friday

Havdalah: 6:34 pm on Saturday

SHABBAT SERVICES this Saturday at 9:30am. LYNN NATHAN will be chanting Torah. This week’s portion is B’Shalah from Exodus. This Shabbat is called Shabbat Shira (Shabbat of Song) because it includes the Song of the Sea. This portion begins with the start of the exodus. The route goes through the desert. Moses takes Joseph’s bones. The people are led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. As the heart of Pharaoh changes, the Egyptians pursue the Israelites and catch up to them at the Re(e)d Sea. The Israelites panic and Moses reassures them. G-d tells Moses that He will save Israel; they will cross the sea on dry land. G-d splits the sea. The Israelites pass through safely. The Egyptians pursue them into the sea. At God's command, Moses stretches his hand over the sea, its waters close up again, and the pursuing Egyptians are drowned. The Israelites sing the "Song at the Sea" in praise and thanksgiving to God. At Marah, the Israelites complain of the bitter waters. At G-d’s command, Moses casts a tree into the waters and the waters become sweet. The Israelites come to Elim. The people complain they’re hungry and G-d feeds them with manna and quail. The people go to Rephidim and complain there’s no water. By G-d’s command, Moses hits a rock with his rod and water comes out. The Israelites fight and defeat the Amalekites. G-d says “I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven

For commentaries, go to http://www.aish.com/tp/ or http://www.uscj.org/JewishLivingandLearning/WeeklyParashah/TorahSparks/Archive/_5772/Beshalach5772.aspx .

Upcoming Events...

MEN’S CLUB WORLD WIDE WRAP, Sunday, February 5, 9:30am.

SPAGHETTI DINNER, Sunday, February 12, 5pm.

Note:  Go to http://shaaretikvah.org/calendar.html to see the full Shaare Tikvah calendar.

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@gmail.com.

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.

Community Activities...

ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHT - BEAUFORT. Saturday Evening, February 4, 7:30 p.m. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Beaufort is a 2007 Israeli war film. It was directed by Joseph Cedar and was co-written by Cedar and Ron Leshem, based on Leshem’s If There’s a Heaven. The film takes place in 2000, the year of the IDF withdrawal from the Israeli Security Zone in southern Lebanon. It chronicles the daily routine of a group of soldiers positioned at the 12th century Crusader stronghold of Beaufort Castle, their feelings and their fears, and explores their moral dilemmas in the days preceding the withdrawal and end of the 18-year conflict in southern Lebanon. $5 covers ?lm, dessert, and discussion. 2008 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. 2007 Israeli Film Academy winner for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, and Best Soundtrack. At Tifereth Israel Congregation, 7701 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012. For more information please contact Frank Solomon, f50solomon@yahoo.com .

ISRAELI INNOVATION IN GREENTECH: CONTRIBUTING TO A GREENER PLANET , Tuesday, February 7, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, American University School of International Service, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Conference will highlight three themes: new thinking on green technologies and ecosystems, the unique Israeli success in this sector, and the special regional/political issues. Keynote address by Michael Granoff of Better Place. Box lunch included. RSVP: cutler@american.edu.

Shaare Tefila Congregation hosts a COMMUNITY ERIV SHIRA IN CELEBRATION OF TU B'SHEVAT, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Group Singing Led by Area Musicians: Sally Heckelman, Teddy Klaus, Liz Kruger & Jill Moskowitz. Cost: $10 for reservations made by Feb. 8th; or $12 at the door. For more information, contact Lisa Arber, Special Programs Coordinator, arberld@aol.com. Shaare Tefila Congregation is located at 16620 Georgia Avenue, Olney MD, between Emory Lane & Emory Church Rd., on the west side/service road of Georgia Avenue, about 1.5 miles north of the ICC.

NEWISH JEWISH RITUALS - ADAPTATION AND INVENTION. How are new jewish rituals invented? by Maxine Grossman. Example – Baby namings for girls. Some rituals are a familiar part of Jewish culture: b'rit milah, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, weddings and funerals. But Jewish religious practice is constantly growing and changing, and contemporary American society lends itself to a host of new ritual practices. Thinking about the invention of new rituals and the adaptation of old ones allows us to ask deeper questions about contemporary Jewish culture and in fact about the nature of ritual itself. Maxine Grossman is an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Maryland. Sunday, February 12, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. At Tifereth Israel Congregation, 7701 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012. Sponsored by Kol Nashim.

BANKRUPTCY IN HALACHA, Sunday, February 12, 9:30am. Young Israel Shomrai Emunah, 1132 Arcola Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Greater Washington Community Kollel in conjunction with Young Israel Shomrai Emunah invite men and women of the community to a lecture on Business Ethics featuring Rabbi Moshe Heinemann. Rabbi Heinemann is the Rabbinic Administrator of the Star-K and is regularly consulted by communities world-wide on halachic matters. For more information contact: Rosh Kollel Rabbi Menachem Winter at 301.213.6504 or info@gwckollel.com.

Machar Adult Education: DARWIN AND THE SECULARIZATION OF JEWISH CULTURE, Sunday, February 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Jewish Primary Day School (JPDS), 6045 16th St, NW, Washington, DC. Machar’s Rabbi, Ben Biber, will speak about Darwin and the Secularization of Jewish Culture followed by a Sunday Celebration: mini green seder to celebrate Tu B’ Shvat. See www.machar.org or call 202-686-1881.

Machar Adult Education: MUSLIM AMERICANS-DIVERSITY AND THE DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES, Sunday, February 26, 10:00-11:30am. Jewish Primary Day School (JPDS), 6045 16 St., NW, Washington, DC. Phillippa Strum, Senior Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will speak about Muslim Americans: Diversity and the Defense of Civil Liberties followed by a Sunday Celebration. Machar celebrates books with book readings and a book sale. See www.machar.org or call 202-686-1881.

A STRANGER WITH A CAMERA. Sunday, February 26. Documenting the Jewish World One Photograph at a Time. Formerly from Silver Spring, MD, Jono David is a 45-year-old British-American freelance photographer and writer, based in Osaka, Japan. His mission is to contribute to the preservation of Jewish Communities of the World by documenting them photographically. Each photograph gives vision to community life today while safeguarding memories for tomorrow. Jono has visited and taken pictures in 120 countries and territories. Adapted from Jono David’s website: www.jewishphotolibrary.com To RSVP (by February 19), please contact Shaare Tifila, 301-593-3410, ext. 104 or mbmason@shaaretefila.org. Shaare Tefila Congregation, 16620 Georgia Avenue, Olney, MD 20832 (On the west side of Georgia Ave. between Emory Lane & Emory Church Rd.). 2:00 pm talk and slide presentation by photographer Jono David.

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