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HORIZONS April 2017 Nisan, 5777— Iyar, 5777

April, 2017 Nissan 5777 —

Iyar, 5777

UPCOMING EVENTS

Host an Oneg ……………………. 2

President’s Column ……………. 3

Rabbi’s Column ………………… 4

SALE OF CHAMETZ ……………. 5

Seder Tips ……………………….. 6

Education Director’s Column .. 8

April Yahrzeits ……………..….. 9

February Contributions …….. 10

Gift Shop …………………..… 11

Passover Services & Schedule.. 12

Donations & Directory Updates 13

Sisterhood News ……………….. 14

Social News ……………………… 16

Events …………………………….. 18

Art Auction Update ……………. 19

Jewish Federation Event ……… 20

Kesher Israel Music Weekend .. 21

Shalom 5k Race/Walk …………. 22

Volunteers Needed …………….. 23

JAFCO ……………………………. 24

Calendar ………...……………… 25

Classes w/ Rabbi Jacob ……… 26

Donation Form…………………… 27

Advertisers …………………… 28

IN THIS ISSUE

April 9 — No School

April 11 — Services 9 am Passover Seder

6:15 pm

April 12 — Services 9 am Office Closed

April 14 — Office Closed

April 16 — No School

April 17 & 18— Services 9 am Yizkor recited both days office closed

April 23 — Jewish Walking Tour— details inside

Upcoming MAY Event

May 6 — Sisterhood Shabbat

May 11—Pot Luck Dinner—

HORIZONS 2 April 2017 Nisan, 5777— Iyar, 5777

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 19312 Phone: 610-644-9086 www.OrShalom.com E-mail: [email protected]

Congregation Or Shalom Executive Committee

President: Alan Messing Vice President: B. Belkin/A. Levin Treasurer: Alan Daroff Secretary: Larry Bilker Membership: Scott Markovitz Events/Fundraising: IPP: Stuart Lurie

Auxiliary & Community Groups

Sisterhood:Mindy Bernstein/Laurie Katz Men’s Club: Dan Bernick Social Action: Gina Arlen Education Chair: Melissa Schneider Ritual Committee: Murray Klug

Advertising rates

Advertising contracts are arranged through the Temple office. All advertis-ing is due the first of the month for next month’s edition of Horizons. We accept ads with a check made out to Congrega-tion Or Shalom and the ad copy sent at the same time. Size 11 issues Per issue Full Page $900 $100 1/2 page $450 $50 1/4 page $225 $25 1/8 page $180 $20

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) 886-9171 or email Julie at [email protected]

Do you know Unaffiliated Jews in Chester County, Montgomery County

and Delaware County?

Celebrate with an Oneg

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!


The President’s Column

Do we have a complete list of

your Yahrzeits? We send out a reminder letter each month. If

you don’t get one, we don’t have your Yahrzeit records up to date. Email the office with the name,

relationship to member, and civil date

including year and we will add it to our records.

Dear Congregants, While we usually have a

minyan during Sabbath services, there are times we miss.

It is especially disheartening when we miss and someone is

here to say kaddish. If you intend to

celebrate a Yahrzeit, please inform Rabbi Jacob and he will make telephone calls to ensure there. It would also be helpful if

you could bring members of your family or friends.

Thank you

Rabbi Jacob

From your newsletter editors

Do we have your correct email address? If you have not been receiving the weekly update, we probably don’t have a correct address. Please email the office with your correct address

President’s Message – April 2017

Well I came back from sunny Florida just in time for our annual fundraiser, The Or Shalom Art Auction. It was great fun as I got to see many of our Or Shalom family and meet some of their guests. There was a wonderful feeling of community among all the attendees and we made some money for the shul. Thank you to all that came to support the event. I particularly want to thank the people that worked so hard to make it a great successful evening, Betsy Cohen, Mindy Markovitz, Audree Burg and Na’ama Yarden. Please see the article in this Horizons. This could not have happened without their great organizational skills and get it done attitude. It is my hope that this event will be a springboard for you all to attend more great events and services. Coming up of course is Passover and our seder on the second night, April 11. Please come and make this a community event. (Reservations required) I also came back just in time for the Hebrew School Shabbat on March 25th. It was great to see a full shul and the children participating in the services. Our combined Hebrew school with CBENT is working well and our children are benefitting from being with a larger group of Jewish children. I wish you all a Zissen Pesach.


Mitzvah of the Month Rabbi Jacob Rosner

The ma nishtana that we recite during our seder can be applied to the seder itself. Every seder ought to be a new and different experience, so each of us might ask why is this seder different from all the seders I have experienced? Perhaps there is something new in your life? Perhaps a new child, grandchild or friend is joining your seder for the first time. Or perhaps sadly there is someone missing, a loved one who this year is joining the great seder in olam haba. There is an empty chair at your table and the haggada tales you tell include sad memories. There is a midrash in the name of Rabbis Yehoshu’a and Eli’ezer: “They were redeemed in the month of Nisan, and they will be redeemed in the month of Nisan” (12:42). The Hasidic Rebbe Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl, (from the end of the 18th Century) sug-gests that obviously the past redemption of Nissan refers to the exodus from Egypt, but the future Nissan redemption does not necessarily refer to the messiah or to some great political event that will redeem the world. Instead it can refer to a more personal redemption. The word mitzrayim (Egypt) can be defined as “the narrow spaces” in our lives. Some-times we feel trapped. Sometimes we feel as if the walls are closing in on us. Perhaps an illness in the family, or an issue with our jobs or our children puts us in a place where we may yearn for personal redemption. In the haggadah we read that every Jew of every generation should see him/herself as is s/he had personally been redeemed from Egypt. Perhaps the haggada is teaching us that during our seder, we are obligated to see ourselves as escaping our own personal mitzrayim. May this month of Nissan and this Passover redeem us from out personal mitzrayim. may it comfort our sorrows, heal our illnesses and bring us joy and meaning amen.


DELEGATION OF POWER FOR SALE OF CHAMETZ

I, the undersigned, fully empower and permit Rabbi _________________ to act in my place and stead,

and on my behalf to sell all Chametz possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly as defined by the Torah and Rabbinic Law (e.g. Chametz, possible Chametz, and all

kinds of Chametz mixtures).

Also Chametz that tends to harden and adhere to inside surfaces of pans, pots, or cooking utensils, the

utensils themselves, and all kinds of live animals and pets that have been eating Chametz and mixtures

thereof.

Rabbi ________________ is also empowered to lease all places wherein the Chametz owned by me may be found,

particularly at the address/es listed below, and elsewhere.

Rabbi __________________ has full right to appoint any

agent or substitute in his stead and said substitute shall have full right to sell and lease as provided

herein.

Rabbi _________________ also has the full power and right to act as he deems fit and proper in accordance

with all the details of the Bill of Sale used in the transaction to sell all my Chametz, Chametz mixtures,

etc., as provided herein.

This power is in conformity with all Torah, Rabbinic and Civil laws.

Signed: ______________________________________________

Date: ______________

Name: ________________________________________________

Address/es: __________________________________________

______________________________________________________

City/ State/ Zip Country: ____________________________

______________________________________________________

send to or shalom office


Choose Your Haggadah Carefully Most of us spend lavishly when we make our Seder. The food is plentiful, the wine flows freely, the table is set beautifully. Yet, when we open the Haggadah, that tells the Passover story, more than likely we have before us a worn, tattered, wine-stained book that cost a quarter when it was purchased in the 1950's and has pages missing. (here is a hint - Maxwell House makes a heavenly coffee, and Manischewitz makes an okay gefilte fish [real gefilte fish is never bought], but neither of them are expert Haggadah makers). It would be wise to make a one time investment in a suitable Haggadah that offers explanations, beautiful art, and a good transla-tion. Each of the major Jewish movements has created wonderful Haggadahs.

Prepare the Seder We spend so much time preparing the menu and the guest list. WE are concerned with timing, having the correct food groups, sitting the right people next to each other, etc. How much time do we spend to make sure that the ritual of the Seder is meaningful to those participating? If your Seder consists of Zeyda sitting at the head of the table saying something like "BzzzzzzzzzBzzzzzBzzzz, mumble, mumble, mumble, while Uncle Morris keep interrupting to ask, "can we eat already?" and Scott chases Melanie under the table, then you are all missing the point. If you are not going to say the entire Haggadah, take the time before-hand to decide what is important and what can be skipped.

Ask any guests you may invite to come prepared with an explanation or a

song that they remember from their Seders. It will make your guests feel at

home, and it will enhance your Seder as well.

The following Seder tips are to share with your family and friends:

Rabbi Jacob Rosner


The following Seder tips are to share with your family and friends:

Rabbi Jacob Rosner

Invite Guests In the beginning of the Seder, we proclaim, "Let all who are hungry come, and eat, all who are needy come and celebrate Passover with us." Can you imagine the pain in the heart of the senior citizen who contemplates the holy day without a spouse with whom so many Passovers were shared? No Jew should be alone on Passover. We are commanded to invite all who are hungry. That commandment includes gay or lesbian Jews who may feel alienated from the community. It includes intermarried families who may feel rejected. It includes university students who are far away from home. It is a great mitzvah to invite those who would otherwise be alone.

Explain the Rituals The Haggadah means, "the telling" because it serves as a spiritual tool to fulfill the four time repeated biblical commandments to tell the exodus story to our children. It is important to relate the story of the suffering of our people throughout the ages to the suffering of others today. Perhaps we can use the Seder as a starting point for a discussion of the plight of the African Americans in our country or the struggle for freedom for all of the Middle East.

Sing a Lot Make the Seder a joyous occasion. Be sure that every child present who is

capable, get to recite four questions the accompanying nahas of the parents.

Each child should be rewarded for finding the afikomen, not just the actual

finder. In traditional circles it is during Pesach not during Chanukah when

major gifts are given.


From the Education Director Na’ama Yarden

A new idea for your Seder The holiday of Pesach is coming soon and everyone is preparing for their Seders. Every year the whole family gather around the big table and read the Haggadah. Each family has their own traditions and fun parts that make it a special and unique event for them. The Seder is full of symbols that represent the story of coming out of Egypt and becoming free people and a nation. One very well known symbol, for ex-ample, is the Maror (the bitter herb) –As we know the tradition explanation says that it symbolizes the hard and bitter lives that we had as slaves. This year, I would like to offer a new method/prism for your Seder. One of the main subjects in the Haggadah is the change from slavery to freedom. What if this year we take the steps of the Seder (Kadesh , Urchatz, Karpas, Yachatz…it does not have to be all 15 of them ) and think creatively of what they remind us, slavery or freedom? Trying to be our own Rabbis and find new meanings in the Seder is a fun way to make things different (and this night should be different from all other nights in many ways…) Can we change our ideas around and think how , for example, the Maror reminds us of freedom and not only of slavery? Lets assume that I love the taste of Maror because it stimulates my palate. Then we can say that the Maror excites me the same way that the Israelites were excited when they became free. (they were stimulated like my palate) When we take an old established symbol and attach a new meaning to it, we make the Seder ours, more relevant and more personal. We also encourage our guests to do the same and we emphasize the diversity and the many options that symbols can play in our lives. What if we ask our guests and family to take one symbol or step and say something personal about it? In order to keep our traditions lively and fresh, we need to carve them according to our ideas, feelings and interests. This is why many families create their own Haggadahs and it is a great accomplishment for them and a wonderful source of pride. This year we are freeing our Seder from old thoughts and bringing new ideas to our table. I promise you that the kids at the table will surprise you with their ability to think outside of the box and in a very creative way. Give it a try and don’t forget to share your experience with me after the holiday. Chag Pesach Sameach V’Kasher


april YAHRZEITSapril YAHRZEITSapril YAHRZEITS

April 1, Nissan 5, 5777

Constance Cohen, mother of Natalie Zipkin

Edith Perzley, mother of Richard Tregerman


Tibor Klein, father of Samantha Klein


Gerry Allon, mother of David Allon


Lillian G. Jenkins, mother of Lane Liebman


Ann Liss Erlich, mother of Michelle Cohen

Joseph Fure, grandfather of Jennifer Harmelin Peveto

Ida Goldberg, mother of Ben Goldberg

Irving Hyams, father of Warren Hyams


Albert Krant, brother of Bernard Krant


Norman Woliner, uncle of David Walker


Helen Greenberg, mother of Don Strumpf

Esther Rosalie Keet, mother of David Keet


Sylvia Zipkin, mother of Jay Zipkin


Hyman Schneider, father of Bernard Schneider


Joseph Laveson, great-uncle of Michael Arlen


Beatrice Korensky, aunt of BettyAnn Monash


Morris Shwartzman, grandfather of Ellen Gross

Alvin Strumpf, father of Don Strumpf

April 27, Iyar 1, 5777

Bernard Scher, father of Marjorie Schneider


Benjamin Leitner, father of Donald Leitner

Pauline Pass, aunt of Harriet Krant


Joseph Meyer, father of Steven Meyer


Contributions

Congregation Or Shalom gratefully

acknowledges the following generous contributions in the month of

February 2017

Annual Celebration David & Andrea Allon: Spring 2017 Fundraiser Bernard & Paula Blaustein: Spring 2017 Fundraiser Leslie Jay & Laurie Katz: Spring Fundraiser 2017 Lisa & Harry Leff: Spring 2017 Fundraiser Marjorie Leonard: Spring 2017 Fundraiser James Patton & Ellen Gross: Spring Fundraiser 2017 Tema L. Tiller: Spring Fundraiser 2017 Na'ama & Joshua Yarden: Spring Fundraiser 2017 Cards and misc contr Beth & Carl Apter: Honor of Ben & Susan Goldberg's Special Birthdays Steven & Beth Burak: Memory of Ellie Zatuchni Ayalah Jonas Roerich: honor of Rabbi Jacob's Birthday Ayalah Jonas Roerich: Speedy recovery of Charlotte Lafair Yahrzeit Donations David & Andrea Allon: memory of Mordecai Allon Steven & Beth Burak: Memory of Jon Lafair Steven & Beth Burak: Memory of Leonard Lafair Janet & Sarah Emanuel: memory of Sylvia Bornstein Samantha Klein: Memory of Vera Klein Alan Messing: memory of mother & father Harris & Julie Miller: Memory of Frances & Morris Miller, Jon & Leonard Lafair Kelly & Paula Sigman: memory of Anne Dovburd High Holidays Michael & Diane Willner: High Holidays 5777 memory of Charles & Pearl Willner General Donation Anonymous Donor: Movie Night 2/18/17 General Fund Smile Program Amazon.com Michael & Zev Chonoles: cash from Memory Susann Chonoles Bank Women's American Ort Taylor Chapter of: Gift Wrapping Fundraiser


GIFT SHOP NEWS

PASSOVER AT THE OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP (First Seder is April 10th)

Make your plans now with the help of the OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP

The OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP has

a large selection of Seder Plates, Kiddush Cups,

Matzah Plates, Matzah Covers, Saltwater Holders, Novelties for the children,

Wine-many varieties, and more….

Don’t forget to order Haggadahs! (especially if you need more than 1 or 2)

Stop by and see our new display

for Passover in the lobby and in the store.

Special store hours during the month of April: Sundays, April 2, 23, 30 9:30AM-12:30PM

Tuesday, April 4th 4:30PM-6:30PM

Additional hours by appointment or information, call Binnie 610-688-6750

Cash or Checks Accepted- CREDIT CARDS now accepted, too.


Passover schedule


Donations We would like to thank those who have donated books and other items to the syna-

gogue. 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 wel-

come 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.

Directory updates

This page will appear time to time when there are

changes to the membership directory.

Please update your records

Harman, Ruth Please change email to: [email protected]

Shapiro, Nieta

Please change email to: [email protected]

Burak, Steven & Beth Please change home phone to: 610-206-3434

In memoriam

Barbara Behr, March 8 Jim Bernstein’s mother

Lenny, March 13

Sheryl Tregerman’s brother


Sisterhood news

Hello Everyone, Mindy and I want to thank all the ladies who came to help bag shalach manot. We had a tremendous turnout. We are looking forward to Or Shalom’s community Passover Seder which will take place the second night of Passover, April 11th. Families should bring their own bottles of kosher for Passover wine – which can be purchased in our very own Or Shalom gift shop! The sisterhood will be baking for Passover and we hope many of you can join us on April 6th at 11 AM to help with the cooking. Look for the exact day and time in weekly updates. Please don’t forget to sign up for the Jewish Walking Tour of Philadelphia. This fantastic event will take place on Sunday, April 23rd at 3pm. Invite your spouses and school age children! You will learn about Philadelphia in a way you’ve never thought about it before!! The cost of the tour is $15 for adults and $12 for anyone age 17 and under. Send your check made out to “Or Shalom Sisterhood” to the attention of LP in the Or Shalom office. The tour will begin at Mikveh Israel, located on Fourth Street. It will last approximately 2 hours. If you need a ride into the city— please call me or Mindy. For those interested, we also plan to meet beforehand for a kosher lunch in the city. The exact time and location of the lunch will appear shortly in weekly updates. Attention!! The date of our Sisterhood Shabbat has changed. It will now be taking place on May 6th. Brenda Belkin and Betsy Cohen will be working hard to organize this event. Please call them and volunteer to participate! We would love to see all the old, and hopefully some new faces at this year’s Sisterhood Shabbat. The final event of the year is a pot-luck dinner scheduled for May 11th. It’s been a great year so far! Thanks to everyone who has participated in Sisterhood events!!! Laurie Katz, co-president Or Shalom Sisterhood


Helpers for Shalach Manot Purim Packers!


Social actions


Drexel University There is a scholarship available for Drexel students who wish to select a Judaic studies minor. More information is available in the office or you can contact Lester Helmus [mailto:[email protected])

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is excited to announce that we are once again hosting Is-rael360 -- a 10-day adventure to Israel -- but this year, we are taking the program to even higher heights. This year's Israel360 VIP program will travel to Israel from July 1 - 10, 2017. As in the previous trips, Israel360 VIP will have year long activities, with pre- and post-Israel networking and programming but this year's trip will have VIP upgrades. We invite community member ages 27 to 40 who are looking to connect more deeply to Israel and our Greater Philadelphia Jewish community to apply to join us on this highly subsidized adventure. This VIP experience in Israel is fully subsidized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Included in this trip: Hotels Meals On ground travel Guide Program Entertainment Tips and porterage Airfare subsidized (valued at approximately $900) Participants are asked to contribute $1,000 towards the cost of your round trip airfare and make a meaningful gift to the 2017 Jewish Federation annual campaign. Click here to join our journey and explore the trip itinerary. New this year: while we will have a dedicated Philadelphia Israel360 VIP bus, we will join Jewish Federation's of North America's National Young Leadership Mission to experience the true spirit of Israel with other young adults from around North America. Mission highlights will include: Attending exclusive briefings from top Israeli newsmakers, experts and opinion leaders. Hands-on Service Opportunities Meeting with the CEOs behind Israel's latest high-tech innovations. Meaningful time in the holy city of Jerusalem. Amazing jeep rides through the Golan Heights. Discovering the nightlife of Tel Aviv. Begin the journey by clicking here and filling out your application today. Applications must be completed by Sunday, April 9th. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Gerchberg, NextGen Director at [email protected]. Alison Garber Director, Strategic Philanthropy and Volunteer Engagement


On Sunday evening March 26 we held our annual fundraiser, the Or Sha-lom Art Auction. It was an evening filled with wonderful music from the Perki-oman Valley High School string quartet, great food and of course the fun of bid-ding on some beautifully framed well priced works of art. Most of all we had a high spirited enthusiastic crowd from within and outside the Or Shalom commu-nity who shared friendship and fun while supporting Or Shalom. The Art Auction committee would like to thank everyone who came out to join us for this important event and those whose sponsors who bought ads and made donations. We also want to thank the many volunteers who helped make the event such a fun successful evening.


The Jewish Federation invites the Greater Philadelphia community to join together to remember the men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust, honor the strength of Holocaust Sur-vivors and explore the theme of this year's ceremony: Anti-Semitism - Confronting the Longest Ha-tred.

____________________

Sunday, April 23, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.

At the Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs

16th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

____________________

Guest Speaker: Kenneth Jacobson, Deputy National Director of the Anti-Defamation League

Other program highlights will include:

Nashira, the Jewish Chorale of Philadelphia

The ChaiLights A Cappella

March of the Generations

Memorial Candle Lighting Honoring of Survivors

Rain Location: Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 For more information, contact Beth Razin at 215.832.0536 or [email protected].

Philadelphia's Annual Memorial Ceremony for the Six Million Jewish Martyrs

____________________


Artist in Residence Weekend Events Please see office for information, application and costs


Kehillah of Chester County’s Shalom 5k and Family Fun Day

Date: Sunday, April 2

Registration Time: 12:00 PM

Starting Time: 1:30 PM to 5 PM

Place: Wilson Farm Park 500 Lee Road

Wayne, PA 19087


JFCS Challah Mitzvah Program

Paoli Hospital 255 W Lancaster Ave,

Paoli, PA 19301

Every Friday, JFCS Volunteers deliver a fresh kosher challah to each Jewish patient admitted to Paoli Hospital.

The act has a significant impact on those who are in the hospital for Shabbat.

If you are interested, please contact Sharon Schwartz 267.256.2112 or [email protected]

You may also going online and fill out an volunteer application at https://www.jfcsphilly.org/main-home-page/give-help/volunteer/

volunteer-application/

Volunteers needed


(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 email the office at [email protected] to schedule your class with the Rabbi now.

Classes with Rabbi Jacob


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 19312

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 [email protected]. 9. Tree of Life: A leaf can be purchased to honor or commemorate any important life event. The cost of a leaf is $180.00 which will be displayed in our foyer. For more information please contact office at 610-644-9086

10. Yahrzeit Plaque: Two plaques can be purchased for $360.00. 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 [email protected] 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

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