MAY 2017

IYAR/SIVAN 5777
NUMBER 9 AROUND AAC
THE BULLETIN

A CELEBRATION
OF
MIRZA LOPEZ
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
WATCH FOR DETAILS AND
INFORMATION ON
HOW TO JOIN US FOR THIS
AMAZING EVENING.

CONTRIBUTE TO MIRZAS SHALOM BOOK

We are creating a Shalom Book as one way to
commemorate Mirza's time at Agudas Achim. Congregants,
members, business associates, friends, and family are invited to
write a few words to include in the booklet at the donation
levels listed below. The booklet will be 5" x 8".
1/8 page with up to 25 words = $18.00 donation
1/4 page with up to 50 words = $36.00 donation
1/2 page with up to 100 words and one picture or
image = $72.00 donation
Full page with up to 250 words and one picture or
image = $144.00
Messages can be as simple as "Good Luck Mirza, From The
(insert your name here) Family" or as descriptive as telling a
short story if you choose the full page option. To be included
in the booklet visit the Agudas Achim website.
http://www.agudasachim-va.org/2017/04/25/mirza/
The deadline to submit messages and complete your
donation is Sunday, June 11. Please contact Marya Runkle
(mrunkle@agudasachim-va.org) if you have questions.

2908 Valley Drive

Alexandria, V
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 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
RABBIS
FRIDAY, MAY 5
Candlelighting.......................7:47 p.m. MESSAGE
Shehecheyanu Service...........6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 6
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................8:50 p.m.
MENS CLUB SHABBAT
FRIDAY, MAY 12
Candlelighting.......................7:53 p.m.
Shehecheyanu Service...........6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................8:57 p.m.
EDUCATION SHABBAT
FRIDAY, MAY 19
Candlelighting.......................8:00 p.m.
Shehecheyanu Service...........6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 20
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................9:04 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 26
Candlelighting.......................8:05 p.m.
Shehecheyanu Service...........6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................9:11 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 30
Candlelighting.......................8:08 p.m.
Erev Shavuot Service............9:30 p.m.
TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT
IN PURSUIT OF TORAH
Of all the megillot, the Book of Ruth bears the most intriguing relationship to
the holiday upon which it is read, Shavuot. In contrast to the top-down account
of revelation to the community as a whole in the Festival Torah reading, Megillat
Ruth tells of a single woman, Ruth, who acquires Torah on her own terms and at
her own pace. While the women of the community were told to keep their distance
from Mount Sinai, it is a single woman who exemplifies the taking on of a
Jewish identity. Of all the holidays, Shavuot is the one that most embodies the
notion of chosenness, and yet it is the gentle gentile Ruth who reminds us of the
inclusive nature of our covenant. It seems that if we take the message of Ruth to
heart then the Torah of Shavuot is an inclusive Torah, open to every searching Jew,
and available in whatever age or stage of life one finds oneself.
In our countdown to Shavuot, there are numerous opportunities to learn and
seek Torah within our community. From Mens Club Shabbat (May 6) to
Education Shabbat (May 13); from our community-wide JTS Evening of Learning
(May 7) to our Tikkun Leil Shavuot (May 30). All this in addition to ongoing
classes on the Parashah (Saturday mornings), Talmud (Friday mornings), and
Rabbi Molines new class on Four Hymns (starting June 7). Now is the time to
make a commitment to study, learn, and engage with our sacred tradition.
Shavuot is called zman matan torateinu, the time of the giving of our Torah.
The message of the designation is that while the Torah was given at a particular
time, the receiving of the Torah occurs not on any single day, but year round and
throughout our lives. As the synagogue programming year winds down, we can
reflect on many moments when our congregation has studied and received Torah
together. Wishing everyone a Hag Sameah!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
Shavuot Services...................9:30 a.m.
Maariv Shavuot.....................6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting after...............9:14 p.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Shavuot Services (Yizkor).....9:30 a.m.
Holiday Ends.........................9:15 p.m.

MINYAN SCHEDULE
Mornings................................7:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday
Evenings................................7:50 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday
Sundays and Federal
Holidays.............................9:00 a.m.

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 ALIBA DRAV
Monthly learning and discussion Co-PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
with Rabbi Jack Moline. Jeffrey Goldstein & Jonathan Saiger
Rescheduled from March Session
which was cancelled due to weather. SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Topic: The Ganse Megillah The
Talmud insists that Megillat Esther Spring has sprung! With Pesach behind us, wed like to highlight some
must be read in very specific ways, and important events and changes at the Synagogue. First, we will welcome a new
then goes on to discuss reading Hallel, Executive Director in June. Barry Nove, currently at Oseh Shalom
the Torah, and the Amidah in the same Reconstructionist Synagogue in Laurel, Maryland, brings with him a wealth of
terms. Whats the big deal if we want a experience as a synagogue administrator, in addition to being a talented storyteller,
highlights reel or greatest hits? genealogist, and author. Barry impressed the search committee with his sense of
Doesnt it make these sacred texts more community and will be a wonderful addition to our staff.
accessible? Text begins with Tractate Also, the next phase of our security upgrades has been put in place. As most of
Megillah 17a. you know, the Board, staff, and volunteers spent a great deal of time meeting with
Monday | May 8 | 7:00 pm security consultants and local and Federal law enforcement entities to develop a
prudent response to the security environment we now live in. Your synagogue has
THE ETHICAL LIFE taken prudent steps to enhance security through a combination of changed access
JEWISH VALUES IN AN AGE OF CHOICE rules and technology upgrades, coupled with additional staff training. We believe
Through text study and group we have struck the correct balance - at least for now - between our desire to remain
discussion, we will deepen our collective an open, welcoming community and the need to ensure the safety of our entire
understanding of how our tradition can community. Feedback letting us know how we are doing is always appreciated.
inform ethical behavior and character As we work to balance the budget, we have kept in mind the importance of our
development. Shabbat Kiddushim. However, to maintain the significant, bountiful lunches we
Thursdays 5/4, 11, 18 | 7:00 p.m. provide, we are examining ways to offset the costs of important part of synagogue
Final Class will be 5/18 life and will report at the annual meeting.
Schonberger Family Library
Finally, we will send Mirza off into retirement with a celebration! Mark your
calendars for the afternoon and evening of June 25 for a gala party. Additional
DAF HASHAVUA WEEKLY details will be forthcoming soon.
TALMUD STUDY I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Spring.
And God blessed the seventh day Shalom,
and declared it holy, because on it God Jeff and Jon
ceased from all the work of creation that
God had done (Gen 2:3). Shabbat, the
most sacred day of all, has been adorned ANNUAL AAC RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
with the aura of legend. It is a day of rest Thursday, May 25th | 3:00-8:00 pm
and sanctity, Gods gift to all of us. The Lainof Auditorium
laws, narratives, and theology of Giving blood is a great way to give back to the community
Shabbat will crystalize in our study of because it saves lives. On Thursday, May 25th, Agudas
Masekhet Shabbat Tractate Shabbat. Achim Congregation will hold its 2017 Blood Drive in the
(No prior Talmud study required; texts Lainof Auditorium (Social Hall) from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.
will be in English)
Fridays | 9:00 -10:00 a.m. To schedule a life-saving donation, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-
Rabbi Steven Rein 2767) or go online to www.redcrossblood.org (use sponsor code 05315417).
RapidPass is a new timesaving tool from the Red Cross that will enable you
PARASHAT HASHAVUA to read the preliminary material and complete the health questionnaire on line
prior to donation. This should save about fifteen minutes off of your donation
Participate in a lively discussion of time. Note that RapidPass must only be completed on the day of the drive or it will
the weeks Torah portion for half an hour be rendered obsolete. For more information go to www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass/
before the start of Shabbat morning
services. Newcomers always welcome! For eligibility questions call the American Red Cross Donor and Client
Support Center (1-866-236-3276). For more information, please contact Marilee
Shabbat Saturdays | 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Perkal or Szeina Lurie.
Rabbi Steven Rein

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GRADE 6 KABBALAT SHABBAT
Friday, May 5 | 6:30 p.m.
Flax Family Chapel
Join us as our current sixth graders
help Hazzan Dienstfrey to lead
SHABBAT DINNER FOR
GRADE 5 AND 6 FAMILIES
Friday, May 5 | approx. 7:30 p.m.
Lainof Auditorium
Families with children currently in
grades 5 and 6 are invited to Shabbat
dinner after kabbalat shabbat services
and before the overnight. The menu
includes vegetarian lasagna, macaroni
and cheese, salad, fruit, and dessert.
The charge for dinner is $10.00 for
each person 4 years old or older.
Children 3 years old and under are free.
Purchase tickets by going to AACs
website and clicking on
Programs>Religious School.
If you or your child have any dietary
considerations please contact us.
5TH AND 6TH GRADE
SHABBATON OVERNIGHT
Friday, May 6 beginning at 8:30 p.m.
through NOAM services on Saturday
morning
Member children currently in grades
5 and 6 are invited to one of the funnest
events of the year! Spend the night at
the shul with Chaya and some of our
teens leading hours of entertainment!
The event will include fun, games,
snacks, breakfast, etc. The event fee is
$18.00 per child. Visit the Religious
School page on the AAC website to
reserve your place and pay the event
fee. If your child has any dietary
considerations please contact us
directly.
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AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
MAH KOREH - WHATS HAPPENING IN
THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEPARTMENT
Chaya Silver
Youth/Education Director
CHEESE CAKE, CAMP OUTS, AND OTHER SHAVUOT FUN
At dinner last Wednesday evening, the kids and I were playing our weekly
trivia game (correct answers earn extra cookies) and the question posed was
What is the next Jewish holiday? Regrettably, I was not surprised that it took
some prodding to elicit the correct answer. Shavuot (May 30 and 31 this year) is
the forgotten holiday of the Jewish calendar year for most American Jews.
Shavuots shy nature has always puzzled me. Its an important holiday, but
honestly, for the vast majority of Jews out there it isnt celebrated, and if it is, its
by eating cheesecake. This holiday is every bit as important as Passover, Rosh
Hashanah, and Yom Kippur, but for most American Jews Shavuot doesnt come
to mind when asked to name the four most important holidays of the year. When
doing research for this article, I learned that I am not the only person who mourns
Shavuots low profile. Yael Miller, a regular contributor to Haaretz wrote a
whole article about this. Miller writes: Youd think that for a holiday that
considers macaroni and cheese as appropriate festive food, that Americans would
be obsessed with Shavuot.
Miller suggest reasons for Shavuots marginal status including its arrival after
Pesach a mega-holiday that has a tendency to burn people out or, that as Shavuot
doesnt follow the usual pattern of they tried to kill us, we survived, lets eat,
Shavuots upbeat nature is unfamiliar to American Jews. I think the reason
Shavuot is consistently overlooked it because it falls just after religious school
ends for the year. Few religious school programs (including ours) devote much
time to this holiday.
Shavuot is the capstone of the entire exodus story. The Israelites were
liberated from Egypt by God in order to enter into a relationship with God through
the rules, values, and vision laid out in Torah. Shavuot is a wedding between Jews
and God with all of Torah being like our Ketubah! So, dear readers, if you are
like me and are a Shavuot fan, here are some activities and ideas for all age groups
to help us celebrate the Torah!
1. Have a baking activity and make dairy foods, like pudding,
cheesecake, or blintzes, as it is tradition to eat dairy foods on
Shavuot in honor of the land of milk and honey.
2. Decorate your home with paper or real flowers. This Shavuot
custom reminds us that flowers were blooming on Mount Sinai when the
Jewish people received the Torah.
3. Select one of the 10 commandments (or another mitzvah from
Torah) that you want to work on for the summer and post it in a
prominent place in your home. Talk with family members about how
you might make improvements to your Jewish life.
4. Stay up all night and do Jewish learning or read Jewish books.
5. Have a camp out in the back yard or in your living room and reenact
our ancestors waiting through the night for Moses arrival with the
Torah.
Whether you bake, decorate, or play, make sure you and those you love make
plans to give Shavuot the joyful prominent place it deserves this year!
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 MUSICAL EVENTS AT AAC:
DEAR HAZZAN
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey EIN LANU ZMAN
PRE-KABBALAT SHABBAT CONCERT
June 16 | 6:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars now for a special
THE MAGIC OF MAGDA pre-Kabbalat Shabbat concert with our own
When I originally reached out to Cantor Jen Cohen about coming to Agudas Ein Lanu Zman. After an amazing
Achim, I only knew that I loved her voice and her neshama and wanted to experience at Song Leader Boot Camp,
share her with the Agudas community as the Hazzan-in-Residence. When Hazzan Dienstfrey cant wait to share the
she suggested bringing Divas on the Bima, and we found a way to bring them music that excited and inspired her. Join us
here, I never imagined how wonderful the entire experience would be. We at 6:00 p.m. for the concert, immediately
were able to learn from, listen to, and be inspired by not one Hazzan, but followed by Kabbalat Shabbat services.
four! Each diva brought her own neshama (soul) to the program, and each
one was bright with passion, sweetness, and so much talent!!! EDUCATION SHABBAT
(SHABBAT HINUCH)
Although the Divas havent put out a recording together, two of the divas SATURDAY, MAY 13
brought CDs with them Alisa Pomerantz-Boro and Magda Fishman. I
recommend you getting both of these wonderful CDs, but I will give each Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.
recording its own separate review. This month, Ill focus on Cantor Service will feature active participation
Fishmans recording. Look forward to a future article about Alisas CD. by our children. Kiddush will be sponsored
Magdas recording, Magda & Shorashim is a compilation of songs by by the Religious School community in
Israeli composers, from the classic Naomi Shemer to pop star Meir Banay honor of the importance of education and to
to Israeli TV personality Ehud Manor. In the liner notes, Cantor Fishman thank our teachers and staff. We are looking
writes: My love for music started in a small apartment in Jaffa, my home for 100% participation!
town, where my grandpa, a musician, introduced me to Israeli songs. Please contribute to the Kiddush, by
Growing up in Israel exposed me to many flavors of music. People came donating using the PayPal button located on
from all over the world bringing with them their music and culture. Listening the Religious School page on the AAC
to jazz, musical theater, Jewish music, Middle Eastern music, Blues, rock website.
and world music has stamped my heart and influenced my singing. All of
Havdalah Picnic Dinner, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
these styles are sampled in this album in Magdas rich, passionate beautiful
voice. Education Shabbat
will conclude with
My personal favorite is the song she sang here at Agudas at the Divas
Havdalah at the field
concert, Shlomo Gronichs Yesh Li Sympatia a jazz piece that brings us
behind the George
back to the 1920s. I can see Magdas smile as she sings this piece with such
Mason playground at
joy and ease. However, her rendition of Shemers Chorshat HaEkaliptus
2601 Cameron Mills Rd.
is a close second. You can almost see that Eucalyptus Grove of which the
Bring your dinner, a
song speaks as Magda sings. The piano perfectly compliments her vocals.
picnic blanket, and a game to play as we say
Most of the songs are also accompanied by hand percussion and guitar which
goodbye to Shabbat under the stars.
make them come alive with energy and pure fun.
You can find this recording on www.shorashimmusic.com. I highly
recommend getting a CD for yourself and for all your friends if you like MORNING/EVENING MINYAN
Israel, Israelis, Hebrew, or music. Please help us to maintain our daily
Lshalom, minyan. We need ten people for someone
Hazzan Dienstfrey to say kaddish. We ask your help with this
important mitzvah.
*Please Note: This column will alternate between music Morning minyan meets at 7:30 a.m.,
reviews/recommendations and Dear Hazzan letters. If you would like to Monday-Friday. Evening minyan meets at
introduce or recommend recordings, or if you have a question for the Hazzan 7:50 p.m. every night except for Friday
regarding the ritual, liturgy, and/or music of the synagogue, please write when we have Kabbalat
Hazzan Dienstfrey at the synagogue (2908 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA Shabbat, and Saturday
22302) or email her at HazzanERLD@hotmail.com. (unless someone requests a
minyan on Saturday evening
for saying kaddish).

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 Fund. Anne Lipnick (zl), a beloved
PRESCHOOL NEWS member of our congregation, was
Jen Halpern, Director also a founding boarding member of
Children Together in the early 1990s.
Thanks to her unwavering commit-
ment, hundreds of educators and par-
ents continue to learn about best
Shortly after Passover, I attended Children Togethers spring conference. I cant practices in educating and parenting.
describe Children Together any better than they do themselves, so let me quote For more information, or to make a
directly from their website: Children Together is a labor of love; a community donation, please contact Carol Keller
based, non-profit organization committed to increasing opportunities for the inclu- at 703-671-3939. Save the date for
sion of children with disabilities and their families in Alexandrias quality early the fall conference: Thursday, Octo-
childhood programs. Children Together seeks to connect families of children with ber 19, 2017 from 4:00 7:30 pm.
disabilities to quality programs as well as to link staff who serve children with
disabilities with needed resources in the community.
Children Together envisions a future where children with disabilities and their RISING KINDERGARTEN RELIGIOUS
families are openly welcome into quality early childhood programs in Northern SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Virginia. In this ideal future, the directors of early childhood programs would be Sunday, May 7 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
knowledgeable of available community resources which support the education of If you have a child who will be in
children with disabilities; and all early childhood teachers would feel confident that kindergarten next year and are
they have the skills and support systems needed to successfully meet the special interested in learning more about
needs of all their students. AACs Religious School, come to
This years conference, presented by Dr. Beth Tuckwiller from The George our open house.
Washington University, was entitled Neurodevelopmental Science and Social-Emo- Contact Chaya Silver
tional Development. The essential understanding was objectively simple but essen- (csilver@agudasachim-va.org) with
tial and profound. In order to be successful in the classroom, children need to form questions.
attachments with their teachers in ways that are similar to those they form with their
parents. While nothing ever could or would replace the parent-child bond, the
teacher-child bond is nevertheless crucial. Too often, classroom teachers focus too PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR
much on routines and procedures, which, to be fair, do serve an important purpose. THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
But focusing on routines and procedures to the exclusion of building relationships Spaces left in the 2s classes and the
can actually be counter-productive. If children love and trust their teacher, if they 3s and 4s are filling up fast!
have a positive, authentic, and mutually respectful relationship with their teacher,
For more information:
children will be more likely and able to comply with their teachers requests,
Jen Halpern, Preschool Director,
whether the request is to line up or count to ten. Children are able to learn only when
703-998-6072.
they feel supported emotionally and socially.
Every single aspect of a childs healthy development, including academic PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
growth, involves a social component. There are always two people involved, and in HAS A FEW SPACES LEFT
a classroom, one of those people is always a teacher. To take the essential under- Session 1: Desert Discovery
standing a step farther, this means that when a teacher encounters a challenging July 3rd July 14
child, one who doesnt meet the typical expectations, the teacher needs think about
what they are bringing to the relationship before they can even begin to think about Session 2: From Here to There
what extra support the child might need. The more challenging the child, the greater July 17 July 28
the need for a stronger teacher-child bond. I am reminded of something Haim Ginott, Session 3: Tikkun Olam
the psychologist and educator, wrote: Ive come to a frightening conclusion that I Building a Better World
am the decisive element in the classroom. Its my personal approach that creates the July 31 August 11
climate. Its my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a
tremendous power to make a childs life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of No matter which session you
torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is choose a typical day at camp includes
my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a lots of fun, adventure, water play, arts
child humanized or dehumanized. and crafts, and hands on exploration.

Parents are always welcome to attend Children Togethers semi-annual confer- Visit the AAC website for
ences, and scholarships are available through the Anne Lipnick Parent Support complete information.

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 YOUNG FAMILIES
Programming and community focused on families with children ages 0-5.

ONGOING EVENTS CONNECT WITH YOUNG FAMILIES

Gan Shabbat FindusonFacebookAgudasAchim
Saturdays 11:00-12:00 a.m. Rooms 1 & 2 Young Families Group: to keep track of
Volunteer-led service for kids ages 0-5, accompanied by an adult. what is going on and receive the latest
Oh, Say Shalom Playgroup updates! For more information or to get
2nd or 3rd Sunday of the Month | 11:00 a.m. involved contact:
Upcoming Dates: 5/7, 6/11 Hannah Kraushaar
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey leads songs for the first half hour followed by at hannah.kraushaar@gmail.com,
free play. No Jewish knowledge or experience necessary. Each child requires a Sarah Leffler
grownup. at lefflersarah@hotmail,
Debbie Perry
Save the Date: Preschool and Young Families Shabbat at Debbiekperry@gmail.com, or
Friday, May 19 Pam Kesner
Be on the lookout for more information at phkesner@hotmail.com.
GET INVOLVED
SYNAGOGUE OFFICES
Leaders needed for Gan Shabbat and Shababy. All volunteers welcome.
You need not have a young child. Contact lefflersarah@hotmail.com to sign CLOSED
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 SISTERHOOD DOINGS Seniors Get-Together
Tuesday, May 16 | 12 noon 2:30 p.m.
Agudas Achim Sisterhood: Networking to engage, enrich, and Lainof Auditorium
empower Conservative Jewish women.
You wont want to miss our closing
UPCOMING EVENTS Seniors Get-Together of the season when
Shelly Rosenstein (our J/Beth El
Sisterhood Ensemble Sings at Education Shabbat coordinator) and her husband, Jay
Saturday, May 13 Rosenstein, present From Hart to
Hammerstein: Jewish Composers and
Brunch Commemorating 50 Year Anniversary of the Six-Day War Their Music from the 1920s-1940s.
Sunday, June 4 | 9:30 a.m. Come learn what the real names of these
Motti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old, the same musicians were and why so many
age as Motti's brave older brother Gideon, and the tiny country is surrounded by Christmas songs were written by Jewish
enemies. It is only a matter of time before Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attack. Motti composers. Shelly will serenade us on the
wishes he could join the Israeli army like Gideon and be a hero. But when his piano, and for added fun, song sheets will
best friend's family flees the country and his brother goes off to fight, Motti be given out so we can sing along. What a
realizes this war isn't a game. His family is in danger and Israel's very survival nice, relaxing way to end the season!
is at stake. Sharyn and Mickey will be turning their
chairs over to Jane Bergen and Nancy
Come hear former AAC and Sisterhood Board member Tammar Stein discuss
Siegal who will be at the helm beginning
her latest book, The Six Day Hero, as we commemorate fifty years since the Six Day next fall. Welcome!
War. This event is open to the entire congregation. Our brunch program begins at
Well serve lunch at 12:00 noon in the
9:30 in the Social Hall. Tammar will be autographing and selling her book following Lainof Auditorium at Agudas Achim,
the presentation. followed by our program. Please extend
ONGOING EVENTS this invitation to all our senior Agudas
Achim members, and as always, we invite
Sisterhood Membership ($36) & T-Shirts ($10): Contact Mackenzie (315- the members of the JCCNV Active Retirees
868-9232) or mckenz613@aol.com for information on becoming a member or to join us. Reservations are a must and are
to get your shirt to show your Sisterhood pride! Dues checks can be made due no later than Friday, May 5. RSVP to
payable to Agudas Achim Sisterhood and mailed to the AAC office. Mickey Lazarus, 703-663- 6688, or
Sharyn Tureck, 703-644-1931. We try to
Carpenters Shelter: Sisterhood collects travel-size toiletries and unopened arrange transportation when needed.
cosmetics for the Carpenter's Shelter throughout the year. You may drop them
off in a box on the left side in the Coat Room. Thank you! SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP
We are your source for GIFTS. In
Get Our Updates:
addition to BNai Mitzvah gifts we have
Facebook: Search Agudas Achim Sisterhood of VA items for Mothers/Fathers Days as well
as graduation, engagements, weddings
and welcoming a new little
TODAHRABAH one (how about a mezuzah
for the new babies room?)
It all began with a seed planted by Eleanor Pearl zl 18 years ago. From
that seed, a program blossomed and was nurtured by Mickey Lazarus.
All proceeds go to support
Mickey was aided first by Maureen Shapiro and later (for 15 years) by
Sisterhoods efforts for our
Sharyn Tureck. For the past 17years, the seniors communities of Agudas
Congregation.
Achim and the Northern Virginia JCC have been meeting every other
month with luncheon programs that were interesting, educational, and We continue to be open on
entertaining. At the conclusion of the May 16th program, Mickey and Sundays when Religious
Sharyn will turn over the program management to Jane Bergen and School is open as well as by
Nancy Siegal. We are grateful for Mickey and Sharyn for their dedication, appointment Michelle 202
steady leadership, and amazing programming. Todah rabah! 288-9856 Susan 703 489-
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IN THE FAMILY
We mourn the loss of our member
Francis Barth zl
wife of Hirsch Barth, mother of Mindi Maline.
May the Almighty comfort the bereaved mourners.
HENRY H. KREVOR SOCIAL ACTION FUND PRAYERBOOK FUND
In memory of Anna Handel Bernanke In memory of Brian Forman
David and Judith Bernanke Allen Forman and Marion Wachtel
In memory of Sam Goldberg In memory of Louis Frapolli, Jr and Sam H. Fierstein
Anita Deitch Howard and Alice Fierstein
ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Marlowe Solomon
In honor of Jack Chesley with thanks Joel Solomon
Paul and Elizabeth Frommer RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Sondra R. Ainsfield In memory of Anna Barth and Jacob Lukaczar
Neale Ainsfield Hirsch Barth
SCHIFF ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Edna Ruskin
In memory of Solomon Singer Jonathan and Ruth Ruskin
Sonya Singer Livingston In memory of Joseph Koffler
SPIRO ADULT EDUCATION FUND Anita Turk
In honor of Carole Pollner's and Jay Warshawsky's special In memory of Rose Shapiro, my dear mom
birthdays Anita Turk
Gwen Stokols SYNAGOGUE FUND
In honor of Joan Edelman's 80th birthday In honor of Carole Pollner's 85th birthday
Howard and Sherri Kohr Sonya Singer Livingston
Gwen Stokols In honor of Jay Warshawskys and Carole Pollner's special
Robert and Judith Bregman birthdays
Ed and Deedy Eisenson Nancy Siegal
Dorothy & Alvin Fuchsman In honor of Jay Warshawsky's 90th birthday
Judy Werbel Sonya Singer Livingston
In memory of Bekah Hersch's father, Charles Hersch In honor of Joan Edelman's 80th birthday
Gwen Stokols Sonya Singer Livingston
SAM & ANITA TURK FUND Nancy Siegal
In honor of Anita Turk for her birthday (belated) In memory of Abraham Klutch
David Every Ellen Esformes
In honor of friends who are moving to Greenspring and Goodwin In memory of Betty Parker
House Sonya Singer Livingston
Anita Turk In memory of Evelyn Berman
In memory of Eva Pack Sara Lee Siegel
Robert and Maureen Shapiro In memory of Irving Spatz
CEMETERY FUND Michael Spatz & Doris Parker
In memory of Ida Lehman In memory of Jack and Bessie Serody
Mr. Leonard and Paul Lehman Gerson Serody
COMMUNITY CARING FUND In memory of Marlowe Solomon
In memory of Frances Barth Joel Solomon
Barry Landau In memory of Morris Amchan
HAZZAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
David & Harriet Schultz
Happy Birthday to Paul Frommer
In memory of Rebekah Hersch's father, Charles
Barbara Hofheimer
Howard and Sherri Kohr
In memory of Edna Ruskin
In memory of Rena Cylinder
Jonathan and Ruth Ruskin
James and Gay Alper
In memory of Jerome Grossman
In memory of Roslyn Fingerman
Rose Grossman
Ellen Fingerman
Mazel tov to the Frommers on the birth of grandson, Zachary Finn KITCHEN FUND
Schnitzer In appreciation of Diana for giving me some Hamentaschen early
Barbara Hofheimer Shirley Greenblatt
SCHONBERGER LIBRARY FUND MUSIC FUND
In memory of beloved husband, Eugene In memory of Frances Barth
Frances Schonberger Ellen Fingerman
Lawrence and Edith Gollomp

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IN THE FAMILY
PRESCHOOL DONATIONS
In memory of Linda Feldman's mother, Paula Feldman
Ronald and Dianne Spector
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DONATIONS
In honor of Max Gordon's Bar Mitzvah
Belle & Theodore Probst
In loving memory of mother, Faye Snowhite
Sheila Bicoff
YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAMMING
In honor of Carole Pollners and Jay Warshawsky's special
birthdays
Howard and Sherri Kohr
YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAMMING
In honor of Carole Pollner and Jay Warshawsky on their special
birthdays- wishing you the best!
Gary & Ruth Zelman
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
In memory of Ellen Issner Levine, wife and mother of Bob and
Jaime
Robert Levine and Jaime Levine
In memory of Sidney Sulak
Stanley and Rhoda Sulak
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
April was chock-full with Social Action Committee
special events. We kicked off the month with Good Deeds
Day. With support from the AAC Krevor Social Action Fund,
we held a meaningful Community Social Justice Seder with the
Alfred Street Baptist Church on Sunday, April 23. We ended
the month with seventy-five AAC members touring the New
National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Y-O-U ARE INVITED TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Join Agudas Achims Social Action Committee. We are
committed to doing our part to repair the world and are
actively devoted to issues of social justice. This year we
are addressing the issue of racial justice and the recent refu-
gee crisis. Help plan for next year!
To get involved, please contact Samara Weinstein at
samarajw@yahoo.com.
Stay on top of all the hot issues by joining the Social
Action Committee Facebook group. Contact Deborah
Siegel at dnsiegel@yahoo.com
Check out the Social Action Committee website for in-
formation on upcoming events, resources and more:
http://www.agudasachim-va.org/about-
us/committees/social-action-committee/
AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
The WJFF is back for
its 27th edition, running
May 17-28.
This years lineup
features international
films spanning various
genres from heart-
tugging romances and sidesplitting comedies, to fast-
paced thrillers and insightful documentaries. The Festival
will bring notable filmmaker guests to the nations capital
including Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning
Vietnam), Agnieszka Holland (The Wire, House of
Cards), and Amy Heckerling (Clueless, Fast Times at
Ridgemont High).
Visit wjff.org for more information.
SCREENING OF PAPERCLIPS WITH
PRODUCER, ROBERT JOHNSON
THURSDAY, MAY 11 | 6:30 P.M.
Charles E. Smith Life Communities will host a
screening of the award winning 2004 documentary Paper
Clips, followed by a discussion with Producer Robert
Johnson. The film follows middle school children from a
rural town in Tennessee as they collect a paper clip to
represent each Jew killed during the Holocaust. The 2004
film won 14 major awards including an Emmy
nomination. We are delighted to welcome Robert Johnson
to share his experience producing this extraordinary and
moving film. RSVP at www.smithlifecommunities.org.
Mark your calendars now. The 36nd annual
StepALIVE! Walkathon will be held on Sunday, May 7,
to raise funds for ALIVE!s Child Development Center
(CDC), a high quality, full-day, full-year preschool
serving children of low-income working parents. 100% of
CDC students receive tuition assistance.
Proceeds from StepALIVE! make this tuition
assistance possible. This 5k or 5 mile (walkers choice)
stroll starts at 2:00 pm at First Christian Church, 2723
King Street, Alexandria, and ends at the same place with
food, music and door prizes provided by the CDC.
Register in advance at www.alive-inc.org or at the
event on May 7 starting at 1:15 pm. The fee for walkers
aged 19 to 70 is $25; those 12 to 18 and over 70 pay $10.
Those under 12 are admitted free. If you are unable to
participate, we encourage you to register as a virtual walker.
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 ProfilesofOurLEADERS
MeetYONALINDENBAUM by Carol Backman
Yona Lindenbaum is the extended her trip for three more weeks and toured her
twenty-two year old director of favorite places. Yona especially enjoyed the artsy
ATID!, an umbrella term atmosphere and walking along the cobblestone streets in
meaning future, which covers Sefat. I met and talked with a lot of people in the coffee
all post Bar/Bat Mitzvah youth shops, and I found a sense of peace there. I cant wait to
groups at Agudas Achim go back, she says.
Congregation. It is my job to Yona spent her first year of college at Towson
make sure that our teenagers are University in Baltimore. She participated in Hillel activities
learning, engaged, and happy, and made friends she still stays in touch with. She is
says Yona, who takes her currently a junior at George Mason University, studying
position very seriously. She human development and family science with a
helps students in eighth to twelfth concentration in adolescent development. I want to work
grades plan activities and classes with hospitalized children and families with mental health
and brings in other people and issues, she explains. She thinks that every child should be
resources as necessary. There are seen and heard to be able to experience a normal life and
currently twenty or more students have the potential to do anything they set their mind to.
formally registered in her program, eight of whom, called Every small thing we do, can make a difference even if we
madrichim, she trains to help in the religious school. cant always see it, she says.
Some of the activities that ATID! teens do include fund Last year Yonas mother, Esther Miller, suggested that
raising, helping at synagogue events like Comedy Night and she apply for the Director of Teen Programming job at the
the Purim Carnival, studying appropriate Jewish texts with the synagogue where she could make some money and use her
rabbi or hazzan, learning with Naama Gold, the schlicha from child development skills. Chaya Silver, Agudas Achims
Israel, and providing special teen holiday and Shabbat Youth/Education Director, took me under her wing and
programs. Every couple of months we have a schmooze with helped me figure out what I needed to do. So far it has
Rabbi Rein at his house before Havdalah where we discuss worked out very well. Yona says.
hot topics such as intermarriage, Israeli politics, racial bias,
transgender issues, and any age appropriate, contemporary Chaya says the most challenging problem we have in
issues that are part of the teen curriculum, Yona notes. Jewish education is keeping our people engaged in
religious activities after their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and if we
Last Succot the teens had a party at an adult group home dont do it, we will lose them. Having someone like Yona
in Annandale. They made a Succah out of food, talked, and on our staff makes us competitive with the best synagogues
interacted with the residents. Everyone had a good time and in the nation, she observes. Chaya adds she is grateful to
learned how people all have the same needs. Yona says she be able to work with Yona, who is open-minded, respects
tries to encourage the teens to learn about social action and teens and how they learn, has good skills and is a great role
how to cultivate community connections. They also took part model.
in a Unity Walk and visited the D.C. Kitchen.
In addition to her parents, Yona says she looks up to her
Yona grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, fifteen minutes older brother, Ari, 25, who is her role model. Ari, who
from Agudas Achim. She had her baby naming, Bat Mitzvah, works as an organic farmer, is also concerned with social
and every major life event at the synagogue. She has played action and making the world a better place. He is
basketball and lacrosse since second grade and thinks that intelligent, sweet, and kind, and when he has something to
sports have taught her to set goals and to strive to achieve say I want to listen to him, Yona says with a smile.
them. I coach and have officiated at basketball, lacrosse,
running, and soccer events all over, she notes. Yona has also Together, her parents taught her that she can do
been helping her father, Neil Lindenbaum, an instructional anything she wants to do. My dad is my coach, and my
assistant at Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, mom is my best friend. They have shown me it is critical to
since she was in fifth grade. make a difference in the world and connect with others, and
I will continue to strive for this with my teens, she
Yona attended Jewish camps Louise, Ramah, and Capital explains. She is excited to continue expanding the program
Camps with some of her best friends for three years. In 2014 and to experience what is to come in the future or as we say
she traveled to Israel on an educational program with twenty at Agudas Achim, ATID!
girls and stayed in Sefat and Jerusalem for two weeks. She
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 MENS CLUB HAPPENINGS CONGREGATION FUNDS
CO-PRESIDENTS, ELLIOT PARKIN AND DON MELMAN
Celebrate the good times make a contribution
If you are not yet a Men's Club member, please join us this year by sending to an Agudas Achim fund in honor of a
in your membership dues. Checks for $36 should be made out to Agudas birthday, an anniversary, a special occasion or
Achim Mens Club and delivered to the synagogue. If you have any just because you care. And, remember the sad
suggestions for events or would like to help with any of our activities, times make a contribution in memory of a
please contact us at don@melman.com or elliot.parkin@gmail.com. loved one. Contributions in any amount may be
SAVE THE DATE! made to these funds. A minimum donation of
$10 is requested for an acknowledgement card
Sunday, May 6 Mens Club Shabbat
to be sent by mail. All donations will be
Contact Men's Club Ritual Vice President, Michael Scheinberg
acknowledged in the In the Familycolumn
(mike@schuschein.com), for more information or to participate in this service.
in The Bulletin.
Sunday, May 7 Mens Club Brunch | 10:00 a.m.
Featuring our own Bruce and Sam Ashkenas with readings from their recent books.
Sunday, May 21 BlueCademy Awards Dinner | 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. SHAVUOT BEGINS ON TUESDAY
Agudas Achim's honoree is Don Melman. Visit the AAC website for EVENING MAY, 30. SERVICES
information about purchasing tickets and to submit a tribute to Don. WILL BEGIN AT 9:30 P.M. AND
July 19-23 Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs International Convention, CONTINUE WITH
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA. TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEENS TO TRAVEL TO ISRAEL
Men's Club provides scholarships to Agudas Achim teens who WATCH THE WEEKLY EMAILS
participate in Israel experiences. Teens or their parents should contact the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Men's Club co-presidents for more information.

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 IN MEMORIAM
MAY 1, 2017 IYAR 5, 5777 MAY 11, 2017 IYAR 15, 5777 MAY 21, 2017 IYAR 25, 5777
* Miriam Bass * Nathan Paulson * Henach Koffler
* Shirley Brown Beatrice Rosengard Nathaniel Krumbein
Edith Dinerstein MAY 12, 2017 IYAR 16, 5777 * Mildred Manisewitz
* Tirza Hitta Evans Herb Goldsmith * Anne Siegal
* Milton A. Pearl Sheila Gail Kaback Leonard Zemon
Louis Quint Edith Ann Krochak MAY 22, 2017 IYAR 26, 5777
Leah Zedd * Benjamin Louis Rosen * Samuel Spiro
MAY 2, 2017 IYAR 6, 5777 * Anna Brenner Shuman MAY 23, 2017 IYAR 27, 5777
* Benjamin Abramson MAY 13, 2017 IYAR 17, 5777 * Mary Abraham
* Henry Chunowitz Robert Dorsen * Kate Goldman Katz
Grace Schonberger Pearle Rosenbloom * Estelle Gordon Kushnick
MAY 3, 2017 IYAR 7, 5777 William Russler MAY 24, 2017 IYAR 28, 5777
* Jacob Kline Gil Slucki Adele Graboyes
* Edward R. Mogel * Sylvia Weiss James Moulder
* Adeline Sandler MAY 14, 2017 IYAR 18, 5777 MAY 25, 2017 IYAR 29, 5777
* Libbie Scherr * Bernice Feinstein * Louis Berkowits
* Sadie Schmier Sol Myerson * Maurice Fischer
* David Schrott Joseph Leo Pessah Jennie Kwaselow
MAY 4, 2017 IYAR 8, 5777 Abraham Harvey Ravitz * Jack Shaw
Max Goldenberg * Aaron David Rubin * Elsie Goldberg Shulman
J Stanley Rosenberg MAY 15, 2017 IYAR 19, 5777 * Etta Stein
Frances Senkfor * Elsie Friedman Bonnie Yatt
Rose Wagner * Herman Kramer MAY 26, 2017 SIVAN 1, 5777
Saul Weiss Jean Massell Adam Cohen
MAY 5, 2017 IYAR 9, 5777 MAY 16, 2017 IYAR 20, 5777 * Bennie Cohen
Ruth Seewald Amchan * Eva Chaiken * Samuel P. Glass
* Saul Brooks Doris Goldberg Robert Groll
Avigdor Sinai Dolly Helman * Joseph Hayman
Ray Weinstein Fay Karp Regina Rosenberg
MAY 6, 2017 IYAR 10, 5777 Kurt Kohr Naomi Sprecher
Ann Bliss * I. Henry Schwartz MAY 27, 2017 SIVAN 2, 5777
Lena Horowitz Joseph Spiro * Natalie Elias
Nettie Kidorf MAY 17, 2017 IYAR 21, 5777 MAY 28, 2017 SIVAN 3, 5777
Joseph Tudor Harold Gottlieb * Rebecca B. Baum
Lillian Ruth Zuckerman Alexander Hatami * Joseph Levinson
MAY 7, 2017 IYAR 11, 5777 Julius Lindenbaum Sadie Liftman
* Zelda Fagelson Henry Lublin Jack Lubotsky
Sidney Forstater Nathan Meritz Helen Marnot
Lillian Gollomp MAY 18, 2017 IYAR 22, 5777 MAY 29, 2017 SIVAN 4, 5777
* Beatrice Tolleris Milton Fingerman * Sarah Kline
* Ralph Tolleris * Peter Manisewitz * Blanche Levin
MAY 8, 2017 IYAR 12, 5777 * Daniel Selmonosky * Samuel Radow
* Jeanette Fierstein * Tillie Shapiro MAY 30, 2017 SIVAN 5, 5777
* Rosalie Gasson MAY 19, 2017 IYAR 23, 5777 * Sarah Goldfein
* Lillian Raiten Mildred Backman * Karen Ann Kimmel Slavin
Elyce Geller Stern Ruth Haber H. Albert Young
MAY 9, 2017 IYAR 13, 5777 Muriel Ludwig MAY 31, 2017 SIVAN 6, 5777
Sylvia Fogelson * Shirley Weiss Chain Henke Arkin
* Samuel Hoffman Bernard Yellin Ruth Bob
Ely Shor MAY 20, 2017 IYAR 24, 5777 Anne Eisenberg Borisnick
MAY 10, 2017 IYAR 14, 5777 Julia F. Duberstein * Betty Cotton
Harry Levitt * Harry Pell Frank Samuel Jahss
Gustave Benjamin Linden * Barnet Isaacs * Shirley Passow
* Esther K. Rumshin Joseph Rosenbloom
MAY 11, 2017 IYAR 15, 5777
Jack Trevor Lawson MAY 21, 2017 IYAR 25, 5777 * Harry Tepper
* Henry Goldberg Bernard Wasserman

* A memorial light will be lit in the synagogue for those names marked with an asterisk

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 GOOD DEEDS DAY 2017: SETTING A
HIGH BAR FOR THE FUTURE
You all made such a difference!! Thanks to all of you,
Agudas Achim had an incredibly successful first
congregation-wide Good Deeds Day. Good Deeds Day is an
international program of mitzvot and tikkun olam sponsored
in our area by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
and Agudas Achim was a major participant! We had over
200 adults and kids participate in a wide range of activities.
Together, you removed five bags of trash and three bags of
recycling, a saw blade, bicycle skeleton, and part of an office
chair from the stream at Four Mile Run, refurbished the
mulch and prepared the childrens garden beds at the Alive
Child Development Center, knitted hats and blankets for
babies at the Fairfax Childrens Hospital NICU, and
assembled bunkbeds, dressers, and other furniture for
ALIVE House. Fifteen of our talented youth performed an
amazing concert for the seniors at the Fountains Assisted Living Center. During religious school our wonderful students made
200 pet toys for local animal shelters, wrapped 300 packages of treats for a local teen center and a homeless shelter, made 300
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for two local homeless shelters, made 35 baby blankets for babies at the Fairfax Childrens
Hospital NICU, and wrote 60 letters to patients at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. They even provided service to Agudas
Achim by cleaning the sanctuary and the kippah boxes in
anticipation of Pesach.
You also answered the call for donations, and as a result
we have a big box of used cell phones to give to the Jewish
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, lots of diapers for the
D.C. Diaper bank, womens hygiene products and bras for
Support the Girls, and lots of towels and sheets for Guest
House, a transitional housing program for women who have
completed their prison sentences.
Thank you to all the volunteers who served as project
leaders Shulamith Shafer, Leib Kaminsky, Sandy Marks,
Howard Frank, and Hazzan Dienstfrey - and to all who helped
Sunday morning checking people in, taking photographs,
assisting with the religious school students, or otherwise doing
whatever needed to be done: Chaya Silver, Marya Runkle,
Yona Lindenbaum, Patti Rounsevell, Robin Fradkin, Ari Lindenbaum, Bekah, Hersch and Katherine Allen. Thank
you to all the religious school staff who taught lessons to over 100 students on the Jewish values at the heart of this important
work. Thanks also to Jada Bromberg, Jared Cohen, Rena Cooper, Akiva Dienstfrey, Dassi Dienstfrey, Lev Dienstfrey,
Margalit Dienstfrey, Henry Drembus, Hanna Ebert, Evan Fagen, Jeremy Fagen, Alex Fogelson, Josh Gordon, Arielle
Guedalia and Mollie Shichman who shared their musical talents with the seniors at the Fountains.
We are interested in your thoughts on how we can make our Good
Deeds Day event even better next year. Please email the co-chairs
with your ideas about what went well and what you thought we
could do better or differently next year. You have inspired us to
make this an annual event at Agudas Achim.
Thank you all for making a difference and inspiring others to
do tikkun olam (repair the world). Together we can inspire social
change by feeding the hungry, caring for the earth, and helping those
in need.
-Barbara Elkin (bjelk@aol.com)
-Esther Miller (nykoftyme@gmail.com) - 2017 Co-Chairs

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Agudas Achim Congregation WHATS INSIDE . . .
2908 Valley Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302 CELEBRATION OF MIRZA LOPEZ.page 1
Phone: 703-998-6460 WEEKLY SERVICE SCHEDULE......page 2
Fax: 703-998-5843 RABBIS MESSAGE.....page 2
JTS EVENING OF LEARNING....page 2
The Bulletin is published monthly - ISSN1084-9858 LIFELONG LEARNING...page 3
CO-PRESIDENTS MESSAGE....page 3
Rabbi ..........................................................................Steven I. Rein
Hazzan...........................................................................Elisheva R. Dienstfrey ACC ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE...page 3
Rabbi Emeritus...............................................................................Jack Moline MAH KOREH..page 4
Executive Director.........................................................................Mirza Lopez DEAR HAZZAN...........................page 5
Youth/Education Director.............................................Chaya Silver EDUCATION SHABBAT...page 5
Preschool Director..............................................................Jen Halpern PRESCHOOL NEWS.............page 6
Co-Presidents........................Jeffrey Goldstein and Jonathan Saiger PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION ..page 6
Sisterhood President................Lenore Garon PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP...page 6
Mens Club Co-Presidents................................Don Melman and Elliot Parkin
YOUNG FAMILIES..page 7
Communication Specialist.......Marya Runkle
E-mail: synagogue@agudasachim-va.org SISTERHOOD DOINGS.....page 8
Web: www.agudasachim-va.org Facebook: facebook.com/agudasachim SENIORS GET TOGETHER.....page 8
JUDAICA SHOP......page 8
WHATS AHEAD . . . IN THE FAMILY..page 9
Thursdays, 7:00 p.m...................................................The Ethical Life Class SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE...page 10
Fridays, 9:00 a.m...........................................................Talmud Study Class JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL.page 10
ALIVE WALK-A-THON.....page 10
Saturday, May 6............................................................Mens Club Shabbat PROFILES OF OUR LEADERS..page 11
Sunday, May 7...............................................................Mens Club Brunch MENS CLUB HAPPENINGS.page 12
Sunday, May 7.........................................Rising Kindergarten Open House YAHRZEITS........page 13
Monday, May 8...........................................................................Aliba DRav
GOOD DEEDS DAY REFLECTION..page 14
Thursday May 4, 11, 18.............................................The Ethical Life Class
Friday, May 5..................................................6th Grade Kabbalat Shabbat,
5th/6th Grade Shabbat Dinner and Shabbaton Overnight
Sunday, May 7....................................................Oh, Say Shalom Playgroup
Sunday May 7......................................................JTS Evening of Learning
Saturday, May 13............................................................Education Shabbat
Tuesday, May 16.........................................................Seniors Get Together
Thursday, May 25.............................................AAC Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, May 30.............................Erev Shavuot and Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Wednesday, May 31............................................................Shavuot Services

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