Ohavay Zion Synagogue
2048 Edgewater Court
Lexington, Kentucky 40502
859-266-8050
http://www.ozs.org
Bulletin
Tevet/Shevat 5776
January 2016
Learn Conversational
Hebrew!
Starting, Sunday, January 10th
Adult Lessons: 11:00AM-12:00PM
6th Grade and Up: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Come learn conversational Hebrew with us!
It is a perfect opportunity to acquire some useful phrases and vocabulary,
both for adult beginners and for students of our Hebrew School.
Lessons will be taught by Rivka, who has come from Israel.
Bagels will be provided during the adult lesson, and pizza during the middle and high school lesson.
For more information, and to sign up, please contact,
Ilona - [email protected]
FROM THE RABBI
It is Us or Them.
The question is: Who is Us?
Our mystical tradition is in awe of how the Holy One can give rise to the diversity and plurality of the many. Each
person, regardless of appearance, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, or age, is made in the image of God.
And yet, while acknowledging that everyone is made in the image of God, Judaism still distinguishes between
groups.
For example, I am not a Cohen, or a Levite for that matter.
Sometimes, we can choose our groups within Judaism. I can choose to champion a form of Judaism that strives for
tradition, embraces science and historical accuracy, and values the spirit of egalitarianism.
Do I identify myself as an Israelite, as opposed to a Levite and Cohen? Do I identify myself as a Jew in the
Conservative movement, as opposed to other movements? Do I identify myself as a Jew, as opposed to a non-Jew?
And can I also extend my identity beyond these groups?
Certainly, I would not include myself with a horrid group like ISIS. Though my religion would acknowledge that
each one of the cruel misguided members of ISIS are also made in the image of God, they are certainly not
behaving as God’s children should.
Yet there are many, many in the world for whom I would extend my identity to comprise the Us (as opposed to
Them).
There are many who do seek to behave as God’s children should, striving for peace and healing our world. And to
this group, I would certainly wish to self-identify.
ISIS, I believe, would love to divide Us. They would love us to separate ourselves into Non-Muslims against
Muslims. But this is wrong.
Rather we must embrace all of Us, all who seek to act as God’s children should, all who seek to join together in
peace as described by our holy prophets. In this regard, this is Us.
Let us be clear with who We really are. And let us come together to shun statements and actions that divide Us.
Because yes, it is Us or Them. But the Us must include all of us.
Rabbi Moshe Smolkin
Shabbat Services: January 2016
January 1
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Shabbat at Home w/
Family & Friends
January 15
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Kids Shabbat 5:30PM
January 29
Luke Smith Bar Mitzvah
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30PM
January 2
Shabbat - 9:30AM
Shemot
Kabbalat Shabbat
w/ Stewart Home 5:30PM
January 16
January 22
Shabbat - 9:30AM
Bo
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January 8
January 30
Shabbat - 9:30AM
Luke Smith Bar Mitzvah
Yitro
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30PM
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January 9
Shabbat - 9:30AM
Va’era
Birthday Aliyah
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January 23
Shabbat - 9:30AM
Beshallach
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Kentucky is finally experiencing winter weather!
Considering that trees are bare of leaves and the sunlight is limited right now, January seems an odd time to be
focusing on the “birthday of trees.” Never the less, it’s on the Jewish calendar every year, and we’re doing it.
Have you ever been to a tu b’shevat seder? It’s fun, with many different varieties of fruits and nuts to sample,
and an underlying message of appreciation for the sustenance we receive from nature, even in the cold.
Please join Rabbi Smolkin and the religious school for the Tu B’Shevat Seder 5776 on Sunday, January 24
from 10:00-10:30AM. Contact the office for more information. All are welcome!
OZS will also come together to celebrate Luke Smith’s Bar Mitzvah on January 30. Congratulations to Luke
and his family.
Happy new year to one and all,
Kathy Grossman
Hadassah News
Please join the Lexington Chapter of Hadassah as we install the Executive Board for 2016-2017.
The luncheon is at Malone's Banquet's above Sal's Chop House, 3373 Tates Creek Road on January 17th at
12:30. Couvert is $30.00 and checks may be sent to Betty Nigoff at 148 Cherokee Park, Lexington, 40503.
RSVP by January 12th. Credit cards will be taken at the door, but please send an RSVP to Betty at
[email protected]. For additional information contact Ruth Scott at [email protected].
Gift Shop
Stop in and see the collection
of beautiful Talits from
Gabrieli in Israel
One Stop Shop for Every Occasion
BAR/BAT MITZVAH - WEDDING - NEW BABY
BIRTHDAY - ANY SPECIAL OCCASSION
A Simcha Gift Registry is available at the
OZS Gift Shop
Please contact Ronit Eres to set up your registry today
[email protected] or 797-8505.
We invite you to share a special day
in our lives when our son
Luke Smith
is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, the Thirtieth of January
At Half Past Nine O'clock
Ohavay Zion Synagogue
Kiddush Luncheon
Immediately Following The Service
Brent Smith & Katy Miller
OZS Board Meeting
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Tuesday, January 12 at 7:30PM in the OZS Library
One Book Jewish Lexington
1/13
ONE COMMUNITY. ONE BOOK.
Read the book "A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka": A Memoir by Lev Golinkin
Then join us for nosh and a community discussion on: January 13, 2016 at 7 pm at the JFB offices.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, and The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah.
The book can be purchased at The Morris Book Shop in Lexington (mention One Book Jewish Lexington and
receive 15% off), or buy it online with Amazon by clicking here.
Backpacking for God’s Pantry
Watch the weekly announcements and Facebook for a backpacking information to help out the students at Mary
Todd Lincoln Elementary School.
DON’T FORGET the need for clothing/sweaters/winter jackets/shoes & kid size college t-shirts for Mary Todd
elementary - any donations can be dropped off at OZS.
Birthday Party in a Bag w/ PJ Library
1/18
Monday, January 18, 11:30 am @ Puccinis Smiling Teeth in Chevy Chase
Join PJ Library and Camp Shalom for pizza and tzedakah! We'll put together bags of birthday party supplies, and
of course, we'll eat pizza. Please bring items from our shopping list, and we'll put our resources together to
provide supplies for local children in need to have birthday celebrations. Best for ages 5-8, but all ages welcome!
Let’s get organized! Contact Talia at [email protected] by January 11 to RSVP and choose what
supplies you will bring.
MLK Jr Day Commemorative March for Freedom
1/18
We will again participate in the annual March for Freedom, walking under one Jewish community banner, with
our neighbors and friends from Lexington. Line up for the march begins in the hallway outside Heritage Hall, at
the Convention Center downtown, at 9 a.m. on January 18, 2016. The march begins at 10 a.m., for more info
contact Tamara Ohayon at 268-0672 or [email protected].
PJ Playgroup
1/24
Sunday, January 24, 10:15 am, at Temple Adath Israel
Families with kids under 4: Come play! We come together as a community each month (mostly) during the
school year for a playgroup for our littlest kids and parents/guardians. We'll have time to play, eat a snack, and
perhaps sing a song, create a craft, or read a PJ library book. This month's theme is Tu BiShvat. PJ Playgroup is
a joint endeavor of Ohavay Zion Synagogue, Temple Adath Israel, and PJ Library. Locations rotate each month.
Please RSVP to [email protected]
Lunch and Learn with our Local Rabbis
1/26
The next Lunch and Learn with our local rabbis at the Federation office will be on January 26 at 12 noon with
Rabbi Moshe Smolkin. Topics are announced on the Community Calendar and Facebook closer to the program.
Dairy lunch provided for $7. Call ahead to RSVP with Judy at 859-268-0672 or [email protected].
Camp Shalom
Now beginning to hire staff for summer 2016. Next year’s dates will be July 25 to August 5. Staff training is July
22-24. Contact director, Tamara Ohayon at [email protected] or (859) 268-0672 for information or visit
http://jewishlexington.org/camp-shalom.
Tu B’Sehvat Celebration
We will have a Tu B’Sehvat celebration with our Religious School students on Sunday, January 24 from 10:00 to
10:30, all are welcome.
MONTHLY THOUGHTS FROM THE RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE
Kabbalat Shabbat, part 1: Candles
This month is the start of a new series on Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming the Sabbath, both at home and in the
synagogue. We will start with perhaps the most widespread of all Jewish rituals–lighting the shabbat candles.
Where in the Torah, you might ask, does it command us to light candles for shabbat? After all, the blessing we recite
(more on that next time) says that God “has commanded us to kindle the Sabbath light.” Actually, the Torah itself contains
no such commandment. The rabbis derive the commandment from three more firmly established concepts: oneg Shabbat
(rejoicing in the Sabbath), kavod Shabbat (honoring the Sabbath), and shalom bayit (peace in the home). Their reasoning is
quite enlightening (sorry about that...). As Jews, we know that the most important way to rejoice is to eat, so rejoicing in
Shabbat means a nice Friday evening dinner. But, as the rabbis pointed out, it is hard to enjoy a meal in the dark, so we need
a lamp. We also honor Shabbat through the meal, and we make the table nicer by having a lamp or candles. And, in the most
practical bit of all, if we had no light, we would trip on things in the dark, and that would definitely not be peaceful. So,
candles or a lamp is the solution. The problem, of course, is that we are forbidden to ignite a flame on shabbat, so we have to
make sure to do that before the day of rest begins.
The rabbis of the Mishnah discuss in some detail what may be used as the fuel and the wick for a shabbat light, but
this boils down to ensuring that the flame is bright enough to serve its function, and steady enough so that we are not
tempted to fiddle with it or relight it, both of which would violate the laws of Shabbat. Traditionally, the lamp lit for this
purpose would serve as the main source of light in the home for the rest of Shabbat, or at least until bedtime. Now that we
have electric lights that can be left on, the candle or lamp has a more limited function. We should, however, be sure that the
candles last long enough to finish the meal (birthday candles or hannukah candles go out too quickly), so that we can fully
rejoice in and honor Shabbat, and, of course, so that we don’t trip when we get up.
And as the rabbi always cautions, please be careful when lighting or when leaving candles unattended. Part of hiddur
mitzvah, making the mitzvah beautiful, is making sure everyone and everything is safe, ensuring the peace of Shabbat.
Shabbat shalom!
Jon Glixon
DONATIONSOhavay Zion Synagogue extends special thanks to those who have made contributions during the past month .
GENERAL FUND
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND
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Marc Plavin & Toni Reiss
In Memory of Daniel Plavin & Dorothy Plavin
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Bob & RaeTaj Berger
A Thoughtful Donation
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Gail Cohen
A Thoughtful Donation
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Clarence & Lana Weddle
A Thoughtful Donation
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Lucille, Karen & Mitchell Barnes
In Loving Memory of Lucian Barnes
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Robert & Meryl Shapiro
In Memory of Abraham Bersofsky, Anne Bersofsky
Arnold Bersofsky, Keith Shapiro & Sol Shapiro
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Lowell & Betty Nigoff
Thank you to Rabbi & Talia for being so welcoming.
EDUCATION FUND
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Gail Cohen
In Honor of Rabbi Uri Smith
JOSEPH’S DREAM CHILD CARE FUND
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Lou & Kathie Kroot
In Honor of our tiny members 3 & under
KITCHEN FUND
GAN SHALOM
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Lucille, Karen & Mitchell Barnes
In Loving Memory of Lucian Barnes
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Leon Cooper
In Honor of the marriage of Hadley Stein to Adam Parritz
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OZS Thanks you for your donation!
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Joseph Kaplan
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Nehame Levy
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Yahrzeit
Observance
begins at
sundown of the
previous
evening
with lighting of
the yahrzeit
candle.
The traditional
act of tzedaka,
honoring
a loved one, is
often performed
at this time.
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Dale Rank
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Edith Stone
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Fannie Epstein
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Albert Kaplan
Nathan Morris
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Jeanette Tenner
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OZS MAZAL TOV
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Rebecca Ashman
Marcelo Guzman
Amy Messer
Maria Alkhasov
Michael Andrews
Vivian Bitensky
Larry Fox
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Mazel Tov to:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Avi & Ronit Eres
Jaemi Loeb & Craig Payst
Michael & Kathy Grossman
Hans & Irmgard Gesund
George & Laura Szekely
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28th anniversary
5th anniversary
42nd anniversary
65th anniversary
45th anniversary
To the following for helping out with the OZS Hope
Mobile Lunch making efforts:
Vinnie Dubilier
Ronit Eres
Steve Aminoff
Olga Vulukh
Ira Cooper
Lowell Nigoff
Elisia Cohen
Shirley Bryan
Mark Schneider
Sue Westerman
Debbie Aminoff
Dominique Olbert
Tina Trent
Betty Nigoff
Jon Glixon
Brian Derer
Susan Miller
And the entire OZS Religious school as well!
JOIN THE TEN-FOR-TEN CLUB
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav said: “Nine Tsaddikim (righteous ones) do not make a minyan, but one ordinary person
joining them completes the minyan.” I don’t know how many tsadikkim there are here in Lexington, but we have plenty of
ordinary folks, and it would be wonderful if a few more of us would come to weekday minyan. To help accomplish this, we
have established the Ten-for-Ten Club.
Joining the Ten-for-Ten Club is very simple: all you have to do is commit to attending afternoon minyan ten times
in the next year. There are no big prizes (other than spiritual ones), but those who complete this commitment will be
recognized for their contributions to the OZS community. To join, or for more information, contact Jon Glixon or Lisa at
[email protected].
IF YOU HAVE A SIMCHA (COLLEGE GRAD, WEDDING, BIRTHS ETC.)THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 859-266-8050 OR [email protected]
Kroger Community Rewards Program
Thank you to all that have signed up for our Kroger Community Rewards program. If you haven’t signed
up yet but are a Kroger shopper you can help OZS earn fundraising dollars at NO COST TO
YOU!!!! All you will have to do is present your Kroger Plus card and then we get the proceeds. Please
go on line now to krogercommunityrewards.com to register, be sure to have your Kroger Plus Card and
OZS #10198. If you have any questions about it please call or email the office.
Sunday Office Coverage
Happy 2016! Start your new year off right...
...by covering the office on a Sunday. Hours are from 9 a.m. (10 a.m. if your child does not come for
Hebrew School) until 12 noon. Duties are minimal (answering the phone if it rings and helping /
directing any visitors), but it assures we have a presence in the office and someone to help keep an eye
on the front door while children are in the building. We have two January dates available: January 10
and January 24. If you can cover either of those dates, please contact Debbie Aminoff via
email: [email protected] or by phone: 317-3839. Thanks!
Hebrew Classes
Rabbi Smith’s Biblical Hebrew Class meets every Thursday at 7:00PM at his home.
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Catering for your Simchah
events at OZS or TAI
Personal Chef Services
for parties or events at your home
Affordable catering offering kosher or
kosher-style meals prepared to your
specifications:
Meat, dairy, or pareve menus
Gluten free or non-allergen menus
Special medical diet friendly menus
Your favorite recipes can be adapted!
Leah Gayle Bourne
LFUCG certified food service manager
Kitchen committee chair at OZS
Kosher cooking classes & lessons
Kitchen Kashering Services
Event planning & Management
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House Cleaning
Tara Kash is doing housecleaning
on Tuesdays/Thursday mornings.
[email protected]
Approximately $55.00/3-4 hours.
Price is negotiable.