JANUARY 2017

TEVET/SHEVAT 5777
NUMBER 5

AROUND AAC

THE BULLETIN
SPECIAL UPCOMING SHABBAT PROGRAMS
A vibrant community is able to bring vibrant programming. Over the next
two months, Agudas Achim will welcome several special guests on
Shabbat. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday mornings!
A CAPPELLA SHABBAT JANUARY 14
SHIR APPEAL, JEWISH A CAPPELLA FROM TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Shir Appeal is an award-winning co-ed Jewish a cappella group from

Tufts University. They have traveled from coast to coast singing in a wide
variety of languages and musical styles. Shir Appeal is proud to be the first
non-secular and only Jewish group featured on the prestigious Voices
Only and Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation albums, and
to be featured on every Best of Jewish A Cappella (BOJAC) album to date.
We are excited to welcome them to Agudas Achim.
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT JANUARY 21
Join us for Sisterhood Shabbat. It is Parshat Shemot, which features
many strong women whose courageous actions changed the course of
Jewish history. Come and watch our Sisterhood members lead services and
listen to the beautiful voices of the Sisterhood Ensemble as they perform
several musical selections.
SHLICHA SHABBAT FEBRUARY 4
NAAMA GOLD, NOVA COMMUNITY SHLICHA (EMISSARY) FROM ISRAEL

Na'ama was born in Arad, located near the Dead Sea in South Israel.
She served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and then went on to study at
Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Along with her studies, she also worked
as a guide in the Knesset and the Israeli Supreme Court. Na'ama has a deep
connection to the American Jewish community including being a
counselor at Camp Ramah. Join us in welcoming Na'ama to Agudas Achim.
HAZZAN-TO-BE IN RESIDENCE SHABBAT FEBRUARY 10 AND 11

ARIELLE GREEN, CANTORIAL STUDENT, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Arielle Green, first year cantorial student at JTS, will join us for,
Shabbat Shirah, the Shabbat of Song, which will culminate in a concert on
Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. with Arielle and the infamous Ein Lanu Zman.
Arielle will daven and delight with her beautiful voice and her warm spirit.
The entire Shabbat is sure to inspire your soul. And its absolutely free!
Join us and invite your friends.
SHABBAT GUEST SPEAKER FEBRUARY 25
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
RABBIS
MESSAGE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

Candlelighting.......................4:44 p.m.
Shehecheyanu Service...........6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.

Mincha following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................5:46 p.m.
BAT MITZVAH OF
VIRGINIA ROSE SEIDENBERG
BAVRIELLA AVIRIT
BAT REUVEN VAMANIA

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

Candlelighting.......................4:51 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat...................6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

Shabbat Services...................9:30 a.m.

Mincha....................following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................5:53 p.m.
BAR MITZVAH OF
JONATHAN TISCHLER
YOHANATAN RAZI
BEN YOSEF GABRIEL VELKA

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

Candlelighting.......................4:58 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat...................6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.

Mincha....................following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................6:00 p.m.
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

Candlelighting.......................5:06 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat...................6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.

Mincha....................following Kiddush
Havdalah Time......................6:07 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.

EXTENDING OUR CIRCLE OF CONCERN

In January of 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel opened the National
Conference on Race and Religion in Chicago with the following words:
At the first conference on religion and race, the main participants were
Pharaoh and Moses. Moses words were: Thus says the Lord, the God of
Israel, let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me. While
Pharaoh retorted: Who is the Lord, that I should heed this voice and let
Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
The outcome of that summit meeting has not come to an end. Pharaoh is
not ready to capitulate. The exodus began, but is far from having been
completed. In fact, it was easier for the children of Israel to cross the Red
Sea than for a Negro to cross certain university campuses.
With these words, Heschel linked the civil rights struggle to the biblical
Exodus, and, more importantly, the struggle of African Americans to be his own,
their suffering was his suffering.
This month we will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Separated by faith and
background, there is one narrative that lies at the base of both Heschel and King
a leaders ability to hear the cry of another and make it his or her own. The ability
to empathize with the plight of others was Kings calling card as he felt personally
responsible for the anguish and suffering of his community. Kings legacy, the very
legacy left to us by Moses, Heschel, and so many others is that redemption begins
when we extend our circle of concern and not only embrace the suffering of others,
but make that suffering our own.
It is said of the great 18th century mystic, Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov, that
whenever he saw someones suffering he too shared their pain. When his ability to
share anothers suffering was questioned, the rabbi replied, What do you mean
share, it is my own sorrow; how can I help but suffer it? A century later, in a
different time and place, in his second inaugural, Lincoln famously concluded:
With malice toward none, with charity for all, we must care for him who shall
have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan Now, as we remember
the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. we must remember that redemption comes, not
through suffering, not through a great cry, but when and only when a cry is heard,
becomes our own, and is acted upon.
Under the leadership of our Social Action Committee, we are holding a series
of conversations on Race and Reconciliation facilitated by AVODAH. The next
gathering will be Sunday, January 8 at 11:00 am. We have also begun a
conversation with the Alfred Street Baptist Church to think about how we can work
together within our greater community. Finally, we can build community on
January 15 at our annual Celebrate Community 5k & 1k Fun Run/Walk. There is
much work to be done, but this is the standard to which we hold this community,
our people, and all of humanity.

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LIFE LONG LEARNING

SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CHALLENGES:
NAVIGATING ADULTHOOD WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
A workshop for people and/or
family members, (adults/ just out of
high school and older), with
developmental disabilities who are
trying to navigate independence and
employment. This forum aims to create
a safe space to learn from professionals,
ask questions, share concerns, and
connect with one another.
Tuesdays | January 24; March 14:
May 23 | 6:30 pm
Michal Berkson, LCSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Child and
Family Services, JSSA
Rabbi Steven Rein

Co-PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Jeffrey Goldstein & Jonathan Saiger

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well, it isnt quite the New Year as I write this message, but then it is the New
Year as you are reading it.
We are the mid-point of our fiscal year and all is well. By now the comedy night
has been an enormous success (thank you to all involved and especially Judith
Fogel and Nicole Yakatan). The Moline Lecture Series will have completed its
second year and more classes (Aliba dRav, Jewish Values and the Palestinian
Conflict, and the second year of Jewish Ritual) will have reached their half way mark.
I hope that you are enjoying our repaved parking lot (kol hakavod to Mirza
Lopez, Gail Bentkover, the Building and Grounds committee, and many generous
donors). This much needed improvement adds to the attractive appearance of our
place of worship and makes it a much safer place to walk. Please reserve the four
marked spaces for congregants who need extra help. We also have the required
handicap parking spaces but PLEASE take advantage of these spaces and DO NOT
PARK along the yellow curb it is a real safety hazard.

This January will be filled with fun events including the 5k community run (thank
you, Naffer, for keeping this going). If you have not registered, please do so and join the
ALIBA DRAV
fun. The link is at https://potomac.enmotive.com/events/register/57eeb987-f14c-442cMonthly learning and discussion 8174-2a2c5206f5f9.
with Rabbi Jack Moline.
We are starting the strategic planning activity this month. With the help of
USCJs
Sulam Program, we will be collecting data, creating focus groups and
Mondays | January 9; February 13;
developing
a framework for our synagogues future. Look for opportunities to
March 13; May 15 | 7:00 pm
participate
and
bring your deepest wishes, desires and creativity to this important
January Topic: Is it Better to be Good
or Obedient Rabbis and Other collaboration of our members.
Leaders (Rabbi Saul Berman, Rambam,
Finally, as part of our efforts to improve communications, we will be rolling out
and Abraham Maslow)
our new web platform over the next few months. Our website will change and be
Rabbi Jack Moline
more user friendly. This venue will enable members to stay current and allow
groups to coordinate activities so that more of us can participate in the available
programs. If you have suggestions for the new website, contact our
Communications Specialist, Marya Runkle at mrunkle@agudasachim-va.org.
PARASHAT HASHAVUA
From Jeff and our families, have a healthy, happy (Gregorian) new year.
Participate in a lively discussion of
the weeks Torah portion for half an
CELEBRATE COMMUNITY 5K & 1K FUN RUN/WALK
hour before the start of Shabbat
morning services. Newcomers always On January 15, the Celebrate Community 5K & 1K Fun Run/Walk will bring
together all who share and celebrate the Community of which we are all a part and
welcome!
to celebrate each other. Join us also in celebrating a very special birthday as we honor
Shabbat/Saturdays | 9:00 - 9:30 am
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy on this weekend that calls us together each
year to serve our neighbors and our communities.

Scan this QR code to

be taken directly to
the Celebrate
Community 5K &
1K Run Run/Walk
registration page.

JANUARY 2017

The race is open to congregants, neighbors of the congregation, friends, family, and
the community at large! Proceeds from the event to benefit ALIVE! and Agudas
Achim Congregation. We will also be collecting food for ALIVE!s Emergency Food
Distribution Program at the event.
For more details and to register online scan the QR code to the left or go to the AAC website.
Sponsorships are available! Please let Jennafer Miller (nafferq@gmail.com) know if you
are interested in being a sponsor and/or volunteer.

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AAC CAN EARN MONEY

THROUGH AMAZON.SMILE

MAH KOREH - WHATS HAPPENING IN

THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEPARTMENT

When you shop on Amazon.com, if

you use this URL to enter Amazon, the
synagogue will earn cash from your
sale:
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-0581100

Once you have joined, your eligible

shopping will benefit Agudas Achim
Congregation.

MORNING/EVENING MINYAN
Please help us to maintain our daily
minyan. If someone is saying kaddish
and we dont have ten people, kaddish
cannot be recited.
Morning minyan meets at 7:30 am,
Monday-Friday. Evening minyan meets
at 7:50 pm every night except for Friday
when we have Kabbalat Shabbat, and
Saturday (unless someone requests a
minyan on Saturday evening for saying
kaddish).
Some of the regulars say that
attending minyan gives them a
wonderful start or end
for the day, and that the
friendships they have
made there have been
true and lasting. Check
for yourself join us at
one of these times whenever you can.

SHARE YOUR
NEWS WITH AAC
Your congregational family wants
to share in your joys and support you
during difficult times.
Please contact the synagogue office
at 703-998-6460 with information
about your familys engagements,
accomplishments, illnesses, hospitalizations, awards, marriages,
and
bereavements.
When it is appropriate, and with
your permission, we will include this
news in The Bulletin.

Chaya Silver
Youth/Education Director

OHEV ET HATACHACHOT
A day doesnt pass that I hear from a member that one or more of our children
are misbehaving. On occasion, the member tells me that the actions of those
disrespectful children has ruined a class, a service, or a program for them. After
listening to the complainer, I ask them if they have spoken to the child directly.
The answers to my query include such responses as no but it wouldnt help,
yes, but it doesnt help, or their parents dont like me to interfere, or I dont
know what to say.
This isnt a new situation in communal life; however it is one we can all help
correct by learning and practicing the middah (Jewish value) of ohev et
hatochachot (which roughly translates as loving reproof). Learning to do proper
tokhha isnt easy. It asks that we take a risk and tell those we care about that we
have concerns with their behavior. Whether we ask a life partner to change how
they behave or ask a child to stop running in the building, when we offer
criticism, we are putting our relationship on the line and making ourselves
vulnerable to being disliked, ignored, or worse.
One of the first steps in knowing how to offer tokhha is to make sure that the
comment and accompanying suggestion to improve, comes from a place of
lovingkindness and positive intent. Scolding never works. When rebuking a
child, it is important to treat them with respect, to offer a solid reason for your
comment, and to offer to help solve the situation by offering positive alternatives.
If, after speaking with a child, one is ignored, or disrespected, then you can bring
our concerns to the childs guardian or a staff member. Simply allowing children
to behave poorly does them no favor in the long run.
Some parents find it difficult to hear that their child misbehaved. As the
mother of three children, I understand this completely. However, I appreciate it a
great deal when other adults, with patience and respect, remind my child of
proper public conduct and social responsibility. I also appreciate it if the adult
then takes the time to seek me out and share with me what they have observed.
Only in this way can I properly help my child. Final responsibility for childrens
behavior rests with parents; however, parents cant be everywhere all the time.
This is why the expression it takes a village to raise a child is true. When we
seek to raise a mench (a person of integrity and honor) it takes a whole
congregation.
Accepting positive criticism is hard no matter how old we are. However, if
the person offering tochha does so with respect, stays positive, and remains
constructive, criticism can turn into teaching. When done properly, criticism
stops being shame and becomes positive force for good. Our tradition cautions
against embarrassing another, even in the case in which the mitzvah of tokh'a
applies. It is forbidden to embarrass another needlessly and certainly not
publically. When speaking to a child, take them aside and speak to them privately.
While this may interrupt your own experience, in the long run, you will help teach
a child. Choose your words mindfully. Let children know that your concerns
come from a place of lovingkindness and support. Remember that many lessons
have to be repeated many times before they are learned.
(Continued on page 7)

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DEAR HAZZAN
rehv izjv
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey

HANUKAH SAMEAH HAPPY HANUKAH!

Hanukah is pretty late this year occurring at the end of December, which
means we have an entire month between Thanksgiving and Hanukah to surf
the net and look for the latest Hanukah Youtube videos. Here are a few I
found from years past that are great fun:
MACCABEATS (2015) THE LATKE RECIPE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg51la8Yayc
MACCABEATS (2014) ALL ABOUT THE NEIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wi1H3UnKhk
SIX13 (2015) WATCH ME (SPIN/DREY, DREY) CHANUKAH JAM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goE4tVIM3vk

MUSICAL EVENTS AT AAC:

DIVAS ON THE BIMA
MARCH 19, 2017

The Agudas Achim Congregation Music

Fund Committee and the Friends and Family
of Mel Garbow invite you to a concert starring
Divas on the Bima, featuring four great
hazzanim: Jen Cohen, Magda Fishman, Alisa
Pomerantz-Boro, and Elizabeth Shammash.
Guest appearances by the Agudas Achim
Sisterhood Ensemble and Agudas own
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey. Sunday,
March 19, 7:00 p.m. in the Cohen Sanctuary
of Agudas Achim Congregation. Tickets: in
advance - $18; at the door - $25; Sponsorships
are available. Please call the office for tickets
and information: 703-998-6460.

SIX13 (2014) CHANUKAH (SHAKE IT OFF)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHp2Rq8sMI
And for something a little different EREZ COHEN (2015) A ONE DIRECTION HANUKKAH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGUFKPkpw2k

Since Hanukah happens to coincide with Christmas this year, here is a special
gift from Six13:
SIX13 (2015) FELIZ CHAUKAH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VHIQIAHpsQ
HANUKAH SAMEAH (HAPPY HANUKAH)!!!
*Please Note: This column will alternate between music
reviews/recommendations and Dear Hazzan letters. If you would like to
introduce or recommend recordings, or if you have a question for the Hazzan
regarding the ritual, liturgy, and/or music of the synagogue, please write
Hazzan Dienstfrey at the synagogue (2908 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA
22302) or email her at HazzanERLD@hotmail.com.

MUSICAL EVENTS AT AAC:

HAZZAN-TO-BE - IN - RESIDENCE SHABBAT
FEBRUARY 10 - 11, 2017

Arielle Green, first year cantorial student at JTS, will join us for, Shabbat
Shirah, the Shabbat of Song, which will culminate in a concert on Saturday
night, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. with Arielle and the infamous Ein Lanu Zman.
Arielle will daven and delight with her beautiful voice and her warm spirit.
The entire Shabbat is sure to inspire your soul. And its absolutely free!
Please join us and invite your friends. For more information, contact Hazzan
Dienstfrey at HazzanERLD@hotmail.com or at 703-998-6460.

JANUARY 2017

CONGREGATION FUNDS
Celebrate the good times make a
contribution to an Agudas Achim fund in
honor of a birthday, an anniversary, a special
occasion or just because you care. And,
remember the sad times make a contribution
in memory of a loved one. Contributions in
any amount may be made to these funds. A
minimum donation of $10 is requested for an
acknowledgement card to be sent by mail. All
donations will be acknowledged in the In the
Familycolumn in The Bulletin.
We thank you.

DAF HASHAVUA WEEKLY

TALMUD STUDY
And God blessed the seventh day and
declared it holy, because on it God ceased
from all the work of creation that God had
done (Gen 2:3). Shabbat, the most sacred
day of all, has been adorned with the aura
of legend; it is a day of rest and sanctity,
Gods gift to all of us. The laws, narratives,
and theology of Shabbat will crystalize in
our study of Masekhet Shabbat Tractate
Shabbat. (No prior Talmud study required;
texts will be in English)
Fridays | 9:00 -10:00 am
Rabbi Steven Rein

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PRESCHOOL NEWS
Jen Halpern, Director

In early December, Morah Virginia, Moreh Simon, and I attended

Federations annual Jewish Early Childhood Education Conference. The theme of
the conference was Ayeka, which translates as Where are you? It is the question
God asks Adam in Gan Eden after Adam and Eve eat from the forbidden tree, realize
their nakedness, and hide from God.
Each workshop at the conference challenged us to think about where we are
in our beliefs about what young children truly need from the adults in their world in
order to learn and grow. Where are we in our own personal journeys as early
childhood educators? We left inspired and full of new insights and ideas. Ill be
sharing much of what I learned at the conference in the next several bulletin articles.
Meir Muller, an ordained rabbi who also holds a doctorate in early childhood
education, gave a presentation entitled Ayeka?: Mirrors, Windows, and the Sliding
Glass Doors of Constructivist Classrooms. Based on the work of the developmental
psychologist Jean Piaget, constructivism is the theory that knowledge cannot be
transmitted from one person to another. Facts can be transmitted, and often are,
especially in older classrooms. One person can relate facts to another person, and
that person can memorize and regurgitate those facts, but that is not true knowledge.
True knowledge goes beyond recitation of facts; knowledge is how one
understands ones experiences, (which include facts, observations, and skills) turns
them around in ones head, makes connections, questions and investigates them,
applies them to new situations, and creates new meaning. Knowledge is thereby
constructed, and constructing knowledge takes time. In a constructivist classroom,
children are given the time to construct meaning of their world through a variety of
carefully planned experiences guided by the teacher. A constructivist classroom is
full of opportunity for investigation. The teacher doesnt tell or explain. The teacher
asks questions.

WHEN A SIMCHA OCCURS

When a child is born, please
contact the synagogue office as soon
as practical to arrange for Brit Milah
and/or naming. The rabbi will be
happy to advise you regarding
scheduling and name selection.
Also, please contact the synagogue office and the rabbi regarding
arrangements for weddings or other
life-cycle events before announcing
your plans.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
FOR THE 2017-2018
SCHOOL YEAR
REGISTRATION DATES
JANUARY 3, 2016

Priority registration for returning

families and members of the
congregation begins.
FEBRUARY 1, 2016

General registration for new families

begins.

So what about the mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors? Rabbi Muller
suggested that children need (metaphorical) mirrors in which to see themselves in
order to learn. They need to relate to the learning experience and find it meaningful
for them before they can fully engage with it. They also need windows to see the
outside world, to appreciate that there is a world beyond theirs, with new
experiences. Finally, they need sliding glass doors to walk though, to engage with
those new experiences and begin to construct knowledge anew.

For more information contact

Jen Halpern, Preschool Director,
703-998-6072.
OPEN HOUSE DATES
January 10 | 7:00-8:30 p.m.
January 11 | 10:00-11:30 a.m.

SISTERHOODS JUDAIC SHOP

The Sisterhood Judacia Shop provides you an opportunity to shop and support your Congregation.
Did you know we have Simcha Certificates? A Simcha Registry too?
We continue to be open during Sunday Religious School hours.
Watch our door for additional openings please
Questions? Appointment? Special Orders?
Contact either Michelle (202-288-9856) or Susan (703-489-5068).

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MAH KOREH
(Continued from page 4)
Rabbi Louis Jacobs, the first leader of Masorti in the United Kingdom, wrote
for the web site My Jewish Learning, Tochha is based on the principle that
all Jews are responsible for one another. To fail to offer rebuke when it is needed
is to participate in the offense. It cannot be denied that conscience-counselors
abounded in Jewish communitiesprigs and busybodies who [are] only too
ready to demonstrate their superiority by adopting a holier-than-thou attitude.
This is probably why, even in Talmudic times, one Rabbi could say (Babylonian
Talmud, Arakhin16b): I doubt whether anyone in this generation is worthy to
offer rebuke.
Despite this challenge, I want to encourage you to care about our
communitys children, and take the risk. Interact with a child in a positive
manner. Explain patiently to a child why talking in the sanctuary is disrespectful
and disruptive. Respectfully share, from a place of patience and kindness what
is expected of people in class, in services, and in social settings. Take a few
minutes and seek out a childs parents and let them know you have spoken to
their child and why. Rather than complaining to the staff that our communitys
children are not behaving with integrity and honor, let our children know that
you care about them and that you are willing to offer proper tokhha. Let them
know how becoming a mensch, will help them prosper in the Jewish community
and in the large secular world. I invite you to seek me out to talk about this
matter whether you are a parent, a child, or a concerned member. Together, our
village can raise wonderful Jewish citizens and responsible citizens of the world.

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SOCIAL ACTION
RACE AND RECONCILIATION
CONVERSATION SERIES
Join us in the Flax Chapel for the second
of this four-part series. Well look at the
terms we read and hear in news stories,
articles, reports and books about our
racial divide. Well view brief videos
from a series created by the Seattle
Times and explore their relevance to our
own thinking as individuals and Jews.
Sundays | January 8; February 25;
March 5 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon

SYNAGOGUE OFFICE CLOSED

ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2
AND JANUARY 16 IN
OBSERVANCE OF FEDERAL
HOLIDAYS. THE OFFICE WILL
ALSO BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY,
JANUARY 20 IN
COORDINATION WITH
INAUGURATION DAY.

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SISTERHOOD DOINGS
Agudas Achim Sisterhood: Networking to engage, enrich and empower Conservative Jewish women.
JANUARY DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday, January 17 12:00 noon 2:30 p.m. Lainof Auditorium
Seniors Get Together
Saturday, January 21 9:30 a.m. Cohen Sanctuary
Sisterhood Shabbat
Tuesday, January 31 7:00 p.m. Flax Family Chapel
God Talk with the Hazzan

THIS N THAT

JANUARY EVENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
SENIORS GET TOGETHER

Lainof Auditorium, 12:00 noon 2:30 p.m.

A screening of the movie American Jerusalem: Jews and
the Making of San Francisco. Sisterhood will provide a
light lunch and program for the Agudas Achim Seniors and
the JCCNV Active Retirees. Please let us know if you can
help in the kitchen, or provide transportation.
RSVP required by Friday, January 6: Mickey Lazarus
703-866-5881 or Sharyn Tureck, 703-644-1931.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT

Join us for Sisterhood Shabbat. The parshah this week is

Shemot, which features many strong women whose
courageous actions changed the course of Jewish history.
Please come and watch our Sisterhood members lead
services and listen to the beautiful voices of the Sisterhood
Ensemble as they perform several musical selections.
We are collecting toys and other needed items for Children's
National Hospital. The Hospital's wish list can be found on their
website
at
http://childrensnational.org/giving/getinvolved/volunteer#tab-5. The items must be new and not gift
wrapped. The packaging should say that it meets consumer
product safety codes and contains only non-toxic materials.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
GOD TALK WITH THE HAZZAN

Flax Family Chapel, 7:00 p.m.

Join Sisterhood for a spiritual conversation with Hazzan
Dienstfrey.

Kitchen Help Needed: Seeking a Sisterhood volunteer for

occasional kitchen back-up for Sisterhood meetings/events.
For details, please contact Liz Frommer (571-643-6621).
Child Care: If you would like to participate in a Sisterhood event but are unable to do so because you do not
have child care, let us know at least 5 days in advance of
the event and we will work to accommodate you.
Sisterhood Membership ($36) & T-Shirts ($10): Contact
Mackenzie (315-868-9232) or mckenz613@aol.com for
information on becoming a member or to get your shirt to
show your Sisterhood pride! Dues checks can be made
payable to Agudas Achim Sisterhood and mailed to the
AAC office.
Carpenters Shelter: Sisterhood collects travel-size toiletries and unopened 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!
Judaica Shop: The Sisterhood Judaica Shop provides you
an opportunity to shop while supporting your Congregation.
Open during Sunday Religious School hours. For
appointments or questions please contact: Michelle (202
288 9856) or Susan (703 489-5068).
Get Our Updates:
Facebook: Search Agudas Achim Sisterhood of VA
Email Listserve: www.tinyletter.com/AgudasSisterhood
www.WLCJ.org

CONGREGATION FUNDS

Celebrate the good times make a contribution to an Agudas Achim fund in honor of a birthday, an
anniversary, a special occasion or just because you care. And, remember the sad times make a contribution
in memory of a loved one. Contributions in any amount may be made to these funds. A minimum donation of
$10 is requested for an acknowledgement card to be sent by mail. All donations will be acknowledged in the
In the Familycolumn in The Bulletin. We thank you.

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IN THE FAMILY
Janet Barnett

SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO:

Stephen Saperstone and family
on the death of his mother, Phoebe Saperstone
MAZEL TOV TO:
Marcia and Bruce Brown and family
on the birth of their grandson, Beau Jacob Brown
Don and Marilee Perkal and family
on the birth of their granddaughter, Emmory Ever Perkal
REFUAH SHLEMAH TO:
Don Sandler
Arnold Moore
David Sitrin
Zelda Scherbds
HENRY H. KREVOR SOCIAL ACTION FUND

In memory of my mother-in-law, Ruth Krevor on her yahrzeit

June Krevor and family
SPIRO ADULT EDUCATION FUND

Hazak v'ematz to Ed Newberger on his holiday honor

Rachel Goldberg
Hazak v'emtz to Hannah Kraushaar on her holiday honor
Rachel Goldberg
SAM & ANITA TURK FUND

A donation

Anita Turk

CEMETERY FUND

In memory of parents, Bernard and Ida Lehman

Leonard and Paul Lehman
HAZZAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In appreciation of High Holiday services

In appreciation of the beautiful holiday services
Vic and Judy Tynes
In memory of father, Louis J. Gollomp
Lawrence and Edith Gollomp
Schonberger Library Fund
In honor of Farideh and Phil Schonberger
Victor and Judith Tynes

Janet Barnett

PRAYERBOOK FUND

In memory of Judith Kornfein Arkin

Michele Arkin
In memory of Kay Shapiro, mother of Bob Shapiro
Robert and Maureen Shapiro
In memory of Kenneth Barnett
Janet, Susan and Louis Barnett
In memory of Monroe Lange
Jack and Elinor Abraham
In memory of Ralph Siegel
Sara Lee Siegel and Janet Siegel Levin
In memory of Sam Pack, father of Maureen Shapiro
Robert and Maureen Shapiro
In memory of Yehudah Arkin
Michele Arkin
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In appreciation of High Holiday services

JANUARY 2017

RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In appreciation of the beautiful holiday services

Victor and Judith Tynes
In memory of Anna Helman
Gerald Helman
In memory of Dooley Gross
Arden Levy and Anthony Sanchez
In memory of Gerald Rose from Shirley and family
Shirley Rose
In memory of Harry L. Richman
Sheldon Richman
In memory of Isidore Turk
Anita Turk
In memory of Jonathan's father, David I. Kraushaar
Jonathan Kraushaar
In memory of Judith A. Friedel
Sheldon Richman
SYNAGOGUE FUND

In appreciation of carrying the Torah on Yom Kippur

In honor of Meryl and Joel Goldhammer

Arden Levy

Victor and Judith Tynes

In honor of Susan Barnett on her engagement
Vic and Judy Tynes
In memory of Helen Singer
Sonya Singer Livingston
In memory of Julie Keller's father, Alvin Ring
Stephen and Amy Kaminski
In memory of Kenneth Gutterman
Hanna Gutterman
In memory of Louis Chaiken
Rose Grossman
In memory of Louis Cylinder
James and Gay Alper
In memory of Morris Gutterman
Hanna Gutterman
In memory of Ray Wiener
Larry and Sandra Wiener
In memory of Tamara Gelboin's mother, Marlena
Stephen and Amy Kaminski
In memory of Tina Frapolli, Alice's sister
Howard and Alice Fierstein
In memory of beloved mother, Minnie Miller
Victor and Judith Tynes
In memory of our parents, Norton Dahne, Bebe Levin and Leon
Levin
Arnold and Ellen Levin
SEFER TORAH FUND

In honor of Phil Lurie for reading Torah and chanting Haftarah

Patricia Franklin
In memory of beloved father, Max Stein
Renee Roberts
MUSIC FUND

In appreciation of Hazzan Dienstfrey, Ein Lany Z'man and others

for the minyan after the Empty Bowls event
Judy Tynes

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IN THE FAMILY
MUSIC FUND

In honor of Jay Warshawsky's beautiful chanting of the haftarah

during the Holidays
Victor and Judith Tynes
In honor of Zev Silverman's birth
Arden Levy and Anthony Sanchez
In memory of Helen Singer
Sonya Singer Livingston
In memory of Michael Tureck
Jeffrey and Sharyn Tureck
In memory of Robert Roberts
Renee Roberts
In memory of grandfather, Paul Gaidelman
Jack and Elinor Abraham
PRESCHOOL DONATIONS

Mazel tov to Deborah and Justin Silverman on the birth of their son, Zev
Vic and Judy Tynes
Rachel Goldberg
Mazel tov to Marcia and Bruce Brown on the birth of their
grandson Beau Jacob Brown
Vic and Judy Tynes
Mazel tov to Mike and MacKenzie Silverman on their new baby
Rachel Goldberg and Bryan Quigley

MEN'S CLUB MUSINGS

BARRY LANDAU
PRESIDENT , AGUDAS ACHIM MEN'S CLUB

Happy New Year to one and all. I hope everyone had a

fun, new year, and that your favorite college team made out
well in one of the innumerable bowl games. Those that used
the secular "holiday season" in service to others, such as the
congregation's Christmas Day dinner at Carpenter's Shelter
deserve special recognition.
Men's Club's upcoming activities are as follows:
Sunday, January 9, 2017, Board Meeting. Open to all. We
need more attendees in order to plan the events guys want to
go to, and to enough volunteers to make the events happen.
My favorite part of these meetings is "Good and Welfare,"
where guys are free to share anything they want to about
themselves.
Sunday January 15, 2017, REPRESENT! at Beth El
Congregation, Bethesda, MD, 10AM-2PM. This is a great
opportunity to mix with guys from around the DMV, and to
meet the leadership of Seaboard Region FJMC. Aaron Moses
Kintu, lay leader of the Abayudaya Ugandan and Kenyan
Conservative Jewish Community has been known to appear
at REPRESENTS by SKYPE. Breakfast food and a great
kosher deli lunch will be served. I attended last year's DMV's
and Baltimore's REPRESENT. The programming was great.

A G U D AS A C H IM C O N G R E G AT I O N

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DONATIONS

Get well wishes to Jay Warshawsky

In honor of Isaac Saiger's Bar Mitzvah

Amy Levin

Amy Levin
In honor of Valerie and Samuel Kleinrock on the birth of a
daughter, Sara
Amy Levin
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

In appreciation of reaching another birthday

In celebration of Joan and Lester Edelman

Arden Levy

Joan Arsenault
In honor of Liz and Paul Frommer's latest grandson, Zackery Finn
Schnitzer
Joan Arsenault
In memory of Jacob Finn
Russell and Carolyn Finn
In memory of Phillip Abraham
Jack and Elinor Abraham
In memory of my beloved father, Albert Arsenault
Joan Arsenault

It was aimed at how we can strengthen our clubs, and upon

the issues facing us in the early Twenty-First Century.
Sunday, February 5, 2017, World Wide Wrap, at Agudas
Achim Congregation, The formal event consists of a 10AM
bagels and lox brunch, and learning and demonstrations
about tefillin. For a preview, come to the 9:00 a.m. minyan,
where worshippers will be laying tefillin. Look for more
details concerning WWW in the Weekly Update, the
Shabbat Announcements, and on the AAC Facebook Page.
Please contact Men's Club Ritual VP, Michael Scheinberg,
mike@schuschein.com for more information.
FURTHER IN THE FUTURE:

Sunday, March 19, 2017 (change of date), Blue Academy

Dinner, approximate time 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Agudas
Achim's honoree is the one and only, Mr, Donald Melman,
July 19-23, Federation of Jewish Mens Clubs
International Convention, Crystal Gateway Marriot,
Arlington, VA. (I've gone to two FJMC International
Conventions. I enjoyed them, you will, too.)
At the time I'm writing this column, I am Men's Club
President. By the time you read this I will have submitted
my resignation for personal reasons. Please support the new
President. The Men's Club needs more volunteers. Having
befriended many through or club, regional, and International
activities has been rewarding. I have made many valuable
friends in our club, and throughout the FJMC world.

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A NIGHT OF COMEDY WITH JOEL CHASNOFF

THANK YOU TO THE

CLERGY, STAFF,
KITCHEN CREW,
VOLUNTEERS,
SPONSORS, AND ALL
WHO ATTENDED FOR
MAKING THIS AMAZING
EVENT POSSIBLE.

SPECIAL THANKS TO
EVENT CHAIRS NICOLE YAKATAN AND
JUDITH FOGEL!

JANUARY 2017

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SENIORS GET-TOGETHER
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017
12:00 NOON 2:30 P.M.
AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION

ITS MOVIE TIME!

AMERICAN JERUSALEM:
Jews and the Making of San Francisco
A light lunch, program and POPCORN provided by Sisterhood for the Agudas Achim Seniors and the JCCNV Active
Retirees
RSVP to: Mickey Lazarus, 703-866-5881 or Sharyn Tureck,
703-644-1931, no later than Friday, January 6. Please let us
know if you can help in the kitchen, or provide transportation.

E-MAIL LISTSERVE
Our e-mail list serve circulates
synagogue news, life cycle
events and other information to
those members who register
their email addresses with the
congregation. We send updates
every Thursday afternoon (and sometimes
more often). To join, just send an e-mail
with your full name and address to:
mrunkle@agudasachim-va.org, or sign up
through the synagogue web page at
www.agudasachim-va.org.

ONLINE DONATIONS
TO AAC
Did you know you can make a donation
online to Agudas Achim online? Go to:
http://www.agudasachim-va.org/supportus/tributes/
You can also find this on our web page
www.agudasachim-va.org under Support Us.

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IN MEMORIAM
JANUARY 1, 2017

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TEVETH 3, 5777

Miriam Friedman
Edward Goldberg
Eleanor Schwartz Pearl
Bella Schwarzber
Hyman Stokols

JANUARY 2, 2017

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TEVETH 4, 5777

Richard Hodges
Braine Hoffman
Jacob Homes

JANUARY 3, 2017

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Roselyn L. Arons
Minnie Beekman
Frank Elster
Abraham Goldberg
Basil Greene
Doris Holtzman
Gertrude Kushner
Joyce Liftman
Blanche Melman
Evelyn Rosen
Beatrice Sadowsky

JANUARY 4, 2017

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JANUARY 6, 2017

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Hyman Glasser
Harry Greenberg
Marvin Hork
Merlin Kutchinsky
Allen Sorens
Minnie Stein
Julius Stone

JANUARY 7, 2017

Ben Fagen
Louis Keller

JANUARY 8, 2017

*
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TEVETH 12, 5777

Nosan Rubin
Jacqueline Russler

Bernard J Lowell
Albert Leito Mourad
Karyn Poole
Jack Stoler

JANUARY 11, 2017

Delphine Landau
Marie Reif
Adam Scher
Kate Schneider

Anna Alster
Bessie Cohen
Rose Marie Fiedler
Mollie Rose

JANUARY 13, 2017

TEVETH 6, 5777

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JANUARY 14, 2017

TEVETH 8, 5777

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JANUARY 17, 2017

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Clair Berger Begun

Seth Fingerman
Janie Cohen Kleiman
Ben Zion ben Tzvi Mendelson
Murray Rosen

TEVETH 11, 5777

Florence Barnett
Max Haber
Edward Meritz

TEVETH 17, 5777

TEVETH 18, 5777

TEVETH 19, 5777

TEVETH 20, 5777

TEVETH 21, 5777

Nancy Drembus
Frederick Kutchinsky
Max Levin

JANUARY 20, 2017

*
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TEVETH 16, 5777

Bessie Eisenberg Davis

Joseph Lainoff
Taylor Lazarus
Aaron H. Meller
William J. Mulligan
Harry Rosenberg

JANUARY 19, 2017

TEVETH 15, 5777

Ellen Fagen
Avraham Lieb Hoffman
Abraham Miller
Jerome Rosenstock
Helen Rubin

JANUARY 18, 2017

TEVETH 9, 5777

Allan Kamerow
Ruth E. Stier

TEVETH 23, 5777

JANUARY 22, 2017

*
SIDNEY BANK

TEVETH 24, 5777

Harry Bonnett
Malka Chester
Bas Shevah Rubin
Jeanne Weinberg

Louis Herman Biron

Ida D. Goldberg
Max Kline
Israel Perkal
Rita Schmeir
Rena Schwieger
Ida Seidenberg
Paul Wengrovitz

JANUARY 23, 2017

Sara Anglister
William H. Davis
Morris Dinerstein
Rena Franklin
Bernard S. Lehman
Joseph Lichtman
Evelina Moulder
Sidney Ratner
Adrienne Warshawsky
Helen Weintrob

Solomon Ludwig
Solomon Rosen
Ida Valenstein

JANUARY 21, 2017

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*

TEVETH 14, 5777

Mordechai Max Arkin

Eti Lieberman
Harry Sandler

JANUARY 15, 2017

TEVETH 13, 5777

Henrietta Fink Shantz Levine

Anna Sklarewitz
Harry Vavithes

JANUARY 16, 2017

TEVETH 10, 5777

JANUARY 9, 2017

JANUARY 10, 2017

TEVETH 7, 5777

Mortimer Cohen
Milton Frank
Florence Gaffen
Samuel R. Kaufman
Michael Kornfein
Rose Terner

TEVETH 11, 5777

JANUARY 12, 2017

Ruth Adler
Sorita Barder
Esther Shalloway Bohrman
Haskell David Cohen
Rose Hayman
Leonard Roberts
Arthur Rose
Anna Wengrovitz
Shirley Woolf

JANUARY 5, 2017

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TEVETH 5, 5777

JANUARY 9, 2017

TEVETH 22, 5777

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TEVETH 25, 5777

Harriet Finn
Seymour Kwerel
Rachel Schlafstein

JANUARY 24, 2017

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Henry Berkowitz
Jacob Lukaczar
Philip Shapiro
Rena Udeleff

JANUARY 25, 2017

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Frances Greene
Gussie Shapiro
Jacob Y. Shapiro

JANUARY 26, 2017

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Ida Grossman
Edward Schwartz
Bessie Wolff

JANUARY 28, 2017

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SHEVAT 1, 5777

SHEVAT 2, 5777

SHEVAT 3, 5777

Maurice Samuel Adem

Ethel Dorfman
Edith German
Henry Lee
Manuel Morse
Elicia Lee Wolf

JANUARY 31, 2017

TEVETH 28, 5777

Julius Bunin
acqueline Gutierrez
Alyssa Michelle Kasse
Myer Nison Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2017

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TEVETH 27, 5777

Alex Acs
Harriet Lee Faye Bondareff
Doris Davidson
Sara Mae Newberger
Margarita Vega
Herman Weiner

JANUARY 29, 2017

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TEVETH 26, 5777

SHEVAT 4, 5777

Edith Bank
Jane Browell
Louis Frapolli, Jr
Eddye Goodman
Caroline King
Madison King
Simon Samuelson
Alvin Weinberger
Charles R. Weiss

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

JANUARY 2017

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YOUNG FAMILIES
Programming and community focused on families with children ages 0-5.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Save the date for Young Families Tu Bishvat on Sunday 2/12 from 10-12.
ONGOING EVENTS
Shababy Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday night service for kids 0-5 and parents with songs,
instruments, scarves, dancing parachutes, challah and juice
3rd Friday of the Month, 5:30 p.m.
Upcoming Dates: 1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19
Oh Say Shalom Sing-a-Long and Playgroup: Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey leads
songs for the first half hour with free play after. No Jewish knowledge or experience
necessary. Each child requires a grownup.
Typically the second Sunday of the Month, 11:00 a.m.
Upcoming Dates: 1/8, 2/12, 5/7
Gan Shabbat: Volunteer-led service for kids ages 0-5, accompanied by an adult
Saturdays 11:00-12:00 AM Rooms 1 & 2
GET INVOLVED
Leaders needed for Gan Shabbat and Shababy. All volunteers welcome, you need
not have a young child. Contact lefflersarah@hotmail.com to sign up or for info.
what is going on and the latest updates!

CONNECT WITH YOUNG

FAMILIES
Find us on Facebook Agudas
Achim Young Families Group: to
keep track of what is going on and the
latest updates!
For more information or to get
involved contact:
Hannah Kraushaar
at hannah.kraushaar@gmail.com,
Sarah Leffler
at lefflersarah@hotmail,
Debbie Perry
at Debbiekperry@gmail.com, or
Pam Kesner
at phkesner@hotmail.com.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Creating Opportunities for Engagement
Taking as its call to action racial injustice in Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere,
TIKKUN OLAM OPPORTUNITIES
Agudas Achims newly formed Social Action Committee hopes to include every
congregant in opportunities to further social justice. This years programming will ALIVE! House (transitional housing)
focus on a Racial Justice through Learning, Conversation and Action.
monthly food distribution & supplies:
Please join the Conversations on Race on January 8, February 26 and https://www.alive-inc.org/
March 5 in the Flax Chapel from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

We will look at the terms we read and hear in news stories, articles, reports and
books about our racial divide. Facilitated by AVODAH (the Jewish Service Corps)
we will view brief videos from a series created by the Seattle Times as its staff has
struggled with the tragic shootings occurring repeatedly across the country and
wrestled with such concepts as people of color, all lives matter, micro
aggressions and white privilege. These videos have been made available online
to the public at the website Under Our Skin, which explains that while
Discussions about race, inclusiveness and sensitivity . . . can leave us feeling
depleted and wondering whether anything has really changed[,] . . . we believe the
personal reflections and stories from the people who participated . . . will inspire all
of us to think and talk about these issues in a deeper way. Well view one video
each month, explore our reactions and discuss its relevance to our own thinking as
individuals and Jews.

Bi-monthly Carpenters Shelter

Dinner: Contribute one main dish, side
or dessert regularly or occasionally to
help provide a meal for shelter
residents.
Email Julie Keller
julieringkeller@gmail.com
Debi Leekoff at
djleekoff@gmail.com to sign up.

2017 VA Jewish Advocacy Day

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 speak
out on what matters to our community.
For more information:
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/PageServ
The Social Action committee is planning additional events for the Spring, er?pagename=homepage
occasions to engage with our African American neighbors in meaningful ways.
Watch this Bulletin and weekly updates for news of programming. To learn more and
to get involved in the Social Action Committee, please contact Samara
Weinstein at samarajw@yahoo.com or call 703-243-9099.

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Agudas Achim Congregation

2908 Valley Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: 703-998-6460
Fax: 703-998-5843
The Bulletin is published monthly - ISSN1084-9858
Rabbi ..........................................................................Steven I. Rein
Hazzan...........................................................................Elisheva R. Dienstfrey
Rabbi Emeritus...............................................................................Jack Moline
Executive Director.........................................................................Mirza Lopez
Youth/Education Director.............................................Chaya Silver
Preschool Director..............................................................Jen Halpern
Co-Presidents........................Jeffrey Goldstein and Jonathan Saiger
Sisterhood President................Lenore Garon
Mens Club President..............................................................Barry Landau
Communication Specialist.......Marya Runkle
E-mail: synagogue@agudasachim-va.org
Web: www.agudasachim-va.org Facebook: facebook.com/agudasachim
WHATS AHEAD . . .
Fridays, 9:00 am............................................................Talmud Study Class
Saturdays, 9:00 am......................................................Parashat HaShavuah
Sunday, January 8.............................................Social Action Conversation
Monday, January 9....................................................................Aliba DRav

WHATS INSIDE . . .
UPCOMING SHABBAT PROGRAMS. ..page

1
WEEKLY SERVICE SCHEDULE.....page 2
RABBIS MESSAGE.......page 2
LIFE LONG LEARNING.page 3
CO-PRESIDENTS MESSAGE...page 3
COMMUNITY 5K & 1K FUN RUN..page 4
AMAZON SMILE.......page 4
MORNING/EVENING MINYAN..page 4
SHARE YOUR NEWS........page 4
MAH KOREH..........page 4
DEAR HAZZAN............................page 5
MUSICAL EVENTS AT AAC............page 5
PRESCHOOL NEWS......................page 6
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION page 6
SISTERHOOD JUDAIC SHOPpage 6
SOCIAL ACTION SERIES.page 7
SISTERHOOD DOINGS.......page 8
IN THE FAMILY....page 9
MENS CLUB MUSINGSpage 10
JOEL CHASNOFF EVENT...page 11
SENIORS GET TOGETHER.......page 12
YAHRZEITS......page 13
YOUNG FAMILIES EVENTS...........page 14
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE.page 14

Saturday, January 14........................A Cappella Shabbat with Shir Appeal

Sunday, January 15..................................Community 5K and 1K Fun Run
Tuesday, January 17....................................................Seniors Get Together
Friday, January 20.............................................Shababy Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 21......................................................Sisterhood Shabbat
Tuesday, January 24...........................Significant Health Challenges Class
Tuesday, January 31...............................Sisterhood God Talk with Hazzan

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