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Adas Minyan Newsletter, 11/05/08 Candle-lighting times: Friday, November 7: 4:43 p.m. Shabbat ends, 5:41 p.m.

1. Yasher Koach 2. Leyning Co-coordinator 3. Ruach Minyan Carlebach-style service  4. Minyan Occasional Meeting, November 19 5. Minyan Facebook site 6. Volunteer in the Minyan 7. Daily Minyan - please try to come on Wednesdays 8. Adas Israel Congregation Announcements and Programs 9. Community Announcements

1. Yasher Koach   Yasher Koach to all those who participated in the Minyan’s Shabbat morning service, Parshat Noach Leyners: Bill Levenson, Sara Mosenkis, Noah Allen, Rebecca Smolar, Shalom Flank, Mike Wenthe. Mazel Tov to Bill on the 26th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Rebecca on the anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah. Daveners: Bob Peck, Jeffrey Fistel. D’var Torah: Rabbi Steinlauf. November 29: Brian Weinstein.   2. Leyning Co-coordinator   Thank you to Jeryl Parade for stepping up for the most important position in the Minyan. You can make Jeryl’s job easy by emailingweneedleyners@yahoo.com <mailto:weneedleyners@yahoo.com>today and signing up to leyn (read Torah). Thank you to Jacob Bardin for serving as leyning co-coordinator and coordinator for the past year or so. 3. Ruach Minyan - Carlebach style Shabbat evening service   The next Ruach Minyan Shabbat evening service will be this Friday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. upstairs in the Sisterhood Hall with a catered Shabbat dinner to follow in the Youth Lounge. If you have not yet already, please RSVP for the dinner toruachminyan@adasisrael.org <mailto:ruachminyan@adasisrael.org>.Visitwww.adasisrael.org/RuachMinyan.htm <http://www.adasisrael.org/RuachMinyan.htm>and join the group “Ruach Minyan” on facebook.   To sign up for the Ruach Minyan e-mail list, visit <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VanNess-RuachMinyan>and click on "Join this Group", or email: vanness-ruachminyan-subscribe at yahoogroups.com to subscribe automatically. 4. Minyan Occasional Meeting   There will be a Minyan Occasional Meeting to discuss any Minyan concerns on Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Miller Chapel (right after the evening minyan at 5:45 p.m.) If you have any comments, questions, or concerns for the meeting agenda, email traditionalminyan at adasisrael.org or any other members of the Minyan Coordinating Committee. The Minyan Coordinating Committee members are Dirk Aardsma, Rebecca Weiner, and Rebecca Boggs, Nechama Masliansky and Ken Goldstein.   5. Minyan Facebook site   A Facebook site has been set up for the Minyan. If you are a Facebook user, search for “Adas Israel Traditional Egalitarian Minyan” and sign up as our friend! (Please note: if you signed up in the name “Adas Israel Traditional Minyan,” we will just use the group “Adas Israel Traditional Egalitarian Minyan” so please sign up for that group). 6. Volunteer in the Minyan   There are many opportunities to get involved in the Minyan! The Adas Israel Traditional Minyan is self-led, totally participatory, and welcomes everyone's involvement in all aspects of services, including children who can lead Ashrei and other prayers. To sign up to lead services (daven), please contact Maya Bernstein, the Davening Coordinator. You can make Maya's job easy by signing up to daven (lead services - P'sukei D'Zimrah, Shacharit, and Musaf) early and often! Email mayabe at umich.edu today.   If you would like to serve as the new Davening coordinator, making sure slots are filled for daveners for P'sukei D'Zimrah, Shacharit, and Musaf each week, email Maya or speak to anyone on the Coordinating Committee, or email adasminyan at yahoo.com. Thank you to Maya for serving as Davening coordinator over the past year or so. To read Torah (Leyn), email weneedleyners at yahoo.com. The Minyan reads the full Torah reading each week; however, there are many short readings during the year.  There are several openings over the next few weeks. To sign up to give a D'var Torah in the Minyan any time this year, email David Nemeth at david at dcnemeth.com You can reserve your favorite Parsha up to a year in advance! Visit www.dcnemeth. com to see what slots are available, and sign up today!   If you have an announcement to be made at the end of services, such as a simcha or Adas or Minyan-related event, email traditionalminyan at adasisrael.org or adasminyan at yahoo.com   If you would like to give the announcements sometime, either once or for a longer period of time, email adasminyan at yahoo.com. This is a good position for a newcomer to become more involved and to meet more people in the Minayn. Announcements this week: Maya Bernstein. Contact the Minyan's service coordinators to participate in the service, such as by opening the ark or by having an aliyah (s'machot for life cycle events), or if you could serve as a Gabbai during the Torah service, contact (cc): Jake Yeston at jake.yeston at verizon.net Bruce Lewis at jazzyy9667 at aol.com; Margie Siegel at Margaret.siegel at verizon.net and Dirk Aardsma at  aardsma at earthlink.net To regularly receive the Adas Minyan weekly e-mail newsletter, send a blank e-mail (no message or subject needed) to adasminyan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:adasminyan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>. If you would like to help edit or put together the Minyan newsletter, email traditionalminyan at adasisrael.org or adasminyan at yahoo.com 7. Daily Minyan - please try to come on Wednesdays   The Traditional Minyan has “adopted” Wednesday evenings to help the congregational daily Minyan. So, if you are in the Cleveland Park area on Wednesday evenings at 5:45 p.m., please stop by for 15 minutes and help make the daily minyan! Please help make the daily Minyan, especially in the evenings. Morning Minyan, Monday - Friday, 7:30 am. Every evening, services begin at 5:45 p.m. Shabbat Mincha: 4:45 p.m. (note new time). 8. Adas Israel Congregation Announcements and Programs For full details see this month's Chronicle or visit www.adasisrael. org for this week's "Kesher Ishi/Personal Connection" announcements - direct link: <http://www.adasisrael.org/newsletter/KesherIshi_ThisWeek.htm.> To subscribe to the weekly Adas Israel Congregation announcements, known as the Kesher Ishi newsletter, at <http://www.adasisrael.org/Join_Kesher_Ishi.htm> Mondays, Jewish Literacy class: 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. The perfect introductory or refresher course! 8 weeks. Free to members, $80 for non-members. To register, contact Marcia Miller,marcia.miller@adasisrael.org <mailto:marcia.miller@adasisrael.org>or 202-362-4433 x112.Flyer <http://www.adasisrael.org/pdfs/VirtualFlyers/2008/2008_Jewish_Literacy5769.pdf> Sunday, November 16 at 10 a.m. at Adas Israel, kick off event for Adas Israel  Reads. David Gregory of NBC news and MSNBC will interview Adas member Jeffrey Goldberg about his book, “Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.” For more information visit<http://www.adasisrael.org/adult_education/aireads.htm>   The Ezra Pantry wishes to announce a:   Winter Coat Drive: to benefit SOME (So Others Might Eat). Now that we have all begun to dig out our winter clothes we are sure to come upon outgrown coats or ones which will not be worn again by our families.  Please bring them to the Ezra Pantry.  You will see a large wardrobe box in the coat room dedicated to winter coats.  LET’S FILL IT!  Place outgrown or no longer used winter coats in the wardrobe box in the coatroom by Thanksgiving and they will be donated to someone in need.  Thank you! Contact: Judith Krones atdavid.judith@verizon.net <mailto:david.judith@verizon.net>for info or with ideas 9. Community Announcements   Minyan-goer to speak at AJC lunch event, November 7   Please join the Washington Chapter of the American Jewish Committee on Friday, November 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the AJC office, 1156 15th Street NW, for a discussion on “Prospects for Peacefully Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program,” with Orde Kittre, professor of law at Arizona State University and a member of the Council of Foreign Relatons. Kittre has testified before the US House and Senate on non-proliferation issues this year and currently serves on a 12-member commission created by Congress to make recommendations on US non-proliferation policy. Prior to becoming a law professor, Kittre served for eleven years at the State Department, including as a specialist on non-proliferation and sanction issues. RSVP towashington@ajc.org <mailto:washington@ajc.org> After an exciting opening week of the Jewish Study Center's Fall semester, new classes join the ongoing ones this week. They include How to Bench Like a Pro and Jewish Cultures Across the Globe: Cape Verde. Upcoming classes include Kosher on the Rocks: Beer and Wine Tasting and a newly updated version of Super-Mensch: The Story of Jews and Comic Books. To see the full schedule of classes, visit our website at www.Jewishstudycenter.org. You can register online, via phone at 202-332-1221 or email at beth@jewishstudycenter.org.   Hadag Nachash concert, November 9   Israeli supergroup Hadag Nachash is performing at Congregation Beth El on Sunday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are only $20 if you buy them before Friday, November 7. They can be purchased by logging on to http://hadagnachashconcertatbethelbethesda.eventbrite.com/. They will be $25 at the door. Congregation Beth El is located at 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, just 2/3 mile north of the Bethesda Metro Station on the Red Line. For any questions, please email Adam Zeren at azeren@bethelmc.org.   JPDS Open House   Please join us for an open house at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital, 6045 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011. Open House dates are:   Wednesday, November 19 at 9:30 am Tuesday, December 16 at 9:30 am.   To RSVP or to arrange a personal tour, contact Sindy Udell, Director of Admission at 202-291-5737 ext. 103 orsindy.udell@jpds.org <mailto:sindy.udell@jpds.org>. JPDS has a challenging and creative secular, Hebrew and Judaic curriculum with low student/teacher ratios.  We are a warm and welcoming community that fosters a love of learning and strong Jewish values. Visit us in person or on the web atwww.jpds.org <http://www.jpds.org/>.   USY International Convention in DC, December 21 - 25 - volunteers needed   The USY (United Synagogue Youth) International Convention will be held in Washington, DC at the Marriot Wardman Park, December 21 - 25. Come experience the fun and excitement of USY! Over 500 volunteers are needed. Anyone over the age of 19 can volunteer for short 2-hour shifts. You don’t need to be a USY alum to volunteer. Volunteers are needed as chaperones, nurses, physicians, and clinical aides (non-medical). Sign up online at<http://icdc.seaboardusy.org>or look for the link to the International Convention in DC (IC/DC) atwww.seaboardusy.org <http://www.seaboardusy.org>and for more info emailicdcvolunteer@seaboardusy.org <mailto:icdcvolunteer@seaboardusy.org>   New Play at Washington DC JCC’s Theatre J - special offer   The next show at Theatre J, Honey Brown Eyes, is running through November 30. Theatre J is offering a special 2 for 1 ticket offer! Get tickets atwww.theaterj.org <http://www.theaterj.org>(or throughwww.washingtondcjcc.org <http://www.washingtondcjcc.org>) and click on Box Office Tickets and enter BOGO for this special promotion. Heritage Class   This popular six-session literacy class enables participants to explore their past and consider a meaningful Jewish future. Jewish texts are used to discuss views on tikkun olam (social activism) and how Judaism is intricately tied into personal journeys, joy, relationships, rituals and community.  Each week, we discuss a different topic of Judaism and how our values are shaped around these issues. Sessions are always engaging, though-provoking, inspiring……plus a lot of fun.  Learners of all levels of Jewish background are welcome.  Join us! Cost: $100 includes dinner and all course materials. Thursday evenings (7:00-9:00 p.m.) at the Washington DCJCC:  Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18, 2008. Registration is required. Please contactlearnwithus@pjll.org <mailto:learnwithus@pjll.org>or 301-348-7377 for registration materials. Heritage is a program of thePartnership for Jewish Life and Learning <http://www.pjll.org/> and is co-sponsored byThe Jewish Federation of Greater Washington <http://www.shalomdc.org/> and theWashington DCJCC <http://www.washingtondcjcc.org/>.   Event: Healthy Noshing: Nutrition Basics for Women Host: Yachad Hadassah Location: Private residence (contact Yachad for directions) Date: Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m.   Join Yachad for this fun and informative look at nutrition. A registered dietitian will instruct participants on the principles of healthy eating and how to formulate meal plans for weight maintenance or healthy weight loss.  We will also discuss women's emotional connection to food and techniques to avoid the midnight "dash to the fridge." Send in your questions - those you've always wanted to ask but never had the chance to! Please send in your questions prior to the event to: yp_hadassah@yahoo.com <mailto:yp_hadassah@yahoo.com>.   The cost for this event is $5 or you may bring a snack that you consider to be a "healthy snack." If you choose to pay $5, proceeds will go to Yachad's efforts to raise money for the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Israel.   Please note, this is a Hadassah sponsored event for women only.   For directions and questions about this event, about Yachad or Hadassah in general, please e-mail us at yp_hadassah@yahoo.com.   Yachad is now on Facebook! Follow the link:<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30173489475&ref=mf>or search for our group name: Yachad Hadassah - Greater Washington Area   House for sale near Adas:   House soon to go on the market - 3087 Ordway Street in Cleveland Park. Federal-style façade gives way to drama and convenience inside. Two-story living room with a wall of glass. Master Suite with fireplace; top floor bedroom, bath, study, and roof deck. Lower-level bedroom suite, playroom/office, and secret wine cellar. Elevator and garage. Woodsy exterior. Across the street from Cleveland Park Club swimming pool; minutes walk from Cleveland Park, metro, Adas Israel, embassies. $1,795,000. For more information email Kinney  Zalesne Kzalesne at ps-b.com   Apartment for rent in Jerusalem:   Large five room apartment available for rent in Arnona, Jerusalem from December 14 - January 7. Sleeps 8 comfortably. Kosher kitchen, wireless internet, cable TV, washer/dryer. Three bedrooms plus office, two and a half bathrooms. Pictures available on request. Price: $800 per week, minimum rental one week.  Please contact Cliff atcliffc1@yahoo.com <mailto:cliffc1@yahoo.com>.   The Yarzheit for Dr. Sandra Wellner is the fourth of Heshvan (this year, November 2).   Happy Anniversary on November 5 to Julia Gordon and Geoff Berman Bill Levenson Adas Minyan newsletter adasminyan at yahoo.com or traditionalminyan at adasisrael.org

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