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Help OVS While You Shop!

You can make an impact while you shop for Hanukkah gifts and more!
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/58-0899565 and AmazonSmile will donate to Congregation Or Veshalom, at no cost to you.

Thank you to everyone who joined the Annual General Membership Meeting on Zoom yesterday!

Mazel Tov to the OVS 2021 Board

President
Semon Akbashev

First Vice President
Elise Meyer

Second Vice President
Bryan Lavine

Treasurer
Roman Badalbayev

Recording Secretary
Lenny Franco

High Holidays
David Franco

Membership Programing & Outreach
Jonathan Arogeti

Membership Programing & Outreach
Ann Benator

Member at Large
Robert Arogeti

Member at Large
Shelley Cooper

Member at Large
Taylor Benatar

Member at Large
Julia Galanti

Join us tonight! 
And Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday!

Hanukkah Celebrations at OVS

Rabbi Hearshen celebrated Hanukkah with Morah Carol's Place and the
Keilah celebrated Havdalah and Hanukkah on Saturday night.

Sisterhood Cooking Demo
Rabbi Hearshen's Latkes!

Tuesday, December 15 at 2:00 pm

Interested in the latkes we distributed as part of Cooking with Papou?
​​​​​​​Now's your chance to learn Rabbi Hearshen's special latke recipe!

Join us here on Zoom
Passcode: Bureka1914

Hebrew Class

Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
No prior knowledge or Hebrew skill necessary. Feel free to join us anytime!
If you're planning to join for the first time, or want to review, 
recordings of previous classes are available here.


We are using L'Shon ha-Kodesh - A Beginning Hebrew Book for Adults. Books can be purchased through the publisher, Torah Aura Productions.
Click here for ebook
Click here for hard copy  

Introduction to Judaism Class

Wednesdays at 8:00 pm through June 16
Click here to see course outline
Join class on Zoom
Password is now Bureka1914
(with a capital B)

You can join the class at any time!  Catch up by watching previous classes here

Class is offered at no charge but books from the outline are required.
Please  contact Nicole in the OVS office if you are interested in participating. 

National Sephardic Hanukkah Celebration

Co-Sponsored by OVS
December 17 at 7:00 pm

Click here to register

Shabbat - December 18-19
Parashat Miketz
5:14 pm Candlelighting Time 

D'var Torah
Click here to visit our Facebook page for
Rabbi Hearshen's weekly D'var Torah. We'll be posting each Friday afternoon.

Erev Shabbat
Friday, December 18 at 4:45 pm
Join Zoom Service
Password: Bureka1914

NEW - Celebrate December 25th
the Jewish Way!

Kosher Chinese Take Out
Available for pickup on December 24th and 25th Click here to place your order!


Deadline to order is one week away on December 21!