During Yom Kippur, I spoke about our community and our need to seriously work on bettering ourselves. There’s much work to do, and if we all roll up our sleeves together, OVS is going to reach heights never seen before. I want to thank everyone who completed the cards to make pledges for your engagement. We’re still in the midst of processing them. The Reimagining Team will meet soon and we look forward to sharing updates with you.
I’m happy to share how great we’ve been doing so far this year. For Sukkot, we had a wonderful first day service that was larger than expected and included people of all demographics. Thank you. The BBQ and Petting Zoo in the Sukkah on Sunday had over 100 people. Thank you. The Sisterhood’s Sisters in the Sukkah program was full and they had a wonderful time. Thank you. We have 75 registrants for Thursday night for Simchat Torah and we hope to have even more for that. Thank you.
I skipped one event purposefully because I want to end with it. The Sukkot Shabbat dinner in the Sukkah featuring the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern US was a huge success. We raised funds for injured Israeli soldiers through Brothers for Life and over 100 people attended. I’m thrilled to announce we raise over $150,000 dollars. We had initially sought to raise $7,500, the cost of supporting one injured solider for a year, and far surpassed that goal. Thank you so much for your love, your support, and for your engagement. We need to build off of this energy moving forward. We cannot allow ourselves to become complacent. Every one of us is a necessary part of the OVS community. Click here to watch a thank you video from Brothers for Life.
Learn to Chant the Torah Tuesday, Nov 12th 7:00p to 9:00p Learn to chant the Torah with Rabbi Gutierrez. This series begins on Tuesday, November 12 through January. There will be no classes Thanksgiving week or during winter break. RSVP requested. Class is offered free of charge.
Community Service Projects Thanksgiving 2024 Sunday, Nov 24th 9:00a to 1:00p OVS is partnering with JF&CS to prepare Thanksgiving meals for people living in group housing and care packages for care givers.
Cash Raffle 2023 Sunday, Dec 8th 11:00a to 4:00p Enter to win our 50/50 cash raffle. Winner will be drawn at the end of the Sisterhood Bazaar on Sunday, December 8. You do not have to be present to win.
Hanukkah Bazaar and Food Festival Sunday, Dec 8th 11:00a to 4:00p The OVS Sisterhood Hanukkah Bazaar & Food Festival will feature food, shopping and lots of games and activities for children.
Comedy Night FunRaiser Motzei Shabbat, Dec 14th 7:30p to 10:30p Join us for a fun night of comedy featuring our very own Louis Galanti & Lily Maslia providing opening comedy sets for Atlanta legend Jerry Farber. All proceeds to benefit OVS.
Annual General Membership Meeting Sunday, Dec 15th 10:00a to 11:30a The meeting this year is being offered in person and on Zoom. We need a quorum to vote at the Meeting. Please make every effort to attend.