9 Av, 5776
Parsha Puzzler (Answer)
Welcome to HTAA Parashat DEVARIM
In the sedra’s first verse we find the location "Di Zahav" (gold); the bed of King Og is was fashioned out of “barzel” (iron)(Deut. 3:11); and the Jews offer to buy food and water from surrounding nations with "kesef" (silver) (Deut. 6:28).
Gedaliah Cohen Joseph Baer June Brooks Mary Banner Sarah Bleiweis William Rosenberg Bella Fendler Benjamin Levin Fannie Swiss Eli Rozicky Elias B. Gross Rose Deckelbaum Debra Feldman Sophie Zwirn Etta Gregerman Rabbi H. Jonah Waldman
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father father sister grandmother grandmother father
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mother-‐in-‐law grandfather grandmother friend father mother
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sister
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mother mother-‐in-‐law
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father
Obadiah Cohen Evelyn Block Kathleen Simms Jessica Lubetsky John Bleiweis
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Iris Cooper
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Regina Fendler Marjorie Bleiweis Phyllis Perlberg Isaac Gendelman Leonard Gross Mildred Kipperman Sylvia Kaye Beryl Feldman Ernie Feldman Gail Newman George Jacobs
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Marvin Waldman
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Yahrtzeits for the Week of August 13-‐19 by Relationship Observed Date
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A Lil’ Note….From Lil Goldberg Let’s beat the heat and gear up for Chanukah! Now is a good time to accumulate and bring toiletries and other small gifts to the office to be used for our annual Chanukah bags for our Nursing Home Project. Please drop by the office and I will come pick items up, or stop by my home. Thank you!
Baby & Me Classes! Wednesday, August 17th, 10:30 am Ages 8 weeks – 5 years are invited to join “Auntie A” for arts and crafts! Located in Rachel’s Playhouse at HTAA Register online or email
[email protected]. Food Addicts in Recovery Wednesday, August 17th, 9:30 am Located in the Brandriss Educational Building (Classroom 12). A support program for those having problems with what or how much to eat, anorexia, bulimia, or any other food related problems. FREE. Contact Elaine Freifeld-‐Riemer, 703-‐209-‐9560.
Parsha Puzzler
Which 3 metals are mentioned in this week’s torah portion?
It’s that time of year…. Here are some things to consider… 1. Remember to fill out and send in your High Holiday packets! 2. Send your friends holiday cards by the Sisterhood! 3. Sign your child up for Babysitting & Mini-Minyan!
Senior Lunch and Learn Thursday, August 18th, 11:00 am A delicious lunch ($5 d onation requested) followed by guest entertainers. Co-‐sponsored by the Selma Sweetbaum Senior Satellite Program of the JCCGW. Program: Young At Heart Dance Troupe
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Membership Town Hall Sunday, August 21st, 10:00 am HTAA is planning for the future! Come together with your fellow congregants to envision the next chapter of HTAA and hear about immediate steps that will be taken to begin this journey. Join us as we discuss plans to modernize our facilities to enhance access, reduce maintenance costs, and attract new members. Contribute your ideas and your perspectives. Ooohhh say, where can you see… Cantor Bazian singing the National Anthem?
Birthdays -‐ שמח הולדת יום
Lita Katz, Ethan Goldrich, Mark Kahan, Denise Mazorow, Sada Brotman, and Herbert Cherner
Anniversaries -‐ שמח נישואין יום
Uri & Marcie Freedman, Alan & Erica Edelman, and Glen Richardson & Sharon Cohany
Get Well Soon -‐ Refuah Shelemah -‐ רפואה שלימה
Sunday, August 28th, 1:30 pm Come watch the Washington Nationals take on the COLORADO ROCKIES with HTAA! FREE T-‐Shirt with ticket purchase, AND watch Cantor Bazian sing the National Anthem before the first pitch!! Part of the proceeds go toward the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Israel Fund. Register online shalomdc.org/grandslamsunday.
Jeffrey Dunn, Nelson Marans, Shirley Sindell, Werner Rose, Seth Bleiweis, Samuel Levy, Marvin Roth, Annette Brody Ludwick, Stanley Friedman, and Barbara Proger Bernstein
Our Deepest Condolences To…
The families of Harry Klapper, z”l and Gerald Mordfin, z”l. May their souls be bound in the bond of life-eternal. May their memories forever serve as a source of blessing and inspiration.
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Call the Mitzvah on Wheels Hotline 301-649-1180