Calendar

May 2019

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			1 Against All Odds 10:30 am Against All Odds May 1 @ 10:30 am Tickets Six Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1 & 8, 10:30 am Led by Yossi Afek “If you wish it, it is not a dream” (Theodore Herzl). We wished it – and there Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch 12:00 pm Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch @ Short Hills Deli May 1 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Join the men of M’kor Shalom for lunch and conversation at Short Hills Restaurant & Deli. No RSVP necessary. Pay your own way. (486 E. Evesham Rd, Cherry Hill) Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Ritual Committee Meeting May 1 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	2 Yom Hashoah Yom Hashoah May 2 all-day Tickets First Thursdays: TV Show & Discussion: Shtisel 7:00 pm First Thursdays: TV Show & Discussion: Shtisel May 2 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Shtisel: A Peek into the Life of an Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Community The Netflix TV drama follows the life of the Shtisel family, a haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) family in Jerusalem. Shulem Shtisel, the father of a Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House May 2 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Joseph’s House in Camden, an emergency shelter offering overnight and supportive social services. RSVP to Jonathan Maurer.	3 Spring MEGA Gift Card Sale Order Deadline Spring MEGA Gift Card Sale Order Deadline May 3 all-day Tickets Our Spring MEGA Gift Card Sale is ON! Order Deadline: Friday, May 3 – No exceptions! Pickup Begins: Wednesday, May 15 – Also available for pickup at Annual Meeting! Click here for an order M’kor Cares Potluck Supper 6:00 pm M’kor Cares Potluck Supper May 3 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Join with our Caring Community & Social Action Committees for an evening of fellowship and worship. Enjoy a potluck supper followed by our Erev Shabbat Service. M’kor Cares volunteers will be honored. FELLOWSHIP Kosher-style Potluck Erev Shabbat Service: M’kor Cares Shabbat (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service: M’kor Cares Shabbat (webcast) May 3 @ 8:00 pm Tickets We celebrate and honor our Caring Community & Social Action volunteers. Join us for Dinner preceding our service; click here for details. For those unable to attend in person, this service will be webcast.	4 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study May 4 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. No session May 25. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism May 4 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule via Adult Education email. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am. No session May 25. Erev Cinco De Mayo – Kesher Club 8:00 pm Erev Cinco De Mayo – Kesher Club @ Ott's Voorhees Tavern May 4 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Come celebrate Erev Cinco de Mayo at the introductory event of M’kor Shalom’s Kesher Club! The Kesher Club is M’kor Shalom’s newly established “fun” club created for the purpose of connecting members aged 35-55.
5 Community Yard Sale 9:00 am Community Yard Sale May 5 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets M’kor Shalom is hosting a Community Yard Sale so SAVE YOUR STUFF! It’s time for spring cleaning, but don’t throw your stuff away… we will take it off your hands! You can drop off	6 Communications Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Communications Committee Meeting May 6 @ 7:30 pm Tickets House Committee Meeting 7:30 pm House Committee Meeting May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets	7	8 Yom HaZikaron Yom HaZikaron May 8 all-day Tickets Against All Odds 10:30 am Against All Odds May 8 @ 10:30 am Tickets Six Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1 & 8, 10:30 am Led by Yossi Afek “If you wish it, it is not a dream” (Theodore Herzl). We wished it – and there Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting May 8 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Women & Spirituality “Gifts” of Spring 7:00 pm Women & Spirituality “Gifts” of Spring May 8 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Wednesday, May 8, 7:00 pm It’s finally spring, and Women & Spirituality is celebrating the season by hosting an exciting, educating and spiritually enlightening program. We are very fortunate to have Nancy Alterman, LSCW, as	9 Yom HaAtzma’ut Yom HaAtzma’ut May 9 all-day Tickets	10 Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Chavurah 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Chavurah May 10 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Chavurah Ensemble joins our Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:30 pm. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	11 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study May 11 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. No session May 25. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism May 11 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule via Adult Education email. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am. No session May 25.
12 Mothers’ Day Mothers’ Day May 12 all-day Tickets	13 Education & Youth Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Education & Youth Committee Meeting May 13 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Hebrew High School 12th Grade Graduation (webcast) 7:30 pm Hebrew High School 12th Grade Graduation (webcast) May 13 @ 7:30 pm Tickets For those unable to attend in person, this service will be webcast. Membership Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Membership Committee Meeting May 13 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	14 Daytimers Movie: Poms 12:00 pm Daytimers Movie: Poms May 14 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Join us for a 12:00 noon showing of “POMS” at AMC Voorhees 16 (formerly Carmike Ritz 16). POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheer leading squad at their retirement Last Tuesday of Religious School 4:10 pm Last Tuesday of Religious School May 14 @ 4:10 pm Tickets	15 Last Wednesday of Religious School 4:10 pm Last Wednesday of Religious School May 15 @ 4:10 pm Tickets Annual Congregational Meeting 7:00 pm Annual Congregational Meeting May 15 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Review and vote on the annual operating budget for 2019-2020. Vote on Officers and members of the Board of Trustees. Honor this year’s annual Service Award recipient. All congregants are encouraged to attend. Kids’ Tesla Raffle 7:00 pm Kids’ Tesla Raffle May 15 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Win a kid-sized, metallic red Tesla Model S (valued at over $500)! This Tesla Model S for Kids is a battery-powered ride-on car that comes equipped with high-end features to recreate the ultimate Tesla	16 Morality in the Israel Defense Forces 10:00 am Morality in the Israel Defense Forces May 16 @ 10:00 am Tickets Brigadier General Bentzi Gruber is Vice Commander (Reserves) of Division 252, an armored division of 20,000 soldiers. As an entrepreneur, he has established Internet startups, been a real-estate developer and initiated biotech research. He is	17 Tot Family Dinner & Shabbat 5:30 pm Tot Family Dinner & Shabbat May 17 @ 5:30 pm Tickets Please join us at 5:30 pm for pizza & salad dinner prior to our Tot Shabbat service (6:15 pm). Each dinner is just $10 per family. Annual Registration Special! Register in advance for all Tot Erev Shabbat Service: Membership Appreciation Shabbat with our Choir (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service: Membership Appreciation Shabbat with our Choir (webcast) May 17 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Thank you for your Membership! Please join us for a special Erev Shabbat service and Oneg to celebrate YOU and your commitment to M’kor Shalom. Our Choir joins us. For those unable to attend in	18 Last Saturday of Religious School 8:45 am Last Saturday of Religious School May 18 @ 8:45 am Tickets Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study May 18 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. No session May 25. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism May 18 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule via Adult Education email. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am. No session May 25.
19 House Beautification Day 9:00 am House Beautification Day May 19 @ 9:00 am Tickets Let’s beautify our house! We will be clearing garden beds and planting flowers alongside the building. No gardening experience necessary. All ages welcome. This is a great opportunity for students to earn volunteer credit. Kindly Last Sunday of Religious School 9:15 am Last Sunday of Religious School May 19 @ 9:15 am Tickets ECC Picasso & Pisghetti 5:00 pm ECC Picasso & Pisghetti May 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Why Picasso? This is your chance to see your child’s art displayed as you’ve always thought it should be… in an Art Show, just like Picasso! Plus, there will be crafts and entertainment for	20 Social Action Cooking for JFCS 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for JFCS May 20 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS). House Committee Meeting 7:30 pm House Committee Meeting May 20 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets	21	22 Social Action Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Social Action Committee Meeting May 22 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	23 Lag B’Omer Lag B’Omer May 23 all-day Tickets	24 Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service May 24 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:30 pm. We celebrate this month’s birthdays. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	25
26	27 Memorial Day (Offices Closed) Memorial Day (Offices Closed) May 27 all-day Tickets	28	29 Adult Education Film & Discussion: Gett 7:00 pm Adult Education Film & Discussion: Gett May 29 @ 7:00 pm Tickets GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem An Israeli woman fights for three years to obtain a divorce from her devout husband, who refuses to grant his permission to dissolve the marriage. Gett explores religious	30	31 Shabbat Mishpacha Dinner Honoring Merle Steinberg 5:30 pm Shabbat Mishpacha Dinner Honoring Merle Steinberg May 31 @ 5:30 pm Tickets M’kor Shalom Religious School students, past and present, are invited to attend a special dinner honoring Education Director Merle Steinberg, on the occasion of her retirement. Our Shabbat Mishpacha Service immediately follows the dinner Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha May 31 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat: Shabbat Mishpacha (Family Shabbat) service begins at 6:30 pm. Please join us for pre-service dinner honoring Merle Steinberg upon her retirement as M’kor Shalom’s Education Director. RSVP for dinner by May 27.