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חנוכה Hanukkah Party Sunday afternoon, December 14th  

Maccabees fighting the Syrians                                   Click to hear a Sonia interview

Hanukkah חנוכה means Dedication, and is the celebration of the Maccabee victory over Greek-Syrian genocide and assimilation, in ancient times, against all odds. 

The celebration will begin at 12:30 pm with a Shuk (marketplace) where you can shop for handmade crafts, books and other items, and schmoozing. (Please bring cash, only some vendors take plastic.)  Meanwhile, there will be a children's Hanukkah Shuk as well. 

The Hanukkah program in the sanctuary will be the showing of the movie about our local Holocaust survivor and heroine, Sonia Warshawski, Big Sonia.  The movie is a Hanukkah theme in that Hitler was one of a great succession of demonic despots whom the Jews survived.  Antiochus was Hitler's equivalent, about 2100 years earlier.  The Maccabees ennabled Jews to survive Antiochus.  Sonia survived Hitler.

עם ישראל חי Am Yisrael Khi!  The people of Israel live!

We finish the evening with a bring-and-share meal of victory by faith, of latkes & finger  foods. See What to Bring to a Hanukkah Party.

Again, this year: Homemade Donut/Fritter Contest!  Make your prize-winning donut/fritter recipe at home and bring them ready to serve. Must be made fresh from scratch. Entries will be judged on appearance, taste, texture, aroma, and non-greasy palate. Prize will be awarded for the winning entry. More details and entry forms are here.

Want to make Sufganiyot? (Israeli filled donuts)  Here is the easiest recipe of all by Jamie.  (A 1-minute fun video.)

Party Schedule:

 12:30-3:00 pm: The Shuk (marketplace) & Children’s Shuk is open!

 2:30-3:00 pm:  Donut judging. Kitchen is closed.

 3:00-3:15 pm:  Hanukkiah lighting! 

 3:15-4:45 pm: Big Sonia Movie & Children’s Party!

 4:45-5:15 pm: Announcement of the winners of the Homemade Donut Contest. 

 5:15-6:30 pm: Bring and Share meal together: bring latkes (recipe), finger foods, fried chicken.  More food suggestions.

 6:30 pm: To complete your party experience, everyone share in cleanup to keep our home lovely.

 

 

Upcoming Events

Shabbat Shalom: שַׁבָּ֖ת שָׁלֽוֹם

December 13, 2025 | 23rd of Kislev, 5786 | כ״ג בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ו

Parasha for This Week: Vayeshev

  • GENESIS 37:1-40:23 TORAH
  • AMOS 2:6-3:8 PROPHETS
  • MATTHEW 1:18-25 GOSPEL

Parasha for next week: Miketz

  • GENESIS 41:1-44:17 TORAH
  • ZECHARIAH 2:14-4:7 PROPHETS
  • JOHN 10:22-28 GOSPEL

Lambert Bariho

Today: The Barihos will be back! Together Lambert and Catherine lead Ellel Rwanda. Ellel is a global healing ministry. For our morning message, Lambert will show us Ellel insights of how to enter into G-d's healing love. His wife Catherine (nee McIntire) will grace our bimah with her cello music ministry. That afternoon, they will lead prayer ministry.

Hanukkah Party!

Tomorrow afternoon, December 14: Hanukkah party! Our annual Hanukkah celebration will begin at 12:30 pm with shopping, schmoozing, craft activities for children, and yummy fried foods (that you bring). We will also be watching the moview Big Sonia, and we will have many other fun activities.

TeeRosh תרש

Teerosh is a Hebrew acronym for prayer, dance and song. Please join us for Teerosh next Tuesday, 7 pm, here at the shul or via Zoom.

Men's Meeting

Sunday, December 21: 9 am to noon here at the shul, beginning with a free breakfast. We’ll continue with study and discussion of chapters 10 and 11 of the book The Measure of a Man: Twenty Attributes of a Godly Man by Gene A. Getz.

Zeitim זיתים

Hanukkiah Lighting and Fellowship: Whether you spell it Chanukah or Hanukkah, come celebrate the 8th night with us! We will light hanukkiyot, sing songs and enjoy dinner together. Please bring your hanukkiah, candles and something yummy to share for dinner or desert! Join us at the shul from 5 to 7 pm. Please contact Alexandra at (303) 817-2864 for more details and to RSVP. Zeitim is Or HaOlam’s group for people in their 30s and 40s, including families with children.

Stars of Faith

Stars of Faith is a special edition of Stargaze Kansas City scheduled until Sunday, January 4. It features holiday stars and traditions. In addition to constellations, planets, and deep-space objects, this holiday season planetarium educators will also share with you the many ways in which faith connects with the night sky. Explore the lunar mechanics of the Hebrew calendar, investigate the possible astronomical origins of the Star of Bethlehem, and discover more about humanity's many connections to the heavens. Stars of Faith is showing at Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station in KCMO. Tickets are $8 per person. Get your tickets here.

From Joy (our bookkeeper)

Please make sure your donation counts for 2025 by having it postmarked or given online via Giving Fire no later than 12/31/25 or in the pushka by the last Shabbat of the year (12/27/25). Thank you so much!

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Or HaOlam teaches Jewish life in the Messiah of Israel. We are part of a world-wide movement of Jewish Congregations and people of all ethnic groups who follow Yeshua (Jesus) in the context of Jewish lifestyle and identity. We meet weekly every Saturday morning at 10 am.

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The Vision of Or HaOlam:

Working to bring Jewish people, and those grafted in, to their covenantal identity in Messiah.  Implies: 1.) Salvation through the Atonement of the Messiah; personal faith in the atoning death and resurrection of Yeshua; it's all about the King  2.) Covenantal identity of Jewish people, not replacement  3.) Restoration to Torah lifestyle  4.) Restoration/survival of the nation of Israel. (Covenantal identity, so Jewish believers don't assimilate.  Romans 11:15 "For if their casting Yeshua aside means reconciliation for the world, what will their accepting him mean?  It will be life from the dead!)

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Or HaOlam Messianic Synagogue is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations & Synagogues and a member of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America.     MJAA