Havdalah Happening - Whiskey Tasting, Wisdom and Word

Meet our new Clergy Team, connect with your HSOSC family, taste whiskeys from around the world with Certified Sommelier, Tim O'Hare, and enjoy a beautiful Havdalah ceremony to mark the symbolic end of Shabbat and usher in the new week.

Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

About Tim O'Hare

Tim O’Hare was born in Washington, D.C. and now resides in Towson, Maryland. He is married with two children and enjoys spending his off hours cooking, reading, gardening, and is passionate about baseball.

A graduate the Baltimore International Culinary College and was a former Salesman of the Year with Breakthru Beverage Group, which he’s been employed with for over 29 years. Has completed and passed the Certified Specialist of Wine exam, Certified Specialist of Spirits exam, and the Certified Wine Educators exam through the internationally recognized Society of Wine Educators. In October 2009 Tim became a Bordeaux Wine Trade Educator through the prestigious Bordeaux L’Ecole Du Vin.

In 2013 Tim completed the 3rd level of the Advance Program of the Wine & Spirits Education Trust with Merit. Also, Tim has previously been a judge in the Virginia’s Governors Cup Tasting that is associated with Jay Youmans, MW and the Capitol Wine School. Recently Tim attained the first and second levels of the Court of the Master Sommelier to become a Certified Sommelier and achieved his certification with the Cicerone Level 1 Beer Servers Program in 2018. This year Tim passed the WSET L3 Spirits program. Currently he’s studying for the Diploma Level for the WSET and will complete this program in 2022.

Presently Tim is the Director of Learning, Leadership & Sales Solutions for the Breakthru Beverage Group. In this role he assists in the development of multi level, multimedia, wine, spirit, and beer educational programs that are utilized in the 17 markets the Breakthru Beverage Group distributes alcohol beverages. In addition to these duties, Tim directs the sales education department for the Mid-Atlantic region. The Breakthru Beverage Group is the third largest wine and spirit wholesaler in the United States and Canada with over 7,000 employees.

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