Welcome to Temple Beth Shalom!
Services usually on 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month
Temple Beth Shalom is a dynamic congregation of about 110 families, under the leadership of Rabbi Michael Ross. Known as the Synagogue of the Western Reserve, we are a Reform Jewish congregation, affiliated with the national organizations of that movement.
Although the Temple has grown over the years, it endeavors to maintain a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Please come join us so we can share who we are today and our vision for the future.
The Temple is located in a beautiful, historic building at 50 Division Street in Hudson. Friday night services are held twice a month at 7:45 p.m., usually on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. For a schedule of services and other activities, see our Calendar page.
50 Division Street
Hudson, OH 44236
330-656-1800
Office hours vary; please call for appointment.
General Inquiries: info@tbshudson.org
Rabbi: rabbimichaelross@gmail.com
Education Director: education@tbshudson.org
President: president@tbshudson.org
Membership: membership@tbshudson.org
Accounting: accounting@tbshudson.org
Letter from Rabbi Ross
From the Rabbi’s Desk:
TBS will host an Interfaith Thansksiving Service
Sunday, 11/18, at 7 pm.
I personally want to invite every one at TBS to join us for this evening of solidarity and community as we explore gratitude during this season.
We will be joined by Christian and Muslim clergy, and neighbors (Rev. Peter Wiley and Rev. Charlotte Collins Reed) who want to show their deep support for us during this challenging time. Please join us! All are welcome!
TBS Gatherings:
Sun. 11/18, 7pm:
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service @ TBS!
Ministers and clergy from the Christian and Muslim community will join with TBS for an evening of gratitude & community. Rabbi Ross, Cantorial soloist Robin Selinger, Rev. Peter Wiley and Rev. Charlotte Collins Reed will lead services.
Hillel at Kent State Gatherings:
Fri. 11/16:
Shabbat Service & Dinner – “Friends-giving” Turkey Dinner
Please RSVP to Rabbi Ross by Thursday, 11/15, rabbimichaelross@gmail.com
Help Wanted in our Temple
Temple Beth Shalom has positions available for a religious school teacher and for a youth advisor. If you are interested, or if you know anyone who might be interested, please contact Rabbi Rachel Brown at education@tbshudson.org.
1. Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, OH is looking for a dynamic, knowledgeable teacher for our 1st grade class for school year 2018/19 and beyond!
The curriculum includes Torah, with an emphasis on the stories found in the Book of Genesis, Hebrew reading readiness, holidays and values.
As a religious school teacher, you will:
- Review and implement lesson plans, including preparing and gathering materials (the lesson plans are already written)
- Supervise your class during all-school programs (including all-school tefillah and recess)
- Attend faculty meetings
- Communicate with parents
- Participate in professional development seminars
Class meets on Sundays from 9:00-12:00 noon.
We offer generous compensation and mentoring/professional development in teaching techniques, classroom management, and Judaic studies.
This position begins immediately.
To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to education@tbshudson.org
2. Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, OH is looking for a part-time Youth Advisor for HUBSTY – our teen youth group for school year 2018/19 and beyond!
As the Youth Advisor, you will
- Attend two meetings of 1-2 hours each per month
- Attend one 2-4 hour chapter program per month
- Attend some regional programs during the year
- Chaperone one overnight event during the year
- Help with logistics and supplies for chapter meetings and programs as needed
Chapter meetings and programs take place on Sundays at 12:00 noon. Regional programs take place on Saturday nights and Sundays.
We offer generous compensation and an opportunity to work with some pretty amazing teens.
This position begins immediately.
To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to education@tbshudson.org
ALICE Training 11/27/2018
Tuesday November 27, 2018, 7PM
In coordination with the Hudson Police Department, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Temple Beth Shalom, you are being asked to attend ALICE training on Tuesday, November 27th, at 7PM. This will be a general congregation training and will put us in scenarios in both the Sanctuary and the Social Hall. We expect the session to take a couple of hours. This would be open for all congregant families so we can be as well-prepared as possible in the unlikely event that we have an incident at our temple.
We are planning on conducting a separate Religious School session in December specifically for the teachers and students after we successfully complete our November training.
We encourage everyone to attend the November session if possible.
Please contact Eric Chupack at ericchupack@gmail.com or call/text at 216-402-7262 with questions or concerns.
Playhouse Square Tour 12/1/18
The TBS Brotherhood invites the entire TBS congregation to take a tour of historic Playhouse Square on 12/1/18. We will meet at TBS at 9:30AM and depart at 9:45AM and carpool to the Playhouse Theater for a free behind the scenes 90-minute guided tour. Feel free to meet downtown at 10:30AM if you drive separately.
Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30AM and last approximately 90 minutes. The last tour departs at 11:30AM. Tours do involve stairs and they suggest wearing comfortable shoes.
Please RSVP by 11/25/18 to Eric Chupack at either: ericchupack@gmail.com or 216-402-7262
For more information: http://www.playhousesquare.org/about-playhousesquare-main/take-a-tour
Temple Beth Shalom Security
Dear Congregation Temple Beth Shalom,
As most or all of us have heard about the devastating tragedy that took place today at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue, we now need to step up our own building security in an effort to keep everyone safe. Today I went to the Hudson Police Department and spoke to an officer to give them our religious school schedule for Thursdays and Sundays. They said they would increase their patrol while school was in session and to make sure all of their officers in the department are aware. I have also spoken to Jim Hartnett, the Head of Security for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and he is going to talk to the Hudson Police Department as well.
The immediate changes we need to make at our building will be as follows:
- The front door will be locked other than during service times (door unlock schedule will be most likely be adjusted)
- The side door with the combination lock should remain closed at all times (do not prop open)
- No students should open the door for strangers
- Doors should only be opened to strangers by an adult
Parents, please talk to your children about not opening the side door for someone they don’t know, but to alert an adult.
We will be taking additional precautions in the near future with coordinated efforts by TBS leadership, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and the Hudson Police Department. We will share these new changes as they are implemented.
If anyone has questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly at 216-402-7262 or at ericchupack@gmail.com.
Please keep the families of the injured and deceased in your hearts, and thank you for your observance of these new rules.
Eric Chupack
President, Temple Beth Shalom
Book Club 12/16/2018
Our next book club selection is “Button Man” by Andrew Gross. We will meet at Mitch’s house on Sunday, December 16 at 7 pm. Here’s info about the book:
Gross’s new historical thriller brings to life the drama of the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of one family.
After a string of New York Times bestselling suburban thrillers, Andrew Gross has reinvented himself as a writer of historical thrillers. In his latest novel, Button Man, he delivers a stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women’s garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s.
This new novel is equal parts historical thriller, rich with the detail of a vibrant New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, and family saga, based on Andrew Gross’s own family story and on the history of the era, complete with appearances by real-life characters like mobsters Louis Lepke and Dutch Schultz and special prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and cements Gross’s reputation as today’s most atmospheric and original historical thriller writer.
“A gut-wrenching, noirish portrait of Jewish organized crime and labor unionism in 1930s New York…These are characters you won’t forget… Alternately frightful and fascinating, the story viscerally describes the era, exposing the motives and fears that drive each character and play out on the streets.” — Booklist
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Looking forward to this discussion. My grandfather was a shop steward for the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, and he met my grandmother on the picket lines for a garment workers’ strike in the early 1930s. This book seems like it might have some of my family history in it too.
Rebecca Egolf
