e-Megillah, April 11, 2024

e-Megillah

Thursday, April 11, 2024
Issue #663

Letter from Rabbi Ross

Dear TBS Friends and Family,

This Friday we will have our next musical Shabat service with Chuck Fink at 7:30 pm. We will begin to prepare for Passover with a discussion about humility, arrogance, and chametz.

This Passover will be an opportunity to confront our emotions and anxieties of the past 6 months as we consider liberation, freedom, and joy this spring.

In Prayer Lab, on 4/20 we will have a special session reviewing the Haggadah as we prepare for the holiday. It’s a perfect opportunity to bring new insights to your seder tables! Additionally, we will have a Family Seder for religious school families and friends on Sunday, 4/21, and on Friday, 4/26 we will host our Community Seder.

Join us for this season of liberation!

Religious School Updates

– We have begun advertising for a new education director for next fall. Please let us know if you know anyone who might be interested! We have formed a search committee for this opening, and will be sharing info and details in the weeks to come.

– All religious school families, parents of small kids, and community members are invited to our Family Seder on Sunday 4/21 at 11:00 am!

From the BoardroomВ 
June Annual Meeting to be held on Friday, June 14.

James FieldВ andВ Laurie FrankinoВ complete their two-year term as co-presidents on June 30. James will transition to Immediate Past President and will assume the position of Treasurer, currently held by Jonathan Selinger who is retiring from the board. Laurie will also become a Past President and will continue her role as Ritual Chair.
The voluntary position of President of TBS calls for one person or a team of 2 to lead the TBS Board of Trustees in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the temple. For the next fiscal year, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, Past President,В Larry TerkelВ has volunteered to take responsibility as president once again. Larry will use his vast experience working with our temple community and his relationships in the Hudson and Cleveland communities to continue the good works accomplished by the current board of Trustees. As our constitution states, Larry, and the rest of the slate of officers will be voted in during the Annual Meeting to be held onВ Friday, June 14.

The TBS Board of Trustees welcomes your questions, comments and suggestions. Please feel free to contact co-presidents JamesВ jdfield23@aol.comВ or LaurieВ lfrankino@gmail.com

Judaism 101В -В 12 Sunday afternoons (3/3-5/12 at 4:00 pm)
Have you ever wanted to learn more aboutВ Judaism from an adult perspective?
Are you considering conversion to Judaism?

If so, this class can formВ a great foundation to get you started. We will focus on JewishВ history, holidays, ideas and traditions.
There will be a few paperback books as part of the class as well.

• Class fees -В $10 for TBS members or $56 for the entire course,В $18 per class non-members or $154 for the entire course.В College students can pay a donation.В (Fees for the class will go to pay our zoom manager/teaching assistant.)
• RSVPS are needed in advance.В Please email rabbimichaelross to RSVP or get more info and syllabus.В 

Donations to support Israel can be made at
Cleveland Federation:В 

В В ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGNВ В 

FAMILYВ  PASSOVERВ  SEDER

Temple Beth Shalom

FRIDAY, April 26, 2024
Doors open at 4:30 pm.В Seder begins promptly at 5:30 pm

Join Rabbi Ross, Song Leader Chuck Fink and fellow TBS members and friends as we celebrate Passover with a family friendly service and delicious
Passover Seder dinner on the
5th night of Passover, Friday night, April 26.

The service will begin promptly at 5:30 pm followed by a family style dinner
catered by Mr. Brisket, back by popular demand.
Dinner will include traditional Passover foods, accompaniments & dessert.
A vegetarian option is available.

An invitation and response form will be mailed to all congregants. Friends of TBS may RSVP email to Laurie Frankino to hold your reservationВ lfrankino@gmail.com.
Confirmation of your reservation + payment options will be e-mailed
back to you immediately.

TBSBrotherhoodВ meetings/eventsВ 
• Upcoming meetings and events On 4/14 we will make everything look bright and shiny for the upcoming Passover at TBS. See below Upcoming TBS Events for details.

• Brotherhood Membership
Please contact treasurer Art Busch,В ascyb34@yahoo.comВ with any questions.В Your financial support is much appreciated.

The Brotherhood performs much needed projects for TBS. Even if you cannot participate in Brotherhood,В PLEASE CONSIDERВ MAKINGВ A DONATION.В This will help to complete the many projects planned for 2023-2024 for TBS.
We meet throughout the year in the spirit of friendship and good humor.В We sponsor social events,В fundraisers and building beautification projects to support and enhance the TBS community.В Contact: Mike Miller atВ mikemillercsi@roadrunner.com

TBSВ SisterhoodВ meetings/eventsВ 
 • We will have our own Jeannie Rhodes making our Challah and a   special dessert bread in our once a month locally sourced Oneg.

Also, treats from the wonderful people at Nosh.

• It is time to RSVP for our Sunday May 5thВ docent-led tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art onВ Sunday May 5thВ 1:20 pm on “Seeing Nature through the Eyes of the Artist” after which you will be treated to coffee/tea/dessert and a short presentation of Jewish writings about Nature.В Please bring your significant other if you would like. В Please RSVP toВ jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com.В  If you are running late we’ll textВ each other so you can meet up. В 
And it is time to send in any photos you wouldВ like to share for the service booklet toВ jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com. В 

• I would like to gauge interest in a car pooling to the community-wide All-night Learning Tuesday June 11, 2024 (Erev Shavuot).  It is a splendid thing to do.  And we need not stay all night!  Let me know if you’d consider it at jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com.

• Hike date/rsvp hopefully in next e-megillah.

photo taken by Josh Sharp

Temple Beth Shalom Website Notes

We are looking for volunteers for many other important tasks, big and small, to help our Temple.
Please email James Field atВ jdfield23@aol.comВ if you would like to be aВ TBS Super Supporter. Some ways to volunteer include:
• Backup to our Email czar Harry Berman (Harry will show you the ropes)
• Coordinator with the Cleveland Jewish Federation for security support
• Setup/takedown of furniture and refreshments for Prayer Lab, Judaism 101 or other regular Temple activities
• Sponsoring an Oneg
• Coordinating Zoom for services (we do hire a professional for major holiday observances)
• Many other activities to match your interests, abilities and availability

Please send us your announcements, engagements, weddings, graduations, sports news, kid news, etc. to:В e-megillah editor,В hberman44236@yahoo.comВ no later thanВ ONE WEEK PRIORВ to the next issue. Please include ‘e-megillah news‘В in the subject field.

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