e-Megillah, October 10, 2024

ThursdayВ October 10, 2024
Issue #687

Letter from Rabbi Ross

Dear TBS Friends and Family,

It’s been a challenging, painful week as we commemorated the anniversary of the 10/7 attack on Israel. Our memorial last Sunday was painful and deeply meaningful. The Kent State vigil last Monday was important, sad, and poignant. We will be continuing these opportunities for remembrance with a special Yom Kippur Martyrology Service Saturday at 4:30 pm before our Yizkor Service.

It feels so unusual to be preparing for Yom Kippur with so much grief in our hearts. This year, I enter with a great deal of gentleness and awareness of the broken places that we are navigating.

Please wear some white this Yom Kippur, the color of purity. Reminder, no one is asked to fast unless they are healthy enough to fast. We should not become ill by our fasting, rather it should be a spiritual practice that encourages our humility and groundedness.

Zoom Link for Yom Kippur Services:
В В Yom Kippur ServicesВ В 
Meeting ID:В 838 6470 2985, Passcode:В TBS5785

Exciting News – TBS’ Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class Starting this fall!
Have you wanted to transform your adult understanding of Judaism into a meaningful ritual? We are forming an adult b’nai mitzvah class this fall. We will spend the next 18 months studying together. Each student will read from the Torah, lead part of a group prayer service, and deliver a D’var Torah.
Rabbi Michael Ross and Jean Beasley will be the instructors. Costs will be determined by enrollment.
CLASSES:
– Jewish Prayer EssentialsВ – structure & meaning of prayers (Fall ’24: Saturday mornings before Torah Study, from 9:00 – 9:45 am)
– Making Prayer RealВ – the art of prayer (Spring ’25, Saturdays before Torah Study, from 9:00 – 9:45 am)
– Basic HebrewВ (Winter and Spring ’25, class time to be determined)
– Torah Reading & ChantingВ (Fall ’25)
– Spiritual Autobiography writingВ (Fall ’25 or Spring ’26)

Religious School News
We are asking religious school families to bring your students to our Yom Kippur Services on Saturday. No school on Sunday 10/13.

Zoom link for Torah Study Classes:
This is the same link for each class.В В В В TORAH STUDYВ LINKВ В 
Meeting ID:В 844 3145 6155,В Passcode:В tbstorah

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

В В ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGNВ В 

Temple Beth Shalom can now useВ ZeffyВ for donations, membership dues or other payments. On the Dues/Fees/Donations tab onВ tbshudson.orgВ is the option Zeffy, which works like PayPal except Temple Beth ShalomВ does notВ pay a fee.
В Dues/Fees/Donations LinkВ 

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It’s time to build the Sukkah again!

We’re meeting on Sunday, October 13th at 10:00 am
to build the Sukkah again.

Anyone who would like to helpВ are welcome!

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

The Brotherhood performs much needed projects for TBS. Even if you cannot participate in Brotherhood,
Please contact treasurer Art Busch,В ascyb34@yahoo.comВ with any questions.
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 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 at:В mikemillercsi@roadrunner.com

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• Join the Sisterhood and support us with a dues donation. Please email me, Robin Rosen-Sharp (rrsdvm2@gmail.com) if you need a membership form and would like to mail your payment.
Otherwise you can use thisВ PayPal link:В В  PAYPALВ В 

PleaseВ Do NotВ pay along with your Temple dues.В В 

• Upcoming meetings and events are currently being planned and scheduled by the Sisterhood. Announcements will be posted as soon as they are available!
Thank you for your support!

Book Club!

Our friends from the First Congregational Church would like to have a book club with us! We plan on reading a book by Jonathan Sacks called “To Heal a Fractured World.” We are planning to meet November 12 at 6:00 PM at Temple Beth Shalom. If interested in reading and joining a discussion, please emailВ kimstrausser@gmail.com

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Temple Beth Shalom
Website Notes
• Past e-Megillahs can be found on Media/e-Megillah Newsletters page:
В  E-MEGILLAH NEWSLETTERSВ  В 
YouВ will need to use the passwordВ TBSHudson

You can view upcoming services and events on the Calendar page:
В В CALENDAR PAGEВ В 

WeВ love to share news & announcements at TBS

   O C T O B E R   Y A H R Z E I T S   John Andro •  Mary Blazey  •  Alex Burstein  •  Celia Busch
Evelyn Costea  •  Janet Houghton  •  Karen Klaus
Herbert William Kirchheimer  •  Charles Masetta  •  Sylvia Lowe Miller
Mary Minor  •  Alan Roberts •  Else Tietz Scholem
Billie Taer  •  Herbert R Wismer

If you have names to add, please send them with their yahrzeit date to:
Laurie Frankino, Ritual Chair, atВ lfrankino@gmail.com.В 

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• Fri. 10/11, 7:30 pm:В Kol Nidre ServicesВ in the sanctuary with zoom option
• Sat. 10/12, 10:00 am:В Yom Kippur Morning ServicesВ in the sanctuary with zoom optionВ 
• Sat. 10/12, 4:30В pm:В Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor,В Neilah & Break the FastВ in the sanctuary with zoom option
• Fri. 10/18, 5:30 pm:В Hillel’s Sukkot Shabbat Dinner & ServiceВ – at Hillel – please RSVP by Wednesday 10/16 at kenthillel.org
• Sat. 10/19,В 9:30 am:В Sukkot Torah Study & Bagel Brunch!В in-person and on zoom
• Sun: 10/20,В 11:00 am:В Pizza in the Hut & Lulav waving party!В -В in the Sukkah!
• Fri. 10/25, 7:30 pm:В Simchat Torah ServiceВ -В in-person only

For more information on temple services and other activities, please refer to the templeВ website: