e-Megillah, March 27, 2025

Temple Beth Shalom, Hudson, Ohio
e-Megillah

Thursday March 27, 2025
Issue #708

Letter from Rabbi Ross

Dear TBS Friends and Family,

Let go of the work week, and welcome a time of holiness and song Friday night at 7:30В for our next Musical Shabbat Service with Deb Rogers.
We will formally welcome Reese Wods into the community and shower him with blessings before he moves to Finland to be with his bride in early April.
Come and celebrate Reese!

PASSOVER IS COMING!
In two weeks, we will come together for Passover Seder. Our amazing community seder is Sunday 4/13.
Over the next two weeks, we will clean our home of the chametz in our closets and kitchens. The rabbis of the Talmud associate “yeasty” products like bread, pizza, beer and cereal, В as foods filled with puffiness. The day before seder, we gather the remnants of the chametz and ritually burn it. As we remove yeast from our kitchens, we should remove arrogance from our lives. Can we spend the next two weeks exploring ways that arrogance shows up in our lives, and examine their role.
The counterpoint to arrogance is humility. May we cultivate humility as we rid ourselves of chametz and arrogance..
Shabbat Shalom!

Religious School News
Our Religious school is on Spring Break this weekend.
We come back on Sunday, 4/6 for our amazing Family Seder withВ Deb Rogers!

With the recent departure of our education director, Jean Beasley and I have resumed our former interim roles running the religious school. Jean runs the Thursday Hebrew program as our AssistantВ Director.В  I will become the interim education director for this semester. We will begin the job search for a new education director shortly. Please let us know if you know someone who can run our sweet, little school.

One В Surgery Down, One to Go!
On April 15, I will have my batteries replaced in my chest stimulators toВ treat my Dystonia. I will need a few days off to recover.
Your thoughts and prayers for a quick, speedyВ recovery are requested.

CLASSES:
-В Making Prayer RealВ – the art of prayer (Saturdays before Torah Study,
from 9:00 – 9:45 am)
-В Basic HebrewВ (Tuesdays at 7:00pm)
-В Torah Reading & ChantingВ (Fall ’25)
-В Spiritual Autobiography writingВ (Fall ’25 or Spring ’26)


HOLDВ theВ DATE!
Temple Beth Shalom
Community Passover Seder

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Doors open at 4:30pm
Seder begins promptly at 5:30pm

Join Rabbi Ross, Cantorial Soloist Deb Rogers and fellow TBS members and friends as we celebrate Passover with a family friendly service and deliciousВ Passover Seder dinner on theВ 2nd night of Passover, Sunday, April 13.

The service will begin promptly at 5:30pm 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 e-mailed to all congregants next week.
Friends of TBS may RSVP email to Laurie Frankino to hold your reservation
lfrankino@gmail.com.

Confirmation of your reservation + payment options will be e-mailed back to you immediately.

TBS Legacy Fund Update

Participation increasing!

I want to thank everyone who are answering the call to join us in owning andВ preserving our building and the Jewish presence it represents. Since last week participationВ increased fromВ 48%В toВ 52%, great progress but still looking to get that up toВ 80, 90, 100%.

Again, no contribution is too small, and our match is still happening so whatever you give will be doubled. Our total is up to 80% so let’s keep this going.

Contributions can be made by check, stock or right on our website. IfВ you useВ ZeffyВ to process your credit card, you can choose the amount you want for fees all the way down to 0%. Let’s do this!

Thank you and blessings to all,
Larry


Voting is OPENВ 
for the 2025 U.S. World Zionist Congress election!
Cast your vote today through May 4, 2025В for the Jewish and Israeli future!В В В ZionistElection.org
It only takes a few minutes to vote online.


TBSBrotherhoodВ  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В В meetings/events

• Spring landscaping clean up around the Temple. Sunday March 30 @ 10:00am. We hope to see you there!
Thank you,
Mike Miller, TBS Brotherhood President

• Brotherhood Membership
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 TBS projects planned for 2024 – 2025.В Please contact treasurer Art Busch,В ascyb34@yahoo.comВ with any questions.
*В PleaseВ Do NotВ pay along with your Temple dues.В 

• We meet throughout the year in the spirit of friendship and good humor. We sponsor social events, fundraisers and building beautification projects to support and enhance the TBS community. Announcements will be posted as soon as they are available!
Contact: Mike Miller at:В mikemillercsi@roadrunner.com
Thank you for your support!
TBSSisterhoodВ  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В В meetings/events

April Dinner Night Out
Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00pm. Come and share a meal and connect with each other! The Tuesday Specials are house-made-pasta dishes.
Nineteen 10В Restaurant, 215 S. Depeyster St., Kent, OH.

Please RSVP toВ jeanrhodes16th@gmail.comВ byВ Sunday, April 20.
See you there!

• Join the Sisterhood and support us with a dues donation. Please email Robin Rosen-Sharp (rrsdvm2@gmail.com) if you need a membership form and would like to mail your payment.
*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!


Temple Beth Shalom

Website NotesВ andВ Links

*Receive our weekly e-newsletters!
Please email yourВ First Name,В Last Name, andВ Email AddressВ В 
to:В hberman44236@yahoo.com

В  В PAST NEWSLETTERSВ  В В В PW:В TBSHudsonВ В 
Past e-Megillahs can be found on Media > e-Megillah Newsletters page

В В В CALENDAR PAGEВ  В В  ViewВ upcoming services and events

В  В SHABBAT SERVICEВ  В В В ID:В 861 4959 4595,В PW:В shabbatВ 
Available when noted onВ theВ Upcoming EventsВ schedule

В  В TORAH STUDYВ В В В  ID:В 844 3145 6155,В PW:В tbstorah
Saturday Prayer Essentials andВ Torah Study

В В MAKING PRAYER REALВ В В В The book for Saturday classes can beВ orderedВ here

В  В KENT HILLEL SHABBATВ  В В В Candle-lighting, Service/Community Discussion, FREE Dinner (*Registration isВ REQUIREDВ and will close each week on Thursday at 2:00pm)

В  В KENT HILLELВ  В В  Providing a comfortable atmosphere for socializing, studying, or connecting spiritually for students
В В В В 
ZeffyВ  В В В В We can now useВ ZeffyВ for Dues, Fees, and Donations.
Temple Beth ShalomВ does notВ pay a fee

В В ISRAEL DONATIONSВ В В В Donations to support Israel can be made at
Cleveland Federation


SpringВ LandscapingВ Clean Up

Spring landscaping clean up around the Temple.
Sunday March 30,В 10:00am @ TBS
Bring your garden tools if available.
We hope to see you there!

Thank you,
Mike Miller
TBS Brotherhood President

В News & Special Announcements!В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В  В В 

We love to share News & Announcements at TBS

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.



We are looking for Volunteers

• Help our Temple
• Assist with events and gatherings
• Match activities to your interests & abilities
• Participate in Brotherhood & Sisterhood
• Support & Enhance the TBS community


В  В D E A T H SВ  I NВ  T H EВ  В L A S TВ  Y E A RВ  В 
Jane Litt  •  Jack Scanlon

A monthly yahrzeit list of TBS family loved ones will now be published in the e-megillah
as well as read during Shabbat services.

В  В M A R C HВ  В Y A H R Z E I T SВ  В 

Abraham Babich  •  Bessie Brunstein  •  Jacob Brunstein
Rose ButenskyВ В 
•  Louis H Cremer  •  Mary Newman Field
Wriggberto Camara FurtadoВ В 
•  Martin Goldberg  •  Lucy Greenberg
Susan Louise HallВ В 
•  William Ross Kannel  •  Kyle Lafferty
Irvin LibermanВ В 
•  Floyd Miller  •  Pamela Schultz  
Judith TavensВ В 
•  Virginia Wilson

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


В В В  В В T B S

  • Fri.В 3/28, 7:30pm:В ShabbatВ ServiceВ -В В in-person only
  • Sun. 3/30,В 10:00am:В VolunteerВ LandscapingВ Spring CleanupВ -В at TBS
  • Fri. 4/4, 7:30pm:В Shabbat ServiceВ -В in person only
  • Sun. 4/6, 10:30-12:00pm:В Family Seder -В with Deb Rogers
  • Sat. 4/12, 6:00pm:В First NightВ Passover SederВ –В @ Hillel-В RSVP requiredВ В https://www.kenthillel.org/passover
  • Sun. 4/13, 6:00pm:В Second NightВ Community SederВ @ TBSВ –В RSVPВ required
  • Sat.В 4/19,В 9:00 – 9:40 am:В Prayer EssentialsВ -В zoom & in-person
  • Sat.В 4/19,В 9:45 – 11:00 am:В Torah StudyВ -В zoom & in-person
  • Fri.В 4/25, 7:30 pm:В ChoirВ ShabbatВ -В in-person only
For more information on temple services and other activities, please refer to the templeВ website: