e-Megillah, May 9, 2024

Temple Beth Shalom, Hudson, Ohio
e-Megillah

Thursday, May 9, 2024
Issue #667

Letter from Rabbi Ross
Rabbi Michael Ross
Dear TBS Friends and Family,

This past week I attended the May 4 Memorial at Kent State, whichВ also was the sight of the campus protest against the Gaza War by pro-Palestinian students. I will discuss these events after our service Friday night, but theВ main takeaway is that the protest was mostly peaceful, and was not physically violent.

Last Monday was Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. We will commemorate that as well Friday evening. We are also going to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day this Friday. Join us at TBS for these powerful experiences.

Religious School Updates

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

В  В  – Our final day ofВ religious school is May 19.

JEWISH STUDIES FUNDRAISERВ 

On Thursday, 5/16, Kent State’s JewishВ Studies Department will have a retirement party for its amazing, outgoingВ director Chaya Kessler. This is the 50th anniversary of the department, but Jewish Studies needs our help to survive! Please check out the flyer. I would love to see many TBS faces there!

You can donate to this fundraiser at this link:В В В JEWISH STUDIESВ В 

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 
Course Link:В В В В Judaism 101В  В 
Meeting ID:В 874 2204 2658, Passcode:В judaism101

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

В В ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGNВ В 

TBSBrotherhoodВ meetings/eventsВ 

• 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 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 

Visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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• We had a nice visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art on Sunday.  Our docent invited us connect to art with impressionistic seas, uncaged birds and strange and wonderful plants.  Over afternoon coffee we sat with Mark Jacobson, Jewish educator, to ponder when we plant any tree for food “this is an imitation of God, who filled the newly created world with every manner of tree for food” (Leviticus Rabbah 25:3).

• Next events are a dinner out in the planning stages and the Sisterhood late June Service.

• It is time to send in any photos you would like to share for the service booklet to jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com.  

• We are also planning a walk/hike in the CVNP led by Marcy Caplin, Beth Madis and Randy Herman. There will be a longer and shorter walk to meet all abilities.  Randy will be our ornithologist on the hike! She will be pointing out birds and other wildlife.
Hike date/rsvp hopefully in next e-megillah.

• 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.

Temple Beth Shalom Website Notes

Past e-Megillahs can be found on Media/e-Megillah Newsletters page:
В  E-MEGILLAH NEWSLETTERSВ  В 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 

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
We love to share good news 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.
•  Y A H R Z E I T S  •
В D E A T H SВ  В I NВ  В T H EВ  В L A S TВ В  Y E A RВ 
John Andro  •  Norman Taer  •  Mark Varney
•    •    •    •    •
A monthly yahrzeit list of TBS family loved ones will now be published in the e-megillah
as well as read during Shabbat services.
M A YВ  В Y A H R Z E I T S
Benjamin Fromm  •  Rita Gross  •  Benjamin Lerhaupt  •  George Kerster
Philip Joel Loublin  •  Samuel Neiburg  •  Edith Rubino  •  John W Rubino
Gene Vinciguerra  •  Eva Wachtell
If you have names to add, please send them with their yahrzeit date to Laurie Frankino, Ritual Chair, atВ lfrankino@gmail.com.

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  • Fri., 5/10, 7:30 pm:В IsraelВ ShabbatВ – in-person only
  • Sun., 5/12:В Mother’s DayВ – No Religious School
  • Sat., 5/18, 9:30 am:В Prayer LabВ – in-person only
  • Sun., 5/19,В 11:00 am:В Religious School’s End of Year BBQ!
  • Fri., 5/31,В 7:30 pm:В PrideВ ShabbatВ & Judaism 101 Class DinnerВ – in-person only
  • Fri., 6/14,В 6:30 pm:В Annual MeetingВ – Wine and CheeseВ Bar Welcome,
  • Fri., 6/14, 6:45 pm:В Annual MeetingВ in Social Room,
  • Fri., 6/14, 7:30 pm:В Shavuot Shabbat ServiceВ -В in person only,В Sweets and Treats Oneg
  • Fri., 6/28,В 7:30 pm:В Sisterhood Shabbat – “Nature Shabbat”
  • Sat., 7/6, 10:30 am:В Jesse Warman Bar Mitzvah Service
For more information on temple services and other activities, please refer to the templeВ website: