Temple

Letter from Rabbi Ross

Dear TBS Friends & Family,
We had an amazing Yom Kippur service this Monday! Our break fast was sensational.
Our volunteer choir was wonderful. Thank you to all of our lay leaders for your hard work, beautiful singing, and meaningful presence during our high holidays.
May we be sealed for a transformative year ahead!

SUKKOT IS COMING – a week of parties!
Friday night, 9/25 is our next Happy Hour Shabbat at 5:30 pm. In honor of the Festival of Sukot, which begins Friday at sundown, we will make Sukkah decorations and shake the lulav! We will have a lovely communal dinner together. After dinner, Deb and I will lead a “Kumzitz in the Sukkah” – singing the songs of Sukkot and Shabbat while we share the stories of out Ushpizin who are coming to join us. (Ushpizin are our ancestors who we invoke during Sukkot.)
Bring a sweater or light jacket.
We will also serve hot cider, tea, and hot chocolate and dessert in the Sukkah!

Opening Day for TLC@TBS
Sunday at 9 am. is our first day of classes for kids and adults!
We will welcome our new education director, Deb Rogers
My new Sunday morning class for adults and teens, “Mah Nishmah – Current Events in Israel” will be at 11:00 am in the boardroom
Pizza in the Hut will be our lunch program Sunday at noon! It’s open to the entire community!

Jewish Meditation resumes 
Thursday, 10/1, at 7pm, I will lead a special meditation gathering in the Sukkah. All are welcome!
We will focus on joy.

Happy Hour – Shemini Atzeret Edition
Friday 10/2, 5:30 pm, Join Deb for songs, prayers and stories

Bible & Bagels
Saturday, 10/3 will be our new Torah Study class on the prophets will begin on Sat. 10/3 at 9:30 am. We will study the beginning of the book of Joshua!

Bike Ride with TBS Friends
Saturday, 10/4, after Bible and Bagels, around 11:30 am, we will change clothes and go for a lovely local bike ride. Come ride with the Rabbi!

Simchat Torah Celebration!
Sunday, 10/4 at 10 am, come unroll the Torah with us! We will read from the end of the scroll and then immediately read the start of the scroll.
We will also have a brief Yizkor service which will include memorial prayers for those killed on 10/7.

• eSurvey is Here!  Click here to complete our 5-minute survey to help guide us moving forward. We want to know what you think.

• Planning Meeting – The Social Action Committee will meet on Monday, October 5 at 5:00 pm. 

• Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank – High Holy Days fund drive.

• Sweater Collection is now underway for our mitten-sew-a-thon in November.

• Now collecting Hoodie & Sweatpants for Akron North HS

             

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TBS Sukkot Builders “A” Team – 5787

Thank you TBS Brotherhood!

• Brotherhood Membership
The Brotherhood performs much needed projects for TBS. Even if you cannot participate in Brotherhood, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION. This will help to complete the many TBS projects planned for 2026 – 2027. Please contact treasurer Art Busch, ascyb34@yahoo.com with any questions.
* Please Do Not pay along with your Temple dues. 

• 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: mikemillercsi@roadrunner.com
Thank you for your support!

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• Sisterhood will have our dinner together at Jean Rhodes home 3036 Vincent Road, Silver Lake on October 30th at 6 pm. This will be a catered dinner! Please RSVP to kimstrausser@gmail.com

• If you enjoy the sisterhood get togethers, that is awesome! We have a fun group, and I am hoping to see it grow. Now is a good time to renew your membership and there are options for doing so. At the bottom there will be a QR code to do so, or a link to print the paper renewal.  Dues can be mailed to Robin Rosen-Sharp at 7440 Sylvan Drive, Kent, Ohio 44240. You can also pay dues at our next dinner or event.

If you are not a member yet, please check us out. We do dinners out, various other activities, fundraisers, and much laughing.  Whether you come to meetings, attend programs, help us organize and plan events, or just contribute dues, you are choosing to support Sisterhood and all we do.

A portion of our dues goes to Women of Reform Judaism in North America and WRJ Central District.  You are not only supporting the women and families of our temple, but also on a North American and Global level WRJ provides grants to fund clergy education, support our youth through NFTY and URJ camps, do advocacy work, and pay for a Legislative Assistant from the Religious Action Center. Through our affiliation with WRJ and our District we have the benefit of leadership training and education, the WRJ Speakers Bureau, and a District newsletter.  Some of the topics we can learn about are marketing, membership, programming, fundraising, and how to write a Shabbat service. For our congregation Sisterhood helps to support our Religious School, fundraising, Sisterhood services, and a Sisterhood oneg.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me.

Aviva Lakas
(440)292-6421
workingberners@gmail.com

• 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
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Help our Temple:

• Assist with events and gatherings

• Match activities to your interests & abilities

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• Support & Enhance the TBS community

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Frances Berman • Deborah Dallet 

Nicholas Dohoda • Mindy Duffner 

Rebecca Rose Kaufman

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