e-Megillah, April 3, 2025

Thursday April 3, 2025
Issue #709

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 7:30 for our next Musical Shabbat Service with Deb Rogers.
We will prepare for Passover with some special songs and teachings!
Please join us!

PASSOVER IS COMING!
In one week, we will come together for Passover Seder. Our amazing community seder is Sunday 4/13.
Over the next week, 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, 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 back from Spring Break.
Our first Sunday back is 4/6 for our amazing Family Seder with 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 Assistant Director. 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  Surgery Down, One to Go!
On April 15, I will have my batteries replaced in my chest stimulators to treat my Dystonia. I will need a few days off to recover.
Your thoughts and prayers for a quick, speedy recovery are requested.

CLASSES:
– Making Prayer Real – the art of prayer (Saturdays before Torah Study,
from 9:00 – 9:45 am)
– Basic Hebrew (Tuesdays at 7:00pm)
– Torah Reading & Chanting (Fall ’25)
– Spiritual Autobiography writing (Fall ’25 or Spring ’26)

Temple Beth Shalom
Community Passover Seder

Thanks to a huge response to our Community Seder. Reservations are now closed. We have sold out again this year!
Thanks to everyone who chose to support this event. We look forward to being together for our Seder on April 13.

TBS Legacy Fund Update

Participation increasing!

I want to thank everyone who are answering the call to join us in owning and preserving our building and the Jewish presence it represents. As of this date, participation increased from 48% to 52%, great progress but still looking to get that up to 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. If you use Zeffy 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 OPEN 
for the 2025 U.S. World Zionist Congress election!
Cast your vote today through May 4, 2025 for the Jewish and Israeli future!   ZionistElection.org
It only takes a few minutes to vote online.

TBSBrotherhood                                            meetings/events

• 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 2024 – 2025. 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!
TBSSisterhood                                               
meetings/events

“Come From Away”
A sisterhood night out at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. “What a wonderful play!”

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 10 Restaurant, 215 S. Depeyster St., Kent, OH.

Please RSVP to jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com by 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.
* Please Do Not pay along with your Temple dues.  

• 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!

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Temple Beth Shalom

Website Notes and Links

*Receive our weekly e-newsletters!
Please email your First Name, Last Name, and Email Address  
to: hberman44236@yahoo.com

   PAST NEWSLETTERS     PW: TBSHudson  
Past e-Megillahs can be found on Media > e-Megillah Newsletters page

   CALENDAR PAGE     View upcoming services and events

   SHABBAT SERVICE     ID: 861 4959 4595, PW: shabbat 
Available when noted on the Upcoming Events schedule

   TORAH STUDY     ID: 844 3145 6155, PW: tbstorah
Saturday Prayer Essentials and Torah Study

  MAKING PRAYER REAL    The book for Saturday classes can be ordered here

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

   KENT HILLEL     Providing a comfortable atmosphere for socializing, studying, or connecting spiritually for students
    
Zeffy      We can now use Zeffy for Dues, Fees, and Donations.
Temple Beth Shalom does not pay a fee

  ISRAEL DONATIONS    Donations to support Israel can be made at
Cleveland Federation

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Someone generously donated some Israeli and American Jewish heroes medals/coins to Temple Beth Shalom. They were left with a nice note right outside Rabbi Michael’s office. If you would please reach out to me or to Larry Terkel it would be greatly appreciated!
Please email me at:  kimstrausser@gmail.com

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 News & Special Announcements!                      

We love to share News & Announcements at TBS

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

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   D E A T H S  I N  T H E   L A S T  Y E A R   

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.

   A P R I L   Y A H R Z E I T S   

Eleanor May Beck  •  Rosette Borstein  •  Stanley  Caplin
Minna Dubner  •  Irene Ezring  •  George Joseph Frankino
Gussie Miller Gardner  •  Sanford Goeble  •  Shirley Goldberg
A Jeanne Goldman  •  Sanford Goldman  •  Robert Greenberg
Hedva Hess  •  Gregory Krizman  •  Anna Krutowsky  •  Miriam Litt
Jacob T Marks  •  Julius Miller  •  Mary Miller  •  Richard Minor
Michael Rose  •  Irving Rosen  •  Stanley Shapiro  •  Max Wachtell

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

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      T B S

• Fri. 4/4, 7:30pm: Shabbat Service – in person only
• Sun. 4/6, 10:30-12:00pm: Family Seder – with Deb Rogers
• Sat. 4/12, 6:00pm: First Night Passover Seder – @ Hillel- RSVP required  https://www.kenthillel.org/passover
• Sun. 4/13, 6:00pm: Second Night Community Seder @ TBS – RSVP required
• Sat. 4/19, 9:00 – 9:40 am: Prayer Essentials – zoom & in-person
• Sat. 4/19, 9:45 – 11:00 am: Torah Study – zoom & in-person
• Fri. 4/25, 7:30 pm: Choir Shabbat – in-person only

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

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