Rabbi & Deb on vacation in June
Deb and I will both be out of town for the final 10 days of June.
Exciting TBS Religious School News!
We have amazing school news! Deb Rogers, our wonderful cantorial soloist and b’nai mitzvah tutor, will expand her role at TBS and become our education director this summer!
Jean Beasley and I have been filling in as the interim directors for the past 2 years, and it’s been a special joy for us to have led our sweet, small school. Jean and I will continue on as school faculty. Please wish a huge mazel tov to Deb when you see her!
Jewish Meditation Circle Meets on 7/16 at 7pm!
Our Jewish Meditation Circle will resume on Thursday, July 16 at 7pm. These sessions are for both new, beginning students and advanced students. All are welcome. Donations are welcome. We will then take a summer break from our meditation group until mid-August.
welcome. We will then take a summer break from our meditation group until mid-August.
Announcing…. Announcing…. Announcing….
TBS Torah Cantillation Class
Announcing…TBS Torah Cantillation Classwith Deb Rogers!
Have you ever listened to the melodic rise and fall of Torah chanting and wondered where the melody came from? Have you wished you could learn to do that too? Now’s your chance!
Join Deb for an exciting new class at TBS where we’ll explore the ancient system of musical notation — trope — that brings the Torah to life. Some ability to sound out Hebrew is needed, but fluency is not required. Just bring your curiosity and your voice – even if you don’t consider yourself a singer! This class welcomes all levels and promises to deepen your connection to Jewish prayer and tradition.
This will be an 8-week summer session that will meet on Sundays from 10-11:30 am from July 12 through August 30th. The first session is FREE! If you decide to continue, the class fee for the 8-week series is $108. The textbook we will use is “The Art of Cantillation”. You can get it on Amazon, new or used.
Dear TBS,
As you may know, Robin Selinger had an open-heart quadruple bypass earlier this month. She is recovering nicely, and would greatly appreciate some meals and company.
Details are in in the Meal Train link below. https://mealtrain.com/degwdl
Thank you for being a part of TBS’s Caring Community!
TBSBrotherhoodmeetings/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 Notpay 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
• Sisterhood enjoyed a wonderfully successful Game Night back in April and raised over$2000. Sisterhood funds have been used to purchase a new microphone for Rabbi to use during services. Additional funds are being donated to the TBS choir and for ongoing financial needs. Thank you to all of you who supported this event! It was so much fun and we are thrilled to be able to offer support to the Temple’s needs.
• Hello from the sisterhood! If you are not a member, please consider checking us out. We hold some fun activities, dinners out, and fundraisers throughout the year. Our fundraising supports, the choir, the religious school, and other temple projects. If you have any questions, please contact me, Aviva Lakas at redtailsky@mac.com, (440)292-6421 or Kim Strausser at kimstrausser@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!
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News & Special Announcements!
A little something different for our shul! Independent of the sisterhood, I would like to propose an activity for our community. I would like to have those of you who are bikers to join me in a bike ride in the CVNP (Cuyahoga Valley National Park) and maybe stopping at some points of interest with lunch in Peninsula. The dates are both Sundays. The first would be June 28th at 10:00 AM with a rain date or second ride on July 6th at 10:00 AM. This is a very easy ride on fairly flat surfaces. Please contact me to RSVP or any questions you may have.
Aviva Lakas
(440)392-6421
redtailsky@mac.com
• Upcoming Dates – Details belowMonday, June 29 – Social Action Organizing meeting, 4:45 pm
Saturday, July 11 – TBS Volunteer Day at Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, 8:30 – 11:00 am
Sunday, July 12 – Hebrew Cultural Garden Clean-up, 9:00 am
•Next Meeting
The Social Action Committee will meet on Monday, June 29 at 4:45 pm in the TBS Boardroom. All are welcome. Please text or call Eric Draper, 216-630-6075, for more information and to be added to the Social Action communication.
• TBS Volunteer Event July 11, 8:30 – 11:00. We have arranged a volunteer activity at the food bank in July. Summer months mean a shortage of volunteers, so TBS is stepping up! This is a great family event for 10-year-olds and up. Details follow. Contact Marcy Caplin at mcaplin981@aol.com with any questions.PLEASE COMPLETE A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION – If you have not volunteered with the Foodbank in the past 3 years, please complete a volunteer application/waiver.
Youth Volunteer Application (children must be at least 10 years old to participate)– Preparing for your visit, Akron Main Campus:
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank’s Main Campus is located at 350 Opportunity Pkwy in Akron, at the corner of Dart Avenue and Opportunity Parkway off of OH-59 near Downtown Akron. Get Directions.
Please see the attached detailed parking map. Please carpool as much as possible.
Volunteer parking is located in the Blue Lot, which should be accessed via Entrance A on Dart Avenue. Please use this entrance rather than entering from Opportunity Parkway.
Dart Avenue is a one-way street. Depending on your route, you may need to circle the block to reach it (Opportunity → Pier → Bartges → Dart).
When heading north on Dart Avenue, Entrance A will be the first entrance on your right.
Entrances B and C (second and third entrances) are reserved for our network partners and pantry neighbors — please avoid using these to keep traffic flowing safely.
Once you’ve parked, please follow the sidewalk toward Dart Avenue and use the city sidewalks to walk to our main entrance via the lobby on Opportunity Parkway, rather than walking through the parking lot.
Handicap-accessible spaces remain available in front of the building on Opportunity Parkway.
What to wear:
Comfortable shoes are recommended as you may be on your feet the entire time.
It is best to dress in layers. The weather outside affects the temperature inside the warehouse.
Safety is our priority! Please note that open-toed shoes, jewelry, and earbuds/headphones are not permitted in the warehouse.
Hebrew Cultural Garden Clean-up • July 12, 9:00 am (weather permitting) – 1160 East Blvd., Cleveland. Help with new plantings, pulling weeds and raking leaves. There are ferns to thin around the fountain and replant them on the northern side of the hill. Rakes, clippers, and shovels will be needed. Reach out to Sheila at sailmomoh@gmail.com to register and confirms date and time. The next scheduled clean-up date is August 23rd.
• eSurvey
Coming soon. Our summer survey will be arriving in your inbox. The Social Action team is committed to offering a wide variety of opportunities to give back to our community and beyond. Our goal is to be responsive to the needs and preferences of the TBS congregation. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey when it arrives to provide us guidance for future activities. Thank you!
Ongoing Campaigns@TBS
•Hudson Food Pantry
TBS has stepped up to fulfill a need of the Hudson Food Pantry. Your monthly donations of laundry detergent have been truly appreciated by our neighbors in need. Let’s keep up the momentum! We are asking for three TBS families to donate 2 large detergents — liquid, powder, or pods — each for a total of 6 per month. Families can sign up for a single month or multiple months. The detergents can be dropped off at TBS when open, i.e. Friday services, Saturday study sessions, Sunday school, etc. To sign-up to help go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FABAF2EA3FE3-61572875-tikkun or scan the QR code:
The pantry has also made a special request for body wash, deodorant and hand sanitizer and juices. These items can also be dropped off any time during the month and there is no sign-up for these items.
For more information about the pantry, see http://www.hudsoncsa.org/food-pantry. For questions about the donation process, please contact Michelle Draper at mldraper@yahoo.com. Thank you!
• Got Sneakers?
The Social Action Committee is collecting used sneakers. Donated sneakers will be refurbished for re-use or will be sent to a recycler who will extract as many materials as possible for reuse or sent to a waste-to-energy program. Our goal is to keep sneakers out of landfills and repair, reuse or recycle them. For sneakers in good condition, TBS receives a small amount of money to fund future Social Action causes. Please deposit your used sneakers into the bin marked as Got Sneakers in the Social Hall.
Note: athletic-wear only – no other type of shoe, boot or slipper. Rubber cleats are acceptable, but not metal cleats. Please deposit them attached as a pair by tying them together with the shoelaces or binding them with a rubber band. Adult and kids’ sneakers are welcome. Contact Cheryl Butensky at cheryl.butensky@gmail.com for more information.
TBS Lending Library News!
The TBS library is open for business. Please borrow the books of your choice. Return them, pass them on, donate a different book back.
Thank you for your continued donations. We are in the process of adding three more bookcases so we can organize the books by subject: Biographies, Fiction, Hebrew, Israel, Holocaust, Holidays, Jewish humor, Prayers books, etc.,
All the best, Bill Riter AJL wrriter@yahoo.com
We love to share News & Announcements at TBS
Please send us your announcements, engagements, weddings, graduations, sports news, kid news, etc. to: e-megillah editor, hberman44236@yahoo.com no later than ONE WEEK PRIOR to the next issue.
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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 •E-Megillah Desktop Co-Publisher
D E A T H S I N T H E L A S T Y E A R
Marika Andro • Tom Beasley • Frances Berman Rebecca RoseKaufman • Linda Schulman
A monthly yahrzeit list of TBS family loved ones will now be published in the e-megillah
as well as read during Shabbat services.
J U N E Y A H R Z E I T S
David R Bigam • Michael Paul Busch
Ira Dubner • Helene Grauer • Albert Neuman
Kenneth Koller • Peter McDonald
Lorraine Ramras • Sophia Rose
Harry Singer • Hazel Strausser
If you have names to add, please send them with their yahrzeit date to:
Laurie Frankino, Ritual Chair, at lfrankino@gmail.com.
Thursday June 25, 2026
• Upcoming meetings and events are currently being planned and scheduled by the Sisterhood. Announcements will be posted as soon as they are available!
Temple Beth Shalom
The TBS library is open for business. Please borrow the books of your choice. Return them, pass them on, donate a different book back.