e-Megillah, May 16, 2024
e-Megillah
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Issue #668
Letter from Rabbi Ross
Dear TBS Friends and Family,
This weekend we conclude two important programs at TBS for the year. On Saturday we will have our final Prayer Lab for this spring. Sunday, we will have our final Judaism 101 class. The class will meet for a Shabbat dinner together on 5/31 and then join the community for Pride Shabbat.
Religious School Updates
– We have begun advertising for a new education director for next fall. Please let us know if you know anyone who might be interested! We have formed a search committee for this opening, and will be sharing info and details in the weeks to come.
– Our final day of religious school is May 19.
Jewish Studies Fundraiser
On Thursday, 5/16, Kent State’s Jewish Studies Department will have a retirement party for its amazing, outgoing 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: FUNDRAISER
TBS ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 6:30 pm Social Room
Please join your current Board of Trustees as they conduct the TBS Annual Meeting, Friday, June 14.
• 6:30 pm: Wine & Cheese welcome in the Social Room
• 6:45-7:30 pm: Annual Meeting led by co-presidents James Field & Laurie Frankino
• 7:40 pm: Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Ross & Chuck Fink
Sweets & Treats oneg provided by Kim Strausser & Mike Miller
JOIN the TBS HIGH HOLIDAYS TASK FORCE!
Planning the High Holy Days services and events requires a team effort every year. Please consider volunteering an hour or two at temple or from your home for any of the many projects listed below.
Please contact Laurie Frankino for further information and to volunteer your time: lfrankino@gmail.com
• High Holiday Ticket Mailing – September
• Selichot service planning – September
• Calling service readers – September
• Changing out holiday prayer books – September
• Ushering Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur services – October
• Cemetery Service planning – October
• Break the Fast Dinner Event – October
• High Holy Days Food Drive
Meal Train for Tom Beasley
Dear TBS Congregants,
Tom Beasley took a pretty bad fall on April 8, and broke his left femur, which required surgery. He and Jean will greatly appreciate help with meals as he recuperates at home.
Thank you for showing that TBS is a caring community.
Randy Herman
Caring Hearts
Donations to support Israel can be made at
Cleveland Federation:
TBSBrotherhood meetings/events
• Brotherhood Membership
Please contact treasurer Art Busch, ascyb34@yahoo.com with any questions. Your financial support is much appreciated.
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 projects planned for 2024 for TBS.
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. Contact: Mike Miller at mikemillercsi@roadrunner.com
TBS Sisterhood meetings/events
• 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
E-MEGILLAH NEWSLETTERS You will need to use the password TBSHudson
You can view upcoming services and events on the Calendar page:
CALENDAR PAGE
Please email James Field at jdfield23@aol.com if you would like to be a 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
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. Please include ‘e-megillah news‘ in the subject field.
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A monthly yahrzeit list of TBS family loved ones will now be published in the e-megillah
as well as read during Shabbat services.
Benjamin Fromm • Rita Gross • Benjamin Lerhaupt • George Kerster
Philip Joel Loublin • Samuel Neiburg • Edith Rubino • John W Rubino
Gene Vinciguerra • Eva Wachtell
U P C O M I N G T B S E V E N T S
- Sat., 5/18, 9:30 am: Prayer Lab – in-person only
- Sun., 5/19, 11:00 am: Religious School’s End of Year BBQ!
- Fri., 5/31, 7:30 pm: Pride Shabbat & Judaism 101 Class Dinner – in-person only
- Tue. 6/11, 7:00 pm – sunrise: Leil Tikkun Shavuot – A special night of Jewish learning – at B’nai Jeshurun, Pepper Pike
- Fri., 6/14, 6:30 pm: Congregational Annual Meeting & Shavuot Service
- Fri., 6/28, 7:30 pm: Sisterhood’s Nature Shabbat
- Sat., 7/6, 10:30 am: Jesse Warman Bar Mitzvah Service