e-Megillah, May 2, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024
Issue #666

Letter from Rabbi Ross

Dear TBS Friends and Family,

Wow, our community seder last Friday was amazing! Such a joy to host a large group for seder! A huge thank you to Laurie and Jen Frankino, James Field, Julie Lakas and Joyce Bigham for all of their hard work!

This Shabbat, I am hosting a special Torah Study & Bagel Brunch at Kent State Hillel from 10-11:30.

This Saturday is May 4, and the annual Kent State memorial service will be at noon. Student protesters are planning to use this opportunity to voice their protests. We are not expecting any violence of any kind.

I will also bring a small group of folks back to Hillel around 2:30 or 3:00 Saturday to say Mourner’s Kaddish and have a discussion about the memorial.

All TBS folks are welcome to join us for bagels, Torah and more. Please park in the Hillel parking lot.

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 religious school is on Passover break. Classes resume Thursday 5/2

Judaism 101 – 12 Sunday afternoons (3/3-5/12 at 4:00 pm)
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Judaism from an adult perspective?
Are you considering conversion to Judaism?

If so, this class can form a great foundation to get you started. We will focus on Jewish history, holidays, ideas and traditions.
There will be a few paperback books as part of the class as well.

• Class fees – $10 for TBS members or $56 for the entire course, $18 per class non-members or $154 for the entire course. College students can pay a donation. (Fees for the class will go to pay our zoom manager/teaching assistant.)
• RSVPS are needed in advance. Please email rabbimichaelross to RSVP or get more info and syllabus. 

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

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PASSOVER SEDER THANKS

  

This Passover, for the first time, we held beautiful Passover seders for both our religious school families led by Rabbi Ross and Cantorial Soloist, Deb Rogers, Jean Beasley and Kate Pallescki, and our temple community, led by Rabbi Ross and song leader, Chuck Fink.

Thanks to volunteers Cheryl Butensky, Deborah Cummings, Julie Lakas, Toby Liberman, Joyce Bigam, James Field, the Cinotti family for your assistance behind the scenes in making these seders so memorable. And to our religious school families, our temple community, guests and new friends who supported these events by attending in record numbers, our most sincere thank you.

Laurie Frankino, Ritual Chair

Donations to support Israel can be made at
Cleveland Federation: 

  ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN  

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 
• 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

We are looking for volunteers for many other important tasks, big and small, to help our Temple.
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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