E-Megillah September 10, 2026
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e-Megillah Thursday September 10, 2026Issue #785 Letter from Rabbi Ross Dear TBS Friends & Family, This Friday is Rosh Hashanah! For I have given you excellent instruction; do not abandon My Torah. In this season of returning, and season of holiness, how can we invite the Torah and Jewsih life into our own lives? We will begin this journey with our thoughts around the 9/11 anniversary. May we be transformed, renewed, and reinvigorated as we are inscribed in the Book of Life!
Last Saturday’s Taste of Teshuvah program and the Selichot service were a wonderful experience! About 25 TBS members and friends gathered to socialize and enjoy Israeli wines and local honey. Thank you to Jennifer Frankino, who spoke about wines and offered advice about tastings and Dina Shimandle, a local vendor, who offered fascinating information about bees and local honey. Rabbi Michael led us through some reflective practices and the beautiful evening ended with a short Selichot service with the choir. Thank you to Rabbi Michael, Deb Rogers, Kim Strausser, Mike Miller, Laurie Frankino, Jennifer, Dina and everyone who stepped in to make the program a success. For those interested in buying local honey from Dina’s company, Aurora Springs Honey, her website is https://www.auroraspringshoney.com
Saturday morning in Hudson found some of our TBS members at our Hudson Farmer’s Market Community Day. Here is Isaac Drake demonstrating his shofar blowing skills.
Family Rosh Hashanah Experience Location: Blue Jay Orchard, 17909 Rapids Road Hiram, OH 44234 10:30 to 12:30 (includes lunch). Stay for Tashlich! RSVP using the below
September 2026/5786 Did you know that there are approximately 79,480 food insecure people and 23,480 food insecure children living in Summit County? Our temple has a long tradition of gathering food during the High Holy Days and this year is no exception. Donating food is a way for us to make the world a better place- Tikkun Olam. The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is the recipient of our collection, and they are very grateful. During the COVID pandemic, we made the decision to only accept monetary donations. This has made the choice to donate simpler, and we have decided to continue this practice. If you wish to give a monetary donation, please scan the QR code with your phone’s camera to donate or visit http://give.akroncantonfoodbank.org/TempleBethShalom Checks are also welcomed by the Foodbank. Please address your check to Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and write “Temple Beth Shalom High Holiday Food Drive” in the memo so we can track our donations. Then, mail your donation to the following address during either Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur: Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank Each $1 you donate provides 3 meals. Your support of the Foodbank and local hunger-relief efforts could mean the difference for our neighbors in need. When every $1 donated helps provide the equivalent of 3 meals, your support can make a significant difference. In 2025, Temple Beth Shalom donated $2,822 = 8,466 meals (last year, $1=3 meals). Thank you for your support with this important project. L’shana tova, Marcy Caplin
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• 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  
TBSBrotherhood • Brotherhood Membership • 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! ************ • 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
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PAST NEWSLETTERS PW: TBSHudson CALENDAR PAGE View upcoming services and events SHABBAT SERVICE ID: 861 4959 4595, PW: shabbat TORAH STUDY ID: 844 3145 6155, PW: tbstorah 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 ISRAEL DONATIONS Donations to support Israel can be made at We love to share News & Announcements at TBS!
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Please include ‘e-megillah news‘ in the subject field. ************ TBS presents a fall bike ride open to all members, October 3rd. There are two options for our ride. Ride as much or as little as you like. Time and final starting point will be sent out about a week before depending on weather, but probably around 10:00 AM. Please RSVP me and don’t forget to give me a selection for the starting point. The route with the most affirmative votes will be our selected trail. 1) The tow path trail from Boston Mills north (due to the closure we cannot go south). You can do as much or as little as you want; for the more adventurous you can go all the way to Wendy Park. It is mostly all flat, (mostly) till you get to Canal and route 17. So far, it is Wendy Hess, me (Aviva). and the Rabbi. Please contact me with any questions. You may RSVP and state your preferred route to Aviva Lakas ************
All the best, Bill Riter AJL ************
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 Help our Temple:• Assist with events and gatherings
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D E A T H S I N T H E L A S T Y E A R
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. S E P T E M B E R Y A H R Z E I T S
Leslie David Alberty • Melanie Ann Andro
Elliott Blumberg • Audrey Brown Thomas Brown • Sidney Busch • David Caplin Panfil Costea • Louis Culiner Mindy Duffner • Edward Harold Gardner Louis Benjamin Goldner • Steve Hook Nicholas Ivan • Udice Kohn Ivan Scott Lefkowitz • Albert Long Harry L Lublin • Zelda Lila Neuman Michael Aaron Rapport Frederick John Sharp Sr • Ruth Klein Terkel Karen Touve • Mark Varney • Philip Weinstein 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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Hudson Farmer’s Market
• Upcoming meetings and events are currently being planned and scheduled by the Sisterhood. Announcements will be posted as soon as they are available!
The TBS library is open for business. Please borrow the books of your choice. Return them, pass them on, donate a different book back.