Letter from Rabbi Ross 2023-09-14
Dear TBS Friends and Family,
After weeks and weeks of preparations, we have finally arrived at the doorstep of a new year! Rosh Hashanah begins this Friday evening and TBS will be hosting services and events all weekend! Our entire community is invited to join us Sunday at 10 am for our Rosh Hashanah Family. Details are below.
My theme for this year’s talks is opening our hearts. We will explore opening our hearts to our community, to our prayer life, to Israel and to the world.
May you each be blessed with health, new adventures and joyous celebrations.
Shanah tovah!
Religious School Update
This Sunday, 9/17, all of our families and students are invited to our Rosh Hashanah Family service at 10 am. The wider community is invited to join us as well. Afterwards, we will have a picnic lunch on our side lawn. Then we will walk to the creek nearby for Tashlich.
5784 High Holy Days Service Schedule
All services will originate from the temple with a Zoom option.
HIGH HOLY DAYS GUEST TICKETS
TBS will again have guest tickets available to all holiday services and events. Potential members, out of town family and friends, students and everyone else who would like to worship with us, please contact Amy McCormick, Holiday Ticket Coordinator at amy81752@aol.com or 330-612-2019. In your message please be sure to leave your mailing address as well as your full name and phone number so Amy can get back to you.
| Guest Tickets | $175 all holiday services $100 one holiday |
| Student Tickets | Students are welcome at no charge for all services but require a ticket for entry. Please contact Amy at the address listed above. |
| Member Tickets | TBS Members receive High Holy Days tickets as part of their membership. Member tickets will be mailed to arrive 3 weeks prior to the holidays. |
5784 High Holy Days Service Schedule
| Friday, September 15 | Erev Rosh Hashanah 7:30 pm in the sanctuary – with a Zoom option |
| Saturday, September 16 | Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 10:00 am in the sanctuary – with a Zoom option |
| Sunday, September 17 | Religious School Family Rosh Hashanah 10:00-12:00 pm Service and picnic lunch
TBS Community Tashlikh Service 12:15-1:00 pm TBS Community Memorial Service 1:30-2:00 pm at our cemetery in Markillie Cemetery |
| Sunday, September 24 | Kol Nidre 7:30 pm in the sanctuary – with a Zoom option |
| Monday, September 25 | Yom Kippur Morning Service 10:00 am in the sanctuary – with a Zoom option
Afternoon In-Person Study Sessions 1:30 & 3:00 pm Afternoon Healing Service & Yizkor 4:30 pm – with a Zoom option Closing Service 5:30 pm |
Please contact Laurie Frankino, Holiday Services Coordinator with questions about any part of the High Holy Days Services lfrankino@gmail.com or 330-620-2020.
L’Shana Tova,
ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY SERVICES
Tashlikh
Sunday, September 17, 12:15 pm
Tashlikh (תשליך) is a ritual observed during Rosh Hashanah. Tashlikh means “casting off” in Hebrew and involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread into a body of flowing water. Just as the water carries away the bits of bread, so too are sins symbolically carried away. Since Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish new year, in this way we hope to start the new year with a clean slate. At TBS we will observe Tashlikh as a community, including our religious school families on Sunday, September 17, following our religious school’s Rosh Hashanah service. Bread crumbs and readings will be provided or you may bring your own.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Kever Avot
Sunday, September 17, 1:30 pm
Remembering Our Loved Ones
It is an ancient Jewish custom to observe Kever Avot, going out to our cemeteries and remembering our beloved family members who now lie in the earth. We conduct this ritual between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, reciting El Maelei and Kaddish for the souls who departed this earth over the preceding year and in years past. This is a ritual for family and community members to remember and honor their loved ones.
Our Memorial Service, held outdoors in our cemetery in Markillie Cemetery, is held to honor and remember our loved ones whom we have lost recently or in years past. Please join Rabbi Ross and Robin Selinger as we recite meaningful prayers and readings together.
Sisterhood Erev Rosh Hashanah Reception
Helpers Wanted!!
The Sisterhood is looking for some helpers to arrive at 6:30-6:45 to cut apples, slice challah, and set out honey for the reception to following the 7:30 service, Friday, September 15. Likewise, we need help to clean up at the end of the short reception. If you can do either, please contact Robin Rosen-Sharp at rrsdvm2@gmail.com or Jean Rhodes at jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com.
Honey for Rosh Hashanah
Are you looking for delicious local honey?
It’s getting to be that special time of year as summer ends, and the High Holidays are approaching, when we think of celebrating Rosh Hashanah with apples and honey. But before you go to the grocery store to buy your honey, you need to look no further than Hudson for local honey! Following is a list of sources for delicious, local honey.
Buzz Off, Honey
2243 Ravenna St, Hudson, OH 44236
Phone: (330) 422-3939
https://www.buzzoff.biz/
Everything will Bee Okay
3001 Ravenna Street, Hudson, OH
Facebook: Everything Will Bee Ok Raw Honey
Hudson Honey Farm
7005 Walters Road, Hudson
http://www.hudsonhoneyco.com/
Akron Honey
The website shows availability at local retailers, including The Farmers Rail in Hudson
Northside Marketplace
21 Furnace St, Akron, OH 44308
330-552-8858
https://akronhoney.com/
Fosters Meadow
Sold locally at Hudson Organics
https://www.thefostersmeadow.com/
L’Shana Tova!
2023 Fundraising
We’ve committed to be supporters of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Please consider donating to the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank during the High Holy Days. We ask that you offer a monetary donation rather than bringing in food items this year.
TBSBrotherhood meetings/events
- Brotherhood Membership
Annual Brotherhood Membership Dues are due. Membership dues are $36 (double chai) and this year we are adding a sustaining membership level $54 (triple chai). Make checks payable to TBS Brotherhood and mail to 50 Division St., Hudson, 44236 or bring to the next meeting. 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 TO MAKE A DONATION. This will help to complete the many projects planned for 2023-2024 for TBS. - Call for Ushers for high holiday services
Please reach out to Laurie (lfrankino@gmail.com) if you can help. We need a strong showing.
Fri, Sept. 15 – arrive 6:45 pm (3 additional ushers need)
Sat, Sept. 16 – arrive 9:30 am (4)
Sun, Sept. 24 – arrive 6:45 pm (3)
Mon, Sept. 25 – arrive 9:30 am (4)
Mon, Sept. 25 – arrive 4:00 pm (1) - Wed, Sept 27 – 5:30pm Sukkah Build with optional stop at Winking Lizard, Peninsula directly afterwards
- Sun, Oct 8 – Sukkah Removal, 1:00 pm
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.
TBSSisterhood meetings/events
- Sisterhood Erev Rosh Hashanah Reception
The Sisterhood is looking for some helpers to arrive at 6:30-6:45 to cut apples, slice challah, and set out honey for the reception to follow the 7:30 service, Friday, September 15. If you can help, please contact Robin Rosen-Sharp at rrsdvm2@gmail.com or Jean Rhodes at jeanrhodes16th@gmail.com. - Next year, Jeanie Rhodes will be the president of the Sisterhood. Robin Rosen-Sharp has served as president for nine years and she deserves a hearty thanks. She’ll take over the Secretary-Treasurer position but would be willing for another Sister to come forward to take over these tasks.
UPCOMING TBS EVENTS
- Fri. 9/15, 7:30 pm: Erev Rosh Hashanah Service – Zoom and in-person
- Sat. 9/16, 10:00 am: Rosh Hashanah Services – Zoom and in-person
- Sun. 9/17, 10:00 am: Rosh Hashanah Family Service, Tashlich Picnic and Cemetery Service – the entire community is invited to all these gatherings
- Sat. 9/23, 9:30 am: Prayer Lab – Yom Kippur edition – Zoom and in-person
- Sun. 9/24, 7:30 pm: Kol Nidre Service – Zoom and in-person
- Mon, 9/25, 10 am: Yom Kippur Services, Yizkor, Break Fast – Zoom and in-person