April 17 - April 23, 2020 23 Nissan - 29 Nissan, 5780
Parashat Shemini
Shalom!
Welcome to Congregation Torat Emet's weekly Emes, all the news and happenings at the shul and around the community. Enjoy and Shabbat Shalom!
About Us
In This Issue:
Service Schedules Classes & Calendar Corner Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet Lifecycle Synagogue Announcements Israel Action Community Announcements Goods & Services
Office Hours *Please note: Office staff are available by phone or email only until further notice *We have a newly installed mailbox by the back patio entrance if you have things to drop off to the office Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Services and classes will not be held at Torat Emet until further notice. Whenever possible, they will be held via Zoom.
The Jewish community has thrived for millenia on its intimacy and close connections. While we will be physically apart for the foreseeable future, we will strive to maintain our emotional and spiritual bonds during this time. Below you will find links to join daily Shacharit, Mincha-Maariv, Torat Emet Class Schedule, and Rabbi Neuman's new Podcast on Minor Biblical Characters. May our learning and prayer help bring us back together soon.
Shabbat Schedule All services marked with an asterisk ( * ) are clickable links to join the service via Zoom Friday 6:30 PM Mincha & L'chayim* 6:50 PM Candle Lighting
Shabbat (at home)
9:00 AM Shacharit 7:35 PM Mincha 8:57 PM Shabbat Ends
Weekday Schedule All services marked with an asterisk ( * ) are clickable links to join the service via Zoom
April 21st Yom HaShoah April 24th Rosh Chodesh Iyar April 28th Yom HaZikaron April 29th Yom Ha'Atzmaut
Donations KIDDUSH FUND in honor of Stuart Weltz's 90th birthday from Susie & Stu Appelbaum
MAOT CHITIM from Rabbi Elka Abrahamson & Rabbi Misha Zinkow, from Dorothy & Norman Salomons, from Samone & Mark Fischer, from Shifra Tyberg & Rephael Wenger
Happy Birthday this week to David Goldmeier Moshe Mizrachi Samone Fischer Neil Kalef Ariella Nutis Victoria Cantor Samuel Schmelzer Esther Neuman Erin Marcovitch Brett Kaufman Scott Mendelson Gelena Khodokovsky Libin Aaron Polster Ben-Zion Gisser Noa Berger Tod Bennett Stacey Greff Joel Fisher Todd Appelbaum Joshua Greff
Yahrzeits for this week are Leo Fleischmann, grandfather of Helene Cweren Irene Cole, mother of Stuart Cole Richard Appelbaum, brother of Stuart Appelbaum Milton Leeman, father of Bary Leeman Jacob Mayer Schottenstein, grandfather of David Schottenstein Aaron Supowit, father of Kenneth Supowit Robert Benyas, uncle of Alan Shatz; great uncle of Aaron Shatz Theodore Sacks, cousin of Neal Grossman Martin J. Grumet, cousin of Suzanne Hoxworth Frieda Price, mother of Linda Starr Robin Grossman, aunt of Terri Barnett; great aunt of Alison Gutwaks
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Synagogue Announcements
Post Pesach Shopping Restrictions from Buckeye Kosher
Buckeye Kosher does not recommend purchasing chometz products (including, but not limited to: Bread, Cereals (many), Beer, Couscous, Oatmeal, Pasta, Rolled Oats, Wheat Bran and Wheat Germ) from Giant Eagle for 2 weeks after Passover. Liquor should not be purchased from the Liquor Agency found within Giant Eagle until before Shavuos.
At this time, it is okay to purchase chometz at any other retailer in the Columbus area immediately after Passover. Block's Bagels sold in their own display at the Market District in Bexley are permissible for purchase even right after Pesach.
Beginningthis Monday, April 20th, look for our new Daily Dose of TorahZoom classes with Rabbi Zack and Rabbi Neuman! Insights from the Weekly Parsha Monday & Wednesday with Rabbi Zack:
Mesillat Yesharim: The Path of the Just Tuesday & Thursday with Rabbi Neuman: Click HERE to join a class!
While the stay at home directive has constrained our traditional socializing routines, the gift of technology has allowed us to remain joyfully connected. Torat Emet has introduced a WhatsApp group specifically dedicated to keeping us together during this historic time. Members of the Torat Emet family are posting the same kind of information that we enjoy sharing when we are physically together – general community updates, jokes, family news, inspirational messages…..
I hope that you will join our WhatsApp group. The family is not complete without you.
Tonight we would have been celebrating our Annual Main Event Gala. Postponing the Main Event was painful, but necessary. The evening is always such a pleasure – good friends, good food, good entertainment – and of course, provides for raising much needed funds for the operation of our beloved shul.
Without income from the Main Event, Torat Emet is in a precarious financial situation. An immediate deficit looms. We need to raise as much income as possible now in order to keep our shul operating.
If you did not purchase your tickets/ad for the Main Event, please consider going online or sending a check for the tickets/ad you had planned to purchase. Tickets were $105.00 each and ad prices can be found online or by calling the office. Please – the sooner the better. Because there is no event, the total amount of what you send represents a contribution and is tax deductible as stipulated by law. If you already purchased tickets, please let us know if you wish the purchase to be a donation or if you require a credit on your account.
We are grateful and take solace in the closeness and love of our Main Street family. G-D willing, we will be back together and celebrating soon.
Sincerely,
The Main Event CoChairs Terri Barnett Lara Blumberg Sima Gellman Meghan Shulman
Torat Emet is excited to be part of the Life & Legacy Initiative sponsored by the Howard Grinspoon Foundation and Jewish Columbus. The objective is building endowments to help ensure our Jewish future for generations to come.
Click herefor a short information page. Also, keep an eye out as the program kicks off in February 2020
Please contact Stu Appelbaum for further information stu@mpex.com 614-390-9940
High Street Synagogue
The High Street Community is a project sponsored by Jonathan and Nicole Schottenstein, and led by Rabbi Ari Neuman, for young professionals looking for meaningful Jewish experiences and fun ways to meet other young Jewish adults. The program's goal is to help its participants learn about Judaism in a way that is exciting, enjoyable, open, and welcoming to others no matter their background. For more information, or to sign up for HSC events and e-mails, please contact Rabbi Neuman at rabbineuman@toratemet.org or call the office at 614-238-6778.
Israel Action
Community Announcements
Yom Hashoah: The annual Yom Hashoah commemoration, put on by JewishColumbus’ Jewish Community Relations Council and Columbus Board of Rabbis, and hosted online by Congregation Tifereth Israel, will be via Zoom at 7 p.m. April 20.
The commemoration is free and open to the community, and will include a screening of “A Loss of Innocents: The Nazi Murders at Bullenhuser Damm,” a 30-minute film about the atrocities committed against a group of children. The film was produced locally by ScreenPlay, Inc., which is owned by Sam Nahem, co-chair of the JewishColumbus Holocaust Education Committee. It includes performances by Cantor Jack Chomsky of Tifereth Israel and Cantor Bat-Ami Moses of Temple Israel, both in Columbus.
It will be at zoom.us/j/949365957 . The dial-in numbers are 929-205-6099 or 312-626-6799, and meeting ID is 949365957.
Buckeye Kosher Korner
For a recently updated list of Kosher symbols approved by Buckeye Kosher click here
Buckeye Kosher works only with approved caterers and commissaries. Please check their website buckeyekosher.org
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