Weekly Emes Archives

December 18 - December 24, 2020   3 Tevet - 9 Tevet, 5781

Parashat Miketz

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

Monday-Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm

Friday
CLOSED

The synagogue office will be closed from December 25, 2020 through January 1, 2021

          Quick Links

              Calendar
              Printable Calendar
              Eruv (614.489.8281)
              Buckeye Kosher
              OU
              AIPAC

Synagogue Leadership

Rabbi Howard Zack
Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein,
Board Chairs
Gary Blumberg, President
Betsey Lane, Vice President

Stephen Lessnick, Vice President
Stuart Appelbaum, Secretary
Michael Broidy, Treasurer
Dr. Michael Blumenfeld,
Past President
Rabbi Ari Neuman, Associate Rabbi

Schedules & Lifecycle

Click HERE to register to attend services this Shabbat
Deadline for Shabbat registration is 11:59pm today. Please respect the staffing time it takes to put together the seating list, no registrations will be accepted after this time.

Click HERE to register to attend services next week.

Shabbat Schedule

Weekday Schedule

Friday
7:00 AM   Shacharit
4:45 PM   Mincha 
4:51 PM   Candle Lighting

Shabbat
9:00 AM   Shacharit
Be sure to have seudah shlisheet at home
4:45 PM   Mincha at shul
5:55 PM   Shabbat Ends

Shacharit 
8:00 AM   Sunday
7:00 AM   Monday-Thursday

Mincha
4:50 PM   Sunday-Thursday

Friday, Fast of the 10th of Tevet
6:40 AM   Fast Begins
8:00 AM   Shacharit
4:50 PM   Mincha
4:55 PM   Candle Lighting
5:58 PM   Fast Ends

Class Schedule
All classes are clickable links to join the class via Zoom

Tonight! Drasha on Parashat Miketz
with Rabbi Zack
Tonight at 8:00 PM

The Book of Yoel with Rabbi Neuman
Sunday morning at 9:00am

Orchot Tzaddikim: The Ways of the Righteous with Rabbi Neuman
Tuesday & Thursday December at 12:30 PM

Contemporary Halacha with Rabbi Neuman
Tuesday night at 8:30pm

Drasha on Parashat Vayigash
with Rabbi Zack
Thursday night at 8:00 PM

Podcast
The Characters You Do Not Know with Rabbi Neuman

Available HERE on Apple Podcast!
(Alternatively you can use Spotify or Anchor to listen) 

Calendar Corner

December 25th
Fast of the 10th of Tevet
January 14
Rosh Chodesh Shevat
January 28
Tu B'Shevat

Mazel Tov!
to Nicole and Jonathan Schottenstein, and the entire Schottenstein and Skydell families, on the birth of a baby girl

Refuah Shleyma
to Suzanne Hoxworth, Steve Shulman, David Weisfogel, and Stuart Weltz

Donations

CHESED FUND
in memory of
Harold Starr from Helene & Mo Azose

RABBI'S FUND
from Naomi Myers
in honor of
Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein from Tammy & Scott Weisman

SYNAGOGUE FUND
in appreciation of receiving an honor
from Sara & Alan Shatz
in commemoration of the yahrzeit of
grandfather, Aaron Soffer from Estelle Grossman,
mother, Sarah Soffer Greenberg from Estelle Grossman,
mother, Mary A. Spitz from Helene Spitz Lehv,
father, Henry A. Spitz from Helene Spitz Lehv,
beloved sister, Millie Krooth Gore from Julia Modes,
Carl Blumenfeld from the Blumenfeld Family
in honor of
Peggy and Alan Katchen on their 40th anniversary from Stuart Weltz
in memory of
husband, Neal Grossman from Estelle Grossman
wishing a refuah shleymah for
Jamie Gurvitch from Stuart Weltz

Happy birthday this week to:
Saul Blumberg Yaakov Mayerhoff Meri Arno-King Nathaniel Binsky Yonatan Bindell Chad Horwitz Boaz Harow Edin Abenaim Yehoshua Neuman Zoe Blumenfeld Jeffrey Rosenberg Maor Altschuler

Yahrzeits for this week are
Carol Cowen Peyser, aunt of Lawrence Kaufman
Mark A. Schwartz, father of Halle Schwartz
Millie Krooth Gore, sister of Julia Modes
Harold Levy, father of Elliot Levy
Thelma Z. Rogovin, mother of Victoria Rogovin-Dobkin; grandmother of Sara Dobkin
Richard Moskovitz, father of Cigarette Parks
Fannie Fox, grandmother of Francine Greff; great grandmother of Joel Greff
Doris Dreifus, grandmother of Agnes Hartstein
Ethel Mitzman, mother of Mark Mitzman
Itsleh Modes, grandmother of Sonia Schottenstein
Sarah Nechama Gruenler, aunt of Sonia Schottenstein
Beatrice Barnett, grandmother of Richard Barnett; great grandmother of Alison Gutwaks

Thank you to to 
 
for their financial assistance in reopening the synagogue for services, and partnering with us to provide our security for Shabbat and Holidays, and for 
Donate to their annual campaign here.

Synagogue Announcements

Please make your pledge for the
Torat Emet 2020 Match Campaign today!

You can be the one to put us over the top, we're almost there!

Please make a pledge
Click here to donate now
We value your support

Rabbi Howard Zack                  President Gary Blumberg

Thank you to our Match Families

Anonymous - $4,000
Anonymous - $1,000
Anonymous - $1,440
Anonymous - $216
Anonymous - $1,400
Anonymous - $720
Anonymous - $800
Anonymous - $400
Anonymous - $600
Anonymous - $144
Anonymous - $100
Anonymous - $720
Anonymous - $1,000
Anonymous - $2,000
Anonymous - $400
Shira and Rabbi Michoel Alt - $72
Susie and Stu Appelbaum - $6,000
Joshua Barber - $720
Terri and Rick Barnett - $6,000
Karyn and Steven Bass - $400
Michele and Andy Bernstein - $720
Beth and Daryl Binsky - $720
Lara and Gary Blumberg - $4,032
Sarah and Michael Blumenfeld - $4,000
Millie and Ted Blumenfeld - $200
Monica and Joe Calabrese - $4,000
Marilyn and Stuart Cole - $400
Natanielle and Avi Cooper - $400
Shelly and Al Dembe - $440
Debra Gross and Daniel Dershowitz - $480
Hope and Rabbi Avrohom Drandoff - $720
Nicole and Mark Ebner - $4,000
Lisa and David Eckmann - $10,000
Marcia and Avrom Epstein - $800
Ingrid and Jeff Epstein - $1,000
Sara Libby and Rabbi Shaul Epstein - $200
Aliza and Rabbi Josh Finegold - $144
Samone and Mark Fischer - $1,000
Sarah Frank - $4,000
Frances Gellman - $144
Terry and David Goldmeier - $1,200
Miriam and Rabbi Avi Goldstein - $400
Dena and Mayer Gorbaty - 1,000
Francine and Herb Greff - $144
Stacey and Joel Greff - $144
Shylee and Andrew Grossman - $1,440
Estelle Grossman - $1,000
Shari and Dotan Herszage - $400
Victoria and Roman Ilin - $1,440
Liz and Jeremy Kalef - $200
Peggy and Alan Katchen - $400
Rabbi Melissa Crespy and Larry Kaufman - $400
Jessica and Josh Kopp - $400
Michelle and Steve Lessnick - $7,000
Laurie and Michael Levison - $144
Barbara and Alan Levy - $400
Stacy Leeman and Gary Liebesman - $144
Rachel and Benjamin Metz - $400
Karen and Avi Mikalov - $1,440
Rochel and Rabbi Henoch Millen - $400
Terry and Mark Mitzman - $400
Sarita and Michael Moss - $100
Naomi Myers - $2,000
Sima Gellman and Fred Needham - $1,000
Anne and Marc Neiwirth - $800
Shira and Rabbi Ari Neuman - $1,440
Laura and Ira Nutis - $4,000
Pearl and Mel Perel - $400
Lori and Jeff Polster - $1,440
Elisheva and Daniel Rosenberg - $1,440
Joni and David Schottenstein - $1,200
Beverly Roseman-Shapiro and Stewart Shapiro - $216
Sara and Alan Shatz - $1,000
Anne and Steve Shulman - $1,000
Nancy and Ken Supowit - $1,440
Harriet and Murray Weinberg - $2,000
Rochell and David Weisfogel - $400
Stuart Weltz - $400
Alan Wittert - $200
Linda Vlosky Zack and Rabbi Howard Zack - $4,000
Margot and Sidney Zack - $400
Ely Zofan - $1,000
​​​​​​​Allison and Yoni Zofan - $1,440
 
Click HERE to make your pledge!

Here are a few ways for you to increase your giving
to Torat Emet and save money:

Cares Act $300 Charitable Giving Deduction for 2020
Click here for more information:

IRA Contribution:
If you are 701/2 years or older and required to distribute funds from your IRA, any amount given as a charitable contribution to Torat Emet is non-taxable.  The money must be distributed from your IRA fund directly to the synagogue in order to receive this tax benefit.
Click here for more information or contact your broker/money manager.

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Click here for an important Message from Torat Emet, Ahavas Sholom, Beth Jacob, Kollel and CTA Rabbinic Leadership regarding COVID-19

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Click here for a Chanukah message from the Rabbinical Council of America

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Join T.E.amwork!

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• HowtoWear&MakeFaceMasks.pdf
• ​​​Franklin County Public Health
• Ohio Department of Health 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Overview - Centers for Disease Control
• World Health Organization COVID-19 Advice For The Public   - World Health Organization
• Johns Hopkins Global COVID-19 Case Map   - John Hopkins Hospital
• Travel Tips: Coronavirus   - U.S. Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

• https://www.yutorah.org/
• https://www.sefaria.org/
• https://www.aish.com/
• https://www.etzion.org.il/en

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High Street Synagogue
an Affiliate of Torat Emet

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

Buckeye Kosher Korner

Buckeye Kosher Now Delivers. Please email Kosher Department orders to  deliveries@buckeyekosher.org

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

Follow Buckeye Kosher (@BuckeyeKosher) on Twitter for the latest kashrus updates

www.buckeyekosher.org or info@buckeyekosher.org

Columbus Community Mikvah

Call or text (614) 239-0838 for appointments
columbuscommunitymikvah.org
columbusmikvah@gmail.com

Columbus Eruv
Visit  eruv-columbus.com  or follow on twitter @ColumbusEruv for all the latest updates, or call (614) 489-8281