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 Howard Zack, Rabbi Rabbi Ari Neuman, Associate Rabbi Frances Gellman, Office Manager Jorge Flores, Facilities Manager
Schedules & Lifecycle
Important Covid Message
Dear Members and Friends,
As the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, we want to share with you the risks and recommendations for attending services and other programs at Torat Emet based on CDC data and guidelines, as well as the recommendation of the City of Bexley.
If you are currently unvaccinated, there is a high risk of infection and serious illness. We recommend that you undergo vaccination immediately. If you are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated then you should strongly consider not coming to shul due to your risk of contracting COVID-19. If you choose to ignore the risks and attend services, then you must mask, wash your hands, and maintain a six foot distance at all times.
If you are currently fully vaccinated there does exist a lower risk of breakthrough infection and the risk of serious illness is much reduced, however you can still spread the illness.
Therefore, we encourage you to wear a mask and wash your hands upon entering the synagogue facilities.
Anyone with cold-like or flu-like symptoms (runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, cough, and/or difficulty breathing), fever, loss of taste or smell, or any other symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should not come to Torat Emet.
Children under vaccination age should wear masks at all times while indoors at Torat Emet and remain with a parent or be at a children’s group. This does not apply to children 2 years old and younger.
We recognize that the current situation remains fluid and we will continue to monitor the evolving information and update our recommendations as-needed.
The Torat Emet Medical Advisory Committee
Shabbat Schedule
Weekday Schedule
Friday 7:00 AM Shacharit 6:45 PM Mincha/Maariv 7:05 PM Early Candle Lighting Shabbat 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:30 AM Children's groups begin Kiddush at shul 7:55 PM Mincha/Maariv Seudah Shlisheet at shul 9:14 PM Shabbat Ends
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Calendar Corner
August 14th Community Kiddush Luncheon in honor of Joni & David Schottenstein August 27th Teen Oneg at the home of Ingrid & Jeff Epstein August 28th Selichot September 6th-8th Rosh Hashanah September 9th Fast of Gedaliah September 12th 7th & 8th Grade Canoe/Kayak Adventure September 15th & 16th Yom Kippur September 20th-26th Sukkot September 27th Hoshanah Rabah September 28th Shemini Atzeret September 29th Simchat Torah October 6th & 7th Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan October 23rd Double Scholar in Residence with Power Couple Rabbi Jeremy Wieder and Dr. Chaviva Levine
Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet
The Community Kiddush Luncheon (meat) this week honoring Joni and David Schottenstein is sponsored by the following Torat Emet families:
Lisa & David Eckmann Linda Vlosky Zack & Rabbi Howard Zack We will miss you all - So Much! Michelle & Steve Lessnick Naomi Myers & Family in memory of David Myers and Family Jay Reddoch Vicki & Yefim Dobkin All the best wishes to such cherished people! Terry & David Goldmeier Mazel Tov on your new adventures The Horwitz Family Thank you Betsey & Dani Lane Sima Gellman & Fred Needham Thank you Joni and David! Chaviva Rosenberg With gratitude and love for all Joni and David have done for Columbus Melanie & Eric Schottenstein Wishing you a smooth transition to your next adventure!! Sara & Alan Shatz Tobi & Jeff Siegel in honor of Joni and David Schottenstein; in memory of Carol Rubinstein Margot & Sidney Zack Best of luck on your move and we will miss you. Terri & Rick Barnett Wishing you a very smooth transition and a lovely life filled with joy! Meagan & Jeff Buren Leslie & Dan Chase Joni, David and Gila- wishing you all the best on your move to Teaneck. We will miss you!! Samone & Mark Fischer Leah & Aaron Freed Thank you for your dedication to the shul and community! Wishing you much bracha in your new home! Marcia & Bob Hershfield Thanks for your contributions to our community and sincere best wishes for a fulfilling move! Meri & Ed King in honor of Gila, Joni and David Schottenstein and wishing them happiness in their new adventure Stacy Leeman & Gary, Yaki, & Yonah Liebesman Rebecca & Yaakov Mayerhoff In honor of our beloved friends Robin Judd & Kenny Steinman Thank you for all you have done for the community! ElyZofan Janet & Hillard Abroms Susan & Stu Appelbaum Karyn & Steven Bass Mazel Tov to Schottenstein family Shana & Howie Beigelman Mazal Tov, Joni, David, & Gila. We will miss your selfless service to Torat Emet & Columbus! Michele, Andy, Haley, Allison and Ryan Bernstein Wishing you all the best, Joni, David and Gila! Millie & Ted Blumenfeld Duana & Irv Boiman Mazel Tov Monica & Joe Calabrese Laura & Ken Clubok Ingrid & Jeff Epstein Janice & Rabbi Joel Epstein wishing all the best to David and Joni and Gila. We will miss you. Sara Libby & Rabbi Shaul Epstein Sarah Frank Hatzlacha on this new chapter of your lives Yehuda Fried Best wishes to the Schottensteins! Robin & Larry Garvin With best wishes to Joni, David, and Gila Jenna Greenberg & Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg B'hatzlacha on the next chapter! Shari & Dotan Herszage & Family Miriam Kahn Liz & Jeremy Kalef Best of luck on this exciting new chapter of your lives! Laurie & Michael Levison Wishing you lots of love, happiness and many great memories in your new home. Chaya & Rabbi Henoch Morris in honor of David and Joni Schottenstein and Family Anne & Marc Neiwirth Ilana Klamka & Daniel Newman Dorothy & Norman Salomons Beverly Roseman-Shapiro & Stewart Shapiro Tsetchem l'shalom! Becca Sigal & Aaron Shatz Thank you for your contribution to this community and for your friendship! Anne & Steve Shulman Nancy & Ken Supowit Thank you for everything you do for Torat Emet and the entire community Sally & Mark Wachter Continue from strength to strength! Rochell & David Weisfogel We appreciate all you have done for the shul. Stuart Weltz Seudah Shlisheet this week is sponsored by the Kiddush Fund, donate here.
Thank you to our Kiddush Volunteers! Kiddush Team Captain: Michelle Lessnick Kiddush Team Members: Jenna Greenberg, Rabbi Josh Ginsberg, Noah Katz, Eran Rosenberg, Anne Shulman, and Rick Zwelling
Mazel Tov! to Lori and Jeff Polster on the engagement of their daughter, Hannah, to Reuven Moshkovski of New York, NY
Refuah Shleymah to Mark Heitin, Bruce Mirvis, and Uri Sofer
Jewish Life & Legacy
Invitations were sent out this week to our first Signers' Celebration. If you signed a Letter of Intent and did not receive an invite in the mail or you're interested in joining Life & Legacy on behalf of Torat Emet, please be in touch with Stu Appelbaum. We look forward to seeing everyone there on the 29th.
Donations
CHESED FUND in appreciation of Anne Shulman from Beverly Roseman-Shapiro & Stewart Shapiro
RABBI'S FUND from Shana & Howie Beigelman wishing a refuah shleymah for Miriam Levy from Laurie Alexander
SYNAGOGUE FUND in appreciation of receiving an honor from Shana & Howie Beigelman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of father, Jacob Heitin from Mark Heitin in memory of Justin Haas from Stacy Leeman & Gary Liebesman Phyllis Pittler from Stacy Leeman & Gary Liebesman Mina Liebesman from Stacy Leeman & Gary Liebesman wishing a mazel tov to Rachel and Benjamin Metz on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Yona from Sarah Frank, Cig and Skip Parks on the graduation of their daughter, Hava from OSU from Sarah Frank, Lori and Jeff Polster on the engagement of their daughter, Hannah from Stuart Weltz
Happy birthday this week to: Dovid Hollander, Rai Gutwaks, Ryan Bernstein, Mark Ebner, and Aaron Epstein
Yahrzeits for this week are Louis Greenberg, father of Estelle Grossman Leonore Zusman, mother of Marilyn Cole Roslyn Kopp, mother of Irwin Charles Kopp Sol Ruben, brother of Sylvia Ebner; uncle of Mark Ebner and Cynthia Ebner Jacob Heitin, father of Mark Heitin Kurt Stemitz, grandfather of Ron Reitman Jerome Price, father of Linda Starr Tauba Kominiar, grandmother of Sarah Blumenfeld Shoshana Reizela Shapira, mother of Amnon Sapir; grandmother of Jennifer Schuman
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
Memorial Book Yizkor memorial booklet entries are now being revised for the coming year. Renewal forms were sent in the mail to those who have had previous entries.
The deadline is August 13, 2021.
If you wish to renew your entry click here, or indicate same by phone or form or email by August 13.
PLEASE NOTE: ENTRIES WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RENEW.
If you wish to submit a new entry click here. If you'd like to send in a paper form you can download one here.
Questions? Please call Janice Epstein at 614-239-8932 or email at epstein@beol.net
Meet the Members! Cantor Jenna Greenberg and Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg Interviewed by Rebecca Mayerhoff
Clockwise from left: Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg, Elior Ginsberg, Ranon Ginsberg, Cantor Jenna Greenberg, Matan Ginsberg
Torat Emet: tell us about yourself- your job, where you’re from and your child(ren) (and pets!) Greenberg/Ginsbergs: We recently completed a 2 year gradual move from Dayton to Columbus this summer. Jenna grew up in Philadelphia and Josh is from Skokie. They met in the early 2000's while studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary in NYC. Their cantorial and rabbinic careers have taken them to Washington, DC (where Ranon and Elior were both born), Chicago and Dayton (where Matan was born). We took a leap of faith and partially moved our family to Eastmoor in August 2019 so that our 3 sons could continue their day school education at CTA. As of this summer, our entire family now lives here full time. Jenna will begin teaching 3rd grade Judaics at CJDS this year. Josh is enjoying learning lishma and family time, as he begins networking and getting to know the Columbus Jewish community.
TE: What attracted you to the Main Street synagogue? What do you love about this community? Greenberg/Ginsbergs: Torat Emet and many of its members welcomed us with open arms when we first arrived in Columbus. It is a warm and heimish kehila where every member of our family is comfortable and happy to be in shul with friends, whether we are davening, socializing...or enjoying kiddush ;)
TE: What are your interests and hobbies? You can also tell us your favorite books, movies or music. Greenberg/Ginsbergs: As a family, we are prone to playing a wide variety of board games and card games. If you live in or near Central Eastmoor, we apologize for any noise, but our family games can get a wee bit competitive...
TE: Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know Greenberg/Ginsbergs: Jenna and Elior both share the recessive gene for making our tongues into a clover shape! We've enjoyed some Zooms recently with other members of the family around the country who share this unique trait.
TE: Your favorite Graeter's ice cream flavor :) Greenberg/Ginsbergs: Jenna's favorite Graeter's flavor is Buckeye Blitz; Josh will most likely just have a little bite of Jenna's; Elior and Matan love Cotton Candy; and back to strange genes, Ranon does not have the ice cream gene and prefers an empty chocolate dipped cone with sprinkles!
Save the Date! October 23, 2021 Double Scholar in Residence! Power couple Rabbi Jeremy Wieder and Dr. Chaviva Levine
Friday Night Dinner and Lecture Rabbi Wieder: When Torah and Science Collide - The Response of Poskim to a Changed Science and its Application to Halakhah
Shabbos Morning Drasha: Rabbi Wieder
Shabbos Morning Kiddush Luncheon and Lecture Dr. Levine: Is Exile Really That Bad?
Saturday Night Lecture and Melava Malka 8:15PM Rabbi Wieder: The Halakhic Foundation of Human Rights: Tzelem Elohim and its Implications for Halakhah
Sunday Morning Breakfast and Lecture 9:15AM Dr. Levine: The Medieval Jewish Quest for the Ten Lost Tribes
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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.
