The Officers, Board and Staff wish you all a Shabbat Shalom
Please note that we are no longer holding early candle lighting. Mincha tonight is at 7:15pm and candle lighting is 7:20pm. See below for the rest of the schedule
About Us
In This Issue:
Service Schedules Classes & Calendar Corner Kiddush & SeudahShlisheet Lifecycle Synagogue Announcements Israel Action Community Announcements Goods & Services
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
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Calendar Corner September 15th & 16th Yom Kippur September 18th Traveling Teen Minyan at Beth Jacob September 20th-26th Sukkot September 25th High School Pizza in the Hut September 27th Hoshanah Rabah September 28th Shemini Atzeret September 29th Simchat Torah October 6th & 7th Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan October 10th Parshat Noach Petting Zoo with Jungle Island Zoo October 15th 7th & 8th Grade Oneg at the Liebesman/Leeman home October 17th High School Pickle Ball Tournament at the Epstein home October 23rd Double Scholar in Residence with Power Couple Rabbi Jeremy Wieder and Dr. Chaviva Levin
Mazel Tov to the 2021 CJN Difference Makers! Special shout out to Stuart Appelbaum, Monica Calabrese, Betsey Lane, Eydie Garlikov, and Rabbi Howard Zack on being named.
Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet
Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet this week are sponsored by the Kiddush Fund, donate here.
Thank you to our Kiddush Volunteers! Kiddush Team Captain: Peggy Kaplan Kiddush Team Members: Janet Abroms, Terry Goldmeier, Dorothy Salomons, and Margot Zack
Jewish Life & Legacy
The Torat Emet Life & Legacy Team wants to wish the entire congregation and staff a very happy and healthy New Year
It's never too late to join the Life & Legacy initiative. If you are interested in hearing about the program, please contact Stu Appelbaum or any of the Life and Legacy committee members: Terri Barnett, Mark Ebner, David Eckmann, Ingrid Epstein, Joel Fisher, David Newman, Elie Rosenberg, Becca Sigal and Rick Zwelling
Donations
EDUCATION FUND in memory of Marcia Hagler from Laurie & Michael Levison
RABBI'S FUND in appreciation of Rabbi Neuman from Jennifer & Brian Schuman
SYNAGOGUE FUND in appreciation of Devorah and Justin Weprin for their hospitality from Stuart Weltz Justin, Noah, Ariel and Sid for their sukkah mitzvah from Stuart Weltz in commemoration of the yahrzeit of mother, Jeanne Toder Silberstein from Fran Greenberg father, Harry Weltz from Stuart Weltz in memory of Neal Libster from Laurie & Michael Levison, Brian Mosak from Steven Waitzman, Neal Libster from Sheila & Rick Zwelling
Happy birthday this week to: Avraham Cooper, Benjamin Metz, Rachel Metz, Rose Clubok, Joyce Starr, Anne Shulman, Alison Gutwaks, and Arlene Sapir
Yahrzeits for this week are Harold Starr, father of Barry Starr Eileen Rosenberg, mother of Judith Mizrachi Harold Starr, spouse of Joyce Starr Harry Weltz, father of Stuart Weltz Howard Levy, father of Alan Levy Justin Kuhn, Margot Zack; great uncle of Rabbi Howard Zack Phyllis Pittler, grandmother of Gary Liebesman Robert Eisenman, father of Kimberly Binsky
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.
Our 7th & 8th Graders had a blast kayaking this past Sunday
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We pray for those who are sick, for everyone’s safety, and for a swift end to this plague.
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.
Community Announcements
The Columbus Community Mikvah The Men’s Mikvah will be open for use before Yom Kippur with an attendant at the following times:
Erev Yom Kippur (Wednesday, September 15th) 7AM- 9 AM 1 PM- 3 PM 3 PM- 5PM
The attendant will collect the $10 fee and monitor only 2 people entering the building at a time. Please account for wait time in your plans. There will be sanitizing wipes available to use at your discretion. Everyone must bring their own towel.
The Mikvah will be cleaned just before the start of Rosh Hashanah for the safety of those planning to immerse on the holiday.
Anyone wishing to come at a quieter time can make an appointment and pay online in advance.
Women wishing to immerse before the holiday may schedule an appointment by calling 614-239-0838.
Jewish Community Memorial Service SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 4:00 PM At Performance Parkway Cemeteries 2565 Performance Way Columbus, OH 43207
As we enter the New Year, we reflect on the past year and a half, which we have not been able to gather together to comfort each other in your time of sorrow. There will be a community memorial service to acknowledge the loss of those who passed away during this period.
Organized by: Columbus Board of Rabbis, The Columbus Jewish Historical Society and Epstein Memorial Chapel
Parking will be available. You will be directed to parking and the memorial area upon arrival. The service will be outside rain or shine. There will be a tent and seating if you require it. Health and safety requirements will be in place. A live stream will be available upon request. To RSVP please email history@tcjf.org or call 614-238-6977
Lori and Jeff Polster invite the community to a Sukkah Party in honor of the engagement of Hannah Polster and Reuven Moshkovski Sunday, September 26 4-7 pm at Columbus Torah Academy 181 Noe Bixby Road RSVP REQUIRED by September 15 to loripolster@sbcglobal.net
