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
Friday 6:45 AM Shacharit - Rosh Chodesh Adar II 6:00 PM Mincha/Maariv 6:09 PM Candle Lighting Shabbat 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:30 AM Children's groups begin Kiddush 5:50 PM Mincha/Maariv Seudah Shlisheet 7:08 PM Shabbat Ends
Weekday Schedule Shacharit 8:00 AM Sunday 7:00 AM Monday-Friday Mincha/Maariv 6:10 PM Sunday-Friday
Class Schedule All classes are clickable links to join the class via Zoom Kuzari with Rabbi Neuman Tuesday & Thursday at 12:30 PM
Available HERE on Apple Podcast! (Alternatively you can use Spotify or Anchor to listen)
Calendar Corner March 3rd & 4th Rosh Chodesh Adar II March 6th Community Purim Carnival March 12th Main Street Adults Movie Night featuring Mona Lisa Smile and Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Bar March 16th Fast of Esther March 16th Megillah & Break Fast March 17th Purim March 18th Shushan Purim
Mazel Tov! to Ely Zofan who filled in the first letter on the Sefer Torah that he and his family have commissioned in Israel to be written for Torat Emet in memory of beloved wife and mother Lauri Podell Zofan z"l
to Minna and Chazzan Baruch Shifman on birth of a great grandson, proud parents are Devora and Rabbi Pesach Shifman
Refuah Shleyma to Miriam Goldmeier, Terry Mitzman and Dorothy Salomons
Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet
Kiddush andSeudah Shlisheet this week are sponsored by the Kiddush Fund, donate here
Donations
KIDDUSH FUND from Sheila & Rick Zwelling
RABBI'S FUND in memory of Harriet Weinberg from Barbara & Alan Levy, Harriet Weinberg from Maureen Miller Marcus & Harold Marcus, Harriet Weinberg from Terry & Mark Mitzman matanot le'evyonim from Marge & Nick Ciranni, from Janice & Rabbi Joel Epstein, from Nechama & Rabbi Yehuda Fried, from Beveryl Roseman-Shapiro & Stewart Shapiro, from Nancy & Ken Supowit, from Helene Cweren & Paul Goldstein
SYNAGOGUE FUND from Jay Reddoch in honor of the engagement of Jeffrey Schottenstein to Ariella Boker from Amy & Josh Greenberg, Stuart and Marlene Weltz's marriage from the Berensteins, the marriage of Stuart and Marlene Weltz from Marcia & Avrom Epstein, the birth of a grandson to Lisa and David Eckmann from Marcia & Avrom Epstein in memory of Harriet Weinberg from Harriet Felsenthal, Harriet Weinberg from Judith & Irwin Stein, Harriet Weinberg from Julia Modes, Harriet Weinberg from Marcia & Avrom Epstein, Mitchell Libster from Marcia & Avrom Epstein, Steve Hartstein from Marcia & Avrom Epstein, Harriet Weinberg from Sarah Frank, Harriet Weinberg from Shifra Tyberg & Rafe Wenger wishing a mazel tov to Nechama and Rabbi Yehuda Fried on the birth of their son from Marlene & Stuart Weltz, Jeffrey Schottenstein and the entire Schottenstein family on Jeffrey's engagement to Ariella Boker from Sarah Frank
Happy birthday this week to: Sam Ungar, Jacob Schottenstein, Abigail Kohn, Yonah Liebesman, Gabriel Rosenberg, Debby Broidy, and David Eckmann
Yahrzeits for this week are Leslie Weisfogel, father of David Weisfogel Cecelia Perel, mother of Mel Perel Burton Schildhouse, father of Amy Greenberg Jerome M. Schottenstein, father of Jay Schottenstein;grandfather of Joey, Jonathan and Jeffrey Schottenstein Barry Beigelman, father of Howie Beigelman
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
Star in Our Purim Shpiel! We are looking for videos* of congregants and/or their children dancing for our Encanto Themed Purim Seudah Shpiel! Please send your videos to Shira Neuman at smpreil@gmail.com before Shabbat!
*compilation video will be posted in the public sphere
Community Sponsors Include: Ahavas Sholom, Beth Jacob, Torat Emet, Anonymous, Maxx and Liraz Blank, Meir and Michal Perlmuter, Leo and Lena Gorelik, Haddon Communities, Ira and Laura Nutis, Libby and Naftali Rosenthal - The Dental Hub, Phil and Julie Weinerman, Andrew and Meredith Weprin, Justin and Devorah Weprin, Yoni and Alison Zofan
To inquire about being a sponsor, contact Ofra Chaykin, Rabbi Ari Neuman, Aaryn Rubin, Meredith Weprin, or Kelsey Yachnes
As we approach the joyous celebration of Purim, I wish to remind you of the central importance of providing support for those who do not have the funds to make a proper Purim seudah. It is important that you fulfill the mitzvah of matanot l’evyyonim by giving tzedakah to at least two needy individuals on Purim. If you cannot, or are uncomfortable giving directly to a local person, you can make a donation to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund and I will distribute a portion of those contributions locally on Purim day. I will also send a portion to several established institutions in Israel that provide for hungry and needy Israeli families and children.
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch writes, “It is better [and more praiseworthy] to increase the amount of money given for matanot l’evyyonim than to enlarge one’s Purim meal or increase the amount of mishloach manot that one send’s to friends; for there is no greater joy and splendor before the Holy One Blessed is He than to gladden the heart of the poor, the orphaned and the widowed.” (142:1)
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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.
