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 7:00 AM Shacharit 7:05 PM Mincha/Maariv 7:25 PM Early Candle Lighting Shabbat & Erev Shavuot 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:30 AM Children's Programming Kiddush Sponsored by Devorah and Justin Weprin Seudah Shlisheet at home 8:40 PM Mincha 9:45 PM Candle Lighting 9:50 PM Maariv Shavuot Seudah (Dairy) sponsored by Sara and Alan Shatz Tikkun Leil Shavuot 10:30 PMRabbi Howard Zack - Soul Searching: Can We Handle the Truth? 11:30 PMDr. David Eckmann - One Life or Two? When Is It a Time To Kill 12:30 AMDr. Benjie Metz - Beyond Animals: Rabbi Slifkin’s Approach to Head & Heart 1:30 AMRabbi Ari Neuman - How Education and Society Impact Halacha: A Case Study (Part 1: Talmud) 2:30 AMRabbi Ari Neuman - How Education and Society Impact Halacha: A Case Study (Part 2: Halacha) 3:30 AMRabbi Yitzchak Barer - Roe V. Wade Revisited 4:30 AMRabbi Morris - My Son the Doctor vs. My Son the Rabbi: Which Job is Worse for a Jewish Boy? MSY (Main Street Youth) in partnership with NCSY 12:00 AMIce Cream 12:30 AMTeen Round Robin 1:15 AM Rabbi Ari Neuman Teen Shiur 1:45 AM Kumzitz *Teens who wish to continue learning may join the adults
Weekday Schedule
Sunday - Shavuot 1st Day 5:40 AM Hashkama Minyan 9:00 AM Shacharit 8:30 PM Mincha Shiur 9:45 PM Candle Lighting 9:50 PM Maariv
Monday - Shavuot 2nd Day 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:30 AM Children's Programming 10:30 AM Yizkor & Sermon by Rabbi Ari Neuman Shavuot Community Luncheon in honor of our graduates 12:30 PM Dr. Shifra Tyberg - Holy Counting 1:30 PM Dr. Naomi Brenner - Ruth’s Voice in Yiddish Prose and Poetry 2:30 PM Rabbi Ari Neuman - How Education & Society Impact Halacha: A Case Study 2:30 PM Women’s Mincha with reading of Megillat Ruth 8:45 PM Mincha Shiur by Rabbi Howard Zack 9:47 PM Yom Tov Ends
Tuesday-Thursday 7:00 AM Shacharit 7:05 PM Mincha/Maariv
Available HERE on Apple Podcast! (Alternatively you can use Spotify or Anchor to listen)
Calendar Corner
May 29th Yom Yerushalayim May 31st Rosh Chodesh Sivan June 4th-6th Shavuot
Mazel Tov! to Columbus NCSY on being named Chapter of the Year at last week’s Regional Convention. Mazel Tov also to in coming chapter president, Eliana Epstein.
Mazel Tov to Our Graduates!! College Haley Bernstein Leah Goldstein Micah Lessnick
High School Ryan Bernstein Saul Blumberg Rose Clubok Nosson Freed Akiva Gisser Ilan David Kinsberg Yaki Liebesman Yaakov Newman Samantha Topolosky
Refuah Shleyma to Millie Blumenfeld and Miriam Goldmeier
Shabbat & Shavuot Kiddush
Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by Devroah and Justin Weprin in honor of the upcoming Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Lillian
Shavuot Seudah is sponsored by Sara and Alan Shatz in memory of parents, Miriam Cohn and Rubin Louis Karlsberg
Shavuot 2nd Day Community Kiddush Luncheon in honor of our graduates is sponsored by the following Torat Emet families:
Shmorg Sponsors Leah and Aaron Freed in honor of Nosson graduating from CTA High School Roni and Bary Leeman in honor of Yaki Liebesman's graduation from High School and Yonah Liebesman's graduation from Eighth Grade Naomi Myers in honor of Mimi graduating Eighth grade
Fress Sponsors Stacy Leeman and Gary Liebesman in honor of Yaki's graduation from CTA High School and Yonah's graduation from CTA Eighth Grade
Nosh Sponsors Michele and Andy Bernstein in honor of Haley Bernstein graduating from the University of Maryland and Ryan Bernstein graduating from Bexley High School Jamie and Avi Bindell in honor of Yoyo Bindell graduating from CTA 8th Grade Laura and Ken Clubock in honor of Rose Clubok graduating from Columbus School for Girls Lisa and David Eckmann in honor of Ariella Eckmann's graduation from Gan in Israel Rabbi Joel & Janice Epstein in honor of their grandson, Eytan Barth graduating 8th grade Talmudical Academy, Baltimore Yaakov Yosef Feigenbaum in honor of Yaacov Newman - CTA, Yaki Liebesman - CTA Helene Cweren and Paul Goldstein in honor of Leah Goldstein graduating from Emory University MPH Ari Kinsberg in honor of Ilan David Kinsberg graduating from Mesivta Rambam (Lawrence, NY) Jessica and Josh Kopp in honor of Samantha Topolosky graduating from Bexley High School Michelle and Steve Lessnick in honor of Micah Lessnick, graduate of Eckerd College Benjamin and Rachel Metz in honor of Yona Metz graduating 8th grade. Ilana Klamka and Daniel Newman in honor of Yaakov Newman's H.S. Graduation Moshe and Kelsey Yachnes in honor of all of this years CTA graduates Bethany Slater
Annual Kiddush Sponsors Sarah and Michael Blumenfeld Lisa and David Eckmann Michelle and Steve Lessnick Naomi Myers
Donations
RABBI'S FUND from Stacy Leeman & Gary Liebesman in appreciation of Marcia Epstein from Meri & Ed King
Happy birthday this week to: Julia Chase, Duana Boiman, Yehuda Rosenberg, Jaden Lessnick, Rebecca Lefkovitz, Sara Libby Epstein, Yaakov Metz, Jason Diehl, Steve Shulman, Perry Vernikoff, and Dorothy Salomons
Yahrzeits for this week are Stanley Mirvis, father of Bruce Mirvis Rubin Karlsberg, father of Sara Shatz; grandfather of Aaron Shatz Stephen Haberkorn, father of Michelle Lessnick Darwin Wilkof, father of Todd Wilkof; grandfather of Rebecca Mayerhoff Henry O. Slone, father of Sheila Zwelling Ralph Appelbaum, father of Stuart Appelbaum
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
Shavuot at Torat Emet Join us for a meaningful and spiritual Shavuot filled with learning with many of our community scholars!
Saturday night, Erev Shavuot:
Shavuot Seduah followed by all night learning
Monday, Shavuot Second Day: Shavuot Community Kiddush Luncheon in honor of our Graduates (see the flyer below for sponsorship information) followed by daytime learning
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Have meaningful and uplifting social and informational conversations (no politics allowed) with your Torat Emet friends. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Would you like to improve your davening skills? Learn to lead the services, read from the Torah or recite the Haphtorah?
Always wanted to study the Chumash, Mishna, or Talmud at your own pace?
As many of you know, Rabbi Joel Epstein has been studying one on one with individuals and in small groups on a wide range of subjects for many years. He has continued doing this during the pandemic, teaching Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, men, women, teens and kids on all levels-- in Columbus (and around the country & world!) -- on the phone & through Skype. As our community wraps up a run of simchas, Rabbi Epstein has availability to study with new students of all ages. Possible learning opportunities include (but are not limited to) *Leading Weekday or Shabbat Services *Learning Trope and/or Reading a Haphtorah/Torah portion (whether new or reviewing your Bar Mitzvah portion!) or Megillah *Studying texts (liturgy, Chumash, Mishnah & Gemara)
Feel free to reach out to him in person, by phone, or e-mail
Community Announcements
Buckeye Kosher Buckeye Kosher is happy to announce the recertification of Krispy Kreme, Polaris as of Wednesday, 5/25/2022. All items made in the Polaris location will be certified. Please always look for and read the Letter of Certification that will be posted in-store. Special thanks to Aaryn Rubin for helping facilitate and Beth Jacob Congregation for sponsoring.
