Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein, Board Chairs Betsey Lane, President Stephen Lessnick, Vice President Matan Gutwaks, Vice President Stuart Appelbaum, Secretary Michael Broidy, Treasurer Gary Blumberg, Past President
Rabbi Howard Zack, Rabbi Rabbi Ari Neuman, Associate Rabbi Frances Gellman, Office Manager Jorge Flores, Facilities Manager
Weekday Schedule Sunday 8:00 AM Shacharit 11:00 AM Zofan family Torah Dedication in memory of beloved wife and mother, Lauri Podell Zofan 5:55 PM Mincha/Maariv Shacharit
7:00 AM Monday 6:45 AM Tuesday & Wednesday - Rosh Chodesh Adar 7:00 AM Thursday & Friday Mincha/Maariv 5:55 PM Monday-Friday
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Calendar Corner February 18th Bat Mitzvah of Sonia Weprin February 19th Lauri Podell Zofan z"l Torah Dedication February 21st & 22nd Rosh Chodesh Adar February 26th Community Purim Carnival February 26th Community Lecture with Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb March 6th Fast of Esther & Break-fast March 7th Royal Purim Tournament and Grand Feast March 12th The Main Event: A Night on the Town March 17th-19th Scholar in Residence Shabbat with Rabbi Alex Israel March 25th Travelling Teen Minyan and Teen Cholent
Mazel Tov! to Meredith and Andrew Weprin on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sonia
to Terri and Rick Barnett, and Alison and Matan Gutwaks, on the birth of their granddaughter and niece, grateful parents are Shimra and Jonathan Bernstein
Refuah Shleyma to Alegria Bitton, Rabbi Joel Epstein, Maynard Goldmeier, Miriam Goldmeier, Sam Nutis, Skip Parks, and Yehudit Rut Bat Aliza
Kiddush Luncheon & Seudah Shlisheet Kiddush (meat) this week is sponsored by Meredith and Andrew Weprin in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sonia Seudah Shlisheet this week is sponsored by the Zofan Family in honor of the Torah dedication this Sunday in memory of beloved wife and mother, Lauri Podell Zofan
Donations
CHESED FUND in memory of Esther Wachs, Shelly Dembe's mother from Nancy & Ken Supowit, Rene Flores from Nancy & Ken Supowit
COMMUNITY PURIM CARNIVAL FUND from Elisheva & Daniel Rosenberg, from Naomi & Benjamin Schwartz, from Meredith & Andrew Weprin in memory of Tena Hyman beloved mother and grandmother from Abraham Mikalov
SYNAGOGUE FUND in appreciation of Torat Emet from Emmanuel & Diana Borbon Flores, & Jorge Flores in commemoration of the yahrzeit of nephew, Mark Weinberg from Murray Weinberg in honor of Noah Katz and his consistent dedication to learning Torah from Yehuda Fried in memory of Esther Wachs from Lynn & Joel Fisher, Esther Wachs from Sarah Frank
Happy birthday this week to: 2/18: Dov Myers, Saul Myers, Ami Sapir; 2/20: Aaryn Rubin; 2/22: Sara Shatz; 2/23: Elizabeth Eckmann
Yahrzeits for this week are Cantor Phillip Henry Gellman, father of Sima Gellman; grandfather of Frances Gellman Amanda J. Greff, mother of Alex Greff and Brandon Greff Eugene Boiman, father of Irving Boiman Harry Rube,n grandfather of Sylvia Ebner; great grandfather of Mark Ebner and Cynthia Ebner Irving Helman, father of Joni Schottenstein Lauri Podell Zofan, wife of Ely Zofan; mother of Yonatan Zofan Joseph Gartsman, grandfather of Herbert Greff; great grandfather of Joel Greff Lynne Ann Zack, daughter of Margot and Sidney Zack; sister of Howard Zack Roy Isaac Norris, brother of Dorothy Salomons Leslie Weisfogel, father of David Weisfogel Shlomo Meirson, father of Sarah Blumenfeld Cecelia Perel, mother of Mel Perel
Safety & Security Corner
We hope that everyone who was able to attend found the Community Security Service (CSS) Entry Point training session on January 31, 2023, to be informative and valuable. That session made an important point: we, as members of Torat Emet, and the Columbus Jewish community in general, are in the best position to recognize things that are “out of the ordinary” and thus warrant paying attention to and reporting to our security personnel and team. Similarly, we were pleased that during the break-out sessions congregants recognized opportunities to further improve our security stance. We listened to what was said, and we received very helpful feedback afterwards. We encourage you to keep reaching out to us if you find additional opportunities for improvement.
We are continuing conversations with CSS regarding potential next-steps. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
Shabbat Shalom!
Thank you to to for partnering with us to provide our security for Shabbat and Holidays
Synagogue Announcements
Jewish Family Services is organizing a Passover Drive to help families and individuals in need. With the support of JewishColumbus,a Kroger gift card will be included. If you or someone you know could benefit from this assistance, please call the Torat Emet office or tell Rabbi Zack asap. Deadline to request is tomorrow, Friday, February 17.
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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