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
Schedules & Lifecycle
Shabbat Schedule Friday 7:00 AM Shacharit 6:50 PM Mincha/Maariv 7:10 PM Early Candle Lighting Shabbat 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:30 AM Children's Program. Begins 7:35 PM Pre-Mincha Shiur 8:05 PM Mincha 9:24 PM Shabbat Ends
Weekday Schedule
Shacharit 8:00 AM Sunday 7:00 AM Monday-Friday Mincha/Maariv 6:50 PM Sunday-Thursday 7:00 PM Friday
Class Schedule
Contemporary Halacha with Rabbi Neuman:Fulfilling the Fifth Commandment: Navigating the Boundaries of Honoring Parents Tuesday night at 8:30 PM Past Contemporary Halacha classes now available as podcastshere!
AvailableHEREon Apple Podcast! (Alternatively you can use Spotify or Anchor to listen)
Calendar Corner May 13th Bar Mitzvah of Gavriel Slabodnick May 19th Yom Yerushalayim May 21st Rosh Chodesh Sivan May 25th-27th Shavuot June 11th Torat Emet Active Shooter Response Training June 19th-20th Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
Welcome to our new members! Devorah and Rabbi Daniel Steinberg Left to right: Nunny, Rena, Devorah, Rabbi Daniel, Avigdor and Eli Steinberg
Mazel Tov! to Levana and Michael Slabodnick on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Gavriel
to Amalya Lehmann on her graduation from University of California, Berkeley with a PhD in Historical Musicology
to Sarah Kravitz on her graduation from The Catholic University of America with a PhD in Human Development
to Chasya Klafter on her graduation from The Ohio State University with a Masters in Social Work in Healthcare
Kiddush & Seudah Shlisheet
Kiddush (dairy) this week is sponsored by Levana and Michael Slabodnick in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Gavriel
Seudah Shlisheet this week is sponsored by the kiddush fund, please click here to make a donation
Donations
KIDDUSH FUND from Marge & Nick Ciranni
LAURI PODELL ZOFAN MEMORIAL YOUTH FUND in appreciation of Rabbi Zack and Rabbi Neuman from Roman and Victoria Ilin in memory of Francine Szames from Sarita Moss
RABBI'S FUND in appreciation of Rabbi Zack from Sarita Moss in honor of Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein and family from Kevin Adelstein Rabbi Howard Zack and family from Kevin Adelstein
SECURITY FUND in memory of Amy Liebesman from Marcia & Avrom Epstein & Family, Marcie Mazer from Marcia & Avrom Epstein & Family, Ilya Ilin from Marcia & Avrom Epstein & Family, Robert L. Kaufman from Marcia & Avrom Epstein & Family
SYNAGOGUE FUND from Hanna Hurwitz in appreciation of receiving an honor from Roni Hyam in commemoration of the yahrzeit of father in law, Herman Rosenheck from Murray Weinberg in memory of Cheri Leeman from Fran Greenberg, Amy Liebesman from Fran Greenberg, Ilya Ilin from Susan & Alex Rosen, Michael Moss from Susan & Alex Rosen
Happy birthday this week to: 5/12: Stuart Appelbaum; 5/13: Leo Schottenstein, Barry Starr; 5/14: Jane Rabe, Miriam Kahn; 5/15: Daniel Perel; 5/16: Ely Zofan, Ari Berger; 5/17: Justin Pinsker; 5/18: Meira Zack
Yahrzeits for this week are Elyokim Kohn, grandfather of David Kohn Howard Louis Garvin, father of Larry Garvin Bart Jacob Epstein, father of Avrom Epstein Zelda "Teddy" Sigal, grandmother of Becca Sigal A. Louis Keil, father of Janice Epstein; grandfather of Shaul Epstein Joseph M Borish, father of Lindsay Schottenstein Robert Kann, father of Lori Polster Jeffrey Markman, uncle of David Bernzweig Ann Rosenheck, mother in law of Murray Weinberg
Safety & Security Corner
I just returned from a Community Security Service retreat in Pennsylvania. The retreat included intensive training in both security theory and practice, led by national and international leaders of Jewish security services (the leader of our group is a security expert from the South African Jewish community). In addition there were amazing talks by folks who have their fingers on the pulse of Jewish safety and security throughout the world. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend. I learned a lot and I am eager to share what I learned and apply those lessons to Torat Emet.
Perhaps the most important take-home message I received, however, was not about evacuation routes and lock-downs. Instead, the most important message was simply the beauty of Jewish life and the Jewish way-of-life.
It would be easy to become paranoid if one simply tracked attacks on Jewish institutions (and believe me, we saw more than our share of videos from such attacks). However, it is important to keep in mind that none of those attacks have thwarted our sense of Jewish life, community, observance, and everything else that comes along with it. Instead, we become stronger as a people, particularly when we focus on ways to allow us to continue our Jewish way of life. There are many communities under attack across America, and I met many community members struggling with anti-semitism, random attacks, vandalism, etc. However, despite all of the challenges, they continue to strengthen their communities’ security and in doing so, allow the Jewish way-of-life to progress and grow.
It is with this idea in mind that we should not view our increasing security efforts as trying to create a fortress to lock out the world. Instead, we should see these efforts as enhancing the fertile ground that allows us to grow.
Shabbat Shalom!
Thank you to to for partnering with us to provide our security for Shabbat and Holidays
Join the New Chesed Committee! Dear Fellow Congregants,
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It is my hope to work together to build ongoing support for our members in times of sickness, stress and loss through acts of Chesed. As a start, I am asking for volunteers to help design effective strategies to connect our community members with opportunities for service. The range of needs are of course vast, encompassing Bikur Cholim, Meals, Regular Check-ins, Social Action and so much more.
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