Congregation Tifereth Israel
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Shavuot
Adult B'nei Mitzvah
Shabbat Shalom!
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In This Edition
This Week's Service Times
Jewish Learning Opportunities
School, Youth & Families
How to Support Your Synagogue
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PLEASE NOTE: The synagogue's office staff will not be available on Thursday, May 28, starting at 1:00 pm, and Friday, May 29. They will resume availability, via telephone and email, starting at 9:00 am on Monday, June 1.
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join us on zoom for these festival & shabbat events
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All morning and evening minyanim, holiday, and Shabbat services are being held via
ZOOM and can be accessed through the links below or by calling
929-205-6099 or
312-626-6799 and entering the appropriate Meeting ID. If you need help learning how to join a Zoom meeting, please check out this
how-to guide.
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Thursday, May 28
Family Ice Cream Social @ 6:30 pm
See details in Youth & Families below
Mincha
@ 7:00 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot @ 7:30 pm
Learning with Rabbi Braver
"Daughter, Son, Servant, Bride: Metaphors for Israel and God"
Ma'ariv @ 8:30 pm
Light Yom Tov Candles @ 8:34 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot @ 8:50 pm approx.
Learning with Rabbi Hillel Skolnik, Cantor Jack Chomsky, Rabbi Gerald Skolnik and the Forest Hills Jewish Center
(note the special Zoom link for our joint learning)
Friday, May 29
Shavuot Festival Service @ 9:00 am
Kabbalat Shabbat Service @ 6:00 pm
Light Shabbat/Yom Tov Candles @ 8:35 pm
Saturday, May 30
Shabbat Morning/Shavuot II Services
@
9:00 am
with Yizkor & Adult B’nei Mitzvah (no Shabbat warmup)
Shabbat Clubhouse @ 11:00 am
For password, please email
Morgan
Havdalah @ 9:36 pm
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Sunday, May 31
Morning Minyan @ 9:00 am
Evening Minyan @ 5:30 pm
Monday-Thursday, June 1-5
Morning Minyan @ 7:30 am
Evening Minyan @ 5:30 pm
Friday, June 5
Morning Minyan
@ 7:30 am
Kabbalat Shabbat @ 6:00 pm
Light Shabbat Candles at 8:40 pm
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May 24 through June 30
1 Sivan - 8 Tammuz
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online siddurim & shabbat pamphlet
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To make it easier to participate in online services, the Rabbinical Assembly has made their
Shabbat and Festival siddur
available online as a free download in this
et tzarah
(time of trouble). In addition, Cantor Chomsky has made PDFs of the transliterated weekday siddurim available using the following links:
A copy of this week's
Shabbat pamphlet
is available on the Tifereth Israel
website
for those who would like to follow along with the service at home.
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Tuesdays
8:30 am
NEXT: June 2
Explore a new chapter of the Hebrew Bible for each day with Rabbi Skolnik, starting with "In the beginning" and moving onward from there! Drop in for a few sessions, or make it a regular part of your week! Also available on
Facebook Live (no account needed).
Meeting ID: 999332791
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Wednesdays
9:30 am
NEXT: June 3
What's the Zohar? Mysticism, Mystery & Lore
Join Rabbis Skolnik and Braver for a unique learning experience. No Hebrew required. Drop in or drop out as your schedule permits.For more information, contact
Joy.
Meeting ID: 243651229
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Wednesday
10:30 am
NEXT: June 3
Join our lively discussions of intriguing stories that engage and entertain. For more information, contact
Joy.
Meeting ID: 243651229
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Wednesday
June 3
12:00 pm
Join our rabbis each week for stimulating and topical conversations about our world, through a Jewish lens. This week's topic:
How Do We Bless?, with Rabbi Alex Braver and Interim Minister Liz Murphy, M. Div., Throop Unitarian Universalist Church.
Meeting ID: 85402370218
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Wednesday
June 3
6:30 pm
Open Forum: Ask the Rabbis. What's been on your mind lately? Want to know what's been on other people's minds? Join our rabbis for a no-holds-barred evening of conversation.
Meeting ID: 86923887645
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Thursdays
8:30 am
NEXT: June 4
With careful reading and lively discussion, come study the classic commentary of Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak) and other medieval Torah commentators. Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary. New students are welcome.
Meeting ID: 479161707
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how to read the jewish bible
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Fridays
8:15 am
NEXT: June 5
NO CLASS MAY 29
All are welcome to join this long-running Friday morning book group. We will be starting to discuss "How to Read the Jewish Bible," by Marc Brettler. No advance preparation is required. Drop in and out as you please. Led by Rabbi Alex Braver. All are welcome.
Meeting ID: 334951636
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welcoming shabbat mindfulness practice
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Friday
3:00 pm
NEW TIME!
NEXT: June 5
NO CLASS MAY 29
Join Beth Brown each week to explore and experience two new meditation techniques from a Jewish perspective. We will ease ourselves away from the stresses of the week in preparation for Shabbat. Beginners and those with “Beginner’s Mind” are all welcome.
Meeting ID: 94107344940
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sisterhood/men's club brunch
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Sunday, June 7
10:00 am
Whip up a special brunch and join the Tifereth Israel Sisterhood and Men's Club in honoring Cantor Jack Chomsky for his 38 years of service as well as all the past Sisterhood and Men's Club presidents.
Meeting ID: 85087248460
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hebrew crash course returns
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Classes are led by long-time Columbus Hebrew teacher Pamela Feldman-Hill and offered for FREE in partnership with the National Jewish Outreach Project. Space is limited. For more information, contact
Rabbi Alex Braver.
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LEVEL I
Tuesdays
June 9-July 14
6:15 pm
Learn the Aleph-Bet and how to sound out Hebrew words from scratch.
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LEVEL II
Tuesdays
July 28-August 25
6:15 pm
Already know the Hebrew Aleph-Bet? Review your reading skills while learning basic Hebrew prayer vocabulary, grammar, and phrases as we study familiar prayers like Adon Olam and Lecha Dodi.
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PRIDE SHABBAT
Friday, June 19, 2020
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a talk with certified deaf interpreter marla berkowitz
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After our annual Pride Shabbat services (at 6:00 pm), join us at 7:30 pm for a fascinating conversation featuring Marla Berkowitz, one of the ASL interpreters during daily COVID-19 briefings with Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton. She will be speaking about accessibility and inclusion in the Jewish community, and their intersection with LGBTQ identity.
Meeting ID: 416257518
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make your own pride shabbat candlesticks
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Explore your creative side and show your support for Pride Shabbat. Order a make-your-own-candlestick kit with everything you need. Perfect for crafters of all ages. Display them during our special kabbalat Shabbat service on June 19 and we'll light them together. Each kit includes 2 candlesticks, a rainbow of paints, and a paint brush. Cost: $18/kit. Order online by Tuesday, June 9. Pick up at CTI on June 17, time to be announced.
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NEXT: MAY 31
Join
Rabbi Braver and Youth & Family Director
Morgan Levin
Sunday mornings at 11:30 am for a special program for our youngest members and their grown ups.
Meeting ID: 526873863
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shavuot family ice cream social
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Thursday, May 28
6:30 pm
Learn to make your own ice cream with just a few ingredients and in just 20 minutes. Youth & Families Director Morgan Levin will lead you through the steps. Click
HERE for a full list of ingredients and supplies.
Meeting ID: 86421585118
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For more information about Tifereth Israel's programs for youth and young families, contact
Morgan Levin
at 614-928-3286.
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update on spotlight 2020: cantor chomsky's opus
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While COVID-19 has postponed our in-person Spotlight 2020 and celebration of Cantor Chomsky, it has not cancelled it!
Share your love of and appreciation for Cantor Chomsky and his 38 years of service and friendship at Congregation Tifereth Israel. Submit a short video (no more than 1 to 2 minutes, please) of you, alone or with family and friends, telling Cantor Chomsky (and Susan!) how you feel and wishing him well in the next stage of his life - making aliyah and becoming a grandparent! Your video will be shared on social media and/or compiled into a longer collection.
For instructions on how to participate in this project, click
HERE
. Please submit your video no later than Thursday, June 4.
We remain extremely grateful to the members of our community who have already committed to a sponsorship and/or made dinner/ticket purchases. While we await clarity on what the future holds, we encourage you, if you have not already done so, to continue to honor Cantor Chomsky in this way. To do so, please contact
Joy Contreras
at 614-928-3291.
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hand made masks to be available at synagogue door
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Tifereth Israel Board 2nd Vice President Jan Lyddon is working with the Stitching Sisters, a volunteer organization that makes quilts for cancer patients at Tifereth Israel, to sew cloth face masks that will be available to synagogue members entering the building when religious services resume. Although it is unknown when the building will open, it is likely members will be encouraged to bring their own masks and use these masks if needed. If you would like to volunteer to help make these masks, please contact
Jan
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doing business with tifereth israel
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The safest, most effective way to make membership payments and contributions while the synagogue remains closed is to use our electronic payment options. Electronic payments are not only efficient, but support the social distancing requirements demanded by the current health crisis. If you prefer, payments and contributions can also be made by phone.
LOGIN TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT
PAY BY PHONE
Use your credit card or make an electronic funds transfer directly from your bank account. For donations, including yahrzeit donations, please contact
Wendy Lake by dialing 614-253-8523 and selecting option 8 for a staff directory or call
Virginia Terry at 614-928-3288.
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SUPPORT YOUR SYNAGOGUE
& ITS MEMBERS
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looking for those who need help or can offer assistance
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After coordinating with
Jewish Family Services
, we have created a
survey
, which we would encourage you to complete. It asks if you have the means to offer some kind of assistance, require assistance, or would like to share with us in confidence the name of someone who might need assistance but does not know how to ask. We are constantly brainstorming ways to protect the health of everyone in the community while still offering a way to help. Please fill out the
survey
and thank you, in advance, to all those who are able to help and to those who have the courage to ask for help in this time of need. Click
HERE
to find the survey and please feel free to share it with anyone who might need it.
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entryway paving bricks available
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Paving bricks at Tifereth Israel's parking lot entrance are available to purchase. An eight-by-eight-inch brick with up to six lines of text (each containing up to 18 characters per space) costs $360. A four-by-eight-inch brick with up to three lines of text (each containing up to 18 characters) costs $180. Those interested in purchasing a brick should contact Executive Director
Steve Friedman at 614-928-3269.
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support cti while you shop
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Help provide needed funds to Tifereth Israel, without changing your shopping habits.
AmazonSmile
is operated by Amazon and has the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. But when you shop on AmazonSmile, 0.5% of your purchase is donated to Tifereth Israel. Search for us by name when you log into your account. Tifereth Israel also earns through the
Kroger Community Rewards
program. If you have a Kroger Plus card, please register it with the program and select Congregation Tifereth Israel to receive a donation based on your purchases each time you use your card. Please encourage your family and friends to use both of these services when they shop.
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