Congregation Tifereth Israel
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B'Midbar
Samuel Feldstein Bar Mitzvah
Rosh Chodesh
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: There will be no Tifereth Israel office hours on:
- Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day
- Thursday, May 28, starting at 1:00 pm - Erev Shavuot
- Friday, May 29 - Shavuot
Regular business hours will resume at 9:00 am on Monday, June 1.
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JOIN US ON ZOOM FOR THESE HOLIDAY EVENTS
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Thursday, May 28
Family Ice Cream Social @ 6:30 pm
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
Learning with Rabbi Hillel Skolnik, Cantor Jack Chomsky, Rabbi Gerald Skolnik and the Forest Hills Jewish Center @ 8:50 pm
(note the special Zoom link for our joint learning)
Friday, May 29
Shavuot Festival Service @ 9:00 am
Kabbalat Shabbat Service @ 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 30
Shabbat Morning/Shavuot II Services
@
9:00 am
with Yizkor & Adult B’nei Mitzvah (no Shabbat warmup)
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All morning and evening minyanim 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.
You might notice one important change this Shabbat - our bar mitzvah family (limited to the child and parents only) will Zoom with us from the Tifereth Israel sanctuary! They will be there with Cantor Chomsky, all masked and appropriately socially distant. Although services will continue to be conducted on Zoom, as they have been these past months, we intend to offer this special opportunity to future b'nai mitzvah families as well.
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Erev Shabbat
Shabbat Begins/Candle Lighting
Shabbat
Shabbat Warmup - Torah Talks
Shabbat Morning Service
Shabbat Ends
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Meeting ID: 416257518
If using meeting ID:
628202612 to join, or are joining by telephone, password is required.
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May 22
6:00 pm
8:23 pm
May 23
9:00 am
9:30 am
9:24 pm
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To Katie & Jonathan Feldstein on the occasion of their son, Samuel Noah Feldstein, becoming a bar mitzvah. Katie & Jonathan cordially invite relatives, friends, and members of the congregation to worship with them on this happy occasion.
Please click
HERE for the Shabbat morning services.
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Sunday, May 24
Morning Minyan
@ 9:00 am
Meeting ID: 777187544
Evening Minyan
@ 5:30 pm
Meeting ID: 744444213
Monday, May 25 -
Memorial Day
Morning Minyan
@ 9:00 am
Meeting ID: 678807396
Tuesday & Wednesday
May 26 & 27
Morning Minyan
@ 7:30 am
Meeting ID: 678807396
Evening Minyan
@ 5:30 pm
Meeting ID: 744444213
Thursday, May 28
Erev Shavuot
Morning Minyan
@ 7:30 am
Meeting ID: 678807396
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Mincha
@ 7:00 pm
Meeting ID: 86421585118
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Learning with Rabbi Braver @ 7:30 pm
"Daughter, Son, Servant, Bride: Metaphors for Israel and God"
Meeting ID: 86421585118
Ma'ariv
@ 8:30 pm
Meeting ID: 86421585118
Friday, May 29
Shavuot Day I
Shavuot Festival Service
@ 9:00 am
Meeting ID: 87382775635
Erev Shabbat
@ 6:00 pm
Meeting ID: 416257518
Saturday, May 30
Shavuot Day II
Shabbat Morning, Shavuot & Yizkor
Adult B'nei Mitzvah
@ 9:00 am
No Shabbat Warmup
Meeting ID: 628202612
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UPCOMING CANDLE LIGHTING & HAVDALAH TIMES
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May 29-30/7 Sivan
June 5-6/14 Sivan
Lighting: 8:40 pm
Havdalah: 9:41 pm
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for
May 23 through June 30
29 Iyar - 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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HOW TO READ THE JEWISH BIBLE
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Fridays
8:15 am
NEXT: MAY 22
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
12:00 to 12:30 pm
NEXT: May 22
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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Tuesdays
8:30 am
NEXT: May 26
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: May 27
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: May 27
Join our lively discussions of intriguing stories that engage and entertain.
For more information, contact
Joy.
Meeting ID: 243651229
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Thursdays
8:30 am
NEXT: May 28
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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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-bared evening of conversation.
Meeting ID: 86923887645
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Wednesday
June 10
12:00 pm
Join our rabbis for stimulating and topical conversations about our world, through a Jewish lens. This month's topic:
Healing Prayers: From Moses to Debbie Friedman.
Meeting ID: 82523560642
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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.
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.
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.
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NEXT: MAY 24
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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NEXT: MAY 24
Religious school librarian Cheryl Agranoff will lead a special program designed for students in fourth through sixth grade each
Sunday morning at 9:30 am. All are welcome.
Meeting ID:
280108827
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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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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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SPOTLIGHT 2020: CANTOR CHOMSKY'S OPUS
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DOING BUSINESS WHILE CTI REMAINS CLOSED FOR COVID-19
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As a community, we are very excited and eager to honor Cantor Jack Chomsky as he prepares for retirement after 38 years of music, service, and leadership at Congregation Tifereth Israel. Unfortunately, due to the current health safety crisis, the beautiful Shabbat dinner and one-of-a-kind concert planned in celebration of our cantor must be
postponed
to an as of yet undetermined future date.
We are 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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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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SURVEY 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 FOR PURCHASE
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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 WHEN YOU SHOP ONLINE OR AT KROGER
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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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Let's come
together.
The JewishColumbus Board of Trustees invites you to a
Virtual 30-Minute Community Celebration
Featuring updates from our agencies, lay leaders & a heartfelt video to
inspire
our entire community
May 26, 8:00 - 8:30 pm
ONLINE
Our
UNITY
is so important because being Jewish is about being
TOGETHER
as
ONE COMMUNITY.
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