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March 2022 / Adar I - Adar II 5782
Rabbi's Message
by Rabbi David Komerofsky


בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קיט) מִכָּל מְלַמְּדַי הִשְׂכַּלְתִּי כִּי עֵדְוֹתֶיךָ שִׂיחָה לִּי

Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from all people. As it is said (Psalms 119:99), 'From all who taught me have I gained understanding.'
(Pirkei Avot 4:1)


This month our community will be blessed with multiple opportunities to learn with and from Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, one of the brightest and most interesting lights of this generation of Jewish thinkers. Rabbi Shmuly will be our guest for the Blanche K. Feiman Kallah the shabbat of March 25-26. 

I encourage our Temple family to welcome him on Friday night and Saturday for any or all of his presentations. Each talk is tailored for a different but complementary audience, and we will be welcoming friends from within and outside of the Jewish community. (I am particularly excited to welcome the wider community to the Saturday evening presentation).

Rabbi Shmuly’s broad topic is “Exploring Judaism’s Wisdom: Personal, Communal, Universal.” He will take us on a journey from the individual to the Jewish community to all of humanity, with interpretations of Jewish wisdom for everyone.

In Rabbi Shmuly we find an Orthodox Jew with a universal message. He will inspire us with messages about the wisdom of our tradition for all people. Please visit www.templeisraelcanton.org/rabbishmuly and register now for the weekend’s experiences. 

You can learn more about our guest at http://www.rabbishmuly.com/.
Treasured Mini Torahs
by Julie Zorn
 
When I was a young girl, and it was my turn to stand on the Bimah and accept the mini Torah from Rabbi Applebaum, I remember the feeling of being overcome with pride. I stood in my pretty dress and smiled sweetly as the moment was forever captured. I patiently stood shoulder to shoulder with the other Jewish religious school students for an infamous photo that was hung on the walls of my synagogue until it moved to its newer and more modern location.
That photo has popped up many times over the years - most recently on Rabbi Komerofsky’s office shelf, as he was standing two rows behind me that day with a grin that could light up a whole sanctuary.  
At the time, I don’t think I truly comprehended that this ceremony was to officially mark the beginning of my formal Jewish education. Rather, it was one of those days that I had finally caught up to my older brother and got a chance to take part in something special just as he once had a couple of years prior. For this I was pleased. Very pleased. I stood in my assigned spot in front of the colorful embroidered ark door holding my treasured mini Torah just as I would a pile of gold and riches beyond my wildest dreams.
I may not have understood the true significance of what it meant to stand in front of the congregation with a group of friends who would follow me throughout my life, but one thing was certain. I knew that something important was happening, and I knew that the little mini Torah was the best souvenir to remember it by.
It’s a funny thing about those mini Torahs. Most times, when I start talking about Consecration with adults, I know the comment that is about to come out of their mouths as soon as the dreamy look hit their eyes. “I still have my mini Torah,” they say. I respond always with a smile enjoying a commonality that we all can relate to.
This year’s Consecration class has had to wait for this significant milestone day. Though we planned on having a Consecration ceremony last year, Covid had a different agenda. As Chadash opened virtually this past Fall, once again we had to postpone Consecration. 
I am happy to say that the day has finally arrived for our little learners, and their moment of proudly possessing their own mini Torahs will happen during our annual Chadash Shabbat service on Friday, March 4 at 6:15 pm. We hope the community will come out and join us and possibly brush the dust off their own mini Torahs and photographs to bring up so many cherished memories at the start of their own synagogue lives. Be sure to share these tokens and memories with the young people in your lives. Though life has changed beyond measure over the decades, our mini Torahs are the same.
Shabbat Services - March 2022


Our weekly Oneg Shabbat is scheduled to resume in March!

All services are in-person and streaming live via Temple Israel’s YouTube channel.
Watch our website and Temple Tidbits for updates and more information.

Friday, March 4, 2022
5:15 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Chadash Shabbat and Consecration with Shaaray Torah Synagogue

Saturday, March 5, 2022
10:00 a.m. – Stollen Moments Torah Study and Shabbat Service

Friday, March 11, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Shelley Schweitzer
Including March Birthday and Anniversary Blessings

Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:00 a.m. – Stollen Moments Torah Study and Shabbat Service

Friday, March 18, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Suzanne Stieglitz

Saturday, March 19, 2022
NO Stollen Moments Torah Study

Friday, March 25, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Shelley Schweitzer
Sermon by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (www.templeisraelcanton.org/rabbishmuly) 

Saturday, March 26, 2022
10:00 a.m. – Stollen Moments Torah Study and Shabbat Service
Shabbat Programming with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz for the Blanche K. Feiman Kallah Scholar-in-Residence weekend



Brotherhood Meetings for 2022
March 13 - 9:30 A.M.
April 10 - 9:30 A.M.
April 30 - Raffle / Dinner fundraiser to return IN PERSON
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Garfinkle (left) who beat out Dr. PJ Wells for the victory in the annual Brotherhood Texas Holdem tournament. The group was able to enjoy the healthiest food that could be provided by Corky and Lenny’s and watching the defending champion, Dr. Daniel Charlick (right), finish in last place. 
Jewish Family Services is in need of the following:
4 Pack Toilet Paper
Hand Sanitizer
Hellman's Mayonnaise
Instant Regular Coffee
Ritz Crackers
Regular Applesauce
Tuna

Please feel free to drop off food at the office!
Social Action Month of Giving

For the month of March, the social action committee will collect items for the Family Living Center in Massillon. The Family Living Center is a homeless shelter for families, single mothers and fathers, couples and unaccompanied women. They supply more than just a roof over their heads. A wide range of supportive services are part of the program. Food, clothing, counseling, tutoring, job training, employment assistance are just a few.

Their immediate needs include pillows, full size blankets, twin and full size sheets, towels, brooms and dust pans. We would also like to collect personal items, soaps, shampoo, shaving cream, etc., along with baby items, cleaning supplies and non-perishable food items. There is no oven or stove, therefore all items should be microwavable or “ready to eat”. A few suggestions include cereals, cereal bars, granola bars, pop-tarts, jelly, peanut butter, juice boxes, spaghettiOs, lunchables, ramen noodles, tuna, and any healthy snack.

Thank you for your continued generosity supporting the Month of Giving. Please contact anyone on the Social Action committee if you have any questions. All donations should be dropped off at the Temple office.

Thank you.
Stark County

Reaches Out to

Afghan Refugees
 
 


The Canton Jewish Community Federation is working with US Together, a Cleveland non-profit providing social services to support refugees in northeast Ohio. US Together has been sanctioned by the US Department of State to provide short and long term assistance to clients including housing, language skills, job training, health care, child care and mental health services. Stark County’s faith-based communities are joining efforts to support families and individuals during their resettlement. Please consider doing your part by donating the following items or sending a check payable to US Together Cleveland to: 
Us Together 2800 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland OH 44115
 
 
ITEMS NEEDED:
  • New only full/queen or twin size mattresses, box springs and bedframes
  • New only pillows
  • New only bathroom items, cleaning supplies and bath towel sets.
  • New or gently used furniture for living rooms, bedrooms or kitchens.
  • New or gently used kitchen equipment and tableware.
  • New or gently used bedding for full/queen or twin size beds
  • New or gently used baby items: baby/child car seats, backpacks, school supplies, tvs, radios
  • Gift cards - Target, Walmart, Amazon
 
DROP OFF SITES:
 
Hartville Gift and Thrift Shoppe will accept large furniture and household items during regular operating hours. 938 W. Maple St. Hartville, OH 44632 https://www.hartvillethriftshoppe.org
Canton Jewish Federation - smaller items, gift cards and checks: 430-30th Street, Canton, OH 44709. Accepting donations M-F (9:00AM-3:00PM) www.jewishcanton.org
 
Yahrzeits
March 4
Elias Adolph
Frieda Baer
Louise Chester
Joy Corman
Lynne Cohen Dudnik
Jeffrey Dunn
William B. Erlanger
Anne C. Feingold
Dr. Henry H. Fladen
Bert Fuerman
Richard M. Ginsburg
Annette Green
Judith Green
Rosa Grossman
Simon Grubman
Vivian Hackel
Louis Heller
Norman Kamen
Rose Kamenetzky
Howard L. Kruman
Patty Lab
Bertha Leb
Leon Lichtenberg
Frieda Miller
Lena Miller
Max Miller
Eleanor Raikin
Ronald Rothman
Ellis Saul
Hugo Schlachet
Rae Adler Shanbrom
Bessie Sklar
Samuel Sklar
Stanley Slesnick
Katherine M. Steinbaugh
Rebecca Stone
Isidore Toronski
Anne Kaplan Unger
Elias Weinstock
Earl Zellinger

March 11
Harry Barnett
Barbara Kesler Chernett
Esther Dreyer
John A. Forman
Philip Goldfarb
Anne Kruman
Clara Manheim
Ruth L. Meshekow
Ann Mostov
Opal Nesbitt
David Petroff
Dr. Jack Resnick
Pauline Resnick
Lois Roth
Nathan Salsbury
Gusta Valentine
Max Wein
Eva Wilkof
Harold Winick
March 18
Henry Adelman
Lena Averbach
Alison Bloch
Nathan H. Brodell
Jacob G. Brown
Florence Elaine Charkins
Bill Frisch
Rose Fuerman
Nathan Golden
Dr. Arthur Greene
Marcelle M. Guyot
Alex Izsak
Morris Karlin
Arthur Lavin
Annette Nusbaum Lichtig
Michael David Lipson
Richard Luntz
Minnie Mervis
Moe Mitzman
Harry Narens
Howard Nielsen
Ralph Rosenthal
Rebecca Scholnik
Irving Sheroff
Arnold Siegal
Albert Smolin
Ida Solomon
Sarah Stein
Clifford J. Steinbaugh
Rebecca Sternberg

March 25
Pauline Adelman
Dorothy Brokstein
Sara Dana
Mollie Dintenfass
Nathan Guren
Ellen Hecht
Shirley Manheim Holtzman
Golda G. Kalk
Samuel Kaven
Arlene Knell
Rebecca Luntz
Dr. Alan Mandel
Lawrence S. Mann
Joan Lazarus Martino
Norine Miller Milen
Albert Rapport
Cele Roth
Dora Saul
Sanford Shafron
Eva Shenkan
Dr. Thaddeus Stabholz
Edward Weill
Robert Weintraub
Our Temple Family
Mazel Tov to:

  • Steven & Dana Porter on the birth of their daughter Casey Eden Porter. Proud Grandparents are Tom & Anita Porter and Steven & Lisa Sands. Proud Great Grandmother is Judy Sands

  • Jason & Kamila Simon on the birth of their daughter Abigail Simon and sister of Amelia. Proud Grandparents are Terry & Sharon Simon.
The Temple's sympathy is extended to the family of:

  • Sam Gordon
  • Dr. Milton Willen
Contributions
Temple Israel Endowments

Lockshin-Goldenfeld Religious School
In Memory of
  • Sam Gordon, by Mary Jo Lockshin & Family
  • Mike Kaplan, by Shirley Lockshin & Family

Narens Family Endowment
In Honor of
  • Tom & Anita Porter's Granddaughter- Casey, by Jo-Anne & Ed Buxbaum

Robert & Shelley Schweitzer Temple Youth Group
In Memory of
  • Mitchell Libster, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
  • Sam Gordon, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer, Harlene Smuckler
  • Jewel Sutton, by Harlene Smuckler
  • Milton Willen, by Harlene Smuckler
In Honor of
  • Tom & Anita Porter's granddaughter, Casey Eden Porter, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer,
Marilyn & Paul Feldman, Adele & Ron Gelb

Trees for Israel
In Honor of
  • Russ & Amy Howland's marriage, by Barry & Michelle Adelman

Temple Israel Restricted Funds

Kiddush Fund
In Memory of
  • Malvina Spitzer, by Rabbi John & Cheri Spitzer
  • Joan Ostow, by Lynda & David Herbert
  • Yahrzeits of Roxanne, Michael and Lillian Wachtel, Golda & David Kalk and Richard Depasquale, by Max Wachtel
  • Esther Winston, by Dr. David Winston

Community Relations Fund
In Appreciation of
  • Telegrams received in honor of all our recent Simchas, by Bill & Randi Smuckler
In Memory of
  • Mitchell Libster, by Bill & Randi Smuckler

Floral Fund
In Memory of
  • Sam Gordon, by Barbara & Bob Ferne

Mazon Fund - A Jewish Response to Hunger
In Memory of
  • Ruth Green, by Estelle Blau
  • Sam Gordon, by Estelle Blau
  • Bill Luntz, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
  • Milton Willen, by Irv & Eileen Dinn
In Honor of
  • Tom & Anita Porter's Granddaughter-Casey, by Matt & Eileen Saltarelli

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In Memory of
  • Charles Landau, by Estabelle Landau
  • Bill Luntz, by Barbara & Bob Ferne
  • Florence Mandel, by Scott Mandel

In Honor of
  • Rabbi Komerofsky, by Martin & Sandra Smith, Davina Schweitzer
Temple Israel
432 - 30th Street NW
Canton, OH 44709
Phone: 330-455-5197
Fax: 330-455-5268

The staff’s direct phone numbers are listed below their email addresses

Rabbi David Komerofsky
rabbi@templeisraelcanton.org
330-445-2406

Rabbi Emeritus John H. Spitzer
john.h.spitzer@gmail.com

Julie Zorn, Chadash, Engagement & Outreach Director
chadash@jewishcanton.org
330-445-2853

Debbie Spetich, Temple Office
office@templeisraelcanton.org
330-445-2852

Temple President — John Spera
jspera1@outlook.com