Congregation Tifereth Israel
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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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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.
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Erev Shabbat
Mindfulness Service
Shabbat Begins/Candle Lighting
Shabbat
Shabbat Warmup - Torah Talks
Shabbat Morning Service
Shabbat Ends
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Meeting ID: 416257518
Meeting ID:
628 202 612
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May 8
6:00 pm
8:16 pm
May 9
9:00 am
9:30 am
9:17 pm
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Sunday, May 10
Morning Minyan
@ 9:00 am
Meeting ID: 777187544
Evening Minyan
@ 5:30 pm
Meeting ID: 744444213
Monday-Thursday
May 11-14
Morning Minyan
@ 7:30 am
Meeting ID: 678807396
Evening Minyan
@ 5:30 pm
Meeting ID: 744444213
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Friday, May 15
Morning Minyan
@ 7:30 am
Meeting ID: 678807396
Erev Shabbat
@ 6:00 pm
Meeting ID: 416257518
Saturday, May 16
Shabbat Warmup
@ 9:00 am
Shabbat Morning Service
@ 9:30 am
Meeting ID: 628202612
Jack Segerman Bar Mitzvah
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UPCOMING CANDLE LIGHTING & HAVDALAH TIMES
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May 8-9/15 Iyar
Lighting: 8:16 pm
Havdalah: 9:17 pm
May 15-16/22 Iyar
Lighting: 8:23 pm
Havdalah: 9:24 pm
May 22-23/29 Iyar
Lighting: 8:29 pm
Havdalah: 9:30 pm
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Click here for Yahrzeits
in
7 Iyar - 8 Sivan
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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 8
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 8
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 12
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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Wednesday
12:00 pm
NEXT: May 13
The Book of Ruth & Environmental Justice
Join Rabbi Hillel Skolnik and Rabbi Alex
Braver for stimulating, timely, and relevant
examination of Jewish tenets, through a
modern lens. All during your lunch hour!
Meeting ID: 85402370218
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Wednesdays
9:30 am
NEXT: May 13
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 13
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 14
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
May 20
6:30 pm
"Models of Jewish Leadership" with special guest Stephanie Wapner, Senior Lecturer in Management and Human Resources at the OSU Fisher College of Business. Sponsored by Fred & Jill Winer in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Meeting ID: 86923887645
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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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JOIN US ON ZOOM FOR THESE HOLIDAY EVENTS
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Thursday, May 28
Family Ice Cream Social @ 6:30 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot @ 7:30 pm
with Mincha, Learning & Ma’ariv
(no evening minyan)
Friday, May 29
Shavuot Festival Service @ 9:00 am
Kabbalat Shabbat Service @ 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 30
Shabbat Morning Services @9:00 am
with Yizkor & Adult B’nei Mitzvah
(no Shabbat warmup)
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NEXT: MAY 10
Come learn holiday, Jewish values and Torah-based selections each
Sunday at 9:00 am
with our Music specialist, Linda Schottenstein.
Meeting ID: 702198411
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NEXT: MAY 10
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 10
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. Later,
at 12:00 pm, she will be online to share stories and more for students of all ages.
Meeting ID: 94324581197
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Spend some time online with our graduating class before we all scatter for the summer. We will meet on ZOOM on Thursday, May 21, at 7:00 pm.
Meeting ID: 83606565380
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NEXT: MAY 10
Religious school students and friends get together from
10:00 to 10:30 am
every
Sunday
morning via ZOOM for tefillah, songs, and more.
Meeting ID: 526281467
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Join Youth & Family Director
Morgan Levin on
Friday, May 8, at 2:00
pm and
Monday, May 11, at 3:00 pm and for an online crafting for kids and their grown ups.
Meeting ID: 99669102558
Meeting ID: 84834126424
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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 Secretary 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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B.R.E.A.D. NEHEMIAH BY ZOOM
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The coronavirus pandemic has magnified the injustices in our community. We can't gather in person, but B.R.E.A.D. is taking its people power to ZOOM on
Tuesday, May 12, at 7 pm.
We need you to be there and to get commitments from others to come. We will have a YouTube link for even more people to participate!
We will be addressing two issues:
Affordable housing. The stay-at-home order and massive loss of employment has intensified the affordable housing crisis. We will call on our public officials to take several steps to prevent evictions and invest in more affordable housing.
Gun violence. We can dramatically reduce the carnage by implementing a proven national model that's worked in major cities across the US. Let's stop the violence!
If you would like to participate, please contact
Cathy Levine at 614-313-7478.
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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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