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January 3 / Tevet 12
Lt. Millard F. Bornstein, Edwin David, Maryann Felsenthal, Aaron R.
Gurwin, Ceil Himmelstein, Martin I. Krauss, Henrietta Landsman, Arthur
Levy, Lillian Rosen, Rita Schur, Siegfried Stern, Irving Ziprin
Chaverim and Jr. Kadima are going bowling Sunday, January 11 from 12:30
to 3:30 pm. Come join the excitement! Contact LIndsay Scheinbach at
[email protected] for more information.
Religious School is closed for Winter Break and will resume on Tuesday, January 6
for the Broad St. location and Wednesday, January 7 for the Satellite location. We
wish everyone a safe, restful, and happy break!
Are you a member of Sisterhood yet?
Are you a member of Sisterhood yet? We have received 2014-2015 dues from
over 200 members, but we need to hear from a lot more of you! If your last name
ends with A-N, please mail your dues to Gail Clark at 1001 Parkview Blvd. Apt. 126
Columbus, Ohio 43219. If your last name ends with O-Z, please mail your dues to
Susan Chijner at 268 Ainsworth Ave Gahanna, Ohio 43230.
Martin Luther King Breakfast
Be sure to attend either the magnificent MLK Breakfast Celebration on Monday,
January 19 or one of the other significant commemorations in our community.
Doors for the breakfast at the Convention Center Battelle Grand open at 7 am;
program ends at 10 am. For many years, Tifereth Israel has sponsored a table
at the breakfast, but seating is limited. Please contact Lorelei in the synagogue
office for tickets.
Boker Tov Shabbat
Join us on Saturday, January 31 at 11 am in the Katz Chapel for community,
singing, playing, eating -- for general baby joy and Jewish music with Rabbi Eric.
You don't have to be a member of Tifereth Israel to join us -- you just have to
bring a willingness to have fun with your child in a Jewish way. No RSVP or prior
knowledge necessary -- come as you are!
Calling all Snowbirds Heading for Florida
Join us for our annual Synagogue luncheon on Thursday, February 5 at 12 Noon, at
Hunters Run Country Club. Contact Beverly and John Koenigsberg (614-855-5477
or 561-865-5107); Evie and Herb Harmon (561-498-1276 or 614-855-3379); or
Pearl and Stanley Thall (239-353-7818) for more info.
January 4 / Tevet 13
Carolyn Barry, Alfred Harmon, Herbert Kaiser, Sophie Lorch, Louis S.
Oppenheimer, Herman Ringer, Rae Taleisnick, Helmut Teichner, Sol
Uhrman, Kenneth Weinberg, Abe Zacks
January 5 / Tevet 14
Tina Danzansky, Bernice Goldstein, Augusta Goodman, Shirley Gurvis,
Nora Jacobson, Ella Kliman, Dr. Paul B. Shapiro, Florence Shenk
January 6 / Tevet 15
Leon Beck, John M. Finley, Bernard Goldstein, Anne Kaspar, Joel Jeffrey
Margolis, Bruce Schwartz, Louis Schwartz
January 7 / Tevet 16
George Cooper, Monroe B. Felsenthal, Marvin Franklin, Bruce Earl
Friedman, Rebecca Friedman, Joe Goldberger, Herman M. Katz, Arline
Kodish, Mary Linder, Louis Osipow, Miriam Steele, Joy Sutter, Harry
Topolosky, Robert Zuckerman
January 8 / Tevet 17
Mollie Brandt, Pearl Browne, Samuel Cohen, Joseph Martin Furman,
Sylvia Klein Gottlieb, Shirley Hyla Gutter, Gladys Herwald, Samuel Izeman,
Sydney Levine, Irwin Mendel, Ruth F. Schneider, Lillian Stahl, Rakhil Urina
January 9 / Tevet 18
Leonard Aaron, Joseph I. Brown, John Fleischner, Brandlya Goldshteyn,
Jeanne Green, Norman Green, Edythe Greenberg, Edward J. Harris, Rita
Hoffman, Shendlya Misanzhnik, Rose Moranz, Saul Nyman, Milton W.
Palestrant, Toby Schulman, Milton Schwartz, William Schwartz
Join the Battle
Join TI Men’s Club on Monday, February 9 at 7 pm to see the Columbus Blue
Jackets take on the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings! Tickets are $24,
and this event is open to the public. Order your tickets by Friday, January 2, make
your check payable to “Tifereth Israel Men’s Club”, and return it with your order
form (available on the atrium literature rack). Questions? Contact Mark Rosenson
at [email protected].
Michael N. Ungar, Rabbi . Eric S. Woodward, Rabbi . Harold J. Berman, Rabbi
Jack Chomsky, Cantor . Josh Klynn, Executive Director . Shirly Benatar, Education Director
Lynn Tallan, Program Coordinator . Lindsay Scheinbach, Youth Director . Nancy Gurwin, President
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Around the Shul Today
Kiddush after services is sponsored by Congregation Tifereth Israel.
Flowers on the Bimah are provided by Tifereth Israel Sisterhood.
This Week's Torah Portion
in a Nutshell: Vayechi
Genesis 47:28-50:26, PAGES 293-311
From "Torah Sparks"
Jacob, nearing death, asks Joseph to bury him in Canaan, then later adopts and
blesses Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob then offers final words to his
sons -- some of them harsh, others filled with blessing. Jacob dies, and the brothers
bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. The brothers fear once again that Joseph will
take revenge on them for selling him into slavery years before, but Joseph reassures
them that God meant for things to happen the way they did. Joseph dies and is
embalmed, with his brothers promising that he, too, would be buried in Canaan.
Shabbat Schedule
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
5:44 pm
Shabbat Services - Sanctuary
Weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Woodward - Katz Chapel
Childcare (ages 2-6) - Nursery
YPS & Jr. Congregation - The Pit
Shabbat concludes
Daily Services
Katz Chapel, unless otherwise noted
Sunday*
Monday - Friday
Candle Lighting for Friday, January 9
9:00 am and 5:00 pm
7:30 am and 5:30 pm
5:07 pm
Thanks, Sisterhood Flower Fund Contributors!
Cyril and Patti Aaron
Samuel and Gilda Abramson
Rabbi Harold and Beth Berman
N'Diris SAM Barry
Audrey Brownstein
Phyllis Cohen
Marshall and Miriam David
Randall Furman
Phillip and Florence Gurwin
Barbara Herwald
Bradley Hoffman
Donald and Phyllis Katz
Edward Krauss
Saul and Muriel Laub
Mark and Sunny Masser
Sigmund and Rita Munster
Harold and Judy Schneider
Arthur and Judith Uhrman
Alan and Ireen Weinberg
What's the Deal with Cell Phones?
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel referred to the Sabbath as a “Palace in Time.”
This day is a luxurious refuge from the chaos of the rest of the week…but a
palace does not build itself. The various laws, traditions and customs of the
day serve as the blueprints that allow us to create a certain atmosphere in our
congregation; they help us to reconstruct the Palace in Time every single week.
One of the “specifications” in the blueprint is that we refrain from the use of
electronics—including cellphones—on Shabbat, especially inside our building.
Powering down our phones allows us to focus less on the little screen and more
on the spiritual, the restful and those around us. We unplug from the grid in
order to plug into the Divine and a greater sense of community…and just “being”
in the moment.
Please help us to create our own Palace in Time by refraining from using your
phone (including texting, surfing the web, tweeting, etc). If you must make use
of your phone, please step outside of the building to do so. The "palace" guards
appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
*Sunday Mincha/Ma'ariv at 5:00 pm will be held at the home of Marsha
Emerman, 469 Leamington Court, 863-2350.
Time for Purimspiel Rehearsals
Kids are Welcome in Services
We love kids and welcome them in our congregation and in our sanctuary. Jewish
tradition teaches us that the sounds of infants testify to God's glory and power. If
your child is "testifying", not to worry. If, however, your child really wants a break,
please feel free to bring them to the Atrium or the Nursery until s/he is ready to
return to the Sanctuary. All children are invited to the Bimah for Adon Olam for a
special treat from the Rabbis. After services during Kiddush, don't miss the "Kiddie
Table" in the Social Hall; we look forward to greeting you there.
Phantom of the Purimspiel is this year’s colorful undertaking – penned by the
illustrious Ken Clubok and directed by the one-and-only Todd Decker Kaplonski.
Purim is March 4-5. We’ll start rehearsing in January. The schedule for that is
still coalescing, but we’ll have an initial meeting on Sunday, January 4 at 10 am.
If you want to star or you want to help, please join us then and contact Cantor
Chomsky. If you can’t be there that day but want to be part of the festivities,
please be sure to be in touch with Cantor Chomsky in advance of the date.
Rehearsals are mostly Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings – but there
will be some variations. Stay tuned for more info!
Upcoming Events
Rabbi Ungar's Bar Mitzvah Brunch - Really!
Join us for a brunch and special program honoring Rabbi Michael Ungar for his 13
years of service to Tifereth Israel. Join us for the fun on Sunday, January 11 from
11:30-1:30 pm in the Social Hall, as Sisterhood “roasts the rabbi” in this delightful
event benefitting the Torah Fund of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Contact
Janet Yaillen at 237-6165 for tickets and information.
Sisterhood/Men's Club Joint Shabbat
The Sisterhood & Men’s Club Annual Joint Shabbat will be Saturday, January
10, 2015. Every congregant is welcome to participate in this celebration of
community. Contact Susie Covensky Lowy (269-7269; [email protected]);
Greg Margulies (235-5997; [email protected]) or Fran Duchene (523-0433;
[email protected]) for more information.
Shabbat Shazaam
Shabbat Shazaam returns on Saturday, January 17. Please join us in the Pit at
10:30 am for an interactive family service led Rabbi Ungar. We will have a yummy
treat and a special project for the whole family. Don’t forget that every month on
the first Shabbat of the month, Naomi Cohen our children’s service leader has a
special treat for all the attendees.
Hazak Shabbat Dinner
What a nice way to spend a Friday evening! Join us on January 23 for great
food, great people and a great speaker at 6:30 pm following services. Featured
guest speaker will be Jackie Jacobs, CEO, Columbus Jewish Foundation. Food
provided by Simply Special Catering. Cost is $15 per person (member/nonmember.) Please RSVP by January 16 by sending your check to Lola Steinhart,
6192 Kinver Edge Way, Columbus, Ohio 43213. Call Lola Steinhart at 866-1122 or
Susie Covensky Lowy at 269-7269 for more information.
Justine Hackman Memorial Young Artist Competition
The Cultural Arts Committee is pleased to announce the 2015 Justine Hackman
Memorial Young Artist Competition, an exciting performance opportunity to
be held on Sunday, February 22 from 1 to 5 pm. The competition is designed
to encourage the musical efforts of young Jewish people and to share their
accomplishments with the community. The winners of the competition will
perform at a program at the synagogue on Thursday, April 30 at 7 pm. Application
deadline is February 11. For more information, please contact Gail Rose at
[email protected] or Cantor Chomsky at [email protected].