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Chicken Souper Bowl Cook-off celebrates 10 years of sending BT kids to Jewish sleep away camp.
Read more about our annual chicken soup cook-off on page 2.
Congregation Beth Tikvah • 6121 Olentangy River Road • Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614-885-6286 • Fax: 614-885-4052 • www.bethtikvahcolumbus.org
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Services Schedule
Feb. 5
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
featuring Shironim honoring
Debbie Friedman
Feb. 6
9 a.m. Torah Study
Thank You Bima Flowers and Oneg Sponsors
Thank you to our members who have provided Onegs and Bima flowers for our entire congregation to
enjoy. Please call the Temple office if you wish to sponsor Bima flowers, Pre-Oneg or Oneg.
Feb. 12
Please consider being an Oneg
sponsor on Feb. 5, 12, 19 or 26, a PreOneg sponsor on Feb. 12 or a Bima
Flowers Sponsor Feb. 5, 19 or 26.
Bima flowers sponsor
Martin & Dossy Gelender
in memory of Dossy’s mother,
Rose Balber
Feb. 12
5:45 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Alive
Feb. 13
9 a.m. Torah Study
Feb. 19
Prices
5:45 p.m. Tikvah Tots Program
with Gan participation
6:15 p.m. Tikvah Tots Dinner
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
Adults $6
Children $4
*Free for kids 4
and younger*
Feb. 20
9 a.m. Torah Study
Feb. 26
Bring a can of soup
and save $1 on
admission. Cans are
donated to Holy
Family Soup Kitchen.
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
led by Ritual Committee
Feb. 27
No Torah Study
Inside this issue
Calendar
Contributions
Mazel Tovs
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6-7
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Mishpacha Donors
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Purim
Shabbat Alive
Sharing Shabbat
Dinner
Shishim Event
Souper Bowl
Thank you
sponsors
7 & 16
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Chicken Souper
Bowl Cook-off X
Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.
10th anniversary
extravaganza
All proceeds benefit Beth Tikvah’s
Camp Scholarship Fund.
Entertainment
Back by popular demand Matt Ryan Mobile DJ
Entertainment will provide our music and MC. Photos
That Flash will be back with a whimsical photo booth.
Congregation Beth Tikvah mission statement
Congregation Beth Tikvah, serving the Greater Columbus area, is a warm, welcoming and inclusive synagogue dedicated to
educational, religious and social activities that build community and further the cause of Judaism.
Beth Tikvah seeks to promote the enduring and fundamental principles of Reform Judaism and to ensure the continuity of the
Jewish people; to enable its adherents to develop a relationship to God through communal worship, study and assembly; and to apply the
principles of Reform Judaism to the values and conduct of the individual, family and the society in which we live.
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With Blessings
A message from Rabbi Rick Kellner
And the women dancing
with their timbrels followed
Miriam as she sang her song.
Sing a song to the one whom we
belonged to. Miriam and the
women danced and danced the
whole night long…
It was at Kutz Camp, NFTY’s
(North American Federation
of Temple Youth) Teen leadership camp, that I first sang and
danced to these words more
than twenty years ago. At Friday night Shabbat song session,
the song leader would begin to
play this song, and we would
stand in a circle, hands in the
middle and dance together as if
we were standing once again on
the shores of the Red Sea, singing, dancing and celebrating
our freedom.
Whether it was dancing to
“Not By Might” or sitting on
the hill overlooking the valley
filled with lush green trees and
singing “Lechi Lach,” Jewish
summer camp connected me
to the richness of Debbie Friedman’s music.
Jewish summer camp offers an incredible gift that lasts
a lifetime. At camp, we learn
what it means to live as a community, to support each other
HOW TO
DONATE
to Rabbi Rick’s
Half Marathon
through ups and downs, to
laugh and play, to sing, dance,
swim, climb to the top of the
tower and push ourselves to do
something we might not do at
home.
The music of Jewish summer camp taught me so much
about who I am and about significant Jewish lessons. “Im
tirtzu ein zo aggadah, if you
will it, it is no dream,” are the
words of Theodor Herzl, the
father of Zionism, put to melody by Debbie Friedman. “Ani
v’atah n’shaneh et ha-olam, You
and I will change the world,” is
a melody by Israeli singer Arik
Einstein about the importance
of working together to bring
about change. “Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor v’lo alecha ligmor,
v’lo atah bein chorin l’hibatel
mimena, You are not obligated
to complete the work but neither are you free to desist from
it,” is an ethical teaching from
Pirke Avot put to melody by
Cantor Jeff Klepper and Rabbi
Dan Freelander to remind us
that even if we cannot completely change the world, we
have to do our part and then
pass the baton to the next person.
Jewish
summer
camp
taught me incredible lessons,
gave me incredible experiences
and, through the gift of music,
implanted within me an understanding of Jewish tradition.
Through Jewish summer
camp experiences, I was able
to discover a Jewish identity
that gave me a foundation for
my life. This February, we will
celebrate one of the most significant Jewish musicians of all
time, Debbie Friedman. On
Friday, Feb. 5, at 7:15 p.m. join
us as we celebrate the music of
Debbie Friedman featuring the
Shironim. We will sing together our favorite Debbie melodies
and discover the messages of
the text she brought to life with
her guitar.
On Saturday, Feb. 6, the
Brotherhood will host the 10th
annual Chicken Souper Bowl
Cook-off, with all proceeds
benefitting our Jewish Summer
Camp Scholarship fund. I hope
you will join us for these wonderful celebrations!
L’Shalom,
The music
of Jewish
summer
camp
taught me
so much
about
who I am
and about
significant
Jewish
lessons.
“Im tirtzu
ein zo
aggadah,
if you will
it, it is no
dream,”
are the
words of
Theodore
Herzl, the
father of
Zionism.
Join Rabbi Rick by supporting Reform Judaism in Israel, that is creating an Israel that is
democratic, pluralistic, and inclusive. Reform Judaism in Israel is growing quickly and
with our help it can continue to take an ever-stronger role in Israeli society.
1) Go to http://www.ccarnet.org/donate-now/tel-aviv-marathon-sponsorship/ or use the QR
code to the left
2) Scroll to the bottom of the page
3) Fill in your name, email and check the pledging for a specific Rabbi box
4) Type “Rick Kellner” and the amount you want to pledge in the box that appears
5) Click “Submit” at the bottom of the page
6) Fill in your payment information and click “Submit Payment” at the bottom of the page.
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A letter from the President
Chicken Soup, building for
the future, and what does Israel
have to do with it?
I can almost smell the
soup cooking, as I think of the
Brotherhood working hard to
organize the 10th Anniversary
Extravaganza Chicken Souper
Bowl Cook-off.
This event on Saturday,
Feb. 6, brings out fun competition from our members and serious professional competition
from local restaurants. Your
support of this event funds
Brotherhood’s efforts to finance
camp scholarships. This event
really helps our camp age kids
and their families. The Jewish
sleepaway camp experience enhances their Jewish education,
therefore helps to build our future. This is one generation of
congregants helping another
generation.
On Thursday, Jan. 7, the
Worthington Board of Zoning
Appeals approved all of our requests related to the L’dor Vador
building project. As a result of
this approval, the architects
have been working diligently to
complete the final drawings.
Some of the major kitchen
equipment has been ordered
and will be installed this month.
Next year’s Chicken Soup will
taste even better, prepared in
our new kitchen. Work has
started on clearing the pathway
for the fence that will be on our
northern property line.
The younger siblings of the
kids we are helping to send to
camp, will be served well in the
new JCC-North Early Childhood Education Center. L’dor
Vador, from Generation to
Generation.
I occasionally glance at a
postcard dated 1973 sent by my
uncle from Israel. The year before, he wrote from Kiev, visiting the city where my mother
was born. My parents often discussed how difficult they had
it growing up, especially my
mother, immigrating through
Ellis Island in 1922.
We regularly filled tzdakah
boxes to help the JNF develop
Israel. One hundred and two
years after my parents were
born, my family was fortunate
enough to spend two weeks
touring Israel. I recognized
those JNF logos at some of the
sites we visited, which gave new
meaning to the congratulatory
Tree Certificates we received as
children.
Your generosity in the past
has created and maintained our
congregation. No matter how
small a donation or pledge, we
are all working toward helping the next generation. Thank
you for all your continued support, and by the way, I mailed a
postcard from Jerusalem to my
uncle, who is 92 now.
Sincerely,
Ernie
Mandell
President
of the
Board
No matter
how small
a donation
or pledge,
we are all
working
toward
helping
the next
generation.
Thank you
for all your
continued
support.
Nominating Committee- Contact Andy Shafran at [email protected]
Nominations Committee gearing up for 2016-17
The 2016 Nominating committee is already getting started. If you think you know someone who would be a
great addition to our Board of Trustees, please let the committee chair, Andy Shafran, know.
Offices up for election:
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President (1-year term)
1st Vice President (1-year term)
2nd Vice President (1-year term)
Secretary (1-year term)
Treasurer (1-year term)
• Adult Education Chair (2-year term)
• Building Chair (2-year term)
• Finance / Endowment Chair
(2-year term)
• Ritual Chair (2-year term)
• Social Action (2-year term)
• At-Large (2-year term)
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A note about education
With the first real flakes
of snow flying through the air,
and frigid temperatures hitting
us, I wanted to remind everyone about our Department of
Education inclement weather
closure policy.
In the event of inclement
weather, a decision to close
school and cancel youth activities at Congregation Beth Tikvah will be communicated to
families no later than one hour
prior to the beginning of the
session.
We will utilize the “Remind” Emergency Text Alert
System for communication regarding closing. We will also
post on the Congregation Beth
Tikvah Facebook page, Director of Education’s Facebook
page, alert local news stations,
send an email to families via
Constant Contact, and call
those that request phone calls
instead of texts (see below to
opt in).
If there is no communication from the Department of
Education, families can assume
services will be available if they
choose to bring their children
for Religious School or Hebrew
school, whichever is applicable.
Our texting service, “Remind”, will send you a text
message once you opt in. You
must follow the directions below to opt-in to be a part of the
system. If you subscribed last
year, you do not need to resubscribe.
If you would prefer to be
called in addition to receiving
texts and emails in the event of
a school closure or youth activity cancellation, please contact
Education Assistant Rachel
Shaw a [email protected].
We also need your help in
the following ways to make sure
communication is as smooth as
possible:
•
If your email address has
changed, please update
your contact information
as soon as it changes with
Rachel Levin, our Communications Manager at
[email protected]
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•
If your cell phone number
has changed since opting
in to “Remind” last year,
please make sure to re-subscribe using the instructions below.
Morissa
Freiberg
Director of
Education
If the weather seems questionable on a Sunday
morning, but the news
With snow
stations are not showing
flying
any closings, please check
through
the online closing postings from news stations.
the air,
We have learned that many
and frigid
local news channels do
not scroll cancellations temperatures
on their broadcasts on the
hitting us,
weekend.
I am looking forward to a
more pleasant winter this year,
however, we know that Ohio
weather is quite unpredictable!
Please be in touch with any
questions, comments, or concerns.
L’Shalom,
I wanted
to remind
everyone
about our
Department
of Education
inclement
weather
closure
policy.
Instructions for “Remind101” Emergency Text System Sign-Up
Please make sure you subscribe to the list for each grade that your children are enrolled in. In addition to
Religious School and Hebrew School cancellations, these lists will also be used for cancellation communication
for Youth Group events, and are set up to reflect the structure of our youth groups at Beth Tikvah.
• If you are a teacher, madrich(a), or kesher aide: text the code @btteachers to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in Parent Tot: text the code @btpt to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in Gan, 1st or 2nd grade: text the code @btg12 to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade: text the code @bt345 to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in 6th grade: text the code @bt6th to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in 7th or 8th grade: text the code @bt7th8th to (240) 428-6335
• If your child is in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade: text the code @bt9101112 to (240) 428-6335
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Board Motions:
At the December meeting the
board made the following motion:
The Board of Trustees approves
proceeding with the proposed L’dor
Vador project, and recommends
that the congregation approve the
following motion at the December
15 special meeting.
Congregation Beth Tikvah
approves the proposed L’dor Vador
renovation and expansion project,
at an estimated overall budget of
$1.67MM. The Congregation
authorizes the President of the
Congregation to execute appropriate
contracts for this project, but no
construction contract nor any
contract encumbering Beth Tikvah’s
property shall be executed prior to
having a signed agreement with
the JCC. The required construction
loan shall be fully repaid within
eight years from the conclusion of
construction.
Thank you to
our contributors:
BUILDING FUND
• Liz & Andy Shafran in
memory of Joe Spitzner, husband
of Marion Cohn-Spitzner, to be
used for gardening projects
JEWISH CAMP FUND
• Siddy Rosenberg in honor of
the 15th anniversary of
Daniel & Ilissa Eiferman
L’DOR VADOR FUND
• Nada & Bob Mazurek in
memory of Nada’s father,
Joel Suna
MUSIC FUND
• In memory of Joe Spitzner,
husband of Marion Cohn-Spitzner
• Debbie & Doug King
• Marsha &
Rabbi Gary Huber
with Gan Participation
Friday, Feb. 19
Program at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner at 6:15 p.m.
Our Gan students will share songs
about Shabbat during this program for
our younger congregants. Tikvah Tots is
full of music and opportunities to get up
and groove.
Cost for dinner is $8 per adult, $5 per child and free for kids 3 and younger.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 17. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/gn8o5ct .
5th Grade Family
Education Day
Sunday, Feb. 7, at 9:30 a.m.
Meet at Beth Tikvah for a morning lesson and then caravan over
to the Worthington Resource Pantry. Please RSVP to Education
Director Morissa Freiberg at [email protected] by
Wednesday, Feb. 3. Please bring one perishable food item per family.
Gan-2nd Family Tikkun Olam Project
Sunday, Feb. 28, at noon
Join together to build community and heal the
world. Parents, students and siblings please join
Morissa and Social Action Chair, Alex Joseph,
for this fun, rewarding way to give back.
After Religious School we will be doing a
Tikkun Olam project. A pizza lunch will be
served. Stay tuned to the Thursday Buzz for
more information and how to RSVP.
There is no Religious School or Teen
Program on Sunday, Feb. 14. Enjoy
Presidents Day Weekend! Religious School
resumes Sunday, Feb. 21. There will be
Hebrew School on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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Friday, Feb. 12
Contributions Con’t.
The Shabbat Alive Band will
enhance our prayer experience.
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND (Gary A. Huber)
• David Goldberger &
Abbie Harding in appreciation of
Rabbi Huber
Pre-Oneg at 5:45 p.m.
Service at 6:15 p.m.
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND (Richard M.C. Kellner)
• Tamar & David Chute with
appreciation
• Linda & Les Kellner in memory
of Les’ mother, Lillian Kellner
• Shelley & Scott Meyers in
gratitude for sister Judi Cohen’s
recovery from a liver transplant
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
• Judi & Al Bindman in memory
of Judi’s father, William Gross
• Debbie & Doug King in memory
of Peg Gutcher, mother of Brad
Gutcher
SENIOR PROGRAMMING
FUND
• Toba and Bob Feldman in
memory of their grandmother,
Mary Kling Feldman
• Rochelle & Stu Zweben in
memory of their parents
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
• Sharon & Seymour Halpern in
memory of Seymour’s father,
Philip Halpern
SPECIAL EVENTS & BIMA
FLOWERS FUND
• Rosalyn, Garry and
Marissa Reece in memory of their
beloved mother and grandmother,
Rose Cooper Rubin
For more information about
the different Beth Tikvah funds
please visit our website
www.bethtikvahcolumbus.org
and select Dedicated Funds on
the “Giving” dropdown menu.
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Fund of the month:
Youth Activities Fund
Israel Over Breakfast
Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 8:30 a.m.
Rabbi Kellner will host his discussion group about issues
which impact the State of Israel on the third Wednesday
of every month at Panera on High Street in Clintonville.
Call the office or email [email protected]
to be put on the mailing list.
Welcome New Members
• Rachel & Amy Wheeler
In loving memory
• Beth Altman Rakowski, sister
of Cara Cloyd
Mazel Tovs
• Mazel Tov to
Lisa Huber Ganderson, daughter
of Rabbi Gary & Marsha Huber
who was selected to the 2016
Forbes “30 under 30.”
• Mazel Tov to
Darla & Lee Abraham on the
birth of their granddaughter,
Charlie Belle Abraham, on Nov.
20. Charlie’s parents are
Brian & Whitney Abraham.
• Mazel Tov to Peg Levine
& Dana Warner whose first
grandchild was born May 20,
2015. Her name is Ellen Elizabeth
Warner-Levine. Her parents are
Jesse Warner-Levine &
Hallie Nickelson.
• Mazel Tov to Adam Beck on
becoming an Eagle Scout. Rabbi
Huber gave the invocation. Adam’s
parents are Jonathan Beck &
Lisa Kalson.
• Mazel Tov to
Molly & Michael St. Pierre on the
birth of their daughter Joni Sarai
on Friday, Dec. 25.
• Mazel Tov to
Bruce & Marilyn Hallowell on
the birth of their granddaughter
Arianna Hallowell.
Arianna’s parents are
Yuliya & Matthew Hallowell.
Sunday Night Study Group
The Sunday Evening Study Group
is excited to extend an open invitation
to the entire congregation to join them
to read their next book.
They have selected a highly
recommended and timely book by
the very distinguished Dennis Ross
entitled “Doomed to Succeed - the USIsrael Relationship from Truman to
Obama.” Dennis Ross is a distinguished
professor in the practice of diplomacy
at Georgetown University’s school of
Foreign Services. He has served in
many capacities in the George H.W.
Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
administrations. He is a noted “inside
player close observer of US-Israel
relations.” He is highly respected across
the political spectrum.
We welcome all congregants
interested in studying this book in
depth and contributing to our very
lively discussions.
We will begin on Sunday, Jan. 31,
at 7 p.m. and meet every other Sunday
until summer.
Our format is informal. We have
a volunteer leader and generally read
a chapter or two for each session. Refreshments are served, all are welcome.
B.R.E.A.D. – Contact Manny Luttinger at [email protected]
B.R.E.A.D.: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue!
We have left the shtetl behind generations ago and live in a country that
offers Jews equal opportunity and responsibility. The intersection between
civic responsibility and Jewish Mitzvot lies in the prophetic call to see justice done within our local community
where we live, work and pray.
Beth Tikvah does not have the
clout to influence public policy by itself, but in cooperation with nearly 50
other like-minded congregations of the
B.R.E.A.D. Organization in Franklin
County, our voices are being heard:
1. Last year’s initiative on Access to
Mental Health Treatment has been very
successful. Several additional mobile
ACT Teams have been put in place by
the ADAMH Board. A firm promise to
organize an accredited Clubhouse in
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Columbus is in place, and we will track
its implementation.
2. This year’s new initiative, creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity,
is in full swing. Contact with local officials and stake holders are proceeding rapidly. There is still room for new
committee members to join.
What Beth Tikvah needs most
urgently is help from our membership
in organizing for the Nehemiah Action
meeting on the evening of May 9.
Please call Manny Luttinger to help or
respond with a vigorous HINENI when
called by one of our BREAD Team
members: Sharon Chelnick, Bonnie
Frank, Abby Goldbaum, Jane Mitchell,
Maria Rosenthal, David Sapper and
Laura Zakin.
Social Action – Contact Alex Joseph at [email protected]
Books & Tutoring – Contact Barbara Taxier at [email protected]
Book distribution huge success
BOOKS, BOOKS and more BOOKS
were distributed at Como Elementary
and Hamilton STEM this past December.
Between the two Columbus public
schools, nearly 900 students were the
delighted recipients of our Book Distribution. Each child was given the opportunity to select a book, pencil, eraser
and bookmark. There were candy canes
for all as well.
Thank you to all congregants who
donated books to these appreciative
children. Our project thrives on and depends on your generosity. Books come
from so many and mostly anonymously, but two deserve special recognition.
Evie Freeman has always and continues to contribute the countless new
books she receives from the publishing
companies. In addition Susan & Alan
Litsky engaged their neighborhood association, Park Place Village, to make
our book distribution their December
charitable project. This thoughtful and
caring group collected well over 200
books! The majority of these books
were brand new with titles appealing to
our elementary school population.
Our volunteers are amazing!
They all arrive smiling and ready to
do whatever it takes to make sure each
child receives the book most appropriate for his or her reading level and interests. Unpacking box after box and
setting up table after table they become
familiar with the books. When the children arrive these incredibly capable
volunteers ask just the right questions
to help each child find just the right
book.
Thank you to our volunteers
including Judi Bindman, Gail Feinberg,
Evie Freeman, Dorothy Garrett, Judy
Hollander, Susan Litsky, Nada Mazurek,
Iris Norris, Janet Sturgeon, Diane Tarry,
Mike Taxier, Judy Weisberg, Laura
Zakin and last but not least Ann Nibert.
Ann always keeps me organized and on
track throughout the process, which is
no small task. She also accompanies me
the day before each book distribution
when we deliver the books to the
schools.
PLEASE help keep this project a
continuing success. Don’t forget, Book
collecting is ongoing year round! Anyone can contribute any time. Anyone
can join in helping at the next distributions in May.
Save the date and volunteer for Mitzvah Day
Sunday, April 17
Mitzvah day is three months away. We need projects that help out our
community. If you are passionate about an activity and would like to see it
come to life on Mitzvah Day please contact Alex Joseph at [email protected].
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Thank you Michpacha
Appeal contributors:
• C. Lee & Darla Abraham
• Ruth Abrams in memory of
Herbert C. Abrams
• Chase & Andrea Adkins
• Al Pyzik & Iris Ailin-Pyzik
• Daniel and Lynne Allen
• David Applebaum
• John & Roberta Bender
• Vitaly & Valia Bergelson
• Al & Judi Bindman
• David Binkovitz in honor of John
Stefano
• Adam & Katherine Black
• Bruce Blatzer
• Eleanor Block
• Allen & Catherine Bloomberg in
memory of Joseph, Goldie, Sanford
and Leroy Bloomberg
• Saul & Linda Blumenthal
• Scott & Natalya Borack
• Andrew Smith & Lavea Brachman
• Merom & Judith Brachman
• Steven & Beverly Bromet
• John & Vicki Buford in memory of
Mark Braun
• Jim & Ilene Burkart
• Allan & Katherine Burkman in
memory of our parents
• Marilee Bush
• Bill & Jenny Byers
• Bruce Chapman and Lois
Winnick-Chapman
• Chris Wojno & Sharon Chelnick in
honor of Rabbi Kellner for all you do
• Mimi Chenfeld
• Shelly & Jacqueline Chizever in
honor of the Chizever Family
• Tom & Jodi Collins in honor of all
those who have provided kindness
and support to our family
• Stuart and Marilyn Cooper
• Ryan Oyster & Hilary Damaser
• Edwin & Adele Dauerman in
memory of Ed Witt
• Adam & Heather Davidoff
• Elliot & Margie Davidoff
• Stephen Dorman & Anna Lin
• Bob & Debbie Ecker
• Barry and Ellen Edelman
Mishpacha Contributions
• Danny & Ilissa Eiferman
• Anita Epstein
• Ron & Bobbi Erd
• Paul Feder in memory of
Adolph & Bertha Feder
• Jeff & Tracy Feinberg
• Martin & Gail Feinberg
• Russ S. Feinberg in memory of Larry
Shirley Feinberg
• Donald & Myong Feinstein in
memory of Harold & Violet Feinstein
• Bette Feist
• Robert Feist in memory of
Ruth Feist
• Rich & Patti Fertel
• Karen Fleischmann
• Mike & Carole Fliegel
• Micky & Chari Fogel
• Sylvan & Bonnie Frank
• Harvey & Evie Freeman
• Chad & Charlotte Friedman
• Mark & Jennifer Gams in honor of
Rabbi Rick Kellner
• Marty & Dossy Gelender
• Stan & Rhoda Gelles
• Bill & Rhoda Gilbert
• Harvey and Audrey Glick
• Don & Abby Goldbaum
• Eugene Goldberg in honor of
Ida Goldberg
• Janet Golder
• Earl Goldhammer
• Martin Golubitsky & Barbara Keyfitz
• Scott & Terri Gordon
• Robert Greenbaum
• Evelyn Greenspan
• Brian & Deanna Grossberg
• Jeff & Jane Guest in memory of their
friend, Jerry Markowitz
• Seymour & Sharon Halpern
• Alvin Harris
• Susan and Tim Hedges
• Steven & Karen Heiser
• Gail Herman in memory of my
mother, Grace G. Herman
• Jon & Judy Hollander
• Barbara and Tip House
• Rabbi Gary & Marsha Huber in
memory of Sydney & Marian Huber
• Barry and Shelly Igdaloff
• Michael & Alex Joseph
• Herb and Bonnie Kahn
• Marty & Joan Kalb
• Myron Kaliski
• Jonathan Beck & Lisa Kalson
• Stan & Madeline Karn
• Marcia Katz Slotnick
• Gary & Teresa Katz
• Fred and Christie Kaufman
RESLER
Scholar-in-Residence
WEEKEND
Scientifically
Grounded
Judaism
March 18-20,
2016
Friday, March 18, at 7:15 p.m.: How Do
We Talk About Science and Religion?
For centuries, religion provided answers for
our ancestors to all of life’s questions. But as
modern Jews, we usually look to science to tell
us where we came from, who we are, or even
how we should act. So how should we look at,
think about and talk about the relationship
between science and religion in today’s world?
Saturday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m.: There Are
Places I Remember - How Memory Works,
and How It Doesn’t
Rabbi Geoff
Mitelman is the
Founding Director
of Sinai and Synapses,
an organization that
bridges the
scientific and
religious
worlds.
As Jews, we constantly recall the past and seek to bring
it into the present, which we certainly experience as
we celebrate holidays. So what do current scientific
findings say about the way memory works? Why do
we remember some things and not others? Is memory
an accurate record of the past — and how does that
question shape who we are? *Light Brunch to follow,
please RSVP, stay tuned for link*
Saturday, March 19, at 4:30 p.m.: Are We
Using Technology, or is It Using Us?
How is technology changing the way we interact with others and our world? What are
the limits and opportunities that technology
creates for our relationships? How do we understand Shabbat in our 24/7 ever-connected
world? *Program will begin with a light afternoon snack and conclude with havdalah*
Sunday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.: Go With The “Flow” — Using Science and
Judaism to Find (and Create) More Happiness and Joy
What’s the difference between “happiness” and “joy”? Why are we so bad at
predicting (and doing) what will make us happy? And how can Judaism and
Jewish tradition give us more fulfillment in our lives?
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Ritual – Contact Cindy Barker at [email protected]
Services, classes and more
The Ritual Committee has been
very busy since the completion of
High Holy Days 2015. We completed a comprehensive review of
High Holy Days with input from the
Ritual Committee, Board of Trustees and congregation. Our recommendations of how Beth Tikvah can
do an even better job of welcoming
new members and making the High
Holy Days enjoyable and accessible
for all members will be discussed
with Executive Director Debbie
Vinocur and the Building Committee.
We have also organized important educational sessions: Shiva
Minyan and D’var Torah training.
D’var Torah training (“Learn to Talk
Torah”) took place on Jan. 31 at Beth
Tikvah. Many thanks to all of the
participants.
Thank you to Jon Bloom for being our leader for Shabbat Evening
Service led by Ritual Committee on
Jan. 15. And an early thank you to
Barb Mindel who will be our service
leader at our Feb. 26 Shabbat Evening Service led by the Ritual Committee. Early thanks as well to Dawn
Heyman for her D’var Torah at our
Feb. 26 service. The Ritual Committee will also lead a Shabbat Morning Service on Saturday, May 14, so
please mark your calendars.
As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, the Ritual Committee
is also involved in the Music Task
Force (previously referred to as the
Music Committee). The current
Task Force project is to evaluate
Shabbat Music, and that effort is already underway. The evaluation will
continue through March 2016. Results will be reviewed and presented
to the Board in the Spring. We look
forward to reporting the results at
that time.
Shabbat Evening Service featuring the
Shironim honoring Debbie Friedman
Friday, Feb. 5, at 7:15 p.m.
h
af
a special service
celebrating the
life, music and
teachings of
Debbie Friedman
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Mishpacha Contributions
• Hal Keller & Laurie Kaps-Keller
• Rabbi Rick & Debra Kellner
• Doug & Debbie King
• Mark Klebanoff & Sarah Keim
• Jim & Wendy Klein
• Mitch & Jackie Kon
• Melodee Siegel Kornacker
• Michael and Judy Krasnoff
• Eric Kraut & Patricia Cirino-Kraut in
memory of Theodore Kraut
• Christopher & Jaclyn Laine
• Alan & Risa Lazaroff
• Cynthia Lazarus
• Howard & Stacy Levin
• Eric & Marlowe Lichtenfeld
• Jay & Joan Loewenstein
• Mark & Maryam Lustberg
• Manny & Rose Luttinger
• Jeff & Jane Lyon
• Mike & Heidi Mandelkorn in memory
of Carole Mandelkorn
• Ernie & Cheryl Mandell
• Joel & Connie Mayerson
• Robert & Nada Mazurek in memory
of Joel & Eleanor Suna
• Diane & Lee McCorkle in honor of
our grandchildren
• Ann and James McElligott
• Gary & Janet Meckler
• Jerry & Joyce Mendell in honor of our
six grandchildren
• Alan Miller & Leslie Meyer- Miller
• Barb Mindel
• Rico and Blanche Mittelman
• Bill & Carol Mohr
• Chris Farrar & Rhonda Moskowitz
• Scott & Kim Movshin
• Larry & Edith Needleman
• Robert Newman & Linda Leviton
• Iris and Blair Norris
• Hari & Joanne Notowidigdo
• John & Stacie O’Connell
• Abramo & Joan Ottolenghi
• David & Suzanne Parr
• Ken & Eleanor Pearlman
• Jim & Sherry Peck
• Martha Phillips in memory of
Lesley Phillips
• Matthew & Danielle Pietrowicz
• Louis & Susan Pomerantz in memory
of Paddington
• Wilson & Marsha Pond
• Stacie Presser & Marla Dolchin
• Sid & Patti Price
• William & Erin Rabinowitz and family
in honor of Carole & Bernie Rabinowitz,
Bill’s parents
• Josh & Jodi Reinicke
Mishpacha Contributions
• Erik Monson & Carly RobbinsMonson
• Larry & Debbie Romanoff in memory
of Janet Beth Romanoff
• Reid & Ellen Romer
• Mark & Joann Rosenberg
• Steven & Maria Rosenthal in honor of
grandsons Linus and David Rosenthal
• Bradley & Tara Rozen
• Gregory & Anne Russell
• Philip & Betsy Samuels
• Lewis & Jennifer Sanderow
• Bruce & Ellen Sass
• Kenneth & Debra Saul
• Nick & Sheri Scaglione
• Michael A. Schecter & Michael
Spaulding in memory of Edmond &
Dolly Schecter
• Nancy and David Schick
• Nancy Schwartz in memory of Bert
Graller “Honey”
• Mark & Marie Segal
• Morry & Elaine Selekman in memory
of our parents
• Andy & Liz Shafran
• Francine Shapiro in memory of Edwin
Shapiro
• Ron & Ruth Siegle
• Don & Helene Simon in memory
of JoAnn & Arthur Simon and Janet &
Marvin Zinner
• Jan & Andrea Smith
• Albert Soloway in memory of Barbara
Soloway
• Steve & Julie Stahl
• John & Sally Stefano
• Rochelle & Jules Steinberg in honor of
their four granddaughters: Mia Steinberg
, Josie Steinberg, Caleigh Shapiro and
Rebecca Shapiro
• Thomas Johnston & Anita Steinbergh
in memory of David R. Steinbergh
• Edward & Dora Sterling
• Randy & Wendi Stern
• Warren & Susan Strauss
• Michael & Merry Troper
• Jack Metzger & Debbie Vinocur
• Wes & Beth Walter
• Jeff & Cheryl Wasserstrom
• Brad & Halli Webb
• Bruce and Julie Weinberg
• Herb & Judy Weisberg
• Steve and Judy Weisbrode
• Steven & Arlene West
• Jacques & Laura Zakin
• Sherry Zox & Arnold Deutchman
• Stu & Rochelle Zweben
Shishim - Contact Joyce Sabgir at [email protected]
or Ann McElligott at [email protected]
Shishim: Love & Art
Thursday, Feb. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Morning Session (11 a.m.)
An Artist’s Journey: An Artist Shares her Creative
Inspiration
Presentation and artwork by Linda Leviton
Linda Leviton is a nationally-acclaimed artist and
Beth Tikvah member. She will share her insights into her
inspiration and show examples of her beautiful work.
Afternoon Session (1 p.m.)
The Joys - and “Oys” - of Love Songs
Musical entertainment by Bill Cohen
Bill Cohen, award-winning journalist and musician,
will entertain us with a special Valentine’s Day program.
Bill will play the guitar and piano.
Shishim is a group of senior members of Congregation
Beth Tikvah and friends who gather monthly.
A catered
lunch is
available
for $10.
In order
to receive
a lunch,
contact
Joyce Sabgir
at jsabgir@
gmail.com
by Monday,
Feb. 8, to
reserve one.
Endowments 102 - Contact Iris Ailin-Pyzik at [email protected]
IRA donation advantages permanent
For several years, Congress has
passed a provision allowing direct
contributions up to $100,000 per year
per IRA holder, from IRAs,(from
those aged over 70 1/2) to charitable
organizations, but with a very short
lifetime attached - generally passing
it in December and having it expire at
the end of the month. In December of
2015, this option was made permanent,
and now allows those over 70 1/2 to
plan ahead to take advantage of this
provision.
The advantages of this option are
that you do not have to report the
amount transferred as income, and
therefore are not taxed on the amount,
and that it does qualify as part of the
minimum required distribution for the
year. (Note that you also cannot deduct
it as a charitable contribution since it
was not taxed as income.)
The contribution is then treated
as a ‘qualified charitable distribution’
(QCD) in IRS jargon. There are a few
restrictions on what the amount is
directed toward, but for Beth Tikvah’s
purposes, this provision can be used
to fund membership commitments,
building fund contributions, as well as
endowments.
This page https://goo.gl/ZZSIBk
refers to the provision enacted for a
prior tax year, but the requirements and
restrictions are much the same.
Consult your IRA administrator
and/or tax advisor for the best means
of invoking this provision. The funds
must be transferred directly from your
IRA to Beth Tikvah.
Erratum: In the December Tikvah Topics there was a list of college endowments, but the
numbers were reported as thousands of dollars. This notation was missing, so Harvard’s
endowment is not 32 million dollars, but 32 billion, Ohio State’s is not 3 million, but 3
billion, and so on. This author regrets the error.
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Congregation Beth Tikvah
Congregation Beth Tikvah
2016 Jewish Overnight Camp Fund Application
Child’s Family must be members of Beth Tikvah in order to apply. Applications are due
Monday, March 14. Please submit to the temple office in a sealed envelope with
Executive Director written on it or email to [email protected].
Camper’s Name:
Birth Date:
Name(s) of Parent(s):
Name of Jewish Overnight Camp:
Number of weeks to attend:
Child first-time Jewish Overnight Camper?
Yes
No
Total Cost of Camp (Tuition, Travel, etc.): $
Is there anything else you would like the Executive Director to be aware of when she processes your
request? Please use the lines below.
Have you applied for funds from any other organizations?
Yes
No
If so, please list.
Organization:
Amount Requested:
Organization:
Amount Requested:
Organization:
Amount Requested:
Please have your camper complete this question. Why do you want to go to camp? How do you think
it will help you grow as a Jew and a person? Please use the space below to write a few sentences:
Other Camp Scholarship Resources:
One Happy Camper - $1,000 for first-time campers, www.onehappycamper.org.
The Jewish Federation of Columbus - Need-based scholarships, contact Alyssa Russell at 614-559-3234 or
[email protected] and is due April 1.
Your camp - Most camps offer scholarships
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Elders of the Tribe - Contact Dora Sterling
at [email protected]
• Written by Laura Zakin
Sisterhood – Contact Ilissa Eiferman
at [email protected]
Bunco and Wingo soon
Mimi Chenfeld
Save TWO dates. BUNCO! Thursday, Feb. 4, at
6:30 p.m.! Beat the winter doldrums and
join us for some fun, food and friendship.
The RSVP is available in the Sisterhood
Facebook group.
And last, but not least, WINGO is back! Please
mark your calendars for Thursday, April 14, and look
for LOTS more information coming soon!
Mimi Chenfeld, vivacious, continuously in motion,
has been a member of Beth Tikvah for over 40 years. Born
in the Bronx, she lived in Manhattan as a young adult then
came to Columbus in 1970 with her husband, Howard
(now deceased). He was in the shoe business here for
many years.
“I’m too young to be old,” she tells her interviewer as
our conversation covers family and her years of volunteer
and professional work in the arts. Her three children are
scattered: Cara, managing an art glass business in Chicago,
Cliff, a prominent media mogul in New York, and Danny,
a skydiver and skydiving instructor in California. All are
married. Mimi has seven grandchildren.
Despite her home in the Bexley area, Mimi (and her
children growing up) have “schlepped” to Beth Tikvah
because it’s “hamish and I’ve liked the rabbis and the
congregants.”
“I have a mishmash resume,” she says. “I am an
educator and dance instructor for the JCC. I teach folk
dance and creative movement. I am involved with the
Columbus Artists in the School program.” Mimi endeavors
to integrate the arts - movement, music, storytelling and
writing into our lives.
At Otterbein and Columbus State, Mimi teaches a
course called “Playing with the Arts” that trains teachers
to become more creative in their classrooms. Since 1970,
she has led folk dancing classes at Ohio State’s Hillel
every Tuesday night. “It’s the oldest center for dance in
Columbus,” she says with pride. At the temple, she teaches
folk dancing to the Sunday school classes.
Somehow, Mimi manages to find time to do poetry
readings in Columbus, often with other poet friends.
Comparing herself to Piglet in “Winnie the Pooh,” Mimi
says, “You can’t get into yourself. I am always upbeat;
consider the alternatives.”
“I am a big letter writer” she tells me, “not only
complaints but prose too as when I wrote Governor
Kasich commending him for expanding Medicaid in
Ohio. My gray hair is turning brown from worrying
about everything- education, poverty, terrorism and the
environment.”
Worry she may but the interview concluded with a big
smile as she hurried on to her next appointment. Does she
ever sleep?
WRJ – Contact Lisa Kalson
at [email protected]
WRJ presents ‘Women, T’filah & Inspiration’
“Women, T’filah & Inspiration,” a special Shabbat for
women from Reform synagogues throughout Central
Ohio, will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at Temple Israel in
Columbus. A carpool will meet at Beth Tikvah. Contact
Lisa Kalson for information about the carpool.
After a morning service featuring women clergy, the
event will continue with a luncheon speaker.
In the afternoon, workshops on various topics, such as
creating a Jewish home or tracing Jewish roots, will be offered.
The day will end with a wine reception and art projects.
For more information, contact Women of Temple Israel
co-president Debbie Cohen at [email protected].
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February / Sh’vat / Adar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Noon
Women’s Torah
Study
Wednesday
2
3
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
5:30 p.m.
Introduction to
Judaism
6:30 p.m.
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah Class
7 p.m.
Shabbat Alive
Band Rehearsal
7 p.m.
Shironim
Rehearsal
Thursday
Friday
4
8:30 a.m.
Executive
Committee Meeting
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
5
7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening
Service featuring
Shironim honoring
Debbie Friedman
12:30 p.m.
Mitzvah Mats
Saturday
6
9 a.m.
Torah Study
5 p.m.
Chicken
Souper Bowl X
Cook-off
6:30 p.m.
Sisterhood Bunco
7:30 p.m.
History Committee
Meeting
9:30 a.m.
Religious School
7
9:30 a.m.
Parent Tot
6:30 p.m.
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah Class
8
9
Noon
Sisterhood Book
Club
9:30 a.m.
5th Grade Family Ed
10
12
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
5:45 p.m.
Pre-Oneg
5:30 p.m.
Introduction to
Judaism
10:30 a.m.
Shishim Event
6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Alive
7 p.m.
Shabbat Alive
Band Rehearsal
Noon
PJ Library @COSI
11
13
9 a.m.
Torah Study
7:30 p.m.
Board of Trustees
Meeting
12:30 p.m.
Teen Program
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No Religious School
or Teen Program
7 p.m.
Sunday Night Study
15
7 p.m.
Shironim
Rehearsal
16
17
10 a.m.
Shishim Planning
Committee
8:30 a.m.
Israel Over
Breakfast
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
7:30 p.m.
Jewish
Spirituality Group
21
9 a.m.
Sunday Morning Book
Group @Panera
22
6:30 p.m.
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah Class
9:30 a.m.
Religious School
28
12:30 p.m.
Teen Program
12:30 p.m.
Mitzvah Craft
Group
Noon
Downtowners
12:30 p.m.
Mitzvah Mats
7 p.m.
Sisterhood Board
Meeting
25
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
12:30 p.m.
Mitzvah Mats
19
5:45 p.m.
Tikvah Tots Program
w/Gan participation
20
9 a.m.
Torah Study
6:15 p.m.
Tikvah Tots Dinner
7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening
Services
26
7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening
Service led by Ritual
Committee
27
No Torah Study
7 p.m.
Shabbat Alive
Band Rehearsal
7 p.m.
Brotherhood Meeting
Noon
Gan-2nd Family
Tikkun Olam project
24
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
12:30 p.m.
Teen Program
9:30 a.m.
Religious School
23
18
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
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All dates and times are
subject to change. Please look
at the calendar on
www.bethtikvahcolumbus.org
for up-to-date information.
6:30 p.m.
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah Class
7 p.m.
Shironim
Rehearsal
7 p.m.
Sunday Night Study
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Rabbi Rick Kellner
[email protected]
After-hours call: (614) 407-4354
Rabbi Emeritus Gary Huber
[email protected]
Executive Director
Debbie Vinocur
[email protected]
Director of Education
Morissa Freiberg
[email protected]
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Director of Musical Programming
Julie Sapper
[email protected]
Congregation Beth Tikvah
2015-16 Board of Trustees
Ernie Mandell, President
[email protected]; 614-451-6768
Judy Weisberg, 1st Vice President
[email protected]; 614-431-9545
Tara Rozen, 2nd Vice President
[email protected]; 614-792-1151
Wendi Stern, Secretary
[email protected]; 614-777-4205
Lewis Sanderow, Treasurer
[email protected]; 740-548-0749
Andy Shafran, Past President
[email protected]; 614-430-3164
ADULT EDUCATION – Sharon Chelnick
[email protected]; 614-246-9190
BROTHERHOOD – Adam Winter
[email protected]; 614-273-0153
BUILDING – Joshua Reinicke
[email protected]; 614-263-7724
FINANCE/ENDOWMENT –
Iris Ailin-Pyzik
[email protected]; 740-587-2967
FUNDRAISING – Shelley Engler
[email protected]; 614-791-9045
MEMBERSHIP – Wendy Klein
[email protected]; 614-431-9954
NEW MEMBER CONNECTIONS —
Jen Withee
[email protected]; 614-846-9327
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – Hilary Damaser
Mupp
et
Megil
lah
Save the date
[email protected]; 614-889-1654
RITUAL – Cindy Barker
[email protected]; 614-296-1597
SISTERHOOD – Ilissa Eiferman
[email protected]; 614-553-7193
SOCIAL ACTION — Alex Nielson-Joseph
[email protected]; 614-553-7658
YOUTH ACTIVITIES – Jenny Byers
[email protected]; 614-323-6602
TRUSTEE AT-LARGE – Michael Schecter
[email protected]; 614-841-9493
TRUSTEE AT-LARGE – Stu Zweben
[email protected]; 614-764-9845
Muppet Megillah
Sunday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m.
followed by the Purim Carnival
Support Staff
Yvonne Applegate - Finance Assistant
[email protected]
Rachel Levin– Communications Manager
[email protected]
Joanne Notowidigdo—Receptionist
[email protected]
Rachel Shaw— Education Assistant
[email protected]
Cantorial Soloists
John Stefano & Debbie Costa
For more information about
the Purim Carnival and how to
pre-purchase tickets and
Hamantashen, turn to page 7.