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Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 8,
From 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Purim Spiel
Wednesday,
March 4,
at 6:30 p.m.
Don’t miss it! The Beth Tikvah Purim Spiel is full of Disney
fun. See you at the Spiel on Wednesday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.
and at the Carnival on Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m.
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
March 6
7:15 p.m. “My Legs Were
Praying” Social Action Shabbat
Evening Service featuring
Shironim
March 7
9 a.m. Torah Study
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning
Service Celebrating the Bar
Mitzvah of Ian Montgomery
March 13
5:45 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Alive
Thank You March
Bima Flowers and Oneg Sponsors
March 6
Oneg and Bima flowers sponsors
Ray & Lisa Montgomery in honor of
the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ian
March 27
Oneg sponsors
Lynn, Bob & Jordan Sowards in
memory of Lynn’s mother,
Dorothy Mervis Lehr
Oneg Sponsors are still needed for
March 13 & 20. A Pre-Oneg sponsor
is also needed for March 13.
Bima flowers sponsors
March 14
9 a.m. Torah Study
10:30 p.m. Ritual Committee
Shabbat Morning Service.
March 20
5:45 p.m. Tikvah Tots Service
6:15 p.m. Tikvah Tots Dinner
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening
Service
March 21
9 a.m. Torah Study
March 27
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening
Service
March 28
Earl Goldhammer in memory of his
wife, Karen Goldhammer
Shushan
Kingdom
Purim Spiel
9 a.m. Torah Study
Inside this issue
Meet our March
Bar Mitzvah
Calendar
Contributions
In Loving Memory
Mazel Tovs
Mishkan HaNafesh
Order Form
“My Legs Were
Praying”
New Member
Welcome
Please call the temple office if you
wish to sponsor bima flowers, a
pre-oneg or oneg.
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at 6:30 p.m.
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Thank Yous
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Don’t forget to bring a box of macaroni and cheese or rice to use as a
grogger. They will be donated to the Worthington Resource Pantry.
Purim Carnival
March 8 • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
It’s not too late to pre-order Purim Carnival tickets! Look for the form on
the Beth Tikvah Website to place your order today. Pre-sale tickets and $30
unlimited game play wristbands available until Friday, March 6.
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With Blessings
A message from Rabbi Rick Kellner
Olam chesed yibaneh…To build the world
from love is a challenge that has perplexed every generation from Noah, to Abraham, to Moses through the days of the Temple into modern times. Human beings have been inclined
to conquer and tear down rather than co-exist
and build up. While many of us have witnessed
remarkable changes in our lifetimes, we recognize that we still live in a world that is torn apart
by violence, hatred and bigotry. Whether it is
in Ferguson, New York, Cleveland, Chapel Hill,
Athens, Ohio, Jackson, Mississippi or any other
place in the country, we can discover the ugly
head of hatred.
As we enter the month of March, we will turn
the clock back 50 years to reflect on the 1965
Voting Rights Laws that were sparked by the civil
rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Hand in hand, singing, “We Shall Overcome”, African-Americans, Jews, Protestants,
Catholics, Muslims and people of all races and
creeds marched together for justice.
Hollywood has brought this significant historical moment to life with the recent release
of the film Selma. While it visually showed the
struggle and the peaceful resistance led by Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we know that this
struggle and change did not happen in a vacuum. In fact, the Jewish community had a long
commitment to standing up for civil rights.
The 1964 Civil Rights legislation and the 1965
Voting legislation were written on the desk of the
Reform Movement’s Religious Action Center office (www.rac.org). Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath,
the President of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism), famously carried a Torah with him on the
march to Montgomery.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel - who King
often referred to as his Rabbi – was invited to
join King on the third march. The photograph
of Heschel and King walking together (on back
cover) and also another photo of Eisendrath
carrying the Torah (top right) have become
symbolic of the coalition of Jews with African
Americans throughout the Civil Rights Era.
Heschel famously said, “For many of us the
march from Selma to Montgomery was about
protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking
is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered songs.
Even without words, our march was worship. I
felt my legs were praying.”
The words of the Mi Chamocha, our prayer
for redemption and freedom that we say each
morning and evening, remind us of our continued responsibility to work together to bring justice and freedom to the world. The prayer calls
upon God to rise up and bring about redemption. By recalling the great communal experience of walking through the parted waters we
are reminded of the oppression we felt in Egypt
and are reminded of our obligation to respond to
cries of injustice.
On Friday, March 6, the eve of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday (the first attempted
march in Selma when the marchers were attacked), we will welcome Pastor Charles Tatum
of Good Shepherd Baptist Church to deliver the
sermon. He will be joined by their large, 40 50 person choir of the church who will join with
our choir to sing songs and spirituals of the civil
rights era. We will commemorate the Jewish and
African-American coalition of working together
on civil rights and we will be reminded that we
pursue justice and the need to continue to work
to bring about Dr. King’s dream.
L’shalom,
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The
photograph
of Heschel
and King
walking
together
(on the
back cover)
and also
another
photo of
Eisendrath
carrying
the Torah
(to the
left) have
become
symbolic
of the
coalition of
Jews with
African
Americans
throughout
the Civil
Rights Era.
More
information
about the
event is
available
on the back
cover.
A letter from the President
Dear Fellow Congregants,
On Monday evening, Feb.
23, the congregation gathered
to hold a special meeting to
authorize the sale of a portion
of our land to a neighbor. This
land sale is contingent on receiving approval to host a faith
based early childhood learning center on site. In order for
the land sale to be completed,
Worthington City council must
approve this on site use and we
must be past any time period
allotted for potential appeals.
I am very proud of our congregational turnout - 222 member families voted at this special
meeting. The land sale contract
was approved, but much more
important, the will of the congregation was clearly heard.
The final results for this vote
were:
• 203 votes for
• 18 votes against
• 1 abstention
On behalf of the working
committee, the staff, and the
Board of Trustees, thank you
for your active participation in
this important congregational
matter. We had multiple information sessions, hundreds of
emails between committees and
individual members, and hours
of research and planning. It is
terrific to see the engagement
and interest in this project.
As a result of the affirmative
vote, this committee will turn
its attention to completing the
Worthington approval process.
We have several important presentations to Worthington City
Council scheduled in March
and early April. In addition,
the committee will more acAndy
tively begin contingent based
Shafran
fundraising for the construction project and finalize some On behalf of
important details and enhancethe working
ments suggested by congregants
committee,
based on the early sketches.
As always, please reach out the staff, and
to me with any follow-up notes
the Board
or questions.
Sincerely,
of Trustees,
thank you for
your active
participation
Congregation Beth Tikvah and Habitat
for Humanity Mitzvah Day Collaboration
We need
30 strong,
hardworking
volunteers to
help with spring
cleaning and landscaping for Habitat for Humanity. This
will be two to five hours of hard work for an excellent
cause. If you are interested, please call Michael Joseph at
614-747-3394.
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A note about education
IPHONE AND IPAD APPS
Whack-a-Haman (Free)
You whack the Hamans that
pop up by tapping them. Try
not to whack the hamentashen!! When the questions pop
up, try to answer them correctly first time. Your points
will add up when you whack
the Hamans or answer the
questions correctly.Do you
want to impress your Jewish
friends with facts about the
Jewish holiday of Purim? Then
this game is for you! Who created such a wonderful game?
Middle-schoolers, actually!
This game was created by an
international partnership between Jewish Interactive, an
Educational Trust based in
South Africa and Israel, and
6th and 7th grade students
from the Martin J. Gottlieb
Day School (MJGDS) in Jacksonville, Florida.
Megillas Esther – Story of
Purim (Free)
With this app, you can read
through the entire Megillat
(Scroll) of Esther in Hebrew.
Scroll through each verse with
the swipe of a finger! When it
is time to read Haman’s name,
you can add sound effects of a
“boo!” or a gragger. This app is
a fun way to practice Hebrew
reading skills, while preparing
for the holiday.
Purim (Free)
If I could rename this app,
I’d call it the iGragger! Select
from a plastic or wooden gragger, and shake your phone!
Very simple, yet fun.
Purim Match (99 cents)
This app is a memory game
based on the symbols of the
holiday. It contains three different levels, so it is appropriate for all ages.
GREAT PURIM BOOKS
FROM THE PJ LIBRARY
Do your kids or grandkids receive free Jewish books each
month from the PJ Library?
If not, sign up at http://www.
pjlibrary.org/
When It’s Purim by Edie Stoltz
Zolkower (age 6 months – 3
years)
SYNOPSIS: With simple
rhyming text we share the
experience of little children
making hamantashen to give
as gifts on Purim.
Cakes and Miracles by Barbra
Diamond Goldin (ages 5-6)
Hershel’s blindness doesn’t
keep him from living life. He
helps his mother by doing
chores, but wishes he could
do even more for her. When
an angel appears in Hershel’s
dream and encourages him to
make what he sees when he
closes his eyes, the boy sneaks
Hamantashen
recipe
Sesame Purim story
http://goo.
gl/4APRN
http://www.
youtube.com/
watch?v=3wvrbAa2Onk
into the kitchen, transforming his mother’s cookie dough
into beautiful hamantaschen
(three-cornered
fruit-filled
cookies) that can be sold to
raise money for the family at
Purim.
The Purim Superhero by
Lawrence Kushner (ages 6-7)
Nate wants to dress as an alien
for Purim but his friend wants
him to wear a superhero costume like the other boys, so
Nate seeks guidance from his
Daddy and Abba, who advise
that being yourself makes you
stronger. This is also an amazing story to teach about family
values, acceptance, and diversity!
Purim Play by Roni Schotter
(ages 7-8)
With her cousins sick, Frannie is disappointed that her
neighbor, Mrs. Teplitzky, has
offered to take part in her
family’s annual Purim play.
Mrs. Teplitzky, a former actress, arrives in a splendid
costume. The elderly widow
turns out to be a superb villain
and steals the show. She also
becomes a friend.
Morissa
Freiberg
Morissa’s
Purim picks:
Puzzles, posters,
vocabulary and
more from the
JECC Teacher
Center
https://
teachercenter-jecc.
wikispaces.com/
Purim
Purim with the
Maccabeats
http://www.
youtube.com/
watch?v=
kgJInVvJSZg
Purim with the
Fountainheads
L’Shalom
http://goo.
gl/6M1rx
Easy-to-make
Purim costumes
JECC Kesher Purim mitzvot
for parents
Share this story - Be Happy,
It’s Adar: Celebrating
Purim in Israel
http://goo.gl/Wn3Jh
http://goo.gl/H42RX
http://goo.gl/m9TQb
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Mazel Tov to our
March Bar Mitzvah
Ian Montgomery
March 7
Ian chose to organize and
conduct a Charity Walk/Run
Event, in honor of his Nana
Delidow and Aunt Carol. Ian
picked the Columbus Blue
Jackets Foundation to donate
100% of the proceeds to. The
Foundation focuses its efforts on pediatric cancer and
over the last 2-months, Ian raised $2,300!
Ian has always been a fast runner and this past
fall, he took interest in competing by participating
on the cross country team. Throughout the season
(both in meets & practices, he consistently finished
amongst the top group of runners). Tennis is another
sport that Ian has been playing for 2-years and has
plans to try out for the middle school team in the
coming weeks.
Ian is an avid fan of the Columbus Blue Jackets
and enjoys attending a number of games each season.
He collects CBJ memorabilia and has a number of
unique, autographed items of various Jackets players.
Who likes music-filled, familyfriendly services?
Beth Tikvah does!
Shabbat Alive
March 13,
Pre-Oneg at 5:45 p.m.
Service at 6:15 p.m.
To order Shabbat-in-a-Box to eat before or after
Shabbat Alive, please go to https://bethtikvahcolumbus.wufoo.com/forms/shabbat-in-a-boxmarch-13-2015/ or look fo rthe link in “News for
Beth Tikvah” or “Thursday Buzz.”
Religious School
and Hebrew School
will be closed:
Tikvah
Tots
Wednesday, March 4
(Please come to the
Purim Spiel at 6:30 p.m.)
with JCC North participation
Sunday, March 29
March 20
Services at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner at 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
https://
bethtikvahcolumbus.
wufoo.com/forms/
z1ep2t1y1psnnb1/
Sunday, April 5
Have a great break!
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Keshet is collecting for the Ronald McDonald
House from March 1 to April 19.
BethTY
Thank you for joining Keshet (our Gan - 2nd grade students) to help out
the parents and families of children who are seriously ill at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital. Families have been able to stay at the Ronald McDonald
House of Central Ohio for three decades. We are putting together donations of their “Top 10 Most Wanted” wish list for RMHC and snack bags for
families.
Please sign up online to let Keshet know what you plan to
donate at https://bethtikvahcolumbus.wufoo.com/forms/
keshet-ronald-mcdonald-house-41915/. A bin will be
located in the Beth Tikvah vestibule or lobby area, clearly
marked, for the “Top 10 Most Wanted” Wish List items
from March 1 to April 19. Please bring snack items on
April 19 when Keshet will make the snack bags. Our goal is
100 snack bags. Thank you!
Broomball Lockin
From 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, to
8 a.m. Sunday, March 15
There will be meeting at Chiller North. There will
be a charter bus back to Beth Tikvah. Cost is $25.
Contact Matt Mazer for more information at
[email protected].
And you shall
teach them to
your children?
NatioNal GeoGraphic SocietY
Spiritual
Study
Guides
4th Grade
Family
www.NatGeoeD.orG/jeruSalem
Education Day at COSI
on Sunday, March 15.
There will be a bus
from Beth Tikvah.
Please RSVP to
Morissa Freiberg.
Judaism teaches us it is a mitzvah
to pass tradition on to our children.
How do you know what to pass on?
Parents (and grandparents too!)
are invited to join with Rabbi Kellner
as we dive into the world of teaching
Jewish values to our children.
March 22 topic:
“Shiny Happy People Holding
Hands”...All we want is happiness
Join Rabbi Kellner
from 9:45- 10:45 a.m.
(during Religious School)
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Board Motions
• Stu Zweben moved that the
board authorize the management
of Beth Tikvah Endowment
funds with the Columbus Jewish
Foundation. Sharon Chelnick
seconded the motion. Approval of
the motion was unanimous
• Stu Zweben moved that the
board approve the implementation
of the new Policy Concerning
the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
as distributed. Debbie King
seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
• Stu Zweben moved that
the board approve spending
approximately $11,000 for the
purchase of projection and sound
technology for the sanctuary that
will integrate with the new Torah
table. Wendi Stern seconded the
motion. The vote to approve was
unanimous.
• President Andy Shafran asked
for a motion concerning ballot
language for the February 23
Special Congregational Meeting.
Michael Schecter moved that the
Board accept the ballot language as
proposed. Debbie King seconded
the motion, which was approved
unanimously.
Fund of the month:
Social Action
In Loving Memory:
• Paula Freiberg, mother of
member Morissa Freiberg
• Tony Ruther, grandfather of
member Caroline Cohen.
• Benjamin Pollack, father of
member Stacy Levin.
Thank you to
our contributors:
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND (Richard M.C. Kellner)
• Bruce Goldsmith & Fran SevelGoldsmith in memory of Allan
Singer and in appreciation of Rabbi
Kellner
• Florence Lewis in memory of her
mother, Irene Miller and brother,
Carl Miller
• Tara & Brad Rozen in honor of
the Bar Mitzvah of their son Chad
• Evelyn Singer in memory of her
beloved husband, Allan Singer
• Judy & Herb Weisberg in
appreciation of Rabbi Rick Kellner’s
kindness
• Nancy & Richard Zavattaro in
honor of the birth of Susan & Louis
Pomerantz’ grandson, Ethan; and in
honor of Susan’s Bat Mitzvah
SANCTUARY RENEWAL
PROJECT
• Iris & Blair Norris in memory of
Iris’ mother, Goldie Orlovick
Israel o
Breakfaver
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Do you want to learn more
about what Israelis face
every day?
This month Gordon Hecker
will speak to the group
about his experience with
anti-semitism in Paris at
Panera on Henderson Road
at 8:30 a.m.
Call the office at
614-885-6286 to RSVP
For more
information and
to vote go to:
https://www.
reformjews4israel.
org/
*Fee to vote $10,
or $5 for those
18 - 30 years old.
NEXT MEETING
March 25
Cantor-in-Residence Weekend
with Cantor Ellen Dreskin
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Friday April 24
SENIOR PROGRAMMING
INITIATIVE FUND
• Toba & Bob Feldman in memory
of Mary Kling Feldman
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service with Cantor Ellen Dreskin,
Sermon in Song: The Omer: Growing in Gratitude from Slavery to
Sinai.
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SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In memory of Benjamin Pollack,
father of Stacy Levin
• Rose & Manny Luttinger
• Nada & Robert Mazurek
• Rhoda & Don Simon
Saturday April 25
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10 a.m. Worship with the Wires Exposed
An interactive worship experience that will take us below the
surface of our Shabbat morning prayers. What is supposed
to happen when we pray, and how do the words and the
melodies help us to get there?
Noon Light Shabbat Lunch.
Stay tuned for RSVP information.
1 p.m. Do You Hear What I Hear? The Role of Music in the
Contemporary Worship Experience
This special workshop will help us understand what role
music plays for us when we pray together each week. We will
talk about some of the changes that have taken place in Jewish
music, the personal needs we have when we pray, and how
we incorporate music to create a prayerful worship experience.
7 p.m. Songs of Israel
A Concert and Kumsitz/Sing-Along, celebrating the Music of
Israel. We will conclude with Havdallah
8:30 p.m. Dessert Reception.
Stay tuned for RSVP information.
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FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
FUND
• Stuart & Sue Ellen Borken
to wish Judy Weisberg a speedy
recovery
• David Advey in memory of
Paula Krumlauf Freiberg, mother of
Morissa Freiberg
JEWISH CAMP FUND
• Bette Feist in memory of her
mother, Ruth Rosenthal Feist
Stand for a better Israel by
casting your vote for ARZA,
REPRESENTING REFORM
JUDAISM, in the 2015 World
Zionist Organization Elections.
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Souper Bowl- Contact Jeff Wasserstrom [email protected]
Columbus Chicken
Souper Bowl Cook-off IX
The Brotherhood would like to
thank all of those who came out and
supported “Souper Bowl IX” on Jan.
31. We also appreciate the support
from our Chicken Wing Level Sponsors: Manischewitz and Matt Ryan Mobile DJ Entertainment; Chicken Thigh
Sponsor: Mill Run Vision Center;
Chicken Drum Stick Sponsors: Brady
Ware, Dairy Queen, The Andersons,
Photos That Flash and The Wasserstrom Company along with our many
Chicken Wish-Bone Sponsors (listed to
the right); donors and Chicken Soup &
Challah entrants. Also a Special Thank
You to Nothing Bundt Cakes who donated 16 dozen incredibly delicious
Bundtinis (bite-sized bundt cakes).
With everyone’s help we raised over
$10,000 for the Jewish Camp Fund and
now have rasied over $56,000 in nine
years. This year’s success will allow us
to expand upon the 97 kids we have
helped send to Jewish overnight camp
the previous eight years. In addition,
our entrants donated additional soup
and challah while our guests donated
cans of soup and other food items and
Manischewitz donated 10 cases of soup
all of which were given to the Holy
Family Soup Kitchen / Pantry as we
have now donated over 153 gallons of
soup over the past nine years.
Congratulations to this year’s
Chicken Souper Bowl winners:
• Pro Division Best Chicken Soup –
Montgomery Inn
• Pro Division Soup Runner-up –
Anna’s Greek Cuisine
• Amateur Division Best Chicken
Soup – Barb House
• Amateur Division Soup Runner-up
– Joe Levinson
• Best Challah – Jeff Gold
• Runner-up Challah – Ali Winter
We are already excited about making
next year’s 10th Anniversary - Chicken
Souper Bowl X a memorable one. For
those who are interested in sponsorship
opportunities or in competing for the
best chicken soup or challah, or have
ideas for Souper Bowl X, please contact
me at 614-760-0026 or jeffwass@yahoo.
com.
Thanks to all of our Chicken WishBone Sponsors:
• Bob Evans Restaurants
• Steve & Bridget Dritz
• Daniel & Ilissa Eiferman
• Mike & Carole Fliegel
• Michael & Alida Forshaw
• Rabbi Rick & Debra Kellner
• Rick & Stephanie Kleban
• Joe Levinson
• Manny & Rose Luttinger
• Ernie & Cheryl Mandell
• Sid & Patti Price
• Bradley & Tara Rozen
• Greg & Anne Russell
• Sheldon & Rhoda Simon
• Randy & Wendi Stern
• Herb & Judy Weisberg
• Adam Winter
Thanks to all of our Entrants:
• Anna’s Greek Cuisine (1)
• Cameron’s American Bistro (1)
• Catering By Scott (9)
• Katzinger’s (9)
• La Chatelaine (1)
• McAlister’s Deli (1)
• Montgomery Inn (6)
• Simply Special Catering (3)
• Great Harvest Bread Co. (7)
• Beehive Bread Company (1)
• Mike Fliegel (8)
• Steve Gluck (2)
• Barb House (5)
• Amy Kent (5)
• David Sapper (2)
• Ali Winter (2)
• Collette & Frank Friedman (1)
• Jeff Gold (1)
• Bruce Sass (1)
(x) = years participated
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Contributions Con’t.
CARING COMMUNITY FUND
• Mark Borders
• Risa & Alan Lazaroff in memory
of Alan’s mother, Sandra Lazaroff
• Sally & Robert Weisman in
honor of the birth of Audrey &
Harvey Glick’s grandson, Fowler
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
• William Wemer in memory of
Paula Freiberg, mother of Morissa
Freiberg
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
• Shelley & Scott Meyers in honor
of the birth of her grandson,
Harvey Prinz
• Tara & Brad Rozen in
appreciation of Valia Bergelson
for her wonderful dedication to
all of her Hebrew students, and in
particular, for her guidance in their
son Chad’s preparation for his Bar
Mitzvah
• Dora & Ed Sterling in memory
of Benjamin Pollack, beloved father
of Stacy Levin
• Sunrise-Sunset Child
Conservation League in
appreciation of Morissa Freiberg’s
seminar
In memory of Paula Freiberg,
beloved mother of Morissa Freiberg
• Christina Bretz
• Sharon Chelnick & Chris Wojno
• Marilyn & Stuart Cooper
• Colette & Frank Friedman
• Nancy & Keith Libman
• Tara & Brad Rozen
• Wendy & Bill Schwartz
• Dora & Ed Sterling
• The Strauss Family
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.
Mazel Tovs:
• Mazel Tov to Harvey and
Audrey Glick on the birth of their
grandson, Fowler Davidlane
Wadsworth.
• Mazel Tov to Vitaly & Valia
Bergelson on their daughter Elika
Bergelson being named to the
2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list for
science.
New Member Connections - Contact Jen Withee at [email protected]
New member spotlight:
meet our new congregants
Brandi, Robert, Scott and Juliet Nolish
We welcome the Nolish Family to
Congregation Beth Tikvah! Scott, an
airline pilot, and Brandi, a cellist have
lived in the Columbus area for about
seven years. They joined Beth Tikvah
last summer in order to be a part of
a Jewish community closer to home
than their previous congregation. Their
daughter Juliet (2 1/2) participates in the
Parent Tot program and recently became
big sister to Robert born Jan. 10, 2015.
Thank you:
• Rhoda Gilbert for helping
to send out the February
Tikvah Topics and the year-end
contribution summary to members
• Janet Golder for answering
phones and helping with the
fundraiser mailing.
• Sue Litsky and Linda VanHorne
for going above and beyond the
call of duty to send out a large
mailing to the congregation. These
letters would not have made it into
mail boxes without you.
• Penny Wyman for answering
Beth Tikvah’s phones.
• Nancy Pawliger for graciously
editing Tikvah Topics.
• David Binkovitz for the
photos that keep the Beth Tikvah
Facebook buzzing.
• Linda VanHorne for stepping in
as head teacher and ensuring that
our Hebrew and Religious Schools
ran seamlessly.
• The students and parents who
run Tikvah Bean and Tea Leaf
for bringing joy and bagels to
everyone who makes Beth Tikvah
their home on Sunday mornings.
• Del, Ruth and Ray for all of
their continued hard work.
• Ernie Mandell and Suzanne Parr
for their work for Beth Tikvah.
New Members
• Sarah Adams
• Ian Freiberg
Brotherhood- Contact David Binkovitz at [email protected]
Thank you Jeff Wasserstrom
for all of your hard work
While many congregants at Beth
Tikvah contribute their volunteer efforts on behalf of the congregation, Jeff
Wasserstrom stands out for his ongoing effort to organize the Brotherhood’s
“Souper Bowl” Chicken Soup Cook-Off
over the past nine years.
Thanks to Jeff ’s efforts, this year’s
event was probably the most successful.
All funds from the cook-off are used to
provide scholarships to assist Beth Tikvah families who send their children to
Jewish summer camps.
In addition to benefiting the Jewish Summer Camp Fund, the “Souper
Bowl” has also become a major social
event at Beth Tikvah where congregants can get out of the cold weather
and have a fun time together sampling
delicious soup and challah.
When asked why he has worked on
this project, Jeff explained that he was
inspired by Ed Schecter (of blessed
memory) who chaired the first “Souper
Bowl” nine years ago.
“Children who attend Jewish summer camps,” Jeff observed, “develop a
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deeper and longer-lasting connection
with their Jewish heritage. That is why
my fellow Brotherhood members and I
have worked on this program.”
His wife Cheryl, daughter Sarah,
and son Jason, have also worked with
Jeff on the “Souper Bowl.”
Thanks Jeff, Cheryl, Sarah, Jason
and Brotherhood for your continued
support of our Beth Tikvah children
who have been able to enrich their Jewish experiences by attending Jewish
summer camp.
Social Action- Contact Alex Joseph at [email protected]
Mitzvah
Day
Springs twitter patter bring mitzvot
In 30 days the average daily temperature will be 48 degrees! Spring is
coming, spring is coming, please...no
really it is! With it a host of opportunities at Beth Tikvah to join in with life’s
yearly renewal. To name a few : Shabbat
Evening Service celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
and the March on Selma, Purim, Purim
Carnival, Passover & of course Mitzvah
Day. I love spring, especially after a
cold winter. Everything seems new.
Coming through a rough winter
into warmth allows us to think about
our Jewish journey in Passover. Don’t
forget that there are modern perspectives in the Passover lessons. This
change in weather, also allows us to focus on our environment and reminds
us that we are alive and we should be
thankful for everything our planet
brings to us. Please visit a great blog :
www.onecanatatime.wordpress.com.
It comes from one of our young congregants. Environment is important to
Lydia Colvin and she has written a blog
to bring environmental awareness and
answer questions of her young peers.
I hope that some of you had the
opportunity to participate in our Tu
BiSh’vat Seder. It was a great evening
organized by Stacy Levin and Judy
Weisberg. We ate delicious foods. We
also learned about how we could opt for
Green Energy in our homes from AEP,
or electricity from the sun.
On Mitzvah Day, Lydia and Simon
Joseph will be providing information
on Environmental Conservation and
Preservation. They will have a bake
sale to benefit non-profits in Columbus
that lead the charge. Please come enjoy
some yummy goodies and listen to interesting information that may help us
lessen our impact on our environment.
I will soon be posting the proposed
projects for Mitzvah Day and needed
items. Mitzvah Day on April 12 is such
a wonderful opportunity for personal
and congregational Tikkun Olam. It
helps us help others, each other and
renew our spirits. This year our focus
will be on environment, hunger and
homelessness. Please join us. There are
projects to fit everyone’s interests. And
there is still time for you to propose a
project close to your heart.
I look forward to light mornings,
warm days and greener views. Wishing you all everything wonderful that
Spring brings to us! I can hope and
wish, and until then there will be groggers to shake and Hamantashen to eat!!
April 12
from
9:30 a.m.
- 1 p.m.
This year’s focus will be
environment, hunger
and homelessness.
Bring your styrofoam
to recycle.
Contact Alex Joseph at
[email protected] for
more information.
Fundraising - Contact Dora Sterling at [email protected]
Just when you thought it safe to open email and read Tikvah Topics
This morning an NPR Morning
Edition radio segment stated that politicians hoping to run a presidential
campaign in 2016 must raise $100 million this year to prepare. Is that magnitude hard for you to imagine? To wage
a red, white and blue, most successful
yard sale of biblical proportions ever,
about $16,000 of chazeri must be dusted, donated, unwrapped, priced and
sold. This sum represents an enormous
pile of unwanted, not needed and recyclable goods about the size of Mt. Sinai.
Luckily, Beth Tikvah congregants are
exceedingly able to amass quantities
of as-good-as new stuff year after year.
Some would say the “c” in congregant
stands for consumer.
This year’s sale will be the week
after the Fourth of July. Collection of
donated items will begin in May when
Religious and Hebrew schools recess
for the summer. Please start to declutter your closets and cupboards. Box
goods and stack them in your garage or
basement as you do spring-cleaning.
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•
the gift that missed the mark from
in-laws
• the item that screams what was my
spouse thinking or
• the objet d’art that should adorn
anyone’s abode but yours...
can be treasured by someone else while
raising operating revenue for the temple.
If you have read this far, it’s too
late. You know who you are and what
you must start to forage. It’s far easier
than embarking on a presidential campaign.
Ritual - Contact Cindy Barker at [email protected]
Dedicate a set of New HHD prayer books
Dear Congregants,
We have a special opportunity for you to recognize your loved ones – as well as those who are of blessed
memory – by dedicating copies of our new High Holy Days prayer book (Mishkan HaNefesh) in their honor.
The book is scheduled to be ready in time for High Holy Days 2015.
The Ritual Committee is offering Mishkan HaNefesh dedications for $36/set (which includes both Rosh
HaShanah and Yom Kippur books). Your dedication will be considered a tax deductible donation, and the
money will be allocated to the Congregation Beth Tikvah Prayer Book Fund.
The order form is attached below, or you can order it online at the address listed below. The names of the
honorees will be beautifully displayed in the books in perpetuity.
As Rabbi Harvey J. Fields wrote in B’chol L’vavcha, “When I enter a synagogue or join with other Jews in
prayer, a special dimension is added to my life. In those moments, I renew my connection with centuries of
Jewish experience and tradition. Since the prayer book is filled with the words of the prophets and the writings
of rabbis and poets, I become part of my people’s engagement with God.”
We are so pleased to offer a venue for honoring our congregants and their families and friends. May it
offer them the same sense of renewal and connection that we experience as a congregation.
Warm Regards,
Rabbi Rick Kellner
Andy Shafran, President
Cindy Barker, Ritual Chair
Mishkan HaNefesh Dedication Form
or fill out our online form at http://www.bethtikvahcolumbus.org/mishkan-hanefesh-dedication/
Name of donor:
Email: Phone Number:
Number of Sets:
x $36 =
*Please make check payable to Congregation Beth Tikvah
and write Beth Tikvah Prayer Book fund on memo line of check
Set 1
In memory of
In honor of
Name as you would like it to appear:
Set 3
In memory of
In honor of
Name as you would like it to appear:
Honored by:
Address of honoree:
Set 2
In memory of
In honor of
Name as you would like it to appear:
Honored by:
Address of honoree:
Set 4
In memory of
In honor of
Name as you would like it to appear:
Honored by:
Address of honoree:
Honored by:
Address of honoree:
If you would like to dedicate more than four sets of books, please include the information for your additional sets on a separate
sheet of paper. Questions should be sent to Cindy Barker at [email protected].
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Please join Congregation Beth Tikvah’s Sisterhood
for a great girls night of
WINGO
Women’s ONLY Bingo
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center
$45 per person includes dinner, dessert, one bingo card per game & one raffle ticket
5:30 p.m. Registration
6 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Wingo games begin
HURRY! Reserve your spot for a fun evening filled with fabulous friends and FUN GAMES!
Fill out the bottom portion of this flyer and send your reservation in today!
Send form and check made payable to “Congregation Beth Tikvah Sisterhood” to:
Julie Dennison, 315 Slate Run Drive Powell, OH 43065
Name _____________________________________________ Phone # ____________________________
Seating preferences (individual or group) must have ALL reservations filled out and paid together BY April 10
Wingo Player(s):
Individual Qty:________ @ $45 per player = ______________
Please seat me with (10 per table): ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Additional items (presale pricing):
Additional Bingo cards (3 to a sheet) $1.00 each or (7) for $5.00
Qty: _______
= ___________
Raffle Tickets$1.00 each or (7) for $5.00
Qty: _______
= ___________
TOTAL paid: _______________
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Sisterhood - Contact Ilissa Eiferman at [email protected]
BT Sisterhood Happenings
Thank you to all who helped bake or donated ingredients for the Hamantaschen for the Purim Spiel! As always, we appreciate your time and
effort!
March’s SWEET will be at Mellow Mushroom in Dublin. Hope to see
you there!
If you have not yet heard, Sisterhood is very excited to host WINGO
this year! WINGO is a great night of Women’s only Bingo and will feature dinner, dessert, great prizes, an awesome raffle and silent auction
amongst other things. It promises to be a FUN event and will benefit Beth
Tikvah Sisterhood, WRJ and ORT. Mark your calendars for April 28. Be
on the lookout for invitations soon!
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Congregational
Passover Seder
Friday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Services will be at 5 p.m. for those who
need to say Kaddish. Cost for dinner is $36.
Please RSVP by calling the office or online
at https://bethtikvahcolumbus.wufoo.com/
forms/z12fe2380ye2ikl/.
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March / Adar & Nisan
Sunday
Monday
1
9:30 a.m.
Religious School
9:45 a.m.
And you shall teach
them to your children
12:30 p.m. Teen
Program
5 p.m.
43235 Zip Tag
Game Night
5:45 p.m.
Botherhood Dinner
and Bluejackets event
Tuesday
2
8:30 a.m.
Sisterhood Hamentashen Baking
Noon
Women’s Torah
Study
Wednesday
3
4
7:30 p.m.
Executive
Committee
Meeting
Purim
No Hebrew
6:30 p.m.
Purim Spiel
7 p.m.
Shironim Rehearsal
Thursday
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
Beginners
Friday
Saturday
5
11 a.m.
Adult Hebrew Adv.
Beginners
7:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
6
7:15 p.m.
“My legs were
praying”: Social
Action Shabbat
Evening Service
featuring
Shironim
7:30 p.m.
The Jazz of Prayer,
Finance Meeting
8
9
10:30 a.m.
Purim Carnival
7 p.m.
Brotherhood Meeting,
Sunday Night Study
Group
10
Noon
Sisterhood Book
Club
11
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
7 p.m.
Chanting Class
12
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
Beginners
11 a.m.
Adult Hebrew Adv.
Beginners
13
5:45 p.m.
Pre-Oneg
6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Alive
7:30 p.m.
Sunday Morning
Book Group
Speaker
15
9:30 a.m.
Religious School, 4th
grade family ed. day
9:45 a.m.
Adult Education
Lecture Series
12:30 p.m.
Teen Program
3 p.m.
LGBTA group
22
Jr. BethTY Kallah
9 a.m.
Sunday Morning Book
Group @Panera on
Bethel
9:30 a.m.
Religious School,
Parent Tot
12:30 p.m.
Teen Program
6:30 p.m.
Sisterhood SWEET
(Off-site)
7 p.m.
Sunday Night Study
Group
29
No Religious School
16
17
10 a.m.
Shishim Planning
Meeting
18
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
19
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
Beginners
11 a.m.
Adult Hebrew Adv.
Beginners,
7:30 p.m.
Jewish Spirituality
Group
Noon
Downtowners
7 p.m.
Religious School
Committee Meeting
23
24
7 p.m.
Rabbi’s Tisch
25
8:30 a.m.
Israel Over
Breakfast @
Panera on
Henderson w/
Gordon Hecker
12:30 p.m.
Mitzvah Craft
Group
4:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
30
31
7 p.m.
Shironim Rehearsal
15
26
10 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
Beginners
11 a.m.
Adult Hebrew Adv.
Beginners, Mitzvah
Craft Group MeetUp
7 p.m.
Sisterhood Board
Meeting
20
Jr. BethTY Kallah
5:45 p.m.
Tikvah Tots
Service
6:15 p.m.
Tikvah Tots
Dinner
7
9 a.m.
Torah Study
Group
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat
Morning Service
Celebrating the
Bar Mitzvah of
Ian Montgomery
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9 a.m.
Torah Study
Group
10:30 a.m.
Ritual Committee
Shabbat Morning
Service
21
Jr. BethTY Kallah
9 a.m.
Torah Study
Group
7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening
Service
27
7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening
Service
28
9 a.m.
Torah Study
Rabbi Rick Kellner
[email protected]
After-hours call: (614) 407-4354
Rabbi Emeritus Gary Huber
[email protected]
Temple Administrator
Debbie Vinocur
[email protected]
Director of Education
Morissa Freiberg
[email protected]
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Congregation Beth Tikvah
2014-15 Board of Trustees
Andy Shafran, President
[email protected]; 614-430-3164
Ernie Mandell, 1st Vice President
[email protected]; 614-451-6768
Tara Rozen, 2nd Vice President
[email protected]; 614-792-1151
Darla Abraham, Secretary
[email protected]; 614-888-1790
Stu Zweben, Treasurer
[email protected]; 614-764-9845
Patti Price, Past President
[email protected]; 614-738-9304
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 –
Lewis Sanderow
[email protected]; 740-548-0749
FUNDRAISING – Dora Sterling
[email protected]; 614-771-0824
MEMBERSHIP – Debbie King
[email protected]; 740-548-7715
NEW MEMBER CONNECTIONS —
Jen Withee
[email protected]; 614-846-9327
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – Wendi Stern
[email protected]; 614-777-4205
RITUAL – Cindy Barker
[email protected]; 614-793-0864
SISTERHOOD – Ilissa Eiferman
[email protected]; 614-553-7193
SOCIAL ACTION — Alex Nielson-Joseph
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[email protected]; 614-553-7658
YOUTH ACTIVITIES – Andrea Adkins
[email protected]; 614-789-0684
TRUSTEE AT-LARGE – Michael Schecter
[email protected]; 614-841-9493
TRUSTEE AT-LARGE – Judy Weisberg
[email protected]; 614-431-9545
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Ben Azriel - Finance Assistant
[email protected]
Rachel Levin– Communications
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Joanne Notowidigdo—Receptionist
[email protected]
Rachel Shaw— Education Assistant
[email protected]
Cantorial Soloist
John Stefano
“My legs were praying”
Friday, March 6, at 7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening Service celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the
march on Selma. Reverend Charles W. Tatum of the Good Shepard
Baptist Church will be our special speaker. We will also be joined by
their 40-person, large choir who will perform at the conclusion of the
service to help us commemorate the march on Selma.