A Message I Wish I Did Not Have To Write
Once again, Israel faces crisis. Once again you, as I, will receive a multitude of appeals for funds.
You may recall that earlier this year the Masorti Foundation worked with our colleagues in the Conservative movement to coordinate fundraising efforts. We were successful in providing support not only for programs in and for residents of Sderot and nearby areas, including support for summer day camp for young children, but also in underwriting the bulk of the cost for significant physical improvements to the Masorti kehilla in Ashkelon. This was especially important because of the 200 young children in the gan program at the kehilla.
We need your help again.
Day trips out of the affected areas have proven to be quite important from a psychological perspective. The Masorti movement in Israel has already sponsored close to 40 trips from Sderot. Participants are selected by local community organizations. All trips include sightseeing and a good restaurant meal. Masorti will now do more such trips, and will expand them to include the Ashkelon area.
Masorti will also provide special programming in both Sderot and Ashkelon through its NOAM youth group and MAROM program for college age young adults. The MAROM programming in Sderot, in conjunction with Sapir College, has already been able to involve several hundred. More work needs to be done in Ashkelon, including more reinforcement for the kindergarten area, air conditioning for the shelters, more protective covering for windows and funding for a social worker to help with problems of traumatic stress among the children.
Masorti rabbis, as was true during the time of the Lebanon War, will be visiting in Ashkelon, Ashdod (where there is also a Masorti kehilla), Sderot and other areas to provide counseling and support.
Funds are urgently needed for all of the above. Checks should be sent to the Masorti Foundation, 475 Riverside Drive Suite 832, New York, NY 10115. Checks should be marked Emergency Appeal. Online contributions can be made at www.masorti.org. Click on Contributions and then in Gift Allocation click Emergency Appeal.
If there are questions, please call the Masorti Foundation office at 212-870-2216.
David H. Lissy
Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel
12/20/08
Coming in January! -- From the President
Men’s Club Brunch Series
Every month the Men’s Club hosts a brunch in the upper social hall. Brunch begins about 10:30 and we usually finish by 11:30. We will feature a delicious brunch and have a speaker dicussing interesting and timely topics. We had another great Brunch in November; thank you to Bill Cohen from the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse Bureau who led an interesting discussion about the election and its implications for Ohio. Our brunch series continues on Sunday, Jan. 11, when we welcome TI members Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown and Franklin County Commissioner Marilyn Brown. They will lead a lively discusion on Jewish invovement in public service. We look forward to our February Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 1, when we sponsor the annual Scholar-In-Residence brunch.
What is Keruv
The word "keruv" is Hebrew, and its root means "to bring close." As the word implies, keruv initiatives are aimed at bringing people closer to the synagogue, the Jewish community, and Jewish life itself. The Federation of Jewish Men's Club and the USCJ's Keruv initiatives, seek to provide guidance and comfort to those within congregations who are intermarried, whose children are intermarried, or who have extended family of another faith. The issue of intermarriage confronts us as a community and within our own families. Given the fact of the dual faith marriage, how do we reach out to encourage these families to adopt a Jewish lifestyle, indeed to increase their involvement in Jewish life? Where do we begin as a congregation and as individuals to transform ourselves to make this outreach a success? Should this be a priority at this time?
Here at Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Vice President Bill Chronister and Treasurer Matthew Kennedy are leading the effort. If you have questions, please share them with Bill and Matt.
Poker Night
Why not go all-in?! We earned a Silver Torch Award at the Federation Convention for our monthly poker game. In September we held our first Tournement and raised over $1000. See what the excitement is all about! Play no-limits Texas hold-em with us every month. Our next Poker night is on Thursday January 8th. Games begin at 6:30 and end at 9:30. The locations are TBA. Buy-in is $30 and $5 for dinner. See you there. For more information, please contact Doug Segerman djsegerman@earthlink.net.
Sunday Morning Café and Wednesday Morning Minyan
We look forward to bringing you a delightful nosh on Sunday mornings as you go to class, drop your children off for school or drop in to daven. Each Sunday Morning that Hebrew School is in session the Men’s Club Café will be open in the atrium. The menu includes bagels with the fixins, orange juice, coffee, and hot chocolate. There are tables set up in the atrium for people to sit at and enjoy their breakfast. Don’t forget, we also provide breakfast after minyan on Wednesday mornings.
Did You Know. . .?
Every month we join other local synagogue members and visit Jewish prisoners. Keep your calendars open for a future Men’s Club Brunch to discuss this important topic.
Would you like to donate books for the prisoners? The Men’s Club and the TI Library are teaming up to collect books to bring to Jewish Prisoners. If you have books to donate, please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com or Helen Chronister at hchronister@tiferethisrael.org.
Last month the Men’s Club took a road trip to Canton to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
This year The Men’s Club will be donating new text books for the religious school.
Other activities the Men’s Club participates in include the spring planting of flowers around the synagogue.
Men's Club members and their families are invited to participate in all our activities and community events.
World Wide Wrap and Build-A-Pair
This year the Men’s Club will is partnering with the Hebrew School in a new educational program called Build-a-Pair. This is a comprehensive and fun learning program to introduce 5th graders to the joy and mitzvah of Tefillin in Jewish life. Students will practice writing their Hebrew/Jewish names and the Shema (first line) to insert into pre-made wooden Tefillin boxes. Students decorate the boxes in any creative way they wish, allowing for personal expression. The program culminates at the World Wide Wrap on Sunday, February 1st where students join their parents in donning their Tefillin. This year WWW coincides with our Scholar-In-Residence weekend and we will have a terrific brunch immediately after services.
If you would like to wrap tefillin for the first time or if you would like to wrap tefillin again please join us. If you are able to volunteer with this exciting program or would like more information please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com .
Men’s Club/Sisterhood Shabbat
Brush up on your davening and Torah reading and participate in our Shabbat service on Saturday January 10th. If you would like to participate, please contact Greg Margulies gmarguli@gmail.com
Looking to the Future
Other events we will be doing this year inclde, the return of Quiz Night to Tifereth Israel on Saturday, January 24th at 7:30 PM, The Purim Carnival Sunday March 8th. Please volunteer or join us in all these exciting events.
Join The Men’s Club
With so many exciting things going on you should be a part of it. Renew your membership. Current members will receive a renewal request via e-mail. Please renew as soon as possible, still only $36. Please renew by email, this saves us the cost of mailing out the renewal applications. You will also be able to join on-line using Paypal. Visit us on-line at http://tiferethisrael.org/SocialActivities/MensClub.htm . You can also blog with us at our new site www.ctimensclub.blogspot.com . If you are not yet a member and would like to join the Men’s Club please contact me at drlevy@ohioctvs.com, or sign up on line. If you bring in a new member you will receive Men’s Club T-Shirts (donated by Larry Levine). The shirt says “Tifereth Israel Men’s Club” on the front and “IT’S A GUY THING” on the back. We are also selling them for $12. It is a bargain either way.
Please detach and return this renewal and application form along with your $36 donation to the Tifereth Israel Men’s Club, 1354 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205.
Every month the Men’s Club hosts a brunch in the upper social hall. Brunch begins about 10:30 and we usually finish by 11:30. We will feature a delicious brunch and have a speaker dicussing interesting and timely topics. We had another great Brunch in November; thank you to Bill Cohen from the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse Bureau who led an interesting discussion about the election and its implications for Ohio. Our brunch series continues on Sunday, Jan. 11, when we welcome TI members Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown and Franklin County Commissioner Marilyn Brown. They will lead a lively discusion on Jewish invovement in public service. We look forward to our February Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 1, when we sponsor the annual Scholar-In-Residence brunch.
What is Keruv
The word "keruv" is Hebrew, and its root means "to bring close." As the word implies, keruv initiatives are aimed at bringing people closer to the synagogue, the Jewish community, and Jewish life itself. The Federation of Jewish Men's Club and the USCJ's Keruv initiatives, seek to provide guidance and comfort to those within congregations who are intermarried, whose children are intermarried, or who have extended family of another faith. The issue of intermarriage confronts us as a community and within our own families. Given the fact of the dual faith marriage, how do we reach out to encourage these families to adopt a Jewish lifestyle, indeed to increase their involvement in Jewish life? Where do we begin as a congregation and as individuals to transform ourselves to make this outreach a success? Should this be a priority at this time?
Here at Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Vice President Bill Chronister and Treasurer Matthew Kennedy are leading the effort. If you have questions, please share them with Bill and Matt.
Poker Night
Why not go all-in?! We earned a Silver Torch Award at the Federation Convention for our monthly poker game. In September we held our first Tournement and raised over $1000. See what the excitement is all about! Play no-limits Texas hold-em with us every month. Our next Poker night is on Thursday January 8th. Games begin at 6:30 and end at 9:30. The locations are TBA. Buy-in is $30 and $5 for dinner. See you there. For more information, please contact Doug Segerman djsegerman@earthlink.net.
Sunday Morning Café and Wednesday Morning Minyan
We look forward to bringing you a delightful nosh on Sunday mornings as you go to class, drop your children off for school or drop in to daven. Each Sunday Morning that Hebrew School is in session the Men’s Club Café will be open in the atrium. The menu includes bagels with the fixins, orange juice, coffee, and hot chocolate. There are tables set up in the atrium for people to sit at and enjoy their breakfast. Don’t forget, we also provide breakfast after minyan on Wednesday mornings.
Did You Know. . .?
Every month we join other local synagogue members and visit Jewish prisoners. Keep your calendars open for a future Men’s Club Brunch to discuss this important topic.
Would you like to donate books for the prisoners? The Men’s Club and the TI Library are teaming up to collect books to bring to Jewish Prisoners. If you have books to donate, please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com or Helen Chronister at hchronister@tiferethisrael.org.
Last month the Men’s Club took a road trip to Canton to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
This year The Men’s Club will be donating new text books for the religious school.
Other activities the Men’s Club participates in include the spring planting of flowers around the synagogue.
Men's Club members and their families are invited to participate in all our activities and community events.
World Wide Wrap and Build-A-Pair
This year the Men’s Club will is partnering with the Hebrew School in a new educational program called Build-a-Pair. This is a comprehensive and fun learning program to introduce 5th graders to the joy and mitzvah of Tefillin in Jewish life. Students will practice writing their Hebrew/Jewish names and the Shema (first line) to insert into pre-made wooden Tefillin boxes. Students decorate the boxes in any creative way they wish, allowing for personal expression. The program culminates at the World Wide Wrap on Sunday, February 1st where students join their parents in donning their Tefillin. This year WWW coincides with our Scholar-In-Residence weekend and we will have a terrific brunch immediately after services.
If you would like to wrap tefillin for the first time or if you would like to wrap tefillin again please join us. If you are able to volunteer with this exciting program or would like more information please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com .
Men’s Club/Sisterhood Shabbat
Brush up on your davening and Torah reading and participate in our Shabbat service on Saturday January 10th. If you would like to participate, please contact Greg Margulies gmarguli@gmail.com
Looking to the Future
Other events we will be doing this year inclde, the return of Quiz Night to Tifereth Israel on Saturday, January 24th at 7:30 PM, The Purim Carnival Sunday March 8th. Please volunteer or join us in all these exciting events.
Join The Men’s Club
With so many exciting things going on you should be a part of it. Renew your membership. Current members will receive a renewal request via e-mail. Please renew as soon as possible, still only $36. Please renew by email, this saves us the cost of mailing out the renewal applications. You will also be able to join on-line using Paypal. Visit us on-line at http://tiferethisrael.org/SocialActivities/MensClub.htm . You can also blog with us at our new site www.ctimensclub.blogspot.com . If you are not yet a member and would like to join the Men’s Club please contact me at drlevy@ohioctvs.com, or sign up on line. If you bring in a new member you will receive Men’s Club T-Shirts (donated by Larry Levine). The shirt says “Tifereth Israel Men’s Club” on the front and “IT’S A GUY THING” on the back. We are also selling them for $12. It is a bargain either way.
Please detach and return this renewal and application form along with your $36 donation to the Tifereth Israel Men’s Club, 1354 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205.
12/6/08
The schedule for December and January
Please plan to attend these upcoming December and January Tifereth Israel Men's Club events!
Men’s Club Brunch Series: Every month, the Men’s Club will hold a brunch in the upper social hall. Brunch begins about 10:15 and we usually finish by 11:30. We will feature a delicious brunch and have a speaker dicussing interesting and timely topics.
Our brunch series continues on Sunday December 14 when discuss our new Keruv initiative; we welcome Gary Smith, president of the brotherhood at Cincinnati's Adath Israel Congregation and an FJMC Keruv consultant. Please join us. Brunch is open to members and non-members.
What is Keruv: We know that, increasingly, our families are growing to include members who aren't yet, and might never become, Jewish. But do these families feel as comfortable as we might hope they would when visiting the synagogue and taking part in social activities?
Men's Clubs across the nation have begun addressing these questions with an eye toward helping all of our Jewish families in their many forms find a home here. The word "keruv" is Hebrew, and its root means "to bring close." As the word implies, keruv initiatives are aimed at bringing people closer to the synagogue, the Jewish community, and Jewish life itself.
The Federation of Jewish Men's Club and the USCJ's Keruv initiatives, seek to provide guidance and comfort to those within congregations who are intermarried, whose children are intermarried, or who have extended family of another faith.Here at Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Vice President Bill Chronister and Treasurer Matthew Kennedy are leading the effort. If you have questions, please share them with Bill and Matt, or bring them to our Men's Club brunch on Dec. 14.
Poker Night -- Why not go all-in?! Play no-limits Texas hold-em with us every month. Our next Poker night is on Thursday, December 11, at Mike Sobul's house. Games begin at 6:30 and end at 9:30. Buy-in is $30 and $5 for dinner. See you there. For more information, please contact Doug Segerman djsegerman@earthlink.net.
Chanukah Dinner: We are proud to co-sponsor this year’s congregational Chanukah Dinner on Sunday December 21st the first night of Chanukah! There will be activities for young kids and old kids (Us!) alike. We will introduce our new quiz game Are you smarter than a Rabbi? There will be a delicious meal, lots of latkas and a dreidel spinning contest. We need volunteers to help set-up, cook, and clean up. For more information, contact Dale Levy drlevy@ohioctvs.com or Gary Gillett gillett@buckeyking.com.
Men’s Club/Sisterhood Shabbat: Brush up on your davening and Torah reading and participate in our Shabbat service on Saturday January 12th. If you would like to participate please contact Greg Margulies gmarguli@gmail.com.
Quiz Night Returns: After a one-year hiatus, Quiz Night is returning to CTI, sponsored by the Men's Club. This fun and challenging event will be on Saturday, January 24 at 7:30. The announcement flier and registration form is attached. Get your teams together and your registration forms in early. For more information, contact Mike Sobul at Lsobul@wowway.com.
Build-a-Pair and the World Wide Wrap: In the coming year the Men’s Club will be partnering with the Hebrew School in a new educational program called Build-a-Pair. This is a comprehensive and fun learning program to introduce 5th-graders to the joy and mitzvah of Teffilin in Jewish life. Students will practice writing their Hebrew/Jewish names and the SHEMA (first line) to insert into pre-made wooden Teffilin boxes.
Students decorate the boxes in any creative way they wish, allowing for personal expression. The program culminates at the World Wide Wrap on February 1 where students join their parents in donning their Tefillin.
If you are able to volunteer with this exciting program or would like more information please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com . We are always happy to be of service.
Men’s Club Brunch Series: Every month, the Men’s Club will hold a brunch in the upper social hall. Brunch begins about 10:15 and we usually finish by 11:30. We will feature a delicious brunch and have a speaker dicussing interesting and timely topics.
Our brunch series continues on Sunday December 14 when discuss our new Keruv initiative; we welcome Gary Smith, president of the brotherhood at Cincinnati's Adath Israel Congregation and an FJMC Keruv consultant. Please join us. Brunch is open to members and non-members.
What is Keruv: We know that, increasingly, our families are growing to include members who aren't yet, and might never become, Jewish. But do these families feel as comfortable as we might hope they would when visiting the synagogue and taking part in social activities?
Men's Clubs across the nation have begun addressing these questions with an eye toward helping all of our Jewish families in their many forms find a home here. The word "keruv" is Hebrew, and its root means "to bring close." As the word implies, keruv initiatives are aimed at bringing people closer to the synagogue, the Jewish community, and Jewish life itself.
The Federation of Jewish Men's Club and the USCJ's Keruv initiatives, seek to provide guidance and comfort to those within congregations who are intermarried, whose children are intermarried, or who have extended family of another faith.Here at Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Vice President Bill Chronister and Treasurer Matthew Kennedy are leading the effort. If you have questions, please share them with Bill and Matt, or bring them to our Men's Club brunch on Dec. 14.
Poker Night -- Why not go all-in?! Play no-limits Texas hold-em with us every month. Our next Poker night is on Thursday, December 11, at Mike Sobul's house. Games begin at 6:30 and end at 9:30. Buy-in is $30 and $5 for dinner. See you there. For more information, please contact Doug Segerman djsegerman@earthlink.net.
Chanukah Dinner: We are proud to co-sponsor this year’s congregational Chanukah Dinner on Sunday December 21st the first night of Chanukah! There will be activities for young kids and old kids (Us!) alike. We will introduce our new quiz game Are you smarter than a Rabbi? There will be a delicious meal, lots of latkas and a dreidel spinning contest. We need volunteers to help set-up, cook, and clean up. For more information, contact Dale Levy drlevy@ohioctvs.com or Gary Gillett gillett@buckeyking.com.
Men’s Club/Sisterhood Shabbat: Brush up on your davening and Torah reading and participate in our Shabbat service on Saturday January 12th. If you would like to participate please contact Greg Margulies gmarguli@gmail.com.
Quiz Night Returns: After a one-year hiatus, Quiz Night is returning to CTI, sponsored by the Men's Club. This fun and challenging event will be on Saturday, January 24 at 7:30. The announcement flier and registration form is attached. Get your teams together and your registration forms in early. For more information, contact Mike Sobul at Lsobul@wowway.com.
Build-a-Pair and the World Wide Wrap: In the coming year the Men’s Club will be partnering with the Hebrew School in a new educational program called Build-a-Pair. This is a comprehensive and fun learning program to introduce 5th-graders to the joy and mitzvah of Teffilin in Jewish life. Students will practice writing their Hebrew/Jewish names and the SHEMA (first line) to insert into pre-made wooden Teffilin boxes.
Students decorate the boxes in any creative way they wish, allowing for personal expression. The program culminates at the World Wide Wrap on February 1 where students join their parents in donning their Tefillin.
If you are able to volunteer with this exciting program or would like more information please contact Dale Levy at drlevy@ohioctvs.com . We are always happy to be of service.
Build-a-Pair kicks off at Tifereth Israel
Men's Club President Dale Levy describes Tefillin and explains what students will be doing in the course leading up to the 2009 World Wide Wrap at Congregationl Tifereth Israel.Bill Cohen puts elections in perspective
Reporter Bill Cohen receives his official Men’s Club mug from President Dale Levy after speaking on Nov. 9
The Tifereth Israel Men’s Club welcomed Bill Cohen of the Statehouse News Bureau and National Public Radio to the latest installment of its brunch speaker series on Sunday, November 9th. Cohen continued the unspoken theme of speaking about issues hitting close to home begun by previous speakers Frances Strickland and Howard Schottenstein by focusing on a topic that has been at the forefront of news in Ohio for almost two years now: the recent election.
Cohen is now in his 34th year of news reporting for Ohio's public radio and TV stations. He can be heard regularly on national radio programs such as “Marketplace," NPR’s "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition," the weekly public TV show, "The State of Ohio," and Ohio News Network’s "Capitol Square," which he also produces. In 2002, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors gave him its national first place award for best radio beat reporting on state government and in 2004, The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters presented Cohen with its annual "Lifetime Achievement Award."The talk was well-timed to summarize the results of the national and statewide elections. He provided his keen insights colored with a rich historical perspective on the Obama and McCain campaigns, the hotly-contested statewide issues over payday lending and casino gambling and key congressional races. A lively question and answer period touched on many other important issues highlighted by Bill’s predictions on significant 2010 statewide voter issues.
The next brunch speaker series event will feature Gary Smith, president of Men’s Club at Adath Israel Congregation in Cincinnati and a Federation of Jewish Men’s Club (FJMC) Keruv consultant. Called by fellow consultant Stephen Lachter of Washington DC “the most profound and important thing going on in the Conservative movement today,” Keruv (which means "bring near" in Hebrew and is therefore a term frequently used for outreach information) is a FJMC initiative to integrate non-Jewish members of families into synagogue life and the Jewish community. Please join us on Sunday December 14th at 10:30am at Tifereth Israel for this very important topic of discussion.
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