The eWindow

• This Week
• Upcoming Events!
  
• BeSTY Purim Carnival (Fri. Mar. 21)
• Talmud Torah Spring Break
  
• March Fourth Friday (Fri. Mar. 28)
• WBS Women's Seder (Wed. Apr. 9)
  
• Talmud Torah Passover Break
  
• Community Programming
  
• Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination (Mon. Mar. 31)
  
• Columbus Jewish Federation Campership Incentive Program (Due Tue. Apr. 1)
  
• Don't Forget...
  
• Friendly Faces Wanted!
  
• Talmud Torah Mitkadem Materials for Home Use Available
  
• Email Us Your Thoughts!

This Week

Thu. 13 Mar 2008:   11:00am: Kibbitz & Knit
Fri. 14 Mar 2008:    7:00pm: Congregational Meet & Greet for
                             Asst. Rabbi Candidate Daniel Schwartz
                     8:00pm: Erev Shabbat Services
Sun. 16 Mar 2008:    9:00am: Talmud Torah
                     9:00am: Assistant Rabbi Candidates Open Feedback Session
                     7:00pm: TBS Board Meeting
Tue. 18 Mar 2008:   12:00pm: WBS Lunch & Learn
                     7:00pm: Taste of Judaism
                     7:30pm: Sharyonim Rehearsal

Yahrzeits for Friday, March 14

Ceil Binder        Shirley Bronstein
Arthur Cadel       Jenny Camazine
Jack Daner         Morris Dicker
Thomas Dubin       Sylvia Einhorn
Harry Friedlander  Linda Gross
John Jarvis        Albert Krivo
Bernard L. Krum    Eugene Lunn
Jan Madorsky       Simon Mart
Evelyn Richmond    Wesley Silver
Jerome Steinberg

New Arrival Time: Special Purim Celebration for High School Students (Sun. Mar. 16)

Temple Beth Shalom Talmud Torah High School Students should arrive 1/2 hour early this Sunday at 10:00 am for a special Purim holiday celebration with the Community Teen Program for special needs. This includes students in 8th, 9th and 10th grades. Dismissal will be early also. All high school students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. Please arrange drop-off and pick-up for this special schedule.

Assistant Rabbi Candidates Open Feedback Session (Sun. Mar. 16)

The Temple Beth Shalom Board of Trustees is currently working on hiring an Assistant Rabbi to help strengthen our Religious School and Youth programming in addition to providing additional rabbinic support for our growing congregation. The Board is seeking feedback from the Congregation-at-Large. An opportunity to provide feedback on the candidates will be available on Sunday, March 16th from 9am to 10:30am; if you are unable to attend this session, please feel free to contact any TBS Board Member with feedback.

WBS Lunch & Learn (Tue. Mar. 18)

Please join us for Lunch and Learn on Tuesday March 18th at Noon in the Social Hall. Rabbi will lead the discussion based on the Ten Minutes of Torah from February 7, 2008. We look forward to seeing you there.

General Call For Purim Spiel Singers (Tue. Mar. 18)

This year's Purim Spiel is March 21st at 6:15pm. We will have a rock-and-roll theme that anyone can participate in. If you're interested in participating as a singer for the Spiel, you can show up this next Tuesday night (18th) at 7:30pm for the rehearsal, or contact Nick Ciranni at nciranni@yahoo.com.

Upcoming Events!

BeSTY Purim Carnival (Fri. Mar. 21)

Temple Beth Shalom's Senior Youth Group BeSTY will be sponsoring a Purim Carnival Friday March 21 at 7:15 pm immediately following the Purim Shpiel. Please join us for children's games, hot dogs and Hamentashen! Fun for all ages! Wear a costume if you have one! Religious school parents look for a flyer being sent home from school this Sunday with more info.

Talmud Torah Spring Break

Temple Beth Shalom's Talmud Torah Spring Break will take place in the last week of March. There will be NO SCHOOL on Sunday, March 23, 2008, Wednesday, March 26, 2008, or Sunday, March 30, 2008.

March Fourth Friday (Fri. Mar. 28)

For Fourth Friday on March 28th we will be visiting a new Italian restaurant, Mezzo Italian Kitchen & Wine. Mezzo is located at 130 Creekside Plaza in Gahanna. TBS members who have been there report that both the food and the atmosphere is great. And we know that the company will be stimulating. So try to join your TBS friends at 6 pm on March 28th at Mezzo for dinner before services. Please call or email Nancy Brown by March 26th to reserve a spot: 737-4011 or ngbrown@columbus.rr.com.

WBS Women's Seder (Wed. Apr. 9)

Women of all faiths are cordially invited to attend the Women of Beth Shalom Tenth Annual Women's Seder on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 6:00 pm. Dinner, haggadahs and ceremonial seder foods provided. Please mark your calendar to explore the symbols and meanings of Passover in a community of women. For further information call the TBS office at 614-855-4882.

Talmud Torah Passover Break 

Temple Beth Shalom's Talmud Torah will have the holiday of Passover off. There will be NO SCHOOL on Sunday, April 20, 2008 or Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

Community Programming

Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination (Mon. Mar. 31)

The Ohio State University Libraries are pleased to present a five-part reading and discussion series called "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature – Identity and Imagination," which explores Jewish literature and culture though scholar-led discussions of contemporary and classic books on a common theme. The library's series will explore the theme Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel, and will be led by Dr. Steven Fink, Melton Center faculty member and professor of English at The Ohio State University.

The book discussions will be held on Monday evenings, March 31, April 14, April 28, May 5, and May 19 from 7:00-8:30pm in the seminar room adjacent to the Cartoon Research Library in the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St. Registration is required for the free reading and discussion series, and is open to interested adults in the community who are able to participate in all 5 discussions. To register for the series, or for details, contact Donna Distel at letstalkmodern@gmail.com or call 614.292.2594.

Columbus Jewish Federation Campership Incentive Program (Due Tue. Apr. 1)

The Columbus Jewish Federation Campership Incentive Program was created in consultation with the Foundation for Jewish Camping and support from The Columbus Jewish Foundation for the singular purpose of increasing the number of children benefiting from the transformative experience of Jewish summer camp. It is specifically geared towards children who lack daily exposure to Jewish education. The program provides financial incentives to Jewish families in Columbus sending their child(ren) to a Jewish summer camp for the first or second summer. Grants are available to any Jewish child aged 8–16 who lives in the Central Ohio area, who has either never attended Jewish overnight camp for three or more consecutive weeks or has done so only once. Multiple children from a single family are eligible to receive separate grants and will be considered separate grantees.

The program provides gifts of $1,250 to first year campers, and for the summer of 2008 only, $750 to second year returning campers. A grant from the Campership Program is not need-based or contingent on other scholarship or financial aid dollars. Any questions with respect to the program should be directed to Nancy Rosen at nrosen@tcjf.org.

Don't Forget...

• The Gift Shop is available by calling the TBS office at 855-4882 for an appointment.
  

Friendly Faces Wanted!

Welcome back to the Shabbat Greeter program. We are looking for friendly faces to volunteer to hand out prayer books and welcome members for Friday night services. You can volunteer once or multiple times over the course of the year; whichever works best for you! Sign up with a friend or family member. This is an easy way to get involved and meet fellow congregation members. Please contact Lynn Dobb at ldobb@columbus.rr.com or 895-7917 or Trina Moffat at tmoffat@tbsohio.org or 855-4882 if you would like to participate. We look forward to seeing your friendly faces!

Talmud Torah Mitkadem Materials for Home Use Available

We are using a new Hebrew prayer program called Mitkadem. Part of the program’s success comes from the fact that students are able to work through each level, called a Ramah, at their own pace. Given that all Mitkadem activities are designed to be self-instructing, they can be easily worked on at home. In response to parent requests for ways in which their children can reinforce their Hebrew studies at home, we are offing an optional home-based component to the Mitkadem Hebrew Program. If you are interested, you and your child can sign up to receive copies of Mitkadem materials for use at home. Details and an order form are available at http://www.tbsohio.org/eWindow/MitkademHomeHebrewMaterialsOrderForm.pdf.

Email Us Your Thoughts!

Got something to say to us? We have many email addresses for your feedback. Direct your comments to the appropriate email address and you can get a response that much faster! They are:

• listening@tbsohio.org - Congregant Concerns and Comments Feedback (watched very closely!)
  
• president@tbsohio.org - President Ellery Cadel (direction of the Temple)
  
• drabbia@tbsohio.org - Rabbi Howard Apothaker
• ainlander@tbsohio.org - Executive Director Adam Inlander
  
• ltallan@tbsohio.org - Education Director Lynn Tallan
  
• windoweditor@tbsohio.org - Submissions for The Window (our monthly paper newsletter)
• ewindow@tbsohio.org - Submissions for The eWindow (the weekly email newsletter - you're reading it now!)
• tbs@tbsohio.org - General Inquiries

We look forward to hearing from you!