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• This Week
• Upcoming Events!
• BREAD Meeting (Mon. Nov. 24)
• In Other News...
  
• COMMUNITY: Columbus Community-Wide Mitzvah Month
• Don't Forget... (Paper Recycling, Gift Shop)
  
• Temple Beth Shalom Scrip Program
• Now Available: "Cafe Beit Shalom"
• Email Us Your Thoughts!

This Week

Thu. 13 Nov 2008:    7:30pm: WBS-"Women's Minyan" Play @JCC
Fri. 14 Nov 2008:    8:00pm: Erev Shabbat Services with the Sharyonim
Sat. 15 Nov 2008:   10:00am: Jeremy Lifter First Aliyah
                     4:00pm: Tot Shabbat
Sun. 16 Nov 2008:    9:00am: Talmud Torah
Tue. 18 Nov 2008:   12:00pm: WBS Lunch & Learn
                     7:00pm: Adult Hebrew & Intro to Judiasm
Wed. 19 Nov 2008:   12:00pm: Torah Downtown
                     7:30pm: Second Master Plan Presentation

Yahrzeits for Friday, November 14:

Morris Becker         Sarah Brodner
Herbert Byer          Sanna Deutchman
Louis Garfield        Norman Gutfeld
Eric Hirschfeld       Yelizaveta Kaminetskaya
Barbara Rom Krum      Isabelle Jacobs Meyers
Rose Ostrow           Herman Rogovin
Gussie Brener Seiden  Gitlia Shteingolts
Milton Sklar          Helen Valentine

WBS: "Women's Minyan" Play (Thu. Nov. 13)

All temple members are invited to attend Women's Minyan, a play by Naomi Ragen on Thursday, November 13 @ 7:30 p.m. performed by the JCC Gallery Players. We'll meet for dinner at Mozart's in Bexley at 6:00 pm and then see the play at the JCC at 7:30 pm. Play tickets are $10 so let Laurel Zulliger know if you can join us at 575-4577 or lzulliger@insight.rr.com.

Sharyonim Shabbat (Fri. Nov. 14)

The Sharyonim Choir, under the direction of Debbie Costa will be premiering two choral pieces by contemporary Jewish composers: Shabbat Shalom by Bonia Sur and Ruach Elohim by Lisa Levine. Bonia Sur is the Director of Liturgical Music at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lisa Levine is the Cantor at Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Both composers have had a huge impact on music in the Reform Jewish Movement in America. Please join The Sharyonim Choir Friday, November 14th at 8:00 P.M. for this special Shabbat Service.

Havdalah Tot Shabbat! (Sat. Nov. 15)

Join Rabbi Benjy, Mindy Agin, Leah Apothaker and lots more friends for a fun-filled time on Shabbat afternoon, Saturday, November 15th at 4:00pm! We will tell stories, sing songs, make art projects, and even eat a delicious snack! It will be more fun than watching Dora the Explorer and Diego! Please RSVP to rsvp@tbsohio.org or 855-4882 by 11/13.

WBS Lunch & Learn (Tue. Nov. 18)

Our Lunch and Learn on November 18th at noon in the social hall will take us in somewhat a different direction with the dicussion of Lech L'cha. We hope to see you there. The Ten Minutes Of Torah we will discuss can be found at http://tmt.urj.net/archives/1torahstudy/110308.htm.

Second Architect Master Plan Presentation (Wed. Nov. 19)

Did you miss the Architect's Master Plan Presentation in October? If so, don't worry-the Facilities Needs Assessment Committee invites you to attend the Second Architect Master Plan Presentation on Wednesday, November 19th at 7:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to review and discuss the possible expansion of the Temple facilities-don't miss it!

Upcoming Events!

BREAD Meeting (Mon. Nov. 24)

Your TBS BREAD team house meetings has resulted in three problem areas that your greater BREAD Organization wishes to narrow to one on Monday, November 24 at Faith Ministries, 2747 Agler Road (Agler and Sunbury Rds) at 7:00 pm.  Rabbi Apothaker will deliver the opening charge.

The issues to be considered are:

• Neighborhood Blight: vacant/boarded up homes/strip mall stores, foreclosures; crime; trash and overgrown lots, illegal dumping
• Cultural/Behavioral Barriers to education, employment and full participation in society: racial profiling, language barriers, safe haven for youth, mentoring (esp. in single parent families, transition from incarceration, financial illiteracy
• Schools: poor K-12 education, kids not ready to start K; too much time on preparation for testing, parents not involved, high rates of truancy, privatization of school, vouchers, unequal school funding

Please be part of the process of Tikkun-Olam-World-Mending that will choose one of these three problem areas for research and action by our Nehemiah Action Meeting on May 4, 2009.

In Other News...

COMMUNITY: Columbus Community-Wide Mitzvah Month

November is the Columbus Community-Wide Mitzvah Month. The project Lend a Hand, Touch a Heart offers individuals and families a variety of local Mitzvah projects in which to participate. Collection boxes for luggage, linen, toiletries, coats, and books will be located in the TBS lower lobby through Nov. 14. Luggage & Tote bags will be collected for The National Council of Jewish Women initiative. Linen & Toiletries will be collected for the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless. Books will be sent to the Wexner Heritage Village Library. Coats and jackets will go to Jackets for Jackets, an annual Columbus Blue Jackets charity drive.

The community wide Mitzvah Action Day is Sunday Nov 16; one-day volunteer opportunities are offered to participants. The Community Action day will conclude with a community-wide dinner at the JCC from 5:30-7:00 PM. For more info, visit www.mitzvahmonthcolumbus.org.

Don't Forget...

• Do Two Mitzvahs In One. As you are cleaning out for the next school year, remember you can use the recycling bin at the back of the TBS parking lot and help us earn some extra money for Temple projects. Save it up, and bring it here. We'll be happy to turn your trash into treasure.
  

• The TBS Gift Shop will have a pre-Hanukkah sale of all in-stock merchandise. Everything will be 20% off during the month of November. Please call 855-4882 and let us know when you'd like to shop. --Tammie and Arlene

Temple Beth Shalom Scrip Program

Scrip is a term that means "substitute money". When you purchase scrip, you're purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials—and with every purchase, you earn revenue for the Temple. Purchasing scrip is an easy fundraiser in which to participate. You contribute to the Temple by making regular household purchases you would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip. Check with TBS Scrip Coordinator David Neubauer (253-7654) for the latest participating retailer list, or visit www.glscrip.com. Then put your shopping dollars to work for the Temple!

Now Available: "Cafe Beit Shalom"

We are proud to make available "Cafe Beit Shalom" in the Temple mezzanine area, open anytime during Temple hours. There's fresh Seattle's Best coffee available, free WiFi internet access, and several newspapers and magazines (including the Sunday New York Times). The environment is geared towards parents whose children are in Talmud Torah Sunday School, but all are welcome anytime the Temple is open.

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 Joan Wurmbrand (direction of the Temple)
  
• drabbia@tbsohio.org - Rabbi Howard Apothaker
• rabbibenjy@tbsohio.org - Education Director Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev
  
• ainlander@tbsohio.org - Executive Director Adam Inlander
  
• 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!