All remaining November minyanim, including Sunday, are on-line only. We will not gather in the building. We hope you will join us in supporting those who are saying Kaddish.
Happy Thanksgiving! We wish you and yours a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. In observance of the holiday, our offices are closed from Wednesday at noon through Sunday.
Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat services will be held as usual.
KNIT AND CROCHET WITH SISTERHOOD
Knit and Crochet with Sisterhood in the Chapel at Rodeph Sholom! Tuesday, December 6th at 2:00 pm
We are delighted to celebrate Laurin Jacobson as our nominee for the Tampa JCCs and Federation Women of Distinction recognition. We hope you will join us on December 1 at 7:00PM at Rodeph Sholom in honoring Laurin and all the Women of Distinction. Registration is required through Federation's website.Click here to register.
Laurin has been enriching our community for over 30 years. In the Torah, we are taught that on eight occasions Gd asks of someone their location, and receives an answer of "hineni" or "here". There is a lot of commentary as to why an omniscient Gd would need to ask this question. Our rabbis teach that the question was asked so that the responder could make an affirmation that they were ready to serve. in this interpretation, Hineni ִis “I am ready” or “I am prepared” or, more liberally, “I am present and paying close attention to what is being asked of me".
For over 30 years, Laurin has answered "Hineni". She has been our Sisterhood Co-President, Co-Manager of our gift store, a volunteer in the Mitzvah Corp. office, a core member of the choir, a co-leader of Shabbat services, a teacher at the Sunday school, and a tutor of Hebrew and prayer. In the broader community, she is a member of Hadassah and Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, a Hebrew and music teacher at The Hillel School of Tampa, and assists at Allegro Senior Living community. She has been recognized as a Rodeph Sholom Member of The Year and Volunteer of the Year, and by the Israeli American Council for strengthening the Israeli/American youth communities.
We hope you will join us in acknowledging how special Laurin is to our community. Register here.
WE ARE KVELLING!
Jeanette Kuvin Oren, a talented Jewish artist, has designed this year's United States Postal Service (USPS) Hanukkah stamp. Did you know that in 2018 we worked with her to provide a new year-round and High Holiday cover for our Torahs? We are delighted that the talent we saw in her has been recognized by the USPS. Read more about her and the Hanukkah stamp here!
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November 25 Jennifer and Kenneth Turkel
November 28 Grace and Craig Newman Valerie and Lee Tobin
December 1 Maureen and Douglas Cohn
November 26 Nina Bernstein Kristine Weinstein
November 27 Edward Linsky
November 29 Liam LeClair Arielle Solomon Sharon Gold
November 30 Jacob Grossman Michele Montgomery Ronald Linsky
December 1 Joseph Hollander Charlotte Glazer
YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES
Jill Edison Glenn Tobin David Lepow Larry Solomon Binah Barnett Adele Szold Harry Peskind
Harold S. Richman Kyla Portnoy Isaac Simon Adrienne Muslin Laura Bass Loretta Linsky John Brookshire Leni Kramer-Leisner
If you would like to honor your loved one with a Yahrzeit Plaque, please click on the link below.
Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens Plot space is available at the Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens operated by Congregation Rodeph Sholom (formerly the New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery). Rodeph Sholom Members $3,000 and Non-Members $3,500 per plot. Price includes perpetual care. Interfaith family section available. Payment plans may be arranged. Please contact the synagogue office at 813-837-1911 or email at info@rsholom.org.
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