Weekly Services Sunday 9:15 AM
Mon-Fri. 7:15 AM
Friday 6:00 PM
Parashat
Vayeira
Leadership Rabbi
Joshua Hearshen Cantor
Andres Kornworcel Education Director
Judy Van Der Stelt President
Steve Haubenstock Executive Director
Ken Kahn
Shabbat Morning Services
Shacharit / Morning Service - 9:30 AM
Torah Service - 10:15 AM
Musaf / additional service - 11:15 AM
Complimentary Kiddush luncheon - 11:45 AM
Throw on your jeans and get your kids in their jammies for a fun and casual Shabbat celebration! Children receive a special "PJ Masks" kippah or hairbow to keep!
5th & 6th Grade Class Dinner
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
We are planning a Shabbat dinner for the Rodeph Sholom 5th & 6th graders and their families for Friday, November 9th. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend! We are planning to meet at synagogue for Friday night services at 6 p.m. but will leave after the Kabbalat Shabbat portion of the service (around 6:30 p.m.) to head to dinner together. For a little change of scenery and a more intimate experience, we will be having the dinner in a home instead of at the synagogue. Jamie & Daniel Fernandez have graciously offered to host the dinner at their home, 3320 W. San Nicholas St., Tampa.
The cost per family is $25. Please list names of family members attending in the Notes section when registering.
A Salute to our Troops!
Come and enjoy a Shabbat service like none other. If you would like to make a contribution or help sponsor the Kiddush luncheon please call the office.
Love Concert
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 5:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening full of Opera, Broadway, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino & Spanish love songs! Tanya Greenblatt, Beth Schlossberg, Joy Katzen Guthrie, Tami Bulmash, The Flexible Four Barbershop Quartet & Andres Kornworcel will make you fall in love!
Hors D'oeuvres and Wine Reception will follow the concert.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Join us at St. John's Church for a communal gathering to celebrate the numerous blessings that all of us have been given in our lives. Our two communities will gather the week of Thanksgiving to celebrate our faith, our community and our gratitude. We will be collecting food and money for Metropolitan Ministries so please bring nonperishable food and/or money for this great organization in our community.
Disney Shabbat
Friday, November 30, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Join us for a Disney-themed Shabbat service for all ages! Fun Disney tunes for the Shabbat prayers. Disney costumes for kids are welcome!
Pizza & Pasta Party in the social hall following services. Open to the community. Bring your family & friends!
Past Presidents Shabbat & Kiddush Luncheon
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Join us for Shabbat Services & Kiddush Luncheon honoring our Past Presidents and their families.
Recognize a Past President for their dedication to Congregation Rodeph Sholom with a tribute ad. To register or reserve a tribute ad click on the button below or call the office at 813-837-1911 by November 19, 2018.
The Florida Holocaust Museum
"The Last Goodbye" - A virtual reality film experience
View now through January 16, 2019
The film takes a virtual reality tour through a concentration camp, featuring Pinchas Gutter's visit to the site of the Nazi death camp Majdanek in Poland.Click here for additional information on the film.
Are you looking for a meaningful, rewarding volunteer experience?
Would you like to help make the synagogue more vibrant in the future?
Rodeph Sholom needs your help!
We have some very important board positions that are open. Talented people
are needed for Membership chair, Fundraising chair and at large board members.
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please let us know by calling the synagogue or emailing President@RSholom.org.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE MITZVAH CORP
The Rodeph Sholom Administrative Office is in need of volunteer help. If you would like to volunteer for the Mitzvah Corp. please contact Laurin at laurinjaco@gmail.com or call the office at 813-837-1911.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL UPDATES
Sunday, October 28th & Wednesday, October 31st
No religious school classes.
Room Parents Needed!
We are looking for volunteers to be room parents for each religious school class. Duties include facilitating communication between parents, teachers and the Education Director about upcoming programs for your child's class as well as school-wide and congregational programming. Please contact Judy Van Der Stelt if you are interested in volunteering.
Visiting the Sick and Comforting
the Bereaved Academy - Bikur Cholim
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 & Tuesday,
November 27, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Visiting the sick and comforting the bereaved is not just for rabbis. IT IS FOR ALL JEWISH PEOPLE and it is not easy to do! For two nights we will learn together about how we can better attend to the needs of those who are suffering in our midst.
Rabbi Hearshen visits patients
at all area hospitals on a regular basis.
If you or somebody you know is in a hospital or a rehabilitation facility please let our office know
so that he can come and visit with you.
THIS WEEK'S
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
October 26th
Michael Silver October 27th
Bryan Glazer October 28th
Taylor Shear
Ethan Tebbi October 30th
Julia Tabor
October 30th (cont'd)
Jacob Kauffman October 31st
Susie Magness
Charles Segal November 1st
Stacie Linsky
OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES
October 5th
Ronald & Laurin
Jacobson October 6th
Richard & Dalia Mallin October 11th
Parker & Jenifer Gold
Richard & Ellyne Myers October 12th
Jeff Diamond &
Hilary Black
October 17th
Daniel Leclair &
Bella Galperin October 23rd
Sidney &
Rose Schuster October 30th
Jeffrey & Roberta Malickson
Sidney Baker
Thelma Berg
Nathan Bogot
Harry Brevda
Harriet Friedlander
Albert Golin
Regina Haber
Anne Herman
Pearl Lynch Inkley
Hyman Kramer
Sarah Krone
Myrna Levine
Charlotte Lewis
Julius Mallin
Israel Marmurek
Louis Morris
Jacob Oditz
Martin Pegler
Antonio Rivera
Mendel Rosenzvaig
Leon Roth
Fany Saprio
Michael C. Schwartz
Bessie S. Siegel
Edith (Ada) Silver
Hyman Silverman
Harry Stern
Alice Tabor
Hyman Taub
Helen W. Wittner-Gordon
Mary Wolf
Memorialize your loved ones
There are many ways to honor and/or memorialize our loved ones. Among the customs in Jewish tradition to honor the memory of those we have lost is to place a yahrzeit plaque on the wall of the synagogue as a permanent tribute.
At Congregation Rodeph Sholom, a yahrzeit memorial plaque may be purchased, for both members and non-members, and affixed upon the wall of our sanctuary.
For information or to purchase your yahrzeit memorial plaque, call the synagogue office at 813-837-1911 or email atinfo@rsholom.org.
Plot space is available at the Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens operated by Congregation Rodeph Sholom (formerly the New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery). Rodeph Sholom Members $2,250 and Non-Members $2,750 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.
We send out weekly emails with event information, reminders, scheduling times, and other announcements. It's a great way to stay in touch with the community.
