Weekly Services Sunday 9:15 AM
Mon-Fri. 7:15 AM
Friday 6:00 PM
Parashat
Chayei Sarah
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
Due to current events we are changing our method for securing the building during Shabbat. All perimeter doors will remain locked. You may either use your code to enter the lobby or there will be someone attending the door. This will remain in effect until further notice.
Express your thoughts to our fellow sisters and brothers in Pittsburgh by signing the cards in our lobby. An initiative was started by Gail and Jerry Gewirtz to provide a way for you to express your feelings to the Tree of Life * Or L'Simcha Congregation. Tables with stationery cards were setup for the community prayer vigil and will remain available in our lobby throughout this next week. The cards will then be sent to Pittsburgh so they will know their loss is our loss and we all stand together.
How to help the victims of the
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
To assist the families of the victims and assist with
rebuilding the synagogue click the button below.
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.
Join us for Music & Dancing by Sounds of Yesterday, Latke Sandwiches, Brisket & Popcorn! Also featuring Doughnut Making, Pinatas, Bubble Man, Minions, Raffle & Line Dancing.
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.
Sunday, November 4th
1st Grade Shema Family Program
9:15 a.m. - Parents and children together for a special Shema pillowcase project and program. Children may come in Pajamas for a fun "bedtime PJ party".
10:15 a.m. - Regular classes for the 1st grade students.
Friday, November 9th
5th & 6th Grade Class Shabbat & Dinner
6 p.m. - Service at Rodeph Sholom.
6:30 p.m. - Leave for dinner at the Fernandez house. To make reservations click here.
Save the Date: Saturday, November 17th - 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Boneem & Kadima Movie Night & Activities (3rd - 8th grades) Hosted at Rodeph Sholom. RSVP by November 14th. To make reservations click here.
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 20, 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
November 2nd
Spencer Kass
Jack LeVine
Lauren Linsky
Samuel Linsky November 3rd
Kive Wengier
Noah Gray November 4th
Polly Hoffer
Carol Kolb
Debbie Williams
Michele Mezrah
November 5th
Carrie Hearshen November 6th
Rachel Bobo
Nathaniel Tabor
Gary Feuerstein
Harry Tabor
Israel Joyner November 7th
Adam Bernatsky
Norma Weinman
Dana Kanfer November 8th
Laine Shear
NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
November 6th
Marc & Pamela Garron November 8th
Albert & Judy Tawil November 10th
Alvin & Michele Norris November 11th
Brian & Michele Mezrah
Lior & Nina Segal November 12th
Steven & Jodi Jacolow
November 13th
Herb & Sharon Gold
Arthur & Mante Polin November 15th
Harvey & Alyse Kauget November 16th
Robert & Jodi Ray November 17th
Richard & Valarie Blau November 19th
Bruce & Carin Zwiebel
November 23rd
Karl & Sue Zoldan November 25th
Kenneth & Jennifer Turkel November 28th
Craig & Grace Newman
Lee & Valerie Tobin
Rose Amato
Fay Anshell
Bernard Aronovitz
Sheldon Bachrach
A. R. Berger
Ray Berland
Albert Abraham Bismuth
Eva Black
Dottie Brevda
Annie Cohen
Robert Dressler
Charlotte Engel
Pattie Farrow
Dinah Field
Luis Freid
Zelda Gondelman
Willard Harris
Abraham Herman
Al Herman
Karl Kaufman
Sally Margolis
Eugene Mollett
David Resnicoff
Lillian Roth
Albert Silverman
Julius Tobin
Phillip Zbar
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.
Spirits in the Sukkah Thursday, Oct 17th 6:30p to 8:30p Please join Men's Club for heavy hors d'oeuvres as well as scotch and other spirits. All 21 and up are welcome. You are welcome to bring your favorite bottle to share.
3rd grade Consecration & 6th grade Siddur Ceremony Friday, Oct 18th 6:00p to 7:00p 3rd graders mark the beginning of their Hebrew learning with a ceremony and lead several prayers and songs
6th graders lead Shabbat service and receive their Siddur marking the beginning of study for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah
