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.
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.
Jammies & Jeans Shabbat - Disney Theme
Friday, November 30, 2018 - 5:30 p.m.
Throw on your jeans and get your kids in their Jammies for a fun and casual Shabbat celebration! Children receive a special "Disney" kippah or hairbow to keep!
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, Pinata, Raffle, Doughnut Making & Spheres Bubble Show (featured on America's Got Talent).
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
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 9th
Lauren Tobin
Andrea Marcadis November 10th
Shane Shalinsky November 11th
Catherine Lee-Tabor
Abraham Stein
Ariana Alfie-Kornworcel
Ralph Marcadis
Alvin Norris
November 12th
Lindsay Kaplan
Bruce Levin November 14th
Shanna Glazer
Ayelet Hearshen November 15th
Gail Gewirtz
Martin Solomon
Matthew Levin
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
Sheldon Martin Bachrach
Jean Bennett
A. R. Berger
Charlotte S. Berger
Barbara Bisk
Sam Bobo
Leon Bush
Samuel Cahn
Doris Downing
Merna Evenson
Bonnie Fisher
Gena Friedman
Traci Gibson
Samuel Greenberg
Sam Greenberg
Louis Haskins
Anna Hirschkowitz
Michael Hoberman
Sally Irene Kemper
Abe Kleinstub
Morton Lasher
Selma Latter
Howard J. LeVine
Al Rosen
Archie Rutskin
Bertha Secunda
Sandra Shannan
Phil Shayman
Selma Smith
Rieva Leibowtiz Tobin
John Warner
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.
