Tifereth Activities 09/27/08 through 10/03/08

 

Friday, September 26                         6:00 pm                 Shabbat evening services in the Bookey Chapel

 

Saturday, September 27                     9:00 am                 Shabbat morning services in the Bookey Chapel

                                                                                               

11:15 am               Torah Discussion with Rabbi Padorr in the Atrium. The topic will be: New Year’s Resolutions - Is Change Possible?

 

Shabbat Schmooze with Cantor Bletstein in the Youth Lounge

 

11:45 am               Shabbat Café is generously sponsored by Tifereth Israel Synagogue

 

6:00 pm                 TI/TBJ Selichot program in the Social Hall

 

If you are celebrating a September Birthday or Anniversary, please join us for a special Aliyah this Saturday, September 27th. 

 

                                                                We are looking for Torah readers on Saturdays and Thursdays.

Please email Cantor Bletstein at cantorbletstein@tifereth.org if you are interest in reading one aliyah or more or learning how to read the Torah. This is a great way to begin!

 

Looking Ahead

 

Torah Discussion with Rabbi Padorr in the Atrium at 11:15 am - This is an opportunity to discuss our torah portion and its relevance to our lives with insights from the Rabbi as well as the community. This week’s topic will be: New Year’s Resolutions - Is Change Possible?

 

Shabbat Schmooze with Cantor Bletstein in the Youth Lounge at 11:15 am - Each week, this is a special time for families with young children to sing songs, read stories, learn about Shabbat, Jewish holidays and some Hebrew.

 

Weekly Minyan is an important Mitzvah showing support for our congregants who are observing a yahrzeit for someone they love. Our weekday Minyans take place on Sundays at 9:00am, Tuesdays at 7:00am, and Thursdays at 7:00 am. Please help our community with this important, time honored tradition.

 

Perek Yomi - JOIN US AS WE CONTINUE TO READ A CHAPTER A DAY!!!!!   Our study of Jewish texts will continue what it means to be the People of the Book. This week we will complete the book of Nahum (3 chapters); the book of Habakkuk (3 chapters) and the book of Zephaniah (3 chapters).We invite everyone to join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the synagogue library. Feel free to contact Mike Kuperman for questions or to express your interest.

 

Community Kever Avot Service - Please join us this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. for a community Kever Avot service at the Jewish Emmanuel Woodland Cemetery. Another Kever Avot service will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Jewish Glendale Cemetery.

 

Tifereth Men’s Club - Anyone interested in reviving the TI Men’s Club, please call Evan Statman at 230.8629.

 

CALLING ALL BAKERS - Sweets are needed for the Break the Fast.  We are again asking the congregation to come and cook with us in our kitchen or you can make a donation so that kosher sweets may be purchased.  We would like to have you bring your favorite recipe and the ingredients and come to the Synagogue (after 10:00 am) and bake them there so that we may store them in the kitchen freezer. We will be working in the kitchen on Wednesday, October 1st, Sunday, October 5th, Monday, October 6th and Tuesday, Oct 7th.  Sweets may be pareve or dairy and do not have to be limited to honey cake.  Your fellow congregants will love everything. For more information and to schedule a time, please call Louise Kaufmann at 480.9037 or 255.4613.

 

Sponsor Shabbat Café - Celebrate a simcha, commemorate a yahrzeit or honor your family by sponsoring a Shabbat Café.  Call the office at 255.1137 for more information.

 

Sponsor a Klezmer Shabbat - Friday Night Live - Sponsoring a Klezmer Shabbat is a delightful way to remember a birthday, anniversary or a loved one.  It only takes a call to the office to learn how easy it is to bring the Java Jews Klezmer Band to Tifereth and have the Shabbat evening service dedicated to the individual or event you wish to honor or memorialize.  We will assist you in sharing sponsorship with another family if you wish.  Call the office at 255.1137 for more information.   

 

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS ILL - If you or someone in your family is in the hospital, please call us at 255.1137 so that we can visit them or call. Please let us know when you have recovered and we are able to remove your name from the mishebeirach list. Thank you so much for your help. Rabbi Padorr and Cantor Bletstein

 

TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

 

PLANTING SEEDS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

Etz Chaim Hi - It is the Tree of Life 

 

  • Come and experience unique programming for children and adults

 

  • Interfaith families welcome  

 

Community Events:

 

Sunday Morning Men’s Basketball ½ Court Pick-Up Games at Beth El Jacob.  Contact Sheldon Ohringer at 331.0560 with any questions.

 

Taking the Holidays Home - The Jewish Federation JeLI Program presents “Taking the Holidays Home” as the theme for this year. Programs will run on Sunday mornings at Temple B’nai Jeshurun during Sunday School classes. The first series will concentrate on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. The program will concentrate on the meaning of the holidays and building our own traditions at home and within the community. As in all things Jewish, there will be a little study, a little food and activities to focus on with our children. Remaining Program dates: September 28th, October 5th and 12th. Breakfast and Schmooze will be from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Class will begin at 10:00 a.m. Cost of the program is $36.00 made payable to The Jewish Federation. Please call Cindy Sherr Statman at 277.6321 to reserve your space or with any questions.

 

IMT Des Moines Marathon - The 7th Annual IMT Des Moines Marathon will return to the city streets on Sunday, October 19th. Due to the Marathon there will be one lane of traffic open southbound on Polk Boulevard from University Avenue to Crocker Street for synagogue worship. For more information please contact the IMT Des Moines Marathon at 288.2692 or the synagogue office at 255.1137.

 

Contributions for Postville Families - Many families in the Postville community have been affected by the recent situation involving Agriprocessors Meat Packing Plant, the largest kosher meat packing plant in the US, and the government raids, separating families, and leaving them without the ability to work. The community of Postville is doing all it can to provide for these people.  The following is the address if you would like to contribute: St. Bridget's Hispanic Ministry, P.O. Box 369, Postville, IA  52162.

 

Shabbat in a Box - Maccabee’s Deli is now offering Shabbat in a Box. Choice Includes: Chicken or Brisket with Vegetable, Soup with Matzo Balls, Two small Challah, Grape Juice or Wine, Candles & Shabbat Blessing Sheet. $18.00 per adult, $12.00 per child (12 and under). Order Shabbat in a Box at 277.1718.

 

Kosher Care Meals - The Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, through Jewish Family Services and in partnership with Maccabee’s Deli, the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center, and with a grant provided by the David Tobis Fund, is proud to introduce Care Meals. Upon your request, frozen or hot, delicious, nutritionally balanced, kosher meals can be picked up at the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center, Maccabee’s Deli or delivered to your home. To order Care Meals call Dorothea at 277.6321 ext. 218.