March 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
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April 2019
Celebration Kabbalat Shabbat Service
If you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary this month, please join us on this Shabbat to be called to the bimah for a special blessing!
Find out more »Soup-er Extended Oneg
Let us warm your soul! Following our 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat service, join us as we enjoy an extended Oneg featuring homemade soups and more! Make and share your favorite homemade soup recipe with the congregation! Please contact Melissa Siegel at msiegel@ttti.org or (216)831-3233 x119
Find out more »3-Part Adult Learning Series led by Rabbi Roger C. Klein
Rabbi Klein will be speaking on: "Three Critical Obligations: To Our Families, To Our Neighbors, and To Strangers." If you cannot attend the service in person, you will be able to view it live by following this link: http://bit.ly/TTTILiveStream.
Find out more »Art Talk: Getting Ready for Passover – Haggadot from the Temple Museum Collection
Please join Sue Koletsky, Museum Director, and the museum committee as we look at many beautifully illustrated Haggadot from our Temple Museum collection. The Museum has superb facsimilies of historic Haggadot including the Sarajevo Haggadah, the Yaakov Agam Haggadah, the Ben Shahn Haggadah, and the Arthur Szyk Haggadah, to name just a few. Please bring your family Haggadah to share!
Find out more »TWA Women’s Interfaith Intergenerational Seder
TWA invites all Temple women to join us as we celebrate the role of women in the Passover story. Family and friends of all generations and affiliations are welcome to partake in an evening of learning, sharing, fun and Passover noshes. Deepen the connection within our community as together we enjoy this wonderful occasion. Register by CLICKING HERE bit.ly/twaintergenerational
Find out more »TGIS – Thank God It’s Shabbat
TGIS is a casual family-friendly service (for ages 5 to 95) that will have you singing, praying, and enjoying Shabbat with friends old and new! This service will include sign language interpreting by congregant Karen Schiller. For questions or more information, contact Rob Ross at rross@ttti.org.
Find out more »3-Part Adult Learning Series led by Rabbi Roger C. Klein
Rabbi Klein will be speaking on: "Three Critical Obligations: To Our Families, To Our Neighbors, and To Strangers." If you cannot attend the service in person, you will be able to view it live by following this link: http://bit.ly/TTTILiveStream.
Find out more »Literary Club Book Discussion
Rita Saslaw will review Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend. Inspired by the mid-century memoirs of Frances Conway, Enchanted Islands is the dazzling story of an independent American woman whose path takes her far from her native Minnesota when she and her husband, an undercover intelligence officer, are sent to the Galapagos Islands at the brink of World War II. Bring your friends ~ The Temple will provide refreshments ~ Reservations appreciated! Call Andrea Davidson, Librarian, at 216-455-1724 for information.
Find out more »Help TWA help Women in our Community with The Box Mitzvah Project
As an ongoing project, in conjunction with The Temple's Social Action Committee, TWA has been collecting toiletries and personal care items, packing them and delivering them to women in Cleveland who are in shelters or in need. Please join us to pack boxes! Dinner will be served! RSVP to Jeannie Citerman-Kraeger at jeannieck@aol.com.
Find out more »Passover Yizkor & Kabbalat Shabbat Service with the Congregational Choir
Join us for this special service as we enjoy the accompaniment of the Congregational Choir. We will welcome Holocaust survivors from our community for a special candle lighting in commemoration of Yom HaShoah.
Find out more »Shabbat Dinner
This is a Shabbat Dinner preceding the 8:00 pm Featured Friday program with Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield speaking on "Nazi Laws: From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide." Dinner is $16 per person; reservations required. Dinner reservations and payment can be made online at bit.ly/featuredfridayttti, or by calling The Temple Reservations Line at 216-831-3233, ext. 162, or emailing Reservations@ttti.org.
Find out more »Featured Friday with Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield
Featured Friday with Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield of Drake University Law School. Professor Mansfield will speak on "Nazi Laws: From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide." Cathy Lesser Mansfield, a native Clevelander and graduate of Cleveland Heights High School, is a Professor of Law at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. She teaches a variety of consumer and commercial law courses, and served as a Policy Analyst for two years with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and as a…
Find out more »Family Havdalah
Come enjoy our Family Havdalah experience led by Rabbi Cohen with music by Rob Ross and Maggie Wise. Following the beautiful communal Havdalah service, diner will be provided for children and a family-fun activity will be enjoyed by all. There is no charge for dinner but reservations are required by calling the Temple Reservations line at 216-831-3233, ext. 162, or emailing Reservations@ttti.org.
Find out more »3-Part Adult Learning Series led by Rabbi Roger C. Klein
Rabbi Klein will be speaking on: "Three Critical Obligations: To Our Families, To Our Neighbors, and To Strangers." If you cannot attend the service in person, you will be able to view it live by following this link: http://bit.ly/TTTILiveStream.
Find out more »May 2019
Tot Shabbat
This sweet, spiritual (and abbreviated) service is a wonderful way to celebrate Shabbat as a family. Our clergy, along with musical "pied-piper" Maggie Wise, will lead this exciting Shabbat celebration that taps into our youngest children's sense of spirituality and joy. Friends, family and siblings are welcome!
Find out more »Brotherhood Pasta Dinner
Bring your family and friends to kick off FestAviv in delicious style as The Temple Brotherhood hosts our yummy pasta dinner! Enjoy mounds of pasta, delectable sauces, tasty salads, garlic bread, and a glass of wine. It's a fun and mouth-watering meal, sure to satisfy the entire family. Adults: $10, Children $5 (13 & under); Ages 3 & under are free. Dinner reservations required. Reserve & pay online HERE; or call the Temple Reservation line at 216-831-3233, ext 162, or…
Find out more »Special FestAviv Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Our FestAviv Shabbat continues in our Sanctuary with a richly harmonious service, featuring the compelling and spiritual music of Beth Styles. Join our clergy, Cantor Sebo, Rob Ross, Cheryl Eitman, and a bimah full of talented musicians for a special service that will connect and lift the spirits of all members of The Temple family. THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 PM KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE THIS EVENING.
Find out more »Over the Rainbow and Back: My Journey Home with Beth Styles
Beth shares her fascinating story of being adopted, raised modern orthodox, inheriting a musical gift, discovering she was gay, finding her birth family, the revelation of nurture vs. nature, and living the legacy of a rich history of music, art, and Jewish culture. Light refreshments will be provided, sponsored by The Temple's Social Action Committee.
Find out more »FestAviv’s Keystone Event: Beth Styles in Concert
Join us for an electrifying concert featuring the incredible music of Beth Styles. Beth will be performing selections from her prolific music collection and two CD's and, as a special treat, will sing with our fantastic Temple Arts Program choirs: our women's choir Kol Isha, the Congregational Choir, and our adorable Youth Choir. A dessert reception, sponsored by TWA, will follow the concert. Free & Open to the Community!
Find out more »TLC Closing Day Concert Spectacular with Beth Styles
(Free pizza lunch to follow.) Celebrate the close of a successful Learning Center year with your children and grandchildren at a fun, entertaining, engaging and ruach-filled concert with the fabulous Beth Styles. Stick around after the concert for a delicious FREE pizza lunch for the entire family. Free and open to all!
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Soup-er Extended Oneg
Let us warm your soul! Following our 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat service, join us as we enjoy an extended Oneg featuring homemade soups and more! Make and share your favorite homemade soup recipe with the congregation! Please contact Melissa Siegel at msiegel@ttti.org or (216)831-3233 x119
Find out more »TWA Spring Dinner & Installation
Bloom and Grow Together Ethel Kendis Outstanding Service Award Presentation TWA Youth Leadership Merit Scholarship Installation Ceremony of 2019-2021 TWA Board Cost $35 TWA Members / $40 Guests Reservations and payment can be made online at HERE or return the tearslip (found on page 8 of the April Temple Times) with payment. For more information, call Rochelle Marx at 216-509-8302 or Sharon Roth at 216-870-0333.
Find out more »Rabbi Jonathan Cohen’s Installation Weekend
Save these dates for a joyous weekend of celebration as Rabbi Cohen is officially installed as Senior Rabbi of The Temple. Keep checking our calendar and the Installation pages for more information. We hope you plan to join us as our Temple family celebrates Rabbi Cohen!
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Installation
Clergy officiating the Installation will be: Richard A. Block, Senior Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi David Ellenson • Rabbi Steven A. Fox • Reverend Mitra Jafarzadeh Rabbi Samuel K. Joseph • Rabbi Jennifer Lader • Rabbi Sally Priesand Rabbi Uri Regev • Rabbi Anna Levin Rosen • Rabbi Julie S. Schwartz No registration or RSVP necessary. Festive Oneg to Follow If you are unable to join us, this event will be live streaming on our website. Live Streaming
Find out more »Our Future: Informed Presentations. Congregational Conversations.
Coffee and Bagels: 9:00 am Opening Sessions: 9:30 am Closing Session: 10:45 am Light Lunch Buffet: 11:45 am These events are free, however a RSVP is requested. Please stay tuned for links to reserve your spot. Our opening and closing sessions will be live streamed. Live Streaming
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Napoleon Maddox
Stay Tuned for more information about this exciting workshop! This workshop will be limited to 50 participants. A RSVP form will become available shortly.
Find out more »Celebration Oneg
Join Us for Refreshments before heading into our special Celebration Havdalah Service that includes a MorrisonDance performance.
Find out more »Installation Family Havdalah Service
Please join us for a Family Havdalah Service that includes a performance by MorrisonDance
Find out more »Celebration Concert with Sorg & Napoleon Maddox with Ease
Join Us for a Unique Concert! Dessert Reception to Follow
Find out more »Literary Club
Rabbi Roger C. Klein will review The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. Roth uses narrative invention to imagine an alternate version of American history, where, in 1940, Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president instead of FDR. Shortly after this, he negotiates a "cordial understanding" with Adolph Hitler, while the new government embarks on a terrifying program of "folksy anti-Semitism." Bring your friends ~ The Temple will provide refreshments ~ Reservations are appreciated! Call Andrea…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
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Please join the congregation in celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Emila Heitmann-Levenson!
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »June 2019
Shabbat Service
Please join the congregation in celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Marlene Whitman!
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
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Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »July 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »August 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »September 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
At The Temple-Tifereth Israel we create sacred time and space, allowing us to set aside daily concerns, experience a sense of community, and reflect on the meaning of our lives. It is where we worship, where we learn, and where we find ways to put Jewish values into practice. It is a place to celebrate with one another in times of joy and find spiritual guidance and emotional support in times of sadness and personal need. The Temple enables us…
Find out more »Shabbat Service
Please join the congregation in celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Max Eisenberg!
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