Dear Members,

Today is Lag B’omer and I hope that you are enjoying the day and the cessation, or respite (depending on one’s minhag) of the observances of mourning during this time period. More importantly, it is my wish that we have learned valuable lessons from the tragic deaths of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples and have resolved to treat each other with greater dignity and respect so that we can indeed enter into Shavuot as a unified people.

On that latter note I am excited to share with you that as an outgrowth of our working together with the Jewish Family Experience we will be hosting a bar mitzvah this upcoming Shabbat afternoon. There will be an influx of guests in the shul and I am confident that we will welcome them with warmth and grace as is our pattern at Green Road Synagogue.

Thankfully the shul will be having a busy Shabbat independently as Rabbi Granatstein has returned from Israel and will be resuming his Gemara class, and we will be welcoming a guest lecturer for seudat shlishit.  Professor Aaron Koller, a distinguished scholar at Yeshiva University, will be delivering a talk entitled “Sefirat ha-Omer and Counting to Perfection: Shavuot, the Yovel, and the Human-Divine partnership”. I look forward to his informative and enlightening remarks and invite you to come hear him as well.

Finally, I am excited about the upcoming dinner next week where we will have an opportunity to honor, and express hakarat hatov, to Rabbi and Malka Granatstein for their leadership and dedication to both the shul and the community. It will surely be a memorable evening that we will experience together as a kehilla.

Shabbat shalom.

Rabbi Binyamin Blau

Weekly Bulletin – May 11, 2012

SHABBAT PARSHAT EMOR

Friday, May 11, 2012

Candle Lighting                                            8:17 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat                                          7:15 PM

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Shacharit                                                        9:00 AM

Rabbi’s Gemara Class                                  7:05 PM
Mincha                                                           8:05 PM

Motsaei Shabbat                                           9:18 PM

Sunday and Week Days

Sunday Shacharit                                          8:00 AM

Weekday Shacharit                                       6:40 AM
Mincha and Maariv                                      8:30 PM

KIDDUSH AND SEUDAT SHLISHIT

Kiddush in Perl Hall is sponsored by the Synagogue.

The Fifth and Sixth grade Kiddush is sponsored by Eitan and Yael Flank in honor of Kfir, his teachers at FMS, and his fellow 5th graders for all the hard work they put in during the school year.

Seuda Shlishit in Anna Simon Hall is sponsored by Barbara Baskin and Marla Shafran in memory of Moishe Leib Minsk.

 SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat:  Please note that from now through the entire summer Kabbalat Shabbat will begin on Friday night at 7:15PM each week.  Ideally one should light candles when one is Mekabel Shabbat.

We welcome a guest lecturer this week at Seuda Shlishit. Professor Aaron Koller, a distinguished scholar at Yeshiva University, will be delivering a talk entitled “Sefirat ha-Omer and Counting to Perfection: Shavuot, the Yovel, and the Human-Divine partnership”.

The Women’s Beit Midrash Syrel Greene Spring lecture series continues this week at 5:15 pm in the Stark Beit Midrash at Young Israel.  This week’s speaker is Daniella Robicsek Botnick.

This Week!  Wednesday, May 16th,  will be the dinner honoring Rabbi Melvin and Malka Granatstein.  Cocktail Reception at 6:30pm.  Dinner at 7:45pm.    We look forward to seeing you there.  Thank you to all of our members that contributed to the Tribute Book.

There will be a Green Road Synagogue Board meeting on Sunday, May 20^th, Yom Yerushalyaim.  There will be a special Yom Yerushalayim davening at 8:00am, followed by a festive breakfast at 9:00am, and the board meeting at 9:30am.

There will be a Green Road Synagogue Executive Committee meeting on Monday, March 21^st at 9:00pm.

Green Road Synagogue, in conjunction with Young Israel of Greater Cleveland and Fuchs Mizrachi School, will be offering a full array of learning opportunities on Shavuot night (May 26th) for both adults and teenagers. Classes start at 12:15 am and run until Shachrit at 5:20.  Details to follow.

The Green Road Synagogue Graduation Kiddush will take place on June 9, 2012.  If you would like to co-sponsor this Kiddush in honor of your graduate, then please call the office at 216-381-4757.  Sponsorships are $100.

The Green Road  Synagogue Olim Kiddush will take place on  June 30, 2012.  Join us as we say Tzeitchem L’Shalom to our members, and their families; Mr.  Aaron and Rachel Lapp, Dr. Alan and Rivka Spiegel, Rabbi Michael and Dara Unterberg, Rabbi Eran and Tchiya Naane, Rabbi Chaggai and Ayala Raviv, and Rabbi Gay and Netta Tsaidi.  Sponsorships are $100.

A reminder that we’d love to hear from you if you would like to be involved in the shul’s chesed committee. We are often looking for volunteers: to sign up to make meals when necessary for a shiva, illness, or new baby; to help with deliveries such as welcome gifts to new members; to visit home-bound or ill community members; and to help with a variety of other projects and needs. If you have anything to offer or would like to be involved, please contact Anna Fredman at annahutt.fredman@gmail.com. Thank you!

Bikur Cholim of Cleveland does a wonderful job taking care of Jewish community members who are ill, and in conjunction with Bikur Cholim we would like to make sure we are taking care of our own shul members. We are in need of volunteers, male and female, to visit shul members who live locally but are homebound, for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes weekly (or more, if desired!). There is a need right now for visitors for two shul members that we would like to set up as soon as possible. If you can help with this wonderful chesed opportunity, please be in touch with Michelle Katz at (216) 299-1032 or bak1010@yahoo.com. Thank you!

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database.  If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please email yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

MAZEL TOV 

Mazel Tov to our members Larry and Sara Warn, and to Stanley and Doreen Warn on the birth  their great granddaughter, and granddaughter, Tamar Atara, to Yossie and Dena Hochheiser.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

On Tuesday May 15^th, the Stark High School of Fuchs Mizrachi will be presenting its first-ever dramatic production, Reginald Rose’s 12 Angry Jurors. The play will begin at 7:45pm and will take place in the school. All are invited to attend. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be ordered in advance from the school office, purchased on the website, or bought at the door.

2^nd Annual HaZamir Cleveland Concert— benefiting the Cari L. Flox Scholarship Fund @ Akiva, featuring “Songs of Jerusalem:  In Celebration of Yom Yerushalayim”– Sunday, May 20, at 3:00 p.m. at Siegal College.  HaZamir Cleveland is a chapter of HaZamir:  The International Jewish High School Choir.  For more information call Judy Shafron at 216-464-4050 x113 or hazamir@siegalcollege.edu

The Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) of Federation invites you to volunteer at Brunch & Bloom, the annual clean-up at the Hebrew Cultural Garden, on Sunday, June 10, 2012, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  Plant flowers, clean beds and help maintain the garden’s beauty.  For more information and to register, please contact JVN Director, Karen Steiger at 216.593.2877 or ksteiger@jcfcleve.org

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Torah By Video:  From now until Shavuos, we’ll be learning Pirkey Avos every night at 10:15-10:20pm. Come hear from your favorite NCSY staff, advisers and teens for only 5 minutes of Torah!
THANK YOU/ DONATIONS

Thank you to our Baalei Teffila for Achrei-Mot-Kedoshim:  Simcha Tamkin for Kaabalat Shabbat.  Matt Wieder for Shacharit and Julian Gordon for Musaf.  Thank you to our Baalei Keriyah, Binyamin Kleinman.  If you are interested in Davening or Laining anytime during the week, on Shabbat or on any Chag please contact Ben Baskin.  We are also available to assist any novice interested in enhancing their skills or to prepare for any special event.

Thank you to all who participated in the Pesach Yizkor Appeal.  The funds from this appeal will be divided between Matan B’Sayser, Fuchs Mizrachi School, and charities in Israel.  If you have not yet donated to the Pesach Yizkor appeal, and would like to donate,  then please mail in your card or  call the office at 216-381-4757.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We wish a Refuah Shleima to all who are ill in our community.   May they enjoy a speedy and complete recovery.   Thank you to Dan Lowenthal for volunteering to maintain the Refuah Shleima list for the Shul.   If anyone would like a name added or removed from the list, they can send an email to Dan at danOnline36@yahoo.com.

CATERING

Our Shavuos menu is here! It features many new items from our Dairy kitchen, including our famous cheese cakes! Orders must be placed by May 20th.  Don’t forget about our regular weekly takeout. Many customers request items not even on our menus. We are happy to accommodate ALL orders.

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216) 401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email?  Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org  and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 143 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at www.facebook.com. We are also updating our webpage and adding a new Twitter account.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE

2437 South Green Road

Beachwood, Ohio 44122

216-381-4757

Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org

www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org

Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM: Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.

Friday, April 19, 2012
Candle Lighting                                            7:54 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat                                          7:15 PM

Saturday, April 20, 2012
Shacharit                                                        9:00 AM
Rabbi’s Talmud Class                                  6:45 PM
Mincha                                                           7:45 PM
Motsaei Shabbat                                           8:58 PM

 Sunday and Week Days
Sunday Shacharit                                          8:00 AM
Weekday Shacharit                                       6:40 AM
Mincha and Maariv                                      8:05 PM

Please Note:  Yom Ha Atzmaut, Thursday, April 26^th , Shacharit will be at 6:30am followed by a festive breakfast.

KIDDUSH AND SEUDAT SHLISHIT

Kiddush in Klein Hall is co-sponsored by Simon Fuchs in memory of the yarzheit of his wife, Shura Fuchs, and also by Yehudit Shamir and Dan and Batia Shamir in honor of the special birthday of Yehudit Shamir, Dan and Batia Shamir,  and the birthday of Liam Shamir.

Seuda Shlishit in Perl Hall is sponsored by Mike Frum, Carl and Shirley Cohen, Howard and Sherrie Frum, Steve and Helene Pincus in memory of Mrs. Ann Frum z”l.

The Fifth and Sixth grade Kiddush is sponsored by Shaye and Miki Moskowitz in honor of their children Dahlia and Eliana, and their continued success in a new school.

The Youth Kiddush is sponsored by Ezra and Rachel Stark in honor of their daughter Yardena’s birthday.

SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat:  Please note that from now through the entire summer Kabbalat Shabbat will begin on Friday night at 7:15PM each week.  Ideally one should light candles when one is Mekabel Shabbat.

Hold the Date: On May 16, 2012, will be the dinner honoring Rabbi Melvin and Malka Granatstein.    Thank you to those members who have already sent in their tribute message in honor of Rabbi Melvin and Malka Granatstein.  The deadline for receiving tributes has been extended to next Wednesday, April 25^th.  For additional information, attached is the original letter that was sent in the mail regarding the dinner and the Tribute Journal.

Lost and Found:  Missing a hat, glove, scarf….it may be at Green Road Synagogue.  Please look in the lost and found box located in the coat room for any missing items.  The box will be emptied on May 7^th and its contents will be discarded or donated, so do not delay in checking for your lost objects.

Bikur Cholim of Cleveland does a wonderful job taking care of Jewish community members who are ill, and in conjunction with Bikur Cholim we would like to make sure we are taking care of our own shul members. We are in need of volunteers, male and female, to visit shul members who live locally but are homebound, for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes weekly (or more, if desired!). There is a need right now for visitors for two shul members that we would like to set up as soon as possible. If you can help with this wonderful chesed opportunity, please be in touch with Michelle Katz at (216) 299-1032 or bak1010@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Authors Wanted – It is notable that the membership of Green Road Synagogue includes several published authors with works in varies fields including history, psychology and Judaica. We would like to put together an “Authors Series” of programs to introduce these authors and their works to our members and the community.  If you are a published author and you would like to be included in this upcoming series, please contact the synagogue office or Ari Jaffe at ahj@kjk.com or 216-736-7209.

We are looking for sponsors for upcoming Yarzheit Kiddushim.  If you are interested in jointly sponsoring a kiddush please contact Murray Kudroff at (216) 952-8906.

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database.  If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please email yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fuchs Mizrachi School invites the community to Yom Ha Atzmaut 64 on Wednesday, April 25^th at the school, 26600 Shaker Blvd.  Mincha will be at 6:45 p.m. followed by the Yom HaZikaron Commemoration at 7:15 p.m.  The Tfila Chagigit will take place at 8:30 p.m. with the Yom Ha Atzmaut celebration to follow.  Please see attachment for further details.

The Annual Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) Celebration will take place on Wednesday, April 25 at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. The event will be preceded by the Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Remembrance Day) Commemoration; doors open at 5:45 p.m. and the program will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. — please arrive early.  The celebration will begin after the conclusion of the Yom Hazikaron program, at around 6:40 p.m. This event is free and open to the community, there will be entertainment for all ages during the Yom Ha’atzmaut program as well as several tasty kosher dining options.  Join the Federation and Fairmount Temple and over 40 partnering organizations for one of Cleveland’s biggest and most exciting community events of the year.

Fuchs Mizrachi School invites the community to a Yom Ha’atzmaut lecture by Rabbi Michael Unterberg on the topic;  Israel: Theocracy or Democracy?  The lecture will take place on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. at Fuchs Mizrachi School, 26600 Shaker Blvd.  Please see attachment for further details.

Women of the community are invited to here Mrs. Chanie Juravel on the topic, “The Gift we Give our Daughters and Ourselves. “  Sunday, April 29^th at 8:00p.m. at the Beatrice Stone Yavne High School, 2475 South Green Road.  Please see attachments for further details.

The Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) of Federation invites you to volunteer at Brunch & Bloom, the annual clean-up at the Hebrew Cultural Garden, on Sunday, June 10, 2012, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  Plant flowers, clean beds and help maintain the garden’s beauty.  For more information and to register, please contact JVN Director, Karen Steiger at 216.593.2877 or ksteiger@jcfcleve.org

If you have gently used toys and games to donate to Matan B’Sayser, then Eli Meyers will be collecting them from the donation box found in the Fuchs Mizrachi lobby.

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

8-12th Grades come join us for Paintball on Sunday, May 6^th.  We will be Departing from Green Road Synagogue, time will be announced.  Cost is $20.00.  Special Discount: Cost only $5 if you register and pay online for Regionals (May 11-13) before Paintball event.

Spring Regional Shabbaton: 8-12th Grade Shabbaton will take place on May 11-13^th in Lansing, Michigan.  Cost is $229.00.  Scholarships available.

Torah By Video:  From now until Shavuos, we’ll be learning Pirkey Avos every night at 10:15-10:20pm. Come hear from your favorite NCSY staff, advisers and teens for only 5 minutes of Torah!

UPCOMING EVENTS

• May 20, 2012Yom Yerushalayim
• May 27, 2012Shavuot- Join us for all night learning!
• May 28, 2012Shavuot
• June 9, 2012Graduation Kiddush

THANK YOU/ DONATIONS

Thank you to our members that contributed to our Tfilot on Pesach: For Davening: Yakov Fleischmann, Herzl Ginzburg, Julian Gordon, Steve Ehrenberg, Max Goldman, Eli Meyers, Yankee Mikhli, Noah Bar-Shain, Marc Ehrenreich, Jeff Berenholz, Elisha Fredman, Raanan Lefkowitz, Matt Wieder,  and Moishe Lovinger.  For Layning: Ben Baskin, Rubin Guttman, Herzl Ginzburg, Joe Baskin, Shmuel Goldman, Rabbi Blau. For: Shir Hashirim: Oren Meyers.  For Yizkor:: Moishe Lovinger.  And a special thank you to our Gabbaim: Herzl Ginzburg, Ben Baskin, and Eli Meyers.

Thank you to all who participated in the Pesach Yizkor Appeal.  The funds from this appeal will be divided between Matan B’Sayser, Fuchs Mizrachi School, and charities in Israel.  If you have not yet donated to the Pesach Yizkor appeal, and would like to donate,  then please mail in your card or  call the office at 216-381-4757.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We are starting the cholim list again this coming shabbat.  If you have a friend or loved one on the list and wish to have him/her remain on the list or if you would like to add someone to the list, please forward the person’s name to Dan Lowenthal at danonline36@yahoo.com  .  If you have already indicated that the name should remain on the list unless you notify the shul otherwise, there is no need to respond.

CATERING

Our annual Pre Pesach “ALMOST” All you can Eat Dinner will take place this Thursday, April 5th in Green Road Synagogue from 4:30PM-8:00PM. Reservations not required!

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216) 401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email?  Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org  and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 131 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at www.facebook.com. We are also updating our webpage and adding a new Twitter account.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
2437 South Green Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-381-4757
Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org
www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org
Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM: Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.

I hope that you all had a meaningful and enjoyable Pesach. We had a beautiful Yom Tov at Green Road Synagogue and I want to thank all those who lead the davening and/or performed the kriot for creating that experience. A special thank you is due to our two gabbaim – Ben Baskin and Herzl Ginsburg – for skillfully orchestrating the shul’s proceedings throughout the chag.

We are entering into an intensely emotional time of the year starting with our remembrance of the Holocaust today and then shifting our focus to the state of Israel as we first honor the memory of the fallen before celebrating the joy of our return to our homeland with the creation of Medinat Yisrael. While these events are critical for all of Jewry, there is a special resonance for the members of our synagogue.   Green Road Synagogue was built by survivors who were determined to continue the Judaism of their ancestors and pass it on to future generations. Our shul has always passionately supported the State of Israel and is proud of our members who have served, and who presently serve, in the Israel Defence Forces.

We remain steadfast in these beliefs as we mourn the past that was lost in Europe, appreciate the gift of Israel that has been bestowed upon us, and recognize the ongoing sacrifices needed to insure the survival of our state.

May you all have a shabbat shalom.

Respectfully yours,

Rabbi Blau

Thursday  April 12
Candle Lighting                       7:46 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv                       7:50 p.m.

Friday  April 13
Morning Service                      9:00 a.m.
Candle lighting( not later than)7:46 p.m.

Saturday  April 14
Morning Service                      9:00 a.m.
Rabbi’s Talmud Class              6:40 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv                       7:40 p.m.
Motsaei Yom Tov                   8:49 p.m

SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bikur Cholim of Cleveland does a wonderful job taking care of Jewish community members who are ill, and in conjunction with Bikur Cholim we would like to make sure we are taking care of our own shul members. We are in need of volunteers, male and female, to visit shul members who live locally but are homebound, for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes weekly (or more, if desired!). There is a need right now for visitors for two shul members that we would like to set up as soon as possible. If you can help with this wonderful chesed opportunity, please be in touch with Michelle Katz at (216) 299-1032 or bak1010@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Authors Wanted – It is notable that the membership of Green Road Synagogue includes several published authors with works in varies fields including history, psychology and Judaica. We would like to put together an “Authors Series” of programs to introduce these authors and their works to our members and the community.  If you are a published author and you would like to be included in this upcoming series, please contact the synagogue office or Ari Jaffe at ahj@kjk.com or 216-736-7209.

Performance Ball – Green Road Synagogue is looking to offer a new exercise program on Sunday mornings, separate for men and women, with performance (balance) balls.  The program will be led by an expert in performance ball training. If you are interested in joining these groups please contact the synagogue office. More information will be available soon.

We are looking for sponsors for upcoming Yarzheit Kiddushim.  If you are interested in jointly sponsoring a kiddush please contact Murray Kudroff at (216) 952-8906.

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database.  If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please email yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have gently used toys and games to donate to Matan B’Sayser, then Eli Meyers will be collecting them from the donation box found in the Fuchs Mizrachi lobby.

Yom Hashoa V’Hagvura: An Annual Gathering Remembrance will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 7:00PM until 8:30PM at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd. See attachment for further details.

The Early Bird Special is now available for the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference, which will take place March 3-5 2013. See attachment for complete details.

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Torah By Video: Internet’s latest craze: check us out at Torah By Video (TBV!) Monday through Thursday from 10:30PM-10:35PM (only 5 minutes!) as we gather together to learn Torah.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We are starting the cholim list again this coming shabbat. If you have a friend or loved one on the list and wish to have him/her remain on the list or if you would like to add someone to the list, please forward the person’s name to Dan Lowenthal at danonline36@yahoo.com . If you have already indicated that the name should remain on the list unless you notify the shul otherwise, there is no need to respond.

CATERING

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216)401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email? Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 139 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/201299843241025/ or on Twitter at @GreenRdShul.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
2437 South Green Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-381-4757
Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org
www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org
Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM:

Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.

Friday April 6– Erev Pesach

Shacharit/Siyum Bechorim 6:40 a.m.
Latest time to eat Chametz 10:54 a.m.
Burning of Chametz 12:11 p.m.
Candle lighting 7:39 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv 7:45 p.m.

Pesach

Saturday April 7
Morning Service 9:30 a.m.
Rabbi’s Talmud Class 6:35 p.m.
Mincha 7:35 p.m.
Candle lighting (not earlier than)8:42 p.m.

Sunday April 8

Morning Service 9:30 a.m.
Mincha 7:45 p.m.
Motsaei Yom Tov 8:42 p.m.

Chol Hamoed

Weekday Shacharit 6:30 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv 7:50 p.m.

Thursday April 12

Candle Lighting 7:46 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv 7:50 p.m.

Friday April 13

Morning Service 9:00 a.m.
Candle lighting( not later than)7:46 p.m.

Saturday April 14

Morning Service 9:00 a.m.
Rabbi’s Talmud Class 6:40 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv 7:40 p.m.
Motsaei Yom Tov 8:49 p.m.

SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bikur Cholim of Cleveland does a wonderful job taking care of Jewish community members who are ill, and in conjunction with Bikur Cholim we would like to make sure we are taking care of our own shul members. We are in need of volunteers, male and female, to visit shul members who live locally but are homebound, for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes weekly (or more, if desired!). There is a need right now for visitors for two shul members that we would like to set up as soon as possible. If you can help with this wonderful chesed opportunity, please be in touch with Michelle Katz at (216) 299-1032 or bak1010@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Authors Wanted – It is notable that the membership of Green Road Synagogue includes several published authors with works in varies fields including history, psychology and Judaica. We would like to put together an “Authors Series” of programs to introduce these authors and their works to our members and the community.  If you are a published author and you would like to be included in this upcoming series, please contact the synagogue office or Ari Jaffe at ahj@kjk.com or 216-736-7209.

Performance Ball – Green Road Synagogue is looking to offer a new exercise program on Sunday mornings, separate for men and women, with performance (balance) balls.  The program will be led by an expert in performance ball training. If you are interested in joining these groups please contact the synagogue office. More information will be available soon.

We are looking for sponsors for upcoming Yarzheit Kiddushim.  If you are interested in jointly sponsoring a kiddush please contact Murray Kudroff at (216) 952-8906.

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database.  If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please email yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

PESACH INFORMATION LINKS

The OU Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.ou.org/index.php/news/article/96253/

The CRC Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.crcweb.org/passover2012.php

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have gently used toys and games to donate to Matan B’Sayser, then Eli Meyers will be collecting them from the donation box found in the Fuchs Mizrachi lobby.

Yom Hashoa V’Hagvura: An Annual Gathering Remembrance will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 7:00PM until 8:30PM at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd. See attachment for further details.

The Early Bird Special is now available for the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference, which will take place March 3-5 2013. See attachment for complete details.

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Torah By Video: Internet’s latest craze: check us out at Torah By Video (TBV!) Monday through Thursday from 10:30PM-10:35PM (only 5 minutes!) as we gather together to learn Torah.

THANK YOU/ DONATIONS

Thank you to our Baalei Teffila for Parshat Tzav:  Eli Meyers for Kaabalat Shabbat.   Oren Meyers and Shiman Strauss for Shacharit and Eli Meyers for Musaf.  Thank you to our Baalei Keriyah,  Eli Meyers.  If you are interested in Davening or Laining anytime during the week, on Shabbat or on any Chag please contact Ben Baskin.  We are also available to assist any novice interested in enhancing their skills or to prepare for any special event.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We are starting the cholim list again this coming shabbat. If you have a friend or loved one on the list and wish to have him/her remain on the list or if you would like to add someone to the list, please forward the person’s name to Dan Lowenthal at danonline36@yahoo.com . If you have already indicated that the name should remain on the list unless you notify the shul otherwise, there is no need to respond.

CATERING

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216)401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email? Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 131 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/201299843241025/ or on Twitter at @GreenRdShul.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
2437 South Green Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-381-4757
Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org
www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org
Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM:

Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.

I know that we are in the midst of our preparations for Pesach so I just want to take this opportunity  to wish you all a Chag Kasher V’Samaeach. May you enjoy your families and your sederim as we celebrate the holiday that formed our identity as the Jewish people.

As a small bonus I would like to share with you the latest volume of Yeshiva University’s Shabbat Table Discussion project, entitled “Kindness is Priceless,” that was designed especially for Pesach. You can access it at http://www.yutorah.org/shabbattable.

Once again may you have a wonderful yom tov.

Respectfully yours,
Rabbi Binyamin Blau

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
Weekly Bulletin – March 30, 2012

SHABBAT PARSHAT TZAV-HAGADOL

Friday, March 30, 2012

Candle Lighting 7:31 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:15 PM

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Shacharit 9:00 AM
Shabbat Shuva Drasha 6:25 PM
Mincha 7:25 PM
Motsaei Shabbat 8:33 PM

Sunday and Week Days
Sunday Shacharit 8:00 AM
Weekday Shacharit 6:40 AM
Mincha and Maariv 7:45 PM

Upcoming Events

Thursday April 5– Bedikat Chametz
Friday April 6– Erev Pesach
Shacharit/Siyum Bechorim 6:40 a.m.
Latest time to eat Chametz 10:54 a.m.
Burning of Chametz 12:11 p.m.
(Please see the bulletin for the Pesach Schedule)

KIDDUSH AND SEUDAT SHLISHIT

Kiddush in Klein and Perl Hall is sponsored by Oren and Hadassa Meyers in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Eli

Seudah Shlishit in Perl Hall is sponsored by the Small Family in honor of the Bar Mitzvah Shabbos and 95^th birthday of Joseph Small (until 120!)

Kiddush for the Fifth and Sixth grade is sponsored by Andrew Gordon and Morah Dahna in honor of their daughter Gila’s 11th Birthday

SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat:  Please note that from now through the entire summer Kabbalat Shabbat will begin on Friday night at 7:15PM each week, except for during Pesach.  Ideally one should light candles when one is Mekabel Shabbat.

Rabbi Blau will be available this Sunday from 9:00AM-12:00PM for Mechirat Chametz.

We ask members who use a Talit box to please clean it and discard all Chametz and garbage.  Also, please clean out the Siddur box in front of your seat.

There will be a Shaimos collection at Green Road Synagogue this Sunday, April 1^st from 10:00AM – 1:00PM .  The cost is $15 per bag (13’’ x 16’’-regular shopping bag).  For additional information, please call: 917-376-7429.

There will be an Executive Committee meeting on Monday, April 2^nd at 8:30PM at Green Road Synagogue.

Bikur Cholim of Cleveland does a wonderful job taking care of Jewish community members who are ill, and in conjunction with Bikur Cholim we would like to make sure we are taking care of our own shul members. We are in need of volunteers, male and female, to visit shul members who live locally but are homebound, for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes weekly (or more, if desired!). There is a need right now for visitors for two shul members that we would like to set up as soon as possible. If you can help with this wonderful chesed opportunity, please be in touch with Michelle Katz at (216) 299-1032 or bak1010@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Authors Wanted – It is notable that the membership of Green Road Synagogue includes several published authors with works in varies fields including history, psychology and Judaica. We would like to put together an “Authors Series” of programs to introduce these authors and their works to our members and the community.  If you are a published author and you would like to be included in this upcoming series, please contact the synagogue office or Ari Jaffe at ahj@kjk.com or 216-736-7209.

Performance Ball – Green Road Synagogue is looking to offer a new exercise program on Sunday mornings, separate for men and women, with performance (balance) balls.  The program will be led by an expert in performance ball training. If you are interested in joining these groups please contact the synagogue office. More information will be available soon.

We are looking for sponsors for upcoming Yarzheit Kiddushim.  If you are interested in jointly sponsoring a kiddush please contact Murray Kudroff at (216) 952-8906.

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database.  If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please email yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

MAZEL TOV

Mazel Tov to Eli Meyers on his Bar Mitzvah and to his parents Oren and Hadassah Meyers, and to his grandparents Rabbi Emeritus Melvin and Malka Granatstein and Sid and Lois Meyers

Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Avery Joel on the birth of a baby boy.  The Shalom Zachor is tonight at their house,  24241 Wendover Drive, at 9:00PM.

Mazel Tov to Mark and Nancy Aeder on the marriage of their son Robert to Sara Fredman.

• May 20, 2012Yom Yerushalayim
• May 27, 2012Shavuot- Join us for all night learning!
• May 28, 2012Shavuot
• June 9, 2012Graduation Kiddush

PESACH INFORMATION LINKS

The OU Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.ou.org/index.php/news/article/96253/

The CRC Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.crcweb.org/passover2012.php

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Boy Scout Troop 95 from Green Road Synagogue will be having its annual pre-pesach chometz burning fire. A fire will be available to burn chometz from 7:30 AM until 12:00 PM on Friday April 6 in the parking lot. All are welcome to come and let the Boy Scouts burn their last chometz. Chometz should be wrapped in paper materials, no plastic or tin foil should be burned.

If you have gently used toys and games to donate to Matan B’Sayser, then Eli Meyers will be collecting them from the donation box found in the Fuchs Mizrachi lobby.

Pre-Pesach Kashering of Utensils will take place on April 1st, at Mosdos Ohr Hatorah, 1508 Warrensville Center Road, from 10:00AM-1:00PM.

The Fuchs Mizrachi Pre-Pesach Spaghetti Dinner will take place at Green Road Synagogue on Tuesday, April 3^rd from 5:30PM-7:30PM.  Adults are $9, and children are $6.

Yom Hashoa V’Hagvura: An Annual Gathering Remembrance will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 7:00PM until 8:30PM at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd. See attachment for further details.

The Early Bird Special is now available for the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference, which will take place March 3-5 2013. See attachment for complete details.

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If your family does not have a Seder, or yours ends early, you’re invited to ours!  Let us know if you’re coming!

Hire ‘n NCSYer:If you want help cleaning for Pesach, fill in the form below:

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NCSY/04ce5f70a4/TEST/5798d85b2b/formkey=dFN2MDNBdzhCVE1waVNseXVPLTdpS3c6MQ

THANK YOU/ DONATIONS

Thank you to the Landau and Moerman Families for the unbelievable work they do for Matan B’Seyter.  It was our privilege to host The Kemach-Food Packaging that took place here on Tuesday night.  Thank you to all the volunteers that helped the night run smoothly.  Matan B’Seyter is now accepting donations for Maot Chitim.  Please call (216)-321-0803, or mail your donation to 3528 Blanche Avenue.  Cleveland, Ohio 44118.

Thank you to our Baalei Teffila for Parshat Va Yikra:  Jonny Klineman for Kaabalat Shabbat.   Eitan Polster for Shacharit and Jesse Klineman for Musaf.  Thank you to our Baalei Keriyah,  Jesse Klineman.  If you are interested in Davening or Laining anytime during the week, on Shabbat or on any Chag please contact Ben Baskin.  We are also available to assist any novice interested in enhancing their skills or to prepare for any special event.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We are starting the cholim list again this coming shabbat. If you have a friend or loved one on the list and wish to have him/her remain on the list or if you would like to add someone to the list, please forward the person’s name to Dan Lowenthal at danonline36@yahoo.com . If you have already indicated that the name should remain on the list unless you notify the shul otherwise, there is no need to respond.

CATERING

Our annual Pre Pesach “ALMOST” All you can Eat Dinner will take place on Thursday, April 5th in Green Road Synagogue from 4:30PM-8:00PM. Reservations not required!

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call
Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216)401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email? Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 131 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/201299843241025/ or on Twitter at @GreenRdShul.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
2437 South Green Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-381-4757
Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org
www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org
Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM:

Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
Weekly Bulletin – March 23, 2012
SHABBAT PARSHAT VAYIKRA-HA CHODESH

Friday, March 23, 2012
Candle Lighting 7:24 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:15 PM

Saturday, March 24, 2012
Shacharit 9:00 AM
Rabbi Granatstein’s Class 6:15 PM
Mincha 7:15 PM
Motsaei Shabbat 8:25 PM

Sunday and Week Days
Sunday Shacharit 8:00 AM
Weekday Shacharit 6:40 AM
Mincha and Maariv 7:35 PM

Upcoming Events

• May 20, 2012Yom Yerushalayim
• May 27, 2012Shavuot- Join us for all night learning!
• May 28, 2012Shavuot
• June 9, 2012Graduation Kiddush

KIDDUSH AND SEUDAT SHLISHIT

Kiddush in Anna-Simon Hall is sponsored by Jonny and Adena Klineman in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jesse.

Seudah Shlishit in Perl Hall is sponsored by the Synagogue.

Kiddush for the Youth Minyan is sponsored by Andrew and Tracey Berger in honor of their son Aaron’s birthday.

SYNAGOGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat: Please note that from now through the entire summer Kabbalat Shabbat will begin on Friday night at 7:15PM each week, except for during Pesach. Ideally one should light candles when one is Mekabel Shabbat.

There will be a Shaimos collection at Green Road Synagogue on Sunday, April 1st from 10:00AM – 1:00PM . The cost is $15 per bag (13” x 16”-regular shopping bag). For additional information, please call: 917-376-7429.

Authors Wanted – It is notable that the membership of Green Road Synagogue includes several published authors with works in varies fields including history, psychology and Judaica. We would like to put together an “Authors Series” of programs to introduce these authors and their works to our members and the community. If you are a published author and you would like to be included in this upcoming series, please contact the synagogue office or Ari Jaffe atahj@kjk.com or 216-736-7209.

Performance Ball – Green Road Synagogue is looking to offer a new exercise program on Sunday mornings, separate for men and women, with performance (balance) balls. The program will be led by an expert in performance ball training. If you are interested in joining these groups please contact the synagogue office. More information will be available soon.

We are looking for sponsors for upcoming Yarzheit Kiddushim. If you are interested in jointly sponsoring a kiddush please contact Murray Kudroff at (216) 952-8906.

The Synagogue office is now updating the email database. If you have additional email addresses that you would like to add to the list, then please emailyehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org

MAZEL TOV

Mazel tov to Jonny and Adena Klineman on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jesse.

CONDOLENCES

The Synagogue would like to extend its condolences to David and Adina Seltzer on the passing of David’s grandmother, Jeanette Seltzer.

NEW MEMBERS

Green Road Synagogue would like to welcome its new members, Howard and Erika Nathan, and their children, Alex, Cassandra, and Andrew.

PESACH INFORMATION LINKS

The OU Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.ou.org/index.php/news/article/96253/

The CRC Guide to Passover is now available on line: http://www.crcweb.org/passover2012.php

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have gently used toys and games to donate to Matan B’Sayser, then Eli Meyers will be collecting them from the donation box found in the Fuchs Mizrachi lobby.

Rabbi Moshe Berger, PhD will be speaking on the topic of “When did the Exodus End?”. The lecture will take place this Sunday, March 25, 2012 in the Fuchs Mizrachi School at 7:45PM. The lecture is sponsored by the Lefkovitz family for the first Yarzheit of Mr. Earl Lefkovitz z”l. See attachment for complete details.

Pre-Pesach Kashering of Utensils will take place on April 1st, at Mosdos Ohr Hatorah, 1508 Warrensville Center Road, from 10:00AM-1:00PM.

Yom Hashoa V’Hagvura: An Annual Gathering Remembrance will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 7:00PM until 8:30PM at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd. See attachment for further details.

The Early Bird Special is now available for the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference, which will take place March 3-5 2013. See attachment for complete details.

NCSY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hire ‘n NCSYer:If you want help cleaning for Pesach, fill in the form below:

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NCSY/04ce5f70a4/TEST/5798d85b2b/formkey=dFN2MDNBdzhCVE1waVNseXVPLTdpS3c6MQ

Torah By Video: Internet’s latest craze: check us out at Torah By Video (TBV!) Monday through Thursday from 10:30PM-10:35PM (only 5 minutes!) as we gather together to learn Torah.

THANK YOU/ DONATIONS

Thank you to Dan and Wendy Messeloff and Rachel Rothner-Stark and the entire “Clean Green Team” for cleaning out the basement . Thank you to our volunteers: Marcia Anouchi, Zippora Coleman, Yosef Coleman, Michael and Cindy Attias, Rob, Avi and Isaac Hartstone, Ari Jaffe, Dan and Wendy Messeloff, Aryeh and Yoni Sunshine, Menachem Polonsky, Mordechai Appel, Mendel Siverman, Mordechai Blau, Robert, Donna Simons and Sam Simons, Alex Nathan, Rebbeca Berliner, Jack Jaffe, and Andrew, Orly and Ilan Goldstein.

Thank you to our Baalei Teffila for VaYakhel Pikudei: Pinny Rosenberg for Kaabalat Shabbat. Karol Saks for Shacharit and Rabbi Binyamin Blau for Musaf. Thank you to our Baalei Keriyah, Binyamin Klineman and Eliav Sharvit. If you are interested in Davening or Laining anytime during the week, on Shabbat or on any Chag please contact Ben Baskin. We are also available to assist any novice interested in enhancing their skills or to prepare for any special event.

REFUAH SHLEIMA

We are starting the cholim list again this coming shabbat. If you have a friend or loved one on the list and wish to have him/her remain on the list or if you would like to add someone to the list, please forward the person’s name to Dan Lowenthal at danonline36@yahoo.com . If you have already indicated that the name should remain on the list unless you notify the shul otherwise, there is no need to respond.

CATERING

After such a mild winter it’s hard to believe that Pesach is almost here! We have added new items to our menu and will be bringing in fresh cakes and tortes from Schick’s Gourmet Bakery again! Orders must be placed by March 28th, so don’t delay….call TODAY!

Our annual Pre Pesach “ALMOST” All you can Eat Dinner will take place on Thursday, April 5th in Green Road Synagogue from 4:30PM-8:00PM. Reservations not required!

The sponsorship of a basic Kiddush is only $360. Seudat Shlishit sponsorship starts at only $180. Breakfast for the morning Minyan is also available. For all of your catering needs, from a wedding to a meeting at your office, call
Dovid Greenberger at Green Road Catering at (216) 381-4757 (office) or (216)401-7431(cell).

ERUV

Remember to call the Eruv Hotline at (216) 586-9222 to check on the status of the Eruv for Shabbat.

EMAIL/FACEBOOK

Do you have children or family members away from home that would enjoy receiving the weekly email? Please email Yehudis at yehudis@greenroadsynagogue.org and let us know the email addresses so that your family members can have a “touch of home”.

Join our first 131 members on Facebook. Become a friend of Green Road Synagogue at its new page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/201299843241025/ or on Twitter at @GreenRdShul.

GREEN ROAD SYNAGOGUE
2437 South Green Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-381-4757
Office@GreenRoadSynagogue.org
www.GreenRoadSynagogue.org
Where we enrich our lives and our community through TAM:

Torah, Ahavah and Medinah.