Sparks: Hassidut and Jewish MysticismJune 14, 20 & 27 I 7:00 - 8:30 pm I RSVP to jcontreras@tiferethisrael.orgKnown for their interpretive creativity and theological daring, the Hassidic mas-ters of 18th-early 20th century Europe believed that a hidden divine spark could be found in everything. Join Rabbi Braver for an exciting new class, "Sparks: The Radi-cal Jewish Mysticism & Spirituality of the Hassidic Masters," to wrestle with their teachings and discover how they can be relevant to your life.

Pride ShabbatJune 16 I 5:30 pm I RSVP to tinyurl.com/TiferethPrideShabbatCongregation Tifereth Israel will kick off the city-wide Pride Weekend with minyan followed by Shabbat dinner and a panel discussion about the richness and com-plexity of LGBTQ and Jewish identities. Dinner is $18 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under. Payment is your RSVP.

Torah Fund/Women of the Wall EventJune 25 I 10:00 am I Franklin Park Grove Terrace I martharosenson@gmail.comCelebrate the 100th year of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism and the 75th anniversary of Torah Fund (supporting students and programs of the Jewish Theological Seminary), and show solidarity with Israel's Women of the Wall (an organization pursuing the rights of women to gather and pray openly at the Kotel).

School & Youth News Hebrew High School GraduationMay 30 I 6:00 pm I RSVP to tinyurl.com/tiferethshavuotThe entire congregation is invited to an Erev Shavuot Dinner & High School Graduation recognizing graduating seniors Shoshi Berk, Micah Cohen, Alyssa Gurwin, Tali Spira and Maya Ungar. In addition, the winners of the Muriel Wallick Memorial High School Scholarship Award and the Rabbi Harold J. Berman High School Achievement Award will be announced. The cost of the salmon and dairy dinner is $18 for adults and $10 for children (aged 10 and under).

Boker Tov ShabbatJune 3 I 11:00 am I Katz Chapel I Information: mlevin@tiferethisrael.orgPre-school age children, their adults, and siblings are invited to a Shabbat experience designed just for them! We gather the first Shabbat of each month for songs, blessings, and more.

Community News & Events2017 Jack Roth 5K Rock & Run/WalkJune 4 I 9:00 am I Bexley High School I jackrothfund.orgLast year the run/walk raised more than $129,000 for lung cancer research at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and to support Camp Netaim, a program in Israel for children with special needs. This year's event features the return of the Kid's Track Dash and the Gledhill Robbins & Talis Group of HER Realtors food, fun and fitness marketplace. The race was established in 2006 to honor the late Jack Roth, a member of Tifereth Israel, and his courageous battle against cancer.

Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice 5th AnniversaryJune 11 I 3:00 pm I Wexner Heritage Village I loveandhugs.eventbrite.comCreate collaborative art with "Art with Anna" for display at Wexner Heritage Village in celebration of Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice's fifth anniversary. Love & Hugs provides support programs for patients and families at Central Ohio's only Jewish hospice.

This Week We Remember. . .Please join us at minyan on the date of your loved one’s yahrzeit to pray with the community, hear their name read, and recite the mourner’s kaddish. This occurs at services the evening before, as well as the morning and afternoon of, the date of the yahrzeit.

Shabbat, May 27/2 SivanSylvia FragerPhilip KatzJulius PamSarah Scheiner

Sunday, May 28/3 SivanMinnie Sherman Lillian Mercurio

Monday, May 29/4 Sivan Norman FriedmanMelvin GutterRose HirschDavid HubermanEdith G. KnightRoza OstrovaJune RiegerIna Horwitz WhitmoreShirley Zive

Tuesday, May 30/5 SivanMiriam DavidDavid MaybruckMartha MelkLeo SchiffCharles SpringerWilliam SteinhartLouis Harry Yaillen

Michael N. Ungar, Rabbi . Alex Braver, Rabbi . Harold J. Berman, Rabbi EmeritusJack Chomsky, Cantor . Steve Friedman, Executive Director . Miriam Berk, Education Director

Lynn Tallan, Program Coordinator . Morgan Levin, Youth & Family Director . Adam Eisenberg, President

Parashat BamidbarBat Mitzvah, Marissa SmithAufruf, Sarah Bloom & Jonathan Stone

May 26-27, 2017 | 2 Sivan 57771354 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 614-253-8523 tiferethisrael.org fb.com/CTIcbus

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Wednesday, May 31/6 SivanEvelyn BarskyJack CohenMargaret Prizant

Thursday, June 1/7 SivanRebecca CohenIda Rose FeingoldMarjorie Elaine GordonHerman HorowitzTheresa KleinbaumJohn J. LiebermanMartin MillerHarold Lawrence NathansKita ReichgottBenita Jo Schaffer

Friday, June 2/8 SivanMorris DachCarol Sue DiamondBenjamin GreenbergHelen KalvinMatilda SchlangSadie ShustickMark Richard SteimanGilbert WunschRoza Zeltser

On Shabbat, all those observing a yahrzeit in the coming week are invited to the bimah for the honor of an aliyah and to share the name of their loved one.

This Week's Torah Portion in a Nutshell: BamidbarNumbers Triennial Reading:(1) 1:1-4 pg. 769-770(2) 1:5-16 pg. 770-771(3) 1:17 -19 pg. 771(4) 1:20-27 pg. 771-772(5) 1:28-35 pg. 772(6) 1:36-43 pg. 772-773(7) 1:44-54 pg. 773-774Maftir: 1:52-54 pg. 774Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22 pg. 787-790

Now in the second year after their departure from Egypt, the Israelites must take a census of all adult males. This week's parasha details how this important information was collected. The knowledge was critcal to effectively manage the feeding, housing, and defense of such a large, undisciplined, and wandering group of tribes.

Upcoming MeetingsSocial Action CommitteeJune 12 I 7:30 pm I Location TBD I mpfleisher@gmail.comBoard of TrusteesJune 13 I 6:00 pm I Upper Social Hall I president@tiferethisrael.org

Save on Cemetery PlotsEffective Sunday, October 1, the cost for cemetery plots will increase approximately 10%. Prior to that date members may purchase plots at current rates, plus receive an additional 15% discount. Certain restrictions apply. For more information and to take advantage of this special savings opportunity, please contact Shelley at 614-253-8523 or via email at slevey@tiferethisrael.org.

Office ClosingThe Tifereth Israel administrative offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Programs & EventsSisterhood Rosh Hashanah Art ContestDeadline: June 1 I 5:00 pm I Information: jyalowich@yahoo.comThe Tifereth Israel Sisterhood is holding a competition to select artwork for the cover of its 5778 High Holiday card. Children through 12th grade are eligible to participate. Submitted artwork must measure 75/8 by 43/8 inches (vertical or horizontal). An entry form can be found online at tinyurl.com/SisterhoodCardArt.

Inclusion ShabbatJune 2 I 7:15 pm I Katz Chapel I Information: munger@tiferethisrael.orgThe Inclusion Shabbat service is a short and meaningful Kabbalat Shabbat, held each month, designed for individuals and families of individuals with special needs and is open to anyone who wishes to welcome Shabbat in a warm and meaningful fashion. So a Rabbi Walks Into a Bar. . .June 7 I 6:30 pm I Strongwater I Information: jcontreras@tiferethisrael.orgYou've heard the joke, but this time it's for real! Join members of the Tifereth Israel community and Rabbi Alex Braver for a drink and schmoozing in a relaxed casual atmosphere.

Shabbat MishpachahJune 9 I 6:00 pm I rsvp@tifrethisrael.orgThis new family-friendly, inter-generational service is for families of all kinds to unplug, reconnect, and welcome Shabbat with ruach (spirit) and a delicious dinner. Afterward, stay for a "talk-back" with clergy and staff. Cost is $18 for adults, $10 for children under 10.

Interpretive/Experiential ShabbatJune 10 I 10:15 am I Katz Chapel I Information: dlevy82@gmail.comEach month, Tifereth Israel offers this alternative Shabbat experience that seeks to reach individuals through ruach, prayer, and learning.

Around the Shul This Shabbat

Thank You, Sisterhood Flower Fund Contributors!Avraham and Joy BenatarBentsion and Mira BilenkoStewart and Cynthia BrownsteinViolet CohenMarshall DavidHarriet GoldJack Gold and Jeff GrissLeonard and Rochelle GutterMarc and Margery HollanderStanley and Sylvia HorowitzJerome KnightDavid Korn and Janie Marr Werum

Margot MarxNeil and Karen MossRick and Jayne NathansEdward and Bari PollyeaL. Robert and Marsha PolsterAlan and Carol RadnorGerald and Sandi SteimanStuart and Lola SteinhartCharles and Debbi SugarmanLawrence and Faye WillenBarry YaillenJanet Yaillen

Shabbat Schedule 9:00 am Shabbat Warmup - Hot Off the Jewish Press - Katz Chapel 9:30 am Shabbat Services - Sanctuary - Marissa Smith, Bat Mitzvah 9:30 am Childcare (ages 0-5) - Nursery 10:30 am YPS and Jr. Congregation - Pit 12:30 pm Shabbat Book Club - Upper Social Hall 9:16 pm Shabbat Ends

Daily Services - May 28 through June 3Katz Chapel (unless otherwise noted) Sunday 9:00 am and 5:30 pm*

Monday 7:30 am and 5:30 pm

Tuesday – Morning Minyan 7:30 am Evening Minyan, Hebrew High School Graduation & Shavuot Dinner 6:00 pm Tikkun Layl Shavuot (at Agudas Achim) 8:30 pm

Wednesday – Shavuot 9:00 am and 8:40 pm

Thursday – Shavuot (Yizkor during morning service) 9:00 am and 8:40 pm

Friday 7:30 am and 5:30 pm

Please note: • In observance of Shavuot, the Tifereth Israel administrative offices will close at

3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 30, and will re-open at 9:00 am on Friday, June 2.• Starting July 7, 2017, the Friday evening service will be at 6:00 pm every week.

Candle lighting for Friday, June 2 8:37 pm

*Sunday Mincha/Ma'ariv minyan will be held at 5:30 pm at the home of Janet Yaillen, 1281 Erickson Avenue, Columbus, OH 43227, 614-237-6165

Shabbat WarmupJoin us at 9:00 am in the Katz Chapel as we start the day reviewing some recent headlines and talking about what is Hot Off the Jewish Press. Next week, join us for ShabbaTunes, an exploration of the music of Shabbat – some new, some traditional.

Mazel TovTo Jody Wasbro and Adam Smith on the occasion of their daughter, Marissa, being called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.

Each Bar/Bat Mitzvah receives a siddur from the Men’s Club and Sisterhood of Congregation Tifereth Israel, book of songs and prayers for Shabbat from the Anne and Abe Pollock Fund of the synagogue, certificate acknowledging a tree has been planted in Israel by the Eydie & Don Garlikov Fund of the Jewish National Fund, voucher for one free Kadima Kinnus from Tifereth Israel, and a certificate for a generous subsidy toward a trip to Israel from the Columbus Jewish Federation.

Todah RabahThe kiddush after services is sponsored by Jody Wasbro and Adam Smith, in honor of their daughter, Marissa Smith, becoming a Bat Mitzvah., and co-sponsored by April Center and Theodore and Bonnie Bloom on the occasion of the aufruf of Sarah Pauline Bloom and Jonathan Burns Stone.

Shabbat Book ClubThe Shabbat Book Club will discuss the first two chapters of "Like Dreamers," by Yossi Klein-HaLevi. The book follows the story of a group of elite Israeli paratroopers, from retaking the old city of Jerusalem during the Six Day War through the next 40 years as they became the young country's leaders. For more information email Lynn at ltallan@tiferethisrael.org.

Shul AnnouncementsHelp Make Prayer More MeaningfulInvest in more accessible and engaging services for the entire Tifereth Israel congregational family by purchasing copies of the new Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals. Each book purchased for the synagogue is $36 and includes a personalized inscription. Place your order online at tinyurl.com/TiferethIsraelSiddur or call Sarah in the synagogue office at 614-253-8523.