Tifereth Israel

10/16/2026

10/14/2026

Wishing a huge Mazal Tov to Rabbi Hillel Skolnik, Tifereth Israel Members Sherri Lazear and David Roseman, and the entire Columbus Jewish News 2026 Class of 18 Difference Makers!

10/13/2026

Perek Yomi - 1 Samuel 4-10

10/09/2026

MAZAL TOV to parents Amy and Matthew Brill, siblings Ruby, David, and Hannah, and
grandparents Ethel & Marc (z"I) Wolff and Rita & Lawrence Brill on the Bat Mitzvah this Shabbat of
Miriam Brill!!!

10/09/2026

Shabbat Shalom! Rabbi Hillel and Morah Paige had quite the arm workout yesterday. Comment below with your guess on how long it took to roll the Torah back!

10/07/2026

🕯️ Three Years Since October 7th

Three years ago, our world changed. On this day in 2023, the Jewish people experienced the deadliest attack since the Holocaust — over 1,200 lives taken, hundreds taken hostage, communities destroyed. The pain of that day, and of all that has followed, remains with us still.

Today we remember each precious soul who was murdered. We honor the soldiers and first responders who have given their lives in the war that followed. And we stand in solidarity with Am Yisrael — in mourning, in strength, and in unshakable hope for a future of peace and security.

May their memory be a blessing

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10/06/2026

Perek Yomi - Starting First Samuel

10/02/2026

All throughout Sukkot, we have chanted Hoshanot, prayers for salvation said while circling the room together, holding our lulav and etrog. If the high holidays make you feel dizzy, then this week is an enthusiastic dive deeper into the dizziness of communal gathering and prayer. All of this circling and waving lulav and etrog culminates Friday morning with Hoshanah Rabbah (the big hoshanah).

Then, on Simchat Torah we dance and sing even more in our celebratory hakafot circles, turning the Torah service into a party. We celebrate all we learned this past year and all we will learn in the year to come.

We say from Proverbs, “eitz chayim hi lemachazikim ba, She is a Tree of Life for those who hold fast to her”. As life swings us around throughout the year, we swing ourselves and each other around the anchor of Torah. We remind ourselves to hold on tight because it can keep us safe and steady year-round.

We may not know what lies before us, and we may not know exactly what Torah we will need this year, but it is always there to hold us steady. As we dance together, look around the circle and see what opportunities you find in the faces and spaces between.

We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
- Robert Frost

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach,
Rabbi Max Hartzmani

09/29/2026

Perek Yomi - End of Book of Judges