Many thanks to all those who brought food and/or toys to the Hanukkah party in exchange for raffle tickets, and to those who bid on Kelly Durante’s donated paintings. The food and auction proceeds will go to the Food Bank of Central and NE Missouri and the toys will be delivered to True North this week..
Please help us add more to the food barrels (one in the vestibule and one in the farmhouse) and the tzedakah box marked “Food Bank” until they are picked up at the end of Hanukkah. Cash donations to the Food Bank are doubled through December, so the $370 raised from the two winning bids will result in 2,220 meals for our hungry neighbors.
Our next Tikkun Olam event will be Souper Sunday on February 8th.
During winter weather, some of our Columbia neighbors need winter coats, gloves, scarves and stocking caps, as well as blankets and sleeping bags to stay warm.
Please take a minute to check your closets for winter coats, etc. that you can spare. A collection coat rack and a box are located in the foyer of the sanctuary building.
Dear CBS Community,
Last month, the CBS Board established the Rabbinic and Cantorial Leadership Fund as part of the Future 50 Campaign. The full text of the case for the broad campaign and for the specific leadership fund (link) lays out for the whole congregation what our financial needs are if we want to be competitive in our rabbinic leadership hiring process.
In short, we hope to gain commitments over three years (starting next July) totaling $225,000 toward that leadership fund. We have met nearly 25% of our goal, but it’s imperative that a large portion of the congregation support this effort. We don’t need the actual money yet; we are just asking for commitments. Still, it’s important that we gain a sense of how strongly our membership supports hiring a full-time rabbi or cantor.
Originally, we set a deadline of January 31, 2026, for these pledges. The timeline for hiring has shifted, however, so we would greatly appreciate having your commitments in writing by the end of December.
We urge you to read the full case statement (but please substitute December 31, 2025 with January 31, 2026!), and either contact Janna Lancaster or Tim Parshall or download, fill out and submit the Future 50 Campaign pledge form (link).
Thanks for your commitment to ensuring the CBS can thrive for another 50 years and many more.
Tim Parshall, Co-chair, Future 50 Campaign thpcbs21@gmail.com
573.489.9987
Time to order 2026 Mah Jongg cards! Dee Dee Strnad has them available through the end of January for $14 (small) and $15 (large). CBS Tikkun Olam will get $6 for each card sold.
Make checks out to Dee Dee Strnad and send to her at 803 Cornell, Columbia 65203, or give her cash.
With questions call Dee Dee at 573.289.0511
Happy New Year, everyone, and keep playing Mahjong!!!
Bill Fairman
3 Tevet/December 23 Barb Fairman’s husband
Jure Prelas
3 Tevet/December 23 Mark Prelas’s father
Jerome Peters
4 Tevet/December 24 Deborah Zemke’s father
Jimmy Nachman
December 25 Nancy Ray
CBS is grateful to receive donations in memory of loved ones on their yahrzeit.
Click here to make donations by credit card or PayPal. Or send checks to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia MO 65203.
In memory of Debbie Shenker
Rebecca Smith
Steve & Mary Weinstein
Speedy recovery/refuah shleimah for David Gardner
Rebecca Smith
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
In memory of Ellen’s parents, Janet & Ben Alper
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
In memory of Margie Sable’s brother Jerry
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
Mazal Tov to Dee Dee Strnad on Joe’s engagement
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
Mazal Tov to Margie Sable & George Smith on their son Alex’s wedding
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
Mazal Tov on Sheila Greenberg & Bill Parks’ grandson, Hudson Mark
Ellen & Bruce Horwitz
Donations are a good way to remember or honor people and special life events. Your gift can be directed to the CBS general fund, the rabbi’s discretionary fund (RDF), the endowment fund, Tikkun Olam, the library, the Sasha Yelon book fund, the school scholarship fund or the sacred music fund.
Click here to donate by credit card or PayPal. Or send a check to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia 65203, with a note with details about honorees and where you’d like the notification sent. We’ll send a handwritten card as you direct.
Make your pledge to CBS for the fiscal year 2025-26.
Click here to read the letter from the CBS Board. To make your pledge via ShulCloud click here. Or click here to access the pledge form to download and print.
