Beth Tikvah Committees and    Social Groups

    Executive Committee

    Board Committees:
  • Adult Education Committee
  • Brotherhood
  • Building Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Fundraising Committee
  • Hospitality Committee
  • Membership Committee
  • Religious & Hebrew
     Schools Committee
  • Ritual Committee
  • Sisterhood
  • Social Action Committee
  • Trustees-At-Large/PR &
        Publicity
  • Trustees-At-Large/Volunteers
  • Youth Activities Committee

     Non-Standing Board
     Committees:
  • Caring Community Committee
  • Interior Design Committee
  • Garden Committee

    General Group Committees:
  • Archive Group
  • In-Reach Committee
  • Mommy-N-Me Shabbat
       Sing and Play
  • Outreach Group
  • Visit the Sisterhood Gift Shop

Ritual Committee

Stu Zweben, Chair zweben@cse.ohio-state.edu

        Stu has been a member of Beth Tikvah for over 25 years.  He serves on the finance committee as well as being Ritual Committee chair.  For some 20 years, he has coordinated and led the 2nd day Rosh Hashanah service at Beth Tikvah.  He often conducts the service and chants Torah at Ritual Committee led services.

        Stu is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Administration in the College of Engineering, and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at The Ohio State University.  He chaired the CSE Department for 11 years before becoming Associate Dean.  Stu also has been president of the major professional society in computing (the Association for Computing Machinery), and of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board.  He is chair-elect of the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and will take over as chair in July 2007.

        Join this devoted group of members who are rabbis at heart. This group is involved in all the ritual elements of the synagogue from planning and conducting services during the Rabbi's absence and assisting with the High Holy Days to identifying the ritual needs of our congregation and providing a forum for discussions about ritual observances. 

        For further information about the Ritual Committee or if you are interested in serving on the committee, please contact committee Chair Stu Zweben (zweben@cse.ohio-state.edu).

From the April 2008 issue of Tikvah Topics:

We had lots of participation in our February services during the Rabbi's study leave by members of our committee and other congregants. I thank each of the following for their participation, and apologize if I omitted anyone: Lisa, Brian Jr., and Gabriel Anichowski; Ilana Bergelson; David Binkovitz; Jon, Aurora, and Arielle Bloom; Brittney Davis; Julie Ecker; Dawn Heyman; Bob Fisher; Mike Fliegel; Jeff Griffith; Michelle Jacobson; Kristin Jaffe; Lisa Kalson; Rachel Kramer; Doug Kreiselman; Jack Laib; Manny Luttinger; Nancy Mallory; the Mayerson
Family; Barb Mindel; Marissa Mittelman; Eileen Okel; Beth Owen; Karen Pollens; Jayme and Jonah Pollens-Dempsey; Renee Primack; Leah and Joe Reibel; Madeline Rivera; sixth grade students and teachers; John Stefano; Anita Steinbergh; Linda VanHorne; Jeff Wasserstrom; Jeanne Winnick; and
the Withee Family.

Our next committee meeting is at 7:30 PM on April 15. Come celebrate the end of tax season and help us plan summer services, begin High Holy Day planning, and discuss ideas related to Shabbat services.