This Week At TBH

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Please contact Cathy at 360-754-8519 or tbh@bethhatfiloh.org. 
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201-8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA  98501

UPDATED  Thursday, May 8 
THIS WEEK @ TBH
May 9, 2008 - 4 Iyar 5768 
 
SHABBAT SERVICES
 
Candlelighting 8:15 p.m.
 
This week's Torah portion: EMOR
Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23; haftarah;
Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:31
 
Friday, May 9
Tot Shabbat Service, 6:30 p.m.
Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 10
Meditation  9:15 a.m.
Torah Study, 10:00 a.m.
 
TOT SHABBAT AND POTLUCK
 All kids ages 0-5 and their grown-ups and families are invited to share in song, movement, story and prayer as we celebrate Shabbat together! This Friday at 6:30 p.m. This month is our quarterly Tot Shabbat potluck at 5:45 p.m. This is a great time for families to get together! Please bring a dairy/vegetarian dish to share.

SOFTBALL SEASON IS BACK! 
The Stars of David first softball practice finally happened last Saturday.  For those of you who want to play this year, next Saturday will be your next  chance to hone your skills for the real games.  The practices will be at Madison Elementary School on Legion and Boundary every Saturday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  If you want to play, please contact me so we can get you on the rooster.  If you have any questions about the upcoming softball season, I am here to answer those questions.  Hope to see you Saturday.  Your coach, Dick.  Contact me at:  Home phone:  866-7736

WOMEN'S ROSH CHODESH CIRCLE
We will gather to celebrate the new month of Iyar on Saturday, May 10th. We'll gather at 6pm at TBH for Third Meal, Havdalah and to celebrate Kiddush  Levanah. Rosh Chodesh begins the previous Sunday evening, and Kiddush Levanah is a ritual celebrating the renewal of the moon in between the new moon and the full moon. Please bring light vegetarian food to share, as well as pictures, poems, stories and songs. Contact Toby with questions 360.753.2147 or nondairycremer@zhonka.net.
 
ARTIST VISIT
Clay Kodesh: Adventures in the Southwest! Havdalah followed by slides and questions.
Join ceramic artist Lia Rosen for a whirlwind tour of the 1000-year history of pueblo pottery in the Native American Southwest, and its influence on Lia's own journey as a Jewish feminist artist and leader. Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lia has been involved with Jewish Renewal and Reconstructionist communities for over 30 years. Lia donated one of her signature pieces, a North African-style oil-burning menorah, to TBH in 2007. She has been studying this year as an Arts fellow at Drisha Institute for Jewish Education in NYC, and is the proud sister of longtime TBH member Susan Rosen, sister-in-law of Michael Blum, and daughter of Harriet Rosen, all of Olympia, Washington. Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m.
 
ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The Language of Jewish Spirituality: Thursdays 7-9 p.m. Maggid Jim Chaim Shulruff offers a variety of Jewish learning experiences for adults at all levels of knowledge and observance. In this ongoing class we build a joyful relationship with the stories of the Jewish peoples, their teachings, their historic teachers, and their practices. Participants will gain practical knowledge and experience in a wide variety of theme based Jewish Spiritual practices. These include reading and interpreting the Torah and actively participating in the Jewish spiritual calendar cycle. Together we sing, learn, discuss, explore, and, in the process, build holy Jewish community.
Jewish Meditation: 2nd and 3rd Saturdays 9- 10 a.m.; Sundays 5:30- 6:30 p.m.  Judaism offers many pathways to experience the Divine in everyday life. How do we do this? We do this by connecting to that spark of Divinity that dwells within, and by cultivating a state of being that identifies and promotes Unity. Maggid Jim Chaim Shulruff teaches methods of Judaic meditation which encourage the practitioners to attach to the Joy and Kindness found in every moment and in all of Creation.  Open to all ages, levels of experience, and knowledge.

YOUTH ED DIRECTOR
TBH will be hiring a part-time Youth Education Director shortly.  A job announcement is planned to be released in mid-May, with applications due by mid-June.  If you are interested in this position and would like to receive the job announcement, please contact us at TBH@bethhatfiloh.org or 360-754-8519.
 
CERTIFIED GREEN PROGRAM
You may have noticed the green recycling container in the social hall, kitchen or staff breakroom.  TBH has joined the Certified Green Program!!  We now will dispose of our food waste, paper products such as paper towels, paper plates and pizza boxes; just to name a few.  Please check the list above each container to see if it's recyclable in the food waste containers.  We will be scheduling a presentation on this program in the near future - stay tuned for details!
 
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
We now accept mail at our street address!!  We will phase out our post office box for mailing.  Please change your records to reflect our new mailing address: 
201-8th Ave SE; Olympia, WA  98501
Please don't forget to change your bill pay accounts!

CONTACT US
Office Hours: M-Th, 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m.; F, 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m.
Phone (360) 754-8519       Fax (360) 528-2046
Mailing Address:  201-8th Avenue SE; Olympia, WA  98501
Located in Downtown Olympia on the corner of 8th and Washington
 
Rabbi Seth Goldstein, rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org
Ariel Zaslav, Youth Education Director, beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org
Cathy Turner, Administrator, tbh@bethhatfiloh.org
Short Schrift Newsletter, tbhnews@bethhatfiloh.org
Website, www.bethhatfiloh.org