Please note the corrected dates for Erev Shabbat service and Talmud Study below.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 2 Tamuz 5780
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, June 26
Shabbat Service, 7:30 pm Our Shabbat service in the comfort of your own home! Grab your computer and candles, and we'll join together in virtual community. Services will be hosted on Facebook Live and Zoom.
The Talmud is an ancient compendium of Jewish law and lore, and provides the basis upon which biblical interpretation and contemporary Jewish practice rests. Hardly a monolithic document, the Talmud contains investigation and argumentation on all the facets of life. No background required!
The High Holiday Survey will close tonight (6/24) at 8:00 pm. As we continue to navigate this pandemic, we know that things will not return to “normal” in the near future. We will need to continue to find new and creative ways to come together as a community.
In just about 3 months, we will celebrate the High Holidays. And as we make our plans as a congregation, we need your input. We may not be able to observe in the way we are accustomed, but with your help we can create opportunities that are meaningful, spiritual, and educational, connecting us to one another and to the divine spirit. TAKE THE TBH HIGH HOLIDAY SURVEY
Electronic membership renewal forms are live! Personalized forms are available on the TBH website, click the link below. If you are having difficulty with the online form, or would like a PDF emailed or mailed to you, please email Kayla at tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
Interested in becoming a new member? Visit our membership page and fill out an application!
COMING UP AT TBH
Stop, Pop, & Go: July Collection Friday, July 17, 4:30-5:30 pm
Thanks to everyone who made the strawberry and grape jelly and jam drive for the Thurston County Food Bank a tremendous success. Look for the amazing results in the July Short Schrift!
There will be another TBH Salon on Friday night July 17, and we will once again be collecting items for the Thurston County Food Bank, this time: cans and jars of Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, Refried Beans, and plastic bags. Drop them at TBH on July 17th between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. As an alternative, you can also contact Elie Halpern at 360-357-8160 or ehalpern7379@gmail.com, and we will pick up any of those additional items that you wish to donate if you won’t be able to drop them off on the 17th.
For those that would like to make a financial contribution to the Summer Lunch Program at Thurston County Food Bank, you can do so by mailing a check to the Thurston County Food Bank, putting in the memo line that it is for the Summer Lunch Program, or you can go online at https://thurstoncountyfoodbank.org/, also indicating that it is for the Summer Lunch Program.
Save the Date: July Salon@Home Friday, July 17, 6:00 pm
Save the date for TBH's next installment of Salon@Home, coming up on July 17! We will once again offer pre-order dinners from Nineveh available for pick-up at the TBH parking lot prior to our virtual Shabbat service and salon presenter. Stay tuned for details and ordering!
CHRONICLING OUR SHARED EXPERIENCE
Call For Submissions!
This section of the weekly is dedicated to sharing member creativity and experiences during this time of separation! If you have a recipe, piece of art, poem, short story, photo, etc. that you would like to share, send it to tbh@bethhatfiloh.org. If we receive enough submissions, we hope to compile them after this crisis has passed.
Excerpt from 2020 Diary Passages by Alicia Even
What I’ve thought about but haven’t written is how the Egyptians responded during Exodus. I’m sure there was a movement, likely led by youth, advocating freeing the Jews. They were probably fed up with Pharaoh, who was told exactly how to prevent worse and worse plagues from happening. They likely held gatherings to protest.
There were probably others standing behind Pharaoh. Lower class Egyptians probably worried that with the Hebrew slaves gone, they’d become the lowest in Egypt, and felt like they couldn’t afford to worry about plagues no matter how bad the warnings. Some were just racist jerks. Even middle- and upper-class Egyptians probably worried about their own people picking up the slack that they thought should be done by someone else.
Many probably saw freeing the Jews and ending day after day of plagues as a win-win. Maybe a movement had a plan for economic relief for Egyptians.
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Happy Birthday!
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RESOURCES
TBH COVID-19 Webpage
Please check out our webpage dedicated to COVID-19 updates and additional resources here.
Reconstructionist Movement: Standing Up for Racial Justice and Against Racial Violence
Read the statement from the Reconstructionist Movement here.
FROM THE OFFICE
TBH Keycard Changes
The installation of TBH’s new security system, including updated video surveillance and keycard access, is underway! With this transition, please be aware that all existing building keycards are no longer valid. Once the installation of the new system is complete, we will be able to issue new keycards as well as authorize access through an app-based system as needed.
TBH Building Closure
The physical office is closed, though staff members are still working remotely. For assistance, please email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Growing Shabbat! at Camp Solomon Schechter Friday, Apr 19th 5:30p to 8:00p Everyone is welcome to join us for dinner and a service at Camp Solomon Schechter.
Registration is free, but required for dinner plans and access codes.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
