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Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 15 Av 5780
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, August 7
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.Â
Torah Study, 10:00 am Prayer and study are equally holy activities. All are invited to join in these highly participatory discussions. No experience necessary! Â
August Salon@Home: Dinner Orders Due Tuesday! Friday, August 14, 6:00 pm
Make sure to place your dinner orders by Tuesday, August 11 by 5:00 pm! While we can not be physically together, we can still share in food and conversation at the TBH Shabbat Salon.
Dinner provided by Nineveh is available for pre-order, and you can pick it up at TBH on Friday afternoon. Erev Shabbat services will be at 6:00 pm, after which we can eat together and hear from our featured presenter, Daniel Farber. Our speaker begins at 7:00 pm. Daniel will be presenting, "Kukutali: Creation of the Nation's first - and only - Co-Managed State Park and Indian Tribal Preserve." Read more about the presentation, check out the menu, and place your order on our event page.>>
Check your inbox and weekly email for upcoming programming to celebrate the month of Elul in preparation for the High Holidays at TBH!
Traditionally this month is a month of spiritual preparation for the work of reflection and repentance. We will have a series of live (on zoom) and pre-recorded teachings and workshops, ranging from prayer and song to cooking to crafts to spiritual discussion. If you are interested in possibly leading a workshop or session, fill out this form!
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.Â
Berry Blues  Some might call it transference My misplaced compassion for the blueberries Cuddling in clusters, shading in rich blue hues Straining plump in a sliver of skin struggling open To contain them; no one's picking them Hence my wail, they'll wither and waste  Not only has Covid made poets of us all, but Therapists, or in need of them, one for the other  So I find myself, once again this morning, back At my neighborhood untended blueberry patch My eyes, deep, watery wells of tear-water tea Wicker basket in hand, feeling sorry for the berries Falling in careless neglect from branches Too heavily laden to hold them  I pluck a few here and there until my basket, like My eyes, tops to bursting, my emotions tipping full  Therapy would tell me, and truly I know That I'm transferring feelings to beautiful Berries instead of to the waste of precious Human life as the virus continues to coil Cunning, stealthy, sly like the serpent of Eden Constricting the breath of an unprepared world  Still, I feel grateful for small blessings This overflowing basket of sweet blue bliss  I'll bring it home to my kitchen, tissue-dry my Eyes, wash these lovely berries with a gentle hand I'll eat some and freeze some in little ziploc bags Anticipating warm muffins on a winter morning Or a pretty crumb cake atop a pedestal platter At an Oneg, a Study Group, or with my family  All those antioxidants! All that Vitamin-C! All those glorious, healthy, better days ahead
Camille Kettel July 27, 2020
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Sam Grossman Morris Burnett William (Bill) Jolly Albert Shecter Alan Wallace Annette Goldberg Ingeborg Asher-Pepper Shirley Goldberg Albert Jacob Bean James Davis Jerome Parker Mannie Paroff Dorothy Bamberger
Happy Birthday!
5Â Â Norma Shelan 5Â Â Esther Warkov 5Â Â Jessi Goodman 6Â Â Reina Goodman 7Â Â Jean Mandeberg 10Â Brad Smith 10Â Richard Jackman 10Â Scott Royer 11Â Clark Eaton
FROM THE OFFICE
Child Care Needed
The Community Engagement Coordinator, Kayla Iverson, is seeking a part-time in-home babysitter for her toddler to facilitate continued remote work for TBH. Please email her for details.
TBH COVID-19 Phase II & III Guidelines
Visit the TBH COVID-19 Webpage for other updates and resources. The TBH Board has set for Guidelines for Phase II & III to promote the health and safety of our community. Read the full document here>>Â
