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!
Throughout the month, look for videos of High Holiday stories as told by Nancy Snyder. The first story is on forgiveness and is available on Youtube.
The Shofar Project: An Elul Intensive Thursday August 27, September 3, 10, 17 at 7:00 - 8:00 pm
A Free Four-Week Online Program from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and its Partner Organizations
TBHers are encouraged to register for The Shofar Project to deepen their Elul experience. Rabbi Seth will host a weekly Thursday night group from 7-8 p.m. to correspond with the program and be a local support and facilitation group.
From IJS: “The upcoming High Holidays will be unlike any most of us have known. We have woken up to our deep interconnection to all people and our own fragility. We have seen more clearly the deep injustice of systems and power structures in our country. We have heard voices pleading for life. Perhaps we are awake in a way we have not been before. How can we maintain and even deepen this awareness as we enter a new year?
“The Shofar Project is a free program open to people of all backgrounds who want to make this a year of continued awakening, responsiveness, renewal, and transformation. It takes place during the Hebrew month of Elul, the month preceding the Jewish High Holy Days, a traditional period for intensive spiritual reflection, introspection, and moral accounting (August 21 – September 18, 2020).”
Week 1: Opening the Heart Week 2: Hearing the Pain of the World Week 3: Returning to Compassion Week 4: Becoming an Instrument of Justice
LIFE & LEGACY Havdalah Saturday, August 29, 7:00 pm
Legacy donors to TBH have chosen to sustain our Jewish community for generations to come! Join us as we honor our LIFE & LEGACY participants, celebrate TBH, and welcome in the High Holidays for a Zoom Havdalah and gathering.
The World's Birthday. A Family Elul Workshop Sunday, August 30, 9:30 am
Celebrate Rosh Hashana with us with a reading of The World's Birthday. Learn about what it is we are celebrating Rosh Hashanah and what it means to start a year anew.
What's In Your Pocket? A Family Elul Workshop Sunday, August 30, 11:00 am
Join Reyna Jasmer for this activity, based on the teaching of having two pockets to reach into. Participants will be invited to create two different lists to keep in their pockets. One list will be personal qualities that they should be proud of and the other list will contain values they wish to work on in the coming year.
Facilitated by Michele & Richard Jackman. Elul is called “the month of repentance,” “the month of mercy,” and “the month of forgiveness.” We are offering two Mussar opportunities this month in preparation for the High Holy Days at Temple Beth Hatfiloh.
On August 31, we will turn our Mussar study and practice to the parashat of the week, Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:1-29:18. The middah/soul trait for this parashat is Gratitude/Hakarat ha tov, acknowledging the good. Please plan on joining us on Zoom for an engaging Mussar practice.
The Music of the Holidays Tuesday, September 1, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The liturgy of the High Holidays comes alive not only through the words, but the music. In this workshop we will learn about the music of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Brad Smith will review some of the traditional tunes, as well as provide insight into the history of the compositions. We will focus on Kol Nidre (of course), Unetaneh Tokef (“who by fire…”) and an overview of nusach (traditional chanting modes).
See the full slate of upcoming Elul offerings here. Reminders will be posted in the weekly email as each workshop approaches.
Family Life & Learning (formerly Beit Sefer) Orientation Sunday, September 13, 10:00 am
Whether you are a current or previous Beit Sefer family with school age children, new to Jewish education at TBH or just interested in figuring out what the plan looks like this year - join us for this year's orientation. We'll discuss what to anticipate in times of COVID and beyond. For questions, email Catherine at beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org.
Purchase or Download a Mahzor for the High Holidays
Reconstructing Judaism has made the Mahzor available in advance of the High Holidays. See more here.
Celebrate Family on Rosh Hashanah
Have You Welcomed New Life Into Your Family This Year? It is the TBH custom to honor growing families with the English reading of the Rosh Hashanah haftarah, the reading from the biblical book of Samuel. However you define your growing family, if you would like to participate, please contact Rabbi Seth at rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org or Kayla at tbh@bethhatfiloh.org to arrange to pre-record the reading.
Children’s Blessing Slideshow. We will bless our children by sharing a slideshow of all of our TBH youth! If you would like to participate, send in a photo or two to be included. Children will NOT be identified by name as part of the slideshow. Send photos to tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
High Holidays 5781
Check out our new webpage dedicated to TBH's celebration of the 5781 High Holidays here. Includes scheduling, Zoom link, registrations, and resources!
CHRONICLING OUR SHARED EXPERIENCE
A Brief Hiatus for the Holidays!
Thank you to everyone that has shared materials for the "Chronicling Our Shared Experience" section of the weekly. With a jam-packed schedule of programming leading up to and including the High Holidays, this section will take a brief hiatus. Please feel free to continue to email submissions to Kayla, and they will be shared after the holidays!
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Max Esfeld Eva Carr Mitchell L Cohen Arnold Goldstein Kenneth W. Strange Donald Stedman Edna Shecter Marianne Neff Ben Rome Claire Paroff Sydney Rubin Carol Shivel Gaylah Balter Reina Holman Lewis Weiner Judith Kalikow Mesch Sharon Weiner Roy Greene
Happy Birthday!
26 Jocelyn Brown 27 John Browning 27 Noah Jenkins 29 Marielle Orman 31 Joshua Reynolds
FROM THE OFFICE
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>>
