Weekly Emails

Wednesday, September 23, 2020  | 5 Tishrei 5781

SHABBAT SHALOM!

Erev Shabbat
Friday, September 25

Shabbat Shuvah, 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.

Zoom information:

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​​​​Meeting ID: 850 7014 3315

Prayerbook: here (PDF)

Candle lighting: 6:43 pm

Torah Readings
Parashat Ha'Azinu
Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52
Haftarah:  Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27

Shabbat Morning
Saturday, September 26

THIS WEEK AT TBH

High Holidays 5781

Check out our webpage dedicated to TBH's celebration of the 5781 High Holidays here. Includes scheduling, Zoom link, registrations, and resources!

High Holiday Healing Service
Thursday September 24, 7:00 pm

Dedicated to the healing of mind, body, & spirit.

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​​​​Meeting ID: 860 7819 9167

Tot High Holidays
Sunday, September 27, 9:00 am

For children ages 0-6 & their grown-ups, we’ll welcome in the New Year with songs, stories & movement!

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​​​​Meeting ID: 848 7737 5805

Youth Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 27, 10:30 am

The Hardest Word.  Apologies are hard. Gain a greater understanding of what it really means to apologize and how turning our actions around can help to make the world a better place.

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​​​​Meeting ID: 842 2694 2010

Kol Nidre
Sunday, September 27, 6:30 pm

Traditional Kol Nidre services featuring the Cantor Corps will be on Zoom and livestreamed. (While TBH will not be organizing groups, you are invited to share streaming with a few friends or neighbors as you feel comfortable.)

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​​​​Meeting ID: 882 8601 4807

Yom Kippur Morning Service
Monday, September 28, 10:00 am

Traditional Yom Kippur morning services featuring the Cantor Corps will be on Zoom and livestreamed. (While TBH will not be organizing groups, you are invited to share streaming with a few friends or neighbors as you feel comfortable.) 

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​​​​Meeting ID: 868 5941 3705

Yizkor Service at the Cemetery
Monday, September 28, 1:30 pm

In another opportunity to be together in person, our annual Yom Kippur Yizkor (memorial) service will take place at our TBH cemetery. Those in attendance will be invited to circle the cemetery, or stand by the graves of loved ones, and there is room for people to stay in their car as well. The service will also be on Zoom for those who do not wish to attend in person, and all are welcome to contribute to our Yizkor book. Pre-registration required for in-person attendance>>

See the map for in-person and drive-in attendance here.

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​​​​Meeting ID: 838 4699 8428

Minchah Alternative Service
Monday, September 28, 4:00 pm

In the afternoon of Yom Kippur, we will have an alternative service on zoom, using materials prepared by the Reconstructionist Movement, for a thoughtful and interactive engagement with the liturgy and themes of the High Holidays. We will also be discussing the story of Jonah.

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​​​​Meeting ID: 882 4465 0814

Neilah/Havdalah in the Parking Lot
Monday, September 28, 7:00 pm

We will gather together in the parking lot as the sun sets for the closing service of Yom Kippur. While we can not hold our communal break fast this year, we will have the opportunity to share in the end of the holiday. Volunteers will be available for food drive drop off prior to the start of services! This is also a great opportunity to return any borrowed Mahzors.

Register here>>

Submit your online Al Chet form>>

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​​​​Meeting ID: 886 4214 0807

COMING UP AT TBH/ HIGH HOLIDAYS 5781

Food Drive Drop Off
Monday, September 28 before Neilah & Sunday, October 4 9:00 - 10:00 am

TBH is holding our traditional High Holiday Food Drive for the Thurston County Food Bank this year, with some modifications. All non-perishable food is welcome. Baby food, canned soup, mac and cheese, and kid friendly single serving items (snacks, top ramen, canned pasta, fruit cups) are especially needed this year.  Checks to “Thurston County Food Bank” are a welcome alternative.

If these don’t work for you, contact the office to arrange another time. If you want to donate food and are not able to bring it to TBH, contact Marilyn Gisser, Marilyn.Gisser@gmail.com, by September 30 to arrange for pick up at your home. You may drop off checks to the Thurston County Food Bank in the secure TBH mailbox any time up to 9 am, Sunday October 4.

Mitzvah Morning
Sunday, October 4, 9:30 am

On Mitzvah Morning we come together as a TBH community to help people in need. Some things will be a lot like the past, with modifications for safety. We have some familiar projects for Mitzvah Morning: farming at GRUB, delivering food to the Food Bank Warehouse, and Soup Making. We also have an at home project, making essentials kits for homeless people in Interfaith Works’ shelters. 

This year you need to register in advance to participate. This way we can assure a safe number of participants, send project instructions to participants, and let you know if plans change. Register here>>

Looking forward to seeing you on October 4 at 9:30. We will start the day with Havdalah in the parking lot and virtually. This is a fun and fulfilling morning for all. Contact Marilyn Gisser, gissermarilyn@gmail.com 360-951-5717, with your thoughts and questions

Sukkot Celebrations

The TBH Sukkah will go up as usual this year, and we will be celebrating safely! Folks who wish to spend time together in the sukkah will be invited to register for a day and time in advance. Stay tuned for exact schedule and registration information. Also, Rabbi Seth will be leading Shabbat services on Friday, October 2 from the Sukkah so you will have the chance to virtually visit as well.

Hazon Seal Summit 2020
Thursday, October 8, 6:30 - 11:00 am 

TBH has a group registration for this conference-type event. This will be a combination of learning, connecting, sharing, growing, and spending a day during Chol Hamoed Sukkot reminding each other that we are part of a larger network and community of Jewish institutions, organizations and individuals who care about our planet, about sustainability and about creating a healthier, more just and equitable world for all.  In order to get access to the schedule and zoom links for the Seal Summit, please fill out this form. 

Simchat Torah
Sunday, October 11, 10:00 am

We will celebrate Simchat Torah at an outdoor location to be determined. Stay tuned for more information!

October Salon@Home: Congressional Forum
Friday, October 16, 6:00 pm

Our monthly Salon@Home returns! Marilyn Strickland & Beth Doglio will join us for TBH's Congressional forum. Dinner provided by Nineveh will be 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 will hear from our featured speakers, beginning at 7:00 pm. You do not need to purchase a meal to attend, please join for all or part. Consider being a “Salon Sponsor.”

Submit your quesitons for the candidates here>>
Register for dinner from Nineveh here>>

AROUND THE CONGREGATION

Yahrzeits

Gussie Gevirtz Blustein
Jacob Rubenstein
Jerry Robinson
Leslie Homer
Millie Matis
Selma Shill
Molly Rubenstein
Ben Rome
David Wolfson
Sol Sherson
Eleanor Brant Rome
Lillian Brant
Nathan Lidman
Jerry Rome
Abe Finegold
Sam Rome
Samuel Greenblatt
Fannie Altman
William Albert
Audrey Jackman
Benjamin Robinson
Octavia Attebury Clough
Malinda Lamm
Bluma Freed
Don Finkel
Sheldon Hoffman
Malinda Lamm
Abe Robinson
Clarence Pollock
Tillie Bean
Tillie Bean
Jay Miram Sheldon Frank
David Robinson
Morris Kamenetzky
Nuce Nathan
Lena Berebitsky

Happy Birthday!

23  Stephen Fishman
24  Isaac Jennings
27  Julie Frank

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>> 

Visit the TBH COVID-19 Webpage for other updates and resources.

TBH Building Closure

The physical office is closed, though staff members are still working remotely. For assistance, please call or email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.

Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501