Family Shabbat, 6:00 pm Join our first Family Shabbat service of 5781! All are welcome to join this service planned for families with school age children. Intentionally a tad shorter, it includes breakout activities about the parsha designed for younger kids.
Mussar, 10:00 am Mussar is the Jewish school of thought which seeks to root personal character development and right behavior in Jewish tradition and text. We will meet for Mussar Torah Study of parashat Tol'dot (Genesis 25:19 - 28:9). The focus will be on the Mussar middah (soul trait) of Truth (Emet). This is found in pages 37 to 41 in "The Mussar Torah Commentary." Please join us as we continue our Torah study with this always thought provoking parachat. We look forward to being with you. -Michele & Richard Jackman
Interfaith Thanksgiving Sunday, November 22, 3:00 pm
This year's Interfaith Works' Annual Thanksgiving event will feature musical contributions and short reflections across a wide variety of spiritual communities from our region.
In addition, we will welcome regional, indigenous spiritual leaders Rev. Roy Wilson of the Cowlitz Tribe and Robert Satiacum Jr. of the Puyallup tribe who will lead us in an opening prayer in Chinook jargon and a land recognition and acknowledgement. Mrs. Lonnie Locke of the Thurston County Baha'i will be the featured speaker of the evening.
To attend this event just click on this Facebook link at 2 p.m. on November 22nd.
Stick around after the event on a separate Zoom call to have a social time in which we will each bring a dish and share each other's company. There will be various interfaith blessings on our food and a chance to meet up in small break out rooms. Here is the link for this social hour: https://zoom.us/j/96108002479
Hanukkah Drive Through! Sunday, December 6, 10:00 am
We have a special gift for our TBH Members to safely celebrate Hanukkah together this year! We will be distributing gift bags of Hanukkah candles and gelt in the TBH parking lot. Look for your redeemable coupon at the end of the month! Non-members who are in need of the Hanukkah essentials are welcome to email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org to set up an appointment for gift shop purchase. Please note that we are adjusting our outdoor Hanukkah Shop as published in the November Schrift in response to the new COVID restrictions.
Jews and Racial Justice December 6 - January 17, 2-3:30 pm The issue of racial justice has been and continues to be ever present in our local Olympia community and our nation. How can we talk about and work towards racial justice as a Jewish community? In the coming months, join Rabbi Seth and others as we deeply explore this topic. More information to come.
Sunday, December 6: Book discussion—“So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo. (All are welcome, whether or not you have read the book.) Sunday, December 20: Conversation—A Jewish View of Reparations Sunday, January 17: Guest speaker on local issues. Taluanah Reed from Justice 4 Yvonne/Olympia SURJ
After these three gatherings, we will hopefully set the stage for future learning/ workshops/action on racial justice.
Parking Lot Visioning Meeting Sunday, December 13, 10:00 am
Please join us for the first community "visioning" meeting, that will help guide temple membership in its decision whether to purchase the adjacent parking lot. There will be a presentation on the basic facts of the situation – including the terms of the existing lease and the potential purchase. There will also be a presentation on the economics of parking lot administration. We'll have opportunities for questions and answers and everyone will have a chance to provide their ideas for short-term and long-term uses of the site.
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.
Photos by Melinda Holman
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Camp Solomon Schechter General Registration is Open!
Register today to secure your spot for summer 2021! Space is limited this year, so don't delay. At CSS, campers try new things, improve social skills, build self-confidence, make Jewish friends, become independent, and discover talents and abilities they never knew they had! Come and find your wild at Camp Solomon Schechter — where Judaism and joy are one!
Have more questions about camp? Or Just want to hang out with some of your camp friends on Zoom? Join us for a virtual camp info night!
1st-3rd grade families are invited to join us here at 5pm on December 1st!
4th-7th grade families are invited to join us here at 5pm on December 2nd!
8th-10th grade families are invited to join us here at 5pm on December 3rd!
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>>
