Family Shabbat, 6:00 pm Everyone is welcome, but this service is 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 We will study parashah Pikudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38). The middah/soul trait for this parashah is Faith/ Emunah: Connecting with the Greater Whole. Please plan on joining Michele & Richard Jackman on Zoom for an engaging Mussar discussion and practice.
Please join us in celebrating and welcoming our new members who have joined our Temple Beth Hatfiloh community since January 2020. We have 26 new member households to welcome! Though the pandemic has shifted our operations, our TBH community has been growing over the last year. This event is open to all, not just the new members.
Meal Ordering Closes this Sunday for Community Seder@Home Ordering Closes: Sunday, March 21, 12:00 pm In order for Nineveh to have ample time to prepare delicious passover feasts, we are closing our ordering this Sunday! Please make sure to have your meal and Seder plate/ritual food orders in by 12 noon. Registration for the virtual Seder on Zoom will stay open through the Zoom Seder itself (see link below in "Coming Up" section).
Meal pick-up will work similarly to the Salon@Home, occuring prior to the program on Sunday, March 28 late afternoon/early evening in the TBH parking lot. Registrants will receive pick-up instructions via email the morning of Friday, March 26.
Community Seder@Home: Zoom Event Sunday, March 28, 6:00 pm
Passover is Coming! We know we said “Next Year in Person” at the end of last year’s Seder, but once again we will be hosting TBH’s Community Passover Seder virtually. Please note that this zoom event requires registration, and is separate from the meal ordering process. Zoom Information: Register for the Virtual Seder on Zoom>>
Counting the Omer: A Week by Week Immersion with Nomy Lamm Starts Monday, March 29, 5:00 pm
Join Kohenet Nomy Lamm for weekly songs, blessings, teachings and reflections throughout the Omer period, extending from Pesach to Shavuot. Immerse yourself in the resonance of each week’s sephirah on the kabbalistic tree of life as we prepare for the revelation of Shavuot, and reflect in community on the experience of cultivating the essences of the sephirot in our lives. Class is on Sundays from 5-6:30, except for the first week which will be on Monday so as not to conflict with seder.
Blintzapalooza (trunk-ated), an Interfaith Works benefit Sunday, April 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
If you missed Blintzapalooza last year, you're not alone. This year we're coming back on a limited basis to have some fun and sell frozen Blintzes by the dozen. Because of the limitation on sales this year, the entire net proceeds will be going to support the work of Interfaith Works.
Pre-ordering is now available on the TBH website! Place your order now for pick-up in the TBH parking lot on the 11th. We have limited quantities, so order your 1 or 2 dozen blintzes while supplies last. Any blintzes left over after pre-ordering ends will be made available for drive-thru purchase.
Register now for Racial Justice Reading Group Starts April 11 & 12
This fall and winter we held three thoughtful and engaging programs on racial justice, and how we as a Jewish community can take on the work of anti-racism. Thank you to all who participated, and indicated their ideas for next steps in our survey.
In April, we will begin an anti-racism book group to read and discuss “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oulo. We hope to create safe and brave space to do a deep dive into the themes and topics of the book, to be challenged and to grow from the experience, and to lay the foundation for action.
In order to allow for the richest experience, the group will be structured like this:
The groups will meet weekly for one-hour a week for 18 weeks (one week of introduction and group agreements, and one week for each chapter of the book.)
Each group will be limited in size to 15 individuals in order to allow for the most participation. We invite you to commit to a group even if you can’t make every single gathering, but this will not be a “drop-in” group.
Two timeslots are available: Sunday from 4-5 p.m. or Monday from 7-8 p.m.
Each group will be facilitated.
Books will be available to borrow from TBH.
Please register and join in this work. If more than 15 people are interested in a time slot then we will expand to multiple “sections.” And if you are interested and unable to commit right now, there is the possibility that we can run the group again once the cycle is finished.
Contact Rabbi Seth with any questions. Thanks to Mari Nowitz, Paul Paroff and Heather Rudich for organizing this group for our community!
Save the Date: PNW Reconstructionist Community Shabbaton April 30 - May 1
Join (virtually) together for services, learning, yoga, meditation and discussion with communities from Ashland to Seattle. Featuring Reconstructionist movement ethicist and Talmudist Dr. Mira Wasserman as Scholar-in-Residence, topic TBA. Shabbaton will include Friday evening and Shabbat morning communal prayer and gathering options as well as keynote late Saturday afternoon, with discussion and Havdalah Saturday evening. Let’s keep our inter-communal vibe going!
Support the TBH Team for the Thurston Hunger Walk NOW through May 2
A Virtual Walk to equally benefit Thurston County Food Bank, Senior Services for South Sound and The Community Kitchen. 100% of the funds raised go to feeding people of all ages. Donate to the TBH team here.
SECURING OUR FUTURE
We are 88% of the way to our minimum fundraising threshold! Thank you to those who have already pledged & contributed.
Marcela Abadi Judith Barnes Edie Bean in memory of Ben Bean Michael Blum & Susan Rosen Linda Blustein & Fred Turkheimer Brian Boyd Judy Broderson Lisa Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky in honor of Raven Lidman Allyson Brooks Andree Brooks Mindy Chambers and Paul Peck George Chappel & Lynne Alfasso
Al and Tina Cohen in memory of Dr. Mitchel Lewis Cohen Sherwin Cotler & Bronwyn Vincent Marcia David & Howard Goldberg Mary deJesus Brent & Samantha Dille Kathy Dreiblatt William & Jill Dole & Family Beth Dubey Karen Farber Gerald & Sheila Fay Evan Ferber & Lynne Stockwell Stephanie Fox Gary & Ruby Franklin Bernie Friedman/ Melaleuca, Inc. Michelle & Andrew Gaines Doreen & Nicolas Garcia Leslie Gates Marilyn Gisser & Jeffrey Even Cliff and Tikva Glantz Fred Goldberg & Carolyn Lakewold Betty Goldstein in memory of Arnie Goldstein Leslie Goldstein Rabbi Seth Goldstein and Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Sue Goldstein Joel Greene & Jean Mandeberg Barbara Gross & Blaine Snow Ronnie Hacken & Joceile Moore David & Felicia Hanig in memory of Billie & Irving Hanig Hilarie Hauptman Frank A. Herman in memory of Gerard, Jane & Ralf Herman Evan, Stacy, & Selah Hirsch
Melinda Holman Michele Horaney & Steve Fishman David D. Huguet Diane & Laurence Istvan Susan Iverson Laura Hurtado-Webb Michele & Richard Jackman Katie Johnson Dr. Alan & Rebecca Kamen Mark Kaufman Matt & Lindsey Kennelly Kassie Koledin Michael Krasnokutsky David Lazar & Ann Evans Cindy Levy Russell Lidman Phyllis Mandel in memory of Art Goldberg & Shirley Albert Nicole & Greg Moulton in celebration of Carmela's surgery Jayné Nelson Courtney Nevitt & Bruce Silverman Paul & Autumn Pickett Sue Prince Jeffery Reiner & Susanne White Marv & Mary-Lynne Reiner David Scherer-Water Silas Schrader Laura & Sam Schrager Charles and Norma Shelan Brad Smith Oscar and Barbara Soule Lisa Strange in honor of Rabbi Seth Goldstein Michael Temple Leonard Trabka VanSchoorl Consulting LLC in honor of Jennie Cohen Bacon Craig Wallace & Lori Kishimoto Carl & Ellen Wolfhagen Aaron Wolfman
We still need to raise at least $88,000 by April 15 to meet our minimum threshold. Click the button below to join this communal effort!
Glen Ennis Clough Rose Ferber Sam Gelber Bali Goldberg Tiby Roller Daniel Koledin Joan David Hittle Jennifer Wolfman Leonard Ostrer Mitchell Mandeberg William Eastham Elizabeth Brocha Lawrence Strasberg Hal Marcus Dave Alexander Belle Goldstein Nathan Schwartz Sadao Kishimoto Tania Gottessmann Mary Ambercity Stoneman Blanche Lieber Irving Glickman Marion Denitz Elliott Ostrer Rachel Asner Blatt Leah Herenzon Yakimovsky Margaret Stoneman Smith Richard Bamberger Zangwill Freed
Members are able to view, edit, and add Yahrtzeits on the member portal of the TBH website here. If you need assistance, please feel free to send any updates to tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
COMMUNITY EVENTS/RESOURCES: Note: These are not officially sponsored or endorsed by TBH, but they are listed as they have Jewish content and/or may be of interest to our community.
Feminine Products Drive Now through April 10
TBH teen Marielle Orman is assisting in organizing the Capital High School feminine products drive! They are collecting gently used and new bras, menstrual pads/tampons/pantiliners (all must be individually wrapped), toiletries, general hygiene products, masks, hair care products, laundry and dish soap, toilet paper, adult incontinence products, diapers, and more. Drop off bins are located at Capital High School during the hours of 8am until 3pm, and at Whole Health Naturopathy (1212 4th Avenue E Olympia WA 98506) during the hours of Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday from 9am to 5pm. The donations will be going to the Thurston County Food Bank Other Bank Program and shelters throughout Olympia.
Educating for Change: Ensuring Holocaust Remembrance in WA-State Thursday, April 15, 11:00 AM
Holocaust education is history, literature, social studies, psychology, art, and so much more. It is through studying the Holocaust that all people may learn the importance of critical thinking, speaking out against bigotry and indifference, and taking action in the pursuit of justice. Please, join OSPI's STRIDE and OSSI, as well as the Holocaust Center for Humanity, as we engage with learning around Holocaust education and state requirements, bias in society, as well as opportunities to advocate for change and tolerance. We will also hear from the experiences of a survivor in this webinar and have the opportunity for a question and answer session.
Learn more here: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/event/111350
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Growing Shabbat! at TBH & Darchei Noam End-of-Year Celebration Friday, Jun 20th 6:00p to 8:30p Everyone is welcome to join us for family friendly dinner catered by Nineveh and a service.
Registration is free, but required for dinner plans.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
