Erev Shabbat, 6:00 pm Our early 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
Family Life & Learning: Havdalah B'Yachad Saturday, April 10, 8:45 pm
It's time once again to celebrate in camp style! In partnership with community partners around the PNW, Camp Solomon Schechter will be hosting a virtual havdalah on April 10th at 8:45 pm. So grab your candles and spices and get ready to celebrate havdalah, sing some of our favorite camp songs, and connect with community members throughout the Northwest and beyond!
CANCELLED: Blintzapalooza Sunday, April 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Due to a pandemic-related supply issue, we need to cancel this weekend's blintz pick-up. We hope to reschedule the pick-up date shortly for the near future. This is a developing situation and we will communicate updates as promptly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have already placed an order or were planning to participate, please watch your inboxes for further information.
Groundswork Party Sunday, April 11, 1:00 pm
With the return of some nicer weather, it is time to once again turn our attention to the grounds around the temple! Bring your own hand tools if you have them. We'll have some here too. Come for some or all of the time. Many hands make light work! Contact Catherine at beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org for more information.
Racial Justice Reading Group Starts Sunday, April 11, 4:00 pm and Monday, April 12, 7:00 pm
Zoom links have been emailed separately to group registrants! 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.
We are beginning 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.
Contact Rabbi Seth with any questions. Thanks to Mari Nowitz, Paul Paroff and Heather Rudich for organizing this group for our community!
COMING UP AT TBH
Lag B'Omer Celebration Thursday, April 29, 7:00 pm
Join Mo and Amanda, the co-founders of Jewish brand Gold Herring for a Lag B'Omer workshop. During the one hour Zoom session, participants will explore the themes of gratitude and humility through story, conversation, and mindfulness.
This will be a time to stoke our inner fire, connect with what fuels us, and discover an embodied approach to observing Lag B'Omer and the 49 days of the counting of the Omer. Mo and Amanda will be sharing from The Omer Workbook and other immersive resources they've designed to help deepen people's connection to Jewish wisdom and culture. Whether you've counted the Omer your whole life, or you are just learning about this tradition for the first year, this workshop is for you.
In preparation for this event, if you would like to order your own copy of The Omer Workbook, they are availalble at GoldHerring.com. Mo and Amanda are gifting free digital copies of the workbook to TBH community members. To redeem your free digital, go to the Gold Herring website, put the digital workbook in your cart and use this coupon code at checkout: TBHOMER (expires April 30th). Here's a video with a little more info about the workbook.
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! Zoom information coming soon!
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
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Marcela Abadi Barbara & Charles Ackerman Aloma Alcala Martin Bard in memory of Max & Tillie Bard Judith Barnes Edie Bean in memory of Ben Bean Larry Berebitsky Jeff & Ericka Birkenstein in memory of Bob Birkenstein 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 Thomas Carr & Wren Wolf William Caslar Mindy Chambers & Paul Peck honoring the Temple's committment to social justice George Chappell & Lynne Alfasso Laura Citrin & Eric Stein Al and Tina Cohen in memory of Dr. Mitchell Lewis Cohen Heather & Tim Cole Sherwin Cotler & Bronwyn Vincent Magdalena Cristo-Frank Diane Dakin David Deitz & Donna Landry Mary deJesus Brent & Samantha Dille William & Jill Dole & Family Kathy Dreiblatt
Beth Dubey Karen Farber The Fay Family Evan Ferber & Lynne Stockwell Susan Finkel Keri Fisher in memory of Judi Fisher Stephanie Fox Gary & Ruby Franklin Bernie Friedman/ Melaleuca, Inc. Marnie Frisch Michelle & Andrew Gaines Barak Gale & Joe Puchot Doreen & Nicolas Garcia Leslie Gates Marilyn Gisser & Jeffrey Even Cliff & Tikva Glantz Robert B. Godwin Fred Goldberg & Carolyn Lakewold Howard Goldberg & Marcia David Michael & Ellin Goldenberg Betty Goldstein in memory of Arnie Goldstein Jay Goldstein & Jill Rosenkrantz Leslie Goldstein Rabbi Seth Goldstein and Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Sue Goldstein Ellen Grant Joel Greene & Jean Mandeberg Karen Greene Barbara Gross & Blaine Snow Ronnie Hacken & Joceile Moore David & Felicia Hanig in memory of Billie & Irving Hanig Hilarie Hauptman Charlene Healy Frank A. Herman in memory of Gerard, Jane & Ralf Herman Evan, Stacy, & Selah Hirsch Melinda Holman Michele Horaney & Steve Fishman David D. Huguet Emily Humphreys-Beher Laura Hurtado-Webb Diane & Laurence Istvan Kayla & Andrew Iverson Susan Iverson Michele & Richard Jackman Katie Johnson Jessica Josephs Dr. Alan & Rebecca Kamen Mark Kaufman James Kaydus & Phyllis Neff Matt & Lindsey Kennelly Kassie Koledin Nancy Koppelman in memory ofSpencer Blakeslee Jack & Carole Kowitt Michael Krasnokutsky Esther & West Kronenberg David Lazar & Ann Evans
Cindy Levy Hannah Lidman & Dan Shiovitz in honor of Raven Lidman Russell Lidman Lynn Lipski Mark Litchman Vanessa Malapote Blandino & Kenneth Malapote in honor of Rabbi Seth Phyllis Mandel in memory of Art Goldberg & Shirley Albert Jared & Traci Moran Nicole & Greg Moulton in celebration of Carmela's surgery Laura Neal Jayné Nelson Jac Nelson Courtney Nevitt & Bruce Silverman Spencer, Marielle & Rhone Orman Helene & Paul Paroff Mark & Linda Peckler in memory of David, Dorothy, & Clara Peckler, and Harold Kozerski William Penn & Maggie Jekel-Penn Paul & Autumn Pickett Larry & Susan Poplack Sue Prince Alan Reichman and Diane Kurzyna Jeffery Reiner & Susanne White Marv & Mary-Lynne Reiner Linda Rubin Edith Rutel David Scherer-Water Gary Schneider & Nancy Snyder Silas Schrader Laura & Sam Schrager Debra Shapiro in honor of Connie and Sidney Shapiro Charles and Norma Shelan Suzanne Simons Brad Smith Kalai Socha-Leialoha Oscar and Barbara Soule Lisa Strange in honor of Rabbi Seth Goldstein Harriet Strasberg & Steve Hodes Debra Taylor Michael Temple Joan Tenenbaum in memory of her father, mother, & sister Leonard Trabka VanSchoorl Consulting LLC in honor of Jennie Cohen Bacon Raphael Venegas Craig Wallace & Lori Kishimoto Esther Warkov & Joel Levin The Weiss & Pabst Families Carl & Ellen Wolfhagen Aaron Wolfman Juniper Woods The Zinn Family
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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
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