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!
We have added an automatic captioning service to our Zoom account! When you enter a TBH service, there will now be a "CC" icon in the control panel at the bottom of your Zoom screen, with settings to adjust the appearance. Enabling this service will provide closed captioning for all speakers in the Zoom meeting. We are using this feature on a trial basis for the next month, so feedback is appreciated!
Board Meeting Wednesday, April 21, 6:00 pm
All TBH members are welcome to attend the monthly board meeting.
TBH members should all receive a voter's packet and electronic ballot in their inboxes this coming weekend regarding the purchase of the adjacent lot. Please contact Kayla if for any reason you do not receive your ballot or you need assistance. There will be an informational meeting on May 2nd at 10:00 am for any final discussion and questions regarding the vote.
Advancing in Hebrew Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 pm
This seminar-type gathering will work on advancing Hebrew knowledge, including grammar and roots. Zoom Information: Join Meeting >> Meeting ID: 891 3976 7511
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, for a weekend on “The Talmud of Social Justice.”
What is the Talmud and how can it make a difference in contemporary struggles for equity and justice? For long centuries, the classic rabbinic library was in the exclusive purview of talmudic academies, where the focus of study was on the details of Jewish law. Now, a new generation of Talmud students are finding inspiration in the Talmud’s wisdom, storytelling and argumentation. Our study session will offer a taste of how both the content of the Talmud and the practice of studying it convey relevant lessons for the pursuit of social justice today.
Zoom Information (this link will be re-used for all scheduled programming): Join Shabbaton >> Meeting ID: 845 9459 3113
Shabbaton Schedule Friday Evening, April 30 7:00 pm: Candlelighting and Service “Pre-neg” get together 7:15 pm: Services led by PNWRC rabbis
Dvar Torah: Rabbi Wasserman will share reflections on “Rabbis and Rebels,” looking back toward a moment when ancient sages stepped onto the stage of history to oppose Roman domination. Post services: Zoom oneg with Rabbi David Basior
Saturday, May 1 9:00 am: "Warm Up” options: Yoga, Torah Study, and Meditation 10:00 am: Songful service led by multiple PNWRC rabbis and cantors 12:00-4:00pm: BREAK 4:00 pm: From the Study House to the Streets with Rabbi Wasserman
We will engage in close study of the talmudic story of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai. Remembered and revered as a mystic, Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai was also outspoken in addressing the politics of his day. Studying his story and legacy, we will explore what it means to take Talmud study from the study house into the streets.
6:00-8:00pm: Dinner Break 8:00 pm: Small Group Breakouts with Synagogue Presidents 9:15pm: Havdalah
Congregational Informational Discussion: Adjacent Lot Sunday, May 2, 10:00 am
This will be the final opportunity for TBH members to gather prior to the May vote deadline on the potential purchase of the adjacent property. There will be a short update on the capital campaign and a chance for a Q & A session. Please look for your voter's information in your email inbox at the end of April!
Blintzapalooza (mini) RESCHEDULED! Sunday, May 2, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
GREAT NEWS - Blintzes for May 2nd! After diligent search and working with our wholesaler, we have found a new supplier for frozen blintzes, those pillows of cheesy delight, which will be here in time for pick up on the afternoon of May 2, 2021.
May Salon@Home Meal Ordering is Open! Friday, May 14, 6:00 pm
After our April break, Salons@Home are back! The salon features Erev Shabbat Services, catered dinner for pick-up, and our monthly speaker series! This month's speaker will be architect Solomon Cohen, presenting "Towards a Kosher Architecture: the Intersection of Jewish practice, art, place, design and function."
Dinner pre-orders are due Tuesday, May 11th at 5 pm.
Thank you to those who have pledged and donated. Together, we have raised over $970,000!
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Happy Birthday!
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Jewish Coalition for Social Justice: Share Our Harvest Fundraiser Sunday, May 2, 5:30 pm
Join us at the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW's 3rd annual Share Our Harvest Fundraiser benefiting the Fair Fight Bond Fund. We aim to raise funds in solidarity with the WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) to secure the release of immigrants from the NW ICE Processing Center (formerly the NW Detention Center). This is a valuable deportation defense tool, as immigrants have a 70% greater chance of winning their cases if they are bonded out of detention.
Our program includes a keynote address by WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, music by Las Cafeteras, the Jewish Coalition’s first Tzedek Award, Rabbi Seth Goldstein's discussion of the Jewish holiday Shavuot, testimony from an asylee formerly in detention, background about the Fair Fight Bond Fund by Coordinator Vanessa Reyes, as well as delicious food from Project Feast available to order.
