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 Zoom information: Join Meeting >> Meeting ID: 822 1265 3173
Family Life & Learning: Shalom Chaverim Sunday, May 6, 11:00 am
Shalom Chaverim is coming to you in person! Join Catherine at Pioneer Park until noon so feel free to pack a lunch, if you choose, and enjoy some unstructured schmooze time. We're opening the group to all families with kids so more of us can benefit from this experience. Questions? Email Catherine at beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org
Meal Ordering is Open! Salon@Home with Rabbi Jill Hammer Friday, June 11, 6:00 pm
The salon features Erev Shabbat Services, catered dinner for pick-up, and our monthly speaker series! This month's speaker will be Rabbi Jill Hammer presenting on The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of the Sefer Yetzirah.
This Salon is part of a Shabbat weekend series, Mysteries of Creation: A Weekend with Rabbi Jill Hammer and Shoshana Jedwab--see more below.
Dinner pre-orders are due Tuesday, June 8th at 5 pm.
Mysteries of Creation: A Weekend with Rabbi Jill Hammer and Shoshana Jedwab June 11 - June 12 During this Shabbat, we’ll experience the earth-based, embodied style of Kohenet prayer. Rabbi Jill Hammer will teach Sefer Yetzirah, the ancient mystical Book of Creation, and its practices for connecting to the wonders of inner and outer worlds. We’ll explore Parashat Korach through bibliodrama and explore legends of the Jewish underworld. And we’ll honor the liminal states in our lives with the ceremony of havdalah—blessing distinctions.
Friday Eve Shabbat Salon with Rabbi Jill Hammer speaking on The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of the Sefer Yetzirah
Saturday 10-12 am: Morning service led by Jill and Shoshana 3-5 pm: Afternoon study session with Jill and Shoshana 6-7 pm: Havdalah led by Shoshana and Nomy
Saturday Zoom information: Please use Shabbat service zoom link to access Friday evening's Salon presentation. For all Saturday sessions, use the below link. Join Meeting >> Meeting ID: 862 3508 3119
Annual Meeting Sunday, June 13, 10:00 am All TBH members are invited to join our Annual Meeting for 2021 to review our past year, celebrate our successes, and plan for our upcoming year! All members in good standing will receive electronic ballots at the end of the month.
Zoom information will be emailed separately to all members. If you are unsure about your membership, please take this opportunity to check your ShulCloud account or email Kayla at tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Robert Brockman David Wedogsky Pauline Snyder Beatrice Kalikow Estelle Grant Samel Turkheimer Martin Kalikow Alan Orman Myron Youdin Morris Dobrin Zilla Gale Bessie Cotler William Patrick Halpern Hal Carmel Helen Finkel Anne Goldberg Tenenbaum Sidney Barshter RA Greene Joseph Asher Edith Hecht
Happy Birthday!
28 Kimberly Ann Rifkin 28 Mary-Lynne Reiner 29 Zoe Alig 29 Avshalom Beaugard 29 Doug Littauer 31 Abigail Taylor 1 Naomi Obie
Yahrtzeit Updates & Additions
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.
Day of Action Against Anti-Semitism Thursday, May 27, 1:00 PM
The Jewish Federations of North America will be hosting this program in partnership with the organizations who stood together to urge President Biden to take concrete action steps – American Jewish Committee, ADL, Hadassah, and the Orthodox Union. This day will give you the tools to amplify your voice with thousands more to demand action. Hear from prominent government officials as well as leaders from the Jewish community and civil rights organizations.
LEARNING TO BELIEVE AGAIN with Neshama Carlebach and Rabbi Menachem Creditor Sunday, June 6, 7:00 PM with Havurah Shir Hadash
Belief can be understood as cultivating the ability to hope for better days, building the strength to hold onto faith, and holding on to the Holy One. Join Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Neshama Carlebach for an intimate, musical conversation of healing and hope. After a year unlike any other, join these renowned spiritual leaders for an experience of song, text and spirit designed to uplift your hearts and inspire your souls.Register>>
Roadmap to Freedom Event Tuesday, June 8, 6:00 PM
Join the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW for this VIRTUAL event to learn about the Roadmap to Freedom and engage further. The Roadmap to Freedom Resolution is a strategic framework for creating a just and humane immigration system in the United States.
Congresswoman Jayapal’s Deputy District Director, Palmira Figueroa, will join us to discuss how the Roadmap can shape policy at the state and federal levels. We will also talk more about how to take action to create a comprehensive, just immigration system and how individuals and organizations can build support for the Roadmap. Register>>
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Family Shabbat Service Friday, Jun 18th 6:00p to 8:00p 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.
