Shabbat Service, 7:30 pm Our Shabbat service in the comfort of your own home with Choir Leaders! 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
Shabbat Morning Saturday, June 5 Tot Shabbat, 10:00 am All tots (ages 0-6) and their grown-ups and families are invited to celebrate Shabbat together with song, story, movement and prayer, virtually! Zoom information: Join Meeting >> Meeting ID: 817 1374 4118
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Family Life & Learning: Shalom Chaverim Sunday, June 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 Closes Tuesday! Salon@Home with Rabbi Jill Hammer Orders due Tuesday, June 8, 5:00 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 Menu: Green salad with balsamic vinaigrette Mujadra - basmati rice, lentils, caramelized onions Green beans sauteed with tomato, onion, and mint Cucumber yogurt salad served with crispy pita Rose lemon bars
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 & Member Vote Due 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 received electronic ballots, meeting materials, and Zoom link last Friday. Please be sure to cast your ballot prior to the Annual Meeting to ensure that we reach a quorum.
If you did not received the member communication or if you are unsure about your membership, please take this opportunity to check your ShulCloud account or email Kayla at tbh@bethhatfiloh.org. Annual Meeting materials are also available on our website here.
Membership Renewals Due July 1 Last year we switched to online renewal out of necessity with the pandemic. But, due to its success, we are going to repeat that same process this year. Please look for an emailed invitation to renew your membership sometime mid-June. This is intended to be a quick and easy process on your online account. However, if there are any difficulties with accessing your ShulCloud account or filling out your form, please email Kayla in the office . She will be happy to troubleshoot the process or send you a hard copy form.
SECURING OUR FUTURE
It’s official! We have signed the papers and purchased the adjacent lot, more than doubling our footprint in downtown Oly and making a future investment for our Jewish community!
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Helen Finkel Anne Goldberg Tenenbaum RA Greene Sidney Barshter Joseph Asher Edith Hecht Gladys Roseman Harold Lemay Samuel Packer
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.
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.
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.
