Reminder: Rabbi Seth will be out of the office February 20 - April 3. Please direct any inquiries to Kayla at (360) 754-8519 or tbh@bethhatfiloh.org. All staff will be away during the period of March 23-27--see more info below in the "Coming Up at TBH" section.
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, March 18
Visiting Erev Shabbat, 7:30 pm During this time, we are taking the opportunity to visit virtually with neighboring Pacific Northwest congregations for their Erev Shabbat services. Our upcoming Shabbat host is Temple Beth Israel in Eugene, Oregon. Please note TBI uses YouTube for their services only with live chat.
Mussar, 10:00 am Thank you to our volunteers for leading our Saturday morning study sessions! Michele & Richard Jackman will co-lead discussion and Laura Hurtado-Webb will be our Zoom host.
We will study Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36, Tzav. The midda/soul trait for this parashat is Seder/Order. We will explore letting our thoughts be free to deal with that which lies ahead. Please plan on joining Michele & Richard Jackman on Zoom for an intriguing Mussar discussion of this Torah portion.
We'll meet at the Pioneer Park shelter to play, do crafts and read the Megillah! Costumes are encouraged! Feel free to bring a picnic dinner for your family and boxes of macaroni and cheese to use as groggers and then donate to the Food Bank (read more about the food drive below). Gifts of hamentaschen will be available for participants to take home.
CHESED + TZEDAKAH = MITZVAH GALORE Purim Food Donation Drive Wednesday, March 16, 5:00-6:30 at the Purim Party
Sponsored by the TBH Homelessness Task Force On Purim it is traditional to give gifts of food, mishloach manot, and gifts to the poor, mahatzit hashekel. Every year we collect boxes of noodles and rice to use as groggers while listening to the Megillah. These will be delivered to the Thurston County Food Bank.
This year we are also collecting single serving, individually wrapped, nonperishable food and drink items. These will be delivered to the Olympia Downtown Association/Alliance (ODA). The ODA employs Guides who engage with folks who are unhoused or unsheltered and living on the street in downtown Olympia. They help connect them to services and hand out snacks, water, socks, hand warmers, etc. if needed.
Remember the focus of the Purim drive is food. There are two options:
Individually wrapped, single serving, nonperishable food and drinks. Sometimes these are called lunchbox size. Please focus on nutritious snacks like protein bars, nuts, bottled water, jerky, dried fruit, protein shakes.
Boxes of rice and noodles. Something that will make noise when Haman’s name is read
From the Office: Staff at Reconstructing Judaism Conference Wednesday - Sunday, March 23 - 27
All TBH office staff are attending the Reconstructing Judaism conference in Washington, DC next week. Kayla will be checking the tbh@bethhatfiloh.org email intermittently. For emergencies, please contact President Allyson Brooks at 360-561-9876 or allysonbrooks@gmail.com.
Blintzapalooza Ordering is Open! Sunday, April 10, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
We're not fully back to the indoor festival, but we'll have frozen blintzes for pickup again this year and we're bringing back books for sale.
HOW: Pre-order online for drive through pickup COST: $20.00 per dozen - Limit 2 dozen BOOKS: Walk-up book sale 10:00 until 1:00 pm with coffee available. There will also be aprons available for $15. Please bring cash or check if you plan to participate. BENEFITS: All net proceeds to Interfaith Works homeless services QUESTIONS? Email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org *TBH community members are encouraged to come earlier between 10:00 and 11:00 am for better traffic flow control. Others can come earlier if needed.
Omer Oracle Class April 17 - June 4, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Join Kohenet Nomy Lamm for an 8-week class, with weekly songs, blessings, teachings and reflections throughout the 2022 / 5782 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. Reflect in community on the experience of cultivating the essences of the sephirot in our lives.
Class will take place over Zoom on Saturdays from 5-6:30 Pacific Time, except for the first week which will be on Sunday so as not to conflict with seder. All classes will have ASL interpretation and auto-captions. Recordings will be made available after each session.
TBH members can use discount code TBHSPECIAL at checkout to pay only $100! Cost of class includes the Omer Oracle deck.
Passover Community Seder: Coming Soon Saturday, April 16
Passover is Coming! We will once again be hosting TBH’s Community Passover Seder virtually. We are continuing with a full take-home Seder meal provided by Nineveh, including a ritual foods add for those that want to skip cooking. Registration will open shortly, check your inbox and the weekly for updates!
Support the TBH Team for the Thurston Hunger Walk Sunday, May 1, 3:00 pm at St. Martin's
TBH is once again supporting Thurston's Hunger Walk - an annual fundraiser to help two local agencies (The Community Kitchen & The Thurston County Food Bank) get food to those in need. Your donations are now more important than ever! This year’s walk will take place at the athletic track at St. Martin’s University, Sunday May 1st. Enjoy camaraderie and live music while you walk as little or as much as you like. Give What You Can - Walk If You Want!Visit our "team" site to donate to our page and support our hungry neighbors.
Check out this short video to see what the walk is all about. If you prefer, you could make out a check to: Thurston's Hunger Walk and mail it to: Thurston County Food Bank, 220 Thurston Ave, NE, Olympia, WA 98501 with TBH in the memo line. Thanks for your help in lessening hunger in Thurston County!!!
2022 Gala: Call for Donations
TBH is holding the Gala this year on May 22nd and we're looking for donations! At the last few galas, the most popular items were donations or experiences made or sponsored by congregational members.
And...calling all bakers! We will also be bringing back our delicious Dessert Dash! We missed out on this treat in 2020, but we are once again inviting TBH bakers to show off their special recipes for decadent cakes and confectionary creations.
Tillie Bard Donald Silva Rose Ferber Leonard Ostrer Jennifer Wolfman Mitchell Mandeberg Joan David Hittle William Eastham Lawrence Strasberg Hal Marcus Belle Goldstein Sadao Kishimoto Tania Gottessmann Marion Denitz Elliott Ostrer Richard Bamberger
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.
Reconstructing Judaism: Ways to help people in Ukraine
Reconstructing Judaism is a part of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (JCDR). JCDR is sharing the following information regarding an initial list of its member organizations who are present on the ground and/or responding to humanitarian needs regarding Ukraine.
Appeals that have been launched so far include:
Joint Distribution Committee’s predominant focus is with the Jewish community in Ukraine. The initial response includes identifying and securing safe facilities for fleeing displaced Jews, providing transportation to safe locations, providing emergency medical supplies and food, providing financial assistance for the elderly and families, staffing emergency hotlines for members of the Jewish community. Donate here.
ORT America launched a campaign to support ORT Ukraine students, teachers and families. Donate here.
IsraAID, a coalition of Israeli organizations working in disaster relief and international development, is sending in an assessment team to Moldova, to help Ukrainians coming over the border. Donate here.
Please note that the first 3 of the organizations above are focusing their efforts on emergency aid to Jewish communities in Ukraine. IsraAID’s relief effort is serving refugees of all faiths and backgrounds, and is not specifically focused on Jewish refugees crossing the Moldovan border.
Intenational Science Summer Institute at Weizmann Institute
This is an opportunity for a month of research, science, and fun for 18 to 20 year olds from all over the world. This year’s month-long summer program will be conducted entirely online, due to COVID. An overall description of the program is online at https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/programs/issi .
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