Masks are recommended for all inside the building, required for unvaccinated and those who have traveled recently
Vaccination highly recommended, if not please procure negative test
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | 11 Elul 5782
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, September 9
Erev Shabbat and Salon@Home, 6:00 pm Online Only Our Shabbat services, on Zoom! Join us to light candles and celebrate Shabbat in community. This week, services precede our September Salon. Details below! Zoom information: Join Meeting>> Meeting ID: 822 1265 3173
Prayer and study are equally holy activities. All are invited to join in these highly participatory discussions on Zoom. No experience necessary! We are gathering on Zoom only this month.
September Salon@Home Online Only Our September Shabbat Salon@Home is this Friday, September 9. Our speaker this month will be Adrienne Ross Scanlan on "Environmental T'shuvah in Spirit and Action."
Meal pick-up for those who placed an order will take place prior to services in the TBH parking lot. Registrants will receive a reminder email and time slot tomorrow. Those who didn't order a meal are most welcome at services or the presentation--join for all or part! Services start at 6:00 pm, presentation at approximately 7:15 pm.
Sound the Shofar! Sunday September 11, 11:00 am In Person
One of the most central and powerful ritual acts of the High Holidays is the sounding of the shofar. Have you wanted to learn the meaning behind the notes and the symbolism of the shofar and, especially, train to blow the shofar yourself? Join us for our Shofar workshop!
Lulav & Etrog Ordering: Deadline Today!
With the High Holidays approaching, can Sukkot be far behind? If you are interested in purchasing a lulav and Etrog through TBH, please let Rabbi Seth know at rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org. Cost is approximately $50 per set, plus shipping costs.
COMING UP AT TBH
Growing Shabbat! @ Camp Solomon Schecter Friday September 16, 6:00 pm Registration closes tomorrow, Friday September 8! Hybrid
Join us at Camp Solomon Schecter for a Shabbat dinner and service celebrating the start of Darchei Noam. We will begin at 6:00 pm with a traditional Shabbat dinner including chicken, vegetables, challah and matzah ball soup (gluten free and vegan options will be available). Services will begin at 7:00, and can be joined from our regular Shabbat Zoom link. We ask that those who are willing share a brief story of a memorable Shabbat.
This is geared for families but open to all. Please register so we know how much food to prepare:
Join this month to discuss Turning Homeward: Restoring Hope and Nature in the Urban Wild by Adrienne Ross Scanlan, and check out this year's book list and schedule!
5783 HIGH HOLIDAYS AT TBH
Our High Holiday website is live! Visit to view the complete High Holiday schedule, register for youth programming, submit names for this year's Yizkor book, and more.
CHESED + TZEDAKAH = MITZVAH Elul Clothes for Teens Donation Drive NOW through Selichot
As we enter Elul we turn inward and examine our behaviors over the past year. This introspection can lead us to think of ways to help our neighbors. During this time we can recommit to helping our community. This and next month, TBH Task Forces are focusing on ways to help youth in our community.
The TBH Homelessness Task Force is sponsoring a clothing drive to benefit Rosie's Place, the youth shelter operated by Community Youth Services. Clothing for ages 15-24, particularly hoodies, jeans, and sweatpants, can be dropped off at TBH anytime you are in the building for services, meal pick-up, study sessions, etc. (or arrange a drop off time with the office). There will be a labeled crate in the entry area next to the food bank bin.
Leil Selichot and Cornhole Tournament September 17, 7:00 pm Hybrid
Why can’t repentance be fun? Is there a greater joy than the ability to learn from our mistakes and grow from them? The Jewish understanding of “sin” is that we have “missed the mark,” or not acted in ways that are expected of us. So let’s have a bit of fun with a game of cornhole, where we try not to “miss the mark.” We will follow with Havdalah, a short service and study introducing the prayer themes of the High Holidays, and preparing our sanctuary for the High Holidays. Cornhole outdoors begins at 7:00 pm, followed by hybrid service and study at 8:00 pm.
What's Important About Elul? Practicing the Art of Becoming September 18, 10:00 am
Kids 9 and up can learn how setting intentions for new directions can strengthen our practice of becoming our best self.
It takes a number of people to make High Holidays run smoothly. If you are interested in being a greeter, a remote Zoom host, coming in to assemble member gift bags or making deliveries, email Tzvi in the TBH office.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Lewis Weiner Reina Holman Sharon Weiner Bronwyn Vincent Della Marie Larabee Carol Shivel Arlene Mann Gaylah Balter Jennifer Michele Goodman Sabrowski Raymond Greene Ethel Kalikow Judy Kalikow Mesch Roy Greene Mildred Hauptman Mary Wood Chappell Frances Malkin Meyer Trabka
Happy Birthday!
07 Huma Kali 08 Grigoriy Rozenfeld 09 Jane Skinner 10 George Brockman 10 Nikkole Hughes 10 Nina Shecter 11 Veronica Fox 11 Nancy Koppelman 12 Frank Young 13 Elana Utpadel 13 Steven Wish
Yahrtzeit Updates & Additions
Members are able to view, edit, and add Yahrtzeits on the member portal of the TBH website here (requires log in). 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.
IJS Fall 2022 Program Schedule is Out!
The Institude for Jewish Spirituality's fall program schedule has arrived, and registration is open now.
Applications Open for Shalom Hartman Institute Teen Fellowship Applications Due: September 14, 5:00pm
The Hartman Teen Fellowship is a unique opportunity for intellectually curious and motivated Jewish high school students (grades 10-12) to study with world-renowned Hartman Institute scholars, engage in inquiry and discovery on big Jewish ideas, and develop a network of peers across North America.
No Cost to Puget Sound Teens! Due to a grant from the Jacobovitz Fund, The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle will provide a bursary of $500 to cover the full cost of tuition. For grant details, please email Rabbi Samuel Klein at samuelk@jewishinseattle.org.
Thurston Gun Sense Presents: 2022 Virtual Candidate Forum Preventing Gun Violence Tuesday, September 13, 5:30 pm Online
Join for a moderated discussion on Zoom with candidates running in Washington State Legislative Districts 2, 22 and 35, to explore their views on gun violence prevention and past and future legislation.
For more information, find us on Facebook or email: ThurstonGunSense@gmail.com
