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Vaccination highly recommended, if not please procure negative test
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 3 Tishrei 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, September 30
Shabbat Shuvah, 7:30 pm Hybrid Our Shabbat service in the TBH Sanctuary and online! Join us in person or on Zoom to light candles and join in community to celebrate Shabbat. Zoom information: Join Meeting>> Meeting ID: 822 1265 3173
All kids ages 0-6 and their grown-ups and families are invited to share in song, story, movement, music and prayer as we celebrate Shabbat together! Our Tot Shabbat will be held in the sanctuary at TBH.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Yom Kippur October 4-5 Hybrid
G'mar hatimah tovah! Join us for the observance of Yom Kippur, the end of the Days of Awe, in person or via Zoom. Services will begin with Kol Nidre Tuesday night, and continue through Wednesday with morning services, mincha, yizkor, neilah, and havdalah. Find the full schedule, youth programming, and service details on our website.
Adult Beginning Hebrew Registration Ends October 6
Do you want to learn to read Hebrew? This class taught by Rabbi Seth will teach you how to decode Hebrew as well as basic grammar and vocabulary as found in the prayerbook and the Torah. Class will meet for 10 weeks on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. with the following schedule: October 9, 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 27; December 4, 11, 18. No experience necessary, we will start with the aleph bet! Tuition: non-members, $80; members $40.
After we break our Yom Kippur fast, it is time to act on behalf of those in need in our community. Join us in a pandemic-safe Mitzvah Morning!
We’ll start the morning at TBH and online at 9:30 am with Havdalah. Then, it’s time for our Mitzvah Projects:
Transporting the bounty of our food drive to the Thurston County Foodbank Warehouse.
Getting in touch with your inner farmer and helping GRUB provide food for our community and opportunities for youth.
You can also go directly to GRuB at 10:00 am – 2016 Elliot Avenue, NW, Olympia.
Introduction to Judaism from the Washington Coallition of Rabbis Starts October 23, continues on Sundays at 7:00 pm Online
Are you Jewish and want to learn more about Jewish traditions and practices? Are you interested in exploring Judaism (and possible conversion) and are looking for a class of basic knowledge? Are you an ally and want to understand more about Judaism? The Washington Coalition of Rabbis, an organization of rabbis across the (non-Orthodox) denominations serving Washington State, will once again be offering a comprehensive, online Introduction to Judaism class beginning October, 2022. Taught by Rabbi Seth and other WA State rabbis.
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: Two High Holiday donation drives to benefit the broader community
The TBH Immigrant and Refugee Task Force is partnering with the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW to sponsor a Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) Donation Drive between Rosh Hashanah and Mitzvah Morning (October 9) You can help these kids by purchasing items and bringing them to TBH before Mitzvah Morning, or by shopping online at their Amazon registry.
Items we are focused on collecting at TBH:
Backpacks and duffel bags for teens
Gift cards of various amounts ($5-$50) to Target, Ross, TJ Maxx, Walmart, Safeway, or Fred Meyer
Giftcards can be placed in the TBH mailbox.
If you purchase, or have already purchased, items through the Amazon wish list, please forward your Amazon order email to KIND at jknell@supportkind.org, and specify that you are a TBH member. This will help us track the success of our drive. If you would like a tax donation receipt, specify this in your email as well.
It’s almost time for our annual High Holiday Food Drive! All non-perishable food is welcome. Foods in high demand include: high protein foods such as canned chili, peanut butter, beans, or canned meat; pasta and macaroni and cheese; canned fruit and vegetables; soup; baby food, baby cereal, and formula. Donations can be left in the blue bin the the TBH foyer, and checks made out to the Thurston County Food Bank can be left in the TBH mailbox.
High Holiday Deadlines
Are you interested in registering children for our High Holiday youth programming? The deadline to do so is Friday, September 30. Register here>>
If you would like the named of loved ones included in this year's Yiskor book, the deadline is Friday, September 30. Submit here>>
Volunteers and Ushers Needed! NOW through Yom Kippur We are looking for ushers to assist those coming to services with books, finding seats, etc. Please reach out to Tzvi at tbh@bethhatfiloh.org and specify which service (Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur Day, Neilah)
Volunteers are also needed to greet congregants at the door and host our Zoom services remotely. Get involved today!
Please note that the first weekly email of October will be out Thursday, October 6 at 5:00 pm instead of our usual Wednesday schedule in observance of Yom Kippur.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Bluma Freed Samuel Greenblatt Sheldon Hoffman Jacob Rubenstein Jerry Robinson Leslie Homer Selma Shill Molly Rubenstein Ben Rome David Wolfson Malinda Lamm Eleanor Brant Rome Lillian Brant Jerry Rome Abe Finegold Sam Rome Tillie Bean William Albert Tillie Bean Jay Miram Sheldon Frank Sonia Kisner Benjamin Robinson Julio Blandino Conti Don Finkel Morris Kamenetzky Malinda Lamm Linda Ringer Lena Berebitsky Roland Barnes Abe Robinson Clarence Pollock David Robinson Carl W. Connors
Happy Birthday!
01 Alicia Erezim 01 Larry Berebitsky 03 Barnett Kalikow 05 Vanessa Malapote Blandino 06 Keiko Paros 06 Michael Paros
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.
Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan 101 Teach-In Thursday October 13, 7:00 pm
Thurston Youth Climate Coalition (TYCC) will be leading a Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP) 101 Teach-in at Temple Beth Hatfiloh on Thursday, Oct. 13. This event will be both an in-person event (seating limited to 100) and a Zoom event, which will also be recorded to make available on Youtube.
Yom Kippur is a little over six weeks before election day. On that day we pray, “But Teshuvah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah avert the severity of the degree.” Though we often think of Tzedakah as “charity,” it actually it means “righteousness .” Writing postcards to infrequent voters in states where voting is difficult IS an act of righteousness. Join other TBH members before the deadline, Friday September 30. Participants get 30 cards with addresses, a script, labels for more voter information, and a little card with a blessing to say before writing them—thanking the Source of All Blessing for an opportunity to mend the world. Be sure to indicate that you are part of TBH Shoferim. RAC (Religious Action Committee of Reform Judaism) is partnering with Reclaim Our Vote, which mailed 9 million cards in 2020; research shows that 1 out of every 4 persons who received a card voted.
