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
Please make careful decisions for your own personal health and safety. The COVID-19 virus and its variants are highly contagious. In-person attendees acknowledge the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus, assume all such risk, and Temple Beth Hatfiloh shall not be held liable.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 22 Cheshvan 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, November 18
There will be no Erev Shabbat services this week. Join us next Friday!
This month we will study parashat Chayei Sarah--Genesis 23:1 - 25:18. The focus is a deep dive into the middah/soul trait of M'nuchat HaNefesh/ Equanimity: Calming the Soul Amid the Storms of Life. Please join Michele & Richard Jackman for this thought provoking exploration and discussion.
Growing Shabbat! @ Camp Solomon Schecter Saturday, November 19, 2:00 pm In Person
Join us for a Shabbat afternoon at Camp Solomon Schecter! We will have a variety of learning opportunities available, followed by a camp-style soup and sandwich dinner, havdalah and a quick on-the-go dessert.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Board Meeting Wednesday, November 16, 6:00 pm Online
All TBH Members are invited to attend our monthly board meetings as guests.
Advacing in Hebrew, our seminar-type gathering advancing Hebrew knowledge, including grammar and roots, occurs at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday of every month. Join us again in December!
Downtown for the Holidays: Volunteers Needed! Sunday, November 27
TBH will once again participate in Downtown for the Holidays, joining the downtown Olympia community to celebrate the winter season with a Hanukkah-themed booth. We are looking for volunteers who would like to help out at the booth with crafts and other activities. Sunday, November 27. Contact Catherine at beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org.
TBH COMMITTEE UPDATES
The Immigrant and Refugee Task Force has a New Project!
The good news—people are being released regularly from the ICE Detention Center in Tacoma. The bad news—They are being released with no money, no food, and few resources. AIDNW has volunteers who greet these migrants as they are released and help them with their needs. TBH is now assisting by providing 20 sack lunches once a month. If you are interested in shopping, packing bags, and/or delivering to the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center on the third Fridays of the month please contact Nancy Snyder at nancy_snyder@comcast.net.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Rabbi Seth is out of the office this Shabbat, in celebration of his niece's Bat Mitzvah. Regular services will resume next week.
We Are Hiring!
TBH Family Life and Learning is looking for people to teach Hebrew and Israel Education to 4-6th graders. Guidance and curricular materials are provided. These are paid positions that meet weekly starting in January. Interested people should contact Catherine at beitsefer@bethhatfiloh.org for more information or to apply.
Yahrzeits
Lois Arnold Gale Walter Benjamin Reichman Berkeley Garrison Raven Lidman Charlotte Grotsky Reichman Tom Georges Sylvia Ebner Esther Schwartz Thomas Greenfield Alan Ringer Margaret Urstadt Roslyn Cohen Ann Baldwin Etta Stern Rose Robinson Margolis Mitchell Mogal Jack Snyder George Neff Selma Soule Lilly Klein Bessie Klotz Judith Rose Koral Artie Browning Marcheta Bean
Happy Birthday!
17 Never North 17 Jane Zemel 18 Leslie Gates 18 Cobie Whitten 18 Suzanne Simons 19 Katie Johnson 20 Esther Kronenberg 21 Lauren Steinman
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.
Olympia World Affairs Council hosts talk on Israel: How much do Americans really know about the people and culture of Israel? Thursday, November 17, 7:30 pm Hybrid
Join TBH member Nancy Koppelman as she explores 12 features of Israel’s history, diverse ethnic and religious ways of life, governance and justice structures, and educational system. This talk sheds light on the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population. Koppelman, who lives in Olympia, has been a faculty member at The Evergreen State College in Olympia for 26 years. She holds a three-year appointment as Visiting Research Scholar with the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. The free talk will be in person at Thurston EDC/South Puget Sound Community College Lacey campus, 4220 Sixth Ave. SE, or join via Zoom.
Resetting Our Sacred Table Sunday, November 20, 2:00 pm Hybrid
You are invited to this year's interfaith celebration of community, Resetting Our Sacred Table, hosted at TBH. Our theme this year is The Path of Healing. This theme holds space for learning and sharing how our communities understand and celebrate healing, even when that healing involves pain, such as the healing that comes through sustained anti-racist and decolonization work.
This year’s event will feature speakers and musical contributions including: The Bridge Music Project, The Olympia Peace Singers, spoken word poets, local songwriters (with their family band!), the Alleluia! Handbell Ensemble, and more.
Our keynote speaker for this year is Jerad Koepp. Mr, Koepp is the Native Student Program Specialist for North Thurston Public Schools and the 2022 Washington State Teacher of the Year.
Call for Submissions: #ENOUGH, Plays to End Gun Violence
ENOUGH calls on teens (ages 13-19) from across the countr yo write and submit 10-minute plays that confront the issue of gun violence. Six playwrights will recieve a $500 stipend, have their plays published, recieve memberships to The Dramatists Guild, and will be featured in our Nationwide Reading. Submissions accepted February 1 - April 20, 2023.
