COVID POLICY UPDATE: the TBH Board has amended the COVID-19 policy. TBH will follow guidelines established by the Thurston County Department of Health, without a separate COVID-19 policy in place.
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 23, 2022 | 29 Cheshvan 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, November 25
Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30 Hybrid
Our Shabbat services, on Zoom! Services will begin at 7:30 pm.
The Talmud is a compendium of law and lore that is the basis on which biblical interpretation and contemporary Jewish practice rest. Rabbi Seth will lead us as we dive deep into this complex and fascinating text.
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.
COMING UP AT TBH
Hanukkah: Save the Date!
It's a quiet week this week, but we're beginning to get ready for Hanukkah! Hanukkah starts the 25th of Kislev, or Sunday, December 18th at sundown. Join us for a Hanukkah party for the first night, and don't forget your candles--the TBH Hanukkah shop will open at the beginning of December!
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
The TBH Office will be closed this Thursday, the 24th and Friday, the 25th.
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 Adlaide Bamberger Ann Baldwin Artie Browning Bessie Klotz Bill Kolker Charles Friedman Edward Duthweiler Etta Stern George Neff Jack Snyder Jody Rosenkrantz Judith Rose Koral Lilly Klein Marcheta Bean Mitchell Mogal Rose Packer Rose Robinson Margolis Roslyn Cohen Ruth Jaffe Farber Selma Soule
Happy Birthday!
25 Ezekiel Melquist 26 Elizabeth Siegel 28 Paul Paroff 29 Stan Shore
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.
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.
