Choir Shabbat Service, 7:30 pm Hybrid Our Shabbat services, on Zoom and in person with Kol N'shama, the TBH Choir! Join us to light candles and gather in community to celebrate Shabbat.
Shabbat Morning Saturday, January 7 Tot Shabbat, 10:00 am In Person 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
Understanding Israel REGISTRATION CLOSES Friday, January 6 Online
Classes meet Tuesdays at 7:00 pm, starting January 10. Israel is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population, yet there is much we may not know about its complicated history and present-day challenges. Join Professor Nancy Koppelman as she leads us toward a better understanding of Israel and its history, culture, and relationship with its neighbors and with Jews around the world.
This six-part virtual series will be taught by TBH Member Professor Nancy Koppelman (The Evergreen State College). The class will be moderated by Rabbi Goldstein and will include opportunities for questions and discussion. This program is free to TBH members!
Meal Orders Due! January Salon@Home Ordering Closes Tuesday, January 10, 11:59 pm
Our Salon@Home is coming up on Friday, January 13th, with speaker Anson Laytner on the Kaifeng Jewish Community. The Kaifeng Jewish community is over a thousand years old, making it one of the longest-lived Jewish communities still in existence (but just barely). This talk will review the community's history and unique culture, and particularly how it came to be known in the rest of the world.
A focus will be on its difficult present-day situation. Aside from their fascinating history, the Chinese Jews raise a number of challenges for other Jews including "Who is a Jew?" and the legitimacy of, and limits to, cultural appropriation.
Meals will be available for pick up at TBH prior to services and the presentation. Orders are due by Tuesday, January 10th at 11:59 pm. MENU:
Book Group Tuesday, January 17, 7:00 pm Online Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, the book interweaves the tale of two women: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. See the full book group 22-23 reading list here.
Rosh Chodesh New Moon Circle: Sh'vat Sunday, January 29, 3:30 pm In Person
In acknowledgment of their faithfulness at Mt.Sinai, women were rewarded with Rosh Chodesh (Head or Beginning of the Month) which is a day that mirrors the concept that faith is rewarded with renewal. Women (in its most inclusive sense!) are invited to enter the divine circle and to bring a hand-held object or photograph of a woman who personifies strength, wisdom and spiritual guidance in their lives. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served.
Calling All Musicians: Jam Session! Starts Sunday, February 5, 3:00 pm In Person
Do you play an instrument? Are you interested in contributing musically to our Shabbat services? Rabbi Seth invites you to the first TBH Jam Session! Whether you play the guitar, drum, piano, flute, stand-up bass, xylophone, fiddle, etc., this will be an opportunity to learn and share music. We will both have fun and set a kavannah (intention) to bringing more music to our Friday Night Services. Rabbi Seth will be providing a few pieces in advance, and if you have music you like and would like to share it, please do! (even if you don’t know how to play it yet). Please Register so we can plan accordingly.
THANK YOU so much for your support of this year's Hanukkah Campaign. With your help, we raised $16,000!
Anonymous Donors Ed & Kim Adelson Lynne Alfasso & George Chappell Joseph K & Kap Aptaker Jim Bamberger & Nancy Eastham Jennifer Barber Patricia Bartley Edie Bean Larry Berebitsky Dahlia Bernal Rene Bigardi Jeff & Ericka Birkenstein Michael Blum & Susan Rosen Linda Blustein Allyson Brooks Thomas Carr & Wren Wolf Sherwin Cotler Katherine Davis Delaney Kathy Dixon Jill & William Dole Sonja Dordal Beth Dubey Amanda Eaton Gerard & Sheila Fay Anna & Jeremy Feigen Even Ferber & Lynne Stockwell Susan Finkel Sylvia Fox Ann Frankel Lon Freeman Bernie Friedman on the yahrtzeits of Charles Friedman & Roberta Nelson
Leslie Gates in memory of Jonathan Michael Oren Marilyn Gisser Karen & Alan Goldstein Betty Goldstein Rabbi Seth Goldstein & Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Sue Goldstein Joanne Green Ronnie Hacken & Joceile Moore Rick Hahn Elie & Beth Halpern Ann & Timothy Hartman Robert Haynes Charlene Healy Stephen Hodes & Harriet Strasberg David Huguet Kayla & Andrew Iverson Richard & Michele Jackman Maggie & William Jekel- Penn Katie Johnson Ricki Kahn Rebecca Kamen Lori Kishimoto & Craig Wallace Victor Kogan Kassie Koledin Tish Levee Carol Levin Hannah Lidman & Daniel Shiovitz Russell Lidman Pamela & Andrew Lloyd Robert Lovitt Vanessa Malapote Blandino gAbRIEL Marks
Keith Mars Carol McLaughlin Traci & Jared Moran Nicole & Greg Moulton Zoe Myers Raphael Noar Maya North in memory of Rob, Veva, and Stephen Spier Larry & Susan Poplack in memory of Morton Saul Poplack Fern & Charlie Ridout Florence & Anthony Riesner in honor of the marriage of Steve Romance & Sherry Riesner Steve Romance & Sherry Riesner Suzanne Rose Allen Roth Linda Rubin Edith Rutel Angela Santamaria & Howard Schwartz Gary Schneider & Nancy Snyder Nina & Mort Shecter Norma & Charles Shelan Miriam Shenfeld Anjali Silva in memory of Jaqueline Silva Oscar & Barbara Soule Debra Taylor Len Trabka Raphael Venegas Nancy West Pamela Wimp Ellen & Frank Young
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Henry Matis Ben Gale Jacob Lieber Beatrice Neff Goldie M. Reiner Patricia Marie Greene Suzanne I. Haiby Morton Saul Poplack Philip Frank George Bamberger Bill Stockwell Coleman Gershuny Sophie Scheier Dorothy Ebner Jacob Weiss Kenneth Edgan Goldstein Gale Stanley Blum
Happy Birthday!
4 Mark Bean 4 Heather Rudich 4 Lydia Beth Leimbach 5 Laura Jean Gallin 6 Kristin Booth 7 Traci Moran 7 Arien Wolf 7 Zoe Curlee-Strauss 9 Morton Shecter 10 Lisa Strange
Yahrtzeit Updates & Additions
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The Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice Newsletter
The Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW believes another world is possible. In our vision, all immigrants deserve to be treated with respect and care under laws that are just and humane. In our vision, we live in safety, peace and power together. And we welcome the stranger because we have been strangers ourselves.
In this newsletter, learn 8 ways to support immigrants to go with the 8 lights of Hanukkah. Hannukah may have passed, but these needs are still ongoing.
Temple Beth Israel Seeking High Holiday Leader for 2023 Applications due February 28
Temple Beth Israel (Aberdeen, WA) seeks a prayer leader for the High Holiday Services 2023. Temple Israel is an inclusive Reform/Reconstructionist Jewish community. We are working to preserve Jewish life and increase a sense of belonging while living in a predominately Christian town. The leader’s background and training can range from assistant rabbi/cantor, rabbinic/cantorial intern, cantorial soloist, to lay leader.
Limmud Seattle returns LIVE January 14-15 in Seattle Seattle's favorite Jewish learning festival is back as an in-person event with a selection of remote sessions. We are excited to open registration for our first in-person Limmud Seattle since January of 2020.
With 60+ amazing presenters there is something for everyone. We have presentations on Dignity & Inclusion Topics, Jewish Approach to Crime and Punishment, Yiddish Singing, Torah/Talmud & Textual Analysis, the Supernatural, Musical Events, Social Justice/Activism/Jewish Community/Israel, Israeli Folk Dancing, Helping Immigrants, Holocaust Resistance/Courage & 2nd Generational Survivors, Cultivating Creativity.
Turn your passion into action with the Jewish Service Corps! If you’re between the ages of 21-26 and excited to work, live, and learn at the intersection of activism and Jewish life, you could have a place in Avodah’s growing community. Apply today and spend a year serving for justice in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, or Washington, DC. Visit avodah.net/serve to learn more and apply.
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