We are the Tree Erev Shabbat, 7:30 pm Hybrid Join us in person and on Zoom to light candles and gather in community to celebrate Shabbat. Shabbat services will be co-led by Kohanot Harriette Wimms and Nomy Lamm. See more below!
Shabbat Morning/Day Saturday, February 4 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.
We are the Tree Shabbat Day Gatherings 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm Hybrid A weekend of programming for Tu B'shvat and Black History Month with Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms. See more information below! We are the Tree Saturday Zoom: Join Meetings>> Meeting ID: 861 7763 8571
THIS WEEK AT TBH
We Are The Tree: The Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Justice in Jewish Spaces February 3-4 Hybrid
A weekend of programming for Tu B'shvat and Black History Month with Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms.
Schedule:
Friday, 7:30 pm: Shabbat services co-led by Kohanot Harriette Wimms and Nomy Lamm
Saturday, 3:00-5:00 pm: Kiddush and conversation about DEI work and affinity spaces, offered as a tool for community self-assessment. Open to all.
Bio: Kohenet Dr. Harriette E. Wimms is a Maryland licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in providing compassion-infused mental health care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the age span. K'Harriette is a prayer leader in both the Kohenet community and at Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl. She is the driving force behind Hinenu JOC and the Baltimore JOC Community Havurah. Dr. Wimms is also the inaugural Jews of Engagement Fellow at The Associated, Baltimore Jewish Federation (the first type of position within any Jewish Federation System). A rising Schusterman Fellow, Dr. Wimms is a Selah cohort 17 fellow, a contract trainer for Keshet, and is the founder and executive director of the Jews of Color Mishpacha Project as well as the organization's signature JOCSM Shabbatonim (JOCMishpacha.org).
Torah Chanting Class Starts Sunday, February 5, 10:00 am
Did you want to learn how to chant from the Torah? Rabbi Seth will be teaching a 4-part Torah trope class beginning Sunday, February 5 at 10:00. Class will be hybrid, both in person and online. Must have a reading knowledge (i.e. decoding) of Hebrew to participate.
Calling All Musicians: Jam Session! 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.
Tu B'Shvat at Camp Solomon Schechter Sunday, February 5, 2:00 pm In Person
Educators from both TBH and Schechter will be working to make the afternoon truly engaging. We will plant, paint, hike, explore and celebrate trees - then finish at 5 with dinner together. Everyone is invited! Activities will be geared for children tots through teens, but everyone of all ages is most welcome to join the celebration. There is no cost, we just need to have enough food for dinner.
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, February 7, 12:00 pm In Person
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for a social gathering, occasional short presentations and healthy dose of humor. Definition of "senior" is up to you. All are welcome.
For our February presentation: As part of a class project in 2020 Juliette AvRuskin, an 8th grader, wrote about the Holocaust through the eyes of a young Jewish girl living in Austria. With meticulous research and the aid of her mentor, this project became a published novel, “Under a Sky of Smoke.” Her grandmother, Katherine Fleming, will be speaking about Juliette and her novel, as well as showing an interview she made with Juliette two weeks ago.
Salon@Home Meal Orders Due Ordering Closes Tuesday, February 7, 11:59 pm Online
For our February Salon@Home, we will be watching the movie "Flee" as part of HIAS' Refugee Shabbat. FLEE tells a poignant story of belonging and the search for identity. Watch the trailer here. Refugee Shabbat is a moment for congregations, organizations, and individuals in the United States and around the world to dedicate a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers.
Dear community members! My name is Iila Kennelly, and this coming month I am having my Bat Mitzvah event. I have been looking forward to it for many years. I really wanted to do a special mitzvah project that would show my love for the community. I have decided that I wanted to help get solar panels on the roof of TBH because climate change is a concern for me. The world can be a better place for the people who come in the future and solar panels are the way to do it. The good news is that there has been a group at our Temple trying to get solar panels on the roof for quite some time, so they have a lot of good project information started, including how we can get a significant grant for the effort. We have a fundraising goal of $20,000 and anything that you donate will be matched by my parents until our goal is reached. Thank you for reading this and please DONATE NOW!!! My dad and I created a website here with more information: TBH Solar Fundraising Mitzvah Project.
Growing Shabbat @ Schechter Registration Open! Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm Registration Necessary for In Person Only
Join us for Shabbat dinner and a service by the lake. This is an all ages event! Register here>>
PJ Play Date Story Walk Sunday, February 19, 10:00 am In Person February 19th at 10am is another PJ Play Date story walk! Families with kids six and under, join us at the park for a story and activities around a Purim theme. Location information coming soon! Email Catherine to be put on the mailing list for reminders.
FROM THE OFFICE
Paid opportunity—Shabbat Shammes (helper) Rabbi Seth Needs Your Help!! We are looking for people to help with on-site logistics on Friday nights for our Erev Shabbat services. Primary responsibility is to manage our hybrid technology (training provided, no experience necessary, but comfort with tech essential). Other tasks may involve basic set up and clean up, oneg help, and others. We are also looking to develop a team, no need to commit to every week. Teens welcome to apply! Email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org if interested for more information.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Dorothy Feigelman Alvin Posner George Stout Esther Robinson Walter Furman Albert Gottfeld Ruby Koppelman Jeffrey Kashdan Percy Bean Mark Gross Percy Bean Max Shimon Debra Silver Janet Halpern Phil Scheier Marguerite M. Connors Mary Jane Haynes Katherine Hogarty-Delaney Nathan Shenfeld Leonard Finkel Meta Williams Kristine Stinson Evelyn Berger Dorothy Ridout Frances Kolker Sarah Goldberg Thomas Kaufmann Hayyim Leizerman Leah Boyd
Happy Birthday!
2 Hilarie Hauptman 2 Andrée Brooks 2 Patricia Barr 3 Sonja Dordal 3 Evan Hirsch 4 Melissa Meade 5 Laura Bourland 6 Gordon Pabst 6 gAbRIEL Marks 6 Samantha Sacks 7 Phyllis Mandel 7 Alex Graham
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.
Tu BiShevat Seder with TBH Member Barak Gale Monday, February 6, 12:00 pm
Special Project Kavod Spotlight on Refugee & Immigrant Services Wednesday Feb. 8, 12-1pm, Hybrid
Join Marissa Bunch, a member of our humanitarian relief team, and Rabbi Laura Rumpf, Director of Project Kavod, for a dynamic and informative learning session highlighting ways we are called on in the Jewish tradition to support immigrants and refugees. We are joining Jewish communities around the country in celebrating HIAS Refugee Shabbat this month, and particularly elevating JFS’ local work supporting unaccompanied youth. Please register to join us on-site at JFS Seattle or virtually to attend this event.
HFLA Student Access Fund
Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) of Washington State will now be offering Scholarships for Jewish students with demonstrated need. We will continue offering the Student Access Fund (SAF) interest-free, no fee loan as well. See the flyer here>>
Summer Camp Scholarships: Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 pm
Are you interested in sending your child or children to Jewish overnight camp this summer and have questions about the scholarship application process? Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle for a needs-based camp scholarship information night! 7-8 pm on Wednesday, February 15. Register HERE!
Taking Down Goliath: Dayenu February 21, 23, and 28
Dayenu is launching another round of Taking Down Goliath, their Jewish climate organizing training for young people ages 18-32. Register>>
Teen Israel Scholarships: Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle 2nd Round Deadline: Sunday, February 19, 2023
The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle believes that every Jewish teen should have the opportunity to have a life-changing Israel experience. Teens have returned from Israel experiences with wonderful stories about gaining a stronger Jewish identity and a lasting connection with our Jewish homeland. Learn more>>
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