Shabbat Morning Saturday, February 11 Torah Study, 10:00 am Online Prayer and study are equally holy activities. All are invited to join in these highly participatory discussions on Zoom. No experience necessary!
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.
Meal pick-up for those who placed an order will take place prior to services in the TBH parking lot. Registrants will receive a reminder email and time slot tomorrow. Those who didn't order a meal are most welcome at services or the presentation--join for all or part! Services start at 6:00 pm, presentation at approximately 7:15 pm on the same Erev Shabbat Zoom link.
Purim Play & Learn Sunday, February 18, 1:00 pm In Person
Ideally for kids in the 4-8 range,(open to anyone) this is an opportunity for families to come to play and learn about Purim. Through games, stories, crafts and activities we will begin to prepare for the next holiday. Register here>>
Teen Get Together Sunday, February 18, 2:00 pm In Person Teens will be coming together to decide on a possible tikkun olam project for spring. Email Catherine for more information.
COMING UP AT TBH
Bat Mitzvah Project: Iila Kennelly
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.
Board Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 6:00 pm Online
All TBH Members are invited to join monthly board meetings as guests. Zoom information: Join Meeting>> Meeting ID: 890 6350 9889 Passcode: 770757
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>>
Bat Mitzvah: Iila Kennelly Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am Hybrid
Please join us in celebrating as Iila Blu Kennelly is called as a Bat Mitzvah. Iila is in 7th grade at Washington Middle School. She stays very active in orchestra, sports, and school clubs. She loves to travel, play games, read books, and try new things. For her mitzvah project, Iila is fundraising for a new solar project that would go on the newer part of the TBH roof. Climate change is an important topic to her and is asking that all gifts be toward this cause. Find out more here on the website she created: https://tbhsolarfundraisingmitzvahproj.godaddysites.com
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 TBH 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.
Darchei Noam Teachers Needed Once again, Catherine is looking for teachers for TBH's Family Life & Learning program, Darchei Noam. If you are able to teach beginner Hebrew or if you are willing to sub when someone is sick, please let her know. Email Catherine here.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Debra Silver Janet Halpern Phil Scheier Marguerite M. Connors Mary Jane Haynes Katherine Hogarty-Delaney Nathan Shenfeld Leonard Finkel Meta Williams Evelyn Berger Kristine Stinson Frances Kolker Dorothy Ridout Sarah Goldberg Leah Boyd Thomas Kaufmann Hayyim Leizerman Phil McLaughlin Sylvia Strasberg Tammy Roth Richard Simons Celia Friedman Martha Organek Betty Blum Elaine Gross Adina Rosenthal Rey Rodrigues Barbara Sapsowitz Nancy Phillips Lidman Richard Green Sylvia Shelan Bertram Hacken Morris Cohen Janet Hansen Joyce Goldstein Joseph Mollan
Happy Birthday!
08 Donna Mollan 09 Levi Zeitlin 09 Lawrence Goldstein 10 Sue Goldstein 11 Evan Grotsky 12 David Scherer Water 14 Stephanie Hoffman
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.
HFLA Student Access Fund
Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) of Washington State will now be offering Scholarships for Jewish students with demonstrated need. We offer interest-free, no fee loans of up to $7,500 for post-secondary education., and need based scholarships. Scholarship applications open April 1st, Loan applications open May 1st. Contact office@hflawa.org (206) 397-0005 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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