Due to forecasted rain, PJ Playdate will meet at Temple Beth Hatfiloh on Sunday instead of at a park.
The zoom link for next week's Board Meeting has also been corrected.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh wishes you a sweet Passover! Chag Sameach!
Wednesday, April 11, 2023 | 20 Nisan 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, April 14 Erev Shabbat, 6:00 pm Online Our Shabbat services, on Zoom only this week! Join us to light candles and gather in community to celebrate Shabbat. Note this is an early service, with no Shabbat Salon for April.
Mussar, 10:00 am Online We will focus on parashat, Sh’mini— Leviticus 9:1-11:47. We will study the middah, or character trait of Sh’tikah/ Silence and look at, What Kind of Silence?
Please join Michele and Richard Jackman at 10 AM where we share the teachings of Mussar, which is a practical and inspiring Jewish spiritual tradition, to support a life of greater meaning and enhanced relationships. Zoom information: Join Meeting>> Meeting ID: 878 6880 0830
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Service Leaders Wanted!
Like with so many things through the pandemic, we got out of practice of having a group of folks lead services and study groups when Rabbi Seth is out of town or on vacation. Are you interested in leading services or learning how to? Would you be interested leading solo or in a group? Would you just want to give a d’var Torah and not lead prayers? Whatever your interest, WE NEED YOU! We are looking to develop a group of folks who can support our weekly Shabbat services, and not only when Rabbi Seth is away, but at other times to have a diversity of voices! Fill out the interest form here: https://forms.gle/n1zhP3WLzpXjsc888
Office Closure Wednesday, April 12
The TBH Office will be closed tomorrow in observance of the 7th day of Passover.
PJ Playdate Sunday, April 16, 10:00 am In Person
All kids ages 0-6 and their grown-ups and families are invited to join us at TBH (location updated!) for a book walk.
Book Group Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 pm Online
I’d Like to Say Sorry, but There’s No One to Say Sorry To: Stories by Mikołaj Grynberg After years of collecting oral histories of Polish Jews, Gryberg recrafts those histories in a work of fiction to explore the daily lives and tensions within Poland between Jews and gentiles haunted by the Holocaust and its continuing presence.
Our next Growing Shabbat! Service is coming up next week at TBH. This service is for all and geared specifically for families and children of all ages both in person in the TBH Sanctuary and online. Register for the catered meal by Nineveh here>>
Camp Solomon Schechter Israel Education Day Sunday, April 23, 2:00 pm In Person
We will be out at camp to explore and learn about Israel through games, crafts and activities. A falafel dinner is included! Please include dietary restrictions in registration comments. Register here>>
Thurston's Hunger Walk Sunday, May 7, 3:00 pm In Person
TBH is once again supporting Thurston's Hunger Walk, an annual fundraiser to help two local agencies: The Community Kitchen & The Thurston County Food Bank. This year’s walk will take place at Huntamer Park.
Enjoy camaraderie and live music while you walk as little or as much as you like. You can donate through our "team" site. If you prefer, you could make out a check to: Thurston's Hunger Walk and mail it to: Thurston County Food Bank, P.O. Box 11549, Olympia, WA 98508 with "TBH" in the memo line. Remember, give what you can and walk if you want!
For more info and to see what other teams are participating check out www.thurstonhungerwalk.com or this video
Coming Up! Visit to the Holocaust Center in Seattle Thursday, May 18, 11:00 am In Person
We have arranged for a visit by members of the TBH congregation to the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle on May 18th at 11:00.
This is a an opportunity to see the Center and learn their critical role of the Holocaust Center as a regional leader in holocaust education. You can check out their website here: https://www.holocaustcenterseattle.org/visit/plan-your-visit
We can plan to carpool to Seattle, and perhaps follow the meeting with a lunch or lunches at different destinations in Seattle. If you are interested, contact Susan Finkel at susanhmfinkel@hotmail.com. Susan will need RSVPs by May 8th.
COMMITTEE UPDATES
Immigrant & Refugee Task Force: JCIJ Newsletter
Support freedom for all this Passover. Read the latest Jewish Coation for Immigrant Justice NW newsletter here. Subscribe to receive our monthly newsletter and our action alerts. Be In touch with the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW at goforth@jcijnw.org.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Robert Mann Jonathan Michael Oren Morris Rivkin Sanford Elberg Gerard Herman Hartley Goldman Murray Glantz Evelyn Friedman Ruth Samsky Betty Robinson Helen Pollock Barbara Jean Vincent Montoya Rose Siegel Max Bard William Mann Joseph Jenkins Sylvia Weiner Rabbi Myron Kinberg Ann Okun
Happy Birthday!
11 Jessica Carmel 13 Jesse Mann 13 Ronald Maybruck 13 Thomas Taylor 14 Alan Reichman 15 Marilyn Gisser 15 Victor Kogan 15 Naomi Erezim 16 Max Selwitz 16 Rio Sorenson 17 Gail Pollock 17 Julie Mankin
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 Loan Applications April & May
This is the time of year when students and their families learn where their students will be headed to school in the fall. HFLA is preparing to support your student by actively raising funds for the Student Access Fund (SAF) loan, and our scholarship programs.
We also continue to be a resource for individuals who are looking to make-ends-meet, afford transportation and housing, need help paying medical bills, refinancing high-interest debt and student loans.
HFLA is a community resource to help you meet unforeseen expenses and to reduce your debt burden by replacing debt that grows with an HFLA loan that only shrinks.
Adrift Between Two Americas Lecture Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm at Anderson Univesity Center, Tacoma
The Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program invites you to join us for the 2023 Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture. The speaker will be David Treuer, who grew up on the Leech Lake reservation, the son of an Austrian Jewish Holocaust survivor father, and an Ojibwe Indian tribal court judge mother. Treuer’s talk, Adrift Between Two Americas, springs from a 2022 essay about his parents, published in The New York Times. RSVP here>>
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Growing Shabbat! at Camp Solomon Schechter Friday, Apr 19th 5:30p to 8:00p Everyone is welcome to join us for dinner and a service at Camp Solomon Schechter.
Registration is free, but required for dinner plans and access codes.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
