For a period of approximately 2 weeks, the main entrance doors are unavailable. We will be using the back alley door as our primary entrance. We apologize for the inconvenience. See below for further information.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 11 Sivan 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, June 2 Choir Shabbat, 7:00 pm Hybrid This is our final Choir Shabbat Service of 5783! Join us in person or on Zoom to light candles and join in community to celebrate Shabbat.
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! Followed by crafts and snack in the Social Hall.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
TBH Green Team Bird Walk Sunday, June 4, 9:00 am In Person
Spring is here. Eaglets will soon emerge from their nest. Southern migrants have returned. Together with the residents, songs fill the air. Billy Frank Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is an ideal place to see a variety of birds. Salt and freshwater wetlands, forests and fields offer different habitats in close proximity, resulting in an abundance of wildlife.
We’ll meet at the far parking lot at 9:00 am and hike leisurely for 2½ - 3 hours. We’ll identify birds by sight and sound. Bring binoculars, camera. Afterwards, we’ll have a bag lunch at the visitor center benches, by a large pond. Come for one or both.
The entrance fee is $3.00 per four adults. Children under 16 years of age have free admission. The follow pass holders will admit you and three other adults for free: America the Beautiful Annual Pass, Lifetime Senior Pass (formerly Golden Age), Annual Senior Pass, Lifetime Access Pass (for those with disabilities), Annual Military Pass, and Gold Star Families with Vouchers.
The walk will be led by Barak Gale and Cindy Levy. Barak will share some passages of Perek Shira along the way. Cindy will have bird books and the Merlin app which identifies birds by sight, song and call. Barak served 7 years on the Board of the Washington Wilderness Coalition. Cindy is a former wildlife biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Lacey, during which time she did field studies and worked to protect ecosystems. Both Cindy and Barak love wilderness, and deeply understand the importance of connecting with nature for our physical, mental, and soulful health.
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, June 6, 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.
COMING UP AT TBH
Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation Lunch Sunday, June 25, 10:00 am/12:00 pm
All TBH members are invited to join our Annual Meeting for 2023 to review our past year, celebrate our successes, and plan for our upcoming year! All members in good standing will receive meeting materials, electronic ballots, and the zoom link shortly. We will meet on Zoom at 10:00 am.
After our morning Zoom meeting, members are invited to a hosted lunch at Indian Summer Golf & County Club for an all ages celebration. RSVPs are required, see separate emailed invitation or email Kayla for additional information. Join one or both the meeting or the lunch!
Membership Renewals Due July 1
We will begin our online membership renewal process shortly! Please look for an emailed invitation to renew your membership sometime mid-June. This is intended to be a quick and easy process on your online account. However, if there are any difficulties with accessing your ShulCloud account or filling out your form, please email Kayla in the office. She will be happy to troubleshoot the process or send you a hard copy form.
Save the Date: TBH Summer Fest Sunday, July 23, 12:00 - 4:00 pm In Person
More details coming soon!
COMMITTEE UPDATES
Immigration & Refugee Task Force: Survey
The Immigration and Refugee Support Task Force held an Open House on May 18 to see what interest there was for continuing to engage in this area. The group shared many ideas for ways that TBH could be involved in immigration issues. Afterwards, a survey was sent out to participants to determine which issues and activities were of interest, and which ones people would participate in and/or lead. If you didn’t make it to the Open House, but are interested in taking the survey, please click here.
The front main access doors are unavailable for several weeks.
For a period of approximately 2 weeks, we will be using the alley door as our primary entrance door. See the map.
Please note this entrance is not fully accessible as there are 4 stairs from the alley door down through to the social hall, though it is the better option of our two alternative entrances. We apologize for the inconvenience and recognize this is temporary based on our construction schedule. We hope to have full accessibility restored as soon as possible. If you have access needs, please reach out to Kayla.
For building entry during events and while staff are in the office, please ring the doorbell by the alley door and/or call 360-754-8519.
For keycard and phone app users, the alley door has the same keyed entry and alarm set up as the front doors. You do not need to use the readers near the main doors, the back door readers function the same.
SUPPORT OUR COURTYARD!
Thank you to the amazing donors that contributed 100% of the funds needed to see our courtyard project to completion.
Anonymous Donors Marcela Abadi Lynne Alfasso & George Chappell Paul Alig & Laura Chartoff Samuel Armour Anaya Balter Jim Bamberger & Nancy Eastham Martin Bard Patricia Bartley in honor of Batia Levy Edie Bean Karen & Tom Bean Dahlia Bernal Rene & Linda Bigardi Michael Blum & Susan Rosen Linda Blustein Simone Boe Brian Boyd Tess Brandon Allyson Brooks Toby Brown Thomas Carr & Wren Wolf Susan Christian in honor of my excellent friends at TBH Laura Citrin & Eric Stein Al & Tina Cohen Heather & Tim Cole Diane Dakin & Stephen Bray Marcia David & Howard Goldberg David Deitz & Donna Landry Mary de Jesus Kathy Dixon James Dolliver Sonja Dordal Beth Dubey Amanda Eaton Yaela Ettlinger in honor of Ernst Magnus Ann Evans & David Lazar Daniel & Jean Farber Karen Farber Sheila & Gerald Fay Evan Ferber & Lynne Stockwell Susan Finkel Stephen Fishman & Michele Horaney Julie Frank & Scott Royer
Gary Franklin & Ruby Martin-Franklin Bernie Friedman & Emily Chadwick Marnie Frisch in memory of Julie Frank Doug Fulwider Doreen & Nicolas Garcia Jean Garwood in the name of Unity of Olympia Leslie Gates Linda Georges Karen Gibson Marilyn Gisser & Jeff Even Tikva & Cliff Glantz Fred Goldberg & Carolyn Lakewold Alan & Karen Goldstein in honor of our son celebrating his 20 years as rabbi at TBH Betty Goldstein Jay Goldstein & Jill Rosenkrantz in memory of their parents Leslie Goldstein Rabbi Seth Goldstein and Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Sue Goldstein Ellen Grant Joanne Greene in memory of Lida & Sadie Joel Greene & Jean Mandeberg Abby Gross in memory of Lisl & Karl Gross Barbara Gross & Blaine Snow The Grotsky/Brodoff Family Ronnie Hacken & Joceile Moore Rick Hahn Elie & Beth Halpern David & Felicia Hanig David Hart Ann & Timothy Hartman Hilarie Hauptman in memory of Julie Frank Robert Haynes Carolyn Hendricks Frank Herman Steve Hodes & Harriet Strasberg in memory of Julie Frank Stephanie Hoffman-Sacks & Joel Sacks in memory of Enid Meyers & Sheldon Hoffman Melinda Holman & Barnett Kalikow Laura Hurtado-Webb Helene Hutt Kayla & Andrew Iverson Michele & Richard Jackman Maggie Jekel-Penn & William Penn Katie Johnson Jessica Josephs Rebecca Kamen Leah Kashdan Mark Kaufman James Kaydus & Phyllis Neff Julie Kinn Peggy Kneller in memory of Lida Green David & Liz Kohlenberg Kassie Koledin Jack & Carole Kowitt
Diane Kurzyna & Alan Reichman Roberta Lamb Peter & Laurie Lesser in memory of Marv Reiner Tish Levee in honor of Rabbi Seth Carol Levin Cindy Levy Hannah Lidman & Dan Shiovitz Russell Lidman Miriam Lowin & Richard Beckenbaugh Inge Marcus Carol McLaughlin Ezekiel Melquist Rae Michaelson Traci & Jared Moran in memory of Steve Statisky Nathan Niederhauser & Mariana Rosenthal Spencer Orman Helene & Paul Paroff Poker Group Cathy Reiner & Cliff Godwin in honor of the yarhtzeit of Marvin Reiner Jeffery Reiner & Susanne White in memory of Marvin and in honor of Mary Lynne Reiner Wendy Reiner & Linda Bonnell Fern & Charles Ridout Steve Romance & Sherry Riesner Suzanne Rose The Rosen Family Linda Rubin Edith Rutel Gary Schneider & Nancy Snyder Samantha & Nik Schrader Laura & Sam Schrager Charles & Norma Shelan Marcy Sherman Leslie & Stan Shore in honor of Clarice Shapiro, and in memory of Edith & Benny Goldstein Anjali Silva in honor of Paulina Marron Jane Skinner Brad Smith M. Kalai Socha-Leialoha Oscar & Barbara Soule Cynthia Spencer honoring Marvin & Mary-Lynne Eliana Stockwell-Ferber & Stephen Bylsma Ezra Strange in honor of our beautiful TH community Erin Syversen in memory of Julie Frank Bert & Harriet Trobman Kenny Trobman Susan & Rich Tuttle Raphael Venegas The Weiss & Pabst Families Nancy West Pamela Wimp in memory of Dorothy Sayre Steven & Gail Wish Carl & Ellen Wolfhagen Akiva Woods Frank & Ellen Young Dustin & Jane Zemel Rebekah Zinn
This listing of donors is maintained regularly, but if we inadvertently omitted or spelled your name wrong, we sincerely apologize. Please contact us for the correction.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Marilyn Lampert Littauer Morris Dobrin Bessie Cotler William Patrick Halpern Eli Schneider Helen Finkel Marv Reiner Helen Finkel Robert Brockman Yaela Hertz Berkson Joseph Asher Sidney Barshter Martin Kalikow Boris Oksengorn Zilla Gale Myron Youdin Hal Carmel Sam Gelber Paulina Marron Anne Goldberg Tenenbaum RA Greene Kristie Shoemaker
Happy Birthday!
31 Abigail Taylor 1 Naomi Obie 3 Joshua Friedlander 4 Nathan Niederhauser 6 Joshua Manning
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.
Faith Explorations Summer Camp July 24-28
Interfaith Works is delighted to announce that we will be holding another Faith Explorations Summer Camp this July 24-28, 2023! This FREE summer camp is an annual offering for kids, grades 2-6, that features daily excursions to local parks and interfaith programming from volunteers from the Interfaith Works member network.
The camp will be hosted at Temple Beth Hatfiloh, and will be organized and supervised by Catherine Carmel. You can find more information and links to registration forms on the events page of our website, https://www.interfaith-works.org/events.html.
Priority registration deadline is July 20, 2023.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501