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, June 7, 2023 | 18 Sivan 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, June 9 Zoom Shabbat, 7:00 pm Online Only With the end of our Salons@Home for the season last month, we are continuing with Erev Shabbat services online only on the second Friday of the month for the summer!
Torah Study, 10:00 am Hybrid Prayer and study are equally holy activities. We'll share a snack and study the Torah together. All are invited to join in these highly participatory discussions. No experience is necessary!
Melaveh Malka: Oneg Treat Baking Saturday, June 10, 7:00 pm Postponed until August!
Continuing our new TBH social time: visit with your Jewish community and have fun! This month: Baking! We will gather to bake cookies, and brownies to freeze for future onegs. If you have a particular recipe you would like to make or would be willing to bring supplies, let us know!
PJ Playdate Sunday, June 11, 10:00 am In Person at Lions Park
Jessica is looking at a book that connects Judaism and all the wonders of spring. We will meet at Lions Park (800 Wilson St). More details coming soon. Contact Catherine to be added to the mailing list!
COMING UP AT TBH
Growing Shabbat! Friday, June 16, 6:00 pm
June 16 will be our end of the year Shabbat celebration. We will come together to celebrate Shabbat and the completion of the first year of our new program and all the people who helped to make it a success. Everyone is welcome! We will have dinner at 6:00 pm, followed by the service at 7:00 pm. Make sure to register for the dinner by clicking the link below.
The Book Group will be meeting at 7 PM on June 20, at TBH for the 2023-2024 in person book selection. Please bring a short list (one or two) of your favorites for discussion. Recommendations should be added to the spreadsheet for the year 5784 availablehere.
If you are not able to access this spreadsheet please email Laura Schrager (shilanski@aol.com) with the name of the book, author, synopsis, and #copies in TRL and she will add the information to the list. The group has voiced a desire for public library availability versus requiring the purchase of books.
Those unable to attend in person can join vis Zoom (technological challenges permitting).
Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation Lunch Sunday, June 25, 10:00 am/12:00 pm Meeting: Online / Lunch: In Person
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
Emailed invitations to renew your membership will be sent out 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.
Save the Date: TBH Summer Fest Sunday, July 23, 12:00 - 4:00 pm In Person
More details coming soon!
Cemetery Rates Increase August 1
As of August 1, 2023, the price of plots in the TBH cemetery will increase. If you would like to find out more information or purchase a plot before prices escalate, please contact the office to be in touch with the Cemetery Committee.
Take TBH Out to the Ball Game! Sunday, August 13, 1:35 pm
Join TBH for a summer afternoon of minor league baseball in an outing to see the Tacoma Rainiers take on the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Sunday, August 13 at 1:35 p.m.! And after the game, we will have a special opportunity to meet with Rainiers pitcher Rob Kaminsky, who joined the Mariners organization in 2022. A Jewish ball player originally from New Jersey, Kaminsky also played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Tickets are $15.45 each and include a seat and concessions. TBH has a total 30 tickets are available and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.
The game is at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. For more information, directions and parking information, visit https://www.milb.com/tacoma/ballpark/cheney-stadium Please note, TBH will not be providing transportation to and from the game, though we could possibly arrange carpooling once we know who is in our group. Thanks to Oscar Soule for making arrangements for the group tickets and the visit with Rob Kaminsky!
Immigration & Refugee Task Force: World Refugee Day Tuesday, June 13, 9:00 AM Online
In honor of World Refugee Day and Pride Month, join HIAS to celebrate the impact of lifesaving programs that support refugees in rebuilding their lives. Featured speakers include:
Isabel Burton, Senior Director for Community Engagement Programs and Initiatives, HIAS
Zia Saberi, HIAS Welcome Circle Program Participant
Marie Ange Laroche, Haitian Case Manager, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts
Louis Sidigu, LGBTQ Protection Officer, HIAS Kenya \
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.
Rabbi Seth Out of the Office June 18th - July 17th
Rabbi Seth will be on vacation for a month starting next weekend. Please direct all inquiries to Kayla in the office at 360-754-8519 or tbh@bethhatfiloh.org.
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Martin Kalikow Boris Oksengorn Myron Youdin Zilla Gale Hal Carmel Sam Gelber Paulina Marron Anne Goldberg Tenenbaum RA Greene Kristie Shoemaker Edie Zukauskas Edith Hecht Lida Green J. David Fine Roselle Levy Kleinberger Hannah Ethel Romm Sarah Schwartz
Happy Birthday!
7 Janet Roller 8 Adina Goldman-Walker 9 James Kaydus 9 Michele Horaney 10 Siri Okamoto 11 Stephanie Fox 12 Lynne Koral 13 Victor Colman
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.
Lidlekh: An Evening of Jewish Music Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm in the TBH Social Hall
A fundraiser for Aurora's upcoming research tour with YIVO to Lithuania and Poland, where she will continue her studies in Jewish music, particularly focusing on Jewish partisan songs. This show will feature Yiddish and Ladino songs accompanied by stories and shadow puppets. Admission is free, donations greatly appreciated.
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
Growing Shabbat! at TBH & Darchei Noam End-of-Year Celebration Friday, Jun 20th 6:00p to 8:30p Everyone is welcome to join us for family friendly dinner catered by Nineveh and a service.
Registration is free, but required for dinner plans.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
