The TBH lot is now repaved and available for parking evenings and weekends. Please make sure to enter and exit from the alley on Franklin only.
The main entrance doors unfortunately continue to be inaccessible, with expected access restoration pushed out to late August.
We will be using the back alley door as our primary entrance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 29 Av 5783
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Erev Shabbat Friday, August 18 Shabbat in the Park, 6:00 pm In Person at LBA Park Please join us to light candles and celebrate Shabbat in community at LBA Park. Note the earlier time! See more below.
Mussar Torah, 10:00 am Online Only On the 3rd Saturday of every month at Temple Beth Hatfiloh we offer Mussar Torah Study. This Shabbat, we will study Parashat Shof’tim – Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 with a special guest. Read more below.
Shabbat at the Park & New Year of the Animals Friday, August 18, 6:00 pm In Person at LBA Park
Please note the earlier time for our Erev Shabbat gathering this week. Celebrate Shabbat outside with the annual Shabbat in the Park! We will gather at LBA park ( 3333 Morse-Merryman Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98501) for food, fun and friendship.
This version of Shabbat in the Park will be potluck only--please bring a vegetarian dish to share. After eating we will have a short service, then time to schmooze--don't forget picnic blankets and folding chairs!
As it is the start of the month of Elul, please feel free to bring your park-appropriate pet for the New Year of the Animals.
Special Guest for Mussar Torah Study Saturday, August 19, 10:00 am Online Only
Our special guest is the writer of this week’s insights in “Mussar Torah Commentary”, Justice Annabelle Imber Tuck.
Annabelle is the first woman elected justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and the author of the 1994 order that reshaped the financing of public education in the state. She was re-elected twice before retiring. After retiring, Annabelle became a practitioner and facilitator of the mussar work of Alan Morinis and the Mussar Institite.
The middah (soul trait) for our Torah portion this week is Justice/Tzedek: “Justice, Justice Shall you Pursue.” Please plan on joining Annabelle, Rabbi Seth and the group on Zoom for an intriguing Mussar discussion of the Torah portion and this soul trait.
T'shuva & Reparations Sunday, August 20 & September 10, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Hybrid
How can the guidelines of T’shuva inform our current practice of Racial Justice? What did Maimonides have to say about reparations? Join the TBH Reparations Task Force for two sessions of conversation and study on August 20th and September 10th. Join us for one or both sessions, on zoom or in person at the Temple. No prior knowledge required. This is a free event. Registration is encouraged but not required.
Shofar Workshop for Elul Sunday, September 10, 2:30 pm In Person
One of the most central and powerful ritual acts of the High Holidays is the sounding of the shofar. Have you wanted to learn the meaning behind the notes and the symbolism of the shofar and, especially, train to blow the shofar yourself?
Selichot Film: A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff Sunday, September 10, 7:00 pm In Person at the Olympia Film Society
Post-Film Q&A w/ Alicia J. Rose, Alicia Jo Rabins, and Lara Cuddy, moderated by Rabbi Seth Goldstein
A hybrid of musical memoir and narrative fantasy, A Kaddish For Bernie Madoff tells the story of Madoff and the system that allowed him to function for decades through the eyes of musician/poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who watches the financial crash from her 9th floor studio in an abandoned office building on Wall Street.
Lulav & Etrog Orders With Rosh Hodesh Elul around the corner, can Sukkot be that far away? Order your lulav and etrog now! New this year: purchase a lulav and etrog directly from The Esrog Headquarters (our regular TBH supplier). It will be shipped directly to you and TBH will earn commission on each sale! Win-win. To order, use this exclusive link: https://esrogheadquarters.com/?ref=HoptyqBSzyMeK
Introduction to Judaism Starts October Online
This class is a survey of Jewish texts, practices, ideas, and history, taught by 30 rabbis from across Washington State from a variety of denominations, backgrounds, and work experiences—including Rabbi Seth.
This class is suitable for all adult learners, including those exploring Judaism personally (including possible conversion), those looking to add depth to their Jewish identity, those partnered with Jews or part of Jewish families, or those just interested in learning more about Judaism.
Edward Ferber Victoria Cohen Constance Shapiro James Davis Mannie Paroff Bunya Rosenfeld Jerome Parker Dorothy Bamberger Ann Ostrer Sam Shapiro Lawrence J Bornstein Doris Gershuny Ingeborg Carola Asher Pepper John Weiner Marianne Neff Colleen A. Schumann Lum Jay Goldstein Mitchell L Cohen Max Esfeld Eva Carr Arnold Goldstein
Happy Birthday!
17 Julianne Gale 17 Leslie Shore 18 Gary Schneider 18 Anjali Silva 20 Eleanor Kinn 20 Nancy Snyder 21 Allen Roth 22 Joel Sacks
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.
Two Free Elul Programs through IJS Starting Mid-August Online
The Institute of Jewish Spirituality is excited to announce two free five-week programs beginning in mid-August and running through the Hebrew month of Elul, a time for spiritual reflection, introspection, and moral accounting – a month when it is traditional to begin the day by internalizing the sound of the shofar.
