Erev Shabbat Friday, February 9 Shabbat Salon, 6:30 pm In Person Our Shabbat Salon this month features speaker Nancy Koppelman. Dinner and prayers will be at 6:30 with our speaker at approximately 7:30. See more below. Candle lighting: 5:08 pm Torah Readings Parashat Mishpatim Torah Portion: Exodus 21:1-24:18; Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
Shabbat Morning Saturday, February 10
Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah, 10:00 am Hybrid Our Shabbat morning service will include the Bar Mitzvah of Levi Zeitlin. Read more below.
Shabbat Salon Friday, February 9, 6:30 pm In Person
Join TBH for a presentation by TBH Member and Evergreen Professor Nancy Koppelman. Nancy will be presenting, "The Oldest Hatred: Coming to terms with Antisemitism." This talk comes to TBH through the Humanities WA speakers bureau.
Our salon includes a dinner at 6:30 pm catered by Nineveh! Our menu this month includes a variety of salatim, veggie skewers, and baklava. We will gather in the social hall at 6:30 to say Shabbat prayers as a community and enjoy dinner together. Our featured presenter will follow at approximately 7:30 pm. Registration closes tonight at 5:00 pm>>
Bar Mitzvah: Levi Zeitlin Saturday, February 10, 10:00 am Hybrid
Please join us in celebrating as Levi Joseph Zeitlin is called as a Bar Mitzvah. Levi is an 8th grader at Washington Middle School where his favorite subject is science. Outside of school, Levi enjoys visiting new places, snowboarding, going to basketball games, hanging out with friends, and hiking. As a mitzvah, Levi is supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including by collecting food and non-food donations at the Temple for the Thurston County Food Bank.
The Mourner's Path: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s Heartache Sunday, February 25, 7:00 pm Online
Presented by Hawai'i Inter-Island Chevra Kadisha and co-sponsored by TBH Chevra Kadisha. In times of turmoil, we are held together by the wisdom of our tradition that is embedded in our rituals. We will explore the Mourner's Path that existed in the time of The Temple in Jerusalem as well as a contemporary understanding of the journey through the wilderness of loss. Using holy Hebrew words to reframe our understanding of the tasks and stages of grief, we will traverse the landscape of loss and visit the places in which mourners must dwell in order to do the holy work prescribed by Psalms and "turn mourning into dancing."
Song as a Channel for Blessing Workshop with Batya Levine Sunday, March 3, 1:30 pm In Person
Drawing on the concept of aliyot - being called up to bless and be blessed by the chanting of the Torah - we will interweave song with ritual in a co-created group space to call our prayers into the song, and call the song into our prayers. We will explore the concept of blessings, learn melodies, and have space to give and receive the blessing of song together. This workshop is free for members and $36 for non-members.
SAVE THE DATE: Growing Shabbaton @ Schechter Friday-Saturday, March 15-16 In Person
We will celebrate Shabbat together from beginning to end! Join us Friday for our normal Growing Shabbat dinner and service. Stay overnight in a cabin. Enjoy the the whole next day of camp Shabbat experiences! We'll have tefillah, learning, and plenty of time to eat, schmooze and play. After havdallah, we'll head on home. Registration will be opening soon!
FROM THE OFFICE
(Monthly) Onegs are Back!
Based on our Shabbat schedule which includes the Salon, Growing Shabbat and an online-only service, we will have a once-a-month oneg on the first Friday of the month! This is an opportunity to be together in community and especially share in any simchas (happy occasions) or news that you may have. Birthdays, anniversaries, job news, school news, family/friend news—let’s celebrate it together. TBH will provide a cake and cookies (as well as challah and wine/juice)—you can bring an additional dessert! (welcome, but not required).
Oneg sponsorships are also available. For a donation of $100, you can sponsor the oneg.
Israel Updates & Opportunities for Support
As the fighting between Israel and Hamas continues, here are some links from our affiliate organizations:
Reconstructing Judaism hosted a "Shared Values and Multiple Opinions" Presentation on December 17. See the recording here.
Sustaining Fund Frank Herman in memory of Jane Herman Nicholas Parker in memory of Sandra Parker Sarah Grace Vasquez Edith Rutel Carol McLaughlin in memory of Phil McLaughlin
Salon Sponsor Allyson Brooks
Volunteers
Around the building Sara Glass David Scherer-Water
Archives Sue Goldstein
Presenters Lynne Koral Daniel Farber Hadassa Budrevich-Ryan Akiva Budrevich-Ryan
Jeffrey Kashdan Ruby Koppelman Adina Rosenthal Mark Gross Percy Bean Max Shimon Barbara Sapsowitz Sylvia Shelan Janet Halpern Morris Cohen Sam Frank Parker Joyce Goldstein Phil Scheier Mary Jane Haynes Katherine Hogarty-Delaney Louis Rubenstein Gertrude Gitel (Lewin) Baer Evelyn Berger Frances Kolker Kristine Stinson Dorothy Ridout Jane Herman Seth Hendler Thomas Kaufmann Phil McLaughlin Sylvia Strasberg Tammy Roth Martha Organek Richard Simons Elaine Gross Jackie Madlem Betty Blum Jackie Madlem Nancy Phillips Lidman Richard Green Bertram Hacken Pearl Janowitz Betty Denitz Rey Rodrigues Donald Schwartz Sam Alfasso
Happy Birthday!
7 Alex Graham 7 Phyllis Mandel 8 Donna Mollan 9 Levi Zeitlin 9 Lawrence Goldstein 10 Sue Goldstein 11 Evan Grotsky 12 David Scherer Water
Yahrtzeit Updates & Additions
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Thurston Gun Sense Meeting Monday, February 12, 6:30 pm In Person
Thurston Gun Sense (TGS) will have a speaker at our February 12 meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jimmy Williams of True Blue Training will provide an overview of firearm safety and demonstrate how gun locks work. TGS has been handing out free gun locks at events in Thurston County for several years. Our meetings are open to all who are interested in promoting firearm safety. Our meetings are hybrid, but this meeting would be best attended in person.
We continue advocating for firearm safety by supporting gun violence prevention bills. Several of these bills are winding their way through our current legislative session. One bill would give the WA State Patrol the ability to destroy confiscated weapons.
If you are interested in attending our meeting or joining our efforts, contact Laura Hurtado-Webb laurahw@earthlink.net for details on meeting time and location. We can also add you to our listserv to receive updates on legislative activity.
Laura Hurtado-Webb TGS, a chapter of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility https://gunresponsibility.org/
Jewish Community Relations Council: Jewish Community Lobby Day Thursday, February 15 In Person
Join us in Olympia for our first in-person Jewish Community Lobby Day since 2020! At a time when antisemitism is at record levels, it’s more important than ever to have a strong turnout from our community to advocate for our top priorities. Please share information about lobby day widely with your networks.
Camp Solomon Schechter Women's Getaway March 1-3 In Person at Camp Solomon Schechter
This weekend will be filled with unique programming dedicated to meeting with old friends and new, experiencing the magic of Shabbat at camp, and relaxing and having fun.
HFLA: Education Assistance Programs Applications open in April
Need help paying for college? HFLA can help! We offer interest-free, no fee loans of up to $7,500 for postsecondary education and need based scholarships. Scholarship applications open April 1st, Loan applications open May 1st. Informational webinars Mar 20th at 7pm and April 16th at 7pm. Put it on your calendar. Contact office@hflawa.org (206) 397-0005
Tivnu Summer Program March 3 Info Session June 23-July 4 Program
Tivnu is partnering with the BJE of Phoenix to bring together rising ninth- through twelfth-graders from across the country in Portland, Seattle, and the Oregon Coast, June 23-July 4, 2024. Help build up homeless tiny house communities, address food insecurity, and bring supplies and resources to people living on the streets. We’ll stop for whitewater rafting, waterfall hikes, and plenty of other adventures along the way. Sign up now for all the details and / or to join our March 3 online info session.
