Candle lighting: 8:07 pm Torah Readings Parashat Achrei Mot Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 22:1-16
Shabbat Morning Saturday, May 4
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! Our Tot Shabbat will be held in the sanctuary at TBH. Followed by crafts and snack in the Social Hall.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Erev Shabbat Service Time Change! Starts in May, Friday evenings at 7:00 pm
Starting Friday, May 3rd, Erev Shabbat services will begin at 7:00 pm each week. Earlier services will resume mid-fall after Sukkot. Stay tuned for Summer Shabbat programming to be announced soon!
Melaveh Malka: Game Night! Saturday, May 4, 7:00 pm In Person
Melaveh Malka is a traditional term describing Saturday night—accompanying Shabbat out as we get ready for the new week. This is a monthly opportunity for some TBH social time! Visit with your Jewish community and have fun!
Ethical Will Workshop Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am In Person in Room 101-102
An Ethical Will is a person's moral legacy, either written down or recorded for future generations. It helps others learn from your life, following your death. To help you write yours: TBH is holding an Ethical Will workshop, Sun. May 5th, from 10am-12noon, in classroom 101-102. We'll discuss Ethical Wills, review samples written by others, outline your own and hopefully, write a first draft. Please bring your favorite writing tools: digital tablets or laptops; paper notebooks or journals. Extra notebooks, pens and pencils, will be on hand, as well. Hosted by your Chevra Kadisha, Leslie Shore will be leading the group. RSVP to Leslie's email: yatie1939@gmail.com.
Support the TBH Hunger Walk Team! Sunday, May 5, 3 pm Support Online, Attend In Person at Huntamer Park
100% of donations benefit The Community Kitchen and Thurston County Food Bank. Give what you can. Walk if you want. Support our team here>>
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, May 7, 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. Mike Zagorin will be our dessert host this month!
FORKids Food Packing Tuesday, May 7, 4:00 pm In Person @ 2260 Mottman Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512
Please come and join us at the Thurston County Food Bank. There are too many kids that need food during the weekend when they don't have food from the school food programs. Come join us for one of the best mitzvot you can do. We'll work hard, socialize and have some fun. We'll work as a team and make pallets full of protein, milk and snacks for hundreds of children in need.
Every month on the first Tuesday at 4pm until further notice. Bring your friends. This is good for all ages from 7 to 100.
COMING UP AT TBH
Treat Yourself to Dinner with Nelsa Brodie & Doug Parker Thursday, May 9, 6:00 pm In Person
You are invited to join new and old friends for a delicious four course salmon dinner catered by Nelsa Brodie and Doug Parker.
Nelsa and Doug are hosting this dinner as a fundraiser to support TBH. The suggested donation is $100 per person with all funds raised supporting TBH. There are 20 seats at the table. Bring yourself, your friends and prepare to enjoy a specially prepared salmon dinner with salad, side dishes and of course dessert. Wine and other beverages will be served. You will dine with a view of the Puget Sound. The venue is close to downtown and has plenty of parking. Location information will be provided upon registration.
May Shabbat Salon Friday, May 10, 7:00 pm In Person
Join TBH for our May Salon, featuring Maia Brown, presenting Measuring Mourning: A Ritual for Loss. This participatory presentation explores a recently-resurfaced Ashkenazi women’s tradition of feldmestn—the practice of measuring ancestors’ burial places with candlewick, later burnt for the living and the dead.
Our salon includes a dinner at 7:00 pm catered by Nineveh! Our menu this month features an Mexican feast! We will gather in the social hall to say Shabbat prayers as a community and enjoy dinner together. Our featured presenter will follow at approximately 8:00 pm. Register for the dinner>>
Come build homes with TBH and Habitat for Humanity! Friday, May 31, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. In Person
A new project of the TBH Homeless Task Force, we are assembling a team to contribute to the newest Habitat project: the Tumwater (Tâlíčn) site at 73rd & Henderson. Our work day is Friday, May 31 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. No construction experience needed! We can send a group of up to 15, so if you are interested, please register here . To learn more about South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, click here: https://www.spshabitat.org/
FROM THE OFFICE
Coming Soon: TBH Member Connect Email!
We are testing out a new communication initiative for TBH members to reach the entire membership! At the start of each month, we will send out a TBH Member Connect email: a members-only email with a focus on goods/services/and invitations. The TBH staff fields one-off requests for connection, but we are hoping to provide a new resource for our members to help them get the word out to our community. Some types of communications might be:
Do you need to rehome extra library books or are you looking to sell your bike?
Are you looking for a trusted handyperson?
Do you have an art exhibition and would like to invite TBH members to attend?
Do you need a ride to Seattle for medical appointments and are looking for a ride share?
Would you like to open your home to a few others for Shabbat dinner?
Please send your entries to Kayla for compilation throughout the month. Some content may be modified and inclusion will be at staff discretion. We will try out this format for the next few months and adjust as needed!
Torah Readers Wanted!
Our new Shabbat morning services have been sweet opportunities for prayer, song, and study—and we have been blessed to have community members read from the Torah! If you are interested in chanting from the Torah during a service, please sign up on this Google doc.
Volunteer Opportunities
Facility Volunteers needed to help with building reorganization! Jobs include: Library sorting, posting & re-sale of unused items, creation of a member photo wall, and more.Email Kayla with interest.
THANK YOU!
Contributions
Sustaining Fund Joel Greene and Jean Mandeberg Tish Levee
PJ Library Robert Godwin
TBH Music Tikva and Cliff Glantz in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Laura Citrin, Nancy Koppelman, and Jean Mandeberg
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Hilarie Hauptman in honor of Rabbi Seth's moving, healing, and supportive words.
Volunteers
Greeters Matt Kennelly Lindsey Kennelly Adult Library Sara Glass
Gerard Herman Paul Holman Joseph Kolker Nancy Mandeberg Murray Glantz Evelyn Friedman Betty Robinson Helen Pollock Gale Hope Matis Judah Ben Rosen Sam Stein Bertie Greenfield Barbara Jean Gary Utpadel Murray Brodoff Eva Posner Anne Bean Janie Ray Cherry Anne Bean Grace Evelyn Kaydus Cooper Rose Siegel Catherine Fay Max Bard Naomi Siegel Alan Kamen Joseph Jenkins David Goldstein
Happy Birthday!
1 Jeffery Reiner 5 Cecilia Reyes 6 Joel Greene 6 Anne Hirsch 6 Laura Citrin
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 necessarily officially sponsored or endorsed by TBH, but they are listed as they have Jewish content and/or may be of interest to our community.
Looking beyond the Mitzvah of Matzah?
Passover, and with it the Mitzvah of eating Matzah, is over for another year. But, as we look ahead to the General Election in November, we have another chance to perform a significant mitzvah in the next 200 days. This General Election will probably be the most important election any of us have ever known, and it is going to be very close in many ways.
Like me you may find yourself frustrated at the state of current events and wondering what YOU can do about it. Writing postcards to infrequent voters in states where voting is much harder than here in Washington IS a mitzvah. In 2022 several of us at TbH joined together to form TbH Shoferim and wrote over 300 postcards through RAC (Religious Action Committee of Reform Judaism), which in 2020 mailed 9 million cards. Research shows that 1 out of every 4 persons who received a card voted.
If you are interested in joining us this election, please let me know - tishlevee@gmail.com or text me at 707-526-9864
Some congregations are having postcard writing parties, meeting for coffee, a nosh, and a mitzvah. We could do that. Also you can get postcards sent to you directly. It is not too soon to start writing cards to be held for a later mailing.
Celebration of Life: Bronka Sundstrom May 19, 11:30 pm In Person @ Lacey Community Center
JCIJ -- Community Dinner: 100 Years Since the Doors Slammed Shut: Immigration Restriction Then and Now May 19, 5:30 pm Hybrid @ Temple Beth Am
A Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice Northwest Fundraiser looking back at the Immigration Act of 1924, which originated in WA State, and the state of immigration today. Dinner catered by Project Feast. In-person or virtual tickets are available for this Hybrid event. Space is limited - get your tickets today!
Interfaith Works: Faith Explorations Summer Camp July 22-26, 9 am - 3 pm In-Person at TBH
YOU are invited to Interfaith Works annual Interfaith Summer Camp, Faith Explorations. Each day will feature excursions to local parks and interfaith programming from volunteers from the Interfaith Works member network. Kids will also be given a t-shirt which they will tie-dye! Run by Catherine Carmel, Director of Jewish Family Life and Learning at TBH. Registration deadline is Thursday, July 18, 2024.
July 22-26, 2024 9 AM - 3 PM GRADES 2-6 FREE Donations Warmly Accepted
This camp is led by Catherine but relies on volunteer help and presentations! Volunteer to offer content to campers in 45-90 minute blocks, exploring the theme of Peace related to your faith tradition and practice. Email Catherine for more info.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Elul Workshop: High Holidays 101 Wednesday, Sep 10th 7:00p to 9:00p If you have never been to High Holiday services or even if you have been going for a while, the services themselves might seem hard to navigate, since they are different that a regular Shabbat service. We will go over the structure and themes of the High Holiday liturgy as well as the various special observances connected with these days.
