Shabbat Salon, 7:00 pm In Person Our Shabbat salon this month features speaker Maia Brown. Dinner and prayers will be at 7:00 pm with our speaker at approximately 8:00. See more info below.
There will be no Shabbat morning service this week and Torah Study is cancelled for the month of May.
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!
May Shabbat Salon Friday, May 10, 7:00 pm In Person
Join TBH for our May Salon, featuring Maia Brown with Humanities Washington, 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! 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.
COMING UP AT TBH
Board Meeting Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 pm Online
All TBH Members are welcome to join our monthly Board Meetings as guests.
Growing Shabbat! Dinner RSVPS needed Friday, May 19, 6:00 pm
Register to attend our next Growing Shabbat at TBH with dinner catered by Nineveh here>>. Services will begin at 7:00 pm according to our new service schedule.
Mussar Cancelled for May Saturday, May 18
Mussar Torah Study is cancelled for this month. See you on the third Saturday in June!
Lag B'Omer at Camp Solomon Schechter Sunday, May 26, 3:00 pm In Person
It is almost time for Lag B'Omer! Our Lag B'omer celebration will be at Camp Solomon Schechter. Join us for games, learning, dinner and s'mores! Register here>>
Come build homes with TBH and Habitat for Humanity! Friday, May 31, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 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!
Share your Torah Thoughts!
Each week we have the opportunity to share thoughts and teachings about the weekly Torah portion as part of our services. And we want to hear your wisdom! Rabbi Seth invites you to deliver a d’var Torah at an upcoming service, no experience necessary—and he can help you craft your message. (Also look for a d’var Torah workshop over the summer). If you are interested, sign up here..
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 Sarah-Grace Vasquez Ricki and Michael Koppel Jacqueline and Lisa David in memory of Leonora Leizerman
PJ Library Robert Godwin
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Maxine Dunkelman
Volunteers
Greeters Siri Okamoto Jay Goldstein Jill Rosenkrantz Gary Schneider Adult Library Sara Glass Laura Hurtado-Webb
Anne Bean Grace Evelyn Kaydus Cooper Janie Ray Cherry Max Bard Naomi Siegel Catherine Fay Rose Siegel Alan Kamen Joseph Jenkins Rabbi Myron Kinberg David Goldstein Julius Sokoloff Michael Schon June Bean Lee Hollander Lawrence Scheier Ada Blanke Alan (Allie) E. Goldberg Leonora Leizerman Jean Medley Batia Levy Max Blustein Kenneth Royer David Levy Asher Jacqueline Rosenkrantz
Happy Birthday!
8 Michele Jackman 8 Celia Brockman 8 Len Trabka 10 Orin Zinn 10 Carole Kowitt 10 Magdalena Cristo-Frank 11 Issa Okamoto-Wiseman 13 Charles Shelan 13 Daniel Farber 14 Robert Carmel 14 Susan Iverson
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.
Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Sunday, May 12, 10:30 AM Online
With tens of thousands of lives lost, families torn apart, and children traumatized, now more than ever, we need to continue to show up for one another to mourn, remember, and call for an end to the violence and demand a political solution that brings freedom, justice, and safety for all. Israelis and Palestinians need the international community to join together around our shared grief to heal and build hope that another way is not only possible but imperative.
This year will be the 19th annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle-Families Forum. Register>>
Reconstructing Judaism & Progressive Israel Network: Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration--Finding Promise in the Present Tuesday, May 14, 11:00 AM Online
Reconstructing Judaism will be joining the Progressive Israel Network in presenting an online Yom Ha’atzmaut event on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern featuring Israeli pro-democracy protest leaders Ami Dror and Shir Nosatzki, Rabbi Andrea London and Israeli-born singer Danny Maseng. The event is called 76th Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration: Finding Promise in the Present. It is open to all. Register>>
The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm In Person @ St Marks Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle
Join Earth Ministristy/Washington Power and Light and Rabbi Anson Laytner for The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity book reading and panel discussion!
Register for Free Here: bit.ly/EM-BookPanelMay
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
Growing Shabbat! at Camp Solomon Schechter Friday, Mar 21st 5:30p to 8:00p Everyone is welcome to join us for dinner and a service at Camp Solomon Schechter.
Registration is free, but required for dinner plans and access codes.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
