ShaBBQat, 6:00 pm In Person @ TBH Courtyard Join us to light candles and gather in community to celebrate Shabbat in the TBH Courtyard. More info below.
Candle lighting: 8:23 pm
Torah Readings Parashat Matot-Masei Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 Haftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2
Shabbat Morning Saturday, August 3
Tot Shabbat, 10:00 am In Person @ Squaxin Park Tot Shabbat is back! This month we will be meeting at Squaxin Park near the playground. Bring your picnic chairs or blankets and we will find a spot together. Afterwards we will explore the park!
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!
THIS WEEK AT TBH
ShaBBQat Friday, August 2, 6:00 pm
In Person @ TBH Courtyard
Celebrate Shabbat outside in the TBH Courtyard! We will gather outside TBH for a short service, food, fun and friendship. TBH will provide hot dogs and veggie dogs (grill volunteers wanted!). If you can,please bring a dairy free vegetarian salad or side to share. Note earlier time.
OlyKlezFest Sunday, August 4, 3:00 pm
In Person @ TBH Courtyard
You will not want to miss this--an afternoon of klezmer music and dancing in the TBH Courtyard! Olyklezfest features three bands: Tzipl (featuring Olympia musician and TBH member Mae Kessler) and Seattle-based Brivele and Shpilkis! Concert begins at 3:30 p.m. And join us before the concert for a Yiddish dance workshop led by Dahna Berkson at 3:00 p.m. Get your tickets now!!!
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, August 6, 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. We don't have a dessert host this month, feel free to bring a shareable item if you are able!
COMING UP AT TBH
S'mores Shabbat Friday, August 9, 7:00 pm
Hybrid Service
After a hybrid Erev Shabbat service, we will gather in the courtyard for S'mores around the courtyard fire pit!
Lunch and Learn Sunday, August 11, 1:00 pm In Person
“Jews, Palestinians, and Israelis: Dilemmas in History” with Professor Nancy Koppelman.
Includes noshing on Nancy’s Blintzapalooza prize-winning bagels! Much of the news cycle about Israel and Palestine focuses on events put into motion by governments and leaders. How can we learn about what everyday life for everyday people?
“Jews, Palestinians, and Israelis: Dilemmas in History” is a 3-hour workshop that provides a window into the lives of diverse inhabitants of the land, both before and after Israel became a state. Attendees will be led through an exercise that enables them to learn some history, step into the shoes of others, and consider how the ethical dilemmas that individual people face in life intersect with history.
The aims of this workshops are:
to highlight the richness of history and inspire curiosity
to recognize how individual decisions intersect with history
to grasp the contexts within which people make decisions
to appreciate how different conceptual “tools” can foster or limit understanding
to appreciate the challenges that Jews, Palestinians, and Israelis have faced in their efforts to work together for their mutual benefit
This lunch is a fundraiser for TBH. Price: $50 suggested donation. Please email tbh@bethhatfiloh.org to attend at a different rate--all are welcome.
RBIs with the Rabbi Sunday, August 18, 1:35 pm In Person
6 SPOTS LEFT--RESERVE NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US!
Join TBH for a summer afternoon of minor league baseball in an outing to see the Tacoma Rainiers take on the Sugarland Space Cowboys on Sunday, August 18 at 1:35 p.m.!
Tickets are $16 each and include a seat and concessions (one bottle of water, a bag of chips, and a non-kosher hot dog).
NEW! Prior to the game, we hope to have an opportunity to meet with Rob Kaminsky, Rainiers pitcher 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.
Introduction to Judaism Class--Registration Open Sundays, beginning September 8
Online
This online, 31-session class is a survey of Jewish texts, practices, ideas, and history, taught by rabbis from across Washington State from a variety of denominations, backgrounds, and work experiences. 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. Presented by the Washington Coalition of Rabbis.
Class schedule can be found here . (Subject to change.) Class is taught on Sundays, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., exclusively on Zoom. Each session is recorded for future reference and if you should miss a class. The first session is Sunday, September 8.
Tuition is on a sliding scale, $180-$540 (Equivalent to approximately $6/session-$17/session) Tuition covers costs associated with offering this unique opportunity and includes all materials. Please choose the ticket price that you are able to pay. If you have capacity, a higher tuition level allows others with other means to take the class. No one is turned away for financial reasons.
Immigrant & Refugee Task Force: Volunteers needed to help provide sack lunches for Immigrant Detainees
We are glad to report that more migrants are being released from the Detention Center in Tacoma, and TBH is once again contributing to the AIDNW sack lunch program.
TBH had been assisting AIDNW, as they greeted newly released detainees, by providing sack lunches once a month. It has been on hold because very few people were being let go.
We will now provide 20 bags of shelf stable food on the fourth Monday of each month, beginning August 26.
If you are interested in shopping, packing bags, and/or delivering to the Tacoma Northwest ICE Processing Center, or if you would like more information, please contact Nancy Snyder at nancy_snyder@comcast.net
For more information about AIDNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW) see https://aidnw.org/
Bazaar Committee: Calling All Makers! Vendor Application Open
We are so excited to be holding Temple Beth Hatfiloh’s 2nd annual Hanukkah Makers and Bakers Hanukkah Bazaar. The Bazaar is December 8, 2024. We are sending an early announcement to give you an opportunity to get in an early application since applications are accepted as they arrive after being reviewed.
The Bazaar gives us a chance to share our creations with TBH and the broader community and also supports TBH.
The Olympia Sisterhood has been essentially dormant for the past few years, due in part to COVID and also to senior moments. Back in the day we organized fund raisers for the Temple, provided gifts for bar and bat mitzvah celebrants, and gathered together for social events and other mitzvas. If anyone is interested in rejuvenating and redefining this institution please contact me.
Thanks, Beth Dubey bethdubey@msn.com 360-481-3268
FROM THE OFFICE
Books for Rehoming in the Old Foyer!
With our libraries cleaned of all duplicates, we have many wonderful books that need new homes currently displayed in the old foyer. Take a peek any time you are in the building. We also have children's books available.
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..
THANK YOU!
Contributions
Stars of David Bernie Friedman
Sustaining Fund Michael and Ricki Koppel in memory of Nancy Koppel
Volunteers Groundswork Rob Carmel
Interfaith Works Camp Anjali Silva Sara Glass Jessica Carmel Sammy Sacks
Carol Sappington Jacob Reiner Fannie Goldberg Joanne Kinney Evelyn Goldstein Jennie Esfeld Yvette Brinn A. Helge Dordal Shaina Rachel Godwin Sam Grossman Elaine Boesky Jerry Rutel Lawrence Markman Luba Trabka William (Bill) Jolly Robert Greene Albert Shecter Alan Wallace Nancy Koppel Dan Busman Peter Justin Stefchak
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.
Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation: Disturbing the Peace Film Screenings and Discussion Sun August 4 & Wenesday, August 7, 7:00 pm In Person at New Traditions
Disturbing the Peace tells the story of the joint Israeli-Palestinian organization known as Combatants for Peace, which is made up of former fighters from both sides of the conflict who are now committed to working together nonviolently to end the Occupation and to create a just and secure future for all who live on this land.
Reconstructing Judaism: Responding to Instability: Viewing our Democracy Through the Lens of 9 Av Tuesday, August 13, 9:00 am Online
In this session, we will reflect on how the observance of Tisha B’Av might guide us in responding to the instability in our democracy. What might our tradition’s stories of resistance, destruction, and survival teach us about how to respond to the current crisis? How could the practice of mourning sustain our capacity for hope as we face the challenges of the moment? Speakers include Rabbi William Plevan, Rabbi Sandra Lawson, and more.
