Sukkot Tisch, 6:00 pm In Person Join us as we celebrate Sukkot and Shabbat with the annual Sukkot Tisch! We will come together in the TBH sukkah for singing, storytelling, study, and sharing food and drink around a big table (“tisch” is table in Yiddish). Soup will be provided; please bring some dairy/vegetarian food or drink to share.
Mussar, 10:00 am Online Please join us for Mussar Torah Study on Saturday, October 19th, 2024. As we prepare for our journey next week of going to Mt. Sinai to accept and celebrate Torah together on Simchat Torah, we will study the first Parashat, B’reishit – Genesis 1:1 to 6:6. What a terrific lesson on the middah of Anavah/Humility, right there 'in the beginning.' Our study is from 10 AM to 11:30 AM on zoom. We are looking forward to being with you. -Michele & Richard Jackman.
Decorating the Sukkah and Pizza in the Hut Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 pm In Person
Come prepare the TBH sukkah with decorations and crafts to make our communal space festive and ready for the holiday. Pizza will be provided.
Blessing the Ballots Tuesday, October 22, 5:30 pm In Person @ Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (1601 North St SE)
Join Rabbi Seth and other local clergy as we celebrate voting as a spiritual practice! This interfaith, nonpartisan gathering will include music and prayer as we do our part to create the world that we want. Bring your sealed ballots to put in the voting Dropbox if you like.
Advancing in Hebrew Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm Online
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month with Rabbi Seth. This seminar-type gathering will work on advancing Hebrew knowledge, including grammar and roots.
Simchat Torah Thursday, October 24, 6:00 pm In Person
Simchat Torah is the celebration when we mark the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle. We end the reading and begin again! It’s a time for dancing and singing and we will unroll the entire scroll. We also use the opportunity to honor our B'nai Mitzvah students.
Erev Shabbat Service Time Change Starts Friday November 1, 7:00 pm
To follow the shifting of the seasons, Erev Shabbat Services begin generally at 6:30 pm starting November 1st. Later services resume in May 2025.
Melaveh Malka: Scareaoke Saturday, November 2, 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 will be a new monthly opportunity for some TBH social time! Visit with your Jewish community and have fun!
For the month of November, join us for Scare-aoke! This is a Halloween themed Karaoke night! Free attendance--make a donation of your choice to sing (and support TBH)!
Libby Michaelson Bat Mitzvah Project
Hi, I'm Libby Michaelson! I'm currently a 7th grader at Dr. Claudia Thomas Middle School. I'm a cellist, I play JV tennis and basketball for my school, and I'm involved in robotics. My Bat Mitzvah is coming up on November 9th. I chose to partner with Raising Girls for my Mitzvah Project. I am collecting menstrual hygiene products to help people experiencing period poverty. This cause has always meant a lot to me because everyone deserves access to hygiene even if they can't afford it. I appreciate your donations of pads, liners, and tampons. I have a bin set up in the entry way for your donations!
Tallit Workshop Sunday, November 10, 3:00 - 4:30 pm In Person
Come discover the creative potential of the Jewish prayer shawl.
Learn how you can design a special tallit to make, to have made for you, or how to find a special one to purchase.
Explore reasons for wearing a tallit, and how to make it personally meaningful.
Practice tying tzitzit (knotted fringes) and uncover what they can mean to you.
If you would like to create a special gift for an occasion, add to your experience of Shabbat and High Holiday services, or learn about tallit use and design, this workshop is for you. If you, or someone you know, has a tallit you would like to share, please bring it with you.
Questions? Contact Nancy Snyder at nancy_snyder@comcast.com
The office will be closed Thursday, October 17 and Thursday-Friday, October 24-25 for Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah.
Hebrew Teacher Needed!
We need one more Hebrew teacher for our fall trimester of Darchei Noam (meets Sunday afternoons 2:40-4:00 pm). Contact Catherine if interested.
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
Yizkor Book Phyllis Mandel Michael Blum and Susan Rosen
Fall Giving Campaign James Dolliver in memory of world peace and prosperity for all Charlene Healy Stephen Posner Michele and Richard Jackman in honor of our TBH community Nicklaus McHendry
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Michele and Richard Jackman in honor of Audrey Jackman and Millie Matis Gary Schneider & Nancy Snyder
Volunteers Unity Commons Volunteers Thank you to our meal preparation team!
Yom Kippur, Food Drive & Sukkah Volunteers Thank you to the dozens of folks who put in their time and energy for our Yom Kippur observance, sukkah building, and food drive transport. After the holidays, we will send out a special note of thanks to honor your contributions!
Clarence Pollock Nathan Levy Faina Kogan David Robinson Carl W. Connors Jack Friedman Lubov Shats Thomas Stevenson Nuce Nathan Jane Pate Eastham Donald Adam Jeremy Lee Goodman Salsbury M.L. (Bob) Robinson Harry Ebner Ivens Siegel Milton Bean Leo Cotler Milton Bean Jennie (Gottlieb) Goodman Jacob Cohen Hannah Rubenstein Leonard Snyder Max Steele
Happy Birthday!
17 Laura Chartoff 18 Thomas Husmann 19 Nicolas Malapote Blandino 21 Mike Mondress 22 Oliver Zemel
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.
Spoken Word Poetry Tour at Orca Books Sunday, October 20, 7:00 pm In Person @ Orca Books Cooperative
The wider Olympia Jewish community is invited to an upcoming spoken word poetry performance. Zach Goldberg and his pressmate Ollie Schminkey will be touring the PNW and celebrating their new book releases in Olympia on Sunday 10/20 at Orca Books Co-op.
Zach's book and poetry are very focused on Jewish identity and spirituality. Ollie and Zach are both veterans of the national poetry slam community and put on a great, engaging show. They will be reading poems from their recent releases Where I Dry the Flowers and I'd Rather Be Destroyed, both out through Button Press.
Reconstructionists Expanding Our Conversation on Israel-Palestine: "Gaza and the Question of Genocide" with Professor Omer Bartov Monday, October 21, 5:00 pm Online
Professor Bartov will examine the immediate causes and deeper roots of the current conflict, assess the nature of events in Gaza and the West Bank and the political and ideological dynamics driving them, and attempt to outline possible future scenarios in the region.
Omer Bartov is the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. His recent books include Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz (2018), which won the National Jewish Book Award; Tales from the Borderlands: Making and Unmaking the Galician Past (2022); and Genocide, The Holocaust and Israel-Palestine: First-Person History in Times of Crisis (2023). Bartov has written widely on the current crisis and on his own changing perspectives, most recently in The Guardian: “As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel. ” He is currently writing a book tentatively titled “The Broken Promise: A Personal-Political History of Israel and Palestine.”
