Erev Shabbat Friday, November 15 Growing Shabbat!, 5:30 pm Hybrid @ TBH There is still time to register for this Friday's Growing Shabbat! Dinner registrations close tonight. We will gather for a catered dinner by Nineveh at 5:30 pm followed by story time for our young kids (6:15) and then a hybrid service at 6:30 pm.
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Kings 4:1-37 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 4:1-23
Shabbat Morning Saturday, November 16
Mussar, 10:00 am Online Please join us for Mussar Torah Study this Saturday, November 16, 2024. This week’s parashat is Vayeira – Genesis 18:1 to 22:24. The middah/soul trait for this week’s parashat is Z’rizut - Alacrity: The Alacrity of Abraham. In other words, the awakened energy of Abraham. Please join us. We are looking forward to being with you. - Michele & Richard Jackman.
Book Group Tuesday, November 19, 6:30 pm In Person
To Be a Jew Today by Noah Feldman What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties.
Join us for any book(s) that you're interested in talking about. This year we will meet in person every other month on the 3rd Tuesday at 6:30pm. Contact Linda Rubin at linda.rubin23@gmail.com with questions. Please don't be shy, come join us.
It's Great to Greet! Sunday, December 1, 3:00 - 4:30 pm In Person
The pre-Hanukkah greeter training is coming up and WE NEED MORE GREETERS. You are the perfect person to be a greeter. It’s a fun way to get to know our community. You don’t have to be big and tough to be a greeter. In fact, greeters can be of any size and friendly temperment!
Please join us for a short training on Sunday, December 1 from 3-4:30 pm at TBH. Our facilitator is none other than local historian, stand-up comedian and chair of the TBH Safety Committee, David Scherer Water. Questions? david.scherer.water@gmail.com
Help Make the Bazaar Bake Sale a Success!! Sunday, December 8
Do you enjoy baking sweets? Do you want to help support TBH? You can do both at the same time! This year, we need people to bake treats (including pet treats) and to help staff the booth. If you have a favorite recipe you’d like to bake for the sale OR, if you have a couple of hours to help staff the booth, please contact Felicia Hanig at 360-451-1841 or FeliciaHanig@gmail.com.
At last year’s bazaar, the bake sale was one of the most successful elements – we sold out of everything early in the day and raised over $700. This year, we hope to exceed that amount with more goodies for sale and adding a category for pet treats!
If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact Felicia.
FROM THE OFFICE
Mi Sheberach (Healing) List
During Shabbat services, we always include a prayer for healing and maintain a list on behalf of members who want to include names in the healing prayers (as well as offering them verbally during services). We are modifying how we are maintain the list. As of this Friday we will “reset” the list, and if you have names you wish to include, please compete this form. May all be blessed with a refua shleyma, a complete healing of body, mind, and spirit.
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
Sustaining Fund Zoe Curlee Strauss Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Nina Shecter
Fall Giving Campaign Jeff & Ericka Birkenstein Margaret Okamoto Zoe Myers
Eva Robinson Isah Stoler Leroy Hittle Bernard Shelan Mary Parker Leroy Hittle Arthur Delaney Lois Arnold Gale Walter Benjamin Reichman Fritz Timian Charlotte Grotsky Reichman Raven Lidman Al Hodes Tom Georges Sylvia Ebner David Soule Linda Silverman Weisstein Nancy Brzycki Eugerie Narcisse Paul Baer Alan Ringer Minnie Levinson Margaret Urstadt Milton Josephson Dawn Martin Berkeley Garrison Dawn Martin Mitchell Mogal Jack Snyder Esther Schwartz Rita Silver
Happy Birthday!
14 Joel Levin 15 Nita Posner 17 Jane Zemel 18 Leslie Gates 18 Cobie Whitten 18 Suzanne Simons 19 Katie Johnson
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.
Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Online Meditation: FREE Mondays – Fridays 9:30 – 10:15 AM PT except for holidays. Online
Join one of our expert teachers as they lead a live daily guided meditation, sharing 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness with people from around the world. This is followed by an opportunity to say kaddish, and an optional 15-minute Question and Answer period. Open to all, no experience needed. Click on this link https://www.jewishspirituality.org/get-started/free-resources-from-ijs/ where you will also find other free offerings from IJS
You can watch recordings of previous teachings on the IJS YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/instituteforjewishspirituality
Awaken, Essential Jewish Mindfulness is an upcoming 5-week introductory class on Jewish mindfulness and spirituality, with three exceptional teachers. https://www.jewishspirituality.org/go-deeper/awaken-essential-jewish-mindfulness/
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Habitat for Humanity Volunteering Friday, Jun 13th 8:00a to 2:30p TBH Homeless Task Force invites you to join our second annual Habitat for Humanity work party. We are assembling a team to contribute to the Habitat project in Tumwater (Tâlíčn) site at 73rd & Henderson. Our TBH work day is Friday, June 13th from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. No construction experience needed! Habitat can accommodate a group of up to 15 volunteers, so if you are interested please create an account with Habitat to register. https://www.spshabitat.org/ Also, please email Kayla to let us know that you have signed up (kiverson@bethhatfiloh.org).
