Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20
Shabbat Morning Saturday, May 10 Shabbat Service, 10:00 am In Person The service will be both a community Shabbat experience and a learning opportunity for our b'nai mitzvah families.
Unity Commons Meal Prep and Sponsorship Sunday, May 11 In Person
TBH prepares a monthly meal for 60 at the Unity Commons Shelter on Martin Way. Unity Commons is a supported housing apartment operated by Interfaith Works. For more information: https://www.iwshelter.org
Funding for our meals is currently only partially covered under the TBH budget. It would be wonderful if this effort was funded by community donations. We hope that community members might wish to donate a meal in honor of a loved one, or simcha. The cost to put on a meal is approximately $250. This includes the food, as well as the disposable pans for transporting food to the shelter.
To sign up to be a cooking volunteer, email kiverson@bethhatfiloh.org.
Monthly Poetry Circle Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 pm In Person
Activities may include sharing our original work, friendly critiques of members' poems, short writing exercises, and/or whatever else the group wants the focus to be. Let's come together in a supportive environment to further our own practice, enjoyment and understanding of poetry, and how it applies to our individual and collective lives, and the world today.
COMING UP AT TBH
Thomas Taylor Mitzvah Project
For Thomas (Tommy) Taylor’s B'nai Mitzvah project, he is working on building a little library for the front of his house. He recently moved to a new house on an active walking route and noticed there were not very many little libraries in the neighborhood. He thought it would help build and strengthen community and promote reading if he added one to the neighborhood.
Please join him in spreading community to Olympia by donating one book for the grand opening of the little library or to South Sound Reading Foundation. The South Sound Reading Foundation provides free books to children in low-income housing units, schools, after-school programs, and community events to promote reading throughout the South Sound area. If you plan to donate one book, a box will be found in the TBH lobby.
Growing Shabbat! Friday, May 16, 6:00 pm In Person Dinner, Hybrid Service @ 7:00 pm
Everyone is welcome to join us for family friendly dinner catered by Nineveh at 6pm , young kids story time, and a hybrid service at 7pm. Join us for just dinner, just the service, or both! Please register for the dinner. Registration is free, but required for catering numbers.
Active Shooter Attack Prevention and Preparedness (ASAPP) Sunday, May 18, 1:00 pm In Person
Active Shooter Attack Prevention and Preparedness (ASAPP) is an FBI taught course that provides techniques, tools, and tactics an individual may choose to use if they ever find themselves in an active shooter situation. It will help both institutions and individuals prepare for, and respond to, an active shooter event in their immediate vicinity. The course is produced by the FBI’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).
Lag B'Omer Sunday, May 18, 3:00 pm In Person @ Camp Solomon Schechter
Everyone is welcome to join us for a celebration of Lag B'Omer! We will have games, learning, a picnic dinner and make s'mores around a campfire. There is no cost, but registration is required for gate access and meal numbers. Please include any dietary restrictions in the comments when registering. Register>>
Book Group Sunday, May 20, 6:30 pm In Person
Before all the World by Moriel Rothman-Zecher. A mesmerizing, inventive story of three souls in 1930s Philadelphia seizing new life while haunted by the old. It is presented as a book written by Gittl, a Jewish poet and refugee, and translated by Charles, a Black writer fluent in Yiddish. Before All the World considers one essential question: what does it mean to remember the past while still imagining the future?
Join us for any book(s) that you're interested in talking about. Contact Linda Rubin at linda.rubin23@gmail.com with questions. Please don't be shy, come join us.
Come build homes with TBH and Habitat for Humanity! Friday, June 13th, 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. In Person
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).
COMMITTEE UPDATES
Stars of David Softball returns!
Join the TBH team for softball! We play weekly (day TBD) at Yauger Park. We play in a non-competitive co-ed league, sponsored by Olympia Parks and Rec. The team is open to players of all levels and to non-members, so sign up with friends. Ages 18 and over, 16-17 with parental consent.
Contact Jocelyn Brown at jocbrown3@gmail.com to sign up or get more info.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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
Thank you Gala Donors!
Volunteers
Greeters Richard Jackman
D'var Zeke Melquist
Hybrid Host Andy Levitt
Gala Volunteers! To many to name here--so many folks made this event a success.
Julius Sokoloff Anne Bean Ada Blanke Anne Bean Grace Evelyn Kaydus Cooper Catherine Fay Leonora Leizerman Naomi Siegel Alan Kamen Rafael Blandino Vasquez Kenneth Royer Isaac Robinson David Goldstein Jerry Grotsky Elsie Cohen Pearle David Levy Asher Chana Sokoloff Lee Hollander June Bean Lawrence Scheier Alan (Allie) E. Goldberg Esther Pollock Rose Mogal Hyman Posner Batia Levy Max Blustein
Happy Birthday!
8 Michele Jackman 8 Celia Brockman 10 Carole Kowitt 10 Magdalena Cristo-Frank 10 Orin Zinn 11 Issa Okamoto-Wiseman 13 Charles Shelan 13 Daniel Farber
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 kiverson@bethhatfiloh.org.
Mi Sheberach Updates
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). Fill out this form to add a name to the list. May all be blessed with a refua shleyma, a complete healing of body, mind, and spirit.
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.
Seattle Yiddish Fest returns May 16-18, 2025!
Join Seattle's grassroots festival of Yiddish music and culture for an unforgettable weekend up close and personal with two leaders of the legendary klezmer band The Klezmatics! The festival features workshops, jamming, a concert, Shabes 'tish' and even a theatrical performance. Tickets and more info at: www.seattleyiddishfest.com or email seattleyiddishfest@gmail.com For concert tickets visit: SYF Concert Tickets for May 17
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Elul Workshop: Join the Shofar Corps Sunday, Aug 31st 3:30p to 5:00p Are you interested in blowing shofar on Rosh Hashanah this year? Rather than an open call, Rabbi Seth is formalizing our "Shofar Corps".
If you want to blow shofar on Rosh Hashanah, please contact Rabbi Seth at rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org.
