Erev Shabbat Friday, May 30 Singing Circle Shabbat, 7:00 pm In Person Come sing this Shabbat. On the occasional fifth Friday we will have a “Singing Circle Shabbat”—rather than follow the breadth of the liturgy and service, we will focus on depth and focus on a few songs and prayers, letting them reverberate in the room andin our souls. Instruments and percussion welcome!
There is no Saturday morning programming this week.
Stay tuned for our summer schedule and changes to our Shabbat rotation.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Member Connect Entries Due
Our June issue of Member Connect will be coming out shortly. Please send your entries to Kayla for inclusion!
Shavuot is the springtime festival that celebrates Torah and Jewish learning in all its forms. A commemoration of the biblical story of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, Shavuot is marked by the traditional practice of learning late into the night and eating dairy foods. Typically at TBH we hold a short service followed by a series of learning sessions led by our members, this year we will kick off the evening with an all-ages ice cream party!
We need teachers! Do you have something to teach or share? Do you want lead a conversation on a topic of interest? It can be a text, a song, a craft, meditation, etc. Contact Rabbi Seth with your idea! rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org
6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Party & Kids Activities 8:00 p.m. Erev Shavuot Service 8:30 p.m. 1st Learning Block: "Fill a Canolli while Discussing the silent film of the Ten Commandments" taught by Ria Mapson and Theo Fite 9:30 p.m. 2nd Learning Block: "Explorations in non-binary Hebrew" taught by Rose Davidson 10:30 p.m. Cheesecake and Noshing 11:00 p.m. 3rd Learning Block: "Pirke Avot Personality Quiz" taught by Rabbi Seth 12 midnight End
Shavuot Library Book Drive
“The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence, these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.” Albert Einstein
Have you been upstairs yet to the youth and adult libraries? Thank you to those members of all ages who have been borrowing books! There's a need to add new/current books authored by diverse voices. While by no means comprehensive, the Library Committee has created an Amazon.com wish lists as the most convenient way to share some suggestions, but if you’d like to support Browser’s or Orca Books you can order the title there or, use https://bookshop.org/shop/browsers (where you can search for other cities, if you’d like to support a local bookstore elsewhere). Note: We can no longer accept book donations due to space limitations. Alternatives are Tommy Taylor's collection (see above), the Friends of Olympia Library (for their ongoing book sale, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 12-2) or Bookmongers, a woman-owned company that will pick up your books (and even box them for you).
Please make sure to check out the Lost and Found box by the entry door as well as the coat rack in the front area across from the resource table. We will be donating all items remaining after June 1st.
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.
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, June 3rd, 12:00 p.m. In Person
Bring your jokes and your brown bag lunch for the our monthly Senior Schmooze on the first Tuesday at noon. Definition of "senior" is up to you. All are welcome!
FORKids Food Packing Tuesday, June 3rd, 4:00 p.m. In Person
Please come and join us at the Thurston County Food Bank. There are too many kids that need food during the weekend when they don't have food from the school food programs. Come join us for one of the best mitzvot you can do. We'll work hard, socialize and have some fun. We'll work as a team and make pallets full of protein, milk and snacks for hundreds of children in need. Bring your friends. This is good for all ages from 7 to 100.
This will be the final FORKids Food Packing of the school year. The program will pause for the summer and resume again in September.
COMING UP AT TBH
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. Also, please email Kayla to let us know that you have signed up (kiverson@bethhatfiloh.org).
SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Meeting / Member Appreciation Lunch Sunday, June 22nd, 10:00am / 1:00pm Online & In Person
All TBH members are invited to join our Annual Meeting for 2025 to review our past year, celebrate our successes, and plan for our upcoming year! All members in good standing will receive meeting materials, electronic ballots, and the zoom link via email two weeks prior. We will meet on Zoom at 10:00 am.
After our morning Zoom meeting, members are invited to a hosted lunch at the TBH Courtyard at 1pm for an all ages celebration. Look for a postcard invitation in the mail!
If you are not a member and would like to attend, please contact the office.
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.
Constance Shapiro Sunny Grotsky Alan Orman Samel Turkheimer Marilyn Lampert Littauer Morris Dobrin Bessie Cotler William Patrick Halpern Eli Schneider Karl Brown Eli Schneider Alan (Allie) Goldberg Marv Reiner Marv Reiner Helen Finkel Helen Finkel Shirley Bornstein Melvin Sapsowitz Eva Goldberg
Happy Birthday!
28 Raymond Philen 28 Mary-Lynne Reiner 29 Sage Alig 29 Doug Littauer 29 Avshalom Beaugard 31 Abigail Taylor 31 Max Lidman 1 Naomi Obie 3 Joshua Friedlander
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.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
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).
