Erev Shabbat Friday, February 27 Shabbat Salon, 6:30 pm In Person Our Shabbat Salon this month features Harriet Ammann. Dinner and prayers will be at 6:30 with our speaker at approximately 7:30. See more below.
Candle lighting: 5:36 pm
Torah Readings Parashat Tetzaveh Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Samuel 15:2-34 Haftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34
Shabbat Morning Saturday, February 28
Morning Service, 10:00 am In Person
The service will be both a community Shabbat experience and a learning opportunity for our Darchei Noam and b'nai mitzvah families. Tot Story Walk, 10:00 am In Person During our morning service, our younger kids are invited to join us in the downstairs classroom for a story and activities.
Communal Lunch, 12:00 pm In Person
Darchei Noam Shabbat, 12:30 pm In Person For our February Shabbat gathering, our Darchei Noam families will be packing up and delivering shalach manot that afternoon, so please join us!
Talmud Study, 1:30 pm In Person The Talmud is a compendium of law and lore that is the basis on which biblical interpretation and contemporary Jewish practice rest.
THIS WEEK AT TBH
Shabbat Salon: Harriet Ammann Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm In Person
Registration for the dinner closes this evening (Wednesday February 25th). For our February Salon, we welcome writer and activist Harriet Ammann. Our salon includes a dinner at 6:30 pm catered by Nineveh! We will gather in the social hall to say Shabbat prayers as a community and enjoy dinner together. Our featured presenter will follow at approximately 7:30 pm. Register for the dinner>>
March Member Connect Entries Due
Our March Member Connect email will be coming out the start of next week, so please send your entries to Kayla or add them to the online board. Don't forget to let us know if you have a spot available at your Passover Seder or are looking for one to join!
Purim Party Monday, March 2, 5:30 pm In Person
Tot Purim will meet upstairs from 5:30-6:15. Doors for the main party open at 5:30 pm, with programming beginning at 6:00 pm.
Join us for the return of our annual Purim celebration marking the events of the book of Esther when the Jews were saved from a nefarious plot and we have a party to remember it! Food, crafts, games, the famous Purim Pinata and the reading of the megillah! Come in costume!
We will serve cheese pizza and hamentaschen prepared by our Darchei Noam students.
Please remember to bring a box of dry macaroni and cheese (or something comparable)--first you can use it as a grogger and then we can collect them as a donation for the Food Bank - two mitzvot in one! We will also be accepting cash/check donations to the Food Bank.
Senior Schmooze Tuesday, March 3, 12:00 pm Online
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. Cathy Godwin and Mary-Lynne Reiner are the dessert sponsors this month.
FORKids Food Packing Tuesday, March 3, 4:00 pm In Person at Thurston County Food Bank
We will be filling bags for the ForKids program on the first Tuesday of the month during the school year at 4:00 pm. at the Tumwater branch of the Thurston County Food Bank. The FORKids program provides a weekend bag of food to over 2,000 kids. Your volunteerism is much appreciated!
Find directions to the Tumwater branch of the Thurston County Food Bank here: 2260 Mottman Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 ( Google maps )
Member Meetings: Strategic Plan Draft Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 pm Online Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 pm In Person
All members should have received separate communication about our draft Strategic Plan and your invitation for feedback. Contact the office if you did not receive the email!
Lunch and Learn Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm Online
Join Rabbi Seth every Wednesday from 12-1 on Zoom for a look at the weekly Torah portion. Log in from work or home or on the road for an hour of learning and community. Feel free to eat your lunch (or not). No prior knowledge (or Hebrew) needed!
Matzah Mystery: A Dinner Theater Fundraiser Sunday, March 8, 5:00 pm In Person
Join us for an evening of entertainment, intrigue, and support for Temple Beth Hatfiloh. This event includes 3-Course Dinner, Wine & Dessert. In addition to the mystifying Dinner Theater, the evening will include a Live Auction & Paddle Raise. All proceeds benefit our wonderful and growing congregation.
$72/adult, suggested donation. Children ages 10+ are welcome to attend at no charge. (Childcare and separate dinner provided for children under age 10)
Beitt Ha'Keshet Movie Night Saturday, March 14, 6:30 pm In Person
Come join Beit Ha'Keshet, TBH's own 2SLGBTQ+ Jewish community, on Saturday, March 14th for a screening of the musical Yentl! Learn more about the film here. We will also be holding a dessert potluck, so please bring something sweet to share with the community. Vegan and/or gluten-free options encouraged but not required. This event is open to 2SLGBTQ+ folks, friends, family, and allies - all are welcome! We look forward to seeing you there!
COMMITTEE UPDATES
Immigration & Refugee Task Force
The Temple Immigration Task Force thanks everyone very much who supported local legal representation for immigrants currently in detention by attending last week's fundraiser for Legal Immigration Services of Olympia (LISO). We also thank everyone who donated to LISO. The event was a huge success and we raised significant funds for this important work. If you still want to donate to LISO, you can use this link: https://www.lisowa.org/donate2 or mail a check to LISO at PO Box 4364, Tumwater, WA 98501
FROM THE OFFICE
Event and Shabbat Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
Here is a short description of TBH volunteer roles, and here is the sign-up for Shabbat volunteers (with other volunteer opportunities on additional tabs). Contact Kayla with any questions!
THANK YOU!
Contributions
Salon Sponsor Robert Lang
Sustaining Fund Roberta Lamb in memory of Linda M. Pearle Judith Barnes in memory of Dorothy Marel Robert Lang
Stars of David Bernie Friedman & Emily Chadwick
Unity Commons Sponsorship Mark Kaufman
Volunteers
Greeters Gary Schneider Patricia Barr Michael Dennis Will Gallin
Hamentaschen Helpers Deb Taylor Abby Taylor Tommy Taylor Bernie Friedman Lisa Gross Chris Lind Vanessa Malapote Elizabeth Siegel Kacey Holston Michele Jackman Michelle Kagan Gaines Alex Rosen Chelsea Rosen Leslie Goldstein Janet Lawson Seth Coan ...and all the Darchei Noam kids
AROUND THE CONGREGATION
Yahrzeits
Marion Perretz John Turner Marilyn Sidel Frances Reichlin Betty Denitz Pearl Janowitz Donald Schwartz Sam Alfasso Harry Pollock Norman Dolgin Tillie Bard Raymond Franklin Harry Sahanow Saul Reichlin Rose Kamenetzky Cíanan Conway Harold Greene Betty Stockwell Oscar Rosenkrantz Shirley Dzieza Gretchen Neff Joseph Oren Louis Greenfield James Bamberger James Wolfhagen Mildred Frank Yenta Rome Ruth Filler Helen Wolfhagen Lois Barbara Waldinger Norman Kamen Morton Shecter Louis Goldberg Dorothy Ruben Bernard Henry Adelson Cyrus David Goldberg
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 officially sponsored or endorsed by TBH, but they are listed as they have Jewish content and/or may be of interest to our community.
Stand in Community: Build Power & Know Your Rights Thursday, March 12, 6:00 pm
Co-hosted by Jewish Family Service (JFS) and the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW (JCIJ), this virtual program brings the Jewish community together for Jewish grounding, learning, and action at a moment of increasing uncertainty and fear for immigrants and refugees.
Joined by experts Jay Stansell (lawyer), Andrea Soroko Naar (Executive Director & Co-Founder of JCIJ), and Rabbi Ronit Tsadok (Director of Project Kavod for JFS), we will go beyond “Know Your Rights 101” to explore how understanding our rights builds community power—and what to do when those rights are violated. rights are violated. The session will offer practical best practices, advocacy tools, bystander and neighbor-to-neighbor strategies, and clear steps participants can take.
Grounded in Jewish values, this program honors that we are all connected and impacted in different ways. Whether you’re coming to build awareness or ready to take the next steps, this space welcomes both. Together, we will stand with our community.
It's been more than five years since the Puget Sound region had a comprehensive Jewish media source that discussed the issues and events that connect and matter to our community. A growing group of people have been discussing reviving Jewish media to bring people together and build community. This grassroots group seeks input from across the region to gauge interest and viability. HERE IS THE LINK to the survey; it should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Please note that all individual responses will be kept confidential. Thank you for your support!
31st Seattle Jewish Film Festival March 14-29
This year’s “Roots + Reels” Festival explores how rootedness in Jewish identity, tradition and culture fill our cups in challenging times, build community and deepen understanding in the region. Tickets on sale now: SEATTLEJFF.org
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle: Shared Table Application Deadline March 1
The Seattle Jewish community is approximately 75,000 people and encompasses a diverse range of lived experiences, viewpoints, and perspectives – on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, democracy in the United States, antisemitism, and more. In the last two years, we’ve felt the range of our experiences, which often included significant tensions and polarization. With that in mind, the Federation is launching Shared Table, a pilot new initiative, designed to bring Jews from across Greater Seattle together for a meaningful civil dialogue.
Created by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), this four-session gathering cohort will create a supportive, structured cohort in which to listen, learn, and communicate across divides in our diverse Jewish community. If you are interested in sharing your perspectives, learning about others, and building a Jewish community that honors and respects our diversity, we hope you will apply to be part of our Shared Table.
TBH frequently tries to share news and events from partner organizations and other items of interest for our community. We encourage you to explore some of these organizations and sign up for their newsletters if you are interested:
Growing Shabbat! at TBH Friday, Mar 13th 5:30p to 8:00p Everyone is welcome to join us for family friendly dinner and a service.
Registration is free but required for planning.
Please put any dietary requirements in the notes when registering.
