Irving Putzer
David Nelson
Marjorie Stevenson
Samuel Packer
Harold Berebitsky
Robert Urstadt
Harold Berebitsky
I.J. Isador Julius Bean
Ida Goldstein
Fannie Goldberg
Ida Magnus
Jacob Grauer
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Catherine Carmel
Director of Jewish Family Life and Learning
Caroline Metzger
Community Engagement Coordinator
Laura Schrager
Board President
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Your donations sustain our community. Make a donation to TBH in honor of someone, in memory of a loved one or in recognition of a special event in your life. (Or just because!) Thank you for your generosity and support.
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Life and Legacy How Will You Be Remembered?
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You've lived your whole life with purpose, cared for others and made a difference in our Jewish community. Now, you can leave a legacy for the future of Temple Beth Hatfiloh.
By leaving a gift to Temple Beth Hatfiloh in your will or trust, you can be remembered for generations to come as someone who made a difference sustaining the Jewish community in Olympia.
After providing for your family, you can leave your mark by making a gift. No gift is too small and it costs you nothing now but a pledge.
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Shabbat Shalom!
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Friday, July 14
7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
An Oneg will follow the service, hosted by friends and family of Hanan Soicher.
Saturday, July 15
10:00 am Shabbat Service & Bar Mitzvah of Hanan Soicher
3:30 p.m. Mussar
Candlelighting: 8:45
p.m.
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Bar Mitzvah of Hanan Soicher
Saturday, July 15
10:00 am
All are welcome as Hanan Soicher, son of Stephanie and Alan Soicher, is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Hanan is going into eighth grade at Washington Middle School in the fall. He was born on a farm in northwest Washington, and moved to Olympia two years ago. Hanan plays the flute in the Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (SOGO) and in the school band. His two favorite sports are basketball and soccer. For his Bar Mitzvah project, he and his friend Max Marchand reorganized the TBH children's library. They also held a children's book swap and donated books to the South Sound Reading Foundation.
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Mussar
Saturday, July 15
3:30 p.m.
Mussar is the Jewish school of thought which seeks to root personal character development and right behavior in Jewish tradition and text. We meet monthly to share food and learn more about this tradition and how it may benefit our lives. Note the slightly later start time due to B'nai Mitzvah.
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Happening This Week at TBH
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Summer Grounds Work Parties
Sunday, July 16
9:00 a.m.
Join Catherine from 9 am to noon to help coordinate grounds cleanup and maintenance. Bring your own gloves and small gardening tools if you have them. We'll have supplies here, too. Many hands make light work! Join us for all or any part of the morning. Thank you for helping to keep our grounds looking nice!
Upcoming Summer Grounds Work Parties are August 6 and August 27.
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Stars of David Softball Schedule
GAME SCHEDULE
July 17:
6:15 pm and 7:20 pm; Both games are in Yauger field #4
July 24: Playoffs Times TBD; Two-game guarantee
Check schedules and standings at
www.olympiawa.gov/sports
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Tuesday, July 18
6:30 p.m.
Please join Caroline for a live demostration of ShulCloud, TBH's new member software. Learn what the software offers and how it benefits you and TBH!
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TBH for Immigrant & Refugee Support
Tuesday, July 18
7:00 p.m.
Immigrants and their advocates from Olympia will share their stories on July 18, from 7 -9, at TBH. Please plan to come.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: To learn more about TBH for Immigrant and Refugee Support, contact Beth Halpern, Robert Perez-Rosales, or Cathy Wasserman. Strengthening Sanctuary, an umbrella group and clearinghouse for many projects that support Olympia as a sanctuary city, meets at St. John's Episcopal Church every other Monday at 6, or 5:30 for newcomers. The next meeting is June 19. Volunteers also are needed for the many programs at Cielo, a non-profit that helps new immigrants.
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Saturday, August 12
10:00 a.m.
Join our annual Alpaca Shabbat- a day-long shabbaton at Tim and Lynn Lipski's alpaca farm in Montesano. We will eat, study, relax, sing, hike and celebrate Shabbat together in this beautiful pastoral setting among lots of alpaca! Meet at TBH at 10 am to carpool out to the farm (45 minute drive), else you can drive yourself. Contact the TBH office for directions. Feel free to stay as long as you like. We will conclude around 8 pm with Havdalah.
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Friday, August 18
6:00 p.m.
Celebrate Shabbat outside with the annual Shabbat in the Park! We will gather at Priest Point Park Shelter #2 for food, fun and friendship. TBH will provide veggie burgers and salmon burgers, you provide the vegetarian side dish, dessert or drink. After eating we will have a short service, then feel free to explore the woods, the beach, or the playground! If you plan to attend and need an accessible parking space, please contact the TBH office so one can be reserved.
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WEEKLY EVENT:
Make Your Voice Heard
Every Wednesday
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The weekly meeting will resume on June 21. This political advocacy group is focused on issue advocacy and communicating with lawmakers. We meet to discuss current events and identify various political actions to take. It is open to members and friends of the Jewish community. Bring your information and your concerns. Kvetching allowed. We also have an email list to help keep you up to date. The sign up list is on the MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD bulletin board outside the offices.
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Community Events
Note: These events are not officially sponsored or endorsed by TBH, but are listed as they may be of interest to our community.
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Thurston Gun Sense
Tuesday, September 19
6:30 p.m.
Since helping promote Initiative 1491, our work has been focused on safety involving firearms and building community. Data from 2015 showed that Thurston County has a higher suicide rate involving firearms (84 percent) than the statewide figure of 80 percent. We can change those figures by making homes safe, training on suicide prevention and building community. Here are some highlights of our efforts:
- Partnered with other agencies to distribute free gun locks at various locations including Cabela's
- Lobbied and met with legislators to promote passage of responsible laws involving firearms
- Screened the film Under the Gun and brought guest speakers to our community
- Promoted Mental Health First Aid USA with a focus on youth
Watch for us at Lakefair in the parking lot of The Unity Church of Olympia and also at Fall Arts Walk in front of De Colores Bookstore. Free cable locks for guns will be distributed at both events.
Our next general meeting is September 19, 6:30 to 8 pm at The Unity Church of Olympia. All are welcome. For additional information or to get involved contact Laura Hurtado-Webb
laurahw@earthlink.net.
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From the Jewish Movement for Social Change:
10 Months of Teaching and Volunteering with Israeli Jewish and Arab Youth
This program is available to young North American adults, ages 21 - 30. It's a 10-month-long fellowship, in which young adults teach in Israel and receive a small monthly stipend. Participants pay $1000 and in return receive: free airfare, housing, Ulpan (Hebrew language immersion classes), and amenities. While they're in Israel in this program, they receive a stipend, which is about $650/month for participants who serve as teaching assistants, and about $1,430/month for participants who are certified teachers and are assigned a full teaching role.
Learn more about this program at
BINA's teaching fellowship focuses on coexistence and diversity within Israeli society. To speak directly with someone from BINA about this program, please contact Elliot Glassenberg at
elliot@bina.org.il or at (847) 920-8641.
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Happy Birthday!
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Edie Bean
13 Robert Perretz-Rosales
13 Denali Walden
15 Sam Kates-Goldman
Please let the office know your life-cycle news!
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High Holiday Torah Reading
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It's summer but never too early to begin thinking about the High Holidays. If you are interested in reading Torah as part of our services, please contact Rabbi Seth at
rabbi@bethhatfiloh.org.
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WANTED BY JULY 31: RECIPES FOR THE TBH COOKBOOK PROJECT!
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Do you have a 'go to' recipe that has a 'wow' factor that often garners praise from family and friends? We are looking for kosher & kosher for Passover entree and side-dish recipes; baking recipes; appetizers; desserts; vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and drink recipes. Send your recipe to: TBHCookbookProject@gmail.com with a subject line description of: RECIPE.
We are asking for recipes submissions by July 31. If you'd rather submit your recipe in writing, please click here to download and print our recipe template. You can mail your receipes or drop them in the in-office mailbox across from the admin offices at TBH. |
WANTED: TBH COOKBOOK PROJECT VOLUNTEERS!
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The TBH Cookbook Project is an ad hoc committee with a goal of producing a cookbook for purchase by September 10, 2017. All proceeds will go to Temple Beth Hatfiloh. We are looking for volunteers for the following positions:
- Recipe down-select
- Deciding cookbook design & layout
- Selecting a cookbook production vendor
- Cookbook marketing
- Photographer/Interviewer
- Data entry
- Trial kitchen participants (Taste Test!)
Please send an e-mail telling us which area you are most interested in volunteering for to:
with a
subject line description of:
COMMITTEE.
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Have some photos from TBH events? Please share them with us! E-mail them to the office at
tbh@bethhtafiloh.org. We may use them in the Short Schrift and/or the website. Thanks!
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From the Office
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The TBH office hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
We are looking for volunteers for grounds keeping, laundry and general office work.
TBH collects ink cartridges and CFLs for recycling and disposal. Bring them to the TBH Office.
You can donate 1% of your purchases from Ralph's or Bayview to TBH by linking your
Thrift-e card to TBH. Call
(360) 596-0110 to sign up for the Community Rebate Program.
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Be sure to check out this new publication from the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities!
Click here for the most recent update from the RRC!
See the video annual report of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
here
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Tikkun Middot:
Cultivating Our Character
Learn about the Jewish practice of Mussar with Jewish Reconstructionist Communities.
Learn more or sign up to receive the "
Middah of the Month
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