Shabbat Shalom

November 11, 2021 / 7 Kislev 5782 • Volume 19 Number 45

What's happening at TBE?

Friday: Erev Shabbat service honoring our veterans (multi-access)
Friday, November 12th, 7:30 PM

Join us online or in-person for an evening Shabbat service. To attend in-person services, please register here. A digital version of the Orders of Worship will now be available every Friday on the Stream Services page for those attending the service virtually.

This service will be led by Cantor Fine and Rabbi Tiwy.

• Erev Shabbat Facebook event.
• YouTube channel link for services.
• The streaming player for online services can be found on our website here (click "play" and this feature will work after services begin).

Saturday: Torah study and Shabbat service (Zoom only)
Saturday, November 13th, 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM
 
Our Saturday worship experience begins with Torah Study from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. followed by services beginning at 10:00 a.m., exclusively on Zoom. All are invited!
 
Zoom link to Shabbat morning Torah study and Shabbat service.

Yahrzeits

The following names will be read at services on Friday, November 12th and Saturday, November 13th. May their memories be for a blessing.

Emanuel Blau, Abe Brashen, Jennie Flaks, Meyer Friedlander, Samuel Friedman, Bere Frumkin, Wynne Goldberg Littman, Celia Gorfinkle, Michael Green, Elaine Greenfield, Frances Jampole, Elaine Kalikoff, Kurtis R. Mayer, Maxine Nyborg, Shirley Olson, Joseph Opatowsky, Grace Panitz, Marilyn Petersen, Murray Piatok, Lenore Plymate, Lea Powell, Shifra Rapoport, Theodore Rosengarten, Eloise Ruff, Nettie Sabel, Dorothy E. Schwartz, Samuel J. Sherwood, Iris Sigel, Abraham Spellman, Terry Tooke, Morris Touriel, Mollie Walker, David Walsh, Seymour Weinstein, Maynard Chaim Winn, Simha Zelitchenko

Upcoming Events

Havdalah
Saturday, November 13th, 7:30 PM (Zoom)
 
Please follow the link to celebrate Zoom Havdalah: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3203406647. Meeting ID: 320 3406 647.
 
What will I need?
Just yourself! However, if you would like to participate in blessings at home, Havdalah blessings are said over wine, besamim (fragrant spices), and a braided Havdalah candle.
 
What if I don't have those things?
If you don't have a Havdalah candle at home, you can use two candles (or even two matches) joining the flames as the blessing is recited. And if you do not have wine, it can be substituted with something you might use to celebrate or offer to a guest, perhaps coffee or tea. And, most importantly, if you don't have any of these things, just come to say blessings and be together. Please find a link to the Havdalah blessings here.
 
Questions? Contact Stacy Van Wagoner through Facebook Messenger or at stacyrai22@hotmail.com.
 

Experience Leonard Cohen at the CJM
Sunday, November 21st, 2:00 PM
 
A CJM Educator will give an overview of the exhibition, sharing both the biography of Leonard Cohen as well as how his work inspired and informed the four artists on view. Via installation and archival images, we will engage in conversation about the power of words. Leonard Cohen’s words gave voice to the human condition, in all of its grace and imperfection—and to this day, they continue to inspire generations of artists, musicians, and writers.
 
This inspiration is at the heart of Experience Leonard Cohen: a series of four solo exhibitions that present immersive and intimate artworks by contemporary artists George Fok, Judy Chicago, Candice Breitz, and Marshall Trammell, all inspired by the life and work of Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), the influential musician, man of letters, and global icon from Montréal, Canada. 
 
Cost is $7 per screen—how many can you fit on your couch? Maximum of 25 screens. If there’s enough interest, a second showing may be available at 3:00 p.m. To purchase your virtual ticket, visit tinyurl.com/tbesisterhoodsquare and enter $7 as your donation amount. For more information, contact Marlene Motola at mmotolapnwad@gmail.com.

Interfaith Celebration of Gratitude (Virtual)
Tuesday, November 23rd, 7:00 PM
 
Please join us as we come together virtually during this season of thanksgiving. Associated Ministries’ annual Interfaith Celebration of Gratitude is one of the most inspiring gatherings in our local faith community, and is being hosted this year by Temple Beth El. The theme is "The Moments In-Between: Discovering the Joy!" For nearly 35 years, this annual service has brought together people of many faith traditions—it is more vital than ever for us to gather this year, even though we cannot do so in person. As always, this event is free but advance registration is required in order to receive the Zoom meeting link. Click here to register. If you have questions, please contact Sandy Windley at sandyw@associatedministries.org.

Save the date

Second Annual Hanukkiah Lighting in Uptown Gig Harbor
Sunday, November 28th, 6:00 PM

Join Rabbi Tiwy and Cantor Fine for the lighting of the Hanukkiah on the first night of Hanukkah. Participate in a sing-along with Cantor Fine and learning from Rabbi Tiwy! Come and represent Temple Beth El and introduce yourselves to the larger Tacoma Jewish community. Contact Cantor Fine at cantorfine@tbetacoma.org for questions.

TBE Speaker Series (was previously Adult Luncheon)
Thursday, December 2nd, 11:00 AM

The TBE Speaker Series presents in person and on Zoom—Sam Kaplan author of “Challenging China”. Sam Kaplan’s presentation will be about one of the four most important issues in the world: what to do about a more authoritarian, more expansionist China. In recent years, China has become more oppressive while at the same time becoming more aggressive on the world stage. Sam will illustrate these troublesome trends while at the same time providing strategies on how the United States and world can deal with them.

The event will be held in the Temple Beth El social hall as well as on Zoom. Please bring your Hanukkah menorah to help celebrate. This event is free to congregants and friends, and we welcome donations to support the TBE Speaker Series and Lamed Vav.
 
To register, please call the temple office at (253) 564-7101 and ask Olivia to add your name to the list or email her at olivia@tbetacoma.org.

JBLM Hanukkah Candle Lighting
Thursday, December 2nd, 6:00 PM

You're invited to show your support for our local Jewish military personnel and join us at the JBLM Jewish Community Candle Lighting Ceremony. Contact Religious Education Director Leslie Bright at leslie@tbetacoma.org for more information or to register.

Temple Beth El’s Hanukkah Shabbat service
Friday, December 3rd, 6:00 PM

Join us on the sixth night of Hanukkah as we celebrate the miracle of light and perseverance through music, poetry, history, and liturgy. The service will be held in person as well as virtually. To attend in person, click here to register.

Opportunities

Volunteer training offered by Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice

Volunteer training for accompaniment to the court system is being offered by the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Courts, families and attorneys request that members of the community at large attend court hearings in support of immigrants detained. Trainings will provide information on the purpose of accompaniment and how these accompaniments are structured. Please contact Dina Burstein at dinaburstein@gmail.com if you are interested in an accompaniment training.

Information

TBE Judaica Hanukkah Shop hours
Hanukkah Sale, November 7th–November 21st

Sundays: 10:00 AM–noon
Wednesdays: 4:30–6:30 PM
Fridays: 11:00 AM–noon and 7:00–7:30 PM

All vaccinated members are welcome! For nonmembers or other times, email us at judaica@tbetacoma.org. We have a variety of holiday items and gifts—all proceeds benefit temple programs.

TBE Financial Email Reminder

To keep you and your information safe, TBE is offering a reminder of best practices when it comes to emails and financial information. If you receive an email from Temple Beth El or ShulCloud requesting payment information, informing you a payment method failed, or asking that you update the information, please call the temple office at (253) 564-7101 to verify before inputing that information.
 
Contact the clergy 

If you have a question or concern you would like to share with the clergy, please email Rabbi Tiwy at rabbitiwy@tbetacoma.org or Cantor Fine at cantorfine@tbetacoma.org.

Tachlis (the bottom line)

Submitting an event or announcement to Shabbat Shalom 

If you have an item you would like included in this weekly bulletin, please email it to olivia@tbetacoma.org by noon on Wednesday. Submissions must adhere to the guidelines, which may be found here.

For the URJ's transliteration guidelines, click here. Please note that submissions that do not follow these guidelines may not be accepted.