Shabbat Shalom

January 6, 2022 | 4 Sh'vat 5782

Volume 20, Number 1

What's happening at TBE?

Friday: Erev Shabbat Service (in-person and virtual)
Friday, January 7, 7:30 PM

Join us online or in person for an evening Shabbat service. A digital version of the Orders of Worship is available every Friday on the Stream Services page.

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

Live streaming services:

• The Erev Shabbat Facebook event can be found here.
• You can watch services on the TBE YouTube channel here.
• 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, January 8, 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM
 
Our Saturday worship experience begins with Torah Study from 9:00–9:45 AM followed by services beginning at 10:00 AM, exclusively on Zoom. All are invited!
 
Link to Shabbat morning Torah study and Shabbat service Zoom meeting: https://bit.ly/sat-torah-study.

Havdalah (Zoom)
Saturday, January 8, 7:30 PM
 
Please celebrate Zoom Havdalah here.
Zoom 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. You can find the Havdalah blessings here.
 
Questions? Contact Stacy Van Wagoner through Facebook Messenger or at stacyrai22@hotmail.com.

Yahrzeits

The following names will be read at services on Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8. May their memories be for a blessing.

Earl Cashar, Herbert Cheim, Samuel Elyn, Molly Engelberg, Theophil Feist, Margaret Fogde, John Franklin, Mary Garden, Mollie Sussman Grunbaum, Kevin Hall, Mary Hamlin, Onice Harley, Wendi Hitchings, Cecil Hurst, Griselda (Babe) Lehrer, Helen Leichman, Shirley Lockitch, Geraldine Kay Mann, Sema Moltz, Bob Morrison, Jr., Beatrice Neff, Cesia Osenton, Stella Perles, Ida Rudnick, Jane Seitz, Shera Senegal, Bernard Simon, Miriam Sklar, Roy B. Slotnick, Dorothy Stock, Philip Sussman, Cheryl Torem, Reta Weinstein Rome, Milton Wurzweiler

Upcoming Events

Finding Comfort in Uncomfortable Prayer (OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS)
Sunday, January 9, 2:00–3:30 PM

Open to all TBE members! Please join us for this inspirational presentation by Dr. Madelyn Katz sponsored by Sisterhood. Let's be honest—everyone has had a moment of discomfort when they realized they didn't necessarily agree with the words in a prayer. It’s difficult to know how to respond to that reaction, but it’s a very common and healthy response; it means we are really paying attention to what the prayers are saying. In Dr. Katz’s session, a number of those responses will be uncovered and participants will be given an opportunity to share their personal moments of discomfort if they wish. Discussion will then turn to how to respond to that discomfort and turn it into a meaningful and prayerful experience. To register for this event, please go here. The Zoom link will be provided in your confirmation email.


Temple Beth El Beit Sefer Parent Check-In Get Together (Zoom)
Sunday, January 9, 11:30 AM and Thursday, January 13, 6:30 PM

The Religious Education Committee and Religious Education Director Leslie Bright are hosting two virtual open house sessions to get feedback about our programming, answer questions, and to share some of the challenges we are facing as we consider transitioning to in-person learning. Please join us on either Sunday, January 9 or Thursday, January 13! The open house sessions will be held on Zoom here (meeting ID: 368 634 6369).

Rose Desena Presents: Plays and Pizza! (Zoom)
Monday, January 10, 3:30–5:00 PM PST

Come out (virtually) for a great evening of theater! You’re invited to an evening of fine short plays. The program is directed and hosted by Art Feinglass (for the New York-based Plays and Pizza) and features works by six playwrights—including a play by Art himself—performed by 14 talented actors. The collection of 10 minute-ish plays will be performed via Zoom. It’s free and all are welcome—but it’s BYOP (bring your own pizza). To attend, please join on Zoom (meeting ID: 810 1013 8459).

Art Feinglass will also be directing the play Arrivals which is being performed at TBE on May 2, 2022—keep an eye out for more information in the months to come!


Religious School Tu BiSh'vat Celebration
Sunday, January 16, 10:00 AM

Classes will celebrate Tu BiSh'vat on Sunday, January 16 at Snake Lake Nature Center at 10:00 AM. Please be sure to check the weather and dress accordingly.

Opportunities

Join the Temple Beth El Purim Players in 2022
Have you wanted to perform in a show but have only been singing in the shower? There are many short speaking roles and three choruses for everyone—you don’t have to be a trained singer to enjoy the fun and participate! We’ll have several rehearsals, all in-person, on Wednesday nights from 7:15–8:30 PM.

Rehearsal dates include:
January 12, 19, 26 • February 2, 9, 16, 23 • March 2

The first dress rehearsal is on March 9 from 6:30–9:00 PM. For more information, or to join the cast, please email Cantor Fine at cantorfine@tbetacoma.org.


Audition Notice for the Lakewood Playhouse
Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14

Auditions are opening for the performance of The Diary of Anne Frank directed by Melanie Gladstone (the play runs from April 15 through May 8). In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination.

For more information, you can reach out to Heather Hinds at hhinds@lakewoodplayhouse.org. You can also sign up for an audition directly here.


Join the Sisterhood-sponsored “Temple Beth El Congregants” team

Sisterhood of Temple Beth El seeks Nourish Pierce County food bank volunteers! Please join our Sisterhood-sponsored “Temple Beth El Congregants” team. Now that we've proved ourselves as an awesome and reliable team (on November 9 and December 13), the Nourish PC Volunteer Coordinator, Amber Walker, requires each of us to register online. Please contact team leader Marlene Motola at (253) 297-1948 if you would like to join our team. The next two scheduled dates are the second Monday of January and February (if interest remains high, we'll seek this time slot for future months):

• Monday, January 10 from 10:00 AM–noon
• Monday, February 14 from 10:00 AM–noon

For more information on what is expected and how to register, please email volunteer@nourishpc.org. Our team’s name is “Temple Beth El Congregants.” Please send the required photo of your COVID-19 vaccination card to that same email address. Thank you all in advance, and a big thank you to those who have volunteered already and to those who plan to continue, as able!

Information

Adult education registration now open!
Online registration is now open for the 2022 spring semester of adult education. While some classes continue or repeat from fall, others are new—like the joys of Hebrew calligraphy or learning more about Zohar. (If you have to ask, you need the class.) One class begins in January, but most begin in February. There will also be Wednesday drop-in Stitch and Kvetch opportunities beginning February 2, and Sunday Simcha sessions beginning in March. As a courtesy to the instructors and presenters, please try not to wait until the last minute to register. Go ahead, click here, now.


Religious School Reminder
Religious school resumes online on Sunday, January 9. Classes will meet at the same time as they did in the fall. Effective January 2, 2022, all children ages 5+ must have proof of COVID-19 vaccination on file in order to attend in-person classes or activities. Please email a copy or photo of their record to Olivia at olivia@tbetacoma.org.


Hebrew School Reminder
Hebrew school resumes on Wednesday, January 12.


Temple Donations
The temple greatly appreciates your generosity in bringing Jewish books and other Jewish ritual objects to the temple. However, we have limited space and cannot accept large volumes of books or other Jewish objects. If you are not sure what the temple will accept, below is a list of those things that we will be able to take and a list of those things that should be taken to somewhere like Half Price Books or a Goodwill.
Things we will gladly accept:

Anything that has religious text, e.g., Hebrew Bibles/Tanach, Haggadot, prayer books, m’gillot

Tallitot and tefillin

Things we cannot accept:

Used workbooks or other used materials

Magazines

Pamphlets, college brochures, or material that is not current

Videos and DVDs

Secular books and novels

Non-Jewish materials

 
Judaica Shop Hours

Wednesdays: 3:30–5:30 PM

Fridays: 7:00–7:30 PM (before services) OR 5:30–6:00 PM (before early service–last Friday of the month)

By appointment by emailing judaica@tbetacoma.org.

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)

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