Shabbat Shalom

January 20, 2022 • 18 Sh'vat 5782
Volume 20, Number 3

What's happening at TBE?

Friday: Erev Shabbat Service (In-Person and Virtual)
Friday, January 21, 7:30 p.m.

Join us online and 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 22, 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
 
Our Saturday worship experience begins with Torah Study from 9:00–9:45 a.m. followed by services beginning at 10:00 a.m., 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 22, 7:30 p.m.
 
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 21 and Saturday, January 22. May their memories be for a blessing.

Ruth Bernstein, Anna Bildere, Jack Birnbaum, Cheryl Blaisus, Dorothy Bray, Anna Buchbinder, Clara Cherepinsky, Manfred Endres, Gertrude Feuer, Richard Fine, Hugh Fraser, Rasa Frumkin, George Ganz, Debbe Gervin, Anne Harris, Wava Hollingsworth, Lucile Iles Hubbard, Edith Jaffe, Leon Kleiner, Helen Margolis, Lee Mohy Moore, Ireene Beatrice Opatowsky, Ester Perzner, Otti Puechler, Tillie Robinson, Freida Rome, Sara Rosen, Hal Rosengard, Nathan Ross, Florence "Fay" Rothstein, Edward C. Smith, Stella Stone Cooper, Marilyn L. Tausend, Marion Trent, Isabelle G. Waldman

Upcoming Events

Sisterhood Zoom Events (Sisterhood members only)

• Almond Crunch Candy Cooking Demonstration: Sunday, January 23, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
• Sisterhood Second General Meeting (presentation by Bonnie Becker to follow): Tuesday, January 25, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

If you are interested in attending any of these Zoom events, an email with a registration link was just sent to all Sisterhood members. Want to join Sisterhood? Please contact Terry Grayson at terrygrayson@hotmail.com.


TBE Speaker Series
Thursday, January 27, 11:00 a.m.–noon

Join us in the temple social hall or on Zoom for a talk given by UPS Associate Professor Andreas Udbye. This event is free and presented by Lamed Vav.
Global measures of variables such as happiness, human development, corruption, economic freedom, democracy, and rule of law show that the Nordics are consistently excelling and that the United States is lagging and declining. Would this be the time to stem this development, swallow our pride, and perhaps take a serious look at what the Nordic countries are doing right? Could we learn from them and selectively apply similar policies to our advantage over here?

Please call (253) 564-7101 or email olivia@tbetacoma.org in the temple office to make a reservation.


Shabbat Guest Speaker       
Friday, January 28, 6:00 p.m.

Our local history buff, Deb Freedman, will be our guest speaker at the early service on Friday, January 28. Deb’s topic will be "Learning Something New," as she shares recent discoveries about our community’s Jewish history. Don’t miss this popular speaker and her surprising findings.

Opportunities

Help Needed for Purim Boxes
Requesting donors! Purim is coming up soon on March 16 and with it, Sisterhood’s only fundraiser—the wonderful Purim boxes. The funds collected from the Purim box event support the religious school students and staff, programming, and the General Fund, just to name a few. For it to be a success, fun and tasty items are needed for the Purim boxes. That’s where a few helpful folks can help us so we collect enough items to fill the 325 boxes this year!
 
Please let us know soon if you can assist by either donating the cost of an item or purchase a portion of an item. We are asking for items to be at the temple by March 4. 

Please contact Jani Doctor, Sisterhood Procurement, by email at jani@tripsnships.com or by text at (253) 223-4705 if you would like make a donation, or if you have any questions.


Camp Scholarship Available
The Tacoma Jewish Community Fund, through the Jewish Federation of North America, is happy to announce a $1,000 scholarship for any first time young camper from Pierce County. For information about the Michael and Anita Siegel Happy Camper scholarship go here. These grants are first come, first served. Families must apply by Friday, March 4, 2022 to be considered.


Heal the Heart of Tacoma
The city's anti-racism effort is in the process of recruiting members for the Transformation Teams in the areas of Public Safety, Health Care, Economic Equity, Education, Environment, and Education. Click here for more information and the application. Rabbi Kadden is a member of the Core Coordinating Team and can answer questions about this community effort (rabbikadden@gmail.com).


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.

Information

Adult Education Registration
Registration is now open for the spring semester of adult education. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, nearly all of the classes will be virtual only during February. We will reassess and hope to offer multi-access classes in March. Rabbi Tiwy’s Joy of Hebrew Calligraphy will still be offered in person, and all students must submit proof of vaccination when registering (if not already on file). Rabbi Kadden’s continuing study of the novels of Elie Wiesel begins January 30, and most other classes begin in February, so the time to register is now. The full schedule is in the January bulletin and available online. Some are experiencing delays in getting text materials, so please don’t wait. Go ahead, click here, now. The Wednesday Stitch and Kvetch drop-in sessions have been postponed until March.


Religious School Reminder
Effective January 2, 2022, all children ages 5+ must have proof of full COVID-19 vaccination on file to attend in-person classes or activities. To submit proof of vaccination for your child, you may email a copy or photo of their record to Olivia at olivia@tbetacoma.org.

 
Judaica Shop Hours

• Wednesdays: 3:30–5:30 p.m.
• Fridays: 7:00–7:30 p.m. (before services) and 5:30–6:00 p.m. (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)

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.