Shabbat Shalom

May 26, 2022 / 25 Iyar 5782

Volume 20 Number 21

Community Level—Medium

Current Protocol:

• Masks are required for all.
• Social distancing is recommended.
• Proof of vaccination is not required—we encourage you to stay up-to-date on your vaccination and boosters.
• We request that you sing quietly.​​​​​​

What's happening at TBE?

Friday: Erev Shabbat Service (In Person)
Friday, May 27, 6:00 p.m.

Join us in person or online for an evening Shabbat service. This service will be led by Cantor Fine and Joel Hencken. Masks will be required for all those attending in person.

A digital version of the Orders of Worship is available every Friday on the Stream Services page.

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)
Saturday, May 28, 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., 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, May 28, 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

Now that in-person services have resumed and Orders of Worship are available both online and in person, the names being read at services will be available there. The OOW is available every Friday here.

Upcoming Events

Keshet: Idit at Jewish Women’s Federation of New York
Thursday, June 2, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

In conversation with JWFNY’s Board President, Rachel Weinstein, Idit Klein will be speaking about LGBTQ equality and a Jewish community, and world, in which everyone belongs. Online, free, and open to all. Register here (registration is required).

Jewish Women in Film and Television (Online)
Thursday, June 2, 5:00 p.m.

Join the Jewish Women's Archive for an online history course. The topic this week—Judy Holliday: Jewish Assimilation and 1950s Hollywood. Dr. Elyce Helford will explore Holliday's approaches to navigating antisemitism and sexism in midcentury Hollywood, along with the way her Jewishness manifested in select roles. There are three additional classes coming up so be sure to check those out! Register here.

Joy & Justice / Alegría y Justicia (In-Person)
Sunday, June 5, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle
 
The holiday of Shavuot marks the Jews receiving two joyful and sweet gifts: the Torah and the season’s first fruits. This year, Never Again Seattle honors Shavuot with a creative, all-ages community celebration in support of our migrant siblings. Join us and bring your friends and family—we’ll be out there rain (with pop-up tents) or shine!

Dance to live klezmer by Shpilkis at 12:15 p.m.; make art; hear about current migrant-led organizing by La Resistencia and how you can get involved; write a personalized letter asking the Northwest Detention Center to allow detainees to have visitors once again; enjoy light snacks or bring your own picnic lunch.
 
Never Again invites you to gather with us to amplify and help to grow our migrant siblings’ incredible organizing! By doing so, we’ll embody the Torah’s framework for living morally in the world: “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the Land Egypt.”

Active Allyship: Reform Jews Showing Up for Fundamental Rights (Zoom)
Tuesday, June 14, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Join Keshet, Women of Reform Judaism, and the Religious Action Center to learn how current trends in anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion legislation and threats to bodily autonomy are interconnected. Speakers include a Jewish transgender teen, an educator, and a medical provider, all of whom will talk about how the current political landscape is affecting their lives and why fighting for LGBTQ+ rights is a mitzvah. Join us to act upon and fully live in our Jewish values this Pride Month! Register here.


Save the Date

Pride Shabbat 2022 (In Person or Online)
Friday, June 24, 5:30–8:00 p.m.

Join the Seattle Jewish community for Pride Shabbat 2022. This year’s event will be held in conjunction with Temple De Hirsch Sinai on Capitol Hill during Seattle’s Pride month on Friday, June 24. Pride Shabbat is open to the community and is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Jews, friends, families, and allies of all ages. Guests will be welcomed at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 6:00 p.m. service, and a concluding dessert oneg to celebrate the evening. Register here (a link for livestreaming will be sent after registration).

COVID-19 Protocol: Proof of vaccination (defined as 2 weeks past either the second round of Pfizer/Moderna or 2 weeks past 1 round of J&J) or proof of negative COVID test required. Masks are encouraged but not required. 

Home of Peace Annual Cemetery Cleanup
Sunday, July 24, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

The Home of Peace Cemetery Association invites the whole community out one day a year to work with our volunteer board to our annual clean-up on Sunday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The cemetery is located at 5421 Steilacoom Blvd SW in Lakewood.

Come for an hour or two to help clean headstones and clean up the grounds. We perform this Mitzvah every summer. Our Jewish cemetery is a sacred place and we honor those who have been laid to rest. No previous experience or equipment is needed. Please contact Dave Aqua at (253) 753-3134 to get details.

Opportunities

Volunteers Needed for the Temple Tech Team (Soundboard)
The Temple Tech Team desperately needs more volunteers. No experience necessary—training is provided! In addition to training, a step-by-step guide is provided for you. One Friday evening a month is all we ask. To sign up, please contact Jordan Harris at jhhandjnh@aol.com or (253) 414-7237 or Aaron Petersen at aharon.micharl78@gmail.com.​​​​​​​

Information

Judaica Shop Summer Hours

• Fridays: 6:50–7:20 p.m. (before services) and 5:20–5:50 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)

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