Masks are not required but are highly recommended for all.
To keep our community healthy and avoid any service closures, we strongly recommend wearing a mask while at the temple.
What's happening at TBE?
Friday: Erev Women's Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Friday, June 16, 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us online or in person for an Erev Women's Shabbat service led by Sisterhood and clergy. Join us before the service for a simple pre-oneg, and after the service for a dessert oneg sponsored by Sisterhood.
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, Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Saturday, June 17, 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
Our Saturday worship experience begins with Torah Study from 9:00–9:45 a.m. This will be followed by services beginning at 10:00 a.m. (online and in person). All are invited! Reminder: We are doing potluck lunches after services on Saturday. Join us, and bring a dish to share! Dishes can be pescatarian (dairy and fish allowed).
First Unofficial "Brotherhood" Meeting Thursday, June 15, 7:00 p.m. More than a year in the making, the first, unofficial, “brotherhood” meet up is being called. Bring your questions and ideas. Inclusive meet up in the temple courtyard with everyone welcome. We will be providing Kosher and veggie dogs as well as beer and cider. For meet up questions please contact Mazriel Pimentel-Diaz at may4u2nvme@msn.com.
Temple Beth El Board Meeting (Multi-access) Tuesday, June 20, 6:00 p.m. The Temple Beth El Board of Trustees would like to remind all members that they are welcome to attend the monthly board meeting. The agenda for this meeting will be emailed to all TBE members before the meeting.
Speaker Series: Hands for Peacemaking (Multi-access) Thursday, June 22, 11:00 a.m. Join us online or in person at Temple Beth El for this month’s Speaker Series with Brian Dirks. He is the president of the Hands for Peacemaking Foundation, an Everett-based organization that sends teams from Washington state (and some from other states) on humanitarian missions to remote Mayan villages in Guatemala. He will speak about the work of the organization in general but more specifically on his experiences as a team leader and their mission in late May when they installed 152 stoves and water filters in village homes. To RSVP, please email Olivia at olivia@tbetacoma.org.
Women's Interfaith Tea & Conversation (In-person) Tuesday, June 27, 6:30 p.m. You are invited to come and join us at Temple Beth El for a cup of tea and conversation so we can learn about each other and spread peace. The topic will be sin and evil. Tea will be provided. Feel free to bring finger-food style dishes to share! If you have any questions please email them to interfaithladiestea@outlook.com. To RSVP, please go here.
Pride Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Friday, June 30, 6:30 p.m. Join us for an inclusive and participatory service during Pride Week honoring our LGBTQ+ congregants, families, advocates, and friends. Wine and cheese will be served at 5:15 p.m., and the service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Keren Gorban, Cantor Geoff Fine, and members from KESHET Q (Rainbow Queers)—Temple Beth El’s LGBTQ+ chavurah—will be officiating.
SAVE THE DATE
TBE Baseball with the Tacoma Rainiers Monday, July 3, 6:05 p.m. Join Temple Beth El for an evening of baseball and family fun at Cheney Stadium as the Taoma Rainiers take on the Salt Lake Bees. Tickets are $15/person and include a reserved seat and a ballpark meal. We have a limited amount of tickets left, so purchase your tickets today!
Home of Peace Cemetery Cleanup (In-person) Sunday, July 23, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The Home of Peace Cemetery will have the annual grounds cleanup on Sunday, July 23. Come for an hour or two and perform mitzvahs of cleaning the headstones and picking up trash. All equipment will be provided. The cemetery address is: 5421 Steilacoom Blvd SW Lakewood, WA 98499 If you have any questions, please call David Aqua at (253) 753-3134.
Opportunities
Temple Beth El Is Hiring We have begun recruiting for our next TBE executive director. A task force has been put together to oversee the selection process including a crossection of temple staff, board members, congregants, and temple leadership including Greg Kleiner, our TBE president, and Rabbi Gorban.
The job posting is available on the TBE website. Please feel free to distribute to anyone you may know who may have an interest in this position. If you have questions, please contact the task force coordinator, Brad Steinfeld, at bsteinfleo@aol.com.
Keshet Summer Siddur Project Keshet is publishing a youth-created siddur insert—and they’re looking for your involvement! This Siddur insert will be created LGBTQ+ Jewish teens and young adults, inspired by these holy texts and what they mean to you. They’re seeking written pieces (like essays and poetry), visual art (digital and traditional), and even videos and music from creators between the ages of 13 and 24, which will be featured in the form of QR codes. They’d especially like to learn about your experiences being Jewish and LGBTQ+, and/or responses to their prompts, but participants shouldn’t feel limited to just those experiences. In short, LGBTQ+ Jews between the ages of 13 and 24 are invited to submit content inspired by siddurim and Shabbat. They will be accepting submissions for the insert starting June 1, 2023 until July 31, 2023. For more information, please go here.
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.orgby 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.
To have a copy of the guidelines emailed to you, simply reply to this email with a message to that effect.
