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 Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Friday, August 4, 6:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to join us online or in person for and Erev Shabbat service led by Rabbi Gorban.
Join us at 5:45 p.m. before the service for an oneg.
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, August 5, 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
Our Saturday worship experience begins with Torah Study from 9:00–9:45 a.m. 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).
BETY: Dinner and General Meeting (In-person) Wednesday, August 9, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Join BETY, our temple youth group, as we begin our event planning. Enjoy dinner with your tribe and have fun! With a foundation in the values of Reform Judaism, we work together to produce programs for Jewish youth. Ages 11–18 welcome. Questions? Contact Madeline at madi@tbetacoma.org.
Pet Shabbat (Multi-access) Friday, August 11, 6:30 p.m.
Shabbark Shalom! We invite you and your pets to join us for an evening Shabbat service featuring a special pet blessing. The service will be held outside. All well-behaved pets are welcome to attend—please make sure they remain under your supervision at all times. For questions, please contact the office at (253) 564-7101.
Annual Community Summer BBQ (In-person) Sunday, August 13, 11:30 a.m.
Enjoy music, food, games and more. Temple will provide burgers, hotdogs and a vegetarian option with potluck sides and desserts. If you plan to bring a dairy-free dish to share, please list it in the notes section when you RSVP. We're looking forward to enjoying the summer together! For information and to RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/3OdFeem.
TBE’s Green Team/Dayenu Climate Change Circle Kick Off (In-person) Wednesday, August 16, 6:00–7:10 p.m.
All are welcome to join us in the TBE social hall to meet your Green Team. Let's reimagine our green spaces and look at some more sustainable lawn alternatives. Snack on popcorn while we watch a short video on grass alternatives, and meet with Pierce County Conservation District landscape designers. We’ll have art supplies for the little ones. Contact Diane Burke for additional information at gogirl315@gmail.com. Please RSVP here.
SAVE THE DATE
Spiff It Up Day (In-person) Sunday, August 27, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Actitives for all ages—outside and inside—with the purpose to make our temple and grounds sparkle before High Holidays. For information, please contact Jani Doctor at (253) 223-4705 or jani@tripsnships.com, or Diane Burke at (206) 930-3025 or gogirl315@gmail.com.
Community Harvest Day Sunday, August 27, 12:00–4:00 p.m.
The community is invited to a Community Harvest Day at Curran Apple Orchard where you are welcome to pick apples from untapped trees. Please bring picking bags from home and limit yourself to two bags to leave enough
apples for everyone to enjoy. The Community Harvest Day is an opportunity for people to come and enjoy the park. TBE will be there from 12:00–4:00 p.m. with a picnic area where we will explain the connection between apples and Rosh HaShanah for those who come. Address: 3920 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466.
Opportunities
Our Temple Needs Your Help!
We are actively looking for volunteers to help greet the community during temple events and provide our first line of security at our front door. We are also looking for volunteers to help our staff prepare onegs on Friday nights! Call the temple at (253) 564-7101 to learn more about volunteering opportunities!
High Holiday Food Drive Our annual High Holiday Food Drive is coming up! Check out the August bulletin for full information on this year's campaign. Want to give us a head start? Kick off the food drive by making a donation to Emergency Food Network. And, if you have gently used paper bags in your house that you'd like to contribute for the collection of items, please drop them off at temple no later than August 31.
If you attend Saturday services online and wish to purchase your own copy of the Mishkan T'filah (the prayer book used at our Shabbat services), the Judaica Shop has them in stock!
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.
