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.
High Holy Days
L’Shanah tovah tikateivu! May you be inscribed for a good year. Our Erev Rosh HaShanah service is coming up quickly on September 15. If you are not currently a member of TBE and haven't yet gotten your passes, please register here!
If you are a member of Temple Beth El, you should have received your pass in the mail—if you have not yet received the High Holy Day booklet containing your pass, please contact the office. If you have family members in town that would also like to attend services, or you are a member of another synagogue, please contact Olivia at olivia@tbetacoma.org for passes.
Friday: Erev Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Friday, September 1, 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us online or in person for an Erev Shabbat service led by Rabbi Gorban and Cantor Fine. Join us 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 and Shabbat Service (Multi-access) Saturday, September 2, 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! At the conclusion of the service, please join us in the social hall for a potluck lunch and bring a dish to share! Dishes can be pescatarian (dairy and fish allowed).
Annual Home of Peace Cemetery Pilgrimage (In-person) Sunday, September 10, 11:00 a.m. It is traditional to visit the graves of relatives annually, around the time of the High Holy Days. Temple Beth El clergy will be on hand to meet graveside with family members. Directions to the cemetery are available here. For questions, call the cemetery president, David Aqua, at (253) 753-3134.
Religious school Open House (In-person) Sunday, September 10, 4:00 p.m. Be our guest! Join us in preparation for Sunday school. Meet our dedicated teachers, madrichol, and explore your student’s learning spaces. Learn about new clubs and groups available for our students. Get the down low on what BBYO is and how you can become a part of it. Questions? Please contact Madi at madi@tbetacoma.org.
Save the Date
Mississippi Summer (Seattle Jewish Theater Company) Sunday, November 5, 2:00 p.m. Temple Beth El will be hosting a performance of Mississippi Summer. Written and directed by Art Feinglass, the historically based play is set in the summer of 1965 when hundreds of young volunteers traveled to Mississippi to work for civil rights. It focuses on three of those volunteers, two of them Jewish, on the outspoken local rabbi, and on a dynamic Black civil rights leader. The play will be performed by the Seattle Jewish Theater Company at Seattle and Tacoma venues, including Temple Beth El, in the fall.
Opportunities
Adult Education Registration for the fall semester of adult education here at TBE is now open! To view the course catalog and sign up for your favorite classes, please visit the adult education page of our website.
Religious School Registration Registration is now open for the 2023-2024 Religious Education Program. We're ready to embark on another year at Temple Beth El. With professionally developed curricula that dive deeply into key Jewish concepts, students will have fun learning through interactive activities, art, games, and more! Register today at https://bit.ly/3OxE5Qq. High Holy Day Food Drive Our annual High Holy Day 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.
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 or to help answer the phones during the week! Call the temple at (253) 564-7101 or email Olivia at olivia@tbetacoma.org to learn more.
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! Come and check out our new Pride items and sale table. New Year items are on sale—cards, gifts, and service items.
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.
