Temple Beth El • 5975 S. 12th St. • Tacoma, WA 98465 www.tbetacoma.org
September 15, 2023/29 Elul 5783
Volume 21, Number 31
Torah Reading:
Rosh HaShanah I Genesis 21:1–34
Maftir Numbers 29:1–6
Haftarah Samuel 1:1–2:10
Shabbat Candle Lighting: 7:03 p.m.
Community Level—Low
Current Protocol:
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
Friday, September 15
Erev Rosh HaShanah Tot Service, 5:30 p.m.
Erev Rosh HaShanah Service, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 16
Rosh HaShanah Tot Service, 9 a.m.
Rosh HaShanah Morning Service, 10 a.m.
Rosh HaShanah Family Service, 4:30 p.m. (Owen Beach)
Tashlich Service, 5:30 p.m. (Owen Beach)
Sunday, September 17
Rosh HaShanah Day II Service, 10 a.m.
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).
If you are not currently a member of TBE and haven't yet gotten your passes and would like to join us for Rosh HaShanah, you will need to get them at the door.
Temple Beth El Board Meeting (multi-access) Tuesday, September 19, 6:30 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.
Community Sukkot Arts and Crafts Decoration Party (in-person) Thursday, September 28, 4:00 p.m. You're invited! Create decorations for our community sukkah, listen to music, and enjoy snacks. All community members are welcome. Questions? Contact Madi at madi@tbetacoma.org.
Soup in the Sukkah (in-person) Friday, September 29, 5:30 p.m. Join us for our annual Soup in the Sukkah dinner to welcome Sukkot. This year's dinner is brought to you by Brotherhood. Reservations are required—$5/person or $15/family. Menu: Salad, Tomato Soup, Mushroom Barley Soup, Chili, Dessert. Register here.
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.
2023-2024 Jewish Community Public Policy Priority Survey Your input and support guides their advocacy! Learn about what your Federation’s JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council) achieved during the 2023 legislative session here. Please take a few minutes (a little more than 10) to complete this year’s survey. As you take the survey, prioritize issues on which you believe a Jewish communal voice is of paramount importance. Your answers will be critical in shaping our 2024 legislative agenda and will ensure your voice is heard in our state’s Capitol. All responses will be kept confidential, though you may choose to self-identify. If you have any questions before participating or need accommodations to participate, please contact us at jcrc@jewishinseattle.org or (206) 774-2225. Take the survey here. 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.
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.
