Kislev/Tevet 5776

Call 206-567-9414 for event details or see our online calendar here.

December

• 6 First Night of Chanukah
• 12 Chanukah Party
• 28 Super Supper

January

• 9 JLC
• 23 JLC – Tu b’Shevat celebration
• 25 Super Supper

HAPPY CHANUKAH!!

Chanukah starts this Sunday night…so to celebrate here is Adam Sandler’s new version of the Chanukah Song.

And just because it’s so much fun…here is the original version.

 

CHANUKAH PARTY!

We will celebrate Chanukah 5776 with a Potluck Dinner, Latke contest and Party at the Rosenkotz home. Saturday December 12th at 5:30.

Pot Luck Dinner – Bring your best Latkes for the best latke contest. Dreidel, Singing, Candle making and loads of fun!! Bring your menorah and candles too!!

TIKKUN OLAM

Super Supper Donation
Thanks to generous Super Supper Fund donations, the Chavurat made a $100 donation to the BI/NK Interfaith Council Super Supper Fund to cover costs incurred for compostable plates, napkins, & glassware. Thank you to all who support this program by including a donation to the program with their membership check.

Speaking of Super Supper – Holiday Mitzvah Opportunity: Denise Brown would like a sub for Monday, Dec. 28th’s Super Supper. If anyone is interested/able, please contact her at mailings@shirhayam.org or 780-0931. She will gladly assist/direct with all instruction. This would be a great opportunity to get kids involved with a little giving back to the community.

FOUND

Found at the Break the Fast service. Someone left a carving knife that I am sure that they are missing. It’s value is close to $100. If you know of anyone that attended that may not be on our distribution list, please forward this to them. I’d love to get it back to its rightful owner…since I already have one! Contact Denise: mailings@shirhayam.org or 780-0931

MEMBERSHIP & Tax Deductible Donations

All memberships & program fund contributions made in 2015 are tax deductible . Please send in yours to Chavurah Shir Hayam, PO Box 11492, Bainbridge Island WA 98110. Contact Denise Brown via Shir Hayam-contact us, her personal email, or 780-0931 if you need an application forwarded to you.  Tax deductible donations can be made to the General Fund, School, Education Fund, Tikkun Olam, or other fund of your choice to honor an event, person, or as a remembrance.  Make checks payable to Chavurat Shir Hayam.

Our 2015-2016 membership forms are slowly coming in. Our intent is Membership Commitment by signing the membership form and participation with committees/holydays/projects. We are a small organization & every little bit helps.  Contact Denise Brown at mailings@shirhayam.org or 780-0931 if you need a form or you can print the form here: SH Membership Form15-16

SHABBAT POTLUCK

In addition to the usual sweet blessings and awesome potluck fare, we had a nice reflective review  round of our first-in-some-time, lay-led High Holyday services.

And bonus henna tattoos from Sadie.

Thanks to Arthur and Dinah for hosting.

 

 

HAPPENING ON BAINBRIDGE

Please join us for a free showing of a documentary titled:  Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front.  This movie is open to the entire community.  Please invite, your friends, classmates and teachers.  it is a coming-of-age story, which follows the journey of five Israeli high school graduates who are drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of 18, away from their homes, families and friends these young individuals undergo a demanding, inspiring journey, revealing the core of who they are and who they want to be. Beneath the Helmet illustrates how these young men and women are defending not only their homes, but also the values of peace, equality, opportunity, democracy, religious tolerance and women’s rights. The lessons they learn along the way are lessons that can be appreciated, understood and internalized by the film’s main target audience.

 

There will be a discussion after the movie, lead by Rabbi Paul Strasko. Pizza, baked goods, beverages will be available to purchase as a donation to the Puget Sound BBYO Chapter! This will take place on Sunday, December 13th at 5:30pm at Kol Shalom Synagogue on Bainbridge Island on Miller Road. The recommended viewing age is Middle School and older.

HAPPENING IN INDIANOLA

Indianola Community Chanukah Party

Friday, December 11, 7:00 pm at the Indianola Clubhouse.  BYOL ((bring your own latkes (potato pancakes and apple sauce) or other noshes))

Israeli & Folk Dancing with local DJ, Jeff Patricio, Storytelling, Live Music & other Local Chanukah-ish Talent*, Family Friendly. This is a fun, non-religious event & everyone is invited!

 

HAPPENING IN SEATTLE – Music of Remembrance

A Concert To Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Venue:  Benaroya Hall
Time:  Wednesday, January 27, 2016 – 5:00pm

Free to the public.  Order free tickets by clicking here reserve tickets or by calling 206-365-7770. Seating is general admission. Please note that due to a limited amount of seats, there is a limit of 2 tickets per order.

Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents a free community concert at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall to honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, was liberated by the Soviet army. On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents a community-wide free concert to honor this important moment in history, and joins forces with organizations around the world to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The musical program features music from the Terezin, Lodz  and Vilna Ghettos, and works by composers whose lives were cut short by Nazi persecution: Gideon Klein, Zikmund Schul, Robert Dauber, Dick Kattenburg and Erwin Schulhoff.   This concert is presented with generous support from Jack and Adina Almo.