High Holiday Schedule, CROP Hunger Walk, Remembrance of Jesse Mittleman

ELUL 5774/TISHRI 5775

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

September

24 Erev Rosh Hashanna 5775

25 Rosh Hashanna 5775

25 CROP Hunger Walk Restaurant Day

28 CROP Hunger Walk

October

3 Kol Nidre

4 Yom Kippur, Yizkor, Neilah

12 Sukkot with the JLC

17 Shabbat Simchas Torah

November

14 Shabbat

HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Rev Tivona Reith leads our services this year – click here to read her letter

Saturday, September 20

Havdalah Slichot dinner potluck at the Rosenkotz’ yurt
Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm Service 6:30 pm

Wednesday, September 24

Erev Rosh Hashanah at 7:00 pm Fil-Am Hall
A dessert potluck follows services.
Please bring food donations for Helpline.

Thursday, September 25

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 9:30 am Fil-Am Hall
Break for lunch – please bring your own
Learning with Reb Tivona 12:30 pm Fil-Am Hall
Based on the theme on Henani “Here I am”

Two choices for Tashlich this year:
Tashlich 4:30 PM Waterfront Park on Bainbridge Island
Tashlich 5:00 Enshede’s Stairs in Indianola

Friday, October 3

Kol Nidre -Erev Yom Kippur 7 PM Fil-Am Hall
(*We start a half hour later than in past years to allow time for you to welcome Shabbat in your own home/way, and for your Shabbat and pre-fast meal.)

Saturday, October 4

Yom Kippur Day 9:15 am Meet and schmooze
Service 9:30am
This year we will start with chanting and drumming, followed by an Amidah. Reb Tivona and Sue Steindorf will lead a meditation on attentive listening, being present to others- Henani.
Meditation 2:00 pm Dick and Linda Golden’s home
Yizkor 2:30 pm Dick and Linda Golden’s home
Bibliodrama practice 3:45 pm Fil-Am Hall
Bibliodrama (all invited!) 5:30 pm Fil-Am Hall
Neilah/Havdalah service 6:00 pm Fil-Am Hall
– “The Gates are Closing”
Break-the-Fast Pot Luck 7:00 pm Fil-Am Hall – Please bring lots and lots!

TIKKUN OLAM

CROP HUNGER WALK – Sunday, September 28 2:00 pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church
CROP Hunger Walk Restaurant Day – Thursday, September 25 ALL DAY (list of restaurants will be coming later this month)

Here’s how we are changing lives – through the CROP Hunger Walk!
Locally – 20% of all we raise goes to the Helpline House Food Bank, 5% goes to the Fishline Food Bank in Poulsbo
Internationally – the money is used in partnership with local organizations to support hunger fighting projects.
• $24 1-year supply of Vitalita™ nutrition packets for 20 children – to promote healthy development and prevent lifelong health problems.
• $50 seeds and tools to help a family grow their own healthy food to eat and to sell at market.
• $110 emergency food package – locally purchased and culturally appropriate – enough for a family of five for one month.
• $140 pigs in a pair – soon providing a piglet to share with another family in need of a great source of food and income.
• $300 10 meters of a shallow borehole well for a community desperate for clean, safe water and sustainable food security.
• $1,000 pump and maintenance training – allows women and girls to grow food and attend school, instead of carrying water long distances daily.

Join the Shir Hayam CROP Hunger Walk Team today! Click here to get to our CROP Hunger Walk page where you can Join the Team or Donate. Contact Denise Brown(debrown33@msn.com) or Rachel Kerbrat (kerbfam1@comcast.net) for more information.

JESSE MITTLEMAN

We are sad to report that long-time Shir Hayam member Jesse Mittleman died on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was a month short of his 95th birthday.

Born October 7, 1919 to Ada and Harry Mittleman, Jesse spent his early years growing up in New Jersey and Long Island. At 16 he graduated high school and attended Bowling Green University on a full scholarship. During World War II he served in the merchant marines which helped to match his philosophy as a pacifist.

His early career included being an editor for Newsday, but mostly he was what we call today, an entrepreneur. He owned and operated both printing and typesetting businesses. He taught at CCNY and also found time during this period to attend Columbia University and earn his Master’s degree in Political Science. Jesse was a published short story writer.

Jesse was an avid dancer until he died. He was known throughout the Seattle area for his Lindy Hop. Take a look: (Jesse comes in at :56 sec)

He had a great sense of humor and fully enjoyed life. Jesse ran the NYCMarathon twice in his 60’s and rode a motor cycle until he was 88. Entertaining and throwing parties was what he became famous for. He and Evelyn traveled the world seeing places many of us only read about. He was a resident of Laurel Hollow, NY for nearly 50 years and Bainbridge Island, WA for 14. He was a brilliant man and we will miss him dearly.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Saratoga; his children and grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Jesse’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of NE New York Chapter, 6 Greenwood Dr., East Greenbush, NY 12061.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com