September 2022
ELUL / TISHREI 5782
RUACH
HIGH HOLIDAYS
We are so pleased to be welcoming Reb Lavey Derby to lead us again for the High Holidays. Last year was such a special time, infused with his warmth, humanity, wisdom and wonderful, enlightening stories. It made the time together, after a year and a half of online services and events, that much more special. For those of you who are new to the community and are not familiar with Reb Lavey (or just Lavey as he prefers to be called), he comes from a long line of rabbis dating back to perhaps the 1400’s. But here is a link to his website so you can get a sense of who he is and what he teaches. We are looking forward to the richness of our time with him.
High Holidays will be much later in the season this year, Erev Rosh Hashanah is Sunday, September 25 It means that we will be meeting indoors. It was lovely to have such a special outdoor space last year, but that seems unwise given the date. We are excited to be meeting indoors again- masks will be required for all attendees. Services will be available live via Zoom for those not able to attend in person.
Below are the dates and times for services.
Questions? Call (206) 567-9414 or go to www.shirhayam.org
| SERVICE | DAY, DATE & TIME |
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | Sunday 9/25 6:30 PM |
| Rosh Hashanah Day Service Learning/discussion with Reb Lavey Tashlich | Monday, 9/26 9:00 a.m. 12:30 3:30 p.m. |
| Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre | Tuesday, 10/4 6:30 |
| Yom Kippur Day Day Service Yizkhor Service Ne’ilah Service/ Break-the-fast | Wednesday 10/5 9:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. |
TIKKUN OLAM
CROPWALK
This year marks year 28 for Bainbridge Island / North Kitsap, and Denise Brown’s 22nd year participating. Thanks to many who have donated throughout the years, the experience has been very rewarding. It is that time of year again. Please donate!
WHERE / WHEN: Sunday, September 25, 2:00 pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church
Locally – 20% of all we raise goes to the Helpline House Food Bank, 5% goes to the Fishline Food Bank in Poulsbo. The BI/NK collected over $11,000; once again, an anonymous donor will double the match. Both foodbanks look forward to their donations.
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 for more information.
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UKRAINE FUNDRAISER:
Chavurat Shir Hayam participated in Bainbridge’s July 4th celebration by having a booth at the street fair. The booth gave SH a chance to hand out updated brochures, collect the names of people interested in finding out more about us, and, generally, to make our presence felt. The day marked one of the first times SH members have gathered in person in several years.
Sales of baked goods at the SH booth also served as a fundraiser toward the resettlement in Kitsap of several Ukrainian refugees who are personal friends of local business-owner Thormod Skald. Since the women fled Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion, Thor has been supporting them. A staunch cadre of SH bakers made mass quantities of mandelbrot, rugelach and honey cakes to sell, and more than $1,000 was raised.
Svetlana and Alla, two of Thor’s friends currently waiting in refugee camps in Slovenia, sent ‘thank you’ messages. [Although addressed to Dee, the thanks are really due to all SH participants.]
CULTURAL EVENTS
On Sunday morning, July 19, a group of Shir Hayamers gathered in the sunshine to discuss the book The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Lagnado, a memoir about her childhood with her Jewish family who had been expelled from Egypt in 1952 and had subsequently immigrated to the US. In addition to the 10 folks present several others who were unable to attend in person zoomed in. We also had the pleasure of zooming with Carol R’s mother as well as her friend, Danielle Barcilon who, like the author, had been the child of an Egyptian Jewish family with a similar history of expulsion in 1952 and immigration to the US. Much of the discussion included Danielle who thoughtfully and graciously answered our multitude of questions.
Thank you, Jane, for suggesting this interesting book, and Carol R for bringing Danielle to the discussion.
COMMUNITY:
Best wishes and continued recovery to Robin Simons, Rachel Kerbrat, and Steve Soltar.