October 2020
Tishrei-Cheshvan 5781
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October (all virtual Zoom Room gatherings)
- 3 Shabbat Meditation
- 4 Coordinating Committee Meeting
- 11 Sukkot
November (all virtual Zoom Room gatherings
- 3 Election Day – VOTE!
- 7 Shabbat Meditation
COMMUNITY
Mazel Tov to Shams & Pam Hruska on the birth of their son Levi David Michael Hruska and to Robin & Mike welcoming their new grandson to their family.
VOTING
Don’t forget to VOTE! You can still register to vote & you can check your registration status here – https://voter.votewa.gov/WhereToVote.aspx#/login
MEDITATION
Linda Golden will be leading our Shabbat Meditation this month on Saturday, October 3rd from 9-9:30 am. This monthly get together is a lovely time to meet and have some focused meditation time together. In the Shir Hayam Zoom Room.
SUKKOT
SUKKOT will be celebrated on Sunday, October 11 at 2 pm in the ZOOM room. Bring your bowls of harvest fruits and vegetables. Further details sent out by email.
HIGH HOLIDAYS 2020/5781
We could not actually be together in person this year and yet we have moved through these momentous High Holydays of 5781 as a community with spirit and intentionality. We acknowledged what we have been through, what we have lost, some things we have learned, and concern about what we face ahead. Our prayers, our songs, our stories, poems, and thoughts expressed, our history, learning and questioning, our silences – all l carried us through, and hopefully help strengthen our resolve in facing challenges we know and those we cannot anticipate.Many thanks to all who helped lead us – Robin, Cay, Dee, Jeff, Jon, Maddy, Nina and Sharon, Dick and Linda – for their efforts, creativity, thoughtfulness, providing comfort and opportunities for expression.
Deep thanks also to Bill Rappaport and Dee for their soulful Kol Nidres, to Cay, Dee, and Terry for their musical leadership and innovation using a medium that does not lend itself to music, to those who brought readings and drashes to us, to Jeff for the shofar’s calls, and to those, following in the footsteps of Jews over the centuries who wrote prayers in response to their times, who crafted fragments for our own chavurah’s poem to these days. No services would have been possible without the technical assistance of Mike, Paul, and Rachel, with special thanks to Rachel who made sure we all knew in advance of every gathering and provided easy access to all services and learning materials.
Finally, the lively guitars and imagination and initiative of Jon and Jeff in helping bring the Torah and Ark to us after all these months, brought heartfelt joy to all. The kind faces in every square and smiles of encouragement of all attending, and the presence and participation of our far flung children, members, and friends really helped sustain a lovely spirit throughout.
TIKKUN OLAM
CROP Hunger Walk. The Chavurat brought in over $1,300 during our virtual walk this year, and still counting. Denise Brown walked every day except for 4 days due to the CA & OR fire smoke averaging 4.3 miles per day (2.7 miles including the smoke days.Bainbridge Island, to date, has raised over $13,500; compared to last year raising a total of $13,678 we are well on our way to beating that number.
Super Supper. Because of COVID 19, Super Supper has been put on hold. To compensate for this loss the BARN and others have offered meals every Friday to those who wish. Shir Hayam has issued a check to the Interfaith Council for $300;they can forward this to the BARN, or use for other Super Supper expenses.
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
Shir Hayam has a new Facebook page. We will be updating it with upcoming events. Click here to take a look.
COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING
Sunday, October 4th at 10:00 am in the Shir Hayam Zoom Room. All members welcome.
HAPPENING ONLINE
Beth Shalom in Seattle is offering a class starting on November 4th:
Judaism and Black Lives Matter
with Adam Gillman
We will be exploring traditional and contemporary texts, both Jewish and non, as well as the spirit, to prepare ourselves for engaging in the hands-on and inner work of racial justice. As our society and community awaken to the fact and ensuring that Black lives matter, we will engage in the ongoing conversation of traditional text study along with present-day sources. This course series will be led by Adam Gillman (he, him, his). who grew up at Beth Shalom and is eager to build connections once again. Adam is currently studying to become a rabbi at JTS along with a MA in experiential Jewish education. As a cisgender male, engaging in the work of dismantling racism goes hand in hand with Jewish tradition and practice.
- Time: Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:30pm
- Dates: Nov. 4 – Dec. 9, 2020 (6 sessions)
- Cost: $90/Member, $135/Non-member