Sunday, December 8, 10:30 am Bagels, coffee and interesting conversation at Jane and Bob Greenberg’s community room at Ericksen Cottages. Reflections about their trip to Portugal and what they learned about Jews in Portugal before and after the Inquisition and synagogues from 15 th century and today. Not necessary to reply but helpful so I make enough coffee and tea. 206-780-9942
Sunday 12/22/2019, 4PM at the Rappaports' home. Please join us to celebrate the first night of Chanukah with candle lighting, singing, dreidels, latkes, discussion and a potluck supper. For more information contact Carol Rappaport or call 206-567-9414.
We have cancelled our Purim Celebration.
Live from Italy in the Shir Hayam Zoom Room on Sunday January 10 2021 10 am - 12 noon Micaela’s Jewish family in Rome goes back 2000 years. A sought after walking tour guide recommended by Rick Steves, she will share her extensive knowledge, interesting stories, and beautiful photographs in a fun and engaging way during this tour of twenty two centuries of Jewish life in Rome. Please RSVP to jjr10RSVP@gmail.com for an invitation to the Special Event Zoom Room.
Zooming into Purim February 27th at 4 pm. We are planning for Purim and it takes us all to throw a proper party! We are looking for folks to help perform the megillah, perhaps sing a tune, play an instrument to entertain us and poets to recite their Purim themed poems for the occasion. (Perhaps bowing down to false idols is a pertinent topic for some of you). Contact ruach@shirhayam.org to volunteer. Even if you are just planning on attending, think about wearing...
We are setting up two zoom discussions for films from the upcoming Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Purchase tickets here: https://seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/festival/tickets-box-office 1. The Crossing – Adventurous 10-year-old Gerda and brother Otto discover two Jewish children hiding in their basement and embark on a courageous journey to reunite them with their parents. Sunday, March 14 watch the movie at 5 pm and join the discussion at 7 pm in the Shir Hayam Zoom Room.
We are setting up two zoom discussions for films from the upcoming Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Purchase tickets here: https://seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/festival/tickets-box-office Winter Journey – An intimate story of family secrets and a father-son interview, remarkably illustrated through archival images, footage, and actual conversations. Bruno Ganz (WINGS OF DESIRE) delivers a sublime and vulnerable performance as the father in his final role. Watch anytime between March 17 7 pm – March 20 7 pm. Discussion Saturday March 20 at 7 pm in...
WE WELCOME SUQUAMISH ELDER BARBARA LAWRENCE At a time when white nationalism is on the rise, Shir Hayam is ramping up engagement with issues of social justice and diversity at the ground level. One effort underway is outreach to strengthen ties with the Suquamish Tribe, our Indigenous neighbors. On Sunday March 14 at 11 AM Shir Hayam welcomes Suquamish Tribal elder Barbara Lawrence. Barbara was for years the Suquamish Museum’s official story-teller and is currently the Tribe’s Outreach Coordinator. Her talk will feature Suquamish history, geography,...
Havdalah gathering at the home of Carol Shakow. At 5:00pm, we will have a discussion of the book In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh. There will be a potluck dinner. As evening approaches we will do a Havdalah ceremony.
Presentation by author Martin Bodek. Link: https://mybook.to/ZRK9S0 My grandfather's story involves serving four armies under wildly unique circumstances, being present for both the largest land invasion in human history and the final battle of WWII, avoiding cannibalism under pain of death, eluding poisoning, surviving to walk 1,600 miles to his home country of Romania, emigrating to Israel, enduring the pummeling of his new community of Haifa during the Six Day War, finally settling in peace in the U.S. where he...