Continued on page 16 bulletin Temple Beth Am the bimonthly October / November 2017 | Tishrei - Kislev 5778 Vol. 65, No. 1 CONNECTING TO REFORM JEWISH LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY RABBI JASON LEVINE [email protected]206-525-0915 x215 T emple Beth Am is a proud member of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the umbrella organization for the Reform Movement across North America. Altogether, the URJ comprises nearly 900 congregations in the United States and Canada, totaling close to 2 million people, making Reform Judaism the largest Jewish denomination on the continent by a significant margin. We, the Reform synagogues, benefit a tremendous amount from being part of this national community, in ways that in turn benefit our Temple Beth Am congregation and global Jewish community. I would like to share a few key areas where we can rejoice, highlight, and get more involved. Gimme Shelter: Members of the TBA community and Religious Practices Committee assemble the temple's sukkah. Photo by Rachel Román.
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bulletinTe m p l e B e t h A mthe bimonthly
October / November 2017 | Tishrei - Kislev 5778 Vol. 65, No. 1
ConneCting to RefoRm Jewish LeadeRship and nationaL Community Rabbi Jason Levine
Temple Beth Am is a proud member of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the umbrella organization for
the Reform Movement across North America. Altogether, the URJ comprises nearly 900 congregations in the United States and Canada, totaling close to 2 million people, making Reform Judaism the largest Jewish denomination on the continent by a significant margin.
We, the Reform synagogues, benefit a tremendous amount from being part of this national community, in ways that in turn benefit our Temple Beth Am congregation and global Jewish community. I would like to share a few key areas where we can rejoice, highlight, and get more involved.
Gimme Shelter: Members of the TBA community and Religious Practices Committee assemble the temple's sukkah. Photo by Rachel Román.
From the President: "The World Around Us" ................4Executive Director: "Creating Community" ..................5Nachshon Campaign .........................................................5Religious School: "The Next Generation of Jews" .........6 Beth Am Temple Youth: "Revitalizing Relationships" .....7Development: "Meet Nachshon" .....................................8Lifelong Learning ...............................................................9Engagement Opportunities ...................................... 10-12Announcements ........................................................ 13-14Seattle Jewish Seniors .....................................................15TBA Community: "Albert Feldmann" ..........................17Calendars ................................................................... 18-19
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Friday Services Saturday Services
We offer alcohol-free services at all B’nai Mitzvah and Acoustic Shabbat onegs. All Minyan Services are followed by a dairy potluck.
SEED / YFBA Sukkot Celebration and Kinder Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, October 6 / 5:00 PM
Choir Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, October 6 / 8:00 PM
Jazzy Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, October 13 / 8:00 PM
Acoustic Kabbalat Shabbat and New Baby Shabbat Friday, October 20 / 6:15 PM
Klezmer Kabbalat Shabbat and Healing ChallahsFriday, October 27 / 6:15 PM
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, October 7 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Ki Tisa B’nai Mitzvah of Ava Tratt, daughter of Deborah Rappaport and Adam Tratt; and Bennett Rosenberg, son of Abby and Douglas Rosenberg
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, October 14 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Bereshit B’nai Mitzvah of Jackson Cahn, son of Joanne and Mitchell Cahn; and Jordan Schenkein, son of Amy and Jake Schenkein
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, October 21 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Noach B’nai Mitzvah of Sydney and Jordan Somers, children of Stefanie and Ari Somers
Tot ShabbatSaturday, October 28 / 9:15 AM
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, October 28 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Lech Lecha B’nai Mitzvah of Huckleberry Doty, son of Alison Levy and Joshua Doty; and Joseph Hubner, son of Miriam Hirschstein and Michael Hubner
Friday Services Saturday Services Kinder Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, November 3 / 6:00 PM
Choir Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, November 3 / 8:00 PM
Jazzy Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, November 10 / 8:00 PM
Acoustic Kabbalat Shabbat and Congregational Shabbat DinnerFriday, November 17 / 6:15 PM
Klezmer Kabbalat Shabbat and Healing ChallahsFriday, November 24 / 6:15 PM
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, November 4 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Vayera Bar Mitzvah of Evan Solomon, son of Tina and Bennett Solomon
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, November 11 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Chayeh Sarah B’nai Mitzvah of Jason Clark, son of Jennifer and Dan Clark; and Nathaniel Weinstein, son of Sara Jensen and Jonathan Weinstein
Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday, November 18 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Toldot Bar Mitzvah of Noah Willson, son of Laurie Jacobson and Howard Willson
Tot Shabbat & Shabbat Minyan ServiceSaturday, November 25 / 9:15 AM Saturday, November 25 / 10:30 AM / Parsha: Vayetze
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framework of the piece while passionately revealing its more romantic elements.”
– Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times
Schumann: The Poet Speaks
Byron Schenkman Friends SundayNov 12
7:00 pm
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Groups of ten or more get seats at $25 eachcontact [email protected] by 11 /6/17 to be part of the group
It seems like just yesterday that I moved to Seattle, fresh out of school and ready to start the next phase
of my life. Belltown was still called the Denny Regrade (and nowhere near as hip as it is now); Microsoft didn’t have an office in Washington; and Starbucks sold coffee beans – but no brewed coffee.1 Seattle has changed, and I’ve changed with it – and yet the things that drew me here in the first place are still rock solid.
So it is with Temple Beth Am. In the 60+ years we’ve been around, Seattle has changed and so too has the world around us. For us to survive and thrive for another 60+ years, we need to understand what those changes mean for a Reform synagogue in the 21st century. To do this, members of the Strategic Planning Task Force read reports on national and local trends in Jewish life, studied research on demographics from the Greatest Generation to Gen Z, and looked at both best practices and “next practices” among synagogues across North America.
To set the context for the Strategic Planning Congregational Meeting on Sunday, October 15 (pg. 14), here are some highlights of that research. (These are taken from a longer Trends Report, which you can read here: http://templebetham.org/images/BoardofTrustees/TBASPTrendsReport-FINAL_2.pdf).
Affiliation. The fastest growing religious group in America is “unaffiliated.” Many in this group are looking for spirituality or moral leadership, but they’ve been turned off by what they see as a superficial “God and miracles” approach to religion. Even among those who identify as Jewish, a sizeable portion say they are secular rather than religious. We can offer a more multi-layered and nuanced iteration of Judaism that speaks to heart, mind, and soul.
1 Guess the year from those clues, and I’ll buy you a cup of coffee – or another beverage of your choice. If there’s no correct answer, the person who’s closest wins. Email your answer to [email protected]. One entry per person, please.
Millennials. They may be the most unaffiliated generation, but they are also highly values-driven. Social justice is a key entry point to involvement in Jewish life. Connection with others is important and they are accustomed to collaboration, but they are generally skeptical of institutions and “membership.” What Millennials can teach us about creating personally meaningful experiences and connections can enhance engagement for everyone of every age.
Boomers and Beyond. The American Jewish population is now older than the average for the country as a whole. Unlike Millennials, Boomers have traditionally joined and supported institutions, but synagogue membership is no longer their only available option. Geographic mobility means many empty nesters and older adults are not living in the same area as their children and grandchildren. Creating more opportunities for intergenerational activities and bolstering our Caring Communities efforts can help fill the gaps.
Diversity. The Jewish community today looks much different than it did 60 years ago. We are more aware of the range of Jewish experience. Our community comprises Jews of color, Jews by choice, LGBTQ Jews, Jews with visible and invisible disabilities, and – more than at any other time in our history – non-Jews who are part of our families and helping to pass Jewish values on to the next generation, as well as those who are seekers in their own right. We can no longer take for granted that we all share a homogeneous set of assumptions and experiences – we have to build a new common ground.
Adapting to these changes doesn’t mean that we’ll lose our “Temple Beth Am-ness.” The unique character that has earned Temple Beth Am a special place in my heart – and, I hope, in yours as well – will always be rock solid.
When I was offered the position as Interim Executive Director of Temple Beth Am, I had been unaffiliated
since my son became Bar Mitzvah eight years prior. I accepted the position because it seemed like an interesting gig where I could use my leadership and consulting skills to help set the organization on a course toward sustainability. A year later, I have shed “interim” from my title and have also officially become a member of the synagogue. In my 22 years as serving as Interim Executive Director at two dozen organizations, I had never been tempted to stay permanently. Why did I choose not only to stay at TBA, but also to join the community?
There are many reasons, including my relationships with staff, lay leaders, and congregants; TBA’s values and the work itself; and feeling like I’m making a difference. One of the most challenging and gratifying elements of my job has been working on the strategic plan. And one of the most intriguing aspects of the plan has been the idea of making community the heart of Temple Beth Am. But what does it mean to make community the heart of TBA? How do we do that? I turned to research to help me understand what it means to build community. I just finished reading Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times by Paul Born.
I think most of us can agree that we are living in chaotic times; I would even say troubling times. It is now more important than ever that we join together. What does that mean for Temple Beth Am? According to Born, “Making community is a major undertaking…it asks that we place the well-being of all of us higher than the well-being of any single one of us.” How do we do that as a synagogue? That is the challenge that lies ahead for us. And I am excited to be part of helping TBA get there.
Born identifies four acts of community life: sharing our stories, taking time to enjoy one another, taking care of one another, and working together for a better world. TBA will create small group opportunities for people to engage in these acts. The groups could include learning groups around a specific topic, affinity groups, or life stage groups. It may be messy; we may make mistakes. But I hope you will join us as we find ways to deepen our community together. Please join the Strategic Planning Task Force at the Strategic Planning Congregational Meeting on Sunday, October 15 from 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM to let us know what you think.
Temple Beth Am Awarded National Security Grant
The safety and security of our congregants is of utmost importance to TBA. Because of that, we are pleased to announce that TBA’s application for financial assistance under the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 Nonprofit
Security Grant Program (NSGP) has been approved in the amount of $48,000. These funds must be used for physical improvements to enhance security of the building and surrounding property. Specifically, based on the security assessment we conducted earlier this year, we are planning to use the funds to install ballistic film on the front and lobby windows and doors, strengthen access control to the building by creating safer entries, improving surveillance camera equipment, and installing an alert system in the event of an intruder. We will start work on this project toward the end of this calendar year. In the meantime, if you See Something, Say Something!
Our Religious School’s job is to “make” Jews. So, how do we do this?
Studies show us that sending our children to Jewish sleep-away camp, Israel trips, and Jewish youth groups are among the best ways to encourage your child to identify as a Jew when they become
adults. Studies also show that every minute that your child spends at temple is an investment in their future identity.
The earlier (meaning younger) you enroll your children in Religious School, the faster they will make friends and feel comfortable in their new routine. Plus, the younger a child starts, the longer they tend to stay. If you know families with young children, encourage them to enroll. It’s not too late to start! We also encourage parents to set the expectation early that your child will stay past Bar / Bat Mitzvah and Covenant Renewal to 12th grade, participating in the Madrichim program as well for all of the 8th – 12th grade years. As your children get older, they begin to learn about Judaism in a way that will best serve them when they are adults.
Another great way for your child to make lifelong friends and learn about Judaism is through camp. At URJ Camp Kalsman, students learn about Jewish values as they climb
the tower, mountain bike, play soccer, make lanyards, learn how to play guitar, and more – all while surrounded by nature. Sessions fill quickly, so check out the Camp Kalsman website now!
We also highly recommend that our high school students consider spending a summer in Israel. NFTY (the Reform movement’s youth movement) has outstanding trips for 3 – 6 weeks. Alexander Muss High School in Israel (which includes study of Jewish history and high school or college credit) also has 10 free trips available for this coming summer. TBA sent eight students on NFTY trips this past summer and each of the students had lifechanging experiences. Consider sending your high schooler for the summer of a lifetime.
Temple Beth Am has three vibrant youth groups: Club 45 for the 4th and 5th graders, jBATY for the 6th – 8th graders, and BATY for the high school students. See the amazing work of Director of Youth
Engagement David Lizzo ([email protected]) for more information about how your child can get involved.
For all of the hundreds of families whose children are in these programs, thank you for giving them this gift!
*All pictures are of the first day of TBA Religious School for the 2017-2018 year. Photos by Rachel Román.
Even though I'm not much of a napper, sometimes, when I’ve been on the move and working hard,
my body tells me to take some extra time for myself to recharge. It’s good to listen to your body, and, when I do listen and take the time to rest, I find that I wake up with renewed energy and purpose.
The eighth month of the Jewish calendar follows an intense period of time that includes three of the four major holidays in the span of a few short weeks. It is exhausting. As Jews, there are tons of things to plan, run, and reflect on during this time, in addition to taking care of our own personal spiritual needs.
The Hebrew name for this eighth month is Cheshvan; however, there is a quaint tradition to refer to it as Mar Cheshvan. The word “mar” in Hebrew means “bitter,” the idea being that this month has no holidays, so it lacks the inherent sweetness of the previous month, which is full to the brim with the simchas (joy) of the High Holy Days. But I like to take a different attitude about this lull in the calendar. Just as a physical rest is necessary to maintain our energy level for the remainder of the day, so is a mental and spiritual rest crucial to keeping our relationships fresh and full of energy.
This year in BATY, we will focus on our continued effort to form and maintain meaningful relationships in our TBA community. While making friends and forming relationships can be difficult, it takes an even more focused effort to maintain those relationships. The month of Cheshvan can be viewed as “bitter” because of its lack of holidays, but I prefer to take a more positive view. This “lull” in our calendar reminds me of the “lull” that sometimes occurs in the arc of a friendship. The beginning of friendships is exciting
and new but, like the excitement of certain seasons, gives way to more mundane patterns of relationships. These times of less activity may be less exciting, but they are incredibly important as they give us time to refresh, re-examine our relationships, and reinvigorate ourselves to the task of maintaining the relationships that we worked so hard to build over the last year.
It may be true that the month of Cheshvan doesn’t have the same excitement as the holidays of the previous month. However, it is in these times – these lulls – that we should take an extra moment to remember that the real relationships that we are building here are ones that are strong enough to survive and flourish throughout the whole year.
I look forward to working with the Temple Beth Am Youth community in continuing the work that we do here and to make our entire community the strongest, most rested community that we can be!
Upcoming Events (check your email for updated information):Sunday, October 8: NFTY 678 Sukkot event
Sunday, October 22: jBATY kick-off event at Elevated Sportz
Saturday, October 28: BATY kick-off event at Bob’s Corn Maze
Saturday, November 11: Club 45 kick-off event
Tuesday, November 14: 8th Grade Lounge Night
Friday, November 17 – Sunday, November 19: NFTY NW Fall Kallah
If you’ve been to Temple Beth Am lately, you’ve probably noticed a new addition to our lobby: a
colorful poster next to the Sanctuary that depicts Nachshon on his journey from Egypt through the Sea of Reeds to the Promised Land (thanks to Abby Massarano, our administrative assistant for education and membership, for creating this beautiful work of art!).
By now, you have probably heard about the Nachshon Campaign – TBA’s current campaign to reduce our debt and secure our future. What you may not yet be aware of is who Nachshon is and how this important campaign got its name. To understand this important figure in our history try to imagine for a moment that you, yourself, were a slave in Egypt. Toiling day after day under Pharaoh’s rule, daring to hope for freedom, watching as Egypt was struck by plague after plague. One day, the impossible comes true: Pharaoh relents and you and your people run from the land of slavery towards freedom and the Promised Land. It’s a dream come true, until you come upon an obstacle seemingly too great to overcome: the Sea of Reeds.
The sea is deep, and it is wide. Pharaoh’s army is closing in from behind you. Moses assures you – all 600,000 of you – that God will protect you. You simply need to have
faith and proceed directly into the massive, foreboding body of water before you. It’s easier said than done.
It was Nachshon whose faith in God was unwavering. He took the first confident step into the water. Yet, the sea still did not part. According to some midrashim (commentaries), the water was up to Nachshon’s nose when God finally parted the waters, making the way for the children of Israel to pass safely through to the Promised Land.
Our campaign was named in honor of Nachshon because we believe that those who contribute to this campaign are
showing the same faith and initiative that he did – helping our community to leave behind the debt that is holding us back, ensuring a brighter and more sustainable future for all of us.
The next time you come to Temple Beth Am, please take a moment to view our Nachshon poster. As Nachshon traverses the Sea of Reeds, he’s also getting us closer and closer to our goal of $1.1 million. We invite
you to help us reach our campaign goal. Please contact Director of Development Rachel Schachter at [email protected] or by phone via the temple office, if you’d like to participate. Remember that if you haven’t given to a TBA capital campaign before, you’re eligible to have your gift matched. A huge “thank you” to all who have helped us raise $980,000 (as of September 18)!
Downtown Brown BagWednesdays, 12:00 – 1:00 PM October 18, November 15, December 20, January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 20K&L Gates: 925 4th Ave. (4th and Madison Building), Suite 2900, Conference Room 10This year, these interactive discussions will follow our learning theme: Olam Hesed Yibaneh (The world is built on loving-kindness). The rabbis teach that the Jewish value of hesed (loving-kindness) is contrasted by the value of din (justice), with a yin-yang relationship between the two. When confronted with difficult decisions, often we struggle to balance between using hesed or din. Each month, we will live out this tension, using a case or topic – sometimes modern, sometimes ancient – and debate the different ways we as people, a Jewish community, and a nation might respond with hesed or din. Topics include American Jewish history, modern ethical issues, traditional Jewish law, and more. You don’t have to work downtown to attend; just bring your own lunch and enjoy a dynamic hour of learning together.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study Saturdays, 9:15 AMTBA K'hilah LoungeTBA’s popular weekly Torah Study is a start-to-finish approach to the text: instead of focusing on the weekly portion, we will continue our exploration of the Torah as we work our way each week through the entire text. It may take a few years because it will include commentary (after five years, we’ve finally finished Exodus!), lively discussion, and a chance to go deeper. You are invited, whatever your skill set, to join us at any time and be a part of reading the whole Torah.
Parsha & Poker Wednesdays, 7:00 PM October 18, November 15, December 20, January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 20Temple Beth AmLearn a little Torah with Rabbi Jason R. Levine, enjoy each other’s company, and play a friendly game of poker at temple. Winner takes all in this fun tournament. $20 buy-in. Snacks provided.
Primetime Brown BagWednesdays, 12:00 – 1:00 PM October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13TBA K'hilah Rm. 226A special opportunity for people to join one of our clergy for a Torah discussion at TBA. Bring your friends and lunch and come prepared to enjoy this hour of learning. Light desserts provided.
University of Washington Torah Study Brown BagQuarterly: 12:30 – 1:30 PMNovember 7, January 9, March 6, May 8UW HUB Rm. 238We are excited to offer another year of our new UW Torah Study Brown Bag lunch group with Rabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick for our members and friends who are faculty and students at the University of Washington.
Women’s Torah StudySundays, 12:30 – 2:00 PM, October – MayTBA K’hilah Rm. 226 Beatrice Lawrence, professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, will lead this dynamic study session, using The Torah: A Women’s Commentary as a guide for discussion. Please email Executive Assistant Sara Bernson at [email protected] or call her at 206-525-0915 to put your name on the monthly reminder list for Women’s Torah Study. October 15: Noach February 25: Ki Tisa
November 19: Vayetzi March 18: Tzav
December 10: Miketz April 22: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
Erev Sukkot Sukkah SchmoozeWednesday, October 4, 5:30 – 6:15 PMTBA SukkahOur Sukkot celebration starts with a schmooze and light meal in the sukkah sponsored by Sisters of Beth Am. There will be butternut squash soup, cheese and crackers, and drinks. Learn about the season and shake the lulav and etrog. Erev Sukkot service follows.
SEED / YFBA Sukkot Celebration and Kinder Kabbalat Friday, October 6, 5:00 – 6:00 PMTBA SukkahJoin us in welcoming SEED Early Childhood School families to Temple Beth Am! We’ll have a special schmooze in the sukkah for SEED and Young Families at Beth Am from 5:00 – 6:00 PM before our Kinder Kabbalat service at 6:00 PM. We’ll have kid-friendly snacks as well as wine and cheese for adults.
Rabbi Zlotnick’s Sukkot Open House Saturday, October 7, 12:30 – 3:30 PMPrivate Home (address given with RSVP)Temple Beth Am members are invited to join Rabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick and Richard Cicale for a schmooze and light nosh in their home sukkah. Please RSVP to Director of Community Engagement Alexis Kort at alexis@ templebetham.org for more info and the address. *If it’s raining, we’ll have to cancel.
12:30 – 1:30 PM for new members who joined since High Holy Days 5777 (September 2016)
1:30 – 2: 30 PM for members with last names A-K
2:30 – 3:30 PM for members with last names L-Z
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men by Eric LichtblauSunday, October 8, 12:30 PMTBA LibraryBeth Am Book Lovers (BABL) starts its new season with the shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis.
Strategic Planning Congregational Meeting Sunday, October 15, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM TBA Social Hall Congregants will have a final opportunity to provide input on the strategic plan before the Board of Directors votes to approve it.
New Baby Shabbat Friday, October 20, 6:15 PMTemple Beth AmEveryone is welcome to celebrate the beauty of Shabbat and the newest members of our community as we bless all of YFBA’s babies born during the past year. If you will be participating, email Director of Community Engagement Alexis Kort at [email protected] with your baby’s name, birth date, picture, and names of your family for our program by Monday, October 16.
Kids and RaceWorkshop for Parents and Children Sunday, October 22, 2:30 – 5:30 PMTBA Social Hall$20 for adults$10 for kids ages 3-9Kids and Race empowers adults and children to take responsibility for dismantling racism through honest conversations and loving action. Kids and Race workshops consists of two concurrent sessions: one for adults and one for children. The session for adults uses a combination of lecture and open discussion to show how the stories we unintentionally tell our children can cause negative views of people of color that detrimentally affect both white children and children of color. The children’s session utilizes art, music, movement, and storytelling to grow confidence and self-esteem while fostering empathy for people of color and other marginalized groups. Tickets required and available at: http://kandroctober.brownpapertickets.com/
NovemberImmigrant / Refugee Stories Book ClubOnce a month, Tuesdays, October – May, 6:30 – 8:00 PMTBA K’hilah Rm. 226 Following our Israeli Author’s Book Club for 2015 – 2016 and Jewish Feminist Book Club 2016 – 2017, this year we are continuing with an evening TBA book club format to discuss the immigrant and refugee experience through fiction. All discussions are moderated by TBA members.
Call it Sleep by Henry RothTuesday, October 24, 6:30 - 8:00 PMTBA K'hilah Rm. 226Published in 1934, Call it Sleep is about a young boy growing up in the Jewish immigrant ghetto of New York's Lower East Side in the early 20th century.
November 28: The Sun Gods by Jay Rubin (Author Jay Rubin will join us for this book discussion)
January 30: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
February 27: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
March 27: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
April 24: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
May 29: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Sanctuary Movement Presentation with Michael RamosSunday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 AMTemple Beth AmMichael Ramos will speak about the current status of the Sanctuary Movement in the Greater Seattle area, which began in the 1980s when churches and synagogues offered sanctuary to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Mr. Ramos is the Executive Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle and served as Director of Latino Ministries for the Catholic Diocese in Oakland in the mid-1990s before moving back to Seattle. He is also a part of the Interfaith Leadership Council through Faith Action Network (FAN). The talk is sponsored by TBA’s Interfaith / Intercultural Initiative’s Sanctuary Action Team.
The Principal of Rivington Street by Henry MazelSunday, November 5, 12:30 PMTBA LibraryThis month's BABL selection is a sprawling historical novel that follows the fortunes of four enterprising, courageous Jewish women on New York's Lower East Side. Through their lives, loves, and convictions, this work draws the reader into the events that shaped women's possibilities in the early 20th century.
Tour the Holocaust Center for Humanity with Sisters of Beth AmSunday, November 5, 2:00 PMHolocaust Center for Humanity (2045 2nd Ave., Seattle) The Holocaust Center for Humanity teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, inspiring students of all ages to confront bigotry and indifference, promote human dignity, and take action. It is essential to reflect and honor Jewish history and the Shoah to make sure Never Again for our people and minorities in the US and around the world. Please plan to be at the Holocaust Center at 1:45 PM for a guided tour with the Sisters of Beth Am. Contact Alexis Kort at [email protected].
"I Can Get it for You Wholesale" AuditionsWednesday, November 15 and Thursday, November 16 6:30 PMTemple Beth AmAuditions for the Seattle Jewish Theater Company's spring production of the Broadway musical "I Can Get it for You Wholesale."
Congregational Shabbat Dinner with Catering from Fare Start Friday, November 17, after 6:15 PM Shabbat Temple Beth Am$22 for adults $12 for children (6-16 years old, 5 and under free)Dinner includes salad with spun beets and carrots and radish, chicken picatta, polenta cakes, blistered tomato and vegetables, saffron-steamed jasmine rice with toasted hazelnuts, charred broccolini and roasted red peppers, and dessert. Register in advance through ChaverWeb.
*Fare Start helps people transform their lives and is a real solution to some of our society’s most pressing challenges: homelessness, joblessness, poverty, and hunger.
YFBA Pajama Havdallah and December Dilemma Conversation for ParentsSaturday, November 18, 4:00 – 6:00 PMTBA Social Hall / Library $5 for dinner$5 for beer / wine There will be a movie and art projects for kids in the Social Hall while Rabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick leads a conversation with parents on how to navigate the winter holiday season in the Library. We’ll have dinner and celebrate Havdallah together to finish off the evening. Everyone is encouraged to wear pajamas. Register in advance with Director of Community Engagement Alexis Kort at [email protected]; pay at the door.
Exploring Loving-Kindness in Islam and JudaismWednesday, November 29, 7:00 – 8:30 PMTemple Beth AmRabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick will facilitate a conversation with Aneelah Afzali, the founder and executive director of the American Muslim Empowerment Network (AMEN), a
new initiative launched through the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) and Rabbi Will Berkovitz, chief executive officer of Jewish Family Service in Seattle. As we explore our learning theme this year – Olam Hesed Yibaneh (The World is Built on Loving-Kindness) – the value of compassion found in both the Islamic and Jewish faith traditions is a deep theological concept that also has tangible action for Jews and Muslims.
The evening talk is sponsored by Temple Beth Am’s Interfaith / Intercultural Initiative I3), and there will be a light nosh before the conversation at 6:45 PM.
Temple Beth Am Civil Rights JourneyJune 21 – 28, 2018Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham, Memphis, GracelandCongregants will learn about the struggles of African Americans to gain equality in the 1950s and '60s as well as discover how Jews were involved in Civil Rights struggle. We will delve into the creation of rock and roll and how this helped break down the walls of segregation. We will gain a deeper understanding of why Jews, as a people who have known oppression, must care and act when others are oppressed. Our itinerary will include visits to the Rosa Parks Museum, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Stax and Sun Studios, and the Underground Railroad Museum and National Civil Rights Museum.
Price per person will be $950-$1,500 depending on number of people per room and includes all meals, ground transportation, hotels, admission, and programming costs. Flight costs are separate (Seattle -> Atlanta, Memphis -> Seattle).
Registration details coming soon. Come find out more at our Information Session on Wednesday, November 8 from 5:30 – 6:30 PM.
Save-the-Date for TBA's Festive Hanukkah Oneg and Shabbat ServicesFriday, December 15, 5:00 PM, before 6:15 PM servicesTemple Beth AmCelebrate the festival of lights with your TBA friends and family at a festive oneg from 5:00 – 6:00 PM with latkes and doughnuts. Community candle-lighting at 6:00 PM.
Temple Beth Am Joins the Sanctuary Movementby TBA member Nicole Faghin
Have you heard the news? Temple Beth Am has joined the Sanctuary Movement…again! In the 1980s and again in 2007, TBA committed to supporting the Sanctuary Movement to protect the rights of undocumented immigrants. On August 17, 2017, the TBA Board voted unanimously to become an Immigrant Justice Congregation (www.rac.org/becoming-immigrant-justice-congregation) – as defined by the Union for Reform Judaism’s Religious Action Center (RAC) – and to participate in the local Sanctuary Movement under the auspices of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. This was initiated by the TBA Sanctuary Action Team under the auspices of the Interfaith and Intercultural Initiative (I3).
What does sanctuary mean for us? While TBA will not provide any physical shelter, you can participate in a number of different ways. Volunteers will be needed with expertise and availability to help with tasks such as running errands, shopping for food and supplies, translating, tutoring, providing mental health counseling, medical and dental care, legal advice, financial support, and offering companionship and moral support to the people at risk. There will also be opportunities for training and advocacy, including working to advance immigration policies and legislation on the local, state, and federal levels. The TBA Sanctuary Action Team is coordinating these volunteer opportunities in conjunction with other local churches and synagogues.
What is our first action? The newly formed Sanctuary Action Team will sponsor an event with the Church Council of Greater Seattle's Michael Ramos at TBA on Sunday, November 5 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Michael is responsible for coordinating the local Rapid Response Sanctuary Actions in the area of which our Sanctuary Action Team is a participant.
Sanctuary is a moral expression, a reflection of conscience, a communal welcoming of the strangers in our midst. The immigrant’s fight is our fight. We are instructed in the Holiness Code to treat the strangers in our midst with justice and compassion and called to action whether we are moved by hakhnasat orchim (welcoming the stranger), our history of repeated expulsions and immigration experiences, or today’s anti-Semitism that shares the same xenophobic roots.
New MembersPaula Bilstein and Asa Monsey with Jacob (15), Zachary, and Nicholas (12)
Laurie Boguch
Kristen and Dylan Cohon with Naomi (5) and Rose (2)
Caryl Feldacker and Daniel Grossman with Matai (3) and Nathan (1)
Miriam Fleischer and Andre DeHaan
Alexis and Konstantin Grigerman with Sophia (4) and Aria (1)
Marissa Hubbs
Josh and Colleen Labelle with Julia (7) and Levi (4)
Shira Machleder Schatz and Stefan Schatz with Julian (7)
Batya and Shachar Shamay with Ira (5) and Raisa (2)
Alison Varon and Richard Laws
Barbara Weidman and Brock Craft with Eleanor (5)
Judith assists in development efforts for the temple, including tributes, the Gala, and the annual appeal. She has worked at several Seattle Jewish organizations both as staff and a volunteer. Judith loves to do Jewish text study and has studied with Beth Huppin for many years. She grew up in Detroit and got her Bachelor's from the University of Iowa.
Welcome Judith Mentzer,TBA's Development Associate
Homeless to Renter (H2R) Collaborates with Covenant Renewal Class on Homeless ProjectBy H2R member Sally Kinney
Homeless to Renter (H2R), a program of Temple Beth Am in partnership with Jewish Family Service, is in its 12th very successful year. As of July 31, we have helped 317 formerly homeless families
move into their new homes, including 736 children. Thanks to everyone who has contributed!
On December 4, 2016, the H2R Committee presented a forum on the homelessness issue. One of our speakers was Sharon Lee, director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), a longtime low-income housing provider in our area. Sharon told us that over the past few years, LIHI has organized community groups – including religious congregations – to build small structures as alternative options to tents for homeless people in encampments. These structures have locking doors, windows, and room for a bed and personal property. As well as being weatherproof, they provide privacy and the ability to go inside whenever a resident chooses. Those advantages are sadly lacking in traditional brick-and-mortar shelters, which have restrictive nighttime hours and do not allow daytime use or storage of personal property.
Rabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick and TBA Board of Directors President Shelly F. Cohen were enthusiastic about the possibility that TBA could become involved in the LIHI project. After discussion, the H2R Committee decided to enlarge our efforts to help homeless people by providing one or more of these structures for use in one of the encampments that LIHI supports. H2R Committee member Joshua Kriesberg worked with Rabbi Zlotnick to determine how best to carry out the project, and the plan is that members of TBA’s Covenant Renewal class would help construct a pod in early October during Sukkot week. Thus, the project will not only provide small secure shelter for a formerly homeless person or couple, it will also involve temple students in a hands-on experience to alleviate homelessness. Funds for the building materials will be covered by private contributions. The H2R Committee hopes that this is the start of another arm of TBA’s effort to be part of our community’s work in helping to end homelessness. Yasher koach to Rabbi Zlotnick and all of those involved!
Preview the Strategic Plan!By TBA Board President Shelly F. Cohen
On Sunday, October 15, at 11:15 AM, we’ll have an opportunity to preview a draft of the
Strategic Plan and provide feedback to the TBA Board of Directors before they approve it in November.
What are we hoping to achieve through the plan? Here is an excerpt from the preamble that puts it in context:
As the nature of participation in religion and religious organizations is changing, and as the demographics and diversity of our community expand the range of Jewish experience, synagogues must examine what it means to be relevant and provide meaning.
Rather than being a road map of what we do to get from Point A to Point B over the next three years, our Plan is a guide to the why and the how – allowing us to experiment, adjust, and adapt so that we can be ready to meet the future and meet the needs of our congregants.
This Plan envisions a congregation that values connection and that works explicitly to build a strong, meaningful, and engaged Jewish community. We will prioritize relationships and shared Jewish values
as our foundation. We strive to be a congregation where everyone feels a sense of shared ownership and responsibility for each other and our community and will feel empowered to contribute their ideas, energy, and resources to achieve our shared vision.
We know that change can be hard. There is risk in change, but we also know that there is risk in not changing. Over the course of implementing this Plan, we will learn how to take appropriate risks – when to be bold and when to be more restrained. To encourage experimentation, this Plan defines strategies to help us achieve our goals, while suggesting but not prescribing the specific actions we will take. Together we will learn how to build the Jewish community that meets our needs.
We believe that our collective voice is powerful and important, and that everyone who is part of Temple Beth Am should be an active participant in shaping our collective future. Please join us Sunday, October 15 at 11:15 AM to learn more about the work of the strategic plan, contribute your own input, and start to envision how you’d like to play an active role in the future of Temple Beth Am.
Discovery Park WalkNorth Beach Trail, 2-mile loop Wednesday, October 4Leah Vetter (for reservations and carpools): 206-856-2875
Soup & CinemaNordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St.Tuesday, October 10, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Admission, lunch, and movie: $15Reserve: Tuesday, October 3; Ulla Rychter: 206-546-3053
Endless Opportunities Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave. Tuesday, October 10, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Reserve: Tuesday, October 3; Rabbi Kate Speizer: 206-693-3046
Primetime Brown Bag LunchTemple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St. Wednesday, October 11, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMTBA: 206-525-0915
Dessert Schmooze Thursday, October 19, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMReserve: Friday, October 13; Denise or Mitch Grayson: 425-673-1626
Ferry Ride, Waterfront Walk, and Yummy Crepes Tuesday, October 24 Walk-on Edmonds to Kingston 10:30 AM ferry. Return around 1:30 PM. Reserve: Friday, October 20; Ulla Rychter: 206-546-3053
Current Events & Planning MeetingTemple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St. Friday, October 2710:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Current Events with Jacob Bolotin 12:15 PM: Planning Meeting, bring ideas for December and January activities Leah Vetter: 206-856-2875
Dessert SchmoozeTuesday, October 31, 1:00 – 3:00 PMReserve: Friday, October 27; Aza Hadas: 206-723-6422
Andrew Wyeth: In RetrospectSeattle Art MuseumFriday, November 3, 11:00 AM at ticket booth Senior non-member tickets for special exhibit: $11Purchase tickets at ticket counter or seattleartmuseum.org/ Reserve: Monday, October 30; Linda Paros: 206-985-2844
Music of RemembranceBenaroya Hall, Nordstrom Recital HallSunday, November 5, 7:00 PMTickets: $45Contact: 206-365-7770
Primetime Brown Bag LunchTemple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St. Wednesday, November 8, 12:00 – 1:00 PMTBA: 206-525-0915
Dessert SchmoozeWednesday, November 8, 1:00 – 3:00 PMReserve: Friday, November 3; Linda Paros: 206-985-2844
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller ACT Theatre Sunday, November 12, 2:00 PMAnne Futterman: 206-523-4231
Soup & CinemaNordic Heritage Museum3014 NW 67th St.Tuesday, November 14, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Admission, lunch, and movie: $15 Reserve: Tuesday, November 7; Ulla Rychter: 206-546-3053
Current EventsTemple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St. Friday, November 1710:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Current Events with Jacob Bolotin
Birthday BashMama Stortini’s at Northgate MallSunday, November 19, 5:00 PMReserve: Monday, November 13; Lovey Cohen: 206-523-3405
Dessert SchmoozeTuesday, November 28, 1:00 – 3:00 PMReserve: Friday, November 24; Leah Vetter: 206-856-2875
First, one of the most powerful, spiritual, and soul-enriching moments one can ever experience as a Reform Jew is to attend a URJ Biennial, an every-other-year convention for the Reform Movement. This year’s will be in Boston, Massachusetts from December 6 – 10, 2017. There are no words that can impart the feeling of being together with 5,000 Reform Jews for a multi-day event of learning, sharing, growing, debating, singing, and celebrating. Worshipping together on Shabbat at a Biennial is an astounding experience that will fill your soul and make your spirit fly.
Temple Beth Am will be sending a delegation of lay leaders and professional staff to this upcoming Biennial. We strongly encourage you to consider attending yourself. Not only will it be personally inspiring, but the wisdom, energy, and new ideas that you learn there can help us grow as a TBA community. Consider attending this Biennial or another in the future. For more information, please contact our office or go to urj.org/urj-biennial. Early Bird Registration ends on Tuesday, October 10.
Second, I am thrilled to announce to the whole congregation that we are piloting a new trip for our 11th and 12th graders: traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the L’Taken Social Justice Seminar from January 18 – 22, 2018. This program is run through the Religious Action Center (RAC), the political arm of the URJ. Hopefully, our whole congregation can celebrate this opportunity for our youth, helping them grow as leaders and connecting them to our larger Reform community.
The L’Taken trips have been successfully run for decades, with hundreds of Reform congregations participating.
Our students will spend a weekend celebrating Shabbat, learning about social justice, and bonding with Reform Jewish teens from across the nation. While there, we will lobby our elected officials on Capitol Hill for issues selected and prepared by the students themselves. I will be leading this trip personally, and, while this first year is a pilot, we are hoping that the L’Taken trip will become as built into the fabric of the Temple Beth Am youth culture as our 10th Grade New York Trip and many other programs.
Third, we see the benefits of the Union for Reform Judaism through the eyes and hearts of our youth, the future of our congregation, our Movement, and our Jewish community. The URJ supports 16 summer camps across North America, including Camp Kalsman, which is one-hour north of Seattle in Arlington. We are proud supporters of Camp Kalsman, including our clergy serving on the faculty, with Rabbi Allison B. Flash as the chair of the Faculty Commission. This past summer, 123 Kalsman campers came from TBA, the second largest camp contingent in the entire nation. This is beyond incredible and represents our deep connections to our national Jewish community. The URJ hopes to expand to 20 camps by 2020, including a new SciTech camp opening in Los Angeles for the summer of 2018. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any interest in that camp.
We are proud to be part of the URJ and to share this connection with everyone in this community. In difficult times, we draw together with our brothers and sisters in the Jewish community, becoming a union of progressive Jewish communities. We may not agree on everything, but we stand firm with each other, upholding our values and ethics. Jews exist in community for the sake of survival, growth, and a shared destiny together. Consider going to Biennial. Look for ways to support our youth. Invest in your own Jewish identity and share that with Temple Beth Am. I encourage each one of you to consider learning more about the URJ, the Reform Movement, ways to be personally fulfilled by its possibilities and leadership roles, and to support the nationwide community.
“The wisdom, energy, and new ideas that you learn (at Biennial) can help
Community Profile: Albert FeldmannBy Rachel Román / TBA Communications Lead
At 97, Albert Feldmann lived through one of the most horrifying eras for Jews. Al was 17 in March 1938
when the Nazis occupied his hometown of Vienna, the capital of Austria, during what is historically known as the Anschluss (the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany).
In school, he remembers being surrounded by Nazis and anti-Semites, who told him that it was a privilege that he was allowed to take his final exams to get his diploma even though he had the highest grades in the class.
With the help of a wealthy uncle and American visas that his family had acquired in the 1920s that were still valid, Al’s family escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna and immigrated to the U.S. in August 1938.
“We were lucky. We just barely made it,” he said. “My motto is a little luck goes a long way.”
With a high school diploma and high test scores, Al landed a job as a mechanical engineer in Chicago two weeks after arriving in New York. After a year in Chicago, he returned to New York to work and attend City College.
But Al didn’t have long to adjust to his new country before he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II in 1942. He nearly died one night while walking back to the base camp at around midnight when he was struck by an army truck that couldn’t see him in the darkness. Doctors saved his life and managed to also save both of his smashed legs, even though it was speculated that they would need to be amputated. Due to the severity of his injuries, Al spent 2.5 years at the hospital and was discharged in 1945 – managing to skip the bulk of his Army service.
“I think the powers that be decided to keep me out of the war,” he said. “But I paid a price with damaged legs.”
Those legs didn’t slow Al down – until recently, he had been able to walk unassisted and was even
able to ski for a brief time – and have taken him across the U.S. and Israel where he lived for several years after it acquired statehood (Al is trilingual and can speak Hebrew, English, and German).
Referring to Israel, Al, who had been active in the Young Zionist’s Movement in the U.S., said: “I was at home, but I had a daughter here and no relatives in Israel. I came back to America because I wanted to see my daughter grow up.”
Throughout his life, Al worked as a mechanical engineer for the National Bureau of Standards (now called the National Institute of Standards and Technology) in Maryland, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and the Boeing Company in Seattle, retiring from the latter around 1982. He only once returned to Vienna. He and his father went to sell their house, which had been taken during the Nazi occupation and finally returned to them in the 1950s.
“I had no interest in staying there,” Al said of Vienna. “It hadn’t changed.”
Searching for a Jewish community after moving to Seattle in 1978, Al joined Temple Beth Am. Over the years, he has been active in temple life and recently donated a Torah cover decorated with jewel-colored pomegranates. This year, he also established the Brenda Preminger Memorial Fund for Lifelong Learning in honor of his sister.
“The temple is an environment that should be supported, since it has supported me and still supports me,” he said. “I feel very comfortable at Temple Beth Am.”
Going from living in Vienna where he was one of three Jews in school to the U.S. (as well as Israel) where he has been a part of a Jewish community for most of his life has been meaningful to Al.
“I’m grateful. I was one of the lucky ones,” he said. “To go from occupied Vienna to America; I spoke English well and got a good job. How lucky can you get?”
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NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE
PAIDSEATTLE, WA
PERMIT NO. 3248
TIME DATED MATERIAL
2632 NE 80th StreetSeattle, WA 98115www.templebetham.org
PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
Kids and Race Workshop for
Parents and ChildrenSunday, October 22
2:30 - 5:30 PMTBA Social Hall
Kids and Race empowers adults and children to take responsibility for dismantling racism through honest conversations and loving action. The
adults session uses lecture and open discussion, and the children’s session utilizes art, music, movement, and storytelling. To learn more
about this program, go to the Kids and Race website at talkingrace.org.
$20 for adults; $10 for kids ages 3-9Tickets at http://kandroctober.brownpapertickets.com/
