Yom HaShoah Services

Thursday, 5/1 from 6-6:30pm

Join Our Prozdor Youth as we honor the six million lost in the Holocaust

Edwin L. Bierman

Scholar-in-Residence

Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4

Professor Sara Horowitz

FRIDAY, MAY 2 

(Please call the Shul office at 206-524-0075 to RSVP)

6:00PM    Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Dinner

                       Members/$15 and Non-members/$20.

8:00PM    The Soulful Imagination: Jewish Spirituality and Jewish Writing Today

SATURDAY, MAY 3

9:30AM    Shabbat Service -  D’var Torah by Sara Horowitz

12:15PM   Kiddush Luncheon

1:00PM     Uncovered Roots: The Jewish Self in Israel & America

SUNDAY, MAY 4

10:30AM  Book Review/Discussion: Rue Ordener, Rue Labat

7:00PM    What Is A Nice Jewish Girl Doing in a Film Like This?  - Jewish Women in Hollywood Movies

Israel Committee Presents Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzma’ut 5768

Tuesday, 5/6 from 7:30pm - A memorial service for Israel’s fallen will be held on Erev Yom Hazikaron

and

Shabbat, 5/10

Join us for a special Shabbat celebrating the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel

Stories and reflections on Israel from fellow congregants

Special Kiddush with Israeli delicacies

Israeli sing along – shira betzibur               

(There will also be a shira betzibur on May 24th after the Green Shabbat Kiddush)

Shabbat Speaker, Rabbi Howard Gorin

5/17 D’var and talk after Kiddush

Rabbi Howard Gorin has been the rabbi of Tikvat Israel Congregation, in Rockville, MD, since 1980.  In 2002, he led a Bet Din (rabbinic panel) to Uganda, to bring to some 300 Ugandan Jews completion of their acceptance into the Jewish People.  Since 2004, he has been actively involved with the development of the emerging Jewish communities of Nigeria.  He has addressed audiences throughout the country about the history of these Jews and his role in supporting them.  Come hear his fascinating stories about a community that has the potential to become one of the Diaspora's largest and most creative.

Lag B”Omer Picnic!

Thursday, 5/22 from 6pm at Matthews Beach

Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom and Temple Beth Am.

Music, fun and games! Bring a drum (or other instrument) if you have one.

Give a donation and get your bangs cut by licensed professional stylists, Cherie Hershman and Iris Brumer for a donation!

Food! - Barbecued kosher hot dogs and veggie dogs available for a suggested $1-2 donation.  

RSVP to (206) 524-0075 and let us know your

meat/veggie hot dog preference.

Bring your own Picnic dinner, utensils, drinks,   blanket & beach chairs and we’ll supply the ‘dogs, buns and condiments.

CBS Shabbaton at

Camp Solomon Schechter

 Friday, May 30 - Sunday, June 1

Tot Shabbat at CBS

Upcoming dates:5/3

1st Shabbat each month 11:00—11:30 am

A community-led, interactive celebration for children ages 0-3 and their parents. Join us monthly for songs, stories, and snack. No experience necessary. Everyone is welcome.

Young Adult Events at Beth Shalom

The Young Adult Group is a vibrant community of 20  and 30 somethings at Beth Shalom. We gather regularly for social, cultural, and religious activities. Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious background. On the third Friday night of every month we have a special young adult Shabbat service at Beth Shalom followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner held near the synagogue at the home of one of our members. Services begin at 7:30, and we usually eat dinner shortly after 8:30. This program is co-sponsored by Jconnect Seattle -www.jconnectseattle.org. The next event is April 18th at Chametzfest.

Attention Beth Shalom Poets

We're forming a poets' group to meet once a month (maybe twice if the group's so inclined) in the Beit Midrash. We'd like to share and generate support for one another's work in the shul environment, maybe link up with Beth Am's poets, maybe do a reading or two for the shul, etc. All input is welcome. We'll figure out an exact time after we see how many we are and what's good for everybody. Call the office to sign up with your phone number and an email if you have one. Looking forward!

Pat Hurshell, Esther Helfgott, Jennifer Borges Foster