View this email on a webpage Fill the Gap From the Rabbi Religion School 5770 What's going on at Temple? Volunteering at Temple In the Community In Memoriam TGIS Shabbat Schedule About Temple Temple Calendar Bridge Family Religion School Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool Does This Email Look Weird? Click on here to view on a web page   Fill the Gap Donations now online! Fill the Gap Fundraising Drive: August 10-October 10 Temple’s 2009 – 2010 budget has a $130,000 fundraising goal. We need you to help “Fill the Gap." The economy required Temple to make sweeping cuts in staff and programming. It is crucial that we meet our fundraising goal or there is a real danger that services, programs and activities will either be severely altered or cut. We have many ways that you can participate: you can donate online, grab pledge cards located in the the Temple Foyers or download a pledge form here and help us “Fill the Gap!” Click here to read more. I want to help "Fill the Gap" online today! Help us “Fill the Gap.” Our goal is to get 100% participation: $18 from every member of your household. Your “chai” gift supports the “life” of our congregation! Click here to donate online. Click here to read more. From the Rabbi: Miracle Man Please note: We didn't get a question for the Rabbi's this week, so we've posted, for your enjoyment, a portion of Rabbi Weiner's Blog: Good God For Us. In the new release Slippery Year, the world’s most literate soccer mom has penned the anti-memoir, a Seinfeldian account of the mundane and quotidian that is a “book about nothing.”  This seemingly perfect tome for the times finds beauty and fascination in the ordinary.  At first, my cynicism cast this as just another nod to the zeitgeist of staycations, penny-pinching and financial angst, little more than a clever publicist’s ploy.  But last night’s lazy suburban exploits revealed the need to find the amazing, the miraculous, and yes, even the holy that surges around us if we but took the time and raised awareness to notice. .Click to readthe full article. Got Questions? Ask the Rabbi If you have any questions about the Torah, Talmud or any question regarding Jewish tradition, thought or history email them to us at the E-Tidings: asktherabbi@tdhs-nw.org and we'll publish them here and on our website! Think of some questions and send them in. Click to read an archive of Ask the Rabbi Questions     Religion School Registration Due by August 31st Dear TDHS Families, The first day of Religion School is less than three weeks away!!! Thank you to everyone who has already registered. We have your paperwork on file and you will be receiving more details about school very soon. To all families who have not signed up yet, there is still time. Please complete the forms linked below and return them to Mimi by August 31, 2009. Please feel free to contact either of us with any questions. Click here to download the 2009-2010 (5770) Registration forms for Kindergarten thru 8th Grade Click here to download the 2009-2010 (5770) Registration forms for High School (9-12)   We look forward to spending this wonderful year with all of you. L’Shalom, Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky Director of Education psidlofsky@tdhs-nw.org Leah Rosenwald Youth Director/RS Assistant lrosenwald@tdhs-nw.org What's going on at Temple? Schmooze-a-Que Friday, September 11 Bellevue 6:00 p.m. - Rock Shabbat honoring our Rabbinic Intern Miriam Terlinchamp. 6:45 p.m. - Barbeque and Dessert Burgers, Hot Dogs & all the Trimmings Click here for more information. Apple-tini's with the Tribe! A new “twist” on the High Holy Days for Jews 22 to 35  (must be 21 to attend this event!) 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2009 Join us for a cocktail & a nosh... Click here for more information. The High Holy Days are almost here! It's coming sooner than you think; the High Holy Days are coming! The tickets have been mailed to members, and we're feverishly getting things together for this year's Holy Days. Find out where the Rabbi's will be and what the schedule will be... Click here for more information. Women’s Retreat Friday, September 25 through Saturday, September 26 Retreat will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and end with Havdalah around 7:00 p.m. on Saturday at Camp Kalsman Led by Miriam Terlinchamp Join us for a unique High Holy Days retreat for all women (bat mitzvah age and older). Two days rich in Jewish expression... Click here for more information. Memorial Book 2009 - 5770 We are now accepting entries in the 2009 - 5770 TDHS Memorial Book. It is a dignified way of paying tribute to our dear ones who have been called to their eternal rest. The Deadline to get your entry in by is Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Click here for more information. WRJ Gift Shop Sale Durning September & October! Looking for some great deals? the WRJ is having a Clearance Sale! Up to 50% off on sale items! Watch for our Sale item of the month. All Jewelry will be 20% off during the month of October.   (no additional discounts on sale items) Contact Cindy at cstratiner@aol.com to set up an apointment to come to the Gift Shop. Click here for shop hours or more information. Volunteering at Temple Temple Clean Up Days! Seattle Campus Clean up-  August 30  from 12- 4pm Bellevue Campus Clean up - September 6 from 12-4pm We’ve already had a great turnout for our clean the Temple event, but we still would like more people to participate! Click here for more information. “Usher” in your fellow congregants to the 5770 High Holy Days at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Please contact charlene@tdhs-nw.org (or 206/315-7389) with information on what dates and which campus you will be attending services. Mitzvah of the Month - Blankets for Women's Homeless Shelter Do you have any blankets in the closet that you rarely use or wouldn't miss? Noelle House women's homeless shelter badly needs blankets for this winter season. If you would like to donate new or used blankets (clean and in good condition), please drop them at the Temple offices in Seattle or Bellevue, or email Kim Alben (kimfuqua@gmail.com) or Sylvia Harrison (harrisonsylvia@qwest.net) with questions. If you would like to help and would prefer we do the shopping for you, $20 will buy a warm, fleece blanket. Whatever is easiest for you!  We would like to have 54 blankets for Noelle House by the end of Sukkot, October 9. Thank you for helping the ladies stay warm while they sleep this winter. In the Community Kids Club/Fall 2009 Helping Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence A free 12-week series of classes for mothers and their children aged 5-8, designed to help children process what they have experienced. All families are welcome, all religions, communities, & cultures, non-Jews and Jews alike. Click here for more information. Taschlich for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. RSVP by Friday, September 18, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Tashlich is a powerful Jewish ritual where we “cast off” the things we need to leave behind into a body of water. For those of us who have experienced intimate partner abuse, the new year’s theme of atoning for our missteps can raise complex questions. Click here for more information. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance New Volunteer Orientation September 24th and October 1st, 2:30 - 5:30pm. Pre-registration and attendance at both sessions is required. The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, is seeking volunteers with daytime/weekday availability to provide practical support for people undergoing cancer treatment and their families. To learn more, please visit www.sccavolunteer.org or call 206-288-1072 Challah-Palooza! Top challah vendors will share their delicious creations, just in time for the New Year.  Information about the holiday & Jewish community resources, free holiday menu samples, kosher beer and wine ($1), and cookbook give away! Friday, September 11, 3 - 6 pm at Whole Foods Market, Roosevelt Square Free and open to anyone who loves to eat — please join us! Shaarei Tikvah: Gates of Hope A Celebration of Rosh Hashanah for People of All Abilities Saturday, September 19, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Temple De Hirsch Sinai,  1441 - 16th Avenue, Seattle Contact Marjorie Schnyder at (206) 861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Parenting and Teshuva: Rupture, Repair and Return Tuesdays, September 15 & 22, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. At a Queen Anne location in Seattle Register online through http://www.kavana.org/family/parenting-and-teshuva or call Marjorie Schnyder at (206) 861-3146. Free American Lung Association Programs Do you get headaches? Stuffy noses? Sore throats? Do your children have asthma, allergies, or frequent illnesses? Hidden health threats exist in many houses and apartments! You have the ability to make your home a healthy place for you and your children! Call the American Lung Association today for a free in-home assessment! The ALA also runs The Asthma Outreach Program is a FREE program that helps children with asthma by providing two home visits with an Asthma Outreach Worker. The Asthma Outreach Worker not only helps children to learn to control their asthma, but also provides FREE SUPPLIES! For more information call (206) 441-5100 or log onto www.alaw.org. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State presents Genealogical Discoveries from Cemeteries in the Old Country and the New World Monday, September 14, 2009 Auditorium, Stroum Jewish Community Center 3801 East Mercer Way | Mercer Island WA 98040 Doors open at 7:00 PM Free admission for JGSWS members, $5.00 for non-members. Cemeteries are a treasure trove of genealogical information. JGSWS members Sally Mizroch and Nancy Adelson will report on the latest in cemetery research and how information from headstones can help us answer a vast array of genealogical questions. For more information: http://www.jgsws.org. Looking for help with employment in this tough time? Join The Greater Seattle Jewish Business Network and learn ways to find jobs and make the job you have better! The Greater Seattle Jewish Business Network is primarily a resource for Jewish business executives, professionals and skilled workers. This is your place to network with reliable people in their businesses as well as a means of communications for Jewish professionals to find meaningful employment. The GSJBN will also function as a resource center where members can assist each other on any type of business issue that they encounter. Click here for the complete schedule. In Memoriam - MINNA KAPLIN ZEITLIN. Beloved spouse of the late Paul Zeitlin; beloved mother of Harold and Steven Zeitlin and Laura Hamilton-Gordon; beloved grandmother of Tania Zeitlin and Dwight Wiskerchen, Luis and Suelyn Ferreira, Carlos Ferreira and Heidi Soulier, Phiona Hamilton-Gordon, Taryn and J. D. Nielsen, beloved great grandmother of Minna Couwenberg, Dominique Ferreira, Chelsie and Carly Soulier and Franco Hamilton-Gordon TGIS Shabbat Schedule Thank God It's Shabbat! Worship with us at any of our Shabbat Services. The following is the schedule for Shabbat Services for the next two weeks. Friday, August 28 6:00 pm • Bellevue    Rock Shabbat 7:30 pm • Seattle    4th Shabbat Saturday, August 29 9:30 am • Seattle    Torah & T’Fillah Together 10:30 am • Seattle    Shacharit Service 10:30 am • Bellevue    Shacharit Service 5:00 pm • Bellevue    Havdalah Service Click here for our complete Shabbat Schedule     1511 E. Pike St. Seattle, WA 98122 3850 156th Avenue SE Bellevue, WA 98006 206-323-8486 info@tdhs-nw.org www.tdhs-nw.org Let us know what you think of the Temple E-Tidings. Email the Editor   TDHS Officials Daniel Weiner, Senior Rabbi Alan S. Cook, Associate Rabbi Daniel A. Septimus, Assistant Rabbi Lawrence N. Broder, Executive Director Ken Schlegel, Associate Executive Director Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky, Director of Education Laurel Abrams, Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool Director OFFICERS Gail Alexander President Gail Mautner President-Elect Jody Bellar Vice President Keith Degginger Vice President Jerry Gronfein Vice President Myles Kahn Vice President Laurie Minsk Vice President Pam Schwartz Secretary Neil Weinstein, CPA Treasurer Immediate Past President Karen Dixon TRUSTEES: Alex Alben, Robert Albert, Bruce Bobman, Laura Brenner, Marianne Bundren, Rebecca Buxbaum, David Caesar, Beth Featherstone, Karyn Furstman, Catherine Gonchar, Kim Greenhall, Jan Levy, Vicki Robbins, Debbie Rosemont, Ari Schur, John Siegler, Phillip Swan, Jeff Teper, Lisa Weidling, Jacquie Wiviott Senior Rabbis – Retired Theodore Joseph (z’l) 1899-1906 Samuel Koch (z’l) 1906-1942 Raphael H. Levine (z’l) 1942-1970 Earl S. Starr 1970-2001 Associate Rabbi - Retired Stanley Meisels 1988-1994

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