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Book Launch: My Soul is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story
2018-10-22 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Skolnick Board Room
Karen Treiger, Mercer Island native, launches her first book – My Soul is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story. She tells the harrowing tale of her in-laws, Sam and Esther Goldberg, who survived the Holocaust to ultimately settle in the United States. Sam survived the Treblinka Death Camp and met Esther, who was hiding in the forest, after he escaped during the
prisoner uprising. Karen takes her family back to Poland to retrace the events of their lives and meet the Righteous Gentiles that helped to save Sam and Esther. Come and hear from the author herself.

Program on Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Immigrants
2018-10-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115
Co-sponsored by HNT & CBS
3:00 PM: Volunteer Opportunities Fair
3:30 PM: The American Jewish Immigration Experience: Restriction, Deportation and History with Professor Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History & Jewish Studies at University of Washington.
4:45 PM: Refreshments and Information on Getting Involved
5:10 PM: Advocacy Break Out Sessions:

Building Relationships and Becoming an Effective Advocate for Immigrants and Refugees with your elected officials: Led by Max Patashnik, Director of Government and Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
What do Jewish sources have to say about immigration & refugees? Led by Rabbi Lauren Kurland, Director of Student Engagement at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington and Educational Consultant.
Letter Writing Workshop: Participants will send letters to elected officials and children in detention. Organized by Beth Shalom immigration and sanctuary group and social action committee.

National Refugee Shabbat
2018-10-20 10:00 - 12:00
Over the Shabbat of October 20, 2018, Herzl-Ner Tamid will join the American Jewish community to dedicate sacred time and space to refugees and asylum seekers. Together, we will learn about the global refugee crisis, connect to the national Jewish movement for refugees, celebrate local acts of welcome and recommit to putting our values into action.
Speaker: Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO of JFS Seattle
Saturday, October 20 • Shabbat Services at HNT
Rabbi Will Berkovitz will speak about the current plight of refugees during Shabbat services. Will is responsible for the vision and strategic direction of Jewish Family Service. His responsibilities include program oversight and mobilization of philanthropic, volunteer and advocacy support to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals and families in the Puget Sound region. Before coming to JFS, Will was Senior Vice President and Rabbi in Residence at Repair the World. He developed partnership initiatives with organizations across the United States.

Welcome Shabbat for Rabbi Green / TGIS Dinner
2018-10-19 18:00 - 20:30
6:00 PM Services
7:15 PM TGIS Dinner
Please join us to officially welcome Rabbi Miriam Green, our new Rabbi for Community Engagement! Rabbi Green has been with us for two months, and she is already having a wonderful impact on our community. Come hear Rabbi Green’s d’var and enjoy a festive congregational Shabbat dinner (TGIS) following services.
RSVP for dinner at https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/s7tbpzx1y45c2v/

Candidate Forum
2018-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Races for 41st District State Legislature Positions 1 & 2
*UPDATE! Ballot Measure I-1631 ‘Carbon Fee’ Pro and Con Forum

6:30 PM Candidate Meet & Greet
7:00 PM Candidate Forum

Learn Why Local Government is Critical
Hear the Candidates’ Stances on Issues That Matter
Ballots Must Be Postmarked By November 6
In partnership with the League of Women Voters, a non-partisan organization, and several other faith communities, this collaborative effort aims to encourage informed and active participation in government.
Your RSVP is appreciated at h-nt.org/candidate-forum
Candidates Attending:
Michael Appleby: Running for Legislative Dist. 41, Representative Pos. 2
Tim Cruickshank: Running for Legislative Dist. 41, Representative Pos. 1
Tana Senn: Running for Legislative Dist. 41, Representative Pos. 1
My-Linh Thai: Running for Legislative Dist. 41, Representative Pos. 2
Moderator: Simone Alicea
Want to suggest questions/topics for the candidates? Email voterservice@seattlelwv.org with your suggestions in order of priority.
Be sure to register to vote or make any needed updates to your registration by October 8 at www.sos.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx.
Not sure which district you live in? Find out at http://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/.
*Please note the addition of a Pro and Con Forum on the ‘Carbon Fee’ Ballot Measure. This segment of the evening replaces the King County Prosecuting Attorney forum, since Dan Satterberg is now running unopposed.
Co-sponsored by:
Congregational Church on Mercer Island
East Shore Unitarian Church
Faith Action Network
First Congregational Church, Bellevue
Herzl-Ner Tamid
League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County
MAPS-AMEN American Muslim Empowerment Network
Temple B’nai Torah
Temple De Hirsch Sinai

Daytimers Lunch & Film: Margin for Error
2018-10-17 11:30 - 14:00 | Feinberg Social Hall
Margin for Error
A 1943 American drama/comedy in English
It is a toss-up as to who is most displeased when a Jewish patrolman is ordered to guard the German consul by the mayor of New York City. When the consul is found shot, his guard, his wife and his secretary are all suspects.
$8/person for lunch, served 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, followed by the film
Reserve by the Friday before each film so that we can prepare for you!
RSVP at h-nt.org/Daytimers or call 206-232-8555

First Class: Traditionally Radical Talmud
2018-10-16 19:00 - 20:30
Tuesdays beginning October 16, 7:00 PM
Taught by Rabbi Miriam Green
For generations, Talmud was a collection of Jewish text that was closed to all but the most knowledgeable insiders. Yet this view strays far from the Talmud’s original roots. The rabbis of the Talmud strove to navigate their shattered world following the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, when things had changed so drastically that a traditional approach no longer worked. They needed to re-imagine and re-invent Jewish tradition within their new reality. Learning Talmud can help us capture this radically innovative spirit and inspire us to work to repair our own world. Following the teachings of Rabbi Benay Lappe, this class will equip its learners with svara (moral intuition) and gemara (learning) and prepare us to be changemakers for good in the Jewish community and in the world at large. This course is part of a congregational initiative to make Talmud, a fascinating and challenging Jewish text, accessible to all. Our year-long study will culminate with a siyyum (traditional celebration) before Passover.
Register at https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/s1vvmmhl0fo25ck/

Minyanaire's Club
2018-10-14 09:00 - 10:30 | Gladstein Chapel
One Sunday a month, the morning minyan gets a little more interactive and a little more ruach-y (or spirited), and mixes in some English readings, too. Enjoy a light brunch after the service. Eat, schmooze and get to know other Minyanaires! All who attend will be entered in a monthly Minyanaire’s Club drawing for fabulous prizes.

Move the Bima Back & Take Down the Sukkah
2018-10-07 10:00 - 10:30
Help Needed!
What goes up must come down, and what gets pushed must be pushed back! After all of the holiday celebrations have come to a close, help us restore HNT to its regular setup. We’ll need many strong arms to move the bima back, so come lend yours! Sign up to help at h-nt.org/volunteers.

Women's League Book Club
2018-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Skolnick Board Room
October book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Join the Sisterhood Book Club and be part of the discussion! Email smossman@comcast.net for more information.

Simchat Torah Services
2018-10-02 09:30 - 12:00
Services in Feinberg Social Hall at 9:30 AM
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Simchat Torah Dancing
2018-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Feinberg Social Hall
Following the 6:45 PM ma’ariv service in the Gladstein Chapel, be part of the HNT Simchat Torah experience by carrying a Torah, dancing the hora or the kazatzky, clapping along, marching in a hakafa, waving a flag, singing ‘Hoshia na,’ and having a nosh or drink prepared by HNT’s most experienced bartenders.

Shemini Atzeret Services
2018-10-01 09:30 - 12:00
Services including Yizkor at 9:30 AM
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JFS High Holiday Food Sort
2018-09-30 09:45 - 12:30
JFS Food Drive – Now Through Sunday, September 30
Over 1,300 households count on the Polack Food bank each month. Let’s work together to fill the food pantry shelves and provide families in need with healthy, nutritious food options. Acme Food Sales and the Estate of Valerie Polack are generously contributing a matching gift, pound for pound.
Food Donations: Give 2, Provide for 10
Please donate at least 2 bags of groceries, which can mean up to 10 extra meals for a household. Non-perishable items are needed – high quality proteins like peanut butter and tuna, filling pasta and grains, and toiletries (which you cannot buy with food stamps) like full-sized shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, and diapers (size 3-5). Drop items in the bins in the foyers. No glass or nearing expiration dates please.
JFS High Holiday Food Sort
Sunday, September 30 • Meet at HNT: 9:45 AM
We need volunteers to transport collected food from HNT to the JFS warehouse, then help sort donations from across the city! Advanced registration required. Email FoodSort@h-nt.org to volunteer.

Special Sukkot Daytimers Lunch & Film: Ushpizin
2018-09-26 11:30 - 14:00 | SJCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040
Sukkot Lunch & Film
Co-presented by HNT Daytimers & SJCC
Ushpizin
A couple’s faith is tested by the Sukkot tradition to welcome guests when secular and Ultra-Orthodox worlds collide at this tense and humorous dinner. An inspiring and heartwarming film that has garnered critical acclaim in Israel.

Sukkot Day 2 Services
2018-09-25 09:30 - 12:00
Service in the Feinberg Social Hall at 9:30 AM
Programs for Preschool – 5th Grade at 10:30 AM
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Sukkot Day 1 Services
2018-09-24 09:30 - 12:00

Yom Kippur Day Services
2018-09-19 09:40 - 19:55
Services begin at 9:40 AM
Youth Programs begin at 10:00 AM
Yizkor at approximately 12:45 PM
Mincha at 5:00 PM
Ne’ilah/Ma’ariv at 6:30 PM
Final Tekiah & Break-the-Fast at 7:55 PM
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Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur) Services
2018-09-18 18:30 - 21:00
Services begin at 6:30 PM
Candle Lighting at 6:55 PM
Family Service (1st-5th Grade Families) 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Youth Programs for Middle School & High School at 6:30 PM
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Teen Feed
2018-09-16 17:30 - 20:30 | University Lutheran Church, 1604 NE 50th St., Seattle, Washington, 98105
Volunteers are needed to help prepare, cook, and serve food. Shifts start at 5:30 PM, and we need 10 or more volunteers for a successful event. RSVP to teenfeed@h-nt.org.

FRS Back to School Picnic
2018-09-16 12:15 - 13:30 | Wittenberg Waterfront, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Join us at this year’s back to school picnic on September 16 at the Wittenberg Waterfront at HNT right after school at
12:15 PM! Grandparents and extended family are invited to join in the fun too.
RSVP for the picnic at https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/frs-bbq/

Back to School Kids Clothing Drive
Have a drawer or closet full of new or nearly-new clothing that your kids have already outgrown? Leschi Elementary needs help keeping their bins full of spare shirts, pants, dresses, coats, socks, shoes and more for K-5 students in need. Bring donations to the FRS Back to School Picnic on Sunday, September 16 or to the office beforehand.

Annual Cemetery Pilgrimage
2018-09-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Herzl Memorial Park, 16501 Dayton Ave. N, Shoreline, WA, 98133
The congregation’s annual cemetery pilgrimage, led by Rabbi Bob Maslan, is a traditional opportunity to visit Herzl Memorial Park. This is a time for remembering our loved ones whose influence lives on in our own lives. Following the initial brief service, Rabbi Maslan will be available to go with congregants to individual graves to recite memorial prayers.

Build the Sukkah
2018-09-16 10:00 - 13:00
We need your help to build our sukkah in the courtyard outside the Upper Foyer – no experience required! We will gather in the courtyard outside the Upper Foyer after religious school assembly finishes at 10 AM. Once the sukkah is built, let us treat you to a BBQ lunch in the Upper Foyer. Please RSVP at h-nt.org/volunteers by August 31 if you can help.

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services
2018-09-11 08:30 - 13:15
Services begin at 8:30 AM
Family Service (1st – 5th Grade Families) 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Service concludes approximately 1:15 PM
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Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services
2018-09-10 08:15 - 19:00
Services begin at 8:15 AM
Youth programs begin at 10:00 AM
Tashlich by the waterfront following the Concluding Service at 1:15 PM
Mincha/Ma’ariv Services at 6:00 PM
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Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
2018-09-09 18:00 - 19:30
Services begin at 6:00 PM
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Jewish New Year’s Rockin’ Eve for Young Families
2018-09-09 10:00 - 11:00
Room 10/11 – Featuring Chava Mirel!
Join us for a New Year’s celebration with spirit and joy. Our service will weave music, stories and t’fillah together to enliven and enrich your experience. We will honor our accomplishments of this past year and look ahead to a future filled with hope and community. Parents/guardians are encouraged to stay with their children for this joyous family worship experience. Everyone is welcome!

Women's League Book Club
2018-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Skolnick Board Room
September book: The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
Join the Sisterhood Book Club and be part of the discussion! Email smossman@comcast.net for more information.

Drive the Bima & Prep the Sanctuary
2018-09-05 18:30 - 20:00
Help us prepare for the High Holidays. We will move the (‘flying’) bima into the Feinberg Social Hall, collect siddurim from the sanctuary pews, set out chairs and seat covers. A light supper to help fuel your efforts will be provided. Please RSVP at h-nt.org/volunteers by August 31 if you can help.

Office Closed
2018-09-03
