Shabbat Task Force Meeting
2018-08-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Skolnick Board Room
Come help continue to work through ideas for increasing Shabbat morning attendance at services. The next meeting of the Shabbat Task Force will take place in the Skolnick Board Room. Everyone is welcome! For questions contact Ilyse Wagner or ritual@h-nt.org.

Becoming a Leader Trip
2018-08-21 - 2018-08-23 | Camp Solomon Schechter
The fourth annual Becoming a Leader Trip August 21-23, 2018 at Camp Solomon Schechter has become an enduring touchstone experience for middle and high school students within our community. We are once again going white water rafting the first day and then will spend most of our time at CSS on the ropes course and working together. Please contact Dr. Eliyahu Krigel at eliyahu@h-nt.org for more information about this trip. Contact Nadine Strauss for mitigation for need-based HNT students and register at: https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/becoming-a-leader-4/

Leschi Backpack Assembly
2018-08-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Feinberg Social Hall
Work with volunteers from HNT & SJCC’s SixThirTEENS to fill 120 grade-specific backpacks with school supplies for homeless elementary schoolers. Bagels provided for volunteers. RSVP at h-nt.org/volunteers.

ShaPotluck
2018-08-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Wittenberg Waterfront, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Shabbat + Potluck = ShaPotluck!
Following 6:00 PM services at Herzl-Ner Tamid Wittenberg Waterfront, weather permitting
Bring enough of your favorite kosher*, vegetarian dish for 10 people to share in shul!
Sign up at: h-nt.org/ShaPotluck
*For kashrut guidelines, visit h-nt.org/kosher

Teen Feed
2018-08-26 17:30 - 20:30, 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.

S'lichot
2018-09-01 20:45 - 23:00 | Upper Foyer
Film & Discussion: 8:45 PM • S’lichot service: 11:00 PM
S’lichot services will follow the film screening and discussion of The Insult, a film about a seemingly minor incident in Beirut between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee that escalates into an explosive trial that divides the two communities. The film provocatively portrays just how easy it is for hurt feelings to get out of hand and what makes it so difficult to forgive. This special program, featuring a discussion led by Rabbi Rosenbaum, is a great introduction to the spiritual work we all need to do to prepare for the High Holidays.

Sukkot Orders Due
2018-09-02
Order your lulav & etrog set, s’chach for your family sukkah, and your sukkah kit. The lulav & etrog are captivating symbols of the holiday and purchasing a set provides a great opportunity to share this age-old tradition with your children. Use them in your family sukkah, then bring them to shul and participate in the hoshanot ritual. S’chach, the greenery to adorn your sukkah, will be available in 25 lb. bundles. A Sukkah Kit includes everything to build a sukkah but the s’chach. If you would like to learn how to assemble your Sukkah Kit, please check the box on your order form.
(Higher levels correspond to larger etrogim)
Standard Lulav & Etrog: $35/set
Deluxe Lulav & Etrog: $39/set
Premium Lulav & Etrog: $47/set
Bundles of S’chach: $23 each
Sukkah Kit: Price TBD (~$135)
In order to receive lulav, etrog, s’chach or sukkah kit, you must pre-order by September 1. Order at h-nt.org/sukkot-orders or call 206-232-8555. Your order is only complete after payment.

Rosh Hashanah College Addresses Due
2018-09-03
Rosh Hashanah is around the corner, and so are our first college packages of the school year! If you have an undergraduate college student with a new address this fall or if you’ve never submitted their information, visit h-nt.org/college by September 3 so they can receive some goodies for a shanah tovah u’metukah! If they will still be home by Rosh Hashanah, please enter your home address for this mailing.

Office Closed
2018-09-03

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.

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.

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!

Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
2018-09-09 18:00 - 19:30
Services begin at 6:00 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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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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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.

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.

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.

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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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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Sukkot Day 1 Services
2018-09-24 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 2 Services
2018-09-25 09:30 - 12:00

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.

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.

Shemini Atzeret Services
2018-10-01 09:30 - 12:00
Services including Yizkor 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.

Simchat Torah Services
2018-10-02 09:30 - 12:00
Services in Feinberg Social Hall at 9:30 AM
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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.

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.
