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Becoming a Leader Trip
2019-08-20 - 2019-08-22 | Camp Solomon Schechter
August 20-22 ● Drop off at 8:00 AM on 8/20 at HNT and pick up at 5:00 PM at HNT on 8/22
Calling all 6th through 8th grade students at HNT and in the community to join us for our 5th annual Becoming a Leader Trip to Camp Solomon Schechter! This trip focuses on the B’nai Mitzvah journey, both before and after, and how it relates to the coming of age experience on a personal level. For students about to become a B’nai Mitzvah and for students who have already experienced this meaningful rite of passage, this trip is an opportunity to combine Judaism, ecology, and leadership in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Alumni of the trip who went on the trip last year are encouraged to participate again this year. Please contact Dr. Krigel at eliyahu@h-nt.org for more information. For additional trip details and to RSVP:
https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/s18h8thg0f7xrak/

Schnapps, Nosh, & Halacha
2019-08-21 07:45 - 08:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
This week will continue an exploration of Rav Barry’s teshuvah (Jewish legal opinion) on “Eating Dairy Meals in Unsupervised Restaurants.” This week we’ll look at the question of what makes something kosher.

Pack Backpacks for Leschi Elementary
2019-08-21 11:00 - 13:30 | Feinberg Social Hall
Co-sponsored by HNT & SJCC’s SixthirTEENS
We will once again be donating over 120 grade-specific filled backpacks for homeless students, and we need your help to fill them! When you are back to school shopping with your kids, put an extra set of items in your cart. We encourage you to use this opportunity to educate your kids about other children 7 miles from HNT who struggle to have the basics we sometimes take for granted. Please use the list on page 7 of the Summer HaKol as a guideline, with items needed in the largest quantities at the top.
Volunteer to help assemble backpack supplies on August 21 at h-nt.org/volunteers.

Beer & Bible with Rav Barry
2019-08-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Postdoc Brewing Company, 17625 NE 65th St #100, Redmond, WA, 98052
It would be somewhat more accurate to call it “Beer and the Talmud,” but Beer and Bible has a nice alliterative sound. We’ll enjoy some socializing over craft beer and a little learning on what the Jewish tradition has to say about beer. Click to RSVP.

Teen Feed
2019-08-25 17:15 - 20:30, 2019-09-22 17:15 - 20:30 | University Lutheran Church, 1604 NE 50th St., Seattle, Washington, 98105
Volunteers are needed to help prepare, cook, and serve food. We need 10 to 15 volunteers for a successful event. RSVP at h-nt.org/teenfeed.

Schnapps, Nosh & Halacha
2019-08-28 07:45 - 08:15
This week we will start studying the famous “driving teshuva,” the 1950 Responsum on the Sabbath which deals with both using electricity on Shabbat and driving to the synagogue on Shabbat.

Office Closed
2019-09-02

First Class: Beginning Hebrew
2019-09-03 11:00 - 12:30
Beginning Hebrew
Tuesdays*, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM OR Thursdays*, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Did you always want to learn to read and write Hebrew? This is your chance to study in a safe, warm and friendly atmosphere.

*Prayerbook Hebrew, Beginning Hebrew and Modern Hebrew classes begin the week of September 3.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning for specific dates and information for each class. as well as access to register.

First Class: Modern Hebrew II
2019-09-03 19:00 - 20:30
Modern Hebrew II • Tuesdays*, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
A continuation of Modern Hebrew I. Join this continuing class to deepen your knowledge of this dynamic language.
*Prayerbook Hebrew, Beginning Hebrew and Modern Hebrew classes begin the week of September 3.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning for specific dates and information for each class. as well as access to register.

Sisterhood Book Club
2019-09-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Skolnick Board Room
September Book: Sons & Soldiers by Bruce Henderson
Join the conversation! For questions, contact Sharon Mossman at smossman@comcast.net

First Class: Prayerbook Hebrew Reading Fluency
2019-09-04 10:00 - 11:30
Mondays*, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM OR Wednesdays*, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Secretly feel like you are the only one who doesn’t always know what is going on during the service? This class will prepare you for full participation in Shabbat morning services. You will acquire synagogue and Hebrew-reading skills and gain confidence in your knowledge of the service. Very basic knowledge of Hebrew required.

*Prayerbook Hebrew, Beginning Hebrew and Modern Hebrew classes begin the week of September 3.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning for specific dates and information for each class. as well as access to register.

First Class: Modern Hebrew III
2019-09-04 19:00 - 20:30
Modern Hebrew III • Wednesdays*, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
A continuation of Modern Hebrew II. Join this continuing class to deepen your knowledge of this dynamic language.
*Prayerbook Hebrew, Beginning Hebrew and Modern Hebrew classes begin the week of September 3.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning for specific dates and information for each class. as well as access to register.

First Class: Modern Hebrew I
2019-09-05 09:15 - 10:45
Modern Hebrew I • Thursdays*, 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Think you know all there is to know about Modern Hebrew? Join this class to deepen your knowledge of Hebrew reading, writing, speaking, basic grammar and literature.

*Prayerbook Hebrew, Beginning Hebrew and Modern Hebrew classes begin the week of September 3.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning for specific dates and information for each class. as well as access to register.

Start of Back to School Kids Clothing Drive
2019-09-08
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 sweatpants, sweatshirts, shirts, light weight jackets, socks and underwear (new only please!), and more for K-5 students in need. Bring donations to the first week of religious school – starting at the Back to School Picnic on Sunday, September 8 through the following Sunday, September 15.

Minyanaire's Club
2019-09-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Gladstein Chapel
On 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 others Minyanaires! All who attend will be entered in a monthly Minyanaire’s Club drawing for fabulous prizes.

First Class: Essential Judaism
2019-09-08 10:00 - 11:30
Essential Judaism
Sundays beginning September 8, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
If God is good and all powerful, how can evil exist? What do Jews think of the Messiah? How does the Jewish calendar work? Why is the siddur structured the way it is? What does Judaism have to say about abortion? End of life decisions? Business ethics? Sex? How did the rabbis respond to the destruction of the Temple? How did the state of Israel come into being? For answers to these and other questions, join Rav Barry’s Essential Judaism course. Classes are free and open to the public; there are 21 sessions and classes run through March. You don’t have to sign up for the complete course – feel free to drop in for any classes that are of interest to you (click for a detailed syllabus). For those interested in conversion, completing the course fulfills the study requirements.
Please visit: h-nt.org/year-round-adult-learning to register, for specific dates and more information.

Back to School BBQ
2019-09-08 12:15 - 13:15 | Wittenberg Waterfront, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
After we resume FRS on September 8, we invite you to a back to school BBQ from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM at HNT’s Wittenberg
Waterfront. Please bring new or nearly-new clothing to donate to K-5th grade students in need at Leschi Elementary to the
BBQ. See below for details. Sign up for the BBQ at: hnt.wufoo.com/forms/sr2njev17ty7mu/

Back to School Kids Clothing Drive • September 8 – 15
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 sweatpants, sweatshirts, shirts,
light weight jackets, socks and underwear (new only please!), and more for K-5 students in need. Bring donations to the first week of religious school – starting at the Back to School Picnic on Sunday, September 8 through the following Sunday, September 15.

Israeli Elections, American Jews
2019-09-10 19:30 - 20:30
Tuesdays, September 10 & 24 • 7:30 PM
Israel is holding elections on September 17. What do the elections mean for American Jews?
On September 10 we’ll discuss how the Israeli political system works, and whether American Jews should care about what happens in Israeli elections. After the election, on September 24, we’ll discuss the results, what happens next, and what it means for Israel and American Jews.
Different perspectives will be shared by our three panelists:
Rabbi Barry Leff (Rav Barry) is the Interim Senior Rabbi for Herzl-Ner Tamid on Mercer Island. Rav Barry made aliyah in 2007 and has been a dual Israeli-American citizen ever since. He was ordained as a rabbi in 2002 after a 20+ year career as an executive and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.
Randy Kessler is the Executive Director for the Northwest Region of StandWithUs, an LA-based Israel advocacy organization. Prior to joining StandWithUs, Randy had a 20+ year career in sales and marketing for high-tech companies.
Adam Steinberg is J Street’s Northwest Regional Director. Adam has done Jewish communal work for the past ten years, mostly focused on Israel and its pursuit for peace. He lived in Beersheba, Israel for two years, working for a non-profit focused on Jewish-Arab equality.
RSVP at h-nt.org/israeli-elections.

Rosh Hashanah Meal Matching Signup Deadline
2019-09-15
Rosh Hashanah Meal Signup Deadline: September 15
Break-the-Fast Meal Signup Deadline: September 22
Have a few extra seats at your table for Rosh Hashanah meals and/or Break-the-Fast? Or looking for a place to go? We’d love to match you up! Please complete our simple form at h-nt.org/hh-meals and we will do our best to match you accordingly.

End of Back to School Kids Clothing Drive
2019-09-15

HNT Safety & Security Training
2019-09-15 12:15 - 15:30
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM LIGHT LUNCH
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM TRAINING
WHY: Each of us is responsible for our individual and communal safety and security.
WHERE: At HNT, as training will be specific to our building & grounds.
WHO: Anyone interested in how to be better prepared in case of an emergency at HNT. This training is especially important for ushers, greeters, parents, staff and anyone who attends classes, programs or services.
WHAT: Presented by Jeff Slotnick of Setracon Services, Security Risk Consultant and Nadine Strauss, Executive Director.
GOAL: Participants will leave with a better understanding of emergency readiness tools, site specific information, and an opportunity to ask questions and share concerns.
RSVP required at h-nt.org/training

Daytimers Lunch & Film: Crossing Delancey
2019-09-18 11:30 - 14:00 | Feinberg Social Hall
Wednesday, September 18: Crossing Delancey
A 1988 American romantic comedy in English
Thirty-something Izzy Grossman spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. In between, Izzy builds a glowing reputation at the swank bookstore where she works. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Izzy is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can’t seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.
$8/person for lunch, served 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, followed by the film
RSVP by the Friday before at: h-nt.org/Daytimers or call 206-232-8555

Congregations for the Homeless Annual Luncheon
2019-09-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Bellevue Presbyterian Community Center, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004
Congregations for the Homeless (CFH) strives to mitigate the pain of homelessness by providing meals and basic needs to men on the eastside. HNT has formed a special relationship with CFH through monthly shelter meals. We hope to support them further by filling two tables at their annual fundraiser on September 19. Come hear first-hand accounts of the life-changing of impact this wonderful organization, or make a donation, at: cfhomeless.org/attend-the-cfh-annual-luncheon/.

Selichot
2019-09-21 20:45 - 23:15 | Upper Foyer
Film & Discussion: 8:45 PM • Selichot service: 11:00 PM
This special program, featuring a discussion led by Rabbi Leff, is designed to get us ready for the High Holidays by deepening our connection to others as well as to God.
We will be watching the 1991 movie “Defending Your Life,” starring Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep. The movie depicts a process very similar to the story we tell about what happens on Rosh Hashanah: a process of judging your life, with a prosecutor, defense attorney, and film clips of your life. We’ll have a discussion after the film on connecting the movie to our High Holiday themes, and Selichot services will follow the discussion.

College Addresses Due for Rosh Hashanah Packages
2019-09-22
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 22 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.

Break-The-Fast Meal Matching Signup Deadline
2019-09-22

Drive the Bima & Build the Sukkah
2019-09-22 10:00 - 12:00
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 and build our sukkah in the courtyard outside the Upper Foyer. A light breakfast to help fuel your efforts will be provided. Please RSVP at h-nt.org/volunteers by September 15 if you can help.

Limmud Seattle Early Bird Registration & Proposal Deadline
2019-09-24
Limmud Seattle is Happening
Imagine connecting at a festival with Jews from all backgrounds from across the greater Seattle area. Got a great Jewish topic to share? Want to join a team of volunteers creating Limmud Seattle 2020? Last year, a sellout crowd of 750 old friends and new gathered to learn together in over 100 sessions with an array of topics, including music, food, environment, Jewish issues, text, and more. We need YOUR skills and interests to help us make Limmud Seattle 2020 our best festival ever. Visit limmudseattle.org and register for Limmud today, and also consider joining a planning team or presenting a session. Early bird registration and proposal deadlines are September 24, at Midnight. Join us for this year’s festival on January 18-19, 2020.

Israeli Elections, American Jews
2019-09-24 19:30 - 20:30
Tuesdays, September 10 & 24 • 7:30 PM
Israel is holding elections on September 17. In the session before the election on September 10 we’ll discuss how the Israeli political system works, and whether American Jews should care about what happens in Israeli elections. After the election, on September 24, we’ll discuss the results, what happens next, and what it means for Israel and American Jews. RSVP at h-nt.org/israeli-elections.
