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Essential Judaism: Sukkot & Simchat Torah
2019-10-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Skolnick Board Room
Rav Barry’s Essential Judaism course meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Skolnick Board Room. Everyone is welcome to join us for individual classes or for the whole series.
October 13: Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Why do we wave agricultural products in the air this time of year? How big does a sukkah have to be? Can you use an elephant for a wall of the sukkah? Why do we dance with the Torahs on Simchat Torah?

Minyanaire's Club
2019-10-13 09:00 - 10:30 | Upper Foyer
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 others Minyanaires! All who attend will be entered in a monthly Minyanaire’s Club drawing for fabulous prizes.

Sukkot Order Pickup
2019-10-11 09:15 - 14:00, 2019-10-10 12:00 - 17:30
Orders will be ready for pick-up at HNT on:
Thursday, October 10: 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM or Friday, October 11: 9:15 AM – 2:00 PM
If you placed an order for lulavim/etrogim, s’chach, or a sukkah kit, please pick-up during one of the above times. Please note that payment must be completed prior to pick-up.

Yom Kippur Day Services
2019-10-09 09:40 - 19:15
Yom Kippur Services begin: 9:40 AM
Youth Programs begin: 10:00 AM
Yizkor : approximately 12:45 PM
Mincha: 4:20 PM
Ne’ilah/Ma’ariv: 5:50 PM
Final Tekiah & Break-the-Fast: 7:15 PM
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Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur) Services
2019-10-08 18:00 - 21:00
Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur) Services begin: 6:00 PM
Candle Lighting: 6:55 PM
Family Service (1st-5th Grade Families): 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Youth Programs for Middle School & High School: 6:30 PM
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Sisterhood Book Club
2019-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Skolnick Board Room
A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shaprio

Annual Cemetery Pilgrimage
2019-10-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Herzl Memorial Park, 16501 Dayton Ave. N, Shoreline, WA, 98133
Sunday, October 6 • 10:30 AM
Herzl Memorial Park: 16501 Dayton Ave. N, Shoreline
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.

Wishing Rabbi Green Mazel Tov & Bon Voyage
2019-10-05 10:00 - 12:00
During 10:00 AM Shabbat Services
It’s with heavy hearts that our congregation will formally say l’hitraot and todah rabbah to Rabbi Green, but we also can wish her a hearty Mazal Tov and Bon Voyage!
Why? Because Rabbi Green married Akiva Potok in Santa Rosa, CA on August 19, celebrating with friends and family who traveled from near and far. She will be leaving us after more than a year at HNT where she inspired us with her teaching, sermons, and lovely voice. Rabbi Green was instrumental in jumpstarting our young adult program and worked collaboratively with our clergy and Dr. Krigel in the planning and facilitation of our services and programs.
Rabbi Green will be joining her husband in LA and will be bringing her compassion and many talents to Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish addiction rehabilitation center in Culver City, returning there after two prior years of internship while she was in rabbinical school. She will be meeting with clients to provide pastoral counseling, facilitating groups, teaching, leading services, and helping to innovate new approaches in integrating Jewish spirituality with health and healing.
Though Rabbi Green will be with us through Yom Kippur, please join together on October 5 to say thank you and goodbye.
Words from Rabbi Green:
Much gratitude to the HNT community for providing me with the opportunity to learn, grow, and teach. Thank you to Rabbi Rosenbaum and Cantor Kurland for being exceptional colleagues and mentors – always supportive, kind, helpful, and respectful. Thank you to Dr. Krigel for your outstanding collaboration, positive attitude, and community-building. Thank you to Nadine Strauss, Rebecca Frankel and the entire staff for your amazing and ongoing commitment to the HNT community – truly inspiring!! Thank you to all the FRS staff and teachers for making our community a lovely place to come to every day of the week. And thank you to Rav Barry Leff for your skilled organizational leadership, innovative approach to Jewish law, and passion for teaching. I will miss you all!

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services
2019-10-01 08:30 - 13:15
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services begin: 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
2019-09-30 08:15 - 19:00
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services begin: 8:15 AM
Youth programs begin: 10:00 AM
Tashlich by the waterfront following the Concluding Service: 1:15 PM
Mincha/Ma’ariv Services: 6:00 PM
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Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
2019-09-29 18:00 - 19:30
Young Families: Jewish New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services begin at 6:00 PM
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Jewish New Year’s Rockin’ Eve for Young Families
2019-09-29 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!

Sukkot Orders Due
2019-09-27
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: $36/set
Deluxe Lulav & Etrog: $40/set
Premium Lulav & Etrog: $48/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 27. Order at h-nt.org/sukkot-orders or call 206-232-8555. Your order is only complete after payment.

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.

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.

Teen Feed
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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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/.

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

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

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

Rosh Hashanah Meal Matching Signup Deadline
2019-09-15

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.

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.

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.

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.
