TGIS: Thank G-d It's Shabbat Dinner
2019-03-15 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
TGIS builds community and creates new friendships for Garinim, Shtilim and B’Yachad families and beyond. Join us for services and a community dinner to welcome Shabbat and engage with fellow FRS and community families with musical guest Yoel Sykes. The expense for TGIS included in the FRS tuition for 3rd through 5th graders and their immediate family. Invite your extended family and friends! Please RSVP here: https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/tgis-march/

Music for the Soul: Musical Artist in Residence Yoel Sykes
2019-03-16 10:00 - 12:30, 2019-03-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-03-17 09:30 - 10:30 | Sanctuary
Yoel Sykes is a musical spiritual leader in Nava Tehila, a Jewish Renewal community which focuses on creating innovative and engaging prayer spaces where people feel comfortable to come as they are. Yoel is known for composing new melodies to traditional prayers now sung throughout the globe.
Thursday, March 14: 7:00 PM Chorus Training: Yoel will train a small chorus to stimulate singing within the congregation. Please contact Rabbi Rosenbaum at rabbir@h-nt.org if you are interested in joining this chorus.
Friday, March 15: 6:00 PM Shabbat Services: A musical Kabbalat Shabbat journey with Rhythm & Jews. Followed by a TGIS congregational dinner. RSVP required for dinner.
Saturday, March 16: 10:00 AM Shabbat Services: An innovative and spirited a cappella Shabbat service lead by Yoel Sykes, Rabbi Rosenbaum, Cantor Kurland, and Rabbi Green.
Saturday, March 16: 7:30 PM Havdallah & Concert: Join Yoel Sykes and Chava Mirel for an evening of delight as they invite us to enter the new week with intention & joy. Doors open 7:30 PM, Havdallah 8:00 PM, Concert 8:15 PM. $10 advance tickets by 3/14, $15 at the door.
Sunday, March 17: 9:30 AM Frankel Religious School: Music for the Soul continues with a special musical concert led by Yoel Sykes for all FRS families from 9:30 AM-10:30 AM. Open to the community.
Co-sponsored by Herzl-Ner Tamid & Camp Solomon Schechter

Mishloach Manot Pickup
2019-03-17 09:30 - 13:00, 2019-03-20 18:15 - 21:30, 2019-03-24 10:00 - 13:00
Chag Sameach! We’re excited for you to receive your Mishloach Manot!
The default for every family is to pickup at HNT unless indicated otherwise on our form at h-nt.org/mm. If you do not fill out this form, we will assume you are picking up during one of the following designated times (though we still appreciate you helping us to prepare by selecting when you are coming):
Sunday, March 17: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 20 during the Purim Shpiel, 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM or 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sunday, March 24: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Want to help out? Sign up to distribute baskets at one of these times at h-nt.org/volunteers.

SJCC Purim Carnival
2019-03-17 11:00 - 14:00
Join all your Garmin and Shtilim friends for the annual Purim Carnival at the SJCC. Carnival booths and fun Purim games galore. Calling all Madrichim and USYer’s to help run our Purim booth by emailing Dr. Krigel at eliyahu@h-nt.org by March 10. Thank you the SJCC for organizing this fun Purim carnival open to the community. RSVP at: https://sjcc.ejoinme.org/purim

Purim Family Seudah (Dinner)
2019-03-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Feinberg Social Hall
Join us to celebrate Purim, especially for children with early bedtimes, before the Purim Shpiel! Come dressed in your favorite Purim costume! If you are still up for more partying, stay for the famous HNT Purim Shpiel and Megillah reading beginning at 7:00 PM. Hamentashen anyone? Kid friendly treats! Please sign up by March 14 at: https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/purim-seudah/

Purim & Penne: Let Your Pasta Be Your Grogger
2019-03-20 19:00 - 21:00
Are you a penne person? A macaroni maniac? A farfalle fanatic? We invite every family member to bring a box of their favorite dry pasta to use as their grogger during the Purim Shpiel on March 20. At the end of the night, drop your box in a bin for Jewish Family Service’s Polack Food Bank.

Purim Shpiel: The Wicked Witch of West Mercer Way
2019-03-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Sanctuary
Click your heels and hop on your broomstick to join us for the famous HNT Purim Shpiel!

iShabbat
2019-03-23 10:00 - 12:15
iShabbat is evolving and becoming a lab for potential long-term changes to the Shabbat morning service. Here are some things to expect at the next iShabbat on March 23
• An opportunity to interact with others both before services by walking to shul (see the eKol for details), and during services
• Tunes that allow everyone to join in, including some of the tunes we’ll learn from Yoel Sykes the previous Shabbat
• Explanations of prayers and customs throughout the service
• And, as always, we’ll end with a great Kiddush
Please grab some friends, join us for the walk and services, and then let us know what you think!

iShabbat, Shabbat for Kids, and B’Yachad for 6th and 7th Grade Parents
2019-03-23 10:00 - 12:15
Join us for iShabbat, Shabbat for Kids, and B’Yachad for sixth and seventh grade parents all in the same day! Shabbat is our time to rest and recharge our internal batteries. Join Morah Rachel Yedidia and Morah Michelle Younker for Shabbat for Kids for age appropriate youth Shabbat services and activities. This special program is for all students in pre-gan through 5th grade at HNT. Everyone is welcome. Open to non-members. Bring your extended family for this interactive and age-appropriate Shabbat service. During the morning at HNT, Morah Michelle will lead a special Tot Shabbat service for our youngest friends in Gan Danny. At the same time in room 4, Morah Rachel will lead Shabbat programming for the older elementary aged students. Perfect way to put the theory of Shabbat to practice. We also have iShabbat on March 23. All 6th and 7th graders AND parents will join our service in the Feinberg Social Hall 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM. Please walk to HNT that morning with friends. Note the late start at 10:00 AM. RSVP with this link: http://evite.me/Uba9F4aXYp

Mercer Island Half Marathon & FRS Late Start
2019-03-24 09:00 - 10:00
FRS Late Start at 10:00 AM (no assembly)
Join Dr. Krigel and the HNT RunnerGogue team for the Mercer Island Half Marathon. Register or donate to our team with the Herzl-Ner Tamid Runners at: https://tinyurl.com/yc8khzrr

Senior Rabbi Focus Group
2019-03-24 09:30 - 12:00
You are invited to share your vision of the future Senior Rabbi who will join Herzl-Ner Tamid. What attributes are most important? What issues will a new Rabbi need to focus on? How should a new Rabbi help us grow and change as a congregation?

If this is a conversation you are passionate about, join us for a facilitated focus group conversation. Each focus group will be facilitated by a two person team and your feedback will be shared with the full search committee as we prepare for the application and interview process.

Choose your date:
Sunday, March 24 10am – noon at HNT (senior focus, but all are welcome)
Sunday, March 24, 9:30am – noon at private Mercer Island home (for board and former board members only)
Sunday, March 31, 10am-noon at HNT (young adult and young family focus, but all are welcome)
Monday, April 1, 7-9pm at HNT, (interfaith and Jews by Choice focus, but all are welcome)
Watch your hakol and ekol for more dates to come
To join this important conversation, please RSVP to Search co-chair, Julie Ellenhorn at ello3@comcast.net You may also direct your comments to RabbiSearch@h-nt.org.

Senior Rabbi Focus Group
2019-03-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Skolnick Board Room

Teen Feed
2019-03-24 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 on our new RSVP form at h-nt.org/teenfeed.

Congregations for the Homeless Shelter Meal
2019-03-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Eastside Men’s Shelter, 515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
As a member of Congregations for the Homeless, which strives to mitigate the pain of homelessness by providing meals and basic needs, HNT aspires to provide at least one monthly meal for 80 men during the colder months.
How you can help:

Help prepare one or more dishes for the meal on March 25, captained by Women’s League
This is a great activity for families, friends, your book group, or chavurah, and HNT will provide organizational support. It’s all done potluck-style with food you can buy or make at home. You can drop off your food or stay to help serve and talk with the residents. You choose the date that works for your group. Please email ShelterMeals@h-nt.org to volunteer to organize a group of friends to take a meal.

JFGS Jewish Community Lobby Day
2019-03-26 08:30 - 15:30 | State Capitol, Olympia
With everything going on in the other Washington, it’s easy to forget about what’s happening outside our front door. But state government has the most tangible impact on our daily lives.
Join your friends, neighbors, congregants, and fellow engaged citizens in Olympia for Jewish Community Lobby Day! We’ll do all the prep work for you; no prior experience necessary. We’ll have a fun morning together at Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia – learning about the issues, practicing our lobbying, and getting fueled (yes, that means food!) for our afternoon on the hill. During lunch, we’ll caucus by individual legislative district and discuss stragegy for our meetings. And after lunch, each group will walk a few short blocks up to the Capitol to meet with our legislators on the issues most important to you – like supporting quality Holocaust education, protecting immigrants and refugees, preventing gun violence, supporting vulnerable families, and much more!
This is a great opportunity to live out your Jewish values both for those who have never done advocacy or lobbying and those who have experience to share!
We know getting to and from Olympia can be a challenge, so this year, we will be running two buses for participants. One bus will leave from Congregation Beth Shalom in the north end; the other will leave from Sephardic Bikur Holim in south Seattle and make a stop in Tacoma. The cost for the bus is an additional $18.
We would love to welcome high school students participate in Lobby Day — after all, children are often the most effective advocates! All students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or a chaperone who signs a liability waiver for them.
Event Details:
Date: March 26, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Cost: Adult – $18, Seniors/Students – $10, Optional Bus ticket – $18, RSVP Mandatory by March 24, 2019
Location: State Capitol – Meet at Temple Beth Hatfiloh (201 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501)
Food: Kosher light breakfast and lunch will be provided
Bus Locations and Timing
North End Bus Drop Off and Pick up Location – Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
South End Bus Drop Off and Pick up Location – Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 – This bus will make an additional stop in Tacoma
Both buses will load between 6:55-7:10 am and depart promptly at 7:15 am – no exceptions.
Timeline and Logistics
8:30 – 9:00 Check-in, Packet Review,and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and mapping of the day – Program will begin promptly at 9:00
9:10 – 11:00 Speakers, legislative issue briefings and training (more details TBA)
11:00 – 11:45 Lunch and Caucusing (by legislative district)
11:45 Legislative groups begin departing to Capitol Campus (five blocks away) as needed for meetings. The first meetings begin at noon.
12:00 – 3:00 Meetings with legislatures
3:00 – 3:20 Concluding meeting on front steps of the Legislative Building (capitol steps)
3:20 – 3:30 Debrief, wrap-up, return to cars and/or bus and depart!
RSVP Mandatory by March 24

Cantor's Nosh & Sing
2019-03-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Upper Foyer
Come join us for Nosh and Sing, a fun, casual, enjoyable get together where we sing Israeli, Yiddish, Ladino and American Folk songs. All are welcome. Please feel free to bring a dairy lunch; Herzl-Ner Tamid will provide the snacks and sweets. RSVP at https://hnt.wufoo.com/forms/20182019-cantors-nosh-sing/.

Young Adults: L’chaim! Monthly Meetup
2019-03-28 19:30 - 21:00
What better way to celebrate life than by enjoying drinks with friends? We’ll gather monthly at bars and coffee shops in Seattle and on the Eastside. In March we’ll meet in Kirkland. RSVP to rabbig@h-nt.org and we’ll keep you in the loop!

Senior Rabbi Focus Group
2019-03-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Youth Lounge

HNT Sponsored SJFF Film: Centerpiece: Leonard Bernstein Film + Author Jamie Bernstein
2019-03-31 16:00 - 18:00 | SJCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, 98040
Seattle Jewish Film Festival: March 23-31 & April 6-7
From titles to the rolling credits, the Seattle Jewish Film Festival is a rainbow of emotions, sensations, and connections to global + local Israeli and Jewish life and culture. The 24th annual SJFF is about reel emotions and reel connections that we share with one another. Join us for 36 films in 11 colorful days. Purchase tickets at sjcc.org
HNT Sponsored Film: Centerpiece: Leonard Bernstein Film + Author Jamie Bernstein • Sunday, March 31 • 4:00 PM • SJCC
Leonard Bernstein, one of the most influential classical musicians of the 20th century, was a complex, larger-than-life, colorful genius. His flamboyant onstage presence—the swaying, jumping, and arm swinging—were not affectations but the means to achieve a great orchestral performance. His film and musical theater scores (ON THE TOWN, ON THE WATERFRONT, and WEST SIDE STORY) are unforgettable, and his 1950s televised Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic broke down barriers and reached large audiences worldwide. The documentary features illuminating interviews with other conductors, Bernstein’s children (including our special guest, daughter Jamie Bernstein), and luminaries of the music world (including Stephen Sondheim and Sir Peter Jonas), complemented by family photos and clips from Bernstein’s performances, compositions, and TV programs, all of which tell his life story—marked by conflict with his family and numerous alleged affairs—in a creative, nonlinear way.
As film sponsors, HNT gets 10 free tickets! Email Rebecca@h-nt.org for free tickets to this film.

Congregations for the Homeless Shelter Meal
2019-04-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Eastside Men’s Shelter, 515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
As a member of Congregations for the Homeless, which strives to mitigate the pain of homelessness by providing meals and basic needs, HNT aspires to provide at least one monthly meal for 80 men during the colder months.
How you can help:

Help prepare one or more dishes for the meal on April 1, captained by Susan Bardsley, Stephen Price, and Mindy Landsman
This is a great activity for families, friends, your book group, or chavurah, and HNT will provide organizational support. It’s all done potluck-style with food you can buy or make at home. You can drop off your food or stay to help serve and talk with the residents. You choose the date that works for your group. Please email ShelterMeals@h-nt.org to volunteer to organize a group of friends to take a meal.

Sisterhood Book Club
2019-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Skolnick Board Room
April book: The Saturday Wife by Naomi Ragan
Please contact Sharon Mossman at smossman@comcast.net for more information.

Minyanaires Club
2019-04-07 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 others Minyanaires!

Daytimers Lunch & Film: Denial
2019-04-10 11:30 - 14:00 | Feinberg Social Hall
Support for the Daytimers Program is underwritten with love by the family of Marv Coe z”l and by the Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund
Wednesday, April 10:
Denial: A 2016 British-American historical drama in English
When university professor Deborah E. Lipstadt includes World War II historian David Irving in a book about Holocaust deniers, Irving accuses her of libel and sparks a legal battle for historical truth. With the burden of proof placed on the accused, Lipstadt and her legal team fight to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.
$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

Senior Rabbi Focus Group
2019-04-11 19:00 - 21:00
You are invited to share your vision of the future Senior Rabbi who will join Herzl-Ner Tamid. What attributes are most important? What issues will a new Rabbi need to focus on? How should a new Rabbi help us grow and change as a congregation?

If this is a conversation you are passionate about, join us for a facilitated focus group conversation. Each focus group will be facilitated by a two person team and your feedback will be shared with the full search committee as we prepare for the application and interview process.

Choose your date:

Thursday, April 11, 7-9pm
Wednesday, April 24, 7-9pm
Tuesday, April 30, 7-9pm
Sunday, May 5, 10am-noon
Thursday, May 9, 7-9pm

To join this important conversation, please RSVP to Search co-chair, Michael Tarlowe at tarlowe@yahoo.com. You may also direct your comments to RabbiSearch@h-nt.org.

Women's League Shabbat
2019-04-12 18:00 - 19:00
We will host the pre-neg and lead Kabbalat Shabbat services. We would love you to join us! If you would like to help lead services please let Susan and Aileen know.

Global Trends in Anti-Semitism with Sharon Nazarian
2019-04-13 09:30 - 13:00
9:30 AM Services & Presentation
12:45 PM Q & A following Kiddush Luncheon
Dr. Sharon Nazarian will discuss how the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tackles anti-Semitism from the right, from the left and Islamic anti-Semitism. Learn about the ADL’s new Task Force on Middle East Minorities and vision for their work in international affairs. Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian is Senior Vice President of International Affairs at ADL. Sharon heads ADL’s work fighting anti-Semitism and racial hatred globally, including ADL’s Israel office.
Prior to ADL, Sharon was active in three worlds: academia, philanthropy and foreign policy. She is the President of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation, with a regional office in Israel named the Ima Foundation. She is also the founder of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Chair of its Advisory Board.
Sharon taught as an adjunct professor at UCLA in the Department of Political Science, is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and sits on a myriad of foreign policy boards. She studied at the University of Southern California (USC), double majoring in Journalism and International Relations, and received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Political Science from USC.
