Bet Chaverim is geographically situated between Seattle and Tacoma, serving South King County and northern Pierce County. Our membership consists of a cross-section of the Jewish population from young adults to seniors, and is represented by singles and families alike. Spiritually, we are a liberal congregation, but also honor and respect all varieties of Jewish life. We have a strong choir and encourage musical participation from the congregation . 25701 14th pl S. Des Moines, Wa
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July 10, 7:30 pm Shabbat evening service with Amy. July 24, 7:30 pm Shabbat evening service with Amy July 26, 10:30 am Adult Ed. at Alperts house.
July 19, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm All-Sisterhood Day.
August 7, 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Svc wiht Rabbi Harkavy.
August 28, 7:30 pm Shabbat evening services with Neil and Student Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp
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Tamuz is the fourth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar.
The month of Tamuz begins the "season" (tekufah) of the summer. The three months of this season, Tamuz, Av and Elul, correspond to the three tribes of the camp of Reuben--Reuben, Simeon and Gad--who were situated to the south).
Tamuz is the month of the sin of the golden calf, which resulted in the breaking of the Tablets. On that very day, the 17th of Tamuz, begins the three week period (ending on the 9th of Av) which commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
This is the month that the spies sent by Moses traveled through the land of Israel to see it and report to the people. (They returned on the eve of the 9th of Av).
Letter: Chet (ח) The form of the letter chet is composed of the two previous letters of the Hebrew alef-beit, the vav and the zayin (corresponding to the two previous months of Iyar and Sivan) connected from above by a thin "bridge." In relation to the sense of sight, the form of the chet represents the dynamic of spiritual light being emitted from the eyes (the vav) and physical light returning from the object observed, to the eyes (the zayin).
The word Tamuz reads in Hebrew: "tam"--"connect together," "consummate"--vav zayin? the two letters that together form the chet.
Repairing the World
"Tikkun olam" (literally, "world repair") has come to connote social action and the pursuit of social justice. The phrase has origins in classical rabbinic literature and in Lurianic kabbalah, a major strand of Jewish mysticism originating with the work of the 16th-century kabbalist Isaac Luria. The term "mipnei tikkun ha-olam" (perhaps best translated in this context as "in the interest of public policy") is used in the Mishnah (the body of classical rabbinic teachings codified circa 200 C.E.). There, it refers to social policy legislation providing extra protection to those potentially at a disadvantage--governing, for example, just conditions for the writing of divorce decrees and for the freeing of slaves
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