Newsletter — 27 January 2009 / 02 Shevat 5769
This Week at Kol Halev ….
Torah Study, Tuesday, January 27th, Noon, CKH Office.
Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, January 30th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.
Chevrat Noar, Friday, January 30th, 9:00 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
All 13-18 year old (post B’nai Mitzvah through high school) students are encouraged to join us after services (around 9) this Friday night.
…. Next Week at Kol Halev ….
Torah Study, Tuesday, February 3rd, Noon, CKH Office.
South Austin Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, February 6th, 7:30 pm, Mabee Ballroom, Ragsdale Center, St. Edward’s University.
Come enjoy: Service — Music — Oneg Shabbat — Discussion. Please join us as we continue out-reach to South Austin. (Click this link for a map.)
Franklin Feder Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, February 7th, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall.
Seth and Lisa Feder invite the Kol Halev community to join them in celebrating as their son, Franklin, is called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, February 7th, 2009, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall. Kiddush Luncheon to follow the service. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to Lisa by Friday, January 30th.
Board of Directors Meeting, Sunday, February 8th, 1:00 pm, CKH Office .
…. Upcoming B’nai Mitzvah ….
Matthew Gorban Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, February 21st, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall.
Lonny Gorban and Debra Israel invite the Kol Halev community to join them in celebrating as their son, Matthew, is called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, February 21st, 2009, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall. Kiddush Luncheon to follow the service. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to Debra by Friday, February 6th.
…. Mazel Tov ….
| Happy Birthday | ||
| Kari Davis | Wednesday, January 28th | 16th birthday |
| Judith Friedman | Wednesday, January 28th | |
| Rabbi Kerry Baker | Friday, January 30th | |
| Norberto Zylberberg | Saturday, January 31st | |
| Jacob Lavallo | Sunday, February 1st | 18th birthday |
| Alexandra Winkelman | Sunday, February 1st | 21st birthday |
| Abraham Spindel | Monday, February 2nd | 18th birthday |
| Becky Peters Elias | Tuesday, February 3rd | |
| Michael Martin | Tuesday, February 3rd |
…. In Remembrance ….
| Sara Spindel | Sunday, February 1st / Shevat 7, 5769 | Mother of Enrique Spindel |
| Gladys Kahn (Gilah) | Tuesday, February 3rd / Shevat 9, 5769 | Mother Sharon Kahn |
Thank You!
Congregation Kol Halev gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Neil & Tammy Kimmelman
In honor of Michael being called to the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah.
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Lynne & Steve Gellman
In honor of Rabbi Baker’s 30 years of service
And a Special Thank You
to the sponsors of our Oneg Shabbat in January:
Fabio & Susan Pintchovski on January 9th
Marty Hood & Debra Haas on January 16th
Margaret & Vincent O’Sullivan and Neil & Tammy Kimmelman on January 23rd
Jay Levin and Sandy Wright on January 30th
At Congregation Kol Halev we have a tradition of congregants supporting our Oneg Shabbat on Friday evenings. If you can sponsor an upcoming Oneg, please contact our Oneg coordinator, Lisa Brill.
In the Community
2nd Annual B’nai Mitzvah Fair, Sunday, February 1st, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, Congregation Agudas Achim Social Hall.
Back by Popular Demand! Whether you are celebrating your first or your last B’nai Mitzvah life cycle event, it is always exciting to speak with those who have their finger on the pulse of the latest and greatest choices. Feedback was so outstanding about last year’s B’nai Mitzvah Fair, that we have invited not only those great vendors from last year but almost an equal number of new ones! So, while your student(s) are at Sunday School, come join us to see what exciting choices await you. (CKH Co-op has a Hebrew only day, 9:30-10:45 AM.)
Vendors will be representing the following categories:
| Catering | Entertainment |
| Event Planners | Event Venues |
| Flowers/Balloons | Hotel Accommodations |
| Invitations/Accessories | Judaica/Memorabilia |
| Musical Entertainment | Photographers/Videographers |
Those Little Extras! This is your opportunity to do one-stop shopping!
Community wide Tu B’Shevat Seder, Sunday, February 8th, 4:00 – 6:30 pm, Congregation Beth Israel.
The entire community is invited to come together on Sunday, February 8th from 4 – 6:00 pm for a special Community Tu B’Shevat Seder. During the Seder, conducted by area clergy, we will use a specially written haggadah to explore the Kabbalistic meaning attached to the “New Year for the Trees,” as well as sample many tasty foods. Entertainment during the program will be provided by area children’s choirs. This event will take place at Congregation Beth Israel at 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd. RSVP to Gail Manuel at <gail@bethisrael.org> or (512) 454-6806 (ask for Gail). Cost is $8 per person/$20 per family.
Tapestry of Jewish Learning
7 Years of Excellence in Jewish Education
A Day of Study Sunday, February 15, 2009, 21 Shevat
Accomplished Educators — Engaging Courses — Intriguing Topics — Award-Winning Education
A tapestry of Jewish life — past, present, and future — unfolds during this seventh annual, Jewish adult educational experience, bringing together a dynamic and accomplished group of presenters boasting expertise in a wide range of intriguing and meaningful topics.
Participants will unravel the deeper complexities of Jewish music, politics, literature, sciences, cuisine, Israel, and more in this evening of study.
Enrich your understanding. Deepen your knowledge. Expand your horizons.
For complete information or to register, visit www.shalomaustin.org/tapestry.
Our own Rabbi Kerry Baker will teach “The Rabbis’ View of People of Color”
Our recent national election signals a great cultural and political shift in the United States. It’s become more important than ever before for the Jewish community to understand and clarify its relationship to people of color in general and the African-American community in particular. We need to move beyond the comparatively recent history of the civil rights movement, affirmative action, and other questions of social policy to study what our most fundamental sources, the Torah and rabbinic literature, have to say about people of color, including the spiritual significance of cultural and racial diversity, and the relationship among ethnic groups prescribed by our tradition. In this class we will study a variety of texts that touch upon these questions, and provide an opportunity to discuss our own feelings and attitudes as we look forward to the changes that our society will inevitably undergo in the wake of the presidential election.
Do you have an announcement? Good news? Community service opportunity? Please send submissions for inclusion in the Congregation newsletter to by 10:00pm Monday (next deadline is February 2, 2009).
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Congregation Kol Halev is located at:
3415 Greystone Drive, Suite 307,
Austin, Texas 78731
(512) 419-0945
