Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 

April 18, 2006 / 20 Nisan 5766

You Are Invited to Congregation Kol Halev's Shabbaton,

"Connecting with Judaism"

Friday and Saturday, April 28th & 29th

Immerse yourself in a complete Sabbath experience  ...

Schedule

President's Tisch, Friday, April 21st, 6:30 pm, Home of Lorenzo & Anita Sadun, 1706 W. 30th St.
Shabbat as it should be — at home, surrounded by family and friends with great food, stories, songs, and, of course, schmoozin'.  A great Kol Halev tradition, all are welcome to the home of Lorenzo and Anita Sadun and their family.  Pesach is over  ...  We'll miss the matza, but come join us for pasta!  Please bring a dish to share:  dairy/pareve only, please.
Call (512) 323-6047 to RSVP.

Haverim Ke'tanim Havdalah, Saturday, April 22nd, 5:30 pm, Central Market on Lamar.
Haverim Ke'tanim invites you to Havdalah.  Come up to the 2nd floor of the café.   We will gather, pray, eat, and play!

Sunday Torah Study, Sunday, April 23rd, 11:00 am, JCAA room # 127.

Adult B'nai Mitzvah:  "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 24th, 7-8:30 pm, Rabbi's office, 3415 Greystone, Suite 307.
This is the third meeting of the class.  (The books arrived late, so the schedule was slipped one week.)

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 25th, Noon, Rabbi's office, 3415 Greystone, Suite 307.

Please join the rest of Kol Halev and welcome our new members:

Beth Fagin Payan

If you notice someone at services whom you don't recognize, please introduce yourself, that's how we become a community.

Professional Services Database

CKH has always emphasized the importance of community. At the request of Rabbi Baker, Misha ben-David is assembling a roster of CKH members and their professional skills. We specifically seek those with human services skills and training; such as physicians, psychotherapists, social workers, counselors, etc.  By having this information at hand, you will have some excellent choices from within the CKH community when you seek professional services. There may also be rare occasions where it would be helpful to call on you in an emergency situation. If you would please take a moment to email Chaplain Misha ben-David <mbd@austin.rr.com>, you would be performing a mitzvahs that will benefit the entire congregation.

In the Community

"Beyond Birds and Bees:  What Parents and Kids Need to Know", Sunday, April 23rd, 7:00 pm,Congregation Agudas Achim Social Hall.  The National Council of Jewish Women are sponsoring a panel discussion about sex education and sexual health.  Panelists are:  Cynthia Brown, Community Health Educator, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region; Michele Chandler, LCSW, Child and Family Specialist, Jewish Family Service; Rabbi Alan Freedman, Spiritual Leader Temple Beth Shalom; and Melanie Cox, RVN, LMT, and community advocate on comprehensive sexuality education.  Visit http://www.ncjwaustin.org or contact Bettie at 372-8214 or bettie4man@austin.rr.com or Ellen Sable at ersable@austin.rr.com to RSVP or for more information. 

Darfur: Instead of mourning a genocide, what if we could STOP one?  Come on Sunday, April 23rd at 3pm to Congregation Beth Israel for an interfaith gathering.  Hear Brian Steidle, a former Marine Captain and an American observer to the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan.  Mr. Steidle is traveling through the Save Darfur Coalition's Million Voices for Darfur campaign, a campaign to have one million post cards sent to the President asking elected officials to do more to end this genocide.  Post cards will be available that you can sign and send in.  For more information on the Save Darfur campaign, you can go to http://www.savedarfur.org/.

Questions?  Contact Cyral Miller, CKH Social Action chair, at miller-jones@lycos.com

The Jewish Community Association of Austin has several events in April commemorating Yom Hashoah and raising awareness of genocide today.  This year, Yom Hashoah is on Tuesday, April 25th.  JCAA is sponsoring "Rally for Darfur" on Sunday, April 30th.  For more information on these events, see JCAA's Events Web Page.

Rally for Darfur, Sunday, April 30th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, South Steps of the Capitol. 
Join this important event as we speak out and give a voice to the voiceless. Help us raise awareness about the genocide going on in the Sudan. This event is being held simultaneously to the national rally in D.C. as a call to our government to take greater action in ending the injustices.

The Rose of Treason will be performed at the Texas Hillel building, 2105 San Antonio Street.  The play, by James DeVita, tells the true story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose, a group of German college students who organized a resistance movement that aimed to bring down Hitler and the Nazi regime.  Performances are open to the public and will be held during the week on April 25, 26, and May 4 at 8:00 PM. Saturday performances on April 29 and May 6 will begin at 9:00 PM and, tentatively 3:00 PM. Check Texas Hillel website, http://www.TexasHillel.org, the week of the production for performance times on Saturday. 

We cannot print what we do not know about.  Please send submissions for inclusion into the Congregation newsletter to newsletter@kolhalev.org by 10:00pm Monday (next deadline is April 24, 2006).  My goal is to send the newsletter every Tuesday. 

Congregation Kol Halev is located at:
3415 Greystone Drive, Suite 307,
Austin, Texas  78731

(512) 419-0945

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Previous Newsletters:

March 28, 2006 / 28 Adar 5766

March 21, 2006 / 21 Adar 5766

March 14, 2006 / 14 Adar 5766

March 7, 2006 / 7 Adar 5766

February 28, 2006 / 30 Shevat 5766

February 21, 2006 / 23 Shevat 5766

February 14, 2006 / 16 Shevat 5766

February 7, 2006 / 9 Shevat 5766

January 31, 2006 / 2 Shevat 5766

January 24, 2006 / 24 Tevet 5766

 
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