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Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter,
May 30, 2006 / 3 Sivan 5766

Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Thursday, June 1st

Gather at Congregation Agudas Achim for study, sustenance, and camaraderie as we celebrate Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, and receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This year, Congregations Agudas Achim, Beth Shalom, Beth Israel, and Kol Halev and Hillel will learn together to make this a community event.

6:00 - 6:30 pm	Mincha service
6:30 - 7:30 pm	Potluck Dairy
7:30 - 8:30 pm	Round Table Discussion with Clergy -- "The Future of Judaism in the 21st Century ... Texas and Beyond"
8:30 - 8:50 pm	Twilight service
9:00 - Midnight	Study sessions with Rabbis Freedman, Baker, Sternman, and Komerofsky and Hazzan Blumofe.

Shavu'ot Continues
Friday, June 2nd, 6:30 pm

Our congregation will celebrate Shavu’ot on Friday, June 2nd, 6:30 pm at one of our inimitable Folk Celebrations. Cantor Sherwin’s music, a story and discussion with Rabbi Baker, and the beautiful prayers and readings, including the Ten Commandments from the Torah, will make this Shabbat a special night to remember. Please join your fellow CKHers in a beautiful and moving prayer experience.

Shabbat at Kerrville, Saturday, June 3rd & Saturday, June 10th, 11:00 am.
For the 15th year, Rabbi Kerry Baker and Cantor Robbi Sherwin bring their contemporary, spiritual style to Shabbat at the Kerrville Folk Festival. This year, celebrate Shavuot with special guests Peter Yarrow, Freebo, and Billy Jonas, among others. If you wish to come to services, in this beautiful Hill Country setting, you can attend for free. Please contact Rabbi Kerry Baker <rabbiurgent@kolhalev.org> for details.

Torah Study, Tuesday, June 6th, Noon, Rabbi's office, 3415 Greystone, Suite 307.

Joint traditional service with Chevrat Shlosha Devarim, Saturday, June 10th, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall.
This traditional egalitarian minyan meets at 10:00 PROMPTLY. Please contact Reuven Robbins (453-5456 or rrobbins@austin.rr.com) if you would like a part in the service or would like to help sponsor this or future luncheons, which follow services.

CKH Office for Sub-lease

Do you need an office? Do you know someone who does? CKH is offering space within our suite for sub-lease. The lease is $350.00 per month; 1 year contract; A/C separate from the remaining space. Please contact Cindy Tarsi (512) 419-0945 or <ckhadmin@gmail.com> to view the space.

Sisterhood Brainstorming Meeting, Sunday, June 25th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, at the home of Karen Gault.
On May 21st, those who could attend met and renewed the Sisterhood. At the next meeting, we will be making choices on the upcoming year’s activities and social events. To all of our Kol Halev sisters, please join us on June 25th for Mimosas Poolside! We’ll also have bagels and lox and other yummy treats. (See map)

If you would like to receive email about upcoming Sisterhood activities, go to Sisterhood List Server.

Mazel Tov

Happy Birthday:
Dennis Passovoy	Wednesday, May 31st
Chip Rainey	Wednesday, May 31st
David Wolff	Wednesday, May 31st
Tali Harif	Saturday, June 3rd	8th birthday
Elias Halbreich	Monday, June 5th	14th birthday
Ben Pogrund	Tuesday, June 6th	15th birthday
Happy Anniversary :
Dana & Richard Bartholomew	Thursday, June 1st	21st anniversary
Arthur Gold & Melanie Tolen	Sunday, June 4th	6th anniversary

In Remembrance of

Lina Sadun

Monday, June 5th / Sivan 9, 5766

Mother of Lorenzo Sadun

Thank You!

Onegs: Thanks to the following for their generosity and congregational support sponsoring Oneg Shabbats through the end of May:

Penny McRoberts, in honor of her daughter Aliyah's Bat Mitzvah
Rona and Laurence Statman, in honor of their daughter Jordan's Bat Mitzvah
Deb Israel and Lonnie Gorban
Sharon Kahn
John Weizenbaum
Marcia Toprac
Sheldon Kaplan
Lisa Brill
Melanie Kaplan

Oneg sponsors are needed throughout the summer. Please contact Linda Cox at lindacox@austin.rr.com to do this Mitzvah for our congregation. (Note: If we've missed anyone who has sponsored an Oneg since March 17th, please let Linda know so we can give you proper acknowledgment.)

Thank You! Crew 36 for helping us out with the barbecue Friday evening. The boys were Evan and Josh; adults were Gary and Julie Rutenberg and Barry and Marie Streusand. We appreciate your hard work very much.

Misheberach

We hope for a complete healing for Louis Stein, father of Linda Stein, of Denver, who suffered a heart attack on the eve of his 94th birthday. We are keeping Louis, Linda, and their extended family in our thoughts and prayers.

In the Community

Camp Shalom at the JCAA!
Haven't signed the kids up for camp yet? Consider sending them to Camp Shalom at the JCAA! Camp Shalom 2006 is under the direction of Amy O'Desky. Feel free to email her at amy.odesky@jcaaonline.org with any questions.

K-5: Camp Shalom is a home-away-from-home for kids in grade school, middle school, and high school. Trained, experienced counselors lead campers through Arts & Crafts, Music, Israeli Culture, swimming, field games, and more!

Tweens: Middle school aged children will gather to enjoy daily field trips, and one week per session, join with JCC Tweens from all over Texas to spend a week in Houston, Austin, or San Antonio. What better way to spend a summer than traversing the hill country, building friendships, and mastering social skills all under the clever guise of having fun!

Hadassah Invites Community to End-of -Year Celebration.
The community is invited to a meeting of the Austin Chapter of Hadassah on Wednesday, May 31st 7 pm at the JCAA. We will install the newly elected Officers of the Chapter and Aviv (Group) Board of Directors. The Austin Chapter will present the annual National Leadership Award to Beth Rogalski for her tireless work in the Training Wheels Program over the past several years. Rachel O'Brien will give an update on the Hadassah College Jerusalem. Debbie Friedman will present an update on the Hadassah program Curriculum Watch, which should be of particular interest to parents of school age children.

On Sunday, June 11th at 10 am, Chapter Co-Presidents Sandi Balarsky and Cecile Zelinsky have scheduled a transition board meeting for the new Austin Chapter and Groups, Kadima and Aviv with Chapter Adviser Debby Rice acting as facilitator.

Please contact Ruth Deitch at 340-0403 with any questions about either of these scheduled meetings.

We cannot print what we do not know about, e.g., if your child (or grandchild, etc.) is graduating this spring. Please send submissions for inclusion into the Congregation newsletter to newsletter@kolhalev.org by 10:00pm Monday (next deadline is June 5, 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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