Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
September 19, 2006 / 26 Elul 5766

This Week at Kol Halev:

High Holy Days 5767

Please visit High Holy Days web page for for complete information.  (Including the schedule of services.)

Security and parking arrangements will be different this year.
New information is posted to the High Holy Days web page as we receive it.  It is important for all of us to be aware of the new requirements and procedures in order to avoid delays and experience a better High Holy Days.

Additionally, if you are a member of CKH or have been a guest at our High Holy Days Services in the past, you will receive a separate email in the next 48 hours. If you don't receive that message, contact Cindy <administrator@kolhalev.org>, Marty <newsletter@kolhalev.org>, or Don <info@kolhalev.org>.

Rosh Hashanah Oneg.
As most of you know it takes a great deal of participation and coordination to provide the wonderful high holiday experiences that we have come to know and love and Kol Halev. For those of you who have been asking yourselves "What can I do to help this High Holiday Season?", here's an easy answer... Work with me (Michele Chandler) on the Rosh Hashanah Oneg. It takes very little time and it's sure to be a "sweet experience". 

At this time, we have some volunteers but we still need a few more to bring fruit and veggies. I could also use some help putting the food out, cutting apples, and cleaning up afterwards. Please send Michele Chandler an e-mail <mchandlerlmsw@sbcglobal.net> or call at 394-0993.

Remember, it takes a whole congregation to build a memorable high holiday season.

....  Next Week  ....

Torah Study, Tuesday, September 26th, Noon, Rabbi's office, 3415 Greystone, Suite 307.
NO Torah Study on September 19th (Rabbi will attend the Austin Jewish Professionals meeting).

Tashlich Service and Picnic, Tuesday, September 26th, 6:00 pm, Bull Creek Park.
Please join Temple Beth Shalom, Congregations Agudas Achim, Beth Israel, Kol Halev, and Shalom Rav for a Tashlich Service and Picnic**.  Experience the holiness of family, community, and prayer.  For more information, contact Denelle Silver at 735 – 8484.  (** Please bring your own dairy picnic.)

Shabbat Shuvah, Friday, September 29th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multipurpose Room.

Kol Nidre, Sunday, October 1st, 7:30 pm, JCAA Gymnasium.
Visit our High Holy Days web page for complete information.

Yom Kippur, Monday, October 2nd, JCAA Gymnasium.
Visit our High Holy Days web page for schedule and complete information.

....  And Beyond  ....

CKH Post B’nei Mitzvah Youth Group is here!
Please join us for our kick-off event on Sunday October 15th from 2:30pm-5:30pm.  Meet at the JCAA main entrance at 2:30 sharp. We will depart promptly thereafter. 

SO WHERE ARE WE GOING???  MAIN EVENT!!!  Please bring some money to play games.  Snacks will be provided.  Also, please bring a check for $36 membership dues made out to Congregation Kol Halev along with your application (download it from the web) to join the group.

Please RSVP to Amy O’Desky at aodesky@austin.rr.com if you plan to attend. We are also need parent drivers, so please email me if you’re available.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance of

Thank You!

Congregation Kol Halev gratefully acknowledges the following gifts:

Special Music Fund
Elliot Trester & Barbara Wilson

High Holiday Flowers
Eileen & Brent Ladd

Mitzvot Fund
In Memory of Dorothy Dubin
Bob & Karen Glina

And the following families who sponsored an Oneg Shabbat this summer:
Karen Gault
Liz Nowicki
Alice Frenk
Debby Kalk
Debra Leff
The Chandler/Leseten family, in honor of their daughter Alina's Bat Mitzvah.

We also thank Linda Cox who coordinates the Onegs.

Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat is a Mitzvah for our Congregation. Please commit to sponsoring at least one each year and contact Linda Cox at <lindacox@austin.rr.com> or call 458-8449 to schedule your date.

Welcome New Members!

Jeff Krys & Angie McDermot who live on Piasade Dr. in Austin with their children, Max, age 12, and Mackenzie, age 8.

Scott Berman  who lives in Round Rock.

Kim & Jay Finkel who live in Dripping Springs with their son, Joshua, age 10.

Molly & Dan Lutes who live on Napier Trail in Austin with their sons Louis, age 14, and twins Samuel and Joseph, age 11.

Cheryl & Jim Haber who live on Mifflin Kenedy Terr. in Austin with their children, Katie, age 16, and Will, age 21.

Bar Mitzvah Project

For his Mitzvah project, Daniel Graves is organizing a CKH team to participate in the Alzheimer's Association Capital of Texas Memory Walk on Saturday, September 30th.  (Although the walk is on Saturday, no money will change hands on Shabbat.)  The purpose is to raise money for the local Alzheimer's Association.  While this is a bar mitzvah project and a b'nai mitzvah activity, non-CKHers are welcome to join and walk with us!

To join the team or make a donation, go to http://capitaloftexas.kintera.org/Austin.  Everyone who registers to join Daniel's team (Team CKH) can have his/her own website, even if they are a member of his team, and can collect donations through that website.  If anyone else has a family member with AD and wants to walk in his/her honor/memory, that person's picture can be put up on his/her own web page.  Everyone who raises at least $25 gets a T-shirt!

On September 30, plan to be at the Austin High School east parking lot around 8:00 a.m.  There will be fruit, water, and granola bars for snacks.  Registration lasts for approx. 45 min.  We'll warm up a bit, then walk in a police-escorted bubble on the street.  Closing ceremonies (announcement of winners and door prizes) follow.  The walk is usually over around 10:30.

In the Community

Kol Halev Fund Raiser.  
Need a bar mitzvah gift? A tray for apples and honey? Shabbat candlesticks, perhaps? Then visit Kol Halev’s virtual gift shop, www.judaicabysolomon.com. Diane Stepakof-Fay, a Cedar Park resident and owner of this shop, will donate 10% of the purchase price for any item on her website to Kol Halev. Simply click the pull-down menu under the item, select Kol Halev, and a 10% donation is automatically made. You get quality merchandise, Kol Halev gets a donation. What’s not to like?

Do you have an announcement?  Good news?  Community service opportunity?  Please send submissions for inclusion into the Congregation newsletter to newsletter@kolhalev.org by 10:00pm Monday (next deadline is September 25, 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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