Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
December 5, 2006 / 14 Kislev 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

Friday Night Alive! Dedication Edition, Friday, December 8th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Austin's finest musicians join Cantor Robbi Sherwin and special guest, Phoenix's Scott Leader from the rock band Sababa!, for Austin's ONLY rock Shabbat!  Come sing, sway, dance and pray as we look towards winter and celebrate Chanukah.  Contact Cantor Sherwin <cantor@kolhalev.org> for more information.

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, December 9th, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall.
Join us as young and old alike help lead this warm and intimate service. Many of our B'nai Mitzvah students (past & present) lead prayers and chant Torah. Please contact Reuven Robbins (453-5456 or <rrobbins@austin.rr.com> ) if you would like a part in the service. A kiddish luncheon follows the service. If you would like to help sponsor the luncheons, send your tax-deductible contributions to the CKH office (with a note designating if for this purpose).

Post B'nai Mitzvah Youth Group Games Night, Saturday, December 9th at 7:00 pm, at the CKH office.
Join us night filled with fun and games! We'll kick off the evening with a quick Havdalah service, and then we'll play casino style games and eat some latkes to get in the mood for Chanukah. The event will end at 9:30 pm.  Please bring your dues check and application if you haven't already joined this great group. Dues are $36 to Congregation Kol Halev, and the membership application is on the CKH website.  PLEASE BRING A WRAPPED GIFT WORTH UNDER $10 FOR THE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE. FEEL FREE TO RE-GIFT SOMETHING YOU RECEIVED AND DON'T LIKE!!! THAT'S THE FUN OF A WHITE ELEPHANT GAME!  Please RSVP by December 8th to Amy O'Desky at <aodesky@austin.rr.com>.  We need at least 7 RSVP's to make this event happen.  Feel free to email Amy with any questions.

CKH Sisterhood “Latke Fry Off”, Sunday, December 10th, 3:00 -5:00 pm, 9300 Mystic Oaks Tr. (map to Karen Gault's home).
Please bring your prepared latke mix for frying (or you can fry or bake them up before hand, if you would like), and we’ll see who has the best Latke’s in town! A short meeting will be conducted at the beginning of the event.  Please RSVP to Karen, 249-7949.  Also, if you can, bring an electric frying pan and an extra spatula for flipping!

Torah Study, Tuesday, December 5th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Adult Education -- Jewish Holidays, Monday, December 11th, 7:30 pm, CKH Office.
Congregation Kol Halev's "self-paced" Adult Bar Mitzvah classes continue with "Jewish Holidays".  This class will examine the holidays from many perspectives:  historical, theological, sociological, and philosophical.  We will examine Rabbinic literature including Talmud to learn what the Rabbis thought when shaping our traditions.  The class will meet December 4th, 11th, and 18th.  For more information, contact Rabbi Kerry Baker at 419-0945 or <rabbi@kolhalev.org>.

Celebration of Shabbat and Chanukah, Friday, December 15th, 6:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Each family or individual is encouraged to bring a menorah to light (CKH will offer menorot for anyone who does not have their own menorah).  There will be a creative, values-centered candle-lighting ceremony which will focus on the “hidden heroines” of Jewish history.  Rabbi Baker will tell a traditional Chanukah folk-tale and, of course, we will sing many of the time-honored Chanukah songs you know and love.  And there will be Chanukah gifts for the kids, too!  After the service, we will enjoy a latke dinner catered by Paul and Joni Constantine.

Torah Meets Tinseltown, Saturday, December 16th, 6:30pm, Rabbi & Lynda Baker's house.
Come to the first meeting of "Torah Meets Tinseltown" at Chez Baker. We will observe Havdalah at 6:30 pm.  Then Rabbi Baker will give a brief introduction to the move.  Our first movie is "Keeping The Faith" (2000) with Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, and more.  After the movie Rabbi Baker will lead a discussion. For more information, contact Rabbi Kerry Baker at 419-0945 or <rabbi@kolhalev.org>.

Torah Study, Sunday, December 10th, 11:00 am, CKH Office.

Torah Study, Tuesday, December 12th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  And Beyond  ....

Chanukah-in-the-Hood, Tuesday, December 19th, 5:30 pm, Central Market North.
Look for more information in the newsletter next week.

December B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah Event

The Pogrunds and Ochoas are organizing the December B’nai Mitzvah group event.  We will wrap gifts for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Brown Santa program that provides holiday gifts for local children in need.

When?  Sunday, December 10, 1:30 - 3:30 pm.

Where?  Brown Santa Headquarters at 5555 Airport Blvd. – old Haverty’s Furniture Store site (see brownsanta.org website for map of location).

What?  Gift wrapping for needy families.  Each participant is asked to bring at least one new unwrapped gift for a child.  Brown Santa is in particular need of toys for infants/toddlers ages 0 - 2 and for older boys and girls ages 10 - 16.  If you want to bring gift wrap, bows, etc., that is also helpful, but they have some wrapping materials there.

Ratios: The Brown Santa program requires one adult per 3 children ages 12 and under and one adult per 6 children ages 13 and older, so please RSVP indicating how many children (with their ages) and how many adults will be coming.  It is necessary to let them know how many people are coming, so please RSVP early and no later than Wednesday, December 6th to Edie Ochoa at <evitemb@austinisd.org> or to 443-6342. Thanks so much.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed

Kol Halev volunteers are needed for Meals on Wheels, serving the elderly in the Northwest Hills area. Kol Halev members who want to volunteer one Friday a month for approximately 1-1/2 hours can contact Fabio Pintchovski for more information at 454-9953.

....  In the Community  ....

The Austin Jewish Academy Auction Is Officially Open!
The on-line portion of AJA Annual Gala Auction is now open. The auction runs from November 15th to December 8th.  The live Auction and Gala take place on December 10th at The Four Seasons Hotel and tickets are still available.  If you are interested in attending please contact Jodye Friedman at 735-8350 or e-mail her at <jodye.friedman@austinjewishacademy.org>.  For more information, visit the entire auction catalog! Or visit the AJA Home Page to learn more about the Academy.

Hadassah Chapter Meeting, Program, Potluck Lunch & Games,
Sunday, December 10th, 10 am - 1 pm, at the JCAA.
Following a short business meeting, Danny Santos of the Austin Police Department will speak about his work as a crime analyst. Q & A will follow. Members are asked to bring a pareve or dairy dish to share with others. Dessert will be provided. We will round out the morning with board games, Mah jongg, cards, board games, or just plain schmoozing. For more information: Cecile Zelinsky at 349-7926.

Jewish War Veterans Brunch, Sunday, December 17th, 10:00 am, Dell Jewish Community Center.
Austin Post 757 of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV) will host a membership brunch with featured speaker Admiral Bobby Inman (retired).  Admiral Inman served as Director of the National Security Agency and as deputy Director of the CIA.  He will speak to us on current events affecting Israel and the United States.  We invite Jewish Veterans who are not members of post 757 and spouses as our guests at the brunch.  If you want to learn more about JVW, please come to our brunch.  To reserve a place, contact Neil Goldman: phone 342 8233, email ngoldman1@austin.rr.com.

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 December 11, 2006).  My goal is to send the newsletter every Tuesday.

Have you missed a recent issue of the CKH Newsletter?  Due to recent problems with our listserver, you may have missed an issue. If so, you can always find back issues at http://www.kolhalev.org/emailnewsletters/index.html.

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

(512) 419-0945

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