Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
December 12, 2006 / 21 Kislev 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

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>.

Adult Education -- Jewish Holidays, Monday, December 18th, 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>.

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

Torah Study, Sunday, December 17th, 11:00 am, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Torah Study, Tuesday, December 19th, Noon, CKH Office.

Chanukah-in-the-Hood, Tuesday, December 19th, 5:30 pm, Central Market North.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, December 22nd, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.

Kinder Shabbas
.... from Natasha Schultz .... 

The Kinder Shabbas program has gotten off to a good start, with 4 - 10 children in attendance.  I will be out of town on Fri., Dec. 22nd and Fri., Dec. 29th.  I would like to find a substitute for our one hour program with the children ages 5-11 who attend the service.  I will leave plans for games and other activities.  I will be at the Chanukah party on Dec. 15th if anyone wants to talk with me about this.  Otherwise, please email me <natashalag@yahoo.com> or please call me at 394-1427.  Thanks, Natasha.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

....  In the Community  ....

Austin 'Stars of David' Launch & Chanukah Celebration, Saturday, December 16th, 3 - 5 pm, Greenberg Home.
Celebrate the festival of lights with other Jewish and Interfaith families whose lives have been illuminated through the blessings of adoption. Stars of David, a Jewish Adoption Information and Support Network, provides a network of information, support, and education to prospective parents, adoptive families, adult adoptees, birth families, and Jewish community. Let us know if there are others to invite please. For more information contact Michele Chandler at Jewish Family Service: <michele.chandler@jcaaonline.org> or 250-1043. Or Lynda Baker <lbaker@meetingsolution.com>.

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.

A Call for Table Captains
The Eighth Annual JCAA Women's Division Mosaic luncheon, featuring speaker Roya Hakakian, will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel from 11am - 1pm.  Table captains are needed for this year's Mosaic luncheon.  As a table captain, you will recruit nine other women to sit at your table and educate them about the minimum gift for this event.  You will be invited to a short table captain training session on January 9th, 2007.  To sign up to be a table captain, please contact Arlene Maze (345-8549) or <afmaze@swebell.net> or Candy Goldstein (346-4168) or <canland1@aol.com>.  To make reservations for the Mosaic luncheon contact Alison Cassorla at 735-8020 or <alison.cassorla@shalomaustin.org>.  For more information about Mosaic 2007, speaker, raffle items and ways to purchase raffle tickets, go to www.shalomaustin.org/mosaic.

Israeli Folk Dancing Traditional & Postmodern
Taught by the amazing Shlomit Dror.
Six Thursdays, January 18th & 25th and February 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Helen & Milton Smith Auditorium, Congregation Beth Israel
Please bring in a $25 check payable to CBI to cover the costs.
For questions or to sign up, please email <slippe@bethisrael.org>.

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 18, 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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