Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
January 9, 2007 / 19 Tevet 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

Early Family Shabbat Service with Religious School Co-op, Friday, January 12th, 6:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Students in CKH’s Sunday School Co-op will lead the service. A wonderful potluck dinner (dairy/pareve) will follow the service, including another culinary surprise sponsored by the Rabbi Discretionary Fund (last time, everyone enjoyed Amy’s Ice Cream cart!).

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, January 13th, 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).

Torah Meets Tinseltown, Saturday, January 13th, 6:30pm, Rabbi & Lynda Baker's house.
Come to the second 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. We’ll watch and talk about “The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob.” Here’s something about the film, for those who haven’t seen it: In this French comedy, Louis de Funes stars as Victor Pivert, a hopelessly bigoted man. Victor loves people, as long as they're Caucasian, French, and Catholic. But when it comes to foreigners, Victor draws the line. His ultimate nightmare becomes a reality the day of his daughter's wedding, when he stumbles across a group of Arab revolutionaries and is forced into hiding as a rabbi. The film is widely regarded as one of the great masterpieces of French comedy, and has become a cult classic. It is also seen as one of the best socially-aware films, as the topic of the film (racism) is actually very serious. It contains funny (but clever) musings about a multicultural society and also delivers a powerful statement in favor of tolerance and understanding. The handshake between Slimane and Salomon at the end of the movie (despite their differences, the Jew helped the Muslim) is a beautiful mark of understanding, full of reason. After the movie Rabbi Baker will lead a discussion. Please RSVP at 419-0945 or <rabbi@kolhalev.org>.

Sisterhood Meeting, Sunday, January 14th, 10:30 am, Lobby of the Education Building of the JCAA.

Adult Torah Study, Sunday, January 14th, 11:00 am, CKH Office.

Torah Study, Tuesday, January 16th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Shabbat Service, Friday, January 19th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
We will host a special guest speaker, Rick Goldberg, who currently writing and editing a book on Judaism and evolutionary biology. Rick will present something very special during the d’var torah slot. He’s going to explain how biology effects both the development of Judaism and the view of Judaism by gentiles, using the window of how the anti-Semitic belief that Jews have horns came to be and has persisted to the present day. This should be a fascinating presentation and discussion. Children who attend the service will have a special program honoring Tu B'shevat, the New Year for the Trees. Come find out how chocolate grows on trees! And meet the Jewish Rip Van Winkle ,a.k.a." Honi Ha M'agel!"

Daniel Graves Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, January 20th, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall.
The Graves family would like to invite the congregation to join them in celebrating Daniel's Bar Mitzvah. Kiddush luncheon following service. Please RSVP to Diane Graves <dsgraves@austin.rr.com> (so she can plan for the luncheon).

Torah Study, Tuesday, January 16th, Noon, CKH Office.

Haverim Ke'tanim (Little Friends), January 20th, 5:00 pm, la Madeleine (restaurant), 3418 N. Lamar Blvd.
After a wonderful learning and worship experience featuring stories, music, arts & crafts, games and a kid-friendly Havdalah service, the kindergartners, pre-schoolers and their families can stay for dinner and get to know each other, schedule play-dates, etc.

Sundays in the Park (with Rebbe) Returns, Sunday, January 21st, 10:00 am, Central Market Café, 4001 N. Lamar Blvd.
“Sundays in the Park with Rebbe” is the title of Rabbi Baker’s Sunday morning series of discussions at the Central Market Café from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. This year’s series features topics taken from “You Be the Judge,” a book by Joel Lurie Grishaver which presents a number of provocative ethical dilemmas, quandaries, and challenges with a Jewish, spiritual or moral twist—and a proposed Jewish resolution, all of which is fair game for our discussion over gourmet coffee and nosherei (little stuff to nibble). Here are the kind of the dilemmas we’ll consider: The Kippah That Was Too Trustworthy, The Nolan Ryan Rookie Card Caper, Can You Cheat at Torah?, and How Long Is ‘Til Death Do Us Part’?

Adult Education Classes Continue
(beginning) Monday, January 15th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office

Rabbi Baker will teach a four week course called “Sunrise, Sunset: Making Life Holy Through the Life-cycle” beginning on Monday, January 15th, at 7:00 p.m. at the CKH office. We’ll learn about the spiritual, historical, social, and cultural meaning of covenant ceremonies for boys and girls (brit milah and brit chayim), bar and bat mitzvah, weddings (nisiu’in), and death and mourning rituals. [This course is part of a series of Monday evening adult education classes led by Rabbi Baker. Topics of subsequent classes are: “Being Jewish Means Acting Jewish: Essential Jewish Values and How to Live Them,” “Being Jewish Means Thinking Jewish: Essential Insights of Modern Jewish Thinkers,” and “Being Jewish Means Experiencing Jewish: Essential Ways Jewish Mystics Encounter the World.” These classes are open to CKH members and their friends (from whom a donation is requested). All these classes count toward preparation for adult bar/bat mitzvah, as well.] Call CKH (419-0945) or Rabbi Baker (947-6000) for more information.

Tapestry of Jewish Learning
Saturday, January 13 – Sunday, January 21

In its fifth year of offering week-long adult Jewish education courses, Tapestry of Jewish Learning kicks off January 13 featuring Rain Pryor and Keynote Speaker Liel Leibovitz.  Courses will focus on a variety of topics including Jewish music, politics, literature, cuisine, Israel, and more!  Once again, Congregation Kol Halev is a sponsor of this community event.  Rabbi Baker is teaching How Did God Give the Torah at Mt. Sinai? and Cantor Sherwin is teaching Finding Your Own Voice: Contemporary Jewish Music. For more information, contact Aliza Orent at (512) 735-8030.  Click here to download the brochure and registration form. Click here for a listing of classes, locations, and times.

Invitation to Mosaic Luncheon .... from Debby Kalk

Please join me for the JCAA Women’s Division 8th annual Mosaic luncheon featuring speaker Roya Hakakian and honoring Susan Sager for her many years of service to the Austin community. As a table captain, I am hoping we can fill a Kol Halev table for this event, which raises a significant portion of the total contributions for the JCAA’s annual campaign. When you participate in Mosaic, your campaign contribution helps fund the wide range of programs at the J and in the local Jewish community, including Jewish Family Service, senior and early childhood programs, teen and family programs, sports and fitness, and cultural arts. It also provides support to our extended Jewish family in Israel and throughout the world. Mosaic is always a fun and inspiring luncheon program. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 28 from 11 am – 1 pm at the Renaissance Hotel. Contact Debby Kalk at <debby@cortexlearning.com>, or at home at 442-8829, or cell 791-0793.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

....  In the Community  ....

CKH Members Jordan Statman and Kari Davis (both 13 years old) are active members of the Austin Angelfish Synchronized Swimming Team. On Sunday, January 21st, the Austin Angelfish will host a clinic for prospective new Angelfish. Olympic Gold Medalists Becky Dyroen-Lancer and Jill Sudduth-Smith will be the clinicians. The clinic will be held at the Town Lake YMCA from 8:15 - 12:30. The cost is $25 if the swimmer registers in advance or $35 at the door. In addition to the clinic, the fee includes a swim cap, nose clip and mid-morning snack. If you have a little mermaid between the ages of 8 - 13 who loves to swim and dance or do gymnastics, then synchronized swimming is the perfect sport for her! The swimmer must be able to swim standard swim strokes for several lengths of the pool and tread water for 2 minutes without tiring. For more information, please contact Jordan, Kari, or their mothers; or contact Cheryl Cook, head coach, at 567-1943 or e-mail her at <synchrocc@aol.com>.

Special Tapestry Encore Event, Nostalgia, Thursday, March 1st, 7:30 pm, JCAA Community Hall. The musical performance, Nostalgia, is based on a personal, yet universal story of one woman's escape during the 1956 revolution from war torn Budapest. From Communist occupied Hungary to freedom in the United States, international song stylist and jazz vocalist (and CKH member), Judy Alpert, will weave her moving story in the popular songs of the era. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the performance. General admission - $11; Seniors, JCAA Members and Students - $9. For information: 453-5365 or <judyalp101@aol.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 January 15, 2007).  My goal is to send the newsletter every Tuesday.

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Austin, Texas  78731

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