Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
March 6, 2007 / 16 Adar 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

Shabbat, Friday, March 9th.
CKH will not have a Shabbat service on March 9th.  Rabbi Baker will be on vacation.  And Cantor Sherwin will participate in the installation for Rabbi Susan Lippe at Congregation Beth Israel.  All members of the community are invited and encouraged to participate in this event.

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, March 10th, 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 Study, Tuesday, March 6th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Torah Study, Tuesday, March 13th, Noon, CKH Office.  CANCELED this week (Spring Break).

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, March 16th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.

Torah Meets Tinseltown, Saturday, March 17th, 6:30pm, Rabbi & Lynda Baker's house.
Come to the next 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 Frisco Kid.” The movie was released in 1979; stars Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford; and was directed by Robert Aldrich. The story is about a rabbi (Wilder) from Poland who goes to America to lead a Jewish community. When he arrives in America he is high-jacked and has to work his way across the country. On the way he meets up with a bank robber (Ford) and they form a friendship, have many (mis)adventures. After the movie Rabbi Baker will lead a discussion. Please RSVP at 419-0945 or <rabbi@kolhalev.org>.

Adult Education - Jewish Values, Monday, March 19th, 7:00 pm, CKH office.
Rabbi Kerry Baker will teach a four week course called “Being Jewish Means Acting Jewish: Essential Jewish Values and How to Live Them”.  The class meets on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. during March (except March 12th when we will observe Spring Break).  [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 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.

....  We Need Oneg Sponsors  ....

We do not have the information of who volunteered to sponsor Onegs, so if you volunteered for March or April, or if you want to volunteer now, please let Linda Cox know at 458-8449, or <lindacox@austin.rr.com>.  The following dates are open: March 16th, March 30th, April 13th, April 27th, May 18th, and May 25th.  THANKS FOR YOUR MITZVAH TO OUR CONGREGATION!

....  B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah  ....

Thanks to all the students and parents from the B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah for helping at the JCAA Purim Carnival last Sunday.  CKH had a strong showing and our help was greatly appreciated.

....  Adán's Update  ....

Norbi Zylberberg sends the following good news .... And just in time for Adán's 6th birthday on March 21st ....

Hola! Hoy nos dieron los resultados del MRI de Adán y gracias a Dios está todo bien!! Es muy importante ya que es el MRI después de un año de terminado el tratamiento, que es el período en el que hay mayores riesgos de que vuelva. Gracias por estar siempre tan cerca,

Hey! Today we got the result of the MRI on Adán and they were great. Clear, thanks GOD!!! It's very important because that was after 1 year of finishing the treatment and is a critical period for any possible come back. Thanks for being so close, always.

....  Helping Those in Need  ....

Most of us have read or heard about the recent tragedy in Enterprise, AL. Some of us know people from the community. Many of us want to help. Misha ben David's wife, Patty, graduated from Enterprise High School in 1974. Misha is searching for ways we can help. If you would like to join him, send him an email at <mishabendavid@gmail.com>.

Welcome New Members!

Dan Rozycki lives on Capitol Court.

Natasha Schultz lives on Valeria Street.

Raul & Jodi Zighelboim live on Cedro Trial. They have have a daughter, Selah Maya age 12, and son, Gabriel age 10.

Dawn Krantz and Scott Antelier live on Ridgetop Terrace. They have a daughter, Lisa Wiener.

Seth and Lisa Feder live on Parkview Circle. They have a son, Franklin age 11, and a daughter, Zoë age 8.

Connie Peters and Charles Wright live in Hutto.

Mazel Tov

Appointment

CKH member, Misha ben David has been appointed Chaplain & mental health consultant (entirely volunteer) for the Austin Outlaws Professional Women's Football team. Their season starts in April and runs through July. This is in addition to other chaplain work Misha does with local police departments.

In Remembrance

Thank You!

Congregation Kol Halev gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:

Mitzvot Fund
A generous donation for administrative support for the Board for the remainder of the fiscal year by an anonymous donor.

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
by Diane & Ernie Graves

Special Music Fund
by Diane & Ernie Graves

....  In the Community  ....

National Council of Jewish Women Garage Sale
Friday, March 30th, from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm is the Annual NCJW Garage Sale.  It is right before Pesach, and the perfect time to clean your closets and give us all those things in good condition that you are not using anymore, or have never used!  To donate, contact Bettie Forman at 372-8214, <bettie4man@austin.rr.com>. Bring your items from Sunday, March 25th through Thursday, March 29th to 6421 Williams Ridge Way. Then come visit and shop on Friday, March 30th from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm, and find those treasures you never knew you needed! For more information about NCJW, visit www.ncjwaustin.org or www.ncjw.org.

Host a Soldier for Seder
Support our Jewish soldiers and their families during Passover!  The Austin Community Relations Council (CRC) has invited the Jewish soldiers and their families from Fort Hood to join us for a Passover seder on April 2 and April 3, 2007.  Let us know how you would be willing to support our troops!
We are looking for:
  - Families to host a soldier (and their family) to a seder in the home
  - Families to host a soldier (and their family) at a community seder
  - Individuals to underwrite the cost of soldiers and their families attending community seders
Contact Dana Epstein at 735-8012 or <dana.epstein@shalomaustin.org> with questions or to sign-up (before March 21st).  Let us all celebrate the Festival of Freedom with those who defend it!

TAKS Test Conflict Information
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has scheduled the first administration of the fifth (5th) grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) mathematics test for Tuesday April 3, 2007.  As this date conflicts with the first day of Pesach, our children are entitled to take the test on an alternate date with no penalty.  For more information, visit the ADL web site, http://www.adlsouthwest.org/view_article.php?article_id=221.  If you are feeling particularly put-out with our government for ignoring our religious traditions, call TEA or your legislator or the governor.

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 March 12, 2007).  My goal is to send the newsletter every Tuesday.

Have you missed a recent issue of the CKH Newsletter?  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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