Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
March 20, 2007 / 01 Nissan 5767

Kol Halev Annual Community Second Night Seder
Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:00 pm
 in the Community Hall at the Dell Jewish Community Center

We have plans for a wonderful Seder with delicious food (catered by Pascal’s)! Plan to bring yourself, your family, and your friends!
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The cost to attend is:

Adults: $25

Children (Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah age): $13
 
Note: There will be some differences in the food service for adults and for children. Please do not have children for whom you have paid at the children’s rate eat the adult food service.
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PLEASE HELP:  We need approximately 12 people who are attending the Seder to bring fully prepared Seder plates. If you are able to bring a Seder plate, please contact Scott Berman (<berman_scott@yahoo.com> or 203-1447).

Scott, who is coordinating our festivities, could undoubtedly use a few people to help with modest tasks.  Please contact Scott (<berman_scott@yahoo.com> or 203-1447) if you are available to provide any event support.
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PAYMENT OPTIONS (arrangements must be completed prior to noon Friday 3/30):

1.  By check received by noon Friday 3/30.

 2.  By credit card. If we have your credit card information on record for quarterly or monthly billing of dues, you can just email a note (to Cindy Tarsi at <administrator@kolhalev.org>) requesting the Seder admissions that you desire.  If we do not have your credit card information on record, you can give that information over the phone to Cindy Tarsi (419-0945).  If Cindy is not available to receive your call, please leave a message stating that you want make Seder arrangements over the phone and Cindy will call you back.

3.  If time is getting short and you have not been able to complete your arrangements by one of the forms above, if you simply email to Cindy your commitment to complete the payment process as soon as possible, we will reserve the requested spaces for you at the Seder. If you make such a request, we will expect payment regardless of whether you actually attend the Seder.
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WE MUST HAVE AN EXACT COUNT OF RESERVATIONS BY NOON FRIDAY 3/30! PLEASE DO NOT DELAY IN MAKING YOUR ARRANGEMENTS!

This Week at Kol Halev:

Friday Night Alive! (Freedom Edition), Friday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Austin's finest musicians join Cantor Robbi Sherwin for Austin's ONLY rock Shabbat! Come sing, sway, dance, and pray as we look towards spring and celebrate Pesach. Contact Cantor Sherwin at <cantor@kolhalev.org> for more information.

Torah Study, Tuesday, March 27th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

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

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, March 31st, 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).

Sundays in the Park (with Rebbe), Sunday, April 1st, 10:00, Central Market Café, 4001 N. Lamar Blvd.  (map)
“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’?

Pesach in the 'Hood, Sunday, April 1st, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Central Market Café, 4001 N. Lamar Blvd.  (map)
Featuring music, arts & crafts, food! Bring your chometz (leavened products not eaten on Passover) to donate to the Capitol Area Food Bank.  Music by: Jewish kids choirs and Sababa (www.SababaMusic.com) with Robbi Sherwin, Scott Leader, Steve Brodsky, Rich Stanmyre, Steve Dubin, and Sam Jordan.

Kol Halev Annual Community Second Night Seder, Tuesday, April 3rd, 6:00 pm, JCAA Community Hall.
(See the big item at the beginning of the newsletter for details and information about reservations.)

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 3rd, CANCELED.

....  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!

....  Congregational Shabbaton  ....

Friday & Saturday, April 20th & 21st

Congregation Kol Halev's Shabbaton is an opportunity for congregants of all ages to share a complete Sabbath experience, combining learning, meals, fun, and worship. From welcoming Shabbat on Friday evening through Havdalah the following evening, we will take part in a variety of active, hands-on learning activities for all ages, as well as family-friendly Shabbat services. Some activities will allow congregants of different ages to learn with and from each other, while others will be tailored to particular age groups, from tots to teens to adults. This is an opportunity to spend an entire Shabbat immersing ourselves in Jewish learning and fun, exploring the meaning of Shabbat and family, and deepening our connection with Judaism and with one another. For more please contact Sherry Blum via email, <sblum@austincc.edu>.

....  B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah  ....

Come help the B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah clean up Town Lake (and have some fun while you're at it)!

Mark you calendars for the April activity:
Ryan Ladd and Jordan Zylberberg are hosting a fund raiser for Make-a-Wish Foundation….
Saturday, April 21st, 7:30 pm- 10:00 pm
Westover Hills Club 8706 Westover Club Drive
Admission $5

Mazel Tov

Scott Pulvirent, son of Gwen & Larry, has earned his Eagle Scout.
His official Court of Honor will be in May.

In Remembrance

Thank You!

Congregation Kol Halev gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:

Rabbi's Discretionary
Fund Chip Rainy

....  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 26, 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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