Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
April 2, 2007 / 14 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:

Office closed, Tuesday & Wednesday, April 3rd & 4th in observance of first and second day of Pesach.
Additionally, please don't bring chometz (leavened products) to the office throughout Pesach (ends at sundown on Tuesday, April 10th).

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 3rd, CANCELED.

Rebbe & Rebbetzin's Tisch, Friday, April 6th, 6:30 pm, Rabbi Kerry & Lynda Baker's home. Shabbat as it should be - at home, surrounded by family and friends with great food, stories, songs, and of course, schmoozin'!  A great Kol Halev tradition, all are welcome to the home of Rabbi Kerry, Lynda & Emily Baker.  Please bring a dish to share: dairy/pareve and Pesadich only.  Please call (512) 419-0945 or email Rabbi Baker <rabbi@kolhalev.org> to RSVP.

“Adults-only” Seder, Sunday, April 8th, 7:30 pm, CKH office.
At Cong. Kol Halev we love our family friendly community seder on the second night of Passover.  As great as that experience is, it isn’t conducive to adult interaction.  Rabbi Baker is offering a wonderful opportunity on the next-to-last night of Passover for CKHers (and any of their friends they may wish to invite, Jewish or not) to experience an “Adults-only” Seder.  The idea is to share the ritual seder meal together, reading and delving into the haggadah, in a way that will encourage learning and discussion of the eternal themes, values, and ideas associated with Passover on an adult level.  We will follow this adult learning experience with a short yizkor (memorial) service at which anyone in attendance may recite kaddish for their departed relatives, et al.  If you are planning to attend (even if you’re only thinking about attending) let Rabbi Baker know (call 947-6000 or 419-0945).  This sort of an RSVP is not a pre-requisite, Rabbi Baker is trying to gauge interest (i.e., if you decide to attend on the spur of the moment, that’s great!).

Adult Education, "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 9th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office.
The next installment of Rabbi Baker's Basic Judaism course begins next Monday evening.  He will teach a five-week class on Modern Jewish Thought, including all the great Jewish thinkers of the 20th century, including Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Herman Cohen, Joseph Soloveitchik, Moedechai Kaplan, and, for the first time, Harold Kushner.  These writers are at the top of the list of the people who have had the greatest influence on the way we modern Jews think about ourselves, our world, and our religious faith.  The minimum class size is 5 students, so please let Rabbi Baker know if you are interested in participating (mobile phone, 947-6000, or the synagogue office, 419-0945) by Sunday, April 8th.

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 10th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, April 13th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Yom HaShoah, Sunday, April 15th.
Please attend the Yom HaShoah commemoration and help us attract others to read names any time from 9:30 to 2:30 at the Capitol open-air rotunda (in the extension) and attend the wonderful interfaith program at 3:00 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church (606 West 15th St.)

Adult Education, "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 16th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office. Second session of this class. (See description in "This Week" section.)

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 17th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  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  ....

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

And, if you have not sent your preferences for meetings with Rabbi Baker this summer, please do this ASAP. Contact Eileen Ladd <el629@austin.rr.com>.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

....  In the Community  ....

Jewish Veterans History Project
The Jewish War Veterans of America Post 757 is proud to be participating in the Austin-Travis County Veterans Exhibit at the Austin History Center, July, 2007 to January, 2008. Our goal is to create an archive the military experiences of Jewish veterans who are from or have connections to Central Texas.

The Post will create its own Archive, and also convey the material to the Veterans Exhibit. To be included in the Exhibit, we need to receive your materials before April 20, 2007. An informal gathering for those wanting to participate in the project is being planned for April 8.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the Jewish community to collect information and create a historical archive about the service of Jewish veterans in the military. Jewish veterans and active service members are asked to complete a questionnaire, donate photos, military documents, letters, stories, articles, videos, CDs, etc., telling about their military experience. Please no flags, equipment, or uniforms.

We especially would value input from those who have recently (after 1960) served in the military. Contact Neil Goldman, 512 514 1798 or <ngoldman1@austin.rr.com> to obtain more information.

Check out BBYO, Join Us at the Lake.
BBYO plans an afternoon at Lake Austin with prospective new members on Sunday, April 15th.  We have chartered a boat from Austin Party Cruises and would like to invite any 8th grader or high school 9th through 11th graders to join us. Meet at the Walsh Landing dock on Lake Austin at 2:00 pm.  The dock is located on Lake Austin Blvd. just a couple of blocks from Hula Huts (you take the Lake Austin exit off Mopac and go west to the boat dock – it will be on the left and parking across the street).  Should you get lost, call for 791-6333 the day of the event to get better directions.  The boat will leave promptly at 2:15 pm.  We will be returning at 4:15 pm.  Bring/wear your swimsuit if you want to swim, and join us for an afternoon of fun and meeting new friends.  For more details you can call Leah Fisher @ 258-2773 or Max Davis @ 502-1183. You may also call advisers, Greg Yamin @ 458-2433 or Dana Winer @ 527-9928.

Reel Significant Others: Loving Jews in the Movies - An NCJW Program
The community is invited to a National Council of Jewish Women provocative program on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 pm, in the Community Hall at the JCC.  How are intimate relationships, gay and straight, represented in Jewish film?  What might these representations have to offer to discussions of Jewish continuity, Jewish pluralism, and Jewish sexual ethics?  This program will be a mixture of lecture, discussion and film clips! Helene Meyers, PhD will be our moderator.  To rsvp or for more information, contact Jackie Nirenberg at 419-9340, or <jnirenberg@sbcglobal.net>.

Do you have an announcement?  Good news?  Community service opportunity?  Please send submissions for inclusion in the Congregation newsletter to <newsletter@kolhalev.org> by 10:00pm, Monday (next deadline is April 9, 2007).

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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