Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
April 10, 2007 / 22 Nissan 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

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

Adult Education, "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 16th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office.  CANCELED

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

....  Next Week  ....

Congregational Shabbaton, Friday & Saturday, April 20th & 21st.
(See next section for details.)

Yom HaZikaron, Sunday, April 22nd, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, JCAA Community Hall.
Visit the JCAA website for complete information.

Adult Education, "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 23rd, 7:00 pm, CKH Office.  CANCELED

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 24th, 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

Congratulations to all the Austin Jewish Academy students who participated in the Private School Interscholastic Association (PSIA) academic competition on March 30th. Among the participants were some of our own CKH children:
Gal Behar, Tali Harif, and Max Krys.
Max won 2nd place in sixth grade "On Site Drawing" (advancing to state) and 4th place in sixth grade "Maps, Graphs and Charts".

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>.

CELEBRATE ISRAEL @ 59!  Sunday April 29th, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, at the JCAA.
Open and free to the entire community.  Celebrate Israel's 59th birthday! Get your Israeli passport and have fun with games, music, crafts, skill activities, face painting and yummy food.  Create a fabulous kippah and challenge yourself to Israeli Twister.  Pet animals at our kibbutz, make sand art, jump around in the moon jump, and purchase arts and crafts from the Israeli shuk.  Try on a Tzahal soldiers uniform and sit in a Bedouin tent with mint tea while watching Shalom Sesame and Kippi ben Kippod.  Write messages to be sent to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, watch films about Israel, listen to our community children's choirs, and a whole lot more!

Israel Independence Day Dinner Program, Sunday, April 29th, 5:30 - 8:30pm, at the JCAA.
Continue the celebration by joining us for an evening dinner event in honor of Israel @ 59.  Music, catered festive Israeli meal, Masuot (torches) will be lit by distinguished educators in our community in honor of Israel, personal stories from those that lived in Israel, film, Shira b’tzibur (community sing-a-long) led by celebrated song leader Etti Luz.  To register for this event go to www.shalomaustin.org. All proceeds from the dinner will go to the Israel Youth Scholarship Fund.  Kosher meal available upon request.  Call 735-8034. $25 Adults/$15 Children, Seniors, College Students with ID.  Babysitting and dinner for children ages 5 and up, is available at $15 per child and $7.50 for additional children, pizza dinner included. Call 735-8050 to register.

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 16, 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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