Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
April 17, 2007 / 29 Nissan 5767

2nd Annual Congregational Shabbaton

Friday, April 20th:

6:30 in Multi-Purpose Room of ECP
Family-Friendly Shabbat Service with participation by members of the B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah and the Post B'nai Mitzvah Teen group.  Dairy/Parve Potluck Dinner Afterwards, followed by Dessert Oneg sponsored by CKH Sisterhood in honor of the birth of Colin O'Desky.

After Dinner and Dessert there will be an opportunity for everyone to sing Shabbat Z'mirot, and then a Discussion for Adults and Teens led by Rabbi Baker.

Saturday, April 21st

WHAT TO BRING:

Questions?  Contact Sherry at <sblum@austincc.edu> or 288-1128 (messages can be left at 223-8086).

This Week at Kol Halev:

Congregational Shabbaton, Friday & Saturday, April 20th & 21st.
(See previous 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.

....  Next Week  ....

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, April 27th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, April 28th, 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).

Haverim Ke'tanim (Little Friends), Saturday, April 28th, 5:00 pm, la Madeleine (restaurant), 3418 N. Lamar Blvd. (map).
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.

Torah Meets Tinseltown, Saturday, April 28th, 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 “Ushpizin.” To learn more about the movie, visit the official website www.ushpizin.com. After the movie Rabbi Baker will lead a discussion. Please RSVP at 419-0945 or <rabbi@kolhalev.org>.

Sundays in the Park (with Rebbe), Sunday, April 29th, 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’?

Adult Education, "Modern Jewish Thought", Monday, April 30th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office.  CANCELED

Torah Study, Tuesday, May 1st, Noon, CKH Office.

....  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

Thank You!
Congregation Kol Halev gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:

Office Fund
A generous donation
by anonymous

Mitzvot Donations

on occasion of Charlotte Blatt's Yahrzeit
by Liz Nowicki

Thanking the Congregation for welcoming him to our Seder
by Mark Bergman

In memory of Thelma Waxman and for Rabbi Baker's time
by Robin Chandler

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
by Chip Rainy

....  In the Community  ....

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 23, 2007).

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Congregation Kol Halev is located at:
3415 Greystone Drive, Suite 307,
Austin, Texas  78731

(512) 419-0945

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