Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
April 24, 2007 / 06 Iyar 5767

This Week at Kol Halev:

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.

....  Next Week  ....

Shabbat Across America, Friday, May 4th.
Details to be announced. To learn about this event, visit http://shabbatacrossamerica.com/.

Adult Education, "Mysticism", Monday, May 7th, 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 Jewish Mysticism.  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, May 6th.

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

....  B'nai Mitzvah Chavurah  ....

Ryan Ladd and Jordan Zylberberg held a fund raiser dance to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation on April 21 as their Bar Mitzvah community service project.  Over 200 people were in attendance, and the event netted over $3000 for the foundation.  Michelle Schwartz was present to receive the donation and help educate the children and parents in attendance about the organization.  The boys are both studying with Rabbi Kerry Baker and will celebrate their B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Kol Halev on consecutive Shabbatot next January.  (Look for photos in the June issue of The Jewish Outlook.)

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  ....

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 30, 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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