Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
May 22, 2007 / 05 Sivan 5767

Goodbye Cantor Sherwin

It's time to send-off Cantor Sherwin.  Friday, May 25th will be Robbi's last service as Cantor of Congregation Kol Halev.  Please join us to give her a rousing "L'hit ra'ot" (until we meet again).  She's not going far, but this is our opportunity to give her "a big hug" for all the love, joy, and spiritual life she has brought to CKH over the last ten years.

To make the evening special, there will be a pot-luck dessert Oneg after the service.  Linda Halbreich is organizing the dessert Oneg.  To help ensure appropriate variety and adequate quantity, email Linda <Lindahalbreich@aol.com> what you plan to bring (bring something even if you can't email Linda).

Let's show Robbi how much we appreciate that she has enriched each of our lives and made Kol Halev a special part of the Jewish community.

This Week at Kol Halev:

Weintraub Unveiling, Friday, May 25th, 4:30 pm, Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.
We will unveil the memorial for Shoshana Weintraub at that time.  The cemetery is located at 2800 Hancock Dr. (map), immediately east of MoPac.

Shavuot and Shabbat Service, Friday, May 25th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Come celebrate Shavuot and Shabbat with CKH.  And help celebrate ten wonderful years with Cantor Sherwin. (See the previous section for details.)

Shabbat at Kerrville, Saturday, May 26th, 10:30 am, Kerrville Folk Festival.
For the 16th year, Rabbi Kerry Baker and Cantor Robbi Sherwin bring their contemporary, spiritual style to Shabbat at the Kerrville Folk Festival. If you wish to come to services, in this beautiful Hill Country setting, you can attend for free. Please contact Rabbi Kerry Baker <rabbi@kolhalev.org> for details.

Sundays in the Park (with Rebbe), Sunday, May 27th, 10:00am, 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’?

Torah Study, Tuesday, May 29th, Noon, CKH Office.

....  Next Week  ....

Rebbe & Rebbetzin's Tisch, Friday, June 1st, 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 only.  Please call (512) 419-0945 or email Rabbi Baker <rabbi@kolhalev.org> to RSVP.

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, June 2nd, 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).

Shabbat at Kerrville, Saturday, June 2nd, 10:30 am, Kerrville Folk Festival.
For the 16th year, Rabbi Kerry Baker and Cantor Robbi Sherwin bring their contemporary, spiritual style to Shabbat at the Kerrville Folk Festival.  If you wish to come to services, in this beautiful Hill Country setting, you can attend for free.  Please contact Rabbi Kerry Baker <rabbi@kolhalev.org> for details.

Board of Directors Meeting, Sunday, June 3rd, 10:00 am, CKH Office.

Adult Education, "Mysticism", Monday, June 4th, 7:00 pm, CKH Office.
Rabbi Baker's Basic Judaism course covering Mysticism began on May 7th. This is the fourth meeting of the class. The last meeting will be on Monday, June 11th.

Torah Study, Tuesday, June  5th, Noon, CKH Office.

Graduation

Has someone in your family graduated from high school, college, medical school, etc.? If so, send me the details at <newsletter@kolhalev.org>. I will publish your inputs and submit them to The Jewish Outlook for the July issue.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

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

Mitzvot fund
In memory of Simon Okon
by Susan & Marshall Levett

....  In the Community  ....

Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Graduation 2007
After two years of studying together the 6th graduate class of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Austin will gather together with their families at the JCAA on Wednesday May 30th at 7pm for their graduation ceremony.  The graduates this year are: Susan Epstein, Jennifer Repass, Steve Burger, Shoshanah Dietz, Teri Golden, Kim Kahn, Sara Kolett, Sonia Paban, Pam Prais, Miriam Schimmoller, Natalie Weinstein, and Meredith Klein.

Make Graduation Gift Giving Meaningful and Easy with Israel Bonds
Whether the graduate is a pre-schooler or a doctor, the $100 Mazel Tov Bond is a meaningful way to share your values with the graduate and support the State of Israel.  Your gift of an Israel Bond is a wonderful way to commemorate a milestone while helping to ensure Israel 's future.  Investment forms are available at the J welcome desk or from Israel Bonds at (800) 676-3101.  When you buy a Mazel Tov Bond the recipient will receive a statement showing a bond has been purchased in his/her name along with a letter announcing your gift.  At maturity the graduate will receive a check for the principal and interest.  Meanwhile, Israel can re-establish the economic momentum needed for sustained growth and development.

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 May 28, 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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