Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
October 16, 2007 / 04 Cheshvan 5768

This Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, October 16th, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, October 19th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Chevrat Shlosha Devarim (CSD), Saturday, October 20th, 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.  This will be a special day, as we will be joined after services for lunch by a guest speaker from Israel, Josh Even-Chen.  Josh will talk about the Parshah (Lech L'cha), as well as other subjects.  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).]

Josh Even-Chen is a native of North Carolina.  Josh has called Israel his home ever since coming on aliyah as a child with his family in 1983.  Josh did his army service through a special division in the army called Hesder, combining Yeshiva studies and army service resulting in a five year service rather than the normal three, and continues to serve as a reservist in the tank corps.  After graduating with honors from the Israel Studies Department of Bar-Ilan University, Josh went on to complete the tour-guiding course and become certified by the Ministry of Tourism.  For over a decade Josh has been involved in Jewish education in Israel and abroad, with Israeli and Anglo groups of varied ages and backgrounds.  Josh believes that working as an informal educational tour guide is a challenge and a privilege, and a unique way to be involved in modern Jewish education.  Josh and his wife Chana live in Ma’aleh Adumim with their 4 children, where he enjoys being a tennis instructor in his spare time.

Community Building Training, Sunday, October 21st, 1:30 - 4:30 pm, CKH Office.
Doug Greco, Executive Directory of Austin Interfaith, Regina Rogoff, CKH congregant, and Rabbi Baker will lead a session to build on the Yom Kippur study session about community building.  (A second session will meet on October 28th.)  For more information, contact Regina Rogoff at 512.708.3121 or 512.432.9245 (cell).

Abraham Walk, Sunday, October 21st, 3:00 - 6:00 pm, The Crossings (13500 FM 2769, map).
Building interfaith community for adults and children. You are invited to take Abraham’s steps, where you will experience first hand his legacy of faith, unity, hospitality, and peace. Along the journey participants will encounter stations with food and educational offerings. We will also offer a children's story-telling tent and a crafts tent. For more information go to http://aaimaustin.org/abraham.html.

 .... Next Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, October 23rd, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, October 26th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Max Krys Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, October 27th, 6:00 pm, Hyatt Hotel.

Community Building Training, Sunday, October 28th, 1:30 - 4:30 pm, CKH Office. Doug Greco, Executive Directory of Austin Interfaith, Regina Rogoff, CKH congregant, and Rabbi Baker will lead a session to build on the Yom Kippur study session about community building. (A second session will meet on October 28th.) For more information, contact Regina Rogoff.

Kol Halev Gala

Mark your calendar for the Kol Halev Gala on Saturday, November 17th, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.  Congregation Kol Halev will celebrate its 10th year anniversary and Rabbi Kerry Baker’s 30th anniversary of his ordination, with a special gala called Starry Night -- a celebration event for the families of Congregation Kol Halev and the Austin Jewish community.

Starry Night will be a fabulous gala with food, drink, entertainment, and a silent auction. That’s where you come in  ....

First, buy your tickets now and come help us have a wonderful celebration and fund-raising event.

Second, help us make this a night to remember by volunteering.  Marcia Hoffman <sungoddess47@hotmail.com> is the general chair of the Gala Committee.  If you have specific skills or interest please email Marcia with that information. This will be a special event if each of us steps up to help.  If you can help with the auctions by organizing or soliciting donations, contact Michele Chandler at <mchandlerlmsw@sbcglobal.net> or 762-3663.

Mazel Tov

In Remebrance

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

Flowers for the Bima at High Holy Days
In Memory of Shoshana Weintraub:

Steven Weintraub & Tina Huckabee
Susanna Sharpe & Sergio Santos
Leslie & Alan Davis
Liz & Jack Nowicki
Eileen & Brent Ladd

Yizkor Donations:

Bob & Karen Glina
Karen & Dennis Gault
Steven Weintraub & Tina Huckabee
Jeffrey & Elizabeth Blatt
Debra Kress
Michael & Bonnie Martin
Cindy & James Tarsi
Mark & Judy Alpert
Leslie & Alan Davis
Liz & Jack Nowicki
Carla Petievich
Richard & Rona Pogrund
Marshall & Susan Levett
Margaret & Vincent O'Sullivan
Neil & Tammy Kimmelman
Monika & Enrique Spindel
Edie & James Ochoa
Betsy & Bonner, Paul Woldman
Cyral Miller

.... In the Community ....

Flu Shots, Thursday, October 25th, 7:30am-8:45am OR Monday, October 29th, 2:30pm-3:45pm, Austin Jewish Academy - Room 145.
Shots will be given by Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen and Dr. Hillary Miller.  The cost is $25 (regular) or $30 (Mercury-free).  RSVP to jodye.friedman@austinjewishacademy.org to reserve your shot.  (You will not have to wait in a long line and we won’t run out of serum!) Coffee and snacks will be available.  Profits from this Flu Fight will benefit the AJA 8th grade graduation trip.  Flu shots are available to individuals 6 years and older.  A child 3-6 may participate if they can sit still.  [Note:  If you are allergic to eggs or have ever had a previous reaction to a flu shot, then you should not have a flu shot unless approved by your physician.]

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 October 22, 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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