Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
March 04, 2008 / 27 Adar I 5768

This Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, March 4th, Noon, CKH Office.

Rebbe & Rebbetzin's Tisch, Friday, March 7th, 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, March 8th, 10:00 am, CAA Multi-purpose Room (2nd floor).
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).

Derekh Torah, Sunday, March 9th, 7:00 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
.... Rabbi Baker's class continues ....

 .... Next Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, March 11th, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, March 14th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Derekh Torah, Sunday, March 16th, 7:00 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
.... Rabbi Baker's class continues ....

 .... Mark Your Calendar .... 

Kol Halev will host our
Annual Second Night Passover Seder on Sunday, April 20th, 5:30 pm, JCAA Community Hall.
We have plans for a wonderful Seder with delicious food (catered by Pascal’s)!
Plan to bring yourself, your family, and your friends!

Adults: $28        Children (Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah age): $12
Please send your check (to the CKH office) with names of people attending and how many adults and children.
Reservations will be accepted until Friday, April 11th.

Marcia Hoffman (chair for this event) is looking for a volunteer to man the kids craft table before the seder begins. If you can help, email her at <sungoddess47@hotmail.com>.

Bat Mitzvah Project

Natalie Becker will become a Bat Mitzvah in May and writes the following about her project:
“I’m doing a Read-a-thon as part of my Bat Mitzvah project and I was hoping that other kids would be willing to help.  The purpose of this Read-a-thon is to raise money for a school in Cambodia where education is desperately needed.  All the proceeds of this project will go directly to building and funding a school in Cambodia.  You can help change the lives of many children just by reading or finding readers (i.e. recruiting) for this read-a thon! If you decide to join this cause, or have any questions, e-mail me at <c.readathon@gmail.com>, and I will send you all the info you will need to be a reader and or recruiter in the Cambodia School Read-a-thon.  Kids will ask adults to sponsor them at a certain rate for pages they read during the time period.  Adults who wish to be a sponsor, but don’t have access to a participating kid, should also contact me at the above e-mail address.  If you wish to know more about the need in Cambodia visit www.cambodiaschools.com.  The read-a-thon officially begins March 3 (Read Across America Day), and will continue until May 3rd.  New readers, recruiters, and sponsors are welcome to join at any time!
Thank you – Natalie Becker”

Membership

The Membership Committee needs You!  We need a few volunteers who are interested in educating folks about the benefits of Kol Halev.  Committee members will help grow our congregation by introducing Kol Halev to new Austin residents, unaffiliated Jews in the area, or people who are just Kol Halev curious!  Please contact Seth and Lisa Feder at <lisa@lkfeder.com> if you'd like to be a part of it.

Also, the Membership Committee is here to contact potential new members and facilitate the new member process.  We ask that you challenge yourself this year to invite a friend or acquaintance to at least one event this year, then give us a “heads-up” if you know when somebody will be attending an event or a religious service.  That way, we can make sure someone from the membership team or the board is aware and available to answer any questions they may have.  This will go a long way in making that person feel welcome into the Kol Halev community.

Thanks!

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

Please join Rabbi Baker and all of Congregation Kol Halev as we extend condolences to
Maxine Barnett on the death of her mother, Elaine Goldstein (Leah bat Reuven v' Rivkah) on February 21st.

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

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Richard Dusansky & Abby November

.... In the Community ....

Chevra Kadishah Gathering, Thursday March 13th (Adar 7), 7:00 to 8:30 pm, Congregation Agudas Achim.
We've learned it's traditional to have chevrei kadishah members convene for study and socializing on Adar 7.  This event is intended to help tahara/shmirah coordinators and their team members communicate with each other and other Chevra Kadishah in the community. For more information, to learn the details, or to RSVP, email <gailtosto@austin.rr.com>.

Please join the Jewish QTs, a queer Jewish social group welcoming all expressions of "queer" and "Jewish" for a potluck dairy/ pareve brunch on Sunday, March 16th at 11:00 am.  For more info on the potluck please email <purplxdrif@sbcglobal.net> or call Rifka at 517-8202.  For more info on the group go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishQT/

JCAA Women's Division's Annual Senior Seder, Friday, April 11th, 11:30-1:00, JCAA Community Hall.

The JCAA Women's Division sponsors this each year to partake in the mitzvah of Gemilut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness).  Volunteers are needed to serve as to make and bring food, and to be table hosts and servers.  Please take part in this beautiful tradition.  Watch you e-mail boxes for more specifics or contact Lisa Feder at <lisa@lkfeder.com> for more information about how you can help.

7th Annual AJA BagelFest 5K / HEB 1K, Sunday, May 18th, 8:00 am, 7300 Hart Lane (USATF certified course).
Team Opportunities: Sign up with 10 or more people and your team can have its name printed on your shirt!! Call 735-8374 for details or visit www.bagelfest5K.com.

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 March 10, 2008).

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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