Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
April 22, 2008 / 17 Nisan 5768

This Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, April 22nd, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, April 25th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Board of Directors Meeting, Sunday, April 27th, 1:00 pm, CKH Office, Re-scheduled.

 .... Next Week at Kol Halev .... 

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

Rebbe & Rebbetzin's Tisch, Friday, May 2nd, 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, May 3rd, 10:00 am, JCAA Community Hall (150-D).
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).

.... RSVP Requested ....

Natalie Blum Becker will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah during our Shabbat morning service Saturday, May 10th at 10:00 am in the JCAA Community Hall.  The service will be followed by a celebration including a luncheon and ballroom style dancing.  If you will attend the luncheon, RSVP to Don Becker <dbecker@austincc.edu> by Wednesday, April 30.

.... RSVP Requested ....

Please join us as our son Seth Simon Davis will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 17th, at 10:00 am during our Shabbat morning service at the JCAA Community Hall.  We would love to have you join us for the Kiddush Luncheon following the service - please RSVP to Leslie and Alan Davis, 306-9026 or <lsdavis@texas.net>.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

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

Rabbi’s Discretionary
Fund Ruth & Keith Pool

Rabbi’s Discretionary
Fund Ian Crawford & Sarah Reynolds

Mitzvah Donation
In memory of Abraham Halbreich
Linda & Andrew Halbreich

Mitzvah Donation
Chip Rainey

.... In the Community ....

Pre-College Israel Experience Scholarship Application, Deadline: May 1, 2008.

This year the JCAA has raised funds to assist local Jewish teenagers in financial need to participate in an Israel summer program.  These dollars came through the Israel @ 60 fund raising effort and the 6th Annual Sunday Night for Steve basketball tournament.  If you are interested in a scholarship to help cover the cost of the program, download the application at the http://shalomaustin.org/ "Israel" tab.  If you have any questions, contact Dana Epstein at 512-795-9937 ext. 17.

Joseph Krassner Memorial Poker Tournament and Casino Night, Sunday, May 4th.
3:00 pm:  Registration and lessons
4:00 pm:  Tournament begins
JCAA Gymnasium.  Individual Tickets $180, Table Sponsors $1800 (includes 10 tickets).

Tickets on sale now for the 2nd Annual Joseph Krassner Memorial Poker Tournament and Casino Night benefiting the Joseph Krassner Memorial Fund, to strengthen the Austin United Jewish Community Campaign Men's Division.  Great prizes (including a trip to Las Vegas ) will be awarded to those at the final table.  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.shalomaustin.org/poker or contact Liza Levine at (512) 795-9937 ext. 14 or <liza.levine@shalomaustin.org>.

Austin Muslim Jewish Community Council "Hands On Housing"
Sunday, May 4th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Bethany Christian Church, 3507 E. 12th Street (Four Blocks East of Airport Blvd.)

Austin Muslim and Jewish faith communities will join hands (and wield paintbrushes!) for the seventh year working on Austin Area Interreligious Ministries’ Hands On Housing’s Bluebonnet Blitz.  This year, AAIM has asked us to work on an East Austin Church badly in need of repairs.  We will be doing Interior and exterior painting, some siding and soffit repair (basic carpentry skills), and installing a much-needed ramp for the handicapped.  All skill levels are needed.  Four hour shifts are available from 9-1 and 2-6.  Shifts will be limited to 40 volunteers, so signing up in advance is encouraged.  Lunch will be served at noon.  Please sign up in advance to ensure there are enough supplies and food for all.  To sign-up on-line, visit http://groups.google.com/group/amjcc?lnk=gschg or email <amjcc@googlegroups.com> and register.

Questions?  Contact:  Adeela Gill of Central Texas Muslimaat at <adeela@gmail.com>, Chuck Vorspan of Congregation Beth Israel at <cvorspan@austin.rr.com>, or Cindy Zieve of Congregation Agudas Achim at <cindyzieve@austin.rr.com>.

Yom HaZikaron Community Commemoration, Wednesday, May 7th, 7:00 pm, JCAA Community Hall

Every country has its day of remembrance, and Israel - whose creation and survival as a state has been marked by so many losses - decided to designate the day preceding Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Independence Day, as its day of commemoration for the fallen.  On this day, we recall and mark the pain of our recent and not so recent losses in public and in private.

Please join us for a special commemoration of Israel’s Fallen.  Pay tribute, along with area clergy, members of the Israeli community, and other special guests.  A screening of With all Your Soul will be shown, a documentary about Major Roi Klein, who gave his life in the Second Lebanon War.  For additional information contact Pam Prais at (512) 735-8034 or <pam.prais@shalomaustin.org>.

Volunteers Needed for Israel@ 60 Celebration

Austin’s Israel@60 celebration is right around the corner and we need only two hours of your time between Saturday, May 10th and Tuesday, May 13th.  Volunteers are needed to:  (1) help in the Israeli Shuk where all of Austin is invited to purchase Israeli made products (Saturday through Tuesday); and (2) assist at Israel@60 stations (Sunday only).  Volunteer Coordinator:  Kelly Finkel <kfinkel@gmail.com> or 576-7279.

Join NCJW-Austin Section As We Celebrate 61 Years of Our Initiatives in Israel

On Sunday, May 18th, from 10:00 am to noon, NCJW will hold a special Sunday Brunch at the 6th street Z'Tejas Restaurant. The focus of our brunch will be NCJW in Israel. Enjoy a delicious brunch, connect with old and new friends, and learn about NCJW's pioneering and progressive programs in Israel. This brunch is open to members, non-members, and guests. To RSVP, please make a $25 check to NCJW and send it to NCJW, PO Box 26641, Austin 78755 . Contact Susan Pintchovski at <fabiosusan@yahoo.com> for more information.

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 28, 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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