Congregation Kol Halev Newsletter, 
May 13, 2008 / 08 Iyar 5768

This Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, May 13th, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, May 16th, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Please join us as our son Seth Simon Davis will be called to 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>.

 .... Next Week at Kol Halev .... 

Torah Study, Tuesday, May 20th, Noon, CKH Office.

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, May 23rd, 7:30 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
Join us for our regular Friday night Shabbat Service.

Annual Congregation Meeting, Sunday, May 25th, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, ECP Multi-purpose Room.
A copy of the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (ending) 2009 and cover letter was sent to the home U.S. mail address of each family. If you have not received your copy, contact Marty Hood <newsletter@kolhalev.org>. We will also elect new members to the Board of Directors. Join us and make your voice heard!

Friday Night Alive!

Friday, May 30th, 7:30 pm
ECP Multipurpose Room

Join Cantor Robbi Sherwin, Cantorial Soloist Amy O'Desky, Rabbi Kerry Baker and the Friday Night Alive! band for a very special Shabbat - sing, sway, dance and pray in this all-music celebration of Shabbat and freedom.  We will also welcome special guest musicians, Scott Leader and Noah Budin.

Bring a friend, share the spirit!

Graduation  ....

If you have a child, grandchild, or other loved one who is graduating high school, college, graduate school, etc. in the next few weeks, send me <newsletter@kolhalev.org> the details so we can recognize and congratulate them.  If they have plans for further study or a career send them, too.

Mazel Tov

In Remembrance

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

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Ian Crawford & Sarah Reynolds

.... In the Community ....

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.

Israel Bonds Make Great Graduation Gifts

Looking for a meaningful graduation gift for your child or grandchild? State of Israel 5-year savings bonds are available starting at $100. Don't write a check that will soon be forgotten—protect their heritage and give something that matters. Israel Bond gift forms are available at the JCAA Welcome Desk or you can click here to download the PDF.

Aytz Chaim Foundation and AgudasARTS Present
Cantor Alberto Mizrahi In Concert,
Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:30 pm, Congregation Agudas Achim, 7300 Hart Lane.

The Jewish Pavarotti! In this gala concert honoring Hazzan Neil Blumofe’s 10 years of dedicated service to Congregation Agudas Achim and welcoming AgudasARTS to the family of permanent funds of The Aytz Chaim Foundation, Mizrahi will perform songs in celebration of Israel at 60, along with selections from opera and Jewish liturgy.  Tribute Ads for Hazzan Blumofe are available through May 9th.  Please contact Buddy Freed at <ilfreed@austin.rr.com> to place an ad.  For more information, please visit www.caa-austin.org.  Tickets:  $50 Reserved; $30 General Admission; $15 Students.

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 19, 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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