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Pardes Levavot, “Orchard of Hearts,” was formed in the spirit of creating conscious holy community. Our name expresses the spiritual blossoming of each individual heart within an inspiring and nurturing orchard.
For information on our congregation please call (303) 563-2110 and leave a message or send email to info@pardeslevavot.org. To join our congregation, please print a copy of our membership form, fill it out, and send it to our Synagogue.
Pardes Levavot gratefully acknowledges Allied
Jewish Federation of Colorado for their support of
our Circle of Family Education program. Thank you!
First MondayCritical Regional, National and International News from ADL February 2006
Regional News from ADL Mayor Hickenlooper, Superintendent Bennett Unveil ADL's Updated, Expanded 2006-2007 Positive Impact! Tools for Respecting Differences Now Available ONLINE at www.ADL.org/Denver Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, Michael Bennett, unveiled ADL's updated and expanded 2006-2007 Positive Impact! Tools for Respecting Differences on Monday, January 30 on the Esplanade outside East High School. The free guide, designed for use in schools, community organizations, places of worship and the home, provides exercises, approaches, ideas, and tools for creating a community that rejects prejudice and hate and embraces our diversity. "Colorado's diversity is one of its greatest assets and Positive Impact! is a wonderful resource because it contains basic information that kids and adults can use," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said. "Parents need to talk about diversity and tolerance with their children because children who respect themselves, respect others," he said. "Positive Impacts!'s Resolution of Respect, on page 24, says it all - 'I firmly believe that one person can make a difference and that no person can be an "innocent" bystander when it comes to opposing hate.' "We are grateful to have this wonderful tool," Mayor Hickenlooper said. "The richness of Denver Public Schools is its diversity," Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennett said. "It is important that we respect diversity and honor each other as we prepare our students to be leaders in the 21st century." ADL's Mountain States Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey said, "With a staff of 10, hundreds of volunteers and thousands of supporters, ADL fights every day to stamp out anti-Semitism, racism, and all forms of bigotry, and to preserve the core values of our democracy such as religious freedom." "Perspectives on Stereotyping" explains the steps associated with developing stereotypes. "How Can I Create a Just Society?" is a six-step exercise that creates ideas for social action, and "Guidelines for Challenging Racism and Other Forms of Oppression" provides 12 ways one can confront discrimination. In addition to information on hate crimes, an updated "101 Ways to Make a Positive Impact in Your Community! and list of cultural and religious observances, the 2006-2007 edition of Positive Impact! includes a list of definitions and the "Resolution of Respect" in both Spanish and English. For the first time, ADL's Positive Impact! Tools for Respecting Differences is available online through ADL's website, www.ADL.org/Denver ADL is able to provide hard copies of Positive Impact! free to the public, schools, community groups, businesses, educators, parents and community leaders because of the generous underwriting of the following sponsors: Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Atheneus Humanities Foundation; Ball Corporation; Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado; GHPsw Financial Group; EKS&H - Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman P.C.; HealthONE; Jonas Family; Joseph Family Fund; Kodak; David & Laura Merage Foundation; M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. / Richmond American Homes; Mizel Museum; Oakwood Homes; Orange Glo International; Post-News Educational Services; Rose Medical Center; Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Wells Fargo; and Wild Oats Natural Marketplace. To order free hard copies that are available to anyone - including educators, parents, students, business owners, clergy, and other community leaders - call ADL at 303-830-7177 or email Denver@ADL.org To access the electronic version, visit www.ADL.org/Denver Tim Gill and Lucia Guzman Receive ADL's 2006 Civil Rights Awards! On Feb. 1, ADL hosted its largest Civil Rights Awards Luncheon with more than 375 people honoring 2006 Civil Rights Awards recipients Tim Gill and Lucia Guzman. Gill, Founder of the Gill Foundation was recognized for his work advancing equal opportunities for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identification through the work of the Gill Foundation and the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado. Guzman, Executive Director of the Denver Agency for Human Rights and Community Relations, was honored for her life-long commitment to civil rights. ADL Sponsors Viewing and Discussion of "Protocols of Zion" As part of the Mellon Financial 10th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival, ADL is sponsoring a showing of the "Protocols of Zion," a 90-minute film by Marc Levin that explores anti-Semitism in the wake of 9/11, on Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. at the Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, 350 S. Dahlia. Purportedly a record of the Jewish plan for world domination, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion was actually written by the Tsarist secret police a century ago. Henry Ford and the Ku Klux Klan promulgated the Protocols, and they haven't gone away-until recently, copies were sold at Wal-Mart. Although the origin of the Protocols was exposed in 1921, the document continues to fuel racists and hate-mongers. Levin engages in a free-for-all dialogue with Arab Americans, Black nationalists, Christian evangelists, white supremacists, Kabbalist rabbis, Holocaust survivors, and the founder of the popular Jew Watch web site. After the screening, ADL's Regional Director, Bruce H. DeBoskey, will facilitate a discussion about the film. General admission tickets are $8 and student and senior tickets are $6. To buy tickets, contact the Mizel Center for Arts & Culture at 303-316-6360. To see the schedule of this year's film festival, visit www.mizelcenter.org ADL Board Member Audrey Fishman Franklin Receives Boulder Daily Camera's 2006 Pacesetter Award ADL Board member and Boulder Steering Committee Co-Chair Audrey Fishman Franklin was one of 11 recipients of the Boulder Daily Camera's 2006 Pacesetter Awards, which are given to outstanding community members who "set the pace" in Broomfield and Boulder Counties. At an award ceremony on Feb. 2, Fishman Franklin was honored for her community service work. In addition to ADL, she has been involved with: Intercambio de Comunidades, the Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, formerly the Boulder County Safehouse, Reading to End Racism, San Juan del Centro Family Learning Center, Boulder Action for Soviet Jewry; and the Emergency Family Assistance Association. From all of us at ADL - Congratulations Audrey! 23 Young Leaders Participate in ADL's Glass Partners-In-Leadership Institute Twenty-three young leaders dedicated to ADL's mission "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people... to secure justice and fair treatment to all" are participating in ADL's two-year Glass Partners-In-Leadership Institute. This year, ADL had 40 applicants for the program's 23 spaces. During the first year, the Institute teaches Partners about issues of concern to ADL, and trains them to become leaders within ADL and in the general community. Monthly meetings focus on ADL issues or program areas including: worldwide anti-Semitism; educational efforts to fight hatred and bigotry; the separation of church and state; and hate groups and extremism. A highlight of the first year of the Institute is the opportunity to attend ADL's National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., on April 23-25, 2006. During the second year of the program, Partners are integrated into ADL by attending Board meetings, participating in ADL's various committees (Civil Rights, Government Affairs, Education Advisory, and International Affairs), attending ADL special functions, and planning programs and events for ADL's Young Leadership Circle. The Glass Leadership Institute Program is co-chaired by three Partner graduates and current ADL Board members, Dan Foster, Steve Levine and Kelli Trotsky. This year's participants are: Jaci Arkin, communications assistant and event coordinator with Rose Community Foundation and Rose Women's Organization; Wendy Aronson, youth activities coordinator with the Colorado Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE); Eden Cohen, an account executive with the ACT-1 Group; Rabbi Jordan Friedman with Congregation Emanuel; Shayna Friedman, a Jewish educator with CAJE; Juliet Glaser, event coordinator with Allied Jewish Federation; Robert "Bob" Goldstein, an attorney with Hogan & Hartson; Susan Goodman, a contracts manager with URS; Andrea Krumholz, a physician with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Denver Health; Abbi G. Levine, a self-employed writer; Kimberly Morse, a sales representative with Ready Talk; Paul B. Rosenthal, executive director of Pendulum Juvenile Justice; Libbi Levine Segev, an attorney with Isaacson Rosenbaum; Aviv Segev, a law student at the University of Denver Law School; Norah Kaplan Selig, a database manager with The Adoption Exchange; Amanda L. Smith, a attorney with Otten, Johnson; Brian G. Stein, a self-employed investor; Max S. Stich, a law clerk for the Honorable John P. Leopold and the Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty; Jeffrey H. Susman, a portfolio manager with Cambiar Investors; Lexie Weintraub, a social studies teacher with Aurora Public Schools; Brooke Wilfley, a law student at the University of Denver Law School and a law clerk for Ducker, Montgomery, Aronstein & Bess, P.C.; Karen Wolf, a child and family therapist with Tennyson Center for Children; and Amy Zeppelin, an information technology manager with Echostar Satellite. The World on Wednesdays The next luncheon in the series is on March 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in ADL's conference room, and will feature the United Nations Association of Colorado's President, Dr. Tim Kubik, on "Issues Involving the U.N." Reservations are required and because of space limitations, we can accept only the first 25 reservations. Participants can bring their own lunch or order an optional box lunch for $15. To make reservations, contact Vanessa at 303-830-7177 or vmartin@ADL.org. Please specify if you will be bringing your lunch or would like to order lunch for $15. The International Affairs Committee is co-chaired by ADL Board members Peggy Goldman and Andrea Shpall. We hope you will join us for the World on Wednesdays! 3 Campus Leaders from Colorado and Wyoming Participate in ADL's Current and Future Leaders Study Mission to Israel Three students from colleges in Colorado and Wyoming, in addition to 13 other college student leaders, participated in ADL's first Current and Future Leaders Study Mission to Israel on January 3-10. The students took an up-close look at the issues surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and learned the history of the modern Jewish State. Students who participated in the mission are active in student governance on their campuses and plan for a career in politics or public service once they complete their education. 2006 Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture to be Held on April 2 ADL, along with many other organizations, businesses, individuals and foundations, will be co-sponsoring the fourth annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture at Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St., on Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. The focus of this year's lecture is "Shanghai Revisited: The Refugee Diaries of Fred Marcus" that were translated by Rena Krasno, and the opening of the traveling exhibit "Shanghai: Refuge During the Holocaust" from the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. At the event, Krasno, a well-known lecturer on Jews in China, and Fred Marcus' wife, Audrey Friedman Marcus, will talk about the upcoming book they co-authored based on Fred Marcus' journals. This annual lecture is named after Fred Marcus, a Denver Jewish educator who grew up in Nazi Germany and escaped to Shanghai, China, in 1939. He was a revered teacher of adults at Temple Sinai for more than 20 years and a well-known speaker before groups of school children, organizations, churches, and synagogues on growing up in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. He was a beloved member of ADL's Catholic Jewish Dialogue for many years. The program is open to the public and is appropriate for adults and older children. The cost for the lecture, Kosher Chinese hors d'oeuvres, and a tour of the exhibit is $12.00 a person (there is no charge for students ages 12-18). Reservations are required and can be made by sending a check made out to Temple Sinai and sent to Walli Richardson's attention to Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St., Denver, CO 80237. For more information, call Audrey Friedman Marcus at 303-770-2020 or Richardson at 303-759-1827 African American Voice Releases "Colorado Diversity Guide" The African American Voice, a monthly newspaper, has just released its latest "Colorado Diversity Guide." The guide includes a comprehensive list Colorado of ethnic celebrations, African American attractions, and non-profit organizations that focus on diversity. To order a copy of the $9.95 guide, call 719-528-1954, or email african@aldephia.net. SAVE THESE DATES! * Please Note: The 2006 Torch of Liberty Award Dinner has been changed to May 31st. * * Feb. 13 - "Protocols of Zion"
Mark your calendar now for these exciting 2006 ADL events: Feb. 13, 2006 - Viewing and Discussion of "Protocols of Zion" ADL sponsors the showing and discussion of Matt Levin's "Protocols of Zion," which explores anti-Semitism in the wake of 9/11 at 7 p.m. at the Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, 350 S. Dahlia. ADL's Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey will facilitate the discussion. For tickets, ($8 for general admission, $6 for students and seniors) call the Mizel Center at 303-316-6360. March 1, 2006 - World on Wednesdays - International Affairs Luncheon The United Nations Association of Colorado's President, Dr. Tim Kubik, will discuss "Issues Involving the U.N." from noon to 1:30 p.m. in ADL's Conference Room. To make reservations, contact Vanessa at 303-830-7177 or vmartin@ADL.org. Please specify if you will be bringing your lunch or would like to order lunch for $15. April 30, 2006 - 25th Annual Governor's Holocaust Remembrance Program Temple Buell Theatre, 5:30-7 p.m. Details to follow. May 3, 2006 - World on Wednesdays - International Affairs Luncheon Details to follow. May 31, 2006 - 2006 Torch of Liberty Award Dinner Details to follow. National and International News ADL Honors Black History Month
Apology for Anti-Israel Article at Davos Forum
Anti-Semitism Unabated in Muslim/Arab Media, Society
Jordan Urged to Reconsider Discriminatory Border Policy
Palestinians Choose Terrorism Over Peace
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Analysis: A Sad Day for Democracy
Pat Robertson Apologizes To Sharon Family
Academic Boycott Subject of Israel Conference
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