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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!
February 6, 2006This E-mail contains info about:
AT PARDES LEVAVOT....... Thank You! Thanks to the Fibich/Yulsman family - Sylvia, Tom, Sam and Anna - for our oneg this past Saturday morning, and for creating our sacred space. Events This Week Kabbalat Shabbat Service
This Friday will be another very special Shabbos for Pardes Levavot. It will again be "Bring A Friend to Shabbos" evening, and we will be hosting more than a dozen students from the Boulder Jewish Day School, plus their teachers and family. And the students will help lead parts of our service! Another Pardes Levavot event not to be missed. Watch for more details in your email this week. Chanting and Meditation Chanting and Meditation led by Rabbi Nadya Gross. This weekly chant and meditation group meets Thursdays 7 to 9 pm at our shul. Join us as we engage in spiritual practice and deep connection, creating sacred space in our lives midweek. Baruch Dayan HaEmet - Blessed is the True Judge There will be a memorial service for Hanalei Laner's beloved grandmother, who passed away on January 21, on Wednesday evening, February 8, at 7pm at Cathy and Steve's house, 2195 Topaz in North Boulder. Please join us in supporting Hanalei in this time of loss. It is a mitzvah to bring some food to share and to eat something afterward. To get there: Take 26th st. (Don't take 19th) north from Iris. Follow to Norwood. Go through stop sign, continuing on 26th, four blocks north of Norwood, to Topaz. Go left (west) on Topaz. Go about the distance of one block and the house is on the right. What will YOU do when you when it costs $350 to fill up your car? Come to a showing of the DVD "Peak Oil" and a discussion to follow moderated by Daniel Sherman as part of his bar-mitzvah project. Pardes Levavot and Shepherd of the Hills members and friends are invited. Sunday, February 26, 4-6pm at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Pardes Levavot shul. Please RSVP to Daniel Sherman (so we know how large a room to reserve) todanielsher@msn.com or call at (303) 444-0622. Please Join Us as Daniel A. Sherman becomes bar Mitzvah. March 18, 2006 10am at the Pardes Levavot Shul, 7077 Harvest Road in Gunbarrel. Oneg lunch following the service. Please RSVP by February 20 to: pamsher@earthlink.net BJCC Purim Carnival Volunteers We are seeking a volunteer from Pardes Levavot to attend an organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 11am at the JCC for the JCC Purim Carnival. This is a very fun event, with the emphasis on younger kids. The carnival was so successful last year, they are hoping for repeat without the snow this year. Please email info@pardeslevavot.org if you can attend. Sharing Our Sacred Space Team needed to help out once or more this month to move outdoor stuff off 2 lots we're selling. PLEASE HELP! See Pastor Larry ASAP Did you know that all the consumables used at Pardes Levavot and Shepherd of the Hills are provided by donations from our community members? There is no budget for these things, so we depend on your kindness. We have agreed that members of Pardes Levavot will be responsible for supplies during even-numbered months. If everyone can pitch in just a little bit we'll have it taken care of. Please leave donations in the office, and if the office is closed leave donations on the floor outside the sliding glass door into the office. Thank you! When shopping in February, please keep these items in mind:
Please remind everyone to keep doors open/closed as pink signs say, turn their thermostats down and MAKE SURE NO OUTSIDE DOORS ARE PROPPED OPEN. Thanks! News from the Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin We have so many new renters using the building it's becoming a real challenge. Please help! Also please report to the church office when lights are left on, fans are left on, doors are left open, etc. after people leave the church. We will directly be addressing the groups responsible. Thanks for your help!! CIP immediate need: Crib, washer and dryer call Devon at 720-562-0557. The Shelter currently needs blankets, warm socks, gloves, and hats for its residents. They also need personal care items. See the listing on the forms by the collection box on God's Table, and bless you! Pardes Calendar February, 2006 9, Thursday - Chant and Meditation, 7-9pm 10, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm 11, Saturday - Family Middot Education, 3-6pm 16, Thursday - Chant and Meditation, 7-9pm 18, Saturday - Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study, 10am-noon 23, Thursday - Chant and Meditation, 7-9pm 24, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm Special Member Needs/Offerings For Sale: Winter spinet upright piano - $775 (valued at $1000-$1500). Glasael 3/4 standard upright Bass - $1300 (valued at $2000-2500). To arrange to see and play the instrument, call Ed Kletzky (Pardes member) at 303.494.0346 AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND.... ALEPH January 2006 News Releases www.pardeslevavot.org/aleph/2006-01.html At the Boulder JCC and Around Town...week of 02/05/06 - 02/11/06 www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2006_02_05.html Positive Parenting in a Negative World Join BJDS on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. for a talk by Rabbi Herbert Cohen. Childcare will be available. Rabbi Cohen is the Head of School at the Denver Academy of Torah and the author of "Kosher Parenting." BJDS (7415 Lookout Rd., Gunbarrel, 303-449-5569) Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture Zeek invites submissions from artists and writers whose work
touches upon the Jewish experience in a new and interesting way.
We have a broad definition of what constitutes Jewish culture,
and reflect that orientation in our pages. We are unafraid of
spirituality, but we also have a sophisticated cultural sensibility
and critical eye.
Denver Jewish Film Festival February 9-16, 2006
ADL Mountain States February, 2006 events www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/ADL-2006_02_06.html Kindergarten Readiness Screening Preacademics - Fine Motor Skills - Gross Motor Concepts
A Seven-Day Jewish Meditation Retreat Sylvia Boorstein, Rabbis Joanna Katz and Jeff Roth
With Rabbis Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Miles Krassen
March 19-26, 2006, At Shambhala Mountain Center, Colorado
Heavenly Days Right Here on Earth Renewal Judaism points to a way of life that is neither ascetic
nor self-indulgent. Rather, it reveals and honors the Divine Source
within the earthy details of this very life. Join Reb Zalman, Eve
Ilsen and the rabbis of Jewish Renewal in a celebration of life and
a renewed blossoming of hope.
PRAYERS Each newsletter contains names of people in our community, or friends of our community, who need prayers for healing, support, et cetera. Please send names in Hebrew and/or English, with other details as desired, to info@pardesleavavot.org Jonah Miller
For info about Pardes Levavot or our events please visit our web site at www.pardeslevavot.org or e-mail info@pardeslevavot.org. To contact Rabbis Nadya and Victor Gross e-mail rabbis@pardeslevavot.org. If you would like to post something on our Pardes Levavot mailing lists, or if you have questions about our mailings, lists, communications, etc., contact info@pardeslevavot.org. |