September 25, 2006
AT PARDES LEVAVOT
PARDES
CALENDAR
SPECIAL MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
- B'nai-Mitzvah Tutoring
and Other
AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
- At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town... week of 09/24/06 - 09/30/06
- JFS Connections,
September 2006
- Center for Judaic
Studies, September 2006
- Conscious Learning
Community, September 2006
- Macy's Preview Charity
Shopping Day
- Spiritual Exploration
- New Mexico
PRAYERS
AT PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You!
Thank you to all the many,
many people who contributed to make Rosh HaShannah such a meaningful
experience. And an extra big thank you to Reb Nadya and Reb Victor for
all the hard work and love in leading us. And thank you to the
congregation of Shepherd of the Hills, who held their Sunday services
at Ryssby Church while we celebrated the second day of Rosh HaShannah.
Events
This Week
Chanting and Meditation
Wednesday, September 27,
7-9pm
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/chant.html
Kol Nidre
Sunday, October 1, 6:30-9:30pm
Yom Kippur
Monday, October 2, 10am-7:15pm
Yom
Kippur (Yizkor)
Yom Kippur Break Fast
Monday, October 2, 7:30pm
The last day to sign up for the Yom Kippur Break the Fast meal is
Friday, September 29. Don't
have forms yet? You can find them on our web site.
www.pardeslevavot.org/high_holy_days/5767.html
Events
Coming Up
High Holy Days Cleanup
Wednesday, October 4 at
10-11am we will be taking down the decorations from the High Holy Days,
returning the sanctuary and welcome room to the normal setup, and
transforming the Four Worlds Chuppas into a Sukkah. This will only
take an hour. Please stop by and help.
Bar/Bat
Mitzvah celebrations!
Daniel Leeds Bar Mitzvah -
Saturday, October 7
Rachel Joyce Bat Mitzvah - Saturday, October 21
Anna Yulsman Bat Mitzvah - Saturday, January 13 (MLK weekend)
Getting
Involved
High Holy Days Food Drive
Once again Pardes Levavot,
together with all other congregations in Boulder, will be holding a
food drive to benefit the Community Food Share, Boulder's only food
bank which benefits the ill, needy, infants and senior citizens. This
has been a big success each year; help us make this year even better.
We will be collecting this on Yom Kippur. The following items are in
greatest need.
- canned peas
- tomato products (sauce,
paste, stewed, whole, diced, spaghetti sauce)
- refried beans
- canned protein (tuna,
chicken, salmon, chili with meat)
- canned fruit
Adult Hebrew Language
Class
Are you interested in
attending an adult Hebrew language class? Please email info@pardeslevavot.org if you
are. We are looking to see if there are enough interested individuals
for a class this fall.
Host an Oneg
We have plenty of openings
for people to host an Oneg Shabbat or a Kiddush. Interested? Write info@pardeslevavot.org.
From the Shepherd of the
Hills Bulletin
SAVE THE DATE! Our Jazz
concert to benefit the Community Infant Program will be held on
Sunday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd. There will be great music
to benefit a worthy organization. More details will be forthcoming, but
mark your calendars today!
Meanwhile, CIP CLIENTS ALWAYS HAVE A SERIOUS NEED FOR DIAPERS. You can
bring them to the church where case workers will pick them up.
Tikkun Olam: Repairing The World
Tell McDonald's to Ensure
Fair Wages and Working Conditions for Farm Workers!
"You shall not abuse a
needy and destitute laborer.. but you must pay him his wages on the
same day, for he is needy and urgently depends on it."
(Deuteronomy 24:14-15)
Tomato pickers for Florida-based tomato companies earn 40-50 cents for
every 32-lb bucket of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has not risen
significantly since 1978. A worker must pick 2 TONS of tomatoes to
earn $50 in one day. Farm workers often work 10-12 hour days with no
overtime pay, no right to organize, no sick days or other benefits.
There is hope for change. In March of 2005, the CIW and Taco Bell
reached an historic agreement to directly increase farm worker wages
and enforce a code of conduct for human rights in Taco Bell's tomato
supply chain. Since then, the CIW has asked McDonald's to take similar
steps in its own tomato supply chain. Instead of doing so, McDonald's
has responded with public relations schemes that do not make meaningful
change in the fields.
Take action- YOU can encourage McDonald's to do the right thing!
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/mcd-tomato.html
Righteous work for these
Awesome Days
I am writing to urge you to
participate in our new Phone Home campaign! It's a campaign to
mobilize fair-minded people everywhere in the fight against the
anti-LGBT constitutional amendments that will be on the November ballot
in eight states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. If you come from or know
anyone in any of these states - and surely you do - then you can take
action today.
Just go to the campaign Web site, www.PhoneHome2006.org, where
you'll find all the tools you need to quickly and easily contact your
relatives, friends, classmates and former co-workers in these states
and tell them you need them to do the right thing on November 7. You
can also donate to the state campaigns through this site.
Your LGBT community members back home need all the help they can get
so take action today. Please also forward this message to everyone you
know. There's no time to waste.
Thanks for doing your part to stand up to bigotry and intolerance.
Sincerely,
Matt Foreman
Executive Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc.
PARDES
CALENDAR
September 2006
27, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
29, Friday - Share Shabbat with your T'shuvah buddies!
30, Saturday - Circle of
Family Education Program, kids only!, 3-4:30pm
October 2006
1, Sunday - Kol Nidre,
6:30-9:30pm
2, Monday - Yom Kippur,
10am-7:15pm
2, Monday - Yom
Kippur Break Fast, 7:30pm
4, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
6, Friday - Erev Sukkot Dinner & Service, 6-9pm
7, Saturday - Shabbat Morning Service, Bar Mitzvah - Daniel Leeds, 10am-noon
11, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
14, Saturday - Circle of
Family Education Program, including Havdalah and potluck dinner,
3-6pm
14, Saturday - Simchat Torah Celebration, 6:30pm
18, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
21, Saturday - Shabbat Morning Service, Bat Mitzvah - Rachel Joyce, 9:30am-noon
25, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
27, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm
28, Saturday - Circle of
Family Education Program, kids only!, 3-4:30pm
SPECIAL MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
B'nai-Mitzvah Tutoring
and Other
I am offering private
tutoring of many varieties. B'nai-Mitzvah tutoring for all levels of
students or basic Judaic tutoring for those who are just curious and
hungry to learn more.
I have also been drumming (middle-eastern and afro-cuban hand drums)
on-and-off for 5 years now and I am now a full-time drummer for Pardes
Levavot in Boulder and will offer hand drumming lessons to those
interested. I will offer this either privately or in groups.
And for those interested, I am a trained and ordained Jr. Maggid under
Reb Zalman. I studied with Rabbi Daniel Lev, Reb Zalman, Yehudis
Fishman and others and will offer private tutoring in the sacred art of
Maggidut. Maggidut is the ability to learn a story, decipher it's
meaning, whether obvious or hidden, memorize the story and then present
it in a way that displays that meaning for everyone to understand.
Maggidut is not limited to story telling. Being able to present your
own thoughts and feelings through public speaking, writing, or other
venues is included. Maggidut is just the way to delve into the deeper
spiritual meaning and then help people understand what it is that you
want them to know.
If you are interested in any of these three types of tutoring, please
contact me:
Jr. Maggid Amitai Gross
H: (720)-890-4210
E: zusyawannabe@puaa.net
AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town... week of 09/24/06 - 09/30/06
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2006_09_22.html
JFS Connections,
September 2006
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/JFS-2006_09_21.html
Center for Judaic
Studies,
September 2006
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/cjs-2006_09_21.html
Conscious Learning
Community,
September 2006
Weekly Parasha commentary
available from Rabbi Moshe Aharon.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/clc-2006_09_21.html
Macy's Preview Charity
Shopping Day
Join Macy's in celebrating
the Grand Store Opening of Macy's NorthField at Stapleton. Tickets are
now available at $10.00 each. Use your ticket to save 10% to 20% off
the entire store. Enjoy a day of shopping while giving back to your
community. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Stepping Stones
to a Jewish Me. This is a huge event so don't wait. Get your tickets
by calling Susan Chayet at Stepping Stones 303-388-1198.
DATE: Tuesday, October 10
LOCATION: Macy's NorthField at Stapleton
Spiritual Exploration -
New Mexico
Jewish Pathways Vacations is
operating a sightseeing tour of New Mexico that includes Shabbat with
Rabbi Gershon Winkler. The tour will take place October 22 - 29, 2006.
http://www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/nm-tour.html
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.
Will Kohler
Lila Greene
Shirley Elaine Garfinkle
Alter Shoresh ben Zion v'Shoshana
HaRav Devorah Rut bat Tamar (Rabbi Deborah Ruth Bronstein)
HaRav Zeev ben Rivkah vChaim (Rabbi Wayne Dosick)
HaRav Daniel Yisrael Zorach ben David Isser HaLevy v'Hadassah (Rabbi
Daniel Siegel)
Rut bat Miriam
Yaakov Zvi ben Petachyah HaCohen
Yaakov Avraham ben Nechama (zl)
Lior bat Esther Masha
Dov Baer Ben Yehuda ha Kohen v'Devorah
Jonah Miller
David Sapper
Jackie Lewis
Harley Chase
Dr. Howard Goldstein
Davidah Kale
Lisa Miller (healing)
John Silverman
Leslie Weidner
Mimi Ito (healing)
For information about Pardes Levavot or our events please visit our
website at www.pardeslevavot.org
or write info@pardeslevavot.org.
To contact Rabbis Nadya and Victor Gross write 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.
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