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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!
October 9, 2006AT PARDES LEVAVOT
SPECIAL MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
AT PARDES LEVAVOTThank You!Yom Kippur was a powerful experience again this year at Pardes Levavot. Thank you to everyone who helped prepare, lead services, celebrate and clean up.Thank you to all the families who joined us in the Sukkah to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. Remember, it is a mitzvah to be joyful during this week! Thank you to Reb Victor and Reb Nadya for hosting a tea for new and prospective members this past Sunday. It was a wonderful gathering as we look forward to bringing new people into the Pardes Levavot family. Thanks also to Lisa Trank and Jack Greene who donated the tea, cookies and fruit in honor of the naming of their daughters on Yom Kippur: Mila Shoshanah (Mila), Ashira Miryam (Maedèe) and Rena Chava (Julea). And thanks to Vicki Penna who contributed wonderful baked goodies. Events This WeekAn Inconvenient Truth“See to it that you do not destroy my world, for there is no one to repair it after you.”Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:13 Haver: Boulder’s Rabbinic Fellowship presents A Special Sukkot Showing of An Inconvenient Truth. Monday, Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m. Boulder JCC, $5 donation requested. Sukkot is a time when we honor our interdependency with nature. What more fitting time than Sukkot to educate ourselves about the global climate crisis humanity now faces. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction due to global warming. Please join all Boulder-area Jewish congregations as the Boulder Rabbis’ Fellowship presents the much-lauded film, An Inconvenient Truth. This film offers a passionate and inspirational look at Al Gore’s fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. We will follow the movie with a presentation and discussion of practical next steps we can take as individuals and a community to begin to reverse this trend and live more responsibly. Prior to the film, we will have snacks and brief rabbinic teaching in the sukkah. Information: Call the Boulder JCC, (303) 998-1900, ext. 9 Chanting and MeditationWednesday, October 11, 7-9pmwww.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/chant.html Circle of Family Education ProgramSaturday, October 14, 3-6pmIncluding Havdalah and potluck dinner www.pardeslevavot.org/education/2006_2007.html Simchat Torah CelebrationSaturday, October 14, 6:30pmDesert Potluck to follow - bring a dish to share! Shemini Atzeret (Yizkor) Events Coming UpThe Joy of Meditative KabbalahMindy RibnerThursday, October 26, 2006. 7pm at Pardes Levavot Requested donation: $10 www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/mindy_ribner.html Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrations!Rachel Joyce Bat Mitzvah - Saturday, October 21Anna Yulsman Bat Mitzvah - Saturday, January 13 (MLK weekend) Getting InvolvedThanksgiving Baskets For Community Infant Program (CIP) FamiliesOur goal is to provide 120 baskets filled with the ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner. We will be collecting food every Shabbat beginning today. Each week we will ask you to bring different food items (or a cash donation if you prefer). The baskets will be assembled on Sunday, November 19, and they will be picked up by caseworkers the next day.Adult Hebrew Language ClassAre 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 OnegWe 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 BulletinSAVE 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. Admission is a donation for CIP or disposable diapers.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 WorldTell 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 DaysI 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. ‘Crazy For You’ and Habitat!The Board of Flatirons Habitat for Humanity invites all of you to join us on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the Boulder Dinner Theater for the new Gershwin musical, “Crazy For You.” The event will include a silent auction where guests can do some early holiday shopping. Because proceeds from the auction will be used to purchase building materials, shoppers will actually be making two gifts for the price of one.Several area faith communities participated in last year’s event and had a terrific time. We hope that your congregation will plan to join us this year. The ticket price is $65 per person. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis, so call 303-447-3787 (ext 30) as soon as possible to reserve your seats. You’ll enjoy great food and entertainment, and at the same time support Habitat for Humanity’s work. October is also Habitat month at Vitamin Cottage. This month Vitamin Cottage will match shoppers’ donations DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, up to $50,000, toward a “Green Built” Habitat home in Boulder. They have also joined the Grocery Coupon Habitat Effort. For more info and to purchase coupons, contact Flatirons Habitat at (303) 447-3787. PARDES CALENDAROctober 20069, Monday - An Inconvienent Truth, 6:30pm at the Boulder JCC11, 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, with potluck desert, 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 26, Thursday - The Joy of Meditative Kabbalah, 7pm 27, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm 28, Saturday - Circle of Family Education Program, kids only!, 3-4:30pm SPECIAL MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGSB'nai-Mitzvah Tutoring and OtherI 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 BEYONDAt the Boulder JCC and Around Town... week of 10/08/06 - 10/14/06www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2006_10_07.htmlJFS, October 2006www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/JFS-2006_10_05.htmlStepping Stones, October 2006www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/stst-2006_10_04.htmlCenter for Judaic Studies, October 2006www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/cjs-2006_10_05.htmlMystic Breezes in the Garden of Eden: Jewish Mysticism and Sacred StorytellingThis weekend sponsored by Naropa University Extended Studies includes a storytelling performance on Friday night and a weekend workshop that explores the Jewish mystical tradition. Yitzhak Buxbaum is a maggid (a traditional Jewish inspirational speaker and storyteller), who was ordained as such by the legendary Rabbi ShlomoCarlebach and by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. He specializes in Jewish mysticism and Hasidic tales, and also teaches ecumenical subjects. November 3-5.www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/naropa_buxbaum.html Assessing and Addressing the Iranian ThreatA Conversation with B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin. Thursday, October 19, 2006, 7pm. JCC/Mizel Center - Shwayder Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia Street, Denver.www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/bbi-2006_10_05.html Macy's Preview Charity Shopping DayJoin 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 MexicoJewish 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 PRAYERSEach 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. 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