July 30, 2007
AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
PARDES
CALENDAR
SPECIAL
MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
- Making Parenting A
Spiritual Practice
- The 11th Hour
- Reb Zalman Recording
Project
AROUND
TOWN AND BEYOND
- At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 07/29/07 - 08/04/07
- Conscious Learning
Community, August 2007
- ALEPH Newsletter, July
2007
- Jewish Family Service,
July 2007
- Allied Jewish
Federation, July 2007
- Summer Music Festival
at Bonai Shalom
- Stepping Stones
Orientation & Welcome
- Uganda
PRAYERS
AT PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You
Thanks to everyone who came
to our Pray and Play at Scott Carpenter Park last Friday evening. The
weather was wonderful, the friends were great, and the service was
sweet.
Events
This Week
Chanting and Meditation
Wednesday, August 1,
7-9pm
www.pardeslevavot.org/chant
Shabbat
Morning Service and Torah Study
Saturday, August 4, 10am-noon
Parashat Eikev
Eikev
Torah Journey
Miriam Ohevet-El
Sunday, August 5, 7pm
The JCC, B'Yachad, Conscious
Learning Community and Pardes Levavot are happy to host Israeli peace
activist, story teller, singer and songwriter, Miriam Ohevet-El. Miriam
Ohevet-El will perform her music, accompanied by Sheldon Sands,in the
Boulder JCC, on Sunday, August 5th at 7pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/miriam-ohevet-el.html
PARDES
CALENDAR
August 2007
1, Wednesday - Chant and
Meditation, 7-9pm
2, Thursday - Community Council Meeting, 6:30pm
4, Saturday - Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study, 10am-noon
5, Sunday - Miriam
Ohevet-El concert at the Boulder JCC, 7pm
8, Wednesday - Chant
and Meditation, 7-9pm
10, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm
15, Wednesday - Chant
and Meditation, 7-9pm
18, Saturday - Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study, 10am-noon
22, Wednesday - NO Chant
and Meditation
24, Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7-9pm
29, Wednesday - NO Chant
and Meditation
SPECIAL MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
Making Parenting A
Spiritual Practice
A very special class at
Elat Chayyim, August 20-26 - Family Week, taught
by Rabbis Victor and Nadya Gross.
Children come into this
world bearing the wisdom gained in lifetimes lived
before and the memory of God breathing life into them once again. Their
greatest gift to us is to open our eyes to the unlimited potential and
purity of the universe. Our greatest gift to them is to overcome our
controlling need to shape them in our image.
The spiritual practice of
parenting seeks to create a safe, loving and supportive environment
where these young beings can grow in conscious partnership with their
Divine intention. When we learn to parent in this way, our homes are
defined by love, authenticity and meaning.
Come learn this practice, sourced in our rabbinic and mystical
tradition, and find new joy and purpose in your relationships with your
children.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/spiritual-parenting.html
The 11th Hour
Leonardo DiCaprio's new film,
"The 11th Hour" - his feature documentary on the global environmental
crisis - is due out very soon. I am working on the film with The
Visioneering Group for Warner Independent Pictures and I'd like to
invite you to attend the following screening in Denver (with no
theaters in Boulder right now, no showings in Boulder - it is worth the
drive! Carpooling is the way to go):
Tuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm, Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing Street,
Denver
Tuesday, August 14, 7:30 pm, Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver
This is a powerful film, perhaps even stronger than "An Inconvenient
Truth," and I wanted you to be able to see it, if you can make it. I
also invite you to visit the film's website at: www.11thhourfilm.com as well
as the 11th Hour Community site www.11thhouraction.com.
Please email me with any questions at ltrank@comcast.net. Thanks, Lisa
Trank
Reb Zalman Recording
Project
Do you have a good reading
voice and do you like to read aloud? Reb Zalman’s books are being
recorded in downloadable MP3 format as a benefit for those who need or
would like them in an audiobook format. If you are interested in more
information on this volunteer project, please contact Pam Sherman at pamsher123@msn.com. Thank you.
AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 07/29/07 - 08/04/07
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2007_07_28.html
Conscious Learning
Community, August 2007
Miriam Ohevet-El in Concert,
Sunday August 5, 7pm at the Boulder JCC
Torah B'Ivrit - Torah In Hebrew with Ori Har
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/clc-2007-07-30.html
ALEPH Newsletter, July
2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/aleph/2007-07.html
Jewish Family Service,
July 2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/jfs-2007-07-27.html
Allied Jewish Federation,
July 2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/ajf-2007-07-30.html
Summer Music Festival at
Bonai Shalom
Wednesday, August 8 at 6pm.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/bonai_music_20070808.html
Stepping Stones
Orientation & Welcome
Stepping Stones, helping
interfaith couples and families make informed decisions, will be
hosting orientation and welcome sessions to provide valuable
information regarding our Fall Enrollment. All interfaith couples are
welcome to visit our webpage at www.steppingstonesfamily.com
to learn more about our education and social programming or call our
office at 303-388-1198. Please register today for one of the following
orientation and welcome
sessions. August 8 7:00-8:30 PM; August 14 7:00-8:30 PM; September 6
7:00-8:30 PM
Uganda
My daughter Rachel Zaslow has
written a stirring account of her six weeks in Uganda at brooklynmidwife.blogspot.com.
Our Havurah has established a fund and collected over $600 for the
convent school from where Rachel worked, to rescue girls who have been
brutalized and raped. Without even asking, folks at Kallah
spontaneously handed me checks and cash adding an additional $200 to
our gifts. A $50 donation pays for the room, board, and tuition for one
girl for one year. Send tax deductible donations of $18, $50, or more,
to the Havurah and mark ‘Uganda Fund’ in the memo to Havurah Shir
Hadash. PO Box 1262, Ashland, Oregon 97520. I have never heard of a
donation opportunity that is more direct in its impact on saving life.
I got to speak with Sister Rosemary several times during Kallah and she
is truly amazing. I told her that our small gift was a gift from the
Jewish people and she broke out weeping in gratitude. By the way,
Rachel taught the nuns Hazan Jack Kessler's version of the "Brikh
Rakhmana" blessing after meals. So, there is a Catholic convent of
African nuns in Gulu, Uganda who are now chanting a Renewal melody
after their evening meals. How cool is that? -- Rabbi David Zaslow
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. And
remember to let us know when our prayers have been effective!
David Sapper
Miriam Fields
Marcia Kohler
Shoshana Nejman
Rav Benyamin Eliyahu ben Etel Alka (Rabbi Jamie Arnold)
Alter Shoresh ben Zion v'Shoshana
HaRav Devorah Rut bat Tamar (Rabbi Deborah Ruth Bronstein)
Rut bat Miriam
Lior
bat Esther Masha
Dov Baer Ben Yehuda ha Kohen v'Devorah
John Silverman
Mimi Ito
A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the ceremony, his
cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?"
"Sixteen," the boy responded.
His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. "How do you
know that?"
"Easy," the little boy said, "All you have to do is add it up, like the
Rabbi said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer."
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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