August 6, 2007
AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
PARDES
CALENDAR
SPECIAL
MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
- Making Parenting A
Spiritual Practice
- The 11th Hour
- Love and Logic
AROUND
TOWN AND BEYOND
- At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 08/05/07 - 08/11/07
- Stepping Stones, August 2007
- Jewish Family Service,
August 2007
- ADL, August 2007
- Summer Music Festival
at Bonai Shalom
- Stepping Stones
Orientation & Welcome
- Climb Kilimanjaro
- Uganda
PRAYERS
AT PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You
Thanks to Jim Wright for
providing our kiddush this past Saturday. And welcome back to everyone
after a busy summer - it was great having you all at services.
A big thank you to Faith Davis for making name tags for all members of
our community. They are really nice! Please find your name tag on the
board near the entrance and wear it during Shabbat. We can all get to
know one another better, and visitors can readily identify the members
of Pardes Levavot. Thanks!
Events
This Week
Chanting and Meditation
Wednesday, August 8,
7-9pm
www.pardeslevavot.org/chant
Kabbalat
Shabbat Service
Friday, August 10, 7-9pm
After services we will have a special presentation by Miriam Pollack.
Miriam will be "sharing my experience of participating in the ALEPH
Renewal Trip to Israel this past March and April. I call it, "The
Dayenu Trip" because there were so many moments like that each day. It
more than fulfilled all of my expectations, even though I had been to
Israel 5 times before that." Please join us!
Parashat Re'eh
Re'eh
Torah Journey
Getting Involved
From the Shepherd of the
Hills Bulletin
The Community Infant Program
is in need of a Bassinette! And as always, maternity clothes and
diapers are greatly appreciated!
Thank you to Bob Soltwedel, Pee Wee Fallon, and Terry Scoby for mowing
the shul grounds every Friday.
PARDES
CALENDAR
August 2007
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
Love and Logic
Love and Logic is a
philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be
happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children.
Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows
children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic
is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back
in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young
people to live in the real world, with its many choices and
consequences. Tuesdays at Aish Kodesh, starting August 28th and ending
September 25th. Spaces are limited - please RSVP to Stephanie Bryan at
303-397-0646or email her at stephanie@REALparenting.net.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/sbryan-20070828.html
AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 08/05/07 - 08/11/07
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2007_08_04.html
Stepping Stones, August
2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/stst-20070802.html
Jewish Family Service,
August 2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/jfs-20070803.html
ADL, August 2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/adl-20070806.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
Climb Kilimanjaro
From October 21-28, 2007
Steppin' Out will take fun-loving adults from across the country on an
unforgettable trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's highest
"freestanding" mountain at 19,340 feet.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/kilimanjaro-20070806.html
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!
Yehoshua Mishulim ben Sarah Leah
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
After a temple service on Sabbath morning, a young boy suddenly
announced to his mother, "Mom, I've decided to become a Rabbi When I
grow up."
"That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?"
"Well," said the little boy, "I have to go to temple on Sabbath anyway,
and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, than to sit and
listen."
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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