August 13, 2007
AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
PARDES
CALENDAR
SPECIAL
MEMBER NEEDS/OFFERINGS
- Making Parenting A
Spiritual Practice
- Love and Logic
- A special request from
the Boulder Jewish community rabbis
- 4-Quarters/4-Corners
- Shopping for Pardes
Levavot
AROUND
TOWN AND BEYOND
- At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 08/12/07 - 08/18/07
- Boulder ClimateSmart, August 2007
- Stepping Stones
Orientation & Welcome
- The Neon Man and Me
- Climb Kilimanjaro
PRAYERS
AT PARDES LEVAVOT
Hebrew Language Education
- NEW YEAR
Dear Hearts,
We are preparing for the 5768 (2007/2008) Hebrew classes for our
children. If your child(ren) will be continuing with Hebrew class, or
you would like to get her/him started, this year, please contact Liz
Stewart at lizard62@comcast.net
or call 720-406-3502. And watch for our announcement of this year's
Circle of Family Education plans - very soon!
Thank
You
Thanks to Jim Wright for
providing our oneg shabbat this past Friday.
A very special thanks to the members of our Membership committee, for
sponsoring and sending out our wonderful HiHos registration and
membership renewal mailing. (The contents were lovingly, and
beautifully, crafted by Jim Wright!) If you know of someone who should
receive this mailing, or would like to encourage friends to join Pardes
Levavot for the High Holy Days, please contact info@pardeslevavot.org with
their name and mailing address, and we'll take care of the rest.
Events
This Week
Chanting and Meditation
Wednesday, August 15,
7-9pm
www.pardeslevavot.org/chant
Shabbat
Morning Service and Torah Study
Saturday, August 18, 10am-noon
Parashat Shoftim
Shoftim Torah Journey
Events Coming Up
Selichot
Dear Hearts & Friends
of Hearts: You are cordially invited to attend 13 Steps to Becoming
Beynoni
[walking a middle of the road path] AKA: How to Fall in Love with
G!d and Yourself
all Over Again as a prelude to the Selichot Services. We will focus on
the first of
13 of G!d's attributes as defined by Moshe Cordovero, a 13th century
kabbalist - and interpreted by Donna Friedman.
Saturday Night, September
8th, 2007
3175 18th Street, between
Forest and Elder (enter through the garage door)
Arrival: 9:45 pm
Ending: 1:00 am or sooner
(tea will be served)
High Holy Days 5768
Join us in our journey back
to the Source Of It All "T'shuvah: Recalibrating the Soul". Our
prayers, ritual, chant and storytelling will take us through a process
of self-discovery to self-acceptance, compassion and the wisdom to know
how AWEsome we really are, how WONDERful life is, how HOLY the world
and all its inhabitants really are.
www.pardeslevavot.org/high_holy_days/5768.html
PARDES
CALENDAR
August 2007
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
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
A special request from
the Boulder Jewish community rabbis
Dear Jewish Community Member,
This letter regards Meira (Lucia) Chmiel, a person most of us know,
whether as friend or teacher, as student or colleague. She has
participated in four of our synagogues in Boulder that span
denominations: Har HaShem, Aish Kodesh, Pardes Levavot, and Bonai
Shalom. What many of us do not know is that Meira has also been a
rabbinic student these last five years through the ALEPH Renewal
rabbinic ordination program. The time has come in Meira's rabbinic
training to study abroad for a full-time year in Israel. Meira needs an
additional scholarship in order to attend. We, the local rabbis of
Boulder, are creating a fund to help her in this endeavor. Please
see our web site for the full letter and more information on the
wonderful contributions Meira has made to the Boulder Jewish community.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/meira_scholarship.html
4-Quarters/4-Corners
Dear Hearts and Friends of
Hearts (who are also Hearts):
Thank you for your interest in my newly designed 4-Quarters/4-Corners
Talitot! In brief, the idea came to me in the fall of 2005, while
living in Jerusalem, Israel. When I brought one back to the Ohalah
(that’s the annual rabbinic conference for Jewish Renewal, which takes
place in Boulder, Colorado every January) for my friend Jalda Nehora
Rebling to wear at her ordination this past January, everyone said
"Donna, you MUST make these available here in the States." Thus, I
found Ibrahim the tailor and well, the rest is
herstory/history/ourstory/you’re part of the story.
Blessings, Donna Friedman, Rabbinical Student
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/talitot/
Shopping for Pardes
Levavot
Are you looking for a new
book, movie or music? Or perhaps some electronic gizmo? Or maybe you
just want to virtual-window-shop and see what strikes your fancy. If
any of these apply, please consider going to GiveLine
for your purchase. Giveline
is like many other online retailers, but with a difference. They give
back part of the purchase price to charitable organizations, such as
Pardes Levavot. And one thing I especially like - they tell you exactly
how much from your purchase will be donated. None of the "a portion of
all proceeds..." nonsense. I've also found that their prices are in
line with other online retailers - they are taking less profit rather
than marking up prices. Please go check them out, bookmark the site,
and consider using them for your next online purchase. Here's how they
describe themselves: Giveline.com
is a revolutionary online store created for the community-minded
shopper. Every transaction in our store generates a financial
contribution to your favorite charity, school, religious organization,
or any other cause you support. And with our unique supplier
relationships and efficient new technology, this contribution is
significant and truly makes a difference. Giveline contributes between
7 and 33 percent of product sales to the selected organization, with a
store-wide average of nearly 16 percent per transaction. The amount to
be donated to your cause varies by product; however, our "open book"
policy includes displaying the exact amount on every product page as
well as throughout the checkout process. What an easy way to donate to
Pardes Levavot!
www.giveline.com/default.asp?v=V010245913
AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
At the Boulder JCC and
Around Town.week of 08/12/07 - 08/18/07
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/BJCC-2007_08_11.html
Boulder ClimateSmart,
August
2007
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/bcs-20070814.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
The Neon Man and Me
From Slash Coleman: "My show
explores part of my mothers escape from the Holocaust, part of my
connection to being raised Jewish in the south, and part of my
connection to a Pentecostal friend who died a few years ago. The show
ran Off-Broadway in April and is due to become a PBS special this
fall." Shows from August 17 through August 25.
www.pardeslevavot.org/announcements/slash-20070814.html
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
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
A boy was watching his father, a rabbi, write a sermon. "How do you
know what to say?" he asked.
"Why, God tells me."
"Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?"
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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