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November
5, 2007
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PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You
Thanks to Jim
Wright
for providing our Kiddush on Shabbat.
Events
This Week
Wednesday,
November 7
Community
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday,
November 9, 6:15pm
Parashat Toldot
Toldot
Torah Journey
Pardes Levavot will be joining the Greater Boulder Jewish Community for
davening, dining and Storahtelling by Amichai Lau-Lavie at Congregation
Bonai Shalom, 1527 Cherryvale Road. A brief taste of Amichai's
Storahtelling will take place between Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv.
Please RSVP to Bonai Shalom if you would like to join in on the
community dinner following services, where Amichai will demonstrate
his interactive ritual experience of the Storahtelling technique (RSVP@bonaishalom.org).
$21 per
person for the dinner. Children ages 5-12, $15.00
Sunday, November
11, 11:00am-12:30pm
Taught by
Donna Friedman, Rabbinic Intern at Pardes Levavot. Two tying methods will be taught:
Reb Zalman's and traditional Ashkenaz. Bring your own tallit. Limited
to 10 participants.
Cost: $18.00 (includes a pair of white tzitzit). No charge for folks
who have purchased a tallis from Donna (please do not forget to bring
the tzitzit that came with your tallis). There are a few of the
4-Corners/4-Quarters (aka: Tallit Katan Way Gadol) taleisim still
available.
Place:
3175 18th Street (Lower Level - enter through garage door)
Call Donna at
303-443-3278 to register your intent to participate and if you have any
questions.
Community
Meeting
All Pardes
Levavot members are requested to attend our community meeting November
11, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to present the
by-laws and vote on their adoption.
Please give someone your proxy in writing if you can not attend, to
ensure that we have a quorum. A proxy should state that you are giving
(name of person) the right to vote for you at the November 11, 2007
meeting. It can be handwritten (and signed), or in the form of an
e-mail.
Events Coming
Up
CIP
Thanksgiving
Basket Donations Needed
It's that time
again!
Shepherd of the Hills and Pardes Levavot have begun collecting food and
monetary donations for the annual CIP Thanksgiving Baskets. Our goal is
to feed 120 families. Please bring your donations to the display table
in the narthex (welcome room). Food donations can be placed under or
around the table
– monetary donations can be placed in the turkey basket on the table or
mailed to the shul. This is a synagogue-wide and church-wide service
project, everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.
We have enough green beans and other vegetables to feed 120 families.
We still need the following items: canned yams, canned cranberries,
boxed stuffing,
boxed instant potatoes, packaged gravy mix, rice, canned soup or broth,
packaged cookies, aluminum roasting pans. We also need cash donations
to purchase turkeys, milk and eggs.
SAVE THE DATE! Everyone is
invited
to pack the food boxes on Sunday,
November 18th at 11:30am. Packing all the food we have gathered is a
fun an extremely rewarding experience for the entire family. Be sure to
attend!
And finally, we need volunteers to be at the shul Monday morning,
November 19th to help pick up the perishable goods and to load the
boxes into social workers' cars for delivery to family homes.
Thank you all for contributing and for participating.
Getting
Involved
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
Fall clean up! On
Saturday, November 10th, we will have our Annual Fall Clean-up Day from
9:00a.m. - noon. The Scouts will be here to help us do our work. Any
help that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. A large
turnout is more fun and makes the job much easier for everyone! Join us!
Do you need a table? There are currently 15 large brown tables stored
downstairs. They could serve many purposes for the right home, and the
legs fold easily. If you're interested, contact Kay Werpy:
393-530-5154, kaywerpy@msn.com.
All hands on deck! We will be restoring the CIP room and need some
help. Please contact Kay Werpy, 303-530-5154, kaywerpy@msn.com if you are
interested. Together we'll choose a date and work one evening – pizza
provided!
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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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PARDES
LEVAVOT
CALENDAR
November
2007
7,
Wednesday
NO Chant
and Meditation
9, Friday - 6:15pm
Community Kabbalat
Shabbat
11, Sunday - 11am-12:30pm
Tzitzit Tying Workshop
11, Sunday - 3pm
Congregational Meeting
14, Wednesday - 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
17, Saturday - 9:30am-noon
Torah
Study, Davenen and Torah Service
18, Sunday - 11am
Pack Thanksgiving Baskets
21, Wednesday - 7-9pm
Thanksgiving Service with Shepherd of the Hills
23, Friday
Celebrate Shabbat with Friends and Family!
28, Wednesday - 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
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AROUND
TOWN
AND BEYOND
For
over 30 years, the
Dances of Universal Peace have been a sacred practice for many world
wisdom traditions. Seeking to enrich the Hebrew collection of this
form, Eyal Rivlin and Timothy Dobson have been collaborating over the
last 3 years to create a rich and powerful new repertoire of dances
inspired by ancient Hebrew prayers. Through simple, deep, and heart
opening dances we dance ourselves to an experience of Oneness! The
circle dances are accessible and require no previous experience or
partner. If you are searching for new and meaningful ways to "em-body"
your Jewish practice be sure to check it out.
When: Saturday, November 10th, 9-5. Since we will be
filming this event
please plan to be there for the whole time. Where: Boulder
Mennonite Church, 3910 Table Mesa Dr (1 block East of Broadway) How
Much: Free! Also, in gratitude for your participation in the
filming we will be offering lunch.
Please RSVP to Eyal Rivlin at 303-443-3796
A
Seven-Day Jewish
Meditation Retreat. December 2-9, 2007 with Rabbis Diane Elliot, Burt
Jacobson, and Jeff Roth at the Ralston L White Retreat in Mill Valley,
Marin County, California. Sponsored by The Awakened Heart Project and
Ruach Ha'Aretz.
2008
Chidush Awards
Are you
a creative thinker? An inspiring teacher? We're looking for you.....
Consider submitting your innovative teaching ideas for a Chidush Award.
Award winning lesson plans will be included in the new Teacher Resource
Center at HaSifria and winners receive a cash prize, donations made in
their honor and recognition at the Chidush Awards reception on April
17, 2008.
For information on how to apply please visit www.Chidush.org.
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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!
DOvid BOruch ben Rachel and Raphael HA Levi
Magdalena Merovingia
Gershom ben Leah v Avraham
Yehoshua Mishulim ben Sarah Leah
Shoshana Nejman
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
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A young scholar from New
York was invited to become Rabbi in a small old community in Chicago.
On his very first Shabbat, a hot debate erupted as to whether one
should or should not stand during the reading of the Ten Commandments.
The next day, the rabbi visited 98 year-old Mr. Katz in the nursing
home. "Mr. Katz, I'm asking you, as the oldest member of the
community," said the rabbi, "what is our synagogue's custom during the
reading of the Ten Commandments?"
"Why do you ask?" asked Mr. Katz.
"Yesterday we read the Ten Commandments. Some people stood, some people
sat. The ones standing started screaming at the ones sitting, telling
them to stand up. The ones sitting started screaming at the ones
standing, telling them to sit down."
"That," said the old man, "is our custom." |
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