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November
12, 2007
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AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You
Kudos to our
wonderful Rabbinic intern, Donna
Friedman, for leading an awesome Maariv service this past week during
the community Shabbat celebration at Bonai Shalom. Thanks to all our
members who participated - Pardes Levavot was well represented at this
unique Shabbat gathering of the combined congregations of Boulder!
Events
This Week
Wednesday,
November 14, 7-9pm
Saturday,
November 17, 9:30am-noon
Parashat Vayetzei
Vayetzei
Torah Journey
CIP
Thanksgiving
Baskets
Sunday,
November 18th at 11:30am
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.
This is our last week to collect donations! 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
- 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.
Events Coming
Up
Thanksgiving
Service with Shepherd of the Hills
Wednesday,
November 21, 7pm
Getting
Involved
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
Last chance lost
and found. There is now a separate table in the narthex with lost and
found items. If these items are not claimed in 2 weeks, they will be
donated and will disappear!
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: 303-530-5154,
kaywerpy@msn.com.
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PARDES
LEVAVOT
CALENDAR
November
2007
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
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.
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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!
David Sapper
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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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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An observant Jew
called Jacob finds himself in dire trouble. His business has gone bust
and he's in serious financial trouble. He's so desperate that he
decides to ask God for help. He goes into the synagogue and begins to
pray. "God, please help me, I've lost my business and if I don't get
some money, I'm going to lose my house as well, please let me win the
lotto".
Lotto night comes and somebody else wins it.
Jacob goes back to the synagogue. "God, please let me win the lotto,
I've lost my business, my house and I'm going to lose my car as well".
Lotto night comes and Jacob still has no luck!!
Back to the synagogue. "My God, why have you forsaken me? I've lost my
business, my house, my car and my wife and my children are starving. I
don't often ask you for help and I have always been a good servant to
you. Why won't you just let me win the lotto this one time so I can get
my life back in order?"
Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open and
Jacob is confronted by the voice of GOD himself: "JACOB, MEET ME HALF
WAY ON THIS ONE. BUY A DAMNED
TICKET". |
