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November
19, 2007
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AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
Thank
You
Welcome to our
newest member family - Marty and Jordan Honig! Say hello and introduce
yourself and welcome them into our community.
Thank you to Jim Wright for providing kiddush after our services this
past Saturday.
Thank you to Sara Berkelhammer for a very kind donation to the general
fund.
Thanks to everyone who donated food for our Thanksgiving baskets for
the Community Infant Project. And a big thanks to everyone who came in
to help pack the boxes with all the food. It was great fun! We
collected much more food than the CIP caseworkers requested, so in
addition to providing a hearty Thanksgiving meal including a whole
turkey, milk, eggs and all the canned and dry goods to every CIP
family, we are donating food to additional service agencies in the
Boulder area. What good work!
Events
This Week
Thanksgiving
Service with Shepherd of the Hills
Wednesday,
November 21, 7pm
Join us on Wednesday evening as we gather together with the members of
Shepherd of the Hills for a shared Thanksgiving service. All members of
Pardes Levavot are especially encouraged to attend as we read from our
Torah with Shepherd for the first time!
Please bring cider or treats to share
after the service!
Celebrate
Shabbat with Friends and Family!
Friday, November
23
Events Coming
Up
Adopt-A-Road
Cleanup
Sunday, December
2, noon
Join us as we head out with Shepherd of the Hills to clean our section
of highway - 71st Street between Mineral Road and Lookout Road. Bring
warm layered clothes, shoes appropriate for walking along the side of
the road, and work gloves. We will meet at the shul to work out
logistics, pass out safety vests and discuss roadside safety, and then
head out for the cleaning. This is always a great way to get to know
other members of our congregation and enjoy an hour or two outdoors. We
look forward to seeing you there!
Shabbat
Chanukah Dinner and Celebration
Friday, December
7, 6:30pm
SAVE THE DATE! Fun for kids and adults, candle lighting, latkes galore!
And lots of special surprises in the works. Watch for more information,
and be sure to get your reservation in early!
Getting
Involved
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
(Not yet in the
bulletin...) Congratulations to the congregation of Shepherd of the
Hills on the selection of their new pastor this past Sunday! Pastor
Martin Lettow will be begin this new calling on January 1, 2008.
Reorganized
CIP room. Thanks
to Cris Conrad, Virginia Yarberry and Kay Werpy, the CIP room has been
rejuvenated, fully operational for the community, and more organized
than before! THANKS!
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 1 week, they will be
donated and will disappear!
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PARDES
LEVAVOT
CALENDAR
November
2007
21,
Wednesday, 7pm
Thanksgiving Service with Shepherd of the Hills
23, Friday
Celebrate Shabbat with Friends and Family!
28, Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
December
2007
1,
Saturday, 9am-12:15pm
Learners'
Shabbat Morning Service for All Ages
2, Sunday, noon
Adopt-A-Road Cleanup
5, Wednesday
NO Chant
and Meditation
7, Friday, 6:30pm
Shabbat Chanukah Dinner and Celebration
12, Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
14, Friday, 7-9pm
Kabbalat
Shabbat Service
19, Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
22, Saturday, 9:30am-noon
Torah
Study, Davenen and Torah Service
26, Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant
and Meditation
28, Friday
Celebrate Shabbat with Friends and Family!
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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!
Dean Drenckpohl
Dovid Betzalel ben Sarah
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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Moses
was sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible: Pharaoh
wouldn't even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him
and making the overseers even more irritable than usual. He was about
ready to give up.
Suddenly a booming, sonorous voice spoke from above:
"You, Moses, heed me! I have good news and bad news."
Moses was staggered. The voice continued:
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel from bondage. If Pharaoh
refuses to release your bonds, I will smite Egypt with a rain of frogs."
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to the Promised Land. If
Pharaoh blocks your way, I will smite Egypt with a plague of Locust."
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to freedom and safety. If
Pharaoh's army pursues you, I will part the waters of the Red Sea to
open your path to the Promised Land."
Moses was stunned. He stammered, "That's.... that's fantastic. I can't
believe it! But what's the bad news?"
"You, Moses, must write the Environmental Impact Statement."
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