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January
14, 2008
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PARDES LEVAVOT
Of Note
Thank you to Jim
Wright for Kiddush this week, and thanks to Shirly Pugatzky for the
Kiddush treats - in honor of the first anniversary of her son Ari's Bar
Mitzvah.
Thank you to Wayne and Ellen Dosick for their wonderful "20 Minute
Kabbalah" class this past week.
Events
This Week
Wednesday,
January 16, 7-9pm
Hebrew Class
Wednesday,
January 16
Saturday, January
19, 9:30am-noon
Parashat Beshalach
Beshalach
Torah Journey
Events Coming
Up
(Sponsored by
Menorah - JCC)
With Rabbi Nadya Gross
Mondays: January 28, February 4, February 11, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: North Boulder - call 303-434-5583 for directions
Cost: $72 for three sessions
Rabbi Eliezer declared: "Repent one day before your
death." Whereupon his disciples asked: How does one know which day that
is? "Exactly," answered the sage. "For that reason, we ought to live
our lives each day as though it were our last." (Babylonian Talmud)
What is the sum of your life's experience? What is your greatest
regret? What hurts need to be addressed? From whom do you most crave
forgiveness? The Jewish practice of deathbed confession, the vidui, is
finding a new expression, as many are choosing to create a personal
document that is an accurate and personal atONEment. Join Rabbi Nadya
Gross for a three-session workshop and learn how to write, and
regularly update, your vidui as life continues to unfold.
Getting
Involved
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
Pastor Martin
Lettow's installation ceremony will be January 20th at 2:00
p.m. Bishop Alan Bjornberg will be presiding and preaching. Please plan
on attending the installation and showing your support for this
significant event!
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At the Henry Street Hebrew School, Rabbi Goldblatt finished the day's
lesson. It was now time for the usual question period.
"Rabbi?" asked little Melvin "there's something I need to know."
"What's that my child?" asked the Rabbi.
"Well according to the Scriptures, the Children of Israel crossed the
Red Sea, right?"
"Right."
"And the Children of Israel beat up the Philistines, right?"
"Er--right."
"And the Children of Israel built the Temple, right?"
"Again you are correct."
"And the Children of Israel fought the Egyptians, and the Children of
Israel fought the Romans, and the Children of Israel were always doing
something important, right?"
"All that is right too" agreed the Rabbi. "So what's your question?"
"What I need know is this" demanded Melvin. "What were all the
grown-ups doing?"
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January
2008
16,
Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm
Hebrew Class
16,
Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant and
Meditation
19, Saturday, 9:30am-noon
Torah
Study, Davenen and Torah Service
23, Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm
Hebrew Class
23,
Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant and
Meditation
25, Friday, 7-9pm
Kabbalat
Shabbat Service
28, Monday, 7-9pm
Personal
Confessions: Writing Your Own Vidui
30, Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm
Hebrew Class
30,
Wednesday, 7-9pm
Chant and
Meditation
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AROUND
TOWN
AND BEYOND
Rabbi
Shefa Gold has
just released a new CD, called The Majesty of Nurture, which
will be celebrated at a concert on January 27th at the Woodstock Jewish
Center at 7PM. You can purchase it through her website: www.RabbiShefaGold.com
In speaking about this new music, Shefa says,
"The Majesty of Nurture takes us on a journey of prayer. We
begin by invoking the Divine presence in order to unify the places of
duality in us. We turn then to the practice of gratefulness for our
lives. We acknowledge the purity and infinite potential of our souls
and then do the work of balancing the forces of will and surrender. We
invite in a vision of our future self in order to see who we are
becoming and then we celebrate, first with the practice of complete
satisfaction and then exuberant praise. We turn then to the inspiration
of Torah and to the wisdom of the Prophets. Our prayer concludes an
affirmation of our participation in the process of the evolution of
consciousness, a hymn to the mystery of God, and a celebration of Joy."
Reb Zalman in Hawaii
Come
join Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Eve Ilsen for a magical Shabbaton
on the Big Island of Hawaii over the weekend of February 15-17, 2008.
The
Outrigger hotel is giving participants in the Shabbaton a great rate of
$135 per night for ocean view rooms and these rates are good 5 days
before the Shabbaton to five days after. Leading prayer and teaching in
Hawaii has been a dream of Reb Zalman's for a long time. For more
information or to download the flyer and registration form go to www.konabethshalom.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!
- Chana
Feygeleh bat Timka
- HaRav
Shohama bat Yehudit
- Sarah
Yehudis Krissel bat Chaya Fayge
- Bob
Snyder
- David
Sapper
- 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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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
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