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December
1, 2008
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PARDES LEVAVOT
Events
This Week
Chant and
Meditation
Wednesday,
December 3, 7-8:30pm
All Ages
Shabbat Service
Saturday,
December 6, 10am-noon
B'nai Mitzvah
Program
Saturday,
December 6, 12:15-1:45pm
Events Coming
Up
Friday, January
9, 5:45pm
This January the OHALAH conference of Jewish Renewal Rabbis, Cantors
and Rabbinic Pastors will return to Boulder. OHALAH has again extended
a very kind invitation to members of Pardes Levavot to attend the
pre-conference Shabbat service. Please note that new for this year, the
OHALAH organizers are requesting an RSVP from all community members who
plan to attend. Please
visit our web site for registration information. OHALAH is also
opening Shabbat dinner to Pardes Levavot members. Get your registration
in now if you plan to attend!
Sunday, January
11, 1-3pm
The OHALAH conference will conclude with the ordination ceremony for
ten graduates. Members of Pardes Levavot are invited to attend to
celebrate and honor these students' achievements. Our own Ori Har will
receive smicha as a Rabbi - be sure to attend!
Getting
Involved
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
A
great Thank
You from the Thanksgiving Basket Committee to everyone who
participated. The project was a great success. We were able to fill 104
baskets and give a substantial donation to EFAA.
Community
Infant
Program (CIP) – Bring baby items to help
struggling parents and single mothers. There is an ongoing need for
disposable diapers for young families with children. You can
bring them
to the church. Thank you!
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December
2008
3,
Wednesday, 7-8:30pm
Chant and Meditation
6, Saturday, 10am-noon
All Ages Shabbat Service
6, Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm
B'nai Mitzvah Program
17, Wednesday, 7-8:30pm
Chant and Meditation
20, Saturday, 10am-noon
Contemplative Shabbat Service
20, Saturday, following services
Rebbes' Tisch
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AROUND
TOWN
AND BEYOND
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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!
- Fran
Scully
- Elke
Birk
- Miriam
Fields
- Batya
bat Chaya v'Michael
- Yael
Bracha bat Eidel Leah
- Ruti
bat Alma (Ruth Lederer MacGuire)
- Chana
Feygeleh bat Timka
- David
Sapper
- Magdalena
Merovingia
- Gershom
ben Leah v Avraham
- 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
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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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Yaakov,
an up-and-coming Jewish inventor, is struggling through a bus station
with two huge and obviously heavy suitcases when a stranger walks up to
him and
asks "Have you got the time?" Yaakov sighs, puts down the suitcases and
glances
at his wrist.
"It's a quarter to six," he says.
"Hey, that's a pretty fancy watch!" exclaims the stranger.
Yaakov brightens a little. "Yeah, it's not bad. Check this out" - and
he shows him a time zone display
not just for every time zone in the world, but for the 50 largest
cities. He
hits a few buttons and from somewhere on the watch a voice says "The
time is eleven 'til six" in a very West
Texas accent. A few more buttons and the same voice says something in
Japanese.
Yaakov continues "I've put in regional accents for each city". The
display is unbelievably high quality and the
voice is simply astounding. The stranger is struck dumb with admiration.
"That's not all," says Yaakov. He pushes a few more buttons and a tiny
but very hi-resolution map of New York City appears on the display.
"The flashing dot shows our location by GPS satellite positioning,"
explains
Yaakov. "View recede ten," Yaakov says, and the display changes to show
eastern
New York State.
"I want to buy this watch!" says the stranger.
"Oh, no, it's not ready for sale yet; I'm still working out the bugs,"
says
the inventor. "But look at this," and he proceeds to demonstrate that
the watch
is also a very creditable little FM radio receiver with a digital
tuner, a sonar
device that can measure distances up to 125 meters, a pager with
thermal paper
printout and, most impressive of all, the capacity for voice recordings
of up
to 300 standard-size books, "though I only have 32 of my favorites in
there so
far" says Yaakov.
"I've got to have this watch!" says the stranger.
"No, you don't understand; it's not ready."
"I'll give you $1000 for it!"
"Oh, no, I've already spent more than"
"I'll give you $5000 for it!"
"But it's just not ready."
"I'll give you $15,000 for it!" And the stranger pulls out a checkbook.
Yaakov stops to think. He's only put about $8500 into materials and
development,
and with $15,000 he can make another one and have it ready for
merchandising in only six months. The stranger
frantically finishes writing the check and waves it in front of him.
"Here it is, ready to hand to you right here and now. $15,000. Take it
or leave it."
Yaakov abruptly makes his decision. "OK," he says, and peels off the
watch.
They make the exchange and the stranger starts happily away.
"Hey, wait a minute," calls Yaakov after the stranger, who turns around
warily. Yaakov points to the two suitcases he'd been trying to wrestle
through
the bus station. "Don't forget your batteries."
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