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Pardes Levavot

Pardes Levavot, “Orchard of Hearts,” was formed in the spirit of creating conscious holy community. Our name expresses the spiritual blossoming of each individual heart within an inspiring and nurturing orchard.

For information on our congregation please call (303) 563-2110 and leave a message or send email to info@pardeslevavot.org. To join our congregation, please print a copy of our membership form, fill it out, and send it to our Synagogue.


Pardes Levavot gratefully acknowledges Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado for their support of our Circle of Family Education program. Thank you!

February 16, 2009

AT PARDES LEVAVOT

Events This Week

Contemplative Shabbat Service

Saturday, February 21, 10am-noon

Rebbes' Tisch

Saturday, February 21, immediately following services

Please join us after services a potluck lunch and Torah discussion. Bring a vegetarian dish to share as we sit down together to eat, schmooze and delve deeper into the Torah.

Coming Up

Parenting: A Spiritual Practice

A 2-week workshop for parents of children of all ages with Rabbis Victor & Nadya Gross

Boulder JCC
3800 Kalmia Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301

The spiritual practice of parenting seeks to create a safe, loving and supportive environment where young beings can grow in conscious partnership with their divine intention. When we learn to parent in this way, our homes are defined by love, authenticity and meaning. Come learn how to find new joy and purpose in your relationships with your children.
 
Rabbis Victor and Nadya Gross, co-rabbis of Pardes Levavot: a Jewish Renewal Congregation in Boulder, received Joint Rabbinic Ordination from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in recognition of their unique paradigm of spiritual partnering. Living and working together for over 35 years (and parenting 4 beautiful children), they bring their experience and the lessons of our sacred tradition to their work with couples, families and in community.
 
Two Wednesdays:  February 25 & March 4
9 am -1 pm
$72 per person; $108 for a couple
(includes brunch both days)
Registration deadline:   Friday, February 20  call: 303-998-1900
(Free babysitting is available for this program if requested by February 20)
Co-sponsored by Maimonides Wellness Center. Made possible by a grant from the Rose Community Foundation

Getting Involved

From the Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin

Items needed for the Boulder Homeless Shelter: Blankets, Vitamins, Cough Drops, Jelly, Maple Syrup, and Ground Coffee. You may bring donations to Shepherd.


PARDES LEVAVOT CALENDAR

February 2009

Saturday, February 21, 10am-noon
Contemplative Shabbat Service

Saturday, February 21, following services
Rebbes' Tisch

AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND

Cantor Richard Kaplan's new release - The Hidden One: Jewish Mystical Songs

The Spirituality of Illness

Sound Circle sings Praises For The World

ALEPH Tele-courses for 2009

ALEPH Kallah Brochure now available!

Jewish Disabilities Awareness Day

Holocaust Awareness Week, February 23-26

Researching Jewish Family History Abroad


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!
  • Mee-cha-el ben Beyla ve Yosef Chayyim (Rabbi Michael Lerner)
  • Matti Jo Rainey
  • 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


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.



A Jew was walking on Regent Street in London and stopped in to a posh gourmet food shoppe.  An impressive salesperson in morning coat with tails approached him and politely asked, "May I help you, Sir?"

"Yes," replied the customer, "I would like to buy a pound of lox."

"No. No," responded the dignified salesperson, "You mean smoked salmon."

"Okay, a pound of smoked salmon."

"Anything else?"

"Yes, a dozen blintzes."

"No. No. You mean crepes."

"Okay, a dozen crepes."

"Anything else?"

"Yes.  A pound of chopped liver."

"No.  No.  You mean pate."

"Okay," said the Jewish patron, "A pound of pate. And," he added, "I'd like you to deliver this to my house next Saturday."

"Look," retorted the indignant salesperson, "We don't schlep on Shabbos!"