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April
6, 2009
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PARDES LEVAVOT
Events
This Week
Blessing the
Sun and Burning the Hametz
A
Special Community-Wide gathering at 10am on April 8th at Bonai Shalom
Haver,
Boulder's Rabbinic Fellowship, is happy to announce a community wide
gathering at 10am on April 8th, for the annual burning of Hametz before
Pesach, and the once in 28 year mitzvah of Birkat HaHamah. We
will recite a blessing and prayer on the occasion of the sun returning
to its original place as it was on the fourth day of creation, followed
by the ritual burning of our physical and spiritual hametz. The sages
tell us that although an individual may say the blessing, it's
preferred and most beautiful performance is with as many people as
possible. We hope that people from across the community will join us on
this auspicious day. May all of our Seders be blessed with meaning,
joy, and gratitude.
Coming Up
Contemplative
Shabbat Service with Rabbi Jeff Roth
Rabbi Jeff Roth
will be in Boulder, introducing his new book: Jewish
Meditation Practices for Everyday Life. Jeff
will lead our Shabbat morning contemplative service. An optional
meditation beginning at 9:15 am will precede the service, which begins
at 10am.
We
will experience a deep celebration of Shabbat that reminds us of the
possibility of bringing our awareness to a meeting of the Divine
Presence in every moment. Davvening will focus on the the kavanot -
the intentions - that we bring to chanting each section of the liturgy.
Jeff will lead these chants, accompanied by his guitar, in a manner
that allows us to fully drop into the mode of connection to the Divine
that every part of the liturgy provides.
Jewish
Meditation Practices for Everyday Life
Sunday, April 19,
noon - 5:00 pm
$18 donation encouraged
Bring a meditation cushion if you prefer to sit on the floor.
Rabbi Jeff
Roth will introduce his new book, Jewish
Meditation Practices for Everyday Life, a book about happiness and about
waking up in order to see our own lives clearly. The
workshop will include some teaching on Jewish meditation, and introduce
practices designed to open the heart of compassion. The workshop would
also include question and answer periods, and a number of periods of
silent practice. Rabbi Roth will provide instructions for meditation
practice. The silence of this practice allows for a settling of the
mind as well as an in depth look at ones experience of life in each
moment. In meeting the present moment, the opportunity to meet the
Divine Presence manifests.
Child Assault
Prevention
Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church will be offering a 90 minute
Parent Informational Meeting on child assualt prevention. The program
will be given by the Executive Director of the Front Range Center for
Assualt Prevention on Monday, April 13th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
This is a
free event and open to the community; child care will be
provided. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who
might be interested. Persons who are planning on attending should RSVP
by April 10th to shepherdboulder@gmail.com so
that
we have sufficient child care and materials available.
Yom HaShoah
Service
A community-wide
remembrance of the Holocaust will be held at Congregation Har HaShem on
Monday, April 20th, at 7:30 p.m.
Yom
HaZikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yom HaZikaron
(Israel Memorial Day) service followed by Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel
Independence Day) celebration will be held at Congregation Bonai
Shalom, Tuesday, April 28th, at 6:30 p.m. The whole community is
welcome.
We need a strong
team of volunteers to plan and host this event. If you are interested, please
come to a planning meeting on Sunday April 12th, 4-6pm at Bonai
Shalom. If you want
to get involved, but are unable to attend the meeting, please reply to
Debbi Foster d6foster@yahoo.com. Thank you for your participation
and we look forward to celebrating with you!
Tikkun Leil
Shavuot
Thursday, May
28th, at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Har HaShem. A Tikkun Leil Shavuot
(all night learning) is an extraordinary
opportunity for all members of the community to study with a
multi-denominational group of rabbis and educators, and a chance to
hear diverse interpretations of Torah on this night of revelation and
celebration of the giving of Torah. The program will end with a dawn
prayer service.
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.
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April
2009
18,
Saturday, 10am-noon
Contemplative Shabbat Service with Rabbi Jeff Roth
18, Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm
Rebbes' Tisch
19, Sunday, noon-5pm
Jewish Meditation Practices for Everyday Life
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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. Names will cycle off the list after
one month - please let us know if you wish for it to remain longer. Please send names in
Hebrew
and/or English, with other details as desired, to info@pardesleavavot.org.
-
Karyn
Schad
-
Jackie
Lewis
- HaRav
Devorah Rut bat Tamar (Rabbi Deborah Ruth Bronstein)
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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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A Jewish family invited their gentile neighbors for holiday dinner. The
first course was set in front of them and the Jewish couple announced,
"This is matzoh ball soup."
On seeing the two large matzoh balls in the soup, the gentile man was
hesitant to taste this strange looking brew. Gently, the Jewish couple
pressed the gentile man. "Just have a taste. If you don't like it, you
don't have to finish it."
Finally he agrees. He digs his spoon in, first picking up a small piece
of matzoh ball with some soup in the spoon, and tasting it gingerly.
The usual 'mmmmmmm' sound can be heard coming from somewhere deep in
his chest, and he quickly finished the soup. "That was delicious," he
said. "Can you eat any other parts of the matzoh?"
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