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PARDES LEVAVOT
Events
This Week
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.
Kids' Shavuot
Let's
go get the 10 Commandments! We'll take a short child friendly walk and
hear a story about Shavuout
When: May 28th, 6-7 pm
Where: Chautauqua Park.
Meet in front of the Dining Hall on the east side.
Who: Geared towards families with young children
Bring: Warm clothing, rain
gear, sturdy shoes, water, snack
Fee: None
Rain Policy: Canceled
if raining. Check www.AdventureRabbi.org
for status
Directions: Take
Broadway to Baseline.Turn right (West - toward Mountains), follow to
Chautauqua Park (on left). Park in parking lot or on nearby streets and
meet at the Dining Hall. We will be standing on the grass on the east
side of the Dining Hall. Give yourself at least 15 minutes to park and
walk to where we are gathering. Parking tends to be difficult, so
arrive early.
Eli Sher's
Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, May 30,
9:30am-noon
Please join us in celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Eli Sher, son of Dana
and Adam Sher.
Center for
Spiritual Friendship Grand Opening
Sunday, May
31st 12:30-4:30 pm
Come Bless the Beginning of our new Center for Spiritual Friendship -
see flyer, below.
Coming Up
Haver Program
on Jewish Funeral Services
Thursday, June 4
7:00 pm
Haver program on Jewish Funeral Services and the Boulder
Chevre Kaddisha- see flyer below.
Boulder
Jewish Festival
Sunday, June 7,
11am-5pm
The Festival is a one-day, family-oriented celebration of Jewish
culture, featuring live entertainment, dancing, artwork, food,
community organizations and activities for all ages. Please write to info@pardeslevavot.org for
information on how to help with the exciting plans for Pardes Levavot's
booth.
Tahara /
Shmira Training
Boulder
is fortunate enough to have a wonderful Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Burial
Society) that reflects the diversity and spirit of our community.
Loving volunteers care for the dead from the time of death until
burial. First, the body is washed and purified in a ritual called
Tahara. Then a vigil, called Shmira, is maintained until burial, with
Chevra Kadisha members praying, reading psalms, or meditating, to help
the soul's transition.
We
serve any Jew, regardless of affiliation, in the Boulder community.
Although we are an all-volunteer group, we do have operating expenses
and we depend on donations from families and the community to keep
going. We recommend a donation of $108/family for these services, but
no one is ever turned away. Please consider the Boulder Chevra Kadisha
when providing donations to the Jewish community.
We are actively seeking new
volunteers to help us with these mitzvot. A training for Tahara and
Shmira is just around the corner. On June 14, from 10AM-12PM we will
have a training and practice Tahara at Howe Mortuary, 1701 W. South
Boulder Road, in Lafayette. All potential volunteers are strongly
encouraged to participate. All
seasoned volunteers are invited to visit Howe Mortuary at the same
time, as we will soon be using this mortuary in addition to Crist
Mortuary in Boulder. The Tahara training will be followed by a short
introduction to sitting Shmira. For more information and to sign up,
please contact Carol Navsky at 303-499-4432 or how.car@comcast.net
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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May
2009
28,
Thursday, 7:30pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
30, Saturday, 9:30am-noon
Eli Sher's Bar Mitzvah
31, Sunday, 12:30-4:30pm
Center for Spiritual Friendship Grand Opening
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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.
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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 man passing through Texas for a few day stay on business
checked into a rooming house in a very what you would call a frontier
town. Not to be conspicuous, he dressed himself in western attire and
went in to the only saloon in town. He was surrounded by men in cowboy
clothes, wearing six shooters and looking very gruff. He ordered a
beer. While sipping his beer and trying to be as inconspicuous as
possible the biggest burliest, scroungiest looking specimen walks in
and proclaims, "Ah, hears there is a Jew in here!"
The Jewish man cringes, says nothing. "Ah know you're in here and you
better speak up," says the western man. The Jewish man knows that
sooner or later he would have to face up to him and accept the
consequences of being Jewish, especially in such a remote place as
this. He stands up proudly and says, "I AM A JEW!"
The westerner stares at him angrily, "What the HELL are you hiding
for? Come with me, ah needs you for a minyan."
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