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June
1, 2009
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AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
Of Special
Note
Eli Sher's
Bar Mitzvah
Mazal Tov to Eli
Sher on his awesome Bar Mitzvah service! We had a
full house, and are so grateful to all our Pardes Levavot members who
filled the gift basket with your blessings.
Special
thanks
to the Berkelhammer and Rossier families and to Jim Wright for setup
and cleanup - it couldn't have happened without you!
Center for
Spiritual Friendship Opening
Thank
you to all our friends who came to bless and participate in the opening
day of the Center for Spiritual Friendship. We are grateful for your
support, and hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did! (Reb Nadya,
Reb Victor, Reb Ori and Oz)
Events
This Week
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.
All Ages
Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, June 6,
10am-noon
Coming Up
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.
The Sabbath:
A Taste Of Eternity
Friday and
Saturday, June 19-20
We hope you'll join us
for the full experience - registration is necessary. The Shabbat
services on Friday evening and Shabbat morning are open to all. Please
see full flyer below.
Member's
Special Requests/Offerings
Stephanie Bryan,
LCSW, CAC III, is a clinical social worker and parent
coach who is passionate about helping parents raise healthy kids. She
teaches 5 different parenting classes. Starting June 1, she will be
teaching morning and evening Love and Logic Early Childhood
Parenting Made Fun! classes (for parents pregnant or with kids
through age 6) and an evening Becoming a Love and Logic Parent
class for parents of elementary through high school kids. Each class
has 5 sessions. Details are at www.REALparenting.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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June
2009
6,
Saturday, 10am-noon
All Ages Shabbat Service
6, Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm
B'nai Mitzvah Program
19, Friday
The Sabbath: A Taste of Eternity
20, Saturday
The Sabbath: A Taste of Eternity
July
2009
18,
Saturday
Sara Berkelhammer's Bat Mitzvah
Mary's Lake Lodge, Estes Park
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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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Three Jewish Mothers were sitting around comparing notes on their
exemplary offsprings. "There never was a daughter more devoted than my
Judy," said Mrs. Levine with a sniff. "Every summer she takes me to the
Catskills for a week, and every winter we spend a week at Delray Beach."
"That's nothing compared to what my Lois does for me," declared Mrs.
Stein proudly. "Every winter she treats me to two weeks in Miami, and
in the summer two weeks in the Hamptons, in my own private guest house."
Mrs. Lipkin sat back with a proud smile. "Nobody loves her mother like
my Patty does, nobody."
So what does she do?" asked the two women, turning to her.
"Three times a week she gets into a cab, goes to the best psychiatrist
in the city, and pays him a hundred and fifty dollars an hour---just to
talk about me."
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