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December
7, 2009
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AT
PARDES LEVAVOT
Events This
Week
Celebrate
Shabbat at Home
Friday,
December 11
And don't forget, Friday is also the first night of Hanukkah!
Getting
Involved
Torah in
Hebrew - Torah B'Evrit by Rabbi Ori Har-DiGennaro
Dates: Sundays,
17 January, 2010 to 7 March, 2010; No class on Purim, 28 February, 2010
Tuition: $140
Location: 3982 Arbol Court, Boulder, CO
Studying Torah is an act of love, especially studying the text in
Hebrew. This love is what can help us to find meaning even when we are
studying passages which are challenging, and maintain an awareness of
wholeness of the text.
This class will focus on methods of interpretation, using the lens of
the PaRDeS, the acronym of Pshat, Remez, Drash, Sod -- the fourfold
method of textual interpretation which opens the text, adds the
spiritual dimension and provides a holistic approach to text learning.
We will learn how to read Torah in a spiritual way, and introduce
classical and modern commentators.
Final decision on the time will be made by the registrants and the
teacher together. The course is limited to 12 students and we must have
a minimum of 7.
For registration and more information call 303.440.1020 or email: ori.har@comcast.net
Learn
Hebrew at Pardes Levavot
Beginning
Hebrew for Adults - classes began Thursday, November 12 - there is
still time to join! For
information and to register: Hebrew@pardeslevavot.org
Torah
cantillation (chanting) class will be offered in late winter/early
spring. Let us know if you're interested: Hebrew@pardeslevavot.org
Interfaith
Spiritual Pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine
Our own
Rabbis, Nadya and Victor Gross, together with Imam
Jihad Turk and co-founder of Salaam Shalom Educational Foundation,
Shepha Schneirsohn Vainstein will be leading a moving and soulful
journey this Spring (March 21 - April 1, 2010) that will begin with
inspiring visits to communities of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian
families transforming polarized societies in Israel through the Waldorf
approach to education. With a spirit of Abrahamic unity and devotion we
will visit Jewish, Christian, and Muslim holy places in Israel and
Palestine. We will learn from respected teachers, pray with religious
leaders, participate in peacemaking circles, and meet with inspiring
activists who envision a world based on respect and cooperation. We
will celebrate an interfaith Passover Seder in Jerusalem filled with
storytelling and song. Our pilgrimage will conclude with a ceremony for
peace at Rabin Square. We welcome those exploring Israel for the first
time as well as experienced travelers.
From the
Shepherd of the Hills Bulletin
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
2009
19,
Saturday, 10am-noon
Contemplative Shabbat Service
19, Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm
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. 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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Peter, a Coca Cola salesman, returns home from his assignment in Israel
very disappointed. He immediately goes to see his boss.
"So Peter," asks his boss, "why weren't you successful with the
Israelis?"
"When I got sent to Israel to increase our Coca Cola sales," replies
Peter, "I was confident that I would be able to succeed even though I
couldn’t speak Hebrew."
"So what did you do to get round the language problem?" asks his boss.
"I decided to convey our message to the Israelis via a Picture Poster
campaign," replies Peter, "and after a week of effort, I came up with
the Israeli Poster. Although having no text on it, this poster was able
to strongly put across our message using just three high definition
images. These images, when viewed sequentially, clearly told the Coca
Cola story."
"So what were these three images, Peter?" asks his boss.
"The left hand picture - the first image," replies Peter, "shows a man
lying in the hot desert sand, totally exhausted and close to fainting.
The middle picture - the second image, shows the man drinking Coca
Cola. And the right hand picture - the third image, shows the man
totally refreshed and happy."
"So what did you then do?" asks the boss.
"We printed tens of thousands of the posters," replies Peter, "and got
them pasted up all over Israel."
"That should have worked very well for us," says the boss. "So what
went wrong, Peter?"
"I didn’t realize," replies Peter, "that Hebrew is read from right to
left."
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