Events This Week

Celebrate Shabbat at Home

Friday, January 22

Parashat Bo
Bo Torah Journey

Getting Involved

Do you want to visit sacred sites in the Holy Land? Do you want to celebrate Shabbat and a Pesach Seder in Jerusalem? Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the Abrahamic connections between Judaism, Christianity and Islam? Do you want to meet Jews and Arabs working for peace in the Holy Land? Do you want to find out more about a new educational paradigm in Israel for healing and peace that Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi calls "The greatest hope for peace-shalom, salaam" that teaches Jewish and Arab children to become "agents of reconciliation"? 

• Pray at the Tomb of the Abraham, Patriarch of Judaism, Islam and Christianity
• Study the Abrahamic connections of Judaism, Islam and Christianity
• Visit the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other sites holy to the Abrahamic religions
• Experience healing classroom environments and interact with Israeli children and teachers who are building friendship bridges between Jewish, Arab and Christian children
• Dine at the homes of Jewish and Arab families who are transforming polarized communities in Israel
• Celebrate an interfaith Shabbat and Passover Seder with story telling and song in Jerusalem
• Explore mystical Tsfat
• Learn from respected teachers
• Lunch at the home of a Bedouin Sheikh, leader of 40,000 Bedouins in the Galilee
• Pray with religious leaders
• Meet inspiring artists and activists who envision a world based on respect and cooperation
• Take time to meditate and contemplate in natural surroundings from ancient times
• Bathe in the Dead Sea
• Participate in peacemaking circles
• Conclude with a ceremony for peace at Rabin Square
  
• And more!

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

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!

15 passenger Van for Sale- $3500 OBO Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church of Boulder is selling a white, 15-passenger, 1994 Ford Econoline Van. The van has 80,000 miles, a V8, automatic transmission. It’s in fair-good condition & runs. Please contact the church office (303-530-4422) if interested.