Congregation Har Shalom April 20-27, 2011

725 W. Drake Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80526 | 970-223-5191 | office@congregationharshalom.org

Calendar Overview Reminders from the Kadimah

Please refer to the Kadimah for details.
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my_document_collections/2850318 The complete Har Shalom Calendar is available
org/kadimah
online at http://www.congregationharshalom.org/calendar_new.shtml and is the most
reliable source for information.
Taste of Har Shalom...p4
4/20 Pesach Morning Service 9-10:00 AM April Freilich Shabbat....p4
NO HEBREW SCHOOL Special Freilich in May....p4
4/21 Board Meeting 6:30 PM Holocaust Remembrance Day....p4
Judaism in Time and Space 7-8:30 PM Mitzvah Day Thank You....p6
4/22 42 Minutes of Kabbalah 2:00 PM One Year of Great Movies....p9
Freilich Shabbat 7:00 PM (Tot Shabbat at 5:30 PM) Shabbat Service Schedule....p9
4/23 Torah Study 9:00 AM Kabbalah Cafe....p10
Morning Shabbat Service (with excerpts from the Song of Songs) 10:15 AM Philosophers’ Cafe....p10
4/24 Religious School 9:00 AM Membership....p14
NO MEN’S CLUB due to Passover Hillel....p20
4/26 Kabbalah Cafe 7:00 PM
Yizkor 5:30 PM

Har Shalom Highlights

The office
• FREILICH SHABBAT WITH DESSERT POTLUCK will be closed
Friday, April 22 Tuesday,
Tot Shabbat at 5:30 PM, Service at 7:00 PM April 19.
The band will be playing Passover music from around the world. There is no
dinner potluck, instead, the service will be followed by a dessert potluck. Please
bring a pesadich dessert to share. Some ideas are: fresh fruit, merengues,
macaroons, chocolate or anything packaged marked “Kosher for Passover”
There will be a tot-shabbat service at 5:30 PM for families with young children. ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONAL
• KABBALAH CAFE
Tuesday, April 26
MEETING
Kabbalah is an ancient Hebrew mystical tradition that has provided spiritual THURSDAY MAY 26 AT 7:00 PM
seekers a unique technology to access our inherent ability to transform
ourselves and our world for generations. Though recently Kabbalah has been
popularized by The Kabbalah Centre it has a rich history with a wide corpus of SPECIAL MAY FRELICH
literature. Kabbalah has also been associated with coffee and cafes since the SHABBAT: PLEASE SUBMIT
16th century, when coffee came to Israel and the Kabbalists of Safed would use GRADUATE NAMES ASAP.
it to stay up late at night, study text, perform rituals, and sing holy songs. In this
series, we will drink coffee and tea while we discuss kabbalistic texts. We will be honoring all of this year's
graduates at a special Freilich Shabbat
In this month’s Kabbalah cafe, we will continue our discussion of modern on May 13, 2011. Please send the name
Kabbalistic movements including: Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, the Kabbalah Centre, of your graduate and which school they
Jewish Renewal, B’nai Baruch, and Habad. are graduating from to schaiblychs@
gmail.com so all graduates can
• Please refer to last week’s email or your Kadimah for PASSOVER be included in our list, which will be
RESOURCES. The weekly email archive can be found here. In addition, published in the May Kadimah.
there are some great resources here.
Mazal Tov to all of our graduates!

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SCRIP Trudy Herman
t.herman@comcast.net
Thank you for remembering to use
your scrip for all your Passover
goodies! Har Shalom inventory has
the following grocery store scrip
in stock right now... King Soopers,
Safeway, Sprouts, Sunflower and
Vitamin Cottage. Stop by during
office hours to get yours.
King Soopers Reloadable Scrip
IMPORTANT REMINDER
If you have a zero balance on your
card for 90 days, the card becomes
invalid and you will need to come to
CHS to get a new one. Please keep
at least $.01 on your reloadable card
to avoid this.
JUDAISM IN
TIME & SPACE
Thursday evenings, 7 to 8:30 PM
Classes will be taught by Gary
Spivak, Nina Rubin and Adele
Eastman.
Drop-ins are welcome, each individual
class is $12. The next 3 classes are:
• 4/21 Praying and blessing in
Judaism
• 4/28 Jewish communal space:
The synagogue
• 5/5 Jewish history: Biblical period
through the Second Temple
The syllabus can be found here.
If you would like to register for the
remaining classes, the fee will be pro-
rated. Please contact the office if you
are interested.
HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Sunday, May 1, 11:15 AM
As the community gathers together
in observance of Yom Ha-Shoah,
Holocaust Memorial Day, we will
mention the names of our loved ones
who perished during the Shoah. We
would like to make sure that all of our
loved ones are remembered. Please
send an email to the rabbis at Rabbi@
congregationharshalom.org with
names (and any stories you would like
for us to hear).
Zecher tzaddikim livracha.
The righteous ones are forever a
blessing.
Rabbi Shoshana and Rabbi Ben

TASTE OF HAR 42 MINUTES OF KABBALAH

Every Friday from 2-2:42 PM
SHALOM We will be studying kabbalistic texts in Hebrew at CHS with Rabbi Ben. We
will be reading the Hebrew text and translating on the spot. If you do not read
Our Taste of Har Shalom 2011
Hebrew you can sit in and participate in the discussion. The participation thus
is fast approaching and we are
far has been very engaged and lively. Join us!
excited! If you can lend us tables,
trash cans, electrical extension
cords, and coolers, we need them. ONEG COORDINATOR NEEDED
Feel free to bring them to Har
Shalom starting May 20th. Please The Membership Committee is looking for a volunteer to help coordinate
label them with your name, phone the logistics of the Onegs. The person will work with congregants,
number and specify that they are committees, and the CHS office to ensure that the Onegs run smoothly.
for the Taste event. Contact Herb
at odysseus99@comcast.net with No cooking or baking will be required of this person. If interested,
any questions. Also, we would love contact Ed Kalin. edward1712@comcast.net
to have more volunteers. Please
join us! Contact Brooke at brooke@
fisherseven.com to see how you
can connect to the upcoming event. COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY TEAM

This year’s Taste of Har Shalom,
shuk/marketplace will be bigger and
better than last year. We still have
table space available, so if anyone
would like a spot or has an idea for a
vendor, please pick up a vendor form
at the Har Shalom office or contact
Erika Sloat erikaamerica05@yahoo.
com.
The Community Sustainability Team (CST) is seeking compost buckets/
pails/containers with lids for the classrooms. These can be left for us in the
kitchen, or contact Joel joelheyman@gmail.com or Erika erikaamerica05@
yahoo.com.
Also, anyone who left food containers at events, please pick them up as we
will donate items to charity soon. In the future, please try to take containers
home with you or label them with your name and telephone number.
Thank You.

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 Other Events of Jewish Interest

INTERESTED IN THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY?

We need a person to represent Congregation Har Shalom at the meetings that run September through June on
the 1st and 3rd Thursday mornings. It is a good way to meet people from other faith groups and learn about the
various Fort Collins non-profit agencies. The April meetings will be held at Har Shalom. It’s a great chance to
see what the Interfaith Council is about. Contact Beth Hammer at 635-2778 or hammerbe12@gmail.com.

JEWISH OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

The Jewish Outdoor Leadership Institute (JOLI) with Camp Ramah of the Rockies is a dynamic new program
that trains Jewish teens (entering 11th &12th graders) to become competent and confident outdoor leaders.
JOLI participants spend about half of their time at our rustic base camp, known as the Ramah in the Rockies
Ranch, living alongside chalutzim (pioneers/campers) in the Ramah Outdoor Adventure Camp. Participants live
in their own tent with a counselor but share facilities with chalutzim at Ramah Outdoor Adventure. Visit http://
www.ramahoutdoors.org/?page_id=1350

The Anti-Defamation League presents LIMMUD COLORADO

The Governor’s 30th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program: Part Conference, Part Festival,
All Worthwhile

Voices of Colorado Survivors Memorial Day Weekend:

May 27-29
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Doors open at 5:30 PM; Program Begins at 6:00 PM Join fellow Jews and their
families from across Colorado,
Boettcher Concert Hall
the nation, and the world over
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Memorial Day Weekend for an
Featuring: innovative program of Jewish
learning, culture, and art. While
• ADL’s original video highlighting the stories and messages of over 30 children learn and have fun at
Holocaust survivors who reside in Colorado Camp Limmud, adults enjoy
sessions from exciting scholars,
• A “Message to Colorado,” traditionally delivered by the Governor musicians, educators, and
clergy, including poet and author
• Traditional candle-lighting ceremony, memorializing those who Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Founder
perished in the Holocaust and honoring Colorado’s Holocaust survivors and Dean of Drisha Institute
David Silber, and Jewish rocker
• Presentation of awards to winners of the Leslie and Norman Davis
Student Essay Contest: A Tribute to Moral Courage
Naomi Less! The conference is
held at the scenic University of
Complimentary tickets are required for admission. To RSVP or for more Colorado at Colorado Springs.
information, contact ADL at 303-830-7177 ext. 214 or denver@adl.org. Registration includes 3 nights’
accommodations, kosher meals,
This event is made possible by the generous support of: and all programs. For more
The Curtiss-Lusher Family, The Feiner Family Foundation and Michael and
Debbie Feiner
information or to register, visit:
www.limmudcolorado.org.

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Footnotes
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
This weekly email provides a general overview of important information. For additional details or to see what’s coming, please refer to
The Kadimah which is available online. Please use the following link to view it: http://www.congregationharshalom.org/kadimah/

For those who would prefer to have a printed copy of the Kadimah from now on, please let the Office know
(office@congregationharshalom.org or 223-5191), and we'll make sure you get one. You can also pick one up in the foyer. Thank
you!

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WEEKLY EMAIL: Please send all submissions for the weekly email to office@congregationharshalom.org by 4:00 PM on Fridays.

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UPCOMING EVENTS – Please consult the Har Shalom website calendar at www.congregationharshalom.org/calendar_new.shtml
Religious School Calendar online - http://www.congregationharshalom.org/RSCalendar.shtml

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HAR SHALOM IS ON YOUTUBE™

The entire world can now access more about Har Shalom- our culture, our history and our connection to our community. Har Shalom's
YouTube channel is located at http://www.youtube.com/user/FCCJL?feature=mhum

We encourage members to submit videos that serve Har Shalom's vision and purpose. Watch for future updates on new videos, and
opportunities for youth and adults to participate in creating stories that capture the spirit of Har Shalom as we broadcast our vision for a
Center for Jewish Living in Northern Colorado. For more information contact Herb Saperstone at hisaper@gmail.com.

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CONTACT
Office Hours:
Closed Mondays
Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (closed during lunch, 12 pm-1 pm)
Please call the office at (970)223-5191 if you need to make other arrangements.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: 970-599-1037. Please only call this number if you require immediate Rabbinical care.

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Elaine Atlas, Secretary
Congregation Har Shalom
725 W. Drake Rd.
Fort Collins CO 80526
970-223-5191
www.congregationharshalom.org

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Other helpful resources
• Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado – www.jewishcolorado.org | http://www.jewishcolorado.org/calendar/index.aspx
• Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver – www.du.edu/cjs
• Denver Jewish Community Center – www.jccdenver.org
• Boulder Jewish Community Center – www.boulderjcc.org
• The Mizel Museum – www.maccjcc.org
• Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado in Denver – www.jewishgen.org/jgs-colorado

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