posted May 14, 2009 9:14 PM by KT Communications
| April 21, 2009
Kol Tzedek Weekly Newsletter
|
|
|
Dear All,
Recent software changes by our newsletter provider may have caused an error that meant some readers received only the first item of this week's newsletter. Hopefully this edition will be complete.
Sorry,
Joshua
In this Newsletter- Yom Ha-shoah, Dinner and Talk by Al Filreis, Apr 21 (TONIGHT!)
- Kol Tzedek Shabbat Mishpocha Service, May 2
- Interfaith Peace Walk in West Philadelphia, May 3
- Kol Tzedek Kabbalat Shabbat Services, May 8
- The Open Budget Meeting, May 11
- Kol Tehilla, May 15
Yom Ha-shoah Dinner and Talk by Kol Tzedek community member Al Filreis at HillelTuesday April 21, Penn Hillel, 215 S. 39th St. Dinner 5:45, Talk 6:30 Hello, my KT friends. I will be giving a short talk on the
problems of Holocaust testimony and I would be pleased to see any of
you at the program.
- Al "The Difficulty of Bearing Witness," a talk by Professor Al Filreis, Kelly Professor of English,
Director of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing and Faculty
Director of the Kelly Writers House at Penn. He is the author of four
books, most recently COUNTER-REVOLUTION OF THE WORD: THE CONSERVATIVE
ATTACK ON MODERN POETRY. He has taught a course on problems of
representation in the Holocaust every other year for twenty-six years. -----
Kol Tzedek Shabbat Mishpocha Service
May 2, 10 am,
Calvary Center, 48th St. and Baltimore Ave.
Kol
Tzedek's Mishpocha (Family) service is an opportunity to children and
adults to pray together in community. The service is structured like a
traditional Saturday morning service and includes a reading from the
weekly torah portion, an interactive story, and lots of singing! This
service is open to everyone and is especially suited for families with
children between the ages of 2 and 6. An early lunch vegetarian potluck
follows the service. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and help
KT reduce its carbon footprint--bring your own plate and silverware!
Questions? Email: shabbat@kol-tzedek.org
----
Interfaith Peace Walk in West Philadelphia
Sunday May 3, 2-5 PM Beginning at Hillel House on Penn Campus
Since November of 2003 Jews, Christians, and Muslims have come together
to plan Interfaith Peace Walks for Philadelphia. These walks have included
stops for prayers, teaching, singing, and fellowship at mosques, synagogues,
churches and Independence Mall. This year's route will begin at Hillel House at
the University of Pennsylvania Campus (where Rabbi
Lauren will be sending the group of walkers off with an opening
prayer), travel to the Philadelphia Masjid and
end at the Philadelphia Cathedral. During these walks we have prayed
for the
safety and freedom of all people. We ask all to embrace hope, not fear
and to
seek peace through love and justice, not military might. We ask you to
join us
to show that peace between people of all faiths is possible. This is a
Family Friendly event, but please be advised of the length of the walk!
If you have any questions or would like to meet up with fellow Kol Tzedekers before the walk, email jackconviser@hotmail.com.
-------
Kol Tzedek Kabbalat Shabbat Services
May 8 (every second Friday of the month)
6:30-8:00 pm
Calvary Center, 48th St. and Baltimore Ave.
Join us for our participatory, traditional, and meaningful Shabbat evening services.
Questions? email: shabbat@kol-tzedek.org
------
KT Open Budget Meeting
May 11, 7:30, 4643 Pine St.
As
the Annual Congregational meeting approaches in early June, this is
your chance to examine the proposed budget. This meeting is open to
any congregant who is interested in learning about how the Kol Tzedek
Budget has changed from last year, or has questions about how the
Synagogue's budgeting works, etc. The purpose is to answer all
congregant questions and concerns - or, as the case may be, make the
appropriate changes - *before* the Congregational Meeting on June 7th,
at which the budget will be simply ratified.
So please join me on Monday night May 11th, 7:30 pm, at the Garden
Court Condos, 4643 Pine St. Please enter at the gate closer to 47th St
(there are two on that block of Pine). Someone will be waiting to let
you in. Since there is no way to be buzzed in from the basement
community room where we will be meeting, I request that you come early
or on time; we will not be able to have someone posted there
indefinitely.. Thanks for your understanding. -- Emma Lefkowitz,treasurer@kol-tzedek.org
-------
Kol Tzedek's Kol Tehilla Service
Friday, May 15, 2009, 6:30pm
Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th Street
Join us for a unique, musical Shabbat Davennin' Experience: Kol Tzedek's Kol Tehilla Service.
Through
a blend of traditional and contemporary music, energetic singing, and
inspired dance, we will bring the gift of Shabbos into our hearts and
souls. This is a worship experience you won't want to miss.
We
will usher in Shabbat with prayer and continue to celebrate the beauty
of Shabbos with festive, Sabbath meals at the homes of Kol Tzedek
community members. We invite you to join us over the Shabbos table,
please RSVP to
shabbat@kol-tzedek.org by May 9th and let us know if you can bring a vegetarian dish to share.
Held at Kol Tzedek at Calvary's Center for Culture and Community
801 S. 48th Street (48th and Baltimore Avenues)
Off the 34 Trolley line and close to the 42 and 21 buses
....Also:
50+
potluck following Kol Tehilah at Naomi and Rie's home near Clark Park,
for members and friends who are age 50 or older (plus partners, friends
or relatives). Please join us! Details: vegetarian (no meat, chicken or
fish); we have 3 cats. Please RSVP to naomirie@verizon.net or 215-222-4453 before 9:00 p.m.
This program is supported in part through a grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
"The
most direct means for attaching ourselves to the Transcendent from this
world is through music and song." -Rebbe Nachman of Bretslov
------
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, May 28
Includes Mussar learning with Elliott Ratzman. More details, TBD
| | |
|
|
