Music and Poems for All
A poem by Trisha Arlin recited by Cantor George at morning services. To read it, click on the title: "Invitation to the Builders/The Virtual Sukkah."
This Shabbat
Join Rabbi Geoff and Cantor George every Friday evening, at 7:00 p.m. for candle lighting and service. Click on the above title to join in.
This week is parashat Vayetse (“and he left”), Genesis 28:10-32:3. These are the stories of Jacob’s travels to Haran, and back: 20 years. Dreams, visions…and outcomes based on them! Join us this Saturday, November, November 28 at 10:00 a.m. by clicking on the blue title above.
Values and Deliberate Living Class
We will skip this Thursday (Happy Thanksgiving!) and meet again on Thursday, December 3, at 8:00 p.m. Join us for an exploration on how to better live an intentional, value-based life. We begin each virtual 40-minute class by looking at a quote from a Jewish source, or other wisdom tradition, that focuses on a certain value; and then share the successes and challenges we each face in cultivating these values in our own lives. The quote to be discussed will be listed next week. To join the virtual class click here. Please contact facilitators Judy or Kenny with any questions.
New Virtual Practical Kabbalah Class
Rabbi Steven Silvern will be leading a new 12 week virtual Kabbalah class on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. There are many forms of meditation. Practical Kabbalah adopts “focused meditation” and provides a framework for directing one’s focus. As you might imagine there are complexities beyond the simple structure of the Tree of Life (the 10 creative energies/sfirot). R’ Joseph Gikatilla (1248—1305?) in his book Gates of Light brings a system where the various names of God become the focus for meditating/praying and provide keys to understanding. We will use Gates of Light as the basis for exploring meditation focused on the names of God. The class will also take a look at the Ba’al Shem Tov’s practical Kabbalah through monthly explorations of his Torah study. For the virtual meeting link and information click here.
Literature at Lunch
Our next Literature at Lunch will be held on Saturday, December 19 at noon. Join Gail Lipsitz virtually to discuss Alice Hoffman's newest novel, "The World That We Knew" (2019). This is a gripping story blending fact, fiction and fantasy. Set in France in 1941 and incorporating historical events, people and places, the novel focuses on how the war affects several fictitious families and individuals, particularly three remarkable young women.
Hoffman's emphasis is on resistance to the Nazis, highlighting the courage of Jews and Gentiles in fighting the evil that is engulfing Europe. Among the cast of characters are some imaginary and mystical creatures, including a golem, angels, demons, and animals that speak! Bring your lunch and join us virtually for the discussion of this spellbinding novel led by Gail Lipsitz. Start reading this book now which is available in libraries and as a Simon & Schuster paperback at Barnes and Noble and the Ivy Bookshop. Any questions, please email Gail.
Hoffman's emphasis is on resistance to the Nazis, highlighting the courage of Jews and Gentiles in fighting the evil that is engulfing Europe. Among the cast of characters are some imaginary and mystical creatures, including a golem, angels, demons, and animals that speak! Bring your lunch and join us virtually for the discussion of this spellbinding novel led by Gail Lipsitz. Start reading this book now which is available in libraries and as a Simon & Schuster paperback at Barnes and Noble and the Ivy Bookshop. Any questions, please email Gail.
KHL Educational Programs
KHL Sunday School - ENROLL NOW!
Kol HaLev's Sunday School is an educational program serving children entering pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. VIRTUAL classes meet two Sundays a month. For more information about the KHL Sunday School program, click HERE. To enroll now, click HERE.
B'nai Mitzvah Program - 7th graders - ENROLL NOW!
This is the year! Your child is coming of age, and we have a way to do that Jewish-ly, to help shape and inform that emerging adult. If your twelve-year-old is going to become a bar or bat mitzvah, you need to enroll them in this program. Our 7th grade class will meet VIRTUALLY one Sunday per month. For more information on the program click HERE. You must be a KHL member to enroll your child in the B'nai Mitzvah program.
Kol HaLev's Sunday School is an educational program serving children entering pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. VIRTUAL classes meet two Sundays a month. For more information about the KHL Sunday School program, click HERE. To enroll now, click HERE.
B'nai Mitzvah Program - 7th graders - ENROLL NOW!
This is the year! Your child is coming of age, and we have a way to do that Jewish-ly, to help shape and inform that emerging adult. If your twelve-year-old is going to become a bar or bat mitzvah, you need to enroll them in this program. Our 7th grade class will meet VIRTUALLY one Sunday per month. For more information on the program click HERE. You must be a KHL member to enroll your child in the B'nai Mitzvah program.
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Designate KHL At AmazonSmile
Kol HaLev now has an account with AmazonSmile - basically anyone in the congregation, or elsewhere, can elect to have Amazon donate 0.5% of the purchase price of anything they buy on AmazonSmile credited to Kol HaLev.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Kol HaLev every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to KHL. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. Make sure you are logged in at AmazonSmile each time you shop.
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CANCELLATIONS DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
To best protect the members of our community Kol HaLev services and activities AT CHC have been canceled until further notice.
Candle lighting, Torah study, classes, and other gatherings will continue virtually online. Read the weekly bulletin or check on this Kol HaLev website for details on how to connect to these virtual gatherings and for announcements about when we will be meeting again in person.
Shabbat Music
Kol HaLev, with the guidance of Cantor George has been introducing new, exciting, stimulating, joyful music to our services. Much of this music is for Friday nights and is played by Kol HaLev Unplugged on the fourth Friday night of the month. Kol HaLev Unplugged has made recordings so that the community can learn the melodies more easily. This link takes you to the recordings and the lyrics for the songs. You can also check out our latest You Tube video of Kol HaLev Unplugged singing Cantor George's Shalom Rav! Come to Shabbat and enjoy guitar, drum, voices and song!
Black Lives Matter
Kol HaLev has joined over 400 Jewish synagogues and organizations that signed this declaration:
Jewish Organizations and Synagogues say: Black Lives Matter
We are Jewish organizations and synagogues from across the racial and political spectrum; from different streams of Judaism; whose members trace their lineage from countries around the world.
We speak with one voice when we say unequivocally: Black lives matter.
We support the Black-led movement in this country that is calling for accountability and transparency from the government and law enforcement. We know that freedom and safety for any of us depends on the freedom and safety of all of us.
There are politicians and political movements in this country who build power by deliberately manufacturing fear to divide us against each other. All too often, anti-Semitism is at the center of these manufactured divisions.
There is a long history to these attempts: during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1950’s and ‘60’s, conspiracy theories were used by white supremacists attempting to delegitimize the extraordinary organizing of Black activists. Billboards were erected smearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a communist, signs and flyers claiming that “communist Jews” were behind the civil rights movement were common, and pro-segregation organizations like the John Birch Society popularized these lies.
Black Lives Matter, the recent uprisings across the globe in the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and so many others, and the decades of political organizing across the country that have led to this moment are movements led by and for Black people. We see through any attempt to suggest otherwise by pointing fingers, scapegoating, or using anti-Semitic dog whistles.
As Jews, we know how dangerous this is: when politicians target Jewish people and blame us for problems, it leads directly to violence against us. When Black movements are undermined, it leads to more violence against Black people, including Black Jews.
Anti-Semitism is part of the same machinery those politicians use to blame Black and brown people, people who are immigrants, people who are Muslim, and more. But whether they generate division and fear based on our religion, our skin color, or how long we’ve been here, their goal is to keep us from working together to win the things we all need to survive and thrive.
When Jewish people join together with our neighbors across racial and religious differences, as we have in the past, we can protect each other and build the future of freedom and safety we all deserve.
Jewish tradition teaches us that justice is not something that will be bestowed upon us, it is something that we need to pursue, and that the pursuit is itself sacred work. We’ll show up for each other every time one of us is targeted because of our differences, and reject any effort to use fear to divide us against each other.
The Black lives matter movement is the current day Civil Rights movement in this country, and it is our best chance at equity and justice. By supporting this movement, we can build a country that fulfills the promise of freedom, unity, and safety for all of us, no exceptions.
Jewish Organizations and Synagogues say: Black Lives Matter
We are Jewish organizations and synagogues from across the racial and political spectrum; from different streams of Judaism; whose members trace their lineage from countries around the world.
We speak with one voice when we say unequivocally: Black lives matter.
We support the Black-led movement in this country that is calling for accountability and transparency from the government and law enforcement. We know that freedom and safety for any of us depends on the freedom and safety of all of us.
There are politicians and political movements in this country who build power by deliberately manufacturing fear to divide us against each other. All too often, anti-Semitism is at the center of these manufactured divisions.
There is a long history to these attempts: during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1950’s and ‘60’s, conspiracy theories were used by white supremacists attempting to delegitimize the extraordinary organizing of Black activists. Billboards were erected smearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a communist, signs and flyers claiming that “communist Jews” were behind the civil rights movement were common, and pro-segregation organizations like the John Birch Society popularized these lies.
Black Lives Matter, the recent uprisings across the globe in the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and so many others, and the decades of political organizing across the country that have led to this moment are movements led by and for Black people. We see through any attempt to suggest otherwise by pointing fingers, scapegoating, or using anti-Semitic dog whistles.
As Jews, we know how dangerous this is: when politicians target Jewish people and blame us for problems, it leads directly to violence against us. When Black movements are undermined, it leads to more violence against Black people, including Black Jews.
Anti-Semitism is part of the same machinery those politicians use to blame Black and brown people, people who are immigrants, people who are Muslim, and more. But whether they generate division and fear based on our religion, our skin color, or how long we’ve been here, their goal is to keep us from working together to win the things we all need to survive and thrive.
When Jewish people join together with our neighbors across racial and religious differences, as we have in the past, we can protect each other and build the future of freedom and safety we all deserve.
Jewish tradition teaches us that justice is not something that will be bestowed upon us, it is something that we need to pursue, and that the pursuit is itself sacred work. We’ll show up for each other every time one of us is targeted because of our differences, and reject any effort to use fear to divide us against each other.
The Black lives matter movement is the current day Civil Rights movement in this country, and it is our best chance at equity and justice. By supporting this movement, we can build a country that fulfills the promise of freedom, unity, and safety for all of us, no exceptions.
KHL - Please Join Us
We are located in The Church of the Holy Comforter (CHC), 130 W. Seminary Avenue, Lutherville 21093. All Friday and Saturday Shabbat services are handicap accessible. For directions to the Shul please click here.
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