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July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025
This Shabbat
This Shabbat
Shabbat (July 4th and 5th) is at the ALEPH KALLAH
Pre-registration was necessary and has already been submitted.
You should have received an email from Rabbi Emily with the information if you had given her your name.
If you are attending and would like to carpool, please contact Judy.
Please do not come to the CHC chapel. We will not be there!
Shabbat Shalom!
This Week
This Week
🎶 High Holiday Choir 🎶
There is still time to join our High Holiday choir led by Cantorial Soloist Mara Yaffee.
Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 5:00pm-7:30pm. All are welcome!!!
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Spiritual Connection Circle
Cancelled this week. We hope to see you next week!
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Service Leadership Workshop with Rabbi Emily
Cancelled this week. We hope to see you next week!
Meet with Rabbi Emily
Meet with Rabbi Emily
If you'd like some time alone with the Rabbi, make an appointment here.
She is glad to meet with you whenever you need her!
Save the Dates!
Save the Dates!
Interfaith Psalm Exploration with Rabbi Emily and Reverend Anne
Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31, 11:00am-12:00pm
CHC Library
This July, due to popular demand, we are bringing back the shared Psalms class with
KHL and the Church of the Holy Comforter. Led by Rabbi Emily and Rev Ann!
Rabbi Emily and Reverend Anne+ of Church of the Holy Comforter will be leading a discussion on the book of psalms,
a text shared by both our traditions. It is a good chance to reconnect with CHC.
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Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Emily and Shira
Friday, July 11
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Presentation and Discussion with Marc Steiner
Saturday, July 12, after Shabbat Services
Marc Steiner of the Marc Steiner Show will join KHL for a presentation and discussion moderated by
community organizer, and KHL Board member, Claudia Balog.
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Tot Shabbat for all ages!
Friday, July 25, 5:30pm
Meadowood Regional Park
Join Shabbat Unplugged for a new experience in collaboration with PJ library and The Jewish Network!
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"My Journey" Series
Kol HaLev has launched a “My Journey” series where members are invited to tell their own personal story for the purpose of getting to know each other better and building community. Witnessing people authentically share their stories can be fascinating, inspiring and often lead to heart to heart connections. Some examples of what might be shared could be about family, career, something a person has overcome, an inspiring aspect about a person's journey, or anything else that has led to learning a life lesson. One member will tell their story each week after a potluck lunch after services. Here are the dates of the upcoming presentations. We welcome you to participate! Contact Laurie at rosenberglaurie56@gmail.com or 301-467-5057 if you are interested.
August 2 - Laurie Rosenberg
August 16 - Stuart Martin
August 23 - Beth Bugnaski
August 30 - David Rosenberg
September 20 - Marcie Weinstein
Thank you to Helene Miller for stepping up and being the first person to tell her courageous
story "The Lady that Never Quits" to the congregation!
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Tisha B’Av
From Brokenness to Wholeness
Sunday, August 3, 10:00am
Mishkan Torah Congregation
10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt MD 20770
Join together with our local Reconstructionist friends from CJC, Kol HaLev, and Mishkan Torah as we gather together during this time
of such intense vulnerability, heartbreak, hopelessness, and overwhelm. Our tradition recognizes that it can be very hard to be alive!
Numerous powerful forces increasingly threaten the people and values we hold dear.
We will acknowledge this through the chanting of Eicha/ Lamentations, and also use song and art for a simple, powerful experience that will take us on a journey from isolation and brokenness to community and wholeness. Each congregation will leave with a piece of the communally created piece of art. Won’t you add your voice, hands, and heart? Stay tuned for a registration link for this free event, and bring a friend who could use some hope and connection during these challenging days.
KHL Annual Meeting
KHL Annual Meeting
KHL Board
Rabbi Emily - ex officio
Judy Gerb - co-president
Alan Silver - co-president
Jodean Marks - secretary
Jonathan Lowenberg - treasurer
Sheldon Pearlman - member at large
Claudia Balog - member at large
Betsy Wexler - member at large
Many thanks also to the following members who devoted their time and expertise to KHL, who are exiting the board:
George & Ricki Henschel
Andy Vineberg
Susan Gewirtz
Ilise Marrazzo
Again, it has been an honor to be elected co-president and I hope to continue to further our
community connections in the upcoming year through many initiatives and our approachable rabbi.
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Report on Annual Membership Meeting
Kol HaLev’s annual membership meeting, on Sunday, June 22, was well attended. We saw a slideshow and heard
reports on the past year’s activities: musical Shabbat services, Torah-based meditation, our pre-B’Mitzvah program,
Art with a Heart, a weekly spiritual support circle, interfaith discussions of the Psalms, a Candyman concert
fundraiser, and more. We reaffirmed our commitment to building community together, both by providing
necessities and by listening, responding to, and supporting each other.
Members acknowledged the contributions of board members who are stepping down, approved the creation of an executive
committee consisting of the former president and vice president, and approved the budget and the revised bylaws.
The financial report noted that we’ve received a boost from security and programming grants obtained by
several talented and indefatigable members. But in order to remain sustainable, this “small but mighty” congregation
needs to grow! To this end, we’re working on several fronts, including hiring a marketing intern who will work
on social media and also conduct trainings.
Kol HaLev has much to offer, yet relatively few people know about us. All of us can help, in two ways: first,
spend some more time with our community; second, spread the word!
Community Information
Community Information
Special Thank You
A special thank you goes out to Toni Pollin, who purchased a piece of electronic
equipment which seems to enhance the online experience. -Alan Silver
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July Birthdays
We wish a very happy birthday to our members and friends who are celebrating in July:
James McCabe, Scott Sax, Ruth Smith, Sasha Kostakis, Elizabeth Wagenheim, Debbie Badawi, Emma Lipson,
Sebastian Zuskin, Rebecca Salsbury, Amelia Stysley, William Pearlman, Elan Hidalgo, Micah Havens, Elijah Steinly-Marks,
Maya Walker, Joy DiMenna, Jennifer Katz, Adam Stern, Max Rogers, Lila Walker, Ishaa Espinosa,
Samantha Swimmer, Sarah Swimmer, Ivy McMullen, Renate Milewich.
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July Yahrzeits
We remember our loved ones and friends whose yahrzeits occur in July:
Linda Myers, mother of Julie Aber; Alexander Hammid, father of Julia Hammid; Esther Garte, mother of Edna Garte;
Leo Hammer, father of Seth Hammer, father-in-law of Beverly Hammer and grandfather of Emma and Isabelle Hammer;
Richard Myers, father of Julie Aber; Paul Bowman, father of John Bowman; Charlotte Bohn, daughter of James and
Joanne Giza; David Margolis, brother of Frank Margolis; Tino Hammid, brother of Julia Hammid; Myron Erlichman,
father of Susan Erlichman; Leo Danziger, father of Gina Danziger; Anna Guyer, mother of Bernard Guyer.
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A Request from Isaac Wagenheim
Isaac Wagenheim, who grew up at KHL and came to speak with us about his peace work in the West Bank earlier this year,
wrote to Rabbi Emily with a request. If you remember, he came with his partner Nessya whose home was impacted in the current war.
They are requesting assistance and hoping for peace.
https://supportavrahamifamily.betterworld.org/campaigns/rebuild-avrahami-family
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Torah Yoga Immersive Retreat: Awakening our Ancestral Roots
Friday, July 25 - Thursday, July 31, 2025
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in the Berkshire Mountains of Connecticut
For more details click on the link, below:
https://adamah.org/event/torah-yoga/
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Trivia with The Church of the Holy Comforter
Saturday, September 6, 2:00pm
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Stay Informed!
We have adopted text messages to provide important information about KHL and KHL events.
Add 410.346.9989 to your contact list so that you will know the text is from KHL.
You can opt out of our sms messages by replying STOP. You can also “unsubscribe” by logging into the member portal,
hovering over “My Account,” choosing “My Subscriptions,” click edit, uncheck the sms subscription, click save.
We are also using Instagram and Facebook for publicizing KHL, so we encourage people to subscribe!
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Mitzvah Cards are still available!
For any occasion, simcha, or offering of condolences, consider
purchasing a card from KHL, showcasing our beautiful Torah mantle!
Please contact Alan Silver if you would like to purchase Mitzvah Cards.
Alan can also be reached at 443-996-3445.
10 cards (with envelopes) for $36.
Or a single card for $5.
Website
Website
For more about Kol HaLev, our people, services, programs, and events,
check out the updated Kol HaLev website at www.kolhalevmd.org!
Newsletter
Newsletter
Contributing to the Newsletter: The weekly KHL newsletter goes out on Tuesdays. If you’d like to put an item in the newsletter, please clear it with Rabbi Emily and Alan Silver by noon on the previous Sunday. Suitable items include KHL activities, some CHC activities, and events of particular interest in the larger Jewish community. Please provide a complete paragraph (or several paragraphs) with all relevant information.
As a rule, the KHL newsletter does not reprint content from other sources, whether print or digital. A summary and a link to the content may be provided instead. If you have material that you think is vitally important to reprint in the KHL newsletter, please provide proof of permission from the author(s) and publisher. The relevant information on copyright law is available here.
Rabbi Emily Stern: 516-835-9995, rabbi@kolhalevmd.org
President Alan Silver: 443-996-3445, president@kolhalevmd.org
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