Kol HaLev Weekly Bulletin
January 21, 2025
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This Shabbat
Shabbat Unplugged
Friday, January 24, 7:00pm
CHC Chapel and virtual
Join the Shabbat Unplugged band for a night of music and celebration.
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Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, January 25, 10:00am
CHC Chapel and virtual
Join Rabbis Emily and Steven with Cantor George in song, sacred conversation, and prayer.
(Please remember that the chapel is a fragrance-free zone.)
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Presentation and Discussion with Marc Steiner
Saturday, January 25, after Shabbat Services
Marc Steiner of the Marc Steiner Show will join KHL for a presentation and discussion
on the history of Jews and Resistance movements.
Click for Event Flyer and Marc's Website.
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Would you like to Host KHL at your home!
Would you like to invite Kol HaLev to your home for Friday night services? R' Emily will come with her guitar and lead a short
Shabbat service followed by a potluck! It’s really intimate and fun to be together in a comfortable and cozy environment.
Please email Rabbi Emily if you are interested in having us to your home on the second Friday of any month!
This Week
Community Gathering
Wednesday, January 22, 7:30pm - virtual
A chance to reflect and connect with friends in a sacred space. All are welcome!
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Service Leadership Workshop with Rabbi Emily
Thursday, January 23, 6:00pm - virtual
The first Friday of every month a member (or some configuration of members) from our
prayer leadership group will be leading services. Enjoy this opportunity for learning and creativity. If the structure
of the services feels random or hidden from you, come, learn, grow, and explore with your KHL friends.
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KHL Board Meeting
Sunday, January 26, 10:00am - virtual
All are welcome! The Agenda is:
1) Welcome and blessing from Rabbi Emily, 2) Approval of December minutes,
3) New business, 4) Committee reports, 5) Adjournment
Coming Soon!
Green Shabbat
Saturday, February 1
After a potluck lunch, we will have a discussion about greening our shul life. This will include composting and
our involvement with the Adamah environmental organization now located at the Pearlstone site in Baltimore County.
For Torah study during services, as appropriate for our first Green Shabbat, Rick Reiches will talk about references to the land of Israel in our siddur. And then go on to talk about the underlying ethos for a renewed green civilization as found in recent writings by indigenous peoples -
who have had a continuous relationship with the land and the “more than human” animals and plants who dwell with us.
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Mini Tu B’Shvat Seder
Saturday, February 8, after Shabbat services
We will have a mini Tu B’Shvat Seder after Shabbat services, so please bring your favorite fruit to share.
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Trivia with The Church of the Holy Comforter
Saturday, February 8, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Stay after services or come for trivia night (but in the day time) with the Church of the Holy Comforter.
If you would like to play on the KHL team, contact Alan.
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Shabbat Sandwich
Saturday, February 15, after Shabbat Services
by Debbie Badawi on Judaism and Disabilities
More information to come.
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Writing Your Ethical Will
Sunday, February 16, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Laurie and David Rosenberg’s Home
We all have heard of wills for leaving behind possessions to loved ones, but what about all the wisdom and experiences
you’ve gathered throughout your life? What about the spiritual and emotional knowledge you would like to pass on? Through
a series of prompts, Rabbi Emily will guide us in our exploration to write our ethical wills in a cozy space, with tea, sharing,
and writing. You can write your ethical will at any age or phase of your life as a deep source of reflection and introspection.
Please bring paper or a journal and something to write with.
To get a sense of the types of things you can think about, see document: What's in an ethical Will?
To see a sample of an Ethical Will, see document: The Soul's Legacy
For the address and other logistical questions, please contact Laurie.
For questions about the content of the program, contact Rabbi Emily.
Website
For more about Kol HaLev, our people, services, programs, and events,
check out the updated Kol HaLev website at www.kolhalevmd.org!
Newsletter
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Rabbi Emily Stern: 516-835-9995, rabbi@kolhalevmd.org
President Alan Silver: 443-996-3445, president@kolhalevmd.org