Yahrtzeits

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Kol HaLev will help members to remember the yahrzeit dates (annual anniversary of the death) for their loved ones. In traditional observance of yahrzeit, a candle is lit at sunset on the Hebrew date of that death. Members are also encouraged to come to KHL to say Kaddish with the community (with a minyan) on the first Friday Kabbalat Shabbat service of the month in which the yahrzeit will be observed.

KHL will keep track of the names of your loved ones, and we will translate the English calendar dates into the Hebrew calendar equivalent for the year of death. This information will be private and shared with no one; only you, and your spouse if designated, will receive the notification.

Please email (info@kolhalevmd.org) the following information for each significant family member you wish to remember; there is no form:

Name (English and Hebrew, if known);

Relationship to you;

Date of death (English and/or Hebrew calendar) including the year.

Did the death occur after sundown? (Sundown affects the date of observance, so your response to this last question is important but if you do not know please leave blank and we will assume it is before sundown).

At the beginning of each month, before the yahrzeit, you will receive a letter in the mail from KHL reminding you of the correct dates for the yahrzeit in that year and of the custom of giving tzedakah upon the yahrzeit of a loved one. Giving tzedakah makes memory tangible; it transforms grief and loss into healing and justice.

Tue, April 13 2021
1 Iyyar 5781

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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!

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"Social Distance, But Not Disconnect"

While we are doing what we can to ensure our physical health and safety, let’s think creatively and wisely about our mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. This is quite a strange new world we are adapting to, but let’s not forget what makes life meaningful: our relationships, our sharing of joys and sorrows and ideas and experiences, our caring, our witnessing and accompaniment of each other, our learning and growing together. Something sacred goes on. We have noted before that among the features of a successful community that most celebrated are the friendships (and the bonds beyond friendship) that are formed and enjoyed. Let’s not let this feature of Kol HaLev wane.

So now is NOT the time to forego the mental and spiritual benefits of our synagogue community. There are many ways to continue and even extend our “religious” practices while we are not meeting together in person. Cantor George, with Shabbat Unplugged, has recorded many of the songs we sing, and you can access them here. Sing or chant uninhibited, in the privacy of your own home. If you do not have a copy of our prayerbook, you can access the Daily Prayerbook, the Shabbat Vehagim, or Prayers for a House of Mourning by clicking on the title of each prayerbook. Now may be the time to make a concerted effort to learn something new in order to participate more fully.

It is also true that KHL can continue to be KHL by means of the help we offer to each other. Should a need arise, we’re here for you! We can continue the practice of care and attention, of service and support. Our Chesed network invites everyone to let Lysh, Laurie or Shira know if you need special help during this time. Others have offered to help by shopping and delivering groceries or other needs.
Please know that you are not alone, that we’re all in this together, and we can double down on love of self and neighbor. Commitment to the collective, and to each other, is the source and substance of religious community. It is the special sauce, the most important ingredient, our most important asset. The objective is to thrive, not simply survive.

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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.

Tue, April 13 2021 1 Iyyar 5781