July 13-20, 2011

725 W. Drake Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80526 | 970-223-5191 office@congregationharshalom.org

Calendar Overview
All weekly emails, past and present can be found here http://www.scribd. com/my_document_collections/2850318 The complete Har Shalom Calendar is available online at http://www.congregationharshalom.org/ calendar_new.shtml and is the most reliable source for information.

RITUAL COMMITTEE
Next Ritual Committee Meeting Thursday, July 14, 12pm
Joining the Ritual Committee is a great way to get involved in the ritual rhythms of Har Shalom. The Committee is involved in planning services, holiday rituals, High Holidays, kashrut policy and other ritual issues. It is a good way to get to know Har Shalom and work with the Rabbis. No experience is necessary to join us and all levels of commitment are welcome. Please contact Beth Hammer if you are interested. hammerbe12@gmail.com 970 635-2778.

7/13 Mishnah Study 1pm 7/14 Ritual Committee Meeting 12pm Judaism in Time and Space 7pm 7/15 42 Minutes of Kabbalah 2pm Evening Shabbat led by Rabbi Ben 7:30pm 7/16 Torah Study (Numbers 25:10-30:1) 9am Morning Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Shoshana 10:15am Havdalah Service with Or Hadash 5pm 7/17 Sewing Group 10am 7/20 Mishnah Study 1pm Membership Committee Meeting 7pm

Har Shalom Highlights

PERFORM AN IMPORTANT MITZVAH! LEARN TO SEW! JULY 17, 10 AM-3 PM
Come help us sew more tachrichim (burial garments) for use when one of our members dies. No experience necessary, please contact Melissa Malde if you are interested. 970-3368840 or melissamalde@yahoo.com

High Holy Days

Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, Sptember 28

2011 / 5772

WILDERNESS SHABBAT

Services will be held at Foothills Unitarian (1815 Yorktown Avenue Fort Collins, 80526) again this year and there are many ways to get involved.

Carpools will depart from Congregation Har Shalom at 10:15 after Torah Study on Saturday. The Torah Service takes place after a short hike, and those wishing to continue the hike may do so. The trails selected will be moderate; requiring proper attire and shoes. Bring water and a bag lunch. Well behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. August 6th at Lory State Park (Erika Sloat) There will also be a service at CHS led by a lay person.

Rosh HaShanah Thursday/Friday, September 29 & 30 Kol Nidre Friday, October 7 Yom Kippur Saturday, October 8
Contact Bob Lenk at boblenk@frii.com or 970-336-8840 if you are interested in being involved. Look for more details coming soon.

MENS CLUB

We will be suspending the Mens Club beginning in July and resuming after the High Holy Days (October).

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42 MINUTES OF KABBALAH

Class will resume July 8, please join us!

MISHNAH STUDY GROUP

Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM at CHS Please join us as we read through this classic Jewish text in Hebrew and English. We will be working from the Blackman Mishnah edition. The first book of the Mishnah we will be studying is Brachot. Texts are online: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/9675. If you plan on coming, please email Rabbi Ben for information on the current week's reading.

We will be studying kabbalistic texts in Hebrew at CHS with Rabbi Ben. We will be reading the Hebrew text and translating on the spot. If you do not read Hebrew you can sit in and participate in the discussion. The participation thus far has been very engaged and lively. Join us!

SAVE ON GAS WHEN YOU USE YOUR RELOADABLE KING SOOPERS CARD!
WIN or PURCHASE your reloadable King Soopers card through Har Shalom. The first 10 people to e-mail the office and ask for a card will get it FREE. The number on the back of the card is registered to Har Shalom so we automatically get paid by King Soopers 5% from all future money you load on that card. TAKE your card to any King Soopers and load any amount on the card at a cash register or the customer service desk. Allow 2 minutes for activation. SHOP You can purchase groceries, pharmaceuticals, stamps, AND OTHER GIFT CARDS. LOOK at the bottom of the receipt. Your points for the gas discount are shown there. Fill your gas tank at Loaf N Jug Stations or King Soopers Gas Stations. Your fuel discount will be 10, 20, 30 (or more) cents on each gallon that you fill up. For example, if you spend $400 a month on your combined purchases at King Soopers, you'll earn .40 per gallon off your fill up of gas. If you fill up with 15 gallons that will add up to a savings of $6.00! Be careful to use the discount before they expire. IT IS A WIN / WIN - YOU SAVE ON YOUR GAS and HAR SHALOM EARNS ON YOUR KING SOOPERS PURCHASES! Har Shalom has lots of Reloadable King Soopers cards in inventory right now! If you have trouble getting to the office to pick it up, the scrip committee will get it to you after you mail in a check for $5.00. All our reloadable cards come loaded with $5.00 on them which allows you to put as much or as little on the card each time you shop. Any card that is left with a zero balance for 90 days, will deactivate so always keep at least 1 cent on the card.

PLEASE DONT FORGET TO RETURN YOUR 2011-12 PLEDGE FORMS. CONTACT THE OFFICE IF YOU MISPLACED THE ONE WE MAILED YOU IN MAY.
JUDAISM IN TIME & SPACE

Thursday evenings, 7-8:30 PM Classes are taught by Gary Spivak, Nina Rubin and Adele Eastman. Drop-ins are welcome, each individual class is $12. The syllabus can be found here. If you would like to register for the remaining classes, the fee will be pro-rated. Please contact the office if you are interested.

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Creativity. Fun. Learning. Friendship.

Congregation Har Shalom Religious School 2011-2012

Get ready for an amazing year of Jewish learning and experiences...kid style
We are excited for an awesome year of Jewish learning at Har Shalom, and the best part about it is all the terric kids and families learning with us.

Registration begins on Monday, August 1st

Religious School Hebrew Classes Family Activities Junior High & High School Programs Bnei Mitzvah

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Other Events of Jewish Interest

If you know of any upcoming events to share with the congregation, please email makeesha@congregationharshalom.org

It's officially summer and Camp Melton is around the corner!

Cost is $36 or FREE OF CHARGE to Melton students and graduates if you bring a friend! We are running the Modern Living: Maintaining Balance Camp Melton series twice and hope you can join us.

CAMP MELTON 2011 SUMMER SEMINAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Searching for ways to find balance in our lives is a recurring theme in modern living. Throughout this course, participants will study a wide variety of intriguing texts related to the various elements of our lives- family, work and community- that are constantly hanging in the balance. Each lesson offers ample opportunities for students to engage with Jewish texts that provide much food for thought in terms of prioritizing and balancing our lives, while experiencing the joy and adventure of Jewish text study that is such an integral part of the Florence Melton Adult MiniSchool experience. All classes will be held at Rodef Shalom, 450 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224.

OR to the Or Hadash Summer Come HADASH SUMMER HAVDALAHServices Havdalah SERVICES

Har Shalom members are invited to led by Cantor Natalie Fields join Or Hadash for these Havdalah services led by CHS member Cantor Natalie Fields Where: Fossil Creek Oval Pavilion When: July 16, 5-7:30 PM and August 20, 5-7:30 16th, 5-7:30 When: July PM

RSVP to Sue Parker Gerson at spgerson@caje-co.org or 303-321-3191ext 232 Where: For more detailed information and faculty bios please check out our 2011-2012 Florence Melton Adult Mini School of Colorado catalog.

At the Fossil Creek Oval Pavilio and August 20th, 5-7:30

Both services will be followed by Tuesday, July 19 a potluck dinner. Please plan on LESSON 3: Focus on Self taught by Rabbi Eliot Baskin, 9:30-10:30am Both servicesbringing a Kosher dairyadish to dinn will be followed by potluck LESSON 4: Finding the Balance taught by Rabbi Sandra Cohen, 10:4511:45am plan onshare. bringing a Kosher dairy dish to sha Thursday, August 11 LESSON 1: Focus on Family taught by Yael Weinstein, 7:00-8:00pm LESSON 2: Focus on Work & Community taught by Robin Hanssen, 8:159:15pm

Please E-mail Nicole Reisfeld* Nicoleus know what you will Please email to let Reisfeld
(nreisfeld@gmail.com)to let us Drinks will be bringing. know what you willbe provided Drinks will be provided.

Prior to Havdalah services, an adult Thursday, August 18 Prior to the Havdalah services an adult discussion group will tak discussion group will take place at the LESSON 3: Focus on Self taught by Dr. Julie Lieber, 7:00-8:00pm Fossil Creek Pavilion from 4-5:00. LESSON 4: Finding the Balance taught by Sue Parker Gerson, 8:15-9:15pm Fossil Creek Pavilion from 4-5 PM.

A Jewish youth group serving students between 8th and 12th grades. Events last year: Minute to Win it overnight Martin Luther King overnight & walk Homelessness Prevention Overnight Movie Night/Pool Party Ultimate Frisbee Colorado Eagles Hockey Night ...and much, much more!

(Northern Colorado Jewish Youth)

NCJY
*

nreisfeld@gmail.com

If you would like to be added to our email list for 2011/12, email us at
ncjy_board@yahoo.com

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IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS AND ARE WILLING TO GIVE A RIDE TO SOMEONE, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE. WE HAVE 2 MEMBERS ALREADY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND BUT NEED RIDES.

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Footnotes
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER This weekly email provides a general overview of important information. For additional details or to see whats coming, please refer to The Kadimah which is available online. Please use the following link to view it: http://www.congregationharshalom.org/kadimah/ For those who would prefer to have a printed copy of the Kadimah from now on, please let the Office know (office@congregationharshalom.org or 223-5191), and we'll make sure you get one. You can also pick one up in the foyer. Thank you! *********************************** WEEKLY EMAIL: Please send all submissions for the weekly email to office@congregationharshalom.org by 4:00 PM on Fridays. *********************************** UPCOMING EVENTS Please consult the Har Shalom website calendar at www.congregationharshalom.org/calendar_new.shtml

Religious School Calendar online - http://www.congregationharshalom.org/RSCalendar.shtml

*********************************** HAR SHALOM IS ON YOUTUBE

The entire world can now access more about Har Shalom- our culture, our history and our connection to our community. Har Shalom's YouTube channel is located at http://www.youtube.com/user/FCCJL?feature=mhum We encourage members to submit videos that serve Har Shalom's vision and purpose. Watch for future updates on new videos, and opportunities for youth and adults to participate in creating stories that capture the spirit of Har Shalom as we broadcast our vision for a Center for Jewish Living in Northern Colorado. For more information contact Herb Saperstone at hisaper@gmail.com. *********************************** CONTACT Office Hours: Closed Mondays Tuesday Friday 9:00 am 4:00 pm (closed during lunch, 12 pm-1 pm) Please call the office at (970)223-5191 if you need to make other arrangements. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: 970-599-1037. Please only call this number if you require immediate Rabbinical care. ************************************ Mark Gilford, Secretary Congregation Har Shalom 725 W. Drake Rd. Fort Collins CO 80526 970-223-5191 www.congregationharshalom.org *********************************** Other helpful resources Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado www.jewishcolorado.org | http://www.jewishcolorado.org/calendar/index.aspx Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver www.du.edu/cjs Denver Jewish Community Center www.jccdenver.org Boulder Jewish Community Center www.boulderjcc.org The Mizel Museum www.maccjcc.org Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado in Denver www.jewishgen.org/jgs-colorado *********************************** This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication and/or shred the materials and any attachments, and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Thank you. ************************************ To UNSUBSCRIBE to the CHS weekly e-mails AND any subsequent unscheduled e-mail notifications please send an e-mail to: makeesha@congregationharshalom.org. Send this e-mail from your e-mail account which you wish to unsubscribe and list any additional e-mails which you own, which you also want removed from the e-mail list. To CONTINUE to receive e-mails: do nothing and you will remain on the list.

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