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Looking Ahead
A few upcoming events you might
consider
participating in are listed in the main
section of this newsletter
Marking Life Cycle Events
Making a financial contribution to
Congregation Leyv
Ha-Ir is a great way to mark special life events,
simchas, yahrzeits, etc. We are happy to send an
acknowledgement of your contribution to a
designee
of your choice. Contributions can be sent to our
regular P.O. Box address, or contact Evy
Simon, at
215-561-7474 or evylhi@hotmail.com, if you'd
like to
have an acknowledgement card sent.
Thank you.
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Dear Friends of Leyv Ha-Ir ~ Heart of the City,
Top ten reasons to go to the Leyv Ha-Ir ~
Heart of the City Annual Meeting Sunday May
20, 2007 at 11AM:
10. No tickets for the Phillies Game
9. Free Food
8. You're not going here:
http://www.dgsociety.org/call_for_papers.php
7. You don't have to stay home and
figure out who to vote for in the mayoral
primary anymore
6. Your ex is going to the dungeons and
dragons meet-up -- so it would be
uncomfortable.
http://dnd.meetup.com/136/calendar/5672485/
5. The Penn Center building is
beautiful this time of year
4. I'm nominating you to council in
absentia.
3. Your mother called and said it's the
right thing to do.
2. To get the Jewish Exponent picture
of Rabbi Julie autographed.
And the number one reason you should go to
the Leyv Ha- Ir ~ Heart of the City annual
meeting...
1. You're committed to the future of
this excellent little shul.
See you there,
Michael Meketon, President
Leyv Ha-Ir ~ Heart of the City
mmek723974@aol.com
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May 2007 Activities
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May 2 WEDNESDAY
Council Meeting
Ethical Society
7:00 PM
May 5 SATURDAY
Shabbat Services
Ethical Society
10:00 AM
Lay Led
May 11 FRIDAY
Kabbalat Shabbat
Ethical Society
7:30 PM
Rabbi Julie
May 13 SUNDAY
LHI Team~Heart of the City
Race for the
Cure
Philadelphia
Museum of Art
8:00 AM
Susan Berger
May 18 FRIDAY
Spirituality Group
Ethical Society
6:30 PM
Joan
May 20 SUNDAY
Annual Meeting
Penn Center House
11:00
AM - Brunch at 10:30 AM
Rabbi Julie/Mike
May 22 TUESDAY
Erev Shavuot
Ethical Society
7:30
PM
Rabbi Julie
May 26 SATURDAY
Shabbat Services
Home
10:00 AM
Lay Led
May 28 MONDAY
Memorial Day
As part of the Kehillah of Center City we
are invited to attend all of the events that are
sponsored by the Kehillah and our larger
community:
To learn more about these events,
check
out the link to Center City Kehillah.
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Click here for a complete look at activities for the upcoming two months. |
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| Kehillah of Center City Taste of Judaism Features Rabbi Julie Presentation |
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Rabbi Julie was a very popular lecturer in
our session of the Kehillah of Center City's
Taste of Judaism series, designed to present
a little about Judaism to people from a
variety of backgrounds.
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Message from Rabbi
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Dear Chevre,
Spring has finally sprung and isn't
it a joy to see the miracle of creation
unfolding before our very eyes?
Speaking of creation, my 17 year-old son
Raffi, who serves as my assistant in a
one-room Jewish schoolhouse that I run on
Sunday evenings for children, was teaching
the creation story. "In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth..." He was
helping the kids notice what was created on
each of the seven days of creation. And he
noticed that plants were created on one day
and the sun and moon on the following day.
"Mom, how could there be plants before there
was sun?" I'll let you ponder this question.
If you'd like to hear various responses
to this multi-valent question, come to our
Annual Meeting. We'll do a go-round of your
thoughts and also hear some rabbinic midrash.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PLACE TO SHOW UP!
Our community is US and we need to be there!
At this meeting, Heart of the City president
Michael Meketon and I have exciting financial
news to announce. We'll also be announcing
the book that we're all invited to read for
our One Book, One Congregation summer
reading. And we'll be choosing leaders and
programs for next year.
I hope to see each and every Leyv
Ha-Ir-nik at this meeting!
Love and Blessings,
Rabbi Julie
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| Passover Ceramics Workshop Enjoyed by LHI |
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LHI members watch a demonstration at the
Passover Ceramics workshop.
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| Mark Your Calendar: Special May 2007 Events |
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THREE VERY IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP
SHORTLY.
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 7:30pm, ETHICAL SOCIETY
KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE LED BY RABBI JULIE
GREENBERG
A special service for a special member
celebrating a special birthday ??????
MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 13TH
LEYV HA-IR'S ANNUAL ACTIVITY
RACE FOR THE CURE
Meet our team captain, Susan Berger, at
the team tent, in front of the Art Museum, at
8:30AM.
Register by calling 215-238-8900.
Bring friends, relatives. (Can't attend?
How about a contribution in honor of Leyv
Ha-Ir.)
Join us for our Shavuot Service
Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:30PM
Ethical Society, led by Rabbi Julie
Greenberg. We celebrate the giving of the Torah,
God's gift to the Jewish people.
What better way to celebrate the occasion than by
donating dictionaries of all types
(English, foreign language to English)! Our
Congregation will once again recognize
BOOKS THROUGH BARS,
an organization that distributes free
educational materials to prisoners -
thereby promoting successful community
re-integration.
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