Congregation Nahalat Shalom THIS WEEK

Friday, September 7 6:30pm

Freylekhe Shabbes service with Rabbi Brin, Beth Cohen, Alavados holy days band and Rikud dancers. 6:30 - a danced Shabbat service to live music; 7-potluck vegetarian dinner; 7:45 Yiddish dancing to a live Klezmer music jam.

September 8 9:30am- 12:30pm Reconstructionist Minyan

Congregation Nahalat Shalom is pleased to announce the formation of a Shabbat morning Reconstructionist Minyan. Initially the service will be held on a monthly basis. Reconstructionist Judaism is a progressive, contemporary approach to Jewish life that integrates a deep respect for traditional Judaism, with the insights and ideas of contemporary social, intellectual and spiritual life. Reconstructionism emphasizes the importance of religious community in shaping individual patterns of observance. The movement retains a warmly traditional, and fully egalitarian, approach to Jewish religious practice.

The monthly minyan will feature a full Shacharit and Torah service, and will be led by Rabbi Deborah Brin, Rabbi Patty Haskell, Lia Rosen, Stan Hordes, and others. For further information, please contact Biata Rabinovich at Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 343-8227, or Lia Rosen, 463-5822.

Torah Study Schedule: Torah Study meets on Fridays at 11:45 in the Nahalat Shalom conference room.

We are now beginning the Book of Proverbs, known as Mishlei in Hebrew. This book of the Bible focuses on everyday wisdom. We read the text looking for its literal meaning; each reader brings him- or herself into the reading of the text. We try to understand its difficulties and sift through commentary for guidance. Lay led sessions are held each week at Nahalat Shalom. Open to all. Please come join us.

The meditation and spirituality group has decided to hold regular sits on the third Saturday of each month starting in August. We wanted to create a regular calendar so people could plan for the year. We generally sit for 20 - 30 minutes and then hold discussions. If meditation has started when you arrive, do come in quietly and join us.

We are continuing to read and discuss Marcia Prager's book, the Path of Blessing. Next time, we will continue with the chapters, Ata and Naming God, pg. 85-115. Please come prepared to share a short phrase or paragraph that has meaning for you. If you can't read the text in advance, feel free to come as we will read short sections. This group will continue to evolve, so bring suggestions for other readings or practice. Nina Wallerstein nwallerstein@salud.unm.edu

BEGINNERS Adult Hebrew Class forming Do you regret that you didn't learn more or any Hebrew when you were younger? Please join a new class that will give us a supportive, fun, and structured place to learn. Times to be decided by the class. Call or email Nikihannah at 255-9662 or nicolabaptiste@yahoo.com

Administrator is Now Accepting Help from Volunteers on Thursday afternoons for a couple of hours each week. Please contact Biata, 343-8227, to help with filing, Desert Sage mailings, needs assessment, etc. Call now!

Nahalat Shalom Updated Membership List is now available for members. Please let Biata know--either by email (administrator@nahalatshalom.org) or leave a voicemail at 343-8227, ext 1, if you'd like a copy emailed or snail-mailed.

Amazing progress was made in the last month in our courtyard! A wonderful group of energetic, hard working and devoted people are making a difference. Please come and support your community and be a part of a great project. Help us grow and flourish.

Thanks to a great group of hard working people we moved twenty six tons of Sedona Red crusher fines two Sundays ago. The courtyard is transforming and we're having a ball! It is so full filling to work together efficiently and accomplish as much as we have. The fun will continue, as the next phase is a walkway on the

outside of the adobe wall, continuing into the handicap ramp. Our goal is to complete the walkway by High Holidays, and to accomplish this we've scheduled three workdays, as follows:

Sunday 9/9 7:00am - The fun and glory of moving and smoothing the crusher fines. We're done! (Till the next phase. . .)

Yes, we will soon have made-to-order library shelves, thanks to Rabbi Chavah Carp and her brother - and that means we will soon have a real library. We will need some help very soon with packing all those books into cartons; once the shelves are up, we'll need help in processing and shelving all our books.

WE'RE PLANNING HANUKKAH ALREADY? Yes, believe it or not A FUNKY KHANIKEH FREYLEKHE PLANNING COMMITTEE IS NOW BEING FORMED. The first committee meeting will be held on Sunday, September 16th - time of day TBD by the committee volunteers. The annual Funky Khanikeh Freylekhe is a popular and successful fundraiser for Nahalat Shalom and it will take place on Saturday, December 1st from 5-8pm. The publicity for this event needs to be out on the first of October so we need to know the schedule and what we're publicizing before the October deadlines. Please contact Beth Cohen for more information and to join the planning committee: cohenedmunds@netzero.net (505) 243-6276.

Spice up your Judaism with De Rebbe’s Salsa! A perfect gift for food lovers everywhere. An original gift for High Holy Days. Wonderful taste of NM. Enjoy Red Pineapple Chile or Classic Green Chile, both rated Medium.

Nahalat Shalom is looking for additional artists to show in gallery. Email Michael Godey at lifetree@lobo.net.

NS Art Gallery Needs a Patron. Looking for someone to donate 500 feet or so of ceramic tiles or $500.00 for tile for art gallery.

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