ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kohelet offers virtual Shabbat services every Saturday morning at 10:00 am. While not the same as being there in person, most people have found them enjoyable and uplifting, and they help us stay connected. Last Shabbat we had 22 Zoom windows open. If you count couples, however, most of whom were sharing a window, we had around 30 people in attendance! If you're a regular, please keep coming. If you have not yet tried virtual Shabbat services, please join us. Look for a blast-out email on Friday with the week's link, call-in numbers, meeting ID and password. We hope to see as many people as possible this Shabbat.

-Misty Davidson

Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers) will be on April 28. This year. Check out Jewish Colorado www.jewishcolorado.org for some virtual activities.

-Misty Davidson

TALKS BY SUSAN HEITLER

I am writing to invite you to join for a series of short interactive talks I'll being doing via Zoom. The goal of the series is to turn the emotional challenges posed by the coronavirus into an opportunity for building the skills for living an ever-more-loving life.

Jordan Polevoy, a former Denver native who lives currently in Raanana, Israel, initiated these talks. He is building a website that will host Israel-based talks, yoga and meditation classes, and more to help make this a time of thriving for all of us.

If you should want to join but the timing is problematic, the talks will be posted shortly, possibly within a week, on Jordan's soon-to-be-launched website.

Please see the attached flyer (below). The attachment includes the times of the talk in each time-zone.

In addition, here is the ZOOM link to the talk.

We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel
by Daniel Gordis

This book delineates the long history of the rift between American Jews and Israel, from before the establishment of the State of Israel. Are Jews a religious group or a nation? Americans, the author posits, tend to think of Jews as a religious group, while Israelis think of Jews as a nation, with all shades of gray in between. The author also talks about the importance for both groups of listening to and cooperating with, the other.

The book is relatively short. If you are interested in taking part in this discussion, please email Daniel.savin@cuanschutz.edu.

-Dan Savin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8F6UyPQ3Lo&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=4eadf6615a&mc_eid=3ead6c9738

-Susan Heitler

Our next Library Shabbat Friday night dinner is scheduled for May 8. We can't do it in person, but we can do it virtually. If you'd like to experience a warm, intimate atmosphere as we welcome Shabbat, please join us. You'll have to provide your own food and do  set-up/clean-up yourself, but you can still enjoy Friday night dinner and lively conversation. Since having guests in our home on Shabbat is no longer a safe practice, this may be the next best thing. If you would like to join us, please RSVP to Misty (davidson.misty@gmail.com). I will send the Zoom numbers to those who have RSVP'd when we get closer.

-Misty Davidson

Several of our members have suggested contributing to the following worthy causes. All of these organizations need help in responding to the COVID-19 crisis:

-Misty Davidson

Christine Borst (Misty Davidson)
Many Kohelet members have young grandchildren or at least know young children. This may be a particularly difficult time for them. Christine Borst, a clinical psychologist and children's author based in Colorado Springs has written and illustrated a book explaining coronavirus to children. The book is informative and comforting to both children and adults. By clicking on the following link, you can download it it pdf form to share with the young children in your lives. 
https://www.christineborst.com/


Israel Innovation at Work during Corona (Neiel Baronberg)
https://youtu.be/qAy15gPDQew

Julie Geller's "Passover Freedom Concert" from Israel (Susan Berson)
The first few minutes are Julie getting set up and waiting for folks to log on. Then it’s beautiful, uplifting songs written and performed by Julie on guitar and piano.
https://www.facebook.com/JGellerMusic/videos/146329926810978/

 
"Jews in Music" Presented by the Genesis Prize Foundation (Joan Baronberg)
Continually inspirational. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTk21PhgB2E&feature=youtu.be