Event in NYC - July 16

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Shalom, all!

Perhaps I'm stretching it when I say that a gathering of women featuring -
among other things - the recitation of King David's Psalms (Tehillim) is
linked to Jewish music.  But, it's for a good cause so here goes...

A grassroots women's group called KEY (Kof-Yud, an acronym for "Kulanu
Yehudim, Kulanu Yachad," We are all Jews, We are all One) has dedicated
itself to promoting ahavat yisrael (love of Israel)."  This is a
non-denominational Jewish effort. 
Key has called for a day of prayer for women, in which women around the globe
will recite Psalms and pray on behalf of the Jewish people - all on a single
day: Rosh
Chodesh Av , which begins the evening of July 16 and continues through July
17.

"The purpose of the event is two-fold. The first is to unite women in tfilla 
(prayer). As numerous Jews worldwide have recently experienced hardships,
illness and personal pain, prayers are particularly important at this time.
Women in numerous communities will therefore be uniting in prayer by
reciting the same chapters of tehillim on Rosh Chodesh Av.

"The second purpose is to encourage each person to take on additional acts
of chessed (kindness), since achdut (unity) can be best achieved though
kindness, tolerance and understanding.  These acts of chessed can include
visiting the sick, helping poor or orphaned brides to marry, hosting guests,
helping a child with special needs, reaching out to the elderly, helping the
unemployed to find a job, or  assisting the poor.  Chessed can be acts of
kindness that benefit one's community -- or simply acts of love and
understanding that bring peace to one's family or friends."

For more information, contact KEY by phone - 718-972-3047, by fax -
718-851-2803 or 201-837-7444, or by e-mail - SharnF (at) aol(dot)com(dot)

I'm in Manhattan.  Any women who want to join our event: Read on!

******Women of the West Side!******

        Join the thousands of women worldwide,
        from Jerusalem to New Jersey to Gibraltar,
        gathering in solidarity on

        Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av
        Tuesday, July 16, 1996

        to promote tolerance, love and understanding in the Jewish community*

              The Incomparable
        Mrs. Leah Kohn
        Director of the Jewish Renaissance Center

        will speak on

        A House Undivided:
        Reflections on Unity and Tolerance

        Special Tehillim will be recited

        Lincoln Square Synagogue, 200 Amsterdam Avenue
        8:00 p.m.

        Admission is free

* This gathering has been initiated by KEY, a grassroots group of Jewish
women worldwide,        dedicated to promoting tolerance and love among all 
Jews.
On this same evening, women in communities across the globe will be meeting
just as we will on the Upper West Side!  BE A PART OF THIS UNIQUE KIDDUSH
HASHEM!
THANKS.