What's Happening at a Glance
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| Guitarist Jeffrey Justman played his new arrangement for Shehecheyanu on Friday, October 19 |
- CANCELLED: MOSH card night, October 25
- Join us for a Persian cooking class on Saturday, November 10
- Soup Kitchen on Sunday, November 11
- December book club announcement
- Vacancy on the Board
- Upcoming school schedule
- Sunday, November 11: Help shop for kids in need
- Save the Date: Lights & Miracles, Friday, December 7
- Sunday, October 28: Torah class
- “Go Forth”
The Top Ten Things You Can Do to Connect to Your Jewish Roots
Community Announcements
Genetic education and screening program for young adults
Membership and Upcoming Events
CANCELLED: MOSH Card Night This Week
MOSH card night has been cancelled this month. Stay tuned for details on our next get-together!
Have you ever had the culinary joy of eating Persian food? Then come to this class and not only enjoy the wonderful flavors of Persian food but roll up your sleeves and learn to prepare it. This class will be taught by Forouz Farahmandpour and will be held at Forouz's home in Long Grove on Saturday November 10, in late afternoon or early evening. The cost will be $10 per person. This will be an adult class. Help with clean up will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or to register, please contact Melanie Andes at (847) 913-9198 or fmandes@comcast.net.
The Social Action Committee needs your help. On Sunday, November 11, we will be preparing, cooking, and serving more than 80 meals to needy individuals at the St Paul's Lutheran Church soup kitchen, 1004 Greenwood Street, Evanston. This date will require volunteers to be available from 1:30 to 4 p.m. We need a minimum of 25 volunteers, that's about 10-12 families.
Each family will be responsible for bringing an entrée that will feed 15 to 20 individuals, 1 gallon milk, 1 gallon orange juice, 1 large bag frozen mixed vegetables, 1 large bag of fruit (oranges, bananas, etc.) and dessert. If you are interested in helping, please contact Mark Lenhart before November 1 at social.action@shir-hadash.org. Mark will be able to share more specific details with those families who will be participating in this worthwhile event.
There is no age limit to volunteer, but from past experience, kids should be at least 6 years old to fully participate. This is a great chance to get your family involved in helping those less fortunate in our community. Mark can also be reached at (847) 478-1544 or mjlenhart@comcast.net.
December Book Club
Our book club will meet in early December. We will be reading It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People in Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust by Elizabeth Bettina. Stay tuned for the location and date. Our book club met last week to discuss The Dovekeepers. There was lively conversation among our group of 17 about the book, the events at Masada, and the Essenes. Thanks to Rebecca Rice for hosting this event.
Vacancy on the Board
We have a seat to fill on our Board’s Sustainability Team, and we need your skills and experience. We are looking for someone to work collaboratively on fundraising, public relations, marketing, and prospective member outreach. For more information, contact Jeff Wallk at president@shir-hadash.org
Education Update
Upcoming School Schedule
- November 4: 6th Grade Parent-Only Bar/Bat Mitzvah Meeting 11:30-12:30
- November 5: Havayah
- Friday, November 16: Shabbat Services led by grades 4 through 7
- November 18: First Parent Teacher Organization Meeting (more information to come)
- November 19: Havayah
- November 26: No School
Teen News
Sunday, November 11: Help Shop for Kids in Need
On Sunday, November 11, we need about 15 shoppers to meet us at the Target store in Glenview on Willow Road for about 1.5-2 hours. We will be shopping for specific requests from children in the care of Jewish Children and Family Services. We will use funds given to JCFS through Jewish United Funds’s Chanukah Coat Club project…so literally, we just need shoppers. This is a GREAT project for teens (and families too). You must RSVP to youth@shir-hadash.org if you wish to join us. Please let me know how many family members plan to attend in your RSVP.
Creative Worship & Ritual
Think Simchat Torah was special? Wait until you see what we have planned for Lights & Miracles this year. Singers and instrumentalists interested in joining the musical celebration can contact Sandy Weiss at sandy2weiss@gmail.com. Stay tuned for more details.
Adult Education
This week we are offering the following adult education class:
- Torah Class: Sunday, October 28, 10 a.m., Hellenic American Academy.
The Rabbi's Corner
October 26-27, 2012 / 11 Heshvan 5773
Shabbat Lech Lecha
Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 / Haftarah Portion: Isaiah 40:27-41:16
“Go Forth”
Dear Friends,
Our ancestors understood us well. They knew that as some point in our lives we have to leave our parents’ homes and seek our place in the world. Through new challenges we grow.
That was the challenge that Abram (who will soon be known as Abraham) faced when God told him to go to a new land, Canaan, and form his own tribe and nation. What a great way for our Jewish people’s story to begin—God pushes us ‘out of the nest’ and tells us to grow up and fly for ourselves…
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Thank You from Margie Skora
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It’s been six months of adjustment since Tom’s passing, yet it feels like only a few weeks have elapsed. I extend my heartfelt thanks for the support, concern and compassion you all have expressed to me and my family during this enormously difficult time. I’m still working through all the firsts, and it’s tough stuff. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of friendship and generosity that my Shir Hadash community has demonstrated time and again—from the moment Tom was hospitalized, through Shiva, and now through the quantum leap into being a widow. Unbelievable...Thank you all for “reaching in” and helping Steve and me deal with the transition into our new life without Tom.
With enormous appreciation and gratitude,
Margie Skora
The Top Ten Things You Can Do to Connect to Your Jewish Roots
- Read Everything But Money by Sam Levenson. Published in 1966, this bestseller is a humorous memoir of growing up at the turn of the century in East Harlem, NY. Time Magazine said, "Sometimes rollicking, often tender. Most readers savoring this witty memoir of a family rich in everything but money will find it as tasty as a bagel plastered with cream cheese."
- Entertain yourself and your family with From Shmear to Eternity, The Only Book of Yiddish You'll Ever Need by Fred Kogos. Bursting with humor, insight, and above all the warmth of the Jewish people, From Shmear To Eternity will expand your vocabulary and enrich your life. After all, Saichel iz an aideleh zach—"Wisdom is a precious thing."
- Go to the Klezmer Brunch at the City Winery. Every Sunday from 11 to 2 there is live Klezmer music and lox and bagels and more. There is a $10 per person cover charge. Children 10 and under are free. Check out their website for full information, www.citywinery.com.
- Eat at Manny's Deli
- Visit the Oriental Institute. It is on the University of Chicago Campus.
- Come to the Yiddish Theater Nights that Shir Hadash will be starting soon!
- Watch the new Jewish Living Channel. On cable it is JLTV 686.
- Make a donation to the Yiddish Book Center. You will be amazed at what is happening in the world of the Yiddish language. Lean about the annual Yiddstock Festival.
- Visit the graves of your family. Especially try to find the graves of not only grandparents but great and great great grandparents as they may not have been visited for a very long time.
- Start doing your family's genealogy research.
Community Announcements
Genetic Education and Screening Program for Young Adults
Registration is now open for the Center for Jewish Genetics’ carrier screening programs for young Jewish adults. The Center offers an expanded panel of 18 disorders, including Tay-Sachs disease, Gaucher disease, and Cystic Fibrosis. Join the Center in October or December for a subsidized screening program ($180 per person), which includes an educational presentation, dinner, and screening. These tests usually cost more than $3,000! Pre-registration is required. Please contact Taryn Brickman at TarynBrickman@juf.org or visit www.jewishgenetics.org to learn more.
Donations
Thank you for the following donation:
General Fund
- Arlene and Herb Singer, in memory of Bernice Shipley
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP for Fall Fun
SHOP for fall fun at Bass Pro Shops, Gander Mountain, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Caputo’s, Dominick’s, Fanny May, Jewel, Garden Fresh, Mariano’s, Sunset, Target, Walmart/Sam’s, and Whole Foods.
Annual SHOP Orders Are Now Payable By Credit Card
If every family purchases $400 a month in grocery, gas, or other cards, we can earn over $15,000. Shir Hadash believes that an inability to pay should never be a barrier to membership or education. Special consideration is given to our members when circumstances prevent them from meeting any part of their financial commitment. To offset this consideration and to make up the budgetary deficit, the Board is asking that all members consider making a monthly commitment to using shop gift cards. Purchasing SHOP gift cards helps the shul raise much needed funds without spending any more money than you already do for your regular expenses. A complete list of the many gift cards available through this program, along with the percentage the shul earns is available on our website. Orders can be picked up at Sunday school or the Shir Hadash office.
Learn More on YouTube: Not sure how to reload a gift card purchased through your program? Curious to find out more about PrestoPay™, our secure electronic payment method? Want to know how to order and print ScripNow™ eCards right from your ShopWithScrip® account? Find the answers to all these questions and more on the ShopWithScrip Channel on YouTube! Watch informational videos about scrip fundraising, as well as the many features and functions of your ShopWithScrip account.
Thanks to the following families for supporting Shop this week:
- Schleicher
- Soglin
- F.& K. Faramandpour
- Litman
- Farkas
- Weiner-Kaplow
- M. Graff
- Friedman
- Tashma
- Zinbarg
- Walmart is offering a savings of 10 cents a gallon on gas purchases made when using a Walmart Gift Card, starting August 31, 2012, until December 23, 2012.
- ReloadNow adds funds to your plastic gift card immediately when you pay online with PrestoPay™. You'll receive email confirmation in minutes that the funds were added, and you're ready to shop! If ReloadNow is paid for by check to your organization, it will process minutes after your coordinator submits your order.
- Jewel-Osco®, Cub®, and Shop 'n Save® grocery store locations, is now reloadable
- Visit Kohl's online at www.kohls.com and browse through the Gold Star Clearance items where you can find new markdowns of 60% to 80% off.
- Visit www.pier1.com and take advantage of the Pier 1 Holiday Planner, Gift Guide, and Special Values for savings of up to 20% on selected items.
- Holiday Gift Card Wrappers (10 pack) include ten different designs and are available for $2 with a 10% non-profit contribution.
New retailers:
- American Girl
- Oriental Trading
- American Eagle Outfitters
- AMC
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