What's Happening at a Glance
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| Yom Kippur family services |
- Book club to meet on October 11
- Outing to see “Defamation” play on October 20
- MOSH card night on October 24
- Shir Hadash Board: At work for you
- Vacancy on the Board
Education Update
- No school on Sunday, October 7
- Parents: Do you have these Shabbat service dates on your calendars? Friday, November 16: Shabbat services will be led by grades 4 through 7; Friday, March 1, 2013: Shabbat services will be led by grades K through 3; Friday, May 17, 2013: Shabbat services will be led by our Havayah
Teen News- Madrichim update
- Kol HaKavod to three of our teens
Creative Worship & Ritual
- Friday, October 5: Sukkot
- Sunday, October 7: Simchat Torah pizza party at 5 p.m.; services at 6 p.m.
- High Holiday Highlights
Adult Education
- There will be no adult education this week because of Simchat Torah.
The Rabbi's Corner
- Genetic education and screening program for young adults
Membership and Upcoming Events
Our next book club will be held on Thursday October 11, at 7:30 pm at the home of Rebecca Rice, Rebecca Rice, 3641 Bernay, in Northbrook. We will be discussing The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman, a historical fiction at Masada's final stand. RSVP to Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com so we can plan for this event.
October 20: Join Shir Hadash to See a Dramatic Play on Prejudice
"Defamation", a courtroom drama on prejudice, will be performed on Saturday October 20 at 7 p.m., at Holy Cross Parish, Waukegan Avenue, in Deerfield. For more information, contact Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com. Tickets are going quickly at only $5.
Men of Shir Hadash (MOSH) Card Night will be held on October 24, from 8 to 10 p.m., at Sandi and Lise Schleicher’s house, 2384 Dehne Rd, Northbrook. RSVP to (800) 897-0533; drop-ins are OK, too! Come out and meet some other men from Shir Hadash; talk, have a drink, play some cards, eat, etc. Learn to play hearts, spades, euchre, pinochle, bridge, poker, etc. The games will change based on what everyone wants to play or learn. MOSH will be meeting the fourth Wednesday of every month from 8 to 10 p.m., so if you can’t make it this month, put us in your calendar for next month.
Shir Hadash Board: At Work for You
Have you ever wondered who does what around here? We reorganized our Board this summer, and now it’s easy to find out who to contact if you have a question or problem. Visit our website for more information about our Board’s structure, roles, and responsibilities.
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
Shir Hadash teachers want our students to be familiar with and comfortable in our Shabbat and holiday worship services. We recommend that students and their families should attend at least two worship services during the school year. We have some great opportunities for the children to participate in (and enjoy) services. We are offering several Shabbat services that will be geared specifically to—and led by—our students. Our teachers and Rabbi Eitan will prepare the students to lead portions of the service.
- Friday, November 16: Shabbat services will be led by grades 4 through 7
- Friday, March 1, 2013: Shabbat services will be led by grades K through 3
- Friday, May 17, 2013: Shabbat services will be led by our Havayah
Students are required to attend six services in the year prior to bar/bat mitzvah service. At least one of these services should be a Shabbat service, and the other can be a holiday service such as Sukkot (Friday, October 5), Simchat Torah (Sunday, October 7), Lights & Miracles on Hanukkah, Purim, and Pausing in the Wilderness.
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| See other photos from religious school at Emily Ascher's blog! |
Photos from the First Two Weeks of Religious School
Education Director Emily Ascher has posted lots of fun photos from the first two weeks of religious school at Education Updates.
Teen News
Madrichim Update
Thank you to our super madrichim who helped make the first two weeks of Sunday School so exciting for our students. Your presence at school on Sundays helps the teachers, students, and parents. Keep up the good work. Please remember to let your teacher, Emily AND Carole know if you will be absent on any Sunday: 1 e-mail, 3 people. There will be no Sunday School on October 7, but please join us for Sukkot and Simchat Torah services this weekend. See you back at Sunday school on October 14. Please watch your e-mail for notice of the first madrichim meeting.
Thanks!
Kol HaKavod to Three of Our Teens
The Chicago Jewish Community Teen Leadership Committee will consist of outstanding high school juniors and seniors representing different high schools, youth groups, and streams of Judaism. Committee members will have a central role in the development and planning of community-wide events, and will additionally receive leadership training and a certificate of achievement, participate in focus groups, meet with community lay and professional leaders, and serve as ambassadors to the Jewish teen community in their high schools, congregations, and beyond.
We are so proud of our teens and look forward to hearing more from them throughout the year. Mazel tov!
Creative Worship & Ritual
Friday, October 5: Sukkot: Family and Community Shabbat Service, Sukkot Activity, and Pot Luck Oneg
Did you know that there is a Jewish prayer for rain? Well, our Shabbat Sukkot service will include that special prayer as well as readings and songs for the harvest festival. At this time of Jewish thanksgiving, we will honor and install our new Board members and then engage in a Sukkot art project for all ages. Help us welcome the mystical spirits of biblical leaders Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and others to our sukkah celebration. We will decorate and dedicate our Shir Hadash sukkah booth and enjoy our oneg treats outside under the stars—unless our prayers are answered and it rains! Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. at LCHS.
Please join us for a delightful evening as we dance around our Torahs. We will unfurl a Torah around the room and a few sections will be read. Most importantly we will read the end of the Torah and then start the cycle once again by reading the beginning, continuing a tradition that is thousands of years old. During the evening students who are new to our religious school will receive their miniature Torahs.
The festivities begin at 5 p.m. with a pizza and salad dinner. We will have regular, gluten free and milk free pizza. The cost is $7 per person. We will have taffy apples for the kids for the oneg! The event will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 30 Riverwoods Road, Lincolnshire. Can’t make it by 5? Come at 6 p.m. for the service and celebration.
To RSVP, click here to use the signup sheet. Please tell us how many people are in your group; how many regular, gluten free, or milk free people are in your group; what paper goods are you bringing; and whether you can come early for set up or stay for clean up. Also, let us know if you will be able to help take the sukkah down.
RSVP by Friday, October 5. Please bring a check made out to Shir Hadash or mail it to Melanie Andes, 945 Creek Bend Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061. For more information, contact Melanie at (847) 913-9198 or fmandes@comcast.net.
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| Yom Kippur family services |
The High Holidays were so wonderful and moving this year at Shir Hadash. Highlights included the lyrical interpretive dance on Erev Rosh Hashana; the dramatic acting out of a dialogue between the storyteller and Sarah while Abraham took Isaac to the mountain to be sacrificed; the lovely melodies of Lahaka; the fun of blowing the shofar; the sense of pride inclusiveness to our group aliyot tradition; and our well attended and engaging family services.
There are a lot of moving pieces to putting together a smooth and seamless High Holidays. Next week, we will include a detailed thank you to the individuals who contributed their time, effort, skills, grace, voices, sweat, blood, and tears to our fabulous High Holiday services. For now, thank you to everyone who participated.
Adult Education
There will be no adult education this week because of Simchat Torah.
The Rabbi's Corner
Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Sukkot
Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-43:26, Deuteronomy 16:13-17
Haftarah Portion: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16
“Ushpizin – Welcoming Mystical Guests into Our Sukkah”
Dear Friends,
The Festival of Sukkot continues through next weekend and concludes on October 7-8 with the festivals of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Sukkot is our Jewish harvest festival, the forerunner of America’s Thanksgiving holiday. It is also a deeply spiritual and mystical holiday as it embodies all the elements of Hachnasat Orchim – Welcoming guests into our homes.
At Sukkot time, we invite guests into our Sukkah to relax, enjoy and even eat a meal. That’s how we demonstrate that we are actually living outside for the week in solidarity with our ancestors, who lived in Sukkot for forty years as they traveled from Egyptian…
To read the rest of Rabbi Eitan’s blog, visit The Rabbi's Corner.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
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.
Thanks for Helping at the Office
On behalf of Lillian and the synagogue, thanks to the following people who have helped out at the office during the High Holidays:
- Phyllis Guth
- Gloria Kaplan
- Mickey Herbin
- Cissy Schor
- Wendy Kopulsky
- Dan Wellisch
- Nadine Goldman
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP for Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Prepare for Sukkot and Simchat Torah at 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.
Thanks to the following families for supporting SHOP this week:
- Sharpe
- Edler
- Farkas
- Zwick
- Mostow
- Fargotstein
- Weiner-Kaplow
- Idelman
- Singer
- Rice
- F. and K. F. Farahmandpoor
- G. Graff
- M. Graff
- Michaels
- Soglin
- Mesirow
Special Offers:
- 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.
Check out the following new brands for all sorts of tailgating necessities and sports team clothing:
- Champs
- Foot Locker
- GFS Marketplace
- MC Sports
- Meijer
- Nike
- Boston Market
- DSW
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