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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Building Update
- Update Your Online Membership Info
- Pick Your Week to Host an Oneg
- Shir Hadash Golf Outing, June 30
- Dining for Dollars: Sweet Tomatoes on July 10
- Permanent Fundraiser at The Continental Restaurant
- High Holidays: Musicians Wanted
- Book Club, July 11
- Save the Date: Synagogue Dedication, August 18
Creative Worship & Ritual
- June 29: Outdoor Torah Study and Bike Ride to Botanic Garden!
- Upcoming Services
- July 6: Havdalah at the Schleichers'
- July 15: Tisha B'Av Service
- High Holidays: Torah Portions Available
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan, June 27
Community News
- Theatre Recommendation: “The Pianist of Willesden Lane”
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Building Update
Here are some highlights of the many construction projects
moving forward at the synagogue:
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| Beautiful Jerusalem Stone for the Ark! |
- The
hardwood floor for bima and ramp are in place, beautifully
varnished.
- The Jerusalem stone for the ark arrived on Tuesday.
- The bathroom work is nearing completion and all bathrooms are functional!
- The classrooms will be painted this week, with an energizing palette including colors from our logo.
- The custom door frames should be in next week.
- The wiring for the new emergency lighting, signage, and strobe lights is in process.
- Our permanent signage is being created. In the meantime, we expect two temporary banners to go up on the property by the end of this week.
- New
phone and internet lines are coming in this week. We
expect to put WiFi throughout our spaces.
All the long hours of work are really bearing fruit. Many thanks to our architect Mehran Farahmandpour, Housh Construction, and all our committee volunteers!
Update Your Membership Info Today!
Be sure to visit our new online membership management
system, hosted by ShulCloud. All members should have received an email that
includes a link to your account and instructions to get you started. If you
haven’t received this email, contact Lise Schleicher and the SH Tech Team at info@shir-hadash.org
We encourage you to renew your
membership on ShulCloud right away. The High
Holidays are the week after Labor Day this year and membership renewal is DUE
August 1. Anyone who has NOT completed their membership renewal paperwork,
including making payment arrangements, by the High Holidays will be asked to do
so before being allowed to enter the sanctuary.
Pick Your Week to Host an Oneg
This year we are
asking each of our families to be Oneg & Service Host for just one service
a year. This does NOT mean
providing all the refreshments for the oneg -- just setting up, cleaning up, and greeting our guests. While you’re exploring the new Membership Management System on Shul Cloud, you
will find more information and a form to choose a date and sign up on the home
page. We are hoping for 100%
participation with families sharing dates to make it even easier. Sign up today to pick the best date for your family!
Shir Hadash Golf Outing, June 30
Hey golfers!
Men, women, kids! You are
all welcome!
Come out and play a round of golf on Sunday June 30th at
Sportsman's Country Club in Northbrook.
We've got plenty of room so let me know if you can play as soon as
possible to reserve your slot.
18 holes with pull-cart: $43
18 holes driving a golf cart: $59
Our first tee time is at 1pm. RSVP as soon as possible to mosh@shir-hadash.org.
See you on the links!
July Dining for Dollars – Sweet Tomatoes Fundraiser on July
10
Let's have some mid-summer fun and help our Community at the
same time! On July 10 we will be
having our monthly restaurant fundraiser at Sweet Tomatoes at 2351 Willow Rd.
in Glenview. Click here to print our flyer and bring it in for lunch or dinner. Then buy a meal and a drink and 15% of
the bill will be donated to Shir Hadash.
Permanent Fundraiser at The Continental Restaurant
Have you been to The Continental Restaurant yet? This family
eatery in Buffalo Grove is
participating with Shir Hadash in a PERMANENT fundraiser. They will donate 5% of any bill from
Shir Hadash members any day of the week and no flyer is necessary!
Just tell them you are from Shir Hadash when you are paying the bill.
The Continental Restaurant is located at 788 S Buffalo
Grove, at the northwest corner of Dundee and Buffalo Grove Roads, next to Dominick's. Tell your friends and
family!
Musicians Wanted for High Holidays
Calling High Holiday singers and instrumentalists! Do you like to sing? Do you play an instrument? Musical rehearsals for High Holidays
will begin in mid-July. Adults and post b'nai mitzvah students are
welcome. Contact Sandy Weiss at
sandy2weiss@gmail.com.
Book Club
The next book club will meet on Thursday, July 11 at the home of the Zwick family, 385 Castlewood Lane in Deerfield. The book will be The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan. This true story helps to give insight into the Palestinian-Israeli conundrum. For more info about our book club, contact Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com.
Save the Date: Synagogue Dedication, August 18
While making your summer plans, be sure to save the date for
the dedication of our beautiful synagogue on Sunday, August 18! If
you have any questions and/or would like to help, contact Melanie Andes
(fmandes@comcast.net) or Marc Fargotstein (marcfargo@att.net).
Creative Worship & Ritual
Next Service: Saturday, June 29 –
Shabbat morning Torah Study and Bike Ride to the Botanic
Garden!
Join our own bicycle-riding Rabbi Eitan for a brief Shabbat
morning Torah Study session in the Skokie Lagoons followed by a 10-mile round
trip bike ride to the Chicago Botanic Garden. We’ll meet at 9:00am (please note new time) at the Skokie
Lagoons Parking Lot, on the northeast corner of Willow Road and the Edens
Expressway.
Children must be accompanied by a parent. Bring some money to order breakfast or
a drink in the lovely café at the halfway point of our journey. For those who do not ride, please join
for the service and then drive to the Botanic Garden to meet the group for
breakfast. We will return to the
Skokie Lagoons parking lot between 11 and 11:30. Bring sunscreen, bicycle helmets, and bike locks, too. If raining, the program will be
postponed to another time.
Please RSVP to the synagogue office (847-498-8218) to let us
know that you are coming.
Preview of Upcoming Services: More Details to Come
NO Service on Friday, July 5
Saturday, July 6 - Time TBD at the Schleicher Home
Hot Tub, Havdalah and S'Mores, Oh My!
Monday, July 15 - 7:30 at Synagogue
Tisha B'Av Service
High Holidays – Torah Portions Available
Hard to believe, but the High Holidays will be here before
we know it - less than three months away.
So it's time for us to ramp up our planning , and one very important
element is to assign Torah portions for reading or chanting. We already have some parts assigned to
folks who have done Torah before, but there are still parts available. We have a particular need for readers
or chanters on Rosh Hashanah Day 2 and Yom Kippur afternoon, but we do have a
few slots still available on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur morning. We are especially interested in having
recent bar and bat mitzvahs come up and chant Torah. If you volunteer, we will e-mail to you an MP3 of the Rabbi
chanting the portion, plus a written copy of the portion in Hebrew and English.
You also can get help from the Rabbi and Dawn in getting ready to chant. So if you (or your son or daughter) are
interested, please let Fred Andes know.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Fred, at
fandes@btlaw.com or 773 354 3100.
Thanks - we look forward to seeing you all at High Holidays - and
before!
Adult Education
Lunch & Learn: Thursday Torah Study with Rabbi Eitan
Meeting Place:
The Shir Hadash office
Time: 12 noon – sharp
This week's portion: Numbers, Chapter 27:1-23
Discussion Topic: "Pinchas: Women's Inheritance
Rights"
Join Rabbi Eitan and fellow Shir Hadash members for an
exciting hour of Torah study, brown-bag lunch, and lively discussion.
The Rabbi’s Corner
June 28-29, 2013 / 21 Tammuz 5773
Shabbat Pinchas
Torah Portion:
Numbers 25:10-30:1 / Haftarah Portion: Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3 | Pinchas
occurring after 17 Tammuz
“Tzelofehad’s Daughters: Leaders of Israel”
Dear Friends,
I love our bat mitzvah services at Shir Hadash. While so much of the world is still
grappling with the idea of women serving as leaders, the liberal Jewish world
has moved way beyond all that.
Girls are learning the same as boys. Young women are taking on leadership responsibilities along
with young men. Synagogue and
Jewish community leaders include women in equal and sometimes greater numbers.
Some say that Mordecai Kaplan started all of this when he
invented the bat mitzvah for his daughter Judith back in 1922. It was radical and scandalous then -
and normative now. Like every
visionary, Kaplan was ahead of his time.
Others say it all began with Miriam’s presence as a leader of the
Exodus.
This week’s Torah portion tells of other women leaders
involved in a situation during the desert wandering that should have solved the
whole issue of women’s leadership long ago. …
To read the rest of the Rabbi’s Corner, click here.
Community News
Theatre Recommendation: “The Pianist of Willesden Lane’
Now playing at the Royal George Theatre through July 7
Set in Vienna in 1928 and in London during the Blitzkreig,
“The Pianist of Willesden Lane” tells the true story of noted pianist and
author Lisa Jura, as performed by her own daughter Mona Golabek. When Lisa is
sent on the Kindertransport to London to protect her from the Nazi regime,
everything about her life is upended except her love of music and her pursuit
of her dreams. The play’s run has
been extended through July 7 – don’t miss it!
Click here to visit the Royal George Theatre site for more
information.
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP orders of at least $400 are now payable by credit card.
Annual SHOP orders are also payable by credit card. If every family purchases
$400 a month in grocery, gas, or other cards, we can earn more than $15,000.
Purchasing SHOP gift cards helps the shul raise much needed funds without
spending any more money than you already do for your regular expenses. Orders can be picked up at the Shir
Hadash office.
Don't Toss That Card! Reload it.
Reloading allows you to add funds to many plastic gift cards
you previously purchased on ShopWithScrip® with ease and speed. In fact, if you
pay for your Reload order with PrestoPay™, our online payment method, before
3:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, the funds will be added to your card
overnight! For a growing number of retailers, you can add funds to your gift
card in minutes with ReloadNow™! Please remember, if you pay by check, your
reload purchase will be processed after the order is released by your
coordinator.
Remember, using ScripNow is simple: To order, visit any of the brand pages
on ShopWithScrip.com and select the ScripNow product choice.
•Order your ScripNow .
•Pay with PrestoPay™ to print your ScripNow in minutes.
•Or, pay by check to have your coordinator release your order.
•Receive an email when your eCard is available on your
ShopWithScrip.com account.
•Click on View ScripNow from your Family Home page to view
and print your eCard.
Reload Schedule Changes July 4 - 7: Reload orders will NOT process Thursday, July 4 through
Sunday, July and the Customer Support Team will also be unavailable. Please place
any Reload orders by 3:30 PM EDT on Wednesday, July 3. The regular Reload
schedule will resume Monday, July 8.
While supplies last, a limited run of the following plastic
gift cards will be available:
- Barnes & Noble $5 Gift Card
- Target $10 GiftCard
- Panera Bread $5 Gift Card
This week's specials:
- Now through the end of June, when you buy one of the newly-added $50 Chili's Gift Cards through ShopWithScrip®, you'll receive a coupon for a FREE Kids Meal! Visit Chilis.com to find a restaurant near you.
- Walmart® is offering a savings of 10 cents a gallon on gas purchases made when using a Walmart Gift Card, effective through July 7, 2013.
- Through Friday, June 28, you can get a FREE $5 T.G.I. Friday's® Bonus Bites electronic coupon simply by ordering T.G.I. Friday's® products on ShopWithScrip.com. These coupons can be redeemed between July 1 and August 31.
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
• Zinbarg
• Schleicher
• Goldman
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