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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Building Update
- Update Your Online Membership Info
- High Holidays Guest Tickets: “180 for $18”
- Pick Your Week to Host an Oneg
- Dining for Dollars: Sweet Tomatoes on July 10
- Permanent Fundraiser at The Continental Restaurant
- Musicians Wanted: Dedication and High Holidays
- Golf Outing Recap
- Book Club, July 11
- Ravinia Outing, July 27
- Synagogue Dedication, August 18
Creative Worship & Ritual
- July 6: Havdalah at the Schleichers'
- July 15: Tisha B'Av Service
- High Holidays: Torah Portions Available
Adult Education
- No Lunch and Learn on July 4
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Shehecheyanu Moments”
Teen News
- Leadership Opportunity: Diller Fellowship
Donations
Community News
- Healing Hands Grief Support Group
- Theatre Recommendation: “The Pianist of Willesden Lane”
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Building Update
Check out the banners announcing our arrival on Dundee Road!
Permanent signage is on the way. We're making great progress inside and out as we get ready for our official dedication on August 18. 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. We
encourage you to renew your membership online ASAP so that you will be all set
for the High Holidays! 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
Tell Your Friends – High Holidays “180 for $18” Tickets
In 2013, Shir Hadash is offering a special promotion: “180
for $18.” Guests can purchase High Holiday tickets at the reduced rate of $18
per ticket. We hope this will inspire new families to get to know us and become
members of our community. Some restrictions apply:
- There are only 180 tickets available for purchase at the price of $18 per ticket.
- The offer cannot be redeemed by current or past members, those who have purchased High Holiday tickets in the last five years, or those who participated in last year’s complimentary ticket program.
- All registrations must be received by August 20.
Click here to visit our website for more information and
online registration.
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. Multiple
families can/should host the same week. 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. Sign up today to pick the best date for your family!
July Dining for Dollars – Sweet Tomatoes Fundraiser on July
10
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. When you buy a meal and a drink, 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! The
Continental Restaurant is located at 788 S Buffalo Grove, next to the
Dominick’s.
Musicians Wanted!
We have two great opportunities for musicians to get
involved!
- The Mighty Shir Hadash Klezmorim will be playing a hora set at the synagogue dedication on August 18 (see below). If you’re interested in playing along, rehearsals will be in late July and early August. Contact Abby Edler at edlerfamily@att.net for more info.
- Musical rehearsals for High Holidays instrumentalists and singers will begin in mid-July. Adults and post b'nai mitzvah students are welcome. Contact Sandy Weiss at sandy2weiss@gmail.com.
Golf Outing Success!
We had six folks come out on June 29 for a windy but beautiful
day for golf at Sportsman’s Country Club in Northbrook. We are thinking about another golf
outing for later in the summer --watch the newsletter and your email for
details!
Book Club, July 11
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. For more info about our book club, contact Meryl
Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com.
Ravinia Outing, July 27
Synagogue Dedication, August 18
Be sure to save the date for the dedication of our beautiful
synagogue on Sunday, August 18! We will be marching the Torahs into the new ark
– you don’t want to miss this landmark day. Details still to come. 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
This Week: Hot Tub, Havdalah and S’mores, Oh My!
Saturday, July 6, 7:30pm
Due to the July 4 weekend, we have no Shabbat
service this Friday, July 5.
However, we do have a service and great event on Saturday! Join the Shir Hadash community at 7:30
pm on Saturday, July 6, for a cozy havdalah service in the home and garden of
members Sandi & Lise Schleicher.
After a short havdalah service, we’ll enjoy a campfire (marshmallow
roasting!) and a soak in the jacuzzi for all. Please bring a dessert to share
for our potluck oneg and don't forget your swimsuit and a towel! Address
available upon request – email cwr@shir-hadash.org for info, or check the directory in the members only section of the website.
Upcoming: Monday, July 15 - 7:30 at Synagogue
Tisha B'Av Service – Details to come
High Holidays – Torah Portions Available
The High Holidays will be here before we know it. We welcome
you to sign up to read or chant Torah for our services. 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. 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. If you (or your son
or daughter) are interested, please contact Fred Andes at fandes@btlaw.com or
773 354 3100.
Adult Education
No Thursday Torah Study this week (July 4). See you next
week for another exciting hour of Torah study, brown-bag lunch, and lively
discussion.
The Rabbi’s Corner
July 5-6, 2013 / 28
Tamuz 5773
Shabbat Matot-Massei
Torah: Numbers 30:2 -
36:13 / Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4 - 28; 3:4
“Shehecheyanu
Moments”
Dear Friends,
The remodeling of our new home – our Shir Hadash building –
is coming along great. Things are
nearing completion and I can see what a wonderful home it will be for us. As we prepare to dedicate our building
in August and start this new chapter in our congregation’s life, it give me an
opportunity to pause and look back on the journey that has brought us to this
time. Helping me out was the
chance to clean out a few file folders in the office in preparation for our
move. These folders were ‘time
capsules’ containing lots of photos, newspaper ads and articles, documents,
various pages, and brochures from the past eighteen years. In my hand were
whispers of the many services, bar and bat mitzvah celebrations, religious
school classes, pot luck dinners, youth retreats, adult education classes,
concerts, High Holidays, and festivals that we have shared together over the
years.
After reviewing it all, I found myself nodding and saying a
quiet ‘Shehecheyanu’ in
thanksgiving for the journey that has brought us to this point and for all the
great opportunities and challenges that the future will bring.
In this week’s Torah portion, Moses stands before the
Children of Israel and recounts all the places that the Children of Israel have
camped on their 40 year journey from Egypt to the Promised Land….
To read the rest of the Rabbi’s Corner, click here.
Gerry and Rick Freibrun, in memory of Geoffrey Grossman, husband of Susan
Donations
To the General Fund:Gerry and Rick Freibrun, in memory of Geoffrey Grossman, husband of Susan
Teen News
Leadership Opportunity: Diller Fellowship
Community News
“Healing Hearts” Grief Support Group
Healing Hearts, a partnership of several suburban
congregations and Jewish funeral homes, presents a Northwest Suburban Jewish
Grief Support Group for those who have lost a parent or adult sibling in the
last 18 months. The group meets on Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 at Temple
Chai, 1760 Checker Road in Long Grove. For information, contact Rosalie
Greenberger, LCSW at 224 625 2819.
Theatre Recommendation: “The Pianist of Willesden Lane’
This wonderful play at the Royal George Theatre has
been extended again, through August 4. 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. Click here to visit the Royal George Theatre site for more information.
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP Specials for this Week:
Reload Schedule Changes July 4 - 7
(Please note: Reload orders will NOT process Thursday, July
4 through Sunday, July & 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
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.
Sears® is available in ScripNow®!
Thanks to the following families for participating in Shop
this week:
• Zinbarg
• Zwick
• Schleicher
• Singer
• Mostow
• M.
Graff
• Fargotstein
• Farahmandpour
• Callistein
Have a Very Happy Independence Day!
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