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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Prospective Member Open House, October 24
- Jewish Western Movie Night: “The Frisco Kid”, October 19
- Dedication Video
- Book Club
- Dining for Dollars Fundraiser: Buffalo Wild Wings, October 24
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, October 11
Volunteer Opportunities
- Committee for Prospective Member Open House
- Soup Kitchen Opportunity, November 10
- Office Help Needed
- Landscape Fall Clean Up, Sunday Mornings
Music Notes
- Religious School Music for Everyone
- Lights & Miracles – We Need You!
- Join the Lahaka
- New Hanukkah Music Suggestions
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Renewing the Connection”
Donations
Education
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planning Meetings
Teen News
- BBYO
- Madrichim
Community News
- Panel Discussion, "Forging Jewish Identity and Community," October 22
Jewish Cultural Events in Chicagoland
- Festival of Israeli Film, Now through October 13
- “Old Jews Telling Jokes”-- Shir Hadash outing November 17
- "Signs of Life"
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Prospective Member Open House, October 24
Invite your
friends to learn about Shir Hadash at our first Open House. They will have the
chance to socialize with members, meet our Rabbi and Education Director, and find out what we’re all about. Join us on
October 24 from 7:00 to 8:30 at the synagogue. Want to help plan this special
event? Scroll down to “Volunteer Opportunities” to find out how!
Jewish Western
Movie Night and Discussion, October 19
Shir Hadash
is hosting its first movie night on October 19. Beginning at 7:00pm, we will be
showing “The Frisco Kid,” a Western comedy featuring Gene Wilder as Avram
Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford
as a bank robber who befriends him. Come join the fun and even bring your
friends! After the movie there will be a
discussion about the Jewish themes in the movie. Admission is free. There will be a suggested donation for
facilities overhead. Popcorn and snacks
will be available for purchase. All
proceeds will benefit Shir Hadash.
Dedication Video
Book Club
Dining for Dollars: Buffalo Wild Wings,
October 24
On October
24th (all day) we will be having our October Dining for Dollars at Buffalo Wild
Wings at 1018 Willow Road - Northbrook, IL. Bring in our flyer and 15% of your food purchases will benefit Shir Hadash. And if you buy a Buffalo Wild Wings gift card
from SHOP Shir Hadash, we will benefit twice.
Hungry Before or After Religious School (or Anytime)?
The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove or Butterfield's Restaurant in
Northbrook permanently will donate 5% of your total bill to Shir Hadash! No
flyer needed – just mention Shir Hadash when you are paying or fill out the
Shir Hadash book behind the desk. A
great way to start or end Religious school!
Creative Worship and Ritual
Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, October
11, 7:30pm
God’s call
to Abram to go to the Land of Israel was a pivotal moment in our history. For the past four thousand years the Land of
Israel has been our people’s homeland and source of our spiritual and cultural
identity. This summer Lauren Bagby
celebrated her bat mitzvah in Israel.
Our Shabbat service will honor Lauren and her life-changing journey with
her family. She will show a video of her
trip and her bat mitzvah ceremony on Mount Masada, the last stronghold of the
Jewish People against Rome. The Romans
are gone, but we are still here. Come
celebrate! Please bring treats to share
for the pot luck oneg refreshments. (Please note that there will be no
children's program at this 2nd Friday service).
Volunteer Opportunities
Help Plan Our Prospective Member Open House
We are
looking for a few volunteers to plan and execute our Prospective Member Open
House on October 24. The event will be held at the synagogue so we can show off
the building. Volunteers will hang “coffee shop” flyers, put notices on Patch.com
(instructions provided), bring refreshments and paper goods to the event, and
be there to greet prospective members and tell them why Shir Hadash is a great
place to be.
If you would
like to be involved in this very important project, please contact
volunteer@shir-hadash.org and they will forward your information on to the
membership.
Soup Kitchen Volunteers Needed
On Sunday,
November 10th, Shir Hadash will be preparing, cooking and serving over 90 meals
to needy individuals at the St Paul's Lutheran Church Soup Kitchen in
Evanston. This event will require
volunteers to be available from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. We need a minimum of 25 volunteers (about
10-12 families). There is no age limit to volunteer, but from past experience,
kids should be at least 6 years old to fully participate.
Each family
will be responsible for bringing an entrée that will feed 15 to 20 individuals,
one gallon of milk, one gallon of orange juice, one large bag frozen mixed
vegetables, one large bag of fruit (oranges, bananas, etc.) and dessert.
If you are
interested in helping, please contact Mark Lenhart before November 1st at
mjlenhart@comcast.net. More information will be sent to all volunteers
approximately one week before the event.
After this, the next opportunity to volunteer for the Soup Kitchen will
be February 2014.
Office Help Needed
Lillian could still use help in the Shir Hadash office on
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for the next few weeks. If you have time to
answer the phones and cover administrative tasks, please contact
volunteer@shir-hadash.org to fill some time slots.
Enjoy Autumn’s Beauty – Join our Landscape Clean-Up
Team!
Last Sunday, a group of Shir Hadash members destroyed the
Buckthorn choking off our lovely Catalpa tree. A huge thank you to all of those
who helped! We will be meeting this coming Sunday and every Sunday over the
next month or so from 9:45 am-12:15 pm as we prepare our grounds for next spring.
Please join us! Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves, and any gardening tools you
may have. We are looking for a gas powered chain saw. No need to RSVP, but for
any questions please contact Jodi Marvet at jlmarvet@comcast.net.Music Notes – News and Ideas from our Music Director
Religious School Music – For Everyone to
Enjoy
Every week
in religious school we try to sing songs related to the weekly parasha. This
week's parasha is Lekh Lekha, so last Sunday (and this coming Sunday) the songs
include some of my favorites, like Sam Glaser's "Across the River."
Here's a YouTube video of Sam singing the song with a children's chorus of 300!
Another
related song is Debbie Friedman's (z"l) Lekhi Lakh.
For parashat
Noah last Shabbat, we sang "Sing a Song About a Rainbow" by Karen Daniel .
Also, with the advent of the month of Heshvan, we sang another song by Karen
Daniel, "Mar Cheshvan" in which we learn that, although poor Heshvan
has no Jewish holidays, it has the best holiday of all -- Shabbat every week.
"Mar" means bitter in Hebrew (as in "maror," the bitter
herb at Pesakh) but as the song teaches, it also mean "Mister." Good
old Mr. Heshvan can be proud of having the best holiday of all in it.
Light & Miracles - We Need You
Be sure to
mark your calendars for our upcoming "Lights & Miracles"
celebration service on Friday, November 22. Vocalists, instrumentalists, actors,
comedians, dancers, jugglers, and artists of all kinds are invited to come and
be a part of this very special evening. If you've a talent to share, contact
Adrian at music.director@shir-hadash.org. Our youth will be learning songs in
religious school so they can participate at Lights & Miracles, too. Plan to
be there and join in the celebration as we give thanks, in the spirit of both
Hanukkah and Thanksgiving.
Lahaka
We're always
looking to welcome new members of Lahaka, the Shir Hadash adult choir. Come and
sing with us! Rehearsals begin next Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30pm at Shir
Hadash. If you're interested, contact Adrian at music.director@shir-hadash.org.
Hanukkah -- Some New Song Suggestions
It's never
too soon to begin listening to Hanukkah songs, so here's a start:
Michelle Citrin - Hanukkah Lovin' (may not be appropriate for young children)
More to come
as we get nearer to Hanukkah!
The Rabbi’s Corner
October
11-12, 2013 / 8 Heshvan 5774
Shabbat Lech
Lecha
Torah
Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 / Haftarah Portion: Isaiah 40:27-41:16
Dear Friends,
Can you hear God’s call to Abram? Four thousand years ago, the Torah tells us,
God called to Abram and told him to leave his Mesopotamian home and family
behind and go to a new land, the land of Canaan. There Abram’s name would change to Abraham,
he would raise his family, and become a great tribal chieftain. Within only three generations, the region
would be known as the Land of Israel.
It was in this land that our people’s identity would
emerge. David’s capital city of
Jerusalem would be the very place where his son Solomon would build the First
Temple. The Land of Israel would be the
place where the Torah stories were told in the marketplaces and synagogues of
the villages and cities. It would be the
place where the prophets spoke their words of moral truth and ethical
conduct. Israel would be the place where
the great Temple of Jerusalem, built by Herod, stood - considered to be the
most magnificent building in the whole world at that time. Israel was where the great rabbis argued and
taught the lessons of the Mishah and Gemarah – The Talmud. Israel would be the place of intense Jewish pride
and independence witnessing the revolt of the Maccabees and two revolts against
Rome. Thought cast out into exile, our
ancestors never lost connection to the land as they daily prayed to one-day
return to the holy Land of Israel. They
knew that if they were not to merit the opportunity to return themselves, then
soon some descendant of their family would return to the Land of Israel and
walk the streets of Jerusalem, again.
Perhaps that person is you….
To read the rest of the Rabbi’s Corner, click here to visit our website.
Donations
To the
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
- Susan Grossman
To the
General Fund:
- John Iacopucci, in memory of Andrea Kay Cohen, stepmother of Jennifer Lenhart
To the
Capital Campaign
- Lise and Sandi Schleicher, in memory of Annette Klemo, Leatrice Nagel, Fran Boyer, Ann Montgomery, and Andrea Cohen
Education
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planning Meetings
Parents of 6th
and 7th graders: here’s your chance to have your questions answered
by Rabbi Eitan and our mitzvah maven Ruth Wallk! Come together for a brief and
informative meeting with other parents in your child’s class.
- 7th Grade: Sunday, October 13, 11:30am
- 6th Grade: Sunday, October 20, 11:30am
Both
meetings take place at Shir Hadash during Sunday School. Questions? Contact
Education Director Emily Ascher, education@shir-hadash.org.
Teen News
BBYO, October 17
We are
excited to announce our Shir Hadash BBYO chapter launch event: Thursday,
October 17 from 7:00 to 8:30pm. All 8th-12th graders are
invited to join us in the Teen Lounge for our very first chapter meeting.
BBYO’s pluralistic movement of Jewish teens, alumni, parents, volunteers and
philanthropists will serve as the Jewish community’s most valuable platform for
delivering to the post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah audience fun, meaningful and affordable
experiences that inspire a lasting connection to the Jewish people.
Click here to register with BBYO online; please select Shir Hadash as your chapter. See
you on October 17!
Madrichim
Join us for
our 1st meeting on Sunday, October 20th at 8:40 a.m. in the teen lounge. Watch your e-mail for more information and
the meeting agenda.
SHY Lounge, November 7, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Come hear Shir Hadash senior Claire Marvet talk about the
documentary Blood Brother, a powerful
film about a young American who dedicates himself to working in an HIV/AIDS
hostel for poverty-stricken children in India. Claire is hosting a special
showing of the film on November 20th at the AMC Showplace in Vernon Hills, with
proceeds benefiting the children of the hostel. Click here for
details about the documentary and ticket information.
Adult Education
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan
Weiner-Kaplow
Thursdays,
noon-1:00pm in the Shir Hadash Kitchen/Cafe
Join Shir
Hadash members and friends for a refreshing and contemporary exploration of the
weekly Torah portion. Don’t be surprised
if archaeology, sociology, contemporary world affairs as well as law, medicine,
and business ethics enter the lively conversation as we plumb the deeper
meanings of Judaism’s core text.
Participants are encouraged to share their views, questions, and
opinions. Each month, one of the class
sessions will be devoted to the Chai Mitzvah curriculum.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
Our Sunday
adult discussion groups are getting underway! Join us this week for “Torah and
Philosophy” at 9:45 and Hebrew Reading at 10:45. Rooms at the synagogue TBA.
For more information, contact Fred Andes, frederic.andes@btlaw.com.
Community Events
Panel Discussion: “Forging Jewish Identity
and Community”, October 22
The Center
for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies will present its 5th Annual
Interdenominational Community Event, a panel discussion entitled “Forging
Jewish Identity and Community in the Me Generation: Rabbinic, Institutional,
and Parental Responses.” Noted scholars and community leaders will address the
question of how to promote Jewish identity and social connection for the
millennial generation. The event, including a dessert reception, takes on
October 22 from 7:00 to 9:30pm at the the Chicagoland Jewish High School, 1095
Lake Cook Road in Deerfield. For more information, visit the JLJC website.
Jewish Cultural Events in Chicagoland
Festival for Israeli Cinema
The Chicago
Festival for Israeli Cinema continues through this Sunday, October 13. Films in
a wide variety of genres are being screened at Northbrook Court and at venues
in downtown Chicago. Visit the Festival’s website for more information or call 847-687-2126.
"Old Jews Telling Jokes" at the
Royal George Theatre
This
long-running Off-Broadway show will be playing at the Royal George Theatre from
September 24 through January 26. Click here to visit the theatre’s website. We are trying to organize a group to see the
show on Sunday, November 17; if you
are interested in joining us, please contact Meryl Abensohn ASAP at
abenkras@aol.com.
“Signs of Life” at the Victory Gardens
Theatre
A
surprising, moving new musical, “Signs of Life” tells the true story of
Terezin, a Czech military town that was transformed into a “model” Jewish ghetto.
The captive residents, many of whom were artists and intellectuals, were forced
to beautify their environment in an effort by the authorities to hide the true
nature of the regime from the Red Cross and the International Community. Highly
recommended! “Signs of Life” plays at Victory Gardens through October 27. Click here to visit the theatre’s website for more information.
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP for
Hanukkah! SHOP is our congregation’s ongoing fundraiser – and the easiest way
to support the shul without spending an extra dime! Purchase giftcards through
SHOP and the vendors pay a percentage back to Shir Hadash. SHOP orders of at
least $400 are now payable by credit card, as well as annual SHOP orders.
Orders can be picked up at the synagogue office or at Sunday School. For more
information, visit our SHOP page on the website.
While supplies
last, a limited run of the following plastic gift cards will be available:
- Barnes & Noble $5 Gift Card
- Panera Bread $5 Gift Card
Crazy 8 Gift Card
Available for Reload!
Bonus
Contributions:
- Domino’s Pizza – 2% Bonus through October 18
- LL Bean – 2% Bonus October 12 – 25
- Gap Inc. – 2% Bonus through October 11
- Chili’s – Through October 11, every $50 Chili’s gift card ordered will receive a FREE kids meal coupon (valid only with the new $50 gift card, not any other denomination or ScripNow).
Between now and
October 31, 2013, you could earn $100 in your choice of ShopWithScrip.com gift
cards for every new organization that enrolls and places an order. When you
refer a new organization, they will receive free shipping on their first order!
Thank-Scrip-ing
Day will be back for Thanksgiving, November 28, with a whole new set of
retailers and ScripNow bonuses! Plus, we still have a lot of different bonuses
you can see on our Special Offers page, and we'll have more exciting news about
upcoming events like free shipping, special coupons, and more. Contact Gina
Zinbarg, gzinbarg@sbcglobal.net, for more information.
Thanks to the
following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Idelman
- Weiner-Kaplow
- G. Graff
- Andes
- Butman
- Bagby
- Fisher-Rohde
- Allen
- Callistein
- Faramandpour
- Fargotstein
- Farkas
- M. Graff
- Mostow
- Singer
- Wexler
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