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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Coffee House – Open Mic Night, January 25
- Blood Drive, February 2
- Save the Date: Shir Hadash Gala, February 22
- Support the Gala with Silent Auction Donations
- Book Club, February 25
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Shabbat Yitro Evening Service, January 17
Music Notes
- Celebrate Tu B’Shevat
- Purim’s Coming – Join Our Spiel!
- Youth Choir Begins February 2
- Be Part of Lahaka (Adult Choir)
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Finding Unity”
Teen News
- Junior High MLK Sports Day at the J, January 20
- BBYO Board Meeting, February 6
- Midwest Regional Kallah, February 14-16
Adult Education
- The Book of Esther Interfaith Class
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Coffee House Night – Open Mic Style!
January 25
It’s almost
time for our inaugural “Coffee House Night at Shir Hadash – Open Mic
Style”!! Join us on Saturday night,
January 25, 2014 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm to enjoy a laid back evening with low
lighting, comfortable seating, friendly conversation, a Bake Sale with Coffee/Beverages,
and the amazing talent of our friends.
EVERYONE is welcome to participate:
any age, any talent, member or nonmember, and of course, audience
members. Attention Talent! Dancers, Actors, Musicians, Storytellers,
Magicians, Group Acts … it’s your time to come forward and hear the applause. Please contact Margie at
MargiePromoPro1@aol.com and put “Coffee House Talent” in the subject line to
let us know if you’d like to perform or be part of this exciting event.
Behind the
scenes help needed: Attention Tech
Help! Attention Set-up Crew (roadies)!
Attention Bakers! A successful event
depends on YOU! For more information,
please click here. Please contact Margie
to find out more.
Blood Drive, February 2
LifeSource
will be at Shir Hadash on Sunday, February 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for
a blood donation drive. The recent extreme weather conditions have prompted a significant
decline in donations at all of LifeSource’s donor centers, so participation is
more important than ever. Each pint of blood donated helps save three lives!
To schedule
your appointment with LifeSource go to www.lifesource.org and use sponsor code
528B. Alternatively, you can email Mark Lenhart at mjlenhart@comcast.net, or
register on the sign-up sheet in the Shir Hadash lobby during Sunday School
hours. If you have any specific medical
questions, please call LifeSource at 877-543-3768 or 800-486-0680. Thank you
for participating in this critical effort!
Save the Date: “Living the Chai Life” Shir
Hadash Gala and Silent Auction, February 22
Get ready
for our 2014 Fundraising Gala “Living the Chai Life!” on February 22 at the
Arboretum Club in Buffalo Grove. Join us as we celebrate 18 years as a
community! The evening will feature hors d'oeuvres, desserts, a silent auction,
raffle and live music by the Not For Profit Band! Tickets are $54/person now,
$64/person after February 16. Visit our website for
details and tickets!
Support Our Gala with Silent Auction
Donations or Sponsorships
Make our
Gala a success by contributing silent auction items or becoming a Gala Sponsor. If you have a quality items to donate, have a
business with goods or services, or would be willing to purchase a gift card we
could include in the silent auction, please make a tax deductible donation. Don’t have an item to donate or a service to
provide? Consider asking your favorite businesses to donate an item. Sponsorship
opportunities (which include a number of tickets) are also available. All proceeds go to Shir Hadash, and every bit
helps. Contract Glenn Graff at fundraising@shir-hadash.org for more
information.
Book Club, February 25
Our next
selection will be Second Person Singular by Sayed Kashua. The book is a story
of identity, following two Israeli Arabs who are trying to define themselves in
modern day Jerusalem. We will discuss this novel at our next meeting, to be
held at the home of Melanie Andes on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30. For more
information, please contact Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com.
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 Yitro, Friday, January
17, 7:30pm
Come join a
special Shabbat service led by our 7th grade class. The focus will be on Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish
New Year of trees. There will be lots of
readings on an environmental theme. We
will read the Ten Commandments from the Torah and add a reading in honor of
Martin Luther King Day, too. Finally, we
will offer a blessing to our 8th graders heading to Israel on the Ta’am Yisrael
Taste of Israel trip. There’s a lot to
celebrate. Bring dessert treats to share
at the potluck oneg refreshments on the theme of ‘trees’ or that use fruit and
nuts from trees.
Music Notes – News and Ideas from our Music Director
Celebrate Tu B'Shevat
Today
(Thursday, January 16) is Tu B'shevat. Want to learn more about the “New Year
for Trees”? Click here for links to information resources, videos, music, and more about the holiday.
Purim's Coming -- Share Your Inner
Thespian/Comedian/Singer/Dancer/Techie/Gleek
Purim starts
Saturday night, March 15. Rehearsals will be starting soon for our Purim
shpiel. Only a minimal commitment is needed, we promise. If you like to sing,
act, write parody, or enjoy making other people laugh, come join our crew of
merrymakers for this year's Purim shpiel. We need not only performers, but
writers, instrumentalists, and help with costumes, scenery, etc. Sometimes,
being part of the Purim shpiel is more fun than watching it! Why not give it a
try? If you're interested, contact Adrian Durlester, music.director@shir-hadash.org, or Rabbi Eitan.
Rehearsals for Youth Choir Start Sunday,
Feb. 2 at 8:45am
Does your
child like to sing? Encourage them to be part of the Youth Choir (aka Kolit.)
We will be meeting to rehearse the first and third Sundays of the month at 8:45am.
Singers, drummers, guitarists, pianists, clarinetists, horn players,
instrumentalists of all kinds are welcome. For more information contact Mr. D.
Lahaka (Adult Choir)
Our adult
choir, Lahaka will be meeting regularly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every
month at 7:30pm. If you like to sing and be part of a warm, friendly,
fun-loving group come join us. For more
information contact Mr. D.
The Rabbi’s Corner
January 17-18, 2014 / 17 Shevat 5774
Shabbat Yitro
Torah – Exodus 18:1-20:23 / Haftarah - Isaiah 6:1-7:6;
9:5-9:6
“Finding Unity”
Dear
Friends,
We live in
fractured times. Politicians
over-emphasize differences for maximal advantage. Advertising shouts the attributes of one
product over all the rest. Sports have
us cheering for one side and booing the other.
In our schools, towns, and places of work, we feel compelled to declare
our allegiance to only one side - our side - because ‘we are better.’ And the rest - well, they just don’t measure
up….
In this
week’s Torah portion, the Children of Israel were encamped at the base of Mount
Sinai preparing to receive the Ten Commandments and the Torah. Yes, our ancestors were divided up into the
twelve tribes and yes, the tribes were further divided up into the various
roles that each individual played in supporting the group. Our tradition teaches, however, that standing
at Sinai and hearing the revelation of Torah was a moment when the Children of
Israel were united across all the lines.
We were one at Sinai….
To read the
rest of The Rabbi’s Corner, click here to visit our website.
Education
Visit the Education Director’s Blog
Education
Director Emily Ascher’s blog has loads of pictures and news about everything
happening at Religious School. Click here to see it all.
Teen News
Junior High MLK Sports Day at the J,
January 20
Jewish teens
in grades 6-8 are invited to a fun day at the Northbrook JCC on Monday, January
20 from 11:00 to 3:00. $25 gets you Laser Tag, Dodgeball, a pizza lunch and
lots more! Sponsored by BYOB Connect, JCC Camp Chi, B’nai B’rith Beber Camp,
CBS Kadima, and Shir Hadash. Click here to view the flyer, and click here to register .
BBYO Board, February 6
Board
Members: see you at our next Board meeting, Thursday, February 6 at 7:00pm at
Shir Hadash.
Midwest Regional Kallah, February 14 – 16
NOTE:
Registration MUST be received by Thursday, January 23!
It’s almost
time for the Midwest Regional Kallah for 6th-12th graders. Join teens from the
Chicago area and Michigan for a weekend of Reconstructionist living. Registration forms are now available; contact
Carole Mostow at youth@shir-hadash.org if you would like one emailed to you.
Adult Education
The Book of Esther – An Interfaith Class
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Our Book of
Esther discussion group has been going strong! Led by Rabbi Eitan and Our Lady
of the Brook’s Deacon Peery Duderstadt, “The Book of Esther: Yours, Mine and
Ours” offers an in-depth examination of the story of Esther from both Jewish and
Catholic perspectives.
The class is
currently on a short hiatus, but will start up again on February 4 and continue
on Tuesdays at 9:30 am through the end of February. All classes are at Shir
Hadash, and newcomers are welcome. Click here to register.
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
Sunday
School is back in session for kids and adults as well! We hope you will join us for Torah and
Philosophy at 9:45 with Fred Andes, followed by Hebrew Reading at 10:45 with
Steve Lewin. For more information, contact Fred Andes, frederic.andes@btlaw.com.
SHOP Shir Hadash
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.
Bonus Contributions available now:
- Albertson’s – 1% through Jan. 24
- Kohl’s -- 2% through Jan. 17
Bonuses beginning
Jan. 18:
- Subway – 1% Jan. 18 to Jan. 31
- Shutterfly – 2% Jan. 18 to Feb. 7
TGI Friday’s Bonus Bites: Get a FREE $5 TGI Fridays Bonus Bites electronic
coupon simply by order TGI Fridays products on ShopWithScript.com redeemable
between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2014.
Thanks to the
following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Fisher-Rohde
- Weiss
- Singer
- Herbin
- Chesler
- Bagby
- Friedman
- Grills
- Lewin
- Idelman
- Allen
- Callistein
- Farahmandpour
- Fargotstein
- G. Graff
- M. Graff
- Mostow
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