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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Shir Hadash Gala, February 22
- Book Club, February 25
- MOSH Family Hockey Event at Chicago Wolves, March 2
- NEW: Town Hall Meeting, March 9
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Shabbat Service: February 21, 7:30pm
Volunteer Opportunities
- NEW! Greeters for Family and Tot Shabbat Services
Music Notes
- Purim Online
- Lahaka Adult Choir
Education
- Visit the Education Director’s Blog
Teen News
- BBYO – Bowling Party, March 1
- Volunteer Opportunity – Pre-Gala Set Up
- NEW! Purim Carnival, March 16
- JRF National Kallah, March 21-23
- Recap: Midwest Regional Kallah
- SH Ta’am Participants
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Making a Temple of Our Lives”
Adult Ed
- Crash Course in Basic Judaism
- The Book of Esther Interfaith Class
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Community Events
- JCFS Response Group, February 24
- Dr. Amy-Jill Levine at OLB, April 3 & 4
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
“Living the Chai Life” Shir Hadash Gala and
Silent Auction, February 22
The celebration for Shir Hadash's 18th anniversary is this Saturday!
The celebration for Shir Hadash's 18th anniversary is this Saturday!
The Living the Chai Life Fundraising Gala is on Saturday, February 22
from 7:30-11:00pm, at the Arboretum Club in Buffalo Grove. The evening will feature hors d'oeuvres,
desserts, a silent auction, raffle and live music by Not For Profit Band! Come join the fun and help us celebrate our
chai year. Click here for information on the Gala and a link to RSVP on-line.
- Volunteers-- We can also use some volunteers for ticketing, checkout and other help during the Gala. If you could donate a half hour of your time during the Gala, please click here for the volunteer link.
- Silent Auction Items --A partial list of the many silent auction items is also contained on the Gala web link above. With over 80 items, there is something for everyone. And if you know a baseball fan, be sure to check out the large autographed artwork for auction featuring original signatures of nearly all the living active or retired Jewish baseball players. A framed reproduction of the art is on display in the Synagogue lobby and can also be seen on the silent auction page.
- Questions-- If you have any information, please feel free to send an email to fundraising@shir-hadash.org.
Book Club, February 25
Our next Book
Club meeting is next week! Our selection for this month is Second Person
Singular by Sayed Kashua, an amazing book about Israeli Arab identity in
contemporary Jerusalem. It is a complex psychological mystery, addressing the question of identity and whether or not we
can reinvent ourselves
Our meeting
will be held at the home of Melanie Andes, 945 Creek Bend Drive in Vernon
Hills, on Tuesday, February 25, at 7:30pm. Join us for a fascinating
discussion! Please RSVP to Meryl
Abensohn at abenkras@ aol.com
Family Hockey Event With MOSH, March 2 –
RSVP Due TODAY
Join MOSH
(Men of Shir Hadash) for a family outing of hockey as the Chicago Wolves take
on the Iowa Wild in a Midwest Division showdown. Everyone is welcome!
When:
Sunday, March 2, 2014, 3:00 - 6:00 pm (approximate)
Where: Allstate Arena –
6920 N. Mannheim Rd. Rosemont
Cost: $24.50
per person. Seats are near center ice on the lower level. Parking is $13 per
car in the Allstate Arena lot
RSVP:
by Thursday, February 20th to
mosh@shir-hadash.org
NEW: Town Hall Meeting, March 9
Now that
we’ve had some time to settle into our new home, the leadership team would like
to share some important updates, highlight some key accomplishments, and
discuss plans for the next few years. Join us for an open discussion on Sunday, March 9 from 3:00 to 5:00pm at
Shir Hadash. The information and plans will impact all of all of our members,
so we do encourage everyone to attend.
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 Service February 21, 7:30pm - Shabbat Vayak’hel
For our Shabbat
evening service this week, Rabbi Eitan will speak about his recent trip to Rome
and Israel with a delegation of rabbis from the Chicago area under the auspices
of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago. He will show slides from the
journey which included four visits to the Vatican, touring the Jewish ghetto
and the catacombs of Rome, a briefing at the United States embassy, an
excursion to Ostia Antica, and meetings with Jewish leaders of the Italian
community. In Israel, Rabbi Eitan met
with Israeli leaders and toured the City of David and Herodion archaeological
sites. Don't miss this exciting presentation.
Please being contributions to the oneg refreshments on the theme of
"Desserts of the Italian Jewish Community."
Volunteer Opportunities
Greeters
Wanted for Tot Shabbat and Family Services
On selected
upcoming Friday nights, Shir Hadash has scheduled Family Services for families
with children in grades K through 3 and Tot Shabbat Services for families with
children age 6 and under. These services run from 6:15 to 7:00pm and provide
great opportunities to welcome new members as well as visitors. We are
looking for members who will be attending
those special services to greet attendees, encourage guests to provide their
contact info, give informal tours of the building, and generally let people let
know how great it is to be part of the Shir Hadash community. Upcoming dates
include Tot Shabbats on March 7 and May 2, and Family Services on April 4 and
June 6. Interested in helping? Contact Suzanne Wexler,
volunteer@shir-hadash.org.
Music Notes – News and Ideas from our Music Director
Purim Online
Looking for
all things Purim online? Look no further than Jacob Richman's Purim Holiday Hotsite for 2014/5774. Educational, musical, video, and all sorts of resources from around the
world.
Lahaka (Adult Choir)
Our adult
choir, Lahaka is 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 Adrian Durlester at
music.director@shir-hadash.org.
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
BBYO: Cosmic Bowling, March 1
Everyone is
invited for an evening of Cosmic Bowling at Brunswick in Deerfield on Saturday,
March 1st from 7:00 - 9:00. $20 includes
bowling, shoes, popcorn & soda. All
8th-12th graders are invited to this event. You don’t have to belong to
BBYO or Shir Hadash – bring your friends! Please RSVP to raambbyo@gmail.com by
February 24 so we know to save a spot for you.
Teen Volunteer Opportunity
Teens are
invited to help with the set-up for the Shir Hadash Gala on Saturday, February
22 from 4:00 - 6:00pm at the Arboretum Club. Please contact Carole (youth@shir-hadash.org)
if you can help with the set-up for this event, or if you need more
information.
JRF National Kallah
Register now! The cost of the weekend is only
$375 for registration forms that are postmarked by March 3. Included in this amount are accommodations at the Embassy
Suites Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront, meals (Friday dinner through Sunday
breakfast), and all program and entry fees. Click here for registration and
more info!
NEW! Purim Carnival Sponsored by Ra’am
BBYO, March 16
Our first
BBYO-run Purim Carnival will be held after a shortened Sunday School day
(featuring a Purim spiel and Megillah reading) on March 16. We will offer a
pizza lunch, games, and prizes for all participants. More details coming soon!
Recap:
Midwest Regional Kallah
Shir Hadash
youth were joined by teens from Evanston, Naperville and Michigan our 11th
annual Midwest Regional Kallah last weekend. Over 40 kids came together for a
weekend of Reconstructionist living, with programming led by teens from Shir
Hadash and JRC. All our kids proved to be “Jewper Heroes” as we used the comic
book hero theme to look at Jewish values and apply them to our lives. The kids
created a spectacular weekend that included services led by Rabbi Eitan, parsha
olympics led by Adam & Spencer (including a life-size game of Super
Jewpardy), mask making to show our inner and outer selves, sledding, laughing
and a lot more fun. Everyone enjoyed
the Saturday night movie and ice cream sundaes. The discussion on the bus
ride home: Next year's theme! Kol
Hakavod to our Shir Hadash teen leaders: Joel Schleicher, Adam Weiss, Danny
Mostow, Spencer Soglin, Lizzy Soglin, and thank you to Mira Horwitz for leading the Havdalah
service.
Shir Hadash Ta’am Yisrael Trip
Several Shir
Hadash students participated in a Ta'am Yisrael trip from February 3-11. They visited sites
including Masada, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Western Wall, Yad Vashem, and the
Dead Sea, participated in several tikkun olam projects, and discovered a new
connection to the land of Israel as Jewish young adults. Mazel tov to Jaclyn
Rosenberg, Alex Schleicher, Arie Kharasch, and Emily Zinbarg!
The Rabbi’s Corner
Shabbat Vayak’hel
Torah: Exodus 35:1 - 38:20 / Haftarah: I Kings 7:40 - 7:50
“Making a
Temple of our Lives”
Dear
Friends,
What if
every Jew could take part in creating the portable Temple of our ancestors’
desert wandering? That is the theme of this week’s Torah portion. Moses called upon every member of the
Children of Israel to make donations towards the construction of the Mishkan,
the portable tent where God’s presence would be worshiped. The donations came in and the construction
began.
When our
people settled in the Promised Land, the portable Mishkan tent was exchanged
for local worship sites amongst the tribes and then, eventually, a central
Temple in Jerusalem. Now that the Temple
is destroyed and our Jewish people are scattered to every corner of the earth,
what is to substitute for our central place of worship? Certainly our synagogue building could be
just the place. Yet, our ancestors had
another, even more powerful idea in mind. Our sages taught that our dining room
tables would become mini-altars, replacing the Jerusalem Temple as the place
where our Jewish tradition would centralize and grow….
Click here
to read the rest of The Rabbi’s Corner on the Shir Hadash website.
Adult Education
NEW! Crash Course in Basic Judaism
Five Monday
evenings (2/4, 3/31. 4/28, 5/26, and
6/9), 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Taught by
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
In this
free, five-part crash course, Rabbi Weiner-Kaplow will explore: Belief in God,
Prayer, The Shabbat, Jewish Observance and Sexuality. Participants will learn
the basics of Judaism and receive a free copy of the Companion Guide chock-full
of thought-provoking, extra-curricular reading to enhance their understanding
and appreciation of the depth and breadth of Judaism. This program is presented
in conjunction with the National Jewish Outreach Project. All are welcome: members
and non-members, Jews and non-Jews, family and friends.
The Book of Esther – An Interfaith Class
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan
Weiner-Kaplow
Join Shir
Hadash members and friends for a refreshing and contemporary exploration of the
weekly Torah portion. This informal
group meets on Thursdays from noon to 1:00 in the Shir Hadash Kitchen/Café. All
are welcome.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
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.
Community Events
JCFS Response, February 24
Our Lady of
the Brook parish invites Shir Hadash members for a special “scholar in
residence” program featuring Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of Jewish Studies
at Vanderbilt Divinity School and author of The Misunderstood Jew – The
Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. Dr. Levine will speak on
Thursday evening, April 3, and Friday morning, April 4, at OLB, 3300 Dundee
Road in Northbrook. More details on times will be coming soon. Dr. Levine
combines historical-critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a
frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist and
homophobic theologies. Click here to learn more about her work. Her presentations are free of charge and open
to all. For more information, contact Deacon Peery Duderstadt, peery@olb.org.
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP is our
congregation’s ongoing fundraiser – and the easiest way to support the shul
without spending an extra dime! Purchase gift cards 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 http://shir-hadash.org/SHOP on the website.
Brookstone® is
pleased to offer a 2% bonus contribution through Friday, February 28. Customers
who purchase Brookstone ScripNow® eCards will receive a 14% contribution
instead of the standard 12%.
Bonus Contributions available now:
Restaurant.com –
10% to Feb. 21
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
- Fargotstein
- G. Graff
- Callistein
- Grills
- Weiner-Kaplow
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