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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Membership Renewal Now Available, Due July 31
- President’s Message: Land Sale Contract Signed
- Shir Hadash Annual Picnic, August 10
- Book Club, August 6
- Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
- Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
Creative Worship and Ritual
- No Shabbat Service on July 25
Volunteer Opportunities
- Rummage Sale – Donate and Volunteer
- Feeding the Homeless: Recap and Thanks
- Fundraising Team Kickoff Meeting, July 28
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Protecting All Human Life”
Music Notes
- Lahaka Adult Choir
Teen News
- Madrichim: Sign Up Now for Next School Year
Adult Ed
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan: Summer Schedule
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Donations
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Membership Renewal Due
by July 31
Membership
emails have been sent out. Please use the links to renew your annual membership
as soon as possible. If you have not
received your email, or have any questions about the renewal process, contact
Lise Schleicher at info@shir-hadash.org.
President's Message: Land Sale Contract Signed!
Shir Hadash
and the LaSalle Group have signed a contract to sell some of our excess land
for the development of an assisted living facility. To see the President’s message discussing
the benefits of this transaction to our synagogue, click here. To see drawings of the proposed development,
click here.
Save the Date – Shir Hadash Annual Picnic,
August 10
Mark your
calendars for the Annual Shir Hadash Picnic and Sing-along, coming up on
Sunday, August 10 at 4:00pm – the first picnic in our new home! Bring along
games for kids and adults, food for the pot luck dinner, and your musical
instruments and your voices! Click here
to rsvp for your family, and click here to let us know what food or supplies you can bring. To
help with planning, please contact Melanie Andes, fmandes@comcast.net.
Book Club, August 6
The next
Book Club meeting will be on Wednesday, August 6, beginning at 7:30pm, at the
home of Susan Grossman, 2720 Oak Street in Highland Park. The book this month is Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon
Krakauer. This book chronicles a true-life murder which took place within the
Mormon Fundamentalist community. It also discusses the history of America's
fastest growing religion. All are
welcome. For more information, contact Meryl Abensohn, abenkras@aol.com.
Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with
iGive
You can help
Shir Hadash every time you shop online – the iGive Button makes it simple!
iGive is a free and easy way to support the shul. Average shoppers using iGive raises between
$30 and $100 a year for their causes. Shir Hadash has already earned nearly
$200 this year from members using iGive. There are 1480 online retailers
helping to make donations happen through iGive.
Click here
to learn more and join iGive. If you have questions, contact Sandi Schleicher, finance@shir-hadash.org.
Scholarship Fund
We are
grateful to everyone who has contributed to the Samuel I. Andes Scholarship
Fund, a need-based fund for children whose families cannot afford to pay for
their Jewish education at Shir Hadash. Melanie and Fred Andes have created this
fund in memory of Fred’s great-uncle Samuel I. Andes and have graciously
offered to match all donations to the fund up to $11,000.00. Click here to donate online or mail in your check made out to Shir Hadash with “Scholarship”
written in the memo line. Thank you!
Don’t Forget Our Permanent Restaurant
Fundraisers!
The
Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove or Butterfield’s Restaurant in
Northbrook 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.
Creative Worship and Ritual
No Shabbat Service on July 25
Enjoy
celebrating Shabbat with your family this Friday, and plan to join us for our
next Shabbat evening service on August 5.
Volunteer Opportunities.
Rummage Sale – Donate and Volunteer!
The Shir
Hadash Rummage Sale is coming on August 24!
We need rummage to sell: time to clean out your closets! Things can be
dropped at the shul Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am – 2pm, or on
special drop off dates of July 20 and August 12.
We need
volunteers for all aspects of the upcoming Rummage Sale:
- Drop off/Sorting volunteers the evening of August 12, 7-9pm;
- Set up volunteers on Thursday August 21 and Friday August 22;
- and most critically, day of volunteers on August 24th.
We are
asking for one to two volunteer hours per family, kids welcomed with parents! We hope to raise more than $2500 but need
helping hands to do that! Click here to
sign up or for more information.
Feeding the Homeless: Recap and Thanks
Many thanks
to everyone who took part in our evening of Feeding the Homeless on Monday July
21st. Congregants brought in all the
food necessary to make this evening a success. We served the meal alongside
members of Kingswood United Methodist Church.
It was great meeting new people and interacting with our neighbors in
need.
Be on the
lookout for more opportunities to serve the homeless through our commitment to
the PADS program at Kingswood Church.
Fundraising Team Kick-Off Meeting, July 28
Please join
us at the Fundraising Team's kick-off meeting on Monday, July 28th at 7:30 at
the synagogue. As our new fiscal year
begins, the fundraising team is excited to explore the myriad possibilities for
providing additional financial support in new, innovative ways as well as
tried, true, and successful methods. In
the coming weeks, we’ll discuss ongoing efforts like our upcoming Rummage Sale,
the annual Gala, the Rosh Hashanah honey sale, Dining for Dollars, Open Mic
Nights, Movie Nights, Hanukkah candle sales, Barnes & Noble gift wrapping,
iGive, and the very successful SHOP Shir Hadash. We’ll also look at some other
fundraising ideas that are new for us, like Lox Box sales, Pesach candy sales,
challah sales, a Hanukkah bazaar, a Mah Jongg tournament, and any other ideas
we bring with us.
This isn’t a
time to be shy! We need your ideas, your inspiration and your energy! Join us this Monday evening as we make plans
for this exciting new year. To RSVP for the meeting or for additional
information, Carrie Matt at carriematt0921@gmail.com or 702-219-6584.
The Rabbi’s Corner
July 25-26, 2014 / 28 Tammuz 5774
Shabbat Mas’ei
Torah: Numbers 33:1 - 36:13 / Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4 - 28;
3:4
“Protecting
All Human Life”
Dear
Friends,
My daughter
Elana came home from Israel this week for a brief visit. She is a soldier in the Israeli Defense Force
(IDF) serving in the Education Corps.
Not being a combat soldier, the army gave her some leave time. Many of her friends are combat soldiers
stationed on bases all over Israel. Some
of her friends are fighting in Gaza tonight.
We are all glued to the news, like all of Israel, hoping that the
terrible fighting can end as soon as possible and that security, peace and
dignity can be established for all involved – Israeli and Palestinian.
No country
would ever put up with rocket fire upon its cities and towns, and for that
reason, Israel is receiving great support from many countries for its right to
self-defense. However, Israel is also
receiving terrible criticism for the civilian casualties, even though Hamas
hides its rocket launchers, weapons caches, and command posts amongst homes,
schools, hospitals, and mosques in order to drive up the civilian
casualties. Despite the criticism,
Israel is doing its best to minimize civilian casualties, because that is the
lesson of this week’s Torah portion.
This week’s
portion commands the establishment of Cities of Refuge to protect anyone who
has killed someone due to his own negligence, inattention, or accident. They are to be protected from any act of
vengeance that might be perpetrated by a “blood avenger.” The extensive network
of six cities offered refuge where the accidental killer could find protection
from a relative seeking vengeance for the accidental death.
Just as God
instructed Moses to take extensive measures in order to protect the lives of
those who have killed by accident, Israel has taken extraordinary measures to
protect the lives of civilians in Gaza who are being brutally exploited by
Hamas….
To read the
rest of The Rabbi’s Corner, please click here. http://shir-hadash.org/rabbis-corner/
Music Notes
Lahaka (Adult Choir)
Come Join Us - We're Already
Looking Forward to High Holidays!
If you like
to sing and be part of a warm, friendly, fun-loving group, come join Lahaka,
our adult choir! Be on the lookout for information on our summer and High
Holidays rehearsal schedule. We will be preparing for a meaningful musical Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For more information contact Sandy Weiss,
sandy2weiss@gmail.com.
Teen News
Madrichim: Sign Up Today
If you are
hoping to be a madrich or madricha in our school this year, please be sure to complete
the on-line application right away. Contact Carole if you have any questions:
youth@shir-hadash.org.
Adult Education
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 will meet on July 24, August 21, and August 28 beginning at noon, in the
Shir Hadash Kitchen/Café. All are welcome.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
School’s out
for the kids, but Adult Ed goes on! Check the website calendar for upcoming Sunday morning classes with Fred Andes.
Donations
To the
Building Fund:
Ronna and
Brad Steinback
To the
General Fund:
Elizabeth,
Bill, Maya, and Zack Bauer, in memory of Cissy Schor
To the Rabbi’s
Discretionary Fund:
Howard Grill
Molly and
Mark Michaels
To the
Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund:
Ronna and
Brad Steinback
To the
School Wish List Fund:
Molly and
Mark Michaels
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP
over the Summer!
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.
Bonus Contributions Now Available:
- Applebee’s – 3% bonus til Aug. 1
- Bath and Body Works – 5% bonus til Aug. 1
- TGIFriday’s – 2% bonus til Aug. 1
- CVS Pharmacy – 2% bonus til Aug. 1
- Dell – 2% bonus til July 25
- Gordman’s – 2% bonus til Aug 1
- IHOP – 3% bonus til Aug 1
- Kohl’s – 1% bonus til July 25
- LL Bean – 1% bonus til Aug 1
- Walgreen’s – 1% bonus til Aug 1
- Lowe’s – 1% bonus til Aug 1
- REI – 2% bonus til Aug 1
Walmart® is
offering a savings of 10 cents a gallon
on gas purchases made when using a Walmart Gift Card, effective through
September 8, 2014.
GLSC Summer Hours: GLSC, a
giftcard vendor, has special summer hours from now until September 2: 8:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m Eastern Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Eastern
on Fridays.
MyScripWallet,
ScripNow’s new mobile website, makes it easy to support SHOP while you’re on
the go! To learn more about this convenient service, click here for the site’s FAQs.
Thanks to the
following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Singer
- Mostow
- Zweiban
- Arons
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