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Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Rummage Sale this Sunday!
- Shir Hadash Honey Available Now
- New! Fundraising Night at Chico’s, September 4
- Membership Renewals are Past Due
- Book Club
- 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
- Shabbat Morning Torah Study and Bike Ride, Saturday, August 23-- Location Change!
- High Holidays Registration
- Special Offer for New High Holidays Guests -- "High Holiday Memberships"
Volunteer Opportunities
- New! High Holidays Ushers and Oneg Help Needed
The Rabbi’s Corner
- "Dressing the Part"
Music Notes
- Join the Lahaka for High Holidays
Teen News
- Madrichim: Sign Up Now for Next School Year
- BBYO Regional Kickoff, September 7
Adult Ed
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Donations
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Rummage Sale – Volunteer Today, Shop and Volunteer on Sunday!
Here we go! Our
first Shir Hadash Rummage Sale is this
weekend -- Sunday, August 24! Our storage areas are bursting with a huge variety of amazing items. Come by and see all the goodies that are on sale for a fraction of their value.
Our Rummage Sale can raise much needed funds for Shir Hadash, but only if we have your immediate help!
Our Rummage Sale can raise much needed funds for Shir Hadash, but only if we have your immediate help!
- Today (Thursday, August 21) our hardworking volunteers are sorting and setting up for the big event. Come by and lend a hand! We will be at the synagogue well into the evening hours and possibly on Friday as well.
- We also still need volunteers to help on Sunday, the day of the sale. Many hands make light work! Please click here right now to sign up for a time to help.
- Even if you can't volunteer, be sure to stop by and pick up some great bargains -- everything you spend helps Shir Hadash!
A Sweet New Year Begins with Shir Hadash's
Honey Sale
Guarantee a
sweet start to your New Year by purchasing a bottle of honey (or two, three or
more) during Shir Hadash's Honey Sale.
The fundraising team is very happy to offer a giftable eight-ounce
bottle of USDA Grade A kosher honey at better than last year's prices! Purchase one bottle at $8 each or 3 for
$20. That's less money, honey!!
Honey will
be available for purchase at this Sunday’s Rummage Sale, before Shabbat services
on September 5th and 19th, and every Sunday morning beginning
September 7th once Sunday School is back in session, through Rosh
Hashanah. Be sure to pick some up for
yourself and to share with friends and family!
For more information, contact Carrie Matt by email at
carriematt0921@gmail.com or by phone at 702-219-6584. Make your New Year a little sweeter and help
support Shir Hadash!
Fashionably Philanthropic: Shir Hadash Shopping Night at Chico's in
Lincolnshire, September 4
Looking for
those perfect outfits for the High Holidays?
Maybe some new pieces for work or play?
Shir Hadash Shopping Night at Chico's in Lincolnshire Commons (970
Milwaukee Avenue, Suite H, in Lincolnshire) is a fun and fashion-forward way to
support the synagogue! Join your friends
on Thursday, September 4th, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, and purchase selections from
Chico's beautiful fall line (as well as already-reduced gems from the Summer
line). Chico's will generously
contribute 10% of purchases to Shir Hadash!
Have a coupon or other special offer from Chico's? No problem!
You reap the savings and Shir Hadash still earns 10%! Is September 4th a good date, but the time
slot is all wrong? The Chico's
Lincolnshire team will graciously contribute 10% of purchases made before
6:00pm - just remember to mention "Shir Hadash" when you check-out.
Shop Chico's
and support Shir Hadash!! Doing a
mitzvah never looked so good!
Membership Renewals are Past Due
Membership
renewals were due by July 31. The timely collection of membership dues is vital
to the daily operation of the shul. If you have missed the deadline, please
follow the links on www.shir-hadash.org to renew your membership right away. If you have any questions about the renewal
process, contact Lise Schleicher at info@shir-hadash.org.
Book Club
At our last
meeting, 12 participants met to discuss Under
the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. We spoke about orthodoxy and also fanaticism
in Mormonism and other religions. We also discussed the unusual history of the
religion begun by Joseph Smith and rooted in America. Thank you to Susan
Grossman for her gracious hospitality.
Our next
book will be My Promised Land by Ari
Shavtt. The meeting will most likely be in the last half of October, following
the holidays. Details for time and place will be announced soon. All are
welcome to our book club meetings. If you have questions, please 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 raise between
$30 and $100 a year for their causes. 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 http://sh.shulcloud.com/samuel-i-andes-scholarship-fund.htmlto
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 and 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
Shabbat Morning Bike Ride and Torah Study,
Saturday, August 23, 9:00am
Note
Location Change!
Celebrate a
summer Shabbat in the great outdoors! On Saturday morning, August 23, we will
meet at 9:00 at the Cook County Forest Preserves parking lot - on the northeast
corner of Willow Road and the Edens Expressway. We will greet the Shabbat
morning and ride five miles north on the paved North Branch Trail and stop for
breakfast and coffee at the Chicago Botanic Garden. There we will study some
Torah before returning to the parking lot by noon. Bring money for food and
drink. All children must be accompanied by a parent.
High Holidays Registration
High
Holidays are coming soon - Selichot, which starts the holiday season, is on
Saturday, September 20. So, it's time to
register! This year, we are doing that
on-line, using the ShulCloud system. E-mail
messages have been sent that contain all of the information that you need to
register, including a link to ShulCloud.
Different messages are being sent to different groups, depending on
whether you are already a Shir Hadash member, and whether you have attended our
High Holiday services before.
Members:
Please keep in mind, although you do not have pay for tickets to High Holidays
services, you do need to go through the online service registration. This
allows us to plan for seating, food, and other contingencies. Also, note that
members must up-to-date in their annual dues payments in order to be admitted
to services.
All
questions regarding services, registration, etc. should be directed to
cwr@shir-hadash.org. We look forward to see you all on the High Holidays!
Special Offer for New High Holidays Guests –
“High Holiday Memberships”
We are not
selling tickets for High Holiday services this year -- we are offering High
Holiday Memberships! This new concept covers everything we do at Shir Hadash
between Slichot and Simchat Torah/Shmini Atzeret, including of course Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is a perfect time for your friends that have been
on the fence about us to try us out! Come to Lunch and Learn on Thursdays with
the Rabbi, try out an adult ed class on Sunday mornings, Try out a Saturday
morning Shabbat and see our one of a kind B'nai Mitzvah's.
For anyone
who has never been with us for High Holidays, there are 108 memberships
available for $54 each. For those guests who have been with us before, a High
Holiday Membership is the same as the ticket-only price of $250. Click here for details, or tell your friends to
visit the our website to register. Shir Hadash:
Not what you expect, but what you've been looking for.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers Needed for High Holidays
The High
Holidays are just around the corner, and we’re looking for volunteers to help
our observance a pleasure for everyone. With a minimal time commitment, you can
help make our services welcoming and accommodating. New members are especially
welcome – this is a great opportunity to make new friends in the community!
Volunteers
are needed in the following roles:
- Ushers for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: Contact Ken Laner, klaner@6ideas.com
- Oneg Organizers for Rosh Hashanah: Contact Mia Graff, graffme379@yahoo.com
There’s no
need to set a time commitment now – just email Ken or Mia to let them know you’re
interested or to ask questions. Thanks for your participation!
The Rabbi’s Corner
August 22-23, 2014 / 27 Av 5774
Shabbat Re’eh
Torah - Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17 / Haftarah - Isaiah 54:11
- 55:5
“Dressing
the Part”
Dear
Friends,
New research
has revealed that only 6% of men wear neckties to work these days. Tie sales now are half of what they were in
1995 and tie manufacturers are ‘tied in knots’ about it.
I enjoy
wearing a tie. It has color and
pattern. It jumps off the shirt and
offers a unique style statement. Think about it. The tie is virtually the only thing a man
wears that shows some unique flair to his business wardrobe. Without the tie, men would all dress
essentially the same. Such is the world
of men’s fashion...
Well, this
week’s Torah portion mentions another men’s fashion accessory that seems to
have gone the way of the necktie - the tallit.
Now the Torah does not actually tell us to wear a tallit. Rather, it tells us to wear fringes -
‘tzitzit’ - on the corners of our garments.
The Torah explains that by seeing the fringes, we will be reminded to
follow our Jewish heritage of law, mitzvot, and righteousness (See Deuteronomy
15:37-41)....
To read the
rest of The Rabbi’s Corner, please click here.
Music Notes
Join Lahaka for the High Holidays
If you’ve
been thinking about joining Lahaka, now is the perfect time: rehearsals for our
High Holidays services are now underway! Vocalists and instrumentalists are all
welcome. We are looking forward to providing beautiful, meaningful music for
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.
BBYO Regional Kickoff Concert, September 7
BBYO’s Great
Midwest Region wants you to “Light Up the New Year” with a spectacular Kickoff
Concert on September 7! The band Radical Something will perform at Metro
Chicago from 7:00 – 9:00pm in a show
that’s open to all Jewish teens in 8th-12th grade.
Transportation will be available from the Weinger JCC in Northbrook, the Duman
JCC in Buffalo Grove, and the Kaplan JCC in Skokie.
Tickets are
$39 for GMR members, $49 for non-members. Register by Friday, August 22 to be
entered in a raffle to meet the band! Registration will close on September 3.
Click here for more info and to buy tickets.
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. Upcoming summer
sessions for this informal group will meet on 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 General Fund
- Victoria and Eric Cokee, in memory of Cissy Schor
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:
- The Children’s Place – 1% til Aug 29
- Smart & Final – 2% til Sept 26
- JC Penney – 2% til Sept 12
- BonTon – 2% on ecards only til Sept 12
Bonus Contributions Beginning August 23:
- Kohl’s – 1% til Aug 29
- TGI Friday’s – 3% til Sept 5
- Red Robin – 2% til Sept 5
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 for customer service 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.
Thanks to the
following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Arons
- Herbin
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