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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Shir Hadash Annual Picnic, August 10
- New! Shir Hadash Honey to be Available at the Picnic
- New! Family Movie Night Featuring “Monsters University,” August 16
- Membership Renewals are Past Due
- 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 Healing Service, Saturday, August 9
- Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, August 15
- Shabbat Morning Torah Study and Bike Ride, Saturday, August 23
- High Holidays Registration
Volunteer Opportunities
- Gala Planning Kick-Off Meeting, August 7
- Rummage Sale – Donate and Volunteer
- Join the Youth Committee, August 19
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “Seeking Consolation”
Music Notes
- Join the Lahaka for High Holidays
Teen News
- Madrichim: Sign Up Now for Next School Year
- Teens Needed for Youth Committee, August 19
- Ra’am BBYO Board Meeting, August 19
Adult Ed
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Donations
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
Shir Hadash Annual Picnic, August 10
It’s finally
here – the Annual Picnic on Sunday, August 10 at 4:00pm. Join in the fun as we
hold our first picnic in our own courtyard!
Rabbi Eitan
will lead a sing a long after dinner. Bring games. Bring instruments. You can bring friends too!
This is a
pot luck event. We will be grilling
kosher hamburgers and hot dogs.
Therefore, all foods must be milk-product free.
To RSVP, click here. Be sure to tell us what you are bringing including not only food items but
including games and instruments too. Let
us know if you will arrive early for set up and/or stay for clean up. Any
questions? Contact Melanie Andes,
fmandes@comcast.net, 847-913-9198.
Guarantee a
sweet start to your New Year buy purchasing a bottle of honey (or two, three or
more) during Shir Hadash's Honey Sale.
The fundraising team is very happy to bring you an improved product over
last year's - a larger 12 ounce bottle of USDA organic kosher honey - at last
year's prices of $10 each or 3 or more for $8 each. Honey will be available for purchase at this
Sunday's congregation picnic, so be sure to pick some up for yourself and to
share with friends and family! Not going
to be at the picnic? Contact Carrie Matt
by email at carriematt0921@gmail.com or by phone at 702-219-6584 to arrange
your purchase. Make your New Year a
little sweeter and help support Shir Hadash!
New! A Sweet New Year Begins with Shir Hadash's
Honey Sale
Guarantee a
sweet start to your New Year buy purchasing a bottle of honey (or two, three or
more) during Shir Hadash's Honey Sale.
The fundraising team is very happy to bring you an improved product over
last year's - a larger 12 ounce bottle of USDA organic kosher honey - at last
year's prices of $10 each or 3 or more for $8 each. Honey will be available for purchase at this
Sunday's congregation picnic, so be sure to pick some up for yourself and to
share with friends and family! Not going
to be at the picnic? Contact Carrie Matt
by email at carriematt0921@gmail.com or by phone at 702-219-6584 to arrange
your purchase. Make your New Year a
little sweeter and help support Shir Hadash!
New! Family Movie
Night Featuring “Monsters University,” August 16
Join us for a fun filled movie night at Shir Hadash on
Saturday, August 16. The Pixar hit “Monsters University” stars the voices of
Billy Crystal and John Goodman. Come
join the laughter at 6:30 pm! Click here
for detailed information on our website. .
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.
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 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 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 Service of Healing and
Comfort, Saturday, August 9, 9:45am
We just
observed Tisha B'Av, which is the day on which both Temples were destroyed in
ancient Jerusalem. As we make our way
toward the High Holidays, each Shabbat service contains readings of comfort,
which help elevate us from the sadness of Tisha B'Av toward the glory and power
of Rosh Hashanah. This Shabbat, in
particular, is known as Shabbat Nachamu - Shabbat of Comfort - because the
Haftarah reading, from the Book of Isaiah, starts with, "Comfort, oh
comfort my people, says your God."
To observe the Shabbat of Comfort, we will have a special Saturday
morning service on August 9, starting at 9:45am. We will say the Shabbat
morning prayers and have a Torah service, with additional readings on the theme
of comfort, including healing prayers for friends and family who are not
well. Please join us!
Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, August 15,
7:30 pm
Friday night
service, celebrating one year in our new building!
Shabbat Morning Bike Ride and Torah Study, Saturday,
August 23, 9:00am
Details to come -- hoping to avoid the rain this time!
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. (For
example, attendance at High Holiday services is free for members, so there is
no payment information required from members, unless they are paying for guests
or books.) If you do not receive that
message, or if you think that you got the wrong message, then please let us
know. All questions should be directed
to cwr@shir-hadash.org . We look
forward to seeing you all on the High Holidays (if not before)!
Volunteer Opportunities
Gala Kick-off Meeting, August 7 (Tonight)
Do you like
planning parties? Want to help create a
wonderful, memorable and festive evening to mark Rabbi Eitan's 20th year as the
spiritual leader of Shir Hadash? Then
join us at the Gala Planning Kick-off Meeting on Thursday, August 7 at 7:30pm
at the synagogue, where we'll review options and begin to set plans in
motion. With your help, we can make this
year's Gala the best yet! For more
information, contact Carrie Matt by email at carriematt0921@gmail.com or by
phone at 702-219-6584.
Rummage Sale – Donate and Volunteer!
The Shir
Hadash Rummage Sale is coming on August 24, and the donations have been coming
in like gangbusters! With the current
levels of donations, we think we can make over $2000 for our synagogue. (Don’t
stop donating, we can handle it!) To make that happen, we need all hands on
deck – at least one or two hours of volunteer participation per family.
Because of
this wonderful donation response, we are scheduling two extra sorting sessions
so that we are able to maximize our earnings! We need help on the following
dates:
- Sorting donations: Tuesday, August 12, from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
- Setting up: Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22
- Sales assistance: Sunday, August 24.
Please pick
a time to help out and sign up via the links on Shul Cloud. For more
information, contact Lise Schleicher at info@shir-hadash.org
Youth Committee Looking for Adult and Teen
Members; Meeting on August 19
The next
Youth Committee meeting is on August 19
at 6:15 p.m. in the Teen Lounge. The
Committee is looking for adults and teens to help plan and participate in
events during the year. Now that we have
a building, we have many more opportunities to present activities for our Youth
and we plan to have an exciting year. We
hope to plan some fun events like tikkun olam activities, kid movies, story
times, Mom/Dad and Me activities, and other programs planned by our Youth
Committee members. We are looking for
events that are fun and build community for kids of all ages. For more information, contact Carole Mostow
at youth@shir-hadash.org.
The Rabbi’s Corner
August 8-9,
2014 / 13 Av 5774
Shabbat
Va’etchanan
Shabbat
Nachamu (Shabbat of Consolation) –The Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av
Torah:
Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11 / Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 - 40:26
“Seeking
Consolation”
Dear
Friends,
Comfort you,
comfort you My people (Isaiah 40:1)
Through
these famous words, the prophet Isaiah was reaching out to the people of Israel
2,700 years ago during a time of military threat and defeat by the Assyrian
armies from the north. Commentators have suggested that actually Isaiah foresaw
all the difficult times that would confront the Jewish people and sent his
message of consolation forward through time to all those who would experience
oppression, exile, and persecution.
Isaiah’s
words continue to comfort us even today. Following the observance of Tisha B’av
this past Monday eve and Tuesday, a day commemorating the destruction of the
great Temples of Jerusalem in antiquity, Shabbat Nachamu reminds us that a
bright future is right around the corner. Today, nowhere is that more true than
in Israel, which is experiencing an investment boom—even as war rages....
To read the
rest of The Rabbi’s Corner, please click here.
Music Notes
Lahaka (Adult Choir)
High Holidays Rehearsals Start Next Week!
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.
Join the Youth Planning Committee
Teens are
needed to help plan great events for Shir Hadash youth this year! See the
notice in “Volunteer Opportunities,” above, for the Youth Committee meeting and
join us on August 19 at 6:15 in the Teen Lounge. Contact Carole for more
information, youth@shir-hadash.org.
Ra'am BBYO Board meeting, August 19
Our first
meeting with the fall 2014 Ra'am board is Tuesday, August 19 at 7:15 p.m. in
the Teen Lounge. Please send agenda
items to Mira prior to the meeting.
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
- Pam and Marc Kaplan, in memory of Cissy Schor
To the Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund, the Youth Group, and the Camp Scholarship Fund
- Deborah Newberger
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:
- American Eagle – 3% til Aug 15
- The Children’s Place – 1% til Aug 29
- Smart & Final – 2% til Sept 26
Bonus Contributions Beginning August 9
- Cool Cuts – 2% til Aug 15
- SuperCuts – 2% til Aug 15
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
- Singer
- Mostow
- Zweiban
- Arons
- Anderson
- Farahmandpour
- Fargotstein
- G. Graff
- M. Graff
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