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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- High Holidays Service Schedule
- New! Shir Hadash Summer Family Trip to Israel, June 2015
- New! Programming Planning Session, October 23
- New! Meditation Group Forming
- New! Looking for Mahjong Players
- Yoga Classes Forming
- Shir Hadash Sunday Schmear
- Book Club, October 22
- Group Outing to Chicago Festival of Jewish Cinema, November 8
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Prayerbooks Needed to Borrow for High Holidays
- Children’s Programs for High Holidays
- Special Offer for New High Holidays Guests – “High Holiday Memberships”
Volunteer Opportunities
- High Holidays Ushers and Children’s Program Help Needed
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “For Everything There is a Season”
Teen News
- Teen Service for Yom Kippur
- New! BBYO Ra’am Induction Ceremony, October 5
- BBYO Ra’am Chapter Meeting and Hangout, October 6
- New! BBYO Middle School Get-Together, October 12
- BBYO Brotherhood/Sisterhood Convention, October 24-26
- New! Teen Night at Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, November 5
Adult Education
- New! Crash Course in Jewish History starts October 12
- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Tuesdays
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
- Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
SHOP Shir Hadash
Membership and Upcoming Events
High Holidays Service Schedule
This summary
of services is also available on the Shir Hadash website.
Locations:
SH = Shir Hadash, 200 West Dundee Road,
Wheeling
OLB = Our Lady of the Brook, 3700 Dundee
Road, Northbrook
- Kol Nidrei (Friday, October 3)
- Evening Service, 6:15– 8:00 p.m. at OLB
- Yom Kippur Day (Saturday, October 4)
- Morning Service, 9:30am – 12:30pm at OLB
- Yizkor, 12:30 – 1:30pm at OLB
- Family Service, 2:00pm at SH
- Adult Discussion Sessions, 2:00 – 3:00pm and 3:00 – 4:00pm at SH
- Afternoon (Mincha) Service, 4:00 – 5:00pm at SH
- Ne’ilah, 5:00 – 6:15pm at SH
- Sukkot (Friday, October 10)
- Evening Service, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at SH
- Simchat Torah (Friday, October 17)
- Evening Service, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at SH
New! Shir
Hadash Family Summer Trip to Israel, June 2015
If you’ve
been considering a visit to Israel, here’s the perfect opportunity! Rabbi Eitan
and Dawn Weiner-Kaplow will lead a family tour of comprehensive sightseeing
from June 16 to 26, 2015. The trip will include visits to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv,
Haifa, Galilee, and a wide range of ancient and modern sites. The package includes
airfare, hotel, motor coach transportation, excursions, and much more. Visit
our website for a detailed package description, or contact Dawn at dweinerkaplow@sbcglobal.net.
New! Event Ideas Needed! Program Planning Session, October 23
Our
Programming Committee wants to hear from you! What kinds of activities and events
would you like to do at Shir Hadash?
- What types of adult education classes would interest you?
- Do you like to play canasta, bridge, or bingo?
- Would you like a quilting group or perhaps a drum circle?
- Would you like to go to the movies, the Marriott Theater, the Chicago Botanic Gardens?
- How about a Lunch Bunch, a Dinner Group or a Shabbat Dinner group?
Join us for
a planning meeting at the synagogue on Thursday,
October 23 at 7:30pm. Bring your ideas and suggestions! To RSVP, ask questions, or share comments, please
contact Melanie Andes and Rebecca Rice at programming@shir-hadash.org.
New!
Meditation Group Forming
Are you
interested in learning about how meditation can add to your life? Do you have experience in meditation that you
would be willing to share? We have
members looking for other members to meditate with and with whom they can
exchange meditation experiences. If you
are interested in learning more about meditation at Shir Hadash, please email
rzinbarg@northwestern.edu.
New! Looking
for Mahjong Players!
Shir Hadash
is starting Mahjong games at the Synagogue.
If you are interested in playing , email
programming@shir-hadash.org. Please
include information about times when you are available to play and whether you
are a new or experienced player. Also,
if anyone has an extra folding card table they could donate for Mahjong and
other games, please send an email.
Get your Sunday Schmear at Shir Hadash
What to do while the kids are in Religious School? Looking for fun on Sunday mornings? Hungry while waiting for adult education to start? Come hang out with your fellow Shir Hadashnicks and have coffee and a bagel 'n schmear. Spend some fun time with your friends, bring a newspaper, or just have a relaxing morning with a cup of Joe. All coffee and bagels proceeds benefit the Synagogue. And if you would be interested in helping assist with the coffee and bagel once a month, please let us know by emailing nflsunday1966@gmail.com. Please put “Bagels” in the subject line.
Yoga Classes Forming
Interested in improving your mind and body through yoga classes at Shir Hadash? Email jolitman@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more. Please indicate if you are interested in classes during the day, night or either one.
Book Club, October 22
Our next
book will be My Promised Land: The
Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit. We will meet at the home of
the Kopulsky family, 2460 Asbury Road in Northbrook, on October 22 at 7:30. All
are welcome to our book club meetings. If you have questions, please contact
Meryl Abensohn, abenkras@aol.com.
Group Outing to Chicago Festival of Israeli
Cinema at Northbrook Court, November 8
Join us for
a screening of the award-winning film Magic
Men at Northbrook Court’s AMC Theater on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00pm.
The story follows a Greek-Israeli Holocaust survivor and his Hasidic rapper
son, estranged for many years, as they embark on a road trip to find the old
magician who saved the father’s life during WWII. The screening will feature a
special appearance by co-director Guy Nattiv. After the movie, we’ll gather for
coffee and dessert at Prairie Grass Café to discuss the film and schmooze. The
film is part of the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema which runs from October 29 to November 9.
Our original
block of tickets has dwindled to two, so we’ve reserved a second block of 20! Tickets
are available on a first-come, first-served basis for $12 per person. To
purchase tickets, click here. The deadline is November 4, or while supplies last. For more information,
contact Rebecca Rice at r.rice1@comcast.net.
Creative Worship and Ritual
This Week’s Services
Please see
the detailed High Holidays Service Schedule, above.
Prayer Books Needed to Borrow for High
Holidays
We’ve had a
wonderful response to our High Holidays Guest Membership opportunity, and are
expecting an additional 200+ people for our services! To be sure that we have
enough prayer books to supply this large a group (even with people sharing
books), we are asking members to loan any extra copies of the prayer book for
the services. Maybe your kids are off at college, or you bought fresh copies a
while back?
If you have
books you can temporarily loan to the shul, please bring them to our check-in
table when you arrive at the Kol Nidre or Yom Kippur morning service. We will write down your name and number of
books on our book loaner sheet, we will put a numbered temporary cover on the
books, and we will ask you to write your name inside the cover of the books, so
we can keep track of them properly.
Then, when the holiday is over, you can pick up your books - either at
the end of Yom Kippur services, or at the synagogue office anytime later. Thank
you advance for helping make our services fully participatory for everyone!
Children’s Programs for High Holidays
Just a
reminder: if you plan to have your children participate in our excellent
special programs during Yom Kippur morning services, please be sure to sign
them up via our website. This allows us to plan for materials, seating, and
other logistics. Thanks for your response!
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. 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 Tuesdays with
the Rabbi, participate in an adult ed class on Sunday mornings, or share in a
Saturday morning Shabbat and experience our unique B'nai Mitzvahs.
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, http://www.shir-hadash.org/high-holidays/ or tell your friends to
visit our website to register. Shir Hadash:
Not what you expect, but what you've been looking for.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers Needed for High Holidays –
Ushers, Oneg, and Children’s Programs
The High
Holidays are here, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make 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 Yom Kippur: Contact Ken Laner, klaner@6ideas.com
- Adult Assistants for Children’s Programs: Contact Suzanne Wexler, volunteer@shir-hadash.org
Thanks for
your participation!
The Rabbi’s Corner
October 3-4, 2014 / 10 Tishrei 5775
Shabbat v’Yom Kippur
“For
Everything there is a Season”
Dear
Friends,
This Friday
evening we will gather to begin our Yom Kippur worship. Even though we might feel some safety in
numbers, our tradition teaches that each one of us is standing alone before
God. This has led some to interpret that
Yom Kippur is both the Day of Atonement and the Day of At-One-ment.
Rabbi Chaim
Stern offers the following meditation to help us look deep within ourselves to
make good choices in the coming year.
For Everything There is a Season
For
everything there is a season, a time for every matter under the heavens.
A time to be
born and a time to die.
We cannot choose our time of birth, but we can choose our
way of life. We cannot hope to live forever, but we can choose to live with
courage.
For
everything there is a season. A time for every matter under the heavens.
A time
to plant, and a time to harvest what has been planted.
Nothing
grows without planting; our gift of life is the gift of responsibility which
work makes real. Plant and nurture, the harvest will yet come.
Now is the
time to remake ourselves, a time to destroy ignorance and evil within us and
around us, a time to begin the work of healing and making whole again.
For
everything there is a season, a time for every matter under the heavens. A time
to break down, and a time to build up.
Break down
old habits of thought, in which people are despised who differ from others.
Time now to build a new society of mankind.
For everything there is a season, a
time for every matter under the heavens. A time to weep, and a time to laugh.
Weep to see
talent wasted, gifts misused, to see men, women and children thwarted by
poverty and oppression. Men will one day laugh to think that such things were
done in the childhood of our race.
A time to
mourn and a time to dance.
Mourn with all who suffer loss, ease their burden with
your care; then dance and draw them into your circle of joy; That human circle
which will one day be unbroken.
A time to
embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
Hold your friends within your arms,
and closer still, as spirit touches soul and you are one. But listen also to
the call for help; when there is work to do, turn to the task which cannot
wait.
A time to
cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together.
Cast away rubble, rocks,
wasted years. Remove stones from the land; make it live again, fertile and
green. Take stones and build schools for children, playgrounds, hospitals, and
sanctuaries.
There is a
time to seek, and a time to lose.
Seek one another, and find
yourselves; lose that which blocks the path from person to person.
There is a
time to keep, and a time to cast away.
Keep faith with yourself, with the
promise of your potential; cast away bitterness and self-seeking which makes
you less than you can be.
For there is
a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.
Keep silent, when speaking would hurt
a neighbor and bring him shame; speak out, when silence would be betrayal, when
the weak need strength, and victims of injustice, a champion.
For
everything there is a season... A time to love, and a time to hate.
What
should we love, if not the good, the true, the beautiful in man and nature?
What should we hate but hate itself, all that works with malice against the
human race.
And a time
for every matter under the heavens. A time for war, and a time for peace.
Wage war for
man, and not against him. Wage war on war itself. That is our task, so that we
shall yet witness Shalom for all men.
-- Chaim Stern
G’mar
Hatimah Tovah - May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year.
Shabbat
Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan
Weiner-Kaplow
Education
Religious School
Shir
Hadash’s wonderful religious school is off to a great start for the new year! Click here for detailed school information in Education Director Emily Ascher’s blog.
Havayah!
Our monthly
teen Sunday School class (for those who have completed their Bar or Bat
Mitzvah) had its first meeting of the year last week, sharing a casual lunch
with the Rabbi. Future gatherings at the synagogue will include lots of
discussions about important topics of Jewish life and thought. In addition, there may be some field trips to
places such as a kosher restaurant, a shabbat dinner at one of our homes, and
perhaps an evening at the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema to watch a movie.
It’s not too late to join! Come to our next meeting on October 12, from 12:30
to 2:00pm.
Teen News
Teen Service for Yom Kippur
This year,
we will devote some time during the High Holidays for teens to celebrate
together. All sixth through twelfth graders are invited to
participate. We will focus on key themes
of the High Holidays in ways that are uniquely meaningful and relevant to young
adults. On Yom Kippur (October 4), we will meet from 9:45 to 11:00am, during
the regular community service. The service will be held at Our Lady of the
Brook, 3700 Dundee Road in Northbrook.
New! BBYO
Ra’am Induction Ceremony, October 5
We will meet
at Michelle’s house from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Sunday, October 5 for our induction
ceremony. If you are member of the chapter, you will want to attend the meeting
and get your official pin! For directions or more information, contact Carole
at youth@shir-hadash.org.
BBYO Ra’am Board Meeting and Hangout,
October 6
Our Ra'am Board will have its next meeting on Monday, October 6 at Shir Hadash from 7:00 - 8:00
pm, followed by Ra’am Hangout time from 8:00 – 9:00 in the Teen Lounge. All teens (you don't have
to be a member) are encouraged to join us.
New! BBYO
Middle School Get-Together, October 12
Calling all
6th through 8th graders! Come out to play some Ultimate
Frisbee and Kickball and meet some teens from the BBYO High School program.
- When: Sunday, October 12, 1:30 to 3:00pm
- Where: Lake County Campus, 23280 N. Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich
No
experience necessary! Have some fun, meet some new friends, and find out what’s
it’s like to be part of BBYO. For further information, email Kevin Friduss,
kfriduss@bbyo.org.
BBYO Brotherhood/Sisterhood Convention,
October 24-26
BBYO Great
Midwest Region is introducing Brotherhood/Sisterhood Convention 2014! Students
in grades 9 through 12 can join teens from GMR chapters at Beber Camp in
Mukwonogo, Wisconsin for a weekend of bonding, history, leadership, song
sessions, and campfires. The fee for the weekend is $209. Scholarships are
available; contact Celia Livshin at clivshin@bbyo.org ASAP for information. Scholarship
applications due back by tomorrow, Friday
October 3rd. Click here to register online.
New! Teen
Night at Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, November 5
BBYO, in
partnership with several other Jewish youth organizations, will present “Teen
Night” at the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema at Northbrook Court’s AMC
Theater. Save the Date: Wednesday, November 5, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. More
information will be available soon!
Adult Education
New!
Crash Course in Jewish History
Seven
Sundays this fall, 11:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
- October 12, 19 & 26
- November 2, 9, and 23
- December 7 & 14
Join Rabbi Eitan
Weiner-Kaplow and Dr. David Liebling for a journey through four thousand years
of Jewish history in our free, eight part lecture series. Crash Course in
Jewish History participants receive a free Companion Guide to Jewish History
and timelines to help them follow the key dates and events that have shaped
both Jewish and world history. This survey course enables participants to
develop an appreciation for the richness of their Jewish heritage throughout
the millennia, and will inspire interest in further exploration of their own
Jewish experience. This program is presented in conjunction with the National
Jewish Outreach Project.
Join Shir
Hadash members and friends for a refreshing and contemporary exploration of the
weekly Torah portion. This fall, we have
a new day and location: We now meet at noon on Tuesdays in the conference room.
All are welcome.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
Our kids are
back in school, and our adult ed programs are getting a fresh start too! Our
Torah Study & Jewish Philosophy class, led by Fred Andes, takes place on
Sunday mornings. Meet at the synagogue from 9:45 to 10:45 for coffee and
engaging discussion topics. All are welcome.
Ongoing Fundraisers
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. http://www.igive.com/vg1Hzlb 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.
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP
for Back to School!
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.
New!
Starbucks is
available for ReloadNow!
Bonus
Contributions Now Available:
- Restaurant.com – 15% til Oct 10
- Applebee’s – 2% til Oct 10
- Hallmark –2% til Oct 10
- Hyatt – 2% til Oct 10
- Logan’s Roadhouse – 2% til Oct 10
- Regis Salons – 2% til Oct 3
New
Retailer Available – Fuddruckers
Great news for burger lovers
– Fuddruckers scrip is now available. $25 Fuddruckers gift cards can be ordered
for an 8% non-profit contribution.
Caribou
Coffee 1% Bonus Contribution
Caribou Coffee® is offering a
1% bonus contribution on physical cards only purchased through Friday, October
3. Customers who purchase $10 Caribou Coffee physical gift cards will receive a
7% contribution instead of the standard 6%.
GLSC
20th Anniversary Promotion for October
GLSC, one of our gift card
vendors, is turning 20 and celebrating on the 20th of each month
with promotions, giveaways, and other fun events to show you how much they
appreciate our participation. October 1 through 20, every day a different
retailer will offer a 20% rebate for 20 minutes only. The bonus rebate will
only be available from 1:00 to 1:20 Eastern time, so plan accordingly if you’re
here in Chicago.
Cracker
Barrel Grand Ole Opry Sweepstakes
Starting Saturday October 4,
you could win accommodations and tickets to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,
Tennessee, courtesy of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. You earn a chance to
win for every family ShopWithScrip order you place between October 4 and
October 10 that includes at least $25 in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store gift
cards or ScripNow.
Thanks
to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Herbin
- Rice
- Friedman
- Simon
- Estes-Goldman
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