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What’s Happening at a Glance
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- New! Yoga Starts March 10
- Town Hall Meeting, March 15
- Book Club, March 19
- Community Seder, April 4
- Highlights from Coffee House Night – Open Mic Style
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Shabbat Services this Week
- Tot Shabbat, Friday at 6:15pm
- Shabbat Evening Service, Friday at 7:30pm
- Shabbat Speaker Series Begins March 13, 7:30pm
Volunteer Opportunities
- New! Greeters Needed for Tot Shabbat, March 6
- New! PADS Homeless Shelter, March 17
- SHOP Needs You
The Rabbi’s Corner
- “How Things Have Changed”
Education
- Religious School, March 8
- Tefillin Needed
- Geocaching Mitzvah Project, April 18
Teen News
- Bowling Night for Grades 8-12, March 7
- Help Needed with Purim Carnival, March 8
- More Upcoming Ra’am BBYO Events
- Adult Ed Class on American Jewish History, March 15
- Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi, Tuesdays
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Class
Community Events
- JUF Fundraiser April 12 -- Join the Committee!
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
Yoga at Shir Hadash Starts March 10
We are pleased to bring yoga classes to Shir Hadash! We are
starting with a 5 week session this coming Tuesday (3/10) at Shir Hadash from
6-7pm. Our classes are being taught by a certified instructor and are
appropriate for men and women, ages 14 and up with any level of yoga experience.
We will even accommodate those needing to work from a chair instead of a mat.
For class description, instructor info, class dates, more
info and online payment please click
here. On site payment (cash, check or credit card) will be available. Please email Joanne Litman at
jolitman@gmail.com with questions or to let her know you'll be there (although
a reservation is NOT necessary).
Save the date for a Shir Hadash Town Hall meeting on Sunday,
March 15. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what is happening in
the synagogue, ask questions, and contribute ideas. The meeting will start at
10:30am in the sanctuary.
Book Club, March 19
Our book club’s next selection will be Son of Hamas by
Mossab Hassam Yousef. This book tells the true story of the son of a Hamas leader, who then worked for the Israeli Shin Bet and ultimately became a Christian. What a journey! Our discussion will be led by Ed Rice, who has attended a
talk by the author. Our meeting will be held on March 19 at the Andes home, 945
Creek Bend Drive in Vernon Hills. Everyone is welcome. For more information,
contact Meryl Abensohn, abenkras@aol.com.
Our annual Community Seder is scheduled for April 4, at Shir
Hadash. Mark your calendars now, and watch for more details to be announced
soon.
Highlights from
Coffee House Night – Open Mic Style
Once again, it was a magical evening! We had 22 acts performing to a room of over
65 people who came out to enjoy the evening.
Big Thank Yous go to our Baking Talent, Front of the House Talent, Tech
Expert, and our King of Maintenance, Don, who set up our environment. They all pulled
together in phenomenal team fashion to make this very cool evening flow
seamlessly from beginning to end.
Special Thanks goes to Katy Zwick and Margie Skora who partnered in
organizing this event. Big Thank Yous also go to all the audience members and
talent who generously contributed to our donation baskets so we can continue to
offer our Coffee House Night event.
We are hoping to put our next Coffee House Night – Open Mic
Style on the calendar in May. Please
stay tuned! But for now, please enjoy a
few of the wonderful pictures taken by Maureen at our February 21st Coffee
House Night – Open Mic Style.
Creative Worship and Ritual
This Week’s Services
Purim Tot Shabbat, Friday March
6, 6:15pm
We're very excited to present our first "Tot Shabbat Shuffle," a program of the Jewish Outreach Institute in which unaffiliated families attend family services at area synagogues. Rabbi Eitan will be leading a special Tot Shabbat Purim service for our member families and these special guests. We can use your help to make them feel welcome -- please see "Volunteer Opportunities" below.
We're very excited to present our first "Tot Shabbat Shuffle," a program of the Jewish Outreach Institute in which unaffiliated families attend family services at area synagogues. Rabbi Eitan will be leading a special Tot Shabbat Purim service for our member families and these special guests. We can use your help to make them feel welcome -- please see "Volunteer Opportunities" below.
Shabbat Evening Service, Friday,
March 6, 7:30pm
"The Serious Side of Purim: Anti-Semitism in the Contemporary World." Join us for a Shabbat service, during which we will read the Megillah of Esther and explore how the story represents many personalities and events of our day.
"The Serious Side of Purim: Anti-Semitism in the Contemporary World." Join us for a Shabbat service, during which we will read the Megillah of Esther and explore how the story represents many personalities and events of our day.
Second Friday Speaker Series Begins March 13, 7:30pm
Our first speaker will be Harry Rhodes, the Executive
Director and one of the founders of “Growing Home,” Chicago's leading organic
agriculture social enterprise focused on empowering people and communities in
Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Growing Home's USDA certified organic farms
serve as the foundation for the organization's vision of a world with healthy
people and communities. Harry will speak on the topic, “Tikkun Olam - Repairing
Neighborhoods and Lives: Bringing Skills, Jobs, Engagement, and Healthy Food to
those on Society’s Margins through Urban Farming.” Be sure to join us for this
inspiring presentation.
Volunteer Opportunities
We will be welcoming unaffiliated families to Shir Hadash to participate in this week's Tot Shabbat service (see details above), and we can use your help to make them feel welcome! Volunteers are needed to greet our guests, help them sign in, and generally let them know what a great place Shir Hadash would be for their families. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 5:45 to help with set-up and greet early arrivals. We also need members to bring treats to share at the oneg after the service. Please contact Sandy Weiss (sandy2weiss@gmail.com) to let her know that you can help out. Thanks!
We have another opportunity to help serve our neighbors in need at the PADS Shelter located at Kingswood Church, 401 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove. There are three different ways to participate:
- Dinner Shift - 6:30-8:45pm. Six volunteers are needed (16 years and older). You will help set up, serve, and clean up after the meal. You'll get a chance to eat and interact with the homeless guests.
- Food to be Prepared and Dropped Off - Main Dish, Salad, Vegetable Dish (each enough to feed 15+)
- Other Food Donations to be Dropped Off - 2 Gallons of Milk, 2 Gallons of Juice, 2lbs of Sliced Lunch Meat, 2lbs of Sliced Cheese, 15 pieces of Fresh Fruit to be used for sack lunches.
SHOP Needs You!
Our ongoing, and vital, SHOP Shir Hadash fundraiser needs
volunteers to staff our table at Sunday School. It’s an easy job and a great
chance to schmooze with other Shir Hadashniks! Can you spare one Sunday morning
to help – just one – from 9:00 to 12:30? Click here to sign up for a day of your choice on Shul Cloud, or contact Gina
Zinbarg, gzinbarg@sbcglobal.net, for more info.
The Rabbi’s Corner
“How Things Have
Changed”
Dear Friends,
My, how things have changed... thank God! This week we celebrate the holiday of Purim,
a spring fever Jewish holiday. It commemorates the defeat of Haman and the
forces who wanted to destroy the Jews of Persia, roughly 1,500 years ago. Back
then, the Jews of Persia were on their own.
There was no one to help and support them; there was no one from the
outside to deliver them. Back then, there was no State of Israel to stand up to
evil and defend Jews everywhere.
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| SH Attendees at AIPAC Policy Conference |
As we celebrate Purim this year, let's give thanks that
there is a strong Israel and a strong America-Israel relationship. Let us give
thanks that in times of trouble and times of celebration, Israel is there for
all Jews everywhere.
L'Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
To view past installments of the rabbi’s blog, please visit our website.
Education
Religious School, March 8
We will see all of our students at 9:15am.
Purim Carnival, March
8
Join your children for our annual Purim Festivities this
week! The fun starts this Sunday, March 8, from 11:00 to 12:25pm. Children will
have the opportunity to buy carnival tickets, pizza and soda. (We recommend
$10-$20 per child.) Presented by Ra’am BBYO Chapter.
Tefillin Needed
Rabbi Eitan is collecting sets of tefillin for his teaching
of traditional Judaism to our students. If you have an unused and
unwanted set to donate, please contact him at rabbi@shir-hadash.org or call the
office.
Geocaching Mitzvah
Project, April 18
Looking for a fun activity for the whole family? Zoe
Berthold’s Bat Mitzvah Project is both a good time and for a good cause! Drop
by The Grove (1421 Milwaukee Ave) in Glenview any time from 1-3 PM on Saturday,
April 18, for an introduction to a real-life scavenger hunt called Geocaching.
We will teach you how to use your smartphone to find containers called
“geocaches” hidden all around. After finding the three geocaches that we’ve
hidden with clues inside and solving the puzzle based off the clues, you get a
prize. There is a suggested donation of $5, but 100% of the proceeds go to the
Greater Chicago Food Depository! No registration required. Please email Julie
Berthold at Avergirl@gmail.com with any questions. Click here to learn more.
Teen News
Bowling Night for Grades 8-12, March 7
Grab your
friends and get ready to bowl! On Saturday, March 7 from 7:00-10:00pm, we have
a fantastic event: Bowling at
Pinheads Jeffery Lanes, 125 N. Wolf Rd. Wheeling, IL 60090 (just around the
corner from Shir Hadash). We will spend the night bowling, chatting and having
fun! The cost is $15 for three hours of bowling, shoe rental and snacks.
Bowling will be more fun if we have a great turn-out. Please bring any of your
Jewish friends -- they don't need to be BBYO members. We hope to see all of you
there!
Teens Needed to Help at Purim Carnival,
March 8
All hands on
deck: All teens are encouraged to help
with the Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 8th from 11:00 - 12:25 p.m. For
more information, contact Carole at youth@shir-hadash.org.
Ra'am Board Meeting via Google Hangout,
March 16
Questions?
Contact Carole at youth@shir-hadash.org.
BBYO Regional Event, March 14
Registration
is open for March 14th, 2015! Please join the South Suburb chapters, Chaverim
BBG and Barney Ross AZA, to celebrate GMR's Bar Mitzvah! All BBYO members in
8th-12th grade welcome! The price of this wonderful event will be $18 and we
are highly encouraging each individual to raise and donate additional
increments of $18 to our mitzvah project of GMR’s Stand UP Cause. Click here for more details
and registration information.
SAVE THE DATE: Business Meeting and
Stand Up Program, March 23
On March 23 at
7pm, we will be having a business meeting and a Stand Up program at Shir Hadash,
200 W Dundee. Business Meetings are actually a lot of fun and a time for all of
us to plan what we want the chapter to do - so we hope you all can make it!
This meeting is extremely special because we are also going to have a Stand Up
Social Action program that is super cool!
Adult Education
Winter Adult Ed Class on American Jewish History -- Next
Meeting March 15
Meets on the following Sunday mornings, 11:15 to 12:25 at
Shir Hadash
- Remaining Classes: March 15, 22; April 12; May 3
This survey course
focuses on the fascinating story of the Jewish community in America. Our study
will be divided into eight periods spanning colonial times to the present. Each
class session will include lecture, discussion, and reading through historical
source documents and artifacts. We will also touch on Jewish genealogy and
tracing our families’ roots. Students are encouraged to bring online/web resources
to class. Instructor: Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow assisted by Shir Hadash
members. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
All are invited to join Shir Hadash members and friends for
a refreshing and contemporary exploration of the weekly Torah portion. We
meet at noon on Tuesdays in the conference room.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
Each Sunday when Religious School is in session, Fred Andes
leads a casual group as we meet at the synagogue from 9:45 to 10:45 for coffee
and engaging discussion topics. All are welcome.
Community Events
JUF Fundraiser April 12 -- Join the Committee!
Shir Hadash will be a participating congregation in an
exciting Northwest Suburban JUF Fundraiser on Sunday, April 12, to be held at
Temple Chai in Long Grove. This dessert reception, featuring an inspiring
appearance by President Emeritus of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education
Center Sam Harris, will raise money for the JUF Annual Campaign that supports
vital programs and services in Chicago, Israel, and the world. Other
participating congregations include Beth Am, Beth Judea, Or Shalom, and Temple
Chai.
Donations
To the Camp Scholarship Fund
Pauline Levy and Glenn Farkas, in honor of their son Lee's Bar Mitzvah.
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. If you have
questions, contact Sandi Schleicher, finance@shir-hadash.org.
Scholarship Fund
To help families in financial need pay for their children’s
Jewish education at Shir Hadash, Melanie and Fred Andes created the Samuel I
Andes Scholarship Fund in memory of Fred’s great-uncle 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.
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 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.
SHOP Needs Your Help!
Please sign up to staff the SHOP table for a Sunday morning.
Full details in the “Volunteer Opportunities” section, above.
Double Your FUN - Bonus $20 for $20 Dave & Buster's
Electronic Coupon with Qualifying Orders!
Place an order for $25 or more of Dave & Buster's and
receive a bonus $20 for $20 Dave & Buster's electronic Gameplay from
February 28 through March 6.
Bonus Offers:
- Bed Bath & Beyond – 1% Bonus March 7 to 20
- Cabela’s – 1% Bonus March 7 to 20
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this
week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Zwick
- Fisher-Rohde
- Estes-Goldman
- Idleman
- Simon
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