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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- New Date! Design Committee Open Meeting, January 31
- Tonight! Book Club, January 28
- WISH: Next Meeting February 4
- MOSH: Upcoming Events
- Shir Hadash Cookbook -- Now Even Easier!
- Lil Rev Concert Performance, February 20
Creative Worship and Ritual
- This Week: Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah, January 30, 9:30am
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "The Ten Commandments"
- Sunday School, January 31
- Upcoming Service Dates -- Grades 4, 5, and 6
- Introducing SH Youth Band -- The Menschkins!
- Lunch and Learn with the Rabbis, Thursdays
Teen News
- BBYO Invite Convention Recap
- Upcoming Events
Volunteer Opportunities
Lil Rev is Coming to Shir Hadash! Coffee House Night - Concert Series, February 20
On Saturday, February 20 at 7:30pm, Coffee House Night - Concert Series is delighted to announce our inaugural show: the fabulous, award-winning Jewish entertainer, Lil Rev, a talented multi-instrumentalist and storyteller. Lil Rev has put together a special variety show filled with stories and songs for us. Known for his ukulele and harmonica stylings, he’s equally adept at old time banjo, flat- pick guitar and blues mandolin. Click here for a video preview of Lil’s amazing performance style. As always, this event is offered for a free-will donation.
Please save February 20 for an incredible evening of musical entertainment and camaraderie. Click here to register. If you are interested in helping make this evening a success with baking or front of the house, please contact Margie at MargiePromoPro1@aol.com.
This Week's Services:
No Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, January 29
To read past entries of Rabbi Eitan's blog, please visit our website.
Soup Kitchen Help Needed, February 21
Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
SHOP for 2016
- Help Needed with Soup Kitchen, February 21
- Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
- Fundraising Opportunity with Amazon Smile
- Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
New Date! Help Make Shir Hadash Beautiful! Design Committee Open Meeting, January 31
Want to help make our building more attractive and welcoming? Have ideas for a Memorial Wall, Sanctuary enhancements, or other improvements? Come to a meeting of the Design Committee on Sunday, January 31 at 9:30am and share your ideas. Find a project that interests you and would help make our Shul as beautiful as the Community we all share. For more info or to let us now that you're coming, contact Glenn Graff at nflsunday1966@gmail.com.
Book Club, January 28
Our next meeting will be on January 28 at 7:30pm. We'll meet at the home of Rebecca Rice, 3641 Bernay Drive in Northbrook, to discuss A Backpack, A Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir by Lev Golinkin. This book is the memoir of a 10 year old boy on his journey from the Ukraine to America in 1990, at the height of Soviet Anti-Semitism.
To RSVP, contact Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com. If you're coming, please bring a nosh to share.
WISH (Women in Shir Hadash), February 4
Our new Women's Group, WISH, is off and running! The first Thursday of each month, starting February 4, we will hold planning sessions at Shir Hadash. Social activities are definitely at the top of the list. For information or questions, our official email is wish@shir-hadash.org.
MOSH (Men of Shir Hadash) Upcoming Events
Mark your calendar for these upcoming MOSH events:
- February 21, 3:00pm: Wolves Hockey Game at Allstate Arena.
- March 5: Poker night at Glenn Graff’s house. Time TBD.
Shir Hadash Cookbook--Now With Relaxed
Submissions Guidelines!
Deadline Extended to February 15
Based on
feedback from our members, the Cookbook Committee has decided to relax our
submission guidelines! We need your recipes, and we want to make it as easy as
possible for you to send them to us. So don't worry about putting the
ingredients in order or using the "correct" abbreviations--we'll take
care of all that for you!
You can type
up your recipes and email them to cookbook@shir-hadash.org. You can also scan
them and email them. Or photocopy them and drop them off at the office (just
make sure you have your name on them!). You can even still submit them through
ShulCloud!
The cookbook will be professionally published and contain
special pages of interest, a table of contents, an index, helpful cooking
hints, and recipe category dividers. Please submit three to five of your
favorite recipes. We will strive to include at least one of your recipes. We've
extended our deadline to February 15. Visit our website
for details and submission forms.
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Elderly Instruments
Elderly Instruments
On Saturday, February 20 at 7:30pm, Coffee House Night - Concert Series is delighted to announce our inaugural show: the fabulous, award-winning Jewish entertainer, Lil Rev, a talented multi-instrumentalist and storyteller. Lil Rev has put together a special variety show filled with stories and songs for us. Known for his ukulele and harmonica stylings, he’s equally adept at old time banjo, flat- pick guitar and blues mandolin. Click here for a video preview of Lil’s amazing performance style. As always, this event is offered for a free-will donation.
Please save February 20 for an incredible evening of musical entertainment and camaraderie. Click here to register. If you are interested in helping make this evening a success with baking or front of the house, please contact Margie at MargiePromoPro1@aol.com.
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
No Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, January 29
Enjoy celebrating Shabbat at home.
Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah, Saturday, January 30
We are pleased to call Maya Fisher-Rohde to the bima as Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome to participate in this morning Shabbat service.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
January 29-30, 20156 / 20 Shevat 5776
Shabbat Yitro
Torah – Exodus 18:1-20:23 / Haftarah - Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5-9:6
“The Ten Commandments”
Dear Friends,
What is it that make the Ten
Commandments so unique? What is it about
them that has caught the attention of virtually every society around the
globe? What is it about the Ten
Commandments that has created and continues to create revolutions of freedom
and justice everywhere? I share this
beautiful poem by Ruth Brin on the nature of the Ten Commandments and how
special they are…
The Ten Commandments
Exodus 18-20
And the words which were spoken
to the people
from the fiery mountain were ten.
In Egypt the priests were
powerful and rich
because they knew the secrets of
the Book
of the Dead;
In Greece the oracles revealed
the fates
determined by capricious gods for
princes
or warriors;
In Babylon the priests taught
each other
mysteries too deep for ordinary
folks to fathom.
But in Israel there is no secret
and privileged
priesthood, we are a holy people.
In Israel the heart of the
mystery is the ten
commandments, so easy to
understand a child
can recite them as he counts on
his fingers.
In Israel we pray for God’s help
when we make the difficult effort
to perform His commandments.
Shabbat shalom.
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow.
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, January 31
We look forward to seeing all our students and families this Sunday at 9:00am.
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
We look forward to seeing all our students and families this Sunday at 9:00am.
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
- Kitah Dalet (4th grade): Friday, March 4 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
- Kitah Heh (5th grade): Friday, April 1 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
- Kitah Vav (6th grade): Friday, May 6 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
Does your kid love music? Does he or she play an instrument? If so, then we have just what you need. Introducing the Shir Hadash youth band: The Menschkins! This group will meet every few weeks or so for a short jam/practice after Sunday school. While the group will receive guidance from the various musicians in our Shir Hadash community, it will be predominantly student/peer led. Whether a student plays an instrument or just loves music, all are welcome to participate. The first gathering is tentatively planned for February 7 immediately after school. To those about to rock, we salute you!
Lunch & Learn with the Rabbis
All are welcome to join Rabbis Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and Scott Segal for a contemporary exploration of the weekly Torah portion. We meet on Thursdays from noon to 1:00pm at Shir Hadash. Pack a lunch and come in!
TEEN NEWS
Invite Convention Recap
Ra'am made
their presence known and showed their chapter spirit at Invite 2016! Our members competed fiercely in all
categories and had a lot of fun in the process. Go Team Ra'am!
Upcoming Ra’am Events:
- February 8: Community service program @ 7:00pm - details to follow!
- February 22: Calling all 8th graders! Come check out the fun at Camp Ra'am. Save the date - 6:30 - 8:00pm. Location TBA.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Social Action Committee needs your help. On Sunday, February 21, we will be preparing, cooking and serving over 90 meals for needy individuals at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church soup kitchen in Evanston. This event will require volunteers to be available from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. We need a minimum of 25 volunteers; that's about 8-10 families.
Each family will be responsible for bringing an entrée that will feed 10 to 15 individuals, one gallon of milk, one large bag of frozen mixed vegetables, one large bag of fruit (oranges, bananas, etc.) and dessert. Please Note: If you sign up to participate in this event but need to cancel at the last minute, you will still be expected to provide food even if you cannot attend.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Mark Lenhart at mjlenhart@comcast.net before February 15. More information will be sent to all volunteers approximately one week before the February 21 event.
Thank you in advance for your support! Please feel free to contact Mark should you have any questions.
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.
Amazon Smile Fundraising Option
Shir Hadash is now registered with the Amazon Smile fundraising program. Just go to smile.amazon.com, search for Shir Hadash (be sure to select the one in Wheeling), and from then on 0.5% of your purchases will automatically be donated to Shir Hadash at no cost to you! Remember, if you go to Amazon through iGive.com or the iGive button, SH will get money from both Amazon and iGive. And to triple-dip, just pay for your purchases with a SHOP Amazon gift card! Happy Shopping!
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. 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 for 2016
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 Offers:
Albertson's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
California Pizza Kitchen -- 5% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
Landry's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
Royal Caribbean -- 2% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
See's Candy -- 2% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
TGIFriday's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
Bonus Offers:
Albertson's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
California Pizza Kitchen -- 5% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
Landry's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
Royal Caribbean -- 2% Bonus Rebate, January 30 - February 12
See's Candy -- 2% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
TGIFriday's -- 1% Bonus Rebate, January 23 - February 5
Double Your Fun: Bonus $20 for $20 Dave & Buster's®
Electronic Coupon with Qualifying Orders! Offer valid on physical or ScripNow
eCards on ShopWithScrip.com through January 29.
Save on shipping when Shir Hadash orders Bath & Body
Works gift cards, ScripNow®, or ReloadNow® through January 29, of at least $150
combined in Bath & Body Works physical cards, ScripNow, or ReloadNow the
order will ship for FREE.
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Weiss
- Herbin
- Farahmandpour
- Callistein
- Estes-Goldman
- Idleman
- Fisher-Rohde
- Sultan
- Wellisch
- Friedman
- Shinsky
