WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- MOSH Mini-Golf and Dinner Fundraiser, April 16
- Community Seder, April 23
- Make Passover and Springtime Nicer for Orphans
- Book Club, May 23
- WISH Movie Night Recap
- Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop for Passover
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Services This Week
- Friday, April 15: Pausing in the Wilderness, 7:30pm
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "The Seder: A Meal of Community and Partnership"
- Sunday School, April 17
- Religious School Open House, April 17
- New! Family Passover Program April 17
- Youth Group Event at Color Me Mine, April 17
- Upcoming Service for Grade 6, May 6
Donations
Jewish Community News
SHOP Shir HadashJewish Community News
- JUF Dessert, April 17
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring is here -- we hope! Weather permitting, MOSH will be meeting for a fun round of mini-golf at Par-King, 21711 N. Milwaukee Road in Lincolnshire. We'll meet at 4:15pm and enjoy a round of challenging mini-golf. Families are welcome, and we get a discount if we have a group of 20 or more. (Par-King is cash only, and you must be at least 48" tall to play.) Afterwards we will have a brief, informal Shabbat observance and then move on to dinner at Roti, 1240 E. Route 45 in Vernon Hills, which is hosting a Shir Hadash fundraiser that night! Click here for complete details.
Whether or not you can join us for MOSH Mini-Golf (above), you can enjoy a delicious meal at Roti Mediterranean Grill and give SH a helping hand! Print out the fundraiser flyer -- it's good all day on April 16 at the Vernon Hills Roti restaurant.
RSVP now for the Ninth Annual Shir Hadash Community Seder on April 23 at 6:00pm. Click here for complete details on the website. Please note: our registration deadline has been extended to April 22 at noon. Questions? Contact Melanie at fmandes@comcast.net.
The Social Action Committee is running a donation drive to help orphans living in group homes. If everyone donates one or more items to help these children enjoy Passover and have some fun this spring, imagine the impact on the lives of kids who have so little!
We will collect Passover foods, outdoor and water toys, AMC movie gift cards, and therapeutic items like small stuffed animals, writing journals, coloring books, and colored pencils. Click here for more info and ideas. Please no liquids, items with strings, or anything resembling a weapon. We will collect donations through April 20. Contact Lisa Burton Radzely with any questions at lisashsa@gmail.com.
Book Club Next Selection, Meeting May 23
Our next selection will be The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, a novel about two sisters in France choosing different paths during World War II. Our meeting will be May 23, at the home of Mickey Herbin, 4050 Dundee Road #103, in Northbrook. Questions? Contact Meryl at abenkras@aol.com.
Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop for Passover
Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop for Passover
Don't forget to stop by the Gift Shop, open during Sunday
School. There are great hostess gifts
for Passover as well as beautiful gifts for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs,
birthdays, housewarming, and more. Come explore!
WISH Movie Night Recap
The WISH had a great time at My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 last Sunday. Thank you Andrea and
Marilyn for organizing this event! We’re looking forward to our next flick -- The Meddler. (Watch for details to
follow later.)
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
- Shabbat Evening Service, 7:30pm: "Pausing in the Wilderness" -- Always a high point of the year, it’s time for our annual “Pausing
in the Wilderness” service. Prepare for the coming Passover festival through a
dynamic Shabbat service of dance, song, prayer, and - for the first time ever -
a story slam! Along with the singing of the Lahaka choir and the choreography
of our dancers, we will hear stories from our new group of Shir Hadash Magid
Storytellers, sharing memories of their favorite Passover Seders. Join in the always-evolving and moving
experience that is “Pausing in the Wilderness” at Shir Hadash!
THE RABBI’S CORNER
April 15-16, 2016 / 8 Nisan 5776
Shabbat Metzora/Hagadol
Torah: Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4 - 3:24 | Shabbat HaGadol
“The Seder: A Meal of Community and Partnership”
Dear Friends,
Next Friday evening, Jews around the world will celebrate the evening
of Passover by gathering around the Seder table, reading the Haggadah, and
sharing a festive meal. Yet, our Sages teach us that while representing an
evening of family and feasting, the Seder must also be an evening of
community—exactly like the very first Seder celebrated by the Children of
Israel in Egypt thousands of years ago.
From its very conception, the Paschal Lamb has represented the idea of
gathering together to celebrate community, for Moses commanded the people to
join together in small groups to share the sacrifice. “And if the household be
too little for a whole lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house
take one according to the number of the souls.” (Exodus 12:4) This explains why
we begin the Seder by declaring, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” On
Passover, we discover the beauty, power and majesty of shared community. This
power began on Shabbat Hagadol—the day that the ancient Israelites “set aside”
their lamb for sacrifice. On that day, they were obligated to connect with
other families to become a larger group that would share the Seder meal
together. On that day, they began the process of transformation from a band of
individual slaves into a community of unity, sharing and mutual care.
This notion of sharing and community encourages us to ensure that we
transform our Seder into an opportunity for community. Have we reached out to
the singles in our community to ensure that they have a place for Seder? Have
we ensured that those who may have been overlooked or missed receive an
invitation to share in the power of community this Pesach night? It is not too
late to ensure now that “everyone who wishes may come and partake.”
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, April 17
We're looking forward to seeing our Religious School families at 9:00am.
Religious School Open House, April 17
Do you know someone looking for a great religious school, synagogue, and community? If so, we have something to share. On Sunday, April 17, Shir Hadash will host a school open house from 11:00am to noon. Parents and families will have the opportunity to see our school in action and hear about the progressive new structure and style that has been developed for next year. It is a great way for prospective families meet the rabbis and our teachers, and ee what makes Shir Hadash great! Click here for a shareable flyer, and here for details and registration. Contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org with any questions.
New! Family Passover Program, April 17
New! Family Passover Program, April 17
Passover is just around the
corner – spice up your Seder! This Sunday, we will have a family Passover
program that will not only cover some of the basics, but also introduce customs
from a range of Jewish communities and ideas for discussions, games, and
projects that will spice up your seder.
The Seders will be the Judaica program for that day, with Hebrew and
chugim running for their usual time allotment. The times for the seders are:
- K-2: 9:15 -10:10am
- 3rd-5th: 11:30am -12:25pm
- 6th-7th: 10:25 - 11:20am
We need your help to make these Seders successful. We are looking for people to volunteer to help with set-up
and clean-up, and to bring various food items. Please click here to sign up.
Youth Group Event at Color-Me-Mine, April 17
On April 17 from 3:00-4:30pm, we will have an expanded youth group excursion at Color-Me-Mine in Glenview. The event is open to 2nd-7th graders, and is a great opportunity to make a lovely, personalized Mother’s Day present or simply create something awesome. The cost for this event is $20 for Shir Hadash members or $25 for non-members; this will enable your son or daughter to pick and design one piece that will be ready to take home the following Sunday (April 24). Space is limited, so RSVPs will be taken at learning@shir-hadash.org on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
- Kitah Vav (6th grade): Friday, May 6 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
DONATIONS
To the General Fund
- The Graupe Family, in honor of and congratulations to Alex Schleicher on the occasion of his Eagle Scout Court of Honor.
JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS
Shir Hadash is proud to join with Temple Chai and Congregations Beth Am, Beth Judea, and Or Shalom to present the 2016 Dessert Reception, a benefit for the Jewish United Fund's Annual Campaign. The event will feature a presentation by Dr. Steven Nasatir, President of JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Join committee members Richard and Rachel Schick Siegel at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove, beginning at 7:00pm on April 17. For more information and registration, click here.
“What’s Jewish About Parkinson’s?” Expert Panel Discussion, April 17
Working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Center for Jewish Genetics will host an expert panel on the Jewish Genetic Link to Parkinson's Disease, updates to research and knowledge about the disease, and important information for family members of individuals affected with this disease. This engaging and informative event will be held Sunday, April 17 at 10:00am at Congregation Beth Shalom, 3433 Walters Avenue in Northbrook. For more information and registration, click here to visit the event website.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Fundraiser Information Now Available on Shul Cloud
You can help Shir Hadash at no extra cost to you by taking advantage of a variety of ongoing
fundraisers, including iGive, Amazon Smile, and more. For complete details, click here.
SHOP SHIR HADASH
SHOP for Spring Break!
SHOP is 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.
Click here for information about this week's special bonus offers!
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP last week:
Low Denomination Gift Cards
We have a limited number of special small denomination gift cards available, perfect for teacher gifts and grad parties! These cards will only be available while supplies last, so don't wait to place your orders. Click here to view all our low denomination cards and place your order before they're sold out!Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP last week:
- Schleicher
- Zinbarg
- Herbin
- Sulpar
- Singer
- Kharasch
- Estes-Goldman
- Rice
- Lewin
- G. Graff
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