WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Check Out Our New Sign!
- Thank You for Your Donations
- Special Synagogue Hours, April 29
- New! MOSH and WISH Combined Cookout, May 7
- Shir Hadash "Solarbration," May 15
- Book Club, May 23
- Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop
- WISH Movie Night Postponed
Creative Worship and Ritual
- This Week:
- Shabbat Evenng Service, April 29, 7:30pm
- Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah, April 30, 9:30am
- Next Week: Tot Shabbat and Shabbat Evening Service, May 6
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize"
- Sunday School, May 1
- Yom Ha'Shoah Service, May 1
- New Date for 6th Grade Friday Night Service, June 3
- New Curriculum for Next Year
Jewish Community News
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Reconstructionism Today Newsletter
Ongoing Fundraisers
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Check Out Our New Sign!
Shir Hadash has installed our brand new, state-of-the-art LED sign. The sign's ability to display multiple
messages, images and pictures is very exciting.
The sign will be a great help in raising member awareness of Shir Hadash
activities, raising our profile in the community and helping us reach our
membership growth goals. We are in the
process of creating more content for the sign, so keep an eye out for new
messages and pictures.
Please note that Shir Hadash will be closed on Friday, April 29.
New! MOSH and WISH Combined Cookout, May 7
Men and Women of Shir Hadash and their families are invited to a pot-luck cookout at the home of Marc Fargotstein, 427 Lamont Terrace in Buffalo Grove, on May 7 from 5:00 to 9:00pm. Click here to RSVP and sign up for what you'd like to bring. All items should be Kosher Parve (no dairy). Questions? Contact Dan Wellisch, danwellisch@gmail.com.
Please save the date for Shir Hadash’s Solarbration on Sunday, May 15 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. We will be celebrating the installation of the massive 117 kW Solar Energy System on our roof and learning what it means for the environment and our budget. Local community leaders will join us and we will enjoy the exciting sounds of our Mighty Shir Hadash Klezmer Band. Religious School students will join us around noon. Join us for some sun-themed refreshments following the program as we rejoice in our congregation's incredible accomplishment!
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
Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop
Don't forget to stop by the Gift Shop, open during Sunday School. There are great gifts for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, housewarming, and more. Come explore!
WISH Movie Night Postponed
Due to the very limited release of the film The Meddler, we unfortunately need to cancel our previously announced WISH Movie Night this Sunday, May 1. We plan to reschedule this event for later in the summer; please watch for future newsletter announcements.
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
- Shabbat Evening Service Friday, April 29, 7:30pm -- This Friday night, as you may
have noticed, is a Fifth Friday. On
those Shabbat evenings, we like to do something a little different. So this Friday (at 7:30), we will have: Just
Shabbat. It will be a briefer service,
about an hour, with one focus: celebrating our day of rest. So after a long week, come and enjoy a
peaceful, relaxing, joyful Shabbat evening with the Shir Hadash community. Also - of course - don't forget to bring
something for the oneg (Kosher for Passover, please).
- Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah, April 30, 9:30am -- We welcome Alyssa Kahn to the bima as Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome to participate in the service.
Upcoming Services
- Tot Shabbat Service, May 6, 6:00pm -- We'll enjoy a pasta dinner together followed by a Shabbat-themed puppet show starring Rabbi Eitan and Rabbi Seeg.
- Shabbat Evening Service including 6th Graders, May 6, 7:30pm
THE RABBI’S CORNER
April 29-30, 2016 / 22 Nisan 5776
Shabbat Pesach Day 8
Torah – Deuteronomy 15:22-16:17 / Haftarah – Isaiah 10:32– 12:6
As our Passover celebration comes
to a close this Shabbat, it is a great opportunity to reaffirm Passover’s call
to each one of us to continue the search for personal freedom. Our tradition recognizes that this search is
filled with unknowns. While we must
leave Egypt behind, we have no idea what awaits us on our way to the Promised
Land. Nevertheless, onward we must
travel. Thus, while we can never know
what the final outcome will be, we are compelled to leave behind the “Egypts”
that hold us and limit our potential.
I share a reading from our Kol
Haneshama Shabbat and Festival Prayer Book attributed to the wisdom of the
great Rabbi Nahman of Bratzlav:
“Rabbi Nahman of Bratzlav
comments on the Torah verse about the Exodus, “and they made no provisions for
the way.” He said, “When you are about
to leave Egypt – any Egypt – do not stop to think ‘But how will I earn a living
out there?...’ One who stops to ‘make
provisions for the way’ will never get out of Egypt.” A comment to be repeated
annually for college seniors, midlife-crisis confronters, and all the rest of
us.
Keep your eye on the prize! Freedom!
Have a healthy and happy
Passover.
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, May 1
We're back! Looking forward to seeing all our school families at 9:00am on Sunday.
We're back! Looking forward to seeing all our school families at 9:00am on Sunday.
Yom Ha’Shoah Service
On Sunday, May 1, our 7th grade class will lead a service for the observance of Yom Ha’Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The service will take place in the sanctuary from 11:30 to 12:25; the community is welcome to attend.
New Date for 6th Grade Friday Night Service
Our Kitah Vav (6th grade) class Shabbat Evening Service has been changed from Friday, May 6 to Friday, June 3, still at 7:30pm.
Our Kitah Vav (6th grade) class Shabbat Evening Service has been changed from Friday, May 6 to Friday, June 3, still at 7:30pm.
New Curriculum for Next Year
There are some exciting changes coming to our Sunday school program for 2016-17. You can see a general overview, schedule, and course offerings on our website. The complete presentation from the March town hall meeting, with a fuller explanation, will be available online soon.
TEEN NEWS
We have loads of fun events planned for the next few weeks! Mark your calendars!
May 2: A super fun night of throwback games!
- Where: Shir Hadash Synagogue
- When: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
May 15: A movie night and chapter bonding!
- Where: TBD
- When: 6:00pm - 9:30pm
May 30: Chapter board elections!
- Where: Shir Hadash Synagogue (200 W. Dundee, Wheeling)
- When: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
June 9-10: Chapter convention and sleepover!
- Where: Shir Hadash Synagogue (200 W. Dundee, Wheeling)
- When: 7:00pm (June 9) - 10:0 am (June 10)
JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS
Reconstructionism Today Newsletter
You can enjoy the current edition from the RRC/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities by clicking here.
DONATIONS
To the Solar Panel Campaign
- Phyllis and Steve Varon
- Lisa and Howard Radzely, in honor of their children Brendan and Devin
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
- G. Graff
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