WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- New! Live from NY's 92nd Street Y, April 10
- New Times! WISH Girls Night Out, April 10
- New Date! MOSH Mini-Golf and Dinner Fundraiser, April 16
- Community Seder, April 23
- Make Passover and Springtime Nicer for Orphans
- Book Club -- Recap and New Selection
- Mitzvah Project Donation Request
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Services This Week:
- Shabbat Evening Service with Guest Speakers -- Friday, April 8, 7:30pm
- Shabbat Morning Service with Bat Mitzvah -- Saturday, April 9, 9:30am
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "All Are Welcome"
- Sunday School, April 10
- New! Religious School Open House, April 17
- Youth Group Event at Color Me Mine, April 17
- Upcoming Service for Grade 6, May 6
Teen News
- Register Now for GMR Spring Convention
Donations
Jewish Community News
SHOP Shir HadashJewish Community News
- JUF Dessert, April 17
- Reconstructionism Today Newsletter
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
We are excited to announce our next presentation in the Live from NY's 92nd Street Y series. This live, interactive webcast gives audience members the opportunity to submit questions for outstanding speakers. This Sunday at 3:45pm, Professor Ralph Buultjens brings his insight to a discussion of Israel and its neighbors. For more information and registration, click here.
Please note updated schedule.
Opa! It's time for a Girls Night Out! Please join Women In Shir Hadash (WISH) for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 at the AMC Theater in Northbrook Court on Sunday, April 10. All the adult women of Shir Hadash are invited. The evening begins at 5:45pm with dinner at Stir Crazym followed by the movie at 7:20. Participants will be responsible for the cost of their own meals and tickets.
Please RSVP to Andrea Idelman at Andrea0822@yahoo.com or Marilyn Idelman Soglin at soglinm@gmail.com by tomorrow, Friday, April 8, so we can let the restaurant know how many to expect. Feel free to join us for the movie even if you can't join us for dinner; let us know that as well. WISH you will join us!
New Date! MOSH Mini-Golf and Fundraising Dinner at Roti, April 16
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. (The park should be open if the weather is dry and over 50 degrees.) Families are welcome, and we get a discount if we have a group of 20 or more. Afterwards we plan to have dinner at Roti, 1240 E. Route 45 in Vernon Hills, which is hosting a Shir Hadash fundraiser that night! Click here for complete details.
Community Seder, April 23
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 is Wednesday, April 13 at noon. Questions? Contact Melanie at fmandes@comcast.net.
New Date! MOSH Mini-Golf and Fundraising Dinner at Roti, April 16
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. (The park should be open if the weather is dry and over 50 degrees.) Families are welcome, and we get a discount if we have a group of 20 or more. Afterwards we plan to have dinner at Roti, 1240 E. Route 45 in Vernon Hills, which is hosting a Shir Hadash fundraiser that night! Click here for complete details.
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 is Wednesday, April 13 at noon. Questions? Contact Melanie at fmandes@comcast.net.
Make Passover and Spring Nicer
For Orphans
The Social Action Committee is launching 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: Recap and Next Selection
Twelve readers gathered in March to discuss The Marriage of Opposites, the story of
a little-known historical figure: Rachel Pissarro, the mother of the painter
Camille Pissarro. The psychological overlay and beautiful descriptions of
tropical sensations and colors were discussed. We thank Melanie Andes for her
gracious hospitality.
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.
Mikey Grills, one of our students, is performing a mitzvah project to help the family of a young relative who is battling serious illness. He is collecting used DVDs, Blu-Rays, video games, and CDs for re-sale, with proceeds going to help the family. Please support his efforts by leaving items in the labeled box near the coatroom. Thank you!
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
- Shabbat Evening Service, 7:30pm: We welcome Gunther Rice as our Second Friday Speaker Series this week. Gunther’s presentation, Miracles and Reflections, tells the story of his traumatic expulsion from Germany in 1938 at the age of 14. Deported to a “no-man’s-land” bordering Poland, Gunther was separated from his parents and sisters several ties. He was miraculously reunited with them until they said their last good-bye, when the Kindertransport brought him to England just three days before the start of WWII. He presents his reflections on the impact of his experiences on his Jewish identity. Please join us for this meaningful and moving service.
- Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah, 9:30am: We will call Sophia Levitt to the bima as Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome to participate in the service.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
April 8-9, 2016 / 1 Nisan 5776
Shabbat Tazria/Shabat HaChodesh
Torah: Leviticus 12:1 - 13:59
7th aliyah: Numbers 28:9 - 28:15 | Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
Maftir: Exodus 12:1 - 12:20 | Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16 - 46:18 | Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
“All Are Welcome”
Dear Friends,
Quarantine was the judgment for
those whom this week’s Biblical text deemed impure and not fit to be within the
community. This applied to women who had
just given birth. It applied to those
with extreme cases of leprosy – or skin rashes.
While this made sense to the ancient mind, it certainly does not apply
to us in modern times. Exclusion was also the case for those with physical
disabilities. Up until only recently,
stairs, narrow doorways and other impediments kept out many of our
community. But in modern times,
especially at Shir Hadash, gladly this too has changed.
Our amazing synagogue facility is
fully wheelchair and handicapped accessible.
Instead of stairs, we have ramps.
Our halls and doorways are wide and washrooms are free from
obstruction. Our new sound and video
system helps us all hear and see well. Even our ark is fully accessible to all.
This makes sense in the context
of this being a special week in the Jewish year. You see, in addition to reading the Torah
portion Tazriah along with its concerns for illness and quarantine, it is also
Shabbat HaChodesh when we welcome the new month of Nisan. Nisan is the month of Passover, the
celebration of our liberation. And
here’s the point. When our ancestors
left Egypt, everyone of the community left – young and old, men and women, rich
and poor, disabled and abled. All left
together in a movement of full inclusion and equality. All left together! And that’s the way our community has been
ever since. We help each other and we
assist each other.
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, April 10
Hope you all had a relaxing Spring Break! We're looking forward to seeing our Religious School families at 9:00am.
New! 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 beginning at 11:00am. 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 to learn about our program, meet
Rabbi Eitan, Rabbi Seeg, and our teachers. See what makes Shir Hadash such a
great place for learning, community, and fun! Contact Rabbi Seeg at
learning@shir-hadash.org with any questions.
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. Space is limited, so RSVPs will be taken at learning@shir-hadash.org on a first-come, first-served basis. 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).
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
- Kitah Vav (6th grade): Friday, May 6 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm
TEEN NEWS
The BBYO Great Midwest Region Spring Convention will be April 15-17 at the Renaissance Hotel in Northbrook. Open to all BBYO members in grades 8-12. Registration closes this week! Click here for complete details.
New! Good Deeds Day, April 10
This Sunday, April 10, is JUF's Good Deeds Day with community service sites available throughout Chicagoland. Click here to learn more about this great opportunity.
DONATIONS
To the General Fund
- Carol & Arthur Friedman, in memory of Muriel Blitstein's sister, Phyllis.
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.
New! “What’s Jewish About Parkinson’s?” Panel Discussion, April 17
Working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation,
the Center for Jewish Genetics will host an expert panel discussion 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
Starting April 9, we will 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
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