WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Shir Hadash "Solarbration," May 15
- Shir Hadash Featured on Cover of Chicago Jewish News
- New! Annual Meeting, May 22
- Book Club, May 23
- MOSH/WISH Cookout Success
- Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop
Creative Worship and Ritual
- This Week:
- Shabbat Evening Service/Second Friday Speaker's Series, Friday, May 13, 7:30pm
- Shabbat Morning Bat Mitzvah Service, Saturday, May 14, 9:30am
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "Love Thy Neighbor"
- Sunday School, May 15
- "Wise Aging" Adult Education Program
- 6th Grade Friday Night Service, June 3
- School Open House, June 9
- Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursdays
- Be Part of the New Adult Education Committee
Volunteer Opportunities and Recognition
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Kol Hakavod to our Volunteers
- Reconstructionism Today Newsletter
Ongoing Fundraisers
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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!
Shir Hadash Featured on the Cover of Chicago Jewish News
Our Solar Panel System -- and the values that inspired the investment -- was the lead story for the Chicago Jewish News this week! Click here to read the entire story, including the cover photo of Rabbi Eitan on the roof.
New! Annual Meeting, May 22
The Shir Hadash Annual Members Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 22 at the synagogue. All members are encouraged to attend for a number of important purposes: we need a quorum to vote on our candidates for open Board positions and the proposed budget, and we will share information about exciting new membership and education initiatives. Please be sure to join us and share your opinions! Voting will open at 9:00am, and the formal meeting will start at 9:15. For more details, and information about absentee voting, please click here.
Our Solar Panel System -- and the values that inspired the investment -- was the lead story for the Chicago Jewish News this week! Click here to read the entire story, including the cover photo of Rabbi Eitan on the roof.
New! Annual Meeting, May 22
The Shir Hadash Annual Members Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 22 at the synagogue. All members are encouraged to attend for a number of important purposes: we need a quorum to vote on our candidates for open Board positions and the proposed budget, and we will share information about exciting new membership and education initiatives. Please be sure to join us and share your opinions! Voting will open at 9:00am, and the formal meeting will start at 9:15. For more details, and information about absentee voting, please click here.
Book Club, 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.
MOSH/WISH Cookout Success
A big thank you to Marc Fargotstein for opening his house to MOSH, WISH, and families last Saturday, May 7. We had a great turnout and ended the evening with a short Havdalah service. Kids and adults also had a great time playing games in the backyard!
Visit the Shir Hadash Gift Shop
MOSH/WISH Cookout Success
A big thank you to Marc Fargotstein for opening his house to MOSH, WISH, and families last Saturday, May 7. We had a great turnout and ended the evening with a short Havdalah service. Kids and adults also had a great time playing games in the backyard!
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!
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
- Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, May 13, 7:30pm -- This Friday night, we continue
our Second Friday Speakers' Series. We
do a brief service to welcome the Shabbat, and then we hear from interesting
speakers who recount their experience living through a major world event. This
time, we are honored to hear from our own members Mehran and Kami
Farahmandpour, and their family. They
will tell us about their experiences growing up in Iran before the Revolution -
and living through the Revolution. Of
course, you will be able to ask questions, and there will be a lively
discussion. Please join us for this meaningful and moving program. Then, join us for the oneg, which is being sponsored by the Farahmandpour family in honor of the yahrtzeit for their father, Isaak. (Please do bring something sweet to add to the oneg.)
- Shabbat Morning Bat Mitzvah Service, Saturday, May 14, 9:30am -- We welcome Charli Richards to the bima as Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome to participate in the service.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
May 13-14, 2016 / 6 Iyar 5776
Day 21 of the Omer
Shabbat Kedoshim
Torah: Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27 / Haftarah: Amos 9:7 - 9:15
“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself”
Dear Friends,
The great Hassidic master Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov explained his understanding
of the commandment, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ which appears in this
week’s Torah portion, through a story.
There once were two Russian peasants sitting at a bar. As they became more and more drunk, one
friend asked the other, “Ivan, do you love me?”
“Of course, I love you,” said Ivan.
“Then tell me what hurts me.” “How should I know what hurts you?” Ivan
replied. The friend said, “If you do not know what hurts me, then how can you
say that you love me?” For Rabbi Moshe
Leib, loving your neighbor as yourself meant caring and being involved in each
other’s lives at the deepest level.
This concern for each other’s business is jarring for Americans – at
first. It feels like an intrusion and an
invasion of privacy – at first. It feels
uncomfortable and insulting – at first.
Then you realize that coming together as a community to share each
other’s life and business is all about support and love. It is about caring and concern. It is about creating one big extended Jewish
family.
Loving your neighbor as yourself is profoundly and, some say, uniquely
Jewish. It is about putting manners
aside and asking the tough questions in order to understand each other better
and be there for each other. It is about
alerting your fellow when they are about to commit a mistake and expecting them
to do the same for you. That’s the true
essence of loving one’s neighbor, knowing what hurts and what heals, and then
being in each other’s lives.
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, May 15
Looking forward to seeing all our school families at 9:00am.
"Wise Aging" Adult Education Program
Looking forward to seeing all our school families at 9:00am.
Shir Hadash is excited to offer to our members the Wise Aging program that has been inspired and developed by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Through contemplation, discussion, and study we can learn how to encounter our own aging with creativity, humility, and joy.
- We will also be offering a four-session “Taste of Wise Aging” that will give people a chance to experience a few aspects of the program. The dates for “Taste of Wise Aging” will be May 25, June 8, June 22, and July 6.
The sessions will be guided by Lynn Liebling and Rabbi Seeg. Both are experienced group leaders and have had specific training in the Wise Aging program by the institute for Jewish Spirituality. If you have questions or know that you would like to participate and cannot attend the informational meeting please contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org or by phone at 847-498-8218.
6th Grade Friday Night Service, June 3
Our Kitah Vav (6th grade) class will help lead the Shabbat Evening Service on Friday, June 3, at 7:30pm.
School Open House, June 9
We will welcome prospective families to an informational open house on Thursday, June 9, at 7:00pm. Watch for more details coming soon!
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursdays
Pack a lunch and join Rabbi Eitan on Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:00pm for an engaging discussion of the Book of Job.
Be Part of the New Adult Education Committee
Rabbi Seeg is starting a new volunteer committee to help guide Adult Education Programming. Come share your ideas! Contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
We will welcome prospective families to an informational open house on Thursday, June 9, at 7:00pm. Watch for more details coming soon!
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursdays
Pack a lunch and join Rabbi Eitan on Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:00pm for an engaging discussion of the Book of Job.
Be Part of the New Adult Education Committee
Rabbi Seeg is starting a new volunteer committee to help guide Adult Education Programming. Come share your ideas! Contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
TEEN NEWS
We have loads of fun events planned for the next few weeks! Mark your calendars!
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)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOGNITION
Kol Hakavod to our Volunteers!
At a recent meeting, the Shir Hadash Board recognized the following individuals for their volunteer efforts. Thank you to everyone for your commitment and hard work!
- Roy Settler -- for leading the installation of our new LED sign.
- Cindy Grills -- for leading the Design Committee on new projects.
- Fred Andes -- for leading the By-Laws Committee on proposed revisions to the by-laws and drafting the proposed revisions.
- Stuart Aizenberg, Harry Goldman, Alan Bernover, and Glenn Graff -- for work on the by-law revisions.
- Brad Steinback -- for work on the budget.
- Carole Mostow -- for leading the Ra'am BBYO Youth Group. (Please note our correction from last week's newsletter. Sorry for the error!)
The Board also recognized the multitude of volunteers, too numerous to list here, who made the Purim Carnival and Purim Bake Sale a fantastic success. Click here to see a complete list of everyone who helped. Thank you again!
JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS
Reconstructionism Today Newsletter
You can enjoy the current edition from the RRC/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities by clicking here.
DONATIONS
To the General Fund
- Harriet and Tom Stiller, in honor of their granddaughter Alyssa Kahn's bat mitzvah.
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
Spring into SHOP!
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
- Farahmandpour
- Idelman
- Varon
- Radzely
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