WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Saturday! Coffee House Night-Open Mic Style, September 17
- New! Women in Shir Hadash Fall Kickoff, September 22 -- plus more!
- Book Club
- Recap: September 11 Firefighter Appreciation Event
Creative Worship and Ritual
- Services this Week
- Register Now for High Holidays
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "Seeing the World Through God's Perspective"
- Religious School, September 18
- New! School Advisory Committee Meeting, September 25
- Havayah Goes "Chai Tech"
- Sunday Morning Adult Education
Volunteer Opportunities
Donations
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Help Needed: High Holiday Food Packing and Delivery
Jewish Community Events
- Birthright Israel Reconstructionist Adventure, December 18-29
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Links to Fundraisers: Amazon, iGift, and More
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday! Coffee House Night – Open Mic Style, September 17
It’s time for “Coffee House Night at Shir Hadash – Open Mic Style” on this
Saturday, September 17! Doors open at 6:30pm, performances
will run from about 7:00pm to about 10:00pm.
- Got talent? Whether you’ve made an advance reservation or not, we want you to have your time in the spotlight Talent and Bakers: Please click here or go to the Shir Hadash website and click on the Coffee House link so we know who you are and can plan properly. Or you can contact Margie at MargiePromoPro1@aol.com and put “Talent,” “Baker,” or “House” in the subject line.
Performers, please come around 6:30 to sign-in on the performance list,
tune your instruments, exercise your voice, get your treats and coffee/tea, and
do your final preparation before Coffee House Night starts. Talent
will have about 12 minutes on stage or up to 2 tunes. Remember, everyone is welcome to
participate! Any talent -- Dancers, Actors, Musicians, Storytellers,
Group Acts -- you name it.
Members and nonmembers, a great evening depends on you too! Enjoy our cozy atmosphere, comfortable
seating, hot beverages, baked treats, and the amazing talent of our friends. Come
and be part of Coffee House Night – we can’t wait to see you there!
New! Women In
Shir Hadash Fall Kickoff, September 22 – and More!
WISH is
having our “Fall Kickoff Wine and...” at Shir Hadash on Thursday, September 22
at 7:00pm. Bring a nosh and let's
re-energize.
Also, mark
your calendars: We already have one event on the horizon! WISH is participating
in the Great Big Challah Bake, November 10 at 7:00pm at the Northbrook JCC Tickets
will go fast, so we have to give a count ASAP! Please contact Cindy Grills to
register. Text or call Cindy at 847-409-3707 or email homes@cindygrills.com.
Book Club, October 25
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Services this Week
- Shabbat Evening Service on Friday, September 16, 7:30pm (Shabbat Ki Tetze) --Did you know that there is no word for sin in Hebrew? So for what exactly are we repenting and seeking forgiveness on the High Holidays? Join us for a special Shabbat worship service and discussion, as we get ready for High Holidays. In preparation, please click here to read the Moment Magazine article from September-October 2014, “Do Jews Have a Different Idea of Sin from other People?”
THE RABBI’S CORNER
September 16-17, 2016 / 14 Elul 5776
Shabbat Ki Teitzei
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19 / Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 54:10
“Seeing the World Through God’s Perspective”
Dear Friends,
How often do we jump at the opportunity to help when we see someone in
need? Sometimes, we do. Often, we do not. When we see a lost item, do we return it to
its owner? When we see someone
overloaded with packages, do we run to assist them? When we notice the homeless, do we offer
support, maybe some breakfast or lunch?
As Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson points out, we are tempted in those
situations to do nothing. It is human to
be indifferent. Yet Jewish tradition
tells us to act, to help, to assist.
This week’s Torah portion teaches that we are not permitted to be
indifferent. In situations where help is
required, we must see the world not through human eyes, but rather through
God’s perspective. In each and every
moment, we must be ready to make difference right here and right now.
As we approach the High Holidays, just two weeks away, consider the New
Year and how you will be ready to be ever ready to help those in need.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
New! School Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting, September 25
The first School Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of this school year
is Sunday, September 25, 10:30-12:30 in the kitchen. All school parents are encouraged to
come. We'll discuss what's happening in
the school now and down the road.
Contact the SAC Chair, Lisa Burton Radzely, with any questions at
shirhadashsac@gmail.com.
Have you heard that Israel is called the “Startup Nation”? This year’s Havayah program, Chai-Tech, provides an opportunity for students in grades 8-12 to participate in hands-on projects in technology, artistic production, and investment, while at the same time exposing them to some of the powerful teachings that have been the foundation of Jewish life and thought over the centuries.
We are very excited to be able to offer this unique program to our Shir Hadash students; there is no program like it in the area. For details, visit our website or contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
Sunday Morning Torah and Philosophy Adult Ed Class, September 18
Our Sunday morning discussion group on Torah study and
modern Jewish philosophy is back! The class, led by
member Fred Andes, runs for about an hour beginning at 9:30am. We split the
hour discussion, usually, between review of that week's Torah portion (in
English) and discussion of modern Jewish philosophers, who have sought to help
us deal with the challenges of being Jewish in our time.
Class members will get an e-mail each week, providing a link
to the week's Torah portion and usually a link to an article about that week's
thinker. If you can't come every week,
you can still pop in anytime and participate in the discussion. No special expertise required. If you have questions, please contact Fred at
fandes@btlaw.com.
TEEN NEWS
BBYO -- One More Advisor Needed
Our Ra’am BBYO group is looking for a new female co-advisor (to work with our current female advisor). BBYO advisors are volunteers who encourage and support the BBYO teens who are ultimately responsible for chapter programming with their peers. If interested, please contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Help Needed: High Holiday Food Packing and Delivery
Once again this year, Shir Hadash will be joining with Maot Chitim of Greater Chicagoland to help pack and deliver High Holiday food boxes for needy Jewish families all over the Chicago area. There are two different ways Shir Hadash members can help, either packing food boxes or delivering them. - Packing will take place on Sunday, September 18 from 9:30 to 10:15am at 8260 Austin Avenue in Morton Grove.
- Delivery of food packages will take place on Sunday, September 25, from 9:30 to 11:30am in the Buffalo Grove/Wheeling area. We will be delivering 105 food packages, which will be in large boxes weighing approximately 20 lbs. each. We deliver to several large complexes and use a rental truck to transport the boxes.
JEWISH COMMUNITY EVENTS/NEWS
New! Registration
Open for Birthright Israel Reconstructionist Adventure, December 18-29
Camp JRF,
the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities, and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College invite individuals ages 21 to 26 to explore Israel over ten days this
December with the Birthright Israel:
Israel Experts – Reconstructionist Adventure program. Hike, learn, sing,
and connect with the land, people, history and culture of Israel. The team from
Birthright Israel: Israel Experts is preparing a uniquely Reconstructionist
journey that will stop at the major sites and more out-of-the-way places.
Registration is open now. Click here
for more information.
DONATIONS
To the General Fund, Rabbi's
Discretionary Fund, Samuel Andes Scholarship Fund, Camp Scholarship Fund, and
School Wish List Fund
- Sandy and Jerry Weiss
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
Fall 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. Orders can be picked up in the Shir Hadash office.
Click here for information about current bonus offers!
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
Zinbarg
Schleicher
Herbin
Farahmandpour
Fargotstein
Fields
G. Graff
M. Graff
Singer
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
Zinbarg
Schleicher
Herbin
Farahmandpour
Fargotstein
Fields
G. Graff
M. Graff
Singer
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