WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Book Club, October 25
Creative Worship and Ritual
- No Shabbat Evening Service on Friday, October 14
- Shabbat Morning Bat Mitzvah Service, October 15
- Thanks to our High Holiday Volunteers
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- "Wby There is Evil in the World"
- Religious School, October 16
- Madrichim Meeting Rescheduled to October 30
- Pizza in the Hut Sukkot Celebration, October 16
- Upcoming October Events: Simchat Torah and Shabbat No'ar
- SAC Meeting, October 30
- SHY Trip to K1 Speed, October 30
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
- Modern Hebrew
- Learning the Shir Hadash Prayer Book
- Torah and Philosophy
- TOV -- Off to a Great Start
BBYO News
- Seeking One More Adult Adviser
Social Action
- Recap: A Successful Inaugural TOV Event
- Links to Fundraisers: Amazon, iGift, and More
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Our next Book Club meeting will be Tuesday, October 25, at the home of Rebecca Rice, 3641 Bernay Drive in Northbrook. We will be starting at 8:00pm, later than usual. The book we're reading is all the rage in Israel currently: The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai-Levi. The author will be speaking at Shir Hadash’s Friday night service on November 4! Stay tuned for upcoming details. For more info, contact Meryl at abenkras@aol.com.
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Services this Week
We send our appreciation to the many members who volunteered to help make our High Holiday services a success. Our ushers, oneg helpers, set-up/clean-up volunteers, and many others created a welcoming and meaningful environment for everyone. Thank you!
- No Shabbat Evening Service Friday night -- Enjoy celebrating Shabbat with your family.
- Shabbat Morning Bat Mitzvah Service, Saturday, October 15, 9:30am -- We welcome Nicole Cooper to the bima as Bat Mitzvah.
We send our appreciation to the many members who volunteered to help make our High Holiday services a success. Our ushers, oneg helpers, set-up/clean-up volunteers, and many others created a welcoming and meaningful environment for everyone. Thank you!
THE RABBI’S CORNER
October 14-15, 2016 / 13 Tishrei 5777
Shabbat Ha’azinu
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52
Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1 - 22:51
“Why Evil Exists in the World”
Dear Friends,
This week, we read Ha’azinu, the
final weekly portion in the Torah. Moses
gives his farewell address to the Children of Israel in beautiful poetry. Then, he ascends to the top of Mount Nevo
where he will see the Promised Land across the Jordan River before he dies.
In his address, Moses describes
his understanding of God as:
“The Rock of Israel – God’s deeds
are perfect,
Yes, all God’s ways are just;
A faithful God, never false,
True and upright is God." (Deuteronomy 32:4)
If this is so, then how can there
be injustice and evil in the world? What
should we say when wars break out, when young people die, and when disease
brings suffering?
The rabbinic sages taught that
when God formed the world, both the good and the bad were created. Both are part of this world. One midrash
teaches that people possess both the yetzer ha’ra – bad inclination and the
yetzer ha’tov – good inclination.
Harold Kushner, in his book “When
Bad Things Happen to Good People,” suggests that God is the power that moves us
to confront evil and promote goodness in the world. Thus, when bad things happen, God cries along
with us and then motivates us to confront the evil, bring healing and restore
wholeness, kindness, compassion and peace.
Our tradition teaches that when
we sit in our Sukkah booths in celebration of the upcoming festival of Sukkot,
we are to ponder the mystery of life, existence, and good & evil in our
world. We are called forth to challenge immorality
and wickedness in the world and resolve to be a force for good.
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Same’ach
– a healthy, joyous, and meaningful Sukkot celebration.
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
To read past entries of the Rabbi's blog, please visit our website.
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
We look forward to seeing our students and families at 9:15.
Madrichim Meeting Rescheduled to October 30
Due to schedule conflicts, our monthly Madrichim meeting is being moved from October 16 to October 30 at 12:30.
Pizza in the Hut Sukkot Celebration, October 16
Join us after Sunday School from 12:30 to 2:00pm while we decorate the Sukkah! We will shake the lulav and etrog and have lunch together outside.
Upcoming October Events
Mark your calendars for:
- Simchat Torah Celebration: Sunday, October 23, 5:30 to 8:00pm
- Shabbat No'ar: Saturday, October 29, 10:00 to 11:00am
School Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting, October 30
The next School Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting is October 30 at 10:30. We will discuss what's currently happening at the religious school and what's ahead. Sunday School parents should feel free to come and just listen, or to share ideas and get more involved.
SHY
Trip to K1 Speed, October 30
Do you feel the need…the need for speed? If you're in 5th-7th
grade you are in luck, because SHY (Shir Hadash Youth) is going to K1 Speed in Buffalo Grove on
Sunday, October 30! Our event will run
from 3:00-5:00pm and involve two 12-lap races.
The cost is $30 for SHY members (and its not too late to sign up for
that), $35 for Shir Hadash members who are not SHY members, and $40 for
non-members. For more information about
K1 speed go to www.k1speed.com and for
general questions or to RSVP contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes
Learning isn't just for kids! Check out these engaging Adult Ed opportunities that meet during our Religious School hours:
Learning isn't just for kids! Check out these engaging Adult Ed opportunities that meet during our Religious School hours:
- Torah and Philosophy, 9:30-10:30am -- Led by Fred Andes, this class splits the hour between a review of that week's Torah portion (in English) and a discussion of modern Jewish philosophers. If you have questions, please contact Fred at fandes@btlaw.com.
- Learning the Shir Hadash Prayer Book, 10:30-11:30am -- Steve Lewin leads this course for those interested in supporting their children's learning, those who are interested in preparing for their own adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or anyone else wanting to more completely participate in Shir Hadash services. For more info, please contact Steve at stevelewin@yahoo.com.
- Modern Hebrew, 11:30am-12:30pm -- Limor Wasserman offers a new Adult Modern Hebrew class on Sundays from 11:30 to 12:30. The class will serve as an introduction to Modern Hebrew, including basic words and phrases that are integral to Hebrew conversation in Israel and around the world. No prior experience necessary!
TOV -- Off to a Great Start
Kol Hakavod to everyone who participated in our first Tikkun Olam Volunteer activity for Luggage for Freedom! Scroll down to our Social Action section for a detailed recap, and mark your calendar our next TOV event on November 6.
BBYO 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.SOCIAL ACTION
A Successful Inaugural Tikkun Olam Volunteers
(TOV) Event
At the
inaugural Tikkun Olam Volunteers (TOV) event last Sunday, we made a huge
difference to help women and children at
domestic violence shelters. More
than 1,000 toiletries were donated, and they will be distributed by Luggage For
Freedom. We filled 235 bags with
personal care items, and the bags were given a personal touch by drawing
pictures and writing messages on them.
We hope they will bring joy as well as provide necessities to those
enduring difficult times.
The numerous
donations and volunteers were key to this event's success. Thank you to everyone who participated!
The next TOV
event will take place November 6 at 12:30. Tikkun Olam Volunteers will meet
monthly to do a social action project, and the entire congregation is
encouraged to get involved in tikkun olam (repairing the world). If you have any questions, contact Lisa
Burton Radzely at shirhadashsac@gmail.com.
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.
Thank you to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
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Fargotstein
Faramandpour
M. Graff
M. Singer
G. Graff
Fields
Lewin
Sulton
Simon
Andes
Fisher-Rohde
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