WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
MOSH Shabbat Morning Bike Ride, June 24
Popsicles and a Playdate in the Park, June 25
"Gift of Membership" Event, June 28
Sunday in the Park with Bagels, July 9
An Evening of Dining and Schmoozing, July 16
Survey Coming Soon: How Can We Make Our Building a Home?
Shir Hadash App Available Now
New Book Club Selection
Creative Worship and Ritual
No Shabbat Services at Shir Hadash This Week
Upcoming Services:
Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, June 30, 7:30pm
"Hot Tub Havdalah," Saturday, July 1, 7:30pm at the Schleichers'
Pizza and Havdalah Family Event, Saturday, July 15, 5:00pm
Shabbat Morning Service and Blessing of Animals & Pets, July 22, 10:00am
Shabbat Under the Stars, August 4
Oneg Volunteers Needed -- Sign Up Today
The Rabbi’s Corner
"Pathways to Holiness"
Social Action
iWalk 5K for Food Pantries, June 25
Tikkun Olam Opportunity, July 30 - August 3
Community
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Donations
Ongoing Fundraisers
Shir Hadash Memorial Wall
Links to Fundraisers: Amazon, iGive, and More
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Shabbat Morning Bike Ride, June 24
Join MOSH (Men of Shir Hadash) and Rabbi Eitan on a Shabbat morning 15-mile round-trip bike ride to the Chicago Botanic Garden. All are welcome: men and women, younger and older. We will meet in the parking lot of the Blue Star Woods on Lake Street in Glenview (enter across from the Wilmette Golf Course - between Harms and Wagner Roads - just east of the bicycle/pedestrian bridge over Lake Street). Then we’ll ride the paved North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden for coffee, tea, a nosh, and Shabbat Torah study. Bring money to purchase food/and/or drink. Click here for details and free registration.
Popsicles and a Playdate in the Park, June 25
Join our new Director of Education, Geoff Prass, for a Sunday morning play date from 10:30am to noon, complete with bubbles and playground fun. Meet current and prospective members in a relaxed atmosphere. We will meet outside of the synagogue and walk over to the Northside Park Playground across the creek from the building. To RSVP or find out additional information, click here. Rain or Shine.
New! “Evening of Wine, Cheese & Community Synagogue Membership Renewal Event” Event, June 28
Please join the Membership Committee on Wednesday evening, June 28 between 7:00 and 9:00pm. There will be good wine, yummy desserts, fun conversation, and an opportunity to renew your synagogue membership and receive a “Gift of Membership” certificate!
The “Gift of Membership” certificate can be given to any friend or relative who has never been a member of Shir Hadash (either full year or High Holiday). It will provide them with one year of membership at no cost. What a wonderful gift to give and to receive!
Sunday in the Park with Bagels, July 9
Sunday in the Park with Bagels is a free, family-friendly “tour of the Jewish calendar” through food and activities. The program runs from 10:00 to 11:30am and is open to all families with young children. The location is Peterson Park, by Hawthorne Mall and off Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills.
An Evening of Dining and Schmoozing, July 16
Mehran Farahmandpour is hosting a social evening for adults at his home in Long Grove. There will be dinner, fun, and the most important ingredient of all, schmoozing. Registration will be $18/person. Watch for details and RSVP forms in upcoming newsletters or on the website.
Coming Soon: How Can We Make Our Building a Home?
How can we make our building a home? What does Shir Hadash need to make this happen? Well, we need your help to let us know. Soon, we will be emailing a survey of possible projects and will ask you to rate them as to how you see their importance. The quicker we receive the responses, the sooner we can get started on these capital projects! Let's work together to make our building our home.
Shir Hadash App Now Available
We are excited to announce the Shir Hadash App is live and ready to be downloaded! Simply go to the Apple App store and/or Google Play Store, search for "Shir Hadash," download it, and voila! Some of the things you can do with the app are:
RSVP for upcoming events
Make Donations easily from your account
Access to the synagogue membership directory and call from within the app
View our calendar and add events to your personal calendar
Make payments and more!
Click here for the iOS version and here for the Android version.
New Book Club Selection
The upcoming Book Club discussion will be on Daniel Silva's The English Assassin. This book is the first in a spy mystery trilogy about the Nazis. The story involves an Israeli spy, Nazi art heists, and of course a murder. Our next meeting will be in July or August. We're looking for a host to sponsor at this time. For this and questions, please contact Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
No Shabbat Services at Shir Hadash This Week
Enjoy celebrating Shabbat at home on Friday, and join us for the annual MOSH Bike Shabbat on Saturday -- scroll to the top of the newsletter for details!
Upcoming Services:
Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, June 30, 7:30pm
“Hot Tub Havdalah,” Saturday, July 1, 7:30pm
“Hot Tub Havdalah” -- Community Havdalah, Social, Dessert and Hang-Out at the Schleicher home. Join the Shir Hadash community at 7:30 pm for an intimate havdalah service at the home and garden of members Sandi & Lise Schleicher. (For the address, send a note to info@shir-hadash.org.) RSVP info will be available soon. For more information, click here.
Pizza Havdalah Family Night, Saturday, July 15, 5:00pm
All ages welcome! First a pizza feast, followed by a havdalah service and fun. Weather permitting, we’ll be outdoors!
Shabbat Morning Service and Blessing of Animals & Pets, July 22, 10:00am
Join us in celebrating our love and care of our pets on the Shabbat when we read in the Torah about Noah and the Ark. Our out-of- doors one-hour Shabbat morning service will include a ceremony to bless our beloved animal pets. Make sure your pets are properly leashed, caged, etc. The service begins at 10:00am, rain or shine!
Shabbat Under the Stars, August 4
Family Service at 5:30pm, Community Service at 7:30pm
Grab your family and friends and usher in Shabbat Under the Stars. This outdoor evening is open to the community at no cost. Bring your own chairs/blankets for a Ravinia-style dinner. Seats will be available for services. Following services, we'll roast marshmallows and make s'mores during the oneg. In case of rain, the event will be moved indoors.
Oneg Volunteers Needed for Services
Please sign up to help as an oneg volunteer for one of our upcoming services. It's easy: just click here to pick a date, bring a challah, and show up! You'll receive a reminder email the week before with more details. For more information, contact Sean Fisher-Rohde at oneg@shir-hadash.org.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
June 23-24, 2017 / 30 Sivan 5777
Shabbat Korach
Torah: Numbers 16:1 - 18:32
Maftir: Numbers 28:9 - 28:15 | Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1 - 66:24 | Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
“Pathways to Holiness”
Dear Friends,
How do we Jews become a holy people? In Leviticus 19, the Holiness Code, God tells the Israelites to become holy through living lives of strong values and right behavior. Now, in the book of Numbers, Moses and Korach are locked in a battle of leadership over Israel. One of the main issues is about how we attain holiness as individuals and as a people.
According to philosopher Martin Buber, “both Moses and Korach desired the people to be the holy people. But for Moses this was the goal. In order to reach it, generation after generation had to choose again and again between the way of God and the wrong paths of their own hearts; between life and death. For Korach, the people were already holy, so why should there be further need for choice? Their dispute was between two approaches to faith and to life.”
Korach deceived the people into believing that there was no need for them to improve their lives. Moses taught that each and every day, we are given the choice to became better human beings – through study, worship, and good deeds we are constantly growing and learning. Of course, Moses won the dispute and Korach was driven out. Thus, thousands of years later, we Jews are still learning, praying, and righteous behavior. It is our ongoing path to holiness.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
SOCIAL ACTION
iWalk 5K for Food Pantries, June 25
Join the Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council for a fun 5K and support four local food pantries! Event registration opens at 1:30pm on June 25 at Saint Mary Parish, 10 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove. For more info, click here.
Tikkun Olam Opportunity, July 30 - August 3
Interfaith Council presents the Fourth Annual Mission trip for families to help rebuild the lives of those who have suffered extreme loss in the St. Louis area, rebuilding homes destroyed by flooding in 2015. Skilled and unskilled help is needed. 35 people have already signed up! Please consider joining with our interfaith community on this special trip. Click here for more information.
COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
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DONATIONS
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
- Bob & Bonnie Kaplan, in honor of Peggy Sharpe's 80th Birthday
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Shir Hadash Memorial Wall
Shir Hadash is installing a Memorial Wall in the sanctuary, with individual plaques recording the Hebrew and English name of the deceased and the date of birth and passing. Having a Memorial Plaque for a loved one ensures that Yahrzeit will be observed for them in perpetuity by our congregation.The cost for a plaque is $360. Many congregants prepay and reserve plaques.You may register for the plaque(s) through our website, or request a paper order form by calling the office (847 498 8218),
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 Summer -- Grads Love Gift Cards!
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 or purchased during Sunday School. For more information, email Michelle at SHOP@shir-hadash.org.
Thank you for supporting Shir Hadash with your SHOP purchases!
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