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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Creative Worship and Ritual
- No Shabbat Service on June 28
- Hot Tub Havdalah, July 6
- Sponsor an Oneg
- Adult Ed: Torah and Jewish Philosophy, Summer Sundays
- Synagogue Holiday Schedule
- Landscaping -- Watering Help Needed
- Sunday in the Park with Bagels, July 14
- Shir Hadash Adopts Voluntary Commitment to Replace Dues
- Shir Hadash in the Community this Summer
- Wheeling Parade Photo
- Reconstructing Judaism Today - Link to e-Newsletter
Israel Awareness
- Israeli Film Series
- Sponsor a Bimah Ark Panel
- SHOP Shir Hadash
- Simcha Tree Leaves
- Don’t Forget Our Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers!
- Shir Hadash Memorial Wall
- Links to Fundraisers: Amazon, iGive, and More
No Shabbat Evening Service on June 28 -- We hope you enjoy celebrating Shabbat with your family.
This event is a tradition at Shir Hadash and will be an amazing night for everyone! Please click here to let us know if you can attend, and if you can bring any outdoor games, dessert and drinks to share with others. When you register you will be given the address of the home location.
Sponsor an Oneg! Having a birthday, anniversary or remembrance? You can sponsor an oneg to celebrate. A dessert oneg is $136 and everybody appreciates and enjoys your hospitality. The donation covers all food, including a special celebration cake. Please contact Nancy Kekst, execdir@shir-hadash.org to make arrangements.
Oneg Volunteers Needed for Services--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.
June 28-29, 2019 / 26 Sivan 5779 / Shabbat Shelach Lecha
Torah: Numbers 13:1 - 15:41 / Haftarah: Joshua 2:1 - 24
“Tzitzit”
Dear Friends,
This week’s Torah portion includes the commandment to wear tzitzit fringes on the four corners of our clothing. Nowadays, most wear the fringes on a tallit prayer shawl during daytime worship services.
Why do we wear them? The tzitzit fringes are a symbol of the covenant between Israel and God. They represent our obligation to follow Jewish law, tradition, morals, and heritage. They are a key emblem of Jewish identity.
Some say that the tzitzit represent the 613 commandments of Torah law. The Torah commentator Rashi maintains that wearing the tzitzit fringes and seeing them remind us of the obligation to follow the commandments. Earlier commentators said, “looking leads to remembering them, and remembering them leads to doing them.”
I encourage you all to try wearing a tallit at a daytime worship service.
Zay a Mentsch – Be a Good Person.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
To read past entries of the Rabbi's blog, please visit our website.
Torah and Jewish Philosophy Summer Schedule -- While Religious School is on summer break, our Torah/Jewish Philosophy Adult Ed class with Fred Andes will continue to meet every other Sunday morning, at an off-site location that involves coffee and baked goods. Anyone who is interested in sitting in for any part of the summer should contact Fred at fandes@btlaw.com for details.
Landscaping Help Needed -- Our landscaping volunteers could use some extra hands with watering to keep everything looking bright and healthy. We have new plantings in three parking lot islands that need watering this summer. New sumac bushes are in two of the islands and our colorful annuals in the island facing the synagogue entrance. The hoses and hose reel are right in front, to make it more convenient for watering. If you can help out a few times this summer, call or text Deb Harrison, (847) 997-9629. Thanks!
Sunday in the Park with Bagels, July 14 -- Shir Hadash will have a table at the Northwest Suburban Jewish Connectors' July event for young families at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills. This is a fun opportunity to introduce our congregation to potential new members. Register in advance here. If you would like to volunteer at our table, please contact Nancy Kleine Kekst, execdir@shir-hadash.org.
Have You Heard? Shir Hadash Adopt Voluntary Commitment Model. What does it mean for you? Membership renewal starts July 8 for everyone. We will be calling everyone to discuss the new voluntary commitment program and to answer your questions. Our hope is to speak with every member either in person or by phone by July 8. The calls should take about five minutes. There is no need to wait for us to call. Feel free to reach out to us either by phone or email to schedule a time to chat.
Stuart Aizenberg - 847-840-7895 - stuartaizenberg@gmail.com
Lisa Settler - 224-595-1189 - settlerl@comcast.net
Shir Hadash in the Community -- Watch for the Membership Committee and various Shir Hadash members who will be spreading our name far and wide this summer!
- Wheeling Shop Local Campaign, starts June 29 and runs six weeks - our Shir Hadash gift basket will be at the Buffalo Grove Bank and Trust
- Sunday in the Park with Bagels, Sunday July 14, 10-11:30 am: (NW Connectors)
- National Night Out with Wheeling Police and Fire, Tuesday August 6, 6:00-9:00 pm
- Fall Fest, Sunday September 15 (NW Connectors)
Wheeling Parade - Our very own Don Johnson driving in the #3 spot in the Wheeling 125th Jubilee Parade in his role as Chair of the Wheeling Planning Commission.
Reconstructing Judaism Today e-Newsletter -- Learn about what’s going on in Reconstructionist communities around the world, and gain access to exciting online learning opportunities and resources from the central organization of the movement, Reconstructing Judaism. To subscribe to the e-newsletter Reconstructing Judaism Today, and receive other vital communication from Reconstructing Judaism, just click on this link.
ISRAEL AWARENESS
Israeli Film Series at Shir Hadash: Our next Israeli film showing will be after Yom Kippur in the fall. If you have any suggestions, please contact Burton Kopulsky, bkopulsk@chicagobooth.edu.
Sixth Annual iWalk for the Hungry, June 23 -- Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council presents the iWalk 5k, a family event to support food pantries in our local communities. The event begins and ends in the parking lot at St. Mary Parish, 10 Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove. Complete details available at www.NorthwestSuburbanInterfaith.org.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Dedication of Twelve Tribes Bimah Panels -- Celebrating our fifth anniversary in our building, our Twelve Tribes bimah ark panels are a combined creation of artists Maureen Fisher Schweit and Abe Schor, who worked together on concept, design and colors.
You are invited to participate in this fundraising historic project by dedicating all or part of a panel. Each panel dedication is $1,800; panels may be dedicated by more than one person and families may pool resources to dedicate one panel (e.g, $180 each by 10 people). Donors will be acknowledged on our new donor wall next to the Simcha Tree. The panel dedications will remain in perpetuity, or as long as the art remains in our sanctuary. (They will not expire in 18 years as originally stated.) To learn more about the Bimah Panels, click here. For questions, panel reservation, choice and payment options, contact Executive Director Nancy Kleine Kekst at (216) 789-2452 (mobile) or email execdir@shir-hadash.org.
Simcha Tree Leaves Available for Purchase - Our Tree of Joy—a Simcha Tree—is situated in our Community Room to remind us of all the joys of our lives. The leaves come in copper, silver, and gold. Each leaf marks a lasting memory of a joyous simcha in the lives of members of Shir Hadash. We invite you to add your loved ones’ simchas to our Tree and share your nachas with our congregation or just add your loved ones’ names out of love. Leaves can be purchased to mark your special family or individual accomplishments. Click here to see additional information and make your purchase.
Don’t Forget Our Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers - Now Including Flappy’s!--The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Butterfield’s Restaurant in Northbrook, and now all three locations of Flappy’s will donate 5% of your total bill to Shir Hadash! No flyer needed – just mention Shir Hadash when you are paying or fill out the Shir Hadash book behind the desk.
Shir Hadash Memorial Wall--Having a Memorial Plaque for a loved one in Shir Hadash’s Memorial Wall 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 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 SHOP 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. For more information, email Michelle at SHOP@shir-hadash.org.
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