If you need assistance, please email the office at admin@shir-hadash.org or call 847-498-8218. You may additionally reach the Rabbi on his cell 847-525-7746 at any time, and our President, Marc Fargotstein at 847-612-6579. For more information about our COVID-19 response plan, click here.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Creative Worship and Ritual . - Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, Friday, April 23, 6:15 p.m.
- Next Week: Shabbat Evening Learners' Sevice via Zoom, Friday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.
The Rabbi's Corner -- "Love Thy Neighbor"
Religious School - Religious School, April 25, 10:15 a.m.
Adult Education- Today: Thursday Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, April 22, 1:00 p.m.
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes, April 25
--Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m.
-- Hebrew Reading Class, 11:00 a.m. - Tuesday: "A Mother and Her Daughter-in-Law" Study of the Book of Ruth, April 27, 1:00 p.m.
Membership News and Events - Kitchen Kids Cooking Demo: Shavuot Cheesecake, May 16, 1:00 p.m.
- Save the Date: Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council Presents Virtual Tour of Israel, May 23, 5:00 p.m.
- New: Book Club New Selection; Meeting on June 11, 7:30 p.m.
Social Justice- Apply by April 30: Buffalo Grove Pride Drive -- Participation Assistance Available
Social Action- Help Seniors Get Covid Vaccine Appointments
Ongoing Fundraisers - iGive, Amazon Smile, and ShopWithScrip
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, Friday, April 23, 6:15 p.m.-- Click here for the Zoom link. (Meeting ID 869 2916 5393, Passcode 757767, Dial-in 312 626 6799) -- Join us on Zoom as we light candles, bless our families, sanctify the wine, and bless the challah before Shabbat dinner. Rabbi Eitan will lead a 20-minute ceremony to welcome our Shabbat dinners at home.
Next Week: Shabbat Evening Learner's Service via Zoom, Friday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. --Click here for the Zoom link. (Meeting ID 869 2916 5393, Passcode 757767, Dial-in 312 626 6799) -- Our “5th Friday Learner’s Service” offers a unique opportunity to ask your questions about the Shabbat worship service, the meaning of the prayers, why we do things as we do, and just about anything else in Judaism. Rabbi Eitan is ready to take your questions in this creative, lively, informal, and inspiring service.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
April 23-24, 2021 / 12 Iyar 5781 / Shabbat Aharei Mot-Kedosheem
Torah: Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27 Haftarah: Amos 9:7 - 9:15
Omer Day 27
“Love Your Neighbor”
Dear Friends,
What does it mean to “love your neighbor as yourself?” The commandment is found in this week’s double Torah portion, in a section called the Holiness Code. The code offers a list of prohibited behaviors, such as stealing, cheating, telling lies, defrauding, withholding payment, cheating the deaf and the blind, corruption, gossiping, hatred, revenge, holding a grudge, and more. At the end of all these negative commandments comes a positive one – You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The Torah’s message is clear. If we will cease and desist from harmful acts towards our fellow human being, then in fact, our only recourse will be to act with love. Perhaps this is why the great Rabbi Hillel formulated the golden rule as, “that which is undesirable to you, do not do to others.” If we will banish hurtful acts upon one another, then compassion and understanding will rule the day.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Read past editions of The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website .
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Religious School, Sunday, April 25 -- We look forward to seeing all our students in their virtual classes at 10:15 a.m. Questions? Contact Rachel Goldberg or Alan Bernover.
ADULT EDUCATION
Today: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursday, April 22, 1:00 p.m. - Click here for Zoom link (Meeting ID: 864 5148 8826; Passcode 6121824, Dial-in number 312 626 6799) Join the Rabbi and other members in an engaging examination of the week's Torah portion
Adult Ed Sunday Morning Programs, April 25: Adults are welcome to join in the following adult education programs on Sundays:: 
Tuesday: "A Mother and Her Daughter-in-Law: Four Movements in Two Women's Lives" April 27, 1:00 p.m. -- Click here for the Zoom link (Meeting ID: 864 5148 8826, Passcode: 6121824; Dial-in 312 626 6799). Join Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and Deacon Peery Duderstadt for a series of Zoom meetings, where we’ll delve into the Book of Ruth. Bring your Bible and discover a beautiful story of a mother and her daughter-in-law thousands of years ago. Sessions continue each Tuesday through May 11. They will cover one chapter each week.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
Kitchen Kids Cooking Demo: Shavuot Cheesecake, Sunday, May 16, 1:00 p.m -- Mark your calendar for a fun virtual cooking demonstration from the Family Activity Committee. We will be making no-bake cheesecake with banana and strawberry decorations.
Kids in kindergarten through 8th grade can join in to watch or to cook with us as we use hand mixers and knives to create our dairy (and Shavuot celebratory) cheesecake creations. Parental supervision is advised. Register here to receive the ingredient list, recipe, and Zoom link. In the Notes box, please include the names of the children you are registering for.
For questions: please email Elliott Simon.
Save the Date: Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council Presents Virtual Tour of Israel, May 23, 5:00 p.m. -- Mark your calendar for a virtual tour is Israel program, presented by the NWSIC, on Sunday, May 23. More details to come!
New: Book Club New Selection; Meeting on June 17, 7:30 p.m. -- Save the Date! On June 17, Book Club will meet to discuss our next selection: The Liar by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. This novel tells the story of an Israeli girl working in an ice cream shop, and reveals how one mistake can have a thousand consequences. Read more about the book here!
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Apply by April 30: Buffalo Grove Pride Drive on June 6 -- Participation Assistance Available -- Shir Hadash will again be a sponsor for the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. All the fun of a parade, within your own car. For the second year using this format, residential lawns will be decorated with pride decor, music, rainbow treats and more! Do you live in Buffalo Grove and want to become part of the parade route by decorating your home? We have limited funds available to help if you do on a first come - first served basis. However, understand that the planning and work to decorate is your responsibility. Please contact Stuart Aizenberg no later than April 30 if interested.
SOCIAL ACTION
Help Seniors Get Covid Vaccine Appointments -- In an effort to assist high-risk individuals, we are looking for volunteers to help seniors get COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Each volunteer will call 25 seniors and help them sign up for a vaccine appointment if they haven't already been vaccinated. The phone calls will be done based on your schedule and from your own home. You will use a calling script; you don't need to figure out what to say. Catholic Charities is coordinating this effort, and Shir Hadash will partner with them. If you are interested in volunteering, email our Social Action Chair, Lisa Burton Radzely, for more details at socialactionsh@gmail.com.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Gift Card Purchases Help Shir Hadash - SHOP Shir Hadash allows members to order physical and electronic gift cards from thousands of stores and Shir Hadash receives a portion of every purchase. Thousands of dollars can be generated for Shir Hadash at no cost to you. Click here for more information. Once registered, electronic and physical cards can be ordered instantly ordered using the RaiseRight app on your phone or through our vendor shopwithscrip.com. Contact Glenn Graff for more information.
When you’re shopping online, be sure to consider these donation programs that support Shir Hadash at no extra cost to you!
iGive -- There are 2500 online retailers helping to make donations happen through iGive. Click here to learn more or contact Sandi Schleicher.
Amazon Smile -- Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your purchase to when you sign up at smile.amazon.com. Be sure to select "Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue-Congregation Shir Hadash" in Wheeling as your charity of choice.
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