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 Service via Zoom with SHED Talk by Nat Arons, Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
- Next Week: Shabbat Service via Zoom, Friday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
The Rabbi's Corner -- "Transformation"
Religious School - Religious School is Back, April 11, 10:15 a.m.
- School Reopening Task Force -- Your Input Needed!
Adult Education- Today: Thursday Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, April 8, 1:00 p.m.
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes, April 11
--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, Tuesdays beginning April 13, 1:00 p.m.
Membership News and Events
- Tonight: Mussar Discussion Group, Thursday, April 8, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday: Max & Benny's Pickup, Friday, April 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
- Next Week: Book Club, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
- Volunteers Sought for Mitzvah Committee
Social Action- This Weekend! Food and Toiletry Drive, Friday, April 9 and Sunday, April 11
Ongoing Fundraisers
- iGive, Amazon Smile, and ShopWithScrip
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Friday: Shabbat Service with SHED Talk via Zoom, Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. -- We begin with a brief Kabbalah Shabbat to welcome the Shabbat with song and story. Then, Shir Hadash members offer personal reflections on life, living, and Judaism. On April 9, Nathaniel Arons shares "A Tale of Two Trips: Delivering Disaster Relief for Texas." Details here
Next Week: Shabbat Service via Zoom, Friday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
April 9-10, 2021 / 28 Nisan 5781 / Shabbat Shemini
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47 / Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1 - 7:17
Omer Day 13
“Transformation”
Dear Friends,
How do we grow and transform our lives? In this week’s Torah portion, Aharon, Moses’ brother, and his four sons, are elevated to the roles of priests of Israel. The portion describes an elaborate ceremony that involves special vestments and rituals through which the lives of these five men are transformed. One moment they are commoners. The next, they are priests.
Similarly, we experience this moment at graduation ceremonies, life cycle events, and even when we take on a new job. With each promotion come new challenges and opportunities to grow and transform ourselves. Just as important as those who confer a new title on us, we must be ready to receive and accept the new identity and responsibility that goes with it. We must be actively involved in the process of transformation. The Torah teaches us that when leadership is offered, we must be ready to step up to guide the way forward.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Read past editions of The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website .
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Religious School Resumes, Sunday, April 11 -- We look forward to seeing all our students in their virtual classes at 10:15 a.m. on April 11. Questions? Contact Rachel Goldberg or Alan Bernover.
New: School Reopening Task Force -- The Synagogue is looking to create and staff a “School Re-Opening Task Force” to prepare for the 2021-2022 Religious School educational year. This task force will shape policy, create protocols for safe re-entry to our school, and implement best practices and procedures to comply with city, state and national guidelines regarding COVID-19. Professional areas of expertise are essential such as: medical professionals, school administrators and teachers, architects, engineers, safety compliance managers, project managers, and the like. We are hoping to include a wide array of backgrounds in this new task force and welcome school parents' input as well. Please contact Alan Bernover at (773) 865-3136 if you are interested in participating in this new action committee. We plan to form this committee in the coming two weeks.
ADULT EDUCATION
Today: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursday, April 8, 1:00 p.m. - Join the Rabbi and other members in an engaging examination of the week's Torah portion via Zoom.
Adult Ed Sunday Morning Programs, April 11: Adults are welcome to join in the following adult education programs on Sundays:: - Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m via Zoom. If you would like to participate, contact Fred Andes.
- Hebrew Reading, 11:00 a.m. via WebEx. For more information, contact Steve Lewin.
Tuesday: "A Mother and Her Daughter-in-Law: Four Movements in Two Women's Lives" Tuesdays beginning April 13, 1:00 p.m. -- Join Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and Deacon Peery Duderstadt for a series of five 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 begin on Tuesday, April 13 at 1:00 pm and last about an hour. They continue each Tuesday through May 11. They will cover one chapter each week.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
 Tonight: Mussar Discussion Group via Zoom, April 8, 7:30 p.m. -- Mussar is a body of teachings, a perspective, and a disciplined practice that provides distinctively Jewish answers to the sorts of questions any thinking person asks about life. Contact Lynn Liebling or Kayla Shonberg to learn more about our Shir Hadash monthly discussion group.
Friday: Max and Benny’s Box Pickup, April 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. -- If you have ordered a food box from Max and Benny's, please remember to pick it up at Shir Hadash on Friday, April 9 between 1:00 and 3:00. Note: When you're picking up your order, please consider bringing a donation for our Food & Toiletry Drive -- see below for details! Contact Vicky Brice with questions - (224) 423-4797.
Next Week: Book Club, Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. -- Book Club's next book for April 15 will be Concealed by Esther Amini, a memoir of growing up in a Persian-Jewish family in Queens, New York. Click here to learn more!
Volunteers Sought for Mitzvah Committee - We want to reform, revitalize and expand the functions of our Mitzvah Committee. Traditionally, we've focused on helping to organize shivas which is certainly one of the most important functions. However, here's a more complete list of what we have envisioned. - Write get-well cards (anytime)
- Do hospital visits (after pandemic)
- Meal trains (different during pandemic and after)
- Help with organizing shivas (different during pandemic and after)
- Leading shivas (different during pandemic and after)
- Tracking life-cycle events of members and contacting them (anytime)
- Contact person for bar/bat mitzvah families (different during pandemic and after)
- Developing a funeral plan for members, working with funeral services (anytime)
Do you have an interest in helping with any of these functions? We can only effectively tackle the areas in which we have volunteers. Please contact Mady Fern at 847-254-0403 or Stuart Aizenberg at 847-840-7895 if you would like to volunteer.
SOCIAL ACTION
This Weekend: Food & Toiletry Drive, April 9 and 11 -- Purchase a few extra items for the Wheeling Food Pantry when you restock after Passover! This Friday and Sunday, Shir Hadash will hold a contactless drive-thru food and toiletries drive to benefit the Wheeling Food Pantry and the SNAPGap program at First United Methodist Church of Evanston (where we host a soup kitchen twice a year). There will be two donation opportunities:- Friday, April 9, 1:00-3:00pm when you can also pick up your Max & Benny's order – see above), and
- Sunday, April 11, 2:00-4:00pm.
Click here for a list of food items most needed at the Wheeling Food Pantry. The most-needed toiletries are full-size shampoo, full-size body wash, and disinfectant wipes. You can send a monetary or online in-kind donation if you cannot attend in person. Click here to send toiletries via Amazon, and click here for information how to provide in-kind and monetary donations directly to Wheeling Food Pantry.
Please note our drop-off procedures to protect everyone's safety:- Toiletry donations should be bagged separately from food donations.
- All donations must be placed in the trunk; volunteers will not enter a vehicle.
- All volunteers will be masked. Drivers and passengers should wear masks if your windows are down and/or if the trunk is open to the driver and passenger area.
Email our Social Action Chair, Lisa Burton Radzely, if you have any questions.
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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