Details regarding our Bridge Phase Policy, Building and Site Occupancy Limits, and Wellness Criteria can now be found on the Shir Hadash website If you need assistance, please email the office 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.
Happy Father's Day this Sunday to All Our Shir Hadash Dads!
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Creative Worship and Ritual . - Friday: Hybrid Shabbat Service (Zoom and In-Person), Friday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Shabbat Bike Ride and Torah Study, Saturday, June 19, 9:30 a.m.
- Next Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, Friday, June 25, 6:15 p.m.
- Schedule for Early July
- Zoom Hosts Needed for Upcoming Services
The Rabbi's Corner -- "A People of Fighters"
Adult Education- Today: Thursday Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan via Zoom, June 17, 1:00 p.m.
- Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes, June 20
--Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m.
-- New Time! Hebrew Reading, 9:30 a.m.
Membership News and Events - New: Legacy Giving Task Force - Participants Needed
- Tonight: Book Club Meeting, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
- NW Interfaith Council iWalk Fundraiser, June 27
Ongoing Fundraisers - iGive, Amazon Smile, and ShopWithScrip
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Friday: Hybrid (Zoom and In-Person) Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. -- We are excited to hold our first regular Shabbat Evening Service in the building, with a simultaneous Zoom option, on Friday, June 18. If you would like to attend in person, note that advance registration is required (no walk-ins) and attendance is currently limited to 40 people. Click here to register for in-person participation; the page will automatically stop accepting registrations once the 40 seats have been reserved. If you register and later need to cancel, please contact the office at (847) 498-8218 so we can open the spaces to others. Registration will close at 3:00 pm on Friday at the latest. We look forward to seeing you!
Saturday: Bike Ride and Shabbat Morning Torah Study at Chicago Botanic Garden, Saturday, June 19, 9:30 a.m. -- Bike Shabbat is back! Join Rabbi Eitan on a Shabbat morning 15-mile round-trip bike ride to the Chicago Botanic Garden. 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.) 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. We will return to the cars by noon. Click here for more details and event registration!
Next Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, Friday, June 25, 6:15 p.m. -- Join us on Zoom as we light candles, bless our families, sanctify the wine, and bless the challah before Shabbat dinner. Fred Andes will lead a 20-minute ceremony to welcome our Shabbat dinners at home.
Schedule for Early July:
Friday, July 2 -- No services; we hope you enjoy celebrating Shabbat with your family.
Friday, July 9, 7:00 p.m. -- Multigenerational Shabbat hybrid service (in-person and Zoom) -- event details in next week's newsletter.
Zoom Hosts Needed: We have an urgent need for volunteers to act as Zoom hosts for upcoming services. Our in-person services will continue to have Zoom availability, and some other services will be Zoom-only. Training on how to host can be provided. If you can help, please contact Fred Andes or Jerry Weiss.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
June 18-19, 2021 / 9 Tammuz 5781 / Shabbat Hukat
Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1 - 22:1 / Haftarah Portion: Judges 11:1 - 11:33
“A People of Fighters”
Dear Friends,
What is the Israelite legacy? In this week’s Torah, the Children of Israel made their way through the region east of the Dead Sea on their way towards the Promised Land. Along the way, they were opposed by the armies of Arad, Edom, and Aram. In each confrontation, the Israelites won the battle. Thus, began a series of encounters which taught the Israelites how to fight and how to win. This would serve them well when Joshua took them across the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land of Israel.
Too often we think of Judaism as simply a tradition of Tikun Olam – Be nice to others and they will be nice to you. But the world is much, much more complex and our Jewish tradition is multi-faceted. While Tikun Olam is an essential teaching and aspiration of our moral and ethical tradition, we are also a people seeking freedom and independence. Sometimes, when absolutely necessary, we have to fight for it. Yes, we are a people of peace and compassion. We are also a people of fighters.
Zay a Mentsch – Be a Good Person.
L’Shalom (In Peace),
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Read past editions of The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website.
ADULT EDUCATION
Today: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eitan, Thursday, June 17, 1:00 p.m. - Join the Rabbi and other members via Zoom in an engaging examination of the week's Torah portion. Note: after this meeting, Lunch & Learn will be on summer hiatus until August 1.
Adult Ed Sunday Morning Programs, June 20: Adults are welcome to join in the following virtual adult education programs on most Sundays: - Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m: If you would like to participate, contact Fred Andes.
- New Time! Hebrew Reading, 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Steve Lewin.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
 Participants Needed for Legacy Giving Task Force -- Shir Hadash is forming a Task Force to put together a legacy giving program to help ensure the financial well being of the synagogue for the long term future. There are many existing programs that can serve as a resource for creating our own. The concept is for the Task Force to write and post on our website a "how to do it, why do it and how it can benefit the donor" piece. Once that's done, the Task Force can likely disband. Interested in helping? Contact Stuart Aizenberg at (847) 840-7895.
Tonight: Book Club, June 17, 7:30 p.m. -- On June 17, Book Club will meet via Zoom 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!
Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council Fundraiser, June 27 -- On June 27th, NW Suburban Interfaith Council will be hosting its 8th annual “iWalk” event. Like last year, this year's event will be a virtual one due to COVID concerns. In 2020, thanks to donors and volunteers, the event raised over $10,000. Those contributions and 100% of the contributions raised from this year’s event will go to our communities’ four faith-based food pantries. Donations can be made via Facebook by clicking here or by sending a check to the NW Suburban Interfaith Council, PO Box 5301, Buffalo Grove IL 60089.
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.
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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