Our current policies regarding our Bridge Phase practices, Building and Site Occupancy Limits, and Wellness Criteria can be found on the Shir Hadash website. Masks are to be worn at all services, meetings and programs. 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 Stuart Aizenberg at 847-840-7895.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Creative Worship and Ritual .
- New: High Holidays Info & Registration
- Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, Friday, July 30, 6:15 p.m.
- Next Week: Multigenerational Shabbat with Blessing of the Animals, Friday August 6, 7:00 p.m.
- Please Help! Zoom Hosts Needed for Upcoming Services
Membership News and Events
- Membership Renewal Now Open!
- Starts Next Week: School Supplies Donation Drive, August 6-20
- Max and Benny's Food Kits: Order by August 10, Pickup on August 13
- Book Club Next Selection; Meeting August 19
The Rabbi's Corner -- Link to Archived Editions
Religious School
- Save the Date: School Town Hall Zoom Meeting, August 23
Adult Education
- Sunday Morning Virtual Adult Ed Classes, August 1
-- Hebrew Reading, 9:30 a.m.
-- Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing Fundraisers
- Restaurants Support Shir Hadash
- ShopWithScrip, iGive, and Amazon Smile
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
High Holidays Coming - Please Register! The High Holidays are very soon - Selichot is on Saturday, August 28, and Rosh Hashanah starts on the evening of Labor Day, Monday, September 6! We will be both in-person and on Zoom this year. Adult services will be at Atlantis Banquet Halls in Arlington Heights (except for Rosh Hashanah Day 2 and Yom Kippur afternoon/concluding services, which will be at the synagogue). The children's programs will be held at the synagogue. Appropriate COVID precautions will be taken. By now, you should have received an e-mail with registration information. Please DO register! Click for complete Holiday information. If you have questions, feel free to contact the Shir Hadash office or Fred Andes, CW&R chair.
Friday: Zoom Shabbat Dinner Blessings, Friday, July 30, 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. Shir Hadash members will lead a 20-minute ceremony to welcome our Shabbat dinners at home.
Next Week: Multigenerational Shabbat with Blessing of the Animals, Friday, August 6, 7:00 p.m. (Hybrid) -- We're celebrating our love and care of our pets! The service will include a ceremony to welcome our beloved animal pets into our Shir Hadash community and offer them special blessings. So bring them along, or have them with you on Zoom! Join us in the Green Space at Shir Hadash or on Zoom.
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Services:
- Friday, August 13, 7:30 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat Service via Zoom
- Friday, August 20, 7:00 p.m. - Hybrid Shabbat Service - In Person and on Zoom
- Friday, August 27, 6:15 p.m. - Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom
Zoom Hosts Needed: We have an urgent need for volunteers to act as Zoom hosts for upcoming services. We can only continue to provide Zoom access to services if volunteers step up to host! Training on how to host can be provided. If you can help, please contact Fred Andes or Jerry Weiss.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
Membership Renewal Now Open -- Membership for our 2021-2022 year is now available. Click Here for the Membership Renewal Forms. We'd love to have all of you renew and to do so promptly. Plus, we'd love to have new members join us. If you run into any problems or have questions renewing online, please contact Karen Burnham at (847) 498-8218. Also contact Karen for a paper form if you prefer that to signing up online.
High Holidays are very early this year. Erev Rosh Hashanah is Monday, September 6. Remember, your High Holiday "tickets" are included with membership. So, do not delay renewing or joining.
Starts Next Week: School Supply Donation Drive, August 6-20 -- Many students in Wheeling public schools need help acquiring pencils, washable markers, crayons, colored pencils, highlighters, index cards, and wide-rule spiral notebooks. We will collect the supplies August 6-20 when you are at the building for services, Max & Benny's pickup, or for any other reason. If you have questions, contact our Social Action Chair, Lisa Burton Radzely.
Max and Benny's Food Kits: Order by August 10, Pickup August 13 -- Support Shir Hadash with delicious packages from Max and Benny’s! Click here to order. Orders must be placed by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, August 10 and picked up at Shir Hadash on Friday, August 13 between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. Limited delivery is available. Contact Vicky Brice with questions - (224) 423-4797.
Book Club Next Selection; Virtual Meeting on August 19 -- For its next meeting, the Shir Hadash Book Club is reading Waking Lions, a novel by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. The story of the lengths a man will to go save his family and his reputation after one night's deadly mistake, Waking Lions is described as "a gripping, suspenseful, and morally devastating drama of guilt and survival, shame and desire." The discussion will be held Thursday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom; links for the meeting will be published in upcoming newsletters.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Save the Date! Virtual School Town Hall, August 23, 7:30 p.m. -- Join us for a special Virtual Town Hall program to learn about what plans are being put in place to ensure a safe and joyous return to in-person learning for the upcoming 2021-2022 Religious School. We will set forth the protocols in place and answer any questions or concerns about a return to in-person learning. Watch for Zoom links in upcoming newsletters.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
Rabbi Eitan is on vacation this week. You can read past editions of The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website.
ADULT EDUCATION
Virtual Adult Ed Sunday Morning Programs, August 1: Adults are welcome to join in the following adult education programs on most Sundays:
- Hebrew Reading, 9:30 a.m.
- Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m:
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Restaurants Supporting Shir Hadash -- These restaurants donate a percentage of your bill when you mention Shir Hadash. Please support these generous community businesses:
- Axel's Bistro Cafe, 131 W Dundee Rd, Buffalo Grove (former Flappy's location)
- Butterfield's, 4195 Dundee Road, Northbrook
- The Continental Restaurant, 788 S. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove
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, at no cost to you. Electronic and physical cards can be ordered instantly ordered using the RaiseRight app on your phone or through our vendor shopwithscrip.com.
Click here 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 and select "Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue-Congregation Shir Hadash" in Wheeling as your charity of choice.
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