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 call the office at 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 . - Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat via Zoom, September 10, 7:30 p.m.
- Yom Kippur Services
- Next Week: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom, September 17, 6:15 p.m.
- Sukkot/Shabbat Multigenerational Service - Hybrid, September 24, 7:00 p.m.
The Rabbi's Corner -- "Live Life to the Fullest"
Membership News and Events
- Synagogue Office Closed September 15 & 16
- High Holiday Food Drive
- Bystander Intervention Trainings to Combat Hate and Harassment
- Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
Adult Education
- Today: Zoom Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, September 9, 1:00 p.m
- Sunday Morning Virtual Adult Ed Classes, September 12
- 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
Kabbalat Shabbat Service via Zoom, Friday, September 10, 7:30 p.m. -- Welcome the Shabbat between the High Holidays with a Kabbalat Shabbat service. Rabbi Eitan will lead the service from his home with meditations, prayer, readings, story, and song.
Yom Kippur Services-at-a-Glance: Use the links below to view detailed event pages. If you have not already entered your names for yizkor, they are due to day, please contact the office at admin@shir-hadash.org. Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 p.m. - Atlantis Banquets & Zoom
*Children's Programs, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom
Yom Kippur Morning Service and Yizkor, Thursday, September 16, 9:30 a.m. - Atlantis Banquets & Zoom
*Children Programs, 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Yom Kippur Afternoon Study, Mincha, and Ne'ilah, September 16, 2:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. - Shir Hadash and Zoom
Next Friday: Shabbat Dinner Blessings via Zoom - September 17, 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. Rabbi Eitan will lead a 20-minute ceremony to welcome our Shabbat dinners at home.
Upcoming:
Sukkot/Shabbat Multigenerational Hybrid Service, September 24, 7:00 p.m. - at Shir Hadash (outdoors) & Zoom: Enjoy Sukkot & Shabbat in the Green Space with fun music, engaging prayer, and a delightful story. Then, celebrate in our Sukkah in the Green Space, and shake your lulav! We'll have sweet treats to eat in the Sukkah, including s'mores! Click here to join via Zoom.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
September 10-11, 2021 / 5 Tishrei 57781
Shabbat Vayelech - Shuvah
Torah: Deuteronomy 31:1 - 31:30
Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva
“Live Life to the Fullest”
Dear Friends,
As we approach the final chapters of the Torah, we find Moses telling the Children of Israel that soon he will die. A new leader, Joshua, will guide them out of the desert and into the Promised Land. This focus on Moses’ death contains a special lesson for us. Next week, we will celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the day of forgiveness. One of the traditions is to wear white clothing, which represents our quest for spiritual purity. The white clothing is also symbolic of our burial shrouds. Thus, on Yom Kippur, we contemplate our mortality and figuratively prepare for our death.
Why all this talk about death if Yom Kippur is actually a joyous holiday celebrating forgiveness and cleansing? We confront our mortality on this day in order to become inspired to live more fully and more joyously in the time we have left. Thus, from the knowledge of eventual death, we find the drive to live life to the fullest. Afterall, we Jews are a people devoted to Life. L’chaim.
Shabbat Shalom and Shanah Tova – a Good, Healthy and Happy New Year to all!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
You can read past editions of The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
Synagogue Office Closed September 15 & 16 -- Please contact the office with any questions before Yom Kippur.
High Holiday Food Drive: Gift Cards Welcome -- Our Annual High Holiday Food Drive will look a little different this year, and there are ways to participate both in person and from home. We continue to offer critical support to The ARK's food pantry.
For this year's High Holiday Food Drive, we are collecting Jewel gift cards that The ARK will distribute to individuals in need. The ARK gives out $25 Jewel gift cards, so it is ideal to donate one or more cards in this amount. However, any amount is welcomed and greatly appreciated.
You have options to deliver your gift card donation:
1) At High Holiday services: There will be a donation box when you come to our Yom Kippur services, both at Atlantis Banquets and at Shir Hadash.
2) At Shir Hadash: Any time the synagogue office is open, you can drop off a contribution to the High Holiday Food Drive starting now and continuing through Yom Kippur.
3) Contribute from home: If you won't be at Atlantis Banquets or our building, you can donate directly to The ARK at https://arkchicago.org/donate/.
Bystander Intervention Trainings to Combat Hate and Harassment -- Join a public virtual training to learn about bystander hate incident intervention, and how you can combat hate and harassment. The sessions from Advancing Justice Chicago focus on anti-Asian harassment, and the skills you learn can be applied to any type of harassment. Multiple sessions are being held. Register now before they fill.
Tuesday, September 14, 3:00 p.m.: Register here
Thursday, September 23, 3:00 p.m.: Register here
Tuesday, September 28, 12:30 p.m.: Register here
Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund -- The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that Haiti experienced on August 14 has left more than 2,200 dead and more than 600,000 people in need of urgent assistance. Jewish Federation’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund is supporting the efforts of its on-the-ground partners responding to the tragedy. The American Joint Distribution Committee is building a medical clinic and has distributed life-saving medical supplies to the area; IsraAID is distributing water filters, hygiene kits and solar lights and is training teachers to use the water filters, and CADENA has emergency medical teams in Haiti treating victims of the earthquake. If you would like to make a donation to the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund click here 100% of your donation will be used for aid and critical support for Haiti.
Book Club New Selection, Meeting October 21 -- For our October discussion, the Book Club is reading The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning, a gripping historical novel that tells the little-known story of Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai during WWII.
ADULT EDUCATION
Today: Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi via Zoom, September 9, 1:00 p.m. -- Join Rabbi Eitan and Shir Hadash members and friends for a refreshing, contemporary exploration of the weekly Torah portion.
Virtual Adult Ed Sunday Morning Programs, September 12: Adults are welcome to join in the following adult education programs on most Sundays: - Hebrew Reading, 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Steve Lewin.
- Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m: If you would like to participate, contact Fred Andes.
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 Road, Buffalo Grove (former Flappy's location)
- Butterfield's, 4195 Dundee Road, Northbrook
- The Continental Restaurant, 788 S. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove ((If you experience an issue when you request your purchase be recorded for Shir Hadash, please ask for Patty or Stephanie, or keep your receipt and call our office. They are adjusting to their new program and have asked for our patience.)
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 or contact Glenn Graff for assistance.
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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