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: Sukkot/Shabbat Multigenerational Service - Hybrid, September 24, 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday: Simchat Torah Service - Hybrid, September 26, 7:00 p.m.
The Rabbi's Corner
Membership News and Events- Orders Due by 10:00 am Friday: Simchat Torah Affy Tapple Orders & Pickup
- Bystander Intervention Trainings to Combat Hate and Harassment
- New: Help Individuals Experiencing Domestic Violence
- Saturday Night at the Israeli Movies Discussion: "The Matchmaker" Saturday, October 9, 8:00 p.m
- Book Club Meeting October 21, 7:30 p.m.
- New: Soap Sack Introductory Meeting, October 27, 7:30 p.m.
Adult Education
- Thursday Zoom Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan, September 23, 1:00 p.m
- Sunday Morning Virtual Adult Ed Classes, September 26
- 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
Friday: Sukkot/Shabbat Multigenerational Hybrid Service, September 24, 7:00 p.m. - at Shir Hadash (outdoors) & Zoom: Our beautiful Sukkah is ready to welcome you, thanks to the volunteers who helped build it! 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! The service will be moved into the sanctuary if rain is threatening.
Sunday: Family and Community Hybrid Simchat Torah Celebration, September 26, 7:00 p.m. at Shir Hadash (indoors) & Zoom --Let's celebrate Simchat Torah together! The Jewish festival of Simchat Torah celebrates our love for our Jewish tradition of learning and studying sacred scripture, the Torah. This is a great family holiday celebration! We will read the last few lines of the Torah and then the first few lines, thus finishing and beginning our study anew. And of course, we will dance, and have taffy apples (click here to reserve your apples)! We'll be together, but distanced and masked, at the synagogue (and on Zoom). After the service, all are welcome to go outside to the Sukkah in our Green Space to continue the celebration. In-person participants must register in advance; space is limited.
Next Friday: Multigenerational Hybrid Shabbat Service, October 1, 7:00 p.m. - Watch for event details and registration coming to the website.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
Click here to read The Rabbi's Corner on the Shir Hadash website.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND EVENTS
Orders Due Tomorrow: Simchat Torah Affy Tapple Orders & Pickup: Click here by Friday, Sept. 24 at 10:00 a.m to reserve your Affy Tapples for Simchat Torah! Then, on Sunday, Sept. 26, there are two ways to bring them home: if you're joining the Simchat Torah celebration via Zoom, you can drive by Shir Hadash between 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a socially distanced pickup, OR if you're attending the celebration in person, you can take your apples after the service to enjoy at home!
Reduced Office Hours Next Week - Our building is closed next Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday (September 27-29) for Simchat Torah, and will reopen on Thursday September 30. Voice messages and email will be checked periodically, and responded to on a limited basis as needed, or when we reopen next Thursday.
Final Session: Bystander Intervention Trainings to Combat Hate and Harassment, Tuesday, September 28, 12:30 p.m. - Do you know what to do if you see someone being harassed or experiencing another form of discrimination? Join a public virtual training to learn about bystander hate incident intervention, and how you can combat hate and harassment. The 60-minute session from Advancing Justice Chicago focuses on anti-Asian harassment, and the skills you learn can be applied to any type of harassment. Register here
New: Help Those Experiencing Domestic Violence: In-Person and At-Home Options -- Luggage for Freedom returns with in-person and at-home ways to help people experiencing domestic violence. Toiletries, gallon-size ziplock bags, new sheets, new towels, and new blankets can be donated at various dropoff locations. From home, you can make dignity bags and/or no-sew blankets. Items can be dropped off at the synagogue or in Northbrook, Deerfield, or Highland Park by October 21. Additional details can be found here. In person, come to the West Ridge Center in Highland Park to sort items and to pack suitcases and backpacks that will be delivered to domestic violence shelters. Shifts are on October 24, either 11:30-12:15 or 12:30-1:30. Volunteers to deliver the suitcases and backpacks to domestic violence shelters also are needed; loading cars will begin at 1:45. Due to COVID, you must register in advance for a shift; no walk-ins will be taken. Also, in-person volunteers must be vaccinated. Click here to register and for additional details. Questions? Email Lisa Burton Radzely at socialactionsh@gmail.com.
Saturday Night at the Israeli Movies Discussion: "The Matchmaker" Saturday, October 9, 8:00 p.m.-- Join us for our first Israeli movie night of the year! Watch The Matchmaker at your leisure beforehand (you can watch it for free on Hoopla with most library cards, as well as on some other streaming platforms) then tune in for a lively discussion of the film. The Matchmaker mixes comedy with drama as it tells a coming-of-age story unlike any you've ever seen before.
Book Club Meeting via Zoom, October 21, 7:30 p.m. -- 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.
New: Soap Sack Introductory Meeting via Zoom, October 27, 7:30 p.m. -- Calling all Knitters and Crocheters! Come to an introductory meeting to learn about making soap sacks. This is part of a global project uniting knitters and crocheters all over the world who make soap sacks and then donate them (with a bar of soap in each one) to homeless shelters, food pantries, veteran clinics, relief efforts and social service agencies. For more information and patterns please visit SoapSacks.com. Let's talk about how we can get Shir Hadash members and friends involved in this worthwhile project. Please join a Zoom Introductory meeting on October 27th at 7:30 p.m. (Watch for Zoom link in upcoming newsletters.) Any questions, please reach out to Wendy Kopulsky.
ADULT EDUCATION
Today: Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi via Zoom, September 23, 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 26: 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.
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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