Shir Hadash News -- February 3, 2022

 

Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue

Shir Hadash News -- February 3, 2022

Read our current COVID safety policies. Masks are to be worn at all services, meetings and programs.   For assistance, contact: Shir Hadash office, admin@shir-hadash.org, 847 498 8218 Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow, rabbi@shir-hadash.org, 847 525 7746 (mobile) President Stuart Aizenberg, president@shir-hadash.org, 847 840 7895 (mobile) Welcome to our bi-weekly Shir Hadash News! Comments or questions? Contact Matt Settler, chair-communications@shir-hadash.org.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT-A-GLANCE

Creative Worship and Ritual Friday: Multigenerational Shabbat Service (Hybrid Zoom/In-Person), February 4, 7:00 p.m. Next Week:  Shabbat Service and SHED Talk (Zoom only), February 11, 7:30 p.m. Upcoming Services Shabbat Evening Service (Hybrid Zoom/In-Person), February 18, 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Blessings (Zoom only), February 25, 6:15 p.m. The Rabbi's Corner -- "Belonging" Membership News and Events Sheleg, Sheleg! Let It Snow Fundraiser Happening Through February 28 Charitable Contribution Letters on the Way Saturday: MOSH/WISH Game Night (Zoom), February 5, 7:30 p.m.  Mussar Discussion Group (Zoom), February 10, 7:30 p.m. Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children with Interfaith Council, February 10 & 11 Family Activities Committee Meeting, February 13, 1:00 p.m. Book Club (Zoom), February 17, 7:30 p.m. Reconstructing Judaism Convention, March 23-27 - Scholarships Available! Religious School Sunday School in Session Adult Education The Book of Job: Lessons of Faith and Suffering Interfaith Class (Zoom), Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eitan (Zoom), Thursdays, 1:00 p.m Sunday Morning Adult Ed Classes (Zoom)  Hebrew Reading, 10:00 a.m. Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m.  Ongoing Fundraisers Restaurants, SHOP Shir Hadash, iGive, and Amazon Smile Donate to Shir Hadash

CREATIVE WORSHIP & RITUAL

To join Shir Hadash services via Zoom, Click here  (Meeting ID 869 2916 5393, Passcode 757767, Dial-in 312 626 6799)  Friday: Multigenerational Shabbat Service (Hybrid: In-Person & Zoom) Friday February 4, 7:00 p.m. -- This Shabbat, we will read “God’s Paintbrush” by Rabbi Sandy Sasso - a book that invites children of all religions to experience God’s presence through moments in their own lives. All generations are welcome! If you will be attending in person, please register on the event page. Next Week: Shabbat Service & SHED Talk by Roy Settler (Zoom) Friday February 11, 7:30 p.m. After a brief Kabbalah Shabbat to welcome the Shabbat with song and story, our speaker Roy Settler will lead a discussion of selected works by Jewish artists through the ages. Join us on Zoom for this engaging interactive program. Upcoming services: Shabbat Evening Service (Hybrid: In-Person & Zoom) Friday February 18, 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Blessings (Zoom) Friday February 25, 6:15 p.m.

THE RABBI'S CORNER

February 4-5, 2022 / 4 Adar I 5782 Shabbat Terumah Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26 - 6:13   “Belonging”   Dear Friends,   What is the glue that unites us as a Jewish people?  In this week’s Torah portion, God commanded Moses to instruct the people to build a portable worship complex, called the Mishkan.  God said, “Let them build for Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.”   Continue Reading Here

MEMBERSHIP NEWS & EVENTS

Sheleg, Sheleg! “Let It Snow” Fundraiser Now Through February 28 -- The snowflakes are flying around Shir Hadash thanks to your donations! Be part of this festive fundraiser -- for every dollar you donate a snowflake will be hung in the synagogue.  Click here to donate. FAC, Religious School and others will help create all shapes and sizes of snowflakes. Would you like to help from home? You can make your own snowflakes and drop them at the building.  From the Treasurer: Charitable Contribution Letters on the Way -- Shir Hadash recently mailed annual Charitable Contributions letters to those who have made donations of $250 or more during the calendar year 2021, in accordance with the IRS regulation guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact our office at admin@shir-hadash.org or Treasurer Steve Varon at finance@shir-hadash.org. Saturday! MOSH/WISH Game Night (Zoom) Saturday February 5, 7:30 p.m. - MOSH (Men of Shir Hadash) and WISH (Women in Shir Hadash) invite you to a virtual game night! Abby and David Edler will lead a variety of fun games including quizzes, Jeopardy, and more. Use the link to register on the event page.  Mussar Study Group (Zoom) Thursday, February 10, 7:30 p.m. -- Members are welcome to join our monthly discussion of the practice of Mussar, a centuries old Jewish body of teachings and practices that provide distinctively Jewish answers to life's questions. Contact Lynn Liebling or Kayla Shonberg  for information. Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children February 10 & 11 -- Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council invites you to participate in food packing sessions on February 10 and 11 at Feed My Starving Children, 742 E. Park Avenue in Libertyville.  Open to volunteers ages 5 and up; space is limited. Family Activities Committee Meeting (Zoom) Sunday, February 13, 1:00 p.m. - New committee participants are welcome! The FAC plans activities that are fun for all ages. Contact Elliott Simon for the Zoom link.  Book Club (Zoom)  Thursday, February 17, 7:30 p.m. -- Book Club's next selection is A Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of Letters from the Lower East Side to the Jewish Daily Forward. Join us for a lively discussion of this retrospective on the Jewish immigrant experience.  Registration will be open soon on the event page. Sign Up for Reconstructing Judaism Convention  March 23-27 -- Register and join us next month for the Reconstructing Judaism 2022 Convention, happening virtually and in-person in the Washington, D.C. metro area March 23-27.  View the Convention's Robust Schedule (now with Workshop Descriptions). Interested in a scholarship to attend?  The Shapiro Fellowship for Emerging Reconstructionist Leaders is designed to engage young adults as the next generation of Reconstructionist community leaders. Deadline to apply is February 11.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Sunday School  In-Person Religious School --  Looking forward to seeing our students at 9:45 a.m.!

ADULT EDUCATION

"The Book of Job:  Lessons of Faith and Suffering" via Zoom Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. -- In this joint project from Shir Hadash and St. Norbert/Our Lady of the Brook Parish, Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and Deacon Peery Duderstadt look at the Book of Job from Jewish and Catholic perspectives.  Classes will meet on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Zoom, ending March 8.  Register to receive the Zoom link. Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi (Zoom), Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. --  Click here for the Zoom link (Meeting ID: 864 5148 8826, Passcode: 6121824) 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:  Adults are welcome to join in the following adult education programs on most Sundays: Hebrew Reading, 10:00 a.m.  Click here for the Zoom link.  (Meeting number: 939 6160 1054, PW: Ski5cF , Dial-in : 312 626 6799.) For more information, contact Steve Lewin. Torah and Jewish Philosophy, 10:00 a.m:  Click here for the Zoom link (Meeting ID: 837 7378 0849; Passcode 756071, Dial-in 312 626 6799.) If you would like to participate, contact Fred Andes.

ONGOING FUNDRAISERS

No-Cost Ways to Support Shir Hadash -- There are several fundraising opportunities to support Shir Hadash without spending anything extra! Click here to learn about restaurant dine-and-donate programs, SHOP Shir Hadash gift cards, and iGive and Amazon Smile rebate donations.

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