Shir Chadash 
Weekly Newsletter
January 19-26, 2018
Thursday, January 18th
  • 7:30 pm, Women of the Bible Series with Prof. Ronna Burger at the Uptown JCC
Friday, January 19th
  • 6:15 pm, Friday Night Services followed by an Oneg sponsored by Leslie Gerwin & Bruce Leslie in honor of the upcoming marriage of their son, Jonathan to Anna Wierzba
Saturday, January 20th
  • 9:30 am,  Shabbat Services followed by kiddush lunch 
  • 10:30 am, Family Shabbat & Jr Congregation
  • 4:00 pm, Taft Shabbat at the Adelman home, 4505 Taft Park, Metairie
Sunday,  January 21st
  • 9:00 am, Shul School   
  • 9:00 am, Membership morning
  • 9:15 am,  Minyan followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 6:30 pm, Teen Learning
In This Issue
Shabbat Bo
Torah:
Exodus 11:4-12:28

Haftarah:
Jeremiah 46:13-28

Within our congregational family we extend
Mazel Tov to:
Gail & Stuart Chalew on the birth of their granddaughter, Margolit Ava, daughter of Justin and Talia Abbott Chalew

Schedule of Weekly Services
Shabbat
Fridays, 6:15 pm 
 (8:00 pm during July)
Saturdays, 9:30 am
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Weekday
Sundays, 9:15 am
Wednesdays, 7:00 am
*Both Minyans are followed by breakfast*

Contact Us
Rabbi
 
Executive Director
 
Director of Youth Education and Community Engagement

Office Manager
 
Johnson
Chef


Office Phone
504-889-1144
 
Office Fax
504-889-1146

Quick Links
This Coming Week at Shir Chadash
Tuesday, January 23rd
  • 4:00 pm, Shul School Uptown
Wednesday, January 24th
  • 7:00 am, Minyan followed by breakfast
  • 10:00 am, Sisterhood Class (2 Samuel chapters 9 and 10)
  • 7:00 pm, JCC Course at Shir Chadash with Rabbi Silver on 
    The Orchard - Four Ways to Pray
Thursday, January 25th
  • 7:30 pm,  Women in the Bible Series "Esther" with Prof. Ronna Burger at the Uptown JCC
Friday, January 26th
  • 6:15 pm, Friday Night Services followed by Potluck Shabbat
Saturday, January 27th
  • 9:30 am, Shabbat services followed by kiddush lunch sponsored by George & Elaine Haas in honor of Elaine's special birthday
Sunday, January 28th
  • 9:00 am, Shul school
  • 9:15 am, Minyan followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 10:00 am, Introduction to Judaism Class with Rabbi
  • 10:00 am, Tzedek Group Meeting in the Chapel
Tuesday, January 30th
  • 4:00 pm, Shul School Uptown
Wednesday, January 31st - Tu B'Shevat
  • 7:00 am, Minyan followed by breakfast
  • 10:00 am, Sisterhood Class
Friday, February 2nd
  • 6:15 pm, Friday Night Services 
Saturday, February 3rd
  • 9:30 am, Shabbat services followed by kiddush lunch 
  • 10:30 am, Family Shabbat & Jr Congregation
  • 4:00 pm, Open Shabbat - Puppet Pals at the Rabbi's house, 4708 Hessmer Ave
Sunday, February 4th
  • No Shul School
  • 9:15 am, Minyan followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 6:30 pm, Teen Learning
Women in the Bible Series

JCC Uptown, New Orleans, January 2018
 
Ronna Burger
Dept. of Philosophy and Sizeler Professor of Jewish Studies, Tulane University


Thursday, January 18, 7:30 pm: The Book of Ruth
How does the situation Ruth faces echo the story of Tamar and Judah (the ancestors of Boaz) in Genesis 38? What is the role of Naomi and of Ruth in the plan to find favor in the eyes of Boaz? 
 
Thursday, January 25, 7:30 pm: The Book of Esther
What motivates Esther to accept the dangerous role of saving her people through her relation to the Persian King?  What is the clever and bold plan she adopts to accomplish that end?

Thanks to Rabbi Deborah Silver of Shir Chadash for arranging this series

Special Oneg
Membership Morning


Membership Morning
Sunday, January 21st
9:00AM - 11:00AM
 
Shir Chadash appreciates YOU! Come stop by for a cup of coffee and nosh, and mingle with other members of our community. Feel free to see what our shul school kids are doing in their classrooms or pop into Sunday morning minyan. Or, just come for the coffee and babka! We look forward to sharing our appreciation of our members with you!     

Taft Shabbat

Taft Shabbat - January 20, 4:00 pm 
4505 Taft Park Ave, Metairie, LA 70002

Andy, Aleeza, Yakir and Reeva Adelman invite you to their home as an informal, friendly space to gather and shmooze.  Expect children, adults, games, good conversation and really great food, with a festive Havdalah at the end.  All are welcome. 

Potluck Shabbat
 
Friday, January 26, 2018

Come to services at 6:15 pm and bring dinner for your family to enjoy afterwards in the double classroom.  We will provide challah, grape juice and dessert.

Please bring dairy food only (vegetarian, no fish) cooked in disposable dishes.  

It's also fine to bring kosher wine if you like!

Tu B' Shevat: Ramah at Shir Chadash
 
Sunday,  January 28
9:00-11:30 am

Camp Ramah-style programming with Ramah Fellow Hannah Glickman.  Opening of Shir Chadash composting and community garden. (If not enrolled in Shul School, please RSVP to Jennie Lavine, [email protected])


Open Shabbat - Puppet Pals!
 
February 3, 2018, 4:30 pm 
4708 Hessmer Ave

A family program.  Bring a puppet (or two) to meet other puppets and their pals and we'll see what we can get up to!  We'll finish with some singing and Havdalah.
 

Community News


If you think that the Jewish National Fund is only about trees, you are wrong.  Dr. Joel Spalter will explain what JNF does on Sunday, January 28th at 10:30 am. Please join him and his wife, Irene, both long-time JNF Board members, for brunch.  The event will take place at the home of Ellen & Stan Kessler, 344 Vincent Ave, Metairie.

Please RSVP for the brunch at [email protected] or 504-302-9577.

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LimmudFest 2018
March 16 - March 18, 2018
 
LimmudFest, a weekend festival of Big Tent Jewish arts, culture, spirituality and learning, returns to New Orleans in March! LimmudFest 2018 will feature over 90 presentations across 10 learning tracks, including featured presenters such as renowned author Rabbi Dayna Ruttenberg; writer, professor and curator Joel Dinerstein; New Testament scholar Rabbi Michael Cook; and food expert and radio personality Poppy Tooker. With a lineup of quality children's programming, parents can learn for themselves and be confident that their children will also experience the magic of LimmudFest. This year, LimmudFest's celebration includes a Shabbaton at Congregation Gates of Prayer on Friday and Saturday, and more learning and cultural programs at the newly expanded Uptown JCC on Saturday night and Sunday.
 
Early Bird Registration is now open! For more information and to register please visit limmudnola.org

Weekly Donations
Bernard Berins Cemetery Fund
Heather & Leon Rittenberg & Children
In memory of your mother and grandmother
Jane Berins & Family

Shirley Seelig
In memort of your sister
Jane Berins

Caring Committee Fund
Susan Pankowicz
In memory of your mother
Sue Rae & Ken Bishop

Mia Bagneris
We are so happy to see you
Marlene & Reuben Friedman

Shirley Seelig
In memory of your sister, Etsy Tanenbaum Kogut
Marlene & Reuben Friedman

Eileen Wallen
Happy Birthday Wishes!!
Natalie & Charles Cohen

Miriam Waltzer
Happy Birthday Wishes!!
Natalie & Charles Cohen

Children's Fund
Andrea Rubin
In honor of your becoming a Shir Chadash Board Member
Mark, Rebecca & Jayden

Emanuel Steinberg Education Fund
Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Judy & Sylvan Steinberg

General Fund
Elaine Haas
In honor of your birthday
Sonya & Gary Batten

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hall
In memory of my aunt Rose Elster
Sonya & Gary Batten

Celia Weinstein
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Sonya & Gary Batten

Beth Hesherberg & Ken Klein
In honor of your engagement
Marlene & Reuben Friedman

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your special birthday
Eugenia Yuspeh

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your special birthday
Wendy & Thaia Pick

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your birthday
Ellen & Stan Kessler

Reda & Chick Scher
In honor of your anniversary
Ellen & Stan Kessler

Benay & Sheldon Bernstein
In honor of your anniversary
Ellen & Stan Kessler

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your special birthday
Merle & Ron Schwartz

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Celia Weinstein

Theone Pearloff
Maze Tov on your grandsons Bar Mitzvah
Celia Weinstein

Grandpa Jeff & Grandma Charlene
Mazel Tov on the birth of your granddaughter
Celia Weinstein

Gilda Finkelstein Gift of Israel Fund
Lisa Finkelstein
In your appreciation
Fagey Fischman

Lisa Finkelstein
In your honor
Marlene & Reuben Friedman

Herbert J. Garon Memorial Fund for Ramah Darom & USY Israel Programs
Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Bobby Garon & Robin Levy

Shirley Seelig
In memory of your sister
Bobby Garon & Robin Levy

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Rabbi Silver
In memory of your "Mum"
Susan Pankowicz

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your birthday
The Rubin Family

Rabbi Silver
In memory of Anne Chauveau
Celia Katz

Rabbi Silver
Condolences on the loss of your beloved mother
Sandy & Elliott Raisen

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Joe & Bebe Rabhan

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Fagey Fischman

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother, Anne Chauveau
Marlene & Reuben Friedman

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Joan & Gerald Berenson

Shirley Seelig
In memory of your sister
Joan & Gerald Berenson

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Miriam & Bruce Waltzer

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Linda & Sander Wiener

Rabbi Silver
In memory of your mother
Irene & Sheldon Hersh

Eileen Wallen
In honor of your special birthday
Jane Berins & Family

Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Anna Merlin Melancon
Paul & Laurie Sterbcow

In memory of Herman Levitan & Harry Koniarski
Gertrude & Sam Levitan