Shir Chadash 
Weekly Newsletter
September 1-8, 2017
Thursday, August 31st - TONIGHT
  • 7:30 pm, Global Jewish Music Series
Friday, September 1st
  • 6:15 pm, Shabbat Services
Saturday, September 2nd
  • 9 :30 am, Shabbat Services followed by kiddush lunch 
  • 4:00 pm, Shul Pool at the Metairie JCC
Sunday,  September 3rd
  • 9:15 am, Minyan, followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 3:00 pm, Shul School Open House
In This Issue
Parashat  Ki Tetze
Torah:
Deuteronomy 21:10-23:7

Haftarah:
Isaiah 54:1-10
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

Administrative Assistant
 
Chef


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

Quick Links
Town Hall Meeting
Jefferson Parish Sheriff, Joe Lopinto, 
to speak at Gates of Prayer

Jefferson Parish Sheriff, Joe Lopinto, is holding a town hall with/for the Greater New Orleans Jewish community at Congregation Gates of Prayer on Sunday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.

At this town hall, citizens are invited to share concerns or ask public safety questions.
Sheriff Lopinto started his career as a regular beat cop and then worked his way into the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (JPSO) Detective Bureau - during this time he was also a law student at Loyola University. He later left JPSO to practice law. He was later elected as a state representative to the Louisiana state legislature. Mr. Lopinto served on the legislature's Criminal Justice committee, and authored many bills regarding Public Safety issues. In 2016, JPSO Sheriff Newell Normand asked Mr. Lopinto to return to JPSO as a full-time legal advisor. Because of his proven abilities, Sheriff Normand appointed Joe Lopinto as his successor. 
 
To learn more, please contact Caitrin Gladow at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, at 504-780-5614 or at [email protected].
This Coming Week at Shir Chadash
Monday, September 4th - Office Closed - Labor Day

Wednesday, September 6th
  • 7:00 am, Minyan followed by breakfast
  • 10:00 am, Sisterhood Class
Thursday, September 7th
  • 11:00 am, Lunch and Learn
  • 7:30 pm, Global Jewish Music Series
Friday, September 8th
  • 12:00 pm, Deadline for Yizkor book 
  • 6:15 pm, Friday Night Services
Saturday, September 9th
  • 9:30 am, Shabbat Services followed by kiddush lunch sponsored by Benay & Sheldon Bernstein in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary
  • 4:00 pm, Shul Pool
Sunday, September 10th
  • 9:00 am, Opening day of Shul School & breakfast followed by Board Meeting
  • 9:15 am, Minyan, followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 6:30 pm, Teen Learning Class at the Rabbi's house, 4708 Hessmer Ave., Metairie
Tuesday, September 12th
  • 4:00 pm, Opening day of Shul School Uptown
Wednesday, September 13th
  • 7:00 am, Minyan followed by breakfast
  • 10:00 am, Sisterhood Class
Thursday, September 14th
  • 7:30 pm, Global Jewish Music Series
Friday, September 15th
  • 5:30 pm, Young Family Kabbalat Shabbat
  • 6:15 pm, Friday Night Services
Saturday, September 16th
  • 9:30 am, Shabbat Services followed by kiddush lunch 
  • 4:00 pm, Shul Pool
Sunday, September 17th
  • 9:00 am, Shul School
  • 9:15 am, Minyan, followed by Men's Club breakfast
  • 7:00 pm, Town Hall Meeting at Gates of Prayer with Sheriff Joe Lopinto
Hurricane Harvey Update
Dear Community,

I know everyone is eager to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Just yesterday I attended a task force meeting at the Federation.  They are coordinating multiple initiatives. Please look for a long email from them which we will forward to you as soon as possible. 

In the meantime, donations to Federation can always be made.  I know that we will do whatever we can. 

Warmly,
Rabbi Silver

Mazel Tov
  
mazel tov baby
Mazel Tov to 
Alessandro & Julie Finkelstein Steinhaus and
Elliot & Lisa Finkelstein 
on the birth of their 
son and grandson
 born today, August 31, 2017
3 lb, 14.4 oz
14.5 inches


Shul School News
 
Sunday, September 10th
9:00 am, Opening day of Shul School
9:20 am, breakfast and introduction
9:45 am, Transition to classrooms
6:30 pm, Teen Learning at the Rabbi's house, 
4708 Hessmer Ave., Metairie


Global Jewish Music


Light refreshments will be provided
Tzedek Committee News
 

Please join the Tzedek Minyan for our regular daven, discuss, and dine meeting: mincha followed by a facilitated discussion on a social justice topic over potluck dinner.  

Our next meeting is September 13 at 5:30-7:00 pm  at the home of Josh Lichtman and Davida Finger (1023 Dublin Street), topic TBA.  

Please bring a kosher/vegetarian/dairy dish to share.  Children welcome and encouraged.  

Save the date....Selichot
Saturday,  September 16
Shir Chadash Chapel
 8:00 pm - Havdallah & Program
9:30 pm - Selichot Service

Join Jennie Lavine and Rabbi Silver for a special program to frame the beautiful Selichot service which leads us into the approaching High Holyday season.  We will use music, poetry, meditation and journaling to open and prepare our hearts for renewal.

Shir Chadash Brick Fundraiser

Dear Shir Chadash Community,
 
Our first engraved bricks have arrived, so keep watching the sukkah courtyard for some activity near the beginning of September.

We look forward to celebrating the beginning of this Pathway to Joy with all of our members.
 
We are grateful for your continued support of this now ongoing project. Orders continue to come in and the next installation date will be announced shortly.
 
Thanks again and Shabbat Shalom
Weekly Donations
Bernard Berins Cemetery Fund
To:            Warren & Nicole Horn
                  In memory of your mother Dorothy Horn
From:      Jane Berins & Children

Caring Committee Fund
To:            Alan Shear & Family
                  In memory of Carol Shear
From:      Marc Goldman

General Fund
To:            Marta & Moses Yoselevitz
                  In memory of your father
From:      Irene & Sheldon Hersh

Gilda Finkelstein Gift of Israel Fund
To:            Lisa & Elliot Finkelstein
                  In honor of your anniversary
From:      Diane Africk

Herbert J. Garon Memorial Fund for Ramah Darom & USY Israel Programs
To:            Martha & Moses Yoselevitz
                  Our deepest condolences on the loss of your father
From:      Debbie & Leon Pesses

To:            Martha & Moses Yoselevitz
                  Mazel Tov on your new grandson
From:      Debbie & Leon Pesses

Lagniappe Fund
To:            Caron Bleich & Family
                  Our deepest condolences on the loss of your mother
From:      Debbie & Leon Pesses

To:            Pat Klein & Family
                  Our deepest condolences on the loss of your father
From:      Debbie & Leon Pesses

Yahrzeit Fund      
                  In memory of Beryl Fisher
From:      Joe Epstein

                  In memory of Marcus Hirsch
From:      Rachelle Hirsch

                  In memory of Jeff Goldman
From:      Marc Goldman

                  In memory of Molly Block
From:      Paul & Laurie Sterbcow

                  In memory of Sylvan Samuels
From:      Bruce Samuels

                  In memory of David Stone & Eva Berenson
From:      Sara Stone

                  In memory of Jeffrey Greenberg
From:      Jeannine Burk

                  In memory of Carrie Finkelstein, Gerson Finkelstein,
Elliot Finkelstein, & Rachel Pailet
From:      Sanford Pailet

                  In memory of Jennie Lassen
From:      Marilyn & Sidney Lassen