Shir Chadash Newsletter
June 25 - July 1, 2020
3 Tamuz - 9 Tamuz, 5780
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This Week's Shir Chadash To-Do List
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- June 26: Fancy Friday - Roaring 20s!
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Be honest - have you been wearing the same pair of sweatpants for a while? Are you losing track of time because you're not dressing up for Shabbat? Shir Chadash has the answer...
FANCY FRIDAYS!
Every week we'll dress to a different theme. Put on your glad rags (and your makeup and your jewelry...), take a photo of yourself/yourselves and send it to us at
[email protected]
so we can share it on our Facebook page, or dress to impress for Kabbalat Shabbat!
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This week: The Roaring 20s!
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Spread the Smiles
We know that these last couple months have been unlike any other and that we have all had to adjust to our new way of life in quarantine. We hope that along with all the change we have experienced, there have been moments of laughter and lots of smiles - and we would love to hear about them! Please share a fun moment or experience you have had while staying at home - whether it's a piece of writing, or maybe a photo - we would love to share a smile with the rest of the community.
If you would like to contribute,
Here are some entries from this past week:
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Mazel tov to Elissa Merlin on becoming Bat Mitzvah! Elissa and her family invite you to watch her recorded service from 2 Sundays ago at the link below.
(We apologize for last week's faulty link).
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This is the work of Stephan Miller, who grew up in Shir Chadash through all of his milestones and is now living in Israel. Mazel tov to Stephan for designing this advertisement! Let's help him spread the message!
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We wish Jake Kottle a big ♫ Happy Birthday ♫
Please find a time this week to eat a hotdog in honor of him. And don't worry, his special hotdog Kiddush will return!
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Thank you
once again to the Steinbergs for supporting last Monday's visit from Jewish Women's Theatre (on Zoom, of course)! It was a most enjoyable evening. For those who are interested, the other Tales from the Inside can be found on
JWT's YouTube channel
and information about their upcoming performances is on
their website
.
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Join us at 9:15am for our Sunday minyan followed by a check-in and a virtual L'Hayyim!
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Sisterhood Corner
Join us
online
for our regularly scheduled Sisterhood Tanakh class as
w
e continue our journey through the book of Judges.
Wednesdays at 10 am
For questions or for more info about Sisterhood, contact Charisse Sands
504-231-6464
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Looking Ahead
(Click on the bold writing to join the ZOOM meeting)
SOME OF THE LINKS HAVE CHANGED.
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Friday, June 26th
Saturday, June 27th
Sunday, June 28th
Tuesday, June 30th
Wednesday, July 1st
Thursday, July 2nd
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Friday, July 3rd
Saturday, July 4th
Sunday, July 5th
Tuesday, July 7th
Wednesday, July 8th
Thursday, July 9th
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Buy Your Own Siddur Lev Shalem
Thanks to the generosity of our donor, we are able to offer the Siddur Lev Shalem for purchase at a price of $40.00 (a discount of $9.00 from the list price).
Additionally, anyone who wants to can borrow an 'old' Siddur Sim Shalom.
Please email the office if you would like to arrange a purchase or pick up –
[email protected]
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Dear Shir Chadash community,
At the end of just about every email since the pandemic began, you can find our prayer for medical workers. The reference to Aaron in that prayer is taken from this week’s Torah portion, when Aaron places his own body between the living and the dying so as to put an end to a plague.
This Torah portion isn’t short on leadership models. We learn about Korach, Moses, Datan, Abiram - even the mysteriously disappearing On ben Pelet who only shows up in one verse and then never again. But Aaron is a different kind of leader.
Later in the parashah, each of the tribal chieftains gives their staff - the symbol of their leadership - to Moses. Moses puts all of them into the Tent of Meeting. The next morning, Aaron’s staff looks different from all the others: it has put out sprouts, and produced blossoms and bourne almonds.
What a beautiful image of leadership this is. The dead wood of the staff softens and flourishes and miraculously produces shoots, flowers and fruit all at the same time. It is as if we are being taught that leadership needs flexibility and adaptability, the capacity to do more than one thing at once.
If, as I believe, every character in the Torah represents an aspect of our inner selves, I hope that this week we can each find our resourceful, courageous, adaptable internal Aaron. We need him at times like these.
I wish us a peaceful, restful, flourishing Shabbat.
Rabbi Silver
PS - I always provide a few new links for Shabbat, so please scroll down…
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Virtual services and
pre/post Shabbat materials
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We hope that playing these in the background has been getting you in the mood for Shabbat!
Here
is our Shabbat playlist and for our younger members,
here
is the Shir Chadash Youtube page, where you can spend some time with Miss Meryl and the Shabbat dinosaur!
And a
short video
about finding solutions when we disagree.
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Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat at
this link
on Friday night at 6:15 pm. We welcome special guest, Arnie Fielkow from the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. We are very excited to have him "in the room".
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Shabbat morning liturgy at home
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I hope that by now we are in the habit of making a computer-free time on Shabbat to pray, to reflect and to study.
You can find an online Siddur
here
- please download before Shabbat.
At the end of
this article
is Rabbi Wayne Dosick’s prayer to say in place of Kaddish.
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Torah: Numbers 16:1 - 17:15
Maftir: Numbers 17:9-15
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14 - 12:22
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Torah study
The Torah reading for this week is in the red panel above. If you do not have a Humash at home you can find it on the link below. We are reading Triennial Year 1, but you might like to read the full portion (“
Full Kriyah
”).
Korach is a wonderful Torah portion for folks who like to discuss and argue. Here are links to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’
Covenant and Conversation
and its
“family edition”
- please print before Shabbat if you’d like to use:
If you would like a little giggle,
this
is a classic sketch about Korah from the Israeli satirical series, “The Jews Are Coming.” There are no subtitles, sadly, but hopefully it’s not too hard to follow the gist - all you need to know is that Korah is annoyed that only Moses gets to speak to God, and that Korah’s big idea is…Casual Monday!
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Brochure
Our Shabbat brochure with the Verse To Live By, yahrzeits, and simchas for this week is
attached
. You might wish to take special notice of those who are sick and take a moment to direct your thoughts towards them.
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Prayer for Medical Workers
Please continue to say this prayer for all those who work to keep us healthy and safe.
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Holy One
We ask your blessing for our doctors
for our nurses
for all our hospital workers
who stand between the living and the dying
as Aaron once stood.
Help them to know they are not alone
as they undertake the overwhelming holy work
of deploying and organizing,
of caring and healing and comforting.
Bring them strength
and fortitude
and grace.
May the work of their hands be blessed.
And we say,
Amen.
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The Musicians’ Clinic
&
The Blood Center
partner with New Orleans’ iconic music and cultural venues. Hosting blood drives each Saturday in June these empty stages are banding together to address New Orleans’ critically low blood supply at the start of hurricane season. Successful whole blood donations will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.
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Community Events and Announcements
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in partnership with
presents
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In the wake of the George Floyd homicide and resulting protests, it has become more apparent than ever that the Jewish community must step up and play a role in addressing the systemic challenges faced by the Black community.
Please join us on
Monday, June 29 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
for a virtual listening session in which several Black leaders from different fields will address our New Orleans Jewish community on specific actions that we can take to help implement the transformational change that has long been needed.
**Registration is mandatory to attend**
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PJ Library
is offering a collection of ways to keep your family busy over the summer. Check out their
June newsletter
below for crafts, recipes, and more fun activities!
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Not sure about summer plans?
USY has just the thing!
Starting July 1, USY will be premiering
#MyUSYfiSummer
-- six weeks of amazing virtual programming for Jewish teens!
What is #MyUSYfiSummer?
A HUGE variety of virtual programs for all Jewish pre-teens/teens entering 5th grade all the way through the graduating class of 2020, covering a ton of different categories, including college/test prep, performing and visual arts, Israel education, Jewish studies, cooking, leadership training, and more.
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Have you ever used
ZOOM
? We are holding meetings and classes using this online program. Please look at this tutorial so you can join us! We hope to see you soon!
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Thank you to all our generous donors. We are deeply grateful for your support.
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General Fund
To: Alvin & Madilyn Samuels
In honor of your 60th wedding anniversary
From: Ricardo & Marcela Totah
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Charles Winston
From: Philip Deutch
In memory of Jack & Dotsy Fisher
From: Briann Shear
In memory of mother, Lillian Feldman
From: Helena Nathan
In memory of Donald Felder
From: Martin & Marilyn Felder
In memory of Edward Kahn
From: Hugo & Lis Kahn
In memory of Hyman Cohen
From: Hugo & Lis Kahn
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Yahrzeit Fund cont.
In memory of Max Dulitz
From: Rosalie Dulitz
In memory of Milton Jacob Stiebel, Father of Rabbi Arnold Stiebel
From: Arnold & Judy Stiebel
In memory of Florence Plotkin Stiebel, Mother of Rabbi Arnold Stiebel
From: Arnold & Judy Stiebel
In memory of Pauline Covnet Boydell, Mother of Judith Boydell Stiebel
From: Arnold & Judy Stiebel
In memory of Georg Gauff
From: Bruce & Miriam Waltzer
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Beverly Katz
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
To: Deborah Silver
Thank you for bringing us the JWT performance! We loved it!
From: Elliott & Sondra Raisen
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Chaverweb Online Member Access
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Watch the video above that another congregation put together with some basics about how to use ChaverWeb. (Please note - some of the functionality in this video is specific to the Beth Chaim Congregation and not yet available to Shir Chadash at this time.)
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Did you get your welcome email?
If not, please contact the synagogue office.
Subject line: Welcome to Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation's Online Member Access!
With this online portal, you can manage your personal synagogue business online:
- Manage your account online
- Set a secure private password
- Update your info (name, address, photo, link yourself to family members and Yahrzeits)
- Check your account balance
- Make payments and donations
- RSVP for upcoming events (coming soon)
- and so much more!
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Rabbi
Executive Director
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Director of Youth Education
and Community Engagement
Sarah Lustig
Office Assistant
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