Shir Chadash Newsletter
June 11 - 17, 2020
19 Sivan - 25 Sivan, 5780
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This Week's Shir Chadash To-Do List
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- June 12: Fancy Friday Goes Casual
- June 22: Zoom Performance - Jewish Women's Theatre
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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
shirchadash@shirchadash.org
so we can share it on our Facebook page, or dress to impress for Kabbalat Shabbat!
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This week: Fancy Friday Goes Casual!
Wear your favorite t-shirt and join us!
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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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Alvin and Madilyn Samuels are celebrating a very special anniversary this week. Mazel tov on 60 wonderful years of marriage! Wishing you many more!
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From Rachel and Tin Dangermond:
Tin did an art class with Ann Madden - it was a silhouette that was then transferred to interesting paper and glitter was used to embellish a feature - in this case it was his locks which are highlighted. In Tin's words, "I loved this, it was great. I loved using the gold glitter to color my hair because it looked like me.”
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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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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 12th
Saturday, June 13th
Sunday, June 14th
Tuesday, June 16th
Wednesday, June 17th
Thursday, June 18th
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Friday, June 19th
Saturday, June 20th
Sunday, June 21st - Father's Day
Monday, June 22nd
Tuesday, June 23rd
Wednesday, June 24th
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Chevra Thilim Memorial Park
Cemetery Plot for Sale
A plot at Chevra Thilim Memorial Park at Iberville and Helena streets has become available for sale at a discounted price.
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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.
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Dear Shir Chadash community,
One of the first things you learn in rabbinical school is that rabbis shouldn’t have favorites. But I hope that there’s an exception for ‘favorite artifacts’ because I have always loved the Menorah, the golden lampstand, mentioned at the beginning of this week's Torah portion.
We are all familiar with what the Menorah looked like - a lampstand made of pure gold with a single stem and a total of seven branches, three on each side of a central stem. Its cups were shaped like almond blossoms. The Menorah is unique in that while we know its design, we do not know its dimensions. It was hammered work, made out of a single gold ingot - so its size will have depended entirely on the skill of the craftsman who made it.
Once created, the Menorah stood in the kodesh, the middle section of the Mishkan, the desert sanctuary. The walls of the kodesh were overlaid with gold - and so once the Menorah was lit, as described in our verse, its flames would have been reflected and re-reflected as if they had been placed in a hall of mirrors: innumerable flames, always burning, infinitely multiplied.
It’s been hard to find light in the world recently. But perhaps, even if we cannot see direct light, we can see it reflected - in the way we reach out to each other, in the way we listen, in the way we are learning. And perhaps out of that process we will be able to kindle new lights for ourselves and for the world.
Shabbat shalom,
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
here
is a sweet book for little ones - or for bigger ones to read to little ones.
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Please use
this link
for Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday night at 6:15 pm.
A special new resource:
Over the past two months, the Elijah Institute, centered in Jerusalem, asked spiritual teachers from all the great traditions, and from across the globe, to offer words of wisdom and
ḥizzuk
. Many were in the form of interviews conducted by Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein, the institute's founder. The result is a marvelous and colorful panorama of religious personalities, teachers, and teachings. It can be found
HERE.
If you first want to see just the trailer, click
HERE
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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 8:1 - 9:14
Maftir: Numbers 9:12-14
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7
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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
”).
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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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Jewish Community Health Care Workers
Take Home Meal Program
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans is pleased to announce the launch of the Greater New Orleans Jewish Community Health Care Workers Take Home Meal Program. This program will benefit Tulane Medical Center, Touro Infirmary and Ochsner Health System. Over the next eight weeks, this program will serve 5,000 take-home meals to frontline medical staff and healthcare workers.
Three local kosher restaurants and caterers – Kosher Cajun, Rimon and Dvash – are collaborating to provide healthy, delicious meals to all three hospital campuses each Tuesday evening.
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Community Events and Announcements
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An article featuring our very own Jeannine Burk!
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75 years after the Nazis surrendered, all sides agree:...
This story appears in the June 2020 issue ofNational Geographic magazine. Seventy-five years ago, the most far-flung, destructive, and lethal war in history approached its end. World War II lived up to its name: It was a true global conflict that ...
Read more
www.nationalgeographic.com
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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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Statement on the death of George Floyd
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orleans: Goldring Family Foundation Center for Jewish-Multicultural Affairs is deeply saddened, and deeply troubled, by the unnecessary and unjustified death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Monday, May 25, 2020.
The Center for Jewish-Multicultural Affairs encourages the appropriate authorities – including the U.S. Department of Justice – to hold the offending police officers accountable under the law for this horrific incident. While we hope that the demonstrations currently taking place in Minneapolis and around the country are non-violent, we stand with those protestors in calling for a law enforcement culture in communities across America in which all citizens, regardless of race, are served and protected rather than victimized.
Our thoughts are with Mr. Floyd’s family and all those who have been affected by this tragedy.
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There is a new issue of Southern Jewish Life available, and just like last month, it is available online-only due to the coronavirus restrictions. The new issue can be viewed online at
this link
, or a PDF can be downloaded
here
. They also offer a weekly e-mail newsletter that you can sign up for by emailing
subscribe@sjlmag.com
. You may also use that address to request that the PDF version be emailed to you.
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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
In memory of Blaire Mossman
From: Michael & Lisa Sackett
In memory of Pearl Sackett
From: Michael & Lisa Sackett
Nat Leon Education Fund
In memory of Bertha Kern
From: Barbara & Danny (Singerman) Fox
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Barbara & Danny (Singerman) Fox
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In memory of Bill "Zed" Goldsmith
From: Sandra Chass Goldsmith
To: Jeanne Kern Poe & Family
In memory of Bertha Kern
From: Roger & Diane Tygier
To: Deborah Silver
In memory of my wife, Wendy S. Good
From: Julian Good
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Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Harry Schild
From: Dena Grenell
In memory of Lee Pailet
From: Sanford Pailet
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Greg & Joan Cox
In memory of Lee Pailet
From: Kenneth & Barbara Pailet
In memory of Carol Shear
From: Marc Goldman
In memory of Daniel &Thelma Goldman
From: Marc Goldman
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Bruce & Ellie Wainer
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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!
From: donotreply@chaverweb.net
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
Rabbids@shirchadash.org
Executive Director
execdir@shirchadash.org
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Director of Youth Education
and Community Engagement
communityeducator@shirchadash.org
Sarah Lustig
Office Assistant
shirchadash@shirchadash.org
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