Shir Chadash Newsletter
August 13 - 19, 2020
23 Av - 29 Av, 5780
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This Week's Shir Chadash To-Do List |
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- August 14: Fancy Friday - Purple Power!
- August 18: Talk by Dr. Evan Dvorin
"Taking Charge of Your Health" - Register HERE
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Friendly Reminder: If you would like the names of your loved ones' to by published in this year's Yizkor Book, please submit the names and payment to the office ([email protected]) before Monday, August 17. Click HERE for a new form to fill out.
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Bruchim HaBa'im ברוכים הבאים
Welcome to our new members!
We welcome Laurie Klein, Rebecca Russell, and Karen & Pat Connell to our Shir Chadash family!
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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!
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Spread the Smiles
We know that these last few 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 Caron Bleich on the birth of her grandson, Bradley Noah Bleich, born to Miriam and Steven Bleich on August 7, 2020!
Welcome to the world, Bradley!
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Mazel tov to Lisa & Michael Sackett on the birth of their granddaughter,
Pearl Cate Cancio, born to
Meagan and Guillermo Cancio
on June 19, 2020!
Welcome to the world, Pearl!
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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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We welcome Meryl Zimmerman as our new Interim Education Director! She looks forward to making this upcoming year one chock-full of learning and fun for your children. She recognizes the unique challenges that we are facing during this peculiar time, and is committed to working hard, thinking creatively, and utilizing all the resources at her disposal to meet these challenges and provide an exceptional year of Jewish education and holiday experiences for your kids. |
PJ Library is offering a collection of ways to keep your family busy over the summer. Check out their July and August newsletters below for crafts, recipes, and more fun activities!
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Our regularly scheduled Sisterhood Tanakh class will take a short hiatus during the month of August. But don't worry, we'll be back to exploring some of the classic psalms with Rabbi Silver in September!
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We have numerous upcoming events over Zoom that Hadassah is co-sponsoring with Shir Chadash Sisterhood! This series is aptly titled “Read and Lead”. We are reading stories with “Jewish” content followed by a discussion. Contact Charisse Sands if you are interested in leading or participating in a session. Everyone is invited to these events. Advanced registration is required!
Tuesday, August 18th at 7:30 pm
Talk by Dr. Evan Dvorin
"Taking Charge of Your Health"
Tuesday, September 1st at 7 pm
Panel Discussion on "Me Too Affects You Too"
Wednesday, September 23rd at noon
Book Review with author Rina Neiman on
Born Under Fire
Click here for more information on these upcoming events.
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Wanted: Volunteers to write notes and/or draw pictures for children/teens. No artistic skills needed. It's the thought that counts! Samples provided for those who need them.
For questions or for more info about Sisterhood, contact Charisse Sands at
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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, August 14th
Saturday, August 15th
Tuesday, August 18th
Sunday, August 16th
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Thursday, August 20th
Friday, August 21st
Saturday, August 22nd
Sunday, August 23rd
Thursday, August 27th
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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,
This week’s haftarah (which I always hear in Bonnie Lustig’s beautiful voice) opens with the image of a ship being tossed about in a storm. It’s a good metaphor for these times - a lot of lurching, a shifting horizon, a seasick feeling and most of all the wish that it would stop.
But there’s a proverb that says, “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” As the pandemic continues to evolve, I also see a set of new strengths evolving in our community. The willingness of people who have not habitually used computers or ipads before to learn how to do so has been astounding; Sisterhood has committed to programming all through the summer (shout out to Charisse Sands); the Men’s Club has moved over to a virtual lehayyim and check-in at the end of services (shout out to Hal Levkowitz) ; and every week our Friday night pre-Shabbat service has another innovation (shout out to producer Will Samuels).
I truly believe that we are becoming a more focused and skilled community even as the storm rages around us.
I wish us a Shabbat of riding the waves.
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!
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This week’s Torah portion has a long list of kosher and non-kosher animals.
Here’s a fun quiz about Jewish food in general.
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Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat at this link on Friday night at 6:15 pm.
PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE.
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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: Deuteronomy 11:26 - 12:28
Maftir: Deuteronomy 12:26-28
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5
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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”).
Here is a recent piece by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks based on this week’s Torah portion.
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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
We first created this prayer in the first week of the pandemic. It is as relevant now as it was then. Many members of our community are healthcare workers and have been steadily doing their best, day by day, to help deal with this unprecedented situation. You might wish to print out this prayer and make it part of your daily practice…
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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 Blood Center needs your help to address New Orleans’ critically low blood supply at the start of hurricane season. Blood already on the shelves saves lives, and maintaining a sufficient blood supply is essential to ensure patients in need receive optimal treatment. Successful whole blood donations will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.
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Community Events and Announcements |
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Honoring extraordinary social justice leaders
Sunday, August 23, 2020 | 11am - 12pm CT |
Online via Zoom
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Our very own Sylvia Finger is being honored at this event for her extraordinary work in the community. She is a cofounder of Engaging New Voices and Voters, a nonpartisan coalition of 16 organizations and more than 250 volunteers, that has registered 9,000 new voters in the past three years. Now, during the pandemic, the coalition under their leadership is finding new creative ways to register people and to advocate for the expansion of voting by mail. |
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Join JFS for a 6-week online therapeutic group. They'll discuss anxiety, depression, isolation, and more, especially as they relate to current events. Led by their master-level interns, their online therapy groups allow clients to find healing and share their experiences from the safety of their homes.
Click HERE for more information.
If you would like to learn more about JFS and the support they can provide, click HERE.
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in partnership with
presents
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JTS, Ziegler, and the Conservative Yeshiva bring you virtual learning opportunities designed to bridge our Jewish experiences with our pressing challenges in the modern day, and providing intimate spaces for Torah Lishma, the study of Torah just for the sake of learning.
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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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Bernard Berins Cemetery Fund
In memory of Isadore Zaslow
From: Jane Berins & Family
Caring Committee Fund
To: Scott Levitan
In memory of Gertrude Levitan
From: Jan & N'Ann Glade
To: The Family of Jeannine Burk
In memory of Jeannine Burk
From: Rochelle Sackett
To: The Family of Jake Cohen
In memory of Jake Cohen
From: Steven & Pat Klein
Emanuel Steinberg Education Fund
In loving memory of our aunt Jeanine Burk. May her memory be a blessing
From: Marc & Ellen Luksberg
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General Fund
In memory of Jake Cohen
From: Bruce & Miriam Waltzer
In memory of Gert Levitan
From: Bruce & Miriam Waltzer
Gilda Finkelstein Gift of Israel Fund
To: Stan & Ellen Kessler
Thank you for the wonderful trip to Israel that you took us all on.
From: Elliott & Sandy Raisen
Stan Bleich Lagniappe Fund
In memory of Solomon Joseph
From: Caron Bleich
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Reni Bloch
From: Betty Moore
In memory of Gertrude Weinstein
From: Gloria Krilov
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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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Education Director
Sarah Lustig
Office Assistant
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