Shir Chadash Newsletter
April 30 - May 6, 2020
6 Iyar - 13 Iyar, 5780
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This Week's Shir Chadash To-Do List
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- May 1: Fancy Friday - Jazz Fest Chic
- May 3: Coffee with Ken
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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.
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This week's theme is:
JAZZ FEST CHIC
And remember...over the top isn't far enough!
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Sunday, May 3, 2020 - 10:30am
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What’s on your mind when you think about Shir Chadash? As we plan a vibrant future together, it’s vital to me to hear your thoughts, your concerns and your aspirations for our community. We only grow stronger by addressing each other’s needs.
So please come and let's talk.
I’ll be there with a listening ear…and please bring a cup of coffee.
I look forward to seeing you.
Ken Klein
President
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Click
here
for last week's
Shul School Newsletter
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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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Join us at 9:15am for our Sunday minyan followed by a check-in and a virtual L'Hayyim!
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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, May 1st
Saturday, May 2nd
Sunday, May 3rd
Shul School
Tuesday, May 5th
Wednesday, May 6th
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Thursday, May 7th
Friday, May 8th
Saturday, May 9th
Sunday, May 10th
Shul School
Tuesday, May 12th
Wednesday, May 13th
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Dear Shir Chadash community,
I feel like this is the week when many of us have rather hit the wall. Too much time at home, too many directions we are pulled in, too much uncertainty…so I want to start this email with a real success story.
Over Pesach, the Jewish community of New Orleans banded together behind an initiative we called,
Kol Dichfin: Come and Eat
. I’m delighted to report that this donation initiative to Second Harvest raised
$50,000
and with a partial match from Entergy, the total will be even higher. We may be grounded - but we can still do so much good.
If you need another boost, try looking at Rabbi Michael Cohen’s video of making falafel with his daughters:
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And please don’t forget to get into your Jazzfest glad rags and send us a photo to share on our facebook page for Fancy Friday!
I wish all of you a Shabbat shalom and hope to see you at either or both of our Kabbalat Shabbat service and our community Havdalah - the links are below.
I wish you a peaceful Shabbat.
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Silver
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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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Please use
this link
for Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday night at 6:15pm.
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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.
And here is Alden Solovy’s prayer for healing at this time:
Healing from Coronavirus
Source of healing,
Cast the light of health and well-being
On those who’ve been exposed to coronavirus,
Those who have contracted the disease,
And those — God forbid — who contract the disease in the future.
Bless them, protect them and bring them speedily to full recovery.
Bless all who are ill
With healing of body,
Healing of soul
And healing of spirit.
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ברוך אתה ה’, מקור חיים
Baruch atah Adonai, m’kor chayim.
Blessed are You Adonai, Source of life.
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Parashot Acharei Mot + K'doshim
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Torah: Leviticus 16:1 - 17:7
Maftir: Leviticus 17:5-7
Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19
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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
”). It’s a long parashah this week but there is some very good stuff in there!
My Jewish Learning
has curated an excellent collection of parashah study websites to browse at your leisure (please note that you might want to download some of the materials before Shabbat).
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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
And finally - I created a prayer for medical workers before Pesach. It is just as relevant now. Please take a moment to add it to your prayers, for Shabbat or during the week.
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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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Tonight, April 30th - 8pm EST/7pm CST
We will be singing songs to prepare for Shabbat,
as well as your favorite camp hits!
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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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Due to the current shelter-in-place restrictions, our community publication, Southern Jewish Life magazine, is distributing its next couple of issues entirely online. The new edition is currently out, you can follow
this link
, or go to the
Southern Jewish Life website
for a version that is downloadable. They also offer a weekly e-mail newsletter that you can sign up for by emailing
[email protected]
. You may also use that address to request that the PDF version be emailed to you.
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NOLAJewishWomen
is an online exhibition based on the 2018 New Orleans Tricentennial Exhibition, l’dor v'dor, that highlighted the critical roles Jewish women have played in shaping the New Orleans public sphere over the past 120 years. Their goals are to preserve and share Jewish women's leadership that has made New Orleans a dynamic Southern city, capture new stories, and inspire new leadership. In addition to the website, you can
like their Facebook page
and
sign up for their monthly newsletter
.
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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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Sponsored Kiddush
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Nathan & Robin Lew
Landscaping Fund
From: Sheldon & Irene Hersh
Building Fund
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Charles & Rita Manning
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Mark Kline
Caring Committee
To: Allan Lehmann
In memory of your beloved father, Rene
From: Bock, Dreyer, Gamzu, Goldman-Yassen, Grill- Abramowitz, Hoffman, Israel, Mesch, Rhodes, Rosner-Schapiro, Safran, Slotnick, Smith, and Ziff families
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Elliott and Joan Bain
Emanuel Steinberg Education Fund
In loving memory and great respect of Rene Lehmann
From: Sylvan & Judy Steinberg
Endowment Fund
In memory of Rene Lehmann; one of the dearest and inspirational men.
From: Harry & Marcie Katzen
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann. He touched my life and set a fine example for all of us.
From: Thomas Wolf
General Fund
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Warren Manning
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Ricardo & Marcela Totah
To: Allan Lehmann
In memory of Rene Lehmann. His son Allan has been my teacher and a regular co-participant in our morning minyan here in Newton, MA
From: Donald Freedman
Gilda Finkelstein Gift of Israel Fund
In memory of Linda Dulitz Hirsch's yahrzeit
From: Harris & Rosalie Dulitz
Nat Leon Education Fund
To: The Lehmann Family
In loving memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Renee Sabel
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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In memory of Rene Lehmann, from the friends of his grandson, Elie.
From: Gail Fogel
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In Memory of Rene Lehmann. May his memory be a Blessing
From: Frima Fox Hofrichter
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Carolyn Lenz
In memory of Rene Lehmann. May his memory be a blessing.
From: Arthur & Bonnie Lustig
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Carol Emery
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In Memory of your beloved father, Rene Lehmann
From: Dale & Carol Newman
To: Larry Lehmann and Family
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Celia Katz
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Kenneth & Melanie Ehrlich
Stan Bleich Lagniappe Fund
In memory of Dorothy Joseph
From: Caron Bleich
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Anthony Bibus
In memory of Rene Lehmann. May his memory be a blessing
From: Sanford Pailet
To: Lawrence Lehmann & Dashka Roth
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Julanne Isaacson
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: El & Sandy Raisen
In memory of Bill Goldsmith
From: El & Sandy Raisen
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Hal & Linda Becker
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Nita-Joan Sams
In memory of Mildred Lubritz Covert
From: Celia Katz
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Sessions Law Firm
In memory of Rene Lehmann
From: Stanley & Anne Levy
In memory of our dear long-time friend, Rene Lehmann
From: Milton Scheuermann Jr.
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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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