Shir Chadash Newsletter
December 2 - December 8, 2021
28 Kislev- 4 Tevet 5782
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Join us THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5TH for
Hannukkah activities and learning opportunities throughout the day!
Click HERE for details on all of our Hannukkah programming
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, December 3rd - 6th Night of Hannukkah
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, December 4th - 7th Night of Hannukkah
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Kids' Services
Sunday, December 5th - 8th Night of Hannukkah
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club
10:30 am, Virtual Guest Speaker, Rabbi Elliot Dorff
11:30 am, New Orleans Sufganiyot (Cafe Du Monde Truck in the Parking Lot)
5 pm, Ugly Sweater Chanukah Poker (& Mahjong) Night - Register HERE
Tuesday, December 7th
11 am, Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, December 8th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
7:30 pm, Education Committee Meeting (congregants welcome to attend!)
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Thursday, December 9th
8 am, Morning Minyan
7:30 pm, NOLA Nights: Game Time - Register HERE
Friday, December 10th
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat - led by Eliana Light
Saturday, December 11th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Kids' Services - led by Eliana Light
4 pm, For Heaven's Cake - featuring Shabbat friendly activities led by Eliana Light
6 pm, Musical Havdalah - led by Eliana Light
Sunday, December 12th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL + Special Children's Program with Eliana Light
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club
10:30 am, WJWD with Sisterhood
5 pm, Teen & Tween Learning
Wednesday, December 15th
10 am, Read & Lead with Sisterhood
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Our current practices are as follows:
- Masks must be worn inside the building.
- Everyone who comes inside the building must be fully vaccinated if eligible.
- Proof of vaccination is required. Please provide it to us in advance or be prepared to present at the door.
- Only those who are fully vaccinated may come onto the bimah and/or participate in services.
- Unvaccinated children may come into the sanctuary, provided they are masked and stay with their pod.
- Please maintain physical distance from those outside of your pod.
Click HERE for our full Covid Guidelines.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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Special Guest, Rabbi Elliot Dorff
Join us in the Chapel at 9:15 AM for Minyan with Men's Club, followed by a 10:30 AM virtual visit from Special Guest, Rabbi Elliot Dorff, speaking on "Masorti Maccabees: Fighting for Israel in Our Own Time"
Also available on Zoom.
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Join Men's Club and YAS for a night of poker, mahjong, refreshments, and prizes! Shir Chadash's 1st Annual Ugly Sweater Chanukah Poker Night is sure to be a boat-load of fun and will include an Ugly Sweater contest with 1st and 2nd place taking home gift cards to Total Wine!
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Lunch & Learn
“Poems to Change Your (Jewish) Life”
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Tuesday, December 7th - 11 AM
in the Social Hall
Join Rabbi Silver to explore how an English poem dialogues with Jewish themes, in the poem and in our lives. This month’s poem is "The Journey" by Mary Oliver.
Lunch will follow the session.
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The Shir Chadash Education Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, December 8th,
All interested congregants are welcome to attend!
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Game TIME
thursday, december 9th - 7:30 pm
@ Shir Chadash
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All adults come join Your Shir Chadash Community for a night of Scrabble, boggle And anomia. Themed PArsha treats will include hummus, pita, ful, Baklava, and a hibiscus spritz. |
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The Leon & Marilyn Katz Family Education Fund has generously sponsored all NOLA nights events to date. |
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Men’s Club has resumed in person morning Minyan!
Minyan will be in the Chapel at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast in the social hall. Zoom participation remains as an option.
Everyone welcome!
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Thursday Shacharit Minyan |
Join us at 8 am for our
virtual weekday minyan.
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Click here for the most recent Family Newsletter
to learn more about upcoming programming and Shul School!
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Click here for the most recent Shul School Recap!
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Top 10 Reasons to Join Sisterhood! |
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10. Sisterhood needs & values you
9. Interesting discussions & conversations
8. Opportunities to learn new skills
7. Being a part of something bigger than yourself
6. Connections to individuals around the world
5. Longest ongoing Torah study class in NOLA
4. Innovative programming
3. Increased longevity & decreased stress
2. Unmatched support system
1. Lasting friendships
For details about membership, dues payments, or contributing, please click HERE.
Information and/or questions, contact Charisse Sands at 504-231-6464 or annsandsc@aol.com (Sisterhood in subject line)
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Wednesdays at 10 AM
“The Five Books of Miriam”
What if “He” i.e. God is a “She”? What if women were writing and interpreting the Torah, midrashim, etc. from the beginning?
Join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 for lively teaching and discussion with Rabbi Silver of Ellen Frankel's book The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah.
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Monthly, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Class: TBD
Good Lookin’ Cookin’
A volunteer Chef du Jour will teach us how to prepare old and new favorites including entrees, desserts, veges, etc. Helpful tips and conversation round out each session.
Ingredient lists will be e-mailed several days in advance so you will be able to purchase ingredients and prepare the dishes in real time. Voila! Sunday's tasty dinner will be prepared and ready to be eaten!
If you would like to volunteer to be a Chef du Jour, receive ingredient lists in advance, or want more information, please contact Charisse Sands, annsandsc@aol.com (Good Lookin' Cookin' in subject line), 504-231-6464.
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Monthly, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Class: December 12th
WJWD – What Jewish Women Did (& Coffee)
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Once a month, a brief bio of one or two Jewish women who have made contributions in science, literature, etc. will be discussed while munching on pastries and coffee.
So many women and so little time …
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It’s time to order your 2022 Mah Jongg card. A portion of each card sold is donated to Shir Chadash Sisterhood. Thank you for helping Sisterhood!
The regular size print card is $9.00. The large print card is $10.00.
To order a card, please send a check made out to Harriet Hillson to 4839 Bissonet Dr., Metairie, LA 70003.
The deadline for ordering cards is January 21, 2022.
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Did Rabbi Silver Name Your Baby? |
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We are updating our Life Cycles database. If Rabbi Silver named your baby, or a baby in your family, please email Rabbi Silver to confirm the date of the ceremony and the baby's Hebrew and English names. Thank you!
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Need some bubbly for the holiday season? We have just the thing!
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Community Events and Announcements |
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LOUISIANA COMMUNITY MIKVAH GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
December 16th - 12 PM
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A dream of the New Orleans Jewish Community since Hurricane Katrina is about to become a reality. The entire Greater New Orleans Jewish community is invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Oscar J. Tolmas Community Mikvah, to be located behind Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation at 3737 West Esplanade Ave. in Metairie at Noon on Thursday, December 16. |
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The New Orleans Jewish Community Center is seeking an experienced, creative, and outgoing individual to play a key role in organizing and coordinating the local Big Easy BBYO chapter as the primary offering by the JCC for teen engagement. The JCC strives to provide an inlusive, fun, safe, stimulating, and supportive environment for all teens. We are leaders, mentors, advocates, and positive role models enabling youth to grow, develop a positive sense of self, and a lifelong commitment to the community. This is a part time position at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center.
If you are at all interested in applying or think you would be a good fit please take a look at the application! We really value the BBYO community here in New Orleans, even if we are small.
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Rabbi
Executive Director
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Nomi Kornfeld
Director of Education & Programming
Sarah Lustig
Office Manager
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