Dear Congregants and Friends,
Cucumber sandwiches, scones, Earl Grey, Pimm’s Cups…
You are cordially invited to join us on June 12th for an elegant tea at the beautiful Windsor Court Hotel to celebrate and honor Rabbi Silver for her dedication to Shir Chadash over the past 6 years. This event will pay homage to Rabbi Silver’s English roots with a local N’awlins twist to celebrate her time here in our community.
Rabbi Silver has been a trailblazer in so many ways: our first female rabbi, first lawyer, first lexicographer and first spiritual yoga teacher. Rabbi Silver successfully steered Shir Chadash during the challenging times of the past few years, providing spiritual support and intellectual engagement in Jewish texts through her sermons and through numerous brilliant classes to the congregation and Sisterhood. She also connected to the wider Jewish community, sharing her expertise with book clubs, Rosh Chodesh groups and Limmud. In addition, she has served as the president of the Jewish Clergy Council of New Orleans and on the board of the Jewish Family Services. Part of Rabbi Silver’s legacy is her desire to leave Shir Chadash on a solid spiritual and financial footing.
In the years that we have occupied our space on West Esplanade Avenue, we have been blessed with exceptional rabbis. While each rabbi has left an indelible legacy, the community remains steadfast, continuing to provide a warm inclusive home for families to pray, to mourn, to celebrate and to learn together. This special tea party celebrating Rabbi Silver will also serve as our ANNUAL FUND RAISER. This fundraiser is critical to ensuring that any future incoming rabbi will take the reins of a successfully secure synagogue.
We hope that we can count on your support for this year’s Shir Chadash tribute and fundraising event by selecting the patron level that is most appropriate for you. In order to be included as a Patron in the invitation, we need your response by April 15th.
We invite you to be part of our “New Song” as we begin our next chapter and look forward to all celebrating and building together.
B’shalom.
Sylvia and Israel Finger, Patron Committee Chairs
Lis Kahn, Karen Sher, Eileen Wallen and Miriam Waltzer, Patron Committee
