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Shir Chadash Newsletter
May 4 - May 10, 2023
13 Iyar - 19 Iyar 5783
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Thank you to everyone who included us in your GiveNOLA Day contributions! We appreciate your endless support so we can continued to provide this incredible congregation and community with engaging services, entertaining programming, and enjoyable educational opportunities.
Todah Rabbah!
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Last week, the Jewish Community Day School held a Jazz Brunch supporting this year’s Annual Campaign Fund. This event honored Alvin (z”l) and Madilyn Samuels who were praised for their steadfast support of Jewish Community Day School since its founding. Over 160 guests included some of their closest friends and family members, along with Shir Chadash congregants. The sunny terraces, large gathering of friends, great music, and delicious food all made for a beautiful and well-deserved tribute to the Samuels Family.
Click here for more pictures of our congregants enjoying this wonderful event!
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Mazel Tov to our very own Meryl Zimmerman who performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this past Sunday, April 30!
If you missed her performance (or just want to see her again!), come catch her at Shir Chadash on May 12 at our next Kahn-gregational Shabbat which will include dinner, music, and Shabbat evening services. Just RSVP HERE.
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For all who participated in our very first CPR/AED class - CONGRATULATIONS!
It was a great success. Todd Lapeyrouse from The American Heart Association conducted a brilliant session this past Sunday, 4/30/2023.
A few more of our congregants have learned how to save a life...anyone, anywhere and in all types of situations - from CPR to First Aid.
There will be a 2nd opportunity to be part of this life saving class on Sunday, 5/28/2023. Once again we have room for only 8 participants - and it's filling up fast! There is only one real requirement: you must be physically able to bend and reach the floor - in order to perform CPR.
For further information and to enroll - contact Sarah at Shir Chadash,
504-889-1144, shirchadash@shirchadash.org.
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, May 5th
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, May 6th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, May 7th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
Wednesday, May 10th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
Thursday, May 11th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
Friday, May 12th
6:15 pm, Kahn-gregational Shabbat Dinner & Services - RSVP HERE
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Saturday, May 13th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch sponsored by Robin & Nathan Lew in honor of their 52nd wedding anniversary
10 am, Babysitting
10:30 am, Learn to Lead (for ages 7-12)
Sunday, May 14th
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
10 am, Shul School Moving Up Ceremony & Field Day
Tuesday, May 16th
7 pm, Great Jewish Books (of the Last Decade)
email rabbiscott@shirchadash.org to RSVP
Wednesday, May 17th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
Thursday, May 18th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
Please RSVP if you wish to attend! All are welcome! | | |
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Nathan & Robin Lew invite you to join them in celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary with services and a sponsored kiddush lunch to follow on Saturday, May 13th. | |
More details coming soon! | Registration is appreciated, but not required. We hope to see you there! | | |
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Shir Chadash is offering a First Aid/CPR/AED Training Course from 1:30 - 6:30 PM on Sunday, May 28th for a reduced price! Please click below for more details. | |
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CLASSES WITH RABBI HOFFMAN
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Great Jewish Books
(of the Last Decade)
Once a month, Tuesdays, 7 PM
@ Rabbi Hoffman's Home
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Next Class: May 16th
"How to Fight Anti-Semitism"
by Bari Weiss
Numerous Jewish books are published every year, and many are of a very high quality. But what about the most important books, those that make a deep impact on the American Jewish community? In this course, led at Rabbi Hoffman’s home (aka the parsonage) one Tuesday evening per month, we will review a book together.
Please RSVP to Rabbi Hoffman at rabbiscott@shirchadash.org
Click here for the full 2022-2023 schedule and book list
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Lunch & Learn:
One Hour Responsa
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Once a month, Tuesdays, 11 AM
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Next Class: May 30th
Join Rabbi Hoffman for a one-hour session followed by a delicious catered lunch. They will take a look at contemporary issues through the lens of Jewish sources. You don’t need to bring anything to class but yourself and your appetite – everything will be supplied to you. The course is based upon the responsa writings of Dr. David Golinkin of the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.
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Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
Wednesdays. 10 AM
Join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 for lively teaching and discussion with Rabbi Hoffman of The Book of Legends.
The Book of Legends brings to the English-speaking world the greatest and best-loved anthology of classical Rabbinic legends ever compiled. First published in Odessa in 1908 by the poet Hayim Nachman Bialik and editor Yehoshua Ravnitzky, it was recognized immediately as a masterwork in its own right and reprinted numerous times in Israel and now, the United States.
All materials will be provided - come join us for an exploration of Rabbinic texts in translation and enjoy!
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Minyan will be in the Chapel
at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast.
Zoom participation remains 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 children's programming!
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Click here for the most recent Shul School Recap! | | |
Top 10 Reasons to Join Sisterhood! | |
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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Community Events and Announcements | |
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Jewish Texan art? It exists! The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will host a reception and guest lecture by Laura Huckaby, Curator of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, on May 11th. Huckaby will discuss the work of Maurice Schmidt, currently on view at MSJE. The in-person event is free; registration is required.
Register at www.msje.org/events.
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The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is excited to announce the opening of its newest Special Exhibit! Titled “God, Goats and Pickup Trucks: Maurice Schmidt’s Visions of Texas,” the exhibition features 23 artworks celebrating the deep connection between the land and the divine that has come to characterize life in the Bible Belt. The collection ranges over the diverse Texas landscape through subjects both pastoral and holy.
Come see the exhibit, on display at MSJE until May 31, and mention that Shir Chadash is your congregation for a discounted ticket!
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Some of our congregants have some difficulty driving at night, but still wish to attend evening services and programming. Shir Chadash wishes to be as inclusive as possible and hopefully provide assistance to those who may need it.
If you need assistance in getting to shul in the evening OR are able and willing to provide a ride to those in need, please fill out the survey below.
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Beloved member of the New Orleans Jewish community, Nita-Joan Sams, is seeking a full-time, live-in mature female companion who can also assist with transportation. Free room and board plus payment for services. Respondents must have a current driver's license and computer skills. If interested, please call 504.831.8475 x7245 (ask for Kiolga) or email kiolga@jfsneworleans.org. | |
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Vanessa Cohen is an early childhood educator at the New Orleans JCC. This will be her sixth year teaching there. Vanessa was recently diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer. She is taking at least the first semester off from teaching to undergo aggressive cancer treatment which includes radiation and chemotherapy. If you know Vanessa, then you know she is one of the most caring and loving humans on this planet. She takes an interest in every single student. Teaching young and curious minds is Vanessa's greatest love, so for her to have to take extended time off of work must have been an especially challenging decision for her. As a teacher at the JCC, Vanessa has always supported her students and their families with so much enthusiasm and warmth.
Even with health insurance, Vanessa will have many medical bills and extra expenses as a part of her treatment. FMLA will not be enough to support Vanessa with all of her routine and extra expenses. Now is our time to give back and show our support for Vanessa. Please donate if you can and please feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be willing to help.
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Scott Hoffman
Rabbi
Executive Director
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Chaviva Sands
Director of Education & Programming
Sarah Lustig
Office Manager
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