Shir Chadash Newsletter
January 13 - January 10, 2022
11 Shevat - 17 Shevat 5782
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Attention Members: The office has begun the transition from our current database system, Chaverware/Chaverweb, to a new system, ShulCloud. Going forward, your Chaverweb Member Portal will no longer be active. This transition will take a few days. We thank you in advance for your patience as we navigate these changes. Keep an eye out for more information regarding your new ShulCloud Member Portals.
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Thursday, January 13th
7:30 pm, NOLA Nights: Tree Workshop for Tu B'Shevat - Register HERE
Friday, January 14th
11am, Q&A with Rabbinical Candidates, Rabbis Daniela Szuster and Rami Pavolotzky, about adult education, pastoral care, and adult-oriented programming
6 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv
Saturday, January 15th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Jr. Congregation
4:30 pm, Family Hangout + Havdalah with Rabbinical Candidates, Rabbis Daniela Szuster and Rami Pavolotzky at the Metairie Marriott Hotel
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Sunday, January 16th
NO SHUL SCHOOL - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club
10 am, Town Hall Q&A with Rabbinical Candidates, Rabbis Daniela Szuster and Rami Pavolotzky
Wednesday, January 19th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
Thursday, January 20th
8 am, Morning Minyan
7:30 pm, YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Happy Hour at Parleaux Beer Lab - Registration Coming Soon!
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL IN-PERSON SERVICES & PROGRAMMING FOR THIS WEEKEND REQUIRE PRIOR REGISTRATION TO ATTEND. YOU MAY REGISTER HERE. REGISTRATION FOR ALL WEEKEND ACTIVITIES CLOSES AT NOON TOMORROW (Jan. 14th).
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Our current policies are as follows:
- in-person programming and services may resume
- everyone in attendance must be fully vaccinated
- everyone in attendance must be masked
- cloth masks alone are inadequate
- surgical masks will be provided at the door as needed
- N95/KN95's are strongly encouraged
- social distancing should be observed
- services will take place in the sanctuary/social hall
- registration will be required
- attendance will be limited
- spacing and ventilation will be maximized
- attendees may gather in the sukkah area
- everyone must remain masked
- no food will be provided
For more details, click HERE to read our Health Committee's most recent announcement.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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Tree Workshop
TONIGHT, January 13th - 7:30 PM
@ Shir Chadash
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Come join your Shir Chadash friends for a night to celebrate Tu Bishvat. We will be studying different tree poems and using those poems as inspiration for a tree canvas. Your canvas will hopefully express what trees mean to you.
Seven species snacks and an evergreen cocktail will be served.
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Rabbis Daniela Szuster and Rami Pavolotzky come to visit! |
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This weekend, January 14-16, we will host husband-and-wife pair Rabbi Daniela Szuster and Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky, who will be visiting from Lancaster, Pennsylvania along with their three children Uriel, Meital and Yael (ages 15, 13 and 10).
The schedule of events for this weekend's visit is below. Due to Covid-related capacity limits, registration is required for all events. Registration closes at noon TOMORROW, Jan. 14.
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Schedule of events (open to all congregants): |
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January 21-23: Rabbi Jesse Nagelberg comes to visit! |
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Rabbi Jesse Nagelberg will be visiting from New York, where he is currently finishing his studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary, with expected graduation and ordination in May 2022. Rabbi Nagelberg hails from New Jersey. In addition to his Jewish Studies background, Rabbi Nagelberg earned a B.S. from the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. Rabbi Nagelberg also has a deep interest in youth education and programming, having worked at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, New York for nearly a decade. Read more about Rabbi Nagelberg’s professional experience in his CV.
The schedule for Rabbi Nagelberg’s visit is being finalized and will be shared shortly.
We appreciate your patience with any schedule changes as we try to present a series of visits that are informative, engaging and safe for everyone in a changing public health environment. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.
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Men’s Club Minyan will be held in-person in the Sanctuary this week, beginning at 9:15 am.
The service will also be livestreamed via Zoom for you to view from home.
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: TBD
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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RECORDED CLASSES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT |
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If you missed December 22nd's Sisterhood class, titled, "Why Moses?", led by Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi Jesse Nagelberg, you can watch it HERE!
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If you missed December 29th's Sisterhood class, titled, "The Diversity of God's Names", led by Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi Daniela Szuster, you can watch it HERE!
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If you missed yesterday's Sisterhood class, titled, "Ancient feminism and beyond: surprising ways our ancestors imagined God ", led by Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraë li, you can watch it HERE!
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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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How you can help Colorado's Jewish community respond to the recent wildfire
Colorado is currently experiencing the worst wildfire in the state's history, and the Jewish community has been directly impacted. The JFS Boulder Branch of JFS Colorado is working with the Boulder JCC to help families who have lost their homes and are in need of immediate assistance. JEWISHcolorado has started an emergency fund, administered by JFS Colorado.
Our thoughts are with those impacted by the wildfire.
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Join us at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience or virtually on January 27th from 6:00-7:30pm for a conversation and book signing with author and nationally-recognized sports journalist Ivan Maisel as he discusses his emotional memoir, I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye. Maisel, the son of first generation Jewish immigrants from Mobile, Alabama, writes about the complicated relationship and transformative reality of the suicide of his son Max in February 2015 and the healing that continues after.
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is a stunning, poignant exploration of the father and son
relationship, of how our tendency to overlook men’s mental health can have devastating
consequences, and how ultimately letting those who grieve do so openly and freely can lead
to greater healing.
Jewish Family Services will be on site to share information about suicide prevention and family counseling.
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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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