Shir Chadash Newsletter
January 27 - February 2, 2022
25 Shevat - 1 Adar I 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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Friday, January 28th
4:30 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 29th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Kids' Services
Sunday, January 30th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club followed by breakfast in the Sukkah
10:30 am, Security Training Program:
Situational Awareness and Threat Response - Register HERE
Tuesday, February 1st
11 am, Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, February 2nd
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
Thursday, February 3rd
8 am, Morning Minyan
7:30 pm, YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Happy Hour at Parleaux Beer Lab - Register HERE
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Friday, February 4th
4:30 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, February 5th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Kids' Services
4 pm, For Heaven's Cake
Sunday, February 6th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club followed by breakfast in the Sukkah
10:30 am, Hamantashen Baking with Sisterhood
5 pm, Teen & Tween Learning
Wednesday, February 9th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
7:30 pm, Education Committee Meeting (congregants welcome!)
Thursday, February 10th
8 am, Morning Minyan
7 pm, NOLA Nights: Holy Spaces of YUM - Register HERE
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The Health Committee recommendations for general activities are as follows:
- in-person programming and services may continue
- registration is only needed when large events are anticipated
- everyone must be masked
- cloth masks alone are not adequate
- surgical masks will be provided at the door as needed
- N95/KN95/KF94's are strongly encouraged
- everyone over age 12 who is eligible must be fully vaccinated
- social distancing between pods should be observed
- more relaxed liturgical practices will be in place (e.g. aaliyot may be taken either by the ark or by the Torah reader)
- people may schmooze/gather after services, but they must remain masked and food/drink will not be provided
- if a small group (e.g. Men's Club) chooses to have food/drink, it must be consumed outdoors
Click HERE for our full Covid Guidelines.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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Security Training Program:
Situational Awareness and Threat Response
THIS Sunday, January 30th @ 10:30 AM
The program will be offered both in-person at the synagogue and by livestream. In order to attend in-person, registration will be required. Please register at the link below by TOMORROW, January 28 at NOON if you wish to attend in-person. If you wish to participate by livestream, you will have the opportunity to submit questions online.
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Lunch & Learn
“Poems to Change Your (Jewish) Life”
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Tuesday, February 1st - 11 AM
on Zoom
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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 "Last Night As I Was Sleeping " by Antonio Machado.
Although this month's Lunch & Learn will be "Learn" only,
please feel free to bring a snack to class!
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YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Presents... |
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Party at Parleaux
Thursday, February 3rd - 7:30 PM
@ Parleaux Beer Lab
634 Lesseps St.
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We're back! Sorry we had to reschedule! Party at Parleaux with us for a beautiful outdoor drinking and eating experience. Your first beverage is on Shir Chadash! Yummy snacks will be provided. |
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For Heaven's Cake
Saturday, February 5th @ 4 PM
7830 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Come join us at Ben Horwitz & Ellie Streiffer's home for some Shabbat Schmoozing and cake - followed by a community havdalah!
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Holy Spaces of Yum
Thursday, Feb. 10th @ 7 PM
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Join us for an evening in one of the holiest Jewish spaces, the Shir Chadash Kitchen, as we work through a few of the wonderful recipes that have been featured at NOLA NIGHTS. Some of my favorite memories from my childhood were staying up late on Thursday night and helping my parents prepare for Shabbat. Come join Shir Chadash to recreate that wonderful memory. |
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Minyan will be in the Chapel at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast in the Sukkah.
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: 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 TOMORROW, January 28, 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 January 12th'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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Are you celebrating a simcha and need some bubbly? We have just the thing!
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Community Events and Announcements |
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Join us at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience or virtually TONIGHT, 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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Curious about how the Greater New Orleans Jewish community has made Carnival part of communal celebrations? From Jewish marching krewes to king cake challah, there's a lot to share!
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, the Birmingham Jewish Federation, and our Israeli sister city of Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel this Sunday, January 30 at 12:00 p.m. CT. (This event will be held in English.)
Click above to sign up - after registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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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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