Weekly Newsletter - September 14

Shir Chadash Newsletter

September 14 - September 20, 2023

28 Elul 5783 - 5 Tishri 5784

Counting Down to the High Holidays!

The High Holidays are here! Be prepared and stay up to date with all of our 5784 High Holiday services by clicking the buttons below.

Adult Services

Children's Services

For everything High Holiday related,

please visit our webpage: www.shirchadash.org/hh-main

Reminder for attending High Holiday Services:

For security reasons, please use only the side door attached to the parking lot to enter the building.

Celebrate Sukkot with a Lulav and Etrog set from Israel!

Shir Chadash has ordered a number of lulav and etrog sets from Israel. To reserve one for your family, please contact the synagogue office at 504-889-1144 or shirchadash@shirchadash.org.

For each set requested, pick up and $55 payment can be done between Tuesday, September 19th and Friday, September 29th at the synagogue office between 9 AM - 3 PM.

Shir Chadash Calendar

All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!

WWW.SHIRCHADASH.ORG

Friday, September 15th - Erev Rosh Hashanah

8 pm, Rosh Hashanah Evening Service followed by dessert reception sponsored by Past Presidents of Sisterhood

8 pm, Children's Erev Rosh Hashanah Program (for all ages)

Saturday, September 16th - Rosh Hashanah, Day 1

8:30 am, Rosh Hashanah/Shabbat Morning Services

10:30 am, Babysitting & Children's Services

11 am, Teen Learning

5 pm, Minchah

Sunday, September 17th - Rosh Hashanah, Day 2

8:30 am, Rosh Hashanah Morning Services

10:30 am, Babysitting & Children's Services

5 pm, Tashlich (meet at the Rabbi's house)

6 pm, Minchah/Ma'ariv - at the Rabbi's house

Monday, September 18th - Fast of Gedaliah

8 am, Zoom Shacharit Minyan for Tzom Gedaliah

Tuesday, September 19th

7 am, Morning Minyan (special IN-PERSON minyan for the Yahrzeit of Lisa Finkelstein's father, Sidney Aron)

11 am, New Class! Lunch & Learn: Codes of Jewish Law

6 pm, Torah, Taps, and Tashlich with YAS - at Wrong Iron on the Greenway - RSVP HERE

Thursday, September 21st

8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom

Friday, September 22nd

6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services

Sunday, September 24th - Erev Yom Kippur

9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast

11 am, Prayers at Chevra Thilim Memorial Park Cemetery (5000 Iberville St., NOLA 70119)

12:30 pm, Prayers at Tikvat Shalom Cemetery

(11316 River Rd., St. Rose, LA 70087)

6:15 pm, Minchah

6:30 pm, Kol Nidrei

6:30 pm, Babysitting & Children's Yom Kippur Program

Monday, September 25th - Yom Kippur

OFFICE CLOSED

9:30 am, Yom Kippur Morning Service

10:30 am, Babysitting & Children's Services

11 am, Teen Learning

4:45 pm, Minchah

6:15 pm, Neilah | Ma'ariv | Havdalah, followed by Break the Fast

6:35 pm, Children's Yom Kippur Program (for all ages)

Wednesday, September 27th

10 am, Sukkah Preparation & Decoration with Sisterhood, followed by lunch

4 pm, Let the Gourd Times Roll - Sukkah Decorating for all ages!

Thursday, September 28th

8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom

Friday, September 29th

6:15 pm, Erev Sukkot/Shabbat Evening Services

Shir Chadash Events & Announcements

Young Adults at Shir Chadash Presents...

RSVP HERE

Click here for more information!

CLASSES WITH RABBI HOFFMAN

Great Jewish Novels

(of the 20th Century)

Once a month, Tuesdays, 7 PM

@ Rabbi Hoffman's Home

Next Class: October 10th

"Tevye the Dairy Man"

by Shalom Aleichem

The twentieth century saw the flourishing of multiple genres of Jewish literature. Great novels were written in pre-war Europe, the newly-established state of Israel, and the first immigrant generation in the United States. Come and discuss the ways in which this literature shaped, and was shaped by, our Jewish world.

Please RSVP to Rabbi Hoffman at rabbiscott@shirchadash.org

Click here for the full 2023-2024 schedule and book list

Lunch & Learn:

Codes of Jewish Law

With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund

Once a month, Tuesdays, 11 AM

First Class: THIS Tuesday,

September 19th

Join Rabbi Hoffman for a one-hour session followed by a delicious catered lunch, provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of the Nat Leon Fund. We will be looking at the various codes of Jewish law and see how Jewish sources have wrestled with questions both timeless and current. You do not need to bring anything but a hunger to learn – and perhaps a hunger for lunch. Translations will be based, wherever possible, upon the materials found in www.sefaria.org.

Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says... That?

Wednesdays. 10 AM

In-person and available on Zoom

**Please note that due to the High Holidays, this class is taking a short hiatus and will return on Wednesday, October 11th**

The so-called “historical” books of the Bible – that is, Judges, Joshua, I/II Samuel, and I/II Kings are filled with exciting and colorful stories. But are these stories satirical? Are they filled with hidden messages? Are they both didactic and entertaining? Come and join us for an exploration of these books of the Bible and learn that our ancestors’ tastes were not always far removed from our own. All materials will be provided, so just come and enjoy.

Sunday Shacharit Minyan

Minyan will be in the Chapel

at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast.

Zoom participation remains an option.

Everyone welcome!

Thursday Shacharit Minyan

Join us at 8 am for our

virtual weekday minyan.

Sisterhood Corner

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)

UPCOMING CLASSES & PROGRAMMING!

Rosh Chodesh Gathering & Learning

Monthly, Sundays at 10:30 AM

Next Session: December 10th

Rosh Chodesh is a special time for women to gather and learn. This year Sisterhood will be studying the Girls in Trouble curriculum, a project of Alicia Jo Rabins. We will follow individual women through their stories in the Torah by engaging in studying Torah text, considering the story’s relevance to our own lives, and generating our own creative interpretations. This curriculum brings biblical women to life, demonstrating the power of these often understudied stories and highlighting the ways in which they can help us navigate our own complicated lives.

Community Events and Announcements

CHESED OPPORTUNITIES

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.

Complete the survey!