Weekly Newsletter - September 21

Shir Chadash Newsletter

September 21 - September 27, 2023

6 Tishri -12 Tishri 5784

The High Holidays are here!

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.

Also, if you celebrated Rosh Hashanah with us and brought your nametag home, don't forget to wear it back for Yom Kippur.

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 now 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 22nd

6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services

Saturday, September 23rd - Shabbat Shuvah

9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch

10 am, Babysitting

Sunday, September 24th - Erev Yom Kippur

NO SHUL SCHOOL

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 + Yizkor

10:30 am, Babysitting & Children's Services

11 am, Teen Learning

4:45 pm, Minchah

6:15 pm, Neilah | Ma'ariv | Havdalah

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

7:44 pm, Blowing of the Shofar, followed by a Break the Fast meal

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 - Erev Sukkot

6:15 pm, Erev Sukkot/Shabbat Evening Services

7 pm, New Date! Sushi in the Sukkah - Register HERE

Saturday, September 30th - Sukkot, Day 1

9:15 am, Sukkot/Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch

10 am, Babysitting

5 pm, Minchah

Sunday, October 1st - Sukkot, Day 2

9:15 am, Sukkot Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch

10:30 am, Shul School in the Sukkah

Tuesday, October 3rd

6 pm, Pizza in the Hut (for families with children)

Wednesday, October 4th

11:45 am, Sisterhood Lunch & Discussion - RSVP to Charisse Sands at annsandsc@aol.com

Thursday, October 5th

7:30 am, Chol Hamoed Sukkot Morning Minyan on Zoom

**Please note the earlier start time**

Friday, October 6th - Hoshanah Rabbah

6:15 pm, Erev Shemini Atzeret/Shabbat Evening Services

Shir Chadash Events & Announcements

Prices after Tuesday, September 26th will go up to:

$30 for Members | $35 for Non-Members

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

Next Class: October 17th

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.

Click here for the most recent

Family Newsletter

to learn more about upcoming

children's programming!

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!