Shir Chadash Newsletter
January 14 - January 20, 2021
1 Shevat - 7 Shevat, 5781
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Shir Chadash's 60th Anniversary Gala |
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Click the image above for more information!
For information on our Raffle, click HERE!
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PRAYERS FOR RECEIVING THE COVID VACCINE
Some of us in the community have begun to receive the vaccine. If you wish to mark this holy moment in your life, rabbis all over the country and the world have been creating prayers for you to do so.
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Shir Chadash Calendar - VIRTUAL EVENTS ONLY
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, January 15th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 16th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
6:30 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, January 17th
9 am - 11:45 am, SHUL SCHOOL
**individual class times can be found on our website
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
10:30 am, COVID and the Jewish Community: Class 1
Tuesday, January 19th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, January 20th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
Thursday, January 21st
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
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Friday, January 22nd
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 23rd
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
6:30 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, January 24th
9 am - 11:45 am, SHUL SCHOOL
**individual class times can be found on our website
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
10:15 am, Coffee with Ken
10:30 am, COVID and the Jewish Community: Class 2
5 pm, Teen Learning
Tuesday, January 26th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, January 27th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
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Join us in wishing Eileen Wallen a very special happy birthday! |
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Join us at 9:15 am for our virtual Sunday minyan followed by a check-in and a L'Hayyim!
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Thursday Shacharit Minyan - Please join! |
Join us at 8 am for our virtual weekday minyan which includes the opportunity to say Kaddish.
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Click here for the Shul School Newsletter
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Click here for Family Newsletter
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Tuesdays at 10 AM
Each Zoom session will be approximately an hour long.
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! Tuesday'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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Wednesdays at 10 AM
Come study Psalms with Rabbi Silver! This week we will be studying Psalm 126.
Please make sure you have a Tanakh/Bible.
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For details about membership, dues payments, or contributing, please click HERE.
For questions or for more info about Sisterhood, contact Charisse Sands
504-231-6464
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It’s time to order your 2021 Mah Jongg card. A portion of each card sold is donated to Shir Chadash Sisterhood. Last year’s donation was $155. 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, 2021.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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CLASSES WITH RABBI SILVER |
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NEW CLASS STARTING THIS WEEKEND! |
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COVID and the Jewish Community
Sundays at 10:30 AM
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The pandemic in which we live has generated new halakhah. Join Rabbi Silver and Rabbi Pernick for three sessions based around the most current approaches to COVID:
Class 1: January 17th
If I Am Not For Myself...
We will explore whether each of us is obligated to take the vaccination when offered. Does Jewish law provide we must do so, or is it up to the individual to decide?
With special guests: Rabbi Gary Gerson and Dr. Carol Roberts Gerson
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Class 2: January 24th
If I Am Only For Myself...
We will address the challenging question of triage. Who should get the vaccine first, and why? What are the criteria for deciding?
Class 3: January 31st
If Not Now...
How should we mark the moment of getting the vaccine? We will explore kavvanot and blessings old and new.
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Yoga for the Jewish Spirit
Fridays at 9:30 AM
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Yoga and Judaism are different traditions but they share some profound truths about the human spirit. Join Rabbi Silver for a weekly one-hour yoga practice to get us physically and spiritually ready for Shabbat. You will need only a yoga mat and your curiosity. (Please note that while this class is suitable for beginners you should check with a medical practitioner that it will be safe for you.) |
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The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Tuesdays at 7 PM
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One of the worst effects of the pandemic has been its impact on communal gathering. How are we supposed to maintain a nourishing, meaningful Jewish life when we can’t be together? This weekly class will use Michael Strassfeld’s A Book of Life to help illuminate and re-ground our personal spirituality, enriching both our own practices and our connections to each other.
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Sisterhood Class: Psalms
Wednesdays at 10 AM
The 150 poems in the book of Psalms address every aspect of the human condition. Join Rabbi Silver to explore a psalm a week. We’ll consider not only the poem itself but how it speaks to us and how we might integrate its wisdom into our lives. Please do bring along a Tanakh/Bible of your own.
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Machzor Returns
Now that the High Holydays have come to an end, if you were lent a prayer book (Machzor), please return it to the synagogue at your earliest convenience. If you are unable to make it to the shul, please contact the front office to arrange alternative plans
Our Office Hours are 9 am - 2 pm, Tuesday - Friday.
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Community Events and Announcements |
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Come enjoy a post-havdalah concert with French-Jewish violinist, Arnaud Sussman! |
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We are excited that four institutions of the Conservative/Masorti Movement -- the Rabbinical Assembly, USCJ, The Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies -- have created a joint initiative to offer high quality adult education opportunities to all those interested in participating.
ScholarStream is an exciting series that will give individuals and communities the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading scholars and engage deeply with our texts and traditions.
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Rabbi
Executive Director
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Education Director
Sarah Lustig
Office Assistant
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