Shir Chadash Newsletter
March 4 - March 10, 2021
20 Adar - 26 Adar, 5781
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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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Our thoughts are with our friends and colleagues in Texas as the state suffers through a historic freeze. As many communities are looking to help, JFNA has opened a mailbox to collect donations. The JFNA emergency committee will allocate funds raised through this mailbox in coordination with our colleagues across Texas. |
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Two weekends ago Noa Nasoff (pictured in the top left) debated with her partner in Policy Debate at the Stanford National Tournament. They won the tournament for their novice division! Mazel tov, Noa! Keep up the great debating! |
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Our Purim Costume Contest Winners! |
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BEST SINGLE COSTUMES WENT TO...
our two beautiful flapper girls, Carolyn Lenz and Zora! Bagneris!
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BEST KID COSTUME WENT TO...
David and Jacob Bain with their Star Wars attire!
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BEST FAMILY COSTUME WENT TO...
The Finger-Lichtman Family, dressed as Home'n'tushen and Finger Lichtman Good!
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BEST COUPLES COSTUME WENT TO...
Dana Wallen and April May! Twins!
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Thursday, March 4th
7 pm, "How to Deal With Crazy - Yours, Mine and Ours!" with Dr. Mark Sands
Friday, March 5th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
5 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, March 6th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Junior Congregation
7 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, March 7th
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, Judaism 2.0
5 pm, Teen Learning
Tuesday, March 9th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, March 10th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
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Thursday, March 11th
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
Friday, March 12th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
5 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, March 13th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
7 pm, Community Havdalah + Havdalah on the Bayou
Sunday, March 14th
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, Judaism 2.0
Tuesday, March 16th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, March 17th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
Thursday, March 18th
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
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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 115.
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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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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How to Deal With Crazy: Yours, Mine and Ours
TONIGHT at 7 PM
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“How to Deal With Crazy: Yours, Mine and Ours” will be the subject of a talk to be given by Dr. Mark Sands. This program is co-sponsored by Shir Chadash Sisterhood and Hadassah New Orleans and will be held on Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Dr. Mark Sands has been a practicing child psychiatrist for thirty-six years. He is boarded in pediatrics, psychiatry and child psychiatry. He has worked with infants as young as six months as well as people of all ages. He has taught multiple psychiatry fellows as well as medical students/interns and residents while on faculty at LSU School of Medicine and at Children’s Hospital. Prior to moving to NOLA, he was on faculty at Baylor College of Medicine and practiced at Texas Children’s Hospital. He has recently retired from Mercy Family Center where he was the Director of Psychiatry for twenty-five years. He is chair of the JCRS Special Needs Committee and psychiatric consultant to Jewish Family Service. Currently, he practices at Baptist Community Health Services and maintains a private practice. Drawing on his 36 years of experience as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, he is a wellspring of user-friendly, practical advice for anyone. He is the proud father of four young adults. |
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CLASSES WITH RABBI SILVER |
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Judaism 2.0
With Rabbi Josh Pernick and Rabbi Deborah Silver
Sundays at 10:30 AM
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These four classes are part of our new Introduction to Judaism course. If you have previously done an Introduction course, or if you just think the classes look interesting, please join us!
All classes are held on Sunday mornings at 10.30 and last up to an hour and a half.
Class 2: March 7th
Your Kosher Home
How do we make our homes kosher? What are the steps we can take to ensure they stay that way? What happens if something goes wrong?
Class 3: March 14th
Navigating the Siddur
We will take a close look at the landscape of the Shabbat morning service. How do we find our way around? Is there a pattern? How does the Shabbat morning service differ from the others?
Class 4: March 21st
Kashering for Passover
Ah, Pesach cleaning! What’s the best way to make sure our homes are kosher for Passover? Is it as complicated as it sounds? Are there any short cuts?
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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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Member Questionnaire Returns
All members should have recently received a questionnaire form to fill out to help keep our office's database complete and up-to-date. This information helps our office run more smoothly, so please return it to the synagogue at your earliest convenience. Don't hesitate to contact the front office if you have any questions.
Our Office Hours are 9 am - 2 pm, Tuesday - Friday.
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Community Events and Announcements |
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Early Bird tickets are $18, now until March 1st!
General Admission tickets are $36.
To access special Patron Events, choose the Limmud Boneh add-on.
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LimmudFest NOLA 2021 will be held virtually on Sunday, March 14, with opening ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. CST and sessions running from 12 - 4:30 p.m. CST. We are turning the spotlight this year on the uniqueness of Jewish life, tradition, and expression in New Orleans, greater Louisiana, and throughout the Gulf South.
In addition to the four hours of learning you will get on March 14, your ticket purchase gains you access to ALL 20+ hours of video recordings after the event.
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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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