Shir Chadash Newsletter
May 13 - May 19, 2021
2 Sivan - 8 Sivan, 5781
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Mazel Tov to Lexie Toshav and
all her family
on the occasion of her
Bat Mitzvah!
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Mazel tov to our Shul School graduates
and incoming students!
We had a joyous Moving-Up ceremony - the first and only time this year we have been together in person!
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~A Personal Note From Meryl~ |
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It was wonderful to see so many of our families together in one place! I am grateful we were able to mark the end of the year this way, together again at last. My heartfelt thanks goes out to all of our teachers and tutors- Debbie Wells, Yali Tiomkin, Rachel Berwald, Chloe Weinstein, Noa Rose, Lindsay Harmon, and Shoshi Berk; to Jennie Lavine for setting me up for success as I transitioned into her former role; to Ricardo Totah, Sarah Lustig, and Rabbi Silver for all of their help and support with all kinds of Shul School-related things; to our Sisterhood for providing crucial financial support to our Shul School program; and most of all to the families of Shir Chadash, without whom there would be no Shul School! Parents, thank you SO much for the extremely generous thank you gift! It's been an honor to serve y'all as Interim Pandemic Education Director. |
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PRAYERS FOR RECEIVING THE COVID VACCINE
Many of us in the community are receiving 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
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, May 14th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
6 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, May 15th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Lexie Toshav
10:30 am, Junior Congregation + Mini Minyan
8:30 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, May 16th - Erev Shavuot
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
3 pm, Step Into Shavuot
8 pm, Tikkun Leil Shavuot (at Congregation Beth Israel)
Monday, May 17th - Shavuot, Day 1
10 am, Shavuot Morning Services + Yizkor
Tuesday, May 18th - Shavuot, Day 2
10 am, Shavuot Morning Services
Wednesday, May 19th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
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Thursday, May 20th
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
Friday, May 21st
6 pm, KabShab on the Bayou
Saturday, May 22nd
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
8:30 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, May 23rd
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
5 pm, Teen Learning
Tuesday, May 25th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
Wednesday, May 26th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
Thursday, May 27th
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 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!
Come study Psalms with Rabbi Silver! This week we will be studying Psalm 148.
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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After Shabbat Morning Services
- announcing Trey's Traybakes!
Take home a delicious treat baked by Trey Rintala in our own back kitchen! Trey is the former sous chef and pastry chef of Meauxbar. After he lost the restaurant due to the pandemic, he focused his energy on feeding those needing help by establishing Tres Bon Food Fund, a nonprofit that allowed him to prepare meals for unemployed musicians and service industry workers. He now runs Happy Breakfast Trey, a popup that allows him to engage his more whimsical creative side.
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CLASSES WITH RABBI SILVER |
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Yoga for the Jewish Spirit
Fridays at 9:30 AM
**Please note that tomorrow's class will be the last one!**
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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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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- Last Chance!
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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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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Rabbi
Executive Director
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Education Director
Sarah Lustig
Office Assistant
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