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Shir Chadash Newsletter
April 5 - April 13, 2023
14 Nisan - 22 Nisan 5783
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Due to Friday being chag, we can't send out our regular Shabbat e-mail, but don't you worry - you can view it HERE! | |
Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Thursday, April 6th - Day 1 of Pesach
OFFICE CLOSED
9:15 am, Passover Services, followed by oneg
6:30 pm, Jazz Seder - Registration is now closed
Friday, April 7th - Day 2 of Pesach
OFFICE CLOSED
9:15 am, Passover Services, followed by oneg
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, April 8th - Day 3 of Pesach
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, April 9th - Day 4 of Pesach
NO SHUL SCHOOL - PASSOVER BREAK
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
11 am, Rescheduled WJWD (What Jewish Woman Did) with Sisterhood
Wednesday, April 12th - Day 7 of Pesach
OFFICE CLOSED
9:15 am, Passover Services + Yizkor, followed by lunch
Thursday, April 13th - Day 8 of Pesach
OFFICE CLOSED
9:15 am, Passover Services, followed by oneg
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Friday, April 14th
6:15 pm, Kabba-Lot of Laughs Shabbat Services, followed by Dinner and Improv Workshop with The Bible Players - Registration HERE is appreciated.
Saturday, April 15th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services (including a Silly Sermon by The Bible Players), followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
10 am, Children's "Feel the Tefillah" Program with The Bible Players
Following Kiddush Lunch, "Playshop" with The Bible Players
7 pm, Cocktails, Cookies, and "Unkosher" Comedy with The Bible Players (Must be 18+ to attend) - Register HERE
Sunday, April 16th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL with Bible Players Workshops for all classes
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
10:40 am, Community-wide Family Comedy Show by The Bible Players
Wednesday, April 19th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
11:45 am, Sisterhood Lunch & Book Review
Thursday, April 20th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
Join us for this fun-filled weekend with The Bible Players, a Torah Comedy team who use theater and improv to infuse comedy and laughs into tales from the Torah and beyond! | |
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We ask that you register for these two parts of The Bible Players weekend,
so we can properly prepare! Thanks so much!
Click on either of the flyers or the button below to RSVP!
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Shir Chadash is offering a First Aid/CPR/AED Training Course from 1:30 - 6:30 PM on either Sunday, April 30th or Sunday, May 28th for a reduced price! Please click below for more details. | |
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CLASSES WITH RABBI HOFFMAN
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Great Jewish Books
(of the Last Decade)
Once a month, Tuesdays, 7 PM
@ Rabbi Hoffman's Home
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Next Class:
THURSDAY, April 27th
Rescheduled from April 4th
"The Lord is My Shepherd"
by Harold Kushner
Numerous Jewish books are published every year, and many are of a very high quality. But what about the most important books, those that make a deep impact on the American Jewish community? In this course, led at Rabbi Hoffman’s home (aka the parsonage) one Tuesday evening per month, we will review a book together.
Please RSVP to Rabbi Hoffman at rabbiscott@shirchadash.org
Click here for the full 2022-2023 schedule and book list
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Lunch & Learn:
One Hour Responsa
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Once a month, Tuesdays, 11 AM
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Next Class: April 25th
Join Rabbi Hoffman for a one-hour session followed by a delicious catered lunch. They will take a look at contemporary issues through the lens of Jewish sources. You don’t need to bring anything to class but yourself and your appetite – everything will be supplied to you. The course is based upon the responsa writings of Dr. David Golinkin of the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.
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Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
Wednesdays. 10 AM
**Please note that there will be no class next week, April 12th, due to Passover. We will return April 19th!**
Join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 for lively teaching and discussion with Rabbi Hoffman of The Book of Legends.
The Book of Legends brings to the English-speaking world the greatest and best-loved anthology of classical Rabbinic legends ever compiled. First published in Odessa in 1908 by the poet Hayim Nachman Bialik and editor Yehoshua Ravnitzky, it was recognized immediately as a masterwork in its own right and reprinted numerous times in Israel and now, the United States.
All materials will be provided - come join us for an exploration of Rabbinic texts in translation and enjoy!
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Minyan will be in the Chapel
at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast.
Zoom participation remains an option.
Everyone welcome!
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Thursday Shacharit Minyan | |
Join us at 8 am for our
virtual weekday minyan.
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Click here for the most recent Family Newsletter
to learn more about upcoming children's programming!
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Click here for the most recent Shul School Recap! | | |
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WJWD (What Jewish Women Did) is back!
Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11 am
In-person at Shir Chadash or on Zoom
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Join us for a brief bio of one or two Jewish women who have made contributions in science, literature, etc. will be discussed while munching on pastries and coffee.
So many women and so little time …
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Sisterhood Lunch & Book Review
Wednesday, April 19th at 11:45 AM
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Lunch with your friends and participate in a stimulating discussion of the book Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life by Anna Quindlen, which will be led by Karen Sher. This exciting event will be held at Shir Chadash on Wednesday, April 19th and begins at 11:45 a.m.
For those who would like to study and discuss The Book of Legends with Rabbi Hoffman, please join us for Sisterhood class from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: $10. Please RSVP to Charisse Sands at (504) 231–6464.
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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)
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Community Events and Announcements | |
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Renowned social psychologist Dr. James Waller will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Yom Ha’Shoah Community-wide Holocaust Memorial Program, held Sunday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Uptown JCC.
Dr. Waller is the inaugural Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College in New Hampshire. He will discuss the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil, as outlined in his groundbreaking book Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing. During the program, the 15th annual Educator of the Year award will be presented to Cassady Cooper and Samantha Burleigh for the outstanding work they have done integrating Holocaust education into the curriculum at Belle Chasse High School. A reception and book signing will follow the program. This event is free and open to the community.
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Celebrate Israel Independence Day at the Uptown JCC with dinner and a live concert by Ethiopian Israeli Gili Yalo on Tuesday, April 25. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. with a brief Yom Ha’Zikaron ceremony led by members of the New Orleans Jewish Clergy Council and a performance of “Hatikva” by students from the Jewish Community Day School. The Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration follows at 6:00 p.m. with delicious Israeli food prepared by Dvash Catering.
This fun evening is free and open to the community.
Register at nojcc.org/Israel75 to join the celebration.
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The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is excited to announce the opening of its newest Special Exhibit! Titled “God, Goats and Pickup Trucks: Maurice Schmidt’s Visions of Texas,” the exhibition features 23 artworks celebrating the deep connection between the land and the divine that has come to characterize life in the Bible Belt. The collection ranges over the diverse Texas landscape through subjects both pastoral and holy.
Come see the exhibit, on display at MSJE until May 31, and mention that Shir Chadash is your congregation for a discounted ticket!
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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.
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Beloved member of the New Orleans Jewish community, Nita-Joan Sams, is seeking a full-time, live-in mature female companion who can also assist with transportation. Free room and board plus payment for services. Respondents must have a current driver's license and computer skills. If interested, please call 504.831.8475 x7245 (ask for Kiolga) or email kiolga@jfsneworleans.org. | |
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Vanessa Cohen is an early childhood educator at the New Orleans JCC. This will be her sixth year teaching there. Vanessa was recently diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer. She is taking at least the first semester off from teaching to undergo aggressive cancer treatment which includes radiation and chemotherapy. If you know Vanessa, then you know she is one of the most caring and loving humans on this planet. She takes an interest in every single student. Teaching young and curious minds is Vanessa's greatest love, so for her to have to take extended time off of work must have been an especially challenging decision for her. As a teacher at the JCC, Vanessa has always supported her students and their families with so much enthusiasm and warmth.
Even with health insurance, Vanessa will have many medical bills and extra expenses as a part of her treatment. FMLA will not be enough to support Vanessa with all of her routine and extra expenses. Now is our time to give back and show our support for Vanessa. Please donate if you can and please feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be willing to help.
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Scott Hoffman
Rabbi
Executive Director
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Chaviva Sands
Director of Education & Programming
Sarah Lustig
Office Manager
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