Shir Chadash Newsletter
December 31, 2020 - January 6, 2021
16 Tevet - 22 Tevet, 5781
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Shir Chadash's 60th Anniversary Gala |
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Click the image above for more information! |
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All Zoom links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Thursday, December 31st
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
Friday, January 1st - Office Closed
NO YOGA FOR THE JEWISH SPIRIT
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 2nd
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Junior Congregation
6 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, January 3rd
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
Tuesday, January 5th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, January 6th
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
Thursday, January 7th
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
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Friday, January 8th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 9th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
6:30 pm, Community Havdalah + Havdalah on the Bayou
Sunday, January 10th
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, Annual Congregational Meeting
5 pm, Teen Learning
Tuesday, January 12th
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, January 13th
10 am, Sisterhood Book Review
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Join us in welcoming
Margot Louise Fischman,
beautiful daughter of Martin & Daniella Fischman, granddaughter of
Nathan & Leslie Fischman,
great-granddaughter of
Fagey Fischman, and sister to
Mila Fischman, born on
December 26, 2020.
Mazel tov to the Fischman Family!
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This Saturday Sandy Lassen and Elliott Lew celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ethan Goodman, son of Melissa and David Goodman from Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Mazel tov Ethan on this
momentous occasion!
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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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It's time to register
for the Spring Semester!
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 30.
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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Yoga for the Jewish Spirit
Fridays at 9:30 AM
**Please note that there will be no class tomorrow, January 1st**
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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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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?
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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Calling All Torah Readers
We need Torah readers for Shabbat mornings! We can now offer a share of the reading, rather than all of it. To participate in this special mitzvah, and to help the community do the same, please contact Israel Finger.
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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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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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