Shir Chadash Newsletter
December 10 - December 16, 2020
24 Kislev - 1 Tevet, 5781
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Chag Hannukkah Sameach!
Hannukkah is here!
Click HERE for details on all of our upcoming events!
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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 10th - 1st Night of Hannukkah
7 pm, Channukkah Chot Chocolate for 6th-8th Graders
Friday, December 11th - 2nd Night of Hannukkah
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat + Hannukkah Candle lighting
Saturday, December 12th- 3rd Night of Hannukkah
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Family Shabbat Services
6 pm, Community Havdalah
Following Havdalah @ 7 pm An Old Fashioned Hannukkah with Rabbi Avi Finegold (Hannukkah Cocktails!)
Sunday, December 13th- 4th Night of Hannukkah
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
4 pm, Hannukkah Musical Program for Young Children
with Meryl Zimmerman
5 pm, Teen Learning
Monday, December 14th - 5th Night of Hannukkah
9 am, Ben Gurion Hannukkah Home Tour
Tuesday, December 15th- 6th Night of Hannukkah
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
6pm, Happy Hour from Home: Vodka, Latkes, & Ugly Hannukkah Sweaters!
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
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Wednesday, December 16th- 7th Night of Hannukkah
10 am, Sisterhood class: Psalms
Thursday, December 17th - 8th Night of Hannukkah
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
7:30 pm, IllimiNation - 8th Night Nationwide Candle Lighting + Virtual Concert featuring Neshama Carlebach
Friday, December 18th
9:30 am, Yoga for the Jewish Spirit with Rabbi Silver
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, December 19th
10 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10:30 am, Family Shabbat Services
6 pm, Community Havdalah
Sunday, December 20th
9:15 am, Shacharit Minyan with Men's Club
Tuesday, December 22nd
10 am, Good Lookin' Cookin' with Sisterhood
7 pm, The Deep Dive - A Book of Life
Wednesday, December 23rd
10 am, Sisterhood class: Read & Lead
Thursday, December 24th
8 am, Shacharit Minyan
Friday, December 25th
NO YOGA FOR THE JEWISH SPIRIT
4 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
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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 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.
Chef du Jour: Benay Bernstein preparing Potato Latkes, Salmon Croquettes, and Fennel Apple Walnut Salad.
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, [email protected] (Good Lookin' Cookin' in subject line), 504-231-6464.
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Wednesdays at 10 AM
Come study Psalms with Rabbi Silver! Please make sure you have a Tanakh/Bible.
The Read & Lead series will be on hiatus.
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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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Welcome Bette Runa Pesses,
beautiful daughter of Evan and Sara Pesses, granddaughter of Leon and Debbie Pesses, and niece of Greta Pesses, born on Shabbat, December 5, 2020 at 10:29AM Pacific time
in Los Angeles, CA, weighing 7lbs 8oz,
and measuring 20 inches long.
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CLASSES WITH RABBI SILVER |
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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
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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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Sunday, December 13
1:00 - 2:30 PM | Uptown JCC
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a
Dreidels & Doughnuts Drive-Thru Chanukah Celebration
at the Uptown JCC next Sunday, December 13.
Music by Panorama Jazz Band
Chanukah Treats
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Holiday Decorations
and, a Dancing Dreidel!
Presented by the JCC and Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana, this event is free and open to the community but reservations are required.
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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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