Shir Chadash Newsletter
March 31 - April 6, 2022
28 Adar II - 5 Nisan 5782
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Emergency funding is needed for:
- Helping people make Aliyah to Israel
- Securing the local community and its institutions
- Maintaining critical welfare services
- Assisting internally displaced people in multiple locations.
- Launching an emergency hotline
- Securing temporary housing for people in transit
- Purchasing satellite phones to maintain communications across the region
- Securing five Jewish schools and training staff to manage crisis needs
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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 31st
7:15 pm, Who Knows One? Game Show Event at Touro Synagogue - RSVP HERE
7:30 pm, YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Happy Hour at Wrong Iron on the Greenway - Register HERE
Friday, April 1st
6 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, April 2nd
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services
10 am, Shul School Shabbat
4:30 pm, For Heaven's Cake - at 411 S. St. Patrick St.
Sunday, April 3rd
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club followed by breakfast
5 pm, Teen & Tween Learning
Tuesday, April 5th
11 am, Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, April 6th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
7:30 pm, Education Committee Meeting (congregants welcome!)
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Thursday, April 7th
8 am, Morning Minyan
7:30 pm, NOLA Nights: Songs of Freedom with Meryl Zimmerman - Register HERE
Friday, April 8th
6 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, April 9th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Lazarus
10:30 am, Kids' Services
Sunday, April 10th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club followed by breakfast
10:30 am, WJWD with Sisterhood
Wednesday, April 13th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Five Books of Miriam
Thursday, March 14th
8 am, Morning Minyan
7:30 pm, YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Happy Hour at Mid City Yacht Club - Register HERE
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Our Health Committee update as of March 24, 2022 is as follows:
Local COVID numbers have improved dramatically in the last two months. As a result, on March 3rd, Mayor Cantrell lifted the indoor mask mandate for Orleans Parish. Thankfully, community spread has since remained low despite the recent Mardi Gras festivities, and Orleans Parish School Board lifted their mask mandate on Monday, March 21st.
Therefore, we are pleased to announce that masking at shul is now optional. We have also been able to largely resume our normal programming (babysitting, indoor dining, etc.), and the strict limitations on attendance numbers and spacing have been removed. Our vaccine requirement does, however, remain in effect for now. Please click HERE to read our guidelines in full.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements |
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We are honored and grateful to announce that Barry Ivker has generously gifted each Shir Chadash family one copy of his unique haggadah, All My Bones Shall Speak. Please pick up your copy from the foyer on Shabbat or from the Shir Chadash office (open Tuesday - Friday, 9 AM - 2 PM) so that Barry's artistry will enhance your seder! |
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YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Presents... |
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Happy Hour
TONIGHT, March 31st - 7:30 PM
@ Wrong Iron on the Greenway
3532 Toulouse St.
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Come have a Thursday night drink at the picturesque Wrong Iron on the Greenway. Light snacks will be provided and as always, your first drink is provided by Shir Chadash.
Contact Nomi Kornfeld @ 585-749-4605 if you have any questions or difficulty finding the group.
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For Heaven's Cake
Saturday, April 2nd @ 4:30 PM
411 S. St. Patrick St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Come join us at Nomi Kornfeld's home for some Shabbat Schmoozing and cake!
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Lunch & Learn
“Poems to Change Your (Jewish) Life”
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Tuesday, April 5th - 11 AM
Shir Chadash Social Hall
Followed by lunch
(Before lunch there will be a short ceremony as we bury three of our Sifrei Torah damaged in Hurricane Ida)
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Join Rabbi Silver to explore how an English poem dialogues with Jewish themes, in the poem and in our lives.
This month’s poem is "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop.
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The Shir Chadash Education Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, April 6th,
All interested congregants are welcome to attend!
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Songs of Freedom
Thursday, April 7th @ 7:30 PM
As Passover quickly approaches there is a laundry list of things that need to happen: kitchens to kasher, chametz to eat, and houses to clean. As chaos ensues on the home front, take a night off to celebrate freedom with our Shir Chadash community as we welcome Meryl Zimmerman back for a concert retelling of the Pesach story. Snacks and drinks will be provided as we hear the songs of freedom.
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If you are interested in becoming a patron and would like to learn more, click HERE.
Invitations for the Shir Chadash Very English Tea with a New Orleans Flavor will be mailed out during the first week of May. In order to be included in the invitation as a patron, your response is required in the office by April 15th.
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Minyan will be in the Chapel at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast.
Zoom participation remains as 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 programming and Shul School!
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Click here for the most recent Shul School Recap!
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Top 10 Reasons to Join Sisterhood! |
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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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Wednesdays at 10 AM
“The Five Books of Miriam”
What if “He” i.e. God is a “She”? What if women were writing and interpreting the Torah, midrashim, etc. from the beginning?
Join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 for lively teaching and discussion with Rabbi Silver of Ellen Frankel's book The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah.
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Monthly, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Class: TBD
Good Lookin’ Cookin’
A volunteer Chef du Jour will teach us how to prepare old and new favorites including entrees, desserts, veges, etc. Helpful tips and conversation round out each session.
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! Sunday'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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Monthly, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Class: April 10th
WJWD – What Jewish Women Did (& Coffee)
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Once a month, 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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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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In collaboration with Home is Here NOLA, Touro Synagogue’s Project Reyacha is actively supporting asylum seekers arriving to the Greater New Orleans community. Touro is a “community support organization”. The need is great and there are many ways to lend support including through financial donations, medical and legal support, transportation assistance, and donations of household furniture and other items. Housing and food (both cooked and kitchen supplies) are always a need as well. Direct engagement with these new community members is also needed in order to support new community members’ success in their new homeland. Touro Synagogue welcomes non-Touro members as volunteers in this initiative.
Please contact Jill Israel, Touro Synagogue Project Reycha Coordinator, jisraelnola@gmail.com (504) 782-1199. Feel free to contact Ali Simon or Davida Finger for additional information.
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WHO KNOWS ONE?
TONIGHT, MARCH 31
AT TOURO SYNAGOGUE
Who Knows One? is a hilarious game show that has become a cultural hit in the Jewish community over the course of the pandemic, reuniting old friends and creating new ones with an innovative game that combines Six Degrees of Separation and Jewish Geography. Now the creator of Who Knows One?, Micah Hart, is bringing the experience to Touro Synagogue TONIGHT, March 31 with a new live, interactive version of the show.
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Upcoming Event:
Author Talk and Book Signing with David Lowe
Sunday, April 3 at 3 PM
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On April 3rd, from 3-4:30 pm, MSJE will be discussing the life and legacy of Morris B. Abram, the Georgia-born and raised civil rights lawyer who carried out a fourteen year-long battle to end the discriminatory voting system in his home state, resulting in the "one-man, one-vote" ruling in 1963. David Lowe, author of Touched with Fire: Morris B. Abram and the Battle against Racial and Religious Discrimination, will share about his research for his award winning book.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information about registration, click HERE.
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Together for Ukraine
Monday, April 25 | 7:00 p.m.
at The New Orleans JCC - 5342 St. Charles Ave.
Join the New Orleans community for a special humanitarian relief fundraiser emceed by Mark Romig on Monday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. at The New Orleans Jewish Community Center. Attendees will hear from select speakers and enjoy a performance from a Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra quartet. The suggested minimum donation is $50 per person, with a suggested donation of at least $200 per person for reserved seating.
100% of all funds will be donated equally between the Jewish Federations of North America Ukraine Emergency Relief Fund and the Western Ukrainian Specialized Children's Medical Center in Lviv, Ukraine.
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The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans is finalizing plans for our unique mission to Israel from July 12-18, 2022. We have been unable to visit Israel for the past two years - how great is it that we get to return this summer? To make it extra special, we have planned a meaningful, educational, and historical itinerary - and in celebration of the mission, we're offering a special post-Carnival promotion.
Highlights of the Explore Israel Track include:
- Private meeting at the official residence of the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog
- Wine tasting at the Tishbi Winery
- Western Wall tunnel tour
- Explore the City of David and visit the Tower of David Museum
Participants will also enjoy an exclusive opportunity to attend the Opening Ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games, the third largest sporting event in the world.
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Rabbi
Executive Director
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Nomi Kornfeld
Director of Education & Programming
Sarah Lustig
Office Manager
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