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Shir Chadash Newsletter
March 21 - March 27, 2024
11 Adar II - 17 Adar II 5784
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Samuel Drew Bleich was born
March 12, 2024, to proud parents Hannah & Jeremy Bleich.
Mazel tov to our proud new grandma, Caron Bleich!
Welcome to the world, Samuel!
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Tulane awarded $1 million to create innovative graduate study program in Africana Studies and Art | Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts has received a four-year $1 million dollar grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop the Crossroads Cohort: Africana Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Practice, a collaboration between the Africana Studies Program, directed by our very own, Mia Bagneris, and the Newcomb Art Department. | | | | |
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Looking Ahead: Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
WWW.SHIRCHADASH.ORG
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Friday, March 22nd
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, March 23rd - Erev Purim
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
8 pm, Purim Party & Megillah Reading
Sunday, March 24th - Purim
9 am, Purim Party FOR KIDS & Megillah Reading
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9 am - Family Activity
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10 am - Megillah Reading
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Followed by - Continued festivities for all!
Wednesday, March 27th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says...That?
7 pm, Social Justice Series: Making Space for LGBTQ+ Voices in the Jewish Community
Thursday, March 28th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
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Friday, March 29th
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, March 30th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, March 31st
NO SHUL SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
10:30 am, Sisterhood Brunch & Book Review - RSVP to Charisse Sands at annsandsc@aol.com
Wednesday, April 3rd
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says...That?
12:15 pm, Sisterhood NOMA Exhibit Tour & Talk with artist Wangechi Mutu - RSVP to Charisse Sands at annsandsc@aol.com
Thursday, April 4th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
Registration is now LIVE! | |
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON! | |
CLASSES WITH RABBI HOFFMAN | |
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Great Jewish Novels
(of the 20th Century)
Once a month, Tuesdays, 7 PM
@ Rabbi Hoffman's Home
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Next Class: April 9
"Goodbye Columbus"
by Philip Roth
The twentieth century saw the flourishing of multiple genres of Jewish literature. Great novels were written in pre-war Europe, the newly-established state of Israel, and the first immigrant generation in the United States. Come and discuss the ways in which this literature shaped, and was shaped by, our Jewish world.
Please RSVP to Rabbi Hoffman at rabbiscott@shirchadash.org
Click here for the full 2023-2024 schedule and book list
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Lunch & Learn:
Codes of Jewish Law
With gratitude to the Nat Leon Fund
Once a month, Tuesdays, 11 AM
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Next Class: April 16th
Join Rabbi Hoffman for a one-hour session followed by a delicious catered lunch, provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of the Nat Leon Fund. We will be looking at the various codes of Jewish law and see how Jewish sources have wrestled with questions both timeless and current. You do not need to bring anything but a hunger to learn – and perhaps a hunger for lunch. Translations will be based, wherever possible, upon the materials found in www.sefaria.org.
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Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says... That?
Wednesdays. 10 AM
In-person and available on Zoom
The so-called “historical” books of the Bible – that is, Judges, Joshua, I/II Samuel, and I/II Kings are filled with exciting and colorful stories. But are these stories satirical? Are they filled with hidden messages? Are they both didactic and entertaining? Come and join us for an exploration of these books of the Bible and learn that our ancestors’ tastes were not always far removed from our own. All materials will be provided, so just come and enjoy.
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NEW ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | |
MAH JONGG SUNDAYS AT SHIR CHADASH | |
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Come play Mah Jongg at Shir Chadash once a month on Sundays at 10:30 AM!
New and experienced players are welcome!
Upcoming Dates: April 28 | May 26 | June 23
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Minyan will be in the Chapel
at 9:15 am, followed by breakfast.
Zoom participation remains an option.
Everyone welcome!
**Please note that due to this upcoming Sunday being Purim Day, regularly scheduled minyan will be cancelled - but please join us for Megillah reading at 10 AM followed by Purim festivities for all!**
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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!
If you have not yet registered your child(ren) and wish to enroll them,
please do so HERE or contact
Chaviva Sands at educationdirector@shirchadash.org.
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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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Hadassah Launching "End The Silence" Campaign | |
Hadassah has been loudly denouncing Hamas’s heinous acts of sexual and gender-based violence for months. As global humanitarian leaders, we are shaken to the core by these atrocities and the fact that these crimes have been justified, denied and even celebrated by some. Rape and sexual violence should never be sanctioned as an act of war. That is why Hadassah’s volunteers, professional staff and our colleagues in Israel and Hadassah International have come together as One Hadassah to build on our existing work and launch a global campaign, End The Silence.
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UPCOMING CLASSES & PROGRAMMING! | |
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Brunch & Book Review
Sunday, March 31st
Following Minyan with Men's Club
Brunch with your friends and participate in a stimulating discussion of the book
The Glass Chateau by Stephen Kiernan, which will be led by Judy Steinberg. This exciting event will be held at Shir Chadash on Sunday, March 31st, following Minyan with Men's Club. Brunch will be served at about 10 AM, followed by the book review.
Cost: $10. Please RSVP to Charisse Sands at (504) 231–6464 or annsandsc@aol.com.
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NOMA Exhibit Tour & Talk
with artist, Wangechi Mutu
Wednesday, April 3rd @ 12:15 PM
Join Sisterhood for a gallery lecture by Wangechi Mutu, an artist who has two sculptures in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and also currently has an exhibition at NOMA with additional sculptures and artwork in the sculpture garden as well as in NOMA itself. 18 tickets have been reserved for the talk. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Charisse Sands at (504) 231-6464 or annsandsc@aol.com and a ticket will be put aside for you.
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Pesach Recipe Fair
Sunday, April 7th
Following Minyan with Men's Club
Mix it up for Pesach! Come to the Pesach Recipe Fair and share recipes, tips, stories and traditions. Provide Charisse with recipes in advance and copies will be distributed at the fair. Questions? Contact Charisse at (504) 231-6464 or annsandsc@aol.com.
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Rosh Chodesh Gathering & Learning
As advertised, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Session: April 21st
Rosh Chodesh is a special time for women to gather and learn. This year Sisterhood will be studying the Girls in Trouble curriculum, a project of Alicia Jo Rabins. We will follow individual women through their stories in the Torah by engaging in studying Torah text, considering the story’s relevance to our own lives, and generating our own creative interpretations. This curriculum brings biblical women to life, demonstrating the power of these often understudied stories and highlighting the ways in which they can help us navigate our own complicated lives.
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Shir Chadash Stands With Israel:
How To Support Israel (and yourself!) Right Now
In these unprecedented times, the leadership of both Shir Chadash and of the New Orleans Jewish community, are here to assist you. Below, you will find a link to resources which can help, whether you are seeking pastoral and/or mental health support/counseling, opportunities for Israel advocacy, up-to-date news, or a chance to help Israel financially, spiritually, or through on-the-ground volunteer service. Please feel free to take advantage of these resources as fully as you like. And if you need additional help, please feel free to call us in the office.
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Community Events and Announcements | |
Now on exhibit at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America” is an evocative series of black-and-white photographs by Andrew Feiler memorializing the Rosenwald schools, a network of nearly 5,000 modest schoolhouses built to educate underserved Black students in the segregated south. The project, the joint dream of a Jewish philanthropist and a Black educator, narrowed the Black-white education gap that plagued Southern and border states, strengthened Black-Jewish relations, paved the way for the civil rights movement, and helped to build a new African American middle class. | |
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