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Shir Chadash Newsletter
March 23 - March 29, 2023
1 Nisan - 7 Nisan 5783
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PESACH IS COMING UP FAST! | |
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We are excited to announce the birth of Shiloh River Levkowitz, born Monday, March 20, 2023.
Mazel tov to the proud parents, Dr. Eilan and Danielle Levkowitz, overjoyed first-time grandparents, Hal & Bina Levkowitz, and excited uncles, David and Joshie Levkowitz.
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Limmud New Orleans was a great success for Shir Chadash and the entire Jewish community! We would like to thank our staff, sponsors, volunteers, presenters, participants and students who made this a truly memorable weekend. It was a watershed moment for all of us after several years of COVID and the smiling faces you see tell the whole story.
Our new banner, created by Barbara Kaplinsky, also made it's debut at Limmud, allowing us to show off our congregation and all it has to offer!
Yasher koach and mazal tov to all of us!
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Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, March 24th
6 pm, YAS (Young Adults at Shir Chadash) Shabbat - at the home of George Wilde & Liat Perlin - RSVP HERE
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
7:15 pm, Kahn-gregational Shabbat Dinner -
RSVP HERE
Saturday, March 25th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
10 am, Shul School Shabbat
Sunday, March 26th
NO REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
11 am, WJWD (What Jewish Woman Did) with Sisterhood
Tuesday, March 28th
11 am, Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, March 29th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
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Thursday, March 30th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
Friday, March 31st
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, April 1st
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch sponsored by Mark & Diane Schleifstein in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, April 2nd
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
Tuesday, April 4th
7 pm, Great Jewish Books (of the Last Decade)
email rabbiscott@shirchadash.org to RSVP
Wednesday, April 5th - Erev Pesach
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Book of Legends
Thursday, April 6th - Day 1 of Pesach
OFFICE CLOSED
9:15 am, Passover Services
6:30 pm, Jazz Seder - Register HERE (Registration closes tomorrow, March 24!)
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Our Health Committee update as of December 7, 2022 is as follows:
'Tis the season for respiratory viruses . . . A "tridemic" of COVID, influenza, and RSV is currently upon us. As a result, we strongly encourage you to stay up to date with your COVID and flu vaccines. Bivalent COVID boosters are available for those ages 5 years and older. Flu vaccine is available for those ages 6 months and older. Please visit vaccines.gov to find a location near you. We also encourage frequent handwashing and wearing a mask in crowded indoor spaces. And if you are feeling sick, please stay home to help reduce the transmission of virus to others. Zay gezunt! Be well!
Please click HERE to read our guidelines in full.
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
Please RSVP if you wish to attend! All are welcome! | Meanwhile, for the Young Adults of the community... | Please RSVP if you wish to attend! | |
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Mark & Diane Schleifstein invite you to join them in celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with services and lunch on Saturday, April 1st, starting at 9:30 AM.
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Registration Closes TOMORROW | |
SPOTS ARE FILLING UP QUICKLY! SNAG ONE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! | |
Save the date 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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LAST CALL to have your dedication on one of the new white Torah covers to be on the Torah for the High Holidays or one of the blue covers for the rest of the year.
Call the synagogue office (504.889.1144) for details about the amount needed to get your name or event commemorated on one of these covers. Deadline for donation commitment is April 3.
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Everyone who donates at least $100 will be invited to
take part in a “Changing of the Covers” Shabbat in the fall.
Please note that the above images are not representative of what we will be purchasing, but merely examples of other Torah covers.
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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: 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: THIS TUESDAY,
March 28th
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
In-person and available on Zoom
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!
THIS SUNDAY, March 26, 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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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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The third annual GatesFest Music & Arts Festival is back and better than ever, Sunday, April 2, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., on the grounds of Congregation Gates of Prayer (4000 W. Esplanade Avenue S. in Metairie).
Gates open at 12:00 p.m. General admission tickets cost $25, with children under 12 admitted free. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit GATESFEST 2023. All proceeds from the event support Congregation Gates of Prayer and the Gates Preschool.
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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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