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Shir Chadash Newsletter
June 1 - June 7, 2023
12 Sivan - 18 Sivan 5783
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Amongst our wonderful congregation we have some world travelers traversing the globe and sometimes, when the stars align, they are in the right place at the right time and bump into each other! No matter how far away you are from 3737 W. Esplanade Avenue, Shir Chadash is with you! | |
Ellen & Stan Kessler’s trip to Ireland coincided with the end of David Kaplinsky’s post-Israel-year travels, so they met up for some fish and chips and good conversation in Dublin! | |  |
David also enjoyed meeting up with Robert Witrock back in November at Kurdish-Syrian pastry restaurant, “Ishtabach”. | | |
David also reunited in April with Mirit Sands and Avi & Fanya Gedalia at famed Jerusalem chophouse, “Hatzot” for a delicious yerushalmi meal reunion. | | |
David and Mirit were able to meet up again in Jordan and explore the ancient city of Petra together. | | |
Shir Chadash Calendar
All links have migrated to our webpage. Click here to get there!
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Friday, June 2nd
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, June 3
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch sponsored by Ed & Elissa Bluth in honor of Elissa's 75th birthday
10 am, Babysitting
10:30 am, Learn to Lead (for ages 7-12)
Sunday, June 4th
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
Tuesday, June 6th
6 pm, Security Presentation - Open to all!
Wednesday, June 7th
10 am, Read & Lead with Sisterhood - led by Scott Hart on "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf and "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
Thursday, June 8th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
Friday, June 9th
6 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
7:30 pm, Congregational Shabbat Dinner with Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi David-Cohen Henriquez - Please RSVP
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Saturday, June 10th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services celebrating the Bat Mitzvah Anniversary of Lori Kahn, followed by Kiddush lunch
10 am, Babysitting
10:30 am, Tot Shabbat with Bonnie & Sarah Lustig
(for ages 3-7)
1 pm, Shabbat Class with Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez
3 pm, Shul Pool at the JCC - Please RSVP
6 pm, Shabbat Mincha
6:30 pm, Seudah Shlishit Meal with Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez - Please RSVP
8:15 pm, Havdalah in Harmony - Please RSVP
Sunday, June 11th
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
10:15 am, "Ask the Rabbi Anything" Session with Rabbinical Candidate, Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez
Thursday, June 15th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
Friday, June 16th
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
On Tuesday, June 6th at 6:00pm, Shir Chadash will be hosting a safety training session. The training will be led by James (Jimmy) Stewart of the Jewish Federation and Secure Community Network; Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Natalie Phelan of the FBI; and our very own SSA Hillary Rossman of the FBI. They will provide us with information about how to best keep ourselves, our congregation, and our synagogue safe. | |
Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez comes to visit! | | |
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Next weekend, (June 9-11) we will have a rabbinic candidate visit, with Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez and his family joining us from Florida. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to Shir Chadash.
The schedule of events for the weekend is below.
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For the month of June, members of Shir Chadash will be allowed to use the Metairie JCC's pool on Saturdays FREE OF CHARGE. If you are a member of Shir Chadash without a JCC membership aged 18 or up, simply provide photo ID and sign-in at the front desk.
The Metairie JCC's pool is open on Saturdays from 1-6:30 PM.
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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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Wednesdays at 10 AM
Now that Rabbi Hoffman's class on "The Book of Legends" has come to an end, please join us for the summer reboot of our Read & Lead series, along with other activities such as online author interviews, gallery talks at NOMA, and more!
This upcoming week, June 7th, Scott Hart will lead a Read & Lead session on "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf and "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway.
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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 | |
We are excited to partner with JP NOLA and several other Jewish organizations in the Greater New Orleans area to march with a full-sized float through the streets of the French Quarter in the official NOLA Pride Parade on June 10th. There is limited space on the float, but unlimited room for marchers. The meeting location will be sent before parade day. Registration is required. | |
On Tuesday, June 20th at 6:30pm, MSJE is teaming up with the founders of Southern Jewish LGBTQ+ groups to share the stories of how these communities came to be. The panel will include speakers from SOJOURN in Atlanta and JPNOLA in New Orleans who’ll explore why they saw a need for these groups, what existed before, how they got started, and the work they’re doing now.
The panel will seek to investigate how Jewish Southern LGBTQ+ history is made, and how it is preserved, saved, and shared with future generations.
This will be a free, virtual program. Registration details to follow. In the meantime, save the date!
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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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