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Shir Chadash Newsletter
February 29 - March 6, 2024
20 Adar I - 26 Adar I 5784
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Security Reminder: Please be aware that due to security concerns, we are, for the time being, implementing a new security protocol in which we will require Photo ID from non-members or unfamiliar faces joining us for services. We hope you understand and still decide to join us in prayer as we observe and celebrate Shabbat. | |
Health Reminder: With the return of Winter, also comes the return of rising numbers of Covid, flu, and RSV in our community. If you are feeling ill, please consider staying home and participating in services online to protect those around you, especially the more susceptible members of our Congregation. | |
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Dear Shir Chadash community,
This week, I’m going to suggest several outstanding high school/post-high school programs connecting young people to Israel through a semester, or year, course in Israel. I like to say that regardless of the ages of your children, or grandchildren, you probably have young people you can reach out to in your family or friendship circles who could benefit from these experiences.
The first program I would highlight is Alexander Muss High School in Israel. Run by the JNF, there is a wonderful article in the current edition of the JNF newsletter highlighting not only the learning which goes on in the program, but also the assistance they are providing to refugees in Israel displaced by the war.
The second program, run by Ramah, is called Ramah TRY, for Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim. One of my confirmation students in Olney participated in this program, and her experience was outstanding. If you’re a veteran of Ramah Darom, this would be a natural fit for you.
Finally, you could try the Young Judea Year Course, which bills itself as the “original” gap year (i.e., between the last year of high school and the first year of college). It’s loaded with different options, so you can choose the track that’s right for you.
One final observation – many students believe that taking a “gap year” means they will graduate college a year later than anticipated. While that’s not the end of the world, with a bit of credit transfer, and maybe one summer school session, it’s entirely possible to graduate “on time.”
Whatever you choose, you can’t go wrong with any of these wonderful options.
Of course, if you need additional help, the leadership of both Shir Chadash and of the New Orleans Jewish community, are here to assist you. Below, you will find link to resources which can help, whether you are seeking pastoral support, an opportunity for pro-Israel advocacy, or a chance to help Israel financially, spiritually, or through volunteer work. 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.
~ Rabbi Scott Hoffman
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Bruchim HaBa'im
ברוכים הבאים
Welcome to our new members!
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We officially welcome Carole "Sissy" Dayan and Joshua Lieberman
to our Shir Chadash family.
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Mazel Tov to Marcela Totah on being named Hadassah New Orleans' Woman of the Year! | |  |
Mazel Tov to Sue Rae & Ken Bishop and to Joel & Naomi Brown on the upcoming marriage of their granddaughter and daughter, Ruth Brown, to Ami Schwartz this Sunday, March 3rd at Ateres Ayala in Skokie, IL. | | |
Mazel Tov to the entire Schleifstein and Bradley families on last week's ceremony where Eve Elle Bradley was given her Hebrew Name, Chava. | | | |
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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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Thursday, February 29th
7 pm, Women's Mega Challah Bake - Register HERE
Friday, March 1st
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services
Saturday, March 2nd
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch with dessert sponsored by Christina & Henry Weber in honor of David & Henry Weber's 25th B'nei Mitzvah Anniversary
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, March 3rd
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
10:30 am, Rosh Chodesh Gathering with Sisterhood
Tuesday, March 5th
7 pm, Great Jewish Novels (of the 20th Century)
"Call It Sleep" by Henry Roth -
email rabbiscott@shirchadash.org to RSVP
Wednesday, March 6th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says...That?
Thursday, March 7th
8 am, Morning Minyan on Zoom
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Friday, March 8th
5:30 pm, Holy Happy Hour - in the Sukkah Garden
5:30 pm, Babysitting
6:15 pm, Shabbat Evening Services, featuring special guest, Seminary Student Jonathon Adler
Saturday, March 9th
9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Kiddush lunch, featuring a D'var Torah by special guest, Seminary Student Jonathon Adler
10 am, Family Shabbat Service (geared towards children aged 6-12) - Siblings and parents welcome!
10 am, Babysitting
Sunday, March 10th
9 am, SHUL SCHOOL, featuring hamantaschen-making and Purim songs with special guest, Seminary Student Jonathon Adler
9:15 am, Minyan with Men's Club, followed by breakfast
11:30 am, Hamantasch-a-rama
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11:30 am - 1 pm: Children & Families
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1 - 3 pm: All ages
Monday, March 11th
7:30 pm, General Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 13th
10 am, Sisterhood Class: The Bible Says...That?
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Shir Chadash Events & Announcements | |
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With special guest, Seminary Student Jonathon Adler,
leading us in a melodious Shabbat Evening Service
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Led by Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez
Everyone is welcome to join us in the main service afterwards!
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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: THIS TUESDAY, March 5th
"Call It Sleep"
by Henry 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: March 19th
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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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: March 17
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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!
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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Rosh Chodesh Gathering & Learning
As advertised, Sundays at 10:30 AM
Next Session: THIS SUNDAY, March 3rd
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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Community Events and Announcements | |
Author Stephanie Deutsch will present on her book, You Need a Schoolhouse, which dives into the historical partnership between Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, two dynamos who changed the fate of thousands of Black students across the South in the Jim Crow era. | We are proud to help support the senior community in Jefferson Parish, and to provide seniors with information and access to much-needed organizations and businesses. The purpose of the Exposition is to provide vital, informative, health and welfare initiatives for Jefferson Parish senior residents with the goal of increasing longevity, and improving quality of life. | Kicking off our new Jewish & New Orleans Cuisine & Heritage Series is this delicious event with Kugels and Collards authors Lyssa Harvey and Rachel Barnett. Through recipes and stories, the two food authors will explore the food history, traditions, and memories of South Carolina Jewry. The Jewish & New Orleans Cuisine & Heritage Series is a collaborative project between MSJE, the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, and the Tulane Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience. | |
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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