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Sunday ,
AprApril 6 , 2025

Religious School
Sunday, Apr 6th 9:15a to 12:15p

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Sunday ,
AprApril 6 , 2025

Pray & Play!
Sunday, Apr 6th 10:00a to 11:00a
Any family with a child 0–5. Open to the community! We welcome parents, grandparents, and any other caring adults to accompany young children to our Pray & Play class. Whether you have already joined Shir Hadash or are searching for your synagogue, come to one of our many opportunities for young families to pray, play and socialize together while learning about the holidays and Jewish music.
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Sunday ,
AprApril 6 , 2025

CPR TRAINING CLASS
Sunday, Apr 6th 1:00p to 3:30p
GET CPR CERTIFIED AT SHIR HADASH WITH THE WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 12:30 PM
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Sunday ,
AprApril 6 , 2025

Spice Up Your Seder
Sunday, Apr 6th 3:30p to 5:00p
Spice Up Your Seder with Rabbi Schachar Orenstein! Looking to bring new energy to your Passover Seder? Join Rabbi Schachar Orenstein for a lively and interactive 1.5-hour session filled with creative tips, engaging tricks, and fresh melodies to make your Seder more meaningful and memorable. We’ll explore: 🔹 New and inspiring songs to uplift your table 🔹 Fun and interactive ways to engage guests of all ages 🔹 Unique discussion prompts to deepen the conversation 🔹 Creative twists on classic traditions Bring your own favorite strategies to share, and let’s co-create a dynamic Seder experience together!
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Wednesday ,
AprApril 9 , 2025

Choosing Life Chair Yoga
Wednesday, Apr 9th 1:00p to 2:00p
Choosing Life: A 5-Week Chair Yoga Series 🌿 Move. Breathe. Thrive. 🌿 Join us for a special 5-part chair yoga series, where five unique facilitators will guide us in gentle movement, breathwork, and mindfulness—all from the comfort of a chair! Whether you're new to yoga or looking for a way to stay active in a supportive environment, this series is for you. 🪑 Hybrid Event – Join us in person or online! 📍 Location: Michel Rose’s Party Room (address available upon registration) 🗓 Wednesdays, 1:00–2:00 PM Each week, a different skilled facilitator will bring their unique approach to chair yoga, exploring themes of resilience, gratitude, inner strength, and renewal.
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Thursday ,
AprApril 10 , 2025

Mussar Study Group - Zoom
Thursday, Apr 10th 7:30p to 9:00p
Mussar is a centuries-old Jewish body of teachings, a perspective, and a disciplined practice that provides distinctively Jewish answers to the sorts of questions any thinking person asks about life. Mussar provides guidance in identifying your uniquely personal path of spiritual growth and offers practices to help bring about that growth. For those who are new to Mussar, please contact the office at admin@shir-hadash.org to learn more about this spiritual practice and our Shir Hadash group.
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Friday ,
AprApril 11 , 2025

Pre-Pesach Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Zoom
Friday, Apr 11th 7:30p to 9:30p
Welcome Shabbat with teachings and song, with the familiar and perhaps something fresh and new! Join us for Shabbat HaGadol (The Great Shabbat) just before Pesach begins. Bring a novelty that you plan to bring to your seder this year--we'll share ideas and explore the holiday!
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Sunday ,
AprApril 13 , 2025

Adult Ed-Hebrew Reading and Prayer Class (Zoom)
Sunday, Apr 13th 10:30a to 12:00p

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Sunday ,
AprApril 13 , 2025

Passover Community 2nd Night Seder - Hybrid
Sunday, Apr 13th 6:00p to 8:00p
Our potluck veggie/dairy community seder returns! Join the Shir Hadash community for a 2nd Night Seder; where Passover is honored and reconstructed for the 21st Century. A service that is familiar, lively, and involving. Passover like you have never seen it before (unless you have already been to a Shir Hadash Seder).
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Wednesday ,
AprApril 16 , 2025

Stuart Out of Town
Wednesday, Apr 16th (All day)

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Thursday ,
AprApril 17 , 2025

Book Club (offsite) - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Thursday, Apr 17th 7:30p to 9:00p
Join us for a great conversation! RSVP for the in-person location & the Zoom link. Our April book is a novel set following two college friends and video game designers, as success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.
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Friday ,
AprApril 18 , 2025

Shabbat Service & SHED Talk with Rabbi Emeritus Eitan - Hybrid
Friday, Apr 18th 7:30p to 9:00p
Enjoy a Shabbat service for all ages led by Rabbi Schachar Orenstein! We will close the week and welcome Shabbat together as a community with a special mid-Pesach theme. We'll study the splitting of the sea and learn about an exciting new project: the Omer Challenge! Also, featuring this year's first SHED Talk! (This is the Shir Hadash take on TED Talks!) Rabbi Eitan will join us to share about the amazing work he's been doing repairing bicycles for nonprofits.
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Sunday ,
AprApril 20 , 2025

Religious School
Sunday, Apr 20th 9:15a to 12:00p

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Sunday ,
AprApril 20 , 2025

Pray & Play!
Sunday, Apr 20th 10:00a to 11:00a
Any family with a child 0–5. Open to the community! We welcome parents, grandparents, and any other caring adults to accompany young children to our Pray & Play class. Whether you have already joined Shir Hadash or are searching for your synagogue, come to one of our many opportunities for young families to pray, play and socialize together while learning about the holidays and Jewish music.
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 22 , 2025

Meet and Greet with the Rabbi
Tuesday, Apr 22nd 7:00p to 9:00p
Come spend some time with Rabbi Schachar and get to know him in a relaxed and friendly setting. This is a wonderful opportunity for those who haven't had the chance to do so yet. Feel free to invite friends or other potential congregants.
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Saturday ,
AprApril 26 , 2025

Torah Jam & Poetry Slam- Shabbat Morning Creative Torah Service
Shabbat, Apr 26th 10:00a to 11:30a
Calling all musicians and music lovers of all ages! Bring an instrument or pick up a shaker and help us create a special Shabbat morning, combining Torah study and jamming. For National Poetry Month, we have a special combo: Torah Jam & Poetry Slam! Bring a poem that speaks to you on this Shabbat morning to share. Afterwards, we'll have a potluck veggie/dairy lunch and relish the Shabbat morning vibes!
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Sunday ,
AprApril 27 , 2025

Religious School
Sunday, Apr 27th 9:15a to 12:15p

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Sunday ,
AprApril 27 , 2025

Better Together @ The Chicago Botanic Gardens
Sunday, Apr 27th 10:00a to 12:15p
Join the Religious School students at the Chicago Botanic Gardens for a day of Jewish Learning, connecting and bonding within our own Shir Hadash Community. We are always BETTER TOGETHER!
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Friday ,
MayMay 2 , 2025

Open House Shabbat Service with the Lahaka Choir
Friday, May 2nd 7:30p to 9:00p
Join us at 7:30pm for a warm, welcoming, and creative Shabbat service and celebration. Rabbi Schachar Orenstein and our Lahaka choir will lead us in song! In-person oneg to follow, please bring a festive nosh to share!
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Sunday ,
MayMay 4 , 2025

Last Day of religious School
Sunday, May 4th 9:15a to 12:15p

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