Wednesday, July 26 @ 7:00 pm – Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jews from the Land of Israel. The day also commemorates other tragedies which occurred on the same day. It is a fast day and is regarded as the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. Due to […]
Sunday, July 30 @ 1:30 pm – Please note that the venue will now be the Gerbie residence, 90 Meadowview in Northfield, at the corner of Meadowview and Winnetka Rd.
Tuesday, August 1 @ 6:30 pm – Howard Schickler will be hosting a group viewing of the seminar “Islamic Antisemitism: Its Origins, Nature, and Contemporary Consequences”. The session addresses the question of how the Jews’ relatively safe position under Islamic rule, as an inferior, but non-threatening people, degenerated into one where Jews were widely viewed as mortal enemies involved in an existential […]
Saturday, August 12 @ 10:30 am – We haven’t shared Shabbat with our friends at Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation since before the pandemic. Happily we will do so again at their synagogue at 6601 S. Kedzie Avenue in Chicago. Services begin at 10:30 a.m. We will not hold services at Am Yisrael that morning. Specific details will be forthcoming […]
Wednesday, August 16 – Tuesday, October 17 @ All Day – Join Rabbi Newman Kamin and Cantor Simon on an unforgetable trip to the Balkans, June 16 through June 30. Cost per person: $3,800 includes hotels, most entry fees, most meals. Airfare is not included in the pricing and is to be arranged on your own. Click here to sign up now. The full itinerary for […]
Sunday, August 20 @ 10:00 am – Bring your children…bring your grandchildren…bring your unaffiliated friends who are looking for a synagogue. Enjoy the ice cream sundae bar and…a donut wall! Activiites, schmoozing, chat with our clergy and staff. Please register in advance below. Sing with our new Cantor Rosenblatt Art Projects for Tots through Adults of all ages Schmooze with the Clergy […]
Friday, September 1 @ 6:00 pm – Join us for Shabbat services in the tent in our lovely courtyard through the summer months, weather permitting. Services from the courtyard will also be available on livestream.
Sunday, September 10 @ 5:45 am – Tower Road Beach in Winnetka At the Selichot service we begin to examine our deeds of the past year; seeking forgiveness from G-d and promising to improve our behavior in the New Year. The prayers are specifically tailored to help us direct our hearts and minds to the process of teshuvah, repentance, and to guide […]
Friday, September 29 @ 6:00 pm – Join us for services: Erev Sukkot – Fri. Sept. 29 at 6:00 p.m. Sukkot morning – Sat. Sept. 30 at 9:30 a.m. On Sunday October 8, SJS will not be in session. Instead, we are asking families to come to one of two Simchat Torah Family Shabbat Celebrations (Fri evening, Oct 6 at 5:45 p.m. […]
Monday, October 2 – Thursday, October 5 @ 12:00 am – Spend some Sukkah time with our clergy. Rabbi Newman Kamin Click here to sign up Mon. Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Synagogue Sukkah. Thurs. Oct. 5 from 12 noon until 3 p.m. at the Rabbi’s home Sukkah. Cantor Rosenblatt Click here to sign up Wed. Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. […]