Archive: January 2025

Family Shabbat Dinner

Posted on January 10, 2025

Friday, January 10 @ 6:00 pm – Please join us for Family Shabbat dinner immediately following our 6 p.m. services on Fri. Jan. 10.  This is a great way to get to know some new congregants, visit with old friends and enjoy a relaxed Shabbat dinner with our community. Adults over 13 – $25 Children ages 5 to 13 – $12.50 Children […]

Movie Night with Dan Kamin and Judi Zeal

Posted on January 18, 2025

Saturday, January 18 @ 7:00 pm – In the sanctuary We are delighted to announce that Dan Kamin and Judi Zeal, our resident movie mavens, are back in the screening room and ready to share another great film with us. Only Human is a 2004 Spanish-Argentine award winning comedy with English subtitles. Dan and Judi will provide insight and a lively discussion […]

Family Shabbat Services

Posted on January 25, 2025

Saturday, January 25 @ 10:15 am – Intergenerational Torah Reading in the sanctuary. D’var Torah by Rabbi in sanctuary.  6th grade+ will be encouraged to stay upstairs. Families with 5th grade and younger will go downstairs for Family Services, led by Cantor Rosenblatt and Charlie Sherman. Families return to sanctuary for Aleinu/Adon Olam and Kiddush/Motzi.  Light Kiddush lunch follows.

Women’s Network — Tallit Design — taught by Deanna Jacobson

Posted on January 26, 2025

Sunday, January 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Click here for the zoom link to this program.

Trivia Night

Posted on February 8, 2025

Saturday, February 8 @ 7:00 pm – Test your trivia knowledge for a chance to win a special gift. Click here and then scroll down to register. We will be hosted by experienced quizmaster Gregory Peterson in a fun-filled trivia contest that tests players’ knowledge on everything from movies, literature, geography, music, and pop culture to sports and more. Anyone can play: […]

Torah Tots

Posted on February 9, 2025

Sunday, February 9 @ 9:15 am – Join us for Torah Tots, a program designed for children ages 2-4 and their adult(s). We’ll sing, tell stories, do crafts, and celebrate Havdalah. RSVP and find more information at: [link] Torah Tots is co-sponsored by the JBaby Chicago Grant, a program of the Jewish United Fund.

Megillat Esther Workshop: Meet our Soferet!

Posted on February 9, 2025

Sunday, February 9 @ 12:30 pm – Please join us for an exciting learning session with our soferet, Nava Levine-Coren, who will join us virtually from Jerusalem to talk about her process of scribing our new Megillat Esther scroll. Get a first look at the new scroll during this session, learn more about what it means to be a soferet, and more! […]

The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel facilitated by Howard Schickler

Posted on February 10, 2025

Monday, February 10 @ 6:30 pm – The next stop on the Random Walk through Jewish History and Culture will take us to the 8th Century BCE and the conquest of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The presentation is by the prominent Scholar and Author Eric H. Cline. https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/auth/eric-h-cline/ Speculating on the whereabouts of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel has been […]

Better Together Family Shabbat

Posted on February 22, 2025

Saturday, February 22 @ 10:15 am – Join us for Better Together Family Shabbat! This is a wonderful opportunity for families with children in K-12 (and younger siblings), along with other congregants, to connect and celebrate Jewish life, prayer, and learning. We invite you and your loved ones to a family-friendly Shabbat service featuring intergenerational Torah reading, followed by a Kiddush lunch. […]

Mishloach Manot Purim Gift Bags

Posted on February 23, 2025

Sunday, February 23 @ All Day – You should have received an email with details and your personal link to sponsor Mishloach Manot.  If you did not, please click here to let us know and we will resend. Place your order soon!  The deadline is Feb. 23.