Webmaster on August 15th, 2008

This evening’s Shabbat service, conducted by Penny and Jerry Shnay and Judy Lohr, will begin in the Garfien Wing at 8:00 PM
Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10:00 am.  Barry Bayer will be the Cantorial Soloist.
This is the festive day of Tu B’Av, a day for couples and commitments — [...]

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Webmaster on August 13th, 2008

Not quite the way it is mentioned in the Talmud, but a call from Israel reminds me that this Shabbat is Tu B’Av — the 15th day of the month of Av — and a good to bring your spouse, or anyone you care about, a gift, or just to tell them that you care.  [...]

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Webmaster on August 8th, 2008

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service will be conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, beginning at 8:00 pm. Our summer services continue in the Garfein Wing.
Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat Service will be conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, beginning at 10:00 am. Niki Cummings will be the Chazanit.

The service will include a Conversion ceremony wherein Mercedes Chuquimia will be officially [...]

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SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team) is having a Pizza Night - “Youth’s Experiences in Diversity ” offers an enlightening and educational evening of conversation and sharing.
Youth will be seated at their own tables. High-school students, college students, and adults are invited to this special program on Sunday, August 17 from 5:00 - [...]

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Webmaster on August 7th, 2008

The United Religious School will hold a Registration session on Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. No appointments are necessary Just stop in and register your children for religious school. This will stream-line our enrollment process and ensure that proper billing and financial arrangements are made.

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Webmaster on August 7th, 2008

“OUT OF FAITH”, a feature-length documentary will be shown at the Prairie State College Auditorium on Monday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.   The documentary follows three generations of the Welbel family as they are pulled apart by interfaith marriage.  We see the family as they struggle with complex and emotionally charged conflicts [...]

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Webmaster on August 7th, 2008

- We will have a  combined service for BYBS and Am Echad, Saturday, August 9, 8:45 p.m. at Congregation Am Echad, 160 Westwood Dr., Park Forest. Tisha B’Av  commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, as well as other tragedies in Jewish history.  The fact that our People have [...]

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Webmaster on August 1st, 2008

ISRAEL PROGRAM ? Monday, August 4, 7:15 pm. at the Anita Stone JCC in Flossmoor. StandWithUs is sponsoring an ice cream social for students and parents to raise awareness of the ongoing anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses. This event will feature a screening of the documentary ?Tolerating Intolerance?, as well as raffle [...]

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Webmaster on August 1st, 2008

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Nancy and Larry Burrows family, will begin at 8:00 pm in the Garfein Wing.
Tomorrow’s Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10:00 am in the Garfein Wing. Carole Fefferman will be the Chazanit.
The Parasha is Mas’ei Numbers 33:1?36:13, as we end the Book of Numbers. A [...]

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Webmaster on July 25th, 2008

This evening’s erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Arnie Bernstein and Carole Fefferman, will begin at 8:00 pm in the Garfein Wing.  As always, in the summer, feel free to park in back.
Tomorrow morning’s shabbat service, conducted by Niki Cummings, will begin at 10:00 am in the Garfein Wing.  Barry Bayer will be the Cantorial Soloist.
The [...]

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