“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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This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service and surrounding events, presented by the Cooperative Jewish Council, will take place at Temple Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields. Food, drink, good times, greeting old friends from other congregations, begin at 6:30 pm. Services at 7:30 pm.
THERE WILL BE NO FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES AT BYBS. DON’T GO THERE.
Tomorrow morning, on [...]
This evening’s Erev Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, begins at 8:00 pm. Carole Pfefferman will be the Chazanit.
After services, the Adult Education Committee presents a program about Alzheimer’s Disease and caring for those with the disease. Beverly Fetherling, marketing director of Arden Court, Hazel Crest will speak on Alzheimers, and the care of [...]
The tradition is all night but we’ll end out late night Shavuot Study at 11 pm. This will be an opportunity for late-night study sessions on Biblical texts led by our Rabbis. Rabbi Podwol will discuss the Hebrew Prophets and their importance; Rabbi Dreyfus will discuss the Aseret HaDebrot — The Ten [...]
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The COOPERATIVE JEWISH COUNCIL’s Community Shabbat will take place on Friday, June 20 at Temple Anshe Sholom, 20820 Western Ave, Olympia Fields. Barbecue dinner (hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers) begins at 6:30 pm followed by Shabbat service at 7:30 pm.
Tracey Lipsig Kite, director of the [...]
A busy weekend.
This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 8:00 pm. The Adult Choir will sing, Rabbi Dreyfus will bless those married couples whose anniversaries occur in the month of May. After services, an adult education discussion on Peace in the Middle East, including a Christian Palestinian, a Muslim Palestinian [...]
THREE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM LEAD A TRIALOGUE ABOUT A TWO-STATE SOLUTION, Peace Making in the Middle East and Beyond is the subject of the discussion which will follow Shabbat Service Friday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m.
This special Shabbat is part of our community’s reflections on the occasion of Israel’s [...]
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Rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Rabbi David Saperstein
To address area Consultation on Conscience
Two preeminent Jewish scholars will discuss the connection between Jewish thought and social justice when they appear as keynote speakers during a conference on social action and justice this April in Highland Park. Addresses by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, widely regarded [...]
This evening’s Erev Shabbat Family Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will commence at 7:30 pm. Nancy Friedman and members of the Youth Choir will provide music for the service.Rabbi Dreyfus will conduct a Tot Shabbat service beginning at 9:00 am tomorrow morning. Bring your little ones for a 30 minutes of prayer, song and story. Our regular [...]
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Keynote speakers Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, widely regarded as one of the most creative religious writers in America and Rabbi David Saperstein, Director and Counsel for the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism will bookend the Chicago area Consultation on Conscience, “Moving from Ideas to Action.” The event will be from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm, April [...]
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