LETTER FROM RABBI WOLKOW
Dear Friends,
I am most pleased to report that the Board has accepted a proposal to host a number of prominent speakers from both the Jewish and non-Jewish world to honor our Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus on her election to the presidency of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the over 1800-member organization [...]
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This evening’s Erev Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbis Caplan, Dreyfus and Podwol and Cantor David Reinwald, will begin at 8:00 pm in the sanctuary. The service is part of the Cooperative Jewish Council’s Scholar in Residence Program. Dr. Joel M. Hoffman will speak on “Three Thousand Years of Jewish Continuity as Seen Through Three Thousand [...]
This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Dreyfus in the Garfien Wing, will begin at 8:00 pm. Carole Fefferman will be the Cantorial Soloist.
Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10L00 am. Niki Cummings will be the Cantorial Soloist.
The Parasha is R’eih, Deuteronomy 11:26?16:17.
"I set before you here, this day, [...]
Rabbi Stanley and Resa Davids will share their experiences as Reform Jews living in Israel, and flex aliyah (extensive periods of time in Israel on an annual basis) at three North side reform synagogues in the second week of September:
Temple Beth Israel, Skokie, 7:30 PM, Tuesday, September 9
Beth Emet, The Free [...]
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“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 [...]
