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. [...]
“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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The BYBS Adult Choir adds beautiful music to our services singing from S’lichot through June, singing at all High Holiday services and usually once a month thereafter.
The Choir takes a month off begining mid-June, then begins weekly rehearsals at the end of July, each Tuesday at 8:00 PM at the Temple. The first rehearsal [...]
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For almost 25 years, a bequest from the estate of Hans Jacoby has helped our children to travel to Israel. In the last year high schoolers Sophie Kern and Adam Dreyfuss have each spent a semester in Israel touring and studying under the auspices of the URJ’s Eisendrath International Exchange (EIE), in part thanks to [...]
It is our sad duty to report the passing of Rabbi Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus, father of Dr. James Dreyus and Father i Law of Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus died in Brooklyn, New York, on July 8. The facts of Rabbi Dreyfus’s life and his many accomplishments are available online at the Web site of the [...]
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 [...]
The annual meeting and installation of officers of B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom will be held Monday, June 2 at 7:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on officers and directors for the coming year, review the past year and present our projections and budget for 2008/09. We will vote on [...]
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Each summer we move out of the sanctuary for a couple of months, to save on air-conditioning costs and to allow our maintenance staff to put the sanctuary in its best shape before the holy days.
We gather each Shabbat evening and morning in the Garfien Wing, the multi-purpose room at the north side [...]
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Congratulations Mike and Sharon Kroopkin
Please plan to attend the State of Israel Bonds Dessert Reception at BYBS on Saturday evening, May 10th at 7:30 p.m. We encourage you to bring your friends. Reservations are not required. This is a great way to show support for and invest in Israel on her 60th Anniversary!
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The Passover seder is a home ritual, best celebrated with family and friends. This year the seders are celebrated on Saturday night, April 19 and Sunday night, April 20. Since we no longer hold a temple seder, we want to enable every member of our congregation to attend a seder at someone’s home. If you [...]
