“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 warm days of summer are upon us, with some schedules slowing down, kids playing outside, grills cooking, flowers blooming, fruit growing, long days stretching into starry nights. At BYBS, our summer services take place in the Garfien Wing (the multi-purpose room at the north end of the building) or sometimes [...]
All members in good standing should have received their tickets for High Holy Day services. Please be prepared to show the tickets to the uniformed security personnel and/or the volunteer ushers.
Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday evening, September 12. Services are at 8:00 p.m.
On Thursday, September 13 and Friday, September 14, services begin at 10:00 a.m.
On [...]
Saturday, September 8 We will begin with an Adult Education program: a play-reading and discussion of “Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas” at 8:30 pm. Before the Selichot service at 10:30 pm, we will change the Torah covers to the white High Holy Day mantels. The service is a lovely introduction to the themes and melodies of [...]
Today, Wednesday, September 5, is the first day of Hebrew School!!! Kids should arrive at 4:15 pm, with classes lasting until 6:00 pm. This new longer schedule accommodates for only one week-day this year. Classes on Sunday, September 9 begin at 9:30 am, and the opening picnic is 12:15 - 2:00 pm. RSVP for the [...]
We’re past the deadline, now, but I think I’ll post Rabbi Dreyfus’s excitement about this Friday Night’s Community Services and BarBeCue. Maybe you can still reserve a plate, and you can always come to services and post-services doings, anyhow. Or as Rabbi Dreyfus tells it:
The 3rd Annual SYNA-J - a community shabbat at [...]
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April 30,2007 - Chicago, Illinois
It is a great honor to participate with this distinguished panel to commemorate ten years of Cardinal George’s leadership of the Archdiocese of Chicago, to celebrate his presence in our midst and to reflect on his influence on the multi-faceted religious community in this region. I [...]
Congratulations to Rabbi Ellen W. Dreyfus, new Vice President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Our monthly mid day Adult Education discussion will be scheduled about Noon, on Thursday, March 22. We’ll discuss articles in the latest issue of Reform Judaism Magazine. Bring your own lunch, and your copy of the magazine.
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Chanukah is a minor festival in the Jewish calendar, which gets top billing because of its seasonal placement. Learn more about Chanukah’s origins and customs,far beyond what you heard in the primary grades at your Sunday School? Come to Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus’s class entitled “Chanukah for Grown-ups: Beyond Dreidels and Latkes” on Sunday, [...]
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