Webmaster on September 18th, 2008

S’lichot - the first service in the High Holiday cycle, will be held at 10:30 pm this Saturday evening.
Come early for a discussion and you might be able to call the office and make a VERY late reservation
for a dinner at the home of one of our members.

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Webmaster on September 12th, 2008

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 [...]

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Webmaster on September 5th, 2008

This evening’s Erev Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus with the assistance of the Adult Choir, will begin at 8:00 pm.  Being Elul, (and September) we will be back in our main Sanctuary, which has undergone a makeover of the Bima.  In addition we will have an official dedication of the new Mishkan T’fillah siddurim [...]

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Webmaster on September 3rd, 2008

Our first Tot Shabbat of the new season is scheduled for this Saturday, Sepember 6, at 9:00 am.  While specially designed for youngest congregants and their parents, you don’t have to have a three year old and you don’t have to be a temple member.  In only 30 minutes, we’ll have some songs, prayers, a [...]

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Webmaster on August 20th, 2008

On Friday afternoon and evening, the Cooperative Jewish Council will present, at the Anita M Stone JCC an afternoon and evening for the entire Jewish Community with singing, and dancing, and shopping, and a movie, and dinner, and….well here’s the schedule:
2  -  5    Shop the JCC Shuk - All hand made goods
3             A showing of [...]

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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 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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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

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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