Special Events
Selichot
Saturday, September 4, 8:30 p.m - Program with the Clergy, 9:30 p.m. Dessert Reception, 10:00 p.m. Service
Our Shir Shalom choir will join the clergy in leading Selichot. This annual Service of Forgiveness marks the beginning of the High Holy Day season. Traditionally, Jews gather late at night on the Saturday before Rosh HaShanah to prepare for the Days of Awe. The late hour and the themes articulated in the liturgy begin to set the tone for the days ahead. Together we shall prepare our hearts and minds.
Erev Rosh HaShanah
Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 p.m. - Congregational Service
Rosh HaShanah literally means “Head of the Year” and refers to the beginning of a new Jewish year. This holiday, on the first day of the month of Tishri, provides an opportunity for each of us to examine our actions during the preceding year.
Rosh HaShanah
Thursday, September 9 - 9:00 a.m. Family Service, 10:45 a.m. Congregational Service, 4:00 p.m. Tot Service.
After the conclusion of the Tot Service,at 5 p.m., we will walk to the Lake and participate in Tashlich (to cast or throw). It is a tradition on Rosh HaShanah to go to a river or a stream to cast our sins symbolically into the water. See the August D'var for more details on High Holy Day Events, ticket policies, and further information.
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Monday Meal
Monday, Aug 2, 3:30 p.m.
Preparation starts at 3:30 p.m. and more volunteers for serving should arrive by 5 p.m. Volunteers are encouraged, also, to stay for the entire time. Volunteers are needed to shop, prepare, serve and clean up, as well as prepare bag meals for guests to take home and for any overflow crowd. This project is organized entirely by members of our congregation and provides an opportunity for Temple members to meet
each other and to give back to the community.
Monday Meal is always looking for sponsors and volunteers. If any person or organization wants to sponsor or volunteer at the meal, please contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. CPS students can volunteer and get community service hours.
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Temple Sholom Sisterhood presents the Morning Book Club
Featuring: "The Red Leather Diary" by Lily Koppel - Open to all congregants
Thursday, Aug 5, 11:00 a.m.
Journalist Koppel found the inspiration for this book, based on her 2006 New York Times article, after discovering Florence Wolfson’s diary in a Manhattan dumpster. Koppel eventually locates Florence in Florida and surprises the 90-year-old with this artifact from her past, which reveals her views on growing up as an intelligent, ambitious and creative teenager on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1930s. Florence received the diary as a present on her 14th birthday. She recorded everything from her first kiss (with a boy) to her crush on actress Eva Le Galliene (which led her to question her sexuality) to her passion for writing and art. The diary acts as a window into a fascinating and privileged world, one that Koppel tries to recreate by writing in a novelistic way, using no more than snippets of text from Florence’s diary and, we can presume, multiple interviews as support. The result, which some readers may find frustrating and others rewarding, is that the original inspiration—the diary itself—becomes no more than a starting point for a much larger story: that of Florence’s life. – From Publisher’s Weekly.
For information about this month and future Book Club meetings, contact Carlyn Ungar at cuiu336@yahoo.com
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Feed the Hungry
Sunday, Aug 8, 9:30 a.m.
(Out of the Building)
Assemble sandwiches and other healthy foods to be distributed as bag lunches to the hungry. This is a monthly program sponsored by Temple Sholom and several other area synagogues. Volunteers are needed for an hour (or less!) to prepare the lunches. For more information contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or Kevin@sholomchicago.org.
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Monday Meal
Monday, Aug 9, 3:30 p.m.
Preparation starts at 3:30 p.m. and more volunteers for serving should arrive by 5 p.m. Volunteers are encouraged, also, to stay for the entire time.
Volunteers are needed to shop, prepare, serve and clean up, as well as prepare bag meals for guests to take home and for any overflow crowd. This project is organized entirely by members of our congregation and provides an opportunity for Temple members to meet
each other and to give back to the community.
Monday Meal is always looking for sponsors and volunteers. If any person or organization wants to sponsor or volunteer at the meal, please contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. CPS students can volunteer and get community service hours.
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Volunteer Appreciation & Prospective Member Open House
5:30 p.m., Reception, 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Service
Friday, Aug 13, 5:30 p.m.
Want to show off your Temple? Curious about what’s happening in the year ahead? Invite your friends and family to join Rabbi Aaron M. Petuchowski, D.D., Cantor Aviva Katzman, Rabbi Taron Tachman, Rabbi Shoshanah Conover and the Temple Sholom Staff and Board for Temple Sholom’s annual volunteer appreciation event open-house reception and special Shabbat Service. See first-hand how we celebrate the work our volunteers while learning about our clubs, groups, Adult Education classes, Family Shabbat Services and much more! Reservations are appreciated. Please contact the membership office at 773-525-4707 ext. 319.
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Young Couples Club Camping Trip
Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL (approx. 50 miles outside of the city)
Join Temple Sholom’s Young Couples Club as we explore the wilderness! Bring your own camping equipment (tents, sleeping bags, etc.) $30 reservation fee per couple RSVP by Friday, July 16th to Amanda Rios at amandarios24@yahoo.com or (773) 485-0060 or Susie Panza: at Suzgonso99@aol.com or (312) 339-1821
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Monday Meal
Monday, Aug 16, 3:30 p.m.
Preparation starts at 3:30 p.m. and more volunteers for serving should arrive by 5 p.m. Volunteers are encouraged, also, to stay for the entire time.
Volunteers are needed to shop, prepare, serve and clean up, as well as prepare bag meals for guests to take home and for any overflow crowd. This project is organized entirely by members of our congregation and provides an opportunity for Temple members to meet
each other and to give back to the community.
Monday Meal is always looking for sponsors and volunteers. If any person or organization wants to sponsor or volunteer at the meal, please contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. CPS students can volunteer and get community service hours.
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Mercaz New Yorker Discussion Group
Wednesday, Aug 18, 1:00 p.m.
(Temple Sholom)
For more information about the article to be discussed, call Rachel at 773-508-1134
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Monday Meal
Monday, Aug 23, 3:30 p.m.
Preparation starts at 3:30 p.m. and more volunteers for serving should arrive by 5 p.m. Volunteers are encouraged, also, to stay for the entire time.
Volunteers are needed to shop, prepare, serve and clean up, as well as prepare bag meals for guests to take home and for any overflow crowd. This project is organized entirely by members of our congregation and provides an opportunity for Temple members to meet
each other and to give back to the community.
Monday Meal is always looking for sponsors and volunteers. If any person or organization wants to sponsor or volunteer at the meal, please contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. CPS students can volunteer and get community service hours.
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Night Ministry
Attention Teens!
Tuesday, Aug 24, 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. Meal Preparation
6:00 p.m. Travel with Night Ministry Bus
Join the Night Ministry in assisting Chicago's under-served youth and adults in need. We will prepare delicious food, then board the Night Ministry bus to serve in Humboldt Park. Families (8th Grade and up) are welcome. You don't have to participate in both phases of the event. Just come help us cook, or join us after work as we distribute the food.
To volunteer, contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or Kevin@sholomchicago.org.
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News from the Union
*The Union's Weekly Briefing
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Read this week's news from the Reform Movement and Jewish news from around the world online - or subscribe to receive it as an e-mail each Friday.
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The Jewish Week: With Conversion Bill Postponed, What's Next?
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Although some American Jewish leaders said this week that they will be entering upcoming negotiations over the proposed Israeli conversion bill free of preconceptions, a leader of Reform Jewry said there remains a "red line" for his movement.
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Reform Movement Welcomes Judge's Ruling Blocking Parts of Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law
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JTA: Op-Ed: Conversion wars undermine Israel and its image
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Who won the latest round of the conversion wars? No one. In these wars, everybody loses.
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Reform Jewish Movement Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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J Post.com: US Jews thankful conversion bill delayed
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Many American Jewish leaders are relieved that the conversion bill sponsored by MK David Rotem did not come up for a vote in the Knesset before its summer recess, but they are still reeling from the turbulence it has caused, and hope that the three months until the legislature reconvenes will be used to revise or block it.
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Haaretz: Netanyahu brokers deal to block new legislation on conversions to Judaism
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Cabinet and Jewish movements agree to freeze controversial bill that would give Chief Rabbinate a monopoly on Jewish conversions in Israel.
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More than 200 Rabbis Urge Action on Child Nutrition Reauthorization
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Unemployment Benefits Extension Long Overdue
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Condemning Limits on Reproductive Health Care
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Addition of Genocide to Charges against Sudanese President a Step Forward
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Worship Services
| Friday, Jul 30 |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Reception |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Shabbat Service
Oneg to follow |
| Saturday, Jul 31 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Shabbat Morning Study Minyan |
| Friday, Aug 6 |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Wine and Cheese Reception |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Shabbat Service
Oneg to follow |
| Saturday, Aug 7 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Shabbat Morning Study Minyan |
| Friday, Aug 13 |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Special Volunteer & Prospective Member Shabbat Service
Oneg to follow |
| Saturday, Aug 14 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Shabbat Morning Study Minyan |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Louie Asimow |
| Friday, Aug 20 |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Reception |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Shabbat Service
Oneg to follow |
| Saturday, Aug 21 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Shabbat Morning Study Minyan |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Shabbat Service
B'nai Mitzvah of Jonah & Ethan Moroh |
| 8:00 p.m. |
20's and 30's - Sunset Sushi Shabbat |
| Friday, Aug 27 |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Reception |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Shabbat Service
Oneg to follow |
| Saturday, Aug 28 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Shabbat Morning Study Minyan |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Shabbat Service
Jordan Ehrlich Bar Mitzvah |
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Adult Ed opportunities from the Union of Reform Judaism
Summer Learning Institute - August 4-8, 2010 - Glen Cove Mansion, Glen Cove NY
The Summer Learning Institute brings three unique adult study opportunities of the Union for Reform Judaism under one roof. Each program will provide the learner with study, prayer and the chance to build upon shared interests. By meeting together, the programs will share faculty, space and some programming. We hope you will find the study option which is right for you.
The Kallah provides four days of study, prayer and renewal with a community of adults who are devoted to Torah L’shma. The 2010 – 5770 theme is Reform Judaism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. We will explore our heritage and our future with outstanding scholars and teachers. In addition, through t’filot (services) and singing we will nurture our Jewish souls. The requirements for the Kallah are a love of learning and a desire to be transformed by learning with others. For more information call: Rabbi Joan Glazer Farber at 212.650.4086, email: jfarber@urj.org
The Had’rachah Seminar for Lay Leadership in Religious Life welcomes those who wish to learn skills to support and facilitate communal worship and life-cycle ceremonies and to explore their own religious lives. Participants in the Had’rachah Seminar may use these skills in various ways — by assisting congregational clergy, by serving a congregation that doesn’t have clergy, or by working in an assisted living facility or adult community. This two year training program rotates two distinct curricular offerings. Summer 2010 will include
•Preparing for and facilitating High Holy Day worship
•Conducting baby naming ceremonies
•Writing and delivering divrei Torah
•Visiting the sick and homebound
For more information contact: Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell at 212/452-6728, email: slelwell@urj.org or Cantor Alane Katzew at 212. 650. 4193, email: akatzew@urj.org
The Schindler Fellows program for Interfaith Family Certification is being offered by the URJ-CCAR Commission on Outreach and Membership. This 4-day intensive study and training opportunity, taught by URJ professional staff and faculty from HUC, will prepare lay leaders and synagogue professionals to support, educate, and encourage interfaith couples and families to make Jewish choices in their lives. In addition, participants will learn ways to program for these couples and their families and will also receive a thorough grounding in group facilitation by specifically addressing the challenges of interfaith. For more information call: Vicky Farhi at 212.650.4247, email: vfarhi@urj.org
For more information on the Summer Learning Institute, please visit http://urj.org/summer
To register, please visit http://urj.org/learning/my/adultstudy/kallah/ .
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