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| Yom Horim (Parents Day) 7th Grade 8:45 am Yom Horim (Parents Day) 7th Grade Feb 3 @ 8:45 am – 1:45 pm Our 7th grade classes are planning to visit the museum in Skokie where they will have guided tours of the exhibit, a discussion led by the curator, and the rare opportunity to meet a survivor. In order to maximize the students’ experience at the museum, the classes leading up to the trip will be dedicated to preparing them for the ... Adult Ed- Winter Session B 9:30 am Adult Ed- Winter Session B Feb 3 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Prayer & Worship 101 Cantor Sheera Ben-David JAN. 20, 27, FEB. 3, 10 9:30 – 10:30 AM Deepen your understanding of the main Jewish prayers and Sacred Music within our Shabbat services and Jewish Liturgy. Cantor Ben-David will spend time delving into worship, prayer comprehension and the choreography that guides us when we pray. Religious School 9:30 am IOT Holocaust Museum Private Tour & Lunch 10:45 am IOT Holocaust Museum Private Tour & Lunch @ Holocaust Museum Feb 3 @ 10:45 am  Holocaust Museum Private Tour & Lunch SUNDAY | FEB. 3 | 10:45 AM | $25 REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 22! We’re kicking off the IOT year with a private docent-led tour of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, including the hologram exhibit: Take a Stand. Price includes lunch. Carpools leaving Temple Sholom are available for those that need a ride. Register at sholomchicago.org/register. | Congregational Monday Morning Minyan sponsored by IOT 8:00 am Congregational Monday Morning Minyan sponsored by IOT Feb 4 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am Monday Morning Minyan is a monthly relaxed, come-as-you-are, early-morning service lasting approximately 30-45 minutes and led by one of Temple Sholom’s Clergy member. It features a Torah Reading with explanation and discussion. The short service is followed by a continental breakfast including coffee, juice and pastries with time to socialize with new friends, congregants and the Clergy. Whether you are ... Congregational Monday Morning Minyan sponsored by IOT 8:00 am Congregational Monday Morning Minyan sponsored by IOT Feb 4 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am Monday Morning Minyan is a monthly relaxed, come-as-you-are, early-morning service lasting approximately 30-45 minutes and led by one of Temple Sholom’s Clergy member. It features a Torah Reading with explanation and discussion. The short service is followed by a continental breakfast including coffee, juice and pastries with time to socialize with new friends, congregants and the Clergy. Whether you are ... Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up 10:00 am Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up @ Temple Sholom of Chicago Feb 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Spotlight on the World JCC Meet-up Mondays 10:00 – 11:00 AM A group for men and women who are interested in a round table discussion with a leader about world events. EVERYONE welcome! Questions: contact Sid Kaplan at 773-348-1740. Monday Meal 3:30 pm Monday Meal Feb 4 @ 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Please click here if you would like volunteer. We will do our best to assign you the job you request, but keep in mind that final job assignments are left to the discretion of the Kitchen Coordinator according to the needs of the meal on that particular day. Please contact Toby Sanders if you have any questions or would like ... Intro to Judaism Classes 6:45 pm Monthly Film Night: 93Queen 7:00 pm Monthly Film Night: 93Queen Feb 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm  Join us for the screening and discussion of movies with a Jewish theme. 93Queen MONDAY | FEB. 4 | 7:00 PM Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, “93Queen” follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. Don’t miss this unique ... | Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud 8:30 am Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud Feb 5 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am Join our Rabbis to study a page of Talmud each week in Tractate Ta’anit from the Babylonian Talmud. Over this year-long course, we will explore the stories and meaning within the pages and sharpen our Talmud skills that will culminate in a Siyyum (a celebration of conclusion) as we will finish the tractate in one year. Al-Anon Group 10:00 am Midweek Hebrew 4:30 pm | Wednesday Study Group 10:00 am Wednesday Study Group Feb 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Wednesday morning study group 5779 fall 2018 Temple Sholom’s Wednesday Study Group If you’d like to add more spirituality, learning, and camaraderie to your week, join our Wednesday morning study group. This group, which meets from 10:00 – 11:30 am is led by members of the clergy and alternate instructors during the weeks of Adult education. Crown Family High School 6:15 pm Midweek Hebrew 6:30 pm Women of Temple Sholom 3rd Annual Reunification Ride Potluck Dinner 6:30 pm | Monthly Morning Book Club: The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore 11:00 am Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE 1:00 pm Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE Feb 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm A new opportunity for fun and camaraderie! Join friends—new and old—for Game Day Afternoons at Temple Sholom. Bring a friend, too… Game Day is open to all. Scrabble sets and decks of cards are available and you may bring a game of your own to play as well. | L’Taken R.A.C. Social Justice Seminar in Washington, DC L’Taken R.A.C. Social Justice Seminar in Washington, DC Feb 8 – Feb 11 all-day Rabbi Gellman, Jay, and Caleb will be leading a trip to visit the Religious Action Center (R.A.C.) in Washington, D.C. as part of the L’taken Social Justice Seminar. Teens will learn about the Reform Jewish perspective on contemporary issues and prepare to lobby our representatives on Capitol Hill regarding an issue they are passionate about. Students who participate in the ... Downtown Talmud Study with Rabbi Goldberg 12:00 pm Downtown Talmud Study with Rabbi Goldberg @ TradeLink LLC Hyatt Center Feb 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Monthly Downtown Talmud Study Civil Law: Worker & Employee Rights Rabbi Goldberg 2ND FRIDAYS | SEPT. – MAY | 12:00 – 1:00 PM At the offices of TradeLink LLC in Hyatt Center, 71 S. Wacker, Floor 19 Make Talmud study a fixed habit. RSVP needed in advance to be on security list. To register, please visit sholomchicago.org/ae-register Wine and Cheese Reception 5:45 pm Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg 7:30 pm | PJ In Your PJ’s: Tot Shabbat Pajama Pancake Breakfast with PJ Library 9:00 am PJ In Your PJ’s: Tot Shabbat Pajama Pancake Breakfast with PJ Library Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am PJ In Your PJ’s: Tot Shabbat Pajama Pancake Breakfast with PJ Library Saturday | Feb. 9 | 9:00 AM Sing, dance, and celebrate Shabbat morning with your friends at Temple Sholom, Gan Shalom, and PJ Library. Pajamas strongly encouraged!!! Stay for a very special pancake bar with gluten free options! This event is TOTALLY FREE but RSVP is requested! Please ... Shabbat Minyan Service 9:00 am Torah Study 9:45 am Mindful Jewish Aging 1:00 pm Mindful Jewish Aging @ Temple Sholom of Chicago Feb 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join us as we explore the spiritual gifts of life after fifty. Sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot writes, “We must develop a compelling vision of later life, one that does not assume a trajectory of decline after fifty, but recognizes this as a time of potential change, growth, and new learning…” While Zalman Schacter-Shalomi teaches, “As the period in which we harvest ... |
| Adult Ed- Winter Session B 9:30 am Adult Ed- Winter Session B Feb 10 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Prayer & Worship 101 Cantor Sheera Ben-David JAN. 20, 27, FEB. 3, 10 9:30 – 10:30 AM Deepen your understanding of the main Jewish prayers and Sacred Music within our Shabbat services and Jewish Liturgy. Cantor Ben-David will spend time delving into worship, prayer comprehension and the choreography that guides us when we pray. Feed the Hungry 9:30 am Religious School 9:30 am | Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up 10:00 am Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up @ Temple Sholom of Chicago Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Spotlight on the World JCC Meet-up Mondays 10:00 – 11:00 AM A group for men and women who are interested in a round table discussion with a leader about world events. EVERYONE welcome! Questions: contact Sid Kaplan at 773-348-1740. Special Pre-Valentine’s Monday Meal 3:30 pm Special Pre-Valentine’s Monday Meal Feb 11 @ 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Join us for a pre-Valentine’s Monday Meal with seating up to 100 guests. Extra volunteers needed. Intro to Judaism Classes 6:45 pm | Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud 8:30 am Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud Feb 12 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am Join our Rabbis to study a page of Talmud each week in Tractate Ta’anit from the Babylonian Talmud. Over this year-long course, we will explore the stories and meaning within the pages and sharpen our Talmud skills that will culminate in a Siyyum (a celebration of conclusion) as we will finish the tractate in one year. Al-Anon Group 10:00 am Midweek Hebrew 4:30 pm | Wednesday Study Group 10:00 am Wednesday Study Group Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Wednesday morning study group 5779 fall 2018 Temple Sholom’s Wednesday Study Group If you’d like to add more spirituality, learning, and camaraderie to your week, join our Wednesday morning study group. This group, which meets from 10:00 – 11:30 am is led by members of the clergy and alternate instructors during the weeks of Adult education. Crown Family High School 6:15 pm Midweek Hebrew 6:30 pm IOT Annual Havdalah Event 7:00 pm | Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE 1:00 pm Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE Feb 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm A new opportunity for fun and camaraderie! Join friends—new and old—for Game Day Afternoons at Temple Sholom. Bring a friend, too… Game Day is open to all. Scrabble sets and decks of cards are available and you may bring a game of your own to play as well. | Wine and Cheese Reception 5:45 pm Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Makom Dinner 7:00 pm Oneg 7:30 pm Makom & Or Chadash Joint Service 7:45 pm Makom & Or Chadash Joint Service @ Temple Sholom of Chicago Feb 15 @ 7:45 pm  Or Chadash (LGBTQ Members & Allies), Makom (20s/30s), and the Makom Band have collaborated to create and lead services that blend the traditions of Or Chadash, Makom and those of Temple Sholom. This service is open to all! 7:45-8:45pm – Service 8:45-9:45pm – Oneg | |
| Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud 8:30 am Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud Feb 19 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am Join our Rabbis to study a page of Talmud each week in Tractate Ta’anit from the Babylonian Talmud. Over this year-long course, we will explore the stories and meaning within the pages and sharpen our Talmud skills that will culminate in a Siyyum (a celebration of conclusion) as we will finish the tractate in one year. Al-Anon Group 10:00 am Midweek Hebrew 4:30 pm | Wednesday Study Group 10:00 am Wednesday Study Group Feb 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Wednesday morning study group 5779 fall 2018 Temple Sholom’s Wednesday Study Group If you’d like to add more spirituality, learning, and camaraderie to your week, join our Wednesday morning study group. This group, which meets from 10:00 – 11:30 am is led by members of the clergy and alternate instructors during the weeks of Adult education. Crown Family High School 6:15 pm Midweek Hebrew 6:30 pm Jewish War Veterans Post 710 Meeting 7:00 pm Jewish War Veterans Post 710 Meeting Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm All Temple Sholom members and their guests are welcomed to the monthly meeting to hear about Post 710 plans, and support of our community service programs. New members of all ages are welcome, especially Post 9/11 veterans. We will review the Vet-Tec program that lists military training eligible for college credit and will provide assistance and information to Veterans on ... Navigating College Workshop Series 7:15 pm | Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE 1:00 pm Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE Feb 21 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm A new opportunity for fun and camaraderie! Join friends—new and old—for Game Day Afternoons at Temple Sholom. Bring a friend, too… Game Day is open to all. Scrabble sets and decks of cards are available and you may bring a game of your own to play as well. | ||||
| Adult Ed 9:30 am Adult Ed Feb 24 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Judaism’s Great Debates Rabbi Edwin Goldberg FEB. 24, MAR. 3, 10 | 9:30 – 10:30 AM Over the centuries Jews have argued over great ideas such as who has authority to speak on behalf of God and what is the role of religion in our lives. We will learn, discuss and decide. Religious School 9:30 am Nearing Home: Navigating Life’s Transitions 10:45 am Nearing Home: Navigating Life’s Transitions Feb 24 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am Nearing Home: Navigating Life’s Transitions Hosted by Dan Schubring, Funeral Director, Lakeshore Funeral Home 10:45 – 11:45 AM It’s not always easy to plan ahead, but as a congregation we want to offer support to those who are going through transitions themselves or supporting others in thinking about next steps. Participants are encouraged to suggest topics, and congregants are invited ... Mishpacha Multigenerational Afternoon Tea 2:00 pm Mishpacha Multigenerational Afternoon Tea @ The Drake Feb 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Join us for an afternoon high tea. We’ll celebrate strong women in our lives, community, and world by spending time together and lifting one another up. Invitation and more details to come! Adult Ed Guest Scholar: Lindy Rubin 10:45 pm Adult Ed Guest Scholar: Lindy Rubin Feb 24 @ 10:45 pm – 11:45 pm What is Jewish Art? with Lindy Rubin Feb. 24 & Mar. 3 | 10:45 – 11:45 AM An overview of Jewish art history and what makes art “Jewish,” followed by a guided tour and discussion of Temple Sholom’s stained glass and other artwork. | Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up 10:00 am Spotlight on the World – JCC Meet-up @ Temple Sholom of Chicago Feb 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Spotlight on the World JCC Meet-up Mondays 10:00 – 11:00 AM A group for men and women who are interested in a round table discussion with a leader about world events. EVERYONE welcome! Questions: contact Sid Kaplan at 773-348-1740. Monday Meal 3:30 pm Monday Meal Feb 25 @ 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Please click here if you would like volunteer. We will do our best to assign you the job you request, but keep in mind that final job assignments are left to the discretion of the Kitchen Coordinator according to the needs of the meal on that particular day. Please contact Toby Sanders if you have any questions or would like ... Intro to Judaism Classes 6:45 pm | Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud 8:30 am Daf Shevui: A Weekly Study of a Page of Talmud Feb 26 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am Join our Rabbis to study a page of Talmud each week in Tractate Ta’anit from the Babylonian Talmud. Over this year-long course, we will explore the stories and meaning within the pages and sharpen our Talmud skills that will culminate in a Siyyum (a celebration of conclusion) as we will finish the tractate in one year. Al-Anon Group 10:00 am Monthly Classic Film Series 2:00 pm Monthly Classic Film Series Feb 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Join Barbara & Maxine Durst for the screening and discussion of classic movies with a Jewish theme. Movie Schedule: 11/27 – Yentl 1/29 – The Chosen 2/26 – Blazing Saddles 3/26 – The Last Angry 4/23 – Crossing Delancy 5/28 – TBD Midweek Hebrew 4:30 pm | Wednesday Study Group 10:00 am Wednesday Study Group Feb 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Wednesday morning study group 5779 fall 2018 Temple Sholom’s Wednesday Study Group If you’d like to add more spirituality, learning, and camaraderie to your week, join our Wednesday morning study group. This group, which meets from 10:00 – 11:30 am is led by members of the clergy and alternate instructors during the weeks of Adult education. Crown Family High School 6:15 pm Midweek Hebrew 6:30 pm | Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE 1:00 pm Game Day sponsored by Temple Sholom, JCC and CJE Feb 28 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm A new opportunity for fun and camaraderie! Join friends—new and old—for Game Day Afternoons at Temple Sholom. Bring a friend, too… Game Day is open to all. Scrabble sets and decks of cards are available and you may bring a game of your own to play as well. |
Feb
24
Sun
Judaism’s Great Debates
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg
FEB. 24, MAR. 3, 10 | 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Over the centuries Jews have argued over great ideas such as who
has authority to speak on behalf of God and what is the role of religion
in our lives. We will learn, discuss and decide.
Nearing Home: Navigating Life’s Transitions
Hosted by Dan Schubring, Funeral Director, Lakeshore Funeral Home
10:45 – 11:45 AM
It’s not always easy to plan ahead, but as a congregation we want to offer support to those who are going through transitions themselves or supporting others in thinking about next steps. Participants are encouraged to suggest topics, and congregants are invited to contribute in their area of expertise. Feel free to attend one session or more!
FEB. 24 | Opening Session
with Rabbi Goldberg and Dan Schubring, Director of Lakeshore Jewish Funerals
MAR. 3 | Leaving a Jewish Legacy
with panel hosted by Marla Krupman, Director of Development
MAR. 10 | Caring for the Caregiver: You Matter Too
with Tami Miller, JourneyCare
MAR. 24 | Ethical Wills
with Sharon Morton, Founder & Executive Director, Grandparents for Social Action
MAR. 31 | Preparing for Emergencies
with Cathy Samatas, CJE SeniorLife
APR. 7 | Funeral Planning
with Dan Schubring, Director of Lakeshore Jewish Funerals