Thursday, July 29, 2010 | 18th of Av, 5770

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Details... Hide Details... 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

Details... Hide Details... 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.

Details... Hide Details... 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.

Details... Hide Details... 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

Details... Hide Details... 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.

Details... Hide Details... Feed the Hungry Sunday, Aug 29, 9:30 a.m. (Offsite) 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 details on the location please contact Kevin Gladish.

Details... Hide Details... Monday Meal Monday, Aug 30, 3:30 p.m. [i]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.[/i]** 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. To volunteer, contact Kevin Gladish at 773-525-4707 x324 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. **The Monday Meal is self- supporting and always looking for volunteers and sponsors

More... Less... A division of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) is a national, contemporary, Jewish women's organization devoted to the advancement of Jewish and humanitarian causes. Our synagogue affiliate responds to the needs expressed by the women of Temple Sholom.

For more information about the Sisterhood, email Kevin Gladish at kevin@sholomchicago.org or Rabbi Shoshanah Conover at rabbiconover@sholomchicago.org or call 773-435-1536.

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