Thursday, March 11, 2010 | 25th of Adar, 5770

20s and 30s Community

Upcoming Events

Details... Hide Details... Feed the Hungry Sunday, Mar 14, 9:30 a.m. (Temple Sholom) 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. Please contact Kevin Gladish for details.

Details... Hide Details... Warm Up America Sunday, Mar 14, 9:30 a.m. Join the knitting group to make squares which will be sown together to create blankets. Meets Sundays when there is adult education.

Details... Hide Details... Temple Sholom’s Annual JUF Event & Bagel Brunch Sunday, Mar 14, 12:30 p.m. Join event co-chairs Diane Saltoun and Bruce Braun, Jo Ann and Steven Potashnick, Kathy and Ken Tallering, along with Temple Sholom’s clergy for our Annual JUF Event on behalf of the 2010 Jewish United Fund. Guest Speaker: Aaron B. Cohen, executive editor of JUF News, Chicago’s largest circulation Jewish community newsmagazine. Cohen writes a monthly JUF News column, “The Heart of the Matter.” He also has written commentaries about Israel and the Middle East for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Daily Southtown newspapers, and for National Public Radio and Monitor Radio. Please RSVP to Jody Horowitz, Jewish United Fund at 312-444-2838 or JodyHorowitz@juf.org.

Details... Hide Details... Genetic Education and Screening Program for Young Jewish Adults Tuesday, Mar 16, 6:30 p.m. (Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook) When Temple Sholom hosted this program in the fall it filled up almost immediately. $90 per person, or $36 for full-time students with current, valid student ID. To register or for more information, contact Taryn Brickman, at Tarynbrickman@juf.org

Details... Hide Details... Warm Up America Sunday, Mar 21, 9:30 a.m. Join the knitting group to make squares which will be sown together to create blankets. Meets Sundays when there is adult education.

Details... Hide Details... Temple Sholom Sisterhood presents the Evening Book Club--"Days of Awe" by Achy Obejas (Open to all Temple Members) Wednesday, Mar 24, 6:30 p.m. (Temple Sholom) Obejas's second novel may be the first in the subgenre of both Jewish American and Cuban American fiction: the Jewish-Cuban-American novel. In this well-considered and heartfelt examination of exile and return, two-year-old Alejandra San Jos has left Cuba in 1959 with her parents. Her father is Jewish, though he hides it, even breaking a window in anger when his daughter and her friends spy him praying in his basement office in Chicago. Her mother is both Catholic and a sometime believer in the Santeria gods. Ale's visits to Cuba in 1987 and 1997 lead her to extraordinary discoveries about herself, her cultures, and her family, as she slowly learns of her great-grandfather's and father's clinging to a religion whose Cuban adherents have become scarce over time. Her own sexual experiences, more vivid in Cuba than in the United States, help her recognize that Cuba, Judaism, and tropical eroticism make up a complex personality, which Ale bears on her back like a Bedouin. With intelligent, intense writing, Obejas approaches, in ambition, the heady climes of Cuban American stalwarts Oscar Hijuelos and Cristina Garcia. Contact Debra Magad at debramagad@gmail.com for more information.

Details... Hide Details... 20s and 30s Sushi Shabbat Friday, Mar 26, 8:00 p.m. Join us for the ever popular 20's and 30's Sushi Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Tachman. Enjoy a familiar, upbeat Shabbat Service with guitar, visit with friends and meet new ones. There is no charge for this evening, but please RSVP to Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or Kevin@sholomchicago.org.

Details... Hide Details... Young Couples Pre-Passover Game Night Saturday, Mar 27, 8:00 p.m. Join us for a fun chametz filled evening before we must say goodbye to our favorite foods for eight days. Bring your favorite game and favorite non kosher for Passover food or drink. We will eat, drink, and have a couples game competition. Prizes will be provided. We have the following games: Catch Phrase, Cranium, Taboo, and Jenga. Email Susie Panza if you are able to attend! suzgonso99@aol.com

Details... Hide Details... NO Warm Up America Sunday, Mar 28, 9:30 a.m. The knitting group will resume at its normal time next week.

Details... Hide Details... Passover Mitzvah Bakers Sunday, Mar 28, 11:30 a.m. (at the Hallmark) Bring your favorite macaroons to the Hallmark as we celebrate Passover and sing songs to the residents with Cantor Katzman.

Details... Hide Details... Kehilla Seder for 20’s and 30’s Monday, Mar 29, 7:00 p.m. (Temple Sholom) Whether you live away from home or would just like to make some new friends on Passover, this year’s Young Adults’ Seder is a perfect fit for you! Join us for the first night of Passover for a wonderful seder in the city led by the Sidney N. Shure Kehilla Rabbis. The cost is $25 before March 23, $36 after March 23. Reserve at www.shurekehilla.org. For more info, email Kehilla@gojcc.org or call 224-374-9090. Kosher for Passover dietary laws observed. Sidney N. Shure Kehilla is a partnership of the Heller JCC, and congregations Anshe Emet, Anshe Sholom, Temple Sholom, Emanuel and Or Chadash.

Details... Hide Details... Temple Offices Closed Tuesday, Mar 30, 8:00 a.m. The Temple offices are closed today in celebration of the Passover holiday.

Details... Hide Details... Annual 2nd Night Temple Sholom Congregational Seder led by Rabbi Taron Tachman Tuesday, Mar 30, 6:30 p.m. Gather around the Passover table with members of the Temple Sholom family and friends. The cost is $36 for adult members, $45 for adult non-members, $20 for all children 12 and under. Seder will be kosher style with vegetarian options available by request. Register by March 22 with Lauren Mielziner at 773- 435-1559 or Lauren@sholomchicago.org.

Details... Hide Details... Temple Offices - Closed Monday, Apr 5, 7:00 a.m. Temple Offices are closed in observance of the Passover holiday.

Details... Hide Details... Last Morning of Passover Festival Service Monday, Apr 5, 10:30 a.m. (at Temple Emanuel, 5959 N. Sheridan Rd) Once again this year, we will celebrate the Spring Festival Services (including Yizkor) with Emanuel Congregation.

Details... Hide Details... Feed the Hungry Sunday, Apr 11, 9:30 a.m. (Temple Sholom) 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. Please contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org for details.

Details... Hide Details... Feed the Hungry Sunday, Apr 25, 9:30 a.m. (Temple Sholom) 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... Monday Meal Mitzvah Program Monday, Apr 26, 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. To volunteer, contact Kevin Gladish at 773-435-1536 or kevin@sholomchicago.org. **The Monday Meal is self- supporting and always looking for volunteers and sponsors.

Details... Hide Details... Israel Solidarity Day Pre-Walk with Israel Rally & Pizza Party Wednesday, Apr 28, 5:30 p.m. Attention Families with Children and Teens! Do you love Israel and pizza? on Wednesday, April 28, 5:30 p.m. in Bettie Port Hall we will have a "pre-walk" rally for Israel. Kids will be paired with a Temple Sholom little/big brother or sister with whom they will personalize their walk t-shirt. Those in attendance will have a chance to sign the Temple Sholom banner and, while eating pizza and having fun, we will make our plan to meet up at the Walk on May 2.

Details... Hide Details... Israel Solidarity Day with Walk With Israel Sunday, May 2, 9:30 a.m. Our Temple Sholom community will participate in the annual city Walk With Israel.

More... Less... Recently, Temple Sholom has greatly expanded the programs and Services we offer for people in their 20s and 30s.

"Sushi Shabbat" Friday nights have been going really well, and other activities — like bowling nights, and organized social action trips — are planned for the future. Also, as a part of a charitable effort, the group often hosts a meal to feed the hungry in our community. New programs are being developed all the time and we always welcome thoughts, ideas, and additional volunteers.

For more information, contact Rabbi Taron Tachman, our rabbinic liaison, at 773.525.4707 or via email at rabbitachman@sholomchicago.org.

We look forward to meeting you!

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