Rabbi Conover Updated Blog

We are holding our joy alongside our grief, as we celebrate the safe return of two hostages and Evanston residents Natalie and Judith Raanan. We are still praying for the return of the 198 other hostages, many of whom are connected in different ways to our community. Bringing some of our Temple Sholom teenagers to process and be in community with 200 other Jewish teenagers from around the Chicago area was a beautiful moment of hope this week. As we go into Shabbat, we are praying for peace in the land, for Israel and all of its inhabitants. Am Yisrael chai.