Makom Shalom offers a full complement of services for the High Holidays.  See our Schedule, Announcements, and Contacts pages for more information.

High Holiday Tzedakah

This year Makom Shalom will once again live our commitment to helping those in need by collecting food for our friends at The Studios, the single room occupancy complex we support thorough our membership in Central City Housing Ventures (CCHV).

The Studios is a state of the art 160 unit low income housing complex.  The residents are a mix of low income wage earners students and senior citizens. Most of the residents work at least part time.  Because of the low pay most of the jobs provide and the seasonal nature of many of the jobs some of the residents sometimes need food on an emergency basis.

We will be collecting food at all four of our High Holiday Services. The staff of The Studios has asked that we bring staples. Please bring canned protein such as tuna or salmon or canned stews.  If you are comfortable buying treif the residents especially like ham and spam. Canned soup, canned fruit, cereal and macaroni and cheese are also needed.

To learn more about The Studios and CCHV visit www.cchvchicago.com

What is Makom Shalom? 

Makom Shalom, Chicago's original Jewish Renewal community, is a welcoming participatory congregation that promotes spiritual growth and social responsibility. While honoring our rich Jewish heritage, our services and practices create a relevant, expressive, and joyous path for today. We invite you to explore this website to learn more about Makom Shalom:

• Our Schedule page provides up-to-date information on an an overflowing roster of services and special programming events.
• Reb Chava Bahle, our spiritual leader, is featured on our Rabbi page.
• Reb Chava's innovative Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah program at Makom, open to all, is especially well-suited for children of interfaith families or other special circumstances.
• Read about our congregation's history, values, and vision on the Mission page.
• The Location page provides directions by CTA, and driving and parking information if you're arriving by car. - Ideas surrounding Tikkun Olam (literally, "healing the world") and Jewish Renewal can be found on these pages. Additional Jewish Renewal and related resources appear on our Links page.
• Ideas surrounding Tikkun Olam (literally, "healing the world") and Jewish Renewal can be found on these pages. Additional Jewish Renewal and related resources appear on our Links page.
• The Contacts page invites you to send an email to our Executive Administrator or other selected Makom representatives. It also lists our phone number. We invite you to take a few minutes to look around our website. But to really get a flavor for this unique spiritual community, please be our guest at any of the upcoming events on our Schedule!

We invite you to take a few minutes to look around our website. But to really get a flavor for this unique spiritual community, please be our guest at any of the upcoming events on our Schedule !