Our next book club will read Kantika, by Elizabeth Graver.

A Jewish family is displaced from their home in Istanbul, and in the next generation they move to Barcelona, then Havana, then New York. A saga, where the tone is set by the title “Kantika” = “song” in Ladino.

We will meet at a member’s home in Edgewater. Send e-mail to chicagomakom@gmail.com by Friday, Jan 31.

Join us for a warm inclusive Renewal style Shabbat evening service, with Rabbi Menachem Cohen and the vocal stylings of Layni Katz Myers.
Services will be preceded by a Shabbat dinner at 6:00 PM. Please RSVP by e-mail for attending dinner: chicagomakom@gmail.com

At Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway, Chicago.

Our next Shabbat Dinner Group will meet at Manny's Deli on Friday, January 10. Manny's is known for its terrific classic Jewish cuisine that's reasonably priced.

We'll start at 5:00 (Manny's closes at 7:30). But we know that not everyone can get there that early. So get there whenever you can and if you RSVP we'll save you a spot.

Manny's is at 1141 S. Jefferson, Chicago, IL. There's a parking lot behind the restaurant. RSVP to Ruth Kaan, ruthkaan@ameritech.net.

Manny’s has vegetarian and gluten-free options (including GF bread).

Lunch and learn program by Keshet, a Jewish organization thhat works for the full equality of LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life. 

The talk will be on Gender in Jewish texts, what the Torah and other Jewish texts have to say regarding gender identity and sexuality.

The organization Keshet, which works for inclusiveness for all, is providing this programming to us after we recently participated in and completed the year-long Shivyon Equality Project to develop Makom Shalom Mitziut's inclusive organizational policies, programming, and cultural practices. 

It is imperative that everyone attending RSVP to Ascher at ascher1@ameritech.net by January 2 so we have enough food for everyone. 

Saturday, January 4 at Broadway United Methodist Church (3338 N. Broadway) from 11:30am-1:30pm.

Illuminate the darkness: Come join Makom Shalom Mitziut for our Chanukkah celebration.

Lighting the candles and being with community is the way to brighten this dark time.

Bring an appetizer or latkes to share (there is only a small microwave so nothing that needs cooking), your menorah and candles, and whatever libation you want to drink.

There will be music, dreidel and other games, and camaraderie.

At Beit Yichud Jewish event space: 6932 N Glenwood Ave Chicago.

Close to Red line Morse stop, many busses, ample parking (metered),
and not far from Metra UP-N Rogers Park stop.

Join us for a warm inclusive Renewal style Shabbat evening service, with Rabbi Menachem Cohen and the vocal stylings of Layni Katz Myers.
Services will be preceded by a Shabbat dinner at 6:00 PM. Please RSVP by e-mail for attending dinner: chicagomakom@gmail.com

At Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway, Chicago.

A bi-cultural story and murder mystery, set in a lower class Pittsburgh neighborhood which in the 1920s was mixed Jewish and African-American. It was discovered fifty years later when a mysterious skeleton was dug up at a construction site, with a mezuzah.

We will meet at the home of Joan Minsky, in the Peterson/Hollywood park neighborhood of Chicago. Please RSVP to Joan, or to chicagagomakom@gmail.com.

Join us for a warm inclusive Renewal style Shabbat evening service, with Rabbi Menachem Cohen and the vocal stylings of Layni Katz Myers. A small oneg shabbat will follow.

At Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway, Chicago.

In honor of 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙝 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗮

Join us in the first Torah reading of the yearly cycle as Reva Freedman helps you to get close. You (yes, you) can read a few words from the story of creation out of an actual Torah. Reva will show us how text in the scrolls is formatted, how it is written and put together.

Saturday, October 26, 10:30 AM - Noon, at Broadway United Methodist Church. 3338 N. Broadway.

Join us for Yom Kippur Yizkor Neilah closing service, with Rabbi Menacham and Layni Katz Myers. The fast ends at 6:54 PM.

Join us for Yom Kippur afternoon Mincha services, with Rabbi Menacham and Layni Katz Myers

Join us for Yom Kippur Yizkor services, with Rabbi Menacham and Layni Katz Myers

Join us for Yom Kippur morning services, with Rabbi Menacham and Anita Silvert

Join us for Rosh Hashana services, with Rabbi Menacham and Cantor Layni Katz Myers.

Join us for Rosh Hashana morning services, with Rabbi Menacham and Anita Silvert

Join us for Rosh Hashana services, with Rabbi Menacham and Cantor Layni Katz Myers.

Shabbat Services at BUMC, led by Menachem Cohen and Rhonda Levy Wehner.

Join us for a convivial community Shabbat dinner, Friday evening before services. At Broadway United Methodist Church.

No charge for dinner! But please RSVP to Ascher Levy: ascher1@ameritech.net

Book Club: Hope Valley by Haviva Ner-David

Rabbi Ner-David is an Israeli pioneer in religious feminism.

Hope Valley is a story of two struggling artists in Israel, Jewish and Palestinian daughters, who become friends and learn to understand each other's family historical narratives, as well as their own current struggles.

Hosted by Joan Minsky, in the Peterson Park neighborhood in Chicago. (Just north of Northeastern IL University)

Write to her at minsky@aol.com for directions.

Continental breakfast and conversation. And a very involving story!

We welcome the arrival of Shabbat at Loyola Beach. Rabbi Menachem will lead us in an amazing prayer service with meaningful and insightful prayers. Rhonda Levy-Wehner will provide her usual lively and uplifting cantorial services.

Loyola Beach/Park is at the end of Greenleaf in Rogers Park. There is metered parking. The Red Line and #147 bus have stops nearby.

A vegetarian oneg/kiddush will be served after services. Please feel free to bring a dish. Fish will be OK to bring. Paper plates and tableware will be provided.

It's best to bring your own chairs. There are some seats where we'll be meeting but they might already be in use when we get there.

Come picnic with your fellow Makom Shalom Mitziut people in Millenium park, followed by the Grant Park Orchestra. Bring your own picnic food and a blanket or chairs.

Organized by Roberta Cohen.
RSVP to Roberta so you can arrange to meet up with us in the park: cohen.roberta.d@gmail.com

Shabbat Services at the Beach!

MOVED TO ASCHER & MARLA’S HOUSE DUE TO RAIN.

We welcome the arrival of Shabbat at Loyola Beach. Rabbi Menachem will lead us in an amazing prayer service with meaningful and insightful prayers. Adam Gottlieb will serve as our cantor.

Loyola Beach/Park is at the end of Greenleaf in Rogers Park. There is metered parking. The Red Line and #147 bus have stops nearby.

A vegetarian oneg/kiddush will be served after services. Please feel free to bring a dish. Fish will be OK to bring. Paper plates and tableware will be provided.

It's best to bring your own chairs. There are some seats where we'll be meeting but they might already be in use when we get there.

Book Club: Davita's Harp by Chaim Potok.
Hosted by Joan Minsky, in Peterson Park neighborhood in Chicago.

Write to her at minsky@aol.com for directions.

Continental breakfast and conversation. And a very involving story!

Join us for late at night Torah meditation. During that time when tradition teaches us that the path to heaven at its most receptive.

This is a zoom event.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641542795?pwd=LzdOalZsaEJoL2NTb1VKS2xOL1JwUT09

Meeting ID: 886 4154 2795 Passcode: 950181 By phone: 312-626-6799

Join us for an evening of Torah study and meditation. Together with some dairy treats.

At Beit Yichud, 6932 N Glenwood Ave. Led by Rabbi Menachem

Zoom available:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641542795?pwd=LzdOalZsaEJoL2NTb1VKS2xOL1JwUT09

Meeting ID: 886 4154 2795 Passcode: 950181 By phone: 312-626-6799

Come celebrate Pesach with us at BUMC. Come read the Passover story, do the rituals, have dinner, and welcome Elijah. All with joy and conviviality and humor.

Feel free to bring a Passover-compliant vegetarian or fish pot-luck dish.

The omer is the 49 day span that goes from the second night of Passover until first night of Shavuot. It is a time of inner spiritual growth and introspection.

The term "omer" refers to an ancient measure of grain. In ancient times a new barley crop could not be utilized until an omer of barley was brought as an offering to the Temple of Jerusalem. The counting of the days of the omer became a ritual of physical and spiritual redemption. After the Temple was destroyed the Counting of the Omer continued as a spritual practice.

The Counting of the Omer is a systematic process where each of the 49 days has its own spiritual theme. The process takes us on a journey of reflection and discovery as we wander the desert following the Exodus.

Rabbi Menachem Cohen will explain how and why we count the Omer at our next event as follows:

Come usher in Shabbos with Lani’s unique musical and vocal stylings. A rare treat!
Shabbat oneg to follow.
At BUMC, 3338 N. Broadway.

Tu B’Shvat Seder — celebrating the new year of the trees. A Jewish tradition involving nuts and berries. Led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and Maggid Al Goldberg.

At Beit Yichud, 6932 N. Glenwood, Chicago. Seder starts at 7:00, doors open at 6:30.

Shabbat services Friday evening at BUMC.
Led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and cantor Rhonda Levy-Wehner.