Nov
17
10:30 AM10:30

Book Club: Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

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.

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Oct
26
10:30 AM10:30

Celebrating the Torah -- (Simchat Torah, observed)

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.

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Aug
18
10:30 AM10:30

Book Club: Hope Valley

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!

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Aug
2
7:00 PM19:00

Shabbat in the Park

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.

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Jun
28
7:00 PM19:00

Shabbat at the Beach

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.

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Apr
6
7:30 PM19:30

Counting the Omer and Havdallah

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:

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Jan
24
6:30 PM18:30

Tu B'Shvat Seder

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.

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