This Week at BJBE - February 26, 2018

This Week at BJBE

February 26 , 2018

Featured News

Our Congregational Purim celebration is this Wednesday, February 28 from 5:30-8:30pm! Join us as we read from the Megillah and share a potluck festive meal. We will fulfill the Purim mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim (gifts to the poor) by assembling Blessing Bags to distribute to support the work of PADS and Project Nourish. If you are planning to join us for the celebration, please bring some (or many!) of the items we are collecting for the bags to the Tzedakah Niche:

New adult-sized socks
Soft granola bars (like Nutri-Grain bars)
Band-Aids
Feminine hygiene products
Travel-sized toiletries

Please make sure to RSVP to Dani with what nut-free meal you will be bringing to share!

A huge THANK YOU to our Purim Carnival Committee for their hard work, leadership, and dedication. The whole day was a huge success and we couldn't have done it without our amazing volunteers!

We look forward to celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Lindsey Hochberg at the morning service and the B'not Mitzvah of Abby Hefner and Anna Golding at the afternoon service this Saturday. Mazel tov to Lindsey, Abby, Anna, and their families.

We will be including birth announcements and other celebratory milestones in our weekly email. If you have a Mazal Tov Moment to share with us, please call the BJBE office at 847.940.7575!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ADULT EDUCATION

Tuesday Symposium: History of the Jewish People, 10:00-11:30am.

February 27 - Christianity , led by Rabbi Yehiel Poupko, Judaic Scholar, Jewish United Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

March 6 & 13 - Islam, led by Alexandra Dunietz, Author of The Cosmic Perils of Qadi Usayn Maybud in Fifteenth-Century Iran

Post Carpool Club One Night Only! to Benefit Kolin & Israel

Sunday, March 11, 4:30pm

We are delighted to virtually welcome Bette, Barbra, Sammy, Tony, and Frank through an entertaining and informative program presented by Hy Speck.

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Playdate in the JLC for Families with Young Children

Sunday, March 11, 4:30pm

Spring forward fun! Bring a picnic dinner and join us for games, fun, and friends!

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BJBE Sisterhood Women's Seder

Monday, March 19, 5:30-8:00.

Mark your calendar and reserve your space at this annual multi-generational celebration! Reserve by March 1 and receive Early Bird Savings!

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Congregational Second Seder,
Saturday, March 31, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
Join us as we experience the spiritual freedom of Pesach surrounded by family and our multi-generational community. We will sing, pray, and enjoy the wonderful tradition of our heritage.This is a family affair, welcome to all in the community.
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SAVE THE DATE! Don't Stop 'BJBE'-lievin' at the Gala on April 28!

Shabbat Torah Study: Numbers, Saturdays, 11:00am-12:00pm

Talmud Study, Wednesdays, 7:45-9:00am

Canasta/Mahjong, Mondays, 12:00pm, hosted by Sisterhood. All are welcome to join in the fun! To participate, RSVP to Sharon Krivitzky.

Mishkan Shalom, Thursdays, 10:00-11:00am. J oin us each week for Mindfulness and Torah study based on weekly text, poetry and other contemplative readings. We become one another's teachers as we build our own inner "mishkan" or sanctuary. We will learn to practice meditation so we can access how Torah affects our lives. Contact Margot Andersen with any questions.

For more information about the Center for Adult Learning,contact
Andrew Abrams

BJBE Gala

April 28, 2018, 7:00 pm

Don't miss BJBE's biggest night! Fundraising, Food, Drinks, Dancing, Games, & More!

Tickets go on sale soon - watch your email for more details!

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Support the Teen Mission to Kolin & Israel

For more information on the trip and ways to donate, visit www.bjbe.org/Kolin

Potbelly's Deerfield Fundraiser

Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 5:00-8:00pm

Enjoy a delicious meal and a portion of your purchase will help support the Teen Mission to Kolin & Israel

The art collection displayed in the Village Center is for sale to benefit the 2018 teen trip to Kolin and Israel. If you would like to purchase any of these lithographs, serigraphs or etchings, please contact Sue Schloss or at 224-558-5700 or Susi Goldstein or at 312-371-1224.

Online catalog is available online.

Upcoming Youth Group Events

SYG Lounge Night

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Free dinner included!

SYG Chopped
Sunday, March 11, 2018, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

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All Youth Group Chocolate Seder
Sunday, March 18, 2018, 2:00-3:30 p.m.

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For questions or information about youth programs, please contact SYG Advisor Alyssha Glass or JYG/KYG Advisor Marissa Steinhofer.

Visit the SYG Facebook group >>

SERVICES

Mizmor L'Shabbat Service, Friday, March 2, 7:30pm, featuring our sensational tefilah band.

Shabbat mornings feature our Kol Shabbat Service at 9:30am followed by Torah Study at 11:00am

Wednesday Morning Minyan: Begin your day in a beautiful and powerful way by attending our Wednesday morning Minyan from 6:45am to 7:30am in the intimate space of the Chapel. Experience a prayer service grounded in communal song, thought-provoking liturgy, and deep silence, followed by bagels and coffee. The weekday prayer melodies are available here , although all are welcome to attend regardless of musical or prayerbook knowledge.

Services in both the Sacred Hall and Sanctuary are streamed. To view our live or recorded streams, please click here.

Questions? Email Anne Robbin.

SOCIAL ACTION NETWORK

Looking for good cooks (or those who know who to call to cater) who are interested in feeding an appreciative crowd. Dinner for 50 needed on 3/25 for PADS. For more information, call or email Ruth Miller at 224-235-4042.

We are collecting toiletries, hearing aids, glasses, printer cartridges, and batteries, and new kids' hats and gloves. These much-needed items will be donated to Families Helping Families of Chicagoland, and will be distributed to kids in our community. We are NOT collecting used clothing at this time. Thank you for your generous donations.

February Tzedakah

Connections Israel - Operation Purim 2018

Connections Israel was founded in 2001 to bring support to IDF soldiers and Israeli society, since then our organization has brought tens of thousands of support packages from overseas to support Israeli soldiers and society, brought support to IDF servicemen and women from overseas, and directed over a thousand people on educational missions throughout Israel

CARING COMMUNITY

The Caring Community and CJE Senior Life are pleased to offer individual appointments at no charge with Senior Health Insurance Counselor Esther Craven on March 12. Esther has over 25 years of experience at CJE and offers assistance and advocacy in areas of Medicare, health insurance and resources for retirement. Please email Debbie Heywood or call her in the office at 847.940.7575 for an appointment.

BJBE's Caring Community is a team of volunteers who can act as your extended family when your family needs additional support. Caring Community provides the following services: home delivered meals in times of need, transportation to/from temple or a medical appointment, phone support for people who are ill or lonely, senior education and caregiver support, and a virtual food pantry. Learn more >>

BJBE is certified as a Safer Synagogue by Jewish Community Abuse Resources, Education & Solutions (JCARES). Our leadership has been trained in understanding the impact of abuse across the lifespan and improving access to support for congregants experiencing abusive situations. For more information, please contact the clergy at 847-940-7575.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Never had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Join the new, user-friendly Adult Bnai Mitzvah class that is beginning to form. The class meets weekly for approximately a year, culminating with a group Bnai Mitzvah experience. For more information, call the BJBE office at 847.940.7575 or Phyllis Steiner at 847.729.7366.

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Book BJBE for your upcoming celebration!! Your spiritual home is also a premier venue with beautiful reception space in the Village Center, Sacred Hall,Courtyard, and Jewish Learning Center. For information and reservations, contact Erica Stone or by phone at 847-940-7575.

JUDAICA (GIFT) SHOP

New and exciting merchandise in the Judaica Shop.

Looking for a meaningful wedding present? Want to enhance your own wedding? The Judaica Shop has a selection of colored smash glasses whose shards can be put into a mezuzah, picture frame, menorah, or sculpture. Many in stock or we can order for you.

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