Pictured above: Clergy and congregants participate in Saturday morning services.
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Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzma'ut
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Yom Ha'Zikaron, Israel's Memorial Day begins this evening, Monday, April 27, and
Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, begins tomorrow evening, Tuesday, April 28. There are many different opportunities to participate in commemorations and celebrations of these important holidays.
Click here to view a full list.
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A Priest and a Rabbi Walk Into a Zoom
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00pm
Join Rabbi Karyn Kedar and The Reverend Anne Jolly for discussions of lament and joy in this time of Pandemic. Together, they will answer your questions and concerns during this unprecedented time. As always, topics they entertain will be philosophical and religious in nature, they will not wander into a political discussion. Please RSVP to
Leslie Block
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Counting the Omer with Rabbi Karyn Kedar and Rabbi Lisa Silverstein
This year, Rabbi Karyn Kedar has partnered with Rabbi Lisa Silverstein to offer a unique way in which to practice the counting of the Omer. Rabbi Lisa Silverstein is an artist and teacher who combines deep spirituality, refined musicality, and a holistic approach to emotional and physical well-being. She is the Executive Director of
Positive Jewish Living.
The counting of the Omer last Thursday, April 9. Please check our
BJBE Community Facebook page
for daily posts. We will not be sending daily emails as we have done in previous years.
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Saturday Torah Study Resumes
Saturday Torah Study will resume this Shabbat. Join clergy via Zoom at 10:45am for this class.
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BJBE Sponsors Film
Sustainable Nation
Celebrate Israel through film. Join us as we partner with OpenDor Media (formerly Jerusalem U) and the Jewish National Fund for the Online Premiere Screening of the award-winning film Sustainable Nation in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut. This hour-long documentary follows three Israeli innovators who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world in which one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. Today, as we face a pandemic whose first line of defense is washing hands, we can see just how critical water is for all of us. Tune in anytime until May 2nd to watch this incredible film.
Click here to view the film
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BJBE Everyday Heroes: A Spotlight
Mark Oldani has been delivering home-smoked brisket to local first responders: "I love smoking and have taken advantage of the lockdown to practice, so I thought who better to be on the receiving end than the folks that put themselves out there for us 24/7"
Do you know someone doing a mitzvah for the BJBE members or our broader community? Email
Dani Glass
to tell us about it.
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Over the last several weeks our community has come together while apart. We worshiped, socialized, learned, and robustly helped one another and our community more broadly. Read more in
Chailights and
BJBE Acts of Justice and Kindness by clicking the buttons below.
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Have You Joined One of Our Virtual Villages?
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Virtual Villages launched a few weeks ago and provide opportunities to stay connected with your BJBE family. It's not too late to sign up and take part. Click the button below if you have not yet signed up but want to participate and to see a full list with descriptions.
We will email out the Zoom link to each group's participants. Please be sure you sign up in advance so that you are able to connect.
Contact
Anne Robbin
with any questions. We look forward to maintaining our connections and building new relationships - from a safe and social distance!
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This Week's Featured (and New) Villages
NEW THIS WEEK>>>
Book Club with Hedda Schless
Wednesdays, 11:00am; First session May 6
Join Hedda Schless for an engaging discussion about a must-read book.
NEW GROUP FORMING>>>
Mindfulness with Margot Andersen
Tuesdays, 4:30pm
Whether this is your first time trying mindfulness and meditation techniques or you are a veteran, please join Margot Andersen as she teaches and guides you through a mindfulness practice. We will start with poetry, reading, or a bit of Torah to ground us before we enter into stillness to find calm within the chaos of our times.
This group is forming and will begin meeting once enough participants have registered.
Scheduling note:
MENSches Making Meaning will not meet this week. Tall Trees Pilates will now meet at 9:30am on Tuesdays.
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Learn the Liturgy with Rabbi Fenster
New Time >>> Wednesdays, 3:00pm
, next session April 29
Each week will we explore a different prayer together. Join Rabbi Fenster on Zoom to be part of a conversation about how our tradition offers us opportunities to make meaning out of all of life’s moments. No previous knowledge or experience of prayer or Hebrew required. Learners of all ages are welcome. You don’t even need a prayerbook (we’ll be sharing handouts virtually)! Use this link each week to be a part of the conversation:
https://zoom.us/j/8711115843
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NEW >>>
Torah Study
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SYG Shakshuka Night
Wednesday, April 29, 8:00pm
To celebrate
Yom Ha’atzmaut,
Israel’s Independence Day, Senior Youth Group will join together to cook a delicious evening snack. To know what ingredients you need, access the recipe
HERE
. If you have tomatoes, eggs, and spices, that’s plenty to work with! RSVP to
Alek
to receive the Zoom link!
SYG Movie Night
Saturday, May 1, 8:00pm
Join Senior Youth Group for a teen-lead
havdallah
and a movie! There will be the opportunity before Saturday to vote for the movie on SYG’s social media, detailed below. RSVP to
Alek
to receive the Zoom link!
BJBE QuaranTeens Facebook Group!
This is a place for fun Jewish content, suggestions for self-care while at home, and invitations to virtual activities hosted by BJBE, Senior Youth Group, NFTY, and OSRUI! Contact
Alek Kopulsky
to be added to this group. If you don’t have a Facebook, you can still receive notifications via email. Send
Alek
the email address you would like to receive updates about virtual opportunities for BJBE teens!
Senior Youth Group’s Instagram
Follow Senior Youth Group’s Instagram to stay in the loop about virtual activities. Give us a follow
here
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*Please note: all services at BJBE are now held "virtually." Please tune in via
Facebook Live or using the links below
at the
times listed.
There is a new zoom link for each service every week.
This week's zoom link for each service/study is below and will also be emailed as part of
BJBE Connects
on Friday.
Shabbat Service
Kol Shabbat Service
Torah Study
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Social Action/Social Justice Network
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Families Helping Families Chicagoland support families and foster children in need and/or in crisis in Lake and Cook Counties. They accomplish this by holding monthly donation drives, collecting birthday gifts for children living in foster care, holding hands-on events, such as serving meals to local families and wrapping holiday gifts for local children, gift sponsorship for children in foster homes, and hosting birthday parties for children residing at
A Safe Place
emergency shelters.
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During this unprecedented time, BJBE is here for our community!
Click here
to access the listing of resources both for your enjoyment as well as opportunities to help one another. These resources will be updated regularly and available on the BJBE website.
As a part of our COVID-resources (and this will definitely remain after the quarantine), we are featuring a new resource -- a feature of good places in our community to go for walks. If you have walk ideas, please send them to
Sally Sachar,
and we will add them to our resources page. To get us started here are three ideas provided by Laney Hilborn and Phyllis Steiner. (These will also be listed on our website in the COVID resources section.)
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2001 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026
About 1.6 mile to 2 mile loop around the lake, passing fishermen, picnics.
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24830 St. Mary's Road, Mettawa, IL 60045
This peaceful oasis among the bustling suburbs offers 4 miles of scenic trails: a short loop for hikers, bicyclists and skiers that circles a pond, and a 3-mile loop for hikers, bicyclists, skiers and horses.
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McCormick Blvd., between Dempster Street on the north
N
arrow 2-mile expanse of landscaped walkways & bike trails displaying 60+ sculptures of all types.
Pictured right: Phyllis Steiner
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Zoom Primer:
You can use Zoom on your phone, tablet, or computer. In BJBE communications, you will see hyperlinks to let you join these virtual events.
- When you click on the meet link, it will open Zoom in your browser.
- You will be asked to download the application in order for it to function. Please agree to this.
- After it has downloaded you will see a pop-up window asking if you would like to join zoom.us. Please say yes again.
- The next window that opens is where you can view the service or join a group or meeting.
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Help BJBE while you shop!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support BJBE every time you shop, at no cost to you!
Once you've selected
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
, every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.
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Use the buttons below to stay connected to your BJBE family and learn about updates and upcoming virtual programming and services.
Please make sure your contact information is correct in
ShulCloud
so you continue to receive notifications from BJBE. Not sure how to use Zoom? Scroll down on this email to view instructions towards the bottom.
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