Save the Date for Our Annual
High Holy Day Food Drive!
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With the holidays around the corner, so is our annual food drive benefitting Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry). Between September 15th and October 5th, please swing by Temple Sholom to contribute non-perishable items, there will be drop-off bins located on the Stratford steps.
Visit our HHD Food Drive web page for more information regarding the items that are most needed. All non-perishable items will be accepted. For questions when the building is open, please contact Toby. We will be accepting donations on Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur Day.
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Upcoming Events & Programs
Click on the blue links for more information & to register for these events
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Feed the Hungry will be back in-person at Temple this coming Sunday, if you would like to volunteer with the group and assemble bag lunches, please contact Toby. Masks are required for this project and the group will start a 9:00am.
If you would like to sign-up to sponsor one of our FTH Sundays, please click below. For questions, contact Toby.
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*Please note that as a sponsor, we are asking the project be considered an in-kind donation and a tax receipt can be provided upon request. If you have any financial concerns or questions,
please do not hesitate to reach out.
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Welcome Back to the Monday Meal Mitzvah!
MONDAYS | 3:00-7:00pm | Temple Sholom
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We are very excited that the Monday Meal Mitzvah Program (MMM) is officially back in-person, and we've already had many wonderful & successful meals! This program allows volunteers to cook and serve a warm meal to individuals in need. This is a great opportunity for B'nai Mitzvah students & families for service projects, students who need service hours and anyone looking for a wonderful opportunity to volunteer and make connections.
To-sign up to volunteer at an upcoming meal, click below. If you have questions about the meal and what it involves, please contact Toby.
We are also looking for new shoppers to join the Monday Meal team. Please also contact Toby if you have questions about this monthly commitment and want to learn more about how you can help.
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Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older to prep food and/or serve guests. If you have a child under 12, please contact Toby for Monday Meal opportunities. | |
High Holy Day Chesed Callers Needed!
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As the High Holy Days are fast approaching, The Chesed Circle will be making congregational check-in calls and we need you! Sign-up today, and you'll receive resources and information to help assist with your calls. Callers are needed, so please register below and your call information will be sent to you.
If you have any questions about making calls or any of our Chesed Circle efforts, do not hesitate to reach out.
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Other Chesed Opportunities:
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Meal Train: we have a family utilizing our meal train services at the moment and there are open slots for the coming weeks. If you are able and willing, please consider signing up to cook or purchase & deliver a meal.
- Are you cooking for Rosh Hashanah and able to make extra? If so, please contact Toby and the Chesed Circle will make sure a congregant in our community receives a little extra support this holiday season.
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Pen Pals Needed for Our
Prison Pen Pal Program
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Our Prison Pen Pal Program is in need of more volunteers to help meet the growing demand of those incarcerated wishing to have a pen pal. Many of these individuals are serving life sentences and this program helps provide them a connection to the outside world. If you are interested in learning more and/or volunteering, please contact Toby Sanders.
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Sholom Justice's Advocacy Committee | |
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The Sholom Justice Advocacy Committee is working on supporting the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Ace that passed the Illinois Legislature last year. Our efforts are aimed at ensuring the bill, that eliminates money bail, is not weakened in the upcoming Legislative session.
The Advocacy Committee is scheduling the following education sessions:
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Friday, September 16: Rabbi Gellman will address bail reform during his Shabbat sermon
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Wednesday, October 5: there will be a Yom Kippur breakout learning session to discuss the Act between morning and afternoon services
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Tuesday, October 18: Our Temple Advocacy Committee is sponsoring an event to educate our congregation on the recently enacted Pretrial Fairness Act that bans money bail for people accused of criminal acts. If you are curious how this bill will affect our safety in Chicago, please join us from 7:00-9:00 PM either in-person, or via Zoom. Additional information will be provided later.
If you have questions, or wish to work with the Advocacy Committee,
please contact Merle Tresser.
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HIAS
Hebrew Immigrant Aide Society
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How We Welcome the Stranger:
Opportunities at HIAS for Service & Engagement
TUES | SEPT 13 | 3:00pm
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From offering your professional services pro bono, to translating documents for asylum seekers, to setting up furniture in a newcomer’s apartment, HIAS offers myriad ways to be involved in the work of welcoming the stranger.
Join the conversation to hear about a diverse set of opportunities for connecting with and supporting HIAS. Meet the staff members in charge of these programs, and find out how to become a part of their work.
Advance registration required. Please click here to RSVP.
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Update Call: Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.
MON | SEPT 19 | 3:00pm
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The importance of refugee resettlement has never been clearer. In the coming year, our country must repair and invest in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, in order to support and help people most in need of safety.
Join for a conversation with HIAS’ team of experts on Monday, September 19 at 3pm to hear a big-picture update on refugee resettlement and what the U.S. must do to meet the moment and to live our deep history and legacy of welcome.
Advance registration required. Please click here to RSVP.
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RAC & RAC-IL
Religious Action Center
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The 2022 Every Voice, Every Vote Campaign
Get Your Postcards Today!
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The Reform Movement continues to partner with the Center for Common Ground’s Reclaim Our Vote Campaign to engage under-represented voters in advance of the 2022 election. Our get out the vote efforts will include voter education and helping people register and make a plan to vote.
Postcarding scripts will be created by our partners at Center for Common Ground, NAACP, Mi Familia Vota, and Black Voters Matter and will change as the election gets closer. We will follow their leadership and guidance for our postcarding efforts.
Please fill out this form below to order your postcard kit today & don't forget to select 'Temple Sholom of Chicago' as your congregation. Each postcard kit contains instructions, a script, key information for the voter, voter addresses, and 30 postcards. You will need to provide the stamps for your postcards. The kit will be mailed directly to your door!
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If you're interested in hosting a post card party, please let us know. | |
Volunteer Support for New Arrivals from Texas | |
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On Wednesday, August 31, the City of Chicago has welcomed nearly 100 migrants bused from Texas to Chicago. The city greeted them with dignity and respect, and the City government, in collaboration with local, state, federal, and community partners, took action to ensure they had access to shelter, food, and other resources. Chicago anticipates that the state of Texas will continue to bus migrants and will remain committed to providing support and resources to our newly arrived neighbors during this transition period.
Chicagoans are ready to show their generosity and are looking for ways to support these individuals. However, shelter partners at this time cannot accept “walk-up” volunteers, and due to security and safety concerns for minors on-site, there is a registration process to become a volunteer. If you wish to volunteer, please complete the volunteer registration form found here.
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CHI
Chicago Help Initiative
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CHI's Annual Fundraising Event, "Feeding Hope"
THUR | SEPT 15 | 6:00-9:00pm
Chicago Sports Museum at Water Tower Place
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Join the Chicago Help Initiative for their annual fundraising event that supports their mission to assist Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and hunger.
This year's event will be held at the Chicago Sports Museum at Water Tower Places. Not only will you have a fun-filled evening, but also the satisfaction of supporting CHI's initiative with the vital funding that allows them to continue providing weekly meals and social services to fellow Chicagoans in need.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, The Chicago Help Initiative has been coordinating volunteers to make and deliver thousands of bag meals each week to pantries and food sites across the city.
If you are interested in helping bag and deliver food, please contact roz@chicagohelpinitiative.org. Volunteers are needed on Wednesdays at 1302 N. LaSalle (enter on Goethe) from 9:30-10:30am, and Saturdays at 721 N LaSalle from 9:30-10:30am.
*About CHI*
CHI is putting a stop to hunger by providing meals and access to social services to homeless, underprivileged and unemployed Chicagoans. In addition, they are dedicated to connecting guests to the resources and social services they need in order to thrive under difficult circumstances. For more information on the work being done, please click here.
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Prisoncast: a special broadcast for people in
IL prisons
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WBEZ is partnering with Illinois Public Radio stations across the state on a special radio event to serve people inside and their loved ones outside!
Public radio stations across Illinois are collaborating to make a broadcast for people locked inside Illinois prisons, their families and their loved ones. The show aired simultaneously on public radio stations all across the state on Sunday, Aug. 28 so that loved ones can share the same experience at the same time, even if they can’t be together physically.
Listen here!
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