Thanksgiving service times:

Thursday, November 26
   8:00 am, 2:00 pm (no 6:00 pm minyan)

Friday, November 27 
    8:00 am, 6:00 pm

Shul News


November 25, 2015 13 Kislev 5776
This week's parsha is Vayishlach.
The synagogue office is closed Thursday and Friday this week.

  Candle lighting:    4:42 pm
 Friday Evening Service:    6:00 pm
Shabbat Morning Service :    9:00 am
Starbucks, Bread & Torah with Jerry Isaak-Shapiro:     9:00 am
      Shabbat ends:    5:42 pm


AIPAC Community Program 
featuring Stephen M. Berk 
Thursday, December 3 * 7 pm * BJC 
Club member reception at 6 pm 

Mr. Berk is a professor of history at Union College widely known for his expertise on the Holocaust, Russia and the Middle East. Free. RSVP to Grace Shin or 312-253-8987.

 

 
PJ Library® Shabbat & Dinner 
Friday, December 4 * 5:45 pm 

Celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Hal and Rabbi Josh with crafts, stories and blessings!  There will be a seperate story session for elementary aged children.

Dinner will be dairy; please let us know if you have any food restrictions. Cost if you RSVP by December 1 is $5 per person and children under 2 years are free. After December 1 the price is $7 per person. Click here to register.
 

Youth Lunch & Learn 
December 5 

Session will begin immediately following services until 1:15 pm in the Youth Lounge. All 5th - 12th graders are welcome to attend. Contact Dana Blocker for more information or to let her know you're coming!
 


Hazak Tour of "Violins of Hope" Exhibit 
Sunday, December 6 * 1 pm 

Meet at Maltz Museum; $6 per person. Tour led by our member, docent Sonya Shultz. Please call Sonya (216-382-5522) to reserve your spot; reservations are required.
 
 
Maccabiyah: 
A Mini-Shabbaton  for 1st & 2nd Grade Families
Saturday, December 12 * 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Enjoy a special Shabbat Shelanu service followed by  a family lunch, sponsored by Dr. Rafi Simon, librarian.  Rafi will then lead a story time. At 1:15 pm, children  will participate in the Maccabiyah while parents will
participate in a discussion with our clergy on Hanukkah,  values and family (babysitting available).  Free; RSVP by December 1 with names  and ages of those attending.
 


Chesed Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays 

Back by popular demand, each child's family in our adopted 4th grade class at Stepstone Academy has provided us with a "Holiday Wish List." If you would like to complete their wish list, please contact Shani Kadis. This will include purchasing a gift for each family member, wrapping it and dropping it off at B'nai Jeshurun by December 7.
 
 



RSVP here. Prices increase after December 4.  space is limited for dinner.
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Mazal Tov to:

Yael & Kenny Cohen on the birth of a grandson,  Geva Finer.  Parents are Liat & Nir Finer.

Aly & Aaron Viny on the baby blessing of their daughter, Lilah Bea Viny, at the Friday evening service this week, and to grandparents Barb & Lee Friedman and Rose & Steve Viny and great-grandparents Ruth Viny, Joyce Wiesenthal,
Bluma Polonski, Barb & Les Friedman. 

Wendy & Stephen Mendel on the engagement of their son, Jonathan to Angela Egan.
Condolences to:

Ethel Linden, Michael Linden, Laurie Linden-Rabovsky (Michael Rabovsky), Lisa (Ken) Ingber, Carrie Linden, Kimberly (Craig) Levin, Courtney (Robert) Fishman, Zachary Rabovsky (fiancée Hallie Strauss), AJ Rabovsky, Brooke Ingber, Kelly Ingber, Chad Ingber, Kenneth (Sherry) Banchek, Melvin Banchek, Corinne (Harvey) Silverman, Susan (Jerry) Gottlieb, Amanda Banchek, Jeremy (Jessica) Banchek, Stacy Banchek (fiancé Ian Owens) on the death of their husband, father, grandfather, uncle and great-uncle, our member and past president, Earl Linden. 
(The obituary will be emailed later today.) 

Gerald (Shulamith) Erenberg & family on the death of his brother, Dr. Allen Erenberg.

Norman Gross & family on the death of his wife, our member, Hazel Gross.
Announcements

BJC will be partnering with NCJW for a community-wide collection of winter items for those in need. Drop off new or gently used waram items in the bin in Gross Atrium.  
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