Yom Kippur tickets, Israel Trip Info session Oct. 18, Restoring the Broken Glass Nov. 13, The Discussion tonight & more

September 29, 2022

4 Tishrei, 5782

Yom Kippur tickets are $250 per seat, no membership fee is required. $100 per seat pricing available for students with valid ID and their parents. Discounted $10 parking at the Washington-Madison-Wells Garage (172 W. Madison), and free babysitting is available.

To reserve your seats and/or contribute to the l’dor v’dor tzedakah fund, click here.

YouTube recordings of our classes with Rabbi Wolgel and Cantor Kohan

To watch Cantor Jonathan Kohan’s class "What makes a good hazzan? Classic and modern Jewish thoughts about the art of the cantor," click here.

To watch Rabbi Aron Wolgel’s class "Making Meaning from the Machzor without knowing the words," click here.

To watch Cantor Jonathan’s class "Prayer in song: How music enhances our High Holidays experience," click here.

To watch Rabbi Aron’s class "Who will live and who will pray? An in-depth look at the central prayers of the High Holidays," click here.

Rabbi Aron Wolgel

Cantor Jonathan Kohan

Yizkor Memorial Tributes

Remember and honor your loved ones with a tribute in our Yom Kippur Yizkor Memorial Book, which will be distributed to the congregation at High Holiday services.

The names of your family or friends will be listed and remembered at Yizkor services on Wednesday, October 5. ($18 up to 3 names, $36 for 4 or more).

Yizkor Tzedakah has traditionally been given in order to elevate the souls of the departed - and to enhance our personal atonement by doing a deed of loving kindness.

Please fulfill this tradition by clicking here or calling (312) 346-7370 if you are interested.

The deadline for addendum placements is Monday, October 3 at 1:00 PM.

Join us as we visit Israel!

Information session on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM on Zoom

As COVID has relaxed and society is returning to normal, how about joining Chicago Loop Synagogue on a custom trip to Israel?

Right now, we have developed an itinerary, pricing and dates in February and March of 2023, and we’re looking for interested people who want to go. Let us know if you’re interested and we can make it work!

We will be hosting an information session on Zoom on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM.

To RSVP for the information session or if you have any questions, click here.

Downtown during the week?

Join our Shacharit Minyanim!

Since last year, our friendly and warm Shacharit Minyan has begun at 8:05 AM Monday through Friday (7:45 for Rosh Chodesh) and 9:30 AM on Saturday. If you want to daven before work, meet a friend or daven in a welcoming community, we are the place to be!

Visitors must show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of the visit.

Masks are optional.

For those who are driving, due to construction there is no parking in front of our building on Clark Street for the foreseeable future, so please allow extra time to arrive. If street parking isn’t available elsewhere, remember that we have discounted parking at the Washington-Madison-Wells Garage at 172 W. Madison.

For more information or to RSVP, click here.

Next Week's Service Schedule

Reservations required for all services

Yom Kippur Schedule

This week, our members received notice of

two additional programs!

If you didn’t get it, maybe you’re not a member. Why?

To make it easier for everyone to find the information they need, we are sending nonmembers a free abbreviated ebulletin focused exclusively on Loop events. If you want to keep up with what’s going on in the larger community by receiving our full eblast, simply join us today by clicking here!

We are not for ourselves alone

As downtown continues returning to normal we have started to see a surge in guests, and their visits underscore one of the primary reasons we exist. Jeffrey Haskell was visiting Chicago from the Five Towns in New York on business and thought our services were “very friendly and enjoyable” when he came twice for Shacharit.

Next time you or your guests are downtown, please join us for a minyan. For more information, click here.

The Discussion

Thursday, September 29, 2022

5:30 PM

Express yourself in “The Discussion,” a lay-led zoom group that will examine an article and critique it.

We will discuss the article from Tablet Magazine: "Higher Ed's New Woke Loyalty Oaths" by John Sailer.

To read the article, click here.

To RSVP, click here.

Vilt ir Lernen Yiddish is back and ready for you to join us!

Weekly Classes

Beginners Class with Congregation Beth Shalom Wednesdays at 12:00 PM starting October 12

Advanced Class at 1:00 PM on Thursdays starting October 13

The cost for the new semester (8 classes) is $100. Click h e re to register.

Instructor: Eyshe Beirich - A third-year graduate student in the University of Chicago majoring in Germanic Studies and Jewish Studies, Beirich intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Yiddish Studies—extending an academic path that began two years ago as a journey of familial discovery. Join us as we explore Yiddish together!

To learn more about Eyshe, click here.

A new semester begins Wednesday, October 12 and Thursday, October 13.

Class requirements:

· Attend class regularly

· Practice a little bit of Yiddish each day (light homework)

If you have any questions, please contact Cary Wolovick by clicking here.