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March 30, 2023

8 Nisan, 5783

We want to give you a sneak preview of what you will hear at the concert.

To listen to "I Feel Fine... Yiddish Remix! Ich Fil Feyn," please click here.

To hear their performance of "Kah Ribon (Ari Goldwag) "Unplugged" A Cappella Encore," click here.

To RSVP, click here.

Sell Your Chametz Online

If you would like to sell your Chametz online, please click here.

We will accept chametz sales until April 5 at 10:00 AM.

Our P.O. Box Address

As you may know, we’ve been having trouble getting our mail delivered. To combat the problem and ensure our mail gets to us on time, we now have a Post Office box. When you send us mail, please use this address:

Chicago Loop Synagogue

P. O. Box 2537

Chicago, IL 60690

Of course, you are always welcome to visit us in our beautiful building at 16 S. Clark St. in Chicago. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you!

Downtown during the week?

Join our Shacharit Minyanim!

Shacharit services are at 8:05 AM Monday through Friday (7:45 for Rosh Chodesh) and 9:30 AM on Saturday. If you want to daven in our world-famous sanctuary, inspired by our beautiful three-story stained-glass window, please join us!

RSVPs required; visitors must show identification when registering.

Masks are optional.

For those who are driving, due to construction there is no parking in front of our building on Clark Street, 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 and Passover Service Schedule

Reservations required for all services

Yahrzeits

Click here for yahrzeits being observed in the month of Nisan.

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

Advanced Class - 1:00 PM on Thursdays

The cost for the new semester (8 classes) is $125. Click here 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 has begun.

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.

The Discussion

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

5:30 PM

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

In honor of Yom HaShoah, we will discuss "Is it wrong for Jews to listen to recorded performances of Nazi conductors and musicians such as Herbert von Karajan?"

To read an article on von Karajan from ORT's "Music and the Holocaust" series, click here.

To RSVP, click here.