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Makom Calendar -- Join us!
Shabbat + Selichot - August 14
Shabbat Song Circle, Dinner,
Havdalah - August 22
Crafts and Conversation - August 23
Aging to Saging - August 25
Rosh Hashanah - Sept 11 - 12
Yom Kippur - Sept 20 - 21
Book Club - Oct 4
Rosh Chodesh - Oct 11
Scroll down for more information.
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High Holidays 2026 / 5787
Rosh Hashanah Friday, Saturday Sept. 11 - 12
Yom Kippur Sunday, Monday
Sept. 20 - 21
Join us as we celebrate the High Holy Days and bring in the new year. We will meet at Broadway United Methodist Church for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
We will hear the shofar, pray together, reflect where we might have missed the mark, remember our loved ones, wish each other a sweet new year, and break the fast together.
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Our Rosh Hashanah schedule for this year is as follows.
Services are at Broadway United Methodist Church
3338 N Broadway, Chicago
Led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and Cantorial Soloist Eli Newell
Friday evening, Sept. 11
Evening service 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm. Doors open 6:45pm.
Concluding with apples and honey for a sweet new year.
Saturday morning, Sept. 12
Morning service 9:45 am - 1:00 pm. Doors open 9:15am.
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Saturday afternoon programs, Sept. 12
Labyrinth walk 3:00 pm - 4:00
Slowly, meditatively, walking a labyrinth is a
thousands of year old spiritual practice
Adjacent to Benedictine Sisters, 7430 N. Ridge
You can park in the lot and join us at the labyrinth.
Tashlich 5:00 pm - 6:00
Tashlich is the traditional Jewish ceremony of
cleansing yourself of your transgressions,
casting them into the water.
Lakefront park at Greenleaf and Sheridan,
parking lots are at Lunt and at Greenleaf.
Join us by the beach at the end of Greenleaf.
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Our Yom Kippur schedule for this year is as follows.
Services are at Broadway United Methodist Church
3338 N Broadway, Chicago
Led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and Cantorial Soloist Eli Newell
Sunday evening, Sept. 20
Evening Service Kol Nidre 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm, doors open 6:45.
Monday morning, Sept. 21
Morning Service 9:45 am, doors open 9:15.
Monday afternoon, Sept 21
Bridge programs (see below) 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Monday concluding services, Sept 21
Yizkor Service - 5:00 pm
Mincha/Afternoon Service - 5:30 pm
Neilah/Concluding - 6:50 pm
Final Shofar: 7:31 pm
Break the fast potluck buffet: 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm
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Monday afternoon bridge programs, Sept 21
Rabbi Secher's civil rights journey - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We meet Rabbi Allen Secher, who answered Dr. King's plea for rabbis to join a famous civil rights action in 1964. They were all arrested, and the civil rights act was submitted to Congress the next day.
Journaling and discussion - 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Ascher Levy leads a discussion and experience about the God-spark within you.
Yizkor memories - 4:20 pm - 4:45 pm
Recalling, sharing your loved ones. May their memories be a blessing.
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Non-member High Holiday ticket donations: $50 per service, $150 for all services. Or donate what you will, our helping you to observe High Holidays is a blessing.
Members: consider bringing family and friends. Members can get discounted tickets for family and friends
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The month of Av is now coming to an end and the month of Elul will begin tomorrow evening. Elul is when we prepare for the High Holidays in the same way August is the month we prepare for going back to school.
Elul is a time for introspection and self-reflection. We think about our actions during the year that's ending, consider where we got it right, where we didn't get it right, and try to find ways to make amends in areas where we missed the mark. In the end Elul is about returning to G-d.
During the month of Elul the shofar is blown every morning, except for Shabbat, to awaken our souls and spirits. Selichot, prayers and poems of repentance, are recited every morning the entire month by the Sephardic and during the final week of the month by the Ashkenazi.
Psalm 27 is recited during Elul. Psalm 27 is about trusting the Divine for protection and salvation. Click here for the text of Psalm 27.
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Aug 14: Shabbat service with Selichot
Selichot are prayers and poems about repentance. They are said at various times during the year, most notably in the lead-up to High Holy Days.
In the Sephardic tradition this lead-up period starts at the beginning of Elul. Our congregation follows Ashkenazi customs, where Selichot is a few weeks later. But as our monthly Shabbat service coincidentally aligns with Elul, we will use this opportunity to observe Selichot at the same time.
Our August 14 Shabbat service will again be outside at Loyola Beach Park at 7:30 PM.
Services will be led by Rabbi Menachem, with Eli Newell as cantorial soloist.
A vegetarian potluck oneg/kiddush will be served after services. Please feel free to bring a dish. Fish will be OK to bring. Paper plates and tableware will be provided.
Enter the Loyola Beach parking lot at Greenleaf, east of Sheridan. We will be in the grassy area at the end of Lunt Ave, near the south end of the parking lot (which runs parallel to the lake between Greenleaf and Lunt). We will meet and schmooze before services starting at 7:00.
It's best to bring blankets and/or chairs, as there is no seating provided.
The CTA Red Line and 147 bus have stops nearby.
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Shabbat Third Meal Pot Luck Dinner, Song Circle, and Havdalah
Led by Leah Shoshanah
Saturday, August 22, 6-9 pm
Rogers Park location, those who RSVP will get the address.
Please bring a kosher-style (no pork or shellfish) appetizer, main course, or dessert to share.
RSVP to ascher1@ameritech.net.
Members free, suggested donation of $18 for non-members.
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August 23: Crafts and Conversation
Our Crafts and Conversation affiliation group will meet at a Ravenswood location on Sunday, August 23, at 12:00 noon. This group is led by Wendy Lauter.
Crafts and Conversation is a community crafting circle. Just come and craft whatever you'd like and have a good time.
For more information contact Wendy Lauter, lausho343@gmail.com.
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October 4: Book Club
The World to Come by Dara Horn is the story of the theft of a Chagall painting from a museum. The thief is a young Jewish man who is a quiz show writer who believes the painting once hung in his parents' living room in Russia. The theft opens many philosophical questions about the family history of the main character and questions about life in general. He learns that the world we create by our own choices and actions becomes our world to come.
We will meet Sunday morning October 4, 10:30 AM, at a home in the Hollywood Park area of Chicago (near NEIU). Write to Joan Minsky to RSVP or for more information: chicagomakom@gmail.com
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Our next Rosh Chodesh Affiliation Group meeting will take place via Zoom on Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 pm. It will be close to the beginning of the month of Cheshvan, the only month without any meaningful holidays. Cheshvan is a month of reflection.
For more information contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
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August 25 Our Aging to Saging Affiliation Group
This group is now closed to new members. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net, with any questions.
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Thank You to all who have donated recently
Donations help defray the costs of our programming. Donations can be made in honor of a person or event, and can be made in someone's memory. To make a donation to our congregation click here. Makom Shalom Mitziut is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible.
| | Become a member of our warm, friendly and caring community. Our congregation is Chicago's original inclusive Renewal synagogue where all are welcome. As a member of our congregation your birthdays, anniversaries and yahrzeits will be noted and acknowledged. Our fiscal year begins and ends in the fall. Memberships can be processed at our web site or through the mail. Any recent payments made for tickets to our High Holiday services will be applied towards memberships. To view our membership page click here. | | |
If any of our readers would like to contribute your essays, stories, opinions, or even poetry, please send your material to ruthkaan@ameritech.net. We will welcome all submissions to our newsletter and publish them.
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The Makom Shalom Mitziut family remembers dates of yahrzeits, birthdays, and important anniversaries. We remember them in the newsletter and at kaddish time during services. This is our way of celebrating your simchas and honoring your deceased loved ones.
If you are a member and have any dates to add to our calendar (and especially if you are a new-ish member) please write to us at chicagomakom@gmail.com .
Or you can write to us to find out what we already have for you.
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August Mishpocha
Birthdays
Ethan Makoto Winslow (son of Cathy & Marty, grandson of Ina Marks) 8-10
Lynn Preis 8-17
Terri Albert 8-24
Anniversaries
Yahrzeits
Elmore Ernst (grandfather of Solange Minstein) 8-5
Sue Wengel (mother of Jonathan Wengel) 8-22
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Hey everybody!! We have a Makom Shalom Mitziut Facebook group, where we post events, discuss spirituality, and just kibbitz. Click the link and join the group to keep in touch and be informed beyond the newsletter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/makomshalommitziut
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Calendar for Makom Shalom Mitziut.
Friday, August 14, 7:30 pm. Shabbat service with Selichot. Our regular Shabbat services. We will add in our first pre-High Holidays prayers and poems of penance. At Loyola Beach Park.
Saturday, August 22, 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Shabbat dinner, song circle, Havdalah. Led by Leah Shoshanah. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
Sunday, August 23, 12:00 - 1:30 pm. Crafts and Conversation. Meeting at a Ravenswood location. For more information contact Wendy Lauter, lausho343@gmail.com.
Tuesday, August 25. Aging to Saging. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
Friday, September 11, 7:15 - 9:30 pm. Rosh Hashanah evening service. Followed by apples and honey. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Saturday, September 12, 9:45 am - 12:30 pm. Rosh Hashanah morning service. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Saturday September 12, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Rosh Hashanah afternoon activities. Labyrinth walk and Tashlich. See above for details.
Sunday, September 20, 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm. Yom Kippur Kol Nidre service. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Monday, September 21, 9:45 am - 12:30 pm. Yom Kippur morning service. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Monday, September 21, 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm. Yom Kippur afternoon programs. Social justice, meditation, remembering our loved ones. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Monday, September 21, 5:00 pm - 7:31 pm. Yom Kippur afternoon services. Yizkor, Mincha, Ne'ilah concluding services. Hear the shofar and break the fast at 7:31 pm. At Broadway United Methodist Church.
Monday, September 21, 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm. Yom Kippur break-fast meal. At BUMC.
Sunday, October 4, 10:30 am. Book club. See newsletter above for information.
Sunday, October 11, 3:00 pm. Rosh Chodesh group. Zoom meeting. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
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Feeding the Needy
In these difficult times, as we're trying to normalize after a government shut-down when SNAP benefits were paused, there is a way we can help the needy. Broadway United Methodist Church has some shelves at the front door that serve as a food pantry. Non perishable items that are left on the shelf will be of great help to the community.
Suggested items: canned meat or other protein items (tuna, salmon, chicken), crackers, peanut butter, canned soups and stews, canned fruits and vegetables, canned beans, pasta, rice, olive oil or Canola oil, powdered milk, spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion salt, oregano, etc.), granola bars, applesauce, nuts, instant mashed potatoes.
Items to Skip: items that have to be refrigerated, items with glass packaging, items that need can openers or other special equipment to open (pop-top cans are the best!), items that require too many extra ingredients, items that are expired, items that are homemade or have already been opened.
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All services and events marked "at Makom" or unless otherwise marked are held at Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway, Chicago.
Parking in the west lot can ONLY be accessed from Buckingham Place. It has limited space. DO NOT use the lot north of the church to avoid a ticket and/or being towed. There is also metered street parking. SpotHero can be a useful tool in this area. The Broadway #36 bus stops at the front door.
If you are sending dues or donations please use our PO BOX address: PO Box 10015, Chicago, IL 60610-0015.
Visit us at MakomShalom-Mitziut.com
ChicagoMakom@gmail.com
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