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Makom Calendar -- Join us!
Tisha b'Av - July 23
Crafts and Conversation - July 26
Aging to Saging - July 28
Shabbat Dinner - August 7
Annual Picnic - August 8
Rosh Chodesh Group - August 9
Shabbat + Selichot - August 14
Shabbat Song Circle, Dinner,
Havdalah - August 22
Rosh Hashanah - Sept 11 - 12
Yom Kippur - Sept 20 - 21
Book Club - Oct 4
Scroll down for more information.
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Tisha b'Av, July 23
Birthing the Vision, A Gathering for the Great Song
July 23, 7-9pm @ Emily Oaks Nature Center, 4650 Brummel, Skokie. Doors open at 6:45pm.
This event will be led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and Leah Shoshanah.
Join Hazon Eliyahu, the Vision of Elijah, for an embodied ceremony of moving from a place of narrowness to a place of expanse. This experience observes the closing of Tisha b'Av by birthing vision(s) for the Great Song. The Great Song is the union of all our heart-beats, the song of life and the song we will create together as we sing, pray, and move on July 23.
Tisha b'Av begins at sundown on July 22 and ends at sundown on July 23. This Jewish day is historically one of grieving the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem. It is said that Tisha b'Av ends with the birthing of the Messiah, which we take to mean the birth of vision for healing of our world.
We have chosen to offer a ceremony that will aid in the transition from grief to birth, and provide space for tears, singing, movement, and musical joyous expansion. Utilizing meditation, song, and movement we will let go of the narrowness and constriction created by anxiety and fear to arrive at an embodied feeling of a vision for the world to come. We will invite the strength of our prophetic ancestors, Eliyahu and Miriam, drawing their vision into our own being to carry with us as we walk through the world.
We will be singing in Hebrew and English. While this event is based on Jewish spiritual practice, folks from all spiritual backgrounds are welcome to join us.
The event operates on a Pay From the Heart model. Suggested donation levels are from $9 to $54, and everyone is welcome regardless of ability to pay.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
This event will be held outside in a private nature center, with a sacred fire burning. We will be in beautiful surroundings and co-existing with nature. We invite you to bring what you need in order to be comfortable. Here are some suggestions:
-a camping chair
-a picnic blanket
-natural bug spray (if using Deet, please spray before you come and not during the event)
-long sleeves and long pants to prevent bug bites
We will do our best to keep the mosquitoes away with citronella candles and other all-natural repellent devices.
ABOUT HAZON ELIYAHU
Hazon Eliyahu Spiritual Center is Rabbi Menachem's new initiative for those who commit to making the world a better place and who long for community in which to build lasting and impactful spiritual practices. Hazon Eliyahu celebrates the far too short life of a well-known and beloved Chicago movement builder, Elliot Weis, and his commitment to social justice, sharing Judaism, and spiritual practice.
TO REGISTER
Registration is required. For more information and to register, click here.
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WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT STEINER LOCATION
While Broadway United Methodist Church has been a very accomodating and comfortable place for us to hold our services and events, the one issue that keeps coming up is the lack of parking. For this reason we held our Friday night Shabbat Service at the Rudolph Steiner Center on May 8.
Although we were very pleased with the turnout that night, we have received very little feedback on the facility. Please let us know whether the setting was convenient and comfortable. Also, whether parking was adequate, whether public transportation was adequate. Were there any other positives or negatives you might have experienced if you attended that night? Please reply to ChicagoMakom@gmail.com. Your input will be invaluable as we plan future services and events.
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Lynn Preis sustained a fracture to her femur (thigh bone). In addition to prayers, Lynn would like to have visitors. Bringing food for her and Chris is welcome. Lynn can be contacted via email, lynnpreis@gmail.com.
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July 26: Crafts and Conversation
Our Crafts and Conversation affiliation group will meet at a Ravenswood location on Sunday, July 26, 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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Join us at 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 8 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Grant Park/Millennium Park for Makom Shalom’s annual picnic. We'll meet on the lawn just south of the stage.
The concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart's Requiem will begin at 7:30. Requiem is a soul stirring work that was left unfinished because of Mozart's early death. While writing this work Mozart expressed his concern that he might be writing a requiem for himself.
The concert will also feature John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1. This symphony was written during the AIDS epidemic and pays tribute to Corigliano's friends and colleagues lost to the disease.
Email cohen.roberta.d@gmail.com to RSVP so we can save you space for your lawn chair or blanket. Bring your favorite picnic foods to eat and enjoy the comraderie.
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August 7: Shabbat Dinner
Our Shabbat Dinner Group will meet on Friday, August 7 at 6:00 pm, at Kie-Gol-Lanee, 5004 N Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL.
Kie-Gol-Lanee has a wonderful Oxacan cuisine with many delightful dishes from southern Mexico. The menu includes more traditional items like tacos and tamales with a southern Mexican motif, and quite a few more exotic platters. There are also gluten free and vegetarian menu selections.
Members and non-members are welcome to join us as we bentch licht and chow down and visit with each other.
There is metered street parking and the 151 Sheridan Bus stops nearby. There is also a Red Line stop in the area.
We know that not everyone can make it by 6:00 pm, so get there whenever you can and and if you RSVP we'll save you a place. And please do RSVP so that we can be sure to have enough room for everyone at the table.
RSVP to Ina Marks via text messaging, 773-350-2127.
Restaurant information: https://kiegol.com.
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Our next Rosh Chodesh Affiliation Group meeting will take place via Zoom on Sunday, August 9, at 3:00 pm. It will be close to the beginning of the month of Av, the hottest and saddest month of the Hebrew calendar. Nevertheless, we'll have an uplifting meeting.
For more information contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
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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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We note the passing of Steve Lipton, Z''L.
Steve was a long-time member of Makom Shalom. He was engaged and knowledgeable in Jewish topics, contributing original translations and other work for our Machzor and Siddur prayer books. He was involved when the congregation adopted the "Makom Shalom" name, a Hebrew variation on "Grace Place" -- the name of the church which hosted us.
Steve was an artist, an IT expert, and had a career in the food industry. He spent his last few years in Hawaii with his wife. May his memory be a blessing. You can read his obituary here.
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We note the passing of Judith R. Cohen, Z"L
Judith, who was an aunt to Rabbi Menchem Cohen, lived a remarkable life. With several college degrees, including a Ph.D. in Urban Education, Judith spent most of her life as an impactful educator. Having taught in the Chicago School System and in religious and Hebrew school, Judith also served as a drug rehabilitation counselor. The work she loved most was being a psychotherapist.
Judith traveled all over the world and enjoyed many different hobbies. More than anything else, Judith loved her family and took great pride in her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. You can read Judith's obituary and view the funeral here.
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Sept 11-12 Rosh Hashana, Sept. 20-21 Yom Kippur
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 Hashana evening and morning, and on Yom Kippur for Kol Nidre, morning, and Yizkor through concluding services. We will hear the shofar, break the fast together, and add our usual High Holy Days activities such as Tashlich, throwing our sins into Lake Michigan. Information will be coming.
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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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July 28: 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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July Mishpocha
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Yahrzeits
J. Brock Albert (father of Terri Albert) 7-8
Meyer Kaan (brother of Ruth Kaan) 7-15
Stuart Weis (father of Alison Galanopoulos and the late Elliot Weis) 7-20
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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.
Thursday, July 23, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Tisha b'Av outdoors celebration. Emily Oaks Nature Center in Skokie. Singing, prayer, a campfire, and commemoration of the Jewish holiday, led by Rabbi Menachem and Leah Shoshanah. For information and to attend click here.
Sunday, July 26, 12:00 - 1:30 pm. Crafts and Conversation. Meeting at a Ravenswood location. For more information contact Wendy Lauter, lausho343@gmail.com.
Tuesday, July 28. Aging to Saging. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
Friday, August 7, 6:00pm. Shabbat dinner group. At Kie-Gol-Lanee, 5004 N Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL. Contact Ina Marks (information above) to attend.
Saturday, August 8, 6:30 pm. Annual picnic. In Grant Park, communal picnic on the lawn followed by Grant Park Symphony concert. See newsletter above for details.
Sunday, August 9, 3:00 pm. Rosh Chodesh group. Zoom meeting. Contact Ascher Levy, ascher1@ameritech.net.
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.
Friday-Saturday, September 11-12. Rosh Hashana. At Broadway United Methodist Church. Information coming soon.
Sunday-Monday, September 20-21. Yom Kippur. At Broadway United Methodist Church. Information coming soon.
Sunday, October 4, 10:30 am. Book club. See newsletter above for information.
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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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