Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation 

4500 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL 60076

ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327

 

               Your Home of Jewish Learning/Living/Loving


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REGULAR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Services
Minyon nightly M-Th 7 PM Friday 8
Sat/Sun 6 PM
Shabbat AM 9:30  Sanctuary Service or Skokie Egaliatarian Minyan in Youth Lounge.
Shabbat am childcare downstairs 


Celebrate American Independence day at EHNTJC
July 3 Bibi Marcell and Rabbi G
July 4 Shel Post davens/Jack Goldbrg haftarah/Rabbi G Torah
July 7
 Conversion class 7:30 PM and
 
Intro to Hebrew Reading
Tuesday nights taught by Charles Kreisberg 6:30 PM


July 8 Rambam/Maimonides  class 1:15


Erev Shabbat July 10
If you think that you are familiar with the synagogues in Skokie,
think again . . .
PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, AS WE WELCOME SHABBAT WITH SONG AND A CATERED COMMUNITY DINNER,
celebratingthe Skokie Egalitarian Minyan's having become a part of
Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation
 
Joyful "Carlebach-style" Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 6:00 p.m.
(traditional egalitarian service using Sim Shalom prayer book)
Shabbat Dinner at 7:00 p.m. - No charge for prospective members
(Kosher chicken or vegetarian entree)
Children of all ages are welcome - child care will be provided
At Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation
Your Home for Jewish Learning, Living and Loving
4500 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL60076
(corner of Kolmar Avenue, between Crawford Avenue and Skokie Boulevard)
R.s.v.p. to dcedarbaum@jrf.org or to (847) 492-5200

 Sat July 11 Jack Goldberg haftarah for his 75th birthday-his children are sponsoring the Kiddush lunch
Shaynee Lichtenstein davens for her birthday
Rabbi G reads Torah


 
 Concert in the Park
Sun. July 12 7 PM or before
Meet at Devonshire Park behind the Synagogue. Look for our sign. Bring a picnic Dinner and enjoy the Bopology Band-Jump, Jive and Wail with the swing sounds. Our own Joel Farber is the m.c.  Free
July 14 Conversion class
 July 15  Rambam


July 17-18 Cantor davens
Yiddish after Kiddush

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT-July 19
Marion Rosenberg is seeking
 people willing to donate time between 3 & 6.  We need 4 people if we can shift them with our people we can perhaps do an hour rather the 3.
Help consists of sitting in doors and filling out paper for hearing test.  We would also need to have some one to assist getting into bus and off the bus.
CONCERT/Food Collection/Hearing test
Devonshire Park, Skokie, Il
Between Dempster & Church take Grove East
From Kolmar.
 Sunday, July 19, 2009   3:00-6:00 p.m.
            Drive for Niles Township Food Pantry
 Skokie Lion's will assist you at 
 Devonshire Park to register in bldg. near Lions Hearing Test Van. Collection of food will be near the Lion Hearing Test Van. Pease bring all the non perishable food you can these are desperate times. f you like bring a bite to eat and stay for the wonderful concert at 7:00 p.m.
Bring chairs or blankets.  Rain or shine------
Listen to the Music of Milt Trenier of R & B FAME
Information- Call Marion
847-673-0387

July 21 Conversion class
July 22 Rambam 1:15
Sisterhood to the Botanical garden


July 24 Jeff and Janis soloists
July 25 Dr Sandy Finkel davens and haftarah and sponsor the kiddush lunch
 

July 26   10:30-12:00 AM

$10 a person-Jewish Yoga-don't worry about breaking anything

ANDREA PENNY LUBERSHANE GARDNER
Andrea teaches at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue. Her regular class starts with a consideration of the week's Torah parashat and a  d'var, from which she takes a theme for the practice.  She also teaches private lessons in the Chicagoland area. Andrea has  practiced yoga for over 30 years, and has taught group classes and private lessons for the last eight. She holds the designation of Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher from the professional organization, Yoga Alliance.  She specializes in teaching boomers, seniors and students with physical limitations. RSVP to dee@ehnt.org


July 26 7 PM pro Israel events we host

July 28 Conversion class-Intro to Judaism
July 29 Rambam/Maimonides 1:15 

Tisha b'Av
Eichah Reading Mourn the destruction of the Holy Temples
Wed. July 29 8:30 PM study and 9:15 Eichah

July 31/Aug.1 Cantor BMW davens



Tues Aug 4 Conversion class-Intro to Judaism
Wed Aug 5 Rambam/Maimonides 1:15
 
August 7/8 Dr Sandy Finkel davens and haftarah
Lunch and Learn: a review of a Holocaust memoir From Berlin, Shanghai, Chicago-never give up  by Horst Abraham

 
August 8 Parents group goes to Ravinia 



 
AUG 9  Sunday 11-1 EHNTJC Group Tour of new Holocaust museum off of Golf  $10 per adult  if
Meet there by 10:45 . RSVP a must to dee@ehnt.org



 Concert in the Park
Sun. August 9 7 PM or before
Meet at Devonshire Park behind the Synagogue. Look for our sign. Bring a picnic Dinner and enjoy the 8 Miles South Band-Blues, Classic Rock, R & B, Soul, Funk, and Country. Our own Joel Farber is the m.c. Free




Aug 11 Conversion class/Intro to Judaism
 Aug 12 Rambam/Maimonides class 1:15 

Aug 15 Yiddish after Kiddush
 
BIKE RIDE  $5 for drinks etc
Sunday Aug 16 10:30
do you plan to ride with us?
or volunteer to meet us at the Botanical gardens with the drinks? rsvp
 Bike ride and picnic with Rabbi Ginsburg
Stanley Schwartz will coordinate the travel
RSVP if you want to ride-approx. 20 miles round trip to the Botanical Gardens
Need a driver to take the food and drinks to the gardens and set it up

Aug 18 Conversion class
Aug 19 rambam 1:15
Aug 21-22 Cantor BMW davens
Catered Shabbat dinner rsvp
Sara Reznick Bat Mitzvah

Aug 23 Hold the date for the Cantor Warschawski concert
Aug 25 Conversion class/Intro to Judaism
Aug 26 Rambam/Maimonides class 1:15
Aug 28/29 Dr Sandy Finkel davens and haftarah

Aug. 30 10:30 am
16 Softball at Devonshire come play or cheer us on
rsvp will you play? Preferred position?


Aug 31 7 PM
 Support Israel through the purchase of Israel Bonds
Our annual Bonds event (aside from our Yom Kippur Yizkor appeal) is a Sunday brunch as we join with Haddassah in honoring Diane Rosenfeld.
Sep 1 Conversion class
Sept 2 Rambam 1:15
SISTERHOOD ANNUAL FASHION SHOW

Sept 8 Conversion class Lehrhaus begins
Sept 9 Rambam 1:15
First day religious school 


 Sun Sept 13 High Holiday workshop 10:30 with Rabbi G
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Fri Sept 18 erev Rosh Hashanah
Sunday Sept 20 Tashlich 5:15 PM

Sept 26 Shabbat Shuvah Mark Levant, Shaynee Lichtenstein's son, haftarah
Sunday Sept 27 Kol Nidre
start building your sukkah

 Jewel shopping days support EHNTJC-shop at Jewel M-W Dec. 7-9 for your Chanukah parties with our coupon-we get 5%

Oct 2 Erev Sukkot Shabbat Dinner/Cantor BMW
Oct. 3 Sukkot Day 1 services 9:30 Dr Judith Rae Ross haftarah
Oct  4 Sukkot day 2 9:30 Rabbi's Open Sukkah at his home 2-5 PM

Oct 7 Sukkah walk school and you Wed  4-6 PM
Oct 10 Saturday 9:30 Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Cantor BMW
Oct 10 6 PM Simhat Torah Pizza and Beer dinner 6 PM
Service 7 PM-Flags/carmel apples/dance with the torahs
Oct 11 Last day of Holiday 9:30-everyone gets an aliyah
Friday Oct 16 Layni and Dean Myers
Yiddish after kiddush
Oct 23 Lori Lippitz soloist

 
Dr Sandy Finkel will be performing a two hour program on American Jewish singers on October 25, 2009.
Jewish entertainers were at the forefront of the musical industry during most of the twentieth century in the United States. He has prepared a list of almost a hundred famous Jewish singers, from Eddie Cantor to Eddie Fisher and from Sophie Tucker to Richard Tucker.
He will arrange his program around your wishes, so please select those singers whose songs and life stories you most want to hear and send your selections to  Rabbi@ehnt.org
 
Oct 30 Jeff and Janis
 
Nov 6 Veterans Shabbat Cantor BMW Shabbat Dinner
Honor our vets
 
Monday Nov 9 Kristallnacht 7 PM

Dec 24  Fiddler on the Roof sing along and movie/kosher Chinese dinner
 
 February 2010 bake homintaschen in our kosher kitchen to be sold for an EHNTRJC Fundraiser-yum yum . Volunteer
 Coordinate our new Homintaschen baking fundraiser next Purim. We'll bake them in our kitchen and sell them.


PURIM
SUNDAY Feb 28
Carnival and hot dog dinner 5-7 PM
Followed my family Megillah reading 7 PM
Full Megillah reading 8 PM

March 21-23 AIPAC conference in DC
Join me
register at http://www.aipac.org/


First seder  March 29
Community seder at EHNTJC March 30
Yizkor April 6
Israel trip departs April 8
Observe Holocaust Day, Israel Memorial Day and Yom Haatzmaut borthday in  Israel


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Welcome Home!

Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation is a Conservative/ Reconstructionist synagogue serving the spiritual, religious, educational and social needs of the Jewish community.

We welcome all individuals and families who are seeking a special place – a vital center to nurture their Jewish life. Through competent leadership and innovative programming, we aim to attract and retain members in all age groups. We take pride in our long and continuing history of egalitarian participation in all aspects of ritual activity, and in our being a warm, caring, supportive community.

 

2 Minyon options each Shabbat am-our main sanctuary service and a traditional-egalitarian service.


From a member:

"There is no way I can accurately express the feelings I have regarding the two days of Rosh Hashana servicesat Ezra Habonim. Your sermons, the Hazzan, and the
choir were over the top. The best like from the
heavens. You said today that you had never seen anything like
it in 30 years as a Rabbi. What I felt matches your sentiments exactly. May the coming New Year be filled with many
fine rewards for your gifted talents and commitment.  You make a special difference in this world...and you
have in my life for the past two days. WOW!"


REMEMBER THE 3 JEWISH L's:

1. Jewish Learning: Study all our lives. Learn even one new prayer, ritual, or mitzvah each day

2. Jewish Living: Live our lives santified through Holy deeds

3. Jewish Loving: Ahavta Raacha camocha and viahavta et Adonai Elocha..

Love your fellow creatures as yourself and Love God with all your heart, soul and might.


Come have refreshments and connecting time after 8:00 PM services Friday or lunch with us after 9:30 M Shabbat morning services. You are invited to stick around and connect with people you may already know at EHNTJC or with people you might have met at EHNTJC. We want to get to know you!

We offer family and single adult rates, with a special subsidized rate for day school and Gan familes.

No one is turned away for inability to pay full dues. We'll work with you to make it possible. Contact Sonya, our executive director at 847-675-4141 for a membership package today.




 Looking for a great Chicagoland synagogue?

  

Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation is the


Come meet us!
4500 Dempster Street
Skokie, Illinois
847-675-4141
rabbi@jonathanginsburg.net


If you are new to EHNTJC, we certainly welcome you warmly and are glad that you have decided to be a part of this faith community for a worship service, a class, or any other special event. Coming into a new place like a Synagogue can feel awkward, but we really want you to feel welcome and comfortable at our synagogue. Listed below are some tips and insights that might help you feel at ease as a newcomer.

Directions to EHNTJC

US 94 to Dempster East exit. Go east past Skokie blvd. We are on the north side of the street. The building takes up a block with signs in front. Pull around to the parking lot and go up the back steps. Walk through the lobby, (restrooms will be on your right, offices on your left, classrooms and giftshop down the stairs) to the social hall. The Sanctuary, used on Shabbat is across the social hall and the daily chapel is on the left at the end of the hall.


Come to any service and tell the ushers you are prospective members, or call the office or stop by and ask for a prospective member packet and CD.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4500 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL 60076

ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327