Saturday, May 5 Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah holds “Inclusion Shabbat.” 11 a.m.-noon. Men’s Club Auditorium, 3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette. (847) 256-1213. Congregation Beth Shalom holds “Shabba-Teen Shabbat Experience” for 9th-12th graders. 10:30 a.m.-noon, 3433…
Saturday, April 28 Congregation Beth Shalom holds “Shabbat Yoga” session. Please bring your own mat. 11 a.m.-noon, 3433 Walters Ave., Northbrook. (847) 498-4100. Sunday, April 29 Congregation Beth Shalom holds spring blood drive. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 3433…
Friday, April 20 ‘A Bag of Marbles’ is the true story of two young Jewish brothers in German occupied France who, with a mind-boggling mix of mischievousness, courage and ingenuity, will be forced to fend for…
Sunday, April 15 Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah Men’s Club presents Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, son of a Nazi commander that converted to Judaism and became veteran of the Israel Defense Force, at “Food for Thought Breakfast.”…
Friday, April 6 Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life; “praying with the violin,” says renowned Tel Aviv violinmaker Amnon Weinstein. Alison Chernick’s documentary ‘Itzhak’ looks beyond…
Saturday, March 31 Temple Beth Israel (TBI) holds annual Congregational Second Seder. TBI to provide traditional meal. Please bring for your family: hard boiled, peeled eggs; Kosher for Passover matzah, wine and/or grape juice. 6-9 p.m.,…
Saturday, March 24 Temple Beth Israel presents “Not Your Grandma’s Bingo-the Sequel.” 7 p.m., 3601 W. Dempster, Skokie. $25. Register (847) 675-0951. Sunday, March 25 Midwest Jewish Play Writing Contest. Continuum Theater and the Jewish Plays Project…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News While it sometimes feels like nothing escapes politics in Illinois, especially government, the two Jews running for the Democratic party nomination for Attorney General both say they are…
Sunday, March 18 Temple Beth-El presents Israeli news reporter Gil Tamary at JUF brunch. 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook. RSVP (847) 205-9982. Emanuel Congregation presents Alan Solow, former advisor to Obama Administration, discussing “Jewish Perspective from the…
Sunday, March 11 Chicago Jewish Historical Society present “Chicago Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism.” 2 p.m., Temple Beth Israel, 3601 Dempster, Skokie. $10, free to Society members and TBI synagogue members. (312) 663-5634. Ezra Habonim,…