Please note that in response to what we learn each day about COVID-19 we may change or cancel programs and meetings as mandated or within best practice. Please check our online calendar often for updates. In general, things that are not religiously-mandated are cancelled.
Daily Service Schedule: Sunday 9:00 am Monday - Friday 7:00 am Sunday - Thursday 7:30 pm
Shabbat Calendar
Friday, March 13 Services 6:00 pm Candle Lighting 6:36 pm
Saturday, March 14 18 Adar Torah Reading: Ki Tissa Bible BaBoker 8:30 am cancelled Shacharit Service 9:30 am Bat Mitzvah of Eliza Galvin Tot Shabbat Schmooze 10:15 am Tot Shabbat 10:45 am Jr. Congregation 10:45 am Mincha 6:10 pm Study 6:40 pm Ma'ariv 7:25 pm
Rabbi Crane's Reading Corner
Rabbi Crane’s Reading Corner. Below are a list of books Rabbi Crane is reading now.
Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief by Jordan B Peterson A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism by David Hartman The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Special Notes
We need your help! We need 4-8 volunteer servers for kiddush when we have an enhancement or a sponsorship. We want everyone to equally share in the enjoyment of the kiddush foods. If you are interested in supporting our Shabbat community, please contact Marsha Lyons at roarmbl@gmail.com or 847-998-0997 and we will add your name to our rotating list.
Upcoming Events
Mondays: Rabbi Friedman's class. Class is suspended until further notice. Wednesdays: Rabbi Crane’s morning Adult Ed Class, Introduction to Talmud.Class is suspended until further notice.
Saturdays: Bible BaBoker. Class is suspended until further notice. Sundays: Men's Club Softball. Baseball spring training is going strong! Spring is nearly here and the BHBE Men’s Club softball team is getting ready for the 2020 season. The softball team is looking for players to complete our roster for Sunday morning games. There is no age requirement - we have players from their 20’s to their 60’s, with occasional players welcome as substitutes. If you are interested, games start in April and go through July. Contact Steve Krause at steven.krause@chicagobooth.edu . Or, Ira Dubin Irakdubin@aol.com .
Sundays: Yoga. From 9:00 - 10:00am with Marcy Kreiter. $5 donation is requested.
Saturday, March 21, 2020: Sisterhood Shabbat. Many Sisterhood members will lead and participate in the morning services and provide a special kiddush. Please join us for a beautiful and meaningful Shabbat morning.
Thursday, March 26, 2020: Join BHBE Sisterhood at the Holocaust Museum at 3:45pm for a docent led tour beginning at 4pm. Notorious RBG, The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This will showcase Justice Ginsburg’s life and her numerous, often-simultaneous roles as a student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women’s rights pioneer and Internet phenomenon. Followed by an optional dinner at Emma’s. RSVP by Tues., March 17. See the flyer in the newest bulletin and on the tables outside of the Sanctuary and the office.
Thursday, March 26, 2020: Uptown Café Call Linda Becker for details: 847.251.1443 Saturday, April 18, 2020: Men's Club Shabbat. We encourage all men of the congregation who are Men's Club members in good standing to participate in Men's Club Shabbat. Please contact Shelly Reis at sheldonreis@gmail.com to be assigned a part. We urge you to join Men's Club for just $42 for the year. Membership can be paid through the synagogue office.
Kallah (Retreat) 2020
April 24 - 26, 2020 Join BHBE friends old and new for a weekend of food, music-filled Shabbat worship, singing, games, and activities for all ages surrounded by the beautiful grounds of the Perlstein Resort. Friday late afternoon - Sunday at noon at Camp Chi's Perlstein Retreat Center in Lake Delton, WI. Registration is open until March 31, 2020.
Register online or using the paper forms on the tables. Questions? Contact Hilary Primack at hilary.primack@bhbe.org.
Ad Book
Time to get busy with the AdBook for our End of Year Gala, June 14, 2020. As many of you know, our Ad Book is an integral part of our Gala Event. This year the Gala will be held Sunday June 14th. Soliciting ads is important for two reasons. Selling ads is a significant fundraiser for BHBE, and if you sell $300 worth of ads (one full-page ad) you will receive two free tickets to the Gala. A half-page ad entitles you to one ticket. Copies of the entire AdBook Packet are available on the Shabbat table and in the office.* Lookout for your AdBook Packet email. All ads are due Wednesday, May 6, 2020. For just the Ad Order Form itself, click below.
*For those who have already picked up a hard copy of the packet, please note several corrections: Ads are due Wednesday May 6; ads from prior advertisers are due by April 17, Friday; and on the Specialty Pages, Men's Club President has been corrected.
Legacy Program
LEAVE A LEGACY
What will be our Legacy? Do we want to leave behind a better community than we found? Do we want our Grandchildren to know what it means to be Jewish? Do we need to plant for those who will come after us? If you answered Yes, Yes and Yes - LEAVE A LEGACY Make BHBE a Beneficiary in your Estate Plan Join your fellow congregants who have already made the commitment Become a member of our YERUSHA SOCIETY
For more information contact: Basil Jacobson 847-420-4953, bjacob1946@gmail.com
JUDAICA SHOPPORTUNITIES
JUDAICA SHOPPORTUNITIES Come see our newly arrived SEDER PLATE in time for Pesach, April 8th, 2020
This new Seder Plate is comprised of two layers, white etched glass on top with the word Pesach and the beautiful pomegranate adornments lazer cut into the middle of both layers. The beautiful colors around the plate will help brighten your Pesach table! Small glass cups accompany this plate for all your seder essentials.
In addition to our regular hours: Sun - 9:00-Noon, Tues - 3:45-5:45, Wed - 9:30-11:30, we will be open Tuesday most of the day during the primary voting. BHBE is a polling place for three districts.
Joan 847-602-2257, Robin 847-287-1233
Community
The BJE is enrolling now for the 2020-2021 school year. There are full and half day options for Infants to PreK. Contact Susan Rosenberg at rosenberg.bje@gmail.com for more information.
On Saturday, March 14th from 8:30-11:30pm CHUSY will be having a Bowlathon at Fireside Lanes (2648 W Fullerton) near the city. There will be dinner, drinks, bowling and raffles. Tickets are $36/person and you canRSVP here.
At Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, we take great pride in providing a warm and welcoming community rooted in Jewish values. We are proud to welcome campers with unique challenges and disabilities as part of our inclusion and special needs programs, including Tikvah and Atzmayim. These programs offer so much more than just a summer at camp! Click here to read more. For info on inclusion and special needs programs at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin contact registrar@ramahwisconsin.com or call 312.606.9316 x 221.
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