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TWO MINUTES OF TORAH

Watch Rabbi Steve's two minute take on Nitzavim. Read more about this week's Torah portion.

MAZEL TOV...

...to Joseph Berkeley, child of Judith and Stephen Berkeley, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, September 4.

...to Lea Wilhelmsen, child of Suzanne Wilhelmsen, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Sunday, September 5.

LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS: MASTERING CHANGE AT ANY AGE

Our personal narratives help shape us. Each of us carries around an unspoken set of assumptions that dictate how we expect our lives will unfold. But when those assumptions don’t hold true, when our lives don’t take the linear paths we’ve envisioned and counted on, where does that leave us?

Galvanized by a personal crisis and family emergency, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads Bruce Feiler decided to find out why so many of us feel that our lives are being disrupted and upended. Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change in a Nonlinear Age is a pioneering study of the disruptions upending contemporary life and a bold guide for how to navigate life’s growing number of transitions with more meaning, balance, and joy.

Rabbi Steve will be in conversation with Mr. Feiler on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00pm. All are welcome. Please register online at www.bit.ly/FeilerFANWebinar

9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE

On this 20th anniversary of September 11, please join Am Shalom and Glencoe Public Safety at the flag pole on Lincoln Avenue on Saturday, September 11 at 7:46am to honor the heroes and remember the lives lost. All are welcome. Masks required.

HIGH HOLY DAYS HQ

High Holy Days information, including the full schedule of services, livestream links, and digital prayer books, can be found on our website here. The ticket request form will be live until Friday, September 3 at noon. 

As we do every year, Am Shalom will collect non-perishable food and hygiene items for The ARK. Donations can be brought to the storage shed in our north parking lot beginning September 7. The shed will be there through the High Holy Days. Please click here for a list of the items most urgently needed. Prefer to make a monetary donation? Click here.

MULTI-ACCESS GATHERINGS 

You can find a digital Mishkan T'filah prayer book here. It is also on our livestream page, along with a link to this week's yahrzeit list. Click here for the weekly Torah portion. Our complete Zoom and livestream schedule, along with instructions for joining the gatherings, can be found here.

CREATE A JEWISH LEGACY

What’s your Jewish legacy? Learn more about Am Shalom’s endowment, and the many ways to support our beloved synagogue now and for generations to come. Through the Create a Jewish Legacy program, there are many ways to make a meaningful gift that will provide a steady and potentially growing stream of funding. For more information, please click here and/or contact: Zoe Sherman, Director of Financial Management - 847.835.4800, Randi Brill, Am Shalom President – randi@amshalom.com, or Steve Doblin, Chair, Create a Jewish Legacy Committee and Am Shalom President Elect – steved@amshalom.com.

SUPPORT AM SHALOM WHEN YOU SHOP ON AMAZON

Click here to support Am Shalom when you shop on Amazon. When you shop, always start at smile.amazon.com to make sure a portion of your purchase is donated to Am Shalom. There is no cost to you, and you can even shop Amazon Smile from the app (here are the instructions for that). These every day purchases can really add up - thank you!

GOOD & WELFARE NOTICES

If you would like to be notified via email when there is a death in the congregation, please contact Gia Master at giam@amshalom.com.