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AM SHALOM'S 50^TH ANNIVERSARY: DID YOU KNOW?

Do you or your children still have a Seder Plate from Jean's 2nd grade class? Send us a photo! Email Alyssa at alatala@amshalom.com.

TWO MINUTES OF TORAH

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

MAZEL TOV...

...to Benjamin Kaufman, child of Blanca and Michael Kaufman, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, November 13.

...to Rachel Stolberg, child of Alissa and Jeremy Stolberg, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, November 13.

...to Patrick Mallin, child of Kathleen and Robert Mallin, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Thursday, November 18.

11 WAYS TO GIVE BACK THIS THANKSGIVUKAH

It's the season of giving! From Thanksgiving Feeding the Hungry to the JCFS Holiday Gift Drive to our Chanukah collection, supporting eight different charities - one for each night - we've compiled lots of opportunities to give back. Read more.

JEWISH MUSIC HERITAGE LEARNING SERIES

The Jewish Music Heritage Learning Series endeavors to study the ever-evolving modes of worship and musical expression within the Jewish prayer experience. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Am Shalom, ZOOM in with our cantors on Thursday, November 11 at 7:00pm for PART II: A Brief History of Chicagoland Jewish Music (Post WWII through Present Day) with Dr. Judah Cohen, Professor of Jewish Culture and Director of the Jewish Studies Department at Indiana University. CLICK HERE to view PART I (Beginnings through Max Janowski).

VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOUR: RISE UP - STONEWALL AND THE LGBTQ RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center explores the June 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn as the flashpoint that ignited the modern gay rights movement in the United States. In the last fifty years since the Stonewall Uprising, America’s LGBTQ population has struggled for equal rights and representation under the law. Rise Up shares the voices and tells the stories of this movement.

Join us for a virtual tour of the exhibit on Friday, November 12 at 12:00pm. Register for the ZOOM link.

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS

What would you do if the person you love became someone else? In his profoundly honest memoir, The Thin Ledge: A Husband's Memoir of Love, Trauma and Unexpected Circumstances, Daniel P. Shapiro shares the reality of living through his wife’s mental and physical decline caused by a devastating illness. Rabbi Steve will sit down with Dan Shapiro for our next installment of Courageous Conversations on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00pm. ZOOM in at https://www.amshalom.com/courageous-conversations

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.