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

For more on the history of 840 Vernon Avenue and Am Shalom, check out this piece written by Past President, Dr. Michael Blum.

TWO MINUTES OF TORAH

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

MAZEL TOV...

...to Brady Schwartz, child of Lori and Richard Schwartz, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, November 20.

...to the Quicksilver family, as father and son, Jeff and Noah, become B’nai Mitzvah on Saturday, November 20.

NEW MEMBER WELCOME SHABBAT

On Friday, November 12, we welcomed our newest members at a special Shabbat service. Check out Rabbi Steve's sermon, followed by a fun welcome video.

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE

We gather as a Village to give thanks for all of our blessings. The annual Glencoe Clergy Association Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, November 21 at 7:00pm at St. Elisabeth's (556 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe). The service will be live streamed here: https://www.steglencoe.org/pray/st-e-virtually/.

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.

VERY SERIOUS (NOT AT ALL SILLY) CHANUKAH QUESTIONNAIRE

We need your feedback for a very unscientific poll! Please fill us in on your Chanukah opinions and holiday traditions by answering these five quick, mostly multiple choice, questions. 

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.