Invitations and Directions
Invitations and Directions
The following will help you with the specific information that should be included on your invitation. Before you print your invitation, please check the following:
Name and Address of our Synagogue
Am Shalom
840 Vernon Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022
Phone 847.835.4800
Time of Service
The times of services vary. Please carefully refer to the assignment email that you received and verified in your meetings with clergy. We cannot accommodate a time change due to an invitation error. Please note that our services begin promptly at the designated time.
Wording
The correct wording for your *simcha or happy occasion, is that your child is “becoming a bar mitzvah” or you are “celebrating your child becoming a bat mitzvah.” Our staff can help you with the wording for your invitation if you have any questions.
*The word "simcha" means gladness, or joy. It comes from the root word "sameyach," which means glad or happy
Invitation Proofs
To ensure that everyone is in agreement over the details of time, spelling and location
Please fax your proof to Leslie Nathan, our director of Member Services, at 847.835.5204 or send it electronically to Leslie Nathan.
Invitation Options in addition to standard invitations
- Cards for Causes http://www.cardsforcauses.com/
- The Abraham Fund Initiatives-Advancing coexistence and equality among Jews and Arabs in Israel
- Refer to our Preferred Vendor List for more options
- Adopt-A-Classroom invites the community into the classroom in support of teachers and their students
- Keshet https://keshet.org/in-memory-of-and-in-honor-of-cards/
- Environmental friendly online custom invites https://www.paperlesspost.com/
Sat, May 4 2024
26 Nisan 5784
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Ruach Choir rehearsal
Sunday, May 5th 9:00a to 9:25a
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Religious School (K - 6th)
Sunday, May 5th 9:30a to 11:30a
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 20246th Grade Trip to the Illinois Holocaust Museum (1 Class)
Sunday, May 5th 9:30a to 11:30a
If your student is currently in Maureen Statland's Sixth Grade Holocaust Class, please RSVP below. In the notes section, please put down the name of your child. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Religious School (7th - 12th)
Sunday, May 5th 11:30a to 1:00p
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 20243rd-6th Grade Junior Maccabiah Games!
Sunday, May 5th 11:30a to 1:00p
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Hava Nashira rehearsal
Sunday, May 5th 11:30a to 12:00p
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Tuesday ,
MayMay 7 , 2024ADL: The State of Antisemitism
Tuesday, May 7th 10:00a to 11:00a
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Wednesday ,
MayMay 8 , 2024Drop In
Wednesday, May 8th 3:15p to 4:15p
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Wednesday ,
MayMay 8 , 2024Hebrew School
Wednesday, May 8th 4:15p to 6:00p
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Wednesday ,
MayMay 8 , 2024AShTY
Wednesday, May 8th 6:00p to 7:30p
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