Back to SJS Night is taking place on Wednesday, September 2nd from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.  We have more exciting changes in store this year than ever before at Am Yisrael SJS.  We received a grant to teach Hebrew Through Movement in the Primary Grades.  We are instituting a new form of blended learning (classroom combined… Read More

On Sunday, August 30, much of the Chicagoland Jewish community will be taking part in the Mitzvah of Maot Chitim.  Am Yisrael will be participating in deliveries to the building we have been assigned for the Maot Chitim program the past several years: 4225 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago.  There is no SJS on that day, so we are hoping that… Read More

We are delighted to announce that we are now offering toddlers, babies and their parents an opportunity to meet one another, socialize and build community through story, song, prayer and play. -Called Mechina Class. -For three and four year olds as a drop-off program. -Younger children who are not toilet trained welcome but must be… Read More

Please click here to download and/or view this year’s Am Yisrael School of Jewish Studies (SJS) Calendar.  Alternatively, you can always access our calendar under the Education tab on our Am Yisrael website, or simply bookmark this link: https://amyisrael.org/sites/default/files/images/pdf/2015-16-sjs-calendar.pdf. Please note that the Shabbat Morning Family Programming (SMFP) dates are not only in bold, but… Read More