Class Highlights, Photos and Videos
Please click here to access our curricular overview, class highlights, regular schedules & photo/video collection for 2024-2025 (revised March 16, 2025)
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Please RSVP for Torah Tots Passover Experience here: https://evite.me/zxr9fyHaJu
Join us on Sunday, April 6th for a Passover Mitzvah Opportunity! We’ll be delivering Passover boxes for Maot Chitim to our assigned building in Chicago. Please plan to meet at 9:45 a.m.; we expect to wrap up by 11:15 a.m. Kindly let us know if you can participate by signing up via this link. Final instructions will be emailed to you.
AMUSY Lounge NightOur next social get together for 6th-12th Graders is happening on Wednesday, April 23 from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Please RSVP here or via the QR code in the flyer.Please contribute $18 to cover the cost of our kosher dinner either via Zelle (through your bank), entering this special email address: (deposit@amyisrael.org Memo: AMUSY Lounge), by check (made out to Am Yisrael) or with cash (envelope to Mr. Sherman’s attention).
Family Shabbat Dinner
Friday, May 9
We’d love for you to join us for a Shabbat dinner at the synagogue on May 9th. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with friends and family in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Please click here to register.
Rabbi Newman Kamin’s birthday celebration
Sunday, March 30 at 9:15 a.m.
Musical Rosh Chodesh service followed by brunch
To RSVP, please visit our website here
Experience the Ultimate USY Convention in Chicago! For more information and to register please click here
Services will start at 6pm with the Hillel Conservative Minyan and dinner will be at 7pm. Teens can sign up to lead different portions. Our own Shayna Kamm will be delivering a D’var Torah.
Teens will have the opportunity to talk with the university students over dessert.
To RSVP click here
Dear Am Yisrael Community,
As many of you know, Sandra Mieli Kamm, our dear teacher and youth director, and her family are navigating an extremely challenging period. Her family has created a Meal Train to coordinate support, and we want to share that with you: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/v2wr0y.
As she works through her treatment plan, Sandra and the family would appreciate the help to take care of some of their meals. Meals or gift cards are appreciated so the family can concentrate on Sandra’s treatment. This meal train will be fluid, and dates will be added and adjusted as needed. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Andrea Berlow 847-757-6122. Gift Cards Can be sent to SBMieli@aol.com.
Please consider contributing a meal or gift card. Sandra is diabetic, so we are asking for carb sensitive meals. The Kamm family keeps Kosher-style. Please do not mix milk and meat or send shellfish or pork.
Your support will mean so much to Sandra and her family during this time.
Sincerely,
Charlie Sherman
Tzedakah Donations and Tikkun Olam Opportunities for 5785
Please remember to bring $1 or more for Tzedakah every Sunday morning and every Wednesday afternoon. So far, we’ve collected a total of $1,160.09!
Supporting Joaquin Fox’s Mitzvah Project
We are currently collecting for SPCA, an animal shelter in Israel, with the incentive of a kosher donut party for the class that raises the most. Here is a link to the organization Joaquin’s is passionate about collecting for in Israel:
Please click here to order a bracelet to support our Tzedakah initiatives and learn about how we can support Family Promise.
Tzedakah Donations and Tikkun Olam Opportunities for 5785
Please remember to bring $1 or more for Tzedakah every Sunday morning and every Wednesday afternoon. So far, we’ve collected a total of $1,095.09!
Please click here to order a bracelet to support our Tzedakah initiatives and learn about how we can support Family Promise.
Please click on this link to order a bracelet to support the people of Israel. Thank you to the Gesher Leadership for their continued phenomenal work in supporting our beloved Jewish homeland.
Plan Your Most Unforgettable Summer Yet with USY
Winter break may be behind us, but the excitement of planning your summer has just begun! USY Summer Programs offer extraordinary opportunities to explore, connect, and grow with other Jewish teens while experiencing adventure, culture, and service.
Please click here to learn more about USY’s programs and to register for a virtual informational session.
2024-2025 SJS, Families w/Children & USY Calendar (revised 3-20-25): Click here
Please click here to be added to populating Google Calendar.
Purim Carnival: Link
Families with Young Children (0-4): Torah Tots Program: Link
School of Jewish Studies (SJS) Mission Statement, B’Yachad (Havurah) Program and Involvement of Jewish Day School Students: Link
Featured Family & Intergenerational Programs & Services: Link
Family Shabbat Services: Link
Audios/Texts for Chanukah Blessings, Songs & Tefillah Practice: Link
Growing Spotify Playlist of SJS Musical Tefillah: Link
Please click here for information on the Chicago Israel Film Festival
Please click here for Women’s Network Passover Program
Please click here for the Passover Guide, Services and Selling Hametz
Please click here for information on Women’s Network Shabbat
Please click here for information on No Shame U
Mr. Charlie Sherman (he/him), MAEd, CJE
Head of School
Am Yisrael Conservative Congregation
4 N. Happ Road
Northfield, IL 60093
847-708-1805 (mobile)
*Please note that I will not view and respond to emails on Mondays and over Shabbat (Friday evening to Saturday evening). Thank you for your understanding.
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