Kehillah Connection   December 20, 2024           19 Kislev 5785              Parashat VayeshevSchool of Jewish Studies (SJS) meets Sundays 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Wednesdays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Winter Break: December 19 through January 4 UPCOMING EVENTS Please click here to signup to volunteer or contribute to Family Promise’s… Read More

Please join us on Saturday, Dec 14th for Family Shabbat Service. Please click here for information and to RSVP.  Kiddush Lunch is being co-sponsored by Mr. Sherman & Mr. Marc in honor of 15 years of leading Tefillah together at Am Yisrael. Join us for a special Chanukah Torah Tots on Sunday, December 15th from 9:15 AM to… Read More

Join Us for Family Shabbat Dinner! We’re excited to invite you to a special Family Shabbat Dinner on Friday, January 10th. We’ll start with a family-friendly Shabbat service at 6 PM, featuring our SJS and Day School students, as well as our madrichim team. Following the service, we’ll gather in the social hall for a delicious… Read More

2024-2025 SJS, Families w/Children & USY Calendar (revised 11-21-2024): Click here Please click here to be added to populating Google Calendar. Shabbat Dinner You’re invited to a delightful Shabbat dinner at Am Yisrael on January 10thimmediately following our 6 p.m. Shabbat Services. Enjoy a delicious meal and the warmth of community. Please RSVP via this link by Thursday, January 2. We… Read More

2024-2025 SJS, Families w/Children & USY Calendar (revised 11-21-2024): Click here Please click here to be added to populating Google Calendar. [Link to order bracelet] Please RSVP here Please RSVP here 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 Curriculum Overview and Learning… Read More

2024-2025 SJS, Families w/Children & USY Calendar (revised 11-21-2024): Click here Please click here to be added to populating Google Calendar. Please RSVP here [Link to order bracelet] Here is a link to Amazon wish list for Ari’s mitzvah project. Please RSVP here Please RSVP here Families with Young Children (0-4): Torah Tots Program: Link School of Jewish Studies (SJS) Mission… Read More

Dear Am Yisrael SJS & Day School Families, Many of you have asked me over the years how we can instill in our children a deep connection to Tikkun Olam and the Jewish values of taking care of those who live in our community. We know that our tradition encourages us to show hospitality to guests during… Read More

This Sunday will be the online Premiere of a new 50-minute film that I have been helping with – Tragic Awakening: A New Look at the Oldest Hatred.  It will be Live Online at 1pm ET/8pm Israel, with a Q&A conversation to follow with producers Raphael Shore and Shalom Schwartz, and Syrian-Lebanese peace activist Rawan Osman,… Read More

2024-2025 SJS, Families w/Children & USY Calendar (revised 11-12-2024): Click here Please click here to be added to populating Google Calendar. Here is a link to Amazon wish list for Ari’s mitzvah project. Cantor Rosenblatt is participating in a Jewish Rock Radio concert in Evanston on November 17 at 4:30 p.m.  You can register here  Torah Tots! Sunday, December… Read More