North Shore Congregation Israel

Log on to our NSCI Facebook page to join us live or feel free to connect afterwards for a few minutes of contemplation, reflection and gathering together.

With Rabbi Greene & Ken Moses, PhD. Please email Sarah Duffin at sarahd@nsci.org to receive login information.

Now is the time to record your stories for future generations of family and friends! Write your memoir with a gifted teacher who has taught countless students to record key experiences of their lives over the pass 22 years. You can write your memoir at home form a suggested syllabus or choose your own topic. Class discussions are confidential. $72 fee for non-members, to register contact Debbie Heywood at debbieh@nsci.org or 847-835-0724. Once you have registered for this class the Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you.

Join Rabbi Wendi Geffen as we continue the study of the Tractate Brachot, the section of the Talmud responsible for establishing what, when, how, and why Jews pray the way we do. Email sarahd@nsci.org for Zoom login information.

A new class is starting soon and will run Winter 2020 through Shavuot of 2021. Adult B'nei Mitzvah is a transformative community-building group learning experience. Study Hebrew prayer and so much more with your NSCI classmates of many ages and backgrounds.

Log on to our NSCI Facebook page to join us live or feel free to connect afterwards for a few minutes of contemplation, reflection and gathering together.

Delve into inspiring words of Yehuda Amichai, Marge Piercy & Gerald Stern that speak to where we are in life & the Jewish calendar. Texts will be provided during each session. To join please email sarahd@nsci.org for Zoom login information.

Celebrate Israel through film. Join us as we partner with OpenDor Media (formerly Jerusalem U) and the Jewish National Fund for the Online Premiere Screening of the award-winning film Sustainable Nation in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut. This hour-long documentary follows three Israeli innovators who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world in which one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. Please go to nsci.org Better Together, Adult Learning for film link

Join Cantor Goldstein for a quiet and contemplative Healing Service. Whether seeking support in navigating the circumstances in which we or our loved ones find themselves, together we can create a quiet, gentle time for prayer, meditation, and song that focuses on healing and wholeness.

A Special Celebration for Israel's 72nd Birthday! Join the Jewish community around the world for an extraordinary virtual event celebrating Israel! View at www.facebook.com/jfederations

Celebrate Israel through film. Join us as we partner with OpenDor Media (formerly Jerusalem U) and the Jewish National Fund for the Online Premiere Screening of the award-winning film Sustainable Nation in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut. This hour-long documentary follows three Israeli innovators who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world in which one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. Please go to nsci.org Better Together, Adult Learning for film link

Do you struggle with addiction? Do you want or need support? Typically hosted at North Shore Congregation Israel, these weekly meetings will be held online in a closed session until further notice. AA is an anonymous Twelve Step Program for people who struggle with alcohol or other substances. Please email mopeters21@gmail.com or call 847.738.1919 for information and a link to the meeting.

Let’s have a conversation about one of the most important conversations to have, one which Americans tend to not have. We will gather over good dessert (promise!) with folks of all ages. Rabbi Greene will facilitate an interactive, insightful, empowered and even uplifting discussion.

Join Cantor Goldstein to hear this week's parasha Kedoshim chanted from the Torah, as well as have the opportunity to pray for those in need of healing, as well as say Kaddish together.

Join Rabbi Wendi Geffen in exploration of ancient Jewish spiritual teachings that can strengthen our capacity to live with awareness, generosity and compassion even amidst the most uncertain of times. Sessions will include study, discussion and meditation. No experience necessary. Email sarahd@nsci.org for Zoom login information.

Each week, a member of our clergy will share their Shabbat remarks in advance of services to set the tone as we enter Shabbat.

Join Rabbi Ryan Daniels and Alan Goodis to bring in Shabbat with music, story, family-togetherness and fun!

Tune in to Rabbis Ryan Daniels and Lisa Greene and Cantor David Goldstein for community, song, prayer, and that “deep breath” that is the promise of Shabbat.

Join Cantor Goldstein and Rabbi Daniels for a meaningful Shabbat experience, including an interactive text study. Check out the NSCI website and our Facebook page for a link to the text sheet.

Take a few minutes to come together to end Shabbat and look ahead into the new week with Havdalah and singing. Bring your own Havdalah items if you like-all you need is some grape juice or wine, some fragrant spices, and a braided candle or two candles that you can hold together!