North Shore Congregation Israel

Have you always wanted to blow the shofar? Own a shofar and ready to learn how to use it? Come learn with Cantor Wolman how to make the proper sounds for the High Holy Days and help to usher in the High Holy Day season with the calls of the shofar at our Rosh Hashanah services.

Join Rabbi Geffen in studying a selection of the most well-known or important sugiyot (talmudic discussions) scattered throughout a variety of talmudic tractates that are specifically linked to the High Holy Days. No experience necessary. Texts will be provided.

Join us for an evening of creativity with master challah baker, Laney Pressman, and Cori Levinson, a skilled artist and card-maker. Laney will teach us how to bake her delicious Rosh Hashanah challah, and we will prepare our own to bring home for the holiday. She approaches challah making with a unique spiritual vantage point that is sure to inspire. While the challah is rising, we will make beautiful Rosh Hashanah cards with Cori. These cards will later be delivered with Rosh Hashanah sweetness by Hands of Chesed to a prearranged list of our community members who may need an extra lift in time for the new year. This workshop is for adults. Limited spots available.

Does someone in your family have a drug/alcohol/behavioral problem? Do you feel isolated, confused or in need of support? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Families Anonymous is a Twelve Step Program for people concerned about drug/alcohol abuse and behavioral problems of a relative. Please park in the south parking lot. Please email mopeters21@gmail.com or call 847.738.1919 for information.

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 park in the south parking lot. Please email mopeters21@gmail.com or call 847.738.1919 for information.

Celebrate Shabbat at NSCI with other families with children in grades K–5! We will welcome Shabbat all together with blessings, grape juice, and challah. Kids will enjoy activities and pizza, while adults engage in enriching discussions with dinner and drinks. We’ll then join back together for a Shabbat singalong and festive dessert.

Each year as we enter this contemplative season, we each have a chance to reflect on our journeys. Selichot is our reflective ritual before Rosh Hashanah that offers a space for that contemplation. We will hear from several members of our congregation who will present in short spoken pieces, a la the popular radio show The Moth, to a powerful facet of their personal journey that they’ve written, guided by Rabbi Greene and Neil Rigler. Each Selichot our speakers’ words inspire us listeners to reflect on our own journeys. Join us for an evening of storytelling, Havdalah, and dessert outside on the Goodman Terrace, overlooking the lake.