North Shore Congregation Israel

Advance registration required.* The 10:00 AM service will also be streamed. * denotes for NSCI congregants only.

Losing a loved one is difficult enough. Loss during a global pandemic is ever more challenging. High Holy Days raise up our losses as we reflect on life and death. Marsha Raynes, LCSW, Coordinator and Clinical Educator, Adoption, Infertility and Bereavement Support & Elizabeth Ury, Director of Jewish Community Engagement and NSCI liaison of JCFS will lead a conversation for our community in between Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur.

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. Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4190351492 Meeting ID: 419 035 1492 Password - 140782 Additional information for joining a Zoom Meeting: You'll need to download the free zoom app or if doing from your computer it'll automatically ask you download and launch ZOOM. Here's a video on how to join if needed. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vFhAEoCF7jg?rel=0&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1wing

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.

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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. Once you have registered for this class the Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you.

Join Rabbi Wendi Geffen in exploration of ancient Jewish spiritual teachings surrounding the High Holy Days that can offer wisdom and opportunities to help improve ourselves, our relationships and our world. Sessions will include study, discussion and meditation. No experience necessary. For the Zoom link, please email Sarah: sarahd@nsci.org.

Join WNSCI just before Kabbalat Shabbat service...let’s welcome in Shabbat together and have a visit! Email wnsci@nsci.org for the Zoom link

Join other NSCI friends for a lively Kabbalat Shabbat* service experience in the NSCI parking lot! Celebrate Shabbat together with sacredly-distanced community, song, and prayer. Please note that memorial names will not be read at this experience. The parking lot will open at 5:30pm to allow time for a socially-distanced shabbat shalom with fellow congregants prior to the start of services at 6:00pm - each vehicle will be given adequate space for social distancing. Attendees may bring their own chairs and sit outside, but they must stay within their designated space. Advance sign up required (limited capacity) - every vehicle must register. RSVP deadline September 23. *Our regular virtual Kabbalat Shabbat service (including the reading of memorial names for Kaddish) will be streamed at 7:00pm (note the time change).

Check out the NSCI website and our Facebook page for a link to the text sheet.