Ezra Habonim, Niles Township Jewish Congregation                                         

4500 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL 60076

ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming at EHNTJC
"Ze Hayom asah Adonai, Nagila vinismicha bo-This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and  celebrate on it" Psalms
Daily Evening Minyon M-Th 7 Pm Friday 8 PM
S,S 6 PM
General events weekly
Sunday Conversion class 9:30 AM
 
 

 

 

 

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ENTHUSY NEWS Youth Group   ATTENTION: ALL 6TH - 12TH GRADERS New Member Pizza Party Wednesday, July 16th 6-8 PM In the youth lounge This is a great opportunity to meet new and old friends. Come and hear about some of our new and exciting things we will be doing this upcoming year. RSVP: Anna Marsala or Nancy Marsala (Youth Advisor) (773) 777-1020 $6 for ENTHUSY members Free for perspective members Hope to see you there!

July 18 Lori Lippitz Friday night with Rabbi Brief
Shelley Post Saturday/Yiddish after Kiddush with Rabbi Brief
Friday July 25 Layni and Dean Myers with Rabbi Brief 
July 26 Sandy Finkel davens with Rabbi Brief
 July 27 Sunday 1-3 PM CHAI TEA fundraiser for the kitchen.  Abby Gurevitz and Paulette Levy Chairs.  Honor Eugenia and Sisterhood Ladies.
$36-$250.
 

August 1 and 2  Cantor Warschawski davens 
Sunday August 3
Rabbi Gail Ginsburg finishes series on World Religion
Budhism and Hinduisim 10:30-11:45  Sponsored by Jim Rainey
 
 
Aug. 5th 2008 Israel trip reunion 
Aug 8-9
Aug 9 Sat night Tisha b Av
Aug. 16 Shelley Post davens

Sunday August 17 Picnic and concert with Rabbi Ginsburg and park MC Joel farber at Devonshire park free  7 PM bring lawn chairs.  The Saturday June band performs.
Shabbat Aug 22-23
Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi Ginsburg  6:30 PM
call for reservations
Prospective members are free. 

Bat Mitzvah Anna Zavell
Sunday August 24
Annual Cantor BMW's Concert
 
Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township
Jewish Congregation Presents 
Featuring Cantor Benjamin Warschawski and
Cantor Benzion Miller
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 7:00 PM 
Join us for a spectacular evening of opera, Cantorial music and Yiddish favorites with our own Cantor Benjamin Warschawski and Guest Cantor Benzion Miller. Cantor Warschawski is recognized worldwide for his extraordinary talents in both operatic and cantorial realms. This duality has prompted many to dub him "this generation's Richard Tucker." Cantor Miller has concertized and is in constant demand to sing in the greatest and most prestigious concert halls in the world.  
Donor Levels: 
_____ $1800 Producer: Mention in the program, 10 preferred, seating tickets, and 10 tickets to the exclusive "Meet the Artists" dessert reception following the concert.

Thanks to Debbie and Stewart Reich for donating at this level again


_____ $900 Benefactor: Mention in the program, 6 preferred seating tickets, and 6 tickets to the exclusive "Meet the Artists" dessert reception following the concert. 
_____ $540 Sponsor: Mention in the program, 4 preferred seating tickets, and 4 tickets to the exclusive "Meet the Artists" dessert reception following the concert. 
_____ $180 Friend: Mention in the program, 2 preferred seating tickets, and 2 tickets to the exclusive "Meet the Artists" dessert reception following the concert.

Thanks to Stan and Claire Shulman

Ticket Levels: 
_____ $54: Preferred seating in the center sections of the sanctuary. 
_____ $36: General admission seating in the side sections of the Sanctuary. 
_____ $18: General admission in the rear of the sanctuary.
 
 
 
 
 
September

Tues. 2 Intro to Judaism class 7:30 PM
Lehrhaus 7
Wed. 3rd Religious School 4-6 Pizza dinner

4-7th Yiddish Institute at Lake delton WI call our memebr Helen Schechtman 674-0001 or hschechtman@comcast.net

Sat. 6 Religious school
Sun 7 Open House for perspective members 10-1
Introduction to Judaism 9:30 AM
Sept 9 Lehrahus 7
Intro to Judaism 7:30
Sept. 10 religious school 4-6
Sept 12 Shabbat Jeff and janis
Sept. 13 Shabbat Lunch and Learn
Religious school
Sept. 14 Introduction to Judaism
Open House at Rabbi Ginsburg's for propsective members 4-6

Sept. 17 Religious School
Sept. 19 Shabbat dinner Lori Lippitz solosit

Sept 20  Yiddish after Kiddush
religious school
 Selihote and special men's Club Program
 
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Intro to judaism
plus
Super colossal goods & services auction 
Help us by donating your goods & services!
We need your help to obtain goods and services! Call us.
We would like to get items such as: Tv's, Dvd's, Vacations, Condos, Hotels, Artwork, Sports memorabilia and tickets, as well as restaurants, cleaners, and beauty shop services, etc.
How about catering a dinner in your home? Be creative!
WE NEED YOUR DONATION        
For more information call Sandi Cowen at:
(847) 965-0565 

Tuesday Sept. 23 Intro and Lehrahus
Sept. 24 religious school
Sept. 26-27 Shabbat  Religious school
Sept. 28 Intro to judaism
 
Mon Sept 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah 5769
Oct 8-9 Yom Kippur
Oct. 13 erev Sukkot



Oct. 21 6 PM Simhat Torah
Oct 31-Nov 2
Scholar- in- residence weekend sponsored by our Adult Education Committee
Rabbi Prof. Richard Freund, author/ archeologist/professor
He wrote to me-"My new book, Digging
> Through the Bible, is on all of the major topics in
> biblical archaeology and a few different television
> documentaries have been made on different chapters.
My lectures are on most of the major topics of biblical
> archaeology.  I am on the road alot now teaching what biblical archaeology can and cannot tell us
> about the Bible."
Be a co-sponsor for $100. Join Ada and Beryl Rabinowitz and Rich and Marsha Newman, Debbie and Stewert Reich, Drs George and Veronika , Urban, Dr Stan and Claire Shulman, Howie Zusel,  Howard Romanek, as co-sponsors for $100.

Nov. 8 Rachel Shvartser Bat Mitzvah.     

 
Novmember 8 Tatyana and Yuri Shvartser sponsor kiddush
in honor of Rachel's Bat
Mitzvah


Sunday Nov. 9 Walter Reed lectures on the Holocaust 10:30 AM
Nov. 9 night-Kristalnacht commemoration 
Sunday Nov. 16th 10:30 Lifetime Learning program on
End-of-Life issues from a Jewish Perspective Tracey Kite Director Jewish healing Network of Chicago
Nov. 23 Sunday 10:30 Larry Millner lectures on his new book on Greek mythology and Judaism
Wed. Nov. 26 Interfaith Thanksgiving service at St Peter's Roman Catholic Church Skokie
Dec. 24 Kosher Chinese and fun jewish themed movie. Charlene Lichtenstein and Carol Strauss chair in memory of Debbie Wilner.
Dec. 28 Bar Mitzvah Elijah
 
Possible trip to Jewish New York May 1 2009 
May 2-4 2009 AIPAC Conference Washingto DC Join me.
Sometime 2010 Our next group trip to Israel.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

4500 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL 60076

ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327