Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation

Rabbi Weill's Message

"New Year, New Board"

January 8th, 2026

Dear Friends,

New year, new Board! At tomorrow night's Shabbat services, 7:30 p.m., we will welcome our leaders of 2026.

Some Board members are concluding their terms of service. I am grateful for all they have done to sustain EHNT's strength and importance.

I also eagerly look forward to working with our new leaders. As always, they will bring to our Board new ideas, new ways of doing things, new goals. What we have done in the past is influential. We honor that.

But the past -- as important as it is -- does not possess veto power over the future. I personally look forward to charting a path ahead that responds to the needs and desires of our membership.

The capacity for change has permitted Jews to thrive for millennia. We do not merely keep up with a changing world; we have imagined the world in new ways. Vibrant Jewish communities boldly imagine a brighter future.

Each new roster of leaders offers us an opportunity to be bold and bright. Support our leaders -- past, present, and new. See you tomorrow night.

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Jeffrey Weill

SPECIAL CLASS

COMING SOON!

Five Remarkable Objects in The Bible

with Rabbi Hillel Norry

Thursdays, January 15th - February 12th

at 11:00 AM

**Note new time**

Rabbi Norry will join us via Zoom for five sessions, each focusing on a different biblical object. Sometimes it is a remarkable THING, an object that drives the narrative forward.

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