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Upcoming at MCJC Week of October 16
For more information about any of these listings, please visit our website, either the provided links or the MCJC Calendar at mcjconline.org/events.
Wednesday, October 17
1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Tom
4:30 pm: Religious School
6:30 pm: Ritual Committee meeting at MCJC
Friday, October 19
6:30 pm: Shabbat Potluck Dinner CANCELLED
(See Saturday, October 20 Havdala program below.)
Saturday, October 20
9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Services & Torah Discussion
5:00 pm: Community Havdala Potluck Picnic & Bonfire at Ellen and Dale Morton’s Farm (See below, register through our website.)
Sunday, October 21
9:30 am: Religious School at MCJC
11:00 am: Adult Education with Rabbi Tom
1:00 pm: Diamonds Event – POSTPONED (watch for more info)
4:30 pm: Religious School
6:00-8:00 pm: MCJC-sponsored PADS Dinner, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1320 Dean Street in Woodstock
Friday, October 26
6:30 pm: Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Saturday, October 27
9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Services & Torah Discussion
Sunday, October 28
8:00 am: MCJC Board Meeting at MCJC
9:30 am: Religious School
11:00 am: Adult Education with Rabbi Tom
2:00 pm: Elgin Chapter of Hadassah Event at CKI
Wednesday, October 31
1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Tom
No Religious School
MEET SUNNY THE WONDER CHICKEN! — Saturday, October 20 (RSVP deadline Oct. 17)
MEET SUNNY THE WONDER CHICKEN!
Havdala Potluck Picnic & Bonfire
Saturday, October 20, 5 pm
ELLENDALE
Home of Ellen & Dale Morton
2321 S. Cherry Valley Road, Woodstock, IL.
All MCJC members and their family and friends are invited to spend an autumn evening at Ellendale, a small farm just three miles from MCJC. Come meet (or get reacquainted with) Sunny the Wonder Chicken and her sisters, walk the grounds, and enjoy a good meal, a Havdala service, and a bonfire.
Dress for the weather and the location—there’s plenty of room inside if the weather conspires against us.
Parking is available in a pasture if you bear to the left after pulling into the driveway.
Please bring a folding chair for each member of your party, and a veggie/dairy dish to pass.
Please RSVP to Ellen at ellen.r.morton@gmail.com or 815-353-0819 by October 17, and let her know what you plan to bring. You can also register on this site.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 20th! Don’t forget to RSVP so we know how many to plan for!
MCJC Collects Winter Coats for Those Who Need Them
MCJC is collecting winter coats, unused or in good condition, for adults and children. The coats will be distributed to low income families living in Woodstock and neighboring communities as part of the Woodstock Area Community Ministries 2018 Winter Coat Drive.
Look for a can marked “2018 Winter Coat Drive” in the MCJC vestibule to place your unused or good condition winter coats that MCJC family members no longer wear.
The 2018 Winter Coat Drive will end Monday, November 5. Please address questions regarding this community service project to MCJC social action chairperson, Bruce Weiss, at 815-338- 2721 or socialaction@mcjconline.org.
First PADS Dinner 2018-2019 season Wednesday, Oct. 24
Our first MCJC-sponsored PADS dinner of the 2018-2019 PADS season is Wednesday, October 24, 2018, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1320 Dean Street in Woodstock.
Five to six individuals are needed to help serve the meal (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm). Please contact Bruce Weiss or Amy Yoslov-Llanetta if you are able to help serve the meal. You can get in touch with us about preparing or serving via socialaction@mcjconline.org.
For more information about PADS, Click Here. To find out about volunteering, please contact Bruce Weiss, MCJC Social Action Chairperson, at socialaction@mcjconline.org.
Thanks so much for your help with this important community service project.
Bruce Weiss, MCJC Social Action Committee Chairperson
MCJC Makes Book Club Selection
On Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7:00 pm, MCJC will host a “One Book, One Community” discussion when it reviews Memento Park by Mark Savas. Each year, in honor of Jewish Book Month, Spertus Institute selects a single book to be read and discussed throughout the Chicago area.
This year’s selection, Memento Park, is set in LA, NY, and Budapest (with a stop in Chicago) and begins with an unexpected call from the Australian consulate. Thus protagonist Mark Santos learns of a valuable painting believed to have been looted from his family during WWII. To recover it, he must repair his strained relationship with his father, unearth his family history, and restore his connection to his own Judaism.
The discussion at MCJC will be facilitated by Rachel Kamin. For more information about the Book Club, contact Rita Janowitz.
Elgin Chapter of Hadassah Hosts “Double-Chai” Tea with Two Great Presenters
- Are you currently a Hadassah member but not affiliated with any chapter?
- Were you ever a Hadassah member in the past?
- Are you interested in learning more about Hadassah and the benefits of membership?
The Elgin Chapter of Hadassah invites current & previous Hadassah members, associates and guests to attend our
‘Double-Chai’ Tea!
Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 pm
Congregation Kneseth Israel, 330 Division Street, Elgin, IL 60120
Our Featured Speaker is Bonnie Lipton, National Hadassah Past President. Bonnie is also an Honorary
Vice President and a five-generation Life Member.
She currently serves as National Building Chair for the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower and is a member of the Hadassah Medical Organization Board of Directors.
Our Guest Presentation is Marilyn Price, nationally renowned storyteller. Since the beginning of her career, Marilyn has been working with adults as a teacher and mentor, utilizing her skills as a storyteller and a personal fascination with her own Jewish roots. She also is known for her work with younger audiences by including her renowned puppetry skills.
It’s only $36.00/pp to attend. Refreshments catered by kosher caterer, Becky Albert. “Hats and gloves” are welcome and encouraged!
Reservations must be mailed by October 24, 2018 to:
Barbara Maring Kulefsky, 349 Wentworth Lane, Bloomingdale, IL 60108. Please make your checks payable to: Hadassah.
Questions? Please contact Debbie Sternfeld: 847-985-1122.
To learn more about Hadassah, please visit the Hadassah website.
Join your neighbors for FaithBridge’s 12th Annual Thanksgiving service
Join your Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Baha’i, Muslim, and (fill-in-your-affiliation) neighbors for FaithBridge’s 12th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. Living in Unity; Within Diversity All are One.
This evening of song, drumming, and unifying words — to give thanks, enjoy fellowship and make an offering for the benefit of others — will be held at Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry, at 7:00 pm on Sunday, November 18.
A drum circle will be led by Greg Rajsky, so bring your percussion instruments! The choir of Tree of Life will participate, and an offering will be requested for area food pantries, and for FaithBridge’s future programming.
FaithBridge Interfaith promotes mutual understanding and respectful relationships among diverse religious communities in McHenry County and surrounding areas.
For more information, contact M.E. Tanabe at m.e.tanabe@comcast.net, or Rabbi Maralee Gordon at maraleegordon@gmail.com.
Torah: Living in the Paradox: Universalism vs. Particularism
Lech Lecha 2018
Please join us for Shabbat worship and Torah study, 9:30 am.
Throughout the Torah, in fact, throughout Hebrew scripture, there is this constant tension, an ongoing, irresolvable paradox between the universal and the particular. The Torah seems to be telling us that we are to live in this friction. This paradox. That one informs the other and visa versa.
THE TROPE
Torah: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 – Click here.
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16 – Click here.
This week our readings and Torah discussion focus on:
Torah:
- Gen. 12:1-3, p. 69
- Gen. 12:4-6, p. 71
- Gen. 12:7-13, p. 72
Haftarah:
Isaiah 40:27-41:16, p. 95
Upcoming at MCJC Week of October 9
For more information about any of these listings, please visit our website, either of the provided links, or the MCJC Calendar at mcjconline.org/events.
Wednesday, October 10
1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Tom
4:30 pm: Religious School
Friday, October 12
6:30 pm: Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Saturday, October 13
9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Services & Torah Discussion
Sunday, October 14
9:30 am: Religious School
11:00 am: Adult Education with Rabbi Tom
1:00 pm: Join your Shalom Group of friends and family for: Steen Metz My Story: Surviving the Holocaust (see below)
Monday, October 15
6:00 pm: Communications Committee Meeting, off-site
Wednesday, October 17
1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Tom
4:30 pm: Religious School
6:30 pm: Ritual Committee meeting at MCJC
Friday, October 19
6:30 pm: Shabbat Potluck Dinner CANCELLED
(See Saturday, October 20 Havdala program below.)
Saturday, October 20
9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Services & Torah Discussion
5:00 pm: Community Havdala Potluck Picnic & Bonfire at Ellen and Dale Morton’s Farm (See below.)
Sunday, October 21
10:00 am: Religious School (off-site at CKI Elgin for a special program – see below)
11:00 am: Adult Education with Rabbi Tom
1:00 pm: Diamonds Event
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, October 28
8:00 am: MCJC Board Meeting at MCJC