This website designed and maintained by

Special thanks to Leonard Grossman,
webmaster emeritus.

West Suburban Temple Har Zion at 1040 N Harlem, River Forest, IL is the Address for Conservative Judaism in the Western Suburbs.

How to Find Us
We are approximately 9 miles straight west of downtown Chicago. The easiest way to get there from the city or the suburbs is to take the Eisenhower Expressway (I 290) to the Harlem Avenue exit (it is a center exit-left lane!) and head north about 2 miles to the Temple.

The Temple is two blocks north of Chicago Avenue and 1 block south of Division Street, on the west side of Harlem, on the corner of Harlem and Thomas Street. The parking lot is just south of the building.

Please note - if you are visiting us for a bar or bat mitzvah: to help you derive the most from our services and to help us maintain our traditions and the proper decorum of our service:

- attire in the sanctuary should be modest and appropriate for a house of worship; no strapless,
   bareshoulder dresses, no torn jeans or pants; no bare midriffs or short shorts, etc.
- do not enter or leave the sanctuary when the ark is open or when the rabbi is speaking
- all males should wear a kippah (head covering) while in hte building; these are available in the
   rack in the front foyer
- do not take tallit or prayer book into the restroom
- do not smoke anywhere in or near the building
- complimentary babysitting is available in the pre-school room from the beginning to the end of the
   service
- writing is prohibited on Shabbat and holidays; it's considered a creative act and thus is not allowed
   on sanctified days
- refrain from chewing gum in the synagogue building
- pocket-sized hearing amplification devices are available; see an usher or te executive director.
- pagers and cell phones should be silenced in the sanctuary.
- photography is prohibited in the sanctuary during services.

Top

The Big Picture

A Close-Up Look

Top

Our Communities

OAK PARK
Oak Park, located nine miles west of downtown Chicago, is best known for its many Prairie Style houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; as the birth place of Ernest Hemingway and as the hometown of many celebrated citizens. To explore our community online, visit Oak Park Tourist, by clicking here.

RIVER FOREST
River Forest, with a population of 11,635, is located 10.5 miles west of downtown Chicago. This picturesque village borders on forest preserve land and the DesPlaines River. For more information, visit the Village government's home page by clicking here.

Top