The Musical Shabbat for January (January 21)  has been canceled.

To make an appointment to give blood  go to:https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive

Temple Har Zion invites you to join our year-long dive into the experience of living prayer.

Prayer can add meaning to your life; it can connect you to God, others, and yourself. Yet at the same time, prayer can be confusing. At Temple Har Zion we want to demystify prayer. To begin to do this, our major Jewish Journeys program for 5782 (October 2021–June 2022), Delve into Prayer, offers four doorways into prayer—four program series on Prayer in Judaism, each meeting once or twice a month.

These four courses are being taught by Temple Har Zion's Rabbi Glick, Cantor Figa, Education Director David Schwartz,  and Hebrew educator and Har Zion member, Courtenay Harris-Black.

The four areas of study are the following; click on their titles for dates and topics. (All Zoom links use the standard Har Zion Zoom password; contact the office–during their open hours–if you need it.)

With a few exceptions (mistakes!), all previous sessions have been recorded and are on YouTube, in a single playlist.

✡︎ The Big Ideas of Jewish Prayer, with Rabbi Glick, The Solomon Family Rabbinic Chair

One Sunday morning a month, 11 AM–12 Noon AM,
In person in the Har Zion Youth Lounge and Zoom ID# 823 6482 1008

✡︎ Experiencing Prayer Through Music, with Cantor Figa, The Goldstine Family Cantorial Chair

One Sunday afternoon a month, 3:30 PM,
Virtual only,  Zoom ID# 840 6204 8076

✡︎ Understanding the Words in Prayer, with Courtenay Harris-Black

Two Sunday mornings a month, 11 AM–12 Noon AM,
In person in the Har Zion Youth Lounge (Covid permitting) and Zoom ID# 823 6482 1008

The prerequisite for this program is the ability to read Hebrew–no understanding of what the words mean is required–and we ask that you to commit to attending all of the remaining classes and buy the book Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way by Joseph Anderson.

✡︎ Personally Connecting with Prayers, with David Schwartz, The (Anonymous Donor Family) Director of Education

One Monday evening a month, 8–9 PM, Virtual only, Zoom ID# 9245 552 6669

Upcoming Adult Education Classes

Upcoming classes are listed below. Click on their names to go to their event page, which includes, at the bottom, a Zoom link to the class. (All Zoom links use the standard Har Zion Zoom password; contact the office–during their open hours–if you need it.)

See the full calendar for more.

Guided Jewish Mediation with Rabbi Glick 

Sundays at 9 AM

Zoom ID # 489 884 312

Every Sunday morning, we gather for a fully guided 30 minute meditation by Rabbi Glick based on Kabbalistic techniques. Find stillness, peace, inspiration, and connection for the week ahead. Suitable for beginners and advanced students.

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Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Education Director  David Schwartz

Monday Evenings, 8–9 PM; Zoom ID# 990 415 095
(Usual Har Zion Zoom Password)

David's current topics are a rotation that includes Pirkei Avot,
Holidays, Stories, and Prayers.

 ​​​​​  STAR Seniors & Retirees: 

      Gathering to Learn & Connect    

Thursdays, 1- 3 PM
for virtual meeting info please contact the office

Videos that might be interesting ...

Dedication of  our New Sefer Torah!

Thanks to the generosity of the Geldner family, the Har Zion community has a new Sefer Torah to replace an older non-kosher one. The weather for the dedication could not have been better; the crowd could not have been happier! Check out the recording to (re)enjoy the occasion!

Enjoy this live recording of the festivities!

SOUP AND SOCKS!

Let's keep Austin warm this winter through a donation to the Austin Peoples Action Center. 

Pair up warm clothing with warm food!
Bring  wool or thermal socks,  scarves,  hats,  gloves,  hand/feet warmers,  earmuffs  and the like paired with  canned soups,  hot cocoa, and   teas. 
 

Bring to second bin at the side door of Temple's chapel entrance. 
-- Collecting until MLK Day, January  17th --

RECYCLE BEYOND THE BAG!

Temple Har Zion, OPT, the Secular Jewish Community & School are partnering with Interfaith Green Network and Clean Up Give Back to help you recycle your single-use plastic bags/film. Collect your bags and bring them to Har Zion.

Thank you for all your plastic!
We are on our fifth(!) 500 lb. challenge!

Please be careful of the plastic you bring...

• Don't bring in stiff plastic. 
  To test if it's acceptable, try stretching it with your fingers or ripping it - if it rips with a jagged edge it's okay.
• Plastic must be CLEAN & DRY. 
• Pull out cash receipts - they have a chemical that cannot be recycled.

Information and resources are constantly changing, being updated with spaces filling up and opening up continually.

Here are some places to start a search:
Click here to get information about receiving the vaccine in Cook County.

For the City of Chicago Covid and vaccine information https://covidcoach.chicago.gov/

Click here to get information about receiving the vaccine in DuPage County.

Info and Links

Address and Building Hours
Temple Har Zion
1040 North Harlem Avenue
River Forest, IL 60305
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 2 PM
To protect our preschool students—who cannot be vaccinated—we have strict protocols for entering the temple building on weekdays. These protocols are changing as the state of the Covid pandemic is changing.

We ask you to call or email the office before you come to the building, just to make sure what the current protocols are (including whether you can come in at all).

Temple Har Zion must continue to enforce extra cautious Covid restrictions in the temple building to protect our preschool children. (For the preschool, we must strictly follow DCFS protocols.)
  
office@wsthz.org
708.366.9000 Phone
708.366.9006 Fax 

Office staff is available by phone and email.
Non-preschool office hours are Mon - Thurs 9 AM - 5 PM (Fri til 2 PM)

In time of need please call the Temple Office. 
After hours, you may reach: 
Rabbi Glick at 310.227.9954  
Cantor Figa at 312.335.1768    
Voice messages may also be left on the Temple voicemail after hours.
 
Social Worker at Har Zion
Har Zion, with Jewish Child and Family Services, offer social services to community members.  
Contact Elizabeth Ury at ElizabethUry@jcfs.org
Elizabeth can be reached by phone at 847.745.5421.

JVS (Jewish Vocational Service) can help you plan a career path, tune you up for that important interview, revamp your resume, and teach you how to network successfully.
For information call JVS Career Moves at 855.463.6587 or visit their website.