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.)

✡︎ The Big Ideas of Jewish Prayer, with Rabbi Glick

One Sunday morning a month, 10:30–11:30 AM,
In person in the Har Zion Youth Lounge and Zoom ID# 823 6482 1008

✡︎ How to Participate in Prayer, with Cantor Figa

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, 10:30–11:30 AM,
In person in the Har Zion Youth Lounge 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

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

Upcoming in Prayer and Religious Learning

Dates, times, order, and subjects of these programs may change over the course of the year. Please check this website or regularly attend classes to stay abreast of adjustments.

Is the title of the class you're interested in followed by a "+" ? Click on the title to see the topic of that session (in the list of topics by date). (The other classes are ongoing.)

What else is coming up? (Scroll down to read the details)!

Live from Israel

Wife and husband team Rabbi Rabbi Naamah Kelman (HUR-JIC and an Israeli Reform leader) and Professor Elan Ezrachi (University of Haifa and founding CEO of Masa-Israel Journey) discuss changes in how Israeli and American Jews' views of each other have changed, and about the evolution of Judaism in Israel. 

Two equivalent sessions:

✡︎ Tuesday, October 26, 10:30 AM

✡︎ Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 PM

Register for the one that is most convenient for you.

Sponsored by Temple Har Zion in coordination with many other local synagogues. 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER & RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

Registration is required.

please note this   rescheduled event!

Austin People's Action Center Native Garden and Plastic Bag Bench Dedication 

October 24, 4 PM 

in-person at 302 N. Parkside, Chicago 

and streaming at http://bit.ly/HarZionGarden with the passcode APAC2021.

We did it!!! Please join us to hear about the phenomenal collaboration that occurred in gardening, plastic bag collecting, and general support for these great projects.

Note that masks and social distancing are required for the in-person event.

For more information on these programs, contact Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz, dschwartz@wsthz.org, or call the temple office at 708.366.9000.
 

Monday Evening Learning:

Join us for a thoughtful discussion every Monday at 8 PM!  Topics include Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Ancestors), Jewish stories and their relevance to us, connecting with specific prayers, and more!  Led by Har Zion Director of Education, David Schwartz, we look forward to seeing you!

October 11: What meaning can be derived from keeping kosher?  Why is Kashrut even a thing?  Join us this Monday at 8 PM as we explore these questions and more!

Zoom Meeting ID#: 955230085
Usual Har Zion password

Study with a Buddy:

We all have things that we know and things that we don't know.  Because of that, Temple Har Zion is rolling out a new Jewniversity program - Study with a Buddy!  This gives you the opportunity to grow your skills and/or share what you know with others. 

Visit the Jewish Journeys/Adult Education page and fill out the form to let us know what you could teach or what you'd like to learn. Or both!

Save the date(s)... upcoming events!

We welcome Har Zion members and all others interested to participation in our virtual programming but all of our events are password protected.
 

• To join a program from a Temple Har Zion email, please hit the "click to join" link or click on the program flyer; these will automatically enter our password for you. 

• If you would like to join using the Zoom ID#, Zoom will ask you to enter our password. Do you need the password? Email office@wsthz.org or call 708.366.9000 for help.

• Unsure how to use Zoom? Click here for a tutorial. 

• Miss any of our live programming? There are recordings of many on YouTube on and Facebook.

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.

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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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