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Adult Jewish Education at Har Zion

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Monday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 2nd 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023

Rabbi Yosef Levanon discusses the Book of Job
Shabbat, Oct 7th 1:15p to 2:15p
After kiddush, about 1:15pm, in the Chapel.
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Monday ,
OctOctober 9 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 9th 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 14 , 2023

Rabbi Yosef Levanon discusses the Book of Job
Shabbat, Oct 14th 1:15p to 2:15p
After kiddush, about 1:15pm, in the Chapel.
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Monday ,
OctOctober 16 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 16th 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 21 , 2023

Rabbi Yosef Levanon discusses the Book of Job
Shabbat, Oct 21st 1:15p to 2:15p
After kiddush, about 1:15pm, in the Chapel.
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Monday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 23rd 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2023

Rabbi Yosef Levanon discusses the Book of Job
Shabbat, Oct 28th 1:15p to 2:15p
After kiddush, about 1:15pm, in the Chapel.
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—Thursday Morning with Rabbi Glick:

Thursdays, 10 AM; Zoom ID# 990 415 095
(Usual Har Zion Zoom Password)

Current subject is Torah Treasures, Rabbi Glick
Join us as we delve into the weekly portion as Jews have done for thousands of years looking for inspiration and insight for our lives today. We will be looking at the text of the Torah itself with commentaries.

All are welcome.

Previous classes/subjects on Har Zion YouTube, Thursday Mornings with Rabbi Glick playlist.

See above for the current schedule.

—Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz

Monday, 8–9 PM; Zoom ID# 9245 552 6669
(Usual Har Zion Zoom Password)

The current Monday Evening Learning topics include a rotation of Pirkei Avot, Holidays, Stories, and Prayers.

All are welcome.

See above for the current schedule.

—Special Learning Events

In addition to regularly scheduled classes, Temple Har Zion has a wide range of special learning events. Upcoming ones are in the schedule above. Those that can be recorded are put on YouTube. Go the Har Zion YouTube home page and explore the Learning at Har Zion playlists (second row).

Big Ideas of Jewish Prayer / Rabbi Glick

These sessions are on YouTube; click here.

October 24: Challenges and Opportunities of a Traditional Jewish Service.
November 14: Inspiration vs. Structure: The Dynamics of Jewish Prayer.
December 12: Finding Your Own Prayer Voice
January 23: Radical Amazement, Contemplation, and the Spiritual Emotions Behind our Services
February 13: Finding Your Own Chanting Rhythm
March 20: Alone and in the Group: Balancing Individuality and Commonality
April 10: Transmuting Prayers that We Struggle to Connect to
May 15: A Spiritual Interpretation of Shema and Amidah
June 26: Owning the Traditional Service

Hebrew 2.0: Understanding Prayerbook Hebrew with Courtenay Harris-Black

Using the book: Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way by Joseph Anderson

Most sessions were recorded and are available on YouTube; click here.

Personally Connecting with Prayers / David Schwartz

Once a month; most sessions were recorded, along with other Monday Evening Learning sessions; click here.

Sun, October 1 2023
16 Tishrei 5784

The Holiday Season continues...

Click here for a list of upcoming services and programs for Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah. (Or look below!)

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Knesset Member Alon Schuster

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Upcoming events

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Friday Kabbalat Service

Live, in person, or
Zoom ID# 818 0357 8025

or Facebook and YouTube

Friday, 6:30 PM

Saturday Morning Service

Live, in person, or
Zoom ID# 242 651 284
or Facebook and YouTube

Shabbat morning, 10 AM

Shohet Morning Minyan

Live, in person, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday (except for US federal holidays), and Zoom ID# 799 405 500 all days.

Monday–Friday, 8-9 AM
Sundays, 9:30-10:15 AM

See Services for more information and links to online copies of the siddur.

Other Events:

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Monday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 2nd 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 4 , 2023

Family Fun/Kef Mishpachti Hot Dogs in the Hut
Wednesday, Oct 4th 6:00p
Enjoy a a kid-friendly meal in the sukkah; for kids of all ages!
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Friday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2023

Shemini Atzeret
Friday, Oct 6th 6:30p to 7:30p
Erev Shemini Atzeret: Friday, October 6, 2023, 6:30 PM Shemini Atzeret: Saturday, October 7, 2023, 10 AM
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023

Shemini Atzeret
Shabbat, Oct 7th 10:00a to 12:30p
Erev Shemini Atzeret: Friday, October 6, 2023, 6:30 PM Shemini Atzeret: Saturday, October 7, 2023, 10 AM
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023

Rabbi Yosef Levanon discusses the Book of Job
Shabbat, Oct 7th 1:15p to 2:15p
After kiddush, about 1:15pm, in the Chapel.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023

Simchat Torah
Shabbat, Oct 7th 6:00p to 6:30p
On October 7th, an evening of community and celebration for all ages! Meal at 6 PM, service at 6:30 PM, music and celebration at 6:45 PM, followed by a morning service on October 8th, 10 AM.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023

Simchat Torah
Shabbat, Oct 7th 6:30p to 8:30p
On October 7th, an evening of community and celebration for all ages! Meal at 6 PM, service at 6:30 PM, music and celebration at 6:45 PM, followed by a morning service on October 8th, 10 AM.
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2023

No KRS today
Sunday, Oct 8th (All day)

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Sunday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2023

Simchat Torah Morning Service
Sunday, Oct 8th 10:00a to 12:15p

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Monday ,
OctOctober 9 , 2023

Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Oct 9th 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 11 , 2023

New Budapest Orpheum Society
Wednesday, Oct 11th 7:30p to 9:00p
A concert of new material will be recorded later in the fall for the group's 4th CD. Join us for an incredible concert with the seven members of Grammy-nominated New Budapest Orpheum Society as they carry on the traditions of Jewish cabaret music. Mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley enjoys performing a broad range of genres, from operatic roles of Mozart and Rossini to the dusky back rooms of cabaret in her appearances with the New Budapest Orpheum Society. She has appeared as a soloist for such conductors as Raymond Leppard, Robert Shaw, and Pierre Boulez, and has premiered more than 200 pieces, thanks to her passion for newly composed works. A regular guest with Chicago’s ensembles, she is also on the faculty of several Chicago universities as a voice teacher, chamber music specialist, and lecturer in Art Song. Philip V. Bohlman, artistic director, is the Mary Werkman Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities and Music at the University of Chicago and Honorarprofessor of the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany. He has received the Edward Dent Medal from the Royal Music Association, the Berlin Prize, the Derek Allen Prize from the British Academy, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and with the New Budapest Orpheum Society the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society. Among his recent books are Revival and Reconciliation (2013) and Wie könnten wir des Herrn Lied singen in fremdem Lande? (2015). Stewart Figa, baritone, has served as cantor at West Suburban Temple Har Zion in River Forest since 1998, and has been a cantor in the Chicago area since 1990. He also comes to the New Budapest Orpheum Society from a tradition of Yiddish theater, beginning in New York City in the 1980s. He has had the privilege of working with some of the legendary greats of the Yiddish stage, including Leon Liebgold, Seymour Rexite, Reizel Boyzk, and Max Perlman. He has performed programs of Yiddish song throughout Chicagoland. Danny Howard, percussion, is the newest member of the New Budapest Orpheum Society. With strong roots in the UK, he has built an international career that stretches across repertoires and genres, no less than across the English Channel and the Atlantic. Having studied in Cuba and Brazil, Danny has specialized in Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian Folkloric music for over a decade and now runs his own Latin band. His first passion, nonetheless, was classical music. The New Budapesters could not be more thrilled that he’s recently put down his diverse musical roots in Chicago. Iordanka Kissiova, violinist, is active as an orchestral and chamber musician throughout the Chicago area and the state of Illinois. A native of Bulgaria, she studied in Sophia at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music before immigrating to the United States in 1993. She performed widely in Europe, among others with the “Sophia” women’s orchestra. A string teacher with Quinlan and Fabish, she has played regularly in regional orchestras throughout the Midwest, among them Ars Viva. She has recorded for the Bulgarian Radio Orchestra and the New Budapest Orpheum Society. Ilya Levinson, music director, arranger, and pianist, holds degrees in composition from the Moscow Conservatory and the University of Chicago (Ph.D. 1997). His works for chamber music and orchestra have recently enjoyed performances in France, Germany, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. His Klezmer Rhapsody is recorded by the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band on the Shanachie label. Composer-in-residence with American Music Festivals, he is Assistant Professor of Music at Columbia College Chicago. More info: https://www.cedillerecords.org/artists/ilya-levinson/ Mark Sonksen, bassist, joined the New Budapest Orpheum Society in 2008, and he has been a stalwart member of its tours in Europe and its performances of stage and film music from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. His works are rooted harmonically in the modern jazz idiom, yet incorporate a wide variety of influences as a result of being involved in Spanish language and culture for 20 years. These influences range from music of the Caribbean to Argentine/Uruguayan Tango, New Tango, and folkloric music in addition to early twentieth-century classical music, and modern jazz in the American and European traditions. Don Stille, Chicago pianist and accordionist, has performed throughout the country with a long list of internationally acclaimed jazz artists and has opened for Herbie Hancock and Stephane Grappelli. Among his achievements are recognition as “Mainstream Jazz Pianist of the Year” by the Twin Cities Jazz Society, and house pianist and often-featured jazz artist on NPR’s “First House on the Right.” Don recently performed on accordion in five concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, both at Orchestra Hall and on tour. He also was recently featured on accordion in the movies Picture Paris and Swan Song.
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Friday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2023

Lay-Led Family-Style Service
Friday, Oct 13th 6:00p to 7:30p
Join us for a laid back and lay-led service on Friday October 13th. While not just for families, this service is going to be dished up family-style. Details: 6pm - A good sized nosh/snack (Lobby) 6:30pm- Lay-led service on the Terrace, weather permitting (seating in the round, short, soulful, songful) 7pm - Kiddush and Dinner (Social Hall) There is no charge to attend, but we are inviting those who are able to donate in order to cover the cost of the meal for themselves and/or others who can't afford it.
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