Rabbi's Letters
December 30, 2021: New Year's Message
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
I am writing to you after flying back from Israel where I was visiting family.
I and other travelers in the U.S. and around the world have encountered many challenges: the pandemic has forced changes to our flights and created new government rules for leaving and entering nations, even stipulating special permission...Read more...
November 14, 2021: Join the Rabbi for a Prayer Class on Kavanah (Concentration)
Rabbi Adir Glick
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November 14, 2021: Join the Rabbi for a Prayer Class on Kavanah (Concentration)
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Prayer with Rabbi Glick
Join Rabbi Glick for a prayer class on Kavanah (Concentration)
Dear Friends,
Have you ever struggled to find concentration in prayer? Have you wondered how the traditional prayers and service can touch our hearts?
How do we...Read more...
October 24, 2021: First Rabbi Glick prayer class (sourcesheet attached)
Rabbi Adir Glick
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October 20, 2021: Delve Into the World of Jewish Prayer
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
Prayer is a wondrous practice.
It has been with us since the dawn of mankind.
It is the simple act of us human beings, tiny as we are within the broad cosmos, reaching out across the chasm to communicate with the Universal Consciousness that ties together all of life. It is an incredible idea that God is even interested in hearing from us.
Prayer is at the center of...Read more...
October 13, 2021: A Season for Everything
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
Have you ever heard the Biblical quote, “ A season is set for everything, a time for every experience under heaven/ a time for being born and a time for dying... ”? It is from the book of Kohelet/ Ecclesiastes, one of the most accessible and profound books of the Bible. It explores the biggest question of all - what is the meaning of...Read more...
August 15, 2021: Join me for a morning of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue with Shaul Judelman and Noor Awad
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
Please join us this coming Sunday morning, August 15, at 10:30 am for a conversation with Israeli-American Shaul Judelman and Palestinian Noor Awad, leaders with the grassroots Israeli-Palestinian dialogue initiative Roots.
I met (Rabbi) Shaul Judelman nearly 15 years ago when I was doing social justice and journalism work with Tevel...Read more...
May 30, 2021: Join us for 'The Legacy of the Six Day War' with Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
After the past two week of worrying conflict in Israel that has rattled all of us, we have a unique opportunity on Sunday, May 30th at 11 am to hear Yossi Klein Halevi, one of the leading international journalists and political commentators analyzing
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the relationship between Israel and the American Jewish communities.
Mr. Halevi is...Read more...
May 24: 2021: Violence at Yesterday’s Pro-Israel March in Naperville & Talk by Yossi Klein Halevi
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 23, 2021: TONIGHT at 7pm - Bari Weiss on Cancel Culture
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 21, 2021: Shabbat Shalom Wishes
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 20, 2021: Join us on May 30th at 11 am for 'The Legacy of the Six Day War' with Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 18, 2021: Join us this Sunday at 7pm for leading Jewish Journalist Bari Weiss on Cancel Culture
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 14, 2021: Israel, Shavuot & Chag Sameach Wishes
Rabbi Adir Glick
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Dear Friends,
It has been one of the most trying and challenging weeks for Israel in many years.
Unprecedented barrages of rockets sent millions into bunkers and caused injury and death.
Even worse perhaps, widespread inter-citizen violence between Jewish and Arab Israelis put into peril the fragile coexistence of 7 million Jews...Read more...
May 12, 2021: Join me tomorrow morning at 10 am for a Class on the Spiritual Music of Modern Israel
Rabbi Adir Glick
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May 12, 2021: Rockets raining down on Israel
Rabbi Adir Glick
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March 5: The power of ancient prayers; question... Why do we display three columns when we do hagbah (lift the Torah) at the end of the Torah service?
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Feb. 19: Purim; question... What is Kabbalah and what is its place within Judaism and within our holy texts and books?
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Jan. 29, 2021: A period of consequence; and What makes a Torah scroll kosher?
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Jan. 20, 2021: Rabbi Glick & The Caring Committee Need Your Help
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Jan. 15, 2021: How to fight darkness; and the weekly question: What does Judaism believe about the afterlife?
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Dec. 18, 2020: We are fatigued, it's time to find kindness; and the weekly question: what is the correct way to light a menorah/ chanukiyah?
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Dec. 11, 2020: Chag Sameach; and the weekly question: why do we pray for rain twice in the Amidah and why does one of them follow our Jewish calendar and the other our secular calendar?
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Dec. 4, 2020: People finding the light; and the weekly question: what is the origin of the minyan?
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Nov. 27, 2020: Turn to each other and support one another; and the weekly question: “In our prayers we often say ‘Lord of Hosts.’ What does it mean?”
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Nov. 20, 2020: Thanksgiving during the pandemic; and the weekly question: how to make prayer meaningful
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Nov. 13, 2020: A different winter bunkering down; and the weekly question: What is the triennial reading?
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Oct. 30, 2020: Tapping into our higher selves; and the weekly question; the Tefillat Ha-Derekh, the Jewish traveler's prayer
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Oct. 2, 2020: Prayer For All Those With Coronavirus
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Sat, January 28 2023
6 Shevat 5783
The Har Zion Herald
Have you read the January Herald?
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Upcoming events
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Friday Kabbalat Service

Live, in person, or
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Friday, 6:30 PM
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Shabbat morning, 10 AM
Shohet Morning Minyan

Live, in person, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
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Monday–Friday, 8-9 AM
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Other Events:
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023
Sunday, Jan 29th 9:00a to 9:30a
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JanJanuary 30 , 2023Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Jan 30th 8:00p to 9:00p
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Thursday ,
FebFebruary 2 , 2023Torah Treasures, Rabbi Glick
Thursday, Feb 2nd 10:00a to 11:00a
In person and on Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the Har Zion Zoom password. 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. -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 3 , 2023Refugee Shabbat and Dinner
Friday, Feb 3rd 6:30p to 8:00p
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2023
Sunday, Feb 5th 9:00a to 9:30a
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2023
Sunday, Feb 5th 1:00p to 3:00p
Training with OPT's Cantor Juile Yugend Green. Please contact Yakira Levi or the HZ office for more information about the West Suburban Chevra Kadisha. Participate in the mitzvah of Taharah! -
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FebFebruary 5 , 2023Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Sunday, Feb 5th 1:00p to 2:30p
Explore the complex features of your Jewish identity, Jewish peoplehood, and the contemporary challenges to the Jewish people in an era in which we have moved from having no home to having two different, vibrant, homes in Israel and in North America. -
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FebFebruary 6 , 2023ECE Preschool Tu B'Shevat Seder
Monday, Feb 6th 10:30a to 12:00p
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Monday ,
FebFebruary 6 , 2023Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Feb 6th 8:00p to 9:00p
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Thursday ,
FebFebruary 9 , 2023Torah Treasures, Rabbi Glick
Thursday, Feb 9th 10:00a to 11:00a
In person and on Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the Har Zion Zoom password. 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. -
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FebFebruary 11 , 2023Musical Shabbatot: Saturday "Simchat Shabbat" – In Person & Virtual
Shabbat, Feb 11th 10:00a to 12:15p
Join the Har Zion davening team as we pray and sing the beautiful melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat Morning together in the sanctuary. All also available streaming. There will be babysitting available for younger children during Saturday Morning Musical Shabbat Services, but you must sign your child up for it ahead of time.
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