Earth Day 2022
Celebrate Earth Day with Actions
Family Fun /Kef Mishpacthi for ages 1-7
In the morning of the Sunday nearest Earth Day, Sunday, April 24, 10:30 AM–12 Noon, an Earth Day Celebration for children ages 1-7 and their families. Have fun with your friends, learn a bit, and honor the Earth by planting a tree.
Click here to register.
Family Fun /Kef Mishpacthi for all ages
And in the afternoon, Sunday, April 24, 1–3 PM, a Thatcher Woods Earth Day Cleanup for groups of all sizes and ages. We will meet at the waterfront pavilion west of Trailside Museum in Thatcher Woods; snacks will be provided. Please email Amy Guralnick at amysg@hotmail.com if you would like to help.
Click here to send email to Amy.
Reuse & Recycle
Aluminum Can Pop Tabs Collection for Ronald Mac Donald House
Little things like pop tabs can make a big difference! Help support families and children through our Pop Tab program by collecting and donating the aluminum tabs you pull to open soda, soup, and other cans.
There is a collection bin on the table near temple’s the preschool entrance.
Contact Amy Guralnick at amysg@hotmail.com if you have questions on any of these programs.
Sneaker Collection
The temple has paired with Got Sneakers, a sneaker recycling organization. Donate any sneakers you aren’t using; Got Sneakers will either recycle them or redistribute them to secondhand markets, depending on what shape they are in. When you join our sneaker recycling community, you will be making a global environmental impact and you will earn money for the synagogue for every pair of sneakers you contribute. Bags to put your shoes in will be in the foyer.
Tie the pairs you are donating together if you can. And also include their footliners if you have them; shoes without footliners are automatically recycled, no matter how good shape they are in.
Contact Amy Guralnick at amysg@hotmail.com if you have questions on any of these programs.
Plastic Collection: Plastic Bags
Plastic Bags: Continue to bring in your plastic so we can get our free Recycled Plastic Bag Bench from Trex. We are more than halfway there! Thanks for bringing in only soft, clean plastic.
For more information, call or email Phyllis Rubin, 708.848.6168, phyllis.rubin@comcast.net.
Plastic Collection: Bottle Caps and Lids
Continue to save your bottle caps and lids up to 7 inches in diameter and other plastic containers that are #2 and #5 plastic. Clean caps only and no caps with other materials in them like metal. We save them for Cody James Norman, a local Oak Park artist, who melts down the plastic to create unique sculptures Or you can drop them off on the porch at 120A, Lake Street, Oak Park.
For more information, call or email Phyllis Rubin, 708.848.6168, phyllis.rubin@comcast.net.
Educate Yourself
Virtual Dinner with Pamela Tate, a Climate Reality Leader from Al Gore's Climate Reality Project
Click here to watch the recording on YouTube.
Celebrate Earth Day with us at dinner time! Join Pamela Tate, a Climate Reality Leader trained and certified by Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project, who will talk about the climate crisis and what individuals can do in their homes, communities, and at the federal and state level, while we still have a chance to stop the worst effects of global warming. According to the project, we have only until 2030—barely more than eight years—to reverse the worst effects of the warming of Earth’s atmosphere. This is why it is imperative that everyone learns about the extent of the crisis and what can be done now!
Another Food Ingredient to Watch Out For
We can impact climate change by avoiding foods made with palm oil because the way it is grown leads to deforestation. A lot of foods use palm oil, including candy. But dark chocolate does NOT! Note the ingredients in the foods you are purchasing!
See how your food consumption impacts the global environment at Stacker.com for much more information.
Earth Week Mini Film Fest
And there will be an Earth Week Mini Film Fest, April 18-24. Go to Earth Day — One Earth Film Festival—https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/—for more information.
Thu, May 19 2022
18 Iyyar 5782
The Har Zion Herald
Have you read the NEW May Herald?
Browse or download the online only May 2022 issue of the Har Zion Herald.
(to visit a link in the issue or email addresses just click on it)
Upcoming events
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Services:
Join livestreams of all of our services on Zoom (links below; ask the temple office for the password). Saturday morning services are also livestreamed and saved on Facebook (for a limited time) and YouTube
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In-person worship at the temple is offered for Saturday morning services and on selected holidays depending on the state of the pandemic. See In Person Attendance on Shabbat Morning for more information.
See our Weekly Services page for further details, links and PDF copies of our Siddurim.
Friday Kabbalat Service
Zoom ID# 818 0357 8025
Every Friday, 6:30 PM
Saturday Morning Services
In person and virtually
Zoom ID# 242 651 284
Shabbat,10 AM
Shohet Morning Minyan
Zoom ID# 799 405 500
Monday through Friday, 8-9 AM
Sundays, 9:30-10:15 AM
Other Events:
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Thursday ,
MayMay 19 , 2022Sea to Sinai
Thursday, May 19th 10:00a to 11:00a
Virtual only; Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the usual Har Zion Zoom password. What happened on the journey from the Sea of Reeds to Sinai? The Israelites had many experiences—manna, searching for water, battling Amalek. It was their road from liberation to revelation. Join Rabbi Glick as we read and discuss the sea to Sinai in the Torah with commentaries and midrash, and its relevance for modern times. -
Thursday ,
MayMay 19 , 2022Chicago Scholars Series
Thursday, May 19th 7:30p to 9:00p
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Saturday ,
MayMay 21 , 2022
Shabbat, May 21st 10:00a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
MayMay 22 , 2022
Sunday, May 22nd (All day)
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Sunday ,
MayMay 22 , 2022Big Ideas of Jewish Prayer /R.Glick
Sunday, May 22nd 10:00a to 11:00a
Big Ideas of Jewish Prayer w/ Rabbi Glick Youth Lounge and Zoom ID# 823 6482 1008 -
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MayMay 22 , 2022Hebrew 2.0: Prayerbook
Sunday, May 22nd 11:00a to 12:00p
Understanding the Words in Prayer, with Hebrew editor and Har Zion member Courtenay Harris-Black Zoom ID# 823 6482 1008 (Past sessions of this class are available on Har Zion's YouTube). -
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MayMay 22 , 2022Prayer Through Music -C.Figa
Sunday, May 22nd 3:30p to 4:30p
Experiencing Prayer Through Music with Temple Har Zion Goldstine Cantorial Chair Cantor Stewart Figa -
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MayMay 23 , 2022Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Education Director David Schwartz
Monday, May 23rd 8:00p to 9:00p
The current Monday Evening Learning topics include a rotation of Pirkei Avot, Holidays, Stories, and Prayers. (The last being once a month, as part of Delve into Prayers.) -
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MayMay 26 , 2022Sea to Sinai
Thursday, May 26th 10:00a to 11:00a
Virtual only; Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the usual Har Zion Zoom password. What happened on the journey from the Sea of Reeds to Sinai? The Israelites had many experiences—manna, searching for water, battling Amalek. It was their road from liberation to revelation. Join Rabbi Glick as we read and discuss the sea to Sinai in the Torah with commentaries and midrash, and its relevance for modern times. -
Thursday ,
MayMay 26 , 2022Chicago Scholars Series
Thursday, May 26th 7:30p to 9:00p
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