Adults

 

 

 

 

December 11, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 5, 2011

 

 

 

Thank you Bill Moskoff!!

 

 

 

 

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2011 – 2012 Adult Enrichment Program

 All programs are on Sunday from 10:30 am to 12 noon.

Complimentary breakfast is served 15 minutes before the start.

AUGUST
August 28	Is There a God? What Do the Movies Say? –  Rabbi Isaac Serotta gives us a look into various Hollywood perspectives of God’s existence.
SEPTEMBER
September 18	God Remembers! God Forgets? Our Memories, Ourselves – Rosh Hashanah prayers and the significance of memory with Cantor Michael Davis.
September 25	Light, Love, Life, Shalom: Your Path to Happiness at Work and at Home– Dr. Steven Steinberg discusses the book he wrote about his journey of healing.
OCTOBER
October 2	The Joys of Oy – Humorist Rabbi Barry Schechter returns with new material from the Old Country.
October 16	Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal – Rabbi Isaac Serotta discusses Contemporary American Judaism by this year’s Scholar in Residence Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan.
October 23	The Arab Spring– Jim Kenney, co-founder of Common Ground, joins us again for another stimulating presentation.
October 30	Art From a Lost World – Danny Spungen will show us his art and popular collections from Jewish Eastern Europe during the Holocaust.
NOVEMBER
November 6	Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Event: You Say Israel, I Say Palestine – How Can Jews Talk Productively About Israel? The Jewish Dialogue Group, from Philadelphia, will engage a panel of Lakeside members in conversation on ideas and feelings about the Israel-Palestine relationship.
November 13	Scholar in Residence – Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, Five Hot Issues Facing Reform Judaism. Five texts and a discussion about the issues.
November 20	We Don’t Need Horror Movies or Science Fiction -   We Have Jewish Art! – URJ’s Alan Levin speaks on Jewish art during the Lakeside Art Auction weekend.
DECEMBER
December 4	Mendel Beilis – our own Dr. William Moskoff will speak on the centenary of the Beilis blood libel trial in Russia.
December 11	Sharing Stories: Growing Up in the Old Neighborhood– Panel discussion led by Roberta Heinrich.

 

 

Please Note -- No Adult Enrichment Program or Breakfast on: October 9, November 27, December 18, December 25, 2011

January 1, March 25, April 1, April 8, 2012

Programs subject to change

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ADULT EDUCATION

 

               CLASSES 5771-5772

 

          FALL 2011  --  SPRING 2012

 

Fall 2011 - Winter 2012

 

Lunch and Learn in the Loop

Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Mar. 14, May 2

Come and learn over lunch with Rabbi Isaac Serotta and Cantor Michael Davis. We will be meeting in downtown Chicago offices once a month over the year.  Please contact Vanessa M. Ehrlich at Educator@lakesidecongregation.org and let her know you are interested.

 

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Lunch with the Cantor

 

Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.: Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, Nov. 16

50 Years: From the West Side to Highland Park. We will read and discuss two new books. 

·      "Family Properties" by Ben Satter is an account of the Jewish exodus from

          the South and West Side in the 50s and 60s (Oct. 26 and Nov. 2)

 

 

·        "Rabbi Outcast" by Jack Ross is the biography of one of the founding

         rabbis of Lakeside Congregation, Rabbi Elmer Berger. This is the fascinating story of a rabbi with unorthodox views. Rabbi Berger was an important part of Lakeside Congregation's early years (November 9 and 16)

 

***Our culminating activity is on November 30. Join us for a tour of the old Jewish West Side of Chicago with Irv Cutler. Cost of tour: $15 per person

 

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Lakeside Book Group

 meets on Thursdays in members homes.  Contact Vanessa Ehrlich at 847/432-7950 or at Educator@lakesidecongregation.org

if you are interested.  October’s Book: The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer.  The next meeting is October 20th

First Monday Book Group

Sponsored by Sisterhood

The “First Monday Book Group” meets the first Monday of each month at members’ homes. We have read many great books (mostly by Jewish authors or with Jewish themes). Our next meeting is Monday, October 3. We’ll be discussing The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer. Please contact Margaret Burka at 847/251-0782 or mburkalib@aol.com for information on time and place.

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Building Bridges Across the Political Divide

 

Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:00p.m.

 Join us for a special evening with Dr. Yehuda Stolov,

Executive Director of the Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA) in Jerusalem. The IEA is dedicated to promoting peace through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study and has done a remarkable job of bringing together Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Druze—men & women alike—to foster relationships that transcend political differences. The IEA believes that, rather than being a cause of the problem, religion can and should be a source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the region and beyond. Dr. Stolov will share with us how it is possible to develop meaningful personal relationships despite religious and political differences that in the Middle East especially, often seem impossible to reconcile.

 

This event is being co-sponsored by Congregation Hakafa, Congregation Solel, and Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism.

 

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Jewish Views of the Afterlife

 

Tuesdays: 7:30pm—8:45pm 

Nov. 15, 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13

 

Throughout the ages Judaism has asked the question, “What happens after?” and answered it in many different ways. Join Rabbi Isaac Serotta for a look at afterlife in Jewish texts from the Bible to the present day.

 

Learning the Ropes   

 

1st & 3rd Sundays of month, beginning Nov. 6.

Rabbi Isaac Serotta will teach a new class for adults on the 1st and 3rd Sunday mornings from 9-9:45am.  Childcare will be provided so that parents can attend.  Why do we pray?  What meaning can we get from the structure of the prayer book, from words that are difficult to hear in the 21st century, how do we make meaning in our lives? 

 

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Winter 2012

 

Join Rabbi Isaac Serotta on Lakeside Congregation’s

Israel Adventure

 

Congregational Trip to Israel with Rabbi Isaac Serotta over Spring Break 2013. Come to our first informational meeting on Tuesday Jan 31, 2012 at 7:00pm. It may be cold outside but we will be planning a warm trip to Israel. For more information please contact Vanessa M. Ehrlich in the office.

 

Interested in taking an Adult trip to New York City, February 24-26, 2012 modeled

after the one our Confirmation class takes with Rabbi Isaac Serotta? 

We visit Ellis Island, the Tenement museum, walk the Lower East side, see a Broadway

show, and actually have a few more stops on the itinerary. If you are interested please contact Vanessa M. Ehrlich, in the office. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lunch with the Rabbi

 Tuesdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14                                         

11:30am—1:00pm

 

Enjoy a wonderful lunch catered by our own Chef Arturo Miranda. Join Rabbi Isaac Serotta as we read and discuss The Pity of It All by Amos Elon. In his book on the history of the Jewish community in Germany, Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. The New York Times calls it “Brilliant, far-reaching, passionate...a book for the ages.”

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Movie Night    Saturday, January 28 at 7:00pm

 

Bring a dessert to share and join us at the home of Karen Rae Horwitz & Hector Izaguirre for an evening of friendship, fun, and film. We’ll watch and discuss the movie, School Ties. If you haven’t seen it or haven’t seen it in a long time, you may be surprised to know that it is the first major roles for Matt Damon and Brendan Fraser.

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North Shore Kallah - Tuesdays, Febuary 7, 14, 21, 28 

 

This year Temple Jeremiah in Northfield will host the Kallah. Join Rabbi Isaac Serotta and other rabbis, cantors, and Jewish educators for a variety of classes from 7:00-8:00pm, followed by three lectures from scholars provided by the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.

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Limmud Chicago 

 

Sunday, Feb. 19

at University of Illinois—Chicago, Student Center East

8:00am—10:00pm   

Limmud, the Hebrew word for learning, is a one-day Jewish study conference. Lakeside is a sponsoring organization and Cantor Michael Davis will be among the more than 80 teachers who will be presenting discussion groups, workshops, films, exhibits and

performances.

 

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Spring 2012

 

Introduction to Judaism

 

Tuesdays, March 6—June 26     7:00pm—9:00pm

 

This 16-week course is co-sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism and will be taught at Lakeside by Rabbi Isaac Serotta and Rabbi Evan Moffic. The curriculum includes holidays and history, religious beliefs and life-cycle rituals. It is a pre-requisite for anyone considering conversion to Judaism, but it is open to anyone looking to learn about Judaism from A-Z.  There is a charge for this class, so please register for it through the Union for Reform Judaism. Their website is www.urj.org.

 

  

 

 

Film Series: Woody Allen from A-Z

 Apr. 17, 24, May 1, 8 7:00 pm

 

Hosted by Rabbi Isaac Serotta, Cantor Michael Davis, and Vanessa Ehrlich, RJE

"Annie Hall", Crimes and Misdemeanors", "Whatever Works", and "Zelig".  Join us as we watch the films an discuss the work of Woody Allen

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Healing Service and Meditation Group

 

First Tuesday of every month

Healing Service at 6:30pm,

Meditation Group at 7:15pm

 

After our monthly Healing Service at 6:30 pm, stay for a few minutes of learning about the Jewish tradition of meditation and a period of meditation. It is hard to find time in our busy world for meditation, unless we make an appointment for it. Join us for a few moments of respite, rest, and rejuvenation.

 

Torah Study

 

Every Saturday morning at 9:30am Rabbi Isaac Serotta leads a discussion group regarding the week’s Torah portion.

 

 

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