LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

1221  County Line Road, Highland Park, Illinois  60035     (847) 432-7950     Fax (847) 432-0583

SEPTEMBER	Sorry, no programs in September
OCTOBER
October 4	Jewish Women Entertainers – June Sochen is a distinguished Professor Emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University. A cultural historian specializing in women's history, minority history, and entertainment history.
October 11	Truman and The Jews – Lawrence Stern is a professional photographer and amateur historian. His program will cover the election of 1948, the Truman Doctrine and the former President’s views on Jews and the state of Israel.
October 18	The 2009 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, – Peggy Shapiro, Coordinator of the yearly festival, will preview the films to be shown this year in Chicago and Wilmette (October 29 through November 8)
October 25	Clergy Beyond Borders: New Approaches to Building Peace - Rabbi Gerry Serotta, the immediate past Chair of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America and the executive director of Clergy Beyond Borders, will tell us about this new organization.
NOVEMBER
November 1 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM	The Power of One - The Lakeside Religious School and Adult Enrichment Committee once again sponsor an opportunity to learn about several social action initiatives from organizers in the community and see how one person can help to change the world.
November 8	Peace of Mind, Body, and Spirit - Our own Margaret Moore, LCSW will lead us in discussion of Jewish meditation, which offers benefits physically, emotionally, cognitively and spiritually.  Meditating is one means of calming and centering ourselves.
November 15	Sisterhood Book Fair and Art Fair
November 22	Encouraging Healing of Abuse in the Jewish Community - Ellen Rosen-Kaplan, LCSW will discuss bearing witness to the fact that abuse happens in the Jewish community, understanding our communal reticence to discuss such things, looking at the impact of secrets and stigma, understand how healing can be achieved and the resources available for healing.
DECEMBER
December 6	Shakespeare and the Jews – Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, Rabbi Emeritus of North Shore Congregation Israel and noted scholar will speak about how Jews are portrayed in the works of Shakespeare.
December 13	Jewish Humor – Rabbi Barry Schechter,originally from Britain, now in Skokie, will entertain and instruct us with the program of Jewish humor for which he has become well-known.
JANUARY
January 10	The ADL and Civil Rights – Daniel Elbaum, Director of Development for the Upper-Midwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League will update us on the important civil rights work by the ADL.

 Please  Note  --   NO Adult Enrichment Program or Breakfast on  November 15,  29, December 20,  27, January 3, February 28, March 28, April 4, May 2

Program subject to change

JANUARY
	LAKESIDE SEMINAR ON ISRAELI POLITICS Sponsored by the CFJE of Metropolitan Chicago
January 17	Israeli and Palestinian Politics from the perspective of Palestinians – Ray Hanania, a radio journalist and stand-up comedian is engaged in reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians through humor.
January 24	Israeli and Palestinian Politics from the perspective of Israelis – Amos Gil is the founder of Ir Amim (City of Nations) a group seeking to make Jerusalem sustainable and equitable to Israelis and Palestinians. He is a former head of the Israel Civil Rights Association.
January 31	Israeli and Palestinian Politics from the perspective of Americans – Aliza Becker, Deputy Director of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom has family living in Israel.  Saffiya Shillo is a social worker in Chicago with family living in the West Bank.
FEBRUARY
February 7	Cantor’s Favorites - Join Cantor Michael Davis for a tour of his current "short list" of liturgical music.  This program will introduce the spiritual teachings of Cantor Richard Cohn, our Scholar-in-Residence.
February 14	Lakeside Café Talent Show - Join us as Lakeside members share their music, writings and other talents.  This is an open stage for all interested members.
February 21 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM	Raising a Mensch Suburban Style – Adam Levin in private psychotherapy and consultation practice and mother of three suburban mensches, will speak on raising children in an affluent community.
MARCH
March 7	TBD (please see the Kolenu) – Barry Chazan is Director of the Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies Program and Professor of Jewish Education at Spertus College.
March 14	Music, Prayer and Promise - Cantor Richard Cohn, Cantor of North Shore Congregation Israel joins Lakeside for our yearly Scholar-in-Residence program.
March 21	Rescuers of The Shoah – Lakeside’s own Jim Schuster will speak about who protected Jews during WWII, how they sheltered Jews and why.
APRIL
April 11	The Shoah in Hollywood Film – Rabbi Isaac Serotta will show us the various ways in which the Holocaust has been portrayed.
April 18	One Book / One Congregation – Lakeside’s Rick Schuster will moderate a discussion of The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs.
April 25	Gender and Judaism – The Lakeside Sisterhood sponsors Rachel Haverlock, professor of Jewish Studies and English at the University of Illinois-Chicago and a proud contributor to The Torah: A Women’s Commentary.
MAY
May 2	Mitzvah Day
May 9	The Lost Synagogues of Chicago - Robb Packer is a professional photographer and author. He will describe his search for, and documentation of, our historical roots.

Please  Note  --   NO Adult Enrichment Program or Breakfast on  November 15, 29, December 20, 27, January 3, February 28, March 28, April 4, May 2 - Program subject to change