Program: This coming Shabbat, we will yet again continue this exploration of the mitzvah of loving our neighbor as ourselves as we talk about our newly-established initiative to bring our community into dialogue and relationship with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.  We’ll use the information conveyed in this weeks blog to engage in some “internal dialogue” with you, to receive your feedback and, we hope to gain your commitment to participation and support for this exciting new program.

Hosts: Robin & Stew
Co-Host: Melinda & Ron

To sign up for our potluck dinner: https://perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=NWYH3105.
For further information, contact Robin: 847-833-6348; [email protected]

6:00     Nosh & schmooze
6:30     Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15     B’rachot, Dinner, Birkat Hamazon, Dessert
8:15     Presentation & Discussion: Partnering with the Ahmadiyya community

The holiday of Shavuot is soon upon us – we’ll celebrate Saturday, May 19th with a special program.

Shavuot is the holiday that brings to partial fruition the promises of Pesah.  In the liberation from Egypt, God promised two things: one, that God and Israel would forever more be entered into a sacred partnership and, two, that Israel would live their role in that partnership in the land of Israel.  Shavuot marks the establishment of the sacred partnership, when Israel arrives at Mt. Sinai to learn God’s lessons for living in the land – lessons that would enable Israel to create a society that would emulate God’s dreams for humanity.  The rabbis likened that meeting to a wedding: God held the mountain like a huppah (wedding canopy) over Israel, and Aseret HaDibrot (known popularly as the Ten Commandments) were the ketubah, the marriage contract, which Israel willingly accepted.

Our celebration of Shavuot, then, will replicate that moment.  We’ll imagine ourselves standing at Sinai; we’ll listen to the call of Aseret HaDibrot; we’ll share life lessons that we’ve learned and the dramatic ways in which we’ve learned them.  All preceded by a potluck dairy dessert, traditional for Shavuot.

Gail & Chris are hosting. Please click on the link and indicate what you are bringing to service: https://perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=LJDK2482.

Weather permitting, we will be outside so please bring your own lawn chair.

For further info, please contact Gail: (847) 612-7387; [email protected].

7:00      A Very Dairy Dessert
7:30      The Moth, a la B’Chavana: Learning Life Lessons
8:15      Havdalah
D’var Torah: Learning Life Lessons from Aseret HaDibrot
Torah Service: Aseret HaDibrot

Program description:  For a number of reasons – primarily anticipated absences from people that we know will be out of town this weekend due to the Memorial Day holiday, including me – we are cancelling our upcoming Shabbat morning tefilot.

Our next Shabbat gathering will be on Friday night, June 1, with the Ahmadiyya community, as I posted late last week.  I’ll share further details with you next Monday; in the meantime, if you want you can look back to last week’s post for much of the information.

Have a good week and a good Memorial Day commemoration.

Hosts:

9:45    Coffee & schmooze
10:00    Tefilot & Torah
12:15    Kiddush & Potluck luncheon