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Purim
(2/27/2010) is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish
calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in
Persia were saved from extermination.
The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes
of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in
Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his
daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia,
to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his
other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that
Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity.
Click the link below for a recipe for Hamentaschen
(including a gluten-free version!)
More info about Purim
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We
are an adult egalitarian congregation dedicated
to serving the needs of the diverse Jewish community in the Chicago
Northwest Suburbs and the Fox Valley since 1975.
Because we have no building
to maintain,
our dues structure is kept very low.
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We offer Tradition
in a relaxed,
informal
atmosphere:
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- Family
seating
- Religious
equality
- Shabbat
services
- High
Holy Day services
- High
Holy Day choir
- Hebrew
instruction
- Bar
and Bat Mitzvah preparation
- Adult
education
- Interfaith
couples group
- Social
activities
- Shop-At-Home
gift shop
- Minyans
for all occasions
- Senior
outreach programs
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The
PJ Library from JUF
Click here
to learn about a new service from the Jewish United Fund/Jewish
Federation. You can sign up to receive FREE, age-appropriate,
Jewish books and music each month for kids from
6 mos. to 6 years old. No strings!
Jewish
United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago
Visit
our Interesting Links page
for links to several websites from the Jewish
United Fund/Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Chicago, including the JUF's Synagogue Connections
Newsletter
News
about our Newsletter
If you use
email (and we
have your address), we're no longer mailing hard copy of the Newsletter
to you, starting with the Spring 2009 Issue. It will be
emailed
to you, and is also available to download from this web site.
News
Regarding Am Chai Membership Lists
In
the past, our Membership List was mailed out with the the winter
bulletin/newsletter. In an effort to protect the privacy of
our
membership, the Membership Listing will no longer be mailed with the
bulletin.
Any member
in good standing may request the list by sending an email to
us 
and we'll send the current list to you via email.
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Information about the Jewish
Genealogy Society of Illinois can be found on our Interesting
Links page.
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