Letting Go of Anger
You know that feeling when you are angry, and it is hard to let it go? We all know anger can negatively affect our physical and mental...
A Few Words From Mandy Herlich, RJE
הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַד Hinei mah tov u’mah naim, shevet achim gam yachad. How great and how pleasing it...
Devarim - 8 Av, 5781
At the beginning of the fifth book of our Torah, Deuteronomy (or Devarim in Hebrew), Moses delivers a series of sermons concerning the...
Staff Profile: Rabbi Emeritus Michael Zedek
Rabbi Emeritus Michael Zedek will return to the bima this fall to lead High Holy Day services at Emanuel Congregation for the first time...
Off to Summer Camp
I have had today’s date highlighted in my calendar for a long time. I have been looking forward to today for months. Today, I am getting...
I interrupt your regularly scheduled program…
Normally, this is where you find a thoughtful article written by someone at Emanuel, whether it is staff, a board member, or a...
Thank you
Shalom Chevrei, Sadly, this will be my last bulletin at Emanuel. So, I thought I would borrow from my reflection Saturday night at the...
A Few Words from Rabbi Michael Zedek
Dear Friends, I am writing these few lines immediately after a Zoom call with a number of rabbinic colleagues in the greater Chicago...
A Few Words From Rabbi Craig
Shalom Chevrei: I want to take this moment to reassure you that we will be working full-speed ahead in these last six weeks of my...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Warnaar and Susan Bertocchi
If you’ve come to one of Emanuel Congregation’s beloved Share Shabbat dinners over the past 16 years, you’ve enjoyed the cooking of Mark...
