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Faith Briefs
North Shore Congregation Israel (1185
Sheridan Road, Glencoe)
Study the Talmud
Come and study the Talmud
with Rabbi Wendi
Geffen from 1-2 p.m. every
Monday until May 22.
Adult Mitzvah Corps
Join the congregation
from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday,
April 26, at Chicago
Chesed Fund, 7045 Ridgeway
Ave., Lincolnwood,
for this event.
JBaby Wiggleworms
Sing and dance at North
Shore Congregation Israel
Saturday mornings at 9:30
a.m. from April 21-May 19
with this classic program
from the Old Town School
of Folk Music. Siblings of
all ages are welcome. Register
at www.juf.org/jbaby-
Wiggleworms
Holocaust Memorial
Museum Community
Program
Interview with Clemantine
Wamariya about her
book on her experiences
before and after the Rwandan
genocide from 7-9 p.m.
Monday, April 30, in The
Large Sanctuary.
The Most Important Talmud
Passages
Join Rabbi Geffen to
read and discuss a selection
of the most important
passages (sugyot) in the
Talmud from 7-8:30 p.m.
May 2, 9 and 16. No Talmud
experience required.
All texts will be presented
and discussed in English.
AA Meeting
Do you struggle with addiction?
Do you want or
need support? North Shore
Congregation Israel is a
host site for a weekly Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting.
AA is an anonymous
Twelve Step Program for
people who struggle with
alcohol or other substances.
Please enter through the
door on the southernmost
front side of the building.
The next meeting is at 6
p.m. Wednesday, May 2,
in the Abe and Vera Cohen
Family Room.
Strollers, Stories &
Celebrations
Celebrate Shabbat with
your children age 0-3 at this
free, monthly drop in program
at 10 a.m. on Friday,
April 27. Contact Susan at
(847) 835-0724 if you have
any questions.
Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.)
Ruach Choir and Shir
Chadash Shabbat
Shabbat services are held
weekly at 6:30 p.m. and run
approximately 75 minutes.
This Shabbat service features
Am Shalom’s newest
Jewish musical leaders
taking center bima to help
lead the congregation in
worship.
Feeding the Hungry
On the third Sunday of
every month, volunteer
members of Am Shalom
gather from 9-10 a.m. to
help at the temple’s kitchen.
It just takes about an
hour and is rewarding for
people of any age. Questions?
Call Nina Schroeder
at (847) 835-7025.
Judaism’s 20 Questions:
Volume 2
Are there miracles? Why
do people hate Jews? Are
we the chosen people? Answer
these questions and
more, with Master Teacher
Buddy Schreiber from 10-
11 a.m. Tuesday, May 1.
JUF Dessert Reception
Join the congregation
for Am Shalom’s Annual
JUF Dessert Reception,
on behalf of the 2018 Jewish
United Fund Annual
Campaign. The event, from
7-10 p.m. Tuesday, May
1, features Sarah Tuttle-
Singer, New Media Editor,
The Times of Israel. Registration
information coming
soon on the congregation’s
website.
St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church (556 Vernon
Ave.)
Spring Cleanup Day
Have you ever wondered
what was in some
of the dark, mysterious
closets at St. E’s? Did you
ever dream of “working
the land” on the lovely triangle
block? Now is your
chance to make a difference
in your church! On
April 28, the church will go
from 9 a.m. -noon (or until
it’s done). Wear your work
clothes and come help out
with light cleanup, yardwork,
and some general
maintenance. It is a great
time to reconnect with
friends, make our church a
little cleaner, and eat some
free tasty treats. For more
information, contact Rod
Zimmerman.
Forum
Join the church at 11:20
a.m. Sunday, April 29, for
a forum. Abiding in the
Garden of John: Eastertide
this year brings us several
readings from the Gospel
according to John. Abide
is one of John’s favorite
words to describe the relationship
between Jesus and
his followers. This forum
will delve into the some of
the deeper level ideas and
images which this gospel
offers us as an Easter people
and will be led by Larry
Handwerk.
Orientation to A French Dip
A dozen visitors from
Nantes, France will be arriving
in Glencoe for an
exploration of religion in
America on Oct. 17-29.
St. Elisabeth’s will be the
hosts for this intercultural
exchange. Hall Healy, Susan
Newcomb and Daphne
Cody will be holding two
identical information sessions
at 11:30 a.m. April
22 or 7:30 p.m. May 1 to
share the French group’s
goals and interests, to offer
a breakdown of tasks we
need for welcoming them,
and to respond to your
questions. If you choose
the April 22 option, Francethemed
coffee hour treats
will be featured.
Misericordia Candy Days
Misericordia is home to
one of St. Elisabeth’s members,
Sarah Cline. Sarah
is Linda and Skip Cline’s
daughter and Polly Baur’s
twin sister. She has cerebral
palsy and is in a wheelchair
but regularly attended St.
Elisabeth’s growing up.
Misericordia is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to
the care for people with
disabilities, many of whom
are also physically challenged.
Located in Chicago,
Misericordia currently
serves more than 600 children
and adults. The Cline
and Baur families support
Misericordia through their
fundraising efforts for
Candy Days and this year
they will be collecting at
St. Elisabeth’s on April 29
and welcome anyone that
would like to contribute.
Glencoe Union Church (263 Park Ave.)
GUC Reads
During the month of
April, you are invited to
read and then discuss:
”Everything Happens for
a Reason: And other Lies
I’ve Loved.” David Wood
will lead a book group discussion
at 7 p.m. Thursday,
April 26.
Submit information for The
Anchor’s Faith page to
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com.
Science
From Page 23
Donna said. “We also want
to understand how things,
like climate change and
pollution, impact the food
sources for bumble bees
and the subsequent impact
on our environment.”
To assist in determining
which pollinators are
most attractive to bees,
Kay Havens, director of
plant science and conservation,
encouraged guests
to become citizen scientists.
Interested guests who
registered agreed to plant
a variety of pollinators in
their gardens, spending
their summers observing
which plants gained the
most attention and reporting
back to the Chicago
Botanic Garden.
“This is a simple and
fun way to engage families,”
Havens said. “We let
them select a few of pollinators,
plant them in their
own gardens and then give
us critical feedback by answering
questions. We as
scientists need to provide
the best environment for
the bees.”
Registration is ongoing
and families are encouraged
to still register
at www.budburst.org to
become part of this years’
project.
Under the fruit and seed
festival category, guests
learned about seed dispersal
through an interactive
display. Chester Jankowski,
of the horticulture
staff, taught guest about
the importance of ingredients,
such as pectin, which
is found in plants and in
many common foods.
Isabelle Poulios, of Wilmette,
a sixth-grade student
at Highcrest Middle
School, said she was fascinated
to experiment with
Jankowski, making jam
with and without pectin.
“It was a really cool experiment
and I learned why
it is so important to protect
the plants that make pectin.
I also learned a great
at-home experiment which
I plan on trying out later
today,” Poulios said.
In the water arena, visitors
learned about water
cohesion between molecules,
surface tension and
the importance of keeping
pollutants our of water
sources. For example, an
interactive activity taught
families how pollutants
can easily enter the environment
through rain water
runoff.
“We want everyone to
understand how water is a
part of every aspect of life,
and that we need to do a
better job of keeping our
water sources safe,” said
Randall Sanders, of Mad
Science.
Plant health specialist
Chris Beiser also explained
how filtered water
doesn’t always equal
healthy water.
“It’s easy to think that
perfectly clear water is the
healthiest water, but what
we are teaching visitors today
is that there are many
components that make water
healthy. We test the PH
levels and look to see that
there are a variety of nutrients
in the water that will
support an ecosystem,”
Beiser said.
For those interested
in digging deeper, free,
but registration-required
workshops, were also
available during the festival.
Guests learned valuable
skills like how to survive
a zombie apocalypse
using natural resources.
They also researched topics,
such as the possibility
of growing plants in Martian
soil and how to use
science-based procedures
that can identify a crime
location, precisely by revealing
the specific characteristics
of the soil and
other natural materials.