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Faith Briefs
Northbrook Community
Synagogue (2548 Jasper
Court)
NCS Annual Dinner & a
Movie
Join for the event where
the movie is freeat 6 p.m.
on Dec. 24. We will be
serving Chinese food and
watching the movie “Mrs.
Doubtfire”. Cost for dinner
will be $20 per person.
Children under 12 will
eat for free and watch a
separate movie. There will
also be fresh popcorn and
arcade game fun! Open to
the community and all are
welcome.
Morning Minyan
Join morning minyan
followed by breakfast on
weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and
on Sundays and holidays
at 9 a.m. For information,
call (847) 509-9204.
St. Giles Episcopal Church (3025
Walters Ave.)
Advent Lessons and Carols
Join Sunday, Dec. 16, at
4 p.m. for special music,
congregational singing
and scripture readings anticipate
the birth of Christ.
A reception will follow.
Blue Christmas/Longest
Night Service
Join for an evening of
quiet contemplation, readings
and songs for those
for whom the season is difficult
to celebrate, or who
simply want a break from
stress on Thursday Dec.
13, and Dec. 20. Labyrinth
walk at 6:30 p.m.; service
at 7 p.m.
Christmas Eve
Intergenerational
Christmas Service
Join for Christmas Eve
Intergenerational Christmas
Service, 4:30 p.m. on
Dec. 20; Camille Saint-
Saëns Christmas Oratorio,
10:30 p.m.; Christmas Eve
late service at 11 p.m.
Community Breakfast
Join for a monthly, free
community breakfast held
each second Sunday from
9-10:30 a.m. in the church
basement. All are welcome.
Our Sunday morning
worship service begins
at 10:15 a.m.
Men’s Night Out
St. Giles men and their
male friends and family
are welcome to gather at
Grandpa’s in Glenview,
across from the downtown
train station, at 7 p.m. on
the second Tuesday of the
month. For more information,
call (847) 272-6622.
Islamic Cultural Center of Greater
Chicago (1810 Pfingsten Road)
Juma’ah Prayer
This prayer includes a
khutba (sermon) by Imam,
followed by the prayer
from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays.
For more information, call
(847) 272-0319.
Sunday Talk
Every Sunday the Islamic
Cultural Center will
hold a discussion at 12:30-
1 p.m. For more information,
call (847) 272-0319
or visit www.icc-greaterchicago.com.
Young Israel of Northbrook (3545
Walters Ave.)
Weekly Monday Night
Torah Study
Study Torah with Rabbi
Herschel Berger, spiritual
leader of Young Israel of
Northbrook, at 7 p.m. on
Mondays. Discussions will
correlate the study topic
to modern daily life. No
charge. For more information,
contact Rabbi Berger
at (847) 205-1910 or hbglobemet@aol.com.
Casual Morning Minyan
On Saturdays at 9:30
a.m., join for a Shabbat,
lay-led, participatory service
held in the mishkan.
The one-hour service is informal
and open to young
and old alike. After worship,
many participants
remain for a lively discussion
about the Torah portion
over a bagel and coffee.
Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook (2095
Landwehr Road)
Tuesday Women to Women
Class
Weekly women’s class
hosted by Chaya Epstein at
2:15 p.m. Women to Women
is a Jewish women’s organization
run by women
for women. For more information,
call (847) 564-
8770.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133
Pfingsten)
“The Case for Christ”
Series
Join on a riveting quest
for the truth about history’s
most compelling
figure on Sundays from
9:20-10:20 a.m. For more
information, visit Gloria-
DeiNorthbrook.org.
Northbrook United Methodist Church
(1190 Western Avenue)
Christmas Celebration
Love is real. God draws
near. Love Drawn Here.
Join for a Christmas Eve
worship on Dec. 24 at 4
p.m. for a family-friendly
worship when everyone
plays. There will be a traditional
worship with choir,
communion and candlelight
at 10 p.m. For more
information, visit www.
northbrookumc.com.
Line Dancing
Join Tuesday nights
from 7-8 p.m. for $50
per six-week session. For
more information, visit
www.northbrookumc.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Every Thursday from
7:30-9 p.m. the church
hosts an AA meeting in the
basement. For more information,
visit www.north
brookumc.com.
Temple Beth-El (3610 Dundee Rd)
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join TBE for Friday
night refreshing musical
service every Friday night
at 6 p.m. Soloists include
Jane Heyman and Susan
Coren. Early one is at
5:30 p.m. For more information,
contact Shaina at
(847) 205-9982.
Congregation Beth Shalom (3433
Walters Ave.)
Shabbat with a Twist
Join for Shabbat with
a Twist on Dec. 21 and
Jan. 18 at Congregation
Beth Shalom from 11-
11:45 a.m. Families with
children up to Pre-K join
us to sing songs, hear a
story read by our clergy
and twist your own challah
with the dough we provide
and take it home to bake.
All are welcome, open
to the community, free of
charge. For more information,
call (847) 498-4100.
Thou Shalt Innovate
AIPAC invites to “Thou
Shalt Innovate,” featuring
Avi Jorisch, author, Thou
Shalt Innovate: How Israeli
Ingenuity Repairs the
World on Jan. 10 at 8 p.m.
The event will be held at
Congregation Beth Shalom,
3433 Walters Ave,
free of charge. Register
for program at www.aipac.
org/CBS and contact Brittany
Cohen at (312) 253-
8968 with questions.
Havdalah, Dinner and a
Movie
Get tickets today for
Havdalah, Dinner and a
Movie on Jan. 12, at 5:30
– 10 p.m. at Congregation
Beth Shalom, 3433
Walters Ave, Northbrook,
IL. Join discussion leader
Reid Schultz to review the
film, Norman: The Moderate
Rise and Tragic Fall of
a New York Fixer (Director,
Joseph Cedar, 2016)
watch the film, and join us
for dinner, movie snacks
and Havdalah. Tickets are
$25 for non-members registered
by Jan. 7 or $32 after
that date. RSVP to Lisa
at (847) 498-4100x46 or
LOrlov@BethShalomnb.
org.
Sidney and Frances Avner Torah
Learning Center of Northbrook (2548
Jasper Court)
Rabbi Kalman Worch
Join for a special Shabbat
weekend in loving
memory of Bunny Oberlander,
Join on Dec. 21 at
4 p.m. for service and then
Shabbat dinner and presentation
at 5 p.m. Costs
for the dinner at $18 for
children 12 and under and
$25 for adults. On Dec. 22,
join for a service at 9 a.m.,
sermon at 10:45 a.m. and
lunch and presentation at
noon. For more information
and to RSVP, please
go to torahlearningcenter.
com or (847) 272-7255.
Submit information for
The Tower’s Faith page to
m.dwojak@22nd
centurymedia.com. Deadline
is noon on Thursday. Questions?
Call (847) 272-4565.