Indoors at First United Church of Evanston and livestreamed, tickets required. We gather at “our church” for our JRC High Holiday Traditions. Connect with your community for Teshuvah (personal reflection and accountability), Tefillah (prayer and spiritual connection) and Tzedakah (commitment to repairing brokenness through justice). Our services will be led by Rabbi Rachel Weiss, Cantor Howard Friedland, the JRC Choir, and […]
Indoors at First United Church of Evanston and livestreamed, tickets required. We gather at “our church” to begin our 25-hour Yom Kippur spiritual retreat together. Rabbi Rachel Weiss and Cantor Howard Friedland lead us through our Day of Atonement and reflection with music, sermon, poetry, and liturgy.
Indoors at First United Church of Evanston and livestreamed, tickets required. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, continues with our morning services weaving together Torah, music, teachings, and liturgy. The Yizkor service will take place following the Torah service, featuring time for individual remembrance. Our service will be led by Rabbi Rachel Weiss, Cantor Howard Friedland, the […]
Indoors at First United Church of Evanston and on Zoom, no tickets required Open Mic is a longstanding JRC tradition, in which we invite members to share their Avodat HaLev/Offerings of the Heart. While the traditional Musaf service consists of special offerings for Yom Kippur, it is our JRC tradition that these short personal reflections comprise our […]
Indoors at the First United Methodist Church of Evanston from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Join us for thoughtful, member-led programming, from yoga, to discussions, to puzzles. Details will be shared in the weekly newsletter and will be updated at jrctogether.org. Join Us in the Afternoon: Yom Kippur Family Service outdoors at Dawes Park at 3:30pm Yom Kippur […]
Indoors at First United Methodist Church of Evanston & livestreamed, no tickets required Hear readings from the Book of Leviticus and the Book of Jonah chanted in Hebrew and English by Cantor Howard Friedland. Join Us in the Afternoon: Ne’ilah By The Lake outdoors at Dawes Park at 6pm
Join JRC members at First United Methodist Church’s Soup Kitchen where bagged meals are made for guests to take to go. Volunteers sign up to purchase specific food items needed to prepare the meals and for a shift at the soup kitchen from either 4:30-6pm to help prepare the meals, or 5:45-7pm to serve the […]
Join JRC members at First United Methodist Church’s Soup Kitchen where bagged meals are made for guests to take to go. Volunteers sign up to purchase specific food items needed to prepare the meals and for a shift at the soup kitchen from either 4:30-6pm to help prepare the meals, or 5:45-7pm to serve the […]
Join JRC members at First United Methodist Church’s Soup Kitchen where bagged meals are made for guests to take to go. Volunteers sign up to purchase specific food items needed to prepare the meals and for a shift at the soup kitchen from either 4:30-6pm to help prepare the meals, or 5:45-7pm to serve the […]