On this Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat after Tisha b’Av in which we as a people are comforted, we at Chicago Jewish Funerals feel grateful to be celebrating (on August 1st) our 23rd year of having the privilege of serving the community, comforting the mourner and taking care of the deceased....
The experience of grieving always feels like visiting a foreign place, feeling disoriented and isolated in the new reality of life without the person we loved. COVID-19 has increased our isolation as it keeps us from grieving in community. Let’s come together virtually on Monday, August 3 at 7:30 PM to learn alternative...
וַיִּקְח֤וּ בְיָדָם֙ מִפְּרִ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיּוֹרִ֖דוּ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ אֹתָ֤נוּ דָבָר֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ טוֹבָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ה אֱלֹקינוּ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽנוּ They took some of the fruit of the land with them and brought it down to us. And they gave us this report: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving...
Thai week, we follow the story of the children of Israel as they discover what is means to make a vow, to battle over land and to inherit land. May we all contribute to learn and be connected to our roots. Shabbat Shalom!
Korach, though he spoke out against Moses, reminds us that “the entire nation is holy and god is among them.” Let us try to listen to the wisdom of those with whom we do not agree and see the presence of god and spark of holiness in everyone. Shabbat Shalom!
Wednesday, June 17 | 7:30-8:30pm The experience of grieving and the new reality of life without the person we loved can often leave us feeling disoriented, especially now when we cannot grieve as a community. Let's come together virtually to learn alternative ways to mourn and grieve while we gain comfort from being together....
Tonight, we prepare to celebrate the ultimate moment of becoming a peoplehood; the receiving of the Torah at Mt Sinai. This holiday expresses the three main components of Jewish peoplehood; Torah, our laws and rules for how to live, Hebrew language, the way we communicate and language of our Torah,...
The 4th book of the Torah, Bamidbar, which we begin reading this week, opens with a census. The entire people of Israel are accounted for and organized by tribe around the central and holy tent of meeting. May this Shabbat we, though we are distancing, recount the importance of our community...
This week, we discuss the many laws of the Kohenim, the priestly class who serve in the Temple, and of sacrifices that are made there. May we appreciate those community leaders who are making tough choices this week to ensure our safety and security and offering us support at this...
This Shabbat, we celebrate the 43rd anniversary of our founder’s bar-mitzvah. Today, David also commemorates the 19th yarzheit, or anniversary of death, of his father, Sanford H. Jacobson. We understand that the Jewish cycle of time helps us to continue to celebrate and mourn hand in hand, one feeling cannot exist...
