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Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat of return, shabbat of repentance. Wishing everyone a shabbat of love and renewal.
Final Shabbat of the Year
כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ The thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it. May we all feel a feeling of return, a feeling of recreation, in this final Shabbat of the year. Shabbat shalom!
Shabbat Shalom
In the beautiful words of this week’s portion, we would like to bless our community that you may always be blessed in your comings and blessed in your goings. ברוך אתה בבואך וברוך אתה בצאתך Shabbat Shalom!
Shabbat Shalom!
This week, Moses reminds the children of Israel of the blessing that they are receiving of entering the Land of Milk and Honey, the land blessed with fruits and flowing water. May we all look toward our own promised land and the blessings that lie ahead. Shabbat Shalom!
Shabbat Shalom!
וַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮ וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒ וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤ אֶת הַמָּן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יָדַ֔עְתָּ וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּן אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ לְמַ֣עַן הוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ כִּ֠י לֹ֣א עַל־הַלֶּ֤חֶם לְבַדּוֹ֙ יִחְיֶ֣ה הָֽאָדָ֔ם כִּ֛י עַל־כָּל־מוֹצָ֥א פִֽי־ ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָאָדָֽם׃ He subjected you to the hardship of hunger and then gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had ever known, in order to teach you that man does not live on bread
Make the World a Better Place Calendar (5780-5781)
Make the World a Better Place – The Chicago Jewish Funerals Calendar (5780-5781) Our 24-month calendar that spotlights Jewish community organizations is now available. Please use the form below to let us know where to send your calendar or just enter your name, email and then choose a location so we can have your calendar ready for you to pick up.
Shabbat Shalom
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. We feel honored and humbled to be trusted time and
Grieving A Death During A Pandemic
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 ways to mourn and grieve