Starting with the Summer Family Fest
Temple B’nai Israel, an independent congregation serving Jewish families of the Fox Valley area since 1904, is gearing up for its 2013 High Holiday services and the first day of religious school--with the annual summer family fest coming up on Sunday, Aug. 18th.
This year Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Sept. 4, with services that evening at 6:30 p.m. at the synagogue at 400 N. Edgelawn, Aurora. A holiday dinner follows services for all those with paid reservations. Services continue on Thursday morning, Sept. 5th, at 9:00 a.m., and Friday, Sept. 6th. Kol Nidre services begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, with Yom Kippur morning services continuing at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Rabbi Shmuel Mann is the full-time spiritual leader of the congregation.Admission to High Holiday services is free to current Temple B’nai Israel members, IMSA students, all area college students, and first-time prospective members. All others may purchase tickets for admission. A High Holiday schedule and ticket information may be found at the Temple website.
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The first day of Religious school is Sunday, Aug. 25. The school, directed by Kitty Hall, principal, provides a strong foundation of Jewish knowledge for children pre-school through High School. Classes meet on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The congregation was founded in 1904 and has been at its present location since 1961. It is a growing,dynamic, unaffiliated, family-oriented congregation, made up of singles and families from all over the Fox Valley area. Programs and services are designed to meet the
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needs of Jews from all spectrums of Judaism, with special sensitivity to the needs of interfaith families.
Traditional services are held every Shabbat and holiday. A lay-led Reform service ‘Shabbat Chaverim’ is held monthly, often including instrumental music.
For more information about Temple B’nai Israel and its upcoming open events, please call the office at 630-892-2450 or check out the website at www.temple-bnai-israel.org.
