SHAVUOT, A UNIQUE HOLIDAY
WITH SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR LAURA YARES
IN-PERSON AND ON ZOOM
SUNDAY EVENING JUNE 1 AND MONDAY, JUNE 2
If you don’t know why Shavuot is the most significant and unique holiday, you must join us on Sunday evening, June 1 and Monday morning, June 2.
If you understand the importance of Shavuot and Jewish values, you will want to join us in welcoming Assistant Professor Laura Yares to explore how Jewish values and community are in disarray in our 21st century American Jewish reality.
We’ll gather at the FEC at North Shore Congregation Israel on Sunday evening for davening, a dairy dinner, followed by study and on Monday morning for services with Yiskor, lunch, and study.
Highly recommended by Rabbi Elan Babchuck, Laura is an acclaimed scholar of American Jewish life at Michigan State University and will guide us in understanding the challenges to Jews and Jewish organizations and will explore what higher education means for our next generation of Jews. She will unpack the distinction between fear and fact and help us sort out anti-Semitism from its abuse.
The emerging and varied problems facing American Jews that we foresaw at the beginning of the year during the High Holidays, have become even more complicated for us. Let’s understand how they have played out and what are Jewish ways of coping.
Join us in person on Sunday evening June 1 at 6:00 pm CDT for welcome davening, dairy dinner, and special Shavuot study. We will continue on Monday morning, June 2nd at 10:00 am CDT in the FEC with davening including Yiskor, dairy lunch, and continued study.
For location information and reservations email: aitzhayim@gmail.com.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you will be joining us for dinner on June 1st and/or for lunch on June 2nd.