Temple Ohev Sholom

Local Couple Weds Amidst Lockdown

by Adam Grobman

Trips to the grocery store and working from home are your typical state-in-lockdown behavior. But a wedding?

For Nate Longenecker and Stefanie Miller, that seemed like the natural thing to do.

On March 23, while most of the country was at home or stocking up on essentials,…

Audience Feels “Burning Love” for Elvis Megillah

By Mary Klaus

Some Jews chant the Megillah. Others read it in a singsong voice.

A group of fun-loving Temple Ohev Sholom members crooned it, sang it, and even danced it in a style that would have been right at home at Elvis Presley’s Graceland, but seemed boldly unusual and wonderfully h…

Synagogues: Past, Present, and Future

 

by Rabbi Peter Kessler, Temple Ohev Sholom

I remember a time when I was a young child back in Chicago, at least 50 or 55 years ago. My mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen; my dad was already home from work and was horse playing with my brothers and I in the living room. The phone…

CEO Letter 2.28.2020

 

by Jenn Ross

Our Federation powers Jewish moments.  As an “integrated” Federation also operating a JCC, we combine the best of two worlds to make this happen.  Our resources are united to enhance critical local services such as community building, education, cultural programming, …