3800 Dempster Street, Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 679-3645 FAX (847) 679-3665
Zvi Engel, Rabbi
Harvey A. Well, Rabbi Emeritus
Upcoming Or Torah Events
All events take place in the synagogue unless otherwise noted.
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Friday evening,
February 3 | 4:30 P.M. | Tot Shabbat
for Kids ages 2-6 and their parents
Daven in a special monthly minyan
focused on giving our youngest members an opportunity to
dance, sing, and hear a special Dvar Torah from Rabbi Engel.
Children must be supervised by their parents at all times during the davening.
Please note: this will be a full Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv minyan.
In the Beit Midrash.
Register
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Saturday evening,
February 4 | 6:30-8:30 P.M. | Movie Night
for Preschool-2nd grades
featuring A Bug's Life
Pizza & Popcorn will be served
$5 per child or $8 for a family
Don't forget to bring your sleeping bag!
RSVP |
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Sunday,
February 5 | 8:45 A.M. | Aron and Rivka Friedman
Midreshet Yom Rishon
presented by YU Torah Mitzion Kollel
8:45 A.M.
Light Breakfast
9:00 A.M.
Dr. Rona Novick
Director of Yeshiva University's Azrieli Division of Doctoral Studies
Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Kindling, Teaching and Supporting Spiritual Growth
10:00 A.M.
Shiur by Rabbi Zvi Engel
Black Fire Upon White Fire:
Receiving the Divine Torah
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| Tuesday evening, February 6 | 8:00 P.M. | Timely Tanach:
Tu B'Shvat and the Magic of Eretz Yisrael
with Mrs. Aliza Rosenbaum
Sponsored by the YU Torah MiTzion
Second session of a 2-part series. |
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| Wednesday evening, February 22 | 8:00 P.M. | Esther Behind the Mask
with Rabbi Engel
Megillat Esther ranks as one of the most popular and dramatic books in the Tanach. Uncover a few of the hidden layers that float just beneath the surface of the story, with a focus on the later 'forgotten' chapters of the book.
Register
First of a 2-part series. |
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| Shabbat, February 24-25 |
| Scholar-in-Residence & Shabbat Dinner
with Geula Twersky
Friday after dinner
God, Artist: Unveiling Hashem's Masterpiece
Shabbat morning after Musaf
Parshat Terumah
Before Mincha
Purim: A Holiday In Disguise
Seudah Shlishit
At The Crossroads of Torah and Art |
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Wednesday evening,
February 29 | 8:00 P.M. | Esther Behind the Mask
with Rabbi Engel
Megillat Esther ranks as one of the most popular and dramatic books in the Tanach. Uncover a few of the hidden layers that float just beneath the surface of the story, with a focus on the later 'forgotten' chapters of the book.
Register
Second of a 2-part series. |
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Friday evening,
March 2 | 4:30 P.M. | Tot Shabbat
for Kids ages 2-6 and their parents
Daven in a special monthly minyan
focused on giving our youngest members an opportunity to
dance, sing, and hear a special Dvar Torah from Rabbi Engel.
Children must be supervised by their parents at all times during the davening.
Please note: this will be a full Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv minyan.
In the Beit Midrash.
Register
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| March 4-6 |
| Join Rabbi Engel and the Or Torah Delegation at AIPAC
Register |
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| Monday, May 14 |
| Or Torah Annual Fundraiser
with Yehuda Avner
author of the best seller,THE PRIME MINISTERS.
We are the ONLY shul in the Chicago area to have Ambassador Avner as speaker.
Details to follow.
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Sunday,
May 20 |
| The dedication of the Rabbi Shalom L. Kohn z"l Beit Midrash.
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| Monday evenings | 7:15 P.M. | Women's Tehillim Group |
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