Or Shalom Offers a Variety of Events for All Ages During Spring and Early Summer

On Friday, May 20, Congregation Or Shalom will host a Young Children's Teddy Bear Shabbat Service at 6 p.m. Children are encouraged to wear their PJs, bring their stuffed animals and stay for a milk and cookie oneg. Children and adults with birthdays and wedding anniversaries in May will be called to the bimah for a special blessing.

Or Shalom's 55+ Social Club will celebrate its fifth anniversary with dinner at 6 p.m., and a program at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, June 15. The group is open to both temple and non-temple members; dues are $18 for the year. For questions or to RSVP, please contact Bill at 55plus@orshalomlc.org.

On Friday, June 17, Or Shalom will hold its first Shabbat in the Park of the summer. It features a B.Y.O. picnic dinner at 6 p.m., followed by the service at 7 p.m. Children and adults with birthdays and wedding anniversaries in June will receive a special blessing by Rabbi Ari Margolis. Children with June birthdays are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child in need. If you would like to attend, please contact the temple office.

Or Shalom's Sisterhood will host their annual Mah Jongg Tournament on Sunday, June 26,from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more details and a registration form, please visit orshalomlc.org. Questions? Please email mahj@orshalomlc.org.

Located at 21 Hawthorn Parkway, in Vernon Hills, Congregation Or Shalom's mission is to meet the diverse spiritual, educational and cultural needs of its congregants and the local Jewish community and welcomes interfaith families in all facets of temple life.