Jul
11

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Jul
12

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

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Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Tzedek Chicago Reads
Jul
15

Tzedek Chicago Reads

Over Zoom, our monthly reading circle features a facilitated discussion on a book or collection of essays that explore critical issues pertaining to Israel/Palestine and zionism. For more information, contact circle facilitator Lesley Williams at thecrankylibrarian@gmail.com. (Co-sponsored with the Chicago chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.)

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Jul
18

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Jul
19

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

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Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Jul
22

Tisha B'av with Rabbis for Ceasefire

Tisha B’Av is an annual fast day on the Jewish calendar traditionally marking historical tragedies that befell the Jewish community (the destruction of the first and second temples, in 586 BCE and 70 CE respectively, the expulsion of Sephardic Jews from Spain in 1492, the Nazi Holocaust, etc).  Tisha B’Av marks the beginning of the season of teshuvah - spiritual, personal, communal repair and reconciliation. 

Today in 2026, we weave into our day of lamentation the ongoing destruction of Palestinian life by Israel. Inspired by the invitation of our tradition to commemorate historical jewish communal losses through fast and lamentation, our hearts turn to contemporary Jewish communal harms. A history of destruction and tragedy leads us to rise in solidarity with Palestinians facing the violence of the Israeli military. Tisha B’av reminds us of the inviolable dignity of all human life.

On July 22-23, Jewish communities across the US - in cities big and small - are coming together to hold Tisha B’Av rituals in the streets with traditional expressions of grief: public fast, chanting Eicha, and kri'a. Together we will demand action by our members of congress to begin the process of repair by re-funding UNRWA and passing the Block the Bombs Act. 

Learn more and register here.

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Jul
25

No Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jul
25

In-Person Shabbat Morning Service and Oneg with Sasha Perry and Eli Newell

Join us outside in LaBagh Woods for a Shabbat morning service followed by a potluck lunch. Please register here to attend. For access requests or questions, please email leah@tzedekchicago.org.

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Aug
1

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Aug
8

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Aug
9

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Aug
15

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Welcome Sasha Perry: An Event at Haymarket House
Aug
16

Welcome Sasha Perry: An Event at Haymarket House

All are invited to join Tzedek Chicago for an event to celebrate and welcome our new rabbi Sasha Perry. Please email admin@tzedekchicago.org for more information and/or access concerns.

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Tzedek Chicago Reads
Aug
19

Tzedek Chicago Reads

Over Zoom, our monthly reading circle features a facilitated discussion on a book or collection of essays that explore critical issues pertaining to Israel/Palestine and zionism. For more information, contact circle facilitator Lesley Williams at thecrankylibrarian@gmail.com. (Co-sponsored with the Chicago chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.)

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Aug
22

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Aug
22

In-Person Shabbat Morning Service and Oneg with Sasha Perry and Eli Newell

Join us outside in LaBagh Woods for a Shabbat morning service followed by a potluck lunch. Please register here to attend. For access requests or questions, please email leah@tzedekchicago.org.

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Aug
29

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Aug
30

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Sep
5

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Sep
6

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Tzedek Sings!
Sep
10

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Sep
12

Rosh Hashanah Services

More information to come.

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Tzedek Sings!
Sep
17

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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Sep
19

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Sep
20

Kol Nidre

More information to come.

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Sep
21

Yom Kippur Services

More information to come.

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Sep
26

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Oct
3

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Oct
10

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Oct
17

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Oct
24

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Oct
31

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jul
4

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jul
1

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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Celebrating Rabbi Brant at In-Person Shabbat Morning Service and Oneg Luncheon with new rabbi Sasha Perry and musical support by Eli Newell
Jun
27

Celebrating Rabbi Brant at In-Person Shabbat Morning Service and Oneg Luncheon with new rabbi Sasha Perry and musical support by Eli Newell

Please join us for the final in-person Shabbat morning service Rabbi Brant will lead as Tzedek Chicago’s head rabbi. Tzedek Chicago’s new rabbi Sasha Perry and cantorial soloist Eli Newell will support Rabbi Brant in leading services outside in LaBagh Woods, and will be followed by an Oneg potluck lunch. Please register here to attend. For access requests or questions, please email leah@tzedekchicago.org.

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Jun
27

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jun
26

Voting Closes for Tzedek Chicago Board of Directors 2026-2027 (Copy)

Voting closes today for Tzedek Chicago’s 2026-2027 Board of Directors. To vote, you must be a member of Tzedek Chicago.

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Jun
24

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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Jun
20

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Chicago Reads
Jun
17

Tzedek Chicago Reads

Over Zoom, our monthly reading circle features a facilitated discussion on a book or collection of essays that explore critical issues pertaining to Israel/Palestine and zionism. For more information, contact circle facilitator Lesley Williams at thecrankylibrarian@gmail.com. (Co-sponsored with the Chicago chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.)

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Jun
17

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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Tzedek Sings!
Jun
14

Tzedek Sings!

Join Tzedek Sings for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

Register here.

Please Note: You must be a member of Tzedek Chicago to register. Become a member today!

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The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity: An Author Talk with Sarah Schulman
Jun
14

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity: An Author Talk with Sarah Schulman

Tzedek Chicago is proud to present acclaimed novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer and AIDS historian Sarah Schulman for a hybrid book reading and conversation featuring her recent book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.

For those who seek to combat injustice, solidarity with the oppressed is one of the highest ideals, yet it does not come without complication. In her searing and uplifting new book, Sarah Schulman delves into the intricate and often misunderstood concept of solidarity to provide a new vision for what it means to engage in this work -- and why it matters.

This program will include the author reading from her book, and a conversation with Rabbi Brant Rosen followed by open discussion with attendees.

This event is a hybrid event, and will be held in-person and streamed via Zoom. It is free and open to the public. Learn more and register here.

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Jun
13

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jun
10

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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An Introduction to Jewish anti-Zionism
Jun
9

An Introduction to Jewish anti-Zionism

In this five-part virtual series, Rabbi Brant Rosen will present the work of anti-Zionist Jewish thinkers ranging from the the early 20th to the 21st century. Their ideas, in total, make a compelling case for a Jewish future decoupled from militarism and ethno-nationalism. This course will be a text study, utilizing primary sources. Learn more and register here.

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Jun
8

Voting Opens for Tzedek Chicago Board of Directors 2026-2027

Voting opens for Tzedek Chicago’s 2026-2027 Board of Directors. To vote, you must be a member of Tzedek Chicago.

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Jun
6

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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Jun
6

Nominations Close for Tzedek Chicago Board of Directors

Nominations close for Tzedek Chicago’s 2026-2027 Board of Directors. To nominate someone or to be nominated, you must be a member of Tzedek Chicago. Click here to submit a nomination.

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Jun
3

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Writing on the Bible
May
31

Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Writing on the Bible

Join us for a program featuring Rabbi Brant and Tzedek Chicago member Sarah Rosenson, author of the recently published book Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading and Creative Writing on the Bible.

The modern phenomenon of fan fiction involves readers writing creative pieces that answer questions left open in favorite works of literature. This also describes the ancient tradition of midrash, where readers write stories filling in gaps in the Bible.

In this program, Sarah will highlight how her book discusses the questions left open in the first book of the Bible, which can serve as prompts for conversations or creative writing. Those interested in reading Biblical stories through a new and creative lens are encouraged to attend!

This event is free and open to the public. Register here!

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May
30

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Our Shabbat Morning Torah Study is led by Rabbi Rosen and features an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome and no knowledge of Bible or Hebrew is required. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago.org for the Zoom link.

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May
27

Midweek Gathering

Our weekly online Zoom gathering is designed for Tzedek members and friends to gather together for support, connection and learning. Our half-hour check-in gathering will end with a Mishabeirach ("healing prayer") for loved ones. Please contact admin@tzedekchicago for the Zoom link.

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An Introduction to Jewish anti-Zionism
May
26

An Introduction to Jewish anti-Zionism

In this five-part virtual series, Rabbi Brant Rosen will present five anti-Zionist Jewish ideologues from the early 20th century, whose prophetic warnings about the growth of the Zionist movement were prescient and remain relevant to this day. This course will be a text study, utilizing primary sources.. To register, click here.

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Tzedek Sings!
May
24

Tzedek Sings!

Register here and join Tzedek Sings! for creative community music making led by violinist/violist, cantorial soloist, and Yiddish dance leader Hannah Mira Friedland. Fostering musical and cultural exploration in a supportive environment, participants will primarily learn music rooted in the diasporic Yiddish folksong and klezmer music living traditions, sometimes incorporating music from additional Jewish cultural traditions and languages and newly composed settings. As part of the group’s repertoire, Tzedek Sings will prepare several special melodies for the High Holidays, Hanukkah, and Pesach services, during which the group will lead the congregation in song. In addition to programmed repertoire, participants will be encouraged to offer music they wish to explore together during song sessions.

​Song sessions will take place approximately twice per month on Sunday afternoons leading up to the High Holidays, after which we'll shift to meeting once a month. Each session, we'll begin with a "slow jam" deep-dive into learning one new song. We'll then take a short break to snack and schmooze, followed by a zingeray (Yiddish for singalong) where we'll review and build upon repertoire and have space to try new music.

​This program is intended for Tzedek Chicago members ages 12+ who want to sing and make music together- no singing experience necessary! You do not need to be able to read sheet music.

​Instrumentalists are welcome to join, too, but please note that you will be asked to sing or play only the melody, often learning by ear, until the group has the melody down. From there, you'll be invited to add rhythmic instrumental groove, chords, harmony lines, and interludes! Instrumentalists who wish to join should already be able to play several scales if playing a pitched instrument.

Note:  Tzedek Sings is open to members only. If you are interested in joining Tzedek Sings but are not currently a member, please consider becoming a member today as a sustaining supporter of our community.

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