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Building Community * Making a Difference                       December 1, 2014
 
Dear Friends, Family and Supporters of Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors,
FVJN needs your support!
As you know, we’re in the midst of our annual end-of-the-year fundraiser request.
FVJN relies on donations that allow us to offer our many activities to our broad
constituency. Donating is easy by sending in your tax-deductible* donations right
away online or through the mail.
Please consider donating now!
FVJN
PO Box 346
Geneva, IL 60134
Or click below to easily donate online (not Paypal!).
https://www.fvjn.org/donate
 
Upcoming Events!
December
12/3 – Lazarus Dinner – covered!
12/5 – Shabbat Evening Potluck – RSVP!
12/7 – FVJS
12/9 – Book Group
12/14 – FVJS
12/14 – Chanukah Party – RSVP!
12/21 – Board Meeting
 
Shabbat Evening Potluck
Please join us at FVJN on Friday, Dec. 5 for our monthly Shabbat Evening Potluck.
Blessings followed by dinner!
Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
RSVP Requested for Planning:
rachely@fvjn.org
 
FVJN Chanukah Party!
Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 – 3:30 pm
(Volunteers come at 12:30, please!)
Geneva Public Library, Meeting Room
127 James St., Geneva (Just east of FVJN, NE corner of James & 2nd St.)
Everyone’s invited!
The party will include games, cookie decorating, arts and crafts and music!
Volunteers needed to supervise games, help with setup and cleanup
If able, please bring latkes (or other side dish) or dessert to share. Applesauce
and sour cream will be provided, as well as hot dogs!
Bring your menorahs and as we kick off Chanukah (which starts Dec. 16, at sunset).
Please RSVP ASAP to rachely@fvjn.org
with the following information:
1. How many people coming?
2. What side or dessert can you bring?
3. Can you help with setup and/or cleanup?
4. Can you assist with party activities?
Thank you!
 
Book Group
Dec. 9, 7 pm at FVJN
We will be discussing:
Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way, by Harry Brod
All are welcome!
 
Lazarus House Mitzvah Dinners!
Volunteers Needed the First Wednesday of Each Month!
Next dinner: December 3
Each month, we prepare dinner for 60 to 75 men, women and children at Lazarus House.
Volunteers are needed to help, NOW!
Click below to sign up:
http://www.fvjn.org/lazarus-house
Or contact Rachel: rachely@fvjn.org
PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!

ENews November 2014!

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Hello FVJN Friends!

With the winter holidays fast approaching, FVJN is hosting a Yankee Candle event, during which you can order candles, gift items for family and friends, and wrapping paper – yes, even Chanukah paper! We have sale packets you can pick up with catalogs and order forms (check or cash only), or you can place orders online.

To get a packet, email me: Rachely@fjvn.org and I’ll meet you at FVJN.

To order online, visit http://yankeecandlefundraising.com to pick your items and enter FVJN’s group number: 990072571. Feel free to share this website and our group number with friends and family!

The deadline for orders is Sunday, Nov. 16, at which time all sales kits/orders

must be returned to FVJN between 9 – 11:30 am. We’ll let you know when orders have arrived so you can pick them up and deliver to your recipients. All online orders will be shipped directly to the home of the person who places the order (nice benefit!).

FVJN will receive a percentage of each sale, and this fundraiser doesn’t cost us a penny! Please consider participating!

Thank you!

Rachel Yackley, Director

Upcoming Events!

November

  • 11/2 – FVJS
  • 11/5 – Lazarus Dinner
  • 11/7 – Shabbat Evening Potluck
  • 11/15 – NIFB
  • 11/15 – Adult Social Movie
  • 11/16 – FVJS
  • 11/16 – Board Meeting
  • *The FVJN Office will be closed Nov. 26 – 30.

Shabbat Evening Potluck

Friday, Nov. 7., 6:30 pm at FVJN

Join us for blessings and a potluck supper! Please bring a side dish or dessert

to share.

RSVPs are requested for planning purposes.

rachely@fvjn.org

Volunteer With FVJN at NIFB (Northern Illinois Food Bank)

Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 – 11:30 am

All welcome — ages 8 and up! Come sort food for the needy in our community and

have fun, too!

RSVP required.

Please email Rachel ASAP at Rachely@fjvn.org,

with names of volunteers (and ages of children).

You can also register online:

http://solvehungertoday.org/ways-to-give/give-time/volunteer-opportunities/registration-information

NIFB is located at 273 Dearborn Court, Geneva

Adult Social: Movie & Discussion

Saturday, Nov. 15, 7-9:45 pm,

At the home of Nancy Sohn and Mike Simon. Snacks provided.

BYO beverage of choice.

All are welcome as we view & discuss the film

“The Other Son,” the moving and provocative tale of two young men — one Israeli,

the other Palestinian — who discover they were accidentally switched at birth,

and the complex repercussions facing them and their respective families.

PLEASE RSVP to Nancy Cox at nccox@comcast.net

and address will be provided!

Lazarus House Mitzvah Dinners

Volunteers Needed the First Wednesday of Each Month!

Next dinner: Dec. 3

Each month, we prepare dinner for 60 to 75 men, women and children at Lazarus House.

Volunteers are needed to help, NOW!

Please contact Rachel Yackley ASAP to volunteer: rachely@fvjn.org

PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!

You can also CLICK HERE to sign up!

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Women’s Gathering

Tues., Oct. 7, 7 pm

@Alysa’s House

RSVP requested & for directions:

ahwalisz@comcast.net

Book Group

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 pm @FVJN

Making Family, by Katherine Lato

Author will be at discussion!

Sukkot Event at FVJN!

Please join us for our annual Sukkot event on Saturday, Oct. 11, 4 pm at FVJN!

Help raise the sukkah, shake the lulav and etrog, have fun!

This is a family event, open to everyone!

Pizza will be provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

RSVPs appreciated: rachely@fvjn.org

Register for Sunday School!

We still have openings, so if you’ve been thinking of registering your children in FVJS,

you can still do so!

Each year, our school does a year-long mitzvah project with a local nonprofit organization.

This year, our students are helping out Lazarus House in St. Charles!

FVJS classes, for PreK – 8th grade, are held twice a month at FVJN. Additional Hebrew

class is also offered.

Click school link on our website!

FVJN- to-Lazarus House Mitzvah Dinners

Volunteers Needed the First Wednesday of Each Month!

Each month, we prepare dinner for 60 to 75 men, women and children at Lazarus House.

Volunteers are needed to help, NOW!

Please contact Rachel Yackley ASAP to volunteer:

rachely@fvjn.org

High Holiday Services in Geneva

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l-shana-tovaFVJN will be hosting two High Holiday services in Geneva, this year:

Erev Rosh Hashanah on Wednesday, Sept. 24,
6:30 pm, in Geneva Library’s Community Room:
127 James St., Geneva.

Yom Kippur on Friday, Oct. 3,
6:30 pm, at UUSG (the Unitarian Church):
102 S. 2nd St., Geneva.

Both of these locations are a block east of FVJN.
These will be family and interfaith-friendly services!
Services will be led by Michele Rose, a Jewish lifecycle and religious service leader.
RSVPs appreciated: please contact Rachel: rachely@fvjn.org
Help also needed with onegs and setup/cleanup! Please let Rachel know if you will be participating!
These services are free and open to everyone.

Donations are always appreciated!

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September 2014

Upcoming Events!
9/3 – Lazarus House Dinner
9/6 – Hot Dogs & Havdalah
9/7 – FVJS (first day back w/ breakfast)
9/13 – Rabbi Cholem speaker at FVJN
9/21 – FVJS
9/24 – FVJN Rosh Hashanah Service

Hot Dogs & Havdalah!
When: Saturday, September 6,    5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Where: Johnson’s Mound Forest   Preserve, Elburn
Please join us for our annual Hot  Dogs & Havdalah! This annual event is a great
way to catch up with old friends and make new friends!
This year we will again be at the top of beautiful Johnson’s Mound (the highest
point in Kane County!). We’ll provide the hot dogs, veggie burgers and beverages.
You are asked to bring a dish or dessert to share. A sing-a-long Havdalah service will close the evening.
Everyone’s welcome, and feel free to bring outdoor activities/games for the kids.
Johnson’s Mound is located at 41W600 Hughes Rd., about 1 mile west of Fabyan Parkway.
You can drive to the top to park, or park below and walk up.
Please RSVP with number of people so we can plan accordingly, to: Rachely@fjvn.org
Please bring a side dish or dessert to share!

Special Speaker & Havdalah
Sat., Sept. 13, 7:30 pm
at FVJN 121 S. Third St., Geneva
Join us for an illuminating evening with our special guest, Rabbi Adam Chalom, as he leads a short Havdalah service and explains Judaism’s newest branch, Humanistic Judaism, for those seeking a Jewish identity with emphasis on culture and ethics.
For 10 years, Rabbi Chalom has served as the Rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in Lincolnshire and is a leading voice in the movement of Humanistic Judaism.  Chalom earned his BA from Yale University, a Masters at University of Michigan in Hebrew & Jewish Cultural Studies and his PhD at University of Michigan in Near Eastern  Studies. Discussion followed by dessert.
Please RSVP to Nancy Cox: nccox@comcast.net

High Holiday Services in Geneva!
FVJN will be hosting two High Holiday services in Geneva, this year:
*Erev Rosh Hashanah on Wed., Sept. 24,
6:30 pm, in Geneva Library’s Community Room:
127 James St., Geneva.
*Yom Kippur on Friday, Oct. 3, 6:30 pm, at UUSG (the Unitarian Church): 102 S. 2nd St., Geneva.
Both of these locations are a block east of FVJN.
These will be family and interfaith-friendly services!
Services will be led by Michele Rose, a Jewish lifecycle and religious service leader.
RSVPs appreciated: please contact Rachel: rachely@fvjn.org
Help also needed with onegs and setup/cleanup! Please let Rachel know if you will be participating!
These services are free and open to everyone.
Donations are always appreciated!

Register for Sunday School!
It’s time to register for the 2014 – 2015 school year at Fox Valley Jewish School!
FVJS classes, for PreK – 8th grade, are held twice a month at FVJN. Additional Hebrew
class is also offered.
Click the Fox Valley Jewish School tab for information and registration forms.
The first day of FVJN is Sun., Sept. 7, 9:30 – 11:30 am, with Hebrew from 11:30
am – 12:30 pm. The morning will kick off with our annual breakfast!
See you there!

FVJN- to-Lazarus House
Mitzvah Dinners
Volunteers Needed the First Wednesday of Each Month!
Each month, we prepare dinner for 60 to 75 men, women and children at Lazarus House.
Volunteers are needed to help, NOW!
Please contact Rachel Yackley ASAP to volunteer: rachely@fvjn.org
call 630-440-6575.

Support FVJN!
Here’s a new, very easy way to support FVJN, with Meijer Community Rewards.
Join in the store or online:
http://meijer.com/rewards
and enter code 168879 for Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors.
Every time you shop with
your rewards card, we receive cash rewards!
Thank you!

Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of things.
Contact Rachel if interested: rachely@fvjn.org

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Prairie Jewish Coalition
FVJN participates in Prairie Jewish Coalition, a collective of Jewish organizations
in the Fox River Valley and surrounding Northern Illinois communities.
Check it out: http://prairiejewishcoalition.org

Prairie Jewish Youth Bowling!
Sunday, September 14, 3 to 4:30 pm
St. Charles Bowl
2520 W. Main Street, St. Charles, IL
Open to all Jewish 5th graders through High schoolers.
$15/person – Early Bird Discount if you RSVP and pay on-line by Sept. 12
http://prairiejewishyouth.weebly.com/bowling.html
$20/person at the door
Hope you can make it!

Young Families Event!
PJRocks Rosh Hashanah!
Morton Arboretum, Sept. 14
http://www.juf.org/youngfamilies/event_reg.aspx?eid=28
Registrations accepted until Sept. 10.