Our Deepest Condolences FVJN extends its condolences to the family and friends of West Chicago Mayor Mike Kwasman. You may have met Mike at previous FVJN events, or when he has volunteered at the FVJN Swedish Days booth. For more information, see http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/11968398-418/west-chicago-mayor-mike-kwasman-dies-of-heart-attack.html FVJNeighbors on the Move Check out the front page of today’s […]
Yom HaShoah Included in the Jewish calendar are three modern holidays: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day), and Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day). The first of these is Yom HaShoah, which falls on Wednesday, April 18, this year. http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/yom-hashoah Many people in the United States observe Yom Hashoah, which […]
The Jewish tradition of Tzedakah (Charity) Tzedakah is the Hebrew word for charity. Righteous giving is an appropriate way to honor one’s memory. Contributing money, time and effort to organizations and causes keeps their beliefs alive and active. Tzedakah connects us in the work of tikkun loam (repairing the world). Jewish tradition views charity as […]
April 20, 7 pm: Friday Flick at UUSG Green Fire, by Aldo Leopold, will be shown free of charge by the Green Sanctuary Committee at UUSG (Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva). The documentary highlights the environmentalist author, Aldo Leopold, who is considered by many as the foremost naturalist of the 20th Century, and the father of the […]
April 14: Geneva Beautification/Gardening Day April 15: FVJSchool April 15: FVJN Movie Club April 29: FVJSchool May 8: FVJN Book Group
