religion
Immigration issues examined
The North Shore Unitarian Church of Deerfield is conducting a multi-week course on “Immigration as a Moral Issue.” The program, which is free and open to the public, is being presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the church, 2100 Half Day Road. Sessions go through …
Fair Trade Boutique planned
A Fair Trade Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 12 at Christ United Methodist Church in Deerfield. The Mary Ruth Circle women’s group is sponsoring a “Fair Trade Boutique,” featuring items handcrafted by women in developing countries. The sale proceeds …
Day of Hope projects seek to promote love
The congregations of four North Shore Methodist churches will come together Sunday to turn the remembrance of an horrific tragedy into a Day of Hope. Christ United Methodist Church of Deerfield, Glenview Methodist Church, Northbrook Methodist Church and North Shore Methodist Church in Glencoe will …
Deerfield 9/11 speaker: ‘I still can’t believe what we were seeing’
Rabbi Aaron Melman will never forget walking through the ashes at the World Trade Center a decade ago, knowing they weren’t only the buildings’ remains.
Melman, who today serves Congregation Beth Shalom Temple in Northbrook, also is the chaplain of the Northbrook Fire Department.
But …
Methodist churches join for day of hope
Christ United Methodist Church Deerfield has joined with North Shore Methodist Church in Glencoe, Glenview Methodist Church and Northbrook Methodist Church in an effort to make 9/11 a day of hope to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and …
Evolution vs. intelligent design deserves debate
A high-level debate on evolution vs. intelligent design was held at Stevenson High School recently. It was a discussion at the idea level with respect for both debaters. Debates on multiple topics can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soYMGeqHzpI. …
Cars shine in Zion fund-raiser
“Shine at Zion: Car Wash and Car Show” on July 9 was a fund-raiser for the youth at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. More than $3,500 was raised due to the donations of the community. The funds raised will be used for a trip to New …
Krugman earns lifetime service award
After a van rear-ended the car she was in, Beverly Krugman had to be cut out of the back passenger seat and was in intensive care for two weeks. It was then, more than 16 years ago, she says, she made a clear, snap decision. “I decided …
Deerfield congregation honors Krugman
Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1558 Wilmot, Deerfield, will honor Beverly Krugman at the Shabbat morning service at 9 a.m, Saturday.
Krugman will received the JHN Kavod Award from the Jewish Healing Network for her dedication and commitment in providing support to individuals during their times of illness and …
Kol Hadash achieves milestones
Kol Hadash, a full‐service Humanistic Jewish congregation, will celebrates its 10-year anniversary on June 24. The congregation is also commemorating more than 40 years of Humanistic Judaism in the Chicago area. Humanistic Judaism was developed in the 1960s at the Birmingham Temple in suburban Detroit …
