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Bible school: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church and School is offering a Vacation Bible School four Friday evenings, July 24, 31, Aug. 7 and 14, 24300 Grass Lake Road. Recognizing the family challenge of balancing the many competing activities of the Antioch community, the intention is that moms and dads can leave the kids with us to go have dinner, get some shopping done, or enjoy a walk and conversation. Come for all four nights, or just those Fridays that work into the family schedule. Summer Night Out is free of cost to all participants. The sessions will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will include ice cream, crafts, music, snacks, Bible lessons and activities for children from 3 years old through fourth grade. The theme is “Gone Fishin'” which is built around Matthew 4:10. Kids love to go fishing, and each Friday the lessons will teach them to fish for the important things in life. For registration or more information, call 847-395-1660.
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New rabbi named: Congregation Am Echod synagogue, which has been the spiritual home for the Jewish community for more than 100 years, has named Rabbi Julie Pelc Adler as its new rabbi. Adler will hold her first Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. July 10 at Congregation Am Echod of Lindenhurst, 616 Bridgeport Terrace. A special Oneg in her honor will follow immediately after. Adler received her master’s degrees from the University of Judaism and from Harvard Graduate School of Education and was ordained as a rabbi by Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion. She co-edited the anthology, “Joining the Sisterhood: Young Jewish Women Write Their Lives,” published by SUNY Press and has published essays and articles in Spirituality and Health, Lilith and Reform Jewish Magazine, as well as “The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic,” “Midrash and Medicine: Healing Body and Soul in the Jewish Interpretive Tradition,” and “Torah Queries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible.” Previously, she served as rabbi of Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living in Glencoe; the director of Jewish Student Life at Santa Monica Community College in Santa Monica, Calif.; and she was the assistant director of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health in Los Angeles. She currently is the director of the Berit Mila Program of Reform Judaism and NOAM. She lives in Deerfield, with her husband, Rabbi Amitai Adler, and their two young children. Congregation Am Echod is currently accepting applications for membership. Details, 847-265-1818.
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