Category: Jewish Living

Eating in the Rain – Guidelines for Contending with Rainfall on the First and Second Nights of Sukkot 5782 By Rav Yona Reiss, Av Beis Din, cRc Generally, there is no obligation to eat in the Sukkah when it rains to the degree that the soup would get ruined. This is based on the exemption…

The Chicago Police Department 24th District PLACE OF WORSHIP SAFETY ADVISORY TEAM (POWSAT) is available to consult on safety recommendations, and assistance in forming and training your shul security team. CPD Places of Worship Safety Advisory Program For more information, see the attached, and contact Officer Roger Heath # 15011 [email protected]       1 312-384-0189 Officer Michael Specht…

Prior to last year, the cRc had recommended certain readily available fencing material (commonly sold in Home Depot) to be used for schach and provided detailed instructions on how to place them on the sukkah. However, based on feedback from consumers on the sturdiness of those materials and how they were being used, we have…

B”H Elul, 5779 To the Greater Chicago Jewish Community , שיחיו Hadassim are an integral part of the Arba Minim. Among the Torah requirements for Hadassim is that they be “Meshulash,” that the leaves grow in sets of three leaves in line with each other, for the length of the Hadas, i.e. 3 Tefachim (approximately…