Israel-related events are listed chronologically. Click on items with blue links for additional information. Click below for a calendar of Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Empty Nesters, Outreach and Junior Choir events.

2008 Israel Events - Description	Date
Israel Solidarity Day & Walk with Israel Temple Jeremiah students, parents and staff participated in Israel Solidarity Day. This year's festivities honored Israel's 60th birthday. Activities included a community rally with Israeli Minister Isaac Herzog, followed by the Walk with Israel and Family Walk, carnival, activity booths and Taste of Kosher Chicago. Musical entertainment was provided by the Idan Raichel Project, one of Israel's most dynamic groups.	May 4
Temple Jeremiah Trip to Israel, Jordan & Europe Rabbi Paul and Cathy Cohen led a trip to central Europe, Israel and Jordan. Highlights included visits to the ancient city of Prague and the town of Trebic, housing the most extensive Jewish quarter in the Czech Republic; sightseeing through Vienna; a Shabbat Service in Jerusalem; a drive through the Negev Desert; touring the resort town of Eilat; and a stop at the astonishing archeological site in Petra, Jordan. Read Rabbi Cohen's article on this amazing journey. See photos of the group's trip to Israel and Jordan. See photos of the group's trip to Austria. See photos of the group's trip to Prague.	March 6 - 20
Israel Extravaganza Children from pre-school through 9th grade and their families celebrated Israel's 60th birthday during Religious School. The event featured dancing, food, films, songs, crafts and races. Each grade enjoyed its own unique activities, after which our classes gathered for an all-school music event. Culminating the day's events, children presented Richard Hirschhaut, Executive Director of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, with a check for $1800 as part of the temple's two-year long Penny Project Holocaust fundraising and education campaign.	April 27
Celebration of Israel's 60th Birthday Temple Jeremiah celebrated Israel's 60th with a tasting of fine Israeli wines, along with Israeli music and food. An Israeli wine importer especially selected wines for our event.	May 15

2007 Israel Events - Description	Date
Ta'am Yisrael Click above to learn about an exciting trip to Israel taken by some Temple Jeremiah 8th graders, led by Anne and Jerry Lidsky.	February
Temple Jeremiah Trip to Israel! Rabbi Paul and Cathy Cohen led a group to Israel. Highlights included: the historic Independence Hall in Tel Aviv; the Palmach Museum; the Roman and Crusader ruins in the ancient town of Caesarea; the Bahai Temple and Gardens in Haifa; the natural water grottoes in Rosh Hanikra; the Manara Cliffs via cable car; a drive to Tel Dan Nature Reserve and the Galilean Hills; the mystical city of Safed; the old city of Jerusalem, including stops at the Western Wall, the ancient Roman thoroughfare of Cardo and the Southern Wall Excavations; David's Tomb in Mt. Zion, the Holocaust Memorial Museum - Yad Vashem; Mt. Herzl; Ammunition Hill, site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six Day War; the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display; an archeological dig at Tel Maresha; and Massada, stronghold of the Jewish zealots against the Romans, followed by a visit to the Dead Sea. To learn more, see Israel Trip.	March 22 - April 1
Israel Solidarity Day & North Suburban Walk with Israel Hundreds of Jews across the North Shore joined together at Highland Park High School for our annual walk to support the state of Israel. Temple Jeremiah gathered as a group at 9:00 am at Highland Park High School. The events included the annual 5.9K Walk, food and entertainment by Joel Frankel. Proceeds from this year's Walk will go toward providing children in northern Israel with school supplies, enrichment programs and class trips. The JUF is building a huge online album of the faces and sights of Israel Solidarity Day and you are the photographer! Mail your favorite low-resolution shots (maximum of 5) to Israel Solidarity (one shot per email) and state which Walk (i.e. north suburban, Chicago) they came from. Then check the JUF web site in a few days to find your pictures and others.	May 6
Presentation by Former Israeli Ambassador Yehuda Avner Sisterhood's Opening Breakfast featured Yehudah Avner, personal consultant to Prime Ministers Shimon Peres, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and Menachim Begin. Mr. Avner also served as director of Israel's Foreign Press Bureau and a political conselor at the embassy in Washington, D.C. The Israeli Bonds Organization and Sisterhood co-sponsored this important event	October 14

2006 Israel Events - Description	Date
Ta'am Yisrael Click above to learn about an exciting trip to Israel taken by some Temple Jeremiah 8th graders, led by Anne and Jerry Lidsky.	February
Visit by Israeli Consul General to the Midwest Barukh Binah One of Israel's top diplomats, Consul General Binah discussed the current state of affairs in Israel in light of the recent Palestinian elections, the nuclear crisis in Iran and upcoming elections in Israel.	March 21
Temple Jeremiah Went to Israel! Rabbi Paul and Cathy Cohen led a group to Israel. Our group traveled from the Galilee, Haifa and the Golan Heights to Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada, visiting ancient sites and modern landmarks. From the ancient Roman city of Caesarea to the modern-day artist colony of Safed, from the site of the Six Day War to the sacred Western Wall, this was the trip of a lifetime.   Click here to enlarge	March 25 - April 2
Israel Solidarity Day & Walk with Israel Once again, Temple Jeremiahans joined with Jews throughout the Chicago area to show its support for the state of Israel by participating in a 5.8K Walk starting out of Congregation Solel in Highland Park. The walk was followed by food and entertainment by The King David Drummers. Funds raised from the walk went to providing Ethiopian-Israeli children living in the Kiryat Gat-Lachish-Shafir region of Israel with school supplies, hot meals, school trips and enrichment programs.	May 7
"Israel After the Lebanon War: Lessons and Dangers" Richard Baehr, a frequent writer and speaker on the Middle East and American politics, talked about the current state of Israeli affairs following the tentative cease-fire with Hezbollah. Mr. Baehr shared his insights on the disengagement in the Gaza strip at a temple program last year.	October 24
Israeli Art Show Fifteen artists from northern Israel came to the temple to display their various items and talk about their lives and their art.	November 5
Support of the Leo Baeck Education Center Temple Jeremiah congregants came together to support this world-renown social service and education center in Haifa in the wake of conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah in 2006	July, 2006 - July, 2007

2005 Israel Events - Description	Date
Israel Solidarity Day & Walk with Israel Temple Jeremiah joined congregations across the North Shore for a community walk. Unlike past years where over 10,000 people congregated at one central location to show their support for Israel, this year's event took place at eight separate locations throughout Chicagoland. Proceeds supported summer camps in Israeli communities hard-hit by the security crisis - Sderot, Hadera, Afula, Netanya and Ashkelon. Aimed at immigrant youth, the camps will ensure Israeli children can enjoy educational, enriching and creative activities in a safe environment. Temple Jeremiah arranged for a bus to go from Temple Jeremiah to NSCI, where we met other congregants.	May 15
"Israel: A Jewish State or a State of Jews" Rabbi Michael Boyden, spiritual leader of Kehilat Yonatan, a Reform congregation outside Tel Aviv, looked at the nature of the state of Israel.	November 10

2002 - 2004 Israel Events - Description	Date
Visit by Rabbi Maya Lebovich Rabbi Leibovich, the first Israeli-born woman rabbi, paid a special visit to Temple Jeremiah and spoke to Religious School students and congregants. See the brochure telling about Rabbi Leibovich's remarkable life and career and the synagogue she heads, Kehilat Mevasseret Zion, a progressive congregation outside Jerusalem	November 17, 2002
Shop Israel on Ben Yehuda Street Temple Jeremiah joined synagogues and Jewish community centers across the North Shore to host a special shopping day featuring Israel-made merchandise at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe. Items included art, jewelry, giftware, Judaica, ritual items, tapestries, souvenirs and more.	November 17 & 18, 2002
Israel Solidarity Day & Walk with Israel The 2004 Israel Solidarity Day featured: • The Walk with Israel • Shop Israel • Entertainment by Rabbi Joe Black, Joel Frankel and the King David Drummers • Delicious Israeli and American food The action-packed day at McCormick Place in Chicago included a Solidarity Rally, followed by The Walk with Israel, entertainment by Rabbi Joe Black, the King David Drummers and Joel Frankel on the outdoor stage, "Shop Israel" and a Food Court. "Shop Israel" featured Israeli vendors selling Judaica and ritual objects, T-shirts, jewelry, art work and more.	May 2, 2004
Mini-Walk and Celebration for Israel Temple Jeremiah pre-kindergartners through 9th graders and their families enjoyed a mini-walk, which went from the temple to Willow Road and back. Events included an ice cream social, movies, dance and song.	May 2, 2004
Israel in Focus Chicago's leading speakers and activities spoke on issues related to Israel and the Middle East. Topics included:  • The Israeli Political Spectrum • America's changing religious make-up and the effect on our political culture • The transfer of Palestinian Arabs • Effective advocacy for Diaspora Zionists • The rise of global anti-Semitism, and more The evening began with a Havdalah service and opening presentation by Greg Gross, Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald and Advisor to U.S. Senator Robert Dole's 1996 Presidential Campaign. Speakers this year included: • Richard Baehr (AIPAC) • Jay Tcath (JCRC) • Chaya Gil (AJC) • Richard Hirschhaut (Holocaust Museum, formerly of the ADL) • Michael Zimmerman (ZOC) • Wendy Keter (Shilach Aliyah) • David Gutmann (sailor on the Aliyah Beth) • Aaron Cohen (Executive Editor of the JUF News)	November 6, 2004