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High Holiday Services
Reform Jewish Congregation holds Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippor Services
The New Reform Congregation Kadima will be having High Holiday services once again this year in Lake Forest beginning with Rosh Hashanah evening onFriday September 11th and morning on September 12th.The New Reform Congregation Kadima was founded in 2010 in Deerfield to provide a community for people seeking a Jewish path emphasizing spiritual development rather than traditional theological belief and observance.
The congregation draws inspiration from Jewish tradition and rituals for personal transformation. Congregation Kadima is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism while maintaining its emphasis on religious naturalism, that is a commitment to spirituality despite doubts about traditional supernatural faith. “Kadima” is a Hebrew term connoting forward movement and progressive change, and the congregation seeks to create such transformation through studying Jewish ethics, fostering personal reflection and engaging in social justice activities.
The Rabbi, Dr. David Oler, is also a clinical psychologist and in his teaching emphasizes Tikun Atzmi, personal self-repair, and Tikun Olam, the responsibility to repair the world by practicing justice and harmonious living, central concerns of Jewish tradition. He has recently completed another doctoral degree at Hebrew Union College focusing on the pursuit of spirituality in a context of religious naturalism. The rabbi teaches an adult class on Saturday mornings, Jewish Ethics for Personal Transformation, which draws on Mussar literature, a compendium of ethical principles developed over the course of Jewish history.
The congregation sponsors Shabbat services and dinners, a variety of social and cultural activities, and is engaged in feeding the homeless, and working for racial justice and the protection of the environment.
The religious school offers a parallel approach to Jewish living for children and youth.
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Classes, services and programs will continue to be offered online as well as in person, as this has become a convenient way for many people to participate more fully even if they live further away. Kadima uses rented facilities,maintaining a low cost overhead which enables the congregation to be sustained with moderate membership fees. People from all backgrounds are most welcome at Kadima. For further information, view www.nrck.org or contact the office at office@nrck.org or (847) 229-9500.
