enjoy your Passover with family and friends!

Delicious dinner and dessert is ready for you!

Matzo Ball Soup, Brisket, Salmon, Chicken,

Charoses, Tzimmes, Coconut Macaroons,

Howard's Famous Brownies, Orange Vanilla Cake and more!

Pick up a menu at the deli or place your pick up order online 

www.schmaltzdeli.com

Ship your favorite Jewish deli items nationwide at

www.schmaltzonline.com

• Online Suggestion Box- We are pleased to let you know that an online suggestion box has been created, so that whenever you have a suggestion, you may easily submit it. Read more here.
• Magical Mystery Bus Ride- Join us for a very special ride Saturday, May 31, click here.

• Yom HaShoah- Our annual Yom HaShoah service will take place this year on Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 PM. During the service there will be a series of readings, songs and prayers. Read more here.

• Seniors Sponsored Program- The Lunch and Learn group invites you to lunch and the movie "The Gatekeepers", Wednesday, April 23. Read more here.

• Lifelong Learning presents Faces of Christianity Part Four, Monday, April 28. Dr. Jay Moses will present on Presbyterianism. Read more here.

• Connections Team- Congregants and their friends have been gathering at Pinstripes on Thursday afternoons for lunch and games. Read more here.

• Sisterhood- Checkerboard Invitations is currently running a special for Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations. Buy 75 invitations, get 25 FREE in addition to the 25% off all items in your invitation order which Sisterhood offers all the time. For more information, please contact Leah Dicker Notarus.

• New Chavarah to form in the spring. Read more here.
• Landscaping at the Synagogue- Spring has finally arrived in the synagogue gardens. Some spring garden cleaning will be happening on Sunday mornings but the big Spring Garden Cleanup is on Sunday, May 4 from 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM. Read more here. 
• DuPage United Launches Collaborative- At the DuPage United Delegate Assembly on March 20, the focus was the future of manufacturing jobs in DuPage County. An estimated 9000 vacancies in manufacturing will occur in DuPage County within the next 10 years due to retirements. Read more here.

Message from Our Educator

I was a co-chair of this years National Association of Temple Educators annual conference. We gathered for three days of learning and discussing Israel education. It was an honor to organize such a gathering. Read more here.

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• Shabbat Chaverim- Our next Shabbat Chaverim will be Friday morning, April 25 at 10:00 AM. This program is for young children and a parent/guardian. Each session we do a craft, have play time, music with Cindy Michelassi and, of course a snack. We recite the Shabbat blessings and then have challah and juice.

• Congregational Seder- This year's Congregational seder will be held on Tuesday evening, April 15 at 6:00 PM. Everyone is invited to attend our communal celebration of this special holiday. Read more here. Registration form here.
• Congregational Retreat- Please join us for the annual Congregational Retreat at OSRUI. The 2014 Retreat will be held the weekend of May 2-4 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Read more here.

• Metea Valley Softball Pitchers Strike Out Cancer- Congregant Elise Titiner's fundraiser, Strike Out Cancer, is taking pledges to raise money for the Smashing Walnuts Foundation. Read more here.
• Manna- The next Manna is Sunday, April 20. The Manna Gift Card program provides an easy, no cost way to raise funds for our congregation while receiving 100% value for every dollar you spend. Find out more about Manna or click here for an order form.