Interfaith Green Network officials are hoping to see 1,000 congregants of local churches bike or walk to services during Earth Day weekend, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. “We haven’t really done something like this before,” said Judy Klem, member of IGN and...
A local network of green-minded congregations has partnered with area grocers to promote awareness of Oak Park’s impending bag fee. Starting Jan. 1, shoppers in Oak Park will be charged a 10-cent fee for every single-use bag — paper or plastic — provided. The...
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 7 pm Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu la’asok b’tzorchai tzibur. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who...
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 7 pm Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu la’asok b’tzorchai tzibur. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who...
Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7 pm Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu la’asok b’tzorchai tzibur. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe,...
Hi, I’m Shari! I have been a member of OPT since 2004, when I enrolled my then 1st grader in religious school. It had not even dawned on me that non-members couldn’t attend. In around 2008, then President Lauren Levrant asked me to join the board. Since I...
“I love, love, love it. It is so beautiful.” For the first five minutes of the fireworks show in downtown Oak Park, Baian, age 8, must have repeated that sentence ten times. Baian (pictured below), her older brother Mohammad (10), and their younger sister Esraa (6)...
Judy Klem, Oak Park Temple green team member and a member of the Interfaith Green Network, said making the program voluntary is “the same as if a teacher said to her students, ‘OK, kids, homework is voluntary this year.’ “Speaking from...
What a pleasure it has been getting to know the Almadani Family the last several months. It’s truly amazing to see the progress they’ve made since that cold December evening when they arrived at O’Hare! I wanted to share some updates and some fun times we’ve had...
Although Amy Rosenthal and Jason Funk talk shop at home often, their Earth Day presentation April 21 at Oak Park Temple was a first for the Oak Park couple. “Earth Day is every day for us,” said Rosenthal, who works in environmental conservation; Funk...
