Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation - JRC

There’s really nothing quite like JRC’s urban prairie garden in full bloom. And the camera doesn’t even capture all the butterflies and fuzzy bumblebees!

JRC’s outdoor spaces were created to be a natural landscape supporting native plants; a manageable, prairie-style landscape in line with our LEED goals and philosophy. It is an evolving landscape which our members have been attending to for the past 17 years.

All together, we are JRC. Daring, inclusive Judaism.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! 𝟔𝐩𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬: JRC’s Young Family Shabbat at the Lake with Morah Debbie will begin at 6pm for the remainder of the summer, alongside our community picnic. This captivating, interactive family service is open to all!

Shabbat shalom
jrctogether.org/lakefront-shabbat

This is what the Amidah can look like when we move our sanctuary to the Evanston lakefront each summer. Personal moments of prayer, looking out over the vast beauty of Lake Michigan. We hope you’ll join us.

5:30 Young Family Service
6:00 Community picnic
7:00 Lakefront Shabbat service led by Rabbi Rachel Weiss and Cantor Howard Friedland, with musical accompanists Sam Frolichstein-Appel on the cajón and Eddie Stone on bass.

jrctogether.org/lakefront-shabbat

Can we kvell about our rabbi for a minute?? This article so perfectly captures what we love about Rabbi Rachel Weiss. Come hang out with us Friday at our Pride Lakefront Shabbat and you’ll see for yourself. (If you’re lucky you may even get to taste Rebbetzin Julia Tauber’s famous rainbow challah). 😊❤️🌈

Elliot Park, Evanston
5:30 Young Family Shabbat at the Lake
6:00 Community Potluck
7:00 Pride Shabbat

Reconstructionist rabbi facilitates collaborative community that’s welcome to all - Grinnell College Rachel Weiss ’98 is the rabbi at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston.