Welcome to North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

The New Jew is a funny and insightful four-episode TV documentary series, produced for the Public Broadcasting Corporation in Israel, that showcases the cultural and political influence of the Jewish community in the United States, the variety of alternative models it offers for living a rich Jewish life and the rifts in relations between them Continue Reading »

Wear your pajamas and help us as we build our Sukkah out of legos and other building materials! Join us for games, a family friendly causual attire service and a Sukkah visit followed by a free children’s dinner. Special guest musician Josh Warshawsky will join us!      

6:45 - 7:45 pm Special Celebration for Families with Young Children 7:15 pm  Ma’ariv and Hakafot for the entire congregation outside in the parking lot. Join the Beth El community to dance, sing and celebrate Simchat Torah with ice cream treats.  7:30 Torah Unrolling.

Join the Sisterhood Torah Fund Book Club to kick-off our 13th year with a discussion of House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon, a National Jewish Book Award Fiction Finalist, translated from Hebrew. Returning to his birthplace in Amsterdam, a successful Israeli writer uncovers heartbreaking secrets about his Dutch-Jewish family’s wartime experiences. Choose from one Continue Reading »