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Rabbi: Larry Edwards
Cantorial Soloist: Judith Golden
Co-Presidents: Howard Wax and Marvin Levin
Vice President: Robin Sampliner
Administration: Lynn Young
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773-271-2148, Hotline & Voice-mail.
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The Mission of Congregation Or Chadash is to provide a warm and affirming community where all Jews can feel welcome. To accomplish this mission, Or Chadash will:
Remember that it was founded as an answer to the prejudice that gay and lesbian Jews experienced in other synagogues;
Strive to ensure that no Jew experiences prejudice within our community;
Maintain affiliations with the Union for Reform Judaism and the The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews : Keshet Ga'avah
Build strong ties within the greater Jewish community of the metropolitan Chicago area;
Dedicate itself to the basic obligations of Jewish life, including:
- Respecting the contributions of people of all generations
- Sharing the life-cycle events of its members
- Celebrating Shabbat and the holidays
- Fostering prayer with sincerity
- Visiting the sick
- Comforting the bereaved
- Encouraging the study of Torah
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