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Membership | Library
About our Library
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Our Library serves the whole JRC community, including adults, teens, children, b'nai mitzvah and the staff of our Religious School and Pre-School. JRC's Library is a Judaic reading and learning resource that includes books, periodicals, and digital media. The collection includes Reconstructionist and other Jewish thought and philosophy, Torah commentary, Jewish life, history, biography, fiction, poetry, and much more.
The mission of the Library of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation is to promote lifelong learning at JRC and to reinforce and support congregational programming.
The Library is located on the 2nd floor, in the southeast corner of the building. Our staffed hours during the Religious School year are:
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Tuesdays & Thursdays: |
10:00 am - 6:30 pm |
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Sundays: |
8:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Our staffed hours during the summer months are:
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Tuesdays & Thursdays: |
10:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Resources
JRC Book Group
Staff
- The Library is staffed by Eva Eisenstein and indispensable volunteers. Eva holds a masters degree in library science and has managed Judaic libraries for over 12 years. She is a member of the Judaica Library Network of Metropolitan Chicago and the Association of Jewish Libraries. Eva can be reached by email or at ext. 2255.
Funding
- Funding for the Library comes from donations to JRC's Library Fund (Sidney and Leota Hirsch Memorial Fund). Monetary donations are used to purchase library materials. The Librarian and Library Committee make the selections.
- The Birthday Book Club is a fun opportunity for children to participate in donating books to our collection.
Resources for Torah Study and D’vrei Torah
Recommended Readings
Links to Other Library Resources
JRC Library Birthday Book Club
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