Friday Night Shabbat Beach Services

Shabbat by the Lakeshore

Enjoy the summer with our informal Erev Shabbat Services on the beautiful Evanston lakefront. Pack a dairy/vegetarian picnic dinner and come early to eat and schmooze.

In case of rain: we always try hold out and go to the lakefront, but in case of rain or extreme temperatures, the whole operation - 6 pm picnic, 7 pm service - moves inside of JRC.

Check our website's front page at 5:00pm under "Upcoming Events" for a notification if we are moving the service indoors.

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2019 Dates

6:00 pm: BYO Picnic
7:00 pm: Erev Shabbat service starts

Friday, July 12 at Elliot Park -near Dempster Street Beach (map)
Friday, July 26 at Elliot Park -near Dempster Street Beach (map)
Friday, August 9 at Noah's Playground - at Lawson Park near Lighthouse Landing (map)
Friday, August 23 at Elliot Park -near Dempster Street Beach (map).

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