• Welcome to Congregation Am Echod

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    Congregation Am Echod has been a part of the Greater Chicago Jewish Community since 1896. Our goal is to create and foster a warm and inclusive community where we can pursue Gimilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness). Located in Grayslake, IL, we are a community of close, caring members with a relaxed family atmosphere. Please explore our website and Facebook page to learn more about us.

    Congregation Am Echod has been a part of the Greater Chicago Jewish Community since 1896. Our goal is to create and foster a warm and inclusive community where we can pursue Gimilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness). Located in Grayslake, IL, we are a community of close, caring members with a relaxed family atmosphere. Please explore our website and Facebook page to learn more about us.

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Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead: Three Things We Must Do

Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead: Three Things We Must Do kbkaput January 14, 2021

Civil Rights & Voting Rights
Hands holding up a cardboard sign that reads RACISM IS A PANDEMIC
In the video “Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead,” Yolanda Savage-Narva, the Union for Reform Judaism’s director of Racial, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI), calls on each of us in the Jewish community to do three things.

Why Judaism Puts Faith in the Counsel of Scientists

Why Judaism Puts Faith in the Counsel of Scientists kbkaput January 14, 2021

Health and Wellness
Scientist looking through a microscope
Jewish tradition comes down decidedly on the side of science. One of the primary values in Jewish legal thought: Pikuach nefesh, saving a life, overrides almost every other religious mitzvah.

Justice, Justice Shall We Pursue: Resources for Action after the Capitol Insurrection

Justice, Justice Shall We Pursue: Resources for Action after the Capitol Insurrection kbkaput January 13, 2021

Advocacy
Mans hands holding a black face mask with WE NEED A CHANGE in white text
The Union for Reform Judaism shares resources for use in congregations and Jewish communities, as well as by families and individual, in our shared pursuit of justice.

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy kbkaput January 11, 2021

Tikkun Olam
View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial with MLK quote in view
This MLK Day, we can honor the legacy of Dr. King and fight back against white supremacy and systemic racism by urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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