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Holidays and Festivals — Celebrate with us!

The Jewish holidays and festivals are filled with warm and wonderful experiences to share with your Temple Beth-El family. We hope you will join us in person or online!


High Holidays 2025/5786

High Holiday Forms are Live!  All links are in the left hand column on this page.

BEFORE YOU REGISTER, please take time to read through the High Holiday Highlights. 
It contains EVERYTHING you need to know about registering for and participating in High Holidays with your TBE community.  High Holiday Highlights will arrive in your mailbox around July 30.

In the meantime, you can view and print the 2025 High Holiday Highlights by clicking HERE

Please call the TBE office at 847-205-9982 if you need assistance - we are here to help!

We are participating in The Ark's Pack the Pantry High Holiday Collection Drive!
Pick up a donation bag during Rosh Hashanah and bring it back to Glenbrook South on Yom Kippur or to TBE anytime during the High Holidays.  Collection bins will be indoors at the high school this year.  For more information and other ways to donate, click HERE.

Calling all TBE Teens!  We need your help with childcare!
During Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, Tuesday, September 28 at 10:15 am
During Yom Kippur Morning Service, Thursday, October 2 at 10:15 am

Childcare concludes just after the service concludes.
If you are interested, please email Jessi Hersman.

SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH at Temple Beth-El:

Erev Sukkot Service: Monday, October 6, 7 pm
Sukkot Festival Service followed by a Lite Lunch: Tuesday, October 7, 10 am
Erev Simchat Torah: Monday, October 13, 7 pm
Simchat Torah, Sh'mini Atzeret & Yizkor Service followed by a Lite Lunch: Tuesday, October 14, 10 am

We hope you will join us!


2025-2026/5786 Holidays

Hanukkah: December 14-22, 2025
Tu BiSh'vat: February 1-2, 2026
Purim: March 2-3, 2026
Passover: April 1-8, 2026 (Yizkor, April 8)
Yom HaShoah: April 14, 2026
Yom HaZikaron: April 21, 2026
Yom HaAtzmaut: April 22, 2026
Lag BaOmer: May 4-5, 2026
Shavuot: May 21-23, 2026
Tishah B'Av: July 22-23, 2026
Tu B'Av: July 28-29, 2026

2025 Purim 

2025 Purim Spiel Video

Click HERE to watch the Spiel!

Click HERE to watch and listen to our Rosh Hashanah Service from Thursday, October 3, 2024.
Rabbi's Sermon begins at 1:14.

Click HERE to watch and listen to our Yom Kippur Service from Saturday, October 12, 2024.

Click HERE to read Rabbi Helbraun's Rosh Hashanah sermon.

Click HERE to read Rabbi Helbraun's Yom Kippur sermon.

Click HERE to watch and listen to Rabbi's Sermon from the Yom Kippur Service.

Click HERE to watch and listen to Rabbi's Sermon from the Rosh Hashanah Service.

Fri, August 29 2025 5 Elul 5785