Kol Sasson Congregation

08/26/2026

Tired of packed pews and assigned seats on the Chagim? Looking for a welcoming, inspiring community? Please join us! No tickets or fees required. Child care available. RSVP at link below.

08/23/2026

We were blessed with beautiful weather for our art project, decorating and personalizing fabric squares to be added to our shul tallit that we hold over the children for the Kol HaNearim Aliyah on Simchat Torah.

07/26/2026

Please join us for an inspiring weekend with Jewish educator and activist Rabbi Levi Lauer, Emeritus Founding Executive Director of Israeli NGO ATZUM (Avodot TZdaka U’Mishpat) - Justice Works. He has also served as Hillel Director at the University of Missouri, Executive Director of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, and Director of Rabbinic Enrichment at Shalom Hartman Institute. RSVP at https://www.kolsasson.org/form/sirrabbilevilauer
Topics and schedule:
Shabbat morning D'var Torah:
"Doubt as Faith: Teachings from Hasidism and Jewish Philosophy"
Catered Shabbat lunch following davening.

After lunch, Rabbi Lauer will speak on the topic "Places of Refuge: Trafficking, Asylum, and Supporting the Vulnerable in Israel Today." Lunch is $18 per adult, max $54 per family, and kids under 12 are free. Babysitting will be available during the talk.

5:30 pm, Seudah Shlish*t: "Living the good life: Where does truth fit in?" at a private home in Devonshire (address will be provided.) Babysitting will be available during the talk.

05/24/2026

What do Jews and honey locust trees have in common? This, and other questions, were discussed during our Shavuot picnic at a local park (the sun came out just in time!) Kol Sasson President Rachel Novick (who is also the Director of Sustainabilty at the Morton Arboretum) led an interactive discussion on the intersection between Judaism and ecology. (Jews and honey locusts: they've both been around for centuries, and have survived and thrived by adapting to serious threats and changes in the environment!)

05/05/2026

Kol Sasson mourns the loss of Jonathan Wolf z"l, former Kol Sasson member, who did so much to help form the foundations of our growing and thriving community. Our deepest condolences to his family. Funeral details:

Age 74 of Evanston, Illinois

04/28/2026

Mazel tov to Caleb Novick (son of Rachel and Tzvi Novick, our President and Ritual VP) on winning third place in the Young Men's Division of the Walder Jerusalem Science Contest!

04/24/2026

Kol Sasson is thrilled to invite Kol Sasson and the broader community to our first Shabbaton on May 15-16 with our new halakhic advisor, Rabba Wendy Amsellem, Director of the Beit Midrash Program at Yeshiva Maharat. Please join us for a series of learning, singing, and spritual engagement on Shabbat May 16:

Lunch-n-Learn following services: there is no charge for Kol Sasson members, but donations to help defray the cost of catering are warmly encouraged.
Non-member fee is $20/adult, $10/child over age 5, free for children under age 5. Email [email protected] for more information.