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    Emanuel Congregation

    4.1 (14 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Love the people - Love the lake - love the size and love the 5959onlin You Tube Seder put on (video) by congregants

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    I have been a member for 18 years. Joined just before my son's Bar Mitzvah. It's a very warm, supportive and welcoming place!

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    Updating my prior two reviews as I learned they have a 140 year celebration $140year/adult entry price this year ... cool beans

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    Rabbi Zedek and Cantor Michelle (you should just come to listen to her singing) are top notch at what they do.

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    Mishkan Chicago

    Mishkan Chicago

    (13 reviews)

    Lakeview

    What a wonderful organization, open to all! This is an amazing organization that is so welcoming,…read moreno matter your relationship to Judaism. I would call it "joyful Judaism." I was raised Conservative with some Orthodox. I have no regrets about my upbringing. But now that my parents and grandparents are no longer with us, Jewish Holidays became something I dreaded. I felt like I had no home. I am divorced, I do not have children and my partner is not Jewish. But Mishkan brought me back to Jewish High Holiday services with joy.

    Mishkan Chicago is more than a synagogue. It is a loving and caring community…read more It offers more than just religious programming. We are social action oriented, while also offering social programming, and learning opportunities for students of all experience levels. One of my favorite activities is the music jam sessions that we have! A bunch of people get together and just sing. Those who have instruments and want to play can bring them and play them as accompaniment! It's an awesome experience! For me, though, I love the Friday night and Saturday morning services. They are musical and filled with both Keva and Kavana. There's always lively and participatory discussion about the Torah portion and how it relates to modern life. The aspect of services that I love most is the music and the beautiful melodies that fill whatever space we are in! There's a ruach (spirit) that arises when we are singing together as a community. The room becomes electric when we are all praying together on Shabbat. It's like no other service I have ever been to. In ancient times, the Mishkan was a traveling tent that essentially served as a reminder of the spiritual presence of God. Today, it is a community that truly enhances my life and makes it more meaningful every day!

    Anshe Sholom Bnai Israel Congregation

    Anshe Sholom Bnai Israel Congregation

    (4 reviews)

    Lakeview

    This is most possibly the warmest, friendliest, most arms-open synagogue I've ever been to. I came…read morein on erev Pesach, just to feel the place out, and I was welcomed warmly and quickly set up with a first-night seder location with some person I was just then meeting for the first time. After services, they asked me if I had anywhere to go for dinner, and I actually didn't, so they invited me to stay and shmooze, which I did. I came back this evening, did my seder with several of the congregants and I'm happy to say that until I leave Chicago in the fall, I believe I've found a new home. Did I mention it's Orthodox and I'm theologically somewhere between Conservative and oblivion? Yes. It was glorious. If you're new to town, come here. Even if you're not keen on the Hebrew, they have transliterated siddurim, so it's all good. And there are plenty of people willing to keep you abreast of the situation (not to mention the rabbi actually calls out page numbers)! Todah, Anshe Sholom. I just wish I'd have found you sooner.

    We moved to the Chicago area in early 2009. We have tried several different synagogues but really…read morelove Anshe Shalom. The rabbi is modern orthodox but the most egalitarian rabbi I have met, who has found the balance between being a serious and observant Jew and completely non-judgmental towards everyone else and completely welcoming to all who come. The membership is all ages and all different levels of observance, which is cool. We were in the neighborhood and walked over just as shul was getting out on Sukkot. We were wearing jeans! We walked back to the sukkah and were warmly greeted. The place was packed but the rabbi got us some plates and invited us to sit and eat. People walked up and introduced themselves and didn't act like we were "party crashers." It is my favorite shul and I expect we will be joining.

    Chgo Loop Synagogue

    Chgo Loop Synagogue

    (2 reviews)

    The Loop

    I had never seen this space before. A friend and I went in yesterday during "Chicago Open House"…read more It's a smallish, intimate space and the window is spectacular. A must-see gem.

    The times I've been to the Loop Synagogue (occasional minyans mostly) it has been welcoming and…read morevery nice. 5 stars I suppose. But every single time in my recollection that I have ever had to call the Loop Synagogue for any sort of information, regarding High Holidays schedule or fee etc. (well ahead of time, not last-minute), or other information (and I'm talking about once or twice every year or so here, not any kind of frequent calls or anything), I think without exception the phone answerer-- whether male or female-- has been abrupt, curt, impatient, cold, unfriendly, and acting as if I'm bothering them by asking a polite, concise question. It's not only extremely off-putting, it also seems SO out-of-tune with what any religious organization, or people representing it, should be. Sure, people are human, anyone can have a bad day, but after a somewhat recent call when again the people on the phone were-- well, all the above adjectives-- I looked at my notes from a while back (over a year ago) when I'd called them for some different info and saw, underlined, the word 'rude'. And I believe this has been the case on previous calls as well, anytime I have to call (which is not very frequently, it's not as if I'm some frequent caller that they're reacting to personally, we're talking about a grand total of maybe 5 or 6, possibly 7, calls over the past 3 or 4 years, each for simple things such as the timing of a service, the fee for High Holiday services, etc). The people at the synagogue who connect with incoming callers should really work on their phone manner. Because whenever I've been there in person, in my recollection I've never experienced this rudeness or coldness one little bit, quite the contrary. And again, it's not as if I was holding them on the phone for some long-winded question, nor have I called frequently, as I've noted. Just asking basic info. It's upsetting. And unnecessary. From the moment the person picked up the phone they acted as if someone had called after-hours or to some private unlisted number or had interrupted some vital meeting by an unwelcome call on their private cellphone! Even though, obviously, this was a person calling the synagogue's official business number in the middle of the day. On one occasion they transferred me (for a simple schedule inquiry, something not findable on the [overall very nice] online schedule), and this SECOND person was similarly impatient, abrupt and almost hostile. I get that people have multitasking to do in their job as well as take phone calls, but really! This was not an extended question or call. One time it was a woman, on another occasion it was a man. They act as if they hate people, or at least dealing with people. Makes me want to never go back there, even though again my actual experiences at the shul have never been anything like the terrible on-the-phone experiences. What is the deal?

    Chicago Sinai Congregration - Windows and design

    Chicago Sinai Congregration

    (11 reviews)

    Near North Side

    Great downtown location. Parking can be an issue near by but 12 bucks to park downtown isn't…read moreterrible. Rabbi Greene is great.

    I've never been here for services (perhaps one of these days), but my daughter is currently…read moreenrolled in the mom/tot program and I'm a big fan. The downtown location is great. I was worried about the parking situation when I first enrolled, but I've never had trouble finding a spot nearby. The building itself is beautiful and very clean. The mom/tot class itself is only an hour long, which is as you can expect to hold the attention of these little ones. It's setup with the first 45 minutes being open play stations (ex: sand table, water table, coloring, play-doh). There's also typically a painting station or 2, but so far I'm happy that my little one hasn't shown any interest & and leaves the class with her clothes/face paint free. After clean-up time (yep, we sing the song) the tots sit around a table for snack time, which is pretty darn cute. We wrap up the class with some circle time (songs and bubbles). By then hopefully the kids are tired enough to take a nap! I'm sure ready for one myself! I really like the teacher, Miss Jenny, and was bummed to hear she'll be leaving next year to take care of her own little one. However, we've had some fabulous subs throughout the year so I"m confident they'll find a good replacement. My one complaint is that the time of the class is absolutely awful. As of now it's from 12pm-1pm and my daughter (like most kids her age) typically goes down for a nap at 12pm. She's not tired enough to take a nap earlier and if we wait until after 1pm she turns into a scary monster. They did move the class to 11:30am-12:30pm for next year, which will be slightly better, but even earlier would make Chicago Sinai a 5 star business.

    Emanuel Congregation - synagogues - Updated May 2026

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