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Rabbi Phyllis Sommer served Am Shalom as Associate Rabbi since 2003, and became Director of Congregational Learning in 2014. She is a native of Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2003, and in addition to Am Shalom has served congregations in New Iberia, Louisiana and Billings, Montana.
Rabbi Phyllis is passionate about Jewish life and learning... and baking... and technology... and reading... and quilting... and posting regular (!) updates on Facebook... and pretty much everything! She spends part of every summer on faculty at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, where she also leads a well-attended spring quilting retreat for adults. She has blogged the Exodus at rabbiphyllis.blogspot.com, and the ins-and-outs of balancing her life as Rabbi, wife, and mother of four as Ima On and Off the Bima: Real-Life Jewish Parenting and Living (imabima.blogspot.com).
As her twitter persona @imabima she has tweeted Torah, the Exodus, and other thoughts on her life and Jewish experience, and the Huffington Post named her one of their Influential Jewish Twitter users in 2011.
Rabbi Phyllis and her husband, Rabbi Michael Sommer, are the proud and loving (if sometimes harried) parents of four amazing children - David, Sam z"l, Yael, and Solomon.
Rabbi Phyllis & Rabbi Michael chronicled the experiences of their second son, "Superman Sam" as he underwent treatment for leukemia (supermansamuel.blogspot.com).
Email Rabbi Sommer or call her at 847.835.4800 ext. 253
Sat, March 6 2021
22 Adar 5781
Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2021Shabbat Morning Service & Torah Study, Zoom and Livestream
Shabbat, Mar 6th 9:00a to 10:00a
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2021Bar Mitzvah of David Lusardi
Shabbat, Mar 6th 10:30a to 12:00p
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2021Bar Mitzvah of Jake Gray
Shabbat, Mar 6th 4:30p to 6:00p
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 7 , 2021Religious School (Zoom)
Sunday, Mar 7th 9:00a to 1:00p
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Monday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2021Music Mondays with Am Shalom (ZOOM)
Monday, Mar 8th 12:30p to 1:00p
Start your week off on a high note! Zoom in for a lunchtime musical treat with friends of Music at Am Shalom. -
Monday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2021Intro to Judaism Class (Virtual)
Monday, Mar 8th 7:00p to 8:30p
Introduction to Judaism is an engaging multi-session course for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life. Discover what could be meaningful to you in liberal Judaism. All people, perspectives and questions are welcome! Register online: https://reformjudaism.org/learning/judaism-classes/introduction-judaism/introduction-judaism-north-shore-consortium-il Questions? Contact Cantor Staple at jstaple@amshalom.com. -
Monday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2021Finance committee - Zoom
Monday, Mar 8th 7:00p to 8:30p
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 9 , 2021Current Events with Rabbi Phyllis via Zoom
Tuesday, Mar 9th 10:00a to 11:00a
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Wednesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2021Book Discussion: The Imperfects
Wednesday, Mar 10th 10:00a to 11:00a
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Wednesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2021Scholar in Your Shelter (ZOOM)
Wednesday, Mar 10th 12:00p to 1:00p