Marianne Powell promised herself she would not get emotional, but she paused for just a moment as she started to tell her story. The past year, after all, was a year of change for Powell. And she was about to address a small crowd gathered at Flossmoor Park on the[Read More…]
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Kwanzaa Night 6: Leonard Harris honors ancestors with unity cup, lights kinara, talks creativity
Leonard Harris said they were going to improvise a little the evening of Saturday, Dec. 31. Typically, the Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup) would be filled with libations and passed around the group. But Harris said he was not going to do that during the sixth night of a community[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 4: Divine compassion and a history lesson
Three local rabbis helped the Flossmoor community celebrate the fourth night of Hanukkah on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Rabbi Carmit Harari of the Shir Tikvah congregation in Homewood started the event with a brief history of the events commemorated by the holiday. She said that in 170 BCE, Syrian Greek emperor[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 3: Jeffrey Lippert lights community menorah; Gloria shares home decorations and stories
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, Jeffrey and Gloria Lippert’s home was in the midst of its Hanukkah splendor. Tables featured centerpiece decorations in predominantly blue and white color schemes. Electric menorahs in both the front and back windows were lit, as they are each of the eight evenings. And a long[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 2: Elliott Yurman lights the community menorah in Flossmoor Park
Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lit the candles of Flossmoor’s community menorah at Flossmoor Park on the second night of Hanukkah, Monday, Dec. 19. “I had not been a member of the faith for 50 years and I came back,” Yurman said. “So, here I am, out of the desert and[Read More…]