(RSVPs REQUIRED) Join us for latkes, mushroom, onion rings and so much more! Live music and candle lighting.

PLEASE RSVP — Note that the charge is $15/person.

Join us for coffee, nosh, and community. Please feel free to bring a friend.

Join us for “Stop the Bleed” and “Situational Training” provided by Ken Scarlette our Regional Security Advisor, Illinois-Iowa.

RSVP by December 3rd if you plan to attend. Lunch will be provided to those who register.

Ken Scarlette joined the Secure Community Network (SCN) in 2025 as the Regional Security Advisor for the SCN Illinois-Iowa Security Program. As the Illinois-Iowa RSA, Ken oversees the safety and security operations covering the seven Jewish Federations of: Champaign-Urbana, Peoria, Greater Rockford, Springfield, Greater Des Moines, The Quad Cities, and Sioux City. In this role, he administers the Federation’s community security programs, providing consultations, building and organizational assessments, training and drills, threat mitigation for Jewish organizations, and response coordination for critical incidents.

Join us for movie day at 10:00 am.

Join us for book club at 10:30 am. Call the office with questions.

A veteran of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), Uri Goldflam is the Scholar-in-Residence at Travel Trailer Israel and an expert on the geography, history, and the ancient religions that transect the Holy Land in in the nation of Israel.

Born in Jerusalem, Goldflam was raised in South Africa, the United States, and Israel. He earned his undergraduate degree in International Relations and Judaic Studies, as well as a Master’s Degree in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Equally engaging and enlightening, Goldflam brings a professor’s knowledge to his presentations as he addresses and explains the armed conflicts that currently dominate the Holy Land, international news, and the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

During the COVID 19 pandemic, Uri put his career in educational tourism on hold as he was appointed as the Director of Development for Tsofen, a Jewish-Arab organization promoting the employment of Arab engineers in Israel’s high-tech industry.

Serving as a combat platoon sergeant in a paratrooper unit, Goldflam remained in the IDF’s Paratrooper Reserves for over 20 years and also served as an elected member of the Tzur Hadassah town council where he resides with his family in the mountains outside of Jerusalem.

Join us for coffee, nosh, and conversation. As always, feel free to bring a friend.

Please join us for the Annual Meetings for Congregation Beth Shalom and Jewish Federation of Sioux City. The UJC kickoff will also be held.