Monday, March 2, 7:00 pm. 
Festivities will include our annual Megillah reading, our creative skit, several new songs, and Goldschlager, Hot Dogs, and Hamantashen. Please RSVP with your choice of hotdog or vegan hotdog to office@mcjconline.org

"The Creation of Wicked" @ MCJC

Sunday, February 22, 1:30 pm

The MCJC "let's-get-together" committee would like to extend an invitation to the MCJC community to come and enjoy Charles Troy’s 90-minute, highly entertaining, and brilliantly crafted multimedia presentation “The Creation of Wicked” at 1:30 pm on Sunday February 22nd at our new home the Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church 8505 Church Street in Ridgefield.  A dessert social will take place immediately following the presentation.
Here is a link to the​video preview​ of the presentation and attached above is a copy of the program handout which lists the musical numbers that will be performed during the show. Kindly share the link and the attachment with the MCJC community.
RSVPs should be made to Bruce Weiss either by email at events@mcjconline.org or by phone at 815-338-2721 no later than Friday February 21st so that the MCJC "let's get-together" committee will have an idea of how many people from MCJC to plan for.

Havdalah Service, Pizza Dinner, & "Jewish Movie Night" at MCJC
NOW 5:30 pm Saturday October 17, 2026

Please join MCJC for the 17th Annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast.

MCJC Book Club
Thursday, January 15, 7:00

All are invited to attend the next facilitated on-line gathering of the MCJC Book Club on Jan. 15. We will be discussing Jodi Picoults’s latest novel, By Any Other Name. Across centuries two women - one a modern playwright and the other her Elizabethan ancestor - each fight societal expectations to have their voices heard on the  stage in a world that silences female playwrights.
Zoom Link HERE

If you're looking for a good dining, good fellowship experience, come and enjoy the  2025 MCJC Christmas Chinese Dinner at Tasty Bistro in Crystal Lake.
Wednesday, December 24, 4:45 pm
RSVP HERE
 

Our entire congregation is invited to our annual Chanukah party on Sunday, December 14 from 2:30 to 5:00.  Please join us as we sing joyous songs, light the first candle together, eat delicious latkes prepared by Dale and crew, enjoy games/crafts with the children, and perhaps decorate some holiday cookies. Feel free to bring your own menorah for the lighting. This will be a fun afternoon in our new digs!

Woodstock Drive-Thru Food Pantry

 Monday, December 8

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Volunteers need to arrive at the drive-thru food pantry by 3:00 pm.   The pantry is open from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and is located in the parking lot across from Woodstock High School on South Street (501 W. South Street, Woodstock).For more information you can reach Bruce Weiss at office@mcjconline.org.

Dive into the Torah weekly with Rabbi Gordon.

Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43

Woodstock Drive-Thru Food Pantry

 Monday, November 10

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Volunteers need to arrive at the drive-thru food pantry by 3:00 pm.   The pantry is open from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and is located in the parking lot across from Woodstock High School on South Street (501 W. South Street, Woodstock).For more information you can reach Bruce Weiss at office@mcjconline.org.

Woodstock Drive-Thru Food Pantry

 Monday, October 13

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Volunteers need to arrive at the drive-thru food pantry by 3:00 pm.   The pantry is open from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and is located in the parking lot across from Woodstock High School on South Street (501 W. South Street, Woodstock).For more information you can reach Bruce Weiss at office@mcjconline.org.

Yom Kippur Morning Service

Including Yizkor

Led by Rabbi Maralee Gordon

Multi-Access

Thursday, October 2, 9:00 AM

JOIN ZOOM HERE

Kol Nidre Service

Led by Rabbi Maralee Gordon

Multi-Access

Wednesday, October 1, 6:15 pm

JOIN ZOOM HERE

Woodstock Drive-Thru Food Pantry

 Monday, September 8

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Volunteers need to arrive at the drive-thru food pantry by 3:00 pm.   The pantry is open from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and is located in the parking lot across from Woodstock High School on South Street (501 W. South Street, Woodstock).For more information you can reach Bruce Weiss at office@mcjconline.org.

 MCJC "LET'S GET TOGETHER " EVENT

  1:30 PM   SUNDAY   SEPTEMBER 7TH 

                   TREE OF LIFE BUILDING 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry

 JEFF WINTER & JANIS FINE CONCERT 

                  "THE JEWISH JOURNEY: THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK"

This program presents background about and celebrates the musical contributions of Jewish composers and song writers of the 20th Century.   Jeff and Janis look at ways that the composer's and songwriter's Jewish background was an important component of their artistic development.   Rick Kogan, WGN personality and Chicago Tribune reporter, called "Jeff & Janis" one of the most delightful and entertaining musical teams he has had the pleasure to watch perform.

A dessert social will take place immediately following the presentation.

Kindly RSVP to Bruce Weiss at events@mcjconline.org by September 4th so that the MCJC "let's get together" committee has an idea of how many people to plan for.

The Amen Effect by Sharon Brous

THURSDAY, September 4, 7:00 PM ON ZOOM and In Person

Based on one of her most impactful sermons, Rabbi Brous pairs anecdotes from building and pastoring a leading-edge faith community with ancient Jewish wisdom and contemporary science to offer a blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected, caring world.  Our Rabbi, Maralee Gordon, will help lead the discussion in conjunction with Rachel.

Happy reading!

Here is the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85659637060

Meeting ID: 817 4346 0356
Passcode: mcjc861

Woodstock Drive-Thru Food Pantry

 Monday, August 11

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Volunteers need to arrive at the drive-thru food pantry by 3:00 pm.   The pantry is open from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and is located in the parking lot across from Woodstock High School on South Street (501 W. South Street, Woodstock).For more information you can reach Bruce Weiss at office@mcjconline.org.