Kehilat Chovevei Tzion Synagogue in Skokie, Illinois online commmunity Group.

Purpose: The KCTCommunity is a Yahoo! Group for the Jewish community and shuls in the Chicagoland area. (Created July 30, 2006.)

This is a moderated and members only list. Before posting, you must first Join (the list, not the shul, though we'd love to have you) and your membership must be approved. Once approved, you will be provided with further instructions on how to post messages to the group.

The primary goal of the group is to be an effective tool in building and maintenaning our community. Although the following rules are far from perfect, and we don't claim perfection in administering the group, they are our well-intentioned attempt to keep the group running smoothly and to keep as many people involved as possible. There are judgment calls involved and we do our best. We are, of course, open to suggestions and comments. Remember - we're volunteers.

The following are examples of emails that would always be appropriate:

community events
shul events of interest
birth, bris, shalom zachor and other smachot
shiva announcements
community blood drives; etc.

The following are examples of emails that would generally be appropriate:

borrowing chairs for Shalom Zachor
looking for someone to bring Tefillin left behind in Skokie back to Chicago
finding a florist selling orange roses with green spots
looking for ride-sharing
unwanted bookshelf / computer / mother-in-law available for immediate pickup
needing a shabbat meal
lost and found
looking for or offering ride to an airport
parlor meeting at your house
requests for community action on behalf of Israel

The following are examples of emails that would never be appropriate:

jokes
auctions
offensive or disparaging emails
Lashon Hara.

Please make sure you review our Policy Statement available at http://www.skokieshul.org/grouppolicy.htm before joining the list.