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CID Live/Virtual Weekly Update as of 7/9/24
See You on Thursday July 11
Welcome AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL WAR DISABLED VETERANS AND THIS YEAR'S COHORT!
PLEASE, NO PERFUME/COLOGNE/SCENTS!!
EXCEPT ON ZOOM 😂😂😂
Fundraising For Magen David Adom
Registration is open!!!😊❤️👍
Machol Merkaz 2023 Slide Show, Courtesy of David Yufit
Read All About Machol Merkaz 2024 and Register!
 Machol Merkaz T-shirts are now available! Samples below of the front and back. Look further down for access to the choices and an explanation and ordering info. 😊
Covid Protocol (per Beth Emet):
Masks optional. Don't come if you're sick. Vax not required
Congregation Beth Emet, 1224 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL
or in your living room 😁
ID: 885 0558 8583 PSWD = 880668
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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
- This Week's Session Plan (Teaching, Mystery Shopper Suggestions)
- Last Week's Zoom Recordings
- Current Events, Personals, Comments
- Dances Taught at Workshops/Camps
- Ads for Machol Merkaz, T-Shirts/Camps/Workshops/Sessions
- Dances Recently Taught at CID
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Safety Protocols, Cost, Access To Beth Emet, Our Whatsapp
- For IFD Camp/Workshop Directors of the Americas (North, Central, and South)
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QUICK SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT: On behalf of Congregation Beth Emet, please do not leave the outside door(s) propped open ever! That compromises the security system. Also please familiarize yourself with various emergency exits, both on the main floor and in the dance room.
SCENT-FREE ZONE! We have to remind everyone to come "scent free." PLEASE DON'T WEAR PERFUME, COLOGNE, HAIR PRODUCTS, ETC. We have people who have severe allergic reactions to those things and it is very important that we look out for everyone in our community.
1. THIS WEEK'S SESSION PLAN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 11th at Congregation Beth Emet
SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
7:30 - beginners (if we have them) and repertoire dances led by Penny
8:00 - Penny: Debka Druz - circle - Viki Cohen
8:30 - The Entity: Dola Vezorna - Shmulik Gov-Ari - circle. This dance was taught at MMZ23 but this video is pretty fun!
9:15 - Phil/Nehama: Shir Echad Laderech - partner - Dudu Barzilay
11:00 - ending partners
Mystery Shopper/Me Partner Dances For Thursday!
Elaiyich
Ad Kama Ahavtich
Eifo At
Al Tishali
Micha'ela
Geshem Bemai
Hakol Omed Bamakom
Kacha Miyom Leyom
Mechake Lesiman
If you have suggestions, please share them in the Chicago Israeli Dancing Whatsapp group or message me privately. 😊
Zoom - We plan to continue to broadcast on zoom as long as people want to join and support us.
If you would like to help support CID Virtual financially, you can use PayPal Direct Paypal Link or Chase Quickpay (Zelle) (philip_b_moss@hotmail.com) or Venmo (Philip_b_moss - phone last 4: 8669). Zoomers, we need your support to keep this going. Thanks so much to those of you who have helped.
2. LAST WEEK'S ZOOM RECORDINGS:
Enjoy these recordings from last week. 😀😀😀 Sometimes, the quality of the recordings is not perfect, but still fun to watch.
7/3/24
Speaker View
Gallery View
11/22/24 Marathon
Marathon Recording 1
Marathon Recording 2
Marathon Recording 3
3. CURRENT EVENTS, PERSONALS, COMMENTS:
Very much looking forward to being together thisThursday, July11. Please come early as we welcome this year's cohort from the American Friends of Israel War Disabled Veterans. And once again, Kol Hakavod to Esther and Moshe (and team) on this amazing mitzva they do each year!
And in very big news, Machol Merkaz (September 26-29, 2024) registration is OPEN! We are so excited. You can sign up at the Machol Merkaz Website And you can also order the T-Shirts. Please read this from the amazing Carol:
The Machol Merkaz 2024 T-shirt shops are open! Machol Merkaz Celebrates 50 Years of Chicago Israeli Dancing
The reason for the two shops is the availability of products. You have to peruse both shops to see the variety of styles available. The images above are a very small illustration of what is in each shop.
Inspiration and Elements:
The 50th Anniversary of Chicago Israeli Dancing is commemorated through our special t-shirt design. This design blends several key themes:
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Colorful Circular Rings: These rings draw colors from the Machol Merkaz logo and abstractly represent a vinyl record, paying homage to the media we were using for Israeli dance music in the 1970s.
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Tie-in To Our Name, Machol Merkaz: "We dance in the center" – the circular theme captures this essence perfectly.
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Message of Resilience: "We won’t stop dancing" is proudly displayed on the back in both English and Hebrew, symbolizing our unwavering spirit and passion for dance. This serves as a tribute to survivors, honors those who did not survive the events of October 7, and conveys a message of hope for the safe return of the hostages.
You have to peruse both shops to see the variety of styles available. You'll find a large assortment of options there!
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Congratulations to Rokdim Chicago on their upcoming 10th anniversary party and workshop with Dani Lansky!
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Our thoughts remain with our brothers and sisters in Israel and all their loved ones. Praying for their safety and for peace and for the return of the hostages. 🙏❤️
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Thanks to Nehama for helping out last week AGAIN and to Nina and Penny for team teaching AGAIN. 😊😊
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BTW, Julie Harland has organized a new WhatsApp group targeted primarily for Israeli Dance leaders. If you are a leader and interested in being added, please reach out to me ON WHATSAPP. Thx Julie. AND THIS JUST IN, LEADERS WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER/VIEW WHAT DANCES ARE BEING TAUGHT ELSEWHERE. Here is the latest:
ISRAELI DANCES TAUGHT WORLDWIDE PROJECT
Hi everyone. We recently began a project to start to capture the dances being taught by Israeli dance leaders at their sessions. The intent, of course, is to see what’s being taught where and to use that information to help when we are making our individual “what to teach” decisions. Some people have already participated and we are grateful for that. But we are now ready to take this concept to the next level. (If you are not a leader, I hope you will still find this of interest, and please make sure to pass this on to your leaders.)
With thanks to the amazing Larry Denenberg who was the programming force behind the Global Marathons, we now have a more robust spreadsheet solution for going forward. (The previous one will be discontinued.) Here’s what Larry has to say about it: “Here’s a new design for the dances-taught spreadsheet. The idea is this: each session leader gets their own personal tab, which they can format and sort and run any way they like. The contents of those session tabs are combined to make new “sorted by” tabs showing all the dances. To learn more, follow this link: How to use this spreadsheet”
After that, go to the spreadsheet itself at this link: “Israeli Dances Taught Worldwide” This will take you to the index tab on the spreadsheet. You will see the information I need to create a tab for your session(s). If you have multiple sessions, you can choose to have multiple tabs, or just combine all your information into one tab. To get that information to me, you can WhatsApp me at +1 312 519 8669 or email me at philip_b_moss@hotmail.com. We will then make the necessary changes to the spreadsheet to add your tab(s). (Allow for a little time though, the staff is not highly paid and it won’t be instantaneous.)
Remember please, this is a tool for all of us. To make it most useful, please provide all the requested information. And when adding your dances taught, please make sure to put dates in. They need not be precise – just directionally correct so that the sorting will work and so your fellow leaders can get some sense of when you taught the dance.
Also, please remember this is not meant to be time-consuming. Just add the recently taught dances each week. That will be great. If you are motivated to go back in time a little, so much the better. And please encourage your fellow leaders to participate. Let’s make this work for all of us!
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IN LATE BREAKING SAD NEWS, MACHOL MANHATTAN IN NYC IS LOSING ITS VENUE IN LATE JULY. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHERE THEY MIGHT RELOCATE TO, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ILAN/RINA!
Machol Ha-Am WhatsApp - Unlike other WhatsApp groups which are targeted primarily to Israeli dance leaders, the new group is open to all Israeli dancers. Direct Message me if you would like to be added. 😀
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And just to give you a head's up, Beth Emet has to raise our rent (after having not done so for quite a while). As a result, the price is now $17. (For party nights, $20 plz). Thanks in advance for your understanding and help. ❤️
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Bring them home!
Be Safe,
Phil
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See Article 8 below: For IFD Camp/Workshop Directors of the Americas (North, Central, and South)
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If you are interested in last week's playlist or a comprehensive list of dances taught, please go to Chicagoisraelidancing.com
REFU'A SHLEIMA:
Of course, our best wishes for refu'a shleima go out to all our brothers and sisters in Israel in need of physical/emotional healing.
Keeping our friend, Larry D, on the refu'a shleima list, and happy to report he is making progress. Wishing you the easiest and fastest of rehab.
I also want to continue to send best wishes for a speedy and full refu'a shleima to Mindy F! Mindy came recently. It was great to see her on the dance floor!
Sorry to have to add Paula to the list. Refu'a shleima Paula and we look forward to seeing you soon!
It was also great to have Rivka with us recently but we will keep her on the list.
And we still have Mike Century on the list. Best wishes Mike!
Donald reports that he still has a ways to go 😢
Leaving my brother, David on the list. 😢
Thinking of others who are close to me as well.
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IFD article featuring Phil and Penny:
With thanks to Rachelle Gold, you might enjoy reading this article she wrote after interviewing Penny and me. http://chicagojewishhistory.org/media/2202/95931_CJHS_Summer-Quarterly_webVersion.pdf
It has been nice having Rachelle dance with us recently!
OUR WEBSITE chicagoisraelidancing.com - I just wanted to call your attention to the site because it contains information that people ask about all the time. Examples include:
- Playlists From Prior Weeks - go to the About/Playlists tab to see last week's playlist as well as what we have danced over many sessions
- Dances Taught - Go to the Dances Taught Tab to find videos of what we taught last week, as well as over a long period of time
- Plans For The Coming Week - go to the Announcements Tab for the most current info and the plan for the week
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4. DANCES TAUGHT AT CAMPS/WORKSHOPS:
Dances Taught at Camp Ketzev Latino-Israeli Cancun 2022
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Dances Taught at Rokdim Beharim 2022
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Dances Taught at Machol Merkaz 2022
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Dances Taught At Machol Miami 2022 (courtesy of Ken)
Ze Lo Ba Bekalut (cir) Gadi Bitton
Melech Habrichot (cpl) Gadi Bitton & Dror Davidi
Yamim Levanim (cir) Mali & Moshe
Ad Shehigat (cpl) Gadi Bitton & Ma'ayan Manor
Kmo Pa'am (cpl) Mali & Moshe
Mistovev (cir) Gadi Bitton
Lehabed Baru'ach (cir) Gadi Bitton
La Boheme (cpl) Gadi Bitton
Al Tegali (cpl) Tamar Shabtai
Chananya (cir) Gadi Bitton
Shuv Ani Ve'at (cpl) Gadi Bitton
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Dances Taught At Machol Maryland (courtesy of Ken)
Le'an Lachzor (cir) Michael Barzilai
Charlie (cir) Michael Barzilai & Sharon Elkaslassy
Beyom Shishi (cpl) Dudu Barzilay
Keren Shemesh (cir) Dudu Barzilay
Tipa Tipa (cir) Nurit Melamed
Shir Rechov (cir) Liran Zacharya-Amir
Matos Kachol (cir) Yuval Tabashi
Even Al Even (cir) Michael Barzilai & Ilai Szpiezak
Mala Mala (cir) Dudu Barzilay
Lo Yode'a (cpl) Gadi Bitton
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Dances Taught At Gvanim 2023
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Dances Taught At Camp Li-am 2023
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Dances Taught at Machol Maryland 2024
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Dances Taught at Machol Brasil 2024
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Dances Taught at Machol Aviv 2024
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Dances Taught at Belev Echad 2024
Ha Ne'urim Ha'avudim
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Dances Taught at DC Memoridal Day Weekend 2024
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Dances Taught at Camp Ketzev Latino - Israeli June 2024
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Dances Taught at Belev Echad 2022 (Vancouver)
Ha’Omnam: Israel Shiker
Kochav Echad: Michael Barzelai
Manigina She Lo Chozerit: Mitch Ginsburgh
Itach Le’Tamid (p): Nona and Avi Malki
Yeled Aba Ve’Ima: Dudu Barzelai and Smadar Assor
Matanot Hachayim: Rafi Ziv
Mi lo Yavo: Michael Barzelai
Shemesh Tikanes: Dror Davidi and Gadi Bitton
Mucara Walk: Line Dance
Something In The Water: Line Dance
Dances Taught At HoraLand 2022 (Amsterdam)
Dances Taught At Camp Yad Beyad 2022
with Michael Barzelai, Tamir Shalev and Mitch Ginsburgh
Oren Ashkenazi's Tribute to Daughter Oryana z"l
Check out this beautiful new dance: Shirat Oryana
Also, please be aware that the family has set up a Gofundme to help them with the significant financial burdens they are experiencing:
Go Fund Me For The Ashkenazi Family
A Bit Of Fun
Enjoy this fun recording of one of our regular dances,
Matanot Ktanot: Danny Maseng & Soul On Fire
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Dances Taught Nirkoda Bakerem 2022
(courtesy of Aaron)
Yaron Carmel and Ohad Atia taught nine dances at Nirkoda Ba'Kerem this weekend. Here is a list of those dances, with links below to download from Google Drive or watch on YouTube.
Al Ha'safsal, circle - Michael Barzelai
Derech Chadasha, circle - Ohad Atia
Ha'yachtzan Shel Ha'medina, circle - Ohad Atia
Lama Zeh Magia Li, circle - Ohad Atia
Le'Chayim, circle, Tamir Scherzer and Noam Ben LuLu
Ma Nizkarta Bi, partner, Ohad Atia
Melech Ha'brichot, partner, Gadi Bitton and Dror Davidi,
Sheyavo Aleinu, partner, Ohad Atia
Yafe Lecha Sameach, partner, Shlomo Maman
Download music and video files from Google Drive Music
Watch videos on YouTube - Videos
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Dances Taught At Machol Pura Vida (courtesy of Jan)
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Dances Taught At Kochavim
2023
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Dances Taught At Camp Yad Beyad 2023
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Dances Taught At Machol Europa 2023
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Dances Taught at Machol Miami 2023 - courtesy of Marcelle
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Dances Taught at Machol Pura Vida 2024
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Dances Taught at Kochavim/Hora Eclipse 2024
courtesy of Ken...
mishehu same'ach bishvili - Michael Barzelai
simcha - Sharon Elkaslassy
chatanenu - Yaron Malichi
ma'agal hachayim - Yaron Malichi
achot ktana - Effi Kashri
malkat halaila - Yaron Malichi
ulai hapa'am ulai halaila - Mitch Ginsburgh
hatishm koli - Tuvia Tishler
ani nishba lach (cpl) - Gadi Bitton
le'ehov otach kol yom (cpl) - Yaron Malichi
bakbuk bli pkak (cpl) - Mitch Ginsburgh
Taught in specialty sessions:
Ansi Dize La Novia - Mitch Ginsburgh
Luna (cpl) - Nir Dor
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Dances Taught at LA Mini Dance Camp June 2024
1. Ma Yehiye Machar (P) 2024 by Dudu Barzilay & Noam Ben Lulu
2. Shir Echad Laderech (P) 2024 by Dudu Barzilay
3. Lanetzach Tishaer (C) 2024 by Dudu Barzilay
4. Hashemesh Tachzor (C) 2024 by Dudu Barzilay & Yaron Malichi
Sunday
1. Ad Neshimati Ha'achrona (C) 2002 by Dudu Barzilay
2. Et She'ahava Nafshi (P) 2002 by Dudu Barzilay
3. Malkat Hayofi Sheli (P) 2005 by Dudu Barzilay
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Dances Taught at MNR Philly June 2024
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Dances Taught at Gvanim '22
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courtesy of Ken Avner...
Olam Yafe Vechadash - Chen Shporen
Osa Li T'ayom - Dudu Barzilay
Hey (cpl) - Rafi Ziv
Nashlim Et Hakol - Yaron Ben Simchon
Beyom Shishi (cpl) - Dudu Barzilay
What a Feeling (line) - Chen Shporen
Tfilat Michal (cpl) - Moshe Eskayo
Debka Druz - Vicki Cohen
Yasmin - Shalom Amar
Misgav - Shlomo Maman
Sheket - Elad Shtamer
Sachbi - Rafi Ziv
Baderech Leveitech - Elad Shtamer
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Dances Taught At Camp Li-Am 2022
(courtesy of Ken)
Ktana - cir - Rafi Ziv
Hane'urim Ha'avudim - cpl - Rafi Ziv
Al Hasafsal - Michael Barzilai
Hey - cpl - Rafi Ziv
Le'an Lachzor - Michael Barzilai
Ma Ze Ole Lecha Lachlom - Rafi Ziv
Hadimyon Sheli - cpl - Rafi Ziv
Matanot Hachaim - Rafi Ziv
Kacha Ze - cpl - Sharon Elkaslassy
Elohai - Rafi Ziv
Muze'on Hachalomot - cpl - Nona & Avi Malki
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Dances Taught At Camp Shelanu 2023 (courtesy of Marcelle)
Yaron Ben-Simhon, Shmulik Gov-ari, Ilai Spiezak, Orly Star
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Dances Taught At Machol Merkaz 2023
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Dances Taught at RikuDallas 2024 (Ariane Butel)
Potei'ach Et Yadecha - Avi Levy
Lifnei Hazricha - Idit Shemesh
Tirkod Kmo Halev Shelcha - Yaron Malihi
Leilot Yerushalayim - Ariane Butel
Ma Hayiti Ose Biladayich - Eran Bitton
Yeled Hasade - Oren Shmuel
Hakol Haya Acheret - Ariane Butel
Eliyahu - Michael Barzelai
Omrim - Avi Levy & Yaron Ben Simhon
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Dances Taught at Camp Shelanu 2024
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Dances Taught at Yad Beyad 2024
courtesy of marcelle...
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Dances Taught at Baketzev Acher 2024
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Dances Taught at Toronto Isreal 2024
Ulai Hapa'am Ulai Halaila - Mitch Ginsburgh
Shan Yeled Shan - Elad Shtamer
Halev Sheli - Eran Bitton
Kol Ahavti Elayich - Elad Shtamer
Erets Ha'avot - Shlomo Maman
Ribon Ha'olamim - Elad Shtamer
Kol Hayom (cpl) - Mitch Ginsburgh & Tamir Shalev
Lema At Mechaka (cpl) - Yaron Ben Simchon
Shamayim - Shlomo Maman
Keshenigmarim Haparparim - Tamar Shabtai
Chataneinu - Yaron Malichi
Mangina Shelo Chozeret - Mitch Ginsburgh
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More Dances Taught at Camp Ketzev Latino - Israeli June 2024
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5. Camps/ Workshops/ Sessions
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courtesy of Rina and Ilan...
IN LATE BREAKING SAD NEWS, MACHOL MANHATTAN IS LOSING ITS VENUE IN LATE JULY. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHERE THEY MIGHT RELOCATE TO, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM!
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6. Dances Recently Taught at CID
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7. Safety Protocols, Cost, Access To Beth Emet, Our Whatsapp
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OUR INDOOR SESSIONS ARE OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT SICK. (IF YOU ARE, PLEASE STAY HOME). MASKS ARE OPTIONAL.
COST: $17 on non-party nights. PLEASE add a few more bucks on party nights.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARRIVE - Enter the building from the parking lot on the west side of the building. Ring the bell and wait to be buzzed in to the inner door. At that point please identify yourself as a dancer and you will be admitted to the building. Please go straight ahead and then down the stairs to the Weiner Room, our dance space (and adjacent to the washrooms we use.) PLEASE DO NOT AT ANY TIME GO TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING.
IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 10:30 WE MAY NOT NOTICE YOU TO LET YOU IN. IF THAT HAPPENS, TRY TEXTING OR WHATSAPPING PHIL AT 312.519.8669, AND PLEASE BE PATIENT. (IF YOU WANT TO CATCH MY ATTENTION DURING THE SESSION, WHATSAPP IS BY FAR YOUR BEST BET. EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH HIT OR MISS.)
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Our WhatsApp Group
I use our WhatsApp Group, Chicago Israeli Dancing, especially for time-critical communications. Chicago folks especially, I strongly encourage you to join the group. Of course, if you are not on WhatsApp yet, this is a prerequisite for joining the group. Once you are on WhatsApp, PM me and I will add you to the group. 😊
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8. For IFD Camp/Workshop Directors of the Americas (North, Central, and South)
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Dear IFD Camp/Workshop Directors of the Americas (North, Central, and South)
Our friend Nona Malki approached me and asked if I would be willing to set up a WhatsApp group for all of us. (I said yes 😊) In particular, she wanted to make it easy for us to share dates regarding events we are planning, specifically with the intent of avoiding inadvertent date conflicts. While we are all aware that there are ways to publicize our dates once we have them (e.g. JewishAustralia, Rokdim, Facebook, etc.), some of us don’t always have access to these sites or we simply forget to check. So, at the moment, we don’t have an interactive way to reach out to each other to discuss events/dates we are contemplating.
Please join this group and let’s use it to communicate with each other. Of course, feel free to use this group to discuss things that you think will be of interest to your fellow leaders. And please let Phil know who else should be added to the group.
To join the group, you must be on WhatsApp. Please friend Phil (+1 312 519 8669) on WhatsApp and then let him know you would like to join the group.
Thanks much. Phil (and Nona)
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