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Congregation Tikkun Olam History
We hoped to engender a house of worship where people can worship God, study
Torah, and assemble within a community of mutual respect and inclusion.
It was important that non-Jewish loved ones be welcome to be fully participatory. We wished to emphasize, the moral, ethical and spiritual values that are intrinsic to Judaism. We wanted to educate ourselves and our children to be good Jews. Congregation Tikkun Olam represents the culmination of these efforts. The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State on March 26, 1996. The first formal meeting of the Board was held on July 28, 1996. The first Service was held on Friday, August 30, 1996. In 1999, Congregation Tikkun Olam was formally affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), now known as the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ).
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In 1995, several
Jewish families met to discuss their aspirations, dreams and needs. We found
that we shared many concerns about our lives and our community. These informal
discussions were followed by regularly scheduled meetings, the objective of
which was to concretize the emergent vision for our future. We resolved that
whatever we 'created' must stand for what we believe. We wanted to
be socially responsible. We acknowledged that, even as we seek consensus, it is
critical for us to respect individual differences.