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Nichols Park Minyan is entirely volunteer-run, and almost 100% of our expenses are space rental and food costs, with a little extra needed for things like web services and printing.

Monthly donations

We accept donations year-round to ensure our future financial stability and ability to serve the community in new ways.

Hyde Park Torah Scroll Maintenance Fund

We love our community’s Torah scrolls! Let’s keep ‘em kosher!

Fixing a Torah scroll. Two white hands hold a tiny slip of parchment with one Hebrew word up to a column of text. The word on the slip, לכלתם, has the double meaning of “to destroy them” and “to complete them.”
Sunset at the lake. The rocky front curves inland. The buildings on the horizon are cast in shadow by the setting sun. The lake mirrors the sky, which shifts from orange to aqua, streaked with thin pink clouds. Above small ripples on the water, the s
Hallel during a blizzard at the lake. Eight people stand in a line, their winter coats in rainbow order from left to right. Thick snow covers the ground, and the horizon is an icy blue-grey. The people hold their arms above their heads, smiling.
Eight people gather to inspect a century-old Torah scroll. One holds a light over the parchment as another leans over to peer at the Hebrew letters. Others crane to see. A bookshelf of Jewish texts stands out in the background of the warmly-lit room.

Clockwise from top left:

  • “To destroy/to complete them” – completing the final repair on our Sefer Torah, Elul 5782

  • Rosh Chodesh Hallel on the rocks at the Point, Adar I 5782

  • Our mikveh, Lake Michigan

  • Repairing our Sefer Torah, Elul 5782