 The congregation began as a branch of the oldest synagogue in Illinois, Congregation Kehilat Anshei Maavriv – Congregation of the Men of the West (now KAM Isaiah Israel), located on Chicago's South Side.When a group of families moved from the South Side to the North Shore suburbs of Highland Park, Glencoe and Winnetka, they sought to create a similar congregation in their new community.KAM's rabbi at the time, Jacob Weinstein, planned to move to the North Shore to lead the congregation.