7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Justice Task Force; Presentation by The Aux January 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Justice Task Force; Presentation by The Aux This month's Social Justice Task Force meeting will include a presentation by The Aux, a new Evanston commercial hub dedicated to racial equity and wellness. Led by a co-developer team of Black Evanston women, in partnership with The Growing Season, they are transforming a vacant potato factory into a beautiful and vibrant space that will ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink Can you open a Siddur and participate in the Synagogue service? Do you want to read the prayers in Hebrew? For learners with no or limited Hebrew language background. This class focuses on mastery of the hebrew alphabet in order to read and understand Hebrew words and phrases in the prayer book and modern usage. ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 11 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 12 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service B’Bayit (Zoom Only) January 12 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service B’Bayit (Zoom Only) Because of the weather, Kabbalat Shabbat services will be on Zoom only. Click here for the link. Stay safe!
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 13 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 14 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! First-timers are encouraged! Please note, we will continue to Zoom as well for virtual participation. The Minyan offers an intimate opportunity to pray with the Beth Emet community. The service explores ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel January 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel This Sunday we welcome Rabbi Noa Sattath (virtually) as she shares the important work of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, especially over the past few months, as well as discuss suffering, salvation, and human rights in Israel. Rabbi Sattath is the Executive Director of ACRI, the oldest and most influential civil and human ...
2024-01-15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Building Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Building Closed Event Series January 15 Event Series Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Building Closed Should you need to contact someone at Beth Emet during this time, please call the main number (847-869-4230), and press 4. The Clergy are available in case of an emergency. We look forward to connecting with you when the offices reopen on Tuesday.
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 15 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Jewish Cooking: A Family Affair with Jessica Amend January 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Jewish Cooking: A Family Affair with Jessica Amend If you or someone in your family are interested in building cooking and Jewish knowledge, this class is for you! Bring Judaism's mitzvot of haknasat orchim (welcoming guests) to life in the comfort of your own kitchen with other Beth Emet families with this new virtual series. Sessions will be held to coincide with the ...
9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) January 16 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) Join us for joyful, collaborative music-making with Nicole Jaworski and Jamberry Music! In this class, you and your little one will bond with each other and make new friends while we sing, dance, play, pretend and experiment with instruments. Class is geared to kids 6 months to 2.5 years old and siblings are welcome to ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 16 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 17 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink Can you open a Siddur and participate in the Synagogue service? Do you want to read the prayers in Hebrew? For learners with no or limited Hebrew language background. This class focuses on mastery of the hebrew alphabet in order to read and understand Hebrew words and phrases in the prayer book and modern usage. ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service January 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Tonight. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7.
9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy January 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy Since the October 7th invasion and massacre in Israel and the resulting war with Hamas, Poet Liturgist, and Beth Emet community member Alden Solovy has captured his thoughts and emotions in song and verse. He has written nearly 35 new works (and counting) resulting from this difficult time. Alden will draw from his new works to ...
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 20 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Winter Family Fun January 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Winter Family Fun Imagine a Saturday afternoon, mid-January. "There's nothing to do.....I'm so bored!" Come to Beth Emet for games, crafts, cooking, havdalah, snacks and fun! $5.00/family and $5.00/family, and a donation of new kids sweatshirt or sweatpants size 6-8 for ESCCA. Co-sponsored by PJLibrary Non-Members Register Here Member Register Here $5
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 21 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! First-timers are encouraged! Please note, we will continue to Zoom as well for virtual participation. The Minyan offers an intimate opportunity to pray with the Beth Emet community. The service explores ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Mitzvah Corps January 21 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Mitzvah Corps
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 22 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet January 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
9:00 am - 10:15 am Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) January 23 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) Join us for joyful, collaborative music-making with Nicole Jaworski and Jamberry Music! In this class, you and your little one will bond with each other and make new friends while we sing, dance, play, pretend and experiment with instruments. Class is geared to kids 6 months to 2.5 years old and siblings are welcome to ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 23 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense January 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense Tuesdays January 23, 30, February 6, and 13, 2024 | 5-6 pm Thanks to our partners at StandStrong, JCC Chicago is offering FREE self defense classes. Classes are for those who are ages 18 year and older. The 4-Week Self-Defense program is a weekly class focused on keeping participants active and teaching self-defense skills to ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink Can you open a Siddur and participate in the Synagogue service? Do you want to read the prayers in Hebrew? For learners with no or limited Hebrew language background. This class focuses on mastery of the hebrew alphabet in order to read and understand Hebrew words and phrases in the prayer book and modern usage. ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London January 26 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. No Fee for members; non-members fee is $130 Non-Members Register Here Members Register ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat January 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat Oneg Shabbat to Follow Tu B’Shvat celebrates our responsibility to take care of the natural world. This year, we’re celebrating more than 60 households who are cultivating our community through their participation in the Dor L’Dor legacy giving program. Dor L’Dor provides perpetual support for Beth Emet through bequests and makes it easy to ...
9:15 am - 11:30 am PJ’s, Pancakes and Playtime! January 27 @ 9:15 am - 11:30 am PJ’s, Pancakes and Playtime! Roll out of bed and come to Beth Emet for breakfast! We'll have goodies for everyone, and some Shabbat singing and stories, too. And plenty of running games in the Crown Room! Cost is $10 per family Non-Member Register Here Members Register Here $10
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 27 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Kahal Potluck with 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton January 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Kahal Potluck with 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton Following services, please join us for a community lunch. Feel free to bring a nut-free dish to share.
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! First-timers are encouraged! Please note, we will continue to Zoom as well for virtual participation. The Minyan offers an intimate opportunity to pray with the Beth Emet community. The service explores ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 29 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Professor Dov Waxman, Professor of Israel Studies at UCLA and Author of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Professor Dov Waxman, Professor of Israel Studies at UCLA and Author of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know Dov Waxman is the Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. He is a Professor of Political Science and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies at UCLA. You can learn more about Professor Waxman by clicking here. Non-Members Register Here Members Register Here
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense January 30 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense Tuesdays January 23, 30, February 6, and 13, 2024 | 5-6 pm Thanks to our partners at StandStrong, JCC Chicago is offering FREE self defense classes. Classes are for those who are ages 18 year and older. The 4-Week Self-Defense program is a weekly class focused on keeping participants active and teaching self-defense skills to ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality January 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink February 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink Can you open a Siddur and participate in the Synagogue service? Do you want to read the prayers in Hebrew? For learners with no or limited Hebrew language background. This class focuses on mastery of the hebrew alphabet in order to read and understand Hebrew words and phrases in the prayer book and modern usage. ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality February 1 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London February 2 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. No Fee for members; non-members fee is $130 Non-Members Register Here Members Register ...
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer February 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer Religious Studies scholars have long theorized a relationship across religions between myth and ritual. Most of the examples employed to produce this theory did not come from Judaism. In this class we will consider the relationship between myth and ritual in the Jewish context. $25 Fee for members, Non-Members Fee: $35. Non-Members Register Here Members ...
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality February 2 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services February 3 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch February 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch If you are able to attend on Saturday morning, please consider bringing a vegetarian, nut-free dish or lunch item for all to enjoy. Please also take a moment to jot down a list of ingredients that can be displayed with your dish for the benefit of those with food allergies.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Up Close with Kibbutz Kissufim February 3 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Up Close with Kibbutz Kissufim Members of Beth Emet, Temple Beth Israel, Congregation Hakafa, and Oak Park Temple have been working together to provide Kibbutz Kissufim with the financial resources for six months of much-needed ongoing trauma counseling and related activities for the community’s children. On Saturday, February 3, at 12:30 pm Central time, we will hear a live update by Zoom ...
January 11 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 12 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel
January 15 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 16 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 17 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy
January 22 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 23 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat
January 29 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Professor Dov Waxman, Professor of Israel Studies at UCLA and Author of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know
January 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
January 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
February 1 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
February 2 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality
