September 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm A Special Look at the 2024 Presidential Campaign: Current Politics with David Zarefsky A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. No fee for members; please register to receive a Zoom link. Watch the Presidential Debate on September 10. Then, come to discuss current politics at our September 11 session! Members Register Here Guests Register Here PROFESSOR DAVID ZAREFSKY is the ...
September 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Understanding Israel Issues Beyond the headlines and generalities, what are key issues for Israel really about? Our two speakers will provide insights on selected key issues, with time for questions and comments. Members Register Guest Register Zack Selch The Chair of the Israel Committee. Zach Selch grew up in Beer Sheva and served as a paratrooper during the ...
September 19, 2024 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Finding a Balance, With Marci Dickman Finding Balance, with Marci Dickman Speaking from our hearts, finding greater equanimity and balance in turbulent times - not easy to do. We will use poetry, songs and lyrics, Jewish text, and our own experiences to reflect on ourselves and explore our reactions to the world around us. This class is open to all and will follow the pattern of ...
September 20, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War Illinois Holocaust Museum 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie Member Register Guest Register A Heartwarming Journey Through History This special exhibit showcases the rescue of nearly 10,000 children from Germany and other Nazi-controlled areas in Europe in nine months between 1938 and 1939. Great Britain waived its visa immigration requirements, allowing these thousands of children to be brought into the United Kingdom. Lunch: For ...
November 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tacos, Torah, and Tzedakah Registration is closed however if you would still like to register please email Jody Litwack We invite you to a fun, fulfilling evening of tacos, margaritas, and learning. Learn from Rabbi London the difference between Tr'umah (giving) and Tzedakah (righteousness/charity) to better understand what Judaism has to teach us about building a just and caring ...
November 5, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Soul Stitchers Monthly Meeting Soul Stitchers Monthly Meeting Soul Stichers is back! As a tribute to Nikki Zarefsky z”l, Soul Stitchers meets for knitting and connecting as we create shawls to warm people during services and healing shawls to bring warmth to those in need. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join! Please email the office for a link to the zoom
November 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Member Registration Guest Registration How might Jewish and psychoanalytic perspectives on aging be related? This class will explore how these differing ways of understanding are strands that can be woven into a singular, braided understanding that can lighten the insidious process of aging. An understanding of the emotional changes that occur with aging benefits from ...
November 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The War Over Words And Deeds In Gaza Inflammatory and inaccurate rhetoric? What word choices are most effective in expressing disagreement with some Israeli actions while supporting Israel’s existence and future? You must register to obtain a link to participate in virtually. Member Registration Guest Registration Donna Robinson Divine The Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Government, Emerita, at Smith ...
November 8, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
November 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Current Poltics Current Politics Members Register Here Guests Register Here A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. The November 11 session will focus on interpretation of the 2024 election results. David Zarefsky is the Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, specializing in argumentation and the analysis and ...
November 12, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Cooking with Julie Chernoff (Offsite) Members Register Here Guests Register Here Julie Chernoff, longtime Beth Emet member and well-known food writer, editor, and cooking teacher in Chicagoland, will lead a special holiday class to help you gear up for the season to come. The class will be held in her Southeast Evanston home and will include both demonstration and ...
November 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Event Series The peaceful Grandparent Project with Jane Shapiro Postponed Until January 28th The Peaceful Grandparent Project with Jane Shapiro Price of registration is $100 Members Register Here Guests Register Here Are you a grandparent wondering about your evolving role in your family? Do you strive to build a strong relationship with your grandchildren? Want to share Jewish values and instill Jewish pride in them? Looking to communicate more openly with your adult children? Beth ...
November 14, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Member Registration Guest Registration How might Jewish and psychoanalytic perspectives on aging be related? This class will explore how these differing ways of understanding are strands that can be woven into a singular, braided understanding that can lighten the insidious process of aging. An understanding of the emotional changes that occur with aging benefits from ...
November 15, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
November 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Al Shloshah D’varim: A Jewish and a Psychoanalytic View on Aging with Dr. Allen Siegel Member Registration Guest Registration How might Jewish and psychoanalytic perspectives on aging be related? This class will explore how these differing ways of understanding are strands that can be woven into a singular, braided understanding that can lighten the insidious process of aging. An understanding of the emotional changes that occur with aging benefits from ...
November 21, 2024 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Finding a Balance, With Marci Dickman Finding Balance, with Marci Dickman Speaking from our hearts, finding greater equanimity and balance in turbulent times - not easy to do. We will use poetry, songs and lyrics, Jewish text, and our own experiences to reflect on ourselves and explore our reactions to the world around us. This class is open to all and will follow the pattern of ...
November 22, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
November 22, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Steven Reich: Musical Midrash with Dr.Sam Fleischacker Member Registration Guest Registration Thanks to an anonymous donation in memory of Helene Rosenberg z"l this class will be free of charge. In memory of Helene Rosenberg z"l, who loved both classical music and Jewish learning, this session will feature Steve Reich, a wonderful contemporary composer who has written more explicitly Jewish music than practically ...
December 8, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am (Postponed) The Arch of Titus and the Jewish Community of Rome with Judith Testa Member Registration Guest Registration *If you register you will be notified once the class date has been set. The Arch of Titus in Rome is redolent with Jewish history. It is best known for the relief sculpture on one of its inner walls that portrays sacred objects looted from the Temple in Jerusalem—most prominently, ...
December 13, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
December 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Beit Shammai v. Beit Hillel—Legends and History Led by Barry Wimpfheimer Beit Shammai v. Beit Hillel—Legends and History Led by Barry Wimpfheimer Members Register Here Guests Register Here The figures of Shammai and Hillel and the schools named after these figures are foundational to rabbinic Judaism. But what do we know about historical figures, and how can we distinguish fact from fiction? This class is two sessions, once on Friday, December 13, and the second on December ...
December 15, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am The Palestinian Citizens in Israel in Time of Crisis With Mohammad Darawshe Members Register here Guests Register here Mohammad Darawshe will examine the main trends in Jewish-Arab relations in Israel and the implications of the October 7th events on the daily relations between the two sides. Mr. Darawshe is a leading expert on Jewish-Arab relations and has initiated many cross-sector Jewish-Arab partnerships, which he will describe in ...
December 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Understanding AntiSemitisim with Project Shema Members Register Here Guests Register Here In this 90 minute educational webinar with the educators of Project Shema, participants will gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of antisemitism in both the historical and modern context. Facilitators will also address the current political climate and how anti-Jewish ideas are showing up in discourse around ...
December 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Kol Haneshamah Music Connections with Cantor Young Members Register Here Guests Register Here Join Cantor Young in exploring our sacred texts through music and art. Learn about the evolution of Jewish music and the creative expression of our identity and experiences. Together, we will tap into our creative souls to find our own unique ways to evaluate our prayers.
December 19, 2024 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Finding a Balance, With Marci Dickman Finding Balance, with Marci Dickman Speaking from our hearts, finding greater equanimity and balance in turbulent times - not easy to do. We will use poetry, songs and lyrics, Jewish text, and our own experiences to reflect on ourselves and explore our reactions to the world around us. This class is open to all and will follow the pattern of ...
December 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Soul Stitchers Monthly Meeting Soul Stichers is meeting in person! As a tribute to Nikki Zarefsky z”l, Soul Stitchers meets for knitting and connecting as we create shawls to warm people during services and healing shawls to bring warmth to those in need. We will share a meal and enjoy each other's company before the end of the year. ...
December 20, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
December 20, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Beit Shammai v. Beit Hillel—Legends and History Led by Barry Wimpfheimer Beit Shammai v. Beit Hillel—Legends and History Led by Barry Wimpfheimer Members Register Here Guests Register Here The figures of Shammai and Hillel and the schools named after these figures are foundational to rabbinic Judaism. But what do we know about historical figures, and how can we distinguish fact from fiction? This class is two sessions, once on Friday, December 13, and the second on December ...
January 7 @ 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Event Series Soul Stitchers Monthly Meeting Soul Stitchers Monthly Meeting Soul Stichers is back! As a tribute to Nikki Zarefsky z”l, Soul Stitchers meets for knitting and connecting as we create shawls to warm people during services and healing shawls to bring warmth to those in need. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join! Please email the office for a link to the zoom
January 10 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah this past May, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. Additionally if you plan to participate online, ...
