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SUMMARY:Finding Balance\, with Marci Dickman
DESCRIPTION: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 Nourishing our Souls. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nHeartfelt Discussions: Engage in meaningful conversations about finding balance in our lives.\nDiverse Mediums: Reflect through poetry\, music\, and sacred texts.\nInteractive Learning: Share experiences and insights with a supportive community.\n\nAll classes will be virtual. Come with an intent to listen\, to learn and to share. You must pre-register in order to receive a link. Contact Marci Dickman with any additional questions. \nRegistration: \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/finding-a-balance-with-marci-dickman/2025-03-20/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-03-21/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:Shabbat as a Spiritual Practice\, with Rabbi Dr. Rivkah (Roberta) Glick
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \n\nGuests Register Here\n\nIt may be difficult to be kind and compassionate in the midst of uncertainty\, injustice\, racism\, poverty\, and severe climate crises across the planet. Yet each week we have Shabbat\, our time for taking in all the experiences of the week and a time of consolidation and contemplation. Shabbat can be a day of mindfulness to appreciate the goodness in our lives and our amazing\, beautiful world — a time to refresh\, to recenter\, and to reflect. Every week\, we have the opportunity to cultivate a Shabbat of gratitude and kindness so we can face the world and respond with a wise heart of generosity and forgiveness. \nWe will use Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s book\, The Sabbath\, one of the most beautiful of all Jewish books\, as our inspiration and as a gate to open the experience of Shabbat as a transformative journey\, in which Shabbat can be a time to go from doing to being\, as Heschel describes. We will explore how we can use Heschel’s ideas to bring greater meaning and depth to our modern\, fast-paced lives. \nRabbi Dr. Rivkah (Roberta) Glick is a neurosurgeon\, teacher\, mother\, wife\, rabbi\, and pursuer of peace. She began her career working with the poor and taking care of people with brain tumors and severe trauma on the west side of Chicago at Cook County and Mount Sinai Hospitals. Thirty years later\, she took a sabbatical\, in part to immerse herself more fully in the study of Jewish texts and meditation\, here and in Israel. Today\, she is a rabbi\, an important stop on her spiritual path of connection to herself\, to others\, and to the Divine. Her aspiration is to bring kindness and compassion into the world.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/shabbat-as-a-spiritual-practice-with-rabbi-dr-rivkah-roberta-glick/2025-03-21/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:Understanding Israel Issues
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nGuests Register Here \n  \nBeyond the headlines and generalities\, what are key issues for Israel really about? \nOur two speakers will provide insights on selected key issues\, with time for questions and comments. \nZach Selch is the Chair of the Israel Committee. Zach Selch grew up in Beer Sheva and served as a paratrooper during the First Intifada and the First Lebanon War. He later worked with the Prime Minister’s Office as an economic advisor to the Palestinian Authority during the Oslo Accords. Zack then spent over ten years working in Israeli high-tech. \nJoel Hodes made Aliyah to Israel 10 years ago.  He and his wife split their time between Tel Aviv and Chicago\, spending a half year in each location.  Joel is an active protester\, often attending the weekly rallies held in Hostage Square and Kaplan St. in Tel Aviv.  Since the war\, Joel volunteers regularly to harvest agriculture on the abandoned kibbutzim near the Gaza border.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/understanding-israel-issues-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-03-28/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:Shabbat as a Spiritual Practice\, with Rabbi Dr. Rivkah (Roberta) Glick
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \n\nGuests Register Here\n\nIt may be difficult to be kind and compassionate in the midst of uncertainty\, injustice\, racism\, poverty\, and severe climate crises across the planet. Yet each week we have Shabbat\, our time for taking in all the experiences of the week and a time of consolidation and contemplation. Shabbat can be a day of mindfulness to appreciate the goodness in our lives and our amazing\, beautiful world — a time to refresh\, to recenter\, and to reflect. Every week\, we have the opportunity to cultivate a Shabbat of gratitude and kindness so we can face the world and respond with a wise heart of generosity and forgiveness. \nWe will use Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s book\, The Sabbath\, one of the most beautiful of all Jewish books\, as our inspiration and as a gate to open the experience of Shabbat as a transformative journey\, in which Shabbat can be a time to go from doing to being\, as Heschel describes. We will explore how we can use Heschel’s ideas to bring greater meaning and depth to our modern\, fast-paced lives. \nRabbi Dr. Rivkah (Roberta) Glick is a neurosurgeon\, teacher\, mother\, wife\, rabbi\, and pursuer of peace. She began her career working with the poor and taking care of people with brain tumors and severe trauma on the west side of Chicago at Cook County and Mount Sinai Hospitals. Thirty years later\, she took a sabbatical\, in part to immerse herself more fully in the study of Jewish texts and meditation\, here and in Israel. Today\, she is a rabbi\, an important stop on her spiritual path of connection to herself\, to others\, and to the Divine. Her aspiration is to bring kindness and compassion into the world.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/shabbat-as-a-spiritual-practice-with-rabbi-dr-rivkah-roberta-glick/2025-03-28/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:Closing Doors: Jewish Immigration to the United States Before and After 1914 led by Tobias Brinkmann
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nGuests Register Here \nBetween 1880 and 1914\, almost two million Jews from the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires immigrated to the United States. This migration marks an important shift in modern Jewish history because it turned the United States from a peripheral to a major center of Jewish life. \nBefore 1914\, Congress passed several immigration bills.  While hardly any Europeans were excluded\, non-white migrants were not welcome.  American Jewish leaders protested Chinese exclusion early on because they grasped the threat of nativism in a period of rising antisemitism and calls for immigration restrictions.  In 1917\, Congress overrode President Wilson’s veto and passed the literacy test bill. Jewish leaders were able to mitigate the bill – the test could be administered in Hebrew and Yiddish.   However\, the national origin quota acts\, passed in 1921 and 1924\, drastically reduced Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe. \nTobias Brinkmann is the Malvin and Lea Bank Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History at Penn State University\, University Park\, PA\, and Director of the Jewish Studies program. Publications: Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe (Oxford University Press\, 2024). Sundays at Sinai: A Jewish Congregation in Chicago (University of Chicago Press\, 2012) – finalist for the National Jewish Book Award 2013; (Editor)\, Points of Passage: Jewish Transmigrants from Eastern Europe in Scandinavia\, Germany\, and Britain 1880-1914 (New York: Berghahn\, 2013).
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/closing-doors-jewish-immigration-to-the-united-states-before-and-after-1914-led-by-tobias-brinkmann/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:Different Zionisms led by Northwestern University Professor Dr.Maayan Hilel
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nZionism has evolved from its early days in the late 1800s\, encompassing differing doctrines as well as the emergence of anti-Zionism. Dr. Hilel will explain the evolution of the political movements in the late 1800s to the 1948 establishment of Israel\, including whether Zionism is a nationalist movement or settler colonialism. Then\, the focus will be on the evolution of these political movements from Israel’s 1967 war victory\, bringing occupied territories\, through the present. \nDr. Maayan Hilel is an Assistant Professor of Jewish & Israel Studies and Assistant Director of the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies at Northwestern University. She is a historian of the modern Middle East\, specializing in the cultural and social histories of Israel and Palestine.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/different-zionisms-led-by-dr-maayan-hilel/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:No Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION:Due to Passover the class will not meet this week.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T210000
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SUMMARY:Current Politics
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nGuests Register Here \nA continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. \nDavid Zarefsky is the Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University\, specializing in argumentation and the analysis and criticism of American political discourse. He is a former president of the National Communication Association\, the Rhetoric Society of America\, and the Central States Communication Association. In 2012 he received the Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award from the National Communication Association. David is a past president of Beth Emet.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/current-poltics-3/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-05-02/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T180000
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SUMMARY:Beth Emet goes to the Northlight Theatre: "Prayer for the French Republic"
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nGuests Register Here \nIn 1944\, a Jewish couple in Paris awaits news of their missing family. Seventy years later\, their descendants face the same question: “Are we safe?” Spanning five generations\, Prayer for the French Republic is a sweeping\, darkly funny exploration of history\, identity\, and survival. Don’t miss the Chicago premiere of this powerful play\, blending sharp humor and profound drama in a story as timely as it is timeless. \nBuy your tickets soon for the May 4 performance at 2:30 pm\, as seats are limited. Please also register above for the post- show dinner directly following the performance.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/prayer-for-the-french-republic-w/
LOCATION:Northlight Theatre\, 9501 Skokie Blvd\, Skokie\,\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:Finding Balance\, with Marci Dickman
DESCRIPTION: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 Nourishing our Souls. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nHeartfelt Discussions: Engage in meaningful conversations about finding balance in our lives.\nDiverse Mediums: Reflect through poetry\, music\, and sacred texts.\nInteractive Learning: Share experiences and insights with a supportive community.\n\nAll classes will be virtual. Come with an intent to listen\, to learn and to share. You must pre-register in order to receive a link. Contact Marci Dickman with any additional questions. \nRegistration: \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/finding-a-balance-with-marci-dickman/2025-05-08/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250203T155929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T155930Z
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-05-09/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250203T155929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T155930Z
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-05-16/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250522T210646Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Balance with Marci Dickman
DESCRIPTION:Member Registration \nGuest Registration \nSpeaking 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 to explore our reactions to the world around us. This class is open to all and will follow the pattern of Nourishing our Souls. All classes will be virtual. Come with an intent to listen\, to learn and to share.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/finding-balance-with-marci-dickman/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250530T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250530T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-05-30/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250203T155929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T155930Z
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-06-06/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-06-13/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T190000
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SUMMARY:Connections for the Homeless Milestone Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the year\, we gather our staff and supporters to celebrate and honor the recent accomplishments of our program participants\, staff\, and volunteers. During the Celebration\, we share our honorees’ achievements and invite them to share their stories with those gathered. This event will have options for both in-person and online attendance.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/connections-for-the-homeless-milestone-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250620T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250620T103000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T155930Z
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SUMMARY:A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London
DESCRIPTION: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\, you must register to receive a Zoom link. \nMembers Register Here \nGuests Register Here
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/a-close-look-at-prophets-with-rabbi-andrea-london-3-2/2025-06-20/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T170000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
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SUMMARY:Inclusion committee Meeting.
DESCRIPTION:Please contact Debbie Siegel-Acevedo for more information.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/inclusion-committee-meeting-17/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250507T121449Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Israel Issues
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nBeyond the headlines and generalities\, what are the key issues for Israel really about? Our two speakers will provide insights on selected key issues\, with time for questions and comments. \nZack Selch is the Chair of the Israel Committee.  Zach Selch grew up in Beer Sheva and served as a paratrooper during the First Intifada and the First Lebanon War. He later worked with the Prime Minister’s Office as an economic advisor to the Palestinian Authority during the Oslo Accords. Zack then spent over ten years working in Israeli high tech. \nJoel Hodes made Aliyah to Israel 10 years ago.  He and his wife split their time between Tel Aviv and Chicago\, spending a half year in each location.  Joel is an active protester\, often attending the weekly rallies held in Hostage Square and Kaplan St. in Tel Aviv.  Since the war\, Joel volunteers regularly to harvest agriculture on the abandoned kibbutzim near the Gaza border.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/understanding-israel-issues-3/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T120000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20251016T010050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T204045Z
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SUMMARY:Conversational Hebrew
DESCRIPTION:Conversational Hebrew meets most Sundays\, 11:00 am–12:00 pm when Beit Sefer meets. This class uses an Ulpan-like immersive setting to teach modern conversational Hebrew. Participants will read news articles\, discuss life and current events\, and other basic conversations in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew skills. The class meets in the Beit Midrash. \nMembers\, click here to register. \nGuests\, click here to register. \nDorit Flatt is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and grew up in Tel-Aviv\, Israel. After completing her IDF service in the paratrooper unit\, she studied elementary education at Seminar Levinsky in Tel-Aviv. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and taught Hebrew language\, literature\, and religious studies in Michigan for 25 years.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/conversational-hebrew/2025-10-19/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20251016T010641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T204302Z
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SUMMARY:Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew
DESCRIPTION:If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services\, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary\, structure\, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah and is held in Room 202. \nMembers\, click here to register. \nGuests\, click here to register. \nBluma Stoller is a Beth Emet member and a graduate of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She was the North American Director of Academic Affairs for Tel Aviv University and was the recipient of Hillel International’s Exemplar of Excellence Award for her commitment to social justice and tikkun olam. She has held leadership positions in major Jewish organizations\, including Project Otzma and the JCRC of Greater Boston.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/siddur-prayerbook-hebrew-with-bluma-stoller-3-2/2025-10-20/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20250521T213026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T172746Z
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SUMMARY:Shalom Passion: Never Again is Now!
DESCRIPTION:Members Register Here \nTwo months after the horrific October 7th attack\, a Northshore Jew went on a volunteer humanitarian mission to Israel along the Gaza border\, “where he embraced and uplifted” Israelis “ravaged by conflict while seeing and experiencing” their “path to healing.” [filmfreeway.com].   Channeling “his grief into activism\,” Carey Smolensky created this powerful\, deeply moving documentary and “a vibrant movement…unbreakable spirit…and enduring connection.” [JCC Chicago Film Festival]. \nAfter watching this powerful documentary together\, we will talk with Carey\, reflecting on hope\, healing\, the enduring spirit\, and connectivity of the Jewish people\, as well as his continuing humanitarian initiative to assist traumatized\, wounded\, and displaced Israelis.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/shalom-passion-never-again-is-now/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251026T120000
DTSTAMP:20260531T011328
CREATED:20251016T010050Z
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SUMMARY:Conversational Hebrew
DESCRIPTION:Conversational Hebrew meets most Sundays\, 11:00 am–12:00 pm when Beit Sefer meets. This class uses an Ulpan-like immersive setting to teach modern conversational Hebrew. Participants will read news articles\, discuss life and current events\, and other basic conversations in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew skills. The class meets in the Beit Midrash. \nMembers\, click here to register. \nGuests\, click here to register. \nDorit Flatt is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and grew up in Tel-Aviv\, Israel. After completing her IDF service in the paratrooper unit\, she studied elementary education at Seminar Levinsky in Tel-Aviv. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and taught Hebrew language\, literature\, and religious studies in Michigan for 25 years.
URL:https://bethemet.org/event/conversational-hebrew/2025-10-26/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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