5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Inclusion Committee March 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Inclusion Committee Have you noticed a way that Beth Emet can be more inclusive of people with disabilities? Might you have a skill or passion for helping others grow in their awareness and acceptance of people with various abilities and needs to fully participate in our community? Join our committee meeting on Monday March 11 at 5:00 ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm A Community Conversation – Green Social Housing March 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm A Community Conversation – Green Social Housing As part of the monthly Social Justice Task Force Conversations, join Beth Emet and JCUA for a conversation on the intersecting housing and environmental justice movements in the context of Connections for the Homeless, Environmental Justice Evanston, and the Illinois Green New Deal. Register Here The Social Justice Committee centers around the values of Tikkun Olam, ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Being Jewish Faculty Faced with Anti-Israel Antisemitism March 14, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Being Jewish Faculty Faced with Anti-Israel Antisemitism How is it to be a Jewish Professor at a small campus facing hurtful antisemitic anti-Israel words and actions by a significant number of students and faculty, which becomes worse after Hamas’ barbaric October 7 attack? What do you do? When your approach to art history is examining personal experiences to discern broad cultural implications, how do ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Holding Shared Humanity: A Conversation with Parents Circle Families Forum March 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Holding Shared Humanity: A Conversation with Parents Circle Families Forum Speakers: Yuval Rahamim whose father was killed in 1967 while serving in the Six Day War, and Mohamed Abu Jafar whose 16-year old brother was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in 2002. Register / Info American Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum shares the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the American public ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Beth Emet Annual Meeting April 1, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Beth Emet Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting is a time set aside each year, for our members to hear from Beth Emet’s President, Treasurer, Foundation president, and clergy on the state of the congregation. Complying with our by-laws, we show accountability for finances, communicate our year’s accomplishments and challenges, and share plans for our synagogue’s future activities. We will ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle February 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle Know how to knit and/or crochet? As a tribute to Nikki Zarefsky z”l, join us for an hour (on zoom) of knitting and connecting as we create shawls to warm people during services and/or healing shawls that will bring warmth to those in need in a hospital, home or other settings. Newcomers are welcome and ...
7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Kol Haneshamah Music Connections with Cantor Natalie Young April 4, 2024 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Kol Haneshamah Music Connections with Cantor Natalie Young Join Cantor Young in the exploration of our sacred texts through music and art. Learn about the evolution of Jewish music and the creative expression of our identity and experiences. Members Register Here Non-Members Register Here
9:30 am - 10:45 am A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London April 5, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am 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.
11:00 am - 12:15 pm What is Antisemitism? With David Shyovitz April 5, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm What is Antisemitism? With David Shyovitz In modern political discourse, “Antisemitism” is frequently invoked and infrequently defined. The imprecision with which the term is deployed leads to broad disagreements about the nature and scope of the phenomenon. Is anti-Semitism a form of racism? Of xenophobia? Of anti-religious animus, akin to Islamophobia? Is it a conspiracy theory? Does antisemitism assume that Jews ...
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat Sponsored by the Weiss Family in Memory of Stanley Weiss on His First Yahrzeit April 5, 2024 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat Sponsored by the Weiss Family in Memory of Stanley Weiss on His First Yahrzeit An Oneg Shabbat before services is such a wonderful way in which to welcome Shabbat together as a community. Consider sponsoring an Oneg to honor a special occasion or remember a loved one… or just because you want to sponsor an Oneg. You can either make/bake your own or sponsor a catered Oneg. For more ...
March 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Holding Shared Humanity: A Conversation with Parents Circle Families Forum
April 5, 2024 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat Sponsored by the Weiss Family in Memory of Stanley Weiss on His First Yahrzeit