Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle February 15, 2022 @ 7:30 pm 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 ...
Inclusion Committee Meeting February 16, 2022 @ 5:30 pm Has JDAIM piqued your interest and willingness to help make Beth Emet a more inclusive synagogue where all who want to enter can contribute to our community? Join us at our February Inclusion Committee meeting. Contact Marci Dickman with any questions. Zoom Link
Funeral Service for Elaine Knobel February 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am This service will be live-streamed. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we may not be able to accommodate all those who wish to attend in person as there are capacity limits. Click here if you wish to register to attend. Click here for last week's notice.
Qigong with Netiva Caftori February 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Qigong with Netiva Caftori There are so many moving parts in our day to day lives. Our very own Netiva Caftori, invites us to experience the healing practice of Qigong with her. Qigong is a millennia-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health and spirituality. Beginners are encouraged to try out ...
Office Hours with Karen Isaacson February 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Office Hours with Karen Isaacson Join Meeting
Dayenu Circle Meeting February 23, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Interested in helping plan Earth Day/Week activities at Beth Emet which will take place in late April? At this month’s meeting, we will be developing ideas to celebrate and protect our planet for future generations. Also, the parent group of Dayenu, a Jewish climate action group, is launching a national advocacy campaign for this spring, ...
Qigong with Netiva Caftori February 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Qigong with Netiva Caftori There are so many moving parts in our day to day lives. Our very own Netiva Caftori, invites us to experience the healing practice of Qigong with her. Qigong is a millennia-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health and spirituality. Beginners are encouraged to try out ...
Racial Justice Training with Beth Emet and Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) February 24, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Racial Justice Discussion group, a subgroup of the Social Action Committee, is offering a 5-part training series on White privilege, White supremacy, and Anti-racist Allyship, starting on Monday, January 31 from 7:00-8:30 pm (On Zoom.) This program is designed for those who identify as white. This ongoing training has already begun. If interested in ...
Office Hours with Karen Isaacson February 27, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Office Hours with Karen Isaacson Join Meeting
A Book Discussion of Golem Girl with Author Riva Lehrer February 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Author Riva Lehrer will lead us in a discussion of her book, Golem Girl, a vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of an artist born with disabilities who searches for freedom and connection in a society afraid of strange bodies. This program will wrap up our February Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Although prior reading ...
Social Action Committee Meeting March 2, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Lily Aaron, Beth Emet member and a youth climate activist and coordinator of Evanston Township High School's Sunrise chapter, will be the guest speaker at the Social Action Committee meeting. Lily will be talking about her experience attending COP26, an international climate change conference, last November in Glasgow. Zoom Link
Qigong with Netiva Caftori March 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Qigong with Netiva Caftori There are so many moving parts in our day to day lives. Our very own Netiva Caftori, invites us to experience the healing practice of Qigong with her. Qigong is a millennia-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health and spirituality. Beginners are encouraged to try out ...
Shomer Shelter: Removing Barriers to Housing March 3, 2022 @ 7:00 pm Religious Action Center- Illinois (RAC-IL) 2022 Legislative Campaign Be Part of the Beth Emet Delegation at this important event! For the current legislative session, RAC-IL will work with the Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing to end source-of-income discrimination in housing. Currently, landlords are able to turn away potential renters simply because they use housing vouchers, ...
Refugee Shabbat March 4, 2022 - March 5, 2022 There will be a presentation, on behalf of the Beth Emet volunteer committee, about their experiences supporting and working with an Afghan Refugee family here in Chicago. The family arrived in January and is living in Skokie. They are a family of six, two parents and four kids age 7, 5, 3, and 18 months. ...
