December 1, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Festive Shabbat Oneg Festive Oneg Shabbat Come to Kabbalat Shabbat services early to celebrate and schmooze with your Beth Emet community. Snacks and drinks will be provided. - Thank you to an anonymous donor for making this Oneg possible.
December 2, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch 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. Instead of a potluck item, ...
December 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm Love, Light and Latkes: BESSY and Membership Chanukah Party Join BESSY as we prepare to celebrate the Festival of Light! We will eat latkes, decorate desserts, and dance before we conclude with a community Havdalah. Exclusive *Teen Only* zone from 4:00 - 5:30. The rest of the community is welcome to join in at 5:30 for latkes and potluck dinner followed by dessert, hot ...
December 4, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Jewish Cooking: A Family Affair with Jessica Amend 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 ...
December 5, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle 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 ...
December 8, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Shabbat Chanukah: Latke Topping Contest & Soup Bar Dinner Much to celebrate as a community on the second night of Chanukah! Back by popular demand (because it’s fun!) is a Chanukah Shabbat dinner featuring our second annual latke topping contest. Yes, there’s more to toppings than just applesauce and sour cream. If you’d like, be creative – sweet or savory (or both!) and bring ...
December 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force Social Justice Task Force & Program: Narcan Training with Luana Lienhart, staff therapist in Medications Assisted Recovery @ PEER Service The Social Justice Committee centers around the values of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, and gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness), through a hands-on, interactive, and committee-based approach. There are so many ways to get involved and help to support those suffering as a result of policies of injustice and marginalization. if you are interested in being ...
December 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Show That We Care – Join Our Zoom Chanukah Candle Lighting with Kibbutz Kissufim Beth Emet is taking the lead in addressing the needs of Kibbutz Kissufim, one of the kibbutzim that was attacked and largely destroyed on October 7. Kibbutz Kessufim’s members will be displaced for many months and are currently temporarily housed in an isolated hotel on the Dead Sea. Many of you have been very generous in contributing ...
December 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm URJ Heller High School Study Program in Israel Insights and Experiences from an Insider, Lila Selch Beth Emet teen, Lila Selch, a lifelong member, spent the first half of 2023 at Heller High and will be talking about her exciting time in Israel. As part of the program, Lila took the required Jewish history class. On her own time, she attended weekly demonstrations and stayed with many different Israelis. Through these ...
