May 4 @ 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Event Series Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller Please register and read more about the classes here Are you seeking to participate more meaningfully at services? This class will continue to develop Hebrew reading fluency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and the individual prayers. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah. Bluma Stoller is a ...
May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Soup Kitchen The Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet Every Wednesday evening since 2002, Beth Emet has opened its doors to community members in need of a nutritious dinner. Guests sit at linen-covered tables with fresh flowers and listen to live music while enjoying their meal, and they leave with a sack lunch to enjoy on the following day.
May 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle Soul Stitchers- Knitting Circle in person! 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 ...
May 8 @ 7:15 pm - 11:30 pm Event Series Israeli Dancing Israeli Dancing Join Chicago Israeli dancing, led by Phil Moss and Penny Brichta, and learn how to dance like an Israeli every Thursday night! For more information you can refer to chicagoisraelidancing.com
May 9 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Light Oneg Oneg Before Kabbalat Shabbat service, we will have an Oneg.
May 9 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Retiring Staff Appreciation Shabbat Service and Celebration In celebration of their extraordinary service, Beth Emet will honor our retiring staff members, Bekki Kaplan, Marci Dickman, and Kathy Kaberon, with a special Kabbalat Shabbat evening. Come together in worship and festivities as we collectively thank our spectacular honorees. Thankfully, it's not goodbye. It's l'hitraot (see you later). They'll remain an essential part of ...
May 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Adult) Conversational Hebrew Learn spoken Hebrew in an Ulpan-like setting. We will read news articles and discuss current events, all in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew reading skills. Members Register Here Guests Register Here DORIT FLATT is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and grew up in Tel-Aviv, Israel. After completing her IDF service in the paratrooper unit, ...
May 11 @ 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Event Series Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller Please register and read more about the classes here Are you seeking to participate more meaningfully at services? This class will continue to develop Hebrew reading fluency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and the individual prayers. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah. Bluma Stoller is a ...
May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Soup Kitchen The Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet Every Wednesday evening since 2002, Beth Emet has opened its doors to community members in need of a nutritious dinner. Guests sit at linen-covered tables with fresh flowers and listen to live music while enjoying their meal, and they leave with a sack lunch to enjoy on the following day.
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Inclusion Commitee Book Club Inclusion Commitee Book Club Register here The Beth Emet Inclusion Committee invites you to a two-session book discussion of Loving Our Own Bones by Rabbi Julia Watts Belser. Loving Our Own Bones weaves together memoir, disability theory, biblical criticism, and activist practice. In addition to presenting transformative views on disability, Rabbi Belser encourages us to move forward, Jewishly, in ...
May 15 @ 7:15 pm - 11:30 pm Event Series Israeli Dancing Israeli Dancing Join Chicago Israeli dancing, led by Phil Moss and Penny Brichta, and learn how to dance like an Israeli every Thursday night! For more information you can refer to chicagoisraelidancing.com
May 16 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Light Oneg Oneg Each week before Kabbalat Shabbat service, we will have an oneg. This means that, although there is no official sponsor, we will provide light snacks before services begin.
