May 13 @ 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 ...
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force Social Justice Task Force We read about the migrant crisis in the U.S. We increasingly see migrants on the streets of Evanston, Wilmette, Chicago, and wherever we travel. Even when you come to Beth Emet, you often find a family on the corner of Dempster and Ridge, rain or shine, asking for money. You wonder what you can be ...
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hope & Resilience: Celebrate Israel at 76 with Achinoam Nini In celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) Israeli musician and internationally acclaimed singer, Achinoam Nini — known simply as Noa — will join the Chicago Jewish community for a celebration of song. Her unique fusion of 1960s folk sounds with her Yemenite roots and the jazz beats of her musical partner, Gil Dor, reflects ...
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal Join the Beth Emet choir practices, leading to a culminating shabbat on June 7th.
May 17 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Oneg Sponsored by: Kabbalat Torah families Continue the joy of Shabbat with a few sweets and conversation following services. Sponsored by the Kabbalat Torah families in honor of their graduates, this year's Kabbalat Torah students.
May 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Tzedekah Committee Spring Box Drop off and Exchange It’s that time of year again for our spring Tzedekah Box drive, a time to accept donations, hand out new boxes, and respond to any questions you may have regarding the tzedakah grant program. Donations may also be made by credit card, e-check or billed to your account. As always, contributions received are used exclusively ...
May 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Board of Trustees Meeting Join us for the board's monthly meeting. For more information please email Jody
May 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Dayenu Circle Monthly Meeting Dayenu Circle This Month's Dayenu Circle Meeting 7:30 Want to address climate change based on Jewish values through education, sustainability, and advocacy work? Attend Dayenu Circle (Beth Emet's green team) monthly Zoom meeting. This will be our final meeting of the spring. We will then take a brief hiatus in June and July and resume regular monthly ...
