March 5 @ 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 ...
March 8 @ 7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Continue the joy of Shabbat with a few sweets and conversation following services.
March 11 @ 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 ...
March 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force 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, ...
March 12 @ 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 ...
March 14 @ 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 ...
March 15 @ 7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Continue the joy of Shabbat with a few sweets and conversation following services.
March 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Holding Shared Humanity: A Conversation with Parents Circle Families Forum Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge Avenue, EVANSTON, IL - Illinois, United States 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 ...
March 22 @ 7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Oneg Shabbat (Desserts & Fruit) Continue the joy of Shabbat with a few sweets and conversation following services.
