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  • Sunday Morning Minyan

    Sunday Morning Minyan

    The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service!  First-timers are encouraged! Please note, we will continue to Zoom as well for virtual participation. The Minyan offers an intimate opportunity to pray with the Beth Emet community. The service explores ...

  • Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer is an engaging Jewish learning program for learners in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Classes explore Jewish values, holidays, Torah stories, and Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment, fostering curiosity, community, and connection to Jewish life. Learn more about Beit Sefer.

  • Family Day at Beit Sefer

    Today, families get to come with their learners! Family day is  a special morning of connection and community at Beit Sefer. The day will include shared learning, joyful prayer, and opportunities for grownups and children to experience Jewish life side by side. Family Day celebrates the partnership between families and Beth Emet in nurturing a lifelong love of Jewish learning in our children. 

  • Conversational Hebrew

    Introduction to Hebrew

    This class uses an Ulpan-like immersive setting to teach modern conversational Hebrew. Participants will read news articles, discuss life and current events, and other basic conversations in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew skills.

  • Beth Emet Grows Good Citizens! A Family-Friendly Social Justice Event

    Beth Emet Grows Good Citizens! This event is for families with children of any age — and especially families who are new or unaffiliated — to come together as a community to build something meaningful. We warmly invite you to join us, bring a friend, and deepen connections to Jewish social justice and each other. The group will take a short guided tour of Hilda's Place to see its vital work with homelessness in Evanston. Then we'll roll up our sleeves to assemble sack lunches. Beth Emet families who bring a new friend will be entered into a raffle to grow our circle together!

  • Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew

    Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller

    If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.

  • The Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet

    Soup Kitchen

    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. The meeting starts in the ...

  • Current Politics with David Zarefsky

    Current Politics with David Zarefsky

    A congregational favorite, this continuing lecture series is a discussion about contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. David Zarefsky is the Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, specializing in argumentation and the analysis and criticism of American political discourse. He is a former president of the National ...

  • Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer is an engaging Jewish learning program for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Classes explore Jewish values, holidays, Torah stories, and Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment, fostering curiosity, community, and connection to Jewish life. Beit Sefer meets Sundays for Kindergarten-2nd grade learners and Sundays and Thursdays for 3rd-6th grade learners. Thursday ...

  • 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 The event is held in the Weiner Room and through Zoom.