February 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm A Book Discussion of Golem Girl with Author Riva Lehrer Author Riva Lehrer will lead us in a discussion of her book, Golem Girl, a vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of an artist born with disabilities who searches for freedom and connection in a society afraid of strange bodies. This program will wrap up our February Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Although prior reading ...
February 27, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm Kabbalat Mitzvah-Gemilut Chasadim Project Info Session for Grade 6 Parents Join Sam Rose, our Director of Youth Engagement, on zoom to learn more about the process for completing the Gemilut Chasadim project for your child's Kabbalat Mitzvah. Come with your ideas and questions! Zoom Link
March 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 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 2, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Jamberry Jamberry Join us for joyful, collaborative music making with Nicole Jaworski and Jamberry Music! In this class, you and your little one will bond with each other and make new friends while we sing, dance, play, pretend and experiment with instruments. Class is geared to kids 6 months to 2.5 years old and siblings are welcome ...
March 2, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Shoulder To Shoulder Shoulder To Shoulder In February, Beth Emet is partnering with several other organizations to put on a virtual 5-week immigration justice advocacy training for high schoolers and young adults. Each session will feature guest speakers who are experts in the field who will answer student questions and teach skills. Students who attend 3 out of 5 sessions receive ...
March 2, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Action Committee Meeting Lily Aaron, Beth Emet member and a youth climate activist and coordinator of Evanston Township High School's Sunrise chapter, will be the guest speaker at the Social Action Committee meeting. Lily will be talking about her experience attending COP26, an international climate change conference, last November in Glasgow. Zoom Link
March 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Qigong with Netiva Caftori Qigong with Netiva Caftori There are so many moving parts in our day to day lives. Our very own Netiva Caftori, invites us to experience the healing practice of Qigong with her. Qigong is a millennia-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health and spirituality. Beginners are encouraged to try out ...
March 3, 2022 @ 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Gesher Gesher Gesher students learn to identify Jewish values in their lives and to use those values as they make choices. You can see the full list of dates and classes at this link.
March 3, 2022 @ 7:00 pm Shomer Shelter: Removing Barriers to Housing Religious Action Center- Illinois (RAC-IL) 2022 Legislative Campaign Be Part of the Beth Emet Delegation at this important event! For the current legislative session, RAC-IL will work with the Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing to end source-of-income discrimination in housing. Currently, landlords are able to turn away potential renters simply because they use housing vouchers, ...
March 4, 2022 - March 5, 2022 Refugee Shabbat There will be a presentation, on behalf of the Beth Emet volunteer committee, about their experiences supporting and working with an Afghan Refugee family here in Chicago. The family arrived in January and is living in Skokie. They are a family of six, two parents and four kids age 7, 5, 3, and 18 months. ...
March 4, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am No A Close Look at Torah Class will not be meeting this week. See you next week!
March 4, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Cancelled: Scouts, Trailblazers, Explorers: A History of Women Rabbis with Rabbi Memis-Foler Cancelled: Scouts, Trailblazers, Explorers: A History of Women Rabbis with Rabbi Memis-Foler This program has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
March 4, 2022 @ 6:30 pm Refugee Kabbalat Shabbat Services with March Birthday Blessing Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Pre-register if you have not yet submitted vax information and signed the Brit (Covenant of Responsibility) by completing the online form. Click Here to Register for In-Person Services. There will be a presentation, on behalf of the Beth Emet volunteer committee, about their experiences supporting and working with ...
March 5, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form. Pre-register if you have not yet submitted vax information and signed the Brit (Covenant of Responsibility) by completing the online form. Ph: 312-626-6799- Meeting ID: 813 2237 5514 / Passcode: 1224 Join the Service
March 5, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 4th and 5th Grade Shabbaton We're so excited to be bringing this day of fun and connection back! We'll have programming for parents and kids from 10am to 2:15pm, and programming for just kids until the evening. Join us on zoom from 10am-12:30pm for Shabbat Morning Services, an interactive Dvar Torah program, and lunch. Then come to Beth Emet in ...
March 5, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Dahlia Orlove Kabbalat Mitzvah Click here for LiveStreamTo listen to the service: 847-869-4230 press 7
