March 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Hebrew 3 with Dorit Flatt Hebrew 3 with Dorit Flatt Hebrew 3 is for learners able to sound out and print Hebrew words. This class will explore the grammar and vocabulary of modern Hebrew through a variety of reading, writing, and speaking activities. Member fee $250; non-member fee $300. (five-student minimum for this class, scholarships are available) Non-Members Register Here Members Register Here DORIT FLATT ...
March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Hebrew 2 with Bluma Hebrew 2 with Bluma Hebrew 2 is for learners seeking more meaningful participation at services. This class provides opportunities to improve your Hebrew reading fluency while exploring the structure, themes, and key Hebrew vocabulary of the Shabbat morning worship service and its individual prayers. Hebrew 2 also includes basic elements of Hebrew grammar. Member fee $250; non-member fee $300 ...
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 - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
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 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) 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 to ...
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 13 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Event Series Current Politics with Professor David Zarefsky Current Politics with Professor David Zarefsky A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. No fee for members Member: https://beth-emet.force.com/Members/CongrComm_EventPage?Id=a1ZUL000000M5In Non-Member: https://bethemet.secure.force.com/Temple/CongrComm_EventGuest?Id=a1ZUL000000M5In PROFESSOR 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 ...
March 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Current Politics with Professor David Zarefsky Current Politics with Professor David Zarefsky A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. No fee for members Member: https://beth-emet.force.com/Members/CongrComm_EventPage?Id=a1ZUL000000M5In Non-Member: https://bethemet.secure.force.com/Temple/CongrComm_EventGuest?Id=a1ZUL000000M5In PROFESSOR 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 ...
March 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink Can you open a Siddur and participate in the Synagogue service? Do you want to read the prayers in Hebrew? For learners with no or limited Hebrew language background. This class focuses on mastery of the hebrew alphabet in order to read and understand Hebrew words and phrases in the prayer book and modern usage. ...
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 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm “I’ll Have What She’s Having”— The Jewish Deli Exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum (Optional deli lunch together before visiting the exhibit.) For many of us, the Jewish deli has been intertwined with Judaism and Jewish life. Let’s meet at the museum (9603 Woods Dr., Skokie) to enjoy this exhibit together! Those who would like to experience deli and the community it can build will also meet for lunch, 11:30 ...
March 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Soul Spark Shabbat Service Join our clergy, musicians, and singers for a unique Shabbat experience filled with soul-stirring music and contemplative meditations and teachings. On this Shabbat Cantor Young will be premiering her new composition, Da L’cha (Know This) that will be presented at a number of congregations around the country on the same evening. The piece is set ...
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 16 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
