February 24, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Racial Justice Training with Beth Emet and Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) The Racial Justice Discussion group, a subgroup of the Social Action Committee, is offering a 5-part training series on White privilege, White supremacy, and Anti-racist Allyship, starting on Monday, January 31 from 7:00-8:30 pm (On Zoom.) This program is designed for those who identify as white. This ongoing training has already begun. If interested in ...
February 24, 2022 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Conversations to Nourish Our Soul with Marci Dickman Explore your spirituality or connection to the Mystery or the Divine in the world. We will use the prayerbook, poetry, and ourselves as our texts, aiming to deepen our connections and discern meaningful paths in our daily lives. Our tools will include mindfulness practices, journaling, questioning, and conversation. Doubting God’s existence? Come explore. Zoom Link ...
February 25, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Torah There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. No fee for members Please register for this program here. Meeting ID: 880 ...
February 25, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Religion and Literature Religion and Literature We will explore different aspects of the relationship between religion and literature in contemporary novels and poetry, including rewritings of biblical stories, portrayals of religious life, and characters wrestling with religious ideas and values. Most examples will be focused on Judaism and Jews, though some may be drawn from other faith traditions. Professor Sufrin will ...
February 25, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Shabbat ShaZoom- For Families with Young Children Shabbat ShaZoom- For Families with Young Children Please join us for 15 minutes on Zoom! We’ll welcome Shabbat with Cantor Cotler, and together recite the blessings. Very short and sweet–a perfect way to begin Shabbat!
February 25, 2022 @ 6:30 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Services Kabbalat Shabbat Services 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. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7 Join Livestream
February 26, 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
February 26, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Liam Kipnis Kabbalat Mitzvah Click here for LiveStreamTo listen to the service: 847-869-4230 press 7
February 27, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan Ph: 312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 883 0113 9619 / Passcode: 075031 Join Service
February 27, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Gan Yom Rishon In-Person Gan Yom Rishon In-Person Sunday Morning Fun for you and your 3-5-year-old! Singing, crafts, stories, yoga, and friends--and we'll celebrate Purim together too! The dates for this session are: February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27 (four classes plus Purim fun!) Please note: Parents must be vaccinated, and everyone over the age of 2 must be masked. Please Pre-Register ...
February 27, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Madrichim in Training and Mitzvah Corps Madrichim in Training and Mitzvah Corps In 8th grade, Mitzvah Corps teaches about the root causes of social inequalities and ways teenagers can help make change and Madrichim in Training gets 8th graders ready to be classroom helpers when they get into high school. You can see a full list of classes at this link. Madrichim in Training meets from 9:30am-10:30am ...
February 27, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Office Hours with Karen Isaacson Office Hours with Karen Isaacson Join Meeting
February 27, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 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.
February 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Chasamba Winter Wonderland I said burrrrrr! It's cold out there! Join us as we make hot chocolate kits for the Wednesday soup kitchen, make s'more kits for ourselves to take home, and have a snowball fight!
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
