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.
March 23 @ 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.
March 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm “Good Day Shushan” – a Purim Songfest & Megillah Reading Roll up for a magical mishagos tour when Beth Emet comes together for a Purim sing-along spiel featuring tunes of The Beatles. Be amazed as the sanctuary is transformed into a piano lounge, with everyone joining in the songs. Of course, we’ll also have the traditional reading of the Megillah. Don’t be a nowhere man ...
March 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Young Family Purim Schpiel and Carnival Celebrate Purim with costumes, story, songs, a carnival and lunch. Bring your crew for an age-appropriate skit, featuring parents in our community. Costume parade, singing with Cantor Young, and lots of silliness included! And, the famous Beth Emet Purim Carnival, too! All of this is geared especially for families with kids 5 and under. The ...
March 24 @ 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 24 @ 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 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Many Faiths, One Book – Evanston Interfaith Clergy Invites the Community to Read and Discuss Apeirogon by Colum McCann Join the Evanston Interfaith Clergy for a community discussion centered around the timely and thought-provoking novel Apeirogon by Colum McCann. This compelling narrative weaves together the stories of two fathers—one Israeli and one Palestinian—connected by tragedy and bound by a shared desire for peace. Don't miss this unique chance to engage in meaningful conversations that ...
March 29 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London 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; non-members fee is $130 Non-Members Register Here Members Register ...
March 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Kabbalat Shabbat Service; D’var Torah – “A Letter in the Scroll” As part of our One Book, One Congregation program, Rabbi London will give the D'var Torah on the third section in the book, "A Letter in the Scroll" by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Tonight. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7.
March 29 @ 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 30 @ 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.
March 31 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets offsite. Please contact Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin for location information. 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 ...
March 31 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Hebrew 3 with Dorit Flatt NO 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 31 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Hebrew 2 with Bluma NO 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 ...
April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Beth Emet Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting is a time set aside each year, for our members to hear from Beth Emet’s President, Treasurer, Foundation president, and clergy on the state of the congregation. Complying with our by-laws, we show accountability for finances, communicate our year’s accomplishments and challenges, and share plans for our synagogue’s future activities. We will ...
April 2 @ 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 ...
April 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Jews and Palestinians of Israel United for Peace, Justice and Equality with Itamar Avneri and Rula Daood Standing Together is a progressive grassroots movement, organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against the occupation, and for equality, peace, and social justice for over eight years. Hear from Standing Together leaders, Itamar Avneri and Rula Daood, as they discuss how their movement is leading the fight on the ground for a ceasefire and ...
April 4 @ 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. ...
April 4 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Kol Haneshamah Music Connections with Cantor Natalie Young Join Cantor Young in the exploration of our sacred texts through music and art. Learn about the evolution of Jewish music and the creative expression of our identity and experiences. Members Register Here Non-Members Register Here
April 5 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London 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.
April 5 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series What is Antisemitism? With David Shyovitz What is Antisemitism? With David Shyovitz In modern political discourse, “Antisemitism” is frequently invoked and infrequently defined. The imprecision with which the term is deployed leads to broad disagreements about the nature and scope of the phenomenon. Is anti-Semitism a form of racism? Of xenophobia? Of anti-religious animus, akin to Islamophobia? Is it a conspiracy theory? Does antisemitism assume that Jews ...
April 5 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat Sponsored by the Weiss Family in Memory of Stanley Weiss on His First Yahrzeit An Oneg Shabbat before services is such a wonderful way in which to welcome Shabbat together as a community. Consider sponsoring an Oneg to honor a special occasion or remember a loved one… or just because you want to sponsor an Oneg. You can either make/bake your own or sponsor a catered Oneg. For more ...
April 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Soul Spark Shabbat Service; Honoring Incoming and Outgoing Officers and Board of Trustees; Celebrating All Our April Birthdays Join our clergy, musicians, and singers for a unique Shabbat experience filled with soul-stirring music and contemplative meditations and teachings. Follow along with the online prayers during the service. Note that the service will not be projected or shared as we do for other Friday night services. Please refer to the link to access the services. During ...
April 5 @ 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.
