November 21, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 22, 2022 @ 9:45 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 ...
November 22, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 23, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Interfaith Action of Evanston 24th Annual Thanksgving Eve Service First Presbyterian Church of Evanston 1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States The Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service is back in-person (as well on livestream) on Wednesday, November 23 at First Presbyterian Church of Evanston (1427 Chicago Ave, Evanston). The service will feature keynote speaker: Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan, Leadership and Diversity Expert, and the Interfaith Community Choir led by Hannah Dixon McConnel. All attendees must be vaccinated ...
November 24, 2022 - November 25, 2022 Building Closed The Beth Emet building will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Should you need to contact someone at Beth Emet during this time, please call the main number (847-869-4230), and press 4. The Clergy are available in case of an emergency. We look forward to connecting with you when the offices reopen on Monday, November ...
November 24, 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 ...
November 25, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services with Guest D’var Torah Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. There will be a masks-required section for those that feel more comfortable in the Sanctuary. This service will include a pre-marital blessing is Mark Feldman and Madeline Bailey. Additionally, we are grateful for our (pre-recorded) guest D’var Torah by ...
November 26, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Followed by Potluck Lunch Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form. Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. For those attending Kahal in-person, there will be a potluck lunch following services. Ph: 312-626-6799- Meeting ID: 813 2237 5514 / Passcode: 1224
November 27, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Sunday Morning Minyan This week's Minyan will be on Zoom only. The Minyan offers an intimate opportunity to pray with the Beth Emet community. The service explores our ritual, liturgical, and musical traditions in a welcoming setting for people new to prayer while providing a deeper connection for people with more experience. Participants are encouraged to wear a ...
November 27, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm No Beit Sefer Due to Thanksgiving Break, Beit Sefer will not be meeting today. See you on Thursday!
November 27, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm No- Hebrew 3 with Dorit Flatt Due to Thanksgiving Break, Hebrew 3 will not be meeting today. See you next week!
November 27, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm No- Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller Due to Thanksgiving Break, Hebrew 1 will not be meeting today. See you next week.
November 28, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 29, 2022 @ 9:45 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 ...
November 29, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 29, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Dayenu Circle Monthly Meeting Thinking about a way to become more involved in addressing climate change? With Congress passing the most ambitious federal law yet to combat climate change, now is the ideal time to join forces with Beth Emet’s Dayenu Circle, as momentum builds to sharply lower our carbon footprint. Launched last November, our Beth Emet Dayenu Circle ...
November 30, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
November 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Supporting Peace for Israel with Noah Finkelstein, Midwest Associate Regional Director of J Street Noah Finkelstein, J Street's Associate Regional Director for the Midwest, will explain how J Street's pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy work, the results of the elections in the United States and Israel, and events in Israel and the West Bank, impact the pursuit of a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This program is sponsored ...
December 1, 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 ...
December 1, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
December 1, 2022 @ 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Gesher Class (Grade 7) Gesher Class (Grade 7) 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.
December 2, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Pre-Shabbat Parent-Child Yoga! Pre-Shabbat Parent-Child Yoga! Sign up now for some fun with your little one, taught by Karen Achtman. Co-sponsored by JBaby. This adult/ child class consists of yoga poses, songs, movement, and stories. We’ll incorporate a Jewish twist with some of the songs, stories, and poses each week during this pre-Shabbat class. Join us for a great opportunity to ...
December 2, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am *Cancelled This Week* A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London This class will not be meeting this week. Shabbat Shalom!
December 2, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series What Story is the Tanakh Telling? with Rabbi Michael Balinsky What Story is the Tanakh Telling? with Rabbi Michael Balinsky It goes without saying that the Bible is filled with stories. Are there also overarching themes and messages emerging from the text that Tanakh is trying to teach us? We will explore two approaces and suggest some unexpected themes. Please bring a Tanakh to class. Member fee $25, or included in Friday morning package; non-member ...
December 2, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
December 2, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Services Kabbalat Shabbat Services Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. There will be a masks-required section for those that feel more comfortable in the Sanctuary. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7
December 3, 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. Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. Ph: 312-626-6799- Meeting ID: 813 2237 5514 / Passcode: 1224
December 4, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! We are returning to the building! 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 our ritual, liturgical, and musical traditions ...
December 4, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:20 am Event Series Sunday Morning Moves with Nichola Goss Sunday Morning Moves with Nichola Goss Looking for motivation to move your body and soul as well as connection to community? This combo cardio/ stretch class is offered while kids are in Beit Sefer. You will work our inner strength while stretching your entire body. Bring a yoga or exercise mat and your desire to move. All bodies and mindsets are ...
December 4, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am Event Series Gan Yom Rishon Gan Yom Rishon Gan Yom Rishon is an interactive class for children ages 3-5, with a parent/caregiver, that meets on Sunday mornings in-person at Beth Emet. Each week we’ll experience Judaism through music, art, cooking, and stories. Gan Yom Rishon is also open to non-members. Non-Members Register Here Members Register Here Class Dates: September 18 October 2, 9, ...
December 4, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Assembling the Pieces of Your Family History Puzzle with Debbie Kroopkin What can you learn while researching your own genealogy? Professional genealogist Debbie Kroopkin will share many examples of documents, resources, and methods you can use to explore your family history. With archives and libraries digitizing a wealth of records daily, the internet has opened up new opportunities to discover your family's journey without leaving home. ...
December 4, 2022 @ 10:15 am - 11:45 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller Hebrew 1 is 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. Hebrew 1 also connects Hebrew vocabulary with Jewish life, ritual, tradition, and Israel. This class will begin ...
December 4, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Gesher Class ( Grade 7) Gesher Class ( Grade 7) 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.
December 4, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 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 $220; non-member fee $270 (five-student minimum for this class) Contact Marci if you are interested or have questions.
December 4, 2022 @ 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Event Series Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller Hebrew 1 with Bluma Stoller 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. Hebrew 1 also connects Hebrew vocabulary with Jewish life, ritual, tradition, and Israel. Member fee $220; non-member fee $270 (five-student ...
December 6, 2022 @ 9:45 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 ...
December 6, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Second Texts and Second Opinions: Jewish Bioethics with Dr. Laurie Zoloth This class will explore how Jewish thought considers cases in clinical ethics, drawn from Dr. Zoloth's latest book, Second Texts and Second Opinions: Essays Towards a Jewish Bioethics. We will learn about the source, methods, and texts that make Jewish clinical ethics distinctive, and consider how and whether arguments that are drawn from particular religions should ...
December 6, 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 ...
December 6, 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 ...
December 6, 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 ...
December 7, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
December 8, 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 ...
December 8, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation from Institute for Jewish Spirituality Join Meditation Room
December 8, 2022 @ 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Gesher Class (Grade 7) Gesher Class (Grade 7) 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.
December 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Cooking Magic with Artist and Chef Robin Langer Cooking Magic is all about fast, easy, healthy, and delicious meals. Come for recipes, cooking, and comradery. This program is for everyone from kitchen novices to experienced cooks. This class will now be held in a hybrid fashion with a limited number of participants in person at Robin Langer’s home. All participants will be sent ...
