January 26 @ 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm Dor L’Dor Oneg Shabbat Join us for some delicious treats as you meet new friends, connect with old friends, and have a nosh. See you after services!
January 27 @ 9:15 am - 11:30 am PJ’s, Pancakes and Playtime! Roll out of bed and come to Beth Emet for breakfast! We'll have goodies for everyone, and some Shabbat singing and stories, too. And plenty of running games in the Crown Room! Cost is $10 per family Non-Member Register Here Members Register Here $10
January 27 @ 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.
January 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Kahal Potluck with 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton Following services, please join us for a community lunch. Feel free to bring a nut-free dish to share.
January 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse with Alden Solovy – A Study, Seudat Shleishit (sweet nosh), and Havdalah Since the October 7th invasion and massacre in Israel and the resulting war with Hamas, Poet Liturgist, and Beth Emet community member Alden Solovy has captured his thoughts and emotions in poetry, prayer, and song. He has written nearly 35 new works (and counting) resulting from this difficult time. Alden will draw from his new works ...
January 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. 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 explores ...
January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Professor Dov Waxman, Professor of Israel Studies at UCLA and Author of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know Dov Waxman is the Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. He is a Professor of Political Science and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies at UCLA. You can learn more about Professor Waxman by clicking here. Non-Members Register Here Members Register Here
January 30 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense – Krav Maga Adult Self-Defense Tuesdays January 23, 30, February 6, and 13, 2024 | 5-6 pm Thanks to our partners at StandStrong, JCC Chicago is offering FREE self defense classes. Classes are for those who are ages 18 year and older. The 4-Week Self-Defense program is a weekly class focused on keeping participants active and teaching self-defense skills to ...
February 1 @ 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. ...
February 2 @ 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 ...
February 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer Religious Studies scholars have long theorized a relationship across religions between myth and ritual. Most of the examples employed to produce this theory did not come from Judaism. In this class we will consider the relationship between myth and ritual in the Jewish context. $25 Fee for members, Non-Members Fee: $35. Non-Members Register Here Members ...
February 2 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Oneg Shabbat Welcome Shabbat before services with a nosh and some conversation between new and old friends.
February 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Soul Spark Shabbat Service and February Birthday Blessings Join our clergy, musicians and singers for a unique Shabbat experience filled with soul-stirring music and contemplative meditations and teachings. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7.
February 3 @ 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.
February 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch Kahal Potluck Lunch If you are able to attend on Saturday morning, please consider bringing a vegetarian, nut-free dish or lunch item for all to enjoy. Please also take a moment to jot down a list of ingredients that can be displayed with your dish for the benefit of those with food allergies. Instead of a potluck item, ...
February 3 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Up Close with Kibbutz Kissufim Members of Beth Emet, Temple Beth Israel, Congregation Hakafa, and Oak Park Temple have been working together to provide Kibbutz Kissufim with the financial resources for six months of much-needed ongoing trauma counseling and related activities for the community’s children. On Saturday, February 3, at 12:30 pm Central time, we will hear a live update by Zoom ...
February 4 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. 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 explores ...
February 4 @ 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 ...
February 4 @ 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 ...
February 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
February 6 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am 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 ...
February 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense – Krav Maga Adult Self-Defense Tuesdays January 23, 30, February 6, and 13, 2024 | 5-6 pm Thanks to our partners at StandStrong, JCC Chicago is offering FREE self defense classes. Classes are for those who are ages 18 year and older. The 4-Week Self-Defense program is a weekly class focused on keeping participants active and teaching self-defense skills to ...
February 6 @ 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 ...
February 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force Social Justice Task Force The Social Justice Committee centers around the values of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, and gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness), through a hands-on, interactive, and committee-based approach. There are so many ways to get involved and help to support those suffering as a result of policies of injustice and marginalization. if you are interested in being ...
February 8 @ 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. ...
February 9 @ 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 ...
February 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer Religious Studies scholars have long theorized a relationship across religions between myth and ritual. Most of the examples employed to produce this theory did not come from Judaism. In this class we will consider the relationship between myth and ritual in the Jewish context. $25 Fee for members, Non-Members Fee: $35. Non-Members Register Here Members ...
February 9 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat Welcome Shabbat with others by coming early for a nosh and conversation. If you're interested in sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or contributing some baked items, contact Bekki.
February 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Kabbalat Shabbat Service Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Tonight. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7.
February 10 @ 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.
February 11 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan meets in the Beit Midrash at Beth Emet. 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 explores ...
February 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Zionism and Its Critics; Lecture and Conversation with Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn Zionism today is a little-studied, yet much-maligned ideology. For some, including member-states of the United Nations, Zionism has been derided as racism and been cited as the intellectual justification for human rights violations. For others, it is the truest expression of Jewish sovereignty and a holy enterprise. Yet, what is Zionism? (Or more accurately, what ...
February 11 @ 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 ...
February 11 @ 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 ...
February 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 ...
February 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
February 13 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am 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 ...
February 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense – Krav Maga Adult Self-Defense Tuesdays January 23, 30, February 6, and 13, 2024 | 5-6 pm Thanks to our partners at StandStrong, JCC Chicago is offering FREE self defense classes. Classes are for those who are ages 18 year and older. The 4-Week Self-Defense program is a weekly class focused on keeping participants active and teaching self-defense skills to ...
February 15 @ 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. ...
February 16 @ 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 ...
February 16 @ 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Oneg Shabbat – Sponsored by Jodi Portnoy in Memory of Her Mother, Darlene Sokol, on the Anniversary of Her 10th Yahrzeit Welcome Shabbat before services with a nosh and some conversation between new and old friends. This Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by Jodi Portnoy in memory of her mother, Darlene Sokol.
February 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) Shabbat Service Friday, February 16 is Inclusion Shabbat and will feature a pre-recorded D'var Torah by Rabbi Shir Meira Feit, an intuitive, gifted, and accomplished guide with decades of experience meeting others at the dynamic edge of spiritual emergence. He will speak to us from his heart, mind and soul about how Judaism, Torah and autism intersect. ...
February 17 @ 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.
February 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm From the Origin of Zionism to the Fateful Year of 1948 Learning Together: An Interfaith Approach to the War in Gaza How Israelis and Palestinians See Themselves and Each Other: A Multi-Lens Perspective on Israel-Palestine Saturday, February 17 | 2:00 pm From the Origin of Zionism to the Fateful Year of 1948 Sunday, February 18 | 2:00 pm From Independence/Nakba to October 7 and its Aftermath ...
February 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Havdalah Happening! Perfect for families with kids 6 and under. Each child can decorate a Sh’ma pillowcase, and we’ll have stories, singing and snacks. Cost: donation of new kid’s sweatshirts sizes 6-10 for ESCCA. Non-Members Register Here Members Register Here
February 18 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan Sunday Morning Minyan The Sunday Morning Minyan will meet offsite as the Beth Emet building will be closed. Contact Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin for more 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 ...
February 18 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm From Independence/Nakba to October 7 and its Aftermath Learning Together: An Interfaith Approach to the War in Gaza How Israelis and Palestinians See Themselves and Each Other: A Multi-Lens Perspective on Israel-Palestine Saturday, February 17 | 2:00 pm From the Origin of Zionism to the Fateful Year of 1948 Sunday, February 18 | 2:00 pm From Independence/Nakba to October 7 and its Aftermath ...
February 19 Event Series Presidents’ Day- Building Closed Presidents’ Day- Building Closed 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 Tuesday.
February 20 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am 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 ...
February 20 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Dayenu Circle Calling on all those concerned about climate change. Attend the next Dayenu Circle zoom meeting, and we will be discussing our plans for Earth Day 2024! For more information, contact Sharon Smaller, smallersharon@gmail.com.
