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  • Rescheduled: Entering into Prayer: Seeing Prayer in a New Light with Rabbi Rivka Glick

    What is prayer? What are we doing when we pray and why is it so difficult? We will try seeing familiar prayers in a new light, experiencing prayer as poetry, love song, conversation, education changing our consciousness, a journey, or as a clarification of who we are and what we need. All this is prayer. We will also try accessing the prayers through different gates: traditional, musical, mindful, and even mystical approaches.

  • Sunday Morning Minyan

    Sunday Morning Minyan

    The Sunday Morning Minyan meets offsite this week. Please contact the office for the location. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service!  First-timers are encouraged! ...

  • Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew

    If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.

  • Israeli Dancing

    Israeli Dancing

    Join Chicago Israeli dancing, led by Phil Moss and Penny Brichta, and learn how to dance like an Israeli every Thursday night! For more information you can refer to chicagoisraelidancing.com The ...

  • 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. The potluck will take place in the ...

  • 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 ...

  • Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew

    If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.

  • Dayenu Circle

    Dayenu Circle Monthly Meeting

    This Month's Dayenu Circle Meeting 7:30 Want to address climate change based on Jewish values through education, sustainability, and advocacy work? Attend the next Zoom meetings at the Dayenu Circle ...

  • Yom HaShoah Photo Exhibit

    In recognition of Yom HaShoah, Beth Emet will host a photographic exhibit from Zachor: The Holocaust Memory Project in the Crown Room, Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 12. The exhibit features powerful portraits of Holocaust survivors paired with brief reflections from their lives, preserving their stories and honoring their resilience. The project’s name, Zachor (Hebrew for “remember") reflects the Jewish responsibility to carry these memories forward and to confront hatred and antisemitism in our own time. 

  • Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer is an engaging Jewish learning program for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Classes explore Jewish values, holidays, Torah stories, and Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment, ...

  • Israeli Dancing

    Israeli Dancing

    Join Chicago Israeli dancing, led by Phil Moss and Penny Brichta, and learn how to dance like an Israeli every Thursday night! For more information you can refer to chicagoisraelidancing.com The ...

  • The Latest News with J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami

    J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami will be at Beth Emet for a timely, intimate conversation with Rabbi London about Israel, the Middle East, and how American Jews are navigating this unprecedented political moment.  As elections approach at hoome and in Israel, we'll discuss how we canhelp shape a future grounded in the Jewish values of justice, peace, and freedom.

  • Christian Nationalism, Antisemitism, and Democracy

    Discuss the interlocking issues in our world today of Christian nationalism, antisemitism, and democracy in this adult education class with Rabbi Toby Manewith. In-person and Zoom. Member registration Guest registration

  • 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 ...

  • Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer is an engaging Jewish learning program for learners in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Classes explore Jewish values, holidays, Torah stories, and Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment, ...

  • Conversation About Antisemitism at School

    In conjunction with our Zachor Project photo exhibit, we will have a complementary conversation for adults during Beit Sefer about antisemitism. Rabbi Toby Manewith and Director of Lifelong Learning Lauren ...

  • Conversational Hebrew

    Introduction to Hebrew

    This class uses an Ulpan-like immersive setting to teach modern conversational Hebrew. Participants will read news articles, discuss life and current events, and other basic conversations in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew skills.

  • Introduction to Hebrew

    Introduction to Hebrew

    Introduction to Hebrew meets most Sundays, 12:15–1:15 pm when Beit Sefer meets. This beginner class is an opportunity for learners with no or limited Hebrew background to become familiar with the Hebrew alphabet, how to sound out Hebrew words, and begin to develop reading proficiency. You will also acquire some basic Hebrew vocabulary that connects us to Jewish life, ritual, tradition, and Israel. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah.

  • Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew

    If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.

  • Kabbalat Torah

    Kabbalat Torah

    Our 12th graders participate in Kabbalat Torah with Rabbi London. In addition to action, students who participate in our teen classes develop a love for and commitment to Judaism, a strong sense of self and community, and the ability to speak thoughtfully on questions of God, Torah and Israel. This special seminar-style class meets in the spring semester and includes a weekend trip to New York City with Rabbi London.

  • Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer

    Beit Sefer is an engaging Jewish learning program for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Classes explore Jewish values, holidays, Torah stories, and Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment, ...