Soup Kitchen
2023-11-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)

Thanksgiving Day
2023-11-23

Beit Sefer
2023-11-23 16:15 - 18:15, 2023-11-30 16:15 - 18:15, 2023-12-03 09:30 - 12:00

Kabbalat Shabbat Services via Zoom
2023-11-24 18:30 - 20:00
Worship from home.

Kahal Shabbat Morning Services
2023-11-25 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-12-02 09:30 - 11:30
Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.

Sunday Morning Minyan
2023-11-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-12-03 09:00 - 10:00
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 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 tallit and tefillin.

NO Beit Sefer
2023-11-26 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-11-26 16:15 - 18:15

Mitzvah Corps
2023-11-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-03 10:30 - 12:00

Shiur B'Internet
2023-11-27 19:00 - 20:00
Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.

Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby)
2023-11-28 09:30 - 10:15
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 join!
This program will take place on Tuesdays beginning October 17 through November 21, from 9:30 am – 10:15 am.
The fee per family is $60 (one child), $90 (two children).
Register Here

Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink
2023-11-30 10:00 - 11:00
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. Hebrew 1 also connects Hebrew vocabulary with Jewish life, ritual, tradition, and Israel.
Member fee $250; non-member fee $300
(five-student minimum for this class; Scholarships are available)
Non-Members Register Here
Members Register Here
NANCY FINK is a Beth Emet congregant who abandoned a budding career as an urban planner to pursue her love of all things Jewish, especially Hebrew. She has worked at Beth Emet’s school community since 1983 as a teacher, mentor, administrator, and is currently the Assistant Principal of Beit Sefer, the K-6 school.

Gesher
2023-11-30 16:15 - 18:15, 2023-12-03 10:30 - 12:00

A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London
2023-12-01 09:30 - 10:45
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 Here

The Problem of Amalek with David Gottleib
2023-12-01 11:00 - 12:15
In a time of searing conflict, Judaism turns to its sources and traditions to seek to make sense of its present moment. In this course, we will review biblical and rabbinic text on Amalek, the nomadic tribe that attacks the weary Israelite stragglers during the Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 17:8-16), and we will explore the meaning and consequences of the command to “blot out” the Amalek that Moses conveys to the people (Deut. 25:17-19). Is blotting out a form of remembering, forgetting, or both? Is it destruction or eternal enmity? What is a responsible understanding of these texts today?
Member fee $25; non-member fee $35
NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE
MEMBERS REGISTER HERE
David Gottlieb is Director of Jewish Studies at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago.

Festive Oneg Shabbat
2023-12-01 17:45 - 18:30
Come to Kabbalat Shabbat services early to celebrate and schmooze with your Beth Emet community. Snacks and drinks will be provided. – Thank you to an anonymous donor for making this Oneg possible.

Grades 1 and 2 Shabbat Services and Dinner
2023-12-01 17:45 - 19:30
This is a formal part of our curriculum so 5hat our families can celebrate Shabbat as a community in Beth Emet. We will have a short service with Cantor Young and then share a festive potluck meal in the Weiner Room. (We will also add some Pizza to the offerings.)

Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Birthday Blessings
2023-12-01 18:30 - 20:00
As this is the first Friday of the month, we will be offering a birthday blessing to all our birthdays!
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

Kahal Potluck Lunch
2023-12-02 12:00 - 13:00
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 Sanctuary and on LiveControl. 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, feel free to donate to help offset the cost of purchasing food.

Love, Light and Latkes: BESSY and Membership Chanukah Party
2023-12-02 16:00 - 19:30
Join BESSY as we prepare to celebrate the Festival of Light! We will eat latkes, decorate desserts, and dance before we conclude with a community Havdalah. Exclusive *Teen Only* zone from 4:00 – 5:30. The rest of the community is welcome to join in at 5:30 for latkes and potluck dinner followed by dessert, hot chocolate and community Havdalah. We will be collecting winter items (coats, hats, gloves and boots) for the Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet.
This event is free, but please Register Here

Hebrew 3 with Dorit Flatt
2023-12-03 11:00 - 12:00
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 is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and grew up in Tel-Aviv, Israel. After completing her IDF service in the paratrooper unit, she studied elementary education at Seminar Levinsky in Tel-Aviv. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and taught Hebrew language, literature, and religious studies in Michigan for twenty-five years.

Hebrew 2 with Bluma
2023-12-03 12:00 - 13:00
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 (five-student minimum for this class)
Interested? Contact Marci Dickman

Erev Christmas
2023-12-04
