May 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Kabbalat Shabbat Services: Commemorating Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) This year we will observe Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) on Friday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 14. Given how difficult this year has been with the war between Israel and Gaza and attacks on Israel from Hezbollah and Iran, Cantor Young and Rabbi London invited some of our Israeli colleagues to send us a ...
May 11 @ 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.
May 12 @ 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 ...
May 12 @ 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 ...
May 12 @ 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 ...
May 13 @ 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 ...
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force Social Justice Task Force We read about the migrant crisis in the U.S. We increasingly see migrants on the streets of Evanston, Wilmette, Chicago, and wherever we travel. Even when you come to Beth Emet, you often find a family on the corner of Dempster and Ridge, rain or shine, asking for money. You wonder what you can be ...
May 14 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) 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 ...