9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan December 31, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan For the next few Sundays, the Sunday Morning Minyan will be meeting around town! To find out where this week’s Minyan is meeting, please email Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin. The Minyan will return to Beth Emet on Sunday, January 14. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! First-timers are encouraged! Please note ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Soul Stitchers- Virtual Knitting Circle January 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series 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 ...
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series NO Beit Sefer January 4 @ 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series NO Beit Sefer
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Babayit with January Birthday Blessings January 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Babayit with January Birthday Blessings Welcome Shabbat from the comfort of your own home. As this is the first Friday of the month, we will be offering a birthday blessing to all our January birthdays!
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 6 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch January 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series 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, ...
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 7 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan For the next few Sundays, the Sunday Morning Minyan will be meeting around town! To find out where this week’s Minyan is meeting, please email Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin. The Minyan will return to Beth Emet on Sunday, January 14. Join us on Sundays to daven (pray) the weekday Shacharit (morning) service! First-timers are encouraged! Please note ...
9:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series NO Beit Sefer January 7 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series NO Beit Sefer
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet January 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Social Justice Task Force January 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 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 ...
9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) January 9 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series 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 ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Justice Task Force; Presentation by The Aux January 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Justice Task Force; Presentation by The Aux This month's Social Justice Task Force meeting will include a presentation by The Aux, a new Evanston commercial hub dedicated to racial equity and wellness. Led by a co-developer team of Black Evanston women, in partnership with The Growing Season, they are transforming a vacant potato factory into a beautiful and vibrant space that will ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series 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. ...
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service B’Bayit (Zoom Only) January 12 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service B’Bayit (Zoom Only) Because of the weather, Kabbalat Shabbat services will be on Zoom only. Click here for the link. Stay safe!
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 13 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 14 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel January 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel This Sunday we welcome Rabbi Noa Sattath (virtually) as she shares the important work of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, especially over the past few months, as well as discuss suffering, salvation, and human rights in Israel. Rabbi Sattath is the Executive Director of ACRI, the oldest and most influential civil and human ...
2024-01-15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Building Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Building Closed Event Series January 15 Event Series Martin Luther King Jr. 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.
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Jewish Cooking: A Family Affair with Jessica Amend January 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series 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 ...
9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) January 16 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Event Series 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series 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. ...
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service January 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Tonight. To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7.
9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy January 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy 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 song and verse. He has written nearly 35 new works (and counting) resulting from this difficult time. Alden will draw from his new works to ...
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 20 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Winter Family Fun January 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Winter Family Fun Imagine a Saturday afternoon, mid-January. "There's nothing to do.....I'm so bored!" Come to Beth Emet for games, crafts, cooking, havdalah, snacks and fun! $5.00/family and $5.00/family, and a donation of new kids sweatshirt or sweatpants size 6-8 for ESCCA. Co-sponsored by PJLibrary Non-Members Register Here Member Register Here $5
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 21 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series 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 ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet January 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
9:00 am - 10:15 am Jamberry with Nicole Jaworski (Co-Sponsored by JBaby) January 23 @ 9:00 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 ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense January 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series 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 ...
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Dayenu Circle Meeting January 23 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Dayenu Circle Meeting Attend the next Dayenu Circle Zoom meeting. We will be discussing some goals for the coming year including Earth Day 2024! For more information, contact Sharon Smaller.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink January 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series 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. ...
9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London January 26 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series 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 ...
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat January 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat Oneg Shabbat to Follow Tu B’Shvat celebrates our responsibility to take care of the natural world. This year, we’re celebrating more than 60 households who are cultivating our community through their participation in the Dor L’Dor legacy giving program. Dor L’Dor provides perpetual support for Beth Emet through bequests and makes it easy to ...
8:00 pm - 8:45 pm Dor L’Dor Oneg Shabbat 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!
9:15 am - 11:30 am PJ’s, Pancakes and Playtime! 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
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services January 27 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Kahal Potluck with 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton 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.
9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Sunday Morning Minyan January 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series 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 ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shiur B’Internet Please email Melinda if you are interested in learning more.
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 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
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Adult Self-Defense January 30 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Hebrew 1 with Nancy Fink February 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series 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. ...
9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London February 2 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series 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 ...
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Myth and Ritual in Judaism with Dr. Barry Wimpfheimer February 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series 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 ...
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Oneg Shabbat 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.
9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services February 3 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Kahal Shabbat Morning Services Whether in-person or online participate in worship by signing up for an honor via the online honor form.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Kahal Potluck Lunch February 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series 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, ...
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Up Close with Kibbutz Kissufim 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 ...
January 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat Service Babayit with January Birthday Blessings
January 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffering, Salvation, and Human Rights” – A Conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel
January 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm War Poetry: A Memoir in Verse – D’var Torah by Poet Liturgist Alden Solovy
January 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Plant Something Different for Tu B’Shvat – Dor L’Dor Kabbalat Shabbat
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
