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Adult-Ed class recordings November 24′

by Beth Emet

November 15, 2024

Click the link to watch the full recording of the class by name! If you don’t see a program that you know was virtual please email the office. Current Politics, …

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Sara Blumenthal

August 20, 2024

Rabbi Sara Blumenthal is a teacher and b-mitzvah tutor in Boston. She served as the first assistant rabbi of Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, NJ, where she was involved in …

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Mazel Tov to Our Tzedakah Grant Fund Award Winners: Learning Edge Tutoring & Connections for the Homeless!

by Beth Emet

July 18, 2024

Beth Emet is delighted to announce that Learning Edge Tutoring and Connections for the Homeless have been selected as the recipients of this year’s Tzedakah Grant Fund! These two exceptional …

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Concerned about the Local Current Migrant Crisis? Take Action, Lend a Hand, Supply “Take Care Kits”

by Beth Emet

May 22, 2024

As migrants arrive at the Wilmette Metra Station, Beth Emet’s Social Justice Task Force will be collecting supplies. As a response to the recent Social Justice Task Force’s informative panel …

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Rabbi London D’var Torah on “A Letter in the Scroll” – Section 3 (“The Vision”)

by Rabbi Andrea London

March 29, 2024

This year as a congregation we are reading, “A Letter in the Scroll” by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. On Friday, March 29 Rabbi London shared a D’var Torah on the third …

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Purim Rocked!

March 23, 2024

A Day in the Life of Shushan “With a little help from our friends,” we took a “magical mystery tour” of a Beatles-filled Purim spiel. Everyone had a “ticket to …

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Fifth Graders Learning about Affordable Housing

February 11, 2024

As part of the unit on Housing Insecurity, our fifth graders and their parents learned in an Affordable Housing 101 presentation from Connections for the Homeless Advocacy Program this past …

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Connecting on Shabbat for Our Sixth Graders / Incoming Kabbalat Mitzvah Students

by Beth Emet

February 10, 2024

Our sixth graders led meaningful Shabbat services with Cantor Young on Friday evening. Rabbi London and parents joined us on Shabbat morning for a day filled with prayer, laughter, learning, …

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160 in Attendance for Yoga Prayer Gathering To Bring the Israeli Hostages Home

by Beth Emet

January 28, 2024

People of all ages came together for a powerful experience that incorporated prayer, spirituality and yoga. Together more than $9,000 was raised to help the hostage families fund with advocacy …

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