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Staff Retirement Announcements: Bekki Kaplan and Kathy Kaberon

by Beth Emet

February 21, 2025

We would like to share the news that two valued members of our staff, Bekki Kaplan and Kathy Kaberon, will be retiring on June 30, 2025. For many years, Bekki …

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Tzedakah Grant Awardees: Infant Welfare Society and Literacy Works

by Beth Emet

January 29, 2025

Every year, our Tzedakah (righteous giving) Fund provides grants to social service and social action organizations within the greater community, addressing basic human needs. Mazel tov to our two Tzedakah Grant …

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Beth Emet Members Show up and Walk for the 6th Annual Walk for Warmth

by Beth Emet

January 22, 2025

Beth Emet members participated in Interfaith Action of Evanston’s 6th annual Walk for Warmth on Monday, January 20, 2025, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service. Each …

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Beth Emet Offices Closed: December 28 – January 4

by Beth Emet

December 20, 2024

Please note that the Beth Emet offices will be closed from Thursday, December 28, through Thursday, January 4. During this time, staff will not be available to respond to calls …

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Beth Emet Offices closed from 12/28-1/4

by Beth Emet

December 20, 2024

Please note that the Beth Emet offices will be closed from Thursday, December 28 through Thursday, January 4. During this time, staff will not be available to respond to calls …

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High Holy Days 5785

August 25, 2024

Register Here For virtual Access, click the links below: Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Kol Nidre Yom Kippur (Chavurah) Yom Kippur (Traditional) We enter 5785 with a …

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Beth Emet Offers: Free Kindergarten for Beit Sefer!

July 31, 2024

Do you know a family with a child entering Kindergarten this fall? Beth Emet is excited to offer a unique opportunity for families in our community. We are delighted to …

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Evanston Interfaith Clergy Respond to Israel/Gaza Crisis, Local Antisemitism and Islamophobia

by Rabbi Andrea London and Lee Weintraub

April 3, 2024

Dear Friends, As a follow-up to Rabbi London’s message below, I want to thank her and her interfaith partners for coming together to draft a statement in response to developments …

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Birds, barbed wire, darkness and sunlight — the artistic challenge of making a Torah mantle for a Holocaust scroll

February 6, 2024

For the Holocaust Torah that resides on the Beth Emet bimah, Jerri Zbiral created a Torah mantle that would make an artistic statement while also commemorating history. Check out the …

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Welcome to the Combined EmetMail & Shabbat News!

by Beth Emet

June 22, 2023

If you’re like me, I suspect you too struggle with an overflowing inbox. Sensitive to this but knowing that we have a lot to share, we are combining EmetMail and …

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Judy Caplan and Steve Fadem Meet with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on the Environment

by Judy Caplan

May 13, 2023

Last Thursday, May 11th, Beth Emet members Judy Caplan and Steve Fadem were in Washington for the RAC’s (Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism) Day of Action on the Environment. …

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BE Recordings: March-April 2023

March 10, 2023

Missed an event this month? All virtual events that were recorded will be featured here. Laundering Antisemitism: Jews, Identity Politics and the University with Professor Marc Dollinger Thursday, April 27 …

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