Beth Emet - The Free Synagogue

Beth Emet is a diverse, multigenerational Reform community with a dynamic approach to Judaism. Our congregation seeks to create a spiritually vibrant, socially conscious, intellectually challenging, and deeply caring environment firmly rooted in Jewish tradition and values.

Please note that all Kabbalat Shabbat Services begin each Friday at 6:30 p.m. Learn moreLearn more. 
 
Erev Shabbat

Friday, April 19
First Passover Seder. There is no Kabbalat Shabbat Service at Beth Emet. Listen to a pre-recorded Shabbat Service. 

Shabbat Morning

Saturday, April 20
9:30 a.m. Passover Shabbat Morning Service (First Day) with Cantor Richard Cohn (note: there will be one service this morning - no Tot Shabbat, Shabbat Minyan, or Kahal this morning)

Erev Shabbat

Friday, April 26
5:45 p.m. Oneg Shabbat
6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services with Cantor Richard Cohn

Shabbat Morning

Saturday, April 27
9:30 a.m. Kahal Shabbat including Shabbat Morning Program for Children
9:30 a.m. Shabbat Minyan
10:30 a.m. Dillion King Bar Mitzvah
12:00 p.m. Shabbat Potluck Lunch

Learn more about First Fridays - a new Shabbat experience!

Access Services from Home:
For those who cannot attend services held in our Sanctuary, during service times to listen live or dial 847-869-4230; when the recording begins, press “7” and you will hear the actual services.

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Beth Emet is a diverse, multigenerational Reform community with a dynamic approach to Judaism. Our congregation seeks to create a spiritually vibrant, socially conscious, intellectually challenging, and deeply caring environment firmly rooted in Jewish tradition and values.

  • Shabbat Morning Kahal Service and Children’s Program

    Shabbat, April 27 at 9:30 a.m. 

    Children ages three to eleven are encouraged to attend to Beth Emet’s Shabbat morning Kahal service with their adult family members to participate in a musical prayer service. During...

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  • YWCA Stand Against Racsim
    YWCA Stand Against Racsim

    Wednesday, April 24
    Vigil/Stand at 1:30-1:50 p.m. on Ridge and Dempster
    Discussion: 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Unitarian Church of Evanston (1330 Ridge Ave., Evanston)

    As civil and human rights continue to be eroded for imm...

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  • Mindful Parenting

    Sundays, April 28 and May 5 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    with Rabbi Andrea London and Marci Dickman

    Anyone who is a parent knows that parenting is simultaneously stressful and fulfilling, exhausting and invigorating, frus...

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  • Passover Food Drive
    Passover Food Drive

    Sunday, April 7 - Friday, May 3


    Pre-Passover Food Collection to benefit Connections for the Homeless
    The Tzedakah Fund Committee will be collecting all unopened, non-perishable food items that will be donated to C...

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  • Avodah to honor Rabbi Andrea London as Partner in Justice 2019
    Avodah to honor Rabbi Andrea London as Partner in Justice 2019

    Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Cafe Brauer (2021 N. Stockton Drive, Chicago)
    Join Avodah in honoring their 2019 Partners in Justice honoring the accomplishments of David Axelrod, Rabbi Andrea London, and Jessica ...

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  • Parent-Child Book Group: Anything is Possible
    Parent-Child Book Group: Anything is Possible

    A Parent-Child Book Group on Anything is Possible: A Child’s Journey to America and Hope - a young reader's historical novel by Barbara Stock
    Thursday, May 23 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    For children in grades 4 and 5 w...

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  • Israel Trip with Beth Emet, Second Baptist Church, and Grace Lutheran Church
    Israel Trip with Beth Emet, Second Baptist Church, and Grace Lutheran Church


    Beth Emet Synagogue, Second Baptist Church, and Grace Lutheran Church are taking an interfaith, dual narrative (Palestinian and Jewish guide) to Israel and the West Bank. Travel with Rabbi London and Pastors Nabors ...

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  • “Jews and Blacks”: Fresh Approaches to a Familiar Paradigm

    New course just added!
    with Eli Rosenblatt, PhD
    Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

    How have Jews interacted with and responded to the color line? How did Jewish radicals, reformers, rabbis, and laypeople think about racial concepts ...

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  • A Close Look at Torah
    A Close Look at Torah

    with Rabbi Andrea London
    Fridays through June 7 (No class April 19 and 26)
    9:30 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
    There are many ways to interpret Torah and the nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from ...

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  • Beyond Om: Spiritual Practice for the Jewish Soul

    With Rabbi Andrea London

    Shabbat, April 6, May 11, and June 1
    3:30–5:30 pm This class meets at Rabbi London's home.

    Once a month on Shabbat afternoon at Rabbi London's home, explore Jewish spiritual practices that combine pr...

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  • Current Politics

    with David Zarefsky

    Tuesday, June 4 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    Sessions will focus on the place of the United States in the world, including relationships with Israel, the nature of the social contract, and the principles of fed...

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  • Drumming for Self-Renewal
    Drumming for Self-Renewal

    with Linda Schneider
    Wednesday, June 12; 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

    Percussion offers hands-on, non-verbal access to the spiritual and emotional while connecting with others. Treat your mind, body, and spirit to an uplifting break fr...

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  • King David: How the Great Artists Tell His Story

    with Lindy Rubin and Hyma Levin
    Monday, May 6, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
    Lindy and Hyma will collaborate to explore the story of King David, first as text and then as interpreted and portrayed by renowned artists throughout the ages. We...

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  • Religion and Literature

    with Claire Sufrin
    Fridays, May 3 and 10, 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    This course will explore different aspects of the relationship between religion and literature. We’ll begin with the biblical story of the Binding of Isaac and c...

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  • Soap Opera in the Bible: The Book of Ruth

    with Hyma Levin
    Wednesdays, May 22 and 29, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
    Enjoy the story of Ruth as we explore the relationship of an older woman and a younger woman seeking to preserve themselves in ancient Israel. Is this story a cute fol...

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  • Talmud and Bagels

    with Rabbi Peter Knobel

    Fridays through June 28 | 8:00 – 9:00 a.m (No class April 19 and 26)

    Meeting in person in October, and through Zoom online thereafter, we will continue reading Tractate Avodah Zarah, which deals with...

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  • Trials and Denials: The Holocaust in Court

    with Ben Frommer
    Fridays, May 17 and 24, 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    The Nuremberg Tribunal and other courts punished many architects of the so-called Final Solution, while thousands of other Holocaust supporters escaped punishment...

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