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Plus, Dinner After, Current Politics, and more.
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July 26, 2016 | 20 Tamuz 5776
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Two Summer Social Action Opportunities
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Join Rabbi London and Members of Beth Emet at JCUA's Interfaith Dinner and Shabbaton: Lifting up MLK’s Legacy and Jewish Social Justice Today
August 5-6
This summer Chicago will commemorate 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic march for housing equality. Join JCUA for an interfaith dinner and Shabbaton that will include services at Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken, overnight at Maria Kaupas Retreat Center,
1,000 Mile March: The Journey for Justice Continues, JCUA lunch and afternoon text study, Havdallah led by JCUA’s Or Tzedek Teens.
Registration and more information.
Read more about Martin Luther King's Chicago Freedom Movement and the 1966 march in this month's
Chicago magazine.
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Have you and/or a member of your household done an hour or more of volunteer work this summer?
Several members of our congregation have helped make this a "Tzedakah Summer" and raise money for Beth Emet's Tzedakah Fund. They have volunteered at Evanston-area organizations such as Connections for the Homeless, The Youth Job Center, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Random Acts of Flowers, Curt's Cafe, Beth Emet's own Soup Kitchen and Shabbat Connections, and many more important institutions.
For each hour of service, an anonymous supporter is donating $18 to the Beth Emet Tzedakah Fund in the name of each of the first 54 congregants (of any age) between June 1 and August 31—possibly raising at least $972 for the Tzedakah fund.
If you or someone in your family would like to participate, please email
Paul Fields with the name of the organization who benefited from you Tzedakah. For more details, visit the Social Action section of EmetMail.
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1000 Mile March: The Journey to Justice Continues
Saturday, August 6 at 9:00 a.m.
Join in the celebration of the triumphs and confront the challenges facing Chicago, past and present. Register for the half mile long march at
www.mlkmemorialchicago.org.
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Donate Supplies for the CDF Freedom Schools
Support our District 65 kids this summer as they learn at the Freedom School, a Children’s Defense Fund project for fourth through sixth graders. Beth Emet has been asked to contribute snacks and art supplies the kids need. The Freedom School focuses on literacy and creative arts and
runs until Friday, August 5. Go to
CDF Freedom Schools® for more information. Please contribute to this effort to close achievement gaps and curb summer learning loss.
The 50 kids attending need non-peanut snack bars and/or fresh fruit that won’t perish quickly. The art supply list includes items you may already have at home:
- Crayons, colored pencils, markers, pens and pencils
- Scissors, rulers, glue, tape, staplers, and staples
- Paint and paintbrushes, pipe cleaners, colored tissue paper
- Level 2 butcher paper, chart paper, writing and drawing paper
- Paper cups, index cards, old magazines
A drop-off box is in the Beth Emet School hallway. We’ll bring donations to the School twice a week throughout the program. School started this week, so please contribute soon and then again as often as you can. Thank you!
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Celebrate the Conclusion of The Garrett Evanston Freedom
Schools Program
Thursday, August 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church (2201 Foster Street, Evanston)
Thanks to the generosity of donors from Beth Emet, students from the Garrett-Evanston Freedom School Program received snacks and school and art supplies (see above to still donate!). Join in the celebration as they celebrate the end of their first summer program. A Community Picnic and Open House will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Butler Park located adjacent to the Friendship Baptist Church.
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Upcoming Kabbalat Shabbat D’vrei Torah
This summer, we have the pleasure of hearing thoughtful words from friends and clergy
of Beth Emet!
Friday, July 29-Rabbi Cindy Enger
Friday, August 12-David Zarefsky
Friday, August 19-Rabbi Peter Knobel
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Erev Tisha B'Av Service
Saturday, August 13 at 8:00 p.m.
Tisha B'Av, observed on the 9th (tisha) of the Hebrew month of Av, is a day of mourning the destruction of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem. Congregant Sara Blumenthal will provide a teaching at this service.
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Dinner After
Friday, August 19 at Trattoria D.O.C. (706 Main St., Evanston)
Following Kabbalat Shabbat Services, enjoy Shabbat dinner at a nearby restaurant with fellow Beth Emet congregants! Dinner After offers a wonderful opportunity to dine with old friends, or to make new friends in the Beth Emet community! No need to RSVP!
After services, congregants will meet in the Foyer near the elevator before leaving for the restaurant. Dinner payment will be on separate checks at the restaurant.
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Meditation for Renewal
Shabbat mornings, August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8
9:00-9:25 a.m.
with Rabbi Andrea London and Rabbi Cindy Enger
During the period between Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av) and Rosh Hashanah, we prepare for the new year by making the journey from brokenness to renewal, from separation to connection. On Tisha B'Av, we commemorate the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem, the Jewish people's various exiles, and recognize the ways in which we personally are in a state of spiritual exile. On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate the new year and the possibility of beginning again. In order to facilitate our spiritual evolution during this powerful time and on the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat Shuvah), Rabbis London and Enger will lead Shabbat morning meditations focused on the themes of renewal and self-discovery as reflected in the weekly passages of consolation we read from the Book of Isaiah on these Shabbatot.
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The March for Fair Housing Continues: An Intergenerational Discussion of Racial Inequities in Housing
on Thursday, July 14, brought together Beth Emet, Second Baptist Church, and Grace Lutheran Church for a conversation in honor of the 50th anniversary on the "1,000 mile journey" to housing equity.
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Tot Shabbat at Noah's Playground
Children listen to Rabbi London tell a Torah story.
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Annual Shabbat at Lighthouse Beach Picnic Shelter
Congregants gathered at the serene setting of Lighthouse Beach for Shabbat worship followed by a festive potluck lunch.
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Beth Emet students enjoying summer camp at OSRUI!
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Each week Shabbat morning worship includes an interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion.
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Current Politics
with David Zarefsky
Monday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Join the interactive discussion on current events-this special session will focus on the two party nominating conventions.
Free for members (please register); nonmembers $15. Learn more.
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The Summer
Chadashon (Bulletin) will be arriving in mailboxes soon but for those who prefer, you can download it to your mobile device or read the
digital version now!
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Families with Young Children
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Beginning in September: Bonim
For children 12-24 months, with parent/caregiver meets
Fridays.
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Learn more
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Family Shabbat on the Lake
Friday, August 5, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Evanston Lighthouse Beach Picnic Shelter
Beth Emet is a co-sponsor of a special JCC Friday night Shabbat celebration. Children and families will engage in blessings and creative family activities. Pack a picnic to eat during or after the community celebration. Learn more.
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Deaths
Melvin Goodman
Husband of Edie Goodman and father of David (Bonnie) Goodman and grandfather of Allie and Danny
In the Beth Emet Family
Harel Anolick was one of three divers and five swimmers at Evanston Township High School to earn All-American recognition following a record setting season.
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Evanston, IL 60201
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