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Plus Kol Emet Shabbat, commemorating Yom HaShoah, and more!
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May 3, 2016 | 25 Nisan 5776
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Each year at this time I am reminded of the power of sitting around the table. At our Passover Seders we retell the collective narrative of the Jewish people’s journey from slavery to freedom, and we think and ask questions about our own story. On Shabbat I would argue one of our more power rituals is to gather around the Shabbat table, tuning out the rest of the world and reconnecting with one another and with everything real. And it is around our tables that the values, stories and wisdom of our tradition have been handed down from one generation to the next. The table becomes a sacred place of sorts, a place where we offer each other our precious gifts and we nurture and nourish one another.
It is in that spirit that I encourage you to participate in two upcoming powerful experiences around the dining table. Next Tuesday evening, May 10th Beth Emet will be participating in
On the Table, an initiative to bring people together from our greater community who have varying perspectives and backgrounds for thoughtful conversations about issues of race, justice, and equity. In collaboration with the Chicago Community Trust’s On the Table initiative and in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s march through Chicago Marquette Park, it is the hope that this dining experience will generate new collaborations and activities that will make our community safer, stronger and more dynamic.
Check online for more information and to find out how you can sign up. You can also read a recent story in the
Evanston Review, “Shout Out: Rabbi Andrea London looks to stir community discussion.”
Within our own community there is Beth Em-eats, 11 unique, intimate dining opportunities, hosted and prepared by our own Beth Emet members, where the food will not only nourish your soul but nurture your connection to our synagogue and the members who make our community so special. All proceeds of Beth Em-eats supports our operations, with the goal to raise $10,000. There are still some seats open, and you can
sign up online.
I look forward to sharing in the power of the table with you!
Bekki Harris Kaplan
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No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story
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Thursday, May 5 at 7:15 p.m.
This documentary film explores how Otto Frank's recently discovered letters in the YIVO archives reveal for the first time, the family’s plight to obtain visa and save his family during the Holocaust, a story that closely mirrors the experiences of many struggling through the refugee crisis of today.
Learn more.
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Friday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. (5:45 p.m Oneg Shabbat.)
Celebrate the winner of the Young Composer’s Competition with special guest Dr. Samuel Adler, and the Beth Emet Adult and Youth Choirs.
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On the Table, Evanston
Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. (at various locations)
Get to know your Evanston neighbors and build a stronger community.
In collaboration with The Chicago Community Trust’s On The Table initiative, more than 2,000 Evanston residents and those affiliated with Evanston institutions will come together in small groups of ten or 12 at a variety of nonprofit agencies, businesses, and religious organizations. We’ll get to know one another better by sharing an intimate potluck dinner with people of different backgrounds and with varying perspectives, engaging in courageous conversations, and helping unite this place we call home.
Learn more and sign up.
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Beth Em-eats
Help us reach our goal to raise $10,000!
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May, 7, 14, 15 at various locations
Come to Beth Emet's FUNdraiser featuring home-cooked meals prepared for you by Beth Emet's own gourmet chefs. Spots still left! Bring the whole family to a Mexican fiesta or for brunch bites, and adults can enjoy a French Country dinner, Wines of the World, and more.
Read more and RSVP
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Yom Space: A Yom HaAtzmaut SpaceIL Family Program
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Thursday, May 12, 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
For families with children age three through fifth grade.
Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day with a virtual trip into space! Beth Emet’s Yom Space (or Space Day) will connect children and their parents to Israel through music, food, and space-themed science and crafts.
Learn more.
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BESSY Kabbalat Shabbat Service &
Auf Ruf
for Abigail Backer &
Zachary Wainer
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Friday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m.
(Oneg Shabbat at
5:45 p.m.)
Beth Emet’s peer-led high school youth group hosts a special service filled with music and reflections. The congregation will also celebrate the upcoming marriage of Director of Youth Programs Abigail Backer and Zachary Wainer with a special Oneg Shabbat prior to services.
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Dinner After
Friday, May 20 following Kabbalat Shabbat Services at Koi (624 Davis, St., Evanston)
Enjoy Shabbat dinner with fellow Beth Emet congregants after services! Learn more.
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Rabbi Marc Rosenstein: Toward a Vision of a Jewish Democratic State
Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. at JRC (303 Dodge Ave., Evanston)
In partnership with JRC, we welcome Rabbi Rosenstein back to the U.S. to hear more about his more than 20 years experience living in Israel, his work as director of Galilee Foundation for Value Education, an organization striving to bring Arabs and Jews together to build trust and meaningful dialogue through innovative programs, and his personal vision for a Jewish Democratic State.
More info & RSVP.
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Jewish Resilience: Responding to Crisis, Catastrophe, and Change
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with Dr. Susannah Heschel
Thursday, June 2 at 6:45 p.m.
at Hilton Orrington / Evanston (1710 Orrington Avenue Evanston)
Two dozen Chicago-ara organizations join forces to present a single-program--addressing a topic critical of our lives today.$5 in advance | $10 at the door
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Tzedakah Box Collection
Now through Sunday, May 15
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Twice a year the Tzedakah Committee collects your
pushkie money and grants it toward funding to organizations that support justice, equality, and community. We will be collecting cans in the school office during business hours now through Sunday, May 15.
Righteous Giving, Righteous Doing.
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Anshe Emet Synagogue’s 14th Annual Dr. Arnold H. Kaplan Concert: Cantors on Broadway
Sunday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. at Anshe Emet Synagogue (3751 N. Broadway, Chicago)
Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi and his Something Wonderful guest cantors, including
Cantor
Susan Lewis Friedman, Thom King, Andrea Rae Markowicz, Elizabeth Shammash and teen soloist, Anna Gotskind, will give us a taste of why "There's No Business Like Show Business."
Tickets and additional information.
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Naomi Ruth Cohen Fifteenth Annual Mental Health Conference:
Mental Health: Why Does it Matter? A Compassionate Community Responds
Sunday, June 5
9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. at Beth Emet.
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Teens Urge Gun Violence Legislation
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On April 27, participants in our Or Emet collaborative 9/10th grade curriculum with JCUA, met with Senator Daniel Biss,
Rep. Laura Fine and Senator Julie Morrison to discuss gun violence prevention. Teens specifically urged legislators to propose or co-sponsor legislation that would provide state level licensing and inspection for gun dealers in Illinois. The legislators were very receptive and impressed with our passionate teens!
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Post-Passover Food Collection to Benefit The ARK
Through May 15
Purchased too much matzah? If you still have any unopened leftover, Passover food items, such as matzah or any other Kosher food products, please drop them off at the Synagogue office in the wooden bin. The Tzedakah Fund Committee will bring them to The ARK's food pantry where they will be put to good use.
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Upcoming Courses
Continuing Our Catholic-Jewish Interfaith Dialogue in Evanston
Wednesday, May 4 at 7:15 p.m. at St. Nicholas, 806 Ridge Avenue, Evanston
Congregants from Beth Emet Synagogue, Jewish Reconstruction Congregation, and
St. Mary’s and St. Nicholas Catholic Churches are invited to participate in a discussion led by Rabbi London and other clergy on
What You Always Wanted to Know about Judaism and Catholicism but Didn't Know Whom to Ask. No fee (please register).
with Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman
Fridays, May 6 and 20 at 10:45 a.m.
This class will individually and collectively prepare us for receiving the revelation of Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. $25 fee for members, or this class is included if you purchase the Friday morning package for Spring Term $35 fee for non-members.
with David Zarefsky
Monday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
An interactive discussion of contemporary events focusing on topics such as recent Supreme Court decisions, congressional and gubernatorial elections, Israel and the larger Middle East, and the role of the United States in the world today. Free for members (please register); non-members - $15 per session.
with Linda Schneider
Monday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Drums and percussion have long played a role in Judaism offering a hands-on, non-verbal route to accessing the spiritual and emotional. No musical experience is needed, and instruments will be provided (though feel free to bring your own if you have them). $10 fee.
K'dushah: The Second Most Important Prayer
with Rabbi Herbert Bronstein
Friday, May 13 at 10:45 a.m.
We regularly talk about and teach the
Sh’ma
, as we should, but little about the
K’dushah
, a prayer of equal importance to our religious outlook and is relevant for the modern age. $15 or included in Friday morning package. $18 non-member.
with Rabbi Andrea London
Saturday, May 14 at 3:30 p.m.
This program combines prayer, meditation, study and discussion, particularly emphasizing the teachings of early Hasidism and the practice of meditation.
To register for any of the above,
email
or call 847-869-4230 ext. 308
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Families with Young Children
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Yom Space: A Yom HaAtzmaut SpaceIL Family Program
Thursday, May 12, 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
For families with children age three through fifth grade.
Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day with a virtual trip into space! Beth Emet’s Yom Space (or Space Day) will connect children and their parents to Israel through music, food, and space-themed science and crafts.
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Sign up for Beit Sefer 2016-2017 School Year!
Learn more about
Gan Yom Rishon (ages 3-5) and
Kindergarten-Second Grade
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Births
Emma Paige Culter
daughter of Eli & Amy Culter
grandparents are Sandy & Bob Cutler
Violet Mirabelle Koss
daughter of Heather McLeod & Aaron Koss
grandparents are John and Marlene McLeod and great grandmother is Sima Steiner.
B'nai Mitzvah
Lila Appleton
daughter of Lynn & Jonathan Appleton
May 7, 2016
Deaths
Faigie Tanner
wife of Bob Tanner
Michael Goldberg
father of Jordan (Amy) Goldberg and grandfather to Matthew and Taylor
Paul Schneider
father of Linda (James Cahan) Schneider and grandfather of Adam and Rachel
In the Beth Emet Family
Mazel Tov to Michael Mitzen! He will be honored by Chicago A Capella with their Tribute Award, Saturday, May 14 at the Washington Library.
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Upcoming Youth Group Events
Garinim Family Picnic
Sunday, May 22 |
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Larimer Park – meet in the Beth Emet parking lot after Beit Sefer.
Pizza and outdoor games will be provided. Bring a side dish to share!
RSVP by Wednesday, May 18
Chasamba Laser Tag
Saturday, May 21|
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Pizza at Beth Emet and transportation to/from Laser Quest will be provided.
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1224 Dempster Street
Evanston, IL 60201
847-869-4230
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