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Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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Challah Midrash Corner
Steve Siegel baked this delicious-looking challah midrash for another double Parshat Behar and Behukkotai. Behar describes the farming practice of resting the fields for a shmita or sabbatical every seventh year.
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Missed Friday's D'var Torah?
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7:00 pm
Beth Emet Town Hall
As we recently shared in an email to the congregation plans are being developed to slowly reopen the building in a safe way that ensures the health and well-being of all those involved. Mark your calendars and join our next Town Hall meeting on Monday, May 10 at 7:00 pm in which we will discuss the re-opening plan and other important updates. We'll also be sharing our initial thinking for the High Holy Days and Beit Sefer, will hear an overview of the reparations initiative in Evanston, and will address your questions. Please submit questions in advance of the meeting. You can also RSVP here.
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Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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10:30 am
Ruth and Rahav with Hyma Levin
Ruth and Rahav: one a Moabite and one a Canaanite; one an ancestor of King David and one a prostitute. Each woman is part of Tanach and each is honored by our tradition. Who are these women and what is their story?
No fee for members; $15 fee for non-members.
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 874 6886 7175 | Passcode: 1224
Hyma Levin, Beth Emet’s Director of Education Emerita, has been a Jewish educator for more than forty years. She is a member of the Chicago Coalition for Interreligious Learning: Catholics | Jews | Muslims Working Together, and taught by request in Catholic elementary and high schools for more than fifteen years. A Life Member of Hadassah, Hyma facilitated a leadership-training program for the Chicago-Northshore Chapter. She has taught in a variety of adult education venues in the area.
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 874 6886 7175 | Passcode: 1224
11:30 am
Daily Meditation
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7:30 pm
Current Politics with Dr. David Zarefsky
A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. We will focus primarily on United States national and international policy related to economic, diplomatic, and military issues, including relations with Israel and other nations. Special attention will be given to the policy and political issues facing the Biden administration.
No fee for members; non-member $10.
Meeting ID: 816 4307 2931 | Passcode: 1224
Dr. David Zarefsky is the Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, specializing in argumentation and the analysis and criticism of American political discourse. David is a former president of the National Communication Association, the Rhetoric Society of America, and the Central States Communication Association. In 2012 he received the Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award from the National Communication Association. David is a past president of Beth Emet.
7:30 pm
Orot Live Zoom Meditation
In times of chaos, we can all try to cultivate a consciousness of more kindness, more generosity, more compassion, more calm, so we can bring these attributes, these middot into the world through our actions. Join Orot Center for Jewish Learning for these Tuesday evening meditations and sits.
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Wed
May 12
Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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11:30 am
Daily Meditation
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7:30 pm
Soul Stitchers - Virtual Knitting Circle
Know how to knit and/or crochet? As a tribute to Nikki Zarefsky z"l, join us for an hour (on zoom) of knitting and connecting as we create shawls to warm people during services and/or healing shawls that will bring warmth to those in need in a hospital, home or other settings. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join! Please send us an email with any questions.
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 966 9005 4526 / Passcode: 1224
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Thurs
May 13
Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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10:00 am
Qigong with Netiva Caftori
There are so many moving parts in our day to day lives. Our very own Netiva Caftori, invites us to experience the healing practice of Qigong with her. Qigong is a millennia-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health and spirituality. Beginners are encouraged to try out this session.
11:30 am
Daily Meditation
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Watch the next Movie with Mark: Stop Making Sense (1984) before May 24
Is this the greatest concert film ever made? Some argue for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, but, no, it’s this: Jonathan Demme’s joyous celebration of Talking Heads at the height of their creative and funky powers. The world may have caught up to David Byrne with his Broadway smash (and 2020 concert film) American Utopia, but here’s where he was ascendant in a very big suit while enticing you to work up a sweat with him. Demme gives these musicians the kind of love he affords his actors in his dramatic films, and the life-affirming energy is infectious. As we approach this summer of hope, let’s share a powerful reminder of all a live concert can deliver. On Prime and other services.
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For a complete listing of BE Connected program recordings,
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Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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9:30 am
A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London
There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. Texts will be provided.
No fee for members, non-member fee $100
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 880 3271 0378 l Passcode: 785827
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11:00 am
Intermarried Families during the Holocaust with Benjamin Frommer
We will consider the daily struggle and paradoxical fate of intermarried Jews and their progeny (so-called Mischlinge) during the Holocaust. Although Hitler feverishly denounced Jews who had intimate relations with non-Jews as the greatest threat to German racial purity, most intermarried Jews in Central Europe ultimately survived the war. Tragically, many of their children did not.
Member fee $25 or included in Friday package; non-member fee $35. .
Benjamin Frommer (Ph.D. Harvard University) is an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University, with a joint appointment at the Crown Center for Jewish and Israel Studies. He is a historian of Central and Eastern Europe, and most recently, co-editor of Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia: Mixed Families in the Age of Extremes (2019).
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11:30 am
Daily Meditation
6:15 pm
Z’oneg
Login to services a few minutes early to wish everyone a Shabbat Shalom. As we continue to find new ways to connect, stay a few minutes after services to say hello – just like we would do in the lobby following services!
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 853 5684 6772 / Passcode: 1224
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6:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Ph: 312-626-6799 -Meeting ID: 853 5684 6772
Passcode: 1224
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Sat
May 15
Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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9:00 am
Tot Shabbat
Zoom Link - Ph:312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 819 7219 2597 | Passcode: 1224
9:30 am
Kahal Shabbat Morning Service
Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 813 2237 5514/ Passcode: 1224
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Sun
May 16
Erev Shavuot
Countdown to Shavuot-
One Middah @ a Time
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9:00 am
Weekday Minyan
Zoom Link Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 883 0113 9619 / Passcode: 075031
9:45 am
Shavuot Shindig for Families with Young Children
Come to the Beth Emet Parking Lot for our first-ever Story Walk, as well as art, snacks and more. Please register here.
5:00-10:00 pm
Second Annual Shavuot Smorgasbord
We are excited to share our line up for Leil Tikkun Shavuot – our evening of study, community, dinner, stories and song. Come to all or part of the evening!
5:00 pm Revelation and Covenant with Nisan Chavkin
6:00 pm Dinner with Discussions on Shtisel or a topic of your choice
6:50 pm Meditation and a Tikkun Middot Reflection with Marci Dickman and Rabbi London
7:20 pm Prayers and Songs from Sinai with Rabbi London, Rabbi Memis-Foler and Cantor Cotler
8:00 pm Torah in the Minds of the Rabbis with Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Finley
9:00 pm Revelation and Me with Max Antman, Emily Dana, Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel, Beth Reinstein and Sara Blumenthal
9:45 pm Kumsitz Singing with Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel and Beth Reinstein
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10:00 am
Shavuot Morning Festival Service with Yizkor
Zoom Link - Ph: 312-626-6799 - Meeting ID: 815 8497 4596 | Passcode: 1224
11:30 am
Daily Meditation
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11:30 am
Daily Meditation
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7:30 pm
Orot Live Zoom Meditation
In times of chaos, we can all try to cultivate a consciousness of more kindness, more generosity, more compassion, more calm, so we can bring these attributes, these middot into the world through our actions. Join Orot Center for Jewish Learning for these Tuesday evening meditations and sits.
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Events or links may change on occasion - check out the calendar on the homepage of bethemet.org for the most up to date information!
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Thursday, May 20 at 7:00 pm
Social Action Committee Meeting
New faces are welcome! Add your name to the Social Action mailing list to get the latest updates on initiatives & meeting notices by contacting the office.
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Friday, May 21 at 11:00 am
Intermarried Families during the Holocaust with Benjamin Frommer
We will consider the daily struggle and paradoxical fate of intermarried Jews and their progeny (so-called Mischlinge) during the Holocaust. Although Hitler feverishly denounced Jews who had intimate relations with non-Jews as the greatest threat to German racial purity, most intermarried Jews in Central Europe ultimately survived the war. Tragically, many of their children did not.
Member fee $25 or included in Friday package; non-member fee $35. .
Benjamin Frommer (Ph.D. Harvard University) is an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University, with a joint appointment at the Crown Center for Jewish and Israel Studies. He is a historian of Central and Eastern Europe, and most recently, co-editor of Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia: Mixed Families in the Age of Extremes (2019).
Monday, May 24 at 7:30 pm
Movies with Mark: Stop Making Sense (1984)
Is this the greatest concert film ever made? Some argue for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, but, no, it’s this: Jonathan Demme’s joyous celebration of Talking Heads at the height of their creative and funky powers. The world may have caught up to David Byrne with his Broadway smash (and 2020 concert film) American Utopia, but here’s where he was ascendant in a very big suit while enticing you to work up a sweat with him. Demme gives these musicians the kind of love he affords his actors in his dramatic films, and the life-affirming energy is infectious. As we approach this summer of hope, let’s share a powerful reminder of all a live concert can deliver. On Prime and other services.
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Wednesday, May 26 at 7:30 pm
Jews in Sports with Ed Sherman
Ed Sherman will discuss the many facets of Jews in sports, examining obstacles encountered and their achievements. From Greenberg to Koufax and more, Jewish athletes not only have had an impact on sports, but also on culture and society.
Ed Sherman was a long-time sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was one of the creators of Jewishbaseballmuseum.com, a site that chronicles the history of Jews in baseball.
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BE Connected is an opportunity for groups with similar interests to come together as well as opportunities for conversation around various topics. What better way to engage with the Beth Emet community, try something new, and connect when we have a bit more time on our hands? Given our new reality, this initiative will start virtually, but we hope that this will continue once life returns to normal.
Each week you will receive a dedicated email with a listing of opportunities for the next two weeks. If you do not have access to a web camera for a video call, we will include phone numbers as well. And if you have an idea as we expand the reach of BE Connected, contact Marti Netler.
We look forward to seeing you very soon.
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