Upcoming Events/Cultural Programs
Attention Graduating High School Seniors
Joint Program with the Jewish Genealogy Society of Illinois
Fighting for Food Security: The Story of a Leading Haitian Activist
Men's Club Bowling Bash
Shavuot Information
Attention Graduating High School Seniors
Saturday, May 19
We want to honor you as you reach this huge milestone in your life. Please join us and bring your parents for a special aliyah on Shabbat, May 19, 2012. The second aliyah will take place around 10:00 a.m. during Shabbat Morning Services. Please RSVP to Rabbi David Russo and tell us where you will be next year. We're excited to hear about your future plans!!!
Joint Program with The Jewish Genealogy Society of Illionois
Sunday, May 20
at 12:30 p.m. at Anshe Emet
Join us on Sunday, May 20 for a fascinating session, including a lecture from Maike Karsen. From 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., Computers will be available as well as knowledgeable researchers to provide assistance for individuals seeking information about their ancestors on the Internet.
Lecture: Sex, Murder, and Genealogy?
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Dora Feldman McDonald, the daughter of German Jewish immigrants, made the front page of Chicago newspapers in 1907 when she shot her lover. Dora, who was married to one of the most powerful political bosses in Chicago at the time, used murder to end this affair and her lover's blackmail. But what ever happened to her after her dramatic acquittal the following year? Genealogist Mike Karsen uses every trick in his tool bag to set the record straight and follow her trail.
A professional speaker, Mike Karsen is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), and is currently President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. He speaks on family legacy topics locally and nationally, presents conference programs and is on the faculty of Newberry Library and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago. Mike is the author of the JewishGen website "Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland" and has published articles on genealogy. He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics/computer science and a master's in operations research alongside 30 years in telecommunications management.
For more information, visit: www.jewishgen.org/jgsi/future8.htm.
AJWS's Reverse Hunger Campaign Presents
Fighting for Food Security: The Story of a Leading Haitian Activist
Sunday, May 20
at 7:00 p.m. at Anshe Emet
Please join American Jewish World Service for an exclusive film screening, dialogue and reception, featuring: Camille Chambers, Internationally recognized Haitian activist and Executive Director of AJWS grantee Haitian Advocacy Platform for an Alternative Development (PADPA) and Rabbi Michael Siegel.
For more information, please contact Ilana Shushansky or call 212-792-2886.
Men's Club Bowling Bash
Tuesday, May 29
7:00 - 10:30 p.m. at Timber Lanes
Knock ‘em down and knock yourself out as we take over Timber Lanes.
Lace up your multi-colored shoes, grab a drink and a bowling ball, throw strikes and socialize with other Anshe Emet Men’s Club members. You might even walk away with a trophy!
Unlimited bowling, plus pizza, beer, soda, water and shoe rental for only $20. You won’t find a better value for an evening’s entertainment anywhere! So keep your holiday festivities going with America’s favorite participatory sport.
Timber Bowling Lanes is located at 1851 Irving Park Road.
Please RSVP to mensclub@ansheemet.org. Open to all Anshe Emet adult males.
Join Us for Shavuot at Anshe Emet
Saturday, May 26 - Monday, May 28
Shavuot, which begins this year on the evening of May 26 and continues through May 28 (and every year on the Hebrew date of the 6th of Sivan) is traditionally associated with the Revelation at Sinai and our receiving the Torah. One of the special traditions of this day is the all-night learning of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot - this year featuring our Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Reuven Hammer!
Rabbi Hammer is a conservative Jewish rabbi, scholar of Jewish liturgy, author and lecturer. He is a founder of the Masorti movement in Israel and a past president of the International Rabbinical Assembly. He served many years as head of the Masorti Beth Din in Israel. A prolific writer in both the Israeli and international press, he is a regular columnist for The Jerusalem Post's "Tradition Today" column. He lives in Jerusalem. Hammer earned his doctorate in theology and his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Saturday, May 26
6:00 p.m.: Erev Shavuot Festival Service
7:00 p.m.: Mincha
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Dinner and Learning with Rabbi Reuven Hammer
9:00 - 9:30 p.m. Ma'ariv
10:00 - 11:15 p.m. Panel Discussion with Rabbi Reuven Hammer and Sr. Rabbis
11:45 p.m. - 4:30 a.m.: Tikkun Leil Shavuot Study Sessions
5:00 a.m. Festival Service at the Lake
Sunday, May 27
9:30 a.m.: Festival Service
12:00 p.m Kiddush
7:00 p.m. Festival Evening Service
Monday, May 28
9:30 a.m.: Festival Service, including Yizkor and Special Naming Ceremony for JBC Graduates