Events

Baby Beginnings

Baby Beginnings

August 15, 2025 - May 29, 2026    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Looking for a way to meet other families with babies under 1 year old? Join us Friday mornings from 9:30am-11am at Anshe Emet! In partnership with [...]
Elul Kohelet Class  with Jacob Cytryn

Elul Kohelet Class with Jacob Cytryn

September 20, 2025 - October 4, 2025    
1:00 pm
Study together one of the core texts of Sukkot and the entire High Holy Day cycle, Megillat Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). Tackling three chapters each week on [...]
The Pen & The Yad Podcast

The Pen & The Yad Podcast

October 3, 2025 - October 11, 2025    
All Day
Rabbi Michael S. Siegel is joined by Anshe Emet member, and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jonathan Eig for this weekly podcast. Listen and learn as [...]
Friday Evening Service

Friday Evening Service

October 3, 2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Community Shabbat Evening Service (in person or via livestream) Join us this Friday evening as we welcome Shabbat together. Don't miss this lovely and lively service! [...]
Saturday Morning Family Shabbat Musical Services

Saturday Morning Family Shabbat Musical Services

October 4, 2025    
10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Shalom Shabbat 10:15AM - 11AM (ages 5 years old and under with their grown ups) Shalom Shabbat is a musical service for our kids ages [...]
Snacks Under the Sukkah at SelfHelp

Snacks Under the Sukkah at SelfHelp

October 5, 2025    
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
7th-12th Graders: Join us for a meaningful and fun Sukkot outing! We’ll visit the SelfHelp home to learn about their history, write Sukkot cards to [...]
HaZaK: Senior Learning at Anshe Emet

HaZaK: Senior Learning at Anshe Emet

October 6, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us Monday Afternoons at 1PM CST Bring a friend in person or feel free to join us online in your time zone, coast-to-coast. If [...]
Hanukkat HaSukkah Songfest and Sukkah Garden Dedication

Hanukkat HaSukkah Songfest and Sukkah Garden Dedication

October 6, 2025    
5:30 pm
Dedication of the Karole Frank z"l Sukkah Garden Karole Frank z"l Emma Jacobson Joey BeckerJoin us as we dedicate our beautiful new Sukkah Garden in [...]
Men's Club Presents: Steak & Shots in the Sukkah

Men's Club Presents: Steak & Shots in the Sukkah

October 9, 2025    
6:30 pm
2025 Honorees: Janet Siegel and Rabbi Michael Siegel The Men’s Club welcomes all members of Anshe Emet to join us in honoring and celebrating Janet [...]
YAD's Shakshuka in the Sukkah

YAD's Shakshuka in the Sukkah

October 10, 2025    
6:00 pm
Join us for our Sukkot YAD Shabbat! We will be joining the Anshe Emet community Friday Night services at 6PM, and then having a YAD [...]
Anshe Emet Sisterhood's Jewish Jeopardy and Annual Meeting

Anshe Emet Sisterhood's Jewish Jeopardy and Annual Meeting

October 12, 2025    
6:00 pm
Join the Anshe Emet Sisterhood for its Annual Meeting in the Sukkah with Dinner, Libations and Our Jewish Jeopardy Trivia Game! Bring friends and introduce [...]
New Member Dinner

New Member Dinner

October 13, 2025    
5:30 pm
Join us for an opportunity to meet other members new to the Anshe Emet Community as well as Anshe Emet Clergy and Staff. There is no cost [...]
Sisterhood Learning Series: Rebecca, Miriam, and Ruth: Women of Power and Kindness

Sisterhood Learning Series: Rebecca, Miriam, and Ruth: Women of Power and Kindness

October 16, 2025    
7:00 pm
Join the Anshe Emet Sisterhood for a three-part learning series with Rabbi Marianne Novak entitled: Rebecca, Miram, and Ruth: Women of Power and Kindness. Thursdays [...]
Canasta at AES

Canasta at AES

October 19, 2025    
9:00 am
Learn to play canasta in our Introduction to Canasta class with teacher Andrea Hirschfeld.  Then practice your new skills during our canasta playing hours.  Introduction [...]
Connecting the Expecting Reunion: Cohort 44

Connecting the Expecting Reunion: Cohort 44

October 21, 2025    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Expectant parents at similar stages of life will gather to socialize, share resources and discuss issues pertaining to being pregnant and preparing for parenthood. This [...]
Talmud Tuesdays with Rabbi Benjy Forester

Talmud Tuesdays with Rabbi Benjy Forester

October 21, 2025 - June 16, 2026    
7:30 pm
Calling all Talmud-lovers and Talmud-curious individuals! The Talmud is an incredible corpus of rabbinic thought, filled with laws, stories, and disagreements on every page. Join us for this Beit [...]
JCC Community Days at Anshe Emet: Movie Music Romance 3

JCC Community Days at Anshe Emet: Movie Music Romance 3

October 22, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
We're back with more of the most cherished love songs, dance pairings, and romantic moments in the history of filmmaking. 12-12:30 pm Lunch | 12:30-1:30 [...]
Something for Us Shabbat

Something for Us Shabbat

October 24, 2025    
6:00 pm
Join our Shabbat service led by AES clergy, followed by a dinner for the Something For Us (55+) group. 6PM • Service 7:15PM • Dinner [...]
Tiny Tastes of Tradition: Jewish Cooking for Littles

Tiny Tastes of Tradition: Jewish Cooking for Littles

October 26, 2025    
9:30 am
Join chef Micah Siva to dive into cooking with your little one (2-4 year olds)! Micah Siva is a chef, recipe developer, dietitian, and author [...]
Noah's Ark Animal Show!

Noah's Ark Animal Show!

October 26, 2025    
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Join Anshe Emet for Noah's Ark Petting Zoo! Join us for a wild and wonderful animal adventure! After learning about Noah’s Ark in Religious School, [...]
AES Religious School Day Off Program: 2025-2026

AES Religious School Day Off Program: 2025-2026

October 27, 2025    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Anshe Emet will be hosting our Day Off program for Kindergarten through fourth graders while CPS is closed.  Throughout the 2025-2026 school year, Anshe Emet will [...]
YAD Pickleball Drop-In Sessions

YAD Pickleball Drop-In Sessions

October 29, 2025    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join Anshe Emet YAD’s Pickleball League! Sign up with a friend and come meet new ones! All games will be played inside the gym. Feel [...]
We All Want This: Interfaith Couples Programming

We All Want This: Interfaith Couples Programming

October 30, 2025    
6:30 pm
Inspired by the popular TV show Nobody Wants This, this two-part series creates space for interfaith couples to have the honest conversations we often avoid—but [...]
CJE's My Go-To Place: Three Seconds in Munich

CJE's My Go-To Place: Three Seconds in Munich

November 4, 2025    
11:00 am
The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final. Most will remember the horrific murder of Israeli athletes that stunned the world and temporarily halted the 1972 Olympic [...]
Melton: From Sinai to Seinfeld—Jews And Their Jokes with Rabbi Michael Siegel

Melton: From Sinai to Seinfeld—Jews And Their Jokes with Rabbi Michael Siegel

November 6, 2025 - January 29, 2026    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Humor is part of the Jewish soul, offering us the ability to laugh at our tragedies, concerns, and preoccupations. In 10 sessions, this course reveals [...]
An Evening of Insight and Reflection Featuring Bret Stephens

An Evening of Insight and Reflection Featuring Bret Stephens

November 6, 2025    
7:00 pm
Join us for a remarkable evening as we welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bret Stephens to speak on: “If Not Now, When?”  In a thought-provoking dialogue [...]
Heritage Judaica Chicago

Heritage Judaica Chicago

November 9, 2025    
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Heritage Judaica Chicago invites the Jewish Community to our pop up event,  Sunday November 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 in the AES Sukkah. HJC passes [...]
Havdalah & Pajama Movie Night

Havdalah & Pajama Movie Night

November 15, 2025    
5:30 pm
Inviting all JK-6th graders! Come join us at Anshe Emet for a cozy movie night with popcorn! Two movies will be shown in different rooms to [...]
Conservative Judaism Around the World

Conservative Judaism Around the World

November 16, 2025    
10:30 am
Join Rabbi D'ror Chankin-Gould for breakfast and a discussion as he explores Judaism around the world with three rabbis representing Jewish life in four different [...]
Anshe Eats Presents: Ruhama Shitrit

Anshe Eats Presents: Ruhama Shitrit

November 17, 2025    
7:00 pm
Join us for a cooking demonstration and tasting with Ruhama Shitrit! Ruhama Shitrit is an Israeli-American recipe developer and content creator who shares authentic Middle [...]
Zootopia Shabbat!

Zootopia Shabbat!

November 21, 2025    
4:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for a wildly fun and meaningful Shabbat experience for families of all ages, inspired by the world of Zootopia! 4:45PM-5PM: Snacks & schmoozing [...]
As It Is Written: An Exploration of Current & Evolving Jewish Law

As It Is Written: An Exploration of Current & Evolving Jewish Law

November 24, 2025 - December 15, 2025    
7:30 pm
In this course taught by Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould, we will learn about the most recent, cutting-edge legal decisions fresh from Conservative movement’s Committee on Jewish [...]
Rock Of Ages Bouldering Event

Rock Of Ages Bouldering Event

December 6, 2025    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us at Movement Chicago for our Rock of Ages Hanukkah Bouldering Event! Get ready to reach new heights this Hanukkah! Join us for an [...]
An Evening to Discuss As a Jew Featuring Sarah Hurwitz in Conversation

An Evening to Discuss As a Jew Featuring Sarah Hurwitz in Conversation

December 16, 2025    
7:00 pm
Join Rabbi Siegel as he speaks with Sarah Hurwitz on her new book in which she wrestles with what it means to be Jewish at [...]