March 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – The entire Anshe Emet community is invited to join Sisterhood for a special Friday evening with dinner and a modern dance program. Dinner will be served immediately after Kabbalat Shabbat services with a performance of Night Table to start at 8:00 PM Friday, March 24. Night Table is a haunting interpretation of Friday night blessings incorporating […]
March 25, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – Join us for an important Shabbat when we discuss and confront the issue of Suicide within the Jewish Community. 9:30AM • Special D’var Torah by Rabbi Suzanne Offit: “Suicide IS a Jewish Issue” at Anshe Emet Synagogue 1PM • Post-Kiddush Conversation with Rabbi Suzanne Offit & Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould at Anshe Emet Synagogue
March 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.
March 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – Join Rabbi Michael Siegel as we study the Haggadah through a 2023 lens. With a war raging in the Ukraine, demonstrations against the Israeli government and rising anti-Semitism, what messages does the Haggadah provide in our current climate. The program will be held in person and via zoom. Please select an option when registering for the program. Register […]
March 27, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – Flying frogs? Legos? Snacks? Explore resources, strategies, reasonable goals and realistic expectations for hosting (or attending) a seder with young children. Join in from the comfort of home (and unlike seder, you can wear PJs to this!) Max Handelman is the Director of Family Life & Learning at Anshe Emet Synagogue, and has successfully engaged […]
March 31, 2023 @ 4:45 pm – 7:30 pm – Wear your PJ’s and join us for a special Friday night event! In celebration of World Water Day, families with children 0-8 years of age are invited to Anshe Emet’s Finding Nemo Shabbat for a musical service with Cantor Brook and Mr. Todd Kessler, schmoozing, dinner, and “fin”-tastic activities! 4:45PM • Snacks5PM • Shabbat service in […]
April 3, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.
April 4, 2023 @ All Day – On April 4, the citizens of Chicago will participate in a mayoral runoff election. At this pivotal moment in our city’s history, we have two very passionate, caring candidates offering very different approaches and outlooks for Chicago. As we have done in past Mayoral elections, our congregation has invited the candidates to join us on […]
April 6, 2023 – May 25, 2023 @ All Day – The Omer refers to the 49-day period between the second night of Passover (Pesach) (Tuesday, April 23) and the holiday of Shavuot (Tuesday, June 11). This period marks the beginning of the barley harvest when, in ancient times, Jews would bring the first sheaves to the Temple as a means of thanking God for the harvest. The word Omer literally […]
April 10, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.