May 17, 2021 @ 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.
May 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – An inspired food writer, independent scholar, culinary historian and TED speaker, Michael Twitty makes no bones about the complexity of his identity. Black, devoutly Jewish and openly gay, Twitty is a man with a mission on a journey to bring our diversity to the table and demonstrate how our food connects us. And, indeed, with […]
May 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – Join the clergy of Anshe Emet as they do a deep dive into one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the 20thCentury. This three part class (once a month) will focus on themes found in Heschel’s book, God in Search of Man which articulates a belief in a personal God who sees humankind as […]
May 24, 2021 @ 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.
May 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – Daniel Aschheim, Ph.D, has served as Consul for Public Diplomacy at the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest since September 2020. His portfolio includes media, culture, academia, and Jewish communities in the Consulate’s 9-state Midwest region. Dr. Aschheim will discuss the Abraham Accords—the joint normalization agreement between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the […]
May 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Register here Our conversation, led by Rabbi Michael Siegel, continues with these special guests: Tamara Margolis has over 22 years of Law Enforcement experience and is serving her second term as President of the Shomrim Society of Illinois, an organization of Jewish First Responders. Tamara Margolis holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Police Administration […]
May 31, 2021 @ 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.
June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance The film chronicles the coalition between Black and Jewish Americans before, during, and after the Civil Rights movement. Panel discussion includes: Rabbi Michael Siegel, Anshe Emet Synagogue Pastor Chris Harris, Bright Star Community Outreach Dr. Susannah Heschel, The Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at […]
June 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am – Join Anshe Emet as we welcome Ha’aretz journalist Amir Tibon and Thair Abu Ras, an Israeli Arab, in a discussion of Israel, post ceasefire. Where are we now, where are we going? Amir Tibon is a senior editor and writer at Haaretz newspaper. From 2016 to 2020 he was the paper’s Washington correspondent, covering the […]
June 7, 2021 @ 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.
