May 10, 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 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – The Anshe Emet Sisterhood is proud to welcome, Lynn Sweet, the Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times. She appears frequently on CNN and other outlets as an analyst. Sweet has a master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She also attended the University […]
May 13, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – As we approach the festival of Shavuot and read the Megillah Ruth, we are thrilled to host a program that ties the beauty of tapestry with the biblical story of the season. Join fine art weaver, Berit Engen for an evening examining her linen yarn tapestry series, Inspired by M’gillat Rut: The Beauty of Biblical […]
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 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – Dr. Beth Fishman will give the D’var Torah in honor of “Serenity Shabbat”, a Shabbat throughout Chicago focused on addiction and recovery in the Jewish community. Cantor Berke and Emma Rehfeld will also join the service. All are welcome to join our livestreamed service. Beth Fishman, Ph.D. has worked with individuals and families impacted by a wide range […]
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 […]
