Archive: January 2022

HaZaK

Posted on January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022 @ 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.

Love, Loss and Wisdom With Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould

Posted on January 20, 2022

January 20, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – A New Virtual Melton Curriculum Discover, during this virtual six-week course, the Jewish responses and rituals that take us through mourning and arrive at a place of healing. When death inevitably enters our lives, Jewish wisdom and ritual can help us cope with heartbreak and loss, the anguish of why suffering exists. We will also […]

Havdalah Around Chicago

Posted on January 22, 2022

January 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – Join us for Havdalah Around Chicago on Jan. 22, at 6 pm at various locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area.  We will be there as a community to end Shabbat on a cold winter night. In case of severely cold weather or a snowstorm, we will let you know if we are postponing this event […]

HaZaK

Posted on January 24, 2022

January 24, 2022 @ 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.

Chicago Gang Database Discussion

Posted on January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – The Chicago Gang Database has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, public hearings, and investigations in recent years. Although intended as a tool to document gang affiliation, poor data gathering practices have resulted in widespread inaccuracies that have a disproportionate and lasting impact on Black and Brown Chicagoans.  Join us on January 25 at 7pm […]

Community Havdalah and Shirah B’tzibur Song Session

Posted on January 29, 2022

January 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 6pm Community Havdalah Service and Shirah B’tzibur Song Session via Zoom Join the AES clergy for Havdalah as we bid farewell to Shabbat together and greet each other panim al panim, face to face, with blessings and song. The community is invited to stay afterwards with Cantor Rachel Brook and special guest, Cantor Laurie Akers for a […]

HaZaK

Posted on January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022 @ 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.

The Portrayal of Jews in Hollywood with Malina Saval

Posted on January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – With guest, Malina Saval, editor at Variety and author of The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens and the novel Jewish Summer Camp Mafia. In preparation, please read Malina’s article from variety on the subject of Jews in Hollywood. Register here Questions? Contact Amy Karp at akarp@ansheemet.org / 773.868.5139. 

HaZaK

Posted on February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 @ 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.

The Challenging Relationship between Israeli and American Jews: A Conversation on the Past, Present and Future With Special Guest Daniel Gordis and Rabbi Michael Siegel

Posted on February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – Daniel Gordis is an American-born Israeli author and speaker, who is best known as a fierce advocate of Israel. He is Senior Vice President and Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College in Jerusalem, where he is also Chair of the Core Curriculum. In preparation for the discussion with Daniel Gordis, please take a few minutes […]