March 21, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Join Rabbi Michael Siegel and Dr. Betsy Gidwitz in a virtual conversation as we struggle to understand the situation regarding the Russian/Ukrainian Crisis currently dominating our news cycle. It is estimated there are 200,000 Jews in the Ukraine who are facing a monumental challenge not seen for generations. They are profoundly affected by the political […]
March 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – Rabbi Michael Siegel and the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO & National Director, Jonathan Greenblatt will join for a conversation focusing on Greenblatt’s new best-selling book, It Could Happen Here, which is about the scary rise of hate plaguing America and what we all can do to stop it before it is too late. Last year, Anshe Emet joined the ADL Signature Synagogue Program […]
March 27, 2022 @ 10:30 am – A virtual dialogue with author, Harry Freedman and Rabbi Michael Siegel. Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius is a book that looks deep into the soul and imagination of one of the greatest singers and lyricists of our time. Here is the landscape of his soul. This is not a biography but a biographical […]
March 28, 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.
March 30, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – Please join us on March 30 to discuss the memoir Golem Girl by acclaimed portrait artist, educator, and practitioner of extreme consent, Chicago’s own Riva Lehrer. Ms. Lehrer was the featured speaker for Anshe Emet’s celebration of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month where she read from her book and spoke about her experiences growing up […]
March 31, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – After discovering an image of a little girl in an old photograph, high school student Sofia becomes compelled to probe the history of Rome’s Jewish ghetto during World War II. Register here Questions? Contact Amy Karp at 773.868.5139 / akarp@ansheemet.org This screening is part of the The Sarah Danielle Goldberg Memorial Arts Fund Film Series, […]
April 1, 2022 – April 2, 2022 @ 12:00 am – Friday, April 1 • 6:30PM • Shabbat Service & Dinner Rabbi Amy Levin currently serves as the rabbi at Sukat Shalom Congregation in Ramat Yishai in Israel and the founder of Tzibur Strategies: For Thriving Sacred Communities and Their Leaders. She is the co-author of the Teshuva (official response of the conservative movement) that granted Ashkenazim Jews […]
April 1, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – Rabbi Amy Levin currently serves as the rabbi at Sukat Shalom Congregation in Ramat Yishai in Israel and the founder of Tzibur Strategies: For Thriving Sacred Communities and Their Leaders. She is the co-author of the Teshuva (official response of the conservative movement) that granted Ashkenazim Jews permission to eat beans and other legumes on Passover. Born […]
April 3, 2022 @ 10:45 am – Join Anshe Emet clergy and staff and community experts, and your fellow Anshe Emet parents, to chat about parenting issues that impact us all. Join us for one or both of these conversations that will strengthen your sense of parenting and community. Both conversations are Sundays, 10:45-11:45am, in person at Anshe Emet. On Sunday, April […]
April 3, 2022 @ 4:00 pm – Please join the Anshe Emet Sisterhood for High Tea in support of Torah Fund. We will enjoy tea, treats and our in-depth discussion with these Hillel leaders: Michael Simon Executive Director Northwestern University Hillel Rabbi Sarah Mulhern Rabbi of Base LNCLN, a Jewish home for college students and young adults in Lincoln Park Rebecca Russo […]
