Drive through, or walk through, to drop off items for donation*. You will also pick up a Chanukit—a little present to you from Anshe Emet. We are collecting the following:
• Socks for Connections For The Homeless
• Youth mittens, hats and scarves for Cradles to Crayons
• Men’s hats, gloves , scarves for CJE SeniorLife
• Toiletries for Night Ministries
* All donated items must be new
Join Our Next Israel Tour with Josh Hartuv and Rabbi Russo…
The battles and miracles of the Maccabean warriors led to the Hasmonean Dynasty, the last period of independent Jewish rule in Israel for over 2,000 years. Using songs, interactive games, and stories, this experience explores the personalities, sites, and battles that make the heroes of Chanukah so important and interesting to this day. Preview here!
Be Sure to Bring:
1) Dreidle (סביבון)
2) Greek warrior or royalty costume
3) Maccabee-related gear (ie, Maccabee games or sports teams paraphernalia, Maccabee Beer glass or logo, etc….)
Click here to register
Zoom ID and password will be sent to you upon registering. Contact Amy Karp with questions: akarp@ansheemet.org
(Kehilla • Community)
Join our virtual, musical community candle lighting, as we celebrate our first night of Chanukah. Have your Chanukiah and candles ready to go!
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(Tzedakah • Justice)
Support kosher caterer Zelda’s and Anshe Emet when you purchase a discounted, delicious dairy dinner! 10% of net proceeds support the Synagogue. Dinners will be delivered to your home at an extra cost.
Place your Zelda orders here
(Gemilut Chasadim • Loving Kindness)
Join Samantha Isenstein and Eli Kaufman for fun and games for families with kids in grades 1st-5th.
Register here
Sunday, December 13 • 6pm | Chanukah Fourth NightEnjoy this exciting concert; our gift to you. Heartfelt gratitude to the Lipsey family and the Anshe Emet Joseph and Belle Braun Religious School for underwriting this event.
Click here to view concert live stream
(Chesed • Compassion)
Sign up to make cookies at your home and drop them off at AES on December 14 by 3PM. Cindy Rudman will deliver them to Fight2Feed.
Sign-up to participate here
(Ahavat Hager • Caring for the Stranger)
Sign up to help prepare dinner. You may choose to make a main course, side dish or dessert. Dinner delivered by 5:30pm. This program is coordinated by Sharon Perlman.
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(Lev Tov • Kindness, Warmth and Positivity)
Learn how to make Sephardic Chanukah Honey Balls.
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(Da’agat Atzmeet • Self-care)
Study with Tracie Bernstein, Director of Nourishing the Soul Workshops, as we learn to love and care for ourselves before we can care for others. Program will start with meditation, followed by discussion on on depression and mental health.
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The Clergy & Staff of Anshe Emet
For assistance with membership, please contact Amy Karp at akarp@ansheemet.org.
Access our member portal here.
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Avi Jorisch is the author of Thou Shalt Innovate: Stories of Israeli Innovation and Inspiration, which profiles wondrous Israeli innovations that are collectively changing the lives of billions of people around the world and explores why Israeli innovators of all faiths feel compelled to make the world better. This is the story of how Israelis are helping to feed the hungry, cure the sick, protect the defenseless, and make the desert bloom. Israel is playing a disproportionate role in helping solve some of the world’s biggest challenges by tapping into the nation’s soul: the spirit of tikkun olam – the Jewish concept of repairing the world. From Thursday, October 29, 2020.
Join Rabbi Siegel and Hazzan Berke as they introduce Hoshanot and its meaning as well as learning the tunes used for the special Hoshanot. From Friday, October 9, 2020.
The Anshe Emet Sisterhood explores the evolving tradition of head coverings from headbands, falls, snoods, mitpachat, berets, hats, tichels and sheitels with Rabbi Marianne Novak.
This tour, led by Josh Hartuv, looks at everything from the most ancient evidence found of practicing Sukkot and the Tanakh’s description of the holiday to the colorful and diverse customs of Sukkot today in Israel and around the Jewish world.
Hazzan Elizabeth Berke is joined by special musical guest, Joey Weisenberg, Founder and Co-Director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute. This program is part of our Pillars of Conversation Series for Elul. From Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
See the spouses of the AES Rabbis will share their favorite Holiday traditions and special recipes. Featuring Janet Siegel, Rebecca Russo and Cantor David Berger. From Thursday, August 27, 2020. View all three recipes here.
See how has Israel responded to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic? Joseph Gitler is the Founder and Chairman of Leket Israel, the National Food Bank in Israel. From Monday, August 24, 2020.
See this engaging discussion on the topic, The Big Sorry: Reflections on Forgiveness, led by Rabbi Michael Siegel and Dr. Erica Brown.
See our Sunday, August 23 program with Anshe Emet’s very own beekeeper, Leonard Rau, as he shows us his amazing collection of hives and discusses the process of making honey, as we enter the sweetness of the Elul season.
See our virtual tour, from Tuesday, August 18. What began as the region’s first start-up, the Jaffa Orange set the ancient city on the path toward modernity. This tour explores the idea of the “First Hebrew City” and examines the reality of how Tel Aviv accomplished its mission.
AES member Barbara Gressel moderates this important discussion with Anshe Emet’s Rabbis, Siegel, Chankin-Gould and Russo about Anshe Emet’s plans for Elul and the High Holy Days. From Thursday, August 23.
See our program from Thursday, August 13, with Koleinu, our Racial Justice Committee, as we welcome community leader and AES member, Tani Prell, for this special Racial Justice Training. Our synagogue’s community, and the Jewish community as a whole, are ever growing in their diversity. With an estimated 12-15% of North American Jews identifying as Jews of Color, discussions of race are vital to a thriving and inclusive Jewish future. Join Tani Prell to explore topics of race, privilege and the intersections of race and Judaism.
See our virtual tour, from Tuesday, August 18. What began as the region’s first start-up, the Jaffa Orange set the ancient city on the path toward modernity. This tour explores the idea of the “First Hebrew City” and examines the reality of how Tel Aviv accomplished its mission.
AES member Barbara Gressel moderates this important discussion with Anshe Emet’s Rabbis, Siegel, Chankin-Gould and Russo about Anshe Emet’s plans for Elul and the High Holy Days. From Thursday, August 23.
See our program from Thursday, August 13, with Koleinu, our Racial Justice Committee, as we welcome community leader and AES member, Tani Prell, for this special Racial Justice Training. Our synagogue’s community, and the Jewish community as a whole, are ever growing in their diversity. With an estimated 12-15% of North American Jews identifying as Jews of Color, discussions of race are vital to a thriving and inclusive Jewish future. Join Tani Prell to explore topics of race, privilege and the intersections of race and Judaism.
See our event from Tuesday, August 11 with Debra Gittler, Founder and Executive Director of ConTextos, as she discusses how her Jewish values inform her work with young people affected by street violence, poverty and trauma in Chicago, in schools, reentry, workforce development and Cook County Jail. Debra, joined by her colleagues Johnny Page and Darrius McCarty, talks with Rabbi Michael Siegel about the potential of writing and storytelling to promote healing amongst writers, and the power of story to build bridges and complicate prevailing assumptions.
See our recent virtual tour with Josh Hartuv and Rabbi David Russo. The story of Jerusalem is that of a city of glorious periods of prominence and fame combined with infamous violent destructions. From King David to Rome, this tour will look at the waves of this pattern over the city’s first millennium.
See our recent Sisterhood program and learn how to make a delicious Cheesecake and other great eats!
See our discussion from Tuesday, July 7, featuring Rabbi Siegel, Lisa Sharon Harper (Speaker, Writer, Activist, Artist), Pastor Chris Harris (Bright Star Church in Bronzeville), and Rev. Rob W. Lee IV (Author, Activist, Commentator, Professor and Preacher) on the topic of monuments in our current cultural climate.
See our discussion from Thursday, June 25, featuring Rabbi Siegel and special guests, Jane Shapiro, Director of Orot Center for New Jewish Learning, and Rabbi Karyn Kedar of B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, on spirituality in our current state of being.
See our discussion from Thursday, June 18, featuring Dr. Curtis Weiss, a pulmonary and critical care physician working on the front-lines with COVID-19 patients, and Dani Lazar, Executive Director of Research and Evaluation at Access Community Health Network. Dani is also a part of the Anshe Emet Re-Opening Committee. Topic: In Our Current State of The COVID-19 Pandemic: What Should We Expect Next?
See our discussion from Thursday, June 11, featuring Rabbi Michael Siegel and Lonnie Nasatir, President of the Jewish United Fund, on the topic, The future of the Jewish United Fund and the Chicago Jewish Community.
See Rabbi Michael Siegel join Pastor James T. Meeks from Salem Baptist Church, Pastor Chris Harris from Bright Star Church Chicago, and Rabbi Ari Hart from Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, for the Salem Baptist Church event, Faith in Crisis, from Wednesday, June 10.
See our discussion from Thursday, June 4, featuring Rabbi Michael Siegel and Howard Tullman on the topic, The future of technology and how it will apply to the synagogue.
See our program from Wednesday, May 20, featuring Rabbi Siegel and special guest and scholar, Dr. Ron Wolfson:
See our program from Tuesday, May 19, featuring Hazzan Mizrahi, Cantor Elizabeth Berke and Naomi Wiess-Weil:
See our program from Tuesday, May 19 with Rabbi David Russo and his brother, and professional Israeli tour guide, Josh Hartuv:
See our program from Thursday, April 30 with Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould and Dr. Avi Rose:
See our program from Wednesday, April 29 with Yossi Alhadif from La Shuk Street Food, a local Middle Eastern restaurant:
See our program from Wednesday, April 29:
See our virtual tour of significant sites for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, from Tuesday, April 28, led by Rabbi Russo and his brother, Israeli tour guide Josh Hartuv.
