This year’s Visionaries of Anshe Emet celebration carries special meaning as we gather under the theme M’Chayil L’Chayil (From Strength to Strength). For the first time, the Rabbi Michael S. Siegel Visionary Award, established to honor members of our community whose work reflects inspiration and innovation in service of the broader world, will be presented to Rabbi Siegel himself as we mark his retirement and honor a lifetime of visionary leadership at Anshe Emet.
We hope you will join us on May 3, 2026, at 4:00 pm at Anshe Emet Synagogue for The Visionaries of Anshe Emet celebration, as we honor Rabbi Siegel’s distinguished rabbinate and lasting impact. This historic evening will reflect on a lifetime of service that has strengthened our congregation, enriched Jewish life in Chicago, and influenced the broader Jewish world.
A portion of the proceeds from the celebration will support The Rabbi Michael S. Siegel Israel Fund which supports youth trips to Israel.
We hope you can join us at Anshe Emet Synagogue for
“The Visionaries of Anshe Emet” celebration.
If the cost of tickets is prohibitive in any way, please contact Mimi Weisberg
to make financial arrangements.
Parking in the Anshe Emet Lot is reserved for Sponsors and those with Handicap Placards only.
Childcare is available for children
18 months and older from 3:30PM – 7PM.
Our Visionaries livestream will be closed captioned.
A sensory-friendly room with a livestream of our Visionaries service
will also be available to those celebrating with us in person.
In addition to the Visionaries of Anshe Emet event on May 3, 2026, sponsorship premiums include admission to the Congregational Community Shabbat Dinner on March 20 featuring guest speaker Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
Stephen Durchslag
Arthur Friedson & Nancy Kohn
Jay & Karen Goodgold
Barry & Merle Gross
Harold Hirshman & Lorie Chaiten
Richard & Joan Kohn
Danielle Lazar, DrPH & Jay Lazar
Michael & Paula Perlstein
Steve Silk & Linda Weil
Susan & Michael Weininger
Sam & Steve Schwartz-Fenwick
Barbara Bernstein & David Medow
Amy & Marc Gould
Katie & Evan Schaffer
Lynne & Ralph Schatz
Emily & Brandon Pevnick
Mimi Wallk
Deborah & Matthew Brown
Cantor Rachel Brook & Brian Abrahams
Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould & Cantor David Berger
Rabbi Benjy Forester & Emily Schwartz
Cantor Josh Rosenberg & Rabbi Vanessa Harper
Hazzan Alberto & Deborah Mizrahi
The Diamond and Schwartz Families
Judy & Bill Goldberg
Carlen & Robert Katz
Judy & William Goldberg
Lindy Hirschsohn & Chris Coetzee
David Katz in memory of his beloved parents
Robert Sabath Katz and Barbara Koretz Katz
Lorie Chaiten & Harold Hirshman
Betsy Gidwitz
The Kahn Family
Leslie Markman Stern & Phillip Stern
Lawrence Wolin
Hilary & Sam Sallerson
Jessica & Joshua Malkin
Elaine Cizner
Andrea Yablon
Steven Mayer and Carole Schecter
Linda Weil & Steven Silk
Judy & Howard Tullman
Judi & Dan Kelly
Penny & Seymour Turner
Mimi Wallk
Jennie Berkson & David Edelstein
Marjorie & Robert Rosenbaum
Barbara Gressel & Gary Wigoda
Elaine & Barry Seeskin
Jessica Sicsu & Baltazar Vallenilla
Carrie Campion & Aaron Zaretsky
Susan Chaplik
Andrea & Richard Grostern
Deborah & Matthew Brown
Gabriella Boros & Eric Bergson
Sarah & Nat Sager
Zehava & William Frankel
Laura Richman & David Cholst
Susie Spier Chapman & Terry Chapman
Andrea Fink & Casey Hoogstraten
Helen & Michael Arkes
Paula Kahn
Cheryl Anderman
Jay Lewkowitz
Neil & Adrienne Schwartz
Arthur Elstein
Anonymous
Arnold & Judith Horwich
Dr. Martin & Chava Mozes
Susan Jarvis Goldstein
Stuart Fagan
Jules Laser
Elliot Cohen
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