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
Debbie Saul
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
Chris Coetzee & Lindy Hirschsohn
The Diamond & Schwartz Families
Judy & Bill Goldberg
Carlen & Robert Katz
Barbara L. Kipper
Betsy Gidwitz
Harold Hirshman & Lorie Chaiten
The Kahn Family
David Katz; in memory of his beloved parents,
Robert Sabath Katz & Barbara Koretz Katz
Laura & Sam Pollack
Helen & Michael Arkes
Charlene Eilian
Robert & Linda Levin
Jane Lippow
Jessica & Joshua Malkin
Joan & Avi Porat
Fraeda & Gary Porton
Hilary & Sam Sallerson
Leslie Markman Stern & Phillip Stern
Lawrence Wolin
Elaine Cizner
Steven Mayer & Carole Schecter
David Medow & Barbara Bernstein
Lynne & Ralph Schatz
Andrea Yablon
Anonymous
Gabriella Boros & Eric Bergson
Jennie Berkson & David Edelstein
Deborah & Matthew Brown
Susan Chaplik
Susie Spier Chapman & Terry Chapman
David Cholst & Laura Richman
Steve Durchslag
Edith & Gerald Falk
Zehava & William Frankel
Art Friedson & Nancy Kohn
Andrea & Richard Grostern
Casey Hoogstraten & Andrea Fink
Joy Horwich
Judi & Dan Kelly
Sandra Kirmeyer & Tom Opferman
Ken & Stephani Perlmutter
Marjorie & Robert Rosenbaum
Sarah & Nat Sager
Katie & Evan Schaffer
Elaine & Barry Seeskin
Jessica Sicsu & Baltazar Vallenilla
Steven Silk & Linda Weil
Judy & Howard Tullman
Penny & Seymour Turner
Mimi Wallk
Michael & Susan Weininger
Barbara Gressel & Gary Wigoda
Carrie Campion & Aaron Zaretsky
Cheryl Anderman
Anonymous
Neil & Jill Benchell
Dale Berger-Daar
Rebecca & Don Cagen
Irene & Brian Caminer
Elliot Cohen
Rabbi Reni Dickman & Aaron Nessel
Arthur Elstein
Stuart Fagan
Boni Fine
Steven & Alice Ginsburgh
Susan Jarvis Goldstein
Stuart Grauer
Stacie Hartman
Jay & Catherine Hausler
Sarah & Ron Hirsen
Arnold & Judith Horwich
Paula Kahn
Wendy Kline
Ellen Tree Kuberski
Jules Laser
Jay Lewkowitz
Benjamin & Carol Mackoff
Dr. Martin & Chava Mozes
Neil & Adrienne Schwartz
Sam & Steve Schwartz Fenwick
Rhonda Singer & Andrew Rosenfeld
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