Archive: April 2024

HaZaK

Posted on April 1, 2024

April 1, 2024 @ 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.

Adult Seder Plate Making at Glazed Expressions

Posted on April 3, 2024

April 3, 2024 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm – AES Adults, Join Us at Glazed Expressions to Create Your Very Own Seder plate!  Cost: $10  per person + $30 per plate (covers the cost of the Seder plate, painting, glazing, and firing for one Seder plate) You may purchase a additional plates to paint for $30. Location:  717 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614. Registration […]

Knife Sharpening for Pesach 

Posted on April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024 @ 9:30 am – Just in time for Pesach, Dave & his wife will be returning with their truck to the Anshe Emet parking lot. Place knives in a bag or box labeled with your name and phone number. Drop knives off at 9:30AM, Sunday, April 7 and pick them up later that morning at 11:30AM. Learn about pricing […]

Paint Your Own Seder Plates at Glazed Expressions

Posted on April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Join us for this family event at Glazed Expressions to create your very own seder plate for Passover! Parents and children will together work on painting a seder plate that can be used at your family’s seder this year. This event is for 2nd-6th grade children and their families.    Members: $8 per child / […]

HaZaK

Posted on April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024 @ 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.

YAD Presents: Passover Cooking with Chef Javi

Posted on April 9, 2024

April 9, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – YAD Community… Join us as we will be learning how to make and decorate the world’s best and richest flourless chocolate cake, sure to please everyone at your Seder table this year.   Register Here

Movie Night: Israel Swings for Gold

Posted on April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024 – April 11, 2024 @ All Day – In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competes in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, even if not on the podium.  Register Here

Boil-a-Thon & See-a-Sofer!

Posted on April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – Join us for our annual Boil-a-Thon to kasher your kitchenware for Pesach!  We will have all the supplies needed for boiling your kitchenware and staff to assist you in the process. Come anytime between 6PM – 8:00PM. Additionally, two of our Sifrei Torah will be being mended by a Sofer Torah in the Reich Room.  […]

Modern Loss, a Temple Sholom Program

Posted on April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – At Temple Sholom, join Rabbi Shoshanah Conover and guest speaker, Rebecca Soffer, for a candid, warm, and even humorous conversation exploring Rebecca’s book, “The Modern Loss Handbook,” and the global movement to destigmatize the universal experience of grief while encouraging people to find meaning and live richly. “The Modern Loss Handbook” offers a welcoming space […]

Is The Golden Age of American Jews Ending?

Posted on April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – Join us, virtually, as AES Member and acclaimed best-selling author, Jonathan Eig interviews fellow journalist, Franklin Foer on his recent article for The Atlantic: THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN JEWS IS ENDING. Register Here Franklin Foer: Widely respected in contemporary journalism, Franklin Foer has made a name for himself as one of America’s premiere reporters. […]