Archive: June 2024

Young Family Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Dinner

Posted on June 7, 2024

June 7, 2024 @ 4:45 pm – 6:45 pm – Families with children 5 and under – Join us for our Young Family Shabbat Service and Dinner on Friday, June 7th! We gather at 4:45PM for nosh-and-schmooze time. At 5PM we jam with Mr. Todd, Rabbi Benjy and Max Handelman. A delicious dinner from Tacos Gingi follows the service. Vegetarian and gluten free options available. […]

Rabbi Shai Held Book Talk: Judaism is About Love

Posted on June 9, 2024

June 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – 10AM – 10:30AM Light Breakfast 10:30AM – 12PM Teaching and dialogue on Judaism is About Love 12PM – 12:30PM Book signing  Free to attend; registration required Register Here OVERVIEW A common misconception is that love is a “Christian idea” and not a Jewish one. But what if we have it all wrong? Join Rabbi Shai […]

HaZaK

Posted on June 10, 2024

June 10, 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.

Shavuot Food Drive

Posted on June 11, 2024

June 11, 2024 – June 13, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – During Shavuot, help Anshe Emet and Repair The World Chicago collect food items for those in need. Your help is greatly appreciated!Drop-off your donations to Anshe Emet Synagogue between June 11 through June 13, during regular business hours. 

HaZaK

Posted on June 17, 2024

June 17, 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.

Celebrate Juneteenth With Sisterhood and AES at a Grant Park Festival Outing: “Songs of Freedom”

Posted on June 19, 2024

June 19, 2024 @ 5:15 pm – Sisterhood invites the Anshe Emet Community to join them on June 19th to hear the Grant Park Orchestra at Millennium Park! The Grant Park Orchestra will play selections by two female composers Bonds and Montgomery, along with some Beethoven about his freedom fighting heroine Leonore. The concert begins at 6:30 pm (sharp) and usually lasts […]

HaZaK

Posted on June 24, 2024

June 24, 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.

HaZaK: Senior Learning at Anshe Emet

Posted on June 24, 2024

June 24, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Join us Most Monday Afternoons at 1PM CST Bring a friend in person or feel free to join us online in your time zone, coast-to-coast. If you come in person, there is lunch offered at 12:30PM.  Register for lunch This week, HaZaK will be taught by Cantor Liz Berke. Join us online  Meeting ID: 822 […]

On-Line Bereavement Group with JCFS

Posted on June 24, 2024

June 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Supporting our Community in times of loss Please join us online for our monthly support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years.  Facilitated by Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould, Anshe Emet Synagogue, and Marsha L. Raynes, LCSW, JCFS Chicago. For more information and/or if you’d like to […]

Virtual Tour of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum

Posted on June 26, 2024

June 26, 2024 @ 11:00 am – In June 2023, the Tower of David (whose unique mission is to share the incomparable story of Jerusalem) completed a $50 million renovation – 10 years in the planning, 3 years in the execution. This short video will give you a sense of the magnitude and magnificence of the renovation and the site.   With the […]