Anshe Emet’s Senior Cantor, Rachel Brook will present the 24th Annual Dr. Arnold H. Kaplan Concert: Blue Grass and Blue Jeans featuring Jewish Blue Grass Band Jacob’s Ladder.
We hope you will join us for an elevated Hors D’oeuvres reception at 4PM in Blum Community Hall. Concert to follow at 5PM in the Siegel Sanctuary.
Parking in the Anshe Emet Lot is reserved for sponsors and those with Handicap Placards. Babysitting is offered for children over 18 months of age.
The 2026 Kaplan Concert is chaired by Elizabeth & Elliott Darvick
and Shari & Jeffrey Lewis.
This year’s Kaplan Concert is lovingly underwritten by The Sarah Danielle Goldberg Cultural Arts Fund for Anshe Emet and Judy & Bill Goldberg.
Kinnor (Fiddle) – $10,000
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
10 Reserved Seats in the Sanctuary for the Program
Tupim (Drums) – $5,000
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
8 Reserved Seats in the Sanctuary for the Program
Banjo (Banjo) – $3,600
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
6 Reserved Seats in the Sanctuary for the Program
Mandolina (Mandolin) – $1,800
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
4 Reserved Seats in the Sanctuary for the Program
Mapuhit (Harmonica) – $720
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
2 Reserved Seats in the Sanctuary for the Program
Halil (Flute) – $360
1 Parking Space in the Anshe Emet Lot
1 Reserved Seat in the Sanctuary for the Program
Net proceeds from the Kaplan Concert will benefit the Anshe Emet Music Center, building upon our congregation’s extraordinary musical legacy and supporting a vibrant and ambitious future for music at Anshe Emet. Under the artistic leadership of Cantor Brook, the Music Center celebrates the exceptional talent of our musicians and artists while ensuring that music continues to inspire, elevate, and bring our community together for generations to come.
Financial concerns should never be a barrier to attending programming at Anshe Emet. Please contact Mimi Weisberg at mweisberg@ansheemet.org if you wish to discuss financial assistance to attend this years
Kaplan Concert.
Dr. Kaplan was a trauma surgeon in the Korean War and a general surgeon at Thorek Hospital and Medical Center for 26 years. Dr. Kaplan graduated from medical school at the University of Illinois in 1949 and did his residency at Cook County Hospital. After enlisting in the Army, he spent three years treating soldiers hurt in the Korean War. Afterward, Dr. Kaplan practiced at several hospitals, including Bethany, before accepting a position at Thorek in 1975. Frank Solare, President and Chief Executive of Thorek, called Dr. Kaplan a tireless physician who worked seven days a week. “He had a mass of patients probably greater than any physician that I’ve met
in my life,” Solare said.Dr. Kaplan was a prominent member of Anshe Emet Synagogue and loved the musical legacy that began with Cantor Moses J. Silverman followed by Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi. The Synagogue is very grateful for Dr. Kaplan’s devotion and the special legacy which endows Senior Cantor Rachel Brook’s position.
