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Erev Shabbat
Friday, September 26
5:45 p.m. - Reception
6:30 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat with Torah Reading D'var Torah: Rabbi Peter Knobel Special Blessing: Betsy Schenk and David Seligman
Shabbat Morning
Saturday,
September 27
Nitzavim, Deut.29:9-30:20*
Isaiah 61:10-63:9
9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Minyan
9:30 a.m. - Kahal Torah Discussion led by Laurence Kaufman
10:30 a.m. - Sam Spiwak and Maddie Van Dorf-Kelch B'nai Mitzvah
12:00 p.m. - Kahal Pot Luck
Click here for Rosh Hashanah Service Schedule Erev Shabbat
Friday, October 35:15 p.m. - Shabbat Mishpacha; please RSVP 5:45 p.m. - Reception 6:30 p.m. - Camp Shabbat/Shabbat Shuvah D'var Torah: Jerry Kaye 7:30 p.m. - Pot Luck Shabbat Dinner and Shirah/Singing $8/by Oct.1; $10 after Oct.1; please bring side dish, salad, or dessert; RSVP now
Shabbat Morning
Saturday, October 4Vayelech, Deut.31:7-31:30 * Isaiah 61:10-63:9 9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Minyan 9:30 a.m. - Kahal Rabbi Knobel will lead Torah Discussion
Erev Shabbat
Friday, October 10
8:00 p.m. (Please note new time) - Kabbalat Shabbat with Torah Reading Torah Reader: Max Antman
D'var Torah: Rabbi Peter Knobel
Special Blessing: Donald Singer
Oneg Shabbat to follow
Shabbat Morning
Saturday, October 11
Haazinu, Deut.32:1-52*
II Samuel 22:1-51
9:00 a.m. - Tot Shabbat
9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Minyan
9:45 a.m. - Kahal Arthur Altman will lead Torah Discussion 10:30 a.m. - Max Antman and Joshua Lustig B'nai Mitzvah
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October-November Bulletin Now Available ONLINE!
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| Musical Meditations on Elul
Listen to this week's music on the Beth Emet website!
 Each Shabbat during the month of Elul, (the month leading up to the High Holidays) Cantor Frankel has incorporated a piece of secular music echoing the theme of the month. The Cantor has offered an introduction of the song and her thoughts on why she chose the song. The clergy has also coordinated the music text with other aspects of the service.
Be sure to visit the Musical Meditations on Elul page, where this week's song, as well as all previous songs from the past three weeks are available online. We look forward to seeing you for the final week of this wonderfully exciting addition to our Kabbalat Shabbat service! |
Walk this Way!
Beth Emet's exterior gets a minor facelift
 For the past two weeks, the sidewalk leading from the parking lot to the sanctuary and school doors has a whole new look, creating greater accessibility and a more welcoming entrance. The new sidewalk and landscaping are complete and ready for the High Holidays!
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| YID KIDs Science and Industry Scavenger Hunt, Sunday September 28, 2008
Dust off your magnifying glass and brush up your detective skills. YID KIDS (Beth Emet's 4th and 5th grade youth group) is heading to the Museum of Science and Industry for a Scavenger Hunt. When we're done we will have a chance to see some of the world's most fearsome predators in three dimensions. We will be catching the last showing of "Sharks 3-D". For more info, contact Aaron Gunning at (847) 869-4230 ext. 314. |
Monday October 1, 2008: Chavayah Registration Deadline Coming Soon
 Chavayah is Beth Emet's new high school program that takes Jewish learning out of the classroom and into the world. Not only does Chavayah offer a unique experiential approach to Jewish education it also allows students to choose their own level of involvement. This semester we will be offering a series of inter-faith exchanges with the Muslim, Christian, and Bahai Communities as well as a number of other sessions ranging from "Pimp My Sukkah" an opportunity for students to design and build their own Sukkah to "Taking on Cosmo" a Jewish look at modern media and the way we see ourselves. Registration closes October 1st but enrollment is still open!
For more information please contact Aaron Gunning at (847) 869-4230 ext. 314. |
A Taste of Summer in October!
Join us for a Camp Shabbat Shuvah / Shabbat Shirah following Potluck Shabbat Dinner Friday, October 3
 During Shabbat Services, Jerry Kaye, Director of Olin-Sang Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) Board, will offer words from OSRUI and share a Shabbat story. Following Shabbat dinner, we will recreate OSRUI's Shabbat Shirah as OSRUI songleader, Dave Cohn, will lead a rousing song session followed by a Shabbat story. Shabbat dinner that evening will be potluck. RSVP by Wednesday, October 1 at ext. 301. Cost per person is $8 by Wednesday; $10 per person thereafter. Please bring a vegetarian pot-luck dish to share. Whether you are currently a camper, or simply young at heart, join us for a little taste of summer in October! |
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Chassamba and BESSY Joint Kick-Off: Fright Fest at Six Flags October 12, 2008
 Our Junior and Senior Youth Groups will be Kicking-Off the year together as we all head up to Six Flags Great America for Fright Fest. If you like roller coasters, people in crazy costumes, and smoking, pumpkin headed giants, then you are going to love this. Join us for a spooky good time. Lunch will be available in the Perlman Room at Noon. The bus leaves at 12:30. The bus will return at 9:30 pm. Cost is $35 for members or $40 for non-members. Please RSVP to Aaron Gunning by October 9, 2008. |
Jews and Non-Jews: Living in Interfaith Families
Save the Date: Kathy Kahn, Scholar-in-Residence, October 17-19
 Join us for an exciting weekend of exploration and programming with Kathy Kahn, National Director of Outreach and Membership in the William and Lottie Daniel Department of Outreach of the Union for Reform Judaism. In her eighteen years of service to the Union, Kahn has written many articles on interfaith and conversion issues and created and developed programs in counseling and programming for rabbis, supporting those in the process of conversion and increasing attention to synagogue membership in the areas of recruitment, engagement and retention.
She is the prime mover in the development, implementation and administration of the widely acclaimed national program, "A Taste of Judaism: Are You Curious?" which has welcomed more than 75,000 people to learn about Judaism since 1994 in synagogues across the U.S. and Canada. Kahn and her husband Clifford are the proud parents of two daughters and reside in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Catered dinner following Kabbalat Shabbat Service- $14 per person - RSVP by October 15; $18 after September 15.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, October 17
6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service
8:00 p.m. Catered Dinner
8:30 p.m. Discussion with Kathy Kahn entitled The Past and Future of Outreach in the Reform Movement: A Revolution in Progress
Saturday, October 18
9:30 a.m. At our Kahal service, Kathy Kahn will participate in and present the D'var Torah
Sunday, October 19
10:30 a.m. Kathy will lead a discussion entitled What are the Realities for Interfaith Couples? A program for interfaith couples and their parents |
Got Sukkot Plans? Check out what Beth Emet has to offer!
Join us for dinner/services and a sukkah crawl!
 Celebrate Sukkot with us on Monday, October 13; Dinner at 6 p.m., services at 7 p.m. At dinner we'll offer special activities for families with young children. We'll create a variety of sukkah decorations, hang them in Beth Emet's sukkah (or take them home for your own sukkah) and sing Sukkot songs together. See you in the sukkah! To RSVP, email us or call ext. 301. Cost is $18 per adult; $5 for children 5-13.
Sukkah Crawl!
Mark your calendars for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 to join us for Beth Emet's annual Sukkah Crawl Pot Luck three course meal with each course hosted in a member's sukkah. Join us for all the courses, or feel free to drop in for one or two. Children are most welcome! We will meet at Kahal services on October 18 to get maps and directions to the sukkahs and will leave from there together to begin our fun and gastronomically pleasing crawl. Or you can get maps/directions by contacting Betsy Fuchs at 773-338-8078. Sukkah Crawl schedule: 12:15-1:15 p.m. Appetizers/first course hosted by Roy and Barbara-Ann Lewis 1:30-2:45 p.m. Main course hosted by Anita Jacobson and Eddie Feldman 3:00-6:00 p.m. Desserts hosted by Rabbi Andrea and Danny London We appreciate RSVPs for the appetizers and main course. Also let us know what you will bring for one of the Sukkah Crawl courses. To RSVP, call or email Betsy Fuchs. |
Dancing with the Torah - and so much more!
 Join us on Monday, October 20th as we celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah. This meaningful holiday marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah and the beginning of a new cycle with the first parasha of Genesis. Services begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary and include the seven hakafot, festive processions with the Torahs throughout the Sanctuary. Following services, continue dancing in the Crown Room with a celebratory reception filled with donuts! Simchat Torah continues on Tuesday morning with a festival service and Yizkor, beginning at 10:00 a.m. |
Israel and the Next Administration: What are the Challenges? Beth Emet Downtown Speaker Series - Thursday, October 23
The Beth Emet Downtown Speakers Committee and the Beth Emet Israel/ARZA Committee are pleased to announce a joint event downtown on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Brian Abrahams, the Midwest Regional Director for AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, will speak on Israel and the Next Administration: What are the Challenges? This should be an especially timely and informative presentation because it comes just before AIPAC holds its annual National Summit this year here in Chicago the following weekend, October 26-27, and also less than 2 weeks before the Presidential election on November 4.
This Beth Emet presentation will take place at Noon at Sidley Austin, One South Dearborn, 38th Floor and end promptly at 1:30 p.m. A kosher lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Jill Schlottman at 847-869-4230, ext. 300. |
Calling All Women of Beth Emet: The "Sisters" are Here!
Save the Date: Beth Emet Sisterhood launch, November 2, 2008, 9:45 a.m.
Join the women of Beth Emet for a morning of Mimosas to launch a new and exciting endeavor-Beth Emet Sisters! There is no requirement to join and don't worry, this is not a committee! The purpose of Beth Emet Sisters is to bring Beth Emet women together to build friendships, network and laugh. Questions? Contact Abbey Romanek at 847-251-3341, Lori Kaplan at 847-256-2605, or Bekki Harris Kaplan at 847-869-4230 ext. 304. Who: Beth Emet Women When: Sunday, November 2, 2008 Where: The Home of Gail Doeff, 2617 Hurd Avenue, Evanston |
"Lighting a Candle, Cursing the Darkness"
An Art Therapy Group for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy Loss
If you have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or any other form of pregnancy loss, you might find solace in this group, led by a Beth Emet member and art therapy graduate student. The loss does not have to be a recent one for this process to be helpful. Frequently, the grief over pregnancy loss is unresolved because it has never been adequately validated. The purpose of this group, which will meet weekly for 7-8 weeks, is to engage in an active mourning process, focusing on ritual objects that speak to, and can help contain our experience, while strengthening our connection to the spiritual. No experience of art making of any kind is required.
The group will meet at Beth Emet beginning after the High Holidays, with exact times and dates to be determined. If you are interested in participating, please contact Lisa D'Innocenzo at (847) 292-1602 (home) or (847) 331-2178 (cell) for more information.
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| First Interfaith Mitzvah Day!
Save the Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009
"How wonderful it is that nobody has to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
- Anne Frank
Be sure to save Sunday, April 26, 2009 to join hands and hearts with our neighbors at St. Nicholas Church, Reba Place Church and Second Baptist Church as we celebrate together our first Interfaith Mitzvah Day. On that day we come together from different faith traditions to transform ourselves and our community in a day of social justice work.
We need you! Planning for Interfaith Mitzvah Day 2009 is just beginning. We need you to be part of it. Do you want to join the planning committee? Do you work for an agency that can use volunteer help? Do you want to lead one of the many projects that are planned for that day? All ideas are welcome. Watch for future Bulletin and EmetMail articles. Please contact Jessie Macdonald for more information or to join the planning committee. |
Join Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel for Beth Emet Israel Kallah - February 14-22, 2009
 There's nothing more exciting than exploring Judaism in Israel through the eyes of leading Israeli scholars.
Join Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel for an unforgettable week of study in Jerusalem. The week-long program features a five-morning seminar led by Professor Noam Zohar of Tel Aviv University, a prominent specialist in Jewish Bioethics, entitled "On the Cutting Edge of Life and Death: Judaism and Bioethics". The week will also include:
- Morning study with other leading scholars, including Professors Paul Liptz, Michael Marmur, Menachem Fisch and Rabbi Stanley Davids;
- A half-day tour of the newly revised exhibit at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Memorial;
- A Shabbat-eve celebration with our sister congregation Kehillat Tzur Hadassah;
- Opportunities to attend worship at Hebrew Union College (HUC) and meet with leaders of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism;
- Plenty of free time to explore Jerusalem and develop close relationships with other Beth Emet members.
This trip is ideal for veteran Israel travelers, as well as those who wish to experience Israel for the first time in a uniquely stimulating way. Additional excursions can be arranged for those who want to extend their stay.
Cost:
Air and land (based on double occupancy): $2098; Land only: $1105 per person; Single Supplement: $308; Non-Beth Emet Members: $200 extra
Shabbat in Jerusalem is amazing; as the sun sets, the city settles down and the day transforms into something different. We look forward to sharing this intellectually and spiritually enriching experience with you.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Bonnie Stone Stern at (847) 869-4230, ext. 311. |
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