There is still time to join the Beth El Volunteer Mission to Israel from January 22-25, 2024. Kenes Tours, the operator of UJA's and JNF's wonderful missions to Israel, will be handling our trip.
The itinerary, cost and further details can be found here. Please go hereto register. The registration deadline is Monday, January 1st.
Calling all Musical (and non-Musical) Talent for "SHUL SHENANIGANS" an original, funny, variety show filled with song parodies about our beloved Beth El to be presented March 9th!
Chorus and solo performers wanted...along with backstage crew. All ages are welcome! Come to the first rehearsal on 1/7 (time TBD)
Written & Directed by Howard Rosenstein Musical Director: Jack Klebanow
Sunday, January 7, 10:30 am Dan Lombroso, a Beth El Religious School alumnus (class of 2011), will show his short documentary film (22 minutes): Nina and Irena. It features his grandmother as she breaks her 80-year silence about her experiences as a Holocaust survivor. The film was produced for the New Yorker magazine. After the film, Dan will lead a discussion and take questions from the audience.
Register Here. This program is sponsored by the Beth El Men's Club.
There will be no mah jongg or canasta this week and on January 1st but we will resume on January 2nd.
Wednesday, January 10, 7:30 pm Join us to discuss Kantika by Elizabeth Graver.
No registration required. This session will take place on Zoom only.
Monday, January 15, 11:00 am Join us for a screening of Breakfast at Ina’s. Ina Pinkney is a Chicago legend of the tastiest kind. Known around town as the “Breakfast Queen", she has been feeding Chicagoans for the past 33 years – first, out of a small bakery and, most recently, from her beloved breakfast nook in the West Loop. Ina, who survived polio as an infant, now suffers the effects of post-polio syndrome, and has decided to close the doors of her celebrated establishment at the close of 2013. An undeniably outstanding chef and businesswoman, Ina is so much more. She’s a community leader, a pioneer, a television personality, but most importantly, she’s the rare sort of person who’s found a way to transform her passion into a joy that extends an entire city, and beyond. Breakfast at Ina’s gives audiences a glimpse into Ina’s extraordinary life, all while chronicling the final days of the restaurant as Ina and her staff serve up its final meals.
$10 advance registration $15 at the door by cash or check made payable to Beth El Sisterhood Register Here.
Sunday, January 21, 7:30 pm
Join us for a soul-lifting concert with Rabbi Yosef Goldman and the premiere of a new song commissioned for Shabbat Shira as part of our Shirei Neshama series, Songs of the Spirit. Stay for drinks and desserts!
This program is organized by Shoresh Halev Center for Jewish Music at Beth El.
Tuesday, January 30, 7:30 pm One of the most fascinating features of the Talmud is its rich tapestry of narratives. If storytelling is an art form, then the Talmud is an artistic masterpiece. Please join us as Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein guides us through a close reading of three different Talmudic stories and teaches us how the Talmud weaves them together to form an interesting and cohesive literary unit.
This program is sponsored by Dorothy Fox, in memory of Herb Fox z"l.
Dr. Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is the Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University.
To sponsor an Open Beit Midrash Scholar Series, click here. The Open Beit Midrash Scholar Series is underwritten by the Yvette and Herman Gordon Century Fund for Adult Teaching and Learning. To ensure we can continue to offer high level adult educational programming please consider contributing to that fund here.
*Any day not listed has no scheduled programming (besides minyan).
Please note that from December 25th-January 2nd there is no programming scheduled at Beth El. The building will be open for regularly scheduled minyan and Shabbat Services and the office will be open from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on December 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th.
Tuesday, December 26th
Canceled- 7:30 pm – Textual Magic with Rabbi David Schuck
Thursday, December 28th 1:30 pm – Parashat HaShavua (In Person & Zoom). Join online here.
Friday, December 29th 4:20 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat (In Person)
Saturday, December 30th
9:00 am – Shabbat Services (In Person & Livestream) 10:30 am – Mini Minyan (In Person) 10:30 am – Tot Shabbat (In Person) 12:45 pm – Daf Shevui (In Person) 4:20 pm – Mincha/Maariv (In Person & Livestream) Sunday, December 31st Religious School Closed
Monday, January 1st Building closed except for minyan
Tuesday, January 2nd
10:00 am – Silver Sneakers (In Person) 1:00 pm – Mah Jongg (In Person) 7:30 pm – Textual Magic: The Jewish Wisdom and Themes That Ignited My Love for Judaism with Rabbi David Schuck (In Person & Zoom). Join online here.
