Daily Service Schedule: Monday - Friday 7 am Sunday - Thursday 7:30 pm
Shabbat Calendar
Friday, November 1 Services 6:00 pm Candle Lighting 5:25 pm
Saturday, November 2 4 Cheshvan Torah Reading: Noah Bible BaBoker: 8:30 am Shacharit Service 9:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Jack Feldman Tot Shabbat 10:45 am Jr. Congregation 10:45 am Mincha 4:55 pm Study 5:25 pm Ma'ariv 6:10 pm
Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 2, 2019: Inclusion Shabbat. Join us from 11 - 12pm in the Men's Club for a Shabbat activity and learning about parsah Noah. There is a Kiddush lunch afterwards. Sunday, November 3, 2019: Men’s Club Food For Thought Breakfast. Join us immediately following minyan for Wrigley Field & White Sox Park’s amazing vendors. Come listen to Lloyd Rutzky and Joel Levin as they share memories and interesting tales about the vending history at Chicago ballparks. Contact Jeff Roth for breakfast sponsorships: 847-256-0398.
Tuesday, November 5, 8pm, Rabbi Crane’s evening class begins, Contemporary Jewish Legal Issues. Through Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Movement responsa, we will delve deeply into modern day halakhic (Jewish legal) issues, such as: What time does Shabbat begin and end if you are on the International Space Station? Is lab-grown meat kosher? The class will also meet on Tuesday evenings, November 12 and 19 and will resume on Thursday evenings in February, 2020.
Wednesday mornings, November 6, 13, 20: Rabbi Crane’s morning Adult Ed Class, Introduction to Talmud. Join us at 10am to explore the Babylonian Talmud as a literary work, a historical phenomenon and the foundation of rabbinic Judaism. More dates to follow.
Thursday, November 7, 2019: Sisterhood Daytime Series. Come for light refreshments at 12:30 and program at 1pm. Join Maxwell Street Klezmer Band's founder and artistic director Lori Lippitz and Friends in a lively musical presentation. Please RSVP to Gail Swerdlik : gmswerd@gmail.com or CynthiaLerner: 1948cynthia@gmail.com. Free to BHBE members and guests are $5.00. Walk-ins are welcome.
Friday, November 8, 2019: Shabbat HaMaalot. Join us at 6pm for a spiritual and engaging service for all. Come join The Octet in our singing circle for an Elevated Shabbat.
Saturday, November 9, 2019: Veterans Day Shabbat. At this service, we will honor our veterans in the congregation. If you are a veteran and would like an honor, please contact Jeff Roth at ekjr386@gmail.com or at 847-256-0398. In addition, if you would like to honor a loved one, please make a donation to the synagogue in their honor and contact Jeff or the office with the name and service for the loved one. We will put the names in the Shabbat handout on the day of the service.
Saturday, November 9, 2019: Families with Littles Havdalah. Join us from 5:30 - 6:30 PM for a wonderful Havdalah program, as we transition from Shabbat to the regular week with a beautiful Havdalah ceremony, followed by pizza and pasta, crafts, and the bubblicious entertainment of Chicago Bubble! No charge, RSVP here.
Saturday, November, 9, 2019: Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema. BHBE and NSS Beth El are co-sponsoring a screening of The Unorthodox. Come to the ArcLight Cinemas in the Glen at 7pm for a great film. For more information click here.
Sunday, November 10, 2019: Feed the Hungry Day. Join us from 9-11:30AM. We will be making 365 lunches to be delivered to 4 shelters. We need your help to make sandwiches or make deliveries. Please contact Jeff Roth at ekjr386@gmail.com or at 847-256-0398 if you can help out.
High Holiday Appeal
It's not too late While the holidays have past, there is still an opportunity to support BHBE with a High Holiday Appeal donation. If you contributed last year we are depending on you to give this year. Dues alone do not cover the cost of synagogue operations and programming. We depend on the High Holiday Appeal, our largest fund raiser of the year. The match, a gift from a BHBE family, will double all incremental increases over last year. Join the families that have already shown their support for our great synagogue. We're counting on you!
Saturday, December 7, the BHBE community will celebrate Rabbi Crane’s official installation as our Senior Rabbi. We will come together with an enhanced Shabbat kiddush and an all-ages dinner and ceremony Saturday evening. We welcome all contributions to support this meaningful milestone for our community, which will all be acknowledged in the installation program. Watch this space for more details to come!
Sunday Yoga
Sunday mornings from 9 - 10: Chill out with the Sisterhood every Sunday morning for an hour-long weekly yoga class . Newly minted yoga instructor Marcy Kreiter will lead you through meditation, stretching and strength-building poses. BYOM (bring your own mat) and whatever other props you need. $5 donation is requested, in advance or at the door.
JUDAICA SHOPPORTUNITIES
Let the fun begin-and right in time for hostess holiday gift giving. Enjoy our new items-practical and delectable: Left to right: *The Ice Cream Sundae Set, complete with scooper and two small wooden scoopers for those delicious toppings, only $18 *Pizza Cutter Set, comprised of a pizza cutter and a French pizza knife, $18. These items are already housed in cute cardboard gift boxes, all ready for the gift of giving. Each inside box cover has interesting information and cute comments. Regular shop hours include: Sunday, 9-Noon, Tues, 3:45-5:45pm, Wed, 9:30-11:30. We will also be open next Thursday, November 7 and will be at our Sisterhood Daytime Series featuring Lori Lippitz from the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. See you soon. Joan 847-602-2257 & Robin 847-287-1233
Community
Join Nefesh B’Nefesh, Ely Cole, CPA at XPAT Tax Services, and Aaron Djanogly, Wealth Manager at Pioneer Wealth Management, for a practical workshop on budgeting, US and Israeli taxation, and financial planning. Monday November 18, 2019 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago North Shore – Skokie Kindly register at WWW.NBN.ORG.IL/CHICAGO
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah 3220 Big Tree Lane Wilmette, IL 60091
