The most engaged young professionals need an occasional Shabbat away from the action. That's why over one hundred Jewish YPs choose to attend the annual hotel Shabbaton in the beautiful Chicago suburbs to reconnect and recharge
Be your own mixologist and fulfill the mitzvah of Purim by making and drinking your new favorite Purim-themed cocktails! Join award-winning bartender and founder of Maccabee Bar, Naomi Levy to learn how to perfectly shake a cocktail, make a special syrup, and prepare two cocktails that will take your Purim party to the next level....
Come to Congregation Habonim for one, two, or all three sessions of this fun and engaging lecture series from Dr. Sharon Keller and learn about magic and sorcery in the Bible and its world! Learn more & register here: https://www.habonim.net/magic Each lecture will include a Q & A after the presentation with light...
Antisemitism is alive and well in many places. What is it about Jews – and Judaism – that arouses so many strong feelings? How does antisemitism present itself – in subtle and unsubtle ways? Is there a "cure" for the ailment of antisemitism that has seemed to plague our civilization? Rabbi Jeff Salkin will share...
Westerners often imagine Jews in Iran as a captive and oppressed community, alienated within their home nation yet restricted from leaving it. The reality is much more complex. Jews of Iran is a photographic journey through twenty-first-century Iran, providing a unique view of the country’s Jewish community in situations typically unknown to the Western world....
How can Jews who have different values, perspectives, and relationships with their faith, keep the community open, vibrant, and thriving? Jews in America are in a period of unprecedented status and impact, but for many their identity as Jews--religiously, historically, culturally--is increasingly complicated. Many are becoming Jews without Judaism. It appears success and acceptance will...
Special Torah Night "A Guide to Pesach"Wednesday, March 29⋅8:00 Learn everything about the holiday of freedom. Rabbi Yossi & KeydaFree entrancehttps://www.facebook.com/events/1237085620241386/
If you were to wander the desert for 40 years, what skills would you need to know to survive?Join Trybal Gatherings and wilderness survival experts from LA's School of Self Reliance on a hike in Malibu Creek State Park. Along the route, we'll learn how the Israelites survived in a low resource environment and the...
Join Rabbi Ezra Cohen for Deep discussion, live music, open bar & catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)MJE Downtown Presents: The Downtown SalonJoin Rabbi Ezra Cohen for a unique immersive experience that includes open bar, live music, learning and catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)Mondays @ 7PM May 1, May 8,...
As we count the Omer between Passover and Shavuot, let’s slow down time together through art and meditation. In conjunction with our current exhibition Unweavings: Laurie Wohl’s Spiritual Narratives and our Get Shabbat initiative, Laurie Wohl will walk us through her artistic process as you create your own piece of art, providing an opportunity for...
Join Rabbi Ezra Cohen for Deep discussion, live music, open bar & catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)MJE Downtown Presents: The Downtown SalonJoin Rabbi Ezra Cohen for a unique immersive experience that includes open bar, live music, learning and catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)Mondays @ 7PM May 1, May 8,...
The wisdom and understanding between playmates and helpmates.The YJP Academy presents: A discussion on the wisdom and understanding between playmates and helpmates with Rabbi Mendel Simons and Jack Tifin.Doors open 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start.DJ & Open Bar following the program.Ticket price rises as event fills.
Join Rabbi Ezra Cohen for Deep discussion, live music, open bar & catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)MJE Downtown Presents: The Downtown SalonJoin Rabbi Ezra Cohen for a unique immersive experience that includes open bar, live music, learning and catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)Mondays @ 7PM May 1, May 8,...
As we understand the natural world better, we have only grown more fascinated by mysterious topics like the meaning of dreams; the existence of angels, demons, and extraterrestrials; and the power of the evil eye. With record interest inspiring curiosity, dread, and mockery, this course probes the Talmud, Jewish philosophy, and kabbalah to provide Jewishperspectives...
Join Rabbi Ezra Cohen for Deep discussion, live music, open bar & catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)MJE Downtown Presents: The Downtown SalonJoin Rabbi Ezra Cohen for a unique immersive experience that includes open bar, live music, learning and catered dinner (yes, we pack it all in!)Mondays @ 7PM May 1, May 8,...
Eleven months after her mother succumbs to cancer, Jessica Queller has herself tested for the BRCA gene mutation. The results come back positive, putting her at a terrifyingly elevated risk of developing breast cancer before the age of 50 and ovarian cancer in her lifetime. Thirty-four, unattached, and yearning for marriage and a family of...
Join Rabbi Mark Wildes for his three-week course on Life Cycles-Birth, Circumcision & Conversion, Dating & Marriage, and Death & MourningJoin Rabbi Mark Wildes for his three week course on Life Cycles: Birth, Circumcision & Conversion, Dating & Marriage, and Death & MourningLearn the meaning and customs of Circumcision, Weddings, and death. Finally, be able...
Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in 1926, is one of the great comic voices of the twentieth century who has won almost every entertainment award there is. Throughout his career, Brooks has straddled the line between outsider and insider and obedient and rebellious, making out-of-bounds comedy the American mainstream. Jeremy Dauber and AJU’s...