Shabbat Shalom- September 1, 2022

Shabbat Inspiration, Worship Schedule, and LifeCycle Notices

Thursday, September 1, 2022 / 5 Elul, 5782

Beth Emet Building Closed on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day

Should you need to reach someone, call Beth Emet at 847-869-4230, and press 4

I grew up in a family that liked to play and sing the old songs about workers by the likes of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Cisco Houston. In high school I worked at my dad’s auto parts store for minimum wage in North Philadelphia, then a down-and-out intersection of Black and Puerto Rican communities. Dad said that the workers were stealing from the cash register. As a rebellious teenager, I eventually came to the conclusion that they must be doing this because they were paid poor wages.

From then on, I’ve stood with workers against the “capitalists.” I’ve been a union researcher, organizer, and then member, public policy practitioner, and community organizer. I’m proud that I’ve made workers’ rights a lifelong pursuit.

This week’s Torah portion from Deuteronomy includes the powerful words, “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” Justice is not practiced in many workplaces, where bullying, unfair wages, wage theft, unsafe conditions, sexual harassment, and racial discrimination exist overtly or quietly, and where bosses hold all the cards. This is true in “professional” jobs as well as low-wage work. When workers organize, they are seeking basic dignity and a collective voice in decision-making. They are pursuing justice. That is what Labor Day celebrates. Come to Kabbalat Shabbat Services this Friday to hear and learn more from Joy Rogers, this year's "Labor on the Bimah" guest D'var Torah.

Shabbat Shalom,

Ted Smukler, Beth Emet member and activist

Worship Schedule

Friday, September 2

6:30 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat Services with September Birthday Blessings and Labor on the Bimah: Joy Rogers

In-Person and Virtual on LiveControl

During Kabbalat Shabbat Services this Friday we will be offering a birthday blessing to all our September birthdays! Here’s a list of all those who are celebrating! Shabbat picnic following services in the Beth Emet parking lot. (note change of location)

This year’s “Labor on the Bimah” will be given by Joy Rogers. Her D’var Torah is titled The Labor Movement: An Expression of Shalom. After almost 30 years in parish ministry, The Very Rev. Joy Rogers retired in 2014 as Dean of St. James Cathedral and discerned a call to ministry beyond the doors of the church. She became a board member of ARISE Chicago and found a way to work with people who did not worship the way she knew, who did not speak a language she understood, or who faced challenges that she could not imagine. It has been a time of gift, of learning, of an awakening of spirit and conscience.

Challah Midrash: Karen Isaacson

Masks (Suggest KN94 or KN95) are required, and your most recent vaccination/booster shot should be on file and up-to-date. If you have not yet shared your vax info, please do so here.

Livecontrol Link

To listen to the service, dial 847-869-4230 and press 7 or watch on Facebook Live

Saturday, September 3

9:30 am

Kahal Shabbat Morning Service

In-Person and Virtual (fusion worship)

D'var Torah: Nisan Chavkin

Masks (Suggest KN94 or KN95) are required, and your most recent vaccination/booster shot should be on file and up-to-date. If you have not yet shared your vax info, please do so here.

Zoom Link

Ph: 312-626-6799 | Meeting ID: 813 2237 5514 | Passcode: 1224

This Shabbat we will be reading:

Shoftim

Torah: Deuteronomy 19:14-21:9,

p. 1301, Follow Along Here

Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12,

p. 1316, Follow Along Here

Sunday, September 4

9:00 am

Sunday Morning Minyan

Zoom Only

Zoom Link

Ph: 312-626-6799- Meeting ID: 834 4048 4441 | Passcode: 1224

Shabbat Dinner Picnic!

Friday, September 2

Note Change of Location:

Beth Emet Parking Lot

We had so much fun at our July and August's picnic Shabbat dinners, so why not do it again as we near the end of summer! Following services, we will have a picnic at Beth Emet. Bring your own dinner, we’ll provide the birthday cake!

LifeCycle Notices

Want to receive lifecycle notices for all births, weddings & death announcements?

You can sign up for the mailing list through MyBethEmet (our member portal) on your individual page or contact Bekki Kaplan.

Howard Aduss, father of Kathy (Mark) Fisher, grandfather of Sarah (fiancé Alex Kirschner), Charlie (Charlene Cartujano) and Alex (Mya Saracho), died on Monday, August 29. Read more.

Consider making a donation to Beth Emet in honor, or in memory, of a friend or a loved one. You can do so online or contact the office. Families will be notified of your contribution.

Challah Midrash

In Parshat Re’eh, Moses tells the Israelites not to worship false idols. Basically, Moses says if you worship false idols and ignore the other commandments, then you shall be cursed and perish. As the text states “and you shall tear down their altars, smash their monuments, burn their asherim with fire, cut down the graven images of their gods, and destroy their name from that place.”

Often in art, we see this passage as a “false idol” represented as a golden calf. Caryn Etkin baked this wonderful ‘no golden calf’(and moo).

Find out more on our Challah Midrash Instagram.

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Worship Support

To access worship services virtually, please check the latest info/links on the online calendar. Please note that Kabbalat Shabbat services are also posted on Facebook Live. Kabbalat Shabbat Livestream will include virtual t’filah to follow the service.