On Friday, March 20, from 7:30-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen followed by a program in solidarity with the HIAS Refugee Shabbat initiative. The events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis. After the service, Alice Buckner and [...]
On Friday, April 3, from 6-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Humanistic Passover Seder led by Rabbi Eva Cohen. The Seder emphasizes themes of human freedom and dignity, the capacity to change our destiny and the power of hope. The Seder also includes traditional Passover elements and songs. Or Emet members and visitors are [...]
On Sunday, April 12, Or Emet will host a presentation by Mordecai Specktor, editor and publisher of the American Jewish World, the newspaper of the Jewish community in Minnesota since 1915. Specktor will present “My 30 Years at the American Jewish World — Reflections of a Journalist in Minneapolis,” followed by a Q&A period. Specktor [...]
On Friday, April 24, from 7:30-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen followed by a presentation by Marcia Avner, former communications director for the late Sen. Paul Wellstone. A social time will follow. The events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis, 4330 S. Cedar [...]
On Sunday, May 17, Or Emet will host a presentation by Jennifer Koontz and Clare Gravon, case managers for the senior services division of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minnesota. The event will run from 10 a.m.-noon at Twin Cities German Immersion School, 1031 Como Ave. in St. Paul. A social time will follow. [...]
On Friday, May 29, from 7:30-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen followed by a presentation featuring James Farnsworth, senior program director for the YMCA Center for Youth Voice (CYV), along with four student leaders. A social gathering will follow the program. The event will take place at [...]
On Saturday, June 6, Or Emet's annual meeting will take place concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School, followed by a potluck picnic. The adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. Those who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. We continue to [...]
Or Emet is already dreaming of sunshine, summer nights and bright green ball fields! Join us for our annual St. Paul Saints outing on Saturday, June 20, for the 6:37 p.m. game against the Omaha Storm Chasers (the Kansas City Royals’ AAA team). The game will take place at CHS Field, 360 N. Broadway St. in [...]
Or Emet's summer Havdalah and picnic will take place from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Cherokee Regional Park, 700 Cherokee Heights Blvd., St. Paul. Details will be added closer to the event date.
On Sunday, Sept. 27, Or Emet will host a Democracy Defense training session led by community organizers Tova Gorman-Baer of Jewish Community Action and Lily Cooper of Unidos MN and Monarca. The organizations are partnering to educate and organize Jewish congregations on the threats to democracy and how to mobilize communities to fight back. The [...]