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SUMMARY:Adult Program: Or Emet Annual Meeting and Picnic
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, June 6\, Or Emet’s annual meeting will take place concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, followed by a potluck picnic. \nThe adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. \nWe continue to collect empty pill bottles and personal care items for clients at Listening House\, a St. Paul drop-in center. Donations are gratefully accepted at all Shabbat and Sunday programs. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-or-emet-annual-meeting-and-picnic/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: “Building the Next Generation of Leaders: The YMCA Center for Youth Voice”
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe event will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis.  \nDuring the presentation\, Farnsworth and the student leaders will highlight CYV’s programs and share personal reflections on the importance of youth engagement in civic leadership. \nBased in Maplewood\, CYV is dedicated to strengthening Minnesota’s civic culture by helping young people understand the workings of government and empowering them to take meaningful action on issues that matter to them. The organization is grounded in the belief that democracy must be learned and renewed by each generation. \nThose unable to attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor more information about Or Emet\, visit oremet.org or email info@oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-ymca-center-for-youth-voice-presenters/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T120000
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "Turning the Bend: When It’s Time for Senior Services"
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nThe 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. \nKoontz and Gravon will provide a brief overview of the services JFCSMN provides to the community\, as well as details about the Dementia Friends organization. They also will describe what it is like to live with dementia and tips for communicating with people who have the disease.  \nAttendees will be asked to turn their new understanding into practical action that can help people living with dementia in their families and communities. \nKoontz has worked as a case manager for JFCSMN for several years\, empowering seniors to be as independent as possible and connecting them with resources while also supporting family caregivers. She facilitates Dementia Friends information sessions and is a trained class leader for Powerful Tools for Caregivers.  \nGravon has worked at JFCSMN for almost a decade\, first as a coordinator of the food security program and now as a case manager in senior services. She is a master trainer for the Dementia Friends program and is currently working on a pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option.   \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-turning-the-bend-when-its-time-for-senior-services/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "My Work With Sheila and Paul Wellstone"
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis.  \nAvner worked with Wellstone during his first term in the U.S. Senate. Together\, they confronted the governor over health concerns relating to power lines. She also supported Sheila Wellstone’s commitment to the movement to end violence in families.  \nAvner will share stories and observations about how these leaders carried out their conviction that\, “We all do better when we all do better.” The Wellstone legacy is strong in Minnesota and across the country. Avner invites attendees to share their own encounters and connections to the Wellstones. \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-my-work-with-sheila-and-paul-wellstone/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "My 30 Years at the American Jewish World — Reflections of a Journalist in Minneapolis"
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSpecktor will present “My 30 Years at the American Jewish World — Reflections of a Journalist in Minneapolis\,” followed by a Q&A period. \nSpecktor has worked at the American Jewish World for the past 30 years. He also is a longtime columnist for The Circle (Minneapolis)\, Native news and arts. His journalism over the past 60 years has focused on social justice movements and varied cultural expressions.  \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option.   \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/or-emet-welcomes-editor-and-publisher-of-american-jewish-world/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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SUMMARY:Or Emet Humanistic Passover Seder
DESCRIPTION: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 welcome to attend. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. For more information\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/or-emet-humanistic-passover-seder/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis\, 900 Mount Curve Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Refugee Shabbat Program: "Karen Organization of Minnesota"
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nAfter the service\, Alice Buckner and June Nin Way of the Karen Organization of Minnesota (KOM) will discuss current issues and trends relating to immigrant and refugee communities in Minnesota. KOM\, the first social services agency in the country founded by Karen refugees from Burma\, builds on the strengths of refugee and immigrant communities and removes barriers to achieving economic\, social and cultural well-being. \nKOM updated its mission in 2022 to formally acknowledge service to people from all national origins and cultures. It is now the lead family education support agency for the Minnesota Office of Refugee Resettlement serving children in public schools during their first five years living in the state. The organization prioritizes being majority governed\, led and staffed by people from within the communities served. \nBuckner\, executive director of KOM\, has served in nonprofit\, business healthcare\, government and higher education for more than 30 years. Way\, a KOM board member\, is a former refugee from Thailand. She serves the Karen community through her roles as interpreter\, school liaison\, case manager and as one of the few Karen-speaking therapists in the Twin Cities.  \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-refugee-shabbat/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260308T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260308T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T051222Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "Jews and Comics"
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 8\, Or Emet member Dr. Richard Logan\, a retired professor of human development\, will lead a discussion inspired by the summer 2025 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine\, which focused on the meaningful connections between Jews and the world of comics.  \nThe 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. \nThe magazine issue explored the many ways Jews have shaped the comics and graphic‑novel landscape — from founding the American comics industry to pioneering the American graphic novel and continuing to influence the art and writing of the genre.  \nThe story of Jews and comics is a compelling one that involves many original and creative literary\, artistic and pop-culture achievements. Logan is especially interested in how this history offers a window into several intriguing features of Jewish culture. He looks forward to participants sharing their own experiences with comics and graphic novels. \nLogan is a past-president of Or Emet and past-president of the Society for Humanistic Judaism.  \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option.   \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-jews-and-comics/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260205T180736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T155819Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "AI-Driven Data Center Boom in Minnesota"
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Feb. 21\, from 10-11:30 a.m.\, Or Emet will host a Humanistic Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen followed by a presentation by Evan Mulholland\, a staff attorney with the nonprofit Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. A social time will follow. \nThe events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis. \nMulholland will discuss the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence-driven data centers in Minnesota and the environmental risks associated with hyperscale development. As director of MCEA’s Healthy Communities program\, he works to protect Minnesotans and the state’s natural resources from the threats tied to large‑scale industrial projects. \nThe organization has filed five ongoing lawsuits challenging the environmental review conducted on hyperscale data centers proposed in Lakeville\, North Mankato\, Hermantown\, Pine Island and Faribault. \nMulholland holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Brandeis University\, a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master of laws degree in environmental law from Vermont Law School. \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-ai-driven-data-center-boom-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T174920Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: “From Fork to Forest: Why We Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis Without Changing How We Eat”
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, Feb. 8\, 2026\, Or Emet will host a presentation titled “From Fork to Forest: Why We Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis Without Changing How We Eat.” \nThe 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. \nPresenters Nicola Philpott\, co-leader of the Minnesota west suburbs chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby\, and Anna Larsson\, an executive team member of The Climate Reality Project\, will explore the overlooked role of the global food system in driving climate change. \nEven if fossil fuel use ended today\, emissions from food production alone would push the planet beyond climate targets. Philpott and Larsson will explain why this issue deserves more attention and will outline practical steps individuals and communities can take to support a more sustainable food future. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option.   \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-from-fork-to-forest-why-we-cant-solve-the-climate-crisis-without-changing-how-we-eat/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260205T170105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T204633Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "The State of White Christian Nationalism and Antisemitism"
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Jan. 24\, 2026\, from 10-11:30 a.m.\, Or Emet will host a Humanistic Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen followed by a Q&A with Angela Denker\, a local journalist\, Lutheran pastor and author. A social time will follow. \nThe events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis. \nThe conversation with Denker will center on the rise and threat of white Christian nationalism\, online radicalization\, violent masculinity and their growth and prominence in Trump’s second term. Denker will also help explain the role of so-called “Christian Zionism” and how Christian nationalists understand the role of Israel in their theology and politics\, in contrast to Zionism within the Jewish community.  \nDenker is an award-winning author\, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor and veteran journalist. Her first book\, “Red State Christians\,” was the 2019 Silver Foreword Indies award winner for political and social sciences. Her second book\, “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood\,” was released in March 2025.  \nShe is a former columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune and has written for many publications\, including Sports Illustrated\, the Washington Post and Fortune magazine\, and has appeared on CNN\, BBC\, SkyNews and NPR to share her research on politics and Christian nationalism. \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \n For more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-the-state-of-white-christian-nationalism-and-antisemitism/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260205T005427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T005703Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "Jewish Communities in Ancient Egypt"
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, Jan. 11\, 2026\, Or Emet will host a presentation by Dr. Patricia Ahearne-Kroll\, Associate Professor in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures at the University of Minnesota. She will speak about Jewish communities in ancient Egypt. \nAhearne-Kroll will talk about the evidence for Jewish life in Hellenistic and early Roman Egypt and the various ways these populations interacted with the multicultural realities of Egypt.  \nAhearne-Kroll holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible) from the University of Chicago Divinity School. Her research has focused on literature from Egypt during the Second Temple period in Israel\, as well as the impact of religious practices in Hellenistic Egypt on discourses of power and identity.  \nThose who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nWe continue to collect empty pill bottles and personal care items for clients at Listening House\, a St. Paul drop-in center. Donations are gratefully accepted at all Shabbat and Sunday programs. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-jewish-communities-in-ancient-egypt/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "An Inside Look at BRKFST’s Groundbreaking\, Multicultural\, BIPOC Group"
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Dec. 20\, from 10-11:30 a.m.\, Or Emet will host a Humanistic Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen\, followed by a presentation by Lisa “MonaLisa” Berman\, co-founder and co-artistic director of BRKFST Dance Company. \nBerman will present “An Inside Look at BRKFST’s Groundbreaking\, Multicultural\, BIPOC Group.” She will describe how BRKFST creates intellectually rigorous\, physically demanding works of art through abstraction\, breaking and contemporary dance vernacular — dance that evolves naturally from within a community. \nBerman and Joseph “MN Joe” Tran co-founded BRKFST in St. Paul in 2014. Guided by the hip-hop adage “each one teach one\,” where everyone remains both teacher and student regardless of their background\, identity or status\, BRKFST honors its roots from breaking culture by embodying inclusivity\, passing down their knowledge to the next generation and representing the form with foundation and innovation. \nBerman is the recipient of the McKnight Dancer Fellowship\, Jerome Travel and Study Grant\, multiple Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grants\, and most recently\, the Bridge Fund for Dancers Grant through the City of Minneapolis Arts and Cultural Affairs. \nExpanding her artistic practice to interdisciplinary exploration\, Berman partnered with film director Maria Juranic\, co-creating\, producing and choreographing the short\, experimental dance film “Dreamers.” The film was chosen as an official selection in 11 international film festivals\, receiving the Grand Jury Award at the In/Motion Festival and Best Experimental Film at the Tirana International Film Festival in Albania. \nThose who cannot attend the Shabbat service in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option.  \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-an-inside-look-at-brkfsts-groundbreaking-multicultural-bipoc-group/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T120000
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "Lessons From Listening House" and Judaica Swap
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, Dec. 7\, Or Emet will host a program on Listening House of St. Paul\, a day shelter and resource center that provides hospitality and practical assistance to adults experiencing homelessness\, poverty and loneliness. \nThe program will run from 10 a.m.-noon at Twin Cities German Immersion School\, 1031 Como Ave. in St. Paul. A social time will follow. \nAndrea Hinderaker\, the volunteer coordinator for Listening House\, will share updates on the facility\, including its recent transitions\, and offer reflections on the current state of homelessness in the Twin Cities. She also will share perspectives on the culture of homelessness and the spirit in which Listening House offers its services. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nAfter the program\, Or Emet will host a free Judaica swap meet. Attendees are encouraged to bring items such as ceremonial and ritual objects\, textiles\, books\, art and jewelry to swap with others. Unclaimed items will be donated to Heritage Judaica\, a local nonprofit that collects and offers Judaica at no cost.  \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-lessons-from-listening-house-and-judaica-swap/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T120000
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "Thanksgiving: From Thankfulness to Taking Action"
DESCRIPTION:Or Emet will host a program titled “Thanksgiving: From Thankfulness to Taking Action” from 10 a.m.-noon at Twin Cities German Immersion School\, 1031 Como Ave. in St. Paul. A social time will follow. \nLed by Or Emet members Arty Dorman and Michal Moskow\, the program will cover the following topics: 1) The Kristallnacht anniversary: Is thankfulness possible\, especially for survivors\, after events such as Kristallnacht and\, in our day\, the war in Gaza and other wars? and 2) How can thankfulness move us to take action on behalf of those\, in general\, who are less fortunate than we? \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-thanksgiving-from-thankfulness-to-taking-action/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260204T034437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T203413Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "The State of the State: 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights in Minnesota Today"
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, Oct. 24\, from 7:30-9 p.m.\, Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen\, followed by a program and social time. The evening’s events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis.  \nFollowing the service\, Matt Lewellyn-Otten (they/he)\, director of religious and community organizing for OutFront Minnesota\, will present “The State of the State: 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights in Minnesota Today.” (2SLGBTQIA+ stands for Two Spirit\, Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer/Questioning\, Intersex\, Asexual+.) \nLewellyn-Otten will discuss their work with OutFront Minnesota\, as well as the ways in which white Christian nationalism deeply affects 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in Minnesota.  \nLewellyn-Otten joined the OutFront Minnesota team in 2021. They work with faith communities and other communities across the state to build the power of the LGBTQIA+ community\, listen to the needs of queer people and their allies\, educate the public on issues affecting the queer community and mobilize communities to create systemic change. \nLewellyn-Otten holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the College of Charleston and a Master of Divinity degree from the Boston University School of Theology. In their studies and career\, they have sought ways to build better understanding across communities and create spaces of connection and growth.  \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. For more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-the-state-of-the-state-2slgbtqia-rights-in-minnesota-today/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260204T033307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T172047Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Program: "The Secret Lives of Or Emeters"
DESCRIPTION:Or Emet will host a program titled “The Secret Lives of Or Emeters” that will give members the opportunity to get to know one another.     \nCo-facilitated by Or Emet members\, this participatory program will be a chance for those in attendance to have fun while learning about one another’s unique qualities and experiences — all in a safe and supportive environment.     \nNewcomers to Or Emet as well as longtime members are bound to be fascinated\, enjoy good-natured laughs and leave with an even more positive feeling about the Or Emet community. \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-the-secret-lives-of-or-emeters/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
CREATED:20260204T013408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T202735Z
UID:638-1757844000-1757851200@oremet.org
SUMMARY:Adult Program: "From Actor to Playwright: A Jewish Life in the Theater"
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, Sept. 14\, Or Emet will welcome Minneapolis actor-singer Ryan London Levin\, who will talk about his transition from actor to playwright. \nThe program will run from 10 a.m.-noon at Twin Cities German Immersion School\, 1031 Como Ave. in St. Paul. A social time will follow. \nLevin\, who grew up in a Jewish household in South Minneapolis and performed for years with local theater companies\, is thrilled to be making his playwright debut with the production of “American Golem: The Kid Cann Story.”  \nThe play tells the true story of a Romanian Jewish immigrant who landed in 1920s Minneapolis and found success in the underworld. It will be performed at History Theatre’s Raw Stages New Works Festival in October. Levin will discuss why Kid Cann inspired him to start writing and why we will be interested in his story.   \nLevin currently is performing in “Treasure Island” with Children’s Theatre Co. in Minneapolis. He  recently was seen in “Violet” at Ten Thousand Things Theater and “Just for Us” at Six Points Theater.  \nThose who cannot attend in person may join via Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nThe Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective.  \nFor information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/adult-program-from-actor-to-playwright-a-jewish-life-in-the-theater/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250905T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250905T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T025556
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T202852Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service | Program: "American Democracy in the Age of Trump"
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, Sept. 5\, from 7:30-9 p.m.\, Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen\, followed by a program and social time. The evening’s events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road\, Minneapolis.  \nFollowing the service\, David Schultz will present “American Democracy in the Age of Trump.” Many fear that American democracy is at an inflection point. This talk will examine the state of American democracy today\, assessing the impact that Donald Trump as well as other factors have had on its viability. \nSchultz is a distinguished university professor in the departments of political science\, environmental studies and legal studies at Hamline University. He also is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Minnesota and at the University of St. Thomas and an affiliate faculty member at the Lithuanian Military Academy in Vilnius\, Lithuania.  \nA four-time Fulbright Scholar who has taught extensively in Europe and Asia\, Schultz is the author of more than 45 books and 200-plus articles on various aspects of American politics\, election law and the media and politics. He is regularly interviewed and quoted in the local\, national and international media. \nThose who cannot attend the program in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance for the Zoom option. \nOr Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture\, history and values from a humanistic\, inclusive perspective. For more information about Or Emet\, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/shabbat-service-program-american-democracy-in-the-age-of-trump/
LOCATION:Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis\, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Shabbat Service
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