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. Berman will present “An Inside Look at BRKFST’s Groundbreaking, Multicultural, BIPOC Group.” She will describe how BRKFST creates intellectually [...]
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. Ahearne-Kroll will talk about the evidence for Jewish life in Hellenistic and early [...]
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. The events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis, 4330 S. Cedar [...]
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.” 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. Presenters Nicola Philpott, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]