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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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SUMMARY:Jewish Cultural Sunday School #5
DESCRIPTION:Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School (JCSS) for 3 to 13-year-olds meets monthly on Sunday mornings\, with a concurrent program for their parents and other adults. The focus of each varies monthly.  \nOr Emet adult programs are free and open to the public.  \nFor more information about Or Emet’s JCSS\, visit the school blog on the Or Emet website\, oremet.org.  \nTo arrange a JCSS visit\, learn more about JCSS\, the youth program and/or for JCSS -related questions and issues\, contact school director Molly Phipps at school@oremet.org. \nPlease direct inquiries about Or Emet and/or membership to info@oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/jewish-cultural-sunday-school-5/
LOCATION:Twin Cities German Immersion School\,\, 1031 Como Ave\, St Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jewish Cultural Sunday School
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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:If interested in attending\, please contact info@oremet.org; 612-787-7812 \nFor more information about Or Emet​ and/or membership\, contact info@oremet.org\, 612- 787-7812 or visit oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Executive Committee Meeting
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SUMMARY:New and Prospective Member Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a casual\, informative brunch (bagels!) and an opportunity to meet Or Emet’s Rabbi\, Eva Cohen\, and other congregational leaders. New Or Emet members and others interested in learning more about our congregation are welcome. (Golden Valley location will be provided when you sign up.) \nYou’ll be able to connect with members and others while learning about Humanistic Judaism\, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School\, our B’Mitzvah programs\, adoption into Humanistic Judaism and the Or Emet community. \nIn the past\, this event has been lively\, fun and informative. All are welcome; families and children are welcome\, too\, of course! \nMembership information is also available on Or Emet’s website\, oremet.org. \nIf you are interested in attending and for more info\, please email president@oremet.org.
URL:https://oremet.org/event/new-and-prospective-member-brunch/
LOCATION:TBA
CATEGORIES:Welcome Brunch
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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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SUMMARY:Or Emet Book Club: 'The Flight Portfolio\,' by Julie Orringer
DESCRIPTION:The Flight Portfolio\, by Julie Orringer\, will be discussed. If you are interested in participating\, contact Bruce Pomerantz at bruce.f.pomerantz@comcast.net for location information. \n(In case of bad weather\, the book club will meet Sunday\, Feb. 1.)
URL:https://oremet.org/event/or-emet-book-club-the-flight-portfolio-by-julie-orringer/
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CATEGORIES:Book Club
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