Upcoming Events
Veterans Shabbat
November 7, 9:30 am
Please join us for a special Shabbat service as we honor our troops, past and present. Please contact Jeff Roth (rothkauf386@gmail.com) with any questions.
Men’s Club Scotch and Steak Night
Sunday, October 11, 4:00 pm
Mark your calendar and come hungry. As always, Chef Jay Lawrence and his team will grill up the goods, while Scotchmeister Eric Diamond will bring us a tantalizing taste of the world’s best whiskies.
Food for Thought Breakfasts
Sundays, 9:45 am (immediately following minyan)
October 18—Steen Metz: Surviving the Camps
Danish Holocaust survivor Steen Metz discusses his family’s experiences, exile to the Theresienstadt work camp in Czechoslovakia in 1943, and his subsequent liberation.
November 8—Marc Herwitz: Jews and Armed Forces
Former BHBE congregant, Marc Herwitz, will speak about the history of Jewish participation in the armed forces
December 13—Gabriel Ben-Jacob: Jews and the American Revolution
Northwestern doctoral student, Gabriel Ben-Jacob, will speak about his graduate research on Jewish participation in the American Revolution. Presented in collaboration with Learning Curve.
January 10—Jessica Littmann: A Strange Land: A Story of Two Refugee Families
BHBE Immediate Past President Jessica Littmann will discuss her family’s experience sponsoring a Rohingya refugee family, and the parallels between her family’s experience and theirs.
January 24—Feed the Hungry
Please join us as we make lunches to be delivered to various food pantries.
February 21— Lia Niederberger: Neurodiversity
In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Lia Niederberger will speak about neurodiversity.
March 7— David Cherpel and New Dog Sanctuary
Former BHBE congregant David Cherpel will speak about a new dog sanctuary that he is opening in early 2027.
April 18—Cantor Pavel Roytman: Sabbatical Stories
Cantor Roytman will speak about his sabbatical in Fall 2026.
Men’s Club Bowling Event
Sunday, February 28, 3:30 pm
Join us for an afternoon of family fun.
Man of the Year/Youth of the Year
Sunday, April 11, afternoon
Celebrate Men’s Club’s highest honorees!
Men’s Club Shabbat
April 17
Join us as Men’s Club leads the service and is honored for all they do for our community.
Men’s Club Yellow Candle Distribution
Monday, May 3, 7:30 pm
BHBE Men’s Club will distribute yellow candles preceding the Yom HaShoah program.
Men’s Club Gala-Rama
Through Sunday, June 27
The biggest Men’s Club fundraiser of the year, this raffle offers cash prizes, Cubs tickets, gift cards, and much more.
