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Shabbaton 2025

Young Adult Shabbaton
July 11th + 12th

Join the Young Adult community in Chicago for a fun-filled weekend!
We'll be coming together for a variety of Shabbat events. We will begin the weekend with a pre-Shabbat happy hour and continue through Havdalah on Saturday night. All events will take place at Anshe Emet Synagogue.

Cost:
Friday: $36
Saturday: $36
Friday & Saturday: $54

Registration required, walk-ins only accept before Shabbat on Friday with an increased price.

Please note: this is not an overnight program.

See the schedule below for details.

Friday

Happy Hour
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Kick off the weekend with drinks and mingling before services.

Friday Shabbat Services
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Sanctuary Services
Lay-led (community led) option: Lakeview Minyan

Shabbat Dinner
7:15 PM 
Enjoy a communal dinner with other young adults.


Saturday

Shabbat Morning Services
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM 
Community Service in the Sanctuary
Rose Crown Minyan (lay-led service) in Malkov Chapel

Kiddush Lunch
12:15 PM 
Shared lunch with the entire Anshe Emet community.

Mincha Service
1:15 PM-2PM
Led by Rose Crown Minyan

Afternoon Learning & Activities
2:30 PM – 7:15 PM

     
     
Rabbi Shari Chen leading a workshop on "Signing Prayers." 1 hour 2:30PM
Sticker a Challah Cover with OneTable 1 hour 2:30PM
Hygiene Kit-packing with Repair the World 45 min  2:30PM

Healthy Relationship Conversation with Shalva
45 min 3:30PM
Bracelet Making with Sharsheret 45 min 3:30PM
     
Workshop on LGBTQ+ History with Keshet 90 min 4:30PM
Learning Torah with Rav Moshe, Silverstein Base Chicago 90 min 4:30PM
Sweet Genes: Build Your Own Candy DNA & Decode Genetic Testing with the Sarnoff Center 1 hour 4:30PM
     
Jeopardy with JCC 1 hour 6:15PM
Rabbi Jonah Rank leading a text study "Wearing Jewish Symbols in an Antisemitic World" 1 hour 6:15PM


All day hang-out and quiet rooms available with light snacks. We will also have equipment available for field games and outside activites. 

Third Meal
7:15 PM

Havdalah
9:15 PM
Close out Shabbat together with song and spirit.

Form will close at 12pm on Wednesday, July 9th. 


Note: We’re still looking for ways to involve Young Adults throughout Saturday—please reach out if you’d like to help lead in services or volunteer!
We are unable to offer services with a mechitza, if you require that for your worship, please consider going to ASBI and joining us for our other programming.

Anshe Emet is a kosher kitchen but is not CRC kosher. If you require accommodations, please reach out.

If you need financial assistance, please reach out to sventura@ansheemet.org.

We will do our best to accommodate!
Wed, July 16 2025 20 Tammuz 5785