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THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL
KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER
AV / ELUL 5771
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2011
www.KesserMaariv.org
UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER
Tisha BAvThe fast to commemorate the destruction of the first
and
second Bait Hamikdash begins on Monday evening August
8 . We will recite Eicha and the evening Kinnot followingth
Maariv at 8:21 pm. Shacharit on Tuesday morning August 9
will be at 6:00 and we wil recite all Kinnot. At 4:00 pm we
will show the Chafetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Video
Mending Our Relationships, Building Our World at no
charge. Mincha with our Tefillin and Torah reading will
begin at 7:35 pm. The fast will end at 8:43 pm.
All who mourn Jerusalem merit and see its rebuilding
The Talmud
HIGH HOLIDAYS 5771Membership
We invite you to join us for the High Holidays. Rosh
Hashana begins on September 28 ! Please refer to theth
enclosed flyer for information about membership and seats
for the High Holidays.
Selichot
We begin to recite Selichot, prayers of repentance and
atonement, on Motzai Shabbat, September 24 at 11:00 pm.th
Before Selichot, please join us at 10:00 pm for refreshments
and an inspiring speaker immediately preceding Selichot.
Please join us to begin the High Holiday season in a
meaningful way.Shabbat Shuva Shiur
On October 1, 2011, Rabbi Louis Lazovsky will deliver his
annual special Shabbat Shuva shiur in lieu of the Shabbat
afternoon class at 4:30 pm.
New Year Greetings
Be part of the Kesser Maariv Family's New Year greeting
card. For only $26, your name will be included on a poster
in the Shul's front lobby. It's a great way to extend your
good
wishes! Call Sheryl Greenstein at (847) 967-7408 or email
[email protected] by Wednesday, September 21 to have yourst
name included.
Hakafot on Simchat TorahHakafot will be held on Thursday evening
and Friday
morning, October 20 and 21 . We are looking for a host orth
st
hosts to sponsor our refreshments. Please call the office to
make arrangements.
Simchat Torah Communal Luncheon
On Friday, October 21 we will have our annual Simchast
Torah Lunch. Thanks to a generous sponsor, there will no
be a per person charge for lunch, though reservations are
requested. Call the Shul office at (847) 679-9800 by October
16 with your reservations.th
Yizkor
We recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Shabbat October 8 atth
about 11:30 am, and on Shmini Atzeret, Thursday October
20 at about 10:30 am.th
Chesed Project
We are collecting food and money for Kosher US soldiers
for KosherTroops.com. We are collecting specific food items
(see the enclosed flyer) and the troops will get them for
Rosh
Hashana. Please bring all donations to the shul by August
28 . Questions? Call the Weingers at (847) 677-2198, andth
see the flyer in this newsletter.
Weekday Minyanim
Please join us for daily minyanim. Shacharit is at 6:00 am
Monday through Friday, and 8:00 am on Sunday. Mincha-Maariv on
Sunday through Thursday is 15 minutes before
sunset.
Misheberach List
If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to the
shul office or e-mail [email protected].
ORDER YOUR LULAV AND ETROG NOW!!
The shul will once again sell top quality Lulav sets from
Israel. To order your set please complete and return the
order
form below and return it to the shul no later than Thursday
October 6 . For additional information, or to order anth
upgrade set, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-
9800. Sets will be available for pick-up after Yom Kippur.
```````````` ```Detach and return bottom portion along with your
payment`````` ``````````` ``````````` ```
LULAV ORDER FORM
Name:___________________________
E-mail:
_______________________________Phone:_________________________
Number of Sets:__________ Total enclosed: $________
Price Per Set is $52.00 for members and $57.00 for non-members
with higher priced sets alsoavailable. My check in the amount of $
____ is enclosed. Please call Ben Zion Lazovsky to makespecific
arrangements to pick up your set(s) which will be available after
Yom Kippur.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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E-mail List
We occasionally send e-mails with important information.
To be placed on our e-mail list, please send an e-mail
[email protected] indicating that you wish to be placed
on the e-mail list. We are happy to have more than one e-
mail address per family.
KM to Publish Manuscripts of Rabbi Meyer Juzint
Kesser Maariv will publish works and manuscripts of Rabbi
Meyer Juzint on Parsha, Talmud and Mussar. The first
volumes will be published, G-d willing, to commemorate
Rabbi Juzints 10 yahrzeit, which is on October 14, 2011.th
To be a part of this project, please contact Rabbi
Louis Lazovsky.
Send-A-Kid-To-Israel Partnership (S.K.I.P.)
Kesser Maariv is proud to be a participating Congregation in
S.K.I.P. The program allows parents to contribute money
annually in partnership with the synagogue and the Jewish
Federation for an Israel trip for their children. Students
in
grades 3-6, enrolled in a day or afternoon school, who have
finished paying their annual membership to the shul are
eligible to participate. For additional details, a
registration
kit or to enroll your child(ren) for the first time, please
contact Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800.
Rent the Shul for Your Simcha
For information regarding renting the Social Hall for your
event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at(847)
679-9800. Also, book you childs Bar/Bat Mitzvah in
the Shul calendar!
Teen Mishnah Club
High school-age boys are invited to participate in a Mishnah
Club, led by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky. The boys meet once
a week before Mincha to learn Gemara.
Happy Day Cards & Standings
Join the Kesser Maariv Cards standing list! For only $50 a
year, your name will automatically be included whenever a
card is sent from our shul to fellow members for a refua
shlayma, condolence or mazal tov. To join the standings
please contact the office at (847) 679-9800
[email protected]. Also, cards are available for purchasefrom
the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you
would like us to send a card for you for $2, please contact
Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109.
PAST EVENTS
Shavuot Mishmar - Thanks to Womens Mishmar
presenters: Rebbetzin Saretta Lazovsky, Mindy Schiller and
Eva Zussman; regular Mishmar shiurim by Rabbis Eli, Ben
Zion & Louis Lazovsky, and Dr. Steve Steinberg. The Teen
Mishmar was led by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky. Thanks to
the Miretzkys and Hartzes for the refreshments...In June we
had a festive Graduation Kiddush in honor of our many
graduates...OurAnnual Banquet and Ad Journal on July
17 was a great success. We celebrated the investiture of
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky as Associate Rabbi, presented the
Community Service Award to Mrs. Jean Goldrich, and paid
tribute to Rabbi Meyer Juzint at his 10 yahrzeit. We wereth
very fortunate to hear from Steven Landes and Rabbi Aaron
Leib on their experiences as students of Rabbi Juzint.
ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMENS COUNCIL
UPCOMING EVENTS
The next Womens Seudat Shlisheet will be on
August 13 at 5:00 pm. Arkady Kats will speak on Growing
Up Jewish in Russia.
House & Garden Membership Event on Sunday
September 18 from 9:15 am-2:15 pm. See the enclosedth
flyer for all the details!
KM Knitters meet every other Tuesday at 7:00 pm
at the Shul. No experience necessary Beginners welcome!
Knitters of all abilities attend. For more information,
meeting
confirmation, and to be placed on the email list please call
Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109.
Wanted: Volunteers to work on Rosh Hashana Gift
Bag project. Email Sandy at [email protected].
PAST EVENTS
At recent Womens Seudat Shlisheet, Golda Shira spoke
about being a White House Correspondent. In late July
Naomi Landes Stern spoke about her recent trip to Israel...
Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.
4341 W. Golf
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 679-9800
fax (847) 679-5041
e-mail: [email protected]
www.KesserMaariv.org
Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky
Steven D. Goldrich,President
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,
Associate Rabbi & Executive Director
Nasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky, Co-Presidents,
Adele Goldblum Womens Council
Committee Contact Information:
Bricks Saretta
Lazovsky
(847) 676-0556
Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) 673-2904
Donate Books
& Siddurim
Office (847) 679-9800
Endowment Michael Hartz (708) 366-7662
Happy Day
Cards
Wendy Hartz (708) 205-5109
Kiddush Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281
Membership Bob Greenstein
Judy Whisler
(847) 967-7408
(847) 677-2281
Social Hall
Rental
Office (847) 679-9800
Tree of Life Office (847) 679-9800
Yahrzeit
Plaques
Office (847) 679-9800
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Date Candle Lighting Erev Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha
Devarim 8/5-8/6 7:45 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:35 pm 7:35 pm
Vaetchanan 8/12-8/13 7:36 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:25 pm 7:25 pm
Eikev 8/19-8/20 7:26 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:15 pm 7:15 pm
Reeh 8/26-8/27 7:15 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:05 pm 7:05 pm
Shoftim 9/2-9/3 7:03 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 5:50 pm 6:50 pm
Ki Teitzei 9/9-9/10 6:51 pm 6:50 pm 8:45 am 5:40 pm 6:40 pm
Ki Tavo 9/16-9/17 6:39 pm 6:40 pm 8:45 am 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
Nitzavim-Vayeilech 9/23-9/24 6:27 pm 6:30 pm 8:45 am 5:15 pm
6:15 pm
1 Day Rosh Hashana 9/28-9/29 6:18 pm * 6:20 pm 8:30 am no shiur
6:15 pmst
2 Day Rosh Hashana 9/29-9/30 7:18 pm 6:15 pm 8:30 am no shiur
6:15 pmnd
Haazinu (Shuva) 9/30-10/1 6:15 pm 6:15 pm 8:45 am 4:30 pmDrasha
6:05 pm
* Make Eruv Tavshillin before lighting candles (see Dvar Torah
for details)
If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya,
please inform Rabbi Lazovsky before Shabbat.
To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at
(847) 677-2281.
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Minyan TimesMinyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash
ShacharitSunday: 8:00 amMonday-Friday: 6:00
amMincha-MaarivSunday-Thursday: 15 minutes before
sundownClasses
Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class in theWeekly Sedra.Given
by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik
Teen Mishna Club, given by Rabbi B.Lazovsky
For more learning opportunities, contact RabbisB. or E.
Lazovsky
Malamud Reference LibraryCome and Learn from any of the hundreds
of titles in our library.
Lending LibraryMembers may borrow books from our Lending
Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall.
Tape Lending LibraryWe have tapes and digital audio files on
many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.
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Family Rate Single Rate Additional Seat Dependent Child(2
tickets) (1 ticket)
Membership $1000 $525 $200 $75
First Time Good Neighbor Tickets $475 $265 $200 $75
Tickets only, no membership $525 $200
Friend of Kesser Maariv (no tickets or membership) $200
$@2"
August 3, 2011 Dear Members and Friends:
We hope this letter finds you well, and safely enjoying the
summer. By now we hope you are familiar with the manyprograms and
milestones that we have achieved since our arrival in Skokie. It is
with great pleasure that we invite you,your family and friends to
reserve your high holiday seats and worship with us for the
upcoming New Year of -5772. We are confident that the upcoming
holiday services will be truly moving and meaningful.
Selichot services will be held on Saturday night, September 24,
2011, at 11:00 p.m., at 4341 W. Golf in Skokie, with aspecial
program and refreshments held at 10:00 p.m., immediately preceding
the services. Please come, get acquaintedwith our congregation and
allow us to welcome you and include you as part of our extended
family.
We will once again use the ArtScroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur. While a number of Adler Machzorswill be available,
congregants will need to purchase their own ArtScroll Machzors from
one of the area book stores.
Membership and Ticket RatesThe membership rates have not
increased in the past five years. To encourage new memberships this
year, we will
again waive the building fund obligation for new members.To
serve you better, we accept payments of $500 and above by Visa,
Master Card or Discover.
If you have any further questions, please call Bob Greenstein at
(847) 967-7408, Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281, or thesynagogue
office at (847) 679-9800.
The congregation and officers want to extend our warmest best
wishes for a New Year filled with good health, peace,prosperity,
and happiness to our members, worshipers, families and friends.
Please tell your friends, neighbors andrelatives about our shul,
and encourage them to join us for the upcoming high holiday
season.
L'Shana Tova Tikatevu V'Tachatemu,
StevenGoldrich LouisAryehLazovskySteven Goldrich, President
Rabbi Louis Aryeh
Lazovsky----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name:
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Address:
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City, State & Zip Code:
_________________________________________ Phone :
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E-mail: _______________________________________ and
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Number of Men's Seats: _________________ Number of Women's
Seats: __________________________
Number of Boys Seats: __________________ Number of Girls Seats:
_____________________________
Total Number of Seats: __________________ Amount Enclosed :
_________________________________.
Credit Card Payments: Name on Card_______________________ Amount
to be charged: ________________
Card # _________-_________-_________-_________ Exp: ____ ____
3-digit Security Code:__________
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Please join the Adele Goldblum Womens Council of Kesser
Maariv
for a unique experience
House and Garden Membership Event
Sunday September 18 , 2011
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9:15 AM- 2:15 PM (approximate return time)
We will tour and experience Frank Lloyd Wrights
first home and studio, birthplace of an architectural
revolution in Oak Park, followed by lunch in thegarden of Wendy
Hartz in River Forest.
Meet at Kesser Maariv
Travel in cars to Oak Park - van option a possibility-will be an
additional cost
Tour the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Have lunch in the Hartz Garden in River Forest
$36 includes membership, tour and lunch. $15 deposit requested
with registration
Respond to Sandy Miretzky at [email protected] or
847-676-4387 or to Eleanor Greenspan at [email protected]
or847-675-7573
Please note: Tour limited to 32 people. Members will be given
priority registration until 9/9. After 9/9, space permitting,
non-members can register at a cost of $25. Registration begins
today! First come, first serve. Hope you can join us!
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Members and friends of Kesser Maariv
We need your help making this a great
Rosh Hashanah for the Jewish Troops protecting America.
Please help out by donating food or money to the cause.
We will send the food and money to the organization, Kosher
Troops, in New York.
Kosher Troops will send the food to the soldiers. By the time
theyreceive the food, it will be time to celebrate the new
year!
TYPES OF KOSHER FOOD NEEDED
Grape Juice-drink box Tuna in a pouch
Halva Salmon in a pouch
Israeli Pickles & Olives (can only) Cookies
Meal Mart Amazing Meals Instant soup in a cup (Tradition or
others)
La Briute Meals Beef Jerky or dry salami
Jelly squeeze bottle
We ask for all donations by August 28th.
(Please make checks payable to Kosher Troops and
send/drop off checks or food to the Shul office.)
Questions: Call the Weingers at: 847-677-2198
