THEBETHHAMEDROSHHAGODOL KESSERMAARIVANSHELUKNIKNEWSLETTER AV /
ELUL 5775 / TISHREI 5776 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015
www.KesserMaariv.org UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER HIGH
HOLIDAYS 5776 Membership WeinviteyoutojoinusfortheHighHolidays.We
reciteSelichotonSaturdayeveningSeptember5that 11:00 pmprecededby
refreshmentsandashiur at 10:00 pm.Rosh Hashana begins on Sunday
evening September 13th!Pleaserefertotheenclosedflyerforinformation
about membership and seats for the High Holidays. ORDER YOUR LULAV
AND ETROG NOW!! The shul will once again sell top quality Lulav
sets from Israel.Toorderyoursetpleasecontacttheofficeby
September18th.Foradditionalinformationpleasecall
BenZionLazovskyat(847)679-9800.Setswillbe
availableforpick-upafterYomKippur.OrderFormis later in this
newsletter. New Year Greetings Be part of the Kesser Maariv
Family's New Year greeting
card.Foronly$26,yournamewillbeincludedona poster in the Shul's
front lobby.It's a great way to extend your good wishes!Call Sheryl
Greenstein ay (847) [email protected],
September 9th to have your name included. Shabbat Shuva Shiur
OnShabbatSeptember19thRabbiLouisLazovskywill
deliverhisannualspecial Shabbat Shuva shiur in lieu of the Shabbat
afternoon class at 4:50 pm. Hakafot on Simchat Torah
HakafotwillbeheldonMondayeveningandTuesday
morning,October5thand6th.Wearelookingforahost
orhoststosponsorourrefreshments.Pleasecallthe office to make
arrangements. Yizkor WereciteYizkoronYomKippur,Wednesday,
September23rdatabout11:30am,andonShmini Atzeret, Monday October 5th
at about 10:30 am.For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques,
please call the office at (847) 679-9800. Misheberach List If you
have names for a misheberach, please send them to
[email protected]
RoshHashanaapproaching,wewillmakeanewlist.Pleaseresubmitanynamesyoumayhavepreviously
submitted to ensure they will be included. Happy Day Cards &
Standings Join the Kesser Maariv Cards standing list!For only $50
ayear,yournamewillautomaticallybeincluded whenever a card is sent
from our shul to fellow members
forarefuashlayma,condolenceormazaltov.Tojoin the standings, please
contact the office at (847) 679-9800
[email protected],cardsareavailablefor
purchasefromtheofficefor$1.50eachor13cardsfor $18.If you would
likeusto send a card for you for $2, please contact the office at
(847) 679-9800. Parsha Podcasts Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning
Vorts on the Parsha are available as podcasts online at
KMvort.podomatic.com (a
linkisonourhomepage,www.KesserMaariv.org).On the Podomatic page you
can subscribe via iTunes. Rabbi Meyer Juzint Books The Chain of
Miracles, an amazing Holocaust memoir
writtenbyateacherofRabbiLouisLazovskyanda
friendofKesserMaarivisavailableforpurchasefrom the office and our
website for $20. Send-A-Kid-To-Israel Partnership (S.K.I.P.)
KesserMaarivisproudtobeaparticipating
CongregationinS.K.I.P.Theprogramallowsparentsto
contributemoneyannuallyinpartnershipwiththe synagogue and the
Jewish Federation for an Israel trip for their children.Childrenin
grades3-6 can be registered for SKIP.For details please contact Ben
Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800. Puskhas
AndRepentance,PrayerandCharityremovethe
unfavorablejudgement.KesserMaarivPushkas
(TzedakaBoxes)AreAvailable.Call theOffice to pick one up. Gemara
Brachos Shiur Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky's Gemara Brachos Shiur (open
to all) is studying the second chapter.In the summer the class
meets Wednesdays before Mincha, and soon will be meeting
immediately following Maariv. Weekday Minyanim
Pleasejoinusfordailyminyanim.Shacharitisat6:00
amMondaythroughFriday,and8:00amonSunday.Mincha-MaarivonSundaythroughThursdayis10
minutes before sunset.After Yom Kippur we will switch to weekday
Maariv only at 7:00 pm (winter schedule). E-mail List
Ifyouwouldliketobeaddedtoouremaillist,please
[email protected] send to multiple email
addresses per family. Rent the Shul for Your Simcha
ForinformationregardingrentingtheSocialHallfor
yourevent,pleasecallBenZionLazovskyattheShul office at (847)
679-9800.Also, book you childs Bar/Bat
MitzvahintheShulcalendar!PleasecallJudyWhisler at (847) 677-2281 or
[email protected] Past Events Shavuot Mishmar - Thanks to speakers
Steve Steinberg, Saretta,RabbisLouis,BenzieandEliLazovsky,andto the
Miretzkys and Hartzes for the refreshments. JUF Reception -Dr. Asaf
Romirowsky discussed recent geopolitical developments in the Middle
East. Pesach - we were excited to have so many of our Kesser
MaarivfamilymembersinSkokiefromoutoftownfor
Pesach.BeforePesachwewereagainprivilegedtohost
RabbiMosheSoloveichik'sHagaddahShiur.Manyof
theseshiurimalongwithotherhundredsofshiurimare
availablefromourTapeLibrarysomeonaudiotape, and some digitally
GraduationKiddushLuncheon-Mazaltovtoour
graduates:HeatherBusch;DanielCherny;Shevy
Pressburger;MichaelMakowsky;ZevSteinberg;Jordan
Moos;RebeccahHartz;SamanthaMiretzky;Shira Elovic; Aviva Weiser;
Hadas Kline; Ami Kline; Elisheva Pomper;YehudaPomper; Michaela
Allswang; Shoshana Allswang;YosefSoloveichik;JaydenAbramov;Nathan
Abramov;AlannaKaplan;NoahSabin;TziporaMalka Ben-Ari; Shmuel
Yitzchak Ben-Ari. Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.4341 W.
Golf Skokie, IL 60076 (847) 679-9800fax (847) 679-5041 e-mail:
[email protected] Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky
Steven D. Goldrich, President Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,Associate
Rabbi & Executive Director Sandy Miretzky, Nasrin
Kheradyar& Saretta Lazovsky,Co-Presidents,Adele Goldblum Womens
Council Committee Contact Information: Happy Day CardsSaretta
Lazovsky Bricks (847) 676-0556 or [email protected] Chesed Fund
Anne Elovic(847) 673-2904 Donate Books & SiddurimOffice (847)
679-9800 or [email protected] Endowment Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler Membership (847)
677-2281 [email protected] Social Hall Rental OfficeTree of Life
[email protected] Plaques (847) 679-9800 Adele Goldblum
Women's Council Upcoming Events Women's Shalashudis
AWomen'sShalashudiswillbeheldonAugust22or August 29.Check your
email for details. TheKesserMaarivWomenarejoininginacommunity
Challah baking on Wednesday night September 2 at the Skokie Holiday
Inn. Doors open at 7:30 pm.We want to
reservetables,sopleasecallSarettaASAPtoreserve your spot.
ServeDinneratCafARKScheduleddates
are:WednesdaysDecember2,2015;January27,2016
andMay11,2016.CallCookieGoldrichat(847)673-8149 to volunteer and
for more information. Attention all women:Please send youremail
addresses [email protected] last minute
exciting programs.With your email address,
wecannotifyyouquickly.Ifyoudon'thaveanemail
address,pleasecallSarettatoletherknowyouwould like a phone call
instead. Past Events Thankyoutoeveryonewhosponsoredplantsforthe
ShavuotPlantSale,whicharedeliveredtoresidentsof
theRobineau,LiebermanGeriatricCenterandtheARK
tobrightenuptheirShavuot.ThankyoutoEleanor
Greenspanforchairing,andtoEleanor,JeffandSaretta for delivering the
plants....Thanks to all who participated in our Women's Seudat
Shlisheet. ThankstoourRecentKiddushSponsors:SueandSteve Goldrich;
theLazovsky Family;Pomper family;Debbie
&EricSchames;Robert&EileenWishner;Gilda
Allswang;Sandy&MartyMiretzky;Foxfamily; Jeff &
MilaZaretsky; Yoni and Aliza Blumofe; the sponsors of
thepre-Shavuotluncheon,Graduationluncheonand Blackhawks luncheon,
& anonymous sponsors.
ThankstoourRecentSeudatShlisheetSponsors:Mike
Wishner;BethGottesman;SteveandTeriSteinberg; Lazovsky family; and
anonymous sponsors GOOD & WELFARE
MazalTovto:Sanford&ShelleySchwartzonthe
engagementoftheirgranddaughterAvivaWeisertoAri
FormanofToronto;EvelyneSternfeldonthebirthofa
great-grandson,great-granddaughterandmarriageofher
grandson;CookieandArtGoldrichonthebirthofa
great-granddaughter;LynnandZevulunSteinonthe
engagementoftheirsonDanieltoMattyBeharofSan
Diego,andthebirthofagrandson,YosefShalom
KirschnerinIsrael;GildaAllswangontheengagement of her granddaughter
Michaela to Fima Maltzev in Israel,
onthemarriageofhergranddaughterDinatoItzik
GoldsteininIsrael;PaulineRichteronthemarriageof
hergranddaughterTehilatoBenLowensteininIsrael;
JoelandGailScheronthemarriageoftheirsonArito Avigayil Bachrach of
West Rogers Park; Sally Aaron
onthebirthofagreat-grandson;Sandy&MartyMiretzky on the
engagement of their son Eitan to Chaya Sara Israel
ofWestRogersPark;EronandBethNygartonthebirth
ofababyboy;LesterFarberonthebirthofagrandson, Yeshaya Gedalya;
Sarah Kramer on her engagement. Celebrate your simcha on the Etty
Rubinow Tree of Life!Leavesare$100,Acornsare$500andFoundation
Stonesare$1,000.CallBenZionat(847)679-9800to order, or print the
order form off of our website.
RefuaShleimato:Dr.TammyKaplan,FloydRuben, Adeline Katz, Joe Fagan.
Condolences to: Joel Scher on the passing of his mother,
Joyce;HeatherBuschonthepassingofherfather;
Michael,Jacob,RebeccahandHannahHartzonthe passing of their wife and
mother, Wendy Hartz. Doyouhaveanewneighborwhomightenjoy davening at
Kesser Maariv?Please call the office so we can welcome them. DVAR
TORAH RoshChodeshElul-August14-15isthebeginningof the month of
Elul.Moshe Rabbeinu went up on this day to receive the second
Luchot (Tablets), which he brought
down40dayslater,onYomKippur.Tocommemorate this,thereis a custom to
blow the Shofar every morning
inShulduringElul,withtheexceptionofShabbatand Erev Rosh Hashana.
Selichot-beginSeptember5.Werecitespecial
penitentaryprayersinthedaysleadinguptoRosh
HashanathroughYomKippur,highlightedbythe
recitationofthe13Attributes,imploringG-dtoforgive
usinthemeritofthecovenantHemadewithour Forefathers. Prozbul -
Sunday September 13.This year was Shmitta
inIsrael,whenthelandwasnotworked.Inadditionto
ShmittaoftheLand,thereisShmittaofLoans,thatall loans (bills for
services rendered are also a form of loan) are cancelled at the end
of Shmitta.To allow loans to be
collectedafterShmitta,HilleltheElder(inthetimeof
theMishna)decreedaProzbul,whichisadocument
givingtheloansovertoaBeisDin(RabbinicalCourt), allowing the loans
to be collected after Shmitta.We will
doProzbulsinShulonSunday,September13.Ifyou need a Prozbul contact
us to make arrangements for it to be executed the previous week.
RoshHashana-September13-15.OnSundayevening
September13thwebegintheJewishNewYearof5776.WealsobegintheperiodknownastheAseretYemay
Teshuva, Ten Days of Repentance.A most solemn time,
RoshHashanacommemoratestheanniversaryof
mankindscreationafterthecreationoftheworldsix days earlier.During
the two days ofRosh Hashana, G-d
judgestheentireworldandinscribesthefateofalllife.AsJews,werecitevariousprayerstoexpressour
aspirations, and we eat many symbolic foods in hopes of
bringingspecialblessings.DuringRoshHashanah,we observe the custom
of Tashlich (this year on the first day
ofRoshHashana),inwhichwegotolivingbodiesof
waterandreciteprayers,thussymbolicallycastingoff
oursins,aswellastoseekmeritforthedeedsofour
forefatherAbrahamwho,accordingtotheMidrash,was forced to cross a
sea in order to fulfill G-ds command to bring his son Isaac to
Mount Moriah. A major focus of Rosh Hashana is the blowing of
theshofar.Onehundredkolot,ornotes,blownduring
variousportionsoftheserviceremindusofthe
AlmightyscoronationasKingoftheUniverse,awaken
oursleepingheartsfromtheirlethargytoreturntothe
AlmightyandhelpusrecountthestoryofAbraham
sacrificingaraminplaceofhisson.Weprayfor
forgivenessforthepreviousyearstransgressionsand
imploretheCreatorforayearwherewewillperform
Mitzvotunstintingly,ayearofgoodhealth,peaceand prosperity on the
merit of our teshuva - repentance.
TzomGedaliah-Wednesday,September16. The fast day of Tzom Gedaliah
is usually on the day after RoshHashanaandcommemoratesthemurderof
GedaliahbenAchikam,whowasaJewishleader
appointedbyourconquerorsafterthedestructionofthe
FirstTemplein586B.C.E.Withhisassassinationby
oneofhiscountrymen,Jewslosttheirstakeinself-rule
evenintheDiaspora.Thefastbeginsat4:58amand ends at 7:28 pm.
YomKippur-September22-23.YomKippuristhe
uniquedayoftheyeardedicatedtoforgiveness,mercy
andconciliationbetweenG-dandtheJewishpeople.ThisyearitbeginsonTuesdayevening,September22,
withtheceremonyofKolNidre,aprayertoannulany
unfulfilledoathsorvows.Speechistheattributethat
distinguishesmanfromtherestoftheanimalkingdom.Accordingly,weareveryconcernedwiththe
punishmentsthatmayoccurfordeliberateoraccidental transgressions
concerning our speech.The holiest day of theyear, Yom Kippur,
commemorates G-ds forgiveness of the Israelites, whose sin was the
worship of the golden calfaftertheyreceivedtheTenCommandments.Itisa
daywhenwearecommandedtoshedourearthly
limitationsandaspiretoemulatetheangels.Accordingly,weabstainfromeating,drinking,wearing
leathershoes,usinglotions,washingandmarital relations.By observing
these prohibitions, we transcend
ourphysicalexistenceandareelevatedtoahigher spiritual state, so we
are better able to pray for ourselves,
ourlovedones,ourfamiliesandforallofIsrael.On
YomKippur,G-devaluatesouractionsduringtheTen
DaysofRepentanceanddetermineswhetherour actions
weresincereorempty.Onthemeritofrepentance, prayer and charity, we
are able to avert the severe decree
thatmayhavebeenordainedduringRoshHashanah.
SukkotbeginsSundayevening,September27,and continues throughOctober
4.It commemorates the time whenG-dtooktheJewishpeopleoutofEgyptand
housedthemintheAnnaneiHakavod-Cloudsof
GlorythatprotectedtheJewishpeople;thereforewe
dwellinsukkot,ortemporaryhuts.Thefirsttwodaysof
Sukkotareknownasyomtov(holidays)wheremost ```````````````Detach and
return with your payment By September 18
`````````````````````````````````` LULAV ORDER FORM
Name:___________________________ E-mail:
_______________________________Phone:_________________________
Number of Sets:__________ Total enclosed: $________ Price Per Set
is $50.00 for members and $55.00 for non-members.My check in the
amount of $ ____ is enclosed.Please call Ben Zion Lazovsky to make
specific arrangements to pick up your set(s) which will be
available after Yom Kippur.
melechah(creativeactivity)isprohibited.Theyare followedbyCholHamoed
(Intermediate Days), which are hybrid, in that they have aspects of
both holidays and regular week
days.WheneatingintheSukkah,weinviteseven
Ushpizinorguests,essentialleadersoftheJewish
people:Abraham,Isaac,Jacob,Joseph,Moses,Aaron
andKingDavidwhoeachrepresentsoneoftheseven
spiritualattributesneededtoperfectour soulsin service of the
Creator.EverydayofSukkot,withtheexceptionof
Shabbat,whentheyarenottouched,oneblessingis recited over the four
species - the Etrog, Lulav, Hadasim and Aravot.The first time we
take them on the holiday, wealsoreciteShehechiyanu.Onthelastofthe
intermediate days, known as Hoshanah Rabbah, we make seven circuits
around the Bimah, after which willows are
beatenonthefloortosymbolizetheendofthehigh holiday period of
judgement. SheminiAtzeret/SimchatTorahOctober4-6At Sukkots end,
Jews immediately celebrate the holidays of
SheminiAtzeretandSimchatTorah.TheMidrash,or
Biblecommentary,teachesthatonSukkotweare
concernedwithallhumanitybecauseintheTemplewe offered 70 sacrifices
during Sukkot, corresponding to the 70nationsoftheworld.However,
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah is a holiday just for the
Almighty and the Jewishpeople.Theholidaysremindusthatmaterial
needsandwantsarefleetingillusions;therealmofthe
spiritistheonlytrueandpermanent domain.We recite theYizkor,memorial
prayer, during Shemini Atzeret to
rememberthosewhohavegonebeforeusandsetout
pathsforustofollow.OnSimchatTorah,Jewsdance
andrejoicewiththeirentirebeingasweconcludethe
readingoftheTorah,andthen,immediatelybegin
readingtheTorahonceagain.Inspiteoftremendous
adversity,oppressionandexile,wehavebeenpromised that the Torah will
always guard and protect us.Even if allelseistaken away from the
Jewish people, the Torah will always remain.A Little Bit About
Kesser Maariv WelcometoKesserMaariv.OurfullnameisBeth
HamedroshHagodolKesserMaarivAnsheLuknik.We
havealongnamereflectiveofourlonghistory.Ourfirst
minyantookplaceinChicagoin1865,andtheBeth Hamedrosh Hagodol
officially opened in 1867 in downtown Chicago.Eventually the Shul
moved to the West Side, and
wehaveseveralcongregantswhocelebratedtheirBar Mitzvah at that
site.After several mergers, in the 1950s
BHHmovedtoEastRogersParkwhenitmergedwith
KesserMaariv.Duetoshiftingdemographics,Kesser
MaarivsoldtheirbuildinginEastRogersParkin1989,
determinedtocontinueinanewneighborhood.Inthe
followingyears,HighHolidayserviceswereheldinWest Rogers Park.
In1993,weheldHighHolidayservicesinSkokie,andwe
wereabletopurchaseourcurrentpropertyinSkokie.Regularminyanimbeganinanexistingfarmhouseon
December31,1993.Inautumn1999the first phase of our
buildingwascompleted,consistingoftheSocialHalland kitchens.The
second phase of the Main Sanctuary and Bais Midrash were completed
in 2004. Leadership RabbiLouisLazovskyhasbeenRabbiofKesserMaariv
since1984,whenhesucceededRabbiZevWein,who
retired.RabbiLazovskyhasservedtheJewishcommunity
inmanycapacitiesforover35years,includingleading
educationalprogramsandorganizationstobenefitimmigrants and the
underprivileged.InJanuary2011theBoardofDirectorsappointedRabbi
BenZionLazovskyto serve as Associate Rabbi in addition to serving
as Executive Director. Our Davening
FortheHighHolidays,weusetheArtScrollMachzor.ThankstothegenerosityofBob&SherylGreenstein,we
have many Machzorim available for use.
WehavealiveauctionofaliyasonRoshHashana,Yom
KippurandSimchasTorah.Thispracticeismentionedin the Shulchan Aruch,
the Code of Jewish Law.The auction is conducted immediately prior
to taking out the Torah. OurChazzanimareDr.EdwardKaplanandRabbiDr.
Pinchas Eisenbach who have been leading our High Holiday
Servicessince1994.RabbiBenZionLazovskyhasblown
theShofarformanyyearsandalsoservesasChazzan.Rabbi Eli Lazovsky
reads the Torah. Yizkor Appeal
Thereisanancientcustom,mentionedintheTalmud,that
eventhosewhohavepassedawayneedatonement.How
canthosesouls,whoarenolongeronthisearth,achieve
atonement?TheTalmudsaysthatcharityshouldbegiven
ontheirbehalf.Accordingly,KesserMaarivhasalive
YizkorAppeal.Ifyouwouldliketohaveyourpledge
announcedatthebeginningoftheappeal,pleasecontact
RabbiBenZionbeforeYomTovandmakeyourpledge
beforeYomTov.Forthosewhowouldliketomakea private pledge, see Rabbis
Ben Zion or Eli to make a matan bseser.SHABBAT & HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE Please Note: Through the end of August we will be
welcoming Shabbat early and will begin davening Mincha on Friday
nights at 7:00 pm. remember to: light candles early and repeat
Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall. DateCandle Lighting Erev
MinchaShacharitShiurMincha Va'etchanan7/31-8/17:51 pm7:00 pm8:45
am6:40 pm7:40 pm Eikev8/7-8/87:43 pm7:00 pm8:45 am6:30 pm7:30 pm
Re'eh8/14-8/157:33 pm7:00 pm8:45 am6:20 pm7:20 pm
Shoftim8/21-8/227:23 pm7:00 pm8:45 am6:10 pm7:10 pm Ki
Teitzei8/28-8/297:12 pm7:00 pm8:45 am6:00 pm7:00 pm Ki
Tavo9/4-9/57:00 pm7:00 pm8:45 am5:50 pm6:50 pm
Nitzavim9/11-9/126:48 pm6:50 pm8:45 am5:35 pm6:35 pm Rosh Hashana
Day 19/13-9/146:44 pm6:45 pm8:30 amTBA6:45 pm Rosh Hashana Day
29/14-9/157:45 pm6:45 pm8:30 amTBA6:45 pm Vayelech /
Shuva9/18-9/196:36 pm6:40 pm8:45 amDrasha 4:50 pm6:20 pm Yom
Kippur9/22-9/236:29 pmMincha 2:30 Kol Nidrei 6:30 8:00 am*Mincha
5:20 pm Ne'ila 6:25 pm Haazinu9/25-9/266:23 pm6:25 pm8:45 am5:10
pm6:10 pm Sukkot Day 19/27-9/286:20 pm6:20 pm8:45 amTBA6:20 pm
Sukkot Day 29/28-9/297:20 pm6:20 pm8:45 amTBA6:20 pm Chol
Hamoed10/2-10/36:11 pm6:15 pm8:45 amTBA6:05 pm Shmini
Atzeret10/4-10/56:08 pm6:10 pm8:45 am*TBA6:10 pm Simchat
Torah10/5-10/67:08 pm6:10 pm8:45 amTBA6:10 pm
Breishit10/9-10/105:59 pm6:00 pm8:45 am4:50 pm5:50 pm
Noach10/16-10/175:48 pm5:50 pm8:45 am4:35 pm5:35 pm *Yizkor is
RecitedIf you have a chiyuv (to daven or for an aliya), please
inform Rabbi Lazovsky in person or at (847) 676-0556 before
Shabbat.To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy
Whisler at (847) 677-2281 or [email protected]. WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Minyan Times Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash Shacharit
Sunday: 8:00 am Monday-Friday: 6:00 am Earlier for Selichot
Mincha-Maariv Sunday-Thursday: 10 minutes before sundown Classes
Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha ClassGiven by Rabbi Moshe
Soloveichik Wednesday evenings before Mincha - Gemara Brachos Given
by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky Shabbat Afternoon 1 hour before Mincha:
Pirkei Avot Given by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky Malamud Reference Library
Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library,
located in the Kaufman Bais Midrash. Lending Library Members may
borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of
the Social Hall.For hours of operation, more details or to donate
books, please call the office. Tape Lending Library We have tapes
and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud
and Mussar. August 4, 2015 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 many programs 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 -
5776.We are confident that the upcoming holiday services will be
truly moving and meaningful. Selichot services will be held on
Saturday night, September 5, 2015, at 11:00 p.m., at 4341 W. Golf
in Skokie, with a special program and refreshments held at 10:00
p.m., immediately preceding the services.Please come, get
acquainted with 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. Membership
and Ticket Rates Family RateSingle RateAdditional 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 The membership rates have not increased in the past
nine 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 Rabbi
Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800 or Judy Whisler at (847)
677-2281. 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 and relatives about our
shul, and encourage them to join us for the upcoming high holiday
season. L'Shana Tova Tikatevu V'Tachatemu, Steven GoldrichLouis
Aryeh LazovskyBen Zion Lazovsky Steven Goldrich, PresidentRabbi
Louis Aryeh LazovskyRabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
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