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Chanukah visits Many thanks to Shelley & Sanford

Schwartz, Larry, Ben & Joe Weinger, Gilda Allswang,

Saretta Lazovsky, Brenda Kahn & Myra Goldstein for

visiting patients at Skokie Hospital and residents of the

Robineau to bring them Chanukah cheer.

Gold Rush Many thanks to Bob & Sheryl Greenstein &

Marty Miretzky for running the Gold Rush last month.

Send-A-Kid-to-Israel We had another enrollment in

SKIP, whichallows parents to contribute money annually

in partnership with the synagogue and the Jewish

Federation for an Israel experience for their children.

Adele Goldblum Womens Council

Upcoming Events

Event The AGWC invites all woment to attend

a lecture on Knowledge is Power! Learn More About

Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Osteoporosis. Dr. Robert

A. Hozman, Internist and Rheumatologist, will help us

understand these conditions and how we can better take

care of ourselves. Tuesday, February 15 at 7:15 pm at theshul. Refreshments will be served. No charge.

Knitting KMnitters continue to knit. New

knitters are always welcome. The group usually meets

every other Tuesday at the Shul at 7 pm. For meeting

dates, please call Wendy Hartz at 708-205-5109. The

KMnitters have their own on-line bulletin board! Sign in

to ravelry.com and to the group called KMnitters.

Serve dinner at Cafe ARKon Wednesday Feb. 9th

at 4:45 pm. Join the growing number of Kesser Maariv

women, men and teens who have had the rewardingexperience of serving dinner to ARK clients. Call Cookie

Goldrich at 847-673-8149 to volunteer.

HTC Women of Valor Luncheon Sue Goldrich

is the Kesser Maariv honoree at the Hebrew Theological

College Women of Valor Luncheon on Sunday, March 6th

at the Skokie DoubleTree. Call Cheryl Karesh at (847)

982-2500 for more information and reservations.

Past Events

Several women enjoyed the presentation Abraham Lincoln

& The Jews presented by Elise Ginsparg....A group ofwomen attended the Chicago Women Charity Players

performance of Seussical the Musical.

GOOD & WELFARE

Mazel Tov to: Jean Goldrich on the marriage of her

grandson in Israel...Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Soloveichik on

the birth of a granddaughter, Ella, in Israel...Jeff & Eleanor

Greenspan on the engagement of their daughter Eva to

Zach Zussman.

Welcome to Skokie: Eugene and Lilly Cherny & Family.

Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Bob & Sheryl

Greenstein, Steve & Sue Goldrich, Eugene & Lilly ChernyKosher Korner at Garden Fresh, the AG Womens Counci

and anonymous sponsors.

Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Gilda

Allswang, Samuel & Sofia Gabay, Aron Lavon, Dan &

Faith Harris, Marty & Sandy Miretzky, Dotty Chakiris.

To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please contac

the office, or Judy Whisler at [email protected] .

Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.

4341 W. Golf

Skokie, IL 60076

(847) 679-9800fax (847) 679-5041

e-mail: [email protected]

www.KesserMaariv.org

Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky

Steven D. Goldrich,President

Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,Administrator

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


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DVAR TORAH

Leap Year - The Jewish calendar consists of lunar months,

and solar years. To keep the calendar in order, which

guarantees Passover falls out in the springtime, we

occasionally add an extra month, the first Adar. In a leap

year, Purim is celebrated in the second Adar. Yahrzeits

from a standard Adar year are commemorated (according

to Ashkenzic custom) in the first Adar. Children born in a

standard Adar celebrate their Bar- and Bat-Mitzvahs in the

second Adar. Rosh Chodesh Adar I is February 4-5, and

Rosh Chodesh Adar II is March 6-7.

The Four Parshiot - Before Rosh Chodesh Adar (or Adar

II in a leap year) we begin a series of four special Torah

readings and haftarot.

Parshat Shekalim is on Shabbat, March 5. It

commemorates the annual required donation of a one-half

shekel coin that every Jew made to maintain the Temple, to

purchase the daily sacrifices and to conduct a census of the

Jewish people.

Parshat Zachor, Shabbat, March 19, is always read on the

Shabbat before Purim. All of us, even children, are

obligated to hear every word of the special maftir of

Parshat Zachor. In the special reading, we learn about our

obligation to destroy Amalek, which is also one of the

major themes in the Book of Esther. Haman is associated

with Amalek, the grandson of Esav, who was even worse

than Haman in that he represented total and absolute evil.

The Jewish people have been commanded to wage a

never-ending battle against evil. This special Shabbat

reminds us how and why.

Parshat Parah - Shabbat, March 26. In the time of the

Temple, everyone had to eat from the Paschal Lamb

(korban Pesach) on Passover. We read about the parah

adumah to remind everyone to ritually purify themselves

with the ashes of the Red Heifer (Parah Adumah) to be able

to eat the sacrifice. This reading, like that of Parshat

Zachor, should be heard by everyone, even children.

Shabbat, April 2 is Parshat Hachodesh. The additional

reading discusses laws pertaining to the Passover sacrifice

and the importance of time, which is the definingcharacteristic of the Jewish people. The Almighty

promised that the Jewish empire will be one over time, as

our sages expressed: The nations of the world are like the

sun and the Jewish nation is like the moon; despite

waning, always regenerating.

Taanit Esther (Thursday, March 17) and Purim (Saturday

evening & Sunday March 19-20)

As Megillat Esther teaches, Jews were hated in every one

of the 127 countries known in the ancient world. Haman,

a former stable worker who was originally a slave to

Mordechai, became the richest man in the world. He

bribed Achashverosh, king of Persia and emperor of the

ancient world, for permission to annihilate the Jews.

Unlike our enemies during the time of Chanukah, who

would have permitted our survival had we converted

Haman had desired the extermination of every Jew. Once

permission was granted, Haman drew lots, or Purim, to

select the day to implement the final solution. Queen

Esther prayed and fasted for three days prior to her request

of King Achashverosh that the Jews should not be killed.

The original fast began the night of the first Passover seder.

Esther was only partially successful in that three-day fast

it led the King to issue a proclamation permitting the Jews

to protect themselves, but the Kings original order for the

extermination of the Jews was not rescinded. As a result

we prepared for a defensive war on Purim. As during al

times of danger, we did teshuva, prayed and fasted for

Hashems help. This second fast, a communal fast, was

held the day before Purim and eventually became known as

Taanit Esther to commemorate Hashems answering theprayers of Esther and Am Yisrael.

Four Mitzvot were ordained especially for Purim.

They are: 1) Reading or listening to the reading of the

Megillah at night and on the day of Purim to remind

ourselves of the hidden but ever-present hand of the

Almighty; 2) Mishloach Manot, or giving at least two gifts

of food to at least one person; 3) Matanot Le'evyonim

giving two gifts of charity to at least two poor people; and

finally, 4) Purim Seuda, or eating the festive Purim feast

where we break bread together with family, friends and

strangers on Purim day. These mitzvot help promotefellowship and love among Jews and are as valid now as

they were then.


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SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Date Candle Lighting Friday Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha

Yitro 1/21-1/22 4:32 pm 4:35 pm 8:45 am 3:25 pm 4:25 pm

Mishpatim 1/28-1/29 4:40 pm 4:40 pm 8:45 am 3:30 pm 4:30 pm

Terumah 2/4-2/5 4:49 pm 4:50 pm 8:45 am 3:40 pm 4:40 pm

Tetzaveh 2/11-2/12 4:58 pm 5:00 pm 8:45 am 3:50 pm 4:50 pm

Ki Tisa 2/18-2/19 5:07 pm 5:10 pm 8:45 am 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Vayakhel 2/25-2/26 5:16 pm 5:15 pm 8:45 am 4:05 pm 5:05 pm

Pikudei - Shekalim 3/4-3/5 5:24 pm 5:25 pm 8:45 am 4:15 pm 5:15 pm

Vayikra 3/11-3/12 5:33 pm 5:35 pm 8:45 am 4:25 pm 5:25 pm

Tzav - Zachor 3/18-3/19 6:41 pm 6:40 pm 8:45 am 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Shemini - Parah 3/25-3/26 6:49 pm 6:50 pm 8:45 am 5:40 pm 6:40 pm

Tazria - Hachodesh 4/1-4/2 6:56 pm 6:55 pm 8:45 am 5:45 pm 6:45 pm

Metzora 4/8-4/9 7:04 pm 7:05 pm 8:45 am 5:55 pm 6:55 pm

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.

Rabbi Lazovskys Shabbat Afternoon Shiur is currently studying the Rambams Hilchot Melachim.

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Minyan Times

Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash

Shacharit

Sunday: 8:00 am

Monday-Friday: 6:00 am

Mincha-Maariv

Sunday: 15 minutes before sundown

Monday--Thursday Maariv only at 7:00 pm.

Classes

Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class in the

Weekly Sedra.

Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

Tuesday nights at 7:15 pm: Teen Mishna Club

given by Rabbi B. Lazovsky

For more learning opportuni t ies , contact Rabbis

B. or E. Lazovsky

Malamud Reference Library

Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library.

Lending Library

Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall

Tape Lending Library

We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.

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