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THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOLKESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER
SIVAN / TAMMUZ 5771 JUNE / JULY 2011
www.KesserMaariv.org
UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER ãØñá
Shavuot Mishmar, Women’s Mishmar, Teen MishmarPlease join us On Tuesday night June 7 for a night oflearning. The Women’s Mishmar will begin at 11:30 pmwith shiurim by Rebbetzin Saretta Lazovsky, MindySchiller and Eva Zussman.
The regular Mishmar will begin at Midnight with shiurim by Rabbis Eli Lazovsky, Ben Zion Lazovsky and a shiur on Ruth by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky. The firstminyan will begin at 4:35 am. There will also be aShacharit minyan at the regular 8:45 am time.
The Teen Mishmar will also begin at Midnight, ledby Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky.
Shavuot YizkorOn Thursday, June 9, the second day of Shavuot, we willrecite Yizkor at about 10:30 am.For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques, pleasecall the office at (847) 679-9800.
Early ShabbatStarting June 10 and continuing throughout the summer,th
we will have “Early Shabbat.” We will daven minchaevery Friday at 7:00 pm through the summer. If you will bestarting Shabbat early with us, you should light candles atabout 7:20 pm, and repeat Kriat Sh’ma after nightfall.
Graduation KiddushOn Shabbat June 18 we will celebrate our graduates at ourannual Graduation Kiddush. If your child, sibling,grandchild, spouse, or even parent is graduating fromKindergarten, 8th grade, high school, college, graduateschool or even finishing a doctorate, you can participate inthe Kesser Maariv Graduation Kiddush. If you would liketo salute your graduate, please contact Saretta Lazovsky for sponsorship details at (847) 676-0556 or [email protected] .
Annual Banquet and Ad JournalWe are pleased to announce that our Annual Banquet andAd Journal will take place on Sunday evening, July 17. Wewill be celebrating the investiture of Rabbi Ben ZionLazovsky as Associate Rabbi, presenting the CommunityService Award to Mrs. Jean Goldrich, and paying tribute toRabbi Meyer Juzint at his 10 yahrzeit.th
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky has served asAdministrator of Kesser Maariv since 2001 and hashandled day-to-day operations of the Shul. He has taughtboys for Bar Mitzvah and given shiurim and lectures at theShul. We are proud to name Rabbi Ben Zion AssociateRabbi and Executive Director.
Mrs. Jean Goldrich is a lifelong Chicagoan.
Growing up on the West Side, Jean has lived in Skokie forover 50 years. She has been very involved in JewishEducation and Religious Zionism, and has been presidentof the Religious Zionists of Chicago, Yeshiva Women andAcademy Associates. She is the very proud Savta of manygrandchildren and great-grandchildren in Chicago andIsrael.
Rabbi Meyer Juzint was born in Lithuania andattended the Slabodka Yeshiva before the outbreak ofWorld War II. Having survived the war due to manymiracles, he became a Rebbi at HTC in 1947 and later wasRebbi at the Ida Crown Jewish Academy. Rabbi Juzint wasa teacher and mentor to over a thousand students, includingRabbi Louis Lazovsky.
To commemorate Rabbi Juzint’s 10th yahrzeit,Kesser Maariv is publishing his Mussar thoughts on Parsha,Nechamas Meyer, and his Holocaust Memoir, The Chain ofMiracles, in English. Please help spread the word to hismany former students about this important project.
Please find an Ad Blank enclosed. More areavailable at the shul and on our website,www.KesserMaariv.org. Invitations for the Banquet willbe sent out in the coming weeks.
The Ad Journal and Banquet is the major fund-raising event of the year for the shul. We greatly appreciateif you are able to help solicit ads. $300 in solicited adsentitles you to a complimentary reservation at the Banquet.
Happy Day CardsJoin the Kesser Maariv Cards standing list! For only $50a year, your name will automatically be included whenevera card is sent from our shul to fellow members for a refuashlayma, condolence or mazal tov. To join the standings,please contact the office at (847) 679-9800 [email protected]. Also, cards are available forpurchase from the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you would like us to send a card for you for $2, pleasecontact Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109.The Standings are the Schwartz, Feder, Harris, Greenspan,Greenstein, Ruben, Whisler, Lazovsky and Hartz families.
Misheberach ListIf you have names for a misheberach, please send them tothe shul office or e-mail to [email protected].
Weekday MinyanimPlease join us for daily minyanim. Shacharit is at 6:00 amMonday through Friday, and 8:00 am on Sunday. Mincha-Maariv on Sunday through Thursday is 10 minutes beforesunset.
E-mail ListIf you would like to be added to our email list, please sendan email to [email protected].
Rent the Shul for Your SimchaFor information regarding renting the Social Hall for yourevent, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at(847) 679-9800. Also, book you child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvahin the Shul calendar! Please call Judy Whisler at (847)677-2281.
Teen Mishnah ClubHigh school-age boys are invited to participate in aMishnah Club, led by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky. The boysmeet Wednesday evenings before Mincha and are currentlylearning Gemara Sanhedrin.
PAST EVENTSJUF Brunch - Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl spoke about thechallenges facing Orthodox students on college campuses...At the end of March, Rabbi Naftali Rothstein, OU JLICRabbi at UIUC, spoke on “The 8 day and Month ofth
Redemption” at Seudat Shlisheet....Rabbi MosheSoloveichik delivered his annual Haggada Shiur beforePesach. This and many other hundreds of shiurim areavailable from our Tape Library – some on audio tape, andsome digitally...We thank everyone who participated in thePesach Chesed Project by buying extra items for someoneelse while shopping for Pesach.
ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN’S COUNCILUPCOMING EVENTS
�Shavuot Plant Sale – sponsor a plant which will bedelivered to a resident of the Robineau or LiebermanGeriatric Center for Shavuot – $7.00/plant. Pleasecontact Brenda Kahn at (847) 677-2388 [email protected]. �Dinner at EJ’s Pizzeria – Monday night June 13 at6pm at EJ’s – 9149 Gross Point Rd, Skokie – Just comeand join us for a leisurely supper.�Bonfire at Emily Oaks Nature Center – 4650Brummel, Skokie – Tuesday evening June 28 at 7:45 pm– join us for singing (and marshmallows).�KM Knitters – meet every other Tuesday at 7:00 pmat the Shul. No experience necessary – Beginnerswelcome! Knitters of all abilities attend. For moreinformation and meeting confirmation, please callWendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109.�Serve Dinner at the ARK – Wed. July 20 – call CookieGoldrich for more information – (847) 401-8149.�Women’s Shalashudos – on various Shabbatafternoons. Dates to be determined.
PAST EVENTSKesser Maariv had a booth at the Israel Solidarity Day,making bottles of colored sand. Thanks to SherylGreenstein and Heather Busch for running the activity...Our first Women’s Seudat Shlisheet of the season was onMay 7. Debbie Feder spoke about recent news in Jewish
publishing. Our second was on May 28. Robert Goldrichof Chashmonaim, Israel spoke about how to explainJudaism or Israel to a stranger in ten minutes, which he hasfrequently done on business trips abroad and across the US.
GOOD & WELFAREMazel Tov to: Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan on the marriage oftheir daughter Eva to Zach Zussman...Alan & Ann Herbachon the engagement of their son Jacob to DanielleWeissman...Adam Kabins on his engagement to DanielleBrodsky...Sara Gaynes on the Bar-Mitzvah of her son,Matthew...Joel & Dr. Gail Scher on the engagement of theirson Idan to Shifra Samber...Andy & Betty Weiss on thebirth of a granddaughter...Marguita & Joe Zaretsky on theengagement of their son David to AmyMatsuhashi...Bonnie and Rick Hernandez on theengagement of their daughter Miriam to BarryMack....Mitchell & Dara Steinberg on the birth of a son,Aharon...Maury & Tina Pressburger on the Bat Mitzvah oftheir daughter Leeya...Kathleen Evans on her marriage toTom Miller...Gila & Shlomo Walny on the birth of agrandson...Lora and Larry Frazin on the birth of agranddaughter.Celebrate your simcha on the Etty Rubinow Tree of Life! Leaves are $100, Acorns are $500 and Foundation Stonesare $1,000. Call Ben Zion at (847) 679-9800 to order, orprint the order form off of our website.
Welcome to our neighborhood: Drs. Steve & Teri Steinbergand Dr. Aliza Blumofe.Do you have a new neighbor who might enjoy davening atKesser Maariv? Please call the office or Anne Elovic,Chesed Chair, at (847) 673-2904, so we can welcome them.
Condolences To: Bernardo Shaftal and the entire Shaftaland Sulkin families on the loss of Ofelia Shaftal...ShirleeZuckerman and David & Guila Zuckerman on the passingof their husband and father, Mel Zuckerman...Nate Serlinon the loss of his father-in-law, and Gilda Allswang on theloss of her brother-in-law, Frank Tannenbaum.
Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Rabbi Louis &Saretta Lazovsky, The Gaynes family, Marty & SandyMiretzky, Arkady & Ellen Kats, Garden Fresh KosherKorner, Sanford & Shelley Schwartz, Michael & DebbieFeder, Maury & Tina Pressburger, Steve & Sue Goldrich,Walter Wolf & Jo Reitman, and anonymous sponsors.Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Samuel& Sophia Gabay, Herbert & Rita Lowenstein, Harvey &Miriam Schiller, Maury & Tina Pressburger, Rabbi Louis& Saretta Lazovsky, the Kmnitters and anonymoussponsors.
To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please call JudyWhisler at (847) 677-2281. Please contact Judy or theoffice for our updated price structure for Seudat Shlisheetand Kiddush.
DVAR TORAHSHAVUOTThe holiday of Shavuot commemorates the anniversary ofour receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai. The Torah is ourblueprint and instruction manual for life itself and thesource of our spiritual freedom. The Jewish peoplereceived their physical freedom on Passover but had to waitseven full weeks until they were ready to receive the Torah. During this interim period, the Jewish people toiledconstantly on their attributes until they became spirituallytransformed from a nation of slaves to G-d's chosen people.
We also read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot. One ofthe reasons that we read the Book of Ruth is becauseShavuot is the birthday and Yahrzheit of King David. KingDavid's matriarchal ancestor was Ruth, who was arighteous convert and Moabite princess who preferred toleave her exalted status and position in order to join theJewish people. Ruth was known for tremendous acts ofdevotion, kindness and goodness to her mother-in-law,Naomi. She eventually married a relative of Naomi, Boaz,who was head of the "Sanhedrin - Jewish Religious HighCourt." Even though Boaz died on their wedding night,from this union she gave birth to a child, Ovad, who wasthe grandfather of King David.
SHAVUOT MISHMARPrior to our receiving the Torah on the first Shavuot, G-dcaused the weather to be perfect so that we would sleepdeeply in order to have the strength to receive G-d'spresence and to receive the Torah. Much to ourembarrassment, we all overslept and almost missedreceiving the Torah. To make amends and to show Hashemour love for him, many Jews remain awake all night on thefirst night of Shavuot, studying different passages of Torahat a Mishmar, literally an all night watch or vigil. Comejoin us at our Mishmar as we explore the revelationexperience.
THE THREE WEEKS AND THE NINE DAYS“Bain Ha’metzariim - Between the Narrows,” is how oursages refer to the three week period between the fast of“Shiva Asar B’Tamuz - The seventeenth of Tammuz,” andbetween the fast of “Tisha B’av - The ninth day of Av.” This year the fast of the seventeenth day of Tammuz fallson Tuesday, July 19. The period is one of profoundsadness and bad luck when the Jewish peoplecommemorate the breaching of the walls of Jerusalemwhich eventually led to the destruction of the secondTemple. In fact, both Temples were destroyed on TishaB’av.
As this is a period of bad luck and mourning, weavoid going to civil court or entering into business dealsthat are other than routine. We also refrain frompleasurable activities such as live performances, plays,operas, musicals, movies or listening to music. We also donot cut our hair or nails. While some do not eat meat, drinkwine, swim or bathe in hot water for the entire three week
period, most Ashkenazic Jews are lenient until the ninedays between Rosh Chodesh Av and Tisha B’av. This year,Rosh Chodesh Av is on Monday, August 1. As we do nothave public displays of mourning on Shabbat, we eat meatand drink wine on Shabbat even during the nine days. Tisha B’av is Monday night August 8 and Tuesday August9.
Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.4341 W. GolfSkokie, IL 60076(847) 679-9800fax (847) 679-5041email: [email protected]
Rabbi Louis A. LazovskySteven D. Goldrich, PresidentRabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,
Associate Rabbi & Executive DirectorNasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky Co-PresidentsAdele Goldblum Women’s Council
Committee Contact Information:
Bricks SarettaLazovsky
(847) 676-0556
Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) 673-2904
Donate Books& Siddurim
Office (847) 679-9800
Endowment Michael Hartz (708) 366-7662
Happy DayCards
Wendy Hartz (708) 205-5109
Kiddush Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281
Membership Bob GreensteinJudy Whisler
(847) 967-7408(847) 677-2281
Social HallRental
Office (847) 679-9800
Tree of Life Office (847) 679-9800
YahrzeitPlaques
Office (847) 679-9800
SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULEPlease Note: Beginning June 10, we will be welcoming Shabbat early and will begin davening Mincha on Friday nights at7:00 pm. Therefore, for the next few months, it is important that you remember to: 1) light Shabbat candles early, at about7:20 pm, and 2) repeat Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall.
Date Candle Lighting ‘Erev’ Mincha Shacharit Pirkei Avot Shiur Mincha
Bamidbar 5/27-5/28 7:56 pm 7:55 pm 8:45 am 6:50 pm 7:50 pm
Naso 6/3-6/4 8:02 pm 8:05 pm 8:45 am 6:50 pm 7:50 pm
1 Dayst
Shavuot6/7-6/8 8:04 pm 8:05 pm 4:35 am &
8:45 amno shiur 8:05 pm
2 Daynd
Shavuot6/8-6/9 9:07 pm 8:05 pm 8:45 am
Yizkor 10:30no shiur 8:05 pm
Beha’alotcha 6/10-6/11 8:06 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm
Shelach 6/17-6/18 8:09 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Korach 6/24-6/25 8:11 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Chukat 7/1-7/2 8:10 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Balak 7/8-7/9 8:09 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Pinchas 7/15-7/16 8:05 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm
Matot 7/22-7/23 8:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:50 pm 7:50 pm
Masei 7/29-7/30 7:53 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:40 pm 7:40 pm
If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya, please inform Rabbi Lazovsky in person or at (847) 676-0556before 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: 10 minutes before sundown
Classes
Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class in the WeeklySedra.Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik
Wednesdays before Mincha: Teen Mishna ClubGiven by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
Malamud Reference LibraryCome and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library, located in the Kaufman Bais Midrash.
Lending LibraryMembers 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 LibraryWe have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.
CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOLKESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK4341 W. Golf Road * Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 679-9800 Fax (847) 679-5041email: [email protected]
CULMINATING BANQUET & AD JOURNALSunday, July 17, 2011 At the Synagogue
Celebrating the Investiture of Associate RabbiBen Zion Lazovsky
and Presenting the Community Service Award toMrs. Jean Goldrich
and paying tribute at the 10 yahrzeit ofth
Rabbi Meyer Juzint ì”÷åöæ
RATESPillar (INCLUDES 8 MEALS) $5,000Guardian (INCLUDES 6 MEALS) $1,800Benefactor (INCLUDES 4 MEALS) $1,000Patron (INCLUDES 2 MEALS) $500Sponsor (INCLUDES 1 MEAL) $300Friend $225Full Page $150Half Page $100Quarter Page (4 line limit please) $75
Jewels will be listed on a special section of the adjournal. Please list the children’s names on theback, or attach a sheet. $5 each
Memorial Tributes will be listed on a separatepage in the ad journal. Please check the names ofthose you wish to memorialize. May theirmemories forever be a blessing._____ All of the Memorials $54Memorials $10 each_____ Izzy Cagan %”3
(Father of Jeff Cagan)
_____ Prof. Arthur Sabin %”3
(Brother of Milt Sabin)
_____ Irving Schultz %”3
(Husband of Rochelle Schultz)
_____ Ofelia Shaftal %”3
_____ Frank Tannenbaum %”3
(Brother-in-law of Gilda Allswang)
_____ Sarah Yellin %”3
(Mother of Adina Torchman)
_____ Mel Zuckerman %”3 (Husband of Shirlee and Father of Dr. David Zuckerman)
For further information, please contactEli Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800 or (847) 347-4879
Ads may be emailed to [email protected]
AD CONTRACT
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Ad Deadline: July 1, 2011Please note: Payment must accompany ad copy
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