THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOLKESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER

SIVAN / TAMMUZ 5774JUNE / JULY 2014

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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER áñØã

Shavuot MishmarShavuot begins Tuesday night, June 3. Please join us atMishmar, which begins at Midnight, and will featureshiurim by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, Rabbi Eli and RabbiBenzie . The Women's Mishmar will start at 11:30 pm. Dr. Steve Steinberg will speak on "Kiddushah; What aConcept!" and Rebbetzin Saretta Lazovsky will present“Rosh Chodesh.” On Wednesday the first minyan willbegin at 4:40 am. There will also be a Shacharit minyanat the regular 8:45 am time.

Shavuot YizkorOn Thursday, June 5, 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 6th, we will begin "Early Shabbat." Wewill daven mincha every Friday at 7:00 pm throughoutthe summer. If you will be starting Shabbat early withus, you should light candles at about 7:20 pm, and repeatKriat Sh'ma after nightfall.

Gemara Brachos ShiurWednesdays before Mincha - Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky'sGemara Brachos Shiur (open to all) is covering ground,and is halfway through the first chapter! We will soondiscuss the laws of morning Shema. During June we willmeet at about 7:15 pm (before Mincha).

Misheberach ListIf you have names for a misheberach, please send themto the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.

Weekday MinyanimPlease join us for daily minyanim. Shacharit is at 6:00am Monday through Friday, and 8:00 am on Sunday. Mincha-Maariv on Sunday through Thursday is 10minutes before sunset. E-mail ListIf you would like to be added to our email list, pleasesend an email to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.

Rent the Shul for Your SimchaFor information regarding renting the Social Hall foryour event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shuloffice at (847) 679-9800. Also, book you child’s Bar/BatMitzvah in the Shul calendar! Please call Judy Whislerat (847) 677-2281.

Annual Banquet & Ad JournalWe are proud to announce that our Annual Banquet andAd Journal will take place on Sunday, August 10 at theth

Shul. We will honor Rabbi Neil and Deborah Brill, andcelebrate 30 years of leadership of the Lazovsky family.

Tisha B’AvTisha B’Av, the day when we mourn the destruction ofthe first and second Temples in Jerusalem, is on Mondaynight August 4, when we will read Eicha, and TuesdayAugust 5. On Tuesday afternoon we will have at leastone video presentation. Details wil be announced closerto Tisha B’Av.

CardsAll-Occasion Cards are available for purchase from theoffice for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you wouldlike us to send a card for you for $2, or to join theStandings, please contact Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109.

Parsha PodcastsRabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha arenow avai lable as podcast s onl ine a tKMvort.podomatic.com (a link is on our homepage,www.KesserMaariv.org). On the Podomatic page youcan subscribe via iTunes.

Rabbi Juzint BooksRabbi Meyer Juzint’s “The Chain of Miracles” isavailable from our office & website, Rosenblum’s andKesher Stam.

Past EventsPesach - we were excited to have so many of our KesserMaariv family members in Skokie from out of town forPesach. Before Pesach we were again privileged to hostRabbi Moshe Soloveichik's Hagaddah Shiur. Many of these shiurim along with other hundreds ofshiurim are available from our Tape Library – some onaudio tape, and some digitally

Graduation and Yom Yerushalayim KiddushLuncheon - Mazal tov to our graduates: Talia HarrisD.Sc., Kyle Newfeld MSW, Shira Makowsky, CaraFrazin MA, Breana Brill, Ezra Pomper, Tova GatesDvorin MA, Natalie Bloom, Noam Lowenstern, YakirLowenstern MEE, Noa Goldrich. And thanks toadditional sponsors: Susan and Steven Goldrich, Sarettaand Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, Gilda Allswang, Tehiya andMichael Benezra and Natalie and Oleg Meerovich.

Adele Goldblum Women's Council Upcoming Events

The next Women's shalashudos will be onJune 15. Speaker to be announced.

There will be a women's luncheon, followingKiddush on Shabbat June 21st with the women of theLeebeynu home, thanks to the generosity of ananonymous sponsor. Please let Saretta know by June15 if you plan on attending.

The next Women’s Council program will takeplace on Monday, June 23 at 7:00 pm at the Shul. rd

Hannah Hartz, licensed esthetician will present “FacialFun” – a demonstration of proper skin care to befollowed by a facial demonstration. Q&A to follow.

The annual Women’s Bonfire at Emily OaksNature Center (4650 Brummel St, Skokie) istentatively scheduled for a night during the week ofJuly 7 . Details will follow....th

Serve Dinner at Café ARK – Wednesday July16 and Wednesday September 10 . Call Cookieth th

Goldrich at (847) 673-8149 to volunteer and for moreinformation.

Attention all women: Please send your emailaddresses to Saretta at lazovsky@juno.com. Sometimes we have last minute exciting programs. With your email address, we can notify you quickly. If you don't have an email address, please call Sarettato let her know you would like a phone call instead.

Past Events

Women's Seudat Shlisheet - In May, Tehiya BenEzraand Ronit Flesch recalled their “Reflections andMemories of 1967 and 1973.”

Thank you to everyone who sponsored plantsfor the Shavuot Plant Sale, which are delivered toresidents of the Robineau or Lieberman GeriatricCenter to brighten up their Shavuot. Thank you toEvelyne Sternfeld and Brenda Kahn for all their hardwork, and to Natalie Meerovich and Cookie Goldrichwho joined in to deliver the plants.

Sarah Kramer completed a series of Shiurimon Megillat Ruth.

GOOD & WELFARE

Mazal Tov to: Dr. Joel Feder on the birth of agrandson, Jackson Thomas Feder, born to Nathan &Rebecca Feder...Kyle & Daria Newfeld on the birth ofa daughter, Orliana...Shalom & Dafna Menora on thebirth of a granddaughter...Cookie & Art Goldrich onthe birth of twin great-granddaughters, Tzipora andMindel, in Israel...Dr. David & Guila Zuckerman onthe birth of a daughter...Ellen & Arkady Kats on thebirth of a granddaughter, Aviva RaizelGordon...Samuel & Sophia Gabay on the marriage oftheir son Sason to Aliza...Evelyne Sternfeld on thebirth of a great-grandson.

Celebrate your simcha on the Etty Rubinow Tree ofLife! Leaves are $100, Acorns are $500 andFoundation Stones are $1,000. Call Ben Zion at (847)679-9800 to order, or print the order form off of ourwebsite.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Mary, Holden andSam Hirsch...Ed Landesman & Laura Dopkin...Jeff &Lydia Karp. Do you have a new neighbor who might enjoydavening at Kesser Maariv? Please call the office sowe can welcome them.

Refua Shleima to: Abigail Berman (granddaughter ofDrs. Steve & Teri Steinberg), Avigayil Rachel Zeldabat Zahava Sara.

Condolences to Sally Aaron on the loss of her sister,Lila Grossman...Dan Harris on the loss of his father,Irving Harris...Shalom Menora on the loss of hismother, Sima Menora...Levi Asher Sidel on the loss ofhis brother-in-law.

Thanks to our Recent Kiddush Sponsors: Sue andSteve Goldrich; Sandy & Marty Miretzky; theLazovsky Family; Noam & Tehilla Ben-Ari; AviLowenstein; Debbie & Eric Schames; Robert & EileenWishner; Jeff & Mila Zaretsky; Ellen & Arkady Kats;Joe & Iris Fagan; Sanford & Shelley Schwartz;Barbara & Howard Pomper; and anonymous sponsors.

Thanks to our Recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors:Sandy & Marty Miretzky; Herb & Rita Lowenstein;Lazovsky family; and anonymous sponsors.

DVAR TORAHShavuot

Shavuot is a unique holiday on the Jewish calendar: ithas no symbol such as the Lulav, Shofar or Matza, nordoes it have a set day on the calendar – it begins 50days after Pesach begins. It commemorates the Jewishpeople's coming face-to-face with G-d's DivinePresence at Mt. Sinai and receiving the Torah,including both the Written Law and Oral Law.

On Shavuot we read the book of Ruth. Thereare several reasons given for this custom. One is thatit tells of Ruth converting to Judaism, and the Jewishpeople as a whole had some sort of a conversion at Mt.Sinai. The second reason is that Shavuot is thebirthday of King David, who was the great-grandson ofRuth. Another reason is because the events of Ruthhappened in the "time of the wheat harvest" which inIsrael begins around Shavuot time.

There are two other well-known customsrelated to Shavuot. The first is the custom to eat dairyfoods. The reason is that when the Jewish peoplereceived the Torah, the laws included the laws ofslaughtering animals, soaking and salting. Because theJewish people did not want to inadvertently eatsomething which was not prepared properly - becauseof their lack of experience with these new laws - theyate dairy products until they fully understood thedetails of slaughtering and kashering meat. (This isonly a custom; it is permissible to eat meat onShavuot.)

The second custom is to stay awake the firstnight of Shavuot studying Torah subjects. TheMidrash teaches that G-d made the weather at Mt.Sinai perfect, but that resulted in the Jewish peopleoversleeping and being late to accept the Torah. Toshow that in our generation we are excited to receivethe Torah, we stay up all night with eager anticipation. THE THREE WEEKS AND THE NINE DAYS

“Bain Ha’metzariim - Between the Narrows,” is howour sages refer to the three week period between thefast of “Shiva Asar B’Tamuz - The seventeenth ofTammuz,” and between the fast of “Tisha B’av - Theninth day of Av.” This year the fast of the seventeenthday of Tammuz is on Tuesday, July 15. The period isone of profound sadness and bad luck when the Jewishpeople commemorate the breaching of the walls ofJerusalem which eventually led to the destruction ofthe second Temple. In fact, both Temples weredestroyed on Tisha B’av.

As this is a period of bad luck and mourning,

we avoid going to civil court or entering into businessdeals that are other than routine. We also refrain frompleasurable activities such as live performances, plays,operas, musicals, movies or listening to music. Wealso do not cut our hair or nails. While some do noteat meat, drink wine, swim or bathe in hot water forthe entire three week period, most Ashkenazic Jewsare lenient until the nine days between Rosh ChodeshAv and Tisha B’av. This year, Rosh Chodesh Av is onMonday, July 28. As we do not have public displaysof mourning on Shabbat, we eat meat and drink wineon Shabbat even during the nine days. Tisha B’av isMonday night August 4 and Tuesday August 5.

Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.4341 W. GolfSkokie, IL 60076(847) 679-9800fax (847) 679-5041e-mail: bhhkmal@yahoo.com www.KesserMaariv.org

Rabbi Louis A. LazovskySteven D. Goldrich, PresidentRabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,

Associate Rabbi & Executive DirectorSandy Miretzky, Nasrin Kheradyar & SarettaLazovsky, Co-Presidents,

Adele Goldblum Women’s Council

Committee Contact Information:

Bricks Saretta Lazovsky(847) 676-0556 or lazovsky@juno.com

Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) 673-2904

Donate Books & Siddurim Office(847) 679-9800 or bhhkmal@yahoo.com

Endowment Michael Hartz (708) 366-7662

Happy Day Cards Wendy Hartz (708) 205-5109

Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281 or j5awhisler@aol.com

Membership Bob Greenstein (847) 967-7408 Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281

SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Please Note: Beginning June 6, 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, atabout 7:20 pm, and 2) repeat Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall.

Date Candle Lighting ‘Erev’ Mincha Shacharit Pirkei Avot Shiur Mincha

1 Day Shavuot 6/3-6/4 8:02 pm 8:05pm 4:40 am &st

8:45 amno shiur 8:05 pm

2 Day Shavuot 6/4-6/5 9:05 pm 8:05 pm 8:45 amnd

Yizkor 10:30no shiur 8:05 pm

Beha’alotcha 6/6-6/7 8:04 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm

Shelach 6/13-6/14 8:08 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Korach 6/20-6/21 8:10 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Chukat 6/27-6/28 8:11 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Balak 7/4-7/5 8:10 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Pinchas 7/11-7/12 8:07 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Matot 7/18-7/19 8:03 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm

Masei 7/25-7/26 7:57 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:45 pm 7:45 pm

Devarim - Chazon 8/1-8/2 7:50 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:40 pm 7:40 pm

Va’etchanan -Nachamu

8/8-8/9 7:41 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

Eikev 8/15-8/16 7:31 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:20 pm 7:20 pm

If you have a chiyuv (to daven or for an aliya), please inform Rabbis Benzie or Eli Lazovsky in person or at (847) 676-0556 before Shabbat.To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281.

WEEKDAY SCHEDULEMinyan Times Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais MidrashShacharitSunday: 8:00 amMonday-Friday: 6:00 amMincha-MaarivSunday-Thursday: 10 minutes before sundown

ClassesSunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class Given by Rabbi Moshe SoloveichikWednesday evenings before Mincha - Gemara BrachosGiven by Rabbi Ben Zion LazovskyShabbat Afternoon 1 hour before Mincha: Pirkei AvotGiven by Rabbi Louis 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 ofoperation, 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.