Congregational Church ofElgin’s float. I learned sever-al songs to sing along, but atleast I already knew, “ThisLand is our Land!”

Please read the other arti-cles in HaKol regarding our120th Anniversary celebra-tion.

Also, on July 3, 2012, yourBoard of Directors also votedto not charge anyone forHigh Holiday tickets. We areopening our doors to allmembers, their families, andany person interested inattending High Holiday serv-ices. We are welcoming andopening our doors to all.Please come join us and help

celebrate the High Holidays with Rabbi FrischKlein, as well as your fellow congregants andfriends.

Finally, I hope to see everyone at our secondAnnual Picnic on August 5, 2012. As always, Iam available to all for questions and/or com-ments.

330 Division Street

Elgin, Illinois 60120

Ph: 847.741.5656

Fax: 847.741.5679

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August 2012The Voice of Congregation Kneseth Israel

RABBI MARGARET FRISCH KLEIN ROCHELLE FOSCO, Presidentrebfrischklein@verizon.net sfosco46@hotmail.com

ZAHAVA RAZ, Receptionist NANCY ZIMMERMAN, Vice President - Educationcki@ckielgin.org nanzim@foxvalley.net

In this IssueRabbi 2

Sisterhood 2

BBYO 4

Tikkun Olam 4

Men’s Club 4

Birthdays 5

Donations 5

Parashat 5

Vision 6

Yahrtzeiten 10

Marketplace 10

Calendar BC

I am very pleased to announcethat your Board of Directors onTuesday, July 3, 2012, approved a

contract to have Rabbi Margaret Frisch Kleinas our next rabbi. We are all looking forward tomeeting Rabbi Frisch Klein and her family.

We kicked off our 120th Anniversary celebra-tion with our involvement with Habitat forHumanity. Led by our own Nancy Zimmerman,a group of CKI volunteers built a shed for anew owner of ahome under theHabitat forHumanity program.See Nancy’s articleand accompanyingpictures of the day,June 24, 2012. I amlooking forward tohaving CKI getinvolved again with a larger group.

Then, on July 4, 2012, a group of over 20 CKImembers walked (and shvitzed) in the Elginparade! We wore our new CKI t-shirts whichare available to all for purchase through ourSisterhood Gift Shop. Look for pictures on ourFacebook page. I totally embraced diversitythat day as I hitched a ride on the First

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President’s Message

Meet Rabbi Margaret FrischKlein – p. 7

Get your name on the CKINew Years card – p. 9

I am so excited to be moving toElgin to begin my tenure atCongregation Kneseth Israel. As

I write this, we are beginning to prepare forthe High Holidays, which call us to re-evalu-ate our lives and make changes. This is a bigchange, a big transition both for my familyand me and for the congregation. It is excit-ing. It is bittersweet, as we leave long stand-ing relationships in Massachusetts. And it isa little scary. For all of us.

Thank you to everyone who, from themoment I arrived at O’Hare, have made mefeel welcome. Thank you for sharing yourpride in your community, your joys and yourconcerns, and your hopes for what CKI canbe. Thank you for opening your homes andyour hearts. I have enjoyed breakfasts,

HaKol InformationKol Kneseth Israel (HaKol) is published monthly byCongregation Kneseth Israel of Elgin, Illinois. It is sent byemail or mailed to CKI members via first class postage.Non-members who would like to receive a copy may doso by forwarding a yearly donation of $18 (chai) to covercost of production and mailing.

Make checks payable to CKI.

All material for the Speptember issue is due NO LATERthan August 15, PLEASE.

All items should be emailed to: jemcfarlane@earthlink.net

HaKol Editor: Jana McFarlaneAdvertising Manager: Ron Razowsky

As I start my second year as CKISisterhood President, I want tothank EVERYONE who has vol-

unteered upteen times for numerous proj-ects and events, and those who helped andguided me this past year! We had a lot ofups and downs, but I am encouraged by thesupport and generosity of our CKI commu-nity. We managed to get the kitchenexhaust system and the kitchen freezer fixedwithout going into the red! THANK YOU!

Our June meeting was held at the ElginPublic House. It is good to support our Elginbusinesses. We approved our 2012-13budget, and, along with our usual business,we decided on a few new fundraisers for thenew year, and enjoyed a delicious meal.

The Garden Walk on July 17 was informative.It is interesting to see how the hot, dryweather afffects native vegetation and localwaterways. We had three husbands (allamateur gardeners) join us, too!

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Sisterhood News

From the Rabbi’s Study...

CKI BOARD MEMBERSPRESIDENT - Rochelle Fosco

EXECUTIVE VP - Malcolm MorrisVP/ Education - Nancy Zimmerman

VP/ Sisterhood - Jana McFarlaneRECORDING SECRETARY - Adele Stein

TREASURER - Barry RoseFINANCIAL SECRETARY - Marc Zemel

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Barbara Maring

CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSADULT EDUCATION - (available)BIKUR CHOLIM - Anita Hornung

BYLAWS - Malcolm MorrisCEMETERY - Jeff Rifken

ENDOWMENT - Charles ZimmermanFUNDRAISING - Sheri Mussar

HAKOL EDITOR - Jana McFarlaneHOUSE - Dan Marshall

ISRAEL CHAIR - Lorinda LewandowskiKERUV - Wanda Pitzele

MEMBERSHIP/ PUBLICITY - Dr. Joe RosenfeldRITUAL - Paul Glaser

SOCIAL ACTION - Sherry WiesmanVISION - Gale Jacoby

YOUTH ACTIVITIES - Liza Bachrach

To contact, call CKI at 847-741-5656

In our effort to offer more transparency and toencourage more participation, the CKI Boardnow makes our upcoming meeting agendas avail-able on our website as a downloadable PDF. Please go to:www.ckielgin.org/board-meeting-agenda.html

PLEASE...If there is an illness in the family or the loss of a loved one, please call CKI at 847-741-5656 so thatyour CKI family can contact you

and be of help.

Our SisterhoodShabbat on July 21was wonderful! NO SNOWSTORM! It was ajoy to see women of all ages take part in theservice! A BIG thank you, again, to ALL whoparticipated and helped lead, and to AdeleStein for organizing the services and toAnita Hornung for organizing the lovely kid-dush!

PLEASE remember to JOIN US or RENEWyour membership, and send your $36 duesto Risa Cohen, 4280 Dixon Drive, HoffmanEstates, IL, 60192, as soon as possible. Wecan’t function without you!!

Now we concentrate on the High Holidays.Please remember to send in your names forthe CKI New Year’s card!

Come attend our next board meeting onTuesday, August 14, and help us plan ouryear!

lunches and dinners, cups of coffee, and latenight conversations.

Part of what drew me to Kneseth Israel wasthe profile written by the search committee.It clearly articulated CKI’s vision, which I havelearned was worked on over the period ofseveral years. My vision of what a syna-gogue can be dovetails with what I read inthat very first document. I am excited aboutthe opportunity to work with a congrega-tion in partnership to build a communitythat wants to recognize the diversity of itscommunity, provide life long learning, andopportunities for meaningful observance.Those pillars mirror the roles of traditionalsynagogues for millennia.

My vision includes being an active, visible,participatory rabbi. One who works in con-

cert with the committees that already exist,the ritual committee, the education commit-tee, the social action committee, the visioncommittee, and the 120th anniversary com-mittee. I already know that there are thosewho embrace change and those who arenervous about it. Change will not happenovernight. It should not. Change shouldcome over time after listening to each otherand reaching consensus. It is a process andpart of what excites me about coming toElgin. Join with me in the process. Send mean email, drop by the office, meet me forlunch at your favorite Elgin lunch spot. Tellme your visions and dreams.

– Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein

“Meals on Wheels” Volunteers Rock!

Paul Cohen joined the cadre of volunteersin June, partnering with ChuckZimmerman. Sherry Weismann and WandaPitzele delivered meals on the secondMonday, followed by Ron and BarbRazowsky on the third Monday, and last,Laurie and Len Winner. Hats off to thoseproviding faithful service to those needingour help. October Mondays are open forthose wishing to begin 5773 on the rightnote! Call 847-828-6090 or email nanzim@foxvalley.net to get your name onthe schedule.

Thanks!– Nancy Zimmerman

Welcome Rabbi Frisch Klein at an Open House

Sunday, August 26 • 6:30-8:00 p.m.CKI Social Hall

Wine and cheese receptionAll are welcome.

Suggested donation : $10 per person .RSVPs urged. More details to follow.

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CKI MEMBERS ON-SITE WITH HABITAT

Under the guidance of project super-visors, seven volunteers spentSunday, June 24, building a shed andpainting some interior rooms in arehabbed home a short distance fromCKI. Lots of water to drink and the lureof a Habitat T-shirt kept Dan Modes, LisaBachrach, Dan Marshall, Robin and MarkSeigle, and Chuck and NancyZimmerman hard at work on a hot day!The verdict is that we would do it allagain, if accompanied by MORE CKIfriends. The target date for occupancyand dedication is mid-September. Weare all invited to attend once the date isannounced.

School Registration BeginsTHIS MONTH – AUGUST!

Our Congregation Kneseth Israel picnic,August 5, will be the initial opportunityto obtain or to complete registration formsfor 2012-13 classes. Judi Schweinler willteach the weekly Kindergarten class andWendy Barrash will teach the Preschool classon alternate weeks. Registration forms willbe mailed to households that had childrenenrolled last year.

A “Back to School” Open House is scheduledfor Sunday, August 19, between 10:00 amand 1:00 pm. Teachers may be at work intheir rooms and CKI’s President and VicePresident of Education will be on site toanswer questions, accept enrollment forms,and handle membership arrangements inanticipation of the High Holidays. Thoseparents registering children for Kindergartenand above must be members of the congre-gation.

Nancy gets readyto paint.

! L-R: Robin Seigle, MarkSeigle Liza Bachrach, DanMarshall, ChuckZimmerman, Travis (HFHcoordinator), NancyZimmerman, and Shawn(HFH coordinator)

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Please welcome our official...

Ma'ayan BBYO OFFICERS 2012-2013!!

N'Siah/Godol (President) – Ellie Kohn

S'ganit/S'gan (VP of Programming) – Brandon Abrams & Liana Ginder

Mit Mom/Moreh (VP of Membership) – Isaac Marshall

Gizborit/Gizbor (VP of Fundraising) – Zack Kohn

Shlichah/Shaliach(VP of Judaic Programming) – Isaac Marshall

Mazkirah/Mazkir (VP of Communication) – Ellie Kohn

Freshmen Representatives – David Schillmoeller & Rachel Schillmoeller

If you are not receiving Youth Group information emails and would like to, please email Liza at Archbroch@comcast.net, and let me know. You can also download flyers from the website atwww.ckielgin.org/youth.html

Be sure to join us for the following programs!

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 7:00 pm at CKI – LucyMarshall presents a slide show about heryear experience on Nativ, The CollegeLeadership Program in Israel. BBYO will beselling snacks!

Sunday, Aug. 5 – CKI Family Picnic, –11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Burnidge ForestPreserve, Elgin. BBYO will be leading games!

Sunday, Aug. 19, 7:00 pm - Ma’ayan Boardmeeting at the Kohn residence.

Sunday, Sept. 9 – BBYO Regional Fall Execsand Kickoff – To be announced.

Sunday, Sept. 23 – Bowling at STC Bowlwith FVJN and CKI confirmation. Details tofollow.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 1:30 pm – Sukkah Party atIsaac Marshall’s home.

BBYO is for High School Ages. BBYO Connect is for 6th through 8th grade.

– Liza Bachrach, Youth Chair Remember the Hungry...Now that it’s summer, there is not as muchdaily traffic flow into the shul. Please, remem-ber that the hungry need to be fed all yearlong. Please bring non-perishable food, dia-pers, baby formula and can openers to the CKIFood Cupboard. We will take it to the CrisisCenter Food Pantry. As always, if you personal-ly need food in order to feed your family, donot hesitate to take food from our FoodCupboard. No questions asked.

...GOT PRODUCE?This is the time of year when gardens reallyproduce their bounty! If your plants are pro-ducing more than you can use, please considerdonating your extra fruits and vegetables tothe Feeding Greater Elgin Network. We are soused to donating non-perishables (which arestill needed) that we forget that EVERYONEneeds fresh produce in their diet! If you candonate, please contact me, Sherry, atSherryWiesman@gmail.com, or call 847-915-0517.

Kol Nidre Food DriveSeptember 27, Social Action will again sponsorthe CKI annual Kol Nidre Food Drive. When youcome for services, please bring one non-perish-able item (or an entire grocery sack full if youprefer). There will be cartons at every entrancewhere you can deposit the items. Now, in thesedifficult economic times, your donation is moreimportant than ever. The food that we collect isdistributed to the Community Crisis CenterFood Pantry. Items such as canned goods(canned soups and vegetables), non-perishablefood items (mac and cheese, pasta, granolabars, juice, cereals), baby formula, diapers, andpersonal hygiene items are always needed.

– Sherry Wiesman, Social Action Chair

Ma’ayan BBYO News

Tikkun Olam (Social Action)

The Building Committee and the Men’sClub would like to thank the followingpeople for participating in Clean-Up Day onSunday, July 8.

Our crew did an outstanding job. Theywashed windows, trimmed trees, patchedceiling holes and repaired tiles, changedlight bulbs, watered plants, and generallydid hundreds of dollars worth of work forhot dogs and beer.

They are:Mike Bloomberg “The Rookie”Brad Burker “Cuts”Paul Glaser “The Birthday Boy”Jerry Goozh “Rembrandt”Herb Gross “Clicks”

Men’s Club

Ken Jacoby “The Arborist”Richard Kruth “Dali”Saul Mariasis “Mushy”Bill McFarlane “Mr. Go-To”Dan Modes (Mr. Everywhere)Perry Pitzele “Wishbone”Eddie Stein “Sparky”Nancy Zimmerman (Honorary Men’s

Clubber of the Day)Dan Marshall “Rube Goldberg”Joe Rosenfeld “Where'd he get off to?”

Thanks guys (and Nancy),Dan Marshall and Joe Rosenfeld

Rembrandt

Mr. Everywhere

Rube Goldberg

Mr. Go-To

Where’d heget off to?

Wishbone

L-R: The Rookie,Mr. Everywhere,Dali, and Sparky.

Photos by Herb “Clicks” Gross

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Special FundsThe following funds are available for your generousdonations: Clara Wechter Education Fund – Supports Torah

School and Adult Education Endowment Fund – (See the President)General Fund – For multi-purpose useLee Miller Book Fund – New books for LibraryLillian Roth Scholarship Fund – (See the President)Ma’ayan BBYO/BBYO Connect – Support for pro-grams for our synagogue youthMemorial Plaques – $300.00Prayer Book Fund – Chumash is $60

(Siddurim are no longer available for inscription)Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Needs decided by

RabbiSeltzer Music & Cultural Arts Endowment Fund –

Jewish cultural enrichment programsSimon C. & Ruth L. Kaplan Torah Fund – Repair of

Torah scrollsSisterhood – Support our women’s group to

maintain the kitchen and other projectsSisterhood Flower Fund – Pulpit flowersSisterhood Vision Fund – Large-type Siddur $50Tree of Life – Leaf is $100Major Gifts – $5,000 and up. (See the President)

August Birthdays

2 Jerry Goldstein

2 Aliyah Kravis

4 Barbara Maring

6 Leah Schillmoeller

6 Robert Levine

8 Shane Bonner

9 Leila Bowersox

9 Gary Lesser

9 David Schillmoeller

9 Rachel Schillmoeller

9 Norma Hass

9 Danielle Grosman

12 Robert Klein

14 Wanda Pitzele

15 Don Lesser

15 Bernard Miller

15 Jacob Abrams

16 Stephen Tremmel

19 Gary Lesser

20 Jana McFarlane

20 Marcus Zonis

21 Timmy Lewandowski

22 Dan Modes

24 Sherry Wiesman

26 Lisa Gerlach

29 Rob Gerlach

30 Samuel Monteith

30 Amy Sussna Klein

2 Steve & Sylvia Eagels

7 Ed and Tina Wolf

9 Paul & Lynn Glaser

10 Jo and Lee Turek

11 Rob & Melissa Gerlach

17 Michael & Judy Rubenstein-Gantz

22 Marsha & Michael Schwartz

25 Leonard & Laurie Winner

25 Eric-Jan Ginder & Lisa Wohl

25 Tom & Rina Baxter

30 Herb & Medina Gross

30 Henry & Ethel Schillmoeller

August Anniversaries

Generous Donations

GENERAL FUNDWith pride for Shayna Stein’s graduationfrom college – AND getting a job

Adele & Ed SteinIn memory of Shirley Simon

Norma & Alvin HassDonation

Paul GlaserRuth Ann Houston

In honor of Shirley Friedman’s Bat MitzvahLeonard Kofkin

Speedy recovery to Jerry Himmelfarb!Rochelle Fosco

In memory of Milt WohlIn memory of Ed Brody

Joy Sweet & Ray DownenIn honor of high school graduates RachelGauthier, Jacob McFarlane, Lisa Gerlach,Riva Kohn, & Jenna Mussar

Brad Burker & Anita HornungIn Honor of college graduate MollyRosenfeld

Brad Burker & Anita Hornung

CKI MA’AYAN BBYO YOUTH GROUPIn honor of the Bat Mitzvah of ShirleyFriedman

Adele & Ed SteinCongratulations to Morgan Stanczak on herengagementIn honor of Jacob McFarlane on his highschool graduationIn honor of Molly Rosenfeld on her collegegraduationBelated and sincere sympathy to Erika &Frank Yeger on the loss of beloved EttuYegerBelated and sincere sympathy to Robin &Mark Seigle on the loss of beloved CyrilFriendWelcome to the community to RabbiMargaret Frisch Klein and Simon

Gale & Ken Jacoby

CKI SISTERHOODIn honor of the Bat Mitzvah of ShirleyFriedmanIn memory of Robert Burak

The Bachrach/Marshall family

CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUNDIn honor of our Torah School children

Adele & Ed SteinIn honor of our teachers for having a great year

Adele & Ed SteinIn honor of the high school graduations of:Rachel Gauthier, Lisa Gerlach, Riva Kohn,Jenna Mussar, & Jacob McFarlane

Bill & Jana McFarlaneTo Barbara Sharf: Happy 95th birthday

From Marc & Sue ZemelTo Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein: Welcome toour community

From: Ron & Barb Razowsky

R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELLSherry Wiesman Cheryl StanczakShirley Friedman Bernie MillerBurt Friedman Leila BowersoxDavid Goodman Yale NorrisPearle Brody

May God have mercy upon you and otherswho are ill among the people of Israel.

HAMAKOM YENACHEIM ETKHEM – CONDOLENCESCongregation Kneseth Israel wishes to extendcondolences to the family of …Robert Burak, father of Stephanie Burak(Kevin Fehlenberg), and Gilbert Burak(Svetlana). Stephanie and Gilbert are the chil-dren of Fely (Walter) Arnold.

May God comfort you and may his memory befor a blessing.

Parashat HaShavu’a:Weekly Torah Portions

Aug 4 Shabbat Nahamu26 Sivan Va’et’hanan – Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26Shabbat Nahamu is the first Shabbat after Tisha B’Av.

Aug 11 Birkat Hahodesh26 Sivan Ekev – Deuteronomy 9:4-10:11

Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3

Aug 18 Rosh Hodesh Elul26 Sivan Re’eh – Deuteronomy 12:29-14:29

Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24; 66:23

Aug 19 Second day Rosh Hodesh Elul19 Sivan Torah: Numbers 28:1-15The Shofar is blown daily at Shaharit during themonth of Elul, except for Shabbat

Aug 25 Shoftim – Deuteronomy 18:6-19:1319 Sivan Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12

find yourself in Shul! Shul is Good!

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T he Elgin Chapter of Hadassah is sponsoring our annual sale of one-pound round challahs (plain or raisin) for the new year, onWednesday, September 12, (baked that morning by Shalom Kosher Bakery in Buffalo Grove). We are also offering a special hostess package of one plain challah and a 4 oz jar of locally produced honey, which would make a nice hostess gift during the high holidays.Prices remain the same as last year.

Your order will be available for pickup at CKI on Wednesday, September 12, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, and between 4:30and 6:30 pm or at other times by arrangement.

Please mail your orders to Medina Gross, 833 Prospect St, Elgin 60120, by September 5, or you may call 847-695-1316 or send anemail to medinag@gmail.com and pay when you pick up your order. Checks should be made out to Elgin Hadassah.

I would like to order: __________Plain challah(s) @ $5.25 each = ________

__________Raisin challah(s) @ $5.50 each = ________

__________Hostess package(s) @ 9.00 each = ________(one plain challah and one small jar of honey)

Total $________

Name______________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________________

Check enclosed ! Check #________ Amt ______________(payable to Elgin Hadassah)

Please mail your ordersto: Medina Gross,833 Prospect St, Elgin 60120, by September 5.

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This is the vision statement that CKI hasdedicated itself to:Congregation Kneseth Israel is a sacredJewish community striving to meet theneeds of our congregation through:

# Meaningful Observance

# Lifelong Learning

# Embracing Diversity

# Building Community

The Vision Committee is very excited as CKIcontinues to evolve and embrace this Visionthat was adopted by this congregation overa year ago. Over the summer many volun-teers are hard at work planning for the manyactivities of 2012-2013 that will bring ourpillars to life. Our new Rabbi, RabbiMargaret Frisch-Klein is in full support of ourVision and is looking forward to partneringwith us as we continue to embrace ourvision and our pillars. This is a very excitingtime for our congregation. We are on thecusp of celebrating our 120th anniversaryand we are developing new ways to meetthe needs of this diverse community. Ascommittee plans unfold, we will do our bestto keep this congregation informed. TheVision Committee continues to review theinput of the congregation in order to makerecommendations that will keep CKI ontrack with the Vision Statement. CKI hasbeen successful for over 120 years by

respecting our rich traditions and evolvingas necessary to embrace the needs of thecongregation. Change can be challenging.But this congregation has asked for change.Be assured that many, many of CKI’s tradi-tions will remain in tact. As new things areimplemented, try them, we hope you will bepleased. The Vision Committee will continu-ously review the congregation’s opinionsand try to adapt our recommendationsaccordingly. It has been over two yearssince the Vision Committee sought congre-gational input through focus groups, sur-veys and individual meetings. Thatcongregational input is framing the future ofCKI. Following are some of your words,telling us what you want in your synagogue.We are confident that we are heading in awonderful direction that continues to bebased on your opinions. As always, pleasefeel free to share your thoughts with me, orany of the CKI Board members or volunteers.I look forward to seeing all of you asSummer turns to Fall and the High Holidaysarrive! But for now, enjoy what is left ofSummer, keep watching HaKol and CKIemails for announcements, and please be anactive member of the CKI Family!

– Gale Jacoby, Vision Committee Chairgalejacoby@gmail.com

VISION COMMITTEE REPORT

You all said it best:

“I think we need to be broader andmore inclusive. I think that we are theonly show in town, sure you could go20 miles, but because we are the onlyshow in town, we have to offer oppor-tunities for a variety of interests, a vari-ety of Jews. Whether in school or inworship. I just don’t think we can anylonger say, “This is what we are, take itor leave it.”

“I may not like everything, but I will gowith what we need”

“Make me feel good about my religion,about my synagogue, get me excited.”

“It’s an underlying attitude we need tochange if we want to survive. “

“I felt people were put down for havingdifferences of opinions, or wantingsomething different”

(Judaism) “Feels like home”

“I am short, old, Jewish. It just is. It ispart of who I am.”

“It’s a family, a support network,through good and bad times”

“It’s a family and a community”

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For Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein, thedream of becoming a rabbi, accordingto a note that her eighth grade teacherwrote, began with her Bat Mitzvah. A collegeSimchat Torah celebration was so full of joyand life that she called her parents and toldthem she wanted to be a rabbi to bring thatkind of joy to other people. While her par-ents recognized her teaching and leadershipability, they did not understand the religiousdream. They imparted their passion aboutJewish history and ethics, the will to survive,and the peoplehood of Judaism.

Her dream of being a rabbi took a back seatas life intervened. Although always active inthe Jewish and wider community, she wasn'ta rabbi. She worked as the educationaldirector in four Hebrew schools and as amarketing consultant for high technologycompanies. She married. Together with herhusband, Simon, they raised a family, owneda business, worked on social action issues,studied Hebrew, and had late night conver-sations about God.

The dream of being a rabbi never wentaway. She wanted to make more of a differ-ence in the world than she thought shecould while working for Fortune 500 tech-nology companies. A clergy friend told herthat it was time to "fish or cut bait." TheAcademy for Jewish Religion, with its com-mitment to pluralism and second-career stu-dents, provided a viable path. Althoughmany saw the obstacles, she focused on theopportunity as a gift and privilege to studywith amazing teachers and students whoshare her passion for Judaism and its rele-vance today. She unearthed the meaningand beauty of ancient texts, discovering thetraditional codes could even answer a ques-tion about the kashrut of composting.

The reason to pursue this dream was to con-tinue her work on social justice issues. Shesees her role in the rabbinate as being abridge builder and peacemaker, explainingJudaism to the outside world. She hasserved as president of the Greater Lowell(Massachusetts) Interfaith LeadershipAlliance, on the Jewish Domestic ViolenceCoalition, the interfaith committee ofGreater Lowell's Habitat for Humanity, theboard of the Merrimack Valley Project(founded on her dining room table), and theEthnic Covenant. She has helped congrega-tions start Mitzvah Day programs, taken stu-dents to the Rally to Save Darfur, served as aGirl Scout leader and trainer, and was HighHoliday rabbi for a congregation inGermany. All of these fulfill the dream ofmaking the world a better place and per-forming tikkun ha'olam.

Her internships, with RefugeeImmigration Ministry, TheHeritage at Cleveland Circle andCongregation Shalom, as well asher work at Congregation BethIsrael as rabbi educator, taughther that being with people inthe moment is more importantthan working on issues.Providing a manicure for a hos-pitalized grandmother, makingdeviled eggs for shiva, bringing a congre-gant challah and daffodils on Friday, helpinga Bar Mitzvah student design his own tallit,facilitating conversions or life transitions atMayyim Hayyim, listening to people's sto-ries—these are about creating sacred timeand space. She dreams of teaching thatJudaism has a place for everyone, createdand loved by the Divine. Finding that love ishow people find joy.

Rabbi Frisch Klein brings to the rabbinateher commitment of building a com-munity that is warm and welcoming,nonjudgmental and a safe place for every-one to explore their Judaism, engaging peo-ple where they are and helping them findmeaning in our modern world. In addition tothe rabbinate, she has owned her own con-sulting business and blogs as the EnergizerRabbi, for the joy of Judaism that keepsgoing and going and going. She welcomesall questions and is accessible by email, cellphone, in the office, or somewhere else.

She believes that perhaps the most impor-tant thing we do as Jews is pass that love oflife and joy of Judaism to our youth. While

she may be in the office, she isjust as likely to be out in thecommunity, sipping coffeewith a congregant atStarbucks, or maybeMcDonalds, or Burnt Toast. Orshe might be in the buildingsitting on a rug teaching asong to a toddler, plantingwinter rye on Sukkot toexplore the agricultural con-

nections to our chaggim, providing arts andcrafts supplies to middle schoolers so theycan make beautiful ritual objects, or debat-ing the current political issues in Israel withour teens. Her favorite Sunday mornings areones helping students write their own origi-nal blessings for snow or for flowers, She hasbeen known to teach about Maimonides’eight levels of tzedakah and philanthropyon Super Bowl Sunday while cheering onher favorite football teams. She engagesfamilies of all ages with cooking, movies,games, and, of course, social action projects.

She and her husband Simon are excitedabout being back in the Midwest, especiallyChicago. He grew up in Hyde Park, she inEvanston. They are looking forward to hikingand biking, and exploring both sides of LakeMichigan again. Rabbi Margaret is hoping totake up running again. They enjoy cooking,reading, interfaith dialogue, Habitat forHumanity and theater. Their daughter Sarahrecently graduated from Hofstra Universityand hopes once she gets them settled inElgin to become an actor in Manhattan ormaybe Chicago.

Meet Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein

120th Anniversary Adbook Sales Information

As you already know, Congregation KnesethIsrael is celebrating its 120th anniversarybeginning this fall. In order to raise money forall the upcoming events we have planned, weare putting together an ad book. We needyour help to make this successful!

Not only would we like YOU, our CKI family, topurchase an ad for your business (as well aspersonal ads from individual families), we arehoping we can count on you to ask local busi-nesses where you frequently shop to join youin purchasing an ad. If each family in our syna-gogue sold two ads our mission would beaccomplished. (See ad form on next page.)

If you would like to print extra ad forms athome, please e-mail Robin Seigle at robin.seigle@gmail.com. Zahava also hasforms at the CKI office if you want to stop bythere to pick them up.

Please e-mail Sue Zemel at mnszemel@comcast.net before approach-ing businesses so we don't ask the samepeople more than once.

For those of you who are planning to send outad forms to area businesses, this is a sugges-tion for your cover letter:

Elgin has long been recognized for its tolerance and diversity. Back in 1892Congregation Kneseth Israel was formed to meet the spiritual needs of the growingJewish population.

120 years later our synagogue remains as the center of Jewish worship for the Fox Valley. We am hoping you will recog-nize this extraordinary milestone by pur-chasing an ad in our commemorative book.

Details and order form are included (orattached if you are sending as an email).Thank you in advance for your considera-tion.

Thanks in advance for your support!

The Fundraising Committee: Rochelle Fosco, Robin Seigle, Ken Jacoby, AnitaHornung, Perry Pitzele, Eva & Rich Kruth

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Congregation Kneseth Israel, Elgin’s only synagogue, will be celebrating 120 years beginning October 2012!

The Anniversary Committee has numerous events planned throughout our upcoming

celebration from the fall of 2012 through the spring of 2013. Activities include

educational seminars, a “Worship Walk” in conjunction with area churches,

participation in several community sponsored activities, and a special evening of

entertainment comedian and singer Robert Klein on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at

Elgin Community College.

In order to offer all these wonderful events to the community and surrounding areas,

your support is needed! Will you please consider purchasing an ad for the program

book, which will be distributed at multiple events during our celebration? Might we

suggest including a coupon to your ad in hopes of bringing more customers through

your doors?

The program book will be 5.5” x 8.5”, with ad sizes and prices as follows:

Name of Business or Individual ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Contact Person ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Phone Number ! ! ! E-mail Address ! ! ! !

The deadline for ads and payment is October 1, 2012. Here are your options:

• E-mail this completed form along with a high res (300 dpi) PDF, EPS or JPG of your

ad to adbook@ckielgin.org

• To pay online go to www.ckielgin.org/purchase-ad-online.html or scan the QR code

to the left.

• To pay by check (made payable to CKI), and/or to send your Camera-Ready Artwork

if a digital file cannot be provided, enclose with this completed form and mail to:

120th AD BOOK

c/o Congregation Kneseth Israel

330 Division, Elgin, IL 60120

Thank you in advance for your support! Any questions, call Robin at 847.426.8426

The fundraising committee: Rochelle Fosco, Robin Seigle, Ken Jacoby,

Anita Hornung, Perry Pitzele, Eva & Rich Kruth

330 Division StreetElgin, Illinois

60120-5685

Tel 847.741.5656Fax 847.741.5924

www.ckielgin.org

1892 - 2012

C O N G R E G A T I O N

KNESETH ISRAEL

120thAnniversary

Lifelong Learning

Embracing Diversity

Building Community

Meaningful Observance

____ Back Cover - Full Color (SOLD) $1,000.00

____ Inside Front Cover - Full Color (4.5”w x 7.5”h) $ 800.00

____ Inside Back Cover - Full Color (4.5”w x 7.5”h) $ 800.00

____ Full Page - B&W (4.5”w x 7.5”h) $ 450.00

____ 1/2 Page - B&W (4.5”w x 3.625”h) $ 250.00

____ 1/4 Page - B&W (2.125”w x 3.625”h) $ 150.00

____ Business Card - B&W (3.5” x 2” - horiz. or vert.) $ 100.00

____ Business Listing $ 50.00/Listing

____ Individual Name $ 25.00/Name

Amount enclosed: $_______________ Donations are payable to “CKI Sisterhood.”

It is time again for the

Annual CKI New Year’s

Greeting Card

577 This is a special way to wish every one of

our fellow congregants a

Healthy and Happy New Year!

If would like to be included in this community New Year’s card please respond by , 201 by filling out the form below and returning it to:

Adele Stein "CKI Greeting Card" 1225 Crestview Drive - Batavia, IL 60510

Please check your choice:

$ .00 per Single Name______________( Adele Stein)

$1 .00 for Two names______________( Mr.& Mrs Edward Stein or Adele and Ed Stein)

$1 .00 for more than 2 _____________( Stein Family or Adele & Ed Stein & Family)

Name(s) as you would like them to appear on the card: _____________________

__________________________________________________________________

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Yahrtzeiten

We recall with loving memory those whose yahrtzeiten are commemorated during thecoming weeks, and those whose names are read in the Synagogue at Friday evening andSaturday morning Shabbat services during the month of August. It is appropriate formembers of their families to be present when these names are read.

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Aug 01 Jul 28 Jerome BitkowerAug 01 Jul 28 Samuel B. Iseberg*Aug 01 Jul 28 Dora Kreeger Marks*Aug 01 Jul 28 Edward Mandel Rosenfeld*Aug 02 Jul 28 Sadie (Sarah J.) Berman*Aug 02 Jul 28 Joseph Braun*Aug 02 Jul 28 Lillian Gold*Aug 03 Jul 28 Peter Griesbach*Aug 04 Aug 04 Charles Cohen*Aug 04 Aug 04 Morris Puklin*Aug 05 Aug 04 Jenny Dermer*Aug 05 Aug 04 Elsie Esther Fischer*Aug 07 Aug 04 Joseph Sable*Aug 08 Aug 04 Max HirschAug 08 Aug 04 Max Rosengarden*Aug 09 Aug 04 Simon C. Kaplan*Aug 10 Aug 04 Harry Berman*Aug 10 Aug 04 Albert Weisner*Aug 11 Aug 11 Anna Shankerman*Aug 12 Aug 11 Sylvia Bernstein*

Aug 12 Aug 11 Ruth Hornung*Aug 12 Aug 11 George Zucker*Aug 13 Aug 11 Tillie Finger*Aug 13 Aug 11 Morris ThomasAug 15 Aug 11 Harry Sievers*Aug 16 Aug 11 Jacob Jacobson*Aug 16 Aug 11 Benjamin Rodman*Aug 18 Aug 18 Rose Marks*Aug 18 Aug 18 Kate PondelAug 19 Aug 18 Fania ChitmanAug 19 Aug 18 Dora Mariasis*Aug 19 Aug 18 Maureen (Renie) Poper*Aug 19 Aug 18 Claire RobbinsAug 20 Aug 18 Leo Schaffner*Aug 21 Aug 18 Esther PoperAug 22 Aug 18 Myrl CohenAug 22 Aug 18 Rachel RosenbergAug 22 Aug 18 Myron ZuckermanAug 23 Aug 18 Jeanette Panimon Gilles*Aug 23 Aug 18 Meyer Kagen*

Aug 23 Aug 18 George Lascoe*Aug 24 Aug 18 Rose Ableman*Aug 24 Aug 18 Charles LevinAug 24 Aug 18 Pierce Richberg*Aug 24 Aug 18 Miriam ZuckermanAug 26 Aug 25 Minnie Noon Dato*Aug 26 Aug 25 Esther RabenAug 26 Aug 25 Eve RosenfeldAug 28 Aug 25 Louis Kaplan*Aug 28 Aug 25 Howard Milton Meyers*Aug 28 Aug 25 Dora Eisner Mittledorf*Aug 28 Aug 25 Max Neustadt*Aug 28 Aug 25 Samuel Resnick*Aug 28 Aug 25 Theodore Salstone*Aug 29 Aug 25 Henry Lipofsky*Aug 29 Aug 25 Werner Tuteur*Aug 30 Aug 25 Bessie Lipofsky*Aug 30 Aug 25 Sara B. Meyers*Aug 30 Aug 25 Bernard Gustav Troy*Aug 30 Aug 25 Gussie Tempkin Wohl*Aug 31 Aug 25 Dinah FishmanAug 31 Aug 25 Morris Silins*Aug 31 Aug 25 Yetta Wolfinsohn

There are two dates listed above on our yahrtzeit list. Thefirst is the actual date of the yahrtzeit, and memorial candles should be lit on the preceding evening. The second is the day of the service at which the name is read.An asterisk after a name indicates that a plaque is affixed tothe Memorial Tablet.

NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after candlelighting time on Saturday night.

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August 2012 Shabbat Services: Saturday mornings 9:30 am1 Lucy Marshall Presentation 7:00 pm

4 Shabbat Services 9:30 am

5 Teacher Staff meeting 9:30 amCKI Picnic at Burnidge Forest Preserve 11:00 am–4:30 pm

7 CKI Board meeting 7:30 pm

10 ORDER FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATES

14 Sisterhood Board meeting 7:00 pm

17 PICK UP FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATES

18 Shabbat Services 9:30 am

19 School Registration Open House 10:00 am–1:00 pmHadassah “Hot-Diggity-Dog”at Bartlett Log Cabin 5:00 pm

25 Shabbat Services 9:30 am

26 Open House to welcome Rabbi Margaret Firsch Klein –Wine and cheese reception 6:30 pm–8:30 pm

Building community Embracing diversity Meaningful observanceLifelong learning

Mark Your Calendars: Veterans’ Shabbat Nov. 10, 2012

We will be honoring our military veter-ans during Shabbat Services onNovember 10, 2012.

If you or a close family member served ineither the United States or Israeli armed

forces, please contact Joe Rosenfeld at 847-888-1950.

As a part of our recognition of these veterans,on Sunday, November 4, our very ownColonel Scott Zonis (retired as of July 1, 2012)

will conduct a presentation on histours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.This will be held at CKI at 7:00 pm.