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Congregation Kneseth IsraelThe heart o f Fox Va l l ey Judai sm for over a century
330 Division St.Elgin, IL 60120
Phone 847.741.5656Fax 847.741.5679www.ckielgin.org
August 2008Tammuz – Av 5768
RABBI JONATHAN KOHN PERRY PITZELE, [email protected] [email protected]
NINA BOBROW FINN,Director of [email protected]
In this Issue
Rabbi 2
President 2
Torah School 3
Sisterhood 4
USY/Kadima 5
Pleaure/Reading 5
Parashat 6
Ritually Speaking 6
Social Action 7
Birthdays 9
Donations 10
Yahrtzeiten 12
Marketplace 13
Calendar Back
PhotosbyHerbGro
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CKI Family Picnic &School Registration
2007
Join Us This Year • 2008CKI Family Picnicand School Registration
Sunday, August 24 at 4:00 pmPre-School • Hebrew School • Torah School • Confirmation Class
Have you ever heardsomeone say to you “I
identify myself culturally as a Jew but Idon’t go in for organized religion?” Iactually hear this a lot. There are thosewho see community prayer and ritual asan anachronistic throw-back to the pastand seek some other way to expresstheir “Jewishness.” There are somecongregations that follow what hasbeen termed“Secular Humanistic”Judaism. According to their website,“Humanistic Judaism offers anontheistic alternative in contemporaryJewish life.” They stress the concept of ashared Jewish Identity but without thebelief in a supreme being. Although Isubscribe to the belief in “differentstrokes for different folks,” I mustconfess I find this whole alternative totraditional Judaism somewhat puzzling;the reason being Judaism, at its core, isall about monotheism and grew out ofthat central belief. In effect, taking Godout of Judaism to me is akin to having ameal consisting only of spices withoutany food.
Oh,Good! My Dog Foundthe Chain Saw
[Last month I offered an old article thatI’d written concerning the movieKeeping the Faith. It brought to mindanother article that I wanted to showyou, also from the past. Nu, it’ssummertime, and that’s a good seasonfor reviewing children’s entertainment,as well as its moral values. Teens, joinme in your first stab at nostalgia, as wetravel back together to the year 2002…—JK]
I recently had the great pleasure ofwatching the movie Lilo and Stitch withmy kids.
Perhaps the last three words areredundant—Disney movies, I have felt,are, like kite flying, visiting the zoo, orrolling down a hill sideways, a form ofrecreation requiring the company ofchildren.
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From the Rabbi’s Study...
Never mind. See this movie, with orwithout kids, if only to hear a little girlsay,“Oh, good! My dog found the chainsaw,” and mean it.
I just wish I had been a bartender at themeeting where this movie was thoughtup.“Let’s make a show about aliens,Hawaii, and Elvis.”
“Okay.”
There is an awful lot to like about thissilly movie—the actress voicing Lilo isespecially good—but best of all are theTorah values in it. In terms of Torah, Ihave been waiting for this movieliterally for years.
I love this film because it corrects somebad values that our kids receive ontelevision from Barney. Now,we all hateBarney, especially kids who grew upwith him only to discover that thepurple dinosaur they thought theyloved was an idiot. But those of us
steeped in the culture of television andrelatively unaware of the counterculturethat is Torah may be surprised to learnhow toxic some of the moral values ofBarney really are.
Along comes Lilo and Stitch to correcttwo terrible lessons taught by Barneyand his grimacing juvenile chorus:
Lesson #1: “Oh, a family is people and afamily is love, that’s a family.”
Lesson #2: “They come in all differentsizes and different kinds, but mine’s justright for me.”
Let’s start with Lesson #1. People andlove is not a family. People and love isshacking up.
It’s like the Torah without itsMitsvot.“Oh, the Torah is people and the Torahis God…”No obligation, nothing tofulfill. Just good feelings. TelevisionTorah.
A Message from Our President
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I feel what is lost to a large degree is thedeep sense of belonging that comeswith communal prayer. I’m not blind tothe fact that many people do not makeit a regular practice to attend services,but, at the same time, I believe we allseek that feeling, even if only on certainholidays, of being a part of the Childrenof Israel. Now before anyone getsupset, this is not intended as anindictment of Humanistic Judaism. Forthose who see that as a viable spiritualoutlet,more power to them. My point isthat what we offer in our synagogue, aspart of the Conservative Movement, isthe opportunity to connect with our
ancient past but in a way that is still intune with modern society. We offerboth men and women congregants theopportunity for meaningfulinvolvement in spiritual life whether it’san aliyah, a Torah reading,Haftorah,leading a service or even, if you desire,an adult Bar or Bat Mitzvah. No, Jewish
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Torah School News
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I came to this synagogue 18years ago because of the
sense of community I felt when I firstwalked through the front door. I haveremained here and, still to this day, feelthe incredible sense of community thatexists here. I want to thank everyonefor the warm and supportive welcometo the position of Director of Education.I am proud and excited to take thisposition and will try my best tocontinue the excellent work that RonRaben has done.
I can’t say this enough, please do NOThesitate to come to me with anyquestion or concerns regarding schoolhere at CKI. Our school has an opendoor policy, which means you arealways welcome to view a class orprivate lesson/tutoring. Just let theteacher know in advance that youwould like to observe, and I know youwill be welcomed.
One of my goals is to focus onspirituality. I will accomplish this
through guest speakers, books andmedia. I hope to expose, enlighten andexpand all of our hearts,minds andsouls during this journey.
The Picnic! The Picnic! The Picnic!
School registration and the picnic!Come for the food, stay for the gamesand a juggler that will amaze andamuse you. What a great way toregister for school! August 24th at4:00 pm. I am looking forward tomeeting the people I do not know andseeing the ones I do.
Social Action - Please bring a cannedor dry good for donation.
Our school newsletter will be called “ByThe Way…” Parents please reviewthese every Sunday.
So “By TheWay…”
• First day of Hebrew School –September 3 – 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
• First day of Sunday School –September 7 – 9:00 am to Noon
We will continue with our BagelBreakfast. If you would like to feedyour children before class, please beat CKI early enough to do so. Bagelswill be out by 8:30 am.
First day of school will include:
� The Annual Pancake Breakfast(USY Event)$3.00 per person or $10.00 perfamily – from 10:00 to 11:00 am
� Torah School Parent Meeting –11:00 am – in Sanctuary
• First day of Confirmation Class –September 8th – 6:30 – 8:00 pm
• B’Nai Mitzvah Parent Meeting –September 14th – 10:00 am
– Nina Finn,Director of Education
law only sets a minimum age limit forBar Mitzvah, not a maximum.
The point is, I believe organized religionhas somehow gotten a bad rap wherethere’s this image of a group of peoplemindlessly repeating prayers for whichthere is no meaning or understandingfor them. I think nothing could befurther from the truth. If you needevidence of that, come to a Shabbatservice and listen to and take part in theTorah study discussion. To me, the mostmeaningful part of Shabbat is the Torahservice where the Torah is removedfrom the Ark and carried through theSanctuary in a procession accompaniedby some of the most beautiful liturgy.As everyone touches the Torah withtheir tallit or siddur, they are makingtheir own spiritual connection with theTorah.
Great, but what if I can’t even readHebrew? The answer is to attend our
adult education class. Saul will behappy to welcome newcomers to hisSunday class starting this fall. Also,coming to services is a great way topractice and improve those skills.Taking an aliyah need not be afrightening nor embarrassingexperience. Our Rabbi and gabayim onthe bimah are not looking for ways tointimidate or find fault with thoseattempting to read a B’racha. Ratherthey want to encourage and help thosewho are willing to accept these honors.Also, there is nothing in Jewish law thatsays only the Rabbi can lead a service.Anyone of Bar/Bat Mitzvah age andolder can do this, and for proof of that,attend both Sisterhood Shabbat andMen’s Club Shabbat this coming year.In fact,more recently during the Rabbi’svacation, your fellow congregants havebeen leading services and even TorahStudy!
I hope many of you take advantage ofSaturday morning (or Friday nightservices when they begin again inSeptember) so that you can gain anappreciation for the richness thatcommunal prayer offers.
On another topic, there has been muchdiscussion at Board meetings on wayswe can attract new membership. Oneidea that I haven’t heard much of isusing the best resource we have—ourown membership. Many of you likelyhave friends, co-workers oracquaintances who are Jewish andpossibly unaffiliated. If you do know ofsuch people, invite them to attend aservice or, better yet tell them about ourannual CKI Picnic and SchoolRegistration coming up August 24th.
See you all in shul,
From Our President(cont’d from previous page)
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Sisterhood News
Ihope that everyone’s summer is goingwell. We finally are having real
summer weather. As we spend timewith our families enjoying vacationsand relaxing, just a quick reminder thatthe High Holidays are right around thecorner and, also, the start of ourupcoming 2008-2009 Sisterhood year,and we have many activities andprograms for all to enjoy. Pleasecontinue to read HaKol for all theupcoming events.
Wanda Pitzele just came back fromCentral Great Lakes RegionConference held last month. Here isher report on the event:
“I had the pleasure to attend the newCentral Great Lakes Conference inSandusky, Ohio in June. The long driveto and from Sandusky was spentvisiting with friends as we carpooled.
“This was the first gathering of womenin the newly-formed region. Wecomprise all or parts of seven states:Illinois, Indiana,Wisconsin,Michigan,Ohio, Kentucky, and westernPennsylvania. I filled two roles there—representative of Congregation KnesethIsrael Sisterhood and the incomingCreative Judaic Arts Chair, for which Ipresented a workshop on makingkippot which will identify our delegatesat Women’s League for ConservativeJudaism’s National Convention inNovember. I had fun developing theproject, using the copper spiral designthat some of you might be familiar with,and teaching basic wire working aswomen wired blue and green beadsonto the frame. It was so popular that Ihave already been contacted to helpanother Sisterhood make some for theirSisterhood Shabbat!
“The conference theme was B’reishit:New Beginnings. We studied withCantor DavidWolinsky of AgudathB’nai Israel of Larai, OH. His discussionof “Revisiting Genesis”dealt with issuessuch as: When does a day begin andend, and how do we know;What wasthe sin in the Garden of Eden and whatis sin; and Lillith, gender issuessurrounding the creation of Adam andlater Eve. Later in the conference westudied with Dr. Lifsa Shachter of the
Siegal College of Judaic Studies inCleveland with her presentation of “TheRole of Women ‘in the beginning’.” Themost interesting concept I took fromher presentation was the concept thatbefore the beginning of creation therewas something else. If we think ofbeginnings (such as birth), before thebirth of a child there is a pregnancy.There are different aspects of our ownlives that we see this concept. In termsof the new region, before Central GreatLakes Region of WLCJ, there wereCentral, KIPPOT, and Michigan Regions.
“We also had the usual workshops tohone skills in Torah Fund,Membership,Ways & Means & Gift Shops, andPresidents’Training.
“In order to help us meet new womenthroughout our region, we wereassigned different tables for mostmeals. I have to say, that there wasnever a table where I didn’t knowsomeone. The Chicago area sent about15-20 delegates. Some of the newwomen we knew from the years ofattending conventions. So while wedidn’t know everyone,we knew morethen we expected.”
Thank you,Wanda, for sharing yourexperience with us. Hope to seeeveryone at the CKI Family andRegistration Picnic being held onAugust 24!
CKI BOARD MEMBERSPRESIDENT, Perry Pitzele
EXECUTIVE VP, Jack Fishman
VP/Education, Anita Hornung
VP/Sisterhood, Rochelle Fosco
RECORDING SECRETARY,Carole Burstein
TREASURER, Marc Zemel
FINANCIAL SECRETARY,Chuck Zimmerman
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT,Paul Glaser
Still a-Wishin’ anda-Hopin’…
We’re still wishing for…
� New lightweight 8-foot long tablesfor the social hall.(We purchase them at Sam’s. Prices:8’ long tables are $70.00 each.60” round tables are $100.00 each.We are tax exempt.)
� A new video setup (camera, etc.) inthe sanctuary that will recordDVDs.
� HELP to improve the sound systemin the sanctuary.
� New 3- or 6-foot long bookshelf(with 3 shelves) for the library onwhich we can house our growingDr. Daniel and Lisa Schulman YoungAdult Library acquisitions. (Checkout the one we have in the library. Itisn’t tall, because it stands in front ofthe windows.)
Wishes are good. Granting them is evenbetter! We are truly grateful!
Thank you!
CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSADULT EDUCATION - Barbara SharfBY-LAWS - Malcolm MorrisCEMETERY - Jeff RifkenENDOWMENT - Charles ZimmermanFUNDRAISING - Anita HornungHA KOL EDITOR - Ron RazowskyHOUSE - Dan MarshallMEMBERSHIP - Dr. Joe RosenfeldPUBLICITY - Melinda Abrams,Marcie MonteithRITUAL - Paul GlaserSOCIAL ACTION - Sherry Wiesman, Fern Raben,Tina WolfYOUTH ACTIVITIES - Liza Bachrach
To contact a Committee Chairperson,call CKI at 847-741-5656
If your family is in need of healthinsurance, the State of Illinois All
Kids Health Insurance Programmay be able to help, even if you areor are not employed, regardless ofthe medical needs of the child.It covers doctor’s visits, dental care,vision care,mental health services,emergency services, hospitalservices, surgery, prescription drugsand more. For more informationcontact the Kane County HealthDepartment at 847-695-0848 or630-897-1124 orwww.kanehealth.com/kid_care.htmor www.allkidscovered.com.
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The Pleasure of Reading
Now that the kids are away at campor pre-occupied with lots of
summer time activities, perhaps youhave a few minutes here and there to sitdown on a lawn chair (or maybe evenlie on a sandy beach) and relax! There isperhaps no better way to unwind thanwith a good book. Use summer’s lazy,hazy days to become immersed withina novel, whether it is mystery, humor,Yiddish tales, romance, or historicalfiction.
Some of the greatest 20th centuryauthors can trace their careers throughthe books of the CKI library. Several ofthe novels of Leon Uris, HarryKemelman, Chaim Potok, and HermanWouk share shelf space with the poetryof Danny Siegel.
The tales by Sholom Aleichem aretimeless: Favorite Tales and Tales of theOld Country reunite us with ourheritage. Have your read any of theseIsaac Bashevis Singer classics? Gimpelthe Fool, The Slave, Short Friday andThe Family Moskat are among a largeselection of his works.
Come Pour the Wine with CynthiaFreedman or get some chemistry in ThePeriodic Table, by Primo Levi. Lather onthe sunscreen; sit down in the shadewith Vina Delmar’s Beloved or withAnita Diamant’s The Red Tent.Wrap upyour vacation Going Home by VictorDavid Tulman.
Although there are not as manyactivities at CKI in the summer,
generally speaking, you can check outbooks from the library anytime thebuilding is open (except duringShabbat). Access to the library is alwaysavailable during normal business officehours. Feel free to come and browse.Find something you might enjoy. Bookcheck-out is on the honor system. Signand date the blue card found (usually inthe front) inside book cover and placethe card in the basket. Return yourbooks to the shelf containing the check-out basket, but please do not reshelvethe books!
Have a wonderful relaxing summer.
– Sherry Wiesman
USY and Kadima News
Seventeen excited kids have signedup to attend Camp CHUSY/Camp
Kadima which is taking place atCamp Ramah in Wisconsin, August 12through 18. The campers will have agreat time participating in a varietyof activities: Maccabiah games, greatevening programs,waterfront, arts &more, celebrating Shabbat togetherand making friendships that will lasta lifetime!
The Kadima (6th thru 8th grade) andUSY (High School) calendars ofactivities for the next year have beenset and have gone out in the mail toall eligible children, along withmembership applications. These canalso be downloaded from thewebsite at:www.CKIElgin.org. Clickon the Youth Group page and clickon the desired forms.
Here are some of the upcomingevents:
Sunday, Sept. 7 – USY will be hostingthe Annual Pancake Breakfast. USYhelpers should be at CKI at 8:30 AM,and we will start serving at 10 AM.All proceeds will be donated to SATO(Social Action/Tikkun Olam). Be sureto come and help cook and eat!
Monday, Sept. 8, 8:00 pm – USY BoardMeeting at CKI. All are welcome toattend.
Sept. 19-21 – CHUSY LTI - More info tofollow, but save the dates.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 12:30 pm – Kadima/USY Bowling at Elgin Lanes
Monday,Oct. 6 – USY Board Meetingat CKI.
Sunday,Oct. 19 – Kadima toGoebbert’s Pumpkin Farm
Hope to see you all there!
– Liza Bachrach, Youth Chair
ANNUALPANCAKEBREAKFAST
• Hosted by USY •
SundaySeptember 7, 2008 •10 am
$3 per person or $10 per familyEnjoy breakfast in the Social Hall on the
first day of Torah School!Students will be encouraged to participate.
All profits will be donated to the Social ActionTikkun Olam fund.
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Parashat HaShavu’a –Weekly Torah Portions
August 2 Rosh Chodesh Av1 Av Mase – Numbers 33:1-49
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2
August 9 Shabbat Chazon8 Av Devarim – Deuteronomy 1:1 - 2:1
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27
August 10 Tisha B’Av9 Av Torah – Deuteronomy 4:25 – 40
Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:13-9:23AtMincha:Torah – Exodus 32:11 – 14; 34:1 – 10Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6 – 56:8
August 16 Va’et’hanan – Deuteronomy 3:23 – 5:1815 Av Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26
Today also marks Tu be’Av, which marks the beginningof the annual vintage and a day to find true love. It isnormally appropriate to send a card, flowers, or candyto one’s beloved, except not when the day falls onShabbat. So,men, you catch a break this year.
August 23 Ekev – Deuteronomy 7:12 - 9:322 Av Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3
August 30 Re’eh – Numbers 30:2-31:5429 Av Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5
findyourselfinShul!
ShulisGood!
Ritually Speaking
• Dog vitamins• Computer software• DiapersAMAZON.COMis not just for books!Shop thru our website:www.ckielgin.orgJust click on the Amazonlogo on our home page!CKI gets a portion of
the $$$.Fundraising the easy way!
REASONS TO ATTEND SHABBATSERVICES OVER THE SUMMER
10. We’re open on Saturday mornings.
9. It’s cool inside.
8. We’re waiting for you.
7. There are enough chapters in theTorah to get through an entire year!
6. A little shot of somethin’ afterwardsat Kiddush.
5. Familiarizing yourself with aShabbat service will help prepareyou for High Holidays services.
4. Rabbi Kohn’s Torah talks.
3. The grass won’t grow that muchmore during the course of aSaturday morning; plus, you don’twant to wake up the neighbors, doyou?
2. You can help make aminyan andthereby help others say kaddish fortheir loved ones.
1. You’re supposed to. Remember theFourth Commandment?
A recent edition of the Compact, theUnited Synagogue of ConservativeJudaism’s monthly e-mail magazine,offered an article by Rabbi Jay Stein, ofHar Zion Temple in Philadelphia, on thesubject of whether a person couldmake aminyan by communicating withothers at the synagogue by electronicmeans (like over a phone or theinternet). The short answer is: no.
But Rabbi Stein made another pointworth considering. He wrote: “[T]heissue really at play was not connectingto God through the internet butconnecting to each other by sitting nextto one another.” Only those physically
present to hear the shliach stzibur(prayer leader) may count toward theminyan. “When the rabbis moved torequire a quorum for communal publicprayers… it seems they were opting toforce the community to come together,whereas otherwise, if one could fulfill allobligations alone, they feared thatpublic communal structures would notdevelop. They extolled the publicpraise of God.” (emphasis added)
Ourminyan needs you. Find yourself inshul.
– Paul Glaser,ChairRitual Committee
The “CKI SENIORS”Lox & Bagel Luncheon
Tuesday, August 1212:00 noon at CKI
RSVP to [email protected] or (847) 741-8784Please respond DEFINITELY NO LATER THAN
Thursday, August 7.Payment by cash or check at $8.00 per person.
Please make check payable to “Cash.”
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Social Action
Tikkun Olam
When Irving Berlin wrote the song lyric:“We’re having a heat wave, a tropicalheat wave, her temperature’s rising…”he didn’t envision ‘she’was ‘MotherEarth’.
Repairing the Earth, certainly a Jewishimperative. But is environmentalism aJewish Issue? So asks theWorld JewishDigest in the June 2008 issue. Want toexplore environmental ethics from theJewish perspective? Visit the Coalitionon the Environment and Jewish Life.www.coejl.org/climatechange/gw_jewishresponse.php.
In our community
Several persons have requestedadditional information about goinggreen. SlowGlobalWarming hasmeetings (generally the fourth Thursdayof each month) at the Gail BordenLibrary. For additional informationcontact Bill Bailey [email protected].
Trying to lower your carbon footprintand your electric bill? Go to:www.theWattSpot.com to learn aboutComEd’s Residential Real Time PricingProgram.
For those of you with school agechildren, you will find informationgeared at various reading levels at theweb-sitehttp://science.howstuffworks.com/10-sustainable-buildings.htm. They alsohave articles about the “Science BehindGoing Green” (click on Science andTechnology).
Save the Date, Save a Life!
The annual CKI blood drive is Sundaymorning,November 16.Why thisnotification in August? Because wehope you donate blood multiple timesannually. Remember, generally you candonate no more frequently than onceevery 8 weeks, so stagger your currentdonation so that you will remaineligible in November. Persons olderthan 17 years can donate, dependingupon certain health factors.Participation in this event is open to thegeneral public; you do not have to be a
CKI member to participate. Please talkthis up among your friends, neighborsand co-workers! Donating blood is aquick and painless opportunity toperform a wonderfulmitzvah, whichquite literally helps so many and doesnot require you writing a check!
Even if you personally cannot donateblood, you can still perform amitzvah.This year we need additional volunteersto help the morning of the blood drive.It’s easy and a one-time commitment.Contact Paul Glaser for additionaldetails.
Crisis Center Food Pantry
Each month this column focuses on theneed to feed the hungry. Nothingwould please us more than to be ableto use this space to write that hunger isno longer an issue in our community orin the world. The United Nations Foodand Agriculture Organization currentlyestimates 854 million people world-wide are undernourished. The Census2000 Data for the United States puts the
CKI Member Leonard Kofkin will speak about the pastand present life of Jews in Minsk, the capital of Belarus
and a city at the heart of the Pale of Settlement. Hewill present a slide presentation including its Jewish
monuments, its Jewish Campus and Museum, theformer ghetto area, and its synagogue.
US population at 281,421,906. To putthat in a different perpspective, thenumber of undernoursihed world wideis more than 3 times greater than thepopulation of the United States!
Surprisingly, large numbers of hungrylive in our community. With feweractivities at the shul during the summermonths, it becomes more difficult toreplish the CKI food cupboard. This isespecially unfortunate as the economyworsens and gas prices take adisportionate share of people’sincomes. Have you taken a vacationrecently? Contribute those smallindividual soaps and hygiene itemsprovided by hotels. All non-perishablefood items as well as personal hygieneitems are needed always. The CKI foodcupboard is located to your immediateright as you enter the synagoguethrough the parking lot entrance*.
– Fern Raben and Sherry Wiesman
* Items are not accepted on Jewish holidays,including Shabbat.
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Each Saturday during the Torahservice, aMishebeirach is recitedfor family and friends ofcongregants who are ill. Anyonewishing to have a name includedshould call the synagogue officeor give the name during theservice. Please also contact theoffice when it is appropriate toremove the name. In an effort toupdate the current list, pleasecomplete the form below andsend to the synagogue, attentionZahava. After August 10, a newlist will be read.
Mishebeirach forthe New Year
� Request for Mishebeirach �
English name _______________________________________________________
Hebrew name _______________________________________________________
Mother’s or Father’s Hebrew name ______________________________________
Do you wish the English name read aloud? Yes____ No _____
For how many weeks do you wish the name included? _____________________(The reading can be extended by calling the office.)
Is the person Jewish? Yes____ No ____(The prayer invokes the patriarchs for Jews and matriarchs for non-Jews.)
May God watch over you and those you name.
I/We would like to make a donation tothe following CKI fund:
Fund: _______________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________
Amount Enclosed: $ ___________________________________
Please indicate � In Honor of
� In Memory of
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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Make your check payable to: Congregation Kneseth Israel
330 Division Street, Elgin IL 60120
Donation Information
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Consider a gift to the Congregation Kneseth Israel Endowment Fund through oneof our income for life plans:
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS in which you transfer funds into a trust or mutualfund that pays you income.
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES in which you purchase an annuity and receive income.
All have significant tax advantages.
For further information, please call or write:
Charles Zimmerman,Chairman, phone 847-741-5656Congregation Kneseth Israel Endowment Fund, 330 Division Street, Elgin, IL 60120
August Birthdays
2 Jerry Goldstein
2 Aliyah Kravis
4 Barbara Maring
4 Ethan Finn
5 Lilly Kendall
6 Leah Schillmoeller
6 Robert Levine
9 David Schillmoeller
9 Rachel Schillmoeller
9 Norma Hass
12 Clarissa Guralnick
13 William Guralnick
14 SarahWolfinsohn
14 Wanda Pitzele
15 Don Lesser
15 Bernard Miller
15 Jacob Abrams
19 Gary Lesser
19 Gerald Himmelfarb
19 Joshua Radest
20 Jana McFarlane
22 Dan Modes
23 Veronika Fogel
24 Sherry Wiesman
25 Rebecca Fishman
26 Lisa Gerlach
26 Louis Rifken
29 Rob Gerlach
30 Samuel Monteith
2 Steve & Sylvia Eagels
9 Paul & Lynn Glaser
10 Micah & Jennifer Fogel
11 Rob & Melissa Gerlach
17 Michael & Judy Rubenstein-Gantz
24 Michael & Morgan Farr
25 Leonard & Laurie Winner
25 Eric-Jan Ginder & Lisa Wohl
25 Tom & Rina Baxter
30 Herb & Medina Gross
30 Henry & Ethel Schillmoeller
AugustAnniversaries
Special FundsThe following funds are available for your generous donations:
Seltzer Music & Cultural Arts Endowment Fund – Jewish culturalenrichment programs
CKI Education Fund – Support Torah SchoolClaraWechter Education Fund – Support Torah SchoolEndowment Fund – See the PresidentGeneral Fund – For multi-purpose useRabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Needs decided by RabbiLee Miller Book Fund – New books for LibraryLillian Roth Scholarship Fund – See the PresidentMajor Gifts – $5,000 and up. See the PresidentMemorial Plaques – $300.00Prayer Book Fund – Siddur is $25; Chumash is $60Shalom Academy – Pre-school Jewish EducationSimon C. & Ruth L. Kaplan Torah Fund – Repair of Torah scrollsSisterhood Flower Fund – Pulpit flowersSisterhood Vision Fund – Large-type Siddur $50Tree of Life – Leaf is $100; Rock is $1,000USY/Kadima Youth Group – Support for programs for our United Synagogue Youth
Our CKI High Holiday Choir will begin tuning upwith rehearsals beginning in early September. Ourchoir is made up of adults and students that are Bar orBat Mitzvah.
Assisting our Rabbi,Chazzan, and congregation is notonly a joy, it is amitzvah! New members are welcome!If you are interested in joining the choir, please contactSue Zemel at 630-830-4725 or at [email protected].
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDDonation
Steven & Silvia EagelsIn honor of Mark & Robin Seigle’s25th anniversary
Ed & Pearle BrodyIn honor of Rabbi Kohn for teachingIsaac to be a leader
Liza Bachrach & Dan Marshall
ABRAHAM M. & ANNA ROSE SELTZERMUSIC ENDOWMENT FUNDIn honor of Shirley Friedman incelebration of her 70th birthday
Joan Kripke
SIMON C. & RUTH L. KAPLANTORAH PERPETUATION FUNDYahrtzeit donation in memory ofHenry Knell
Albert & Ruth Zimbler
In Our Family
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Generous Donations
BUILDING FUNDIn Memory of Irving Durchslag
Paul & Lynn Glaser
CKI EDUCATION FUNDIn honor of Jenna Renee Mussar’s BatMitzvah
Saul MariasisTo Nancy & Chuck Zimmerman, a verybelatedmazal tov on the birth ofyour grandson
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett JacobyTo Ron Raben, in honor of your yearsof service to CKI's religious school
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett JacobyTo Sarah Burker, congratulations onyour graduation from BradleyUniversity
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett Jacoby
CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUNDTo Dick & Sue Johnson,Mazal Tov onthe birth of your new granddaughter,Dina Lilly
Fern & Ron RabenGale, Ken, Cory & Brett Jacoby
To Barb Sharf,Mazal Tov on the birthof your great-granddaughter, DinaLilly
Fern & Ron Raben
USY/KADIMAIn honor of Paul Glaser for helpingIsaac with the Bar Mitzvah
Isaac MarshallIn honor of Joe and MaureenRosenfeld for your many years ofvolunteering for USY/Kadima
Gale, Ken, Brett & Cory JacobyTo Liza Bachrach, good luck as youbegin serving as USY/Kadimadirector!
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett JacobyTo Joel Seigle, congratulations ongraduating high school and movingon to college
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett JacobyTo Ben Schillmoeller, congratulationson graduating high school andmoving on to college
Gale, Ken, Cory & Brett Jacoby
Acknowledgements
R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELL
Fern Raben Herman LoebRose Goldstein David GoodmanLisa Schulman Pearle BrodySherry WiesmanShirley Friedman
May God bring speedy and completehealing to you and all others who are illamong the people of Israel.
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Dear Member and Friend:
On Yom Kippur we remember our deardeparted in prayer, and pledgecharitable offerings in their honor.
It has been the tradition in ourcongregation to publish a MemorialBooklet which is distributed on YomKippur at the time of the Yizkor Service.In this booklet, we list the names of ourdeparted loved ones as a tribute totheir memory.
We hope you will take this opportunityto memorialize your loved ones by
including their names in the MemorialBooklet.
Yom Kippur is fast approaching. Youwill soon receive a letter asking thatyou send in the names you wish to haveincluded in the Memorial Booklet.Please be sure your list reaches me nolater than September 12.
Your donation to Congregation KnesethIsrael will provide a much needed helpto maintain the synagogue andreligious school, and is greatlyappreciated.
– Phyllis Lesser,Chairman
Yom Kippur Memorial Booklet
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From the Rabbi’s Study(cont’d from p. 2)
Lilo and Stitch, by contrast, is emphaticto the contrary: “Family means that noone gets left behind or forgotten.”
When do they first say that? Someonewants to send an animal back to thepound, but she’s reminded that theanimal is now part of her family and soshe must keep it. She doesn’t love it. ByBarney’s standards she could throw itaway. But in this movie she’s notallowed to. It’s part of her familybecause she promised to take care of it,and because no one gets left behind.
As for Lesson #2,“mine’s just right forme,” it is perverse. It teaches thatsingle-parent families are just right forchildren, as are unstable families,
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juvenile-parent families, and absent-parent hired-caretaker families. Thelesson may comfort parents, but whatdoes it do for kids?
Kids are better served by the truth, andin this case the truth is not bad. It isthat families don’t have to be just right,that they can weather bad times just bybeing good.
This is the message of Lilo and Stitch,where one of the characters reflects onhis family: “It’s small, and it’s broken.But it’s good, it’s still good.” And wecome away believing that this familymay never be just right, or evencomplete, but that it’s going to make it.
Barney’s Lesson #2 comes directly fromhis Lesson #1. When you define a
shack-up as a family, then it has to bejust right or it gets thrown away. Onlywith commitment, and with a sense ofMitsva, is there security in hard times.
These are truths that our kids need tohear. And not just kids. Everyone canlearn from this movie about aliens,Hawaii, Elvis, dogs, and chain saws. Youshould definitely go see the movie,whoever you are. Because after all, it’s afamily show, and family means that noone is left behind.
Over the year, we have collected thefollowing items in “Lost and Found.” Ifyou find a familiar item here, pleasecontact the office and let Zahava knowthat it belongs to you.
If these items are not claimed by thebeginning of the new school year, wewill donate them to the Elgin CrisisCenter.
• Child’s hooded winter jacket – graywith red and white trim
• Boy’s Arrow dress shirt, size 14 – bluewith white stripes
•White hooded, zippered, BananaRepublic sweathshirt – XL
• Black collapsible umbrella
• Perma-bound copy of Amy Tan’s TheJoy Luck Club
• Paperback of Project Paris by LisaBarham (with notecard inside on non-swimming assists)
• Nintendo Game bag pack with gamecards – “Luster Dragon,”“Change ofHeart,” etc.
• Pair of black and red winter gloves
• Pair of women’s black suede-typedriving gloves
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The United Synagogue of ConservativeJudaism, in partnership with theCantors Assembly of America, is proudto introduce The Spirit of Israel II,Voices of the ConservativeMovement, Volume 7. A celebration ofIsrael’s 60th anniversary, this CDincludes both new and traditionalmusic performed by some of the worldsmost renowned Conservative cantors.
It is a valuable addition to any Jewishhousehold.
You may have received the Spirit ofIsrael at home already. If you haven’t, orif you would like to order more copies,either for yourself or to give as a gift,please call 866-574-2566. It is free, butwe suggest a contribution of $18 perCD.
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Aug 16 Aug 21 Max Rosengarden*
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Yahrtzeiten
We recall with loving memory those whose yahrtzeiten are commemoratedduring the coming weeks, and those whose names are read in theSynagogue at Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat servicesduring the month of August. It is appropriate for members of theirfamilies to be present when these names are read.
There are two dates listed above on our yahrtzeit list.The first is the day of the service at which the names are read.The second is the actual date of the yahrtzeit, and memorialcandles should be lit on the preceding evening. An asterisk aftera name indicates that a plaque is affixed to the Memorial Tablet.
KINDLE THE SHABBAT CANDLES
August 1 ..........7:51 PMAugust 8 ..........7:42 PMAugust 15........7:33 PMAugust 22........7:22 PMAugust 29........7:11 PM
Aug 16 Aug 22 Simon C. Kaplan*
Aug 23 Aug 23 Albert Weisner*
Aug 23 Aug 25 Sylvia Bernstein*
Aug 23 Aug 26 Morris Thomas
Aug 23 Aug 26 Tillie Finger*
Aug 23 Aug 28 Harry Sievers*
Aug 23 Aug 28 Daniel Sohn
Aug 23 Aug 29 Jacob Jacobson*
Aug 23 Aug 29 Samuel Milton Janos
Aug 23 Aug 29 Benjamin Rodman*
Aug 30 Aug 30 Bernard Mirkin
Aug 30 Sept 1 Claire Robbins
Aug 30 Sept 1 Dora Mariasis*
Aug 30 Sept 1 Maureen (Renie) Poper*
Aug 30 Sept 3 Esther Poper*
Aug 30 Sept 4 Myron Zuckerman
Aug 30 Sept 4 Rachel Rosenberg
Aug 30 Sept 4 Myrl Cohen
Aug 30 Sept 5 Meyer Kagen*
Aug 30 Sept 5 George Lascoe*
Aug 30 Sept 5 Toba Mell
Aug 30 Sept 5 Jeanette Panimon Gilles*
NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after
candlelighting time on Saturday night.
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3 Sisterhood Ball Seed Gardens Tour 10:00 amfollowed by Lunch at Sweet Tomatoes 12:30 pm
5 CKI Board meeting 7:30 pm
9 Kiddush hosted by Dr. Joe Rosenfeldin memory of his father
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12 CKI Seniors Lox & Bagel Luncheon noonProgram by Leonard Kofkin
Sisterhood meeting 7:00 pm
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25 Hadassah Program at CKI 7:30 pmMovie:“The Ritchie Boys”
27 Teachers’meeting 7:00 pm
