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April 2015 | Nisan/Iyyar 5775 Volume 45 | Number 6

KAM ISAIAH ISRAELC O N G R E G A T I O N

Inside:• New High Holy Day prayer

book• May Weinstein weekend• Mazel tov! column• Articles from Rabbi

Reeves & Cantor Berger• Social justice during

Passover

An evening of stories, music, and fun: Spring Benefit April 25Entertainment by 2nd Story, a collective including stories about what being Jewish means to each of us. From a young boy’s Bar Mitzvah dance becoming a viral Internet sensation to a former Catholic woman choosing to raise her children Jewish, experience engaging stories crafted especially for KAM Isaiah Israel.Music provided by Brakes on the Highway.

6 pm Cocktails & havdalah7:30 pm Dinner & raffle

Individual tickets $150; under 35 $100. To RSVP, call the office or respond online at kamii.org/RSVP by April 17.

Our community remembers: Readings and music for Yom HaShoah April 16, 7 pm

This year’s community Yom Hashoah remembrance program will include stories of those who did not survive the Holocaust. There are so many people who perished in the Shoah we know so little about—sometimes all we know is the circumstances of their death. But their lives were not just their deaths. Collecting these stories—these lives lived—is our attempt to remember what others wanted us never to know.

Sponsored by the Hyde Park-Kenwood Council of Jewish Organizations: Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, Hyde Park Jewish Community Center, Congregation Rodfei Zedek, KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation, and the Newberger Hillel Center at the University of Chicago

Concert April 5, 3 pm

The Kfar Vradim Youth Band of Israel will perform at KAM Isaiah Israel on Sunday April 5. There will be no charge for the concert, which will appeal to all—ages 3 to 103 and beyond. To learn more about the Kfar Vradim Youth Band, visit them on YouTube. While in town, band members are being hosted by congregants and other members of our community.

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Here Together Stories of Finding Our People & Ourselves

No Shabbat evening services April 3. We wish you a joyous Passover and invite you to worship with us Shabbat morning at 10 am.

Spring Freedom: Israel’s Water Independence This Passover many of us will place Miriam’s cup on our Seder tables as a symbol of Miriam’s well, the source of water for the Israelites in the desert. While Miriam’s well is said to have been a magical source of water for the Israelites, the modern state of Israel wasn’t blessed with such a miracle. Even decades after its founding, the Jewish state faced severe water shortages as a result of its natural, desert environment. Its water supply was entirely dependent on rainfall, posing challenges during periods of drought. Israel’s challenge with water security continued until 1999, when the National Infrastructures Ministry implemented an emergency plan to address water usage nationwide. The result was the Regional Seawater Desalination project—a framework to construct Israel’s first desalination plant. The first major desalination plant opened in Ashkelon in 2005. In only a decade, four more large-scale seawater desalination plants have been constructed. Today, desalination produces approximately 40 percent of Israel’s water supply, helping to make Israel water independent from rainfall.The newest plant, Sorek, opened in late 2013. Located just south of Tel Aviv, it is the world’s largest modern seawater desalination plant. Built for the Israeli government by Israel Desalination Enterprises, or IDE Technologies, at a cost of around $500 million, it uses a conventional desalination technology called reverse osmosis. Thanks, however, to a series of engineering and materials advances it produces clean water from the sea cheaply and at a scale never before achieved.Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, has hosted environmental professionals from all over the developing world to learn about best practices in water management, including desalinization. Representatives from around the world come to Israel to learn how they too can turn their countries from water scarce to water independent. Today, Israel has a surplus of fresh water and is actively exporting its desalination expertise to other communities. Its water independence is a world ahead of the days of Miriam’s well and a model for the rest of the world.

Stay tuned for future spotlights highlighting Israel.

Israel spotlight

Weinstein Weekend May 1–2Shifting Sands: State and Society in the Middle East, World War I to the PresentDr. Nader Hashemi, Director, Center of Middle East Studies, University of Denver

Our scholar-in-residence Dr. Nader Hashemi will focus on the Middle East from the Arab and Iranian perspectives. Dr. Hashemi will open with an overview and insights into the historical, political and religious context of the Abrahamic world from World War I to the present. In his second presentation he will discuss the Arab Spring or Second Awakening and its implications for state and society.

For the concluding program Dr. Hashemi will consider the unfolding crisis and its impact on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Arab and Iranian perspectives will give us an understanding of the regional and international issues necessary to frame the context for peace.

May 1 6:30 pm Join KAM Isaiah Israel for a congregational dinner. RSVP at kamii.org/rsvp by April 29.7:30 pm Shabbat service, talk to follow at 8:20 The Historical, Political, and Religious Context from World War I to the Present

May 2 10:00 am Shabbat morning service11:00 am The Arab Spring, State and Society12:30 pm Join us for lunch as guests of the Weinstein Committee. RSVP at kamii.org/rsvp by April 29.1:30 pm The Unfolding Crisis: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Rami Nashashibi, Executive Director of the Inner City Muslim Action Network, will join Dr. Hashemi for the discussion.

There is a verse from Psalm 16 that I have always found inspiring: “I have placed the Eternal always before me.” In Hebrew, שויתי יי לנגדי תמיד Shiviti Adonai l’negdi tamid. In this one verse, the psalmist proclaims his complete trust, faithfulness, and devotion to God. I have placed the Eternal always before me—not my family, not my country, not myself, but God. God is of ultimate importance to how the Psalmist sees himself.

The last word is what makes it powerful: Tamid. Always. This is a word with which we are familiar from the synagogue, where we hang a Neir Tamid, an Eternal Light. The Torah commands that a light be kindled in the Tent of Meeting, and out of the verse we have created an object—the Eternal Light, with Eternal acting as an adjective to light. But in the Torah text, the word tamid is actually functioning as an adverb describing the act of kindling.

We read, “You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps tamid.” Eternally does not really work in this context. One cannot be

eternally kindling—it just doesn’t make any sense. So in context, a better translation may be for kindling lamps regularly, or the Regular Light.

When asked what the Neir Tamid represents, I answer that it represents God’s presence in our midst. Does that mean that God is only in the synagogue? No, but the hope is that we do experience God here. And there is the rub. We do not always experience God in the synagogue. For some of us, we do not experience God ever in the synagogue. And for others of us, we do not experience God at all.

Maybe it’s OK if we do not have an experience of God. The celebration of Judaism definitely includes worship of God, but that is not all it includes. There is more: making connections between people, study, social justice, cooking. Not everyone makes meaning in their lives in the same way, and there are multiple paths for people to experience Judaism.

That is what Reform Judaism is all about. In Israel, there is a bumper sticker: Yeish yoteir miderech echat l’hiyot y’hudi—There is more than one way to be Jewish. Essential to Reform Judaism is the intentionality and forethought of designing what we are going to do to express our Judaism. Let us all stop and consider what we each hold as the one essential element of our Judaism. It could be God—that’s fine. But maybe not. Maybe it’s Israel. Maybe helping people who are hungry. Maybe it’s celebrating the holidays. Maybe it’s advocating against antisemitism. Maybe it’s keeping kosher. I’m not saying that there is only one thing that we do, but I am suggesting that we prioritize one thing over others. That one thing is our personal neir tamid, an action or a concept that we always place before us.

By having this eternal light in our lives, we would have a touchstone upon which we could rely. If people were to ask us, what’s important to us about being Jewish, we would have a ready answer. This metaphorical light would brighten up our lives and shine meaning through every nook and cranny of our experience.

May the neir tamid of each of us shine brightly, and may we return regularly to the kindling of it, and in doing may we bring this world closer to the time when all will be bright and spiritual darkness shall be banished from the world.

From the rabbi’s desk

Rabbi Frederick H. Reevesfreeves@kamii.org

Measuring Success Survey: We need your participation and support!You will receive an email inviting you to take a membership survey in late April. KAM Isaiah Israel, and 12 other Chicagoland synagogues, will be participating in the survey, which will provide input into our process of continuous improvement and planning. Please tell us what we’re doing right, how we can improve, and what’s important to you. Your input is valuable, and we intend to act on the results. If you don’t tell us, we’ll never know! Our goal is a 100% household response rate to ensure that we hear all congregant voices. Data collection, analysis, and reporting will be done by an independent third party, Measuring Success, a firm that has worked in the Jewish world for over 10 years to develop tools to assist non-profits in measuring performance.Measuring Success will handle all survey responses confidentially, and KAM Isaiah Israel will receive an aggregate report of the results. Unless you choose to self-identify, we will not have access to individual survey responses. All members of the family may fill their own survey if we have everyone’s email address.Thank you in advance for your participation in this important project. The survey invitation will be sent via email in late April.

April birthdaysApril 2 Caryn Straus April 4 Jonah Deegan Howard Helsinger April 12 Nancy Perelmuter April 13 Lee Friedman

April 16 Sam Golden April 24 Bernard Greenberg April 25 Lois Zisook April 28 Gloria Needlman April 29 Henry Arkin

April anniversariesApril 10 Eleanor and Fredric Coe, 50 yearsApril 15 Bruce Fleisher and Laurie Regenbogen, 40 yearsWe highlight birthdays and anniversaries on the decade or mid-decade. Birthdays over 85 and anniversaries over 60 are saluted each year.

Mazel tov!Dan and Canan Adelman welcomed their daughter, Leyla, to the world on March 9. Sam and Sarah are proud older siblings.Barbara Kirschner celebrated her granddaughter Alanna becoming bat mitzvah in March in New York. The proud parents are Josh Kirschner and Suzanne Kantra.Victor Margolin, professor emeritus of design history, was featured in the Chicago Tribune March 23 discussing design and innovation.

Around town this month12 Lil’mod Ul’zameir: A day of Jewish learning and music with HUC-JIR faculty and administration, cantors, and

community members. Pre-register online.18 Annelies: The Northwest Choral Society will present James Whitbourn’s Grammy-nominated program, the first

adaptation of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl into a large-scale choral work. Jonathan Miller will host a preconcert lecture and discussion. Visit the choral society’s website for more information and tickets.

Do you have a simcha?

Not only do we love to hear about what’s happening in your life during Shabbat evening services, we also want to know for our bulletin! The new Mazel tov! section of the bulletin features life cycle events like births and weddings, professional accomplishments like awards and big promotions, and other happy occasions happening in the lives of our KAM Isaiah Israel family. If you have—or hear about—a simcha, please share it with us at family@kamii.org.

April 18 Leah Edelson

Daughter of Dana and Jay and sister of Jonah, Leah will become bat mitzvah this month. Please join us at 10 am in the sanctuary for this special simcha.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES3 No Shoresh

5 Youth group matzah pizza 1 pm

10 Pre-K–6th grade Shoresh 4 pm Shabbat family service 6 pm Chametz fest congregational dinner 6:30 pm

11 7th–9th grade Shoresh 10 am

17 Pre-K–6th grade Shoresh 4 pm Shabbat family service 6 pm

18 Bat mitzvah of Leah Edelson 10 am

24 Pre-K–6th grade Shoresh 4 pm Shabbat family service 6 pm

25 Tot Shabbat 9:15 am

26 7th–9th grade Shoresh 10 am

Fresh food initiative winter deliveriesThanks to your contributions to the High Holy Day fresh food initiative, we are able to provide fresh food to those in need when our urban farm is asleep for the winter. Our social justice crew uses the money collected to purchase organic, locally-grown storage crops which we deliver monthly. Join us April 11 after Shabbat morning services at noon for our monthly delivery. We will carpool to the 61st Street Farmer’s Market where we will purchase, sort, box, and load apples, onions, carrots, and potatoes to deliver to local hot meal programs. For more information email socialjustice@kamii.org.

ADULT EDUCATION SCHEDULE1 Intro to Judaism 7 pm GIFTS for grandparents 7:30 pm 4 Shabbat learning 11 am5 Adult Bible Study 9:30 am8 Intro to Judaism 7 pm GIFTS for grandparents 7:30 pm11 Shabbat learning 11 am12 Adult Bible Study 9:30 am14 Munch and Learn Noon15 Intro to Judaism 7 pm Musical Midrashim 7:30 pm 18 Shabbat learning 11 am19 Adult Bible Study 9:30 am22 Intro to Judaism 7 pm Musical Midrashim 7:30 pm25 Shabbat learning 11 am26 Adult Bible Study 9:30 am29 Intro to Judaism 7 pm Musical Midrashim 7:30 pm

Adult educationThis year will feature several short-term adult education series on Wednesday evenings. Wednesday classes are free to members and $10 per session for non-members. Visit www.kamii.org/category/categories/adult-learning to view the KAM Isaiah Israel adult education guide.GIFTS for GrandparentsRemaining sessions: April 1, 8 7:45 pm

Rabbi Frederick Reeves and special guests present the GIFTS program for grandparents and grand-friends. Gratitude, Inspiration, Family, Tzedakah, and Service are timeless Jewish values that each generation is obligated to pass along to the next. The program is designed to give you the essential knowledge, skills, and tools you need to share these values with your grandchildren.

Musical MidrashimApr 15, 22, 29 7:45 pm

Cantor David Berger will discuss the greatest stories of the Bible that have been told and retold by artists of every craft. Together, class participants will read a story, listen in to a “musical midrash” about it—and then learn about the composers and ponder how the music is interpreting the Bible. Bring open ears and open minds!

Shabbat learningApril 11

Rafi Greenberg, Senior lecturer in archaeology, Tel Aviv University “Archaeology at Bet Yerah and Jerusalem: From the rise of the state to the two-state solution”

April 25Dan Diner, history professor, University of Leipzig and Hebrew University of Jerusalem “Diplomacy of reserve: The beginnings of German-Israeli relations”

Munch and LearnMark Mandle will speak April 14 at noon on the topic “West Side vs. South Side: Comparing two major Jewish neighborhoods in Chicago.” See you there in the library!

Defining Our Legacy Grandparents will reflect on their own values Bringing Jewish Values to Life Grandparents will explore ways for their grandchildren to become philanthropists, volunteers and mensches. Communicating with Your Grandchildren Grandparents will investigate techniques and tools to enhance communication.

Calendar and Social Justice Grandparents will gain familiarity with themes for each holiday and social action opportunities that may accompany each holiday. Changing the Narrative Meaningful discussions and text study will encourage grandparents to give voice to their hopes and concerns around sharing important milestones with their children and grandchildren.

Join us for a special series of classes designed to help you share your GIFTS

[Congregation Name} is pleased to present the GIFTS program for grandparents and grand-friends.

Gratitude, Inspiration, Family, Tzedakah and Service are timeless Jewish values that each generation is obli-gated to pass along to the next. The five-session GIFTS program is designed to give you the essential knowledge, skills and tools you need to share these values with your grandchildren.

Classes offered on the following dates/times:

Class Topics

CALLING ALL GRANDPARENTS!

GIFTS is supported by the Breakthrough Fund: An Innovation of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

In partnership with Grandparents for Social Action and InterfaithFamily/Chicago

Women of Reform Judaism weekend event: The Art of Being Jewish, May 1-3Join us for a taste of what being a part of a Sisterhood and Women of Reform Judaism might be like! May 1–3, women from across the Midwest will come together at OSRUI for a spectacular Sisterhood event. Together we will celebrate Shabbat and the Arts. Throughout the weekend there will be workshops on great arts topics including quilting, music, cooking, dance, drama, scrapbooking, knitting, cross stitch, crochet, needlepoint, photography, flower arranging, bead stitching, storytelling, and dance.Give yourself the gift of 24 hours away. Arrive early Friday for 3 pm Pre-Kallah Workshops and stay through 5 pm Havdalah on Saturday. Bonus: Stay Saturday night at no additional charge! Saturday night dinner and Sunday morning are included. We will have an art auction to benefit the YES Fund, a movie, mahjong, canasta, and more treats.Register now! For more information, contact Kallah Co-Chairs: Carol Berger (yes, Cantor Berger’s mom!) at ponderer4552@sbcglobal.net or Kathy Madura at optsisterhood@yahoo.com.

Zichronam Liv’rachaMay their memories be for a blessing

We extend condolences to Matthew Cramer on the death of his father, and to Susan Stodolsky on the death of her husband, David Cramer.

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Last month I had the honor and pleasure of travelling to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s New York campus for the executive board meeting of the American Conference of Cantors. It was an important and emotional meeting for all of us as we talked about our hopes and fears for the next 10 years. There is so much incredible innovation happening all around the country—and many talented cantors who work day in and day out to bring great music and prayer to our communities. And yet… the general feeling is that this is an era of tremendous

change, and failure to adapt and grow along with that change is just not an option. The discussion was emotionally charged and sometimes quite difficult—but that is testament to its importance. Asking essential questions is hard. I am, however, convinced that it is more than worth it because I believe in the cantorate and I believe in my organization.

Passover is almost upon us—and I am drawn to two images of the holiday that give me hope and inspiration. The first is a ritual of physical and spiritual cleansing called bi’ur chametz, the burning of the leaven. It is traditional on the night before the seder to search your home for any

leaven and to ritually “nullify it” declaring it “dust of the earth.” On the following morning (the day of the first seder), one takes that bread and burns it. This has long been a highlight of my year. It is my time to nullify and burn off that which I have been carrying around emotionally and spiritually that is just not serving me anymore. Every year I take time to consider what chametz I need to burn—and then, as I clean my physical home, I collect up the pieces, big and small, of that chametz so that on the morning of the seder I’ll be ready to burn both the literal and metaphoric chametz away. Before I can make real change, I need to get rid of my chametz.

The second image is encapsulated in the Haggadah: “B’chol dor vador—in every generation—each person is obligated to see themselves as if they personally went out of Egypt.” Passover is not our origin story and we are not obligated to imagine ourselves sitting with Abraham. Passover is the time when we celebrate transformative change—and we must all see ourselves as being (continually) part of that process. We are not asked to imagine ourselves as living in the Promised Land; rather, we are always part of a story of revelation, inspiration, and transformation, and we are always that people standing on the shores of the sea wondering how exactly we will get across.

We at KAM Isaiah Israel are, just like the American Conference of Cantors, asking hard questions and pondering our future. Far from complacent, we are working every day to clean out chametz and move forward into new territory. Passover has always the symbol of our continual belief that the future is better than the present. I invite you to join us in making that belief a reality.

I wish you all a Chag Kasher V’sameach—a kosher and joyful holiday!

From the Cantor’s Desk

Cantor David Berger dberger@kamii.org

April 10 Shabbat serviceJoin us at Shabbat evening services on April 10 as we welcome two sets of guests.

The University of Chicago’s flagship choral ensemble, the Motet Choir, will be joining us for Shabbat services to perform Professor Shulamit Ran’s “Shirim L’yom Tov—Four Festive Songs.” Join us as we fill our chapel with beautiful music sung by an exceptional choir under the direction of James Kallembach.

Alderman Will Burns of Chicago’s Fourth Ward will also join us to speak at services on the topic of the attitudes of the police towards minorities in the community.

The year, our synagogue will be adopting the Reform movement’s new prayerbook, Mishkan HaNefesh. Our September 2015 services welcoming the 5776 New Year will use Mishkan HaNefesh and not Gates of Repentance.

Why are we making this change? Mishkan HaNefesh is expected to become the new standard machzor for the Reform movement, replacing Gates of Repentance, which was first published in 1978. Mishkan HaNefesh includes full transliteration for the Hebrew liturgy. We believe that worhsippers will appreciate being able to follow along as Hebrew is read or sung. The format, similar to our Shabbat prayer book, Mishkan T’filah, presents both traditional and innovative versions of the prayers and their translations. We believe this format will deepen our personal and communal experiences of the holidays and their ritual and ethical dimensions.

What will I need to do before Rosh HaShanah this year? Mishkan HaNefesh comes in a two-volume set, one volume for Rosh Hashanah, the other for Yom Kippur. We encourage all members to acquire a set of Mishkan HaNefesh for each family member. The congregation will have enough copies for members to purchase and guests to borrow at services.

How can I help everyone enjoy this new prayerbook? Because we want everyone attending our High Holy Day services to have a copy of the machzor available, we ask those who can to sponsor extra books for the congregation for members who cannot purchase their own books and for guests attending High Holy Days at KAM Isaiah Israel. If you make a donation to purchase these extra books, we will place a book plate with your name inside the cover. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent provided by law.

Where can I order Mishkan HaNefesh? Visit kamii.org/machzor or call the office to order books for your family and to make a donation to purchase copies for the congregation. Each set costs $42, the retail price charged by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Order the new High Holy Day prayerbook

Four Questions about American Slavery for PassoverFrom The Other Side of the Sea: A Haggadah on Fighting Modern-Day Slavery. Written by T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

Summing Up: How We Remember America“A new king arose over Egypt who knew not Joseph.” (Exodus 1:8)“God heard their cry , and God remembered God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God saw the Israelites and God knew.” (Exodus 2:24-25)

1. What do these verses teach us about forgetting and remembering?

2. America prefers to whitewash its history of slavery. What do we most often remember about the history of slavery in America? What do we forget? Why?

3. The sequence of verbs is: God hears, remembers, sees, and knows. We often need to have multiple kinds of contact with an issue before it sinks in for us. What does it take to move you to acting on an issue?a. Rabbi Lance J. Sussman [says]...The Passover

narrative...didn’t become an abolitionist-related story until after World War II and the Civil Rights era. “Originally, Passover was theological. It’s about redemption and the power of God. It’s not really about setting human beings free in a universal way. The text says that God frees the Hebrew slaves because God loves the Hebrews. God doesn’t free all slaves for all of humanity or send Moses out to become the William Lloyd Garrison of the ancient free world.” -“Passover in the Confederacy,” by Sue Eisenfeld, The New York Times, 4/17/14

b. Although few Jews, like other Americans, opposed slavery at the [Civil] war’s outset, many came to feel that the suffering of the war needed to be about something important: the end of slavery and the creation of a different America...As historian Howard Rock sums up, “The war was a transformative moment for Jews’ understanding of American democracy.”-“Jews Mostly Supported Slavery—Or Kept Silent—During Civil War,” by Ken Yellis, The Forward, 7/5/13

4. Do you think the Passover story is a helpful lens through which to view America today? What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of this paradigm?

WORSHIP SCHEDULEMinyan takes place each Wednesday at 8 am.Friday, April 3: No Shabbat serviceSaturday, April 4Shabbat festival service ............................................. 10 amFriday, April 10Festival service with Yizkor ........................................ 10 am Montgomery Place service .................................... 4:45 pmFamily service ............................................................. 6 pm Chametz fest congregational dinner....................... 6:30 pm Shabbat service ...................................................... 7:30 pmSaturday, April 11Shabbat service ......................................................... 10 amFriday, April 17Family service .............................................................. 6 pm Shabbat service ...................................................... 7:30 pmSaturday, April 18Bat mitzvah of Leah Edelson ..................................... 10 amFriday, April 24Montgomery Place service .................................... 4:45 pmFamily service .............................................................. 6 pm Shabbat service ...................................................... 7:30 pmSaturday, April 25Tot Shabbat ............................................................ 9:15 amShabbat service ......................................................... 10 am

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Contributions General FundIn memory of:Harry RosenbergKaren Altay-Rosenberg and Paul RosenbergEmma Fisher Shirley FisherRaquell (Roshee) Itzkoff David Itzkoff and Renee JuddSharl Bass Susan MarcusBenjamin Margolin Sylvia and Victor Margolin

In honor of:Donna and Martin Rosenbush’s 55th anniversaryTheodore DavidsonSamuel H. Martin’s birth Jane Heron

The Caring Committee Sol and Grace Newman

For the Annual AppealEmily Lambert Colitto Dorothy Gans

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundArthur Herbstman Melissa Hokanson and Shavith Samson

Landmark Preservation FundLeon Despres Trust

Building FundBarbara and Mark Rosenberg

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