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Volume 17, Number 10 FOUNDED IN 2001 April 2018 • Nissan/Iyar
5778 .
Shalom from Rabbi Chalom Jerusalem on My Mind
by Rabbi Adam Chalom ([email protected])
With Israel’s 70th anniversary this month, my thoughts turn to
its capital, Jerusalem, having visited multiple times and with dear
friends and colleagues living there today. The functional capital
of Israel is in Jerusalem. Its legislature, its Supreme Court, its
national cemetery are all there. However, that functional capital
is in West Jerusalem, and an explicit declaration to move the U.S.
Embassy to WEST Jerusalem might well have been a positive step, or
at least less negatively received, since it would have implicitly
accepted two Jerusalems. My concern about plans to move the U.S.
Embassy to Jerusalem is how the move will be received. In
announcing the move, President Trump did say, “We are not taking a
position of any final status issues, including the specific
boundaries of the Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem or the
resolution of contested borders.” So, in theory, a future agreement
could allow a Palestinian presence in some part of today’s
Jerusalem. But how likely is
that to happen? And, more important, is that how the conflicted
parties are going to hear this move? In my experience, East
Jerusalem (the Arab Palestinian neighborhoods on the east side of
the Old City) is very different from West Jerusalem. It’s clear the
moment you exit the Lions’ Gate — in the architecture, the
population, the feel of the street, the language on signs on shops
and restaurants. I believe that any two-state solution acceptable
to Palestinians would need to include some urban area they can call
Jerusalem/Al Quds as their capital. That does NOT mean a return to
the 1967 borders in Jerusalem. Israel will NEVER give up the Old
City of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall, or the historic
Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, or some of the Jewish
neighborhoods developed over the Green Line (many of them are not
even new anymore). I was struck, however, that many Israeli maps
aimed at Western tourists do not even list street names in Arab
East Jerusalem, as if there is nothing there to see! Perhaps the
Old City could be like the international terminal at an airport:
passport control to go in, and passport control to go out. Whoever
winds up with legal or practical authority over different parts of
the Old City, there would be Israeli customs officers on their
side, and Palestinian customs control on theirs — status quo at the
religious sites, and details to be worked out regarding taxes,
utilities, and everything else. But it feels like the time for
clever solutions is quickly passing. After Trump’s speech, chief
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz, “President Trump has delivered a message to the
Palestinian people: the two-state solution is over. Now is the time
to transform the struggle for one-state with equal rights for
everyone living in historic Palestine, from the river to the sea.”
In other words, he claims the consequence of one united Jerusalem
could well be one political entity in both Israel proper and the
West Bank (and probably Gaza) — two ethnic nations, one political
state. Is a one-state solution possible? It can be challenging even
without a violent history, as French-Canadians in Québec or the
Walloons and Flemish in Belgium could explain. Would Israel give
Palestinians in one state full citizenship, the vote, rights to
their language and culture under Israeli political authority? If
not, then Israel’s status as “democracy” would become very
problematic. It does not matter how right you are on facts or on
ultimate conclusions if what you do creates the problems you are
trying to avoid. The art of being diplomatic, on the world stage or
between individuals, is knowing when to say what. Would the U.S.
eventually have its embassy in Jerusalem post-agreement?
Absolutely. Does the U.S. need an embassy in Jerusalem now? I doubt
it. Will moving it now make peace that much harder to achieve?
Unfortunately, that I do believe.
The Shofar The Monthly Newsletter of Kol Hadash Humanistic
Congregation
Affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism 175 Olde Half
Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847/383-5184 • [email protected] • www.KolHadash.com Office
Hours: Monday-Friday — 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
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View from the Chairby Steering Committee Chair Susan Addelson
([email protected])
Dear Kol Hadash Family,
Happy Springtime! If you are itching to get out and enjoy this
warm(er) weather, consider joining the Kol Hadash team for the 5K A
Safe Place EmpowerRun on Saturday, May 5. (Team name:
KolHadashers). Walkers and runners are welcome.
If you are more the cerebral type, I encourage you to experience
Rabbi Adam’s adult education classes. The three classes this month
sound particularly thought-
provoking and illuminating: Modern Anti-Semitism (April 3),
Jewish Nationalism (April 10) and Holocaust (April 17). Each class
stands on its own, so drop in to any, or all.
For the more social among us, April 29 is Grandparents/Special
Friends Day, Day of Action and Taste of Kol Hadash at Sunday
School. Join us at Deerfield High School to make blankets for Chai
Lifelines, a nonprofit that helps families cope with pediatric
illness, loss or trauma. Our annual Taste of Kol Hadash is your
opportunity to share a cherished family recipe and tell its
story.
On the Steering Committee front… At our March meeting we
finalized guidelines for guest speakers, which clarifies our Values
in Action policy for anyone speaking at Shabbat services, adult
education or any other program. These guidelines reinforce the
spirit of our 501(c)(3) status, speakers must not speak favorably
or unfavorably about candidates, recruit for political events, or
demean or stereotype political parties. Rather, we instruct them to
focus on education and ideas, to highlight issues rather than
political positions.
At the March meeting we also began a lively discussion on
marketing Kol Hadash. If we don’t tell people about our amazing
Sunday School, personalized B Mitzvahs and flexible dues structure,
then how will they find out about us? We launched a clever Facebook
campaign for our Community Passover Seder as a first step in this
effort.
We will be continuing this discussion at our April 5 meeting. At
that meeting we will be joined by Paul Golin, executive director of
the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Feel free to join us at this
meeting or share your thoughts with me in advance.
Hope to see you this month at a Kol Hadash event.
Until then,
Shalom, Sue
Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation Staff, Officers and Committee
Chairs
Rabbi Adam Chalom, [email protected]
Youth Education Director Dawn Friedman,
[email protected]
Music Director Ellen Apley, [email protected]
Executive Assistant Jeremy Owens,
[email protected]
Officers
Steering Committee Chair Susan Addelson,
[email protected]
Steering Committee Vice-Chair Mike Lippitz,
[email protected]
Treasurer Ilya Talman, [email protected]
Secretary Marla Davishoff, [email protected]
Committee Chairs & Other Volunteers
Book Club Stacey Max, [email protected]
Development Committee David Hirsch,
[email protected]
Finance Committee Ilya Talman, [email protected]
Helping Hands Tamar Schwartz, [email protected]
IT Committee Bill Brook, [email protected]
Membership Committee Sheila Sebor, [email protected]
Movie Group Leora Hatchwell & Susan Addelson,
[email protected]
Shofar Editor Mark Friedman, [email protected]
String Theory (Knitting Club) Victoria Ratnaswamy,
[email protected]
Theatre Club Mark Friedman, [email protected]
Values in Action Committee Lynn Miller,
[email protected]
Winers (wine group) Mike Lippitz, [email protected]
Youth Education Committee Ilana Shaffer, [email protected]
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The Kol Hadash Steering Committee meets once a month, usually on
the first Thursday, 7:30 PM, at the Kol Hadash office upstairs
conference room. Check the calendar in this Shofar or on our
website to confirm this month’s date. Members are welcome to attend
Steering Committee meetings. Contact the SC chair for
information.
The Shofar newsletter is published monthly and is mailed to all
members. An electronic version is available at www.kolhadash.com.
If you would like to contribute content to the Shofar, contact Mark
Friedman.
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This Month’s Events at Kol Hadash Adult Education/Jewish
History: Anti-Semitism Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 PM • North Shore
Unitarian Church The 19th century saw great Jewish success: new
industries and new social and cultural openness provided many doors
through which Jews could enter without conversion. But the
dislocations and upheavals of industrial and political revolution
also created the grounds for blame and suspicion, and — ultimately
— hatred.
Discussion Shabbat: Humanistic Faith Friday, April 6, 7:30 PM •
North Shore Unitarian Church Kol Hadash Vice-Chair Mike Lippitz
will lead a discussion on a non-theological moral framework and how
to cultivate spiritual engagement outside of religion. In his view,
to believe that what one does matters, and to trust in one’s moral
disposition (without reference to a higher power), is the
fundamental humanist “leap of faith.”
Adult Education/Jewish History: Jewish Nationalism Tuesday,
April 10, 7:30 PM • North Shore Unitarian Church In response to
continued exclusion by 19th century European Nationalism, Jews
evolved their own national movements. One celebrated Yiddish
culture with a political program to improve society where Jews
lived, while the other imagined creating a new state in the land of
Israel around a revived Hebrew language.
String Theory Thursday, April 12, 7:30 PM at Kol Hadash Office •
Sunday, April 22, 10:00 AM at Deerfield High School Kol Hadash
knitters gather to knit (and learn how to knit), and chat, and have
fun! All skill levels, including absolute beginners, welcome!
Questions? Contact Victoria Ratnaswamy ([email protected])
Adult Education/Jewish History: Holocaust Tuesday, April 17,
7:30 PM • North Shore Unitarian Church No event in Jewish history
was more transformative demographically, culturally or
theologically than the Holocaust. The loss of one-third of the
world’s Jews, and the decimation of the Yiddish heartland in
Eastern Europe, still echoes through our own experience. What can
we understand, and what must be witnessed in silence?
Shabbat Service Led by 7th/8th Grade Class: Friday, April 20,
7:30 PM • North Shore Unitarian Church Leora Hatchwell’s 7th/8th
graders have been studying Israel and American Jewish history this
year. Both units delve into the creation of Jewish communities and
how communities influence Jewish identity and vice versa. The
students will lead the Shabbat service this month, which explores
the idea of home vs. homeland—when do we feel at home, and when do
we not? This service falls just after the modern Israeli holidays
of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence
Day). All congregants are invited to attend. The service is
appropriate for students in 6th grade and higher.
Discussion Shabbat: Israel at 70 — Perils & Promise Friday,
April 27, 7:30 PM • North Shore Unitarian Church For its first
thirty years, the long-term survival and safety of Israel was
unquestionable. For the last thirty years, since the beginning of
the First Intifada in 1987, the question has become: What kind of
state will Israel be? Can Israel be both a democratic and a Jewish
state, and what will happen with Palestinians under Israeli
control? Join us for a frank and fresh discussion of Israel’s
achievements and abiding challenges.
The congregation is invited to join
us as we celebrate the
Bat Mitzvah of
Abigail Elyse Crelman
Daughter of Karen & Chris Jackson
Marjorie & Todd Crelman
Saturday, April 28 10:30 AM
North Shore Unitarian Church 2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield
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From the Youth Education Director by Dawn Friedman
([email protected], 847-997-8931)
The Jewish calendar has many holidays, most having ancient roots
but others more modern. Last month, we celebrated Passover with our
Sunday School Seder, and many of you also attended the
congregation’s second night seder and/or your own family seder.
While we know there is no archaeological evidence of a mass exodus
from Egypt, we honor our ancient stories of a people yearning to be
free. April 18 and 19 mark two modern holidays in Israel, Yom
HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day). Yom
Hazikaron is very different from Memorial Day in the United States.
Virtually all places of public entertainment are closed, and a
siren is sounded twice throughout the entire country, each marking
two minutes of silence where the entire country comes to a
standstill. Radio and television stations broadcast programs on the
lives of fallen soldiers. This day of solemn remembrance is then
immediately followed by a day joyously
celebrating the founding of the state of Israel; this year is
the 70th anniversary. While we have various opinions about Israeli
politics, we can express our solidarity with the Jewish people and
celebrate Israel as a Jewish homeland and center for Jewish
culture, creativity, and achievement. Leora Hatchwell’s 7th and 8th
graders have been studying Israel and American Jewish history this
year. Join us as they lead the Shabbat service on April 20 and hear
what they have to say about these Jewish communities and their own
Jewish identities and sense of home. And at the end of the month we
encore a program we debuted last year with great success,
Grandparents & Special Friends Day, on Sunday April 29. We hope
all Sunday School students will invite a grandparent, friend or
relative special to join them for a day of activities, including A
Taste of Kol Hadash and our Day of Action Community Service
project. L’Hitraot (See you soon!) Dawn Friedman This Month’s
Sunday School Schedule: April 15, 22, 29 Regular School Schedule:
9:30–11:30 AM • 7th Grade Mitzvah Class: 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
§ April 15: Class photos; YEC Meeting, 9:30; Youth Group
Meeting, 11:10; Staff Meeting 11:30 Snack: Fruit snacks
§ April 22: String Theory (Knitting Group), 10:00 Snack: Skinny
Pop popcorn
§ April 29: Grandparents/Special Friends Day, 9:30; Taste of Kol
Hadash & Day of Action Community Service Project, 11:00–11:45
AM Snack: Bagels (Pirates Booty available)
Sunday School Events & News Youth Group Meeting: April 15,
11:10 AM – 12:30 PM The Kol Hadash Youth Group is open to students
in 8th grade and up. 7th graders are invited to this last meeting
of the year, too. Students plan their own programming. RSVP to Dawn
Friedman, [email protected], by the Friday before the
meeting; pizza lunch is provided. 7th/8th Grade Shabbat Service:
Friday, April 20, 7:30 PM North Shore Unitarian Church Just days
after Israel Independence day, join us as our 7th & 8th Grade
students lead a Shabbat service focused on their ongoing study of
Israel and of the Jewish-American experience. See page 3 for
details.
IMPORTANT! Sunday School Food Restrictions
Please note that food brought to Sunday School may not contain
any peanuts, tree nuts (including almonds), or sesame seeds, due to
severe allergies among our students. This includes lunches brought
to Sunday School and Mitzvah Class, as well as any foods brought to
meetings or events at DHS. We cannot allow snacks from home due to
other student allergies. Thank you for your cooperation!
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Sunday, April 29 A Big Day for All at Sunday School!
Grandparents & Special Friends Day
A Taste of Kol Hadash
Day of Action Community Service Project
For the second year in a row, we’re inviting each student to
bring grandparents and other special friends or relatives to come
to Sunday School on April 29. Guests will arrive at 9:30 AM and
share a light breakfast and conversation with Rabbi Adam and Youth
Education Director Dawn Friedman, and then join students in their
classrooms for activities and discussions.
At 11:00 AM, we’ll all gather for our popular Taste of Kol
Hadash (rescheduled from our February snow day). All parents and
guests are invited to cook their favorite family recipes and share
with everyone in bite-sized portions! (RSVP to Dawn Friedman if
you’d like to participate. Grandparents and special guests can
bring food to serve, too!)
We’ll end the morning with a community service project as part
of our annual Day of Action — making no-sew fleece blankets for
Chai Lifeline, which supports critically ill children and their
families. This hands-on activity is perfect for all generations,
from preschoolers to seniors!
Please share this with your friends and family so they can make
plans to join us on April 29. School parents: we want each child to
have someone special to attend. RSVP by April 22 to Dawn Friedman
([email protected], 847-997-8931).
4th/5th Grades Shabbat Service Congratulations to our 4th &
5th grade students on their great work leading their Shabbat
Service on March 2, and thanks to teacher Mark Friedman for
preparing the students for their presentation. Thanks also to the
many family members who attended and enjoyed a delicious Shabbat
dinner catered by Max & Benny’s prior to the service!
Photo by Grayson Landsman
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Thank You for Making Purim So Much Fun! A big thank you to all
the volunteers who helped make our March 4 Purim Celebration a
success! Adult volunteers Ellen Apley, Sandra Aristodemo, Laura
& Ken Burk, Brandon Callahan, Mark Friedman, Leah Sosewitz
& Helga Gruenbauer, Leora Hatchwell, Karen Jackson, Susie
Kramer, Lisa & Jon Landsman, Michelle Malow, Jennifer
Occhipinti, Victoria Ratnaswamy, Ilana Shaffer, & Jane Von
Kirchbach. Youth volunteers Noah Apley, Shannon Burk, Maya Chalom,
Abby Crelman, Daniel Gruenbauer, Ben Katz, Lili Katz, Evan Kessler,
Zack Klein, Grayson Landsman, Rylie Max, Skylar Max, Ben Polonsky,
Lily Ratnaswamy, Maya Samlan, Erika Von Kirchbach & Frederik
Von Kirchbach.
Photos by Grayson Landsman & Mark Friedman
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A Taste of Kol Hadash Sunday, April 29 Set up: 9:30 AM
Program: 11:00-11:30 AM Deerfield High School Cafeteria
We need YOU to cook for us! Open to ALL members!
We were snowed out in February, so we’ll try again in April!
Join us for a Sunday School program featuring THE most popular
Jewish activity: eating! Kol Hadash members are invited to cook
their most cherished family recipe—from any generation, from any
culture. You then get to serve your dish to our Sunday School
students and guests (in bite-sized tasting portions), explain the
family history of the recipe, and contribute the recipe so others
can make it! If you have a dish that your family clamors for, this
is your chance to pass it along to your second family…Kol
Hadash!
Due to severe allergies, RECIPES CANNOT CONTAIN
SESAME SEEDS, PEANUTS, ALMONDS, OR NUTS OF ANY KIND.
www.KolHadash.com
We invite ALL members to participate, even if you do not have
children in Sunday School.
Contact Dawn Friedman by April 22
to reserve your spot: [email protected] 847-997-8931
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Values in Action For information about community service
activities being planned by our Values in Action Committee, contact
Lynn Miller ([email protected]) Help with the Lake
County Mental Health Fair The Values in Action Committee is
partnering with two NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness)
chapters — Lake County and Barrington Area — in hosting a Mental
Health Fair on Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Vernon
Township Community Building, 2900 Main Street, Buffalo Grove.One in
five people will experience a mental health crisis sometime during
their lifetime. Often people and their families are unsure where to
turn to look for help. The Mental Health Fair will bring in more
than sixteen different organizations that provide a wide range of
mental health services ranging from legal, social and vocational
services. The fair is free and open to the public. If you would
like to join KH volunteers in helping with the fair, contact Al
Dorfman ([email protected]) for more information. A Safe Place
EmpoweRun 5K: May 5 On May 5, join Team Kol Hadash as we run or
walk in support of A Safe Place at Independence Grove in
Libertyville. Start time is 9:00. Early registration is $35 for
adults and $15 per child. A Safe Place is the only organization in
Lake County solely focused on domestic violence services. Soup
Kitchen Volunteering: June 14 We will be preparing dinner, setting
up, cleaning up and visiting with approximately 30-80 guests,
individuals experiencing homelessness or hunger at the St. James
Parish in Highwood. KH volunteers are needed! TOV Volunteer
Opportunity: April 15 Tikkun Olam Volunteer Network (TOV) is JUF’s
connection point for people who want to donate their time to help
others in need. Join TOV on Sunday, April 15 for Good Deeds Day.
They are offering more than 15 volunteer projects at Jewish
agencies around the Chicago area. Read about the volunteer
opportunities and sign up online (https://www.juf.org/tov)
SAVE THE DATE!
Kol Hadash Choir Concert & FUNdraiser Dinner!
Sunday, June 24
4:00 PM Concert at North Shore Unitarian Church 6:00 PM Dinner
at Buca di Beppo (Wheeling)
Save the date for a very special celebration of Kol Hadash music
and a tribute to one of our most beloved members. Join us for a
special concert by the Kol Hadash Choir and other guest musicians
in memory of Lois Wolens. Lois accompanied our Shabbat, High
Holidays and Bar/Bat Mitzvah services at Kol Hadash and our
predecessor congregation, Beth Or, for almost forty years. Her
music made the congregation sing. Following the concert, join us
for our FUNdraiser Dinner at Buca di Beppo!
All proceeds will benefit the Weiss Choir Fund at Kol
Hadash.
Concert funded in part by the Friedman Family Fund.
Watch the May Shofar for details!
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Kol Hadash News & Announcements
RUN (or Walk) … and Support A Safe Place May 5! Ready for some
exercise and a chance to help a great cause? Join Team Kol Hadash
as we run or walk in support of A Safe Place at Independence Grove
in Libertyville, May 5 at 9:00 AM. Early registration is $35 for
adults and $15 per child. A Safe Place is the only organization in
Lake County solely focused on domestic violence services.
Questions? Contact communityservice@ KolHadash.com
Book Club Selection for May 16 The KH Book Club has selected Oil
and Marble by Stephanie Storey, an art history thriller about the
rivalry between Michelangelo and da Vinci, as the book for
discussion on May 16, 7:30 PM at the home of Joyce & Rich
Hirsch. Questions? Contact Stacey Max ([email protected]).
Send Us Your Grad News! Spring is the season of graduations, and
we want to help you kvell over your children and grandchildren’s
accomplishments. Email [email protected] with info about your
family members’ high school or college graduation this season…and
what their plans are for the future! We’ll print all your good news
in an upcoming issue of the Shofar. Thank You! • To the many adult
and youth volunteers who helped
make our March 4 Purim Celebration a huge success. See page 5
for a complete list.
• To Marla & Craig Davishoff for hosting the Oneg at our
March 9 Shabbat service.
Family News • Wishing William Goldman swift recovery from
recent
medical treatment. • Wishing William Brinkman swift recovery
from recent
medical treatment. • Congratulations to Sue and Ilya Talman on
their
daughter Zoe’s acceptance to the Neuroscience program at Tulane
University.
This Month’s Yahrtzeits The following names will be read at the
April 27 Shabbat service at the North Shore Unitarian Church. If
there is a name missing or if you would like to have a name read at
the service, please contact the Kol Hadash office (847-383-5184,
[email protected]).
Bernice Aaron Cathryn Adams Rose Adler Kate Blumenfeld Dorian
Chalom Edward Dorfman Richard Dreifuss Nathan Eichner Diana
Goldberg Cyma Hefter Rae Holtzberg TylerGrant Juneau Bill Korr Leo
Krouse Morris Lambert Belle Marks Phillip Mintz Louis J. Moses Rita
Muroff Mary Winandy Parker Aaron Pashkow Evelyn Rosen Theodosia
Sebor Leonard Shepard Roslyn Simon Philip Sitrick Miriam Sitrick
Sheldon Sitrick Louis Sonshine Frieda Weingarten Molly Yoelin
This Month’s Birthdays Elana Gibson April 2 Sophie Gibson April
2 Naomi Kessler April 5 Howard Jacobs April 6 Grayson Landsman
April 12 Lita Passen April 15 Howard Adler April 21 Irene Dorfman
April 22 Marsha Milstein April 22 Quinn Hirsch April 23 Elliot
Miller April 25 Ken Wexler April 27 Daniel Gruenbauer April 29 Noah
Apley April 30 Bobby Jacobs April 30
This Month’s Anniversaries Dale & Ronald Freeman April 1
Sandra Schechner & William Brinkman April 6 Paula & David
Harris April 13 Susan & Roger Addelson April 23 Victoria &
John Ratnaswamy April 29
May 5 A Safe Place EmpoweRun 5K May 6 Last Day of Sunday School
May 11 Confirmation Shabbat Service May 16 Book Club May 19 Vernon
Township Mental Health Fair June 1 Bar Mitzvah of Noah Apley June
14 St. James Parish Soup Kitchen June 24 FUNdraiser: Choir Concert
& Dinner
Kol Hadash Annual Meeting &
Shabbat Service
June 8 • 7:30 PM North Shore Unitarian Church
Join us for our annual business meeting, with reports from key
leadership personnel, and a review of the budget for our next
fiscal year.
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Tributes, Donations & Gifts Kol Hadash offers several
opportunities for donations:
Annual Appeal End-of-calendar-year donations to support Kol
Hadash activities
Event Sponsorships Funding to support specific Kol Hadash
events
Friedman Family Fund Restricted fund for bringing in external
speakers and performers
General Fund General support for Kol Hadash operations &
activities
Lippitz/Wagner Jewish Humanistic Ritual Fund Restricted fund
supporting the development, dissemination and practice of Jewish
humanistic rituals and music
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Funds available to the rabbi to
allocate for charitable purposes
Tzedakah Fund Supports organized charitable activities in the
name of Kol Hadash
Weiss Choir Fund Supports the High Holidays Choir; established
by Kol Hadash founding members James & Minerva Weiss
Yom Kippur Memorial Remembrance donations during the High
Holidays
Youth Group Fund Supports special activities for Kol Hadash
teens
To donate to any of our funds, please make your check payable to
“Kol Hadash” and send with instructions about the gift to: Kol
Hadash Humanistic Congregation, 175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123,
Lincolnshire, IL 60069. The congregation expresses its gratitude to
the following individuals, whose donations were received as of the
middle of last month
The Eisenberg Family, in memory of Faye Eisenberg’s mother
Happy Stone & Rick Henriksen, to the General Fund Jewish
United Fund, to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Jennifer Occhipinti & Rachel Samlan, to the General Fund
Event Sponsorships Event sponsors’ donations help us keep
admission fees low and allow us to make events accessible to all.
We invite our members to sponsor upcoming events such as our
Community Passover Seder (March 31). We thank the following members
for their generous support of Kol Hadash programs.
4th/5th Shabbat Service & Dinner Lisa & John
Landsman
Purim Celebration Ilana & Marty Shaffer
Sunday School Passover Seder Michelle Fishman Sara & Bill
Race
Community Passover Seder (to date) Susan & Roger Addelson
Georgeen Carson Myrna & Garret Cohn Marcia Cottle Happy Stone
& Rick Henriksen Joyce & Richard Hirsch
Lynn & Elliot Miller Dori Rosenbloom & Chet Mirman Tamar
& Ron Schwartz Sheila & Ron Sebor Silvia Goldman & Ilan
Yavitz
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ordinary Amazon.com, except that 0.5% of Amazon Smile purchases are
donated to your designated charity. Please consider shopping at
Amazon Smile and designating Kol Hadash:
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4454948
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Celebrate and Commemorate Through Kol Hadash
Fill out and mail the form below — or — donate online at
www.KolHadash.com When choosing to make a contribution in honor or
in memory of someone, consider a donation to Kol Hadash. Your
generosity will support our programs, our school, and our future
growth, and those you designate will receive a special
acknowledgement of your gift on their behalf, in addition to your
message being printed in the Shofar.
Choose from the following tribute funds:
Y Kol Hadash General Fund — General support for Kol Hadash
operations and activities Y Kol Hadash Tzedakah Fund — Supports
organized charitable activities in the name of Kol Hadash Y Kol
Hadash Youth Group Fund — Supports special activities for Kol
Hadash teens Y Friedman Family Fund — Restricted fund for bringing
in external speakers and performers Y Lippitz/Wagner Jewish
Humanistic Ritual Fund — Restricted fund supporting the
development, dissemination and practice
of Jewish humanistic rituals and music
Y Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund — Funds available to the rabbi to
allocate for charitable purposes Y Weiss Choir Fund — Supports the
High Holidays Choir; established by Kol Hadash founding members
James & Minerva Weiss
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Please send acknowledgement to: Please print legibly and include
complete address. Thank you!
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Mail completed form and payment to: Kol Hadash Humanistic
Congregation, 175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL
60069
Thank you for your generosity!
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175 Olde Half Day Road Suite 123 Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Your April Shofar is enclosed!
This month…
Sunday School Grandparents & Special Friends Day
and Taste of Kol Hadash
Sunday, April 29, 9:30-11:45
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April 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday
1 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Spring Break
2 3 Adult Education/Jewish History, Modern Anti-Semitism, 7:30
PM @ Unitarian Church
4 5 Steering Committee Mtg., 7:30 PM @ KH Office
6 Discussion Shabbat, Humanistic Faith, 7:30 PM @ Unitarian
Church
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NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Spring Break
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10 Adult Education/Jewish History, Jewish Nationalism, 7:30 PM @
Unitarian Church
11 YOM HASHOAH 12
String Theory, 7:30 PM, Location TBA
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15 Sunday School, YEC Mtg, 9:30 Youth Group, 11:10 Staff Mtg,
7th Grade Mitzvah, 11:45
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17 Adult Education/Jewish History, Holocaust, 7:30 PM @
Unitarian Church
YOM HAZIKARON 18 YOM HAATZMA’UT 19 20 7th/8th Grade Shabbat
Service, 7:30 PM @ Unitarian Church
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22 Sunday School, 9:30 String Theory, 10:00 7th Grade Mitzvah,
11:45
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27 Shabbat Service, Israel at 70: Perils and Promise, 7:30 PM @
Unitarian Church
28 Bat Mitzvah of Abby Crelman, 10:30 AM @ Unitarian Church
29 Sunday School, Grandparents & Special Friends Day, 9:30
Taste of KH & Day of Action, 11:00 AM 7th Grade Mitzvah,
11:45
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175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847/383-5184 – www.KolHadash.com – [email protected]
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May 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday
1 Adult Education/Jewish History, The American Jewish
Experience, 7:30 PM @ Unitarian Church
2 3 Steering Committee Mtg., 7:30 PM @ KH Office
4 Shabbat Service, The Power of Imagination, (Star Wars Day: May
the 4th), 7:30 PM @ Unitarian Church
5 A Safe Place Empowerment 5K Run/Walk, 9AM
6
FINAL DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:30 Open House, 10:00 AM G2-3 Model
Wedding, 10:15 AM All-School Party, 11:00 AM
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8 Adult Education/Jewish History, Israel, 7:30 PM @ Unitarian
Church
9 10 11 SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFIRMATION
SHABBAT SERVICE
7:30 PM North Shore Unitarian
Church
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15 A Adult Education/Jewish History, Conclusions, 7:30 PM @
Unitarian Church
16 Book Club, Oil & Marble, 7:30 PM @ Home of Joyce &
Rich Hirsch
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19 Vernon Township Mental Health Fair, 10:00 AM
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175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847/383-5184 – www.KolHadash.com – [email protected]
