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Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Terumah at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation
February 8 – 9, 2019 • 4 Adar I 5779
Daily Services: February 10 – 15
Shacharit: Sunday 8:30 AM Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM
Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: Sunday through Thursday 5:05 PM Friday 5:10 PM
Repeat Evening Sh’ma: February 8, after 5:57 PM Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: February 9, 9:29 AM
SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT
Friday, February 8 Light Candles 4:56 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 5:00 PM Women’s Kabbalat Shabbat 5:15 PM
Saturday, February 9 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Shacharit with sermon by Rabbanit Leah Sarna 9:00 AM Let Them Make Me a Synagogue Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 4:45 PM Gan Family Havdalah Party 5:45 PM Ma’ariv & Havdalah 5:58 PM
Readings for Shabbat Parshat Terumah Torah: Haftorah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 I Kings 5:26-6:13 Hertz: Page 326 Hertz: Page 336 Kaplan: Page 380 Kaplan: Page 1120 Stone: Page 444 Stone: Page 1157 JPS Commentators: Page 214
Welcome to our newest members, Richard & Diane Weinberg, who have joined our ASBI community.
Daf Yomi at ASBI Participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome and encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Shacharit for the synchronized and coordinated study of Talmud, based on a 1923 standardized calendar in which the entire Talmud is studied and completed, one double-sided page each day, by Jews around the world, every 7.5 years.
ASBI Neighbors Program Are you an ASBI vet looking to show someone new the ropes? Are you new to the area
and looking for friendly faces to help you acclimate to the community?
to become a part of our neighbors program! [email protected] way, email Please include your name, whether you’re a vet or new to the area, and what
demographic you best fit.
GET SOCIAL WITH ASBI!
Twitter: lakefronteruv | Facebook: /asbichicago | YouTube: “ASBI Congregation” | Instagram: /asbi_nspiring
MEET WITH RABBI WOLKENFELD Email [email protected] to set up an appointment, or call his cell (917-621-5678) for urgent matters.
ADAM R. STRAUS MEMORIAL MIKVAH To make an appointment, email [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
INCLUSIVITY AT ASBI We have a Braille siddur available below the chumashim and an accessible bathroom off the Beit
Midrash. If there are other resources that would be helpful, please email [email protected].
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazal tov to Maayan & Gilad Domb on the birth of a baby boy. The bris is scheduled to take place at ASBI on Sunday, February 10 at 3:30 PM. If you would like to help with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Domb, Password: babyboy). May this child’s life be filled with the insights of Torah, the warm and supportive love of family and community, and the blessing of good deeds. Amen. Board of Directors: The next ASBI Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 11, at 7:00 PM. Logged in members can view the minutes for past meetings at asbi.org/board-meetings.html. Thank you to Isabel Singer for leading Women’s Kabbalat Shabbat this week. Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Joel Braunold, and volunteer readers, Boaz Haberman and David Kaplinsky.
ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES
Aliyah Gary Phillips In Honor
Jerry & Judy Zivic in honor of Aaron & Aliza Zivic for the birth of their child, Maya Libbie Refuah Shleima
To Jeffrey Aaronson, with love from Dr. Ellen Cannon and Dr. Arnold Herskovic Yahrzeit
Jacques Aaron Preis & Evelyne Salama in memory of Richard Morris Sloss, a”h
Donations received after February 6 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.
ASBI Remembers An Occasional Series
Faye Braude Lasine, whose yahrzeit is 10 Adar, was one of the early stalwarts of the Lakeview Branch of Congregation Anshe Sholom, the longtime President of our Sisterhood, and a proud and worthy grandchild of our Congregation’s first prominent Rabbi, Abraham Samuel Braude. Her house at 508 Melrose was a nerve center of the shul for decades; from there she led and aided much of our work with soft-spoken grace, tireless dedication, keen intelligence and faultless judgment.
DR. RIVKA PRESS SCHWARTZ
Join us at ASBI for a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat with Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz, February 15 - 16.
Friday Night Join us for a Shabbat dinner at shul at 6:45 PM, then stay for an oneg at 7:30 PM with a talk by Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz. All are welcome at
the oneg even if you can’t attend dinner!
"Money, Materialism and Modern Orthodoxy" Modern Orthodox Jews consistently identify "the tuition crisis" as the biggest issue
facing our community, but day school tuition is only one piece of a larger story about how we earn and spend money and the values we hold and transmit around material
success. This talk will examine some of the "hidden curriculum" around our community's assessments of its needs and what it takes to provide for them.
Shabbat Morning Drasha "How Modern Orthodox Jews Engage as Citizens"
Jews in America are more secure, prosperous, and free than Jews at any point in the Diaspora (even accounting for recent concerns about rising antisemitism on the right and the left.) We are given the opportunity to participate fully as American citizens.
What choices do we, as individuals and as a community, make about how we engage as American citizens? What forces, within our community and in broader American
society, help shape those choices? And are they the right ones?
Post-Kiddush Shiur, 12:30 PM "Having It All: Modern Orthodox Families and the Juggling Act"
Modern Orthodox families feel squeezed on all sides—by the demands of contemporary work, financial pressures, and family life, and by the religious and
communal demands of Jewish life. This talk will analyze some of the underlying forces that got us here, and will offer some concrete and practical suggestions for
successfully managing the juggling act. Babysitting will be extended to 1:30 PM.
Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz has spent almost twenty years in the field of Jewish secondary education. She currently serves as the Associate Principal, General Studies, at SAR High School in the Riverdale community of New York City, and as a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.
Dr. Schwartz earned her B.A. in physics and history of science at Case Western Reserve University. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University, writing her dissertation about
the cultural history of the Manhattan Project. In addition to teaching high school, she has served as an adjunct professor of history at Yeshiva and Stern Colleges. She writes and speaks widely on issues of contemporary importance in the American Jewish community.
Dr. Schwartz lives in Washington Heights, NYC, with her husband, Rabbi Ezra Schwartz, and their five children.
Dinner is by reservation only. Register at asbi.org by February 11.
Price: $20 Members | $26 Non-Members Members: Log into your account to redeem your discount.
ASBI WOMEN
Women’s Kabbalat Shabbat This Friday, February 8, 5:15 PM, at ASBI in the Social Hall Women and girls of all ages are invited to join us at 5:15 PM for an
uplifting, song-filled Kabbalat Shabbat led by women and for women.
Women’s Megillah Readings We are looking for readers for two ASBI Women's Megillah Readings,
by women and for women:
• Wednesday, March 20, 10:00 PM, at the Wolkenfeld home
• Thursday morning, March 21, 7:30 AM at shul
To sign up to read at the nighttime reading, contact Sara Wolkenfeld at [email protected]. To sign up to read at the daytime reading,
contact Rabbanit Sarna at [email protected].
Whether you've read in the past or would like to learn, please contact us if you want to be involved! Chapters as short as 3 verses are available!
We look forward to seeing you and your sisters, daughters, and mothers there!
Women's Monthly Rosh Chodesh Yin & Yoga Sunday, February 10, 6:30 PM, at ASBI (please note new time)
Join us for an all-women's Rosh Chodesh yoga event at ASBI. Rosh Chodesh is a women's holiday, and this is a chance for ASBI women to
nourish their bodies and souls.
The class costs $18 and will be led by Elaina Lemasters, an instructor from Hilltop Yoga in Lakeview. Proceeds will benefit Sharsheret, an organization that supports women with breast and ovarian cancers.
Please email Alexa Micley ([email protected]) to learn more or to RSVP. Payment can be made in cash at the class, or via Venmo (to
@alexa-micley). Please BYOM (bring your own mat), but if you don't have one, let Alexa know and a mat will be provided.
ASBI CHARITY RIDE
REGISTER NOW AT ASBI.ORG/SOUL-CYCLE.
Infertility "Big-Brother / Big-Sister" Program Individuals or couples in the ASBI community struggling with infertility are invited to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld for a confidential referral to a veteran ASBI member who has also struggled with infertility and is willing to serve as a "big sibling" to offer friendship, support, and non-medical advice. Those interested in serving as a "big sibling" should contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.
GET INVOLVED
New Eruv Checkers Needed!
We're in need of new people to help us check and maintain this vital community resource!
Paid positions are available.
If you are interested or want to learn more, email [email protected].
Bespoke Shiurim Gather together a group of 8 or more learners, choose a text and a venue, and an educator will come to you! These classes will be tailor-made to your interests and background. Want to study a Tractate of Mishnah or Talmud? The weekly Parsha? Mussar? Halacha? Responsa Literature? We’re there with a made-to-measure class.
Email [email protected] for more information.
TOT KABBALAT SHABBAT DINNER Friday, February 15, at ASBI
Join us for a fun, interactive Tot Kabbalat Shabbat program at 5:15 PM, immediately followed by a delicious Shabbat dinner at 5:35 PM. This program is geared towards kids who are not yet in Kindergarten.
$15 per adult | $9 per child 3 - 12 | Free for children under 3
Register at asbi.org by Monday, February 11.
Parent/Child Learning at ASBI Saturday, February 23
Children, grades 2 - 5, are invited to join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit Sarna at shul for lively chevrusa learning and an engaging shiur
on a variety of topics. Grilled cheese dinner will be served.
Come to five Parent/Child Learning sessions and receive a free ice cream cone!
Mark your calendars for upcoming dates: March 16 • April 13 • May 11 • June 8
ASBI FAMILIES
Put on your pajamas and join us for a Gan Family Havdalah Pajama Party led by Tara Holden!
Singing Havdalah Led by
Rabbi Wolkenfeld
Hot Chocolate &
Cereal Story
OPPORTUNITIES JVS Chicago Job Club
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 80 and looking for your next job, JCFS/JVS has the help you need. The new “JVS Chicago Job Club” will meet every third Monday at ASBI. There is no fee to attend. Just bring your questions, your concerns, a positive attitude, a current resume, and your desire to get a job.
Job Club will meet on the following Mondays from 9:30 - 11:00 AM: February 18, March 11, and April 1.
Offered in partnership with ASBI, Anshe Emet, Emanuel Congregation, Mishkan Chicago & Temple Sholom.
Florence Heller JCC Scholarship for ASBI Members We are excited to announce that there is new dedicated funding for need-based
scholarship assistance to support Anshe Sholom families registering for Florence Heller JCC Preschool and Child Care. A generous funding partner is marrying philanthropic
dollars with JCC scholarship awards for the greatest benefit for our ASBI families. The following is the process to be considered for scholarship assistance:
Step 1: Register for the program for which you are requesting financial assistance (a requirement to be considered for support).
Step 2: You will receive a confirmation email from one of the JCC's financial assistance team members with a link to apply through FAST (JCC Chicago’s third party fee assistance administrator).
Step 3: As you fill out the application, please select Florence Heller JCC/Anshe Sholom as the location. Once your FAST application is complete, please make sure to upload your most recent tax documents including the following: Federal tax return, State tax return, W2 for each working parent (1099 if self-employed), and two most recent paycheck stubs for each working parent.
Step 4: FAST applications are processed in 7 - 10 business days once all documents are uploaded; you will receive a confirmation email from one of the JCC's fee assistance team members confirming when your application will be reviewed. During this time, for those already participating in the program, please make your normally scheduled payments until you have been contacted about your financial assistance status.
Step 5: Once your application has been reviewed, you will receive an email letter from a financial assistance team member with a notification of your application status and a revised payment plan as applicable. Scholarship awards are applied to accounts immediately. In order to qualify for financial assistance, you must be an Anshe Sholom member in good standing at the time of application and for the year for which you are seeking the financial assistance. Please note that fee assistance applications are due by Friday, February 15, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact Anita Denes-Meador at [email protected].
Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Monday, February 18, 7:00 PM, at ASBI
Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish life and practice, for those interested in conversion to Judaism
and open to all in the community. New participants are always welcome!
BEIT MIDRASH WEDNESDAYS Join us Wednesday nights at ASBI for a series of accessible and thought-
provoking shiurim.
“Judaism and Other Religions” with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld
February 13, 7:30 PM - Part II: The Halakhic Status of Christianity February 20, 7:30 PM - Part III: The Halakhic Status of Islam
February 27, 7:30 PM - Part IV: Hinduism and Eastern Religion
"Intellectual History of Religious Zionism" a Lunchtime Series with Rabbi Wolkenfeld
at the Chicago Loop Synagogue (16 South Clark Street)
Seventy years after the establishment of the State of Israel, support for Israel is a core component of the worldview of many religious Jews. It is part and parcel of the way that we understand Judaism itself. Yet Zionism, as an ideology, has been and remains controversial among Jewish communities with a competing allegiance to the primacy of Torah and Mitzvot. This class will explore the history of religious Zionism and its potential for the future.
Part III: February 14, 12:00 PM "Messianic Religious Zionism and Its Alternatives"
Cost is $15 for lunches by The Sandwich Club. To RSVP for this course, contact the Chicago Loop Synagogue office at 312-346-7370 or [email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS
Infertility, Jewish Life, and the Mikvah This Sunday, February 10, 11:00 AM
This Sunday, the Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah presents a program with Dr. Scott Moses, who will speak on the topic of infertility and how Jewish life
interacts with medical practice. This event is open to all, regardless of gender.
Babysitting will be offered at no cost. To RSVP for babysitting, please email [email protected].
Volunteer at the Uptown Café with ASBI! Next Date: Monday, February 25
The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving low-income people on the North Side. For over 15 years, ASBI members have volunteered once a month—setting tables, serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up.
To sign up or for more information, contact Herb Eiseman at 773-255-6481 or [email protected]. There is no obligation to participate every month.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Israel Movie Night: “Three Identical Strangers” (2018) Monday, February 18, 7:00 PM, 96 minutes
Tim Wardle’s acclaimed documentary “Three Identical Strangers” tells the remarkable true story of three strangers reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story instantly becomes a global sensation complete with fame and celebrity; however, the fairy-tale reunion sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret as they search for answers on why they were separated.
Winner of Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award, “Three Identical Strangers” is an exuberant celebration of family that transforms into a thriller
with colossal implications and proof that life truly is stranger than fiction.
Sponsored by the Israel Committee. Pizza, pop, popcorn, and chips will be served.
From Slavery to Freedom: A Weekend of Learning about Addiction & Recovery in the Jewish Community
March 1 - 2
Join us for a special Shabbaton as our entire community comes together to learn about addiction and recovery. Learn more at
asbi.org/event/from-slavery-to-freedom.
Prayer for the United States and Its Government based on "deSola Pool Siddur"
God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and
understanding to uphold peace and freedom.
Security—If you see something, say something. As part of our ongoing effort to improve safety and security at ASBI, all members of the
Congregation are invited to submit recommendations, comments, questions, or concerns to the Security Committee at [email protected].
DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH
February 16 Tetzaveh
February 23 Ki Tisa
March 2 Vayakhel
Reserved Reserved
SPONSORSHIP & DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES
Contribute to ASBI by leining or sponsoring Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot! Sponsorship or co-sponsorship* is a great way to celebrate your own or a loved
one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone. Many menu and pricing options are available. Please email [email protected] at least one week in advance for details.
Email [email protected] if you are interested in reading Torah.
*You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.
Dedication Opportunities Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate.
Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship Coffee Bar Sponsorship Starting at $950 Starting at $118 $72 for 1 month
New Koren Siddur
Small Leaf Tree of Life
Large Leaf Tree of Life
Stone Tree of Life
Memorial Plaque
$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680
SHABBAT YOUTH TEFILLAH GROUPS Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change without notice.
Tot Shabbat (children 2 and under, with a parent) 10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Joel Braunold
Gan (ages 3-JK) 10:30 AM in the JCC Lower Gym with Tara Holden, assisted by Maayan Jankelovics & Maya Saba
Yeladeinu (K & 1st grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Tracey Meyers, assisted by Aaron Faier & Shira Newberger
Tze’ireinu (2nd & 3rd grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 105 with Kristin Ammon, assisted by Zev Faier
Na’areinu (4th & 5th grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 205 with Meira Bismark
Babysitting Services (for children ages 1 through 7 only) with Sylvia Staples
9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom | Kiddush until 1:00 PM in the JCC Lower Gym
Steve Miller Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi Rabbanit Leah Sarna
Executive Director Associate Director Custodian Director of Religious Engagement
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld [email protected]
OFFICERS (2018 - 2019 / 5779 - 5780)
President: Jeremy Treister Immediate Past President: Rabbi Paul Saiger Vice President - Ways and Means: Erica Phillips Vice President - Ritual: Charles Abrams Vice President - House: Daniel Chiat Vice President - Financial: Asher Zarkowsky Vice President - Education: Binyamin Cohen Vice President - Membership: Margalit Segal Recording Secretary: Aaron Feigelson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018 - 2019 / 5779 - 5780)
Adam Smoler - Chair Julia Aaronson Mateo Aceves Beverly Agdern Jayme Besser Linda Cohen Oren Dekalo
David Eisenstein Steve Feiger
Richard Goldberg Joseph Goodman Seth Greenberg
Ira King Michael Leib Arielle Lewis Jennifer Loeb Ava Madoff Scott Moses
Michael Newberger Scott Newberger
Jacques Aaron Preis Marilyn Rest Linda Saiger Naomi Sugar
Ross Weisman Andrew Weprin
Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: [email protected]
Dedications and Donations
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund.
The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by the Kranzler and Saltzman families.
The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who inspired us in learning and charity.
There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained-glass windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.
The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.
The Louis A. Lerner Institute of Torah Texts sponsors all of the Torah text classes at ASBI.
Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Jayme Besser Eruv: Seth Greenberg Ritual: Charles Abrams Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Oren Dekalo Hospitality: David Eisenstein Social Action: Linda Cohen & Anna Freedman Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Ann Levenson, Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Ava Madoff, Elana Pentelnik
Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbayit: Karli Salinger
COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS
