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25 Shevat 5775 (773) 248-9200
www.asbi.org
February 13 – 14, 2015 540 West Melrose Street
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Welcome to Shabbat Shekalim, Parshat Mishpatim Celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Ayla Deitcher at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation
SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT
Friday, February 13 Light Candles 5:03 PM Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 5:05 PM
Saturday, February 14 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Shacharit with D’var Torah by Ayla Deitcher 9:00 AM Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Daf Yomi and Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Hebrew Story Time (for children 4 and under) 4:00 PM Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 4:50 PM Shabbat ends, Havdallah at shul 6:04 PM
Latest time to recite Sh’ma: February 14, 9:26 AM
Daily Services: February 15 – 20
Shacharit: Sunday 8:30 AM Monday & Rosh Chodesh (Thursday & Friday) 6:45 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 7:00 AM
Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and the minyanaires for Daf Yomi, the synchronized study of one Talmudic page each day, every weekday morning after Shacharit.
Mincha: Sunday through Thursday 5:10 PM Friday 5:15 PM
Torah: Haftorah: Maftir:
Exodus 21:1-24:18 II Kings 11:17-12:17 Exodus 30:11-16
Hertz: Pages 306-322 Hertz: Pages 992-995 Hertz: Pages 352-353
Kaplan: Pages 356-378 Kaplan: Pages 1270-1272 Kaplan: Page 440
Stone: Pages 416-442 Stone: Pages 1213-11214 Stone: Page 484
JPS Commentators:
Pages 168-213
Siddur: Pages 267-269 JPS Commentators:
Pages 267-268
Readings for Shabbat Parshat Mishpatim
Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Deitcher family in honor of Ayla’s Bat Mitzvah.
ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES
Aliyah Jacques Gorlin Warren Rosen
In Honor Peggy & Art Cottrell in honor of Jonathan Cottrell’s Siyum HaShas and in
appreciation of the shul’s hospitality Mazal tov to Julia & Don Aaronson for all the good things, from Peggy & Sid Kaz
Mazal tov and yom huledet sameach to Gary Phillips, from Peggy & Sid Kaz Rabbi David Wolkenfeld in honor of Tzvi Robinson, the Hospitality Committee, and
numerous hosts, for going above and beyond the call of duty to enable last Shabbat’s Hillel Shabbaton and this Shabbat’s Yavneh Shabbaton
Donations received after February 11 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mazal tov to the Deitcher family on the Bat Mitzvah of Ayla Deitcher, celebrated this Shabbat. May she go from strength to strength!
Mazal tov to Daphne Blinn on her upcoming wedding to Rabbi Achiya Delouya and relocation to Montreal. May the couple merit to build a home loyal to the traditions of Israel. Amen!
Mazal tov to Nikki Feldt and Tye Harris on their wedding, to be celebrated this weekend. May the couple merit to build a home loyal to the traditions of Israel. Amen!
Mazal tov to Tova & Hillel Nadler on the birth and naming of their daughter, Shoshana Blima. If you would like to help with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Nadler, Password: babygirl). May the young girl grow to acquire Torah, Chuppah, and good deeds. Amen!
Mazal tov to Rachelli & Michael Soffer on the bris and naming of their son, Amiel Noam Soffer. If you would like to help with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Soffer, Password: 5237). May the young boy grow to acquire Torah, Chuppah, and good deeds. Amen!
The February Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush is on February 28. Sponsorship is a great way to honor your friends and loved ones. If you would like to contribute (recommended donation of $36 or more), please visit asbi.org/payment.php, select “Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush" from the drop-down menu, and leave your message for the bulletin in the notes box.
Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv or call 773-248-9200, ext. 14, which also gives service times for the upcoming week.
If you would like to set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, please email [email protected] to arrange a time. If there is something urgent that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678.
If you would like to host ASBI’s Rabbinic Intern Avishai Gebler for a Shabbat
meal or provide overnight hospitality, please contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld at
[email protected]. Avishai will be visiting ASBI again on February 27-28, March 18-21, and April 24-25,
with additional dates TBD.
ASBI Winter Playroom Open Hours
The ASBI playroom is available for kids to use with their parents & caregivers.
When: Mondays & Thursdays, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
(Not available on select dates when the shul office is closed)
Hebrew Story Time This Shabbat & Next Shabbat, 4:00 PM, at ASBI
Please join us for Hebrew Story Time with Lital Rosenberg on Shabbat
afternoon. We will read children’s books in Hebrew together, while working
on some of our Hebrew words. Feel free to bring any Hebrew-language book
you would like to share with the group. All kids age 4 and under are invited
with their parents.
Did you join the ASBI family in the past six months? Then let us welcome you into our homes as part of the New Member Shabbat Dinner on February 27. For more details, email Danielle Gershon at [email protected].
Young Professionals Tu Bishvat Shabbat co-sponsored with JNFuture
Friday, February 20
Come celebrate the birthday of the trees with an extra festive Shabbat
meal. Dinner will be enhanced with an assortment of the seven species as well as the fruit of the vine (wine).
5:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 PM Dinner
Followed by an Oneg
$15 per person. Please RSVP and pay at asbi.org by Monday, February 16.
Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after February 16, but register early because the price increases to $18 on Wednesday, February 18.
If you have any special dietary restrictions, please email [email protected] by Monday, February 16.
Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners & social events for adults in their 20's & 30's.
Beit Midrash Wednesdays Join us every week for open learning, dinner, and an accessible and thought-
provoking shiur. The cost for dinner is $5; pre-registration is required.
Register at asbi.org prior to 11:00 AM on the day of the class. Dinner walk-ins will be accommodated as possible at $10 per person.
“Beit Midrash Wednesdays on Tuesdays” with Professor Malka Simkovich
Open Learning at 7:00 PM; Dinner at 7:30 PM; Shiur at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 17 Jewish Life in the First Century
Professor Malka Simkovich is a visiting instructor of Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological
Union. She is a doctoral candidate at Brandeis University studying Second Temple Judaism, early
Rabbinic literature, and early Christian literature. She earned an MA degree in Hebrew Bible
from Harvard University and a BA in Bible Studies and Music Theory from Stern College of
Yeshiva University. She is currently working on a dissertation regarding universalist Jewish
literature that emerged from Egypt under the Roman Empire while working as an editorial
assistant for the Harvard Theological Review.
“Stories in the Talmud: Art, Law, and Culture” with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Rosenberg
Open Learning and Dinner at 7:30 PM; Shiur at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 3 Part I: Art
Wednesday, March 18 Part II: Law
Wednesday, March 25 Part III: Culture
This three-part class will explore a sometimes less-studied part of Talmudic literature.
Stories in the Babylonian Talmud serve multiple functions in helping us to understand the ways
that our sages in Bavel thought. They were skilled storytellers who used narratives to express
and define legal thought, and in doing so, rooted their teaching in real day-to-day life.
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Rosenberg, a longtime member of the ASBI community, was ordained by the
Jewish Theological Seminary in 2001 and recently completed a dissertation at New York
University on the “untold stories” of the Babylonian Talmud. He spends summers as a resident
storyteller at Camp Ramah Darom.
“Dilemmas of Jewish Power” with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld
SHIUR ONLY (no dinner) at 6:30 PM
May 6 Non-Jews in a Jewish State
May 13 Just and Unjust Wars
May 20 Battlefield Ethics and Torture
AIPAC Policy Conference
Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld, other members of ASBI, and thousands of participants from across the United States at the 2015 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 1-3. Thanks to an anonymous donor, ASBI is able to offer $500 travel subsidies for ten first-time conference attendees. The AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of the pro-Israel movement in the United States and has been called “three of the most important days affecting Israel’s future.” If you are interested in obtaining a travel subsidy, please email [email protected]. If you have any questions, contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.
Israel Movie Night Monday, February 16, 7:00 PM
in the ASBI Social Hall
“The Great Dictator” (1940)
125 minutes
In his controversial masterpiece “The Great Dictator,” Charlie Chaplin
offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his
own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime
physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish “Tomainian” dictator
and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack
Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, “The Great
Dictator,” boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.’s official
entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and
slapstick that culminates in Chaplin’s famously impassioned speech.
Pop, popcorn, and chips will be served.
Sponsored by the Israel Committee.
Purim is less than THREE WEEKS away!
ASBI’s Purim program will include a Community Mishloach
Manot gift to all members as well as a raffle and auction. Past
auction and raffle items have included sports and music tickets, corporate suites,
airline tickets, and jewelry. If you are able to provide an exciting gift or know someone
else who can, please contact Ross Weisman at [email protected].
Hassidic Dimensions in the Post-Modern World
with Rabbi Dr. Julian Ungar
Sundays at 7:00 PM
We will be examining our reading practices by looking at the Sacred Text in a multi-
layered way. By seeing the biases we bring to the text, we begin to see its mirroring
effect and learn to read ourselves in the text. We will discover the mythic strata
embedded deep in the text and in our psyches, and the way the text can help us make
sense of our lives as well as our personal suffering and grief. We will forge a new
approach that resists the pietistic-moralistic approach but also a purely scholastic-
archeological reduction. Finally, by being open to radical readers like the Hassidic
masters before us, we will rely on them for a new trajectory that makes for exciting
study.
Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Tuesday, February 24, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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. For the next several sessions, we will be learning about keeping Kosher.
Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front Wednesday, February 18, 7:30 PM
at Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway
We are excited to invite you to the upcoming community screening of Jerusalem U's new film. We will be joined by the star of the film, First Lt. Eden Adler, and co-producer David Coleman.
“Beneath the Helmet” has premiered to sold-out audiences in New York, L.A., Chicago, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other major cities across the U.S., been featured in more than 50 news and radio outlets, and accepted into 15 Film Festivals nationwide. The movie follows the dramatic transformation of five young Israeli high school graduates who left the comfort of their homes and families to become the defenders of a nation and a people.
You can purchase tickets and view the trailer at beneathhelmet.com/Chicago. Space is limited, and all guests must RSVP, so get your tickets soon!
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel
Annual Mishloach Manot Fundraising Program 5775
With Purim around the corner beginning on Wednesday night, March 4,
we are pleased to invite you to participate in the annual Mishloach Manot
Fundraiser. Part of the mitzvah of observing Purim is to give gifts of food called
Mishloach Manot. Each Purim, Anshe Sholom offers members the chance to
fulfill the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot with the entire congregation by donating
to the Mishloach Manot Fundraiser. With a contribution, your name is
included on a special list given to each member with his or her Anshe Sholom
Mishloach Manot package filled with wonderful sweet and savory treats. The
proceeds from the program are used to help support the shul and additional
programming throughout the year.
If you cannot give at the suggested giving levels, we still very much appreciate
your participation. However, we hope that you can help us fulfill this mitzvah
at the suggested levels, so that we can also include in your donation our own
synagogue’s donation to The Ark and Leket Israel—Israel's National Food
Bank. For the second year, ASBI is partnering with Jerusalem's Yeshivat Eretz
HaTzvi to help deliver a hearty and festive Purim meal to an entire IDF base.
Each donation at the recommended levels will include sponsorship of Purim
meals (burgers, fries, drinks) for IDF soldiers, hand-delivered by students and
faculty of Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi. The more we each give, the more we can
support these important organizations!
The Five Levels of Recommended Giving are:
Hamentashen: $136. A donation will be made to The Ark, Leket Israel, and
the Eretz HaTzvi Purim program, and you will receive 5 free raffle
tickets.
Shpiel: $250. A donation will be made to The Ark, Leket Israel, and the Eretz
HaTzvi Purim program, and you will receive 10 free raffle tickets.
The Whole Megillah: $500. A donation will be made to The Ark, Leket
Israel, and the Eretz HaTzvi Purim program, and you will receive 20 free
raffle tickets.
Half the Kingdom: $1,000. A donation will be made to The Ark, Leket Israel,
and the Eretz HaTzvi Purim program, and you will receive 50 free raffle
tickets.
The Whole Kingdom: $1,800. A donation will be made to The Ark, Leket
Israel, and the Eretz HaTzvi Purim program, and you will receive 100 free
raffle tickets.
Your financial support of Anshe Sholom is critical to keep the shul running throughout
the year. Programs such as our children’s Purim programming, Megillah readings, and
even our Purim Shpiel are made possible with your help. We thank you in advance
for your participation in this important fundraising program.
To fill out the form and make your payment online
instead, visit asbi.org/purim.
Annual Mishloach Manot Fundraising Program
Please return this form by Monday, March 2, at 10:00 AM.
Thank you for your support!
Congregant Name(s), as to appear on the Donors’ List
__________________________ Phone number
__________________________
Please select a category below and enter the amount you would like to donate.
Hamentashen ($136 - $249, 5 free raffle tickets)
$ ____________________________________________________
Shpiel ($250 - $499, 10 free raffle tickets)
$ ____________________________________________________
The Whole Megillah ($500 - $999, 20 free raffle tickets)
$ ____________________________________________________
Half the Kingdom ($1,000 - $1,799, 50 free raffle tickets)
$ ____________________________________________________
The Whole Kingdom ($1,800 and up, 100 free raffle tickets)
$ ____________________________________________________
Other (Please fill in amount)
$ ____________________________________________________
To purchase raffle tickets, please select the number of tickets you would like below.
Raffle Tickets ($5 each, 5 for $20, 15 for $50)
# of tickets ___________ $ ____________
Please enclose a check for your donation or pay using a credit card by
completing the form below.
Please Circle: Visa MasterCard American Express Discover
Cardholder’s Name (Please Print): ___________________________
Billing Address: __________________________________________________________
Credit Card Number: ___________________________ Exp Date: _____________
Security Code: __________ Cardholder’s signature: ___________________________
Please return this form to the shul office, mail directly to the
shul, or fax completed form to 773-248-5001.
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel 540 West Melrose Street Chicago, IL 60657
Please review the following chart and let the office know if you would like either to read Torah or to sponsor or co-sponsor a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot. We’ll be happy to help with the arrangements.
DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH
February 21
Terumah
February 28
Tetzaveh; Parshat Zachor Bday/Anniversary Taken Taken
March 7
Ki Tisa
Celebrate your own, your child’s, or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone by
sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot.
• One Shabbat each month will be our Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush, to celebrate birthdays/anniversaries/milestones in that month.
• You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.
Please call the shul office for details at 773-248-9200 or email [email protected].
Small Kiddush Meal $720 Light Kiddush Lunch $1080 Hearty Kiddush Lunch $1440 Shalosh Seudot $118
1 main course 2 main courses 3 main courses assorted salads
assorted salads assorted salads assorted salads assorted baked goods
assorted baked goods assorted baked goods assorted baked goods
New Siddur/
Chumash
Small
Tree of Life Leaf
Large
Tree of Life Leaf
Stone
Tree of Life
Memorial
Plaque
$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680
Dedication Opportunities Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate.
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. Alan Hepker: (847) 980-5630
Tot Shabbat (children 3 and under with a parent)
10:45 AM in the ASBI Social Hall with Margalit Segal
Gan Shabbat (JK & K)
10:45 AM in JCC Room 206 with Ilana Borzak
Yeladeinu (1st -2nd grade)
10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Tihela Feit
Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade)
10:30 AM in the JCC Gym with Jill Schwartz
Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade)
10:30 AM in the Beit Midrash with Andrea Katz
Youth Tefillah Groups
Babysitting Services (For children ages 1 through 7)
with Sofia Truzzi
9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom
Kiddush until 12:30 PM in JCC Room 204
Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change.
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld [email protected]
Avishai Gebler Rabbinic Intern
OFFICERS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776
President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Immediate Past President – David Harris President-Elect – Jeremy Treister Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman Vice President - House – Jeremy Treister Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper Vice President - Education – Evelyn Behar Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776
Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Julia Aaronson Beverly Agdern
Elyce Bader Linda Cohen
Herbert Eiseman Aaron Feigelson
Steve Feiger Eytan Fox
Paul Freund
Iris Gafni-Kane Ashlyn Gorlin Toby Heizler
Ira King Michael Leib Adam Levine
Norman Levitz Jennifer Loeb
Michael Newberger Scott Newberger
Jacques Aaron Preis Tzvi Robinson
Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg Linda Saiger
Margalit Segal Rabbi Melvin Shapiro
Alan Skidelsky Adam Smoler
Andrew Weprin
ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS
Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: (773) 935-1689 [email protected]
Office Staff: Steve Miller ([email protected]) and Hayley Leventhal ([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.
We acknowledge and thank the following funds for helping us celebrate our community's simchas: the Frances “Freidl” Goodman Berger, a"h, Fund which presents menorahs to each newborn child; the William and Frances Goodman Mezuzah Fund which provides a mezuzah for newlyweds; and the Rachel, Gabrielle, and Wren Berger Bat and Bar Mitzvah Fund which presents a Kiddush cup to each Bat and Bar Mitzvah.
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 the Torah text classes at ASBI.
Chesed: Joelle Shabat Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Education: Evelyn Behar Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Peggy Kaz Hospitality: JP Bader & Deena Davis Young Professionals: Beverly Agdern, Israel: Herbert Eiseman Amy Beth Green & Tzvi Robinson
Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Dr. Chai Wilensky & Judith Wolf