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Staff
Rabbi: Marc Rudolph - [email protected]
Cantor: Hasha Musha Perman - [email protected]
Early Learning Director: Robin Frisch - [email protected]
Education Director: Barbara Bernstein-
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Secretary: Dorothy Battle – [email protected]
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Inside this issue
From the editor .............................................................................................................. 1 From The Desk Of The Rabbi ..................................................................................... 2 A note from our cantor ................................................................................................. 3 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance .................................................................................. 3 Religious School News ................................................................................................ 4 Mitzvah Project Help Needed..................................................................................... 4 A Note From Ms Robin ................................................................................................. 5 News from Jekabpils .................................................................................................... 9 Darshei Shalom (formerly DSP) Greeter Program Needs Volunteers ................ 10 Notice to members from CBS Cemetery Committee ............................................. 10 CBS Environmental Initiative ..................................................................................... 10 Calling all Book Clubs and book readers! ............................................................... 10 Silent Auction for CBS 40
th Anniversary Celebration ............................................. 11
In the Wink of an Eye ................................................................................................. 12 CBS Sukkot (indoor and outdoor) ............................................................................. 12 Hillel at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign welcomes the CLASS OF 2016! ........................................................................................................ 13 Free adult education course ...................................................................................... 14 Sunday Morning Adult Education Course Schedule .............................................. 14 Caption Contest .......................................................................................................... 14 Israeli Dance Group .................................................................................................... 15 Odyssey Hospice is seeking volunteers .................................................................. 16 Library news ................................................................................................................ 17 ParnossahWorksChicago: A New Employment Website for Personalized Job Assistance ............................................................................................................ 18 Ongoing Programs and Activities ............................................................................. 19 CBS Communication Guidelines and Deadlines .................................................... 21 Donations ..................................................................................................................... 24 Make a Donation ......................................................................................................... 25 In Memory .................................................................................................................... 26 Board of Directors and Committees ......................................................................... 27
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From the editor
Shana Tova. I hope that your Days of Awe was meaningful and fulfilling. Now that the Jewish Year has begun, we are ready for another beginning, quite literally. This month we will once again start reading the Torah from the beginning with Parashat Bereshit – the story of the creation culminating in the creation of the Sabbath. However, the creative acts of God are just one filter through which we can view this story.
I like to think about this story as a series of separations or distinctions: dark from light, heaven from earth, land from sea, humans from all other animals, and ultimately the Sabbath from the remainder of the week. These separations set the context for the rest of the five books of Moses. Many of the other stories in the Torah focus on separations: Cain from his family, Esau and Hagar from Abraham, Joseph from his family, Moses from his mother and then from his adopted family, and the Jews from Egypt. The Torah even ends with a final, dramatic separation, Moses from the Promised Land which he is not allowed to enter. In addition to the Torah’s stories, many of our mitzvot also focus on making distinctions. For example, the laws of Kashrut teach us to separate those animals which we can eat from those we cannot.
Finally, one of the most beautiful Jewish rituals is the (Havdalah) service. The Hebrew word Havdalah comes from the root
(badal) which means to separate, distinguish, or divide (http://tmt.urj.net/archives/2socialaction/062607.html). The Havdalah services marks the separation of the Sabbath (a time of holiness) from the rest of the week. In fact, in case there is any question as to what we are to take away from this final service of the Sabbath, Havdalah ends with the following prayer:
“Blessed are you, The Many-Named, our God, the sovereign of all worlds, who separates between holy and ordinary, light and dark, the seventh day and the six days of work. Blessed are you, The Invisible who separates the holy from the ordinary (Kol Haneshamah: Shabbat Vehagim, p. 24)
By studying, learning, and practicing the making of distinctions, we become poised to make the most important distinction of all – separating that which is holy from that which is not. When we’ve mastered that, we will be ready to fulfill our mission of repairing the world.
This month’s Kehilat HaKodesh focuses on learning to distinguish and separate that which is holy from everything else.
Brad Kolar, Editor
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From The Desk Of The Rabbi
As a psychotherapist I learned a valuable
lesson – what people tell you is not
nearly as important, at times, as what
people leave out. So it peaks my interest
when our newsletter editor quotes from
the Havdalah blessing that is in our prayer book, Kol Haneshama.
“Blessed are You……..who separates between holy and ordinary,
between light and dark, between the seventh day and the six days of
work.” What phrase did our prayer book leave out of the traditional
blessing? It is the phrase “Bein yisrael le-amim” -- “Between Israel
and the nations.” The traditional prayer blesses G-d for separating
Israel from the rest of the nations of the world. Our Reconstructionist
prayer book omits these words, without offering an explanation.
Our prayer book does have a note, on page 444, which is relevant to
the editorial decision to delete this phrase from our Havdalah prayer.
“The traditional Aleynu ….. has troubled Reconstructionist Jews
because it implies inferiority of other faiths and other peoples,”
explain the editors. They are concerned about Jewish chauvinism.
They are concerned that Jewish people will understand the prayer as
saying not that Jews are “different” from others, but that Jews are
“better” than others. That is a legitimate worry, as Heaven knows we
have our Jewish chauvinists. Throughout the prayer book, the editors
address this issue by changing the traditional language of the few
prayers that can be misinterpreted in this way.
Or, perhaps, it is the idea that Jews are “different” that makes us
uncomfortable. As Chicago writer Joseph Epstein beautifully puts it,
“At the center of Judaism, if not always at the center of Jewish life, is
separateness. Part of the burden of being, as the Bible specified, G-d’s
“chosen people” was that Jews were to declare and maintain their
separateness, which they did in myriad ways: through circumcision,
through dietary laws, through hundreds of small rituals that qualified
a Jew to call himself ‘observant’.”
Jews have been struggling with the issue of separateness ever since
the French National Assembly invited Jews to become French citizens
with the same rights and obligations as other Frenchmen in 1791. If
“separateness” is indeed, as Epstein says, at the center of Jewish life,
how does one maintain it while fully participating in the national life
of the country in which one is a citizen? If we give up most of the
ways that set us apart – dietary laws, reading Hebrew, synagogue
attendance, most home rituals, Sabbath observance, Jewish study –
as many have, how do we maintain our difference as a distinct
people? How do the Jewish people keep from being swallowed up by
the majority culture if we fail to practice our distinctive way of life?
We are caught between a rock and a hard place. Epstein quotes
writer Frederic Raphael in a lecture on Anti-Semitism: “If assimilated,
the Jew becomes indistinguishable; if he insists on being indigestible
he sticks in the throat of the world.” 1
Such dilemmas cannot be addressed by deleting some words from
our prayer book. Let the words remain, and make us uncomfortable,
so we are forced to struggle with the issue of separateness and
assimilation.
Rabbi
1 Epstein, Joseph Envy Oxford University Press 2003
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A note from our cantor
Cheshvan is the only month in the Jewish calendar without a holiday. It’s almost as if we take a break from observance and celebration to get our bearings. Instead of a GPS, a Global Positioning Device, we’ve been using a JPS, a Jewish Positioning Device, employing the prayers and rituals of the High Holy Days to guide us to a
deeper place of self-awareness. Awareness awakens action.
Pirkei Avot, The Ethics of the Fathers, supports the change we promised during the Yamim No’ra’im, the Days of Awe. “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when? (Avot 1:14) Cheshvan is the perfect time to implement personal change.
I have my own list of resolutions for the New Year. I’m going to pay closer attention to my health, exercise, and seeing friends. Every day offers us the opportunity to fulfill our hopes and begin on a new path for 5773.
I was so moved by the uplifting singing of THE CBS FESTIVAL CHOIR, conducted and accompanied by Mark Lee, featuring Art Gerson, Alexandra Friedman, Paula Fraser, Linda Gaines, Phil Golger, Gerry Horan, Rob Katz, Russ Klem, Yonah Klem, Sam Kroll, Lynn Lawrence, Eva Rest, Karen Owen, Jim Roberts, Selena Rochlis, Rachel Saywitz, Barbara Wolff, and Tom Wolff. Our services were also enhance by our wonderful soloists and instrumentalists, Gail Sonkin the arranger and featured instrumentalist for Kol Nidrei, Tom Wolff, Rachel Saywitz, Yonah Klem, Lynn Lawrence, and Sam Kroll. I am deeply grateful to our outstanding sound engineers, Jerry Hymen, David Sapadin and Brian Toby.
Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us to create a beautiful community in song and spirit.
Shalom uv’racha
Cantor Hasha Musha Perman
40th Anniversary Dinner Dance
Set aside October 20th, 2012 for Congregation Beth Shalom’s 40th anniversary Dinner Dance. It will be a very special evening and we will keep you posted as we work out more details. We need lots of help in planning the evening so please contact Rita Kramen at [email protected] or Melanie Greenberg at [email protected] if you would like to be part of our committee.
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Religious School News
I hope everyone had a wonderful Rosh Hashanah and an easy Yom Kippur fast. Now we are into Sukkot and getting ready for Simchat Torah, where we finish reading the Torah and start reading it again all on the same night! What a festive and busy evening Simchat Torah is!
Our Kindergarten students say the Shema on the bimah and are formally welcomed into the congregation and Religious School and get their own miniature Torah, we take all the Torahs out of the ark and dance around with them, children and adults of all ages can have an aliyah and CBS is the best place to be on Sunday, October 7th at 6:30 PM.
Dine and Discuss, our fabulous program for 11th and 12th grade students, is beginning on Sunday, October 7. Any student in those grades, member or non-member may attend these classes. The units for this year are Hot Topics (Medical Ethics, Harmful Behaviors, Animal Experimentation, Ethics of War, Ethics of Business, School Violence,etc), Sex in the Texts, Pirkei Avot (Ethics of our Fathers). Classes take place on Sunday mornings from 11:00-12:30 with each unit lasting 5 weeks. To register, please call Barb Bernstein for more information.
Our Jewish Value of the Month is Talmud Torah-The Study of Torah. People ask why we keep reading the Torah over and over again every year. The answer is very simple. No matter how many times we read the Torah, we still find new meaning from each reading. This month our tzedakah, both monetary and physical, will be going to the Ronald McDonald House at Edward Hospital. We will be helping Kibbutz Katan do their annual mitzvah project for Ronald McDonald House. All the tzedakah money we collect in the month of October will be sent to them to purchase supplies they need. We are also asking our families to bring in adult snacks (individually wrapped packages of
trail mix, candy, granola bars, energy bars, fruit snacks, etc.) for parents visiting their children at the hospital to grab in order to keep up their energy during long hours at their child’s bedside. Please bring these snacks to my office. We thank you in advance for supporting the efforts of Kibbutz Katan and Ronald McDonald House.
This month we have invited a sofer (scribe) to come and talk to our students about how a Torah is written on Sunday, October 14 during class time. Adults are invited too. Please watch your email for more details. Allen Gould will be speaking to our 9th and 10th grade classes about Worlds of Meaning in a Few Words: Talmudic and Midrashic Gems on Sunday, October 21. He will also be speaking at Cong. B’Nai Israel in the evening. Our 7th grade classes will be participating at Shabbat services on Friday evening, October 26 at 8:00 PM. 2nd graders and their families will create Shema pillowcases and kick off a reading program on Sunday, October 28 from 8:30-10:25.
Mitzvah Project Help Needed
Please join me as I knit and crochet scarves to be given to participants in the 2013 Special Olympics Games for the State of Indiana. We can get together to knit and crochet or you can do this project on your own. Scarves will be given to the participants and to those who will be helping them. In previous years, Red Heart Yarn has sponsored this project. They have gone on to sponsor other projects. Individual states are still requesting help. Since some of us sent our scarves to Indiana last year, they contacted me asking for our help again this year. I can almost see the smiles of those wearing the scarves! If you have any questions or need more patterns, please call me at 630-961-1818.
Barb Bernstein
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A Note From Ms Robin
The ELC and the High Holidays
In the ELC we have been talking about Rosh Hashanah as the “birthday of the world” and the children have thoroughly
enjoyed dipping apples into honey, eating round challah, and wishing each other a sweet and happy New Year!
The three and four year olds have also been learning about Yom Kippur and talking about the words “I’m sorry.” As we know, it is meaningless to force young children to say “I’m sorry” just for the sake of hearing them say the words. This comes up frequently in the ELC, when one child is mean to another child. Though our first instinct is to tell a child to say “I’m sorry” when they have hurt another child’s feelings, taken a toy from them, or whatever the case may be, we have to do better than that. Rather than force children to say “I’m sorry” to each other, we work with them to develop the empathy and understanding of another persons feelings to truly learn from the experience and yes, feel sorry about making someone else sad. Many times after talking with them about what happened, a child on their own, will then offer a heartfelt “I’m sorry.”
I subscribe to a wonderful blog called Kveller.com. It’s tagline is “A Jewish Twist on Parenting” and guest bloggers write articles. I thought this post was especially appropriate for this time of year. I hope you enjoy it. And the ELC sends wishes to all of you for a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
“The Hardest Word”
“It can be easy to say "sorry" without meaning it, but true apologies can be much more difficult.”
By Meredith Jacobs
My apologies to Elton John, but “sorry” is not the hardest word. If anything, it’s a little too easy. My kids learned early on that this was the quickest way to shut down any lecture. When they’d interrupt me with a well-timed, “I’m sorry,” what was I left to say? But I wanted
them to understand why they should feel sorry, not just say it. Sorry has to mean something real. What we actually need to teach our children is teshuvah (repentance). Problem is, “Teshuvah Seems To Be the Hardest Word” is not likely to hit the airwaves anytime
soon (even if sung by Katy Perry or Beyonce).The High Holidays do offer a good starting place, though. The days in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the Ten Days of Repentance. What we’re supposed to do during this time is so much more
complicated than just saying “I’m sorry.” I remember being a child and going to services on the High Holidays and, inevitably, getting bored. I’d sit with my sister and giggle over the Al Het list--the communal lists of sins that we were all sorry for. We joked about the outrageous items, pretending we were guilty of them: “Oh yeah, xenophobia, check!” But then we’d come to ones we were guilty of--gossip, jealousy, pride. We were silenced by our guilt.
Teshuvah and Empathy
The essence of teshuvah is this: if you’ve done something wrong or hurtful and you find yourself in the same or similar situation again, you will act differently, better. So what it really boils down to is empathy. If you understand the other person’s point of view, you will
protect them.Empathy is a difficult concept for young children. After all, their world and our world seem to only revolve around them. But using the times they are sad or hurt--the moment a friend won’t share with them or the time they are called a name--as
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teachable moments, you can help them begin to understand. If they remember how it feels to be sad, they won't want to do the same thing to someone else. Using toys or dolls or even play-acting can help with this. Make your stuffed elephant sad because your child’s lion won’t play with it. What should the lion do? Or maybe your elephant hurts his lion somehow. How does the elephant say he’s sorry? How does he show he means it?
Modeling: The Best Way to Teach
Don’t be afraid to share your own feelings with your children, too. By modeling teshuvah, you’re not only teaching them a lesson, you are deepening your own relationships. Let your children know when you feel sad or hurt and why. Say, “Mommy’s feeling sad today because a friend at work said a mean thing about my project and that hurt my feelings.” Knowing how you feel will help them understand how our actions affect others. Try to talk about feelings, happy or sad, every
day. Like most things, I think the best way my husband and I taught our children was through modeling. If I was cranky and yelled unnecessarily at my kids, I apologized. I did so during a quiet time (like bed time), when my child could focus on what I was saying. When my daughter would reply, “It’s okay, Mommy,” I often said, “No it’s not. I was really wrong. I shouldn’t yell in general and I certainly shouldn’t yell at you because I’m upset with something else. I will try much harder not to do that again.” And then I really would try (though sometimes I slipped up; no one is perfect!).
How to Really Do Sorry
If you’re looking for another way to literally bring this message home, I recommend a book called Tashlich at Turtle Rock. Written by mother and daughter Susan Schnur and Anna Schnur-Fishman, it describes their family’s unique High Holiday tashlich ritual. Every year after Rosh Hashanah services, the Schnur family goes on a nature walk. Along the way, they scratch words into rocks that represent good memories from the past year, toss acorns into a stream to represent memories they are ashamed of, throw pieces of bread into the water and silently reflect on behaviors they want to change, and finally, dip their feet into the water and make promises for the coming year. They don’t focus on saying the empty “I’m sorry,” but with every step, they reflect on their actions from the past year, reinforcing the importance of actions over words. It’s not enough to say sorry, you have to do sorry. (Check out our tashlich activities to figure out how
you can do something like this at home, too.)No one is perfect. No one expects perfection. The gift we have this time of year is the chance to look inward and think about how we could be better. And that’s the hardest thing about saying “sorry”… it’s really meaning it.
L’shalom,
Robin
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News from Jekabpils
Holocaust Memorial, July 4, 2012
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Darshei Shalom (formerly DSP) Greeter Program Needs Volunteers
The title DSP has been recently changed to reflect the warm and welcoming way we greet arrivals at CBS, an approach which also helps keep our building and the people within it as safe and secure as possible. Darshei Shalom translates as Greeters or Communicators, and more literally Seekers of Peace and Wholeness. Each participating individual is a Darshan (as versus the previous DSP designation). Since CBS is the House of Shalom, Darshei Shalom has a very specific tie to our congregation.
Serving as a Darshan means you represent CBS as our greeter...our communicator...and our preacher of peace and wholeness. What a mitzvah, how great an honor! Preparation involves viewing a twelve minute video at your convenience. Please consider volunteering to be a Darshan when you get the call!
Notice to members from CBS Cemetery Committee
With the approval of the CBS Board of Directors, we have purchased additional gravesites in the newer section of the Naperville Cemetery. In addition, we have a five-year purchase agreement for additional gravesites in the same section.
There are a limited number of gravesites available in the original CBS section. If you are interested in purchasing a site in either the original or new section, please contact Gene Parker (630 357 5047) or Mark Greenberg (630 579 8157).
CBS Environmental Initiative
There is a new group forming to make CBS greener, as part of Tikkum Olam. We will institute education and action in several areas, including recycling, idling reduction, impact-reducing plantings, and others you
can help identify. Please consider joining, or at least learning what you can do to reduce our community’s environmental impacts. Here is the first in a series of informative articles. Please contact me if you’re interested.
Linda Gaines ([email protected])
Calling all Book Clubs and book readers!
CBS is joining with the greater Chicagoland Jewish Community in the One Book /One Community program. Spearheaded by Spertus, there will be a series of programs across the greater Chicago area,all related to a single book. This year’s selection is Mary Glickman’s One More River, a finalist for the Jewish Book Award in Fiction.
Set in Mississippi, One More River delves into themes of race, class, and Jewish life in the American South.
The book is available at Anderson's Books in Naperville. Mention the One Book/One Community Jewish book selection for a 10% discount ( in addition to your Anderson's member discount). Suggest this book to your Book club and let us know if you'd like a Reader's Guide If you don't belong to a book club and would like to join a book discussion, please contact Barbara Wolff at [email protected]
There are opportunities to explore Southern Jewish heritage, download a Reader’s Guide for your book group or yourself, discuss the book at programs and meet the author
The author will appear on Sunday, December 2 from 2:30 to 4 pm at Congregation Etz Chaim, 1710 South Highland Avenue, Lombard
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Silent Auction for CBS 40th Anniversary Celebration
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
Congregation Beth Shalom's upcoming 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance and Silent Auction is going to be held on October 20, 2012. We KNOW it is going to be a very, very special night, one we will always remember! BUT.....
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
We want the silent auction to be super exciting, super fun, super, super!!!!
The way to make that happen is to get a lot of great items for everyone to bid on!!!!
ONCE AGAIN...WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!
Do you break into giant hives and your throat closes when you think about having to ask for a donation? Don't worry; we know how to fix that problem!
Most people think they cannot solicit someone - that it is just too uncomfortable. No, that does not have to be the case!
1. Do you have a favorite hairdresser/barber/manicurist you have been frequenting for years?
2. Does your child babysit/mow lawns/snowblow or shovel snow?
3. Do you have a favorite restaurant where the owner knows your name or face?
4. Do you knit/sew/crochet/needlepoint/paint/quilt?
5. Do you make homemade greeting cards?
6. Do you have a special skill/hobby/talent?
7. Do you or your close friend/neighbor own a business?
8. Do you own a vacation home or have extra frequent flier miles?
9. Do you have sports tickets-Bulls, Sox, Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Wolves, Cougars, Fire?
10. Do you belong to a country club that has a golf course?
11. Do you like to cook/bake or throw parties?
12. Do you have a private masseuse?
13. Are you or your child a tutor?
14. Do you have a favorite store you are at all the time?
See, it is really not that hard! Soliciting is easier than you think! Start by soliciting yourself! You will be amazed what you can come up with! If we all come up with something, just think how many wonderful things we will have to bid on at the auction!
Letters asking for donations, including the form for placing an ad in the event program, are available online at http://www.napershalom.org/40thadbook , and at CBS in the foyer and office. Keep several copies with you in your car and use them often. Please help make the silent auction the great success it can be!!!!
For questions or to make a donation, please contact Susan Rubin, 630-717-5075 or email [email protected].
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In the Wink of an Eye
I’m pleased to say I have had a lot of experience with the theme of this month’s newsletter which is about learning to separate that which is holy from everything else. Holey socks, holey shoes, holey gloves. The only thing that has never had a hole in one is my golf game.
But the thing is, when you take that which is holey away, what are you left with? What use is one sock unless you only have one foot?
I decided to look up the meaning of holy. Once I realized it had nothing to do with holes (which would have been much funnier) I discovered it meant something relating to a divine power.
Instead of making my task easier, it actually made it harder. If you think about it, what on earth (and the rest of the solar system) can you honestly say has nothing to do with a divine power?
If God did make the heavens and the earth then he must be responsible for every single thing in them. Even if he did get all the trees from the Morton Arboretum, the animals from Brookfield Zoo and everything else from Costco, he would have to have made those things first.
Does that make a visit to Costco a spiritual experience? It certainly does to Grumpy who loves shopping there so much I’m surprised he doesn’t wear a Costco team shirt on game days.
If you thought everything in your life was holy, would you look at it differently? Would you say a prayer every time you walked into your house? Would you speak to everyone you met in a revered tone? Would you get out of your car and hold a quick prayer meeting in the middle of the street if you had an accident? Would you stop using the word “holy” as an expletive?
Do you perhaps think holy only refers to a place of worship? Do you feel pious and holy when you attend synagogue services once or twice a year, thinking you have enough of a spiritual fix to last for another 12 months? Or do you feel holier than thou when you turn up on Rosh Hashana morning after attending services every single week for the previous 12 months, knowing there are people you only see once a year?
If we spelled holy as wholly, it might just make things simpler. When something is whole you cannot separate it from anything else. If it becomes broken it doesn’t work. So maybe it would be best not to try to separate what is holy from what is not at all
CBS Sukkot (indoor and outdoor)
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Hillel at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign welcomes the CLASS OF 2016!
Incoming freshmen and parents of incoming freshmen, Hillel is very excited for your arrival on campus. Please click on this link and complete the form: http://www.illinihillel.org/congrats-class-of-2016.html so that we may share our vast array of services and activities in advance of your college experience. You may also keep in touch with us on the Jewish Class of 2016 fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/UIUC-Jewish-Class-of-2016/263490300411943. Please contact Carly Froomkin [email protected] with any questions you may have. We are getting ready for you!
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Free adult education course
All new material
Have fun while you learn
Judaism topics A to M
Fill in the blanks quiz game
Presented by
Joseph R. Davis, M.D., Ph.D.
Sundays 9:00 am to 10:00 am in the Library From Sept. 9, 2012 to Dec. 16, 2012
(every Sunday except for Sun. Sep. 16, 2012 and Sun. Nov. 25, 2012)
Worksheets will be provided each Sunday morning For you to fill in the blank spaces And have a complete set of notes
Try and win a great prize each Sunday for the
Most correct answers to the blank spaces
If no one in the class has the correct answer, Then the teacher will provide the correct answer
For you to write it in the blank space
It is not necessary to attend every class. Come whenever you can.
Walk-ins are always welcome at any time
Sunday Morning Adult Education Course Schedule
Oct.7, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter D
Oct. 14, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter E
Oct. 21, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter F
Oct. 28, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter G
Nov. 4, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter H
Nov.11, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter I
Nov.18, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter J
Dec. 2, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter K
Dec. 9, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter L
Dec.16, 2012 Judaism Topics beginning with the letter M
Caption Contest
Can you think of a caption for this photo from our High Holiday preparations? (Thanks to Sheli Isenberg for this photo)
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Israeli Dance Group
SCHEDULING NEWS:
• Schedule for October: We will be dancing every Monday in October, at our usual time (7-8:45 PM). Unless you see us in the lobby, we will be in the CBS social hall, as usual.
• We are considering changing the night of Israeli dance. We are still seeking input from our regular dancers before we make a decision. Stay tuned.
• Until a final decision is made, classes will still be held on Monday evenings at 7PM. We need your input, so please email Brian or Diane and let us know!
Monday October 1st and Monday October 8th are "new beginner" night for those who have never danced, or for our regulars to review old dances they missed. Depending on who is there, we plan to teach the basic dances from our Beginners repertoire from 7 to 8. From 8:00 onward we will dance our usual repetoire. Please join us!
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:
• Last week we had fun in the lobby, dancing and shmoozing, and had the special treat of Jeff Subeck being there to lead us in his version of Hava Nagila, and to do a partner dance we haven't done in a long time. We are continuing to add new dances to both our beginners and intermediate repertoire.
• We are currently learning "Kol Nederai," a beautiful beginners circle dance.
REMEMBER:
• All ages, genders, and religions are welcome to come our friendly, flexible, and easygoing group.
• You don't have to be Israeli or Jewish to love Israeli dance--you just have to move to--- and hopefully be moved by--- beautiful Israeli music.
• We are sympathetic to sports injuries and help people make accommodations to the dances as best we can, but please: be sure to wear comfortable clothing and sturdy shoes (sneakers).
• The fee is free for synagogue members; $1.00 donation appreciated.
• Non-members fee is $1.00
COME JOIN US:
CBS Israeli Dance Mondays, in the social hall, from 7:00 to 8:45 Open to the public - For security reasons we ask that anyone new to the group call the synagogue office once, and give your name and telephone number to Dorothy at the synagogue office number below: Congregation Beth Shalom 772 West 5th Avenue Naperville, IL 60563 (630) 961-1818 Group leaders: Diane ([email protected]) and Brian ([email protected]). Partner Dance Consultant: Jeff Subeck
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Odyssey Hospice is seeking volunteers
Odyssey Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide companionship and support to a significant number of patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families in your Naperville/Glen Ellyn/Lisle/Warrenville community. Patient Care Volunteers provide conversation, leisure activities or a quiet, caring presence.
You may also use your education and/or area of expertise to aide our patients and program. Your additional talents might include art; horticultural therapy; gardening; massage therapy; music therapy; pet therapy; life review and reminiscence such as recording oral histories, scrapbooking, photography, and more.
Patient Visit Volunteers may occasionally provide the opportunity for respite to caregivers if a patient resides at home, allowing a caregiver to take time for him/herself.
Volunteers with Odyssey Hospice are an important part of a larger team who recognize that psychological, spiritual, and social services, as well as medical/clinical care, can contribute to an improved life quality for patients in the last stages of life. We offer an extensive orientation as well as ongoing volunteer support.
I would be happy to offer an informational presentation at your convenience, as well as local site orientation. Please contact me at [email protected], or 847-439-0348.
Thank you very much. Sincerely, Judy Guggenheim
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Library news
Distinguishing, Holiness, and the CBS Library
By Carol Medor for the CBS Library Committee
Separating and distinguishing are key aspects of many facets of Judaism and Jewish life. Even in the Congregation Beth Shalom Library, materials are separated and distinguished from one another by being categorized into the various sections of the Library. There are Reference works, which must remain in the Library and may not be checked out. There are Adult Non-Fiction books, arranged by the numbering system of the Classification System for Libraries of Judaica (similar to the Dewey Decimal System). There is Adult Fiction, arranged alphabetically by author, at the end of the last row of tall bookcases. There are cookbooks and the music books which have been separated out from the other Non-Fiction books and are located for easy access on the bookcase between the windows. There are Children’s and Young Adult books, separated and distinguished from works for adults and placed in the special Children’s Corner, which is decorated with hanging puppets, a play rug, and bean bag chair. This section further separates into Children’s Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Non-Fiction, and Holiday Books (which can be found on the cart next to the Children’s Section bookshelves). There is a special section, located on top of the low bookcase next to the closet, which highlights the Library’s Newest Arrivals. Currently, these include “Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest” by Paul A. Levine, “The Talmud for Beginners, vol. 3—Living in a Non-Jewish World” by Judith Z. Abrams, “The Isaiah Effect” by Gregg Braden, “A Pigeon and A Boy” by Meir Shalev, and “In the Garden of Beasts” by Erik Larson. Finally, there are media items (CDs and DVDs) that are separated and distinguished from the books and are found in racks located on the card catalogue.
Separating and distinguishing the holy from the not holy is a continuous endeavor for many. The Congregation Beth Shalom Library is a wonderful resource for exploring the issue of holiness in the writings of others. Works, such as “Living a Life That Matters” by Harold Kushner, “In Speech and Silence” by David J. Wolpe, “God is a Verb” by Rabbi David A. Cooper, “Reaching Godward” by Carol Ochs, “Losing the Rat Race-Winning at Life” by Marc D. Angel, and “Between God and Man” by Abraham J. Heshel, can provide insight and perspective on separating what is holy from what is not. Why not stop in and explore for oneself the subject of holiness and all that is available in the CBS Library?
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ParnossahWorksChicago: A New Employment Website for Personalized Job Assistance
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) announces the launch of ParnossahWorksChicago.org, a new free job search website accessible by Chicago area job seekers and employers. A unique job
posting board, ParnossahWorksChicago.org caters to local jobs at all professional levels, offering a wide range of resumes and open positions to ensure a productive and mutually beneficial search. Unlike any other job posting website, qualified candidates are screened by an experienced, highly trained JVS career counselor.
The website offers an alternative to large, overwhelming job boards, with JVS staff providing confidential services to both candidates and employers to attain a strong match. The job posting board gives individuals access to job opportunities and employment assistance, while offering a venue for employers to find pre-screened candidates to fill their open positions. The site, free to both employees and employers, is made possible by a grant from the Jewish Federation’s J-HELP Initiative. Additional features include: job search tools and strategies, relevant resources, a calendar listing topical workshops and special events and opportunities to sign up for job campaign services.
Originally developed by F E G S Health and Human Services System in New York to serve unemployed and underemployed Jews in their area, ParnossahWorks is operating successfully in Detroit, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Toronto, Minneapolis and Atlanta. “With everyone from senior executives, middle managers, to young
professionals and recent college graduates being affected by the current economic turmoil, this is an opportunity for members of the Jewish community to connect and help one another,” said Rose Dessau, Supervisor, JVS Employment Services.
In addition to ParnossahWorks, JVS provides job campaign assistance through the Jewish Employment Network (JEN) offering networking
opportunities, career counseling and cutting-edge job search strategies for people looking to be competitive in a tough market. JVS career counselors provide support and help keep clients motivated and on track throughout the job search process. Evening roundtables, ongoing groups and targeted workshops along with a client list-serve complement individual sessions with a counselor. The Jewish Employment Network is a partnership of Jewish Vocational Service, the Chicago Board of Rabbis, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and affiliated congregations.
For more information on ParnossahWorksChicago.org call 312-673-3437 or e-mail
Jewish Professionals Lunch –n- Learn
Discuss an array of Jewish topics over a delicious
Kosher lunch while enjoying the opportunity to
network
Second Tuesday of Every Month
11:30 – 12:3 For more information visit ww..com or call Rabbi
Mendy Goldstein at 630-778-977
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Ongoing Programs and Activities
CBS Cemetery:
Congregation Beth Shalom owns a section in the Naperville Cemetery containing a number of gravesites.
Prices as of June 1, 2011 are:
Members: $1,150.00 per gravesite
Nonmembers: $1,650.00 per gravesite
Copies of the Congregation Cemetery Regulations are available from the Congregation office or Mark Greenberg/Gene Parker, Chairs of the Cemetery Committee.
For information on site selection and purchase, please contact Gene Parker (630 357 5047) or Mark Greenberg (630 579 8157).
Calling all torah chanters: “The Bible should be read in public, and made understood to its hearers in musical and sweet tones––and those who read the Torah without tune, show disregard for it, and its vital values and laws.” (The Talmud, 1st Century C.E.). Calling all post-Bar or Bat Mitzvah Teens who would like to inspire the younger Bnai Mitzvah students and keep their Torah Trope skills sharp! Calling all Adults who once chanted Torah and have run out of “lein” excuses! Did you know that we chant Torah at every Shabbat morning service? The Torah was meant to be sung, and we sing it! Join our growing “Legion of Leiners.” We will help you brush up your skills, give you plenty of time to prepare, and provide you with a portion to learn and chant that is manageable for you. Remember: You don’t have to be a Maven to do a Mitzvah! Your honor awaits! Contact Bernie Newman at (630) 357-4544 or [email protected]
CBS Collegiate Connection
We would like to stay connected with your student at college, and remind them that we at CBS are still thinking of them. In the past we have sent a few encouraging notes a year, as well as a small gift. Please pass on your student's address at college to Melanie Greenberg at [email protected]. ELC Cubbies: Please Note: The cubbies in front of the Early Learning Center (ELC) preschool classroom are for ELC use ONLY! Please do not place anything in these cubbies. All materials that you wish to distribute such as flyers for upcoming events, etc., must be pre-approved by ELC Director Robin Frisch. Robin Frisch can be contacted at 630.961.1818 x22 or at [email protected]. Any materials found in the cubbies that have not been approved will be removed and immediately discarded. Thank you for your cooperation.
Junior Congregation: If you are looking for an easy and fun way to celebrate Shabbat and learn Shabbat morning prayers, then come and check out Junior Congregation.
This student- led service (with adult supervision) allows children the opportunity to be the gabbi, lead prayers in English or Hebrew, and take a part in “Sedra Scenes” performances - great practice in public speaking and preparation for Bnei Mitzvot. This service is targeted for children who can read English and are beginning to learn Hebrew. Students in first grade and above may attend without an adult, though adults are welcome, space permitting.
Junior Congregation begins at 10:30 a.m. in the youth lounge and lasts approximately one hour, followed by Kiddish. Please pick up your child no later than 12:00 p.m. as the synagogue closes after services. Please let us know if you’d be interested in hosting a Kiddish for this service.
Please contact Eileen Gelblat (630-355-7916 or [email protected]) or Nadene Eisner ([email protected] ) for more information.
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Library: The library is open when the synagogue is open.
Monday and Friday: 9-2, Tuesday, Wednesday. & Thursday 9-5, Sundays When Religious School is in Session
For more information about our library, volunteering your time your time or writing book reviews, please call Gerry Mendelssohn at 630-416-2195
Lunchtime study group: Join us for our lively and popular weekly lunchtime adult study group, on Thursdays from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Congregation library, led by our Rabbi, Marc Rudolph. The subjects of study are traditional Jewish texts (in English).
Our current topic of study is Rabbi Joseph Telushkin's book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 1: You Shall Be Holy. Whether you can come regularly or only drop-in occasionally, join us for the energizing discussions and the joy of learning. You don't need to have been present from the beginning of this topic to join-in whenever you can.
Bernie Newman 630-357-4544 or [email protected].
Monthly Meditation: The Sages used to meditate an hour before services to prepare themselves for prayer. On the fourth Friday of the month you can do the same at 7:15 pm in the Library, with Jewish Meditation Teacher Yonah Klem. Yonah will give a brief teaching and then we will meditate about 20 minutes. Beginning and experienced meditators are welcome.
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CBS Communication Guidelines and Deadlines
Communication is a funny thing. Some people tell us they get too much, while others tell us they don’t get enough. Some people say they “tune out” because the same information is repeated everywhere while others say that they waste their time searching for what they need. To improve our effectiveness, we are focusing each major form of communication from CBS. However, we need your help. It is important that you at least skim the various communications from CBS. That will ensure that you are kept up-to-date on what is happening in and around our community. For your reference, we have included a table summarizing our communication tools and submission deadlines.
Frequency Purpose Submission Deadline Submit to
Web-site Ongoing General information about CBS, Oneg sign up, donation and building information, emergency announcements, ELC/Religious school closings, and most up-to-date calendar.
On-going [email protected]
Digest/ Announcements
Weekly Thursday/ Friday
Events coming in the next two weeks, “Save the date” notifications for major events.
Wednesday of the week that announcement is to be read
Special digests Once or twice per month
Time-sensitive or urgent matters such as Shiva information, special meetings, and other notifications
As needed – note: the digest is the primary weekly vehicle. Special Digests will be saved for exceptional events (at the discretion of the office manager or VP Member Services) so that we do not bombard members with too many emails.
Newsletter Monthly Human interest stories about Congregation Beth Shalom members. General information about upcoming (more than one month away) programs. Monthly calendar.
The 25th
of the preceding month (e.g., March 25
th for submissions for April).
This is a firm cut-off date.
For stories in the digest and newsletter, please just send unformatted text. If you would like to include a picture, send a jpg, png, or bitmap. Advertisements should also be jpg, png, or bitmap. On-going CBS events are no longer called out in advertisements but rather appear on the “On-going programs and services” page. We hope that these guidelines will better help you get the information you need without too much redundancy or confusion.
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Calendar of Key Events in September For the most up-to-date information, see www.napershalom.org. If you would like to add an event to the calendar, please check with Sue Prousa to ensure that the building/room is available.
Mon Oct 1 10:00am – 12:00pm: Sukkot Services -- Maftir and Haftorah 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Israeli Dance at CBS
Tue Oct 2 4:30pm – 6:15pm: Religious School - Grade 3 - 6 6:30pm – 7:30pm: Pizza in the Hut
Thu Oct 4 11:30am – 12:30pm: Thursday Study Group - CBS Library
Fri Oct 5 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service
Sat Oct 6 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 10:00am – 12:15pm: B'MV Daniel Raab
Sun Oct 7 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter D 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss 12:45pm – 2:45pm: Rosh Hodesh Group (9th-12th) 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Simkhat Torah/Hanukat Yeladim (Consecration)
Mon Oct 8 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor Maftir and Haftorah 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Israeli Dance at CBS
Tue Oct 9 4:30pm – 6:15pm: Religious School - Grade 3 - 6 7:00pm – 10:00pm: CBS Board Mtg This event has invited guests.
Thu Oct 11 11:30am – 12:30pm: Thursday Study Group - CBS Library
Fri Oct 12 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Birthday/Anniversary Celebration
Sat Oct 13 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 10:30am – 11:30am: Junior Congregation 6:15pm – 7:15pm: Mincha/Havdalah Service
Sun Oct 14 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter E 9:30am – 12:30pm: Nathan Yochanan Scribe Program 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss 12:45pm – 2:45pm: Rosh Hodesh Group (6th-8th)
Mon Oct 15 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Israeli Dance at CBS
Tue Oct 16 4:30pm – 6:15pm: Religious School - Grade 3 - 6
Thu Oct 18 11:30am – 12:30pm: Thursday Study Group - CBS Library
Fri Oct 19 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service
Sat Oct 20 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 6:00pm – 10:00pm: 40th Anniversary Celebration 8:15pm – 9:15pm: Mincha/Havdalah Service
Sun Oct 21 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter F 10:45am – 12:15pm: Judaism & Urban Poverty - 8th Grade 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss
Mon Oct 22 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Israeli Dance at CBS
Tue Oct 23 4:30pm – 6:15pm: Religious School - Grade 3 – 6
Thu Oct 25 11:30am – 12:30pm: Thursday Study Group - CBS Library 7:00pm – 8:30pm: Read Hebrew America
Fri Oct 26 7:15pm – 7:45pm: Monthly Meditation - Congregation Beth Shalom Library 8:00pm – 9:00pm: 7th Grade Participation 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service
Sat Oct 27 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 10:00am – 12:15pm: B'MV Harry DiRaddo 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Mincha/Havdalah Service
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Sun Oct 28 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 8:30am – 10:25am: 2nd Grade Family Program 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter G 10:45am – 12:15pm: Judaism & Urban Poverty Field Trip - 8th Grade 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss
Mon Oct 29 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Israeli Dance at CBS
Tue Oct 30 4:30pm – 6:15pm: Religious School - Grade 3 - 6
Thu Nov 1 11:30am – 12:30pm: Thursday Study Group - CBS Library 7:00pm – 8:30pm: Read Hebrew America
Fri Nov 2 6:45pm – 7:15pm: Family Service 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service
Sat Nov 3 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 10:00am – 12:15pm: B'MV Robby Reetz 5:45pm – 6:45pm: Mincha/Havdalah Service
Sun Nov 4 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter H 10:45am – 12:15pm: Judaism & Urban Poverty - 8th Grade 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss
Fri Oct 5 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Shabbat Service
Sat Oct 6 9:00am – 10:00am: Torah Study - CBS Library 10:00am – 12:00pm: Shabbat Worship - Sanctuary 10:00am – 12:15pm: B'MV Daniel Raab
Sun Oct 7 8:30am – 10:25am: Religious School - PreK-4 9:00am – 10:00am: Adult Ed: Judaism Topics beginning with the letter D 10:45am – 12:45pm: Religious School - Grades 5-10 (10:45-12:45PM). 11:00am – 12:30pm: Dine and Discuss 12:45pm – 2:45pm: Rosh Hodesh Group (9th-12th) 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Simkhat Torah/Hanukat Yeladim (Consecration)
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Donations
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Mali Sharon in memory of Sarah Shertzer Herb and Adrienne Golinkin in memory of Laura Albert Rochelle Novins in honor of Rabbi Rudolph and with
appreciation of his teaching, guidance and support of my grandson, Sam, in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah
The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Rabbi Rudolph for his amazing participation in the Bar Mitzvah of our son, Sam
Herb and Adrienne Golinkin wishing Burt Pinchuk a speedy recovery Terrie Stainman in memory of Sam Stainman Sima & Larry Petri in honor of Rabbi Rudolph and with thanks
for his help and guidance during our time of need
JEKABPILS FUND Bonnie Jane Eizen Adelman in memory of Ruth Leah Eizen Bonnie Jane Eizen Adelman in memory of Laura Albert Rochelle Novins in honor of Tutor Bernie Newman and with
appreciation for his teaching, guidance and support of my grandson, Sam, in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah
The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Eileen Gelblat in appreciation
for all her years of guidance of our children in Junior Congregation
The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Nadene Eisner in appreciation
for all her years of guidance of our children in Junior Congregation
Judith Marshall in memory of Harriet Beck Moftey Terrie Stainman in memory of Sam Stainman
BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND Steve Rochlis in memory of Beatrice Rochlis Steve Rochlis in memory of George Clyman
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED FUND Jan and Don Strauss in memory of Ella Strauss Gottlieb Marc Cooperman & Chris Igo in memory of Faye Kaplan
LANDSCAPING FUND Terrie Stainman in memory of Sam Stainman
RELIGIOUS FUND The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Matt Biespiel and with thanks
for his assistance and participation in our son, Sam's, Bar Mitzvah
The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Russ and Yonah Klem and with thanks for their assistance and participation in our son, Sam's, Bar Mitzvah
The Novins/Welch Family in honor of Gary Golden and with thanks for his assistance and participation n our son, Sam's, Bar Mitzvah
GENERAL FUND Ellen Kohn in memory of Leo Leib Alice Sklar in memory of Bernard Sklar Pauline Lifton in honor of the High Holiday Services
ONEG SHABBAT FUND Tatyana Kagan in memory of Leonid Feldman Leib ben
Samuel
CULTURAL ARTS FUND Rochelle Novins in honor of Cantor Hasha Musha and with
appreciation of his teaching, guidance and support of your grandson, Sam, in preparation of his Bar Mitzvah
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In Memory
OCT 5 & 6 Steve Rosenberg Paul Rosenberg 10/5/2012 Tishri 20 Bernard Saffron Mildred Keiser 10/5/2012 Tishri 20 Edward Ginsburg* Francine Navakas 10/6/2012 Tishri 21 Henry Douglas Keeth Ronald Keeth 10/6/2012 Tishri 21 Melvyn Posner* Kathy Posner 10/6/2012 Tishri 21 Aron Birenbaum* Joel Birenbaum 10/8/2012 Tishri 23 Anita Bussey* Aaron Weiner 10/9/2012 Tishri 24 Helane Schwartz Michael Schwartz 10/6/2012 Tishri 21 Howard Haas* Marc Sperling 10/9/2012 Tishri 24 Phyllis Fee Heather Fee 10/10/2012 Tishri 25 Marilyn Kohrman Barry Speigel 10/10/2012 Tishri 25 Maurice Miner Robin Frisch 10/10/2012 Tishri 25 Bill Robinson Chuck Robinson 10/10/2012 Tishri 25 Sophie Rubenstein Barbara Nicker Bernstein 10/10/2012 Tishri 25 Stephen Malek James Roberts 10/11/2012 Tishri 26 Stuart Sharenow Simcha David and Amy Connolly 10/11/2012 Tishri 26
OCT 12 & 13 Estelle Hydovitz Craig Garber 10/12/2012 Tishri 27 Bubbie Faye Bernstein* Martin Karlin 10/14/2012 Tishri 29 Harriet Beck Moftey Judith Marshall 10/15/2012 Tishri 30 Julius Weikersheimer Joshua Weikersheimer 10/15/2012 Tishri 30 Jack Bernstein Chad Ganden 10/16/2012 Heshvan 1 Jack Bernstein Emily Ganden 10/16/2012 Heshvan 1 Jack Bernstein Susan Ganden 10/16/2012 Heshvan 1 Jack Bernstein Karen Rosenberg 10/16/2012 Heshvan 1 Faye Kaplan Marc Cooperman 10/17/2012 Heshvan 2 Sophie Szold Sarilee Huffman 10/17/2012 Heshvan 2 Ruth Teitelbaum Bridges* Rhonda Merchut 10/18/2012 Heshvan 3
OCT 19 & 20 Jerrold Glen* David Glen 10/19/2012 Heshvan 4 Robert Meisner Karen Meisner 10/19/2012 Heshvan 4 Howard Nicker Barbara Nicker Bernstein 10/20/2012 Heshvan 5 Katherine Rebecca Greenberg Mark/Melanie Greenberg 10/21/2012 Heshvan 6 Art Lipton Debbie Morris 10/21/2012 Heshvan 6 Florence Glass Sharon Glass 10/23/2012 Heshvan 8 Philip Goldstein Vida Goldstein 10/23/2012 Heshvan 8 Bernard B. Reinschreiber* Elaine Beyer 10/23/2012 Heshvan 8 Ethel J. Fair* Norman and Laurie Fair 10/24/2012 Heshvan 9 Julia Edith Pinchuk* Burt Pinchuk 10/24/2012 Heshvan 9 Ella Strauss Gottlieb* Don Strauss 10/25/2012 Heshvan 10 Samuel Shapiro Jeffrey Shapiro 10/25/2012 Heshvan 10 Ben M. Skall* Flo Ann Bina 10/25/2012 Heshvan 10 Leo Stockland* Wendy Foster 10/25/2012 Heshvan 10
OCT 26 & 27 David Rappaport Dahlia Kran 10/26/2012 Heshvan 11 Fred Levenberg Phyllis Pinchuk 10/27/2012 Heshvan 12 Marvin Wiener Alan Wiener 10/27/2012 Heshvan 12 Arthur Scherer Paul Scherer 10/28/2012 Heshvan 13 Ruth Leah Eizen Bonnie Jane Adelman 10/29/2012 Heshvan 14 Rose Rubin* Ira Rubin 10/29/2012 Heshvan 14 Robert Schachter Michele Stein 10/31/2012 Heshvan 16 * A memorial light on the CBS yahrzeit board is lit
May their memories be for a blessing
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Board of Directors and Committees
Position Name Contact
President Chris Igo [email protected]
VP Administration Stephan Chriqui [email protected]
VP Member Services
Liz Levitt
Lisa Ohlhausen [email protected]
VP Membership
Leslie Noel
Elizabeth Sigale [email protected]
VP Education
Renee Major
Geoff Adler [email protected]
VP Finance Bob Fisher [email protected]
VP Development
Gregg Yedwab
Sam Kroll [email protected]
VP Religious Practices Joel Marks [email protected]
Secretary Susan Karoll [email protected]
Treasurer Betsy Wunder [email protected]
Director at Large Bob Kalinsky [email protected]
Director at Large Cynthia Summers [email protected]
Past President Jeff Rest [email protected]
Position Name Contact
Adult Education Jill Lexier [email protected]
B'nai Mitzvah Invitations Trudy Lythberg tel:355-5337
Building/Catering Stephan Chriqui [email protected]
Cemetery Mark Greenbergy
Gene Parker [email protected]
Chesed Bob Fisher
Terrie Stainman
630-369-6680
630-355-9908
Cultural Arts Linda Gaines [email protected]
Facilities Stephan Chriqui [email protected]
Gift Shop Lauren Gaither
Jill Greenwood [email protected]
Landscaping Stephan Chriqui [email protected]
Library Gerry Mendelssohn [email protected]
Newsletter Brad Kolar [email protected]
Religious School Renee Major [email protected]
Tikkun Olam Mimi Qunell [email protected]
Worship/Pulpit
Committee Russ Klem [email protected]