The Word - February 2015 - Congregation Beth Judea

RABBI’S REFLECTIONS
IN THIS ISSUE
“From Slavery to Freedom, Wandering and Conquest”
All year we are studying the content of the Torah in
many ways: ongoing classes, shorter or even single-session
units, brief discussions after morning or evening services
and here, in my monthly article. In previous months I have
described the content of the first three books of the Torah.
We continue this month with a summary of the Torah’s
fourth book, Numbers/Bemidbar.
The book is well named. It concerns the exploits of
the Israelites during the forty years they wandered from
Egypt to Canaan. It begins with a census of the people in
parshat Bemidbar, as the journey commences. Parshat
Naso continues with the duties of some of the levitical clans,
rules for purifying the camp and preparations for the use of
the mishkan, the portable shrine that housed the ark. In the
next parsha, Beha’alotkha, the final preparations for the use
of the mishkan are spelled out, the journey begins, and the
people begin to complain about life in the wilderness. In
Shelakh Lekha, Moses sends out a group of spies, one from
each tribe, to scout out the land of Canaan, but the scouts
discourage the idea of conquering it, and God sentences the
entire generation to wander until the adults all die in the
wilderness. The Torah mentions a number of laws on
various subjects, and then in parshat Korakh we witness a
real rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron by
their fellow Levite Korakh. After that rebellion is put down,
God reaffirms the role of the Levites as members of the
priesthood. Next, in parshat Hukkat, we read about the
purification of those who come into contact with the dead,
the Torah reports the death of Miriam, Moses and Aaron’s
sister, and the Israelites confront Moses and Aaron for more
water. Aaron’s role as kohein gadol, High Priest, is
(continued next page)
Rabbi’s Reflections ……………...……………..….1
World Wide Wrap / Sefer Torah Program ............2
Ta’am Yisrael Send Off! .................................... 3
Shabbat Dinner & Service (with spec. kids svc.) 3
B’nai Mitzvah Bios ................................................4
Purim Masquerade .............................................5
PURIM – Upcoming Events .............................. 5
A Special Opportunity ....................................... 6
Focus on Families ...............................................7
Religious School ...................................................
8
Youth ...................................................................10
Adult Education …………………….……….……...…
12
Healing Hearts: Nechama ................................. 15
Join Rabbi Pivo for Dinner and Conversation.........
16
Programming .......................................................16
Social Action .......................................................17
Israel Committee - AIPAC Policy Conference ......
17
Hesed Committee ................................................17
Sisterhood ............................................................18
Sisterhood Gift Shop ............................................19
Men’s Club ...........................................................20
Man of the Year / Youth of the Year .....................
21
Life in Israel – The Goodman’s Blog ....................23
SHALVA ........................................................... 24
Birthdays and Anniversaries …………………………..
25
Yahrzeits……………………………………………….…
26
Tributes……………………………………………….….
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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Shabbat Prayers
February 6, 2015 – 7:30 pm
Those who celebrate birthdays and anniversaries during the
month of February will be recognized at our service on February
6th. Our worship will begin at 7:30 pm.
Children of every age are welcome!
UPSTAIRS THOUGHTS
RABBI’S REFLECTIONS
“From Slavery to Freedom,
Wandering and Conquest”
transferred to his son Eleazar, and Aaron dies. In
parshat Balak we learn about the attempt of King
Balak to curse the Israelites through the prophet
Bilaam, a rare instance of what we might call fable
and even humor in the Torah. At the end of this
parsha there is an episode of idolatry among the
people, which is punished at the beginning of the next
parsha, Pinkhas. That parsha includes a lengthy list
of the clans and descendants of each of the tribes,
the laws of inheritance, the succession of Moses by
Joshua, as well as a calendar of public sacrifices.
Parshat Mattot discusses vows and oaths, and the
circumstances in which they are binding, the account
of a war against the Midianites, and a description of
some of the tribes settling east of the Jordan river. In
the final parsha of the book, Mas’ei, the Torah speaks
of the boundaries of the land, the cases of homicide
and manslaughter, and additional laws about
inheritance.
While a great deal happens in the book, we
should note that with few exceptions the events it
describes occur near the beginning and end of the
wilderness years, which is to say just as the Israelites
are leaving Egypt and just as they approach the end
of the forty years of wandering. Most of the 38 years
in the middle are passed over with little comment.
That is probably an indication that the importance of
those years is the transition to a new generation.
Those who came out of Egypt were timid and unready
to assume the responsibilities of liberation, so the
task of conquering Canaan and establishing God’s
covenant in the land fell to their children.
From a certain perspective, the end of the book
of Bemidbar is the end of the story of the Israelites’
history, the journey that began with Abraham and
Sarah. If we did not have Deuteronomy we might not
have missed it in terms of what happened to the
people. Next month we will see what the fifth, final,
book of the Torah has to add to that story in terms of
what that narrative meant as the Israelites stand at
the edge of the Promised Land.
Rabbi Jeff Pivo
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MEN’S CLUB
World Wide Wrap
and
Sefer Torah Program
MEN’S CLUB
World Wide Wrap XV
Sunday, February 1, 2015
“We're in it for the Tie!”
Get Ready to Wrap and Roll!!
Celebrate the Mitzvah of Tefillin with us. There’ll be
extra sets and personal trainers to help you through
the process. Then, afterwards, join us for a fabulous
Bagel Breakfast (and more) to discuss “Wrapping
Yourself Up with God” led by Orin Rotman & Norm
Kurtz.. Contact: Orin Rotman, World Wide Wrap
Chairman orotman@steinrotman.com
Orin Rotman
Tefillin Wrap Rap Video
SCHEDULE:
8:30 am – 10:00 am
10:00 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Wrap and Daven
Brunch
Torah Sessions:
Judaism 101
Jewpardy
Top 10 Commandments
For further information on this program please click here
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TA’AM YISRAEL SEND OFF
SHABBAT DINNER
Ta'am Yisrael
Send Off!
INVITES YOU TO
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Join us in wishing our students a
NESIAH TOVA (safe travels) to Israel
as part of the Ta'am Yisrael program
during Erev Shabbat Services on
February 6, 2015
7:30 pm
Rabbi Pivo will share special words
with our students as they prepare for
their journey to the Holy Land.
5:45 pm – 6:15 pm – Tot & Kids Service Featuring Brad Egel
6:15 pm – 7:30 pm – Dinner
7:30 pm – Shabbat Services – led by Norm Kurtz, Helen Peters
& Orin Rotman
Menu will be:
Spinach lasagna, grilled & roasted vegetables, Macaroni & Cheese,
buttered pasta with sauce, garlic bread and greek salad
Cost: Adults: $12 Children (Ages 7-12): $10 Children (4 - 6): $5
Families: $38.00
Bring Your Own Bottle of White Kosher Wine
RSVP by February 6, 2015
Yasher Koach to our students!
CELEBRATE LAY LED SHABBAT WITH DINNER RSVP
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Jessica Altenberg
Ethan Kallish
Charles Appel
Ross Marcus
NAME: ______________________________________________________
Lauren Appel
Marc Mills
Molly Appel
Jordyn Neiman
Corey Barnett
Rebecca Neimark
Madison Brim
Elana Redfern
Samantha Brody
Scott Schwerdlin
Carly Colen
Miriam Silberman
Samantha Harris
Noah Spiro
Adam Heald
Kyle Wunsch
‫נ ְִסיעָ ה טֹו ָבה‬
EMAIL: ______________________________________________________
PHONE: ____________________________________________________
COST: ____ ADULTS: $12
____ CHILDREN (Age 7-12) $10
____ CHILDREN (Age 4 – 6) $5
____ FAMILY RATE: $38
TOTAL
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B’NAI MITZVAH BIO
Shaina Pearl Wenk will be called to
the Torah as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, February 7, 2015.
Abigail Golde will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday,
February 21, 2015.
Shaina is a 7th grader at Twin Groves
Middle School. Shaina is on the Twin
Groves Colts Poms squad and began
playing lacrosse this fall with the
Illinois Girls Lacrosse Association.
Abby is a seventh grade High Honor
Roll student at Hawthorn Middle
School South. In her free time, she
enjoys hanging out with her friends,
singing in the school choir, running
cross country and track on her
school's team, ice skating, and art.
Shaina also loves to shop, cook, hang out with friends and
watch TV.
Shaina’s mitzvah projects focused on two of her favorite
things – pets and B'nai B'rith Beber Camp in Mukwonago,
WI. Shaina has spent many hours volunteering with
Orphans of the Storm. She has spent time “showing
animals” that are up for adoption, and collecting blankets
to donate to the shelter.
Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, Shaina held a bake sale
to support the B’nai B’rith Beber Camp Scholarship Fund.
She raised money to help ensure that every child has the
opportunity to experience Jewish overnight camp, just like
she has for the last 3 amazing summers.
Joining in Shaina's special day are her extremely proud
parents, Hillary & Brian, older sister, Brooke, Grammie
Susan Stouber, and many more friends and family. This
day is made even more special as Shaina chants from the
same Parsha as her sister did, three years ago.
Shaina would like to thank Hazzan Weisberg and Andrea
Dickson for helping prepare her for this wonderful
occasion. A special thanks to Rabbi Pivo for his help with
Shaina’s D’var Torah.
6th and 7th Graders!
Apply today for the
2015 Beth Judea Kadima Board
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LEADER IN BETH JUDEA
KADIMA?
WANT TO HAVE A SAY IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO???
THEN KADIMA BOARD IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!!!
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION (ALONG WITH THE
REQUIRED WRITTEN ATTACHMENT) AND RETURN TO
MARC SENDER BY February 1ST, 2015!!!
THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE KADIMA BOARD WILL BE
in February
2015 KADIMA BOARD APPLICATION
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Abby loves animals, especially playing with her dog
Leila. She loves spending part of her summer at Jewish
overnight camp in New York and can't wait to go back for her
fourth summer.
Joining Abby on this special day will be her parents Leslie
and Michael and her sister Rebecca.
Her proud
grandparents Stuart and Bettie Schwartz, Grandmother Linda
Golde and companion Tom Magnus, and Grandfather Alan
Golde will also be sharing in the celebration as well as her
many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Abby would like to thank Rabbi Pivo, Hazzan Weisberg, Anna
Besser, and all of her Hebrew school teachers for all of their
support, guidance, and encouragement. A special thank you
to Andrea Dickson for her tutoring and mentoring which
prepared Abby for this special day.
Aaron Samuel Kudlowitz will be called to
the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday,
February 28, 2015.
Aaron is a 7th grader at Daniel Wright Jr.
High School and has a passion for
sports. He loves to play football and has
been playing basketball for three straight
years with the Lincolnshire Sports
Association. He also enjoys running and
participated in the District 103 Run for the
Fields 5K race last year.
Aaron also enjoys playing baritone sax in the Daniel Wright 7th
grade band, and watching the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears,
and any University of Florida sport.
Aaron is happy to be celebrating his bar mitzvah with his
parents, Matt and Effie Kudlowitz, his younger sister Anna, his
younger brother Max, and his grandparents Shlomith Cohen,
Barry and Sharon Kudlowitz. Aaron thanks his aunts, uncle,
cousins, and other friends and family who have traveled to
celebrate with him today. He also remembers all those who
cannot be with him to celebrate today.
Aaron would like to thank Anna Besser, Rabbi Pivo, Cantor
Weisberg, and all his Hebrew school teachers, for all they have
done to help him reach this day.
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PURIM SPECIAL EVENTS
Buy Tickets for Yourself
Bring Your Friends
UPCOMING PURIM
EVENTS
Tickets – $80 per person
Tickets include: Great Food, Live
Band, Open Bar, and Entertainment
February 1
Special Hebrew School Parents
Offer Ends
There are so many ways to show your support for Beth
Judea:
February 15
Purim Masquerade Print Ads Due
1. Attend the Purim Masquerade on Saturday Evening
March 7, 2015.
February 20
Schlach Manot Orders Due
February 22
Purim Masquerade Online
Reservations End
February 26
Shushan Wonderland RSVPs due
March 1
Shushan Wonderland
March 1
Tot Hour at Purim Carnival
March 1
Purim Carnival
March 4
Ma’ariv & Megillah Reading
March 5
Shacharit & Megillah Reading
March 7
Game Truck
March 7
Purim Masquerade
2. Become an Event Sponsor:
We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities.
Please consider one of the many options as you
determine your gift.
3. Purchase an ad for our Event Program:
 In Honor of Mitch & Ann Lerman
 Highlight your business to all of our expected
Purim Masquerade attendees
 Send a personalized greeting to one of our
congregants, clergy, or staff.
4. Donate Auction Items: Ask anyone and everyone
for a gift
Sports Tickets *
Gift Certificates *
Airline Tickets *
Hotel/Condo Vacations *
Birthday Parties *
Theater Tickets *
Other Products & Services
Click here to visit the website or go to:
www.BethJudea.org/PM2015
Get Flyer
Get Ad Book Form
Get Sponsor Letter
RECENT UPDATE: MENU & PREMIER SPACE AVAIL.
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECENT UPDATES
Orders Due by February 20 – Click Here to Download Schlach Manot Order Form
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A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Chavurah Questionnaire
Over the years Congregation Beth Judea has had several successful chavurot. These chavurot have
thrived here at Beth Judea for 10, 20, and even 30 years. To serve the socialization, fellowship,
cultural, and religious needs of our families, an effort to create new chavurot has been started.
Click here for Chavurah Questionnaire. It will take 5-10 minutes to complete. Please respond by Feb
17th.
Click here for FAQ.
There will be an organizational meeting on Feb 24th.
- Evan Rumack
FOCUS ON FAMILY EVENTS
MITZVAH CLUB
PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
AGES NINE AND YOUNGER
Dozens of families with young children are coming together to teach the important lesson of
helping others through mitzvot.
As a group, families are volunteering six times this year for a variety of non-profits across
Chicagoland.
All activities are geared toward ages nine and younger.
Children will receive a “Mitzvah Club” card.
HELP STOCK THE FOOD PANTRY AT THE ARK CHICAGO
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 – 3:00 pm
The Mitzvah Club will be stocking the food pantry at the
ARK Chicago - 6450 N. California Ave. - Chicago, IL 60645
The cost is free, but we ask our families to please bring kosher cans of food to be donated.
Contact: Allyson Marcus at allysonjmarcus@yahoo.com
Please Watch Your Weekly Emails for Future Upcoming Events
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FOCUS ON FAMILY EVENTS
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FOCUS ON FAMILIES
March 1
10:00 am -- Shushan Wonderland
11:00 am -- Tot hour at the Purim Carnival
Join us for a light breakfast, followed by groger making and a special
presentation of the Purim story perfect for preschoolers.
At 11 am, check out the Tot Hour of Beth Judea’s amazing Purim Carnival.
This program is open to children preK & under with an adult. Registration is required by Feb 26.
March 4
7:00 pm – Megillah Reading
Dress in COSTUME and get ready to make some noise!
As a Mitzvah project, please bring boxes of dry pasta/rice
Or vitamins to be used as groggors and then donated
to a food shelter.
March 19
6:30 pm – Challah Chaverim: MATZAH MAKING
Join us for MATZAH MAKING, story time with Rabbi Pivo and a Shabbat song session with Hazzan
Weisberg. Registration is required by March 12.
Every Shabbat Sat. Morning, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Gan Shabbat
Gan Shabbat is a Shabbat service specially designed for children ages nine and
under along with their families. After Gan Shabbat, participants are welcomed at
the main service and the community Kiddush.
For more information about family programming, please contact the synagogue office at 847-634-0777.
Congregation Beth Judea, 5304 RFD, Long Grove, IL - 847-634-0777
To Register by Email go to www.info@bethjudea.org
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EDUCATION
Tu B'Shvat and Ba’al Tashchit: How Much Do We Waste?
Tu B’Shevat is one of four New Years on the Jewish calendar. In ancient times, it was necessary to
know the age of a tree so that its fruit could be eaten at the proper age (in the 4th year of the tree’s life;
Leviticus 19:23-25). Trees are a wonderful creation upon which we are all dependent.
Tu B’Shevat marks the beginning of spring in Israel. When our ancestors left Israel, Tu B’Shevat
represented an opportunity to reconnect with the land of Israel. The seven species, symbolic of Tu
B’Shevat, represent foods that grow in Israel: wheat, barley, grapes, olives, figs, pomegranates, and
(date) honey.
In modern times, Tu B’Shevat has come to represent ecological issues. Ba’al Tashchit, a Jewish value,
teaches us to not waste or destroy anything needlessly. Below are some statistics on American
consumption patterns, emphasizing how much waste we produce, how much we throw away each year.
• The average person in the US produces 4 pounds of garbage a day.
• The average person in the US throws away about 20 pounds of nonfood waste each week
(this includes paper, glass, plastic, and metals).
• The average American uses and discards 690 pounds of paper a year. Average use worldwide
is only 100 pounds of paper per person each year.
• Only 25.6% of the 71.8 million tons of paper waste, 12% of the 12.5 million tons of glass waste,
31.7% of the 2.5 million tons of aluminum waste, and 1.1% of the 14.4 million tons of plastic
waste our country produces is recovered.
• It takes 95% less energy to produce an aluminum can from an existing one than it does to
produce one from raw materials.
• Recycling the paper from one Sunday edition of the New York Times would save 75,000 trees.
• Recycling plastics save twice as much energy as burning them in an incinerator.
(http://www.coejl.org/resources/baal-tashchit-how-much-do-we-waste/)
Does this information surprise you? Do you think your own family consumes or wastes more or less than
average? An average amount?
So how can we put Ba’al Tashchit into practice? Through recycling efforts, conservation of natural
resources, exploring reusable energy and much more! If we were to buy only products that use minimal
recyclable packaging, that would exemplify Ba’al Taschit.
2015
begins in the evening of Tuesday, February 3
and ends in the evening of Wednesday, February 4
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EDUCATION
Upcoming School Events:
World Wide Wrap
Coming up on Sunday, February 1st, Dalet and Heh students and their families are invited to participate in
Men’s Club World Wide Wrap at 8:30 am. Dalet students have been working on creating their own Tefillin
and will show off their wrapping skills with the rest of Men’s Club this Sunday morning. Please join us for
this event!
Shabbat Dinner for K-2nd Grade Families
Throughout the year, our Kindergarten through second graders learn about Shabbat – Erev Shabbat, Yom
Shabbat and Motzi Shabbat. We cordially invite our Sunday school families (K-2nd grade) to celebrate
Shabbat with us at Beth Judea on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 6:15 pm. Be on the lookout for the
Shabbat Dinner registration.
CALENDAR UPDATES:
February:
Sunday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Saturday
2/1
2/6
2/14
2/15
2/16
2/21
Men’s Club World Wide Wrap
K – 2nd grade Shabbat Dinner
No Gimel Shabbat
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
No Beyachad classes
Dalet leading Shabbat Services in Main Sanctuary
March:
Sunday
3/1
Purim Carnival – regular dismissal time (12 pm)
Saturday
3/7
Gimel leading Shabbat Services in Main Sanctuary
Tuesday
3/10
Heh class picture
Saturday
3/14
Bet leading Shabbat services in Main Sanctuary
Sunday
3/22
Aleph class family program
Saturday
3/28
No Gimel Shabbat
Sunday 3/29 – Monday 4/6
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL or Beyachad– Spring Break
ATTENTION HEBREW SCHOOL PARENTS: PURIM MASQUERADE SPECIAL NOTICE FROM YOUTH DEPT.
After seeing all the mail and email about the Purim Masquerade, are you still on the fence about attending?
Is finding babysitting a hassle?
We have the answer! The Purim Masquerade planning committee is sponsoring a premier youth event for ages 5 to
13 (K-8th grade), run by our youth department, at Beth Judea during the party. This event will feature Game
Truck, a mobile high tech gaming facility equipped with the latest gaming systems and age appropriate
games. This chaperoned event will run from 7:30 to 11:30pm on March 7th and will also include crafts, movies,
games, and a huge Ice Cream Social in the youth lounge.
To register for the events you can either:
RSVP Online: Purim Masquerade Registration
Youth Event Registration
OR
Call Beth Judea at 847-634-0777 and tell them you want the Hebrew School Deal for the Purim Masquerade and
tell them how many children (and the ages) will attend the youth event.
This is a terrific opportunity to have some fun, partake in some first class food and music, and support Beth
Judea! And now, there is no reason NOT to do it!
Already have your tickets? Sign your kids up for the youth event online Youth Event Registration or call Beth
Judea and sign your kids up for this program - at NO COST!
The Purim Masquerade will be an event not to be missed. We hope to see you there!!
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PDF of Game Truck Flyer
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YOUTH
WHAT’S UP IN THE WORLD OF OUR YOUTH???
Special sneak peeks for 2nd, 5th, and 8th graders of the following year’s youth program!!!
CALLING ALL 2ND GRADERS!!! 2nd graders are now eligible to join Kadinkers!!! You can join
Kadinkers for the second half of your second grade year for only $10!!!
CALLING ALL 5TH GRADERS!!! 5th graders are now eligible to join Kadima!!! You can join Kadima for
the second half of your 5th grade years for only $20 (if you were already a member of Kadinkers you are
automatically now a member of Kadima and you do not need to pay any additional dues)!
CALLING ALL 8TH GRADERS!!! 8th graders are now eligible to join USY!!! 8th graders may join USY for
the second half of their 8th grade year for only $40 (If you were already a member of Kadima you are now
automatically a USYer and you do not need to pay any additional dues)!
VIDEO GAME TRUCK
We have a special event for youth of all ages on the evening of our Purim Masquerade Ball!!! A night
out for the kids and a night out for the parents… What could be better??? Kadinkers and Kadima: mark
your calendars for an evening of fun as we bring an awesome VIDEO GAME TRUCK to Beth Judea
during the ball. This program is free if your parents are attending the Masquerade Ball (if they do not
attend, there will be a fee). CLICK HERE FOR FLYER
KADINKERS (2nd-4th grade)
Our Kadinkers group kicked off the year in style with a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry followed
by ice skating at Millennium park. Our kadinkers group is now including 2nd graders for the rest of the
year. We are excited for some great programming in the year ahead. Be on the lookout for your February
event flyer in your email
KADIMA (5th-7th grade)
Kadimaniks who are still looking to get involved can join Kadima board for this spring and fall. Kadima
board is open to 6th and 7th graders who would like to help plan some of the programs and begin to grow
as leaders in our youth program. This past month, the Kadimaniks joined together with the Kadinkers for a
fun trip to the Museum of Science and Industry followed by ice skating at Millennium Park.
USY (BJUSY) (8th-12th grade)
With our 8th graders now fully immersed in the USY experience, we are looking forward to an amazing
second half of the year. We kicked things off with a “kidnap” of 19 of our 8th graders followed by an outing
to Xtreme Trampoline
We want to wish all of our 8th graders attending the Ta’am Yisrael trip safe travels, and we can’t wait to
hear all about your experiences when you return.
For the rest of the members who will not be away on Ta’am we have two incredible trips available in
February.
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YOUTH
You should have already received information on our upcoming Midwinter convention and Weekend of
Greatness which includes 2 to 4 fantastic days in the Wisconsin Dells!!! You can register for both trips or either
one but do so quickly as space is filling fast!
Remember you can always stay up to date with all things BJUSY throughout the entire year by visiting our new
and improved website www.bethjudeausy.weebly.com, and you can sign up for membership by going to
http://tinyurl.com/bethjudeayouth.
B’Shalom,
Marc Sender - Youth Director
Congregation Beth Judea - 5304 RFD Long Grove, IL 60047
Office: (847)-634-0777 ext. 114 Cell: (847)-334-8639
Email: YouthDirector@bethjudea.orgmailto:YouthDirector@bethjudea.org
Website: www.bethjudeausy.weebly.com
Sign up for membership at http://tinyurl.com/bethjudeayouth
6th & 7th Graders – apply today
Check us out on Facebook and Twitter!
for the 2015 Beth Judea Kadima
Please consider making a donation to the Youth Fund or
Rachel Hirshman Fund to help USYers go to regional programs and Israel
Board. See page 4 for details.
TENTATIVE UPCOMING SCHEDULE
MIDWINTER CONVENTION AND
WEEKEND OF GREATNESS 2015
BJUSY USY AND BEANS USY
ARE ONCE AGAIN TEAMING UP FOR A
PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND OF GREATNESS TRIP
BEANS USY AND BJUSY
PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND OF GREATNESS!!!
DATE: SATURDAY 2/14/15 THROUGH 2/16/15
LINK TO SIGN UP ONLINE FOR THE TRIP
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND OF GREATNESS TRIP
THIS YEAR Weekend of Greatness is the same weekend as the CHUSY
Midwinter convention!!! You can sign up for both trips and stay for the
entire 4 days in the Dells!!! You also have the option to still just attend
Weekend of Greatness and ride the bus up on Saturday night!!!
DO NOT LET COST DETER YOU!!! The Beth Judea youth committee is offering
2 separate $25 scholarships to all who request it. $25 for Weekend of
Greatness and a separate $25 for Midwinter convention.
FEBRUARY
February 2
February 3
February 4
Feb. 8-16
February 9
February 10
Feb. 13-16
February 22
February 23
February 24
February 28
February 28
BJUSY Basketball
BJUSY Challah & Havdallah
Regional Lounge Night
Ta’am Yisreal: A Taste of Israel
8th Grade Israel Experience
BJUSY Basketball
BJUSY Board Meeting
Midwinter/WOG
BJUSY attends Men’s Club
Youth of the Year Dinner
BJUSY Basketball
BJUSY Purim/Bake Hamantashen
BJUSY Teen Minion Minyan
BJUSY Purim Carnival Setup
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES FOR
OUR YOUTH GROUPS
View our calendar online at
http://tinyurl.com/BJUSYCalendar
Midwinter (Fri-Sat) cost: $140 ($115 after scholarship)
Weekend of Greatness (Sat-Mon) cost: $189 ($164 after scholarship)
MORE: For more information or to become a member of USY please click
below or contact
Marc Sender
847-634-0777 x 114
YouthDirector@bethjudea.org
March 1, 2015
Don't Delay Join Today:
BJUSY Kadima and Kadinkers Online Membership Form
To view a pdf copy of the flyer please click below
PDF of PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND OF GREATNESS Flyer
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ADULT EDUCATION
WEEKLY CLASSES
These classes are ongoing. Please join at any time.
Hebrew is not required for any of these classes unless
specifically noted.
ADULT EDUCATION AT
CONGREGATION BETH JUDEA.
Congregation Beth Judea offers a variety of meaningful
Jewish learning opportunities through classes, lectures,
and informal sessions on Jewish Law, Torah, prayer, and
other topics of interest that will intrigue and inspire you.
All classes (unless otherwise noted) are held at
Congregation Beth Judea.
You can view all our upcoming classes on our website;
however, schedules are subject to change so please check
our home page for updates.
“When I pray,
I speak to God;
When I study,
God speaks to me.”
- Rabbi Louis Finkelstein
Interpretive Minyan in the Library
Service Leader: Norm Kurtz
You are invited to join the Interpretive Minyan
in the Library the first and third Shabbat of
every month. Our growing minyan is
focused on building community by enjoying a passionate,
meaningful, and dynamic Shabbat morning experience.
Our minyan is friendly and welcoming to all. Join us for
prayer/discussion/learning and stay for Kiddush/lunch
after services.
We meet in the synagogue library on the second floor
from 10:30 until 11:45. We look forward to welcoming you
to our community.
Shabbat shalom,
TALMUD STUDY
Talmud & Jewish Life:
Grappling with Life, Law, and Innovation
Sunday mornings at 8 am
Participate in a lively discussion of the Talmud and its
relevance for us today. No prior knowledge is required and
texts will be provided. We are working our way through the
fascinating array of topics in the Tractate Ketubot (Marriage
Contracts). Orin Rotman will facilitate this weekly Talmud
study session. (Artscroll Schottenstein edition is used for
this class)
CAFFEINE FOR THE SOUL: Morning Torah Study
RESUMES ON FEBRUARY 2 – MARCH 23, 2015
Tuesday mornings after minyan (8:10 – 8:30 am)
Linger after morning minyan for a light breakfast and a bit of
Torah, as we spend a few minutes together looking at the
weekly parshah with Rabbi Pivo.
HUMASH w/RASHI
Judaism 201: `What’s Bugging Rashi?’ (Rabbi Pivo)
Tuesday Evenings at 8:00 pm begins Nov. 4, 2014 -May
For nearly a thousand years, Jews have understood the
Torah through the eyes of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, or Rashi.
His commentary has been the indispensable source for
beginners and expert students alike to understand Torah.
Rashi’s brief, clear comments are the best starting point for
an in-depth study of our most vital texts. The course is
open to all but with advanced students in mind; we will use
the Hebrew text as much as possible.
TASTE OF TORAH:
Sweet Taste of Torah: Kohelet & Song of Songs
Wednesday evenings at 8 pm
For thousands of years, Judaism has been interpreting and
applying the Torah to everyday life. This class follows the
Tanach cycle. Each week we will read through several
chapters a week of the Nevim (Prophets) texts, then on to
Ketuvim (Writings), then back to Torah again.
Parsha Perspectives
Thursday evenings after minyan (7:45—8:00 pm)
Do you have 10 minutes to spare? It only takes 10
minutes to get started on a lifelong journey. Spend each
Thursday after Minyan learning about the upcoming Parsha
with Rabbi Pivo, and before you know it you'll have
completed hours of Torah study.
PARSHA OF THE WEEK
Shabbat Torah/Haftarah Study
Shabbat morning at 9 am
Join a study/discussion of the week’s parsha. We will
discuss questions raised by the participants.
Norm Kurtz
EDUCATION SERIES
To register for classes or to find out more information
about the Adult Education programs, contact Anna Besser
at (847) 634-0777 or at abesser@bethjudea.org
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Welcome to our Adult Education Series. To register for
classes or to find out more information, please contact
Anna Besser at abesser@bethjudea.org.
Adult Education
February 2015
WORLD WIDE WRAP
Sunday, February 1, 2015
8:30 am Minyan
complimentary Breakfast
following services
Join us for a meaningful and entertaining Sunday morning service when Congregation Beth Judea’s Men’s Club,
along with men’s clubs throughout the world. We will be celebrating the mitzvah of wearing tefillin. Bring your
tefillin, and we will help you learn how to use them. Following the service, join us for a complimentary breakfast
for all WWW participants. Instructions will be available starting at 8:15 am for those who have not worn Tefillin
before or need a refresher.
Lunch & Learn: ‘A La Carte’
(a bag of lunch, current events and Jewish ethics)
Taught by Rabbi Pivo
Bring your lunch and join Rabbi Pivo for a discussion of current events and Jewish ethics in the modern world.
We’ll talk about a little bit of this and a little bit of that as we look at what’s happening in and around the Jewish
world.
Monday, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Dates: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23
LOCATION: Sunset Foods 2nd Floor Conference Room (corner of Rt. 83 & Aptakisic)
Bring Your Own Lunch
TAP the Torah: Israeli Elections: What’s at Stake for Me? Click Here for Flyer
Taught by Orin Rotman
Sponsored by Men’s Club
A representative of AJC and of Mercaz will join in the discussion.
COST: $5 donation
Feb. 19, 2015
The Continental Restaurant (788 S Buffalo Grove Rd BG)
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Welcome to our Adult Education Series. To register for
classes or to find out more information, please contact
Anna Besser at abesser@bethjudea.org.
Adult Education
February 2015
Judaism 101: 5 Books in 4 Weeks!
Taught by Rabbi Pivo
In this mini-course, offered three times this year, we will immerse ourselves in the Torah’s five books content
and structure. The course fulfills requirements for our Adult B’nei Mitzvah, but is open to all.
COST: Free for members; $5 for non-members
Sunday mornings; 11:00 am
WINTER SESSION: Feb.1, 8
Sweet Taste of Torah: Kohelet & Song of Songs
Taught by Orin Rotman
Wednesday evenings at 8 pm
For thousands of years Judaism has been interpreting and applying the Torah to
everyday life. This class follows the Tanach cycle. We are starting Kohelet and
Song of Songs. Join us each week as we read through several chapters a week of the Nevim (Prophets) texts,
then on to Ketuvim (Writings), then back to Torah again.
Hebrew 101
Taught by Lee Goldberg
Monday evenings; 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Dates: Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 9, 16, 23
COST: Members – FREE; Non-Members - $36 for series
In this mini-course, we will focus on familiarity of the Hebrew letters and vowels, blending sounds and reading.
The course is open to all, including our Adult B’nei Mitzvah students.
Hebrew Literacy II
CO-SPONSORED by MEN’S CLUB
Taught by Norm Kurtz & Eric Yegelwel
Tuesday evenings; 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Dates: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
COST: Members – FREE; Non-Members - $36 for series
Don't miss this opportunity to learn core prayers! For those who have taken Hebrew Literacy I and want to
continue learning, then this is for you! This 8-week class will focus on teaching the prayers from the Saturday
morning service while incorporating parts of the Understanding Prayer curriculum at the same time.
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ADULT EDUCATION
Healing Hearts
2015 Winter Program
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Spontaneous Jewish Prayer:
Amen and Hallelujah
Join us as we look at the history of intuitive prayer in
Judaism. How did we lose the art, and why do we
often feel uncomfortable with unscripted prayer?
Discover new ways to express our deepest yearnings
and joys.
Presented by Rabbi Ari Moffic
Rabbi Moffic is the Director of
InterfaithFamily/Chicago.
Modern interpretations of culture and religion, and
making Jewish living accessible, relevant, and
meaningful are the areas that drive and inspire her.
Program held at:
Temple Chai
1670 Checker Road
Long Grove, Illinois
The Adult Jewish Education Co-op (AJEC) is
committed to providing relevant programs of vital
interest to all. Programs will generate open and
honest discussions, as well as focus on personal
connections to the topics.
Please Pre-Register to
Linda Magad
Click here for full flyer
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Northwest Suburban Jewish
Grief Support
Nechama: Comfort for
the Bereaved Among Us
Nechama is a workshop for grievers and their
loved ones who have experienced a loss during
the past four months.
Participants will learn about the grief process
and coping mechanisms, understand their
grieving styles, and how to gain and receive
support from friends and loved ones.
This workshop will also look at how Judaism
lays the groundwork to provide comfort for the
bereaved through the use of ritual and connection
to other mourners.
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Place: Temple Chai, 1670 Checker Rd., Long Grove
Fee: No Fee
Contact: Rosalie Greenberger, LCSW, at JCFS
Phone: 224-625-2819
Email: Rosaliegreenberger@jcfs.org
Healing Hearts is a partnership of Temple Chai, Congregation Beth
Judea, Congregation Beth Am, Chicago Jewish Funerals, Goldman
Funeral Group, Piser Funeral Services, Shalom Memorial Funeral
Home.
One-stop, toll-free access for help. Call 855-ASKJCFS (855- 275-5237), email ask@jcfs.org or visit
jcfs.org.
JHNC is administered by Jewish Child & Family Services in collaboration with CJE
SeniorLife, the Chicago Board of Rabbis & Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation. JCFS is
a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish
Federation.
Click here for full flyer
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DINNER WITH RABBI
PROGRAMMING
We are trying to get people with common
interests together.
.
Join Rabbi Pivo
For Dinner and Conversation
Thursday
February 19, 2015
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Topic:
How to Make Holidays
Meaningful and Fun for Children
Cost for Dinner: $12/pp
Reservations required by
February 12th to
lneiman@bethjudea.org
For additional dates and topics
click here for flyer
If you like a game or activity that others may
enjoy let us know.
Are you interested in: Bridge
Poker
Mah Jongg Klucke/Kalookie
Or are you interested in just joining people for:
Breakfast
Scrapbooking
Sports or Sharing your interests and hobbies?
All suggestions are
WELCOME!!
We are interested in getting new ideas for
Programming.
PROGRAMMING
It is my goal to make sure that we have programs
that are of interest to all the different congregants
of the synagogue and to get people to help plan
and volunteer to help with those programs.
I invite you to join the Programming Committee.
If you can’t attend but would like to be involved
call or email me.
Any ideas for new programs are welcome!!
Fred Rabinowitz
Vice President - Programming
Rabino49@aol.com
If you have any ideas or have seen good
programs at other synagogues,
please share them with us.
Please contact Fred Rabinowitz at
rabino49@aol.com
Upon three things the world is based:
Upon Torah,
Upon Divine Service
and
Upon the Practice of Charity
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SOCIAL ACTION
Especially now, please watch your weekly emails
closely for special projects we will be participating in
to help the food shelters, the homeless, and all those
less fortunate with clothing and food drives.
ISRAEL COMMITTEE
AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE
March 1 – 3, 2014
February 1 - 3:30 pm (Sunday)
Bingo at Friend Center – Click Here for Flyer
February 8- New Time: 1:30 pm (Sunday)
Bring Your Dogs to Visit the Elderly at Alden of Long
Grove. Click Here for Flyer.
Watch your emails for upcoming Mitzvah
opportunities with Maot Chitim for Passover.
The Social Action Committee meets on the last Monday of
each month. Please join us.
AIPAC CONFERENCE
If you are attending the AIPAC Conference this
year and would like to join us for dinner on the
Sunday night of the Policy Conference please
contact Arnie Goldberg at arnieccc@gmail.com
For further information on any of the above, please contact
Scott Eisner at scott.eisner1@gmail.com .
HESED COMMITTEE
An Important Announcement
CONGREGATION BETH JUDEA
HESED (CARING) COMMITTEE
The Hesed committee would like to know if you have any
difficulties/problems that you would like to discuss with a
knowledgeable individual. We have a group of
congregants who have been trained or are professionals
who would be able to provide a brief consultation with you
in order to refer you on for more in-depth assistance. We
are also thinking about starting some support groups. We
would like to know what you feel your needs are. Please
email Ellene Lammers at elammers@comcast.net or call
Rabbi Pivo.
2014 AIPAC Conference - Photo of Last Year Attendees
Join fellow members of Beth Judea in our Nation’s
Capitol for three of the most important days
affecting Israel’s future.
For more information about Beth Judea’s
delegation, or to register for the AIPAC POLICY
CONFERENCE contact AIPAC’s Chicago Area
Director, Eli Wald at 312-253-8994 or
ewald@aipac.org
click here for flyer
FOR A LIST OF EMERGENCY HOTLINE NUMBERS,
AGENCIES AND RESOURCES click here
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SISTERHOOD SOURCE
Sisterhood Update - February 2015
In the movie, "Fiddler on the Roof", is a beautiful, song
"Shabbat Prayer", in which Golda blesses their daughters
with the line "May you be like Ruth and like Esther.” With
Purim coming next month, it is appropriate to think about
how we may be more like those two brave heroines of
our ancient literature. Perhaps we could all be more of
many things such as patient, understanding,
independent, observant, active in synagogue, in effort to
contribute to tikkun olam (repairing the world). In
repairing the world, we repair ourselves too.
One way Sisterhood was able to contribute to tikkun
olam was by collecting 220 children's books to be
distributed by Bernie's Book Bank to "at risk" youth in the
Chicago area. We hope that Ruth and Esther would
have been as proud and delighted with this effort as we
were.
In repairing the world, we repair ourselves too. Here are
some upcoming events that bring us camaraderie, fun,
and renewal:
•
2/17/15
Sisterhood "Schmooze Night“
•
2/21/15
Nosh-A-Night
•
2/23/15
Book Club, 7:00 PM at Debbi Green’s.
The book is The Family by David Laskin.
•
3/22/15
Men's Club and Sisterhood cosponsored Wine Tasting
We also hope that everyone will support the synagogue's
Purim Masquerade ball honoring Mitch and Ann Lerman
as King and Queen.
Where every woman’s voice is heard
at
COME JOIN YOUR SISTERHOOD FRIENDS
FOR A COOKIE AND A CUP OF TEA
OR A GLASS OF WINE
BRING YOUR SMILING FACES
AND KNITTING OR A GOOD STORY TO SHARE
AND WE’LL SPEND A FEW HOURS
IN PLEASANT COMPANY
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED
PLEASE RSVP BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 TO
Mskitty.hoffman@gmail.com
Please join us at our meetings and programs! We look
forward to seeing old friends and making new ones, and
as always, we welcome your ideas for activities.
Click Here to Download Flyer
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chag Purim Sameach!
- Merle Rumack, Secretary
MAH JONGG –FEBRUARY– Flyer
Series Continues in February
Dates: Feb. 1, Feb. 8
Tuesday
Saturday
Monday
February 17
February 21
February 23
Sisterhood “Schmooze Night”
Nosh A Nite
Sisterhood Book Club
SAVE THE DATE: March 22, 2015
Men’s Club & Sisterhood co-sponsored Wine Tasting Event
SISTERHOOD FUNDRAISERS
Torah Pin Fund All Occasion Cards Entertainment Books
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SISTERHOOD
All Are Invited
Come Join Us for the Sisterhood
Progressive Nosh A Night!
February 21, 2015
Here’s how it works:
People volunteer to host a course: hot appetizers, cold
appetizers or dessert, all served buffet style.
•
•
•
Not everyone will be hosting.
You will go to an assigned home for each of the
appetizer courses and then we will all gather
together at the home of Darlene and Barry
Bikshorn for dessert.
This event is open to the entire congregation:
singles, couples.
Each person will make one dish: a cold appetizer, hot
appetizer or dessert and bring it to the host home for
that course.
All food must be dairy or pareve.
•
Where every woman’s voice is heard
SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB
Come Join Us As We Discuss
THE FAMILY
by
David Laskin
Each host will contact his/her guests to
coordinate what each person brings and when to
drop off the food (before or after Shabbat of
course).
•Hot appetizer course: 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
•Cold appetizer course: 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
•Dessert: 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Click Here for Full Flyer
Laskin honors the traditions,
the lives and the choices of his
ancestors (revolutionaries,
entrepreneurs, scholars,
farmers, tycoons and truck
drivers), who were separated
by the upheavals in western
Russia.
The Family is a deeply
personal, dramatic and
emotional account of people
caught in a cataclysmic time in
world history.
•Cost:
$5.00 per person for Sisterhood members and guest(s)
$7.50 per person for non-Sisterhood members and
their guest(s)
Come and enjoy the evening!!
This nonfiction book traces
the roots of the authors own
family and captures the epic
sweep of the 20th century.
Click here for flyer
Book Discussion will be on Monday,
February 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm
At Debbi Green’s Home
Please RSVP to brendaclevin@yahoo.com
This event is open to Sisterhood and CBJ Members
SISTERHOOD GIFTSHOP
STOP IN AND SEE OUR NEW AND UNIQUE ITEMS
We Have Great Gifts for Any Occassion
Congregation Beth Judea Gift Shop (Where shopping is a mitzvah)
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Judea's Judaica Shop carries a wide variety of Judaica and gift items such as tallitot, kippot, Seder
plates, Hanukkah menorahs, candlesticks, kiddush cups, tzedakah boxes, mezzuzah cases, books, toys, games, teacher gifts, and nonreligious gift items. The shop carries Gary Rosenthal, Nambe, and a large number of items imported directly from Israel. The shop also
carries special seasonal items and gift baskets. In addition, you can special order about anything you may want.
Stop by when the shop is open: Sundays from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Tuesdays when Religious School is in session and by appointment.
Karen Nagel is the Gift Shop Manager.
The Gift Shop has lots of
new merchandise, including
great High Holiday and
other holiday gift items, as
well as Bat/Bat Mitzvah and
wedding gift items.
Check out Sisterhood’s
own L'CHAIM TOO! Cookbook, filled with special
recipes for all your holiday
needs or as a great gift for
any occasion.
MC, VISA. and Discover
accepted
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Congregation Beth Judea Gift Shop
(Where shopping is a mitzvah)
20% OFF
ONE SINGLE ITEM OF $25 OR MORE
Coupon must be present at time of purchase
Exclusions include sale merchandise, special orders, scrolls, consignment items.
Nambe Discount Limited to 10% / No Discount on Michael Aram
One coupon per family. No other discounts or promotions apply -Expires February 28, 2015
COUPON
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MEN’S CLUB
The Men’s Club Retreat is moving forward!
The Congregation Beth Judea’s Men’s Club Retreat is scheduled for February 7-8, 2015 at the Geneva Ridge
Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Twenty-nine men have signed up. The size of this turnout is beyond our
most optimistic expectations. Hopefully, this is a sign of the strength of our Men’s Club and an indication of
our future success. The retreat will be a fun weekend of great programming, relaxation, food, and
schmoozing.
The Midwest Region Man of the Year/Youth of the Year dinner is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, 2015 at
Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, IL from 5 PM to 8 PM. This year we honor Ron Friedman
as our Man of the Year and Larry Bender as our Youth of the Year. It is not too late to make dinner
reservations. If you are unable to attend the dinner, you can still honor both Ron and Larry by purchasing an
advertisement in the ad book for the program. Please see the links at the end of this article for instructions for
purchasing an ad and making dinner reservations.
Our next Tap the Torah discussion, led by Orin Rotman, is scheduled for Thursday evening, February 19,
2015 at 8 PM at the Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, IL. Join us for a lively Torah discussion on a
timely and entertaining topic over a beer or any beverage of your choice.
Eat, drink and be merry. On Monday evening, February 23, at 7 PM Men’s Club has planned another get
together at the Beer Market in Vernon Hills. We will supply the pizza. Each attendee will cover their own
drinks. More than thirty men attended our last get together at the Beer Market in September. We hope to
have even more participants this year. Despite the cold and snowy weather, we will discuss the upcoming
softball season for our championship team. We are considering fielding two teams in 2015.
We are planning a Craft Beer and Burger Event at Congregation Beth Judea Sunday evening April 26, 2015.
Please save the date. More information will follow.
The Congregation Beth Judea Programming Committee has scheduled a Lay Led Shabbat on Friday,
February 13, 2015. If you have not yet attended one of these special services, please consider attending this
one. They are spiritually uplifting and filled with ruach. All Men’s Club members and their families are urged
to show your support and attend this special Shabbat service.
Men’s Club sponsored a PADS dinner on Christmas Day December 25, 2014 at the United Church of Christ
in Arlington Heights. We also had six volunteers who served dinner to those less fortunate than we. Yasher
Koach to Kitty and Bruce Hoffman, Jerry Sakol, Maynard and Carole Hirsh and Charles and Renee Lustig. A
special thank you to Kitty Hoffman for making all the arrangements necessary to have made this possible.
Yom Hashoah is April 15-16, 2015. Men’s Club is scheduled to pack Yellow Yom HaShoah Candles on
Sunday March 15. Routes will be mapped out and distributed to our members who will deliver the candles to
most of the members of Congregation Beth Judea. This process will be similar to how the Hanukah candles
were successfully distributed. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The memory,
lessons, and magnitude of the Holocaust inconceivably continue to fade away. We commemorate this
meaningful, historic occasion with the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club Yellow Candle Program. This is a
vital, important, and symbolic way to show our solidarity and resolve that we will never forget!
Eric Yegelwel
FJMC Man/Youth of the Year
Dates and Deadlines
Monday
Monday
Sunday
Sunday
February 2
February 2
February 15
February 22
Dinner Early Discount Ends ($36/pp)
Ad Book Deadline
Dinner Ticket Sales End ($45/pp)
FJMC Man/Youth of the Year Dinner
Download Flyer with links, dates and deadlines
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MEN’S CLUB
Man of the Year/
Youth of the Year 2015
Dinner
Congregation Beth Judea Men’s Club Honoring
Ron Friedman and Larry Bender
Sunday, February 22, 2015 @ 5:00 pm – 8 pm
Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah
3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette, Illinois
Join us as we recognize Ron Friedman
as the Congregation Beth Judea Men’s Club,
2015 Man of the Year
and Larry Bender as
Congregation Beth Judea Men’s Club
2015 Youth of the Year
Dinner reservations and display ad placements saluting
Ron Friedman and Larry Bender will only be processed
online.
For display ad and dinner registrations:
http://www.midwestregionfjmc.org/event-registration
Questions/Concerns:
Contact Eric Yegelwel at 847 808-0047 before 8 pm.or
email ejwhy@aol.com
No communications over Shabbat, please!
DINNER RESERVATIONS
Price is $36/person if purchased by Feb. 2, 2015.
After Feb. 2, purchase price is $45/person
RON FRIEDMAN
Ron Friedman is Congregation Beth Judea’s 2015 Men’s Club Man of
the Year. He is has been married for forty-five years to his beautiful,
wonderful, and understanding wife Jean. Ron is the proud father of four
daughters and one granddaughter. He is happily retired after a long
commercial banking career. Ron now spends his free time reading,
working out, summer gardening, and completing “honey do” chores.
Before moving to Buffalo Grove from Skokie in 1987, he served 8.5
years on District 68 School Board, including one term as Board
President.
Ron and Jean joined Congregation Beth Judea 26
years ago.. Ron currently serves on the synagogue
Finance Committee. Recently he has become more
active in the Men’s Club. He serves on the Board of
Directors of the Men’s Club and is instrumental in
coordinating Congregation Beth Judea’s Men’s Club
participation in assisting the residents at the
Lieberman Center on Shabbat.
Ron has found his experience with Men’s Club to be immensely
enriching due to the “menschlichkeit” generated by a truly wonderful
group of men. He would like to give a special shout out to those in the
group (who modestly prefer anonymity) whose leadership and traits of
charity, spirituality, and morality have been inspirations for him to
emulate. Ron is both honored and humbled to have been chosen for this
award and hopes he can live up to the high standards set by his
predecessors.
LARRY BENDER
Larry Bender is Congregation Beth Judea’s Men’s Club 2015 Youth of
the Year. Larry is currently a senior at Chicagoland Jewish High School.
He has been very active in Beth Judea’s award winning USY chapter
serving as co-editor of the Chapter newsletter and Vice President of
Communications. More recently, Larry has assumed regional leadership
roles as co-chair of the Fall USY Convention and Regional Vice
President of Communications. He has also participated in USY on
Wheels Mission Mitzvah and the USY Pilgrimage to Israel.
In addition to USY activities, Larry has been a
strong supporter and advocate for Israel. He is
active in StandWithUs having worked with them as
a teen intern. He has attended both the 2013 AIPAC
High School Summit held in Washington, D.C. in
2013 and the AIPAC Policy Conference also held in
Washington, D.C. in 2014.
Sports are Larry’s other passion. He has played for both the baseball
and the bowling teams for Chicagoland Jewish High School for the past
three years. He has also worked as a baseball umpire for several
years. He was selected to receive the Best Umpire Award in 2009.
Currently, Larry is the youngest member to have ever served on the
Congregation Beth Judea Board of Directors. He is a member of the
Education, Ritual, Membership and Israel committees. After graduation,
Larry plans to spend a year is Israel attending NATIV which will provide
him a unique opportunity to continue his journey to becoming an adult
Conservative Jewish leader of tomorrow.
All ads are due by Monday, February 2, 2014
Get Flyer | Make Dinner Reservations | Place A Display Ad
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MEN’S CLUB
World Wide Wrap XV
Sunday, February 1, 2015
“We're in it for the Tie!”
Tzedakkah Fund
A signature program of the Federation of Jewish Men’s
Clubs is scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday, February
1, 2015. The World Wide Wrap focuses on a Jewish
ritual that spans the ages and generations. We bind
up, engage and learn about the unique Jewish ritual of
putting on tefillin. The program begins at 8:30 PM and
is led by Norm Kurtz and Orin Rotman.
We invite you to join us for breakfast and the Sefer
Torah program following the Wrap.
The Men's Club has made donations from the
minyan tzedakah box to:
Maot Chitim
The ARK
American Friends of Magen
David Adom
We thank all those who have contributed to the
tzedakkah fund administered by Men's Club.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Upcoming Events
Sunday
Saturday
Thursday
Shabbat
Monday
February 1
February 7-8
February 19
February 21
February 23
World Wide Wrap
Men’s Club Retreat
Tap the Torah
The Lieberman
Men’s Club Beer Market
Sunday
March 15
Shabbat
Sunday
March 21
March 22
Pack Yom HaShoah
Candles
The Lieberman
Men’s Club/Sisterhood
Wine Tasting
Shabbat
Sunday
April 18
April 26
The Lieberman
Craft Beer & Burger
TAP the Torah:
Israeli Elections: What’s at Stake for Me?
Taught by Orin Rotman
Sponsored by Men’s Club
HELP THE ELDERLY ATTEND
SERVICES
Once a month, the Beth Judea Men’s Club
volunteers at the Lieberman Geriatric Center
and helps the elderly get to and from services.
We need volunteers for February 21.
Men’s Club strives to offer something for everyone.
As such, we’re always open to new and creative
programming ideas that help Jewish men lead rich
and filling Jewish Lives.
MEN’S CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
The Beth Judea Men’s Club is having an
informal get together at the Beer Market
Monday,
February 23, 2015
7:00 pm
A representative of AJC and of Mercaz will join in the
discussion.
COST: $5 donation
Feb. 19, 2015
The Continental Restaurant (
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LIFE IN ISRAEL – THE GOODMAN’S BLOG
Howie and Suzanne Goodman were valued members at Beth Judea until they
decided to make aliyah in 2009. The Goodmans have agreed to provide us
with a blog on their experiences as new olim in Israel. Though we continue to
miss the Goodmans, we can all look forward to reading about their adventures
in Israel through the blog.
In this issue, they give us an update on the Israeli election process and tell us
about the Druze in Israel.
“There are almost daily articles in the local newspapers about events that
seem to be inconceivable but true.”...Click here to share their experience.
SHALVA
“Its okay, the children aren’t affected”
But what if you knew they were?
Shalva clients will often say that they can withstand their husband’s abuse as long as he never directs
his anger toward their children. What many women don’t understand is that children are the silent
victims of abuse and that they often repeat the behaviors they have seen.
According to a recent study, over 90% of children are aware of domestic abuse in their home. These
children are affected emotionally, cognitively, and physically. They are at great risk and often
experience low self-esteem, shame, fear and guilt. Many distrust adults, fail to thrive or suffer from
depression and anxiety.
What can we do? The issue of domestic abuse is not just a women’s issue; it affects the entire family
as well as our Jewish community.
SHALVA offers free counseling to Jewish women who are or were in an intimate partner relationship.
If you or someone you know needs our help, call 773-583-4673.
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WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW . . . .
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
If you are celebrating a life cycle event such as a birth,
engagement, or wedding, we would like to know about
it so that this milestone can be included in The Word.
If you are ill or know someone who is sick, we would
like to know about it so that a prayer for recovery can be
said, so that the clergy can call or visit, and so that the
Hesed (Caring) committee can be notified and be of
assistance.
If there is a death in your family, we would like to know
about it so that we can offer our support, can share this
information with our congregation, and so that we can
add your loved one to our Yahrzeit records.
We firmly believe that reaching out to others
benefits not only the recipient, but the person
providing help as well. This is, without a
doubt, a win-win situation for all involved.
If you are interested in making a difference,
please contact one of the Hesed (Caring)
committee members below:
Rabbi Pivo
Ellene Lammers
Wendy Wunsch
Evan Rumack
Please call the synagogue office with this information.
Do not assume that someone else will have notified the
synagogue staff.
Hesed (Caring) Committee
Congregation Beth Judea
Hesed (Caring) Committee
Please complete the following form to notify the committee of a person who is ill, hospitalized or in a rehabilitation facility,
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
Location ______________________________________________________________________________
Contact person/phone number: ____________________________________________________________
Your name: ___________________________________________________________________________
□ Please contact this person
□ Please ask the clergy to contact this person
Please return this card to the office before or after Shabbat. You may also fax the information to (847) 634-8055,
call the Rabbi or contact our committee chairs,
Wendy Wunsch
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Evan Rumack
(847) 253-4130
evanbr1@comcast.net
Beth Judea Office
(847) 634-0777
info@bethjudea.org
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BIRTHDAYS
We wish a very Happy Birthday to the following members of our Beth Judea Family:
February 1
Daniel Kurtz
Elisa Nusinow
February 2
Fern Dembo
Todd Lichtenstein
Tammy Lorber
Kenneth Redfern
Michael Savitt
February 15
Rabbi Howard Lifshitz
Helen Peters
Beth Pollard
Hyman Riebman
February 16
Elonna Finkle
Lisa Goldberg
Effie Kudlowitz
Brenda Levin
Debbie Rosenman
Charlotte Seltzer
February 3
Marlene Greenberg
Kenneth Margules
Gary Mills
February 18
Barbara Julis
February 4
Ellen Lerner
Liz Schachter
February 19
Arlene Ament
Ana Goldman
Gregory Kalisky
Audrey Taxer
Scott Finkle
Charles Lustig
Sherry Weinberger
February 20
Irving Lieberman
February 21
Lance Pacernick
February 22
Gilda Weinert
February 5
February 6
Robert Antman
Arlene Moses
February 7
Carrie Shultz
Wendy Weinger
February 23
Patricia Feldman
Miriam Krieberg
February 8
Carole Hirsch
February 24
Scott Landau
February 9
Alan Palmer
February 25
Ellene Lammers
Jerrold Lazar
February 10
Jason Allen
Judith Levitan
Sheri Lippman
Elizabeth Rosin
February 26
Matthew Ellington
Georgianne Oman
Lynda Sachs
Andrea Warren
Barbara Buhai
Gary Friedlander
February 27
Natalie Gurin
Kendra Rosen
Jackie Strauss
Wendy Frost
Glenn Goldstein
Jeffrey Wener
February 28
Bradley Arnold
Slava Lemberg
February 11
February 13
February 14
Stuart Kersky
Dean Klassman
Marci Sussman
ANNIVERSARIES
We wish a very Happy Anniversary to the following members of our Beth Judea Family:
February 2
Jerome and Marlene Gothelf
Allen and Karey Rosenston
February 12
Herman and Faye Hefler
February 16
Allan and Mary Wernick
February 21
Craig and Dena Newman
Jeffrey and Rhonda Wener
February 26
Arthur and Carol Schechter
We encourage you to also contact one another to share in their celebration.
NOTE: If your name is missing from the list please contact the synagogue so we can update your information in our files.
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February Yahrzeits
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED
AND ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
February 6
David Appel
Morris Damsky
Pearl Fleiss
Stuart Julis
Jacob Rizman *
Rose Secler *
Jack Leonard Weitzman
Alfred Braun *
Mitch Davis *
Selma Greengard
Rachel Levin
David Rosenfeld *
Morris Spiegel *
Diane Brown *
Jamie Sara Fabian
Lena Grossman
Arthur Marc
Elizabeth Rosenthal *
Betty Wasserman
Gregorio Copelovitz
Sarah Finkelstein
Anna Herstein
Adelyn Nixon
Sam Rothnagel
Clara Weisberg
February 13
Jack Babbitt *
Ceil Feldstein
Sol Ganelin *
Sylvia Katz *
Albert Levin
Jackie Max *
David Polakow *
Jerome Schneider *
Sidney Simons
Artur Westerman *
Irwin Dritz
Arthur Fierer
Edith Gordon
Gary Korn
Howard Lorber *
Jules Mellow
Hymen Polonsky
Rose Sher
Bernard Stouber
Muriel Epstein *
Moe Forman *
Shirley Harris
Norman Leibold *
Sidney Lorber *
Solomon Mordoh *
Minnette Rothstein
George Sherman *
Bernard Weisberg
Bertha Feldman *
Richard Ganden *
Dorothy Hyman
Sam Lemsky
Natalie Lubesnick
Ann Nemser *
Mary Alice Ryan
Seymour Shub *
Inge Weiss
February 20
Dorothy Becker *
Becky Cohn
Harold Dobrikin *
Lillian Freedman
Norma Gordon
Samantha Keeshin *
Joseph Levin
Michael Minnen
Bernard Resnik
Steven Schmeisser *
Beatrice Silver *
Bertha Watchman
Morris Braverman *
Alice Copeland *
Aaron Elisco
Corrine Gill
Sidney Hirsch
Rita Kravits
Earl Levit
Victor Nahum *
Dorothy Rose *
David Schwartz
Rywka Slomowicz
Howard Weinert
Mac Brown *
Sonia Copelovitz
Agnes Ellegant
Elizabeth Libby Goldenberg
Lene Kagan *
Teddy Kray *
Monte Levitt *
Jacob Petrynek *
Max Rosenblatt
Hyman Schwartz *
Jerome Sohn
Florence Zablen *
David Cohen
Shirley Davis *
Norton Ferber *
Benjamin Golyer *
Lou Kalisky
Harry Krulewich
Judith Mazur
David Popilsky *
Philip Rothstein
Joseph Shefsky *
Marshall Sylvan
Leslie Zucker *
February 27
Maurice Arker *
Faina Brudnoy
Henry Eisenhammer
David Feldheim *
Jacob Gordon *
Joseph Hockfield *
David Marder
Sandra Portnoy
Phillip Rothenberg
Faye Schwartz
Rosalind Singer
Joyce Victor
Dan Bauer *
Clara Charlat *
Rose Elisco
Frances Friedlander
Foster Gould
Manny Indes *
Abe Orloff
Ruby Rashbaum
Marcella Rumack *
Carl Shapiro *
Anne Soll *
Jerome Waitz *
Benjamin Berkovitz *
Rose Coll
Emanuel Fagman
Paul Geiger
Anna Haberman *
Jack Krivitzky *
Lev Podkovik
June Reback
Barbara Sachs *
Diane Shapiro *
William Steres *
Ellin Wener *
Rose Brandt
James Corenman
Charles Falk *
Sherry Gerber *
Bernard Hefler
Ruth Lifshitz *
Barbara Pomerantz
Edith Rockwell
Vivian Schneider *
Max Morris Sheft
Frances Stern
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March Yahrzeits
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED
AND ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
March 6
Albert Appel
Frieda Brin *
Russell Davis *
Lillian Goldstein *
Charles Haberman *
Meyer Kovich *
Leonard Levitan *
Ronald Marcus
Toby Pollack *
Harvey Stein *
Richard Welch
Helen Berg *
Riva Chiet *
Hannah Fierer
Meyer Goldware *
Emmanuel Kaplan
Hymen Krieberg
Nancy Lipp
Helen Mills
Bernard Rafal
Ada Weiner *
Robert Block *
Marvin Cohn
Bruce Gerber
Leo Greenberg *
Seymour Keeshin *
Dan Kwasman
Sofia Magill
Bessie Mordoh *
Barbara Seider
Lucille Weisberg *
Helene Borkan *
Lester Copeland *
Harold Glassman
Harold Gross *
Wanda Komisarz
Ann Levin *
Carl Mandel
Sylvia Perl *
Ben Silverman *
Peter Weisberg
March 13
Louis Bardos *
William Cohn
Lillian Gold *
Harry Kray
Cecilla Lerner *
Rena Lichtenstein *
Dora Nechamkin *
Norman Rubin *
Allan Silver
Calvin Stark
Jill Waitz
Harry Zelson
Shelly Braverman *
Doris Friedland
Jacob Hammer
Bernard Kurtz *
Ben Levin *
Abraham Lippman
Jack Nimzin *
Milton Ruttenberg
Derek Warren Smolensky
Martin Stein *
Morris Walcer *
Mindy Zolno
Gerald Brownfield
Charles Allen Fryer
Vera Hefler
Steven Landau *
Esther Levin *
Joel Mosak *
Cynthia O. Rafal *
Irving Sachs *
Molly Sobol *
Ruth Tolsky
Jeffrey Weisberg *
Samuel Cohen *
Sondra Gartenberg *
Tessie Kaufman
Lee Lazar *
Leonard Levy *
Minnie Muffson
Morris Rotman
Allan Sachs
Michael Spivak *
Esther Waddell
Lawrence Zablen *
March 20
Ma Celia Abelson *
Beatrice Dennis
Joseph Indes *
Irving Ludwig
Louis Polakow *
Doris Warman
David Zoller *
Rose Altman *
Ellyn Drazin
Elliot Kallish
Morris Nathan *
Carl Rosenthal *
Beatrice Weisz
Lena Appel
June Handler
Alex Lerman
Don Neal
Max Schwartz *
Caesar Wollheim
Celia Cohen
Esther Hirsch
Frieda Lieberman *
Leo Nochimson
Leo Sheiner
Abraham I. Wortell *
March 27
Gilbert Agrest
Jack Cohen
Marlene Green
Robert E. Hazan *
Abe Levin *
Jack T. Rotman
Julius Strauss
Esther Wolf *
Peter Brenner *
Carl Elvove *
Joseph Greenberg *
Jerry Kaplan *
Edith Levine *
Carol Sheiner
Bertha Weinberg *
Ronald Wolff
Henry Burdeen *
Lenore Gluskin *
Paul Grobman *
Rhea Klein
Jack Neimark
Gloria Silver
Sam Weinberg *
Hillary Chusid
Joyce Goldberg
Sylvia Harris
Rochelle Lerner
Harold Poll
Joseph Steiner
Mary Wisz
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TRIBUTES
FOR AN EXPLANATION OF
THESE FUNDS, PLEASE REFER
TO PAGES 51, 52 & 53 OF YOUR
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
Prayers have been said for the
recovery of:
Irving Adelstein
Marilyn Balan
Richard Goldwasser
Alina Greenhill
Ross Marcus
Pola Rizman
Lois Sabol
Isabelle Victor
Robert Victor
Condolences upon the death of:
Sandee Grossman
Mother of Ed Grossman
Lorraine Margolis
Sister-in-Law of Stewart & Lois Margolis
Betsy Mosak
Aunt of Leslie Neimark
Cousin of Marlene Sachs
Cousin of Esther Mosak
Cousin of Diane Ganden
Cousin of Bryan Mosak
Cousin of Alyssa Duvel
Cousin of Jeff Sachs
RABBI LIFSHITZ
LEGACY FUND
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, mother of Phyllis
Udany.
Rona Wolf
RABBI LIFSHITZ
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation of:
Rabbi Lifshitz for the meaningful
ceremony for Philip & Rebecca.
Cindy Andreoli
In Honor of:
Howard Levy’s 80th birthday.
Phyllis Udany
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, mother of Phyllis
Udany.
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Emerson
RABBI PIVO’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
RABBI PIVO’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
(continued)
In Memory of:
Warren Elisco, and with deep gratitude
to Rabbi Pivo for his support during
this difficult time.
The Elisco Family
Warren Elisco, with our deepest
condolences to the entire Elisco
Family.
Sharon & Samuel Schwartz
Sylvia Polakow, mother of Phyllis
Udany.
Melanie Medina
Laghae Moulton
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Benjamin Plaut, in loving memory of
our father.
Susan & Marvin Adleman
CANTOR WEISBERG’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation of:
Rabbi Pivo for officiating at our
wedding ceremony.
Aryn & Jonathan Geiger
In Appreciation of:
Cantor Weisberg for the meaningful
ceremony for Philip & Rebecca.
Cindy Andreoli
Congratulations to:
Marlene & Louis Grossman on the birth of
their granddaughter Ruby Hope Grossman.
Rabbi Pivo for all his help this year.
Renee & Stewart Segal
Cantor Weisberg for officiating at our
wedding ceremony.
Aryn & Jonathan Geiger
Linda & Ira Lippman on the birth of their
granddaughter Hannah Rose Turk.
Rabbi Pivo for his presence at the bris
of our grandson, Ryan Drew Marder.
Audrey & Michael Friedland
Cantor Weisberg for all his help this year.
Renee & Stewart Segal
In Honor of:
Justin’s Bar Mitzvah, with gratitude to
Rabbi Pivo from the Levey Family.
Alisa & Ross Levey
Cantor and Audrey Weisberg for their
presence at the bris of our grandson, Ryan
Drew Marder.
Audrey & Michael Friedland
Zachary Pivo on his bar mitzvah.
Mazel Tov to Zachary, his parents
Rabbi Jeff and Lisa Pivo and to his
entire family.
Susan & Marvin Adleman
Erica & Gary Krugel
Laura & Stan Zoller
In Honor of:
Justin’s Bar Mitzvah, with gratitude to
Hazzan Weisberg from the Levey Family.
Alisa & Ross Levey
Diana Ratskoff
Mother of Alan Ratskoff
Sarajane & Chuck Orloff on the
engagement of their son Andrew to Lisa
Mendelsohn.
Suzy & Rick Reingold on the birth of their
granddaughter Hannah Rose Reingold.
Rhonda & Bob Schwartz on the birth of
their granddaughter Natasha Mariko
Schwartz.
Gayle & Michael Ludwig on the
engagement of their daughter Leah to
Adam Levy.
Jan & Mike Schrimmer on the engagement
of their daughter Debi to Benji Rubin.
Sherry & Dan Weinberger on the birth of
their granddaughter Nava Miriam Shrager.
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Gayle & Michael Ludwig on the
engagement of their daughter Leah to
Adam Levy.
Randy & Hadrian Markowitz and Family
Continued next column
Continued next page
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TRIBUTES
CANTOR WEISBERG’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Memory of:
Abraham Gamer, beloved father of Rabbi
Gamer. With our deepest condolences to
the entire Gamer Family.
Suzanne & Howie Goodman
Florence Gaines, with our deepest
condolences to the entire Elisco Family.
Sharon & Samuel Schwartz
Warren Elisco, and with deep gratitude to
Cantor Weisberg for his support during
this difficult time.
The Elisco Family
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Dorothy Aronoff, beloved mother,
grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Jan Schrimmer
Harry Fleiss, beloved father, grandfather
and great-grandfather.
Susan Stouber
Hillary, Brian, Brooke and Shaina Wenk
Pearl Fleiss, beloved mother and
grandmother.
Susan Stouber
Hillary, Brian, Brooke and Shaina Wenk
Bernard Stouber, beloved husband and
father.
Susan Stouber
Hillary, Brian, Brooke and Shaina Wenk
Elizabeth Rosenthal, beloved mother.
Florence & Paul Rosenthal
Rose Secler
Gloria, Harold, Ross and Rachel Secler
Helen Schwartz
Rhonda & Bob Schwartz
Louis Schwartz and
Rebecca Schwartz, beloved parents
Florence & Paul Rosenthal
SHABBAT DAILY
PRAYER BOOK FUND
In Honor of:
Sari Gluck, Mazel Tov on your Bat
Mitzvah.
Shira & Marc Sender and Family
In Honor of:
Howard Levy’s 80th Birthday.
Kitty & Bruce Hoffman and Family
Marylyn & Howard Minkoff
Carol & Harold Rosen
Rachel Gurin, Mazel Tov on your
Bat Mitzvah.
Shira & Marc Sender and Family
Rabbi Lifshitz
Eli Gurin, Mazel Tov on your Bar
Mitzvah.
Shira & Marc Sender and Family
Zachary Pivo, Mazel Tov on your
Bar Mitzvah.
Shira & Marc Sender and Family
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, whose continuing
presence blesses her family and our
congregation.
Bobbie & Floyd Babbitt
Sylvia Polakow
Sherry & Marty Krawitz
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Esther Klein, in memory of our
beloved mother.
Francine & Scott Eisner
Jake Klein, in memory of our
beloved mother.
Francine & Scott Eisner
CONGREGATIONAL
SUPPORT FUND
In Memory of:
Sandee Grossman, mother of Ed
Grossman.
Barb & Lee Silver
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GENERAL FUND
Idyth & Jay Zimbler
With gratitude in celebrating our 50th
wedding anniversary.
Sue & Aaron Hershinow
Zachary Pivo on his bar mitzvah.
Mazel Tov to Zachary, his parents
Rabbi Jeff and Lisa Pivo.
Kitty & Bruce Hoffman and Family
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, with our deepest
condolences to her children Phyllis
Udany and Joel Polakow, and to their
families.
Carla & Elliott Bankendorf
Norma & Howard Berlin
Kimberly & Robert Blink
Karen Grabow and Keith Halperin
Kitty & Bruce Hoffman and Family
Jill & Harold LeVine
Carol & Harold Rosen
Andrea & Steven Waitz
Gail Gerber & Eric Yegelwel
Morrie Mangurten, father of Howard
Mangurten.
Geri & Robert Friedman
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Becky Cohn, our loving mother,
always remembered.
Hennie Elisco
Philip Meltzer
Carla & Elliott Bankendorf
Elizabeth Rosenthal
Susan & Robert Rosenthal
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TRIBUTES
CAMP RAMAH FUND
In Honor of:
Rachel & Eli Gurin’s B’nai Mitzvah.
Mazel Tov to the Gurin Family.
Bobbie & Floyd Babbitt
Toby & Michael Halpern
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Gerald Bernstein, in loving memory.
Barbara Bernstein
EDUCATION FUND
In Honor of:
Justin’s Bar Mitzvah. Thank you to
Anna and all of the teachers at CBJ.
Alisa & Ross Levey
The birth of Lily Madison Silver.
Tammy & Richard Klein
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, mother of Phyllis
Udany and Joel Polakow. With our
deepest condolences to the entire
Udany and Polakow families.
Laura & Stan Zoller
Vicky Kaplan
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Anna Berkovitz, beloved mother and
grandmother.
Meyer Halperin
USY/KADIMA
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Linda & Ira Lippman on the birth of
their granddaughter, Hannah Rose
Turk.
Sherry & Dan Weinberger
In Memory of:
Betsy Mosak, with our deepest
condolences to Esther Mosak and the
entire family.
The Balogh Family
Leonard Gordon, father of Jayme
Ernsteen.
The Balogh Family
Abraham Gamer, father of Rabbi
Gamer.
The Balogh Family
Sylvia Polakow, with our sincere
condolences to the Udany and Polakow
families.
The Balogh Family
Judy & Glenn Goldstein
TORAH RESTORATION FUND
In Honor of:
Zachary Pivo on his bar mitzvah.
Mazel Tov to Zachary, his parents
Rabbi Jeff and Lisa Pivo.
Marcie, Alan and Ross Marcus
KIDDUSH FUND
In Honor of:
Bruce Darin on his retirement and
service to Beth Judea.
Francine & Scott Eisner
Ann & Mitch Lerman being named
Queen and King of the Purim
Masquerade.
Jean & Ron Friedman
Howard Levy’s 80th birthday.
Helene Fox
Ron & Jean Friedman
Sharon & Harris Weiner
Howard Levy’s 80th birthday and his
reading Torah.
Myron & Janet Reicher
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Sandy Caplan, in loving memory.
Ron Caplan
SISTERHOOD FUND
In Appreciation of:
Lisa Neiman for helping with our
wedding ceremony.
Aryn & Jonathan Geiger
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, mother of Phyllis
Udany.
Rachel Schwartz
MEN’S CLUB FUND
LINDA & ALBERT
STARK FUND
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN FUND
In Honor of:
Rachel & Eli Gurin’s B’nai Mitzvah.
Susan & Marvin Adleman
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In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, beloved mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother.
With our deepest condolences to
Phyllis Udany and family.
Linda & Albert Stark
In Honor of:
Ron Friedman being named Men’s
Club 2015 Man of the Year.
Rona Wolf
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Irwin Lipka
Robert Lipka
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TRIBUTES
JERRY BERENSON
MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Howard Levy’s 80th Birthday.
Jeff, Melinda, Jonathan and
Elizabeth Fine
MICHAEL PEARL
MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Scott’s engagement. Mazel Tov to
Harry & Leslie Roth.
Ann & Mitch Lerman
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Jerry Berenson
Jean Berenson
STEVE GOLD
MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Howard Levy – Mazel Tov on your
80th bar mitzvah. Welcome to middle
age.
Leah & Sam Chiprin
JACK RIZMAN
MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Howard Levy’s 80th Birthday.
Chavurah Aleph
Kim, Eric, Jake and Ben Ephraim
Sandra & Martin Rockwell
In Memory of:
Sylvia Polakow, beloved mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother,
with our deepest condolences to Phyllis
Udany and family.
Susan Rizman & Howard Levy
ETHAN LEVITAN
MEMORIAL FUND
In Memory of:
Ethan Levitan, in loving memory of our
nephew and cousin.
Isabele, Hartley, Kara, Carley
and Aviva Nisenbaum
Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Ethan Levitan, in loving memory of my
beloved grandson, Ethan Levitan
Esther Levitan
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Upon the Yahrzeit of:
Jack Rizman, in loving memory of our
wonderful husband, father and
grandfather.
Susie Rizman and Family
JUDY WALCER
MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Howard Levy’s 80th birthday.
Chuck Walcer
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CONGREGATION BETH JUDEA
5304 RFD
Long Grove, IL 60047
(847) 634-0777
E-Mail: info@bethjudea.org
Website: http://www.BethJudea.org
Rabbi Jeff Pivo
Rabbi Emeritus Howard Lifshitz
Cantor Roger J. Weisberg
President Debbie Kreisman Dubin
Executive Director Lisa Neiman
Educational Director Anna Besser
Youth Director Marc Sender
Editor Evan Rumack
From The Editors
In order for your article to be published in the next issue, we must have it at the synagogue
by the 10th of the month! There will be no exceptions. This includes information on disk as well.
We need your article as it is important to let the congregation know what your group is doing.
Announcements should take the form of articles in The Word rather than separate flyers. The opinions
expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Rabbi, Board of Directors or the editors.
Worship Schedule
Candle Lighting Times
Conducted by
Rabbi Jeff Pivo and Cantor Roger J. Weisberg
Candle Lighting time is calculated for 18 minutes before
sunset and is adjusted for Daylight Savings Time.
Shabbat Evening Services ........................................ 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Services ....................................... 9:30 a.m.
Gan Shabbat – Shabbat Mornings ............................ 10:30 a.m.
Weekday Morning Minyan:
Sunday .................................................................. 9:00 a.m.
Monday ................................................................ 6:15 a.m.
Tuesday through Friday ........................................ 7:30 a.m.
February 6 ........................................................ 4:55 p.m.
February 13 ......................................................... 5:04 p.m.
February 20 ........................................................ 5:13 p.m.
February 27 ........................................................ 5:22 p.m.
Weekday Evening Minyan:
Monday through Thursday .................................... 7:30 p.m.
The Blessing For Lighting The Candles On Shabbat is
Bo-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Melech
Ha-olam A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-tav
Vi-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Shabbat.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the
universe, who has hallowed us through His
Commandments, and has commanded us to
kindle the lights of the holy Sabbath.