The Voice - Congregation Kneseth Israel

April 2015
The Voice
of Congregation Kneseth Israel
330 Division Street
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Ph: 847.741.5656
Fax: 847.741.5924
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www.ckielgin.org
In this Issue
President’s Message
Shaping Our Identity
On Monday, May 4, at 7:00 PM, at
CKI, we will have an opportunity
to shape our identity as a congregation.
The Vision Committee brought a series of
By-Law changes to the Board of Directors on
February 2, 2015, and the Board agreed that
these By-Law changes should be presented at
the Congregational Meeting on May 4.
For those unfamiliar with Congregational
Meetings, each year we hold a Congregational
Meeting to elect a number of new officers to
the Board of Directors, and we address By-Law
changes, if there are any, that impact the entire
congregation.
This year we will be looking at a proposal for
some major changes. These changes will
require a vote, and 2/3rds of the members
present must vote in favor of the changes for
them to take effect.
In summary, the proposed changes will define
who can be a member of CKI, who can vote,
and who can serve on the
Board of Directors as both
At-Large or Executive
Committee members.
Rabbi
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Parashat
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Torah School 7
Sisterhood
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PJ Youth
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Fundability
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Book Club 10
Birthdays
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Donations 10
Yahrtzeiten 11
Marketplace 12
Calendar
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Currently, a person must be
Jewish to be considered a
member of CKI. Non-Jewish
partners of Jewish members
are considered “associate”
members. They cannot vote on synagogue
business, and they cannot hold office.
Non-Jewish partners can be full members in
Men’s Club, full members of Sisterhood,
attend services, serve on committees, and
help out as necessary on various CKI projects.
One proposed change to the By-Laws states,
Membership is open to anyone of the Jewish
faith, as determined by the Congregation’s
spiritual leader, 18 years of age or older
(“adult”). Any family of at least one Jewish
spouse or any household with at least one
Jewish person may apply for membership. Each
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Purim Fun!
CKI SAVE THE DATES
05.04 – CKI Congregational Meeting
Photos by Joe Rosenfeld
05.05 – Java & Jews
05.08 – Teacher Appreciation Shabbat
05.10 – Sisterhood Flower Sale pick-up
05.12 – All Sisterhood Meeting &
Elections
05.15 – Rabbi’s Table; May Birthday
Shabbat
05.23 – Erev Shavuot; Tikkun L’eil
Shavuot, 8:00 PM
05.25 – Yizkor Service, 8:00 AM
05 29 – Sisterhood/Women’s Shabbat
Sunday, April 12, 2015 • 10:00 AM, at CKI
CKI Membership Definition Q&A
Learn about the proposed By-laws changes to be voted on at the
May 4 Congregational Meeting.
Discuss various alternatives and reasoning for membership definition.
RABBI MARGARET FRISCH KLEIN
rabbi@ckielgin.org
DR. JOE ROSENFELD, President
jrosenfeld8250@wideopenwest.com
NINA FINN, Director of Education
finnnina@sbcglobal.net
CKI OFFICE
cki@ckielgin.org
President’s Message
From the Rabbi’s Study...
What is a partnership? A
partnership is an arrangement
between parties, known as
partners who agree to cooperate to advance
their mutual interests. A synagogue is a
partnership between its members, its rabbi and
its wider community. I am excited about our
next three years together.
In Judaism, we talk a lot about covenant.
A covenant is an agreement or a contract
between partners. It is a promise, a
commitment, a pledge between two parties.
G-d made a covenant with Noah, then later
with Abraham, and even later with the people
of Israel. The rainbow is the sign of the
covenant that G-d will not destroy the world
again with a flood. Shabbat is the sign of the
covenant between Israel and G-d. A Brit Milah,
circumcision, is also a sign of the covenant. Brit
means covenant.
People talk about marriage as a covenantal
relationship because the bride and the groom
promise one another certain things. There is
the sense of the holiness of that relationship, of
that partnership.
We at CKI have a partnership. Between me, as
your rabbi, and the congregation. Between me
and every individual congregant. Between the
congregation and the leadership team.
Between the parents and their children.
Between the parents, the Education Committee,
the teachers and the educational director. All of
these are sacred, covenantal relationships.
We are marching our way to Shavuot, the
How to reach the Rabbi:
I am in the office at least ten hours each week
for people to drop in to see me. Come sit and
have coffee with me. Mondays are my days off.
I am in the office Tuesday mornings from
10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Wednesday afternoons from
1:30-3:30 PM, and Thursday afternoons from
2:00-6:00 PM. Call first, just in case something
has come up. Can’t make any of those times?
Call and set another time. I’ll meet you almost
anywhere, anytime.
I am accessible by cell phone, 978-590-8268 or
by email, rabbi@ckielgin.org.
HaKol Information
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Israel of Elgin, Illinois. It is sent by email or mailed to CKI
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would like to receive a printed copy may do so by forwarding a yearly donation of $18 (chai) to cover cost of
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Congregation Kneseth Israel.
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adult member of that family permanently
residing in the household shall become an
individual voting member of the Congregation so
long as they are members in good standing.
giving of the law at Sinai. That experience, too,
marks a covenantal relationship. G-d said if you
do x, y, and z, then G-d will allow us and our
children to live long on the land. That solemn
promise still holds true. That promise is about
the Land of Israel but also about the earth itself.
That was part of G-d’s promise to Noah, that
G-d would never destroy the land again. It is
about partnership. It is about caretaking. It is
about stewardship.
Another change states, Membership entitles
each family, household, or individual the right to
participate in the activities, religious or secular,
that the Congregation shall sponsor, subject to
the rules and regulations established by the
Board of Directors.
I take this covenantal partnership very, very
seriously. When Congregation Kneseth Israel
went searching for a rabbi, almost three years
ago, you wanted someone to be a partner.
Someone who would help uphold the vision of
CKI—for meaningful observance, lifelong
learning, embracing diversity—all of which
builds community. It is a sacred partnership.
One in which, together, we will grow the
congregation.
Finally, The Congregation shall have the
following elected officers: President, Executive
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Financial
Secretary. The persons serving as President and
Executive Vice-President must be of the Jewish
faith, as determined by the Congregation’s
spiritual leader. This means that the non-Jewish
partner can hold the Executive Committee
offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and Financial
Secretary, but not President or Vice-president.
Sometimes it is not easy to be in a covenantal
partnership. Sometimes partners disagree.
Sometimes partners disappoint. Sometimes
the legs of the milk stool feel uneven. We need
a balance between lifelong learning,
meaningful diversity and community
gatherings. And yet, we are a community, a
family. And we must strive to disagree with
respect, to learn to compromise, to discuss until
consensus is reached. It is not always easy, but it
is always worth it. And we must remember but
that we are all in this together. Together this
partnership, this covenant works.
You can see the complete current By-Laws at
http://www.ckielgin.org/uploads/9/6/2/9/962907
7/bylaws_august_22_2011.pdf.
And when we get the balance right, the
building sings. Just stop by on a Friday night, a
Saturday morning or Sunday morning and
listen! You will be amazed. It is partnership at its
best.
I am excited about our next three years
together.
PLEASE...
If there is an illness in the family
or the loss of a loved one, please
call CKI at 847-741-5656 so that your
CKI family can contact you
and be of help.
CKI BOARD MEMBERS
PRESIDENT - Dr. Joe Rosenfeld
EXECUTIVE VP - Marc Zemel
VP/ Education - Susan Johnson
VP/ Sisterhood - Jana McFarlane
RECORDING SECRETARY - Gale Jacoby
TREASURER - Barry Rose
FINANCIAL SECRETARY - Dick Johnson
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Rochelle Fosco
CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
ADULT EDUCATION - Gale Jacoby
BIKUR CHOLIM - Anita Hornung
BYLAWS - (available)
CEMETERY - Marc Zemel
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION - Nina Finn
FUNDRAISING - Robin Seigle
HAKOL EDITOR - Jana McFarlane
HOUSE - Dan Marshall
KERUV - Wanda Pitzele
MEMBERSHIP/ PUBLICITY - Brad Burker
RITUAL - Paul Glaser
TIKKUN OLAM - Elise Kleinman
VISION - Gale Jacoby
YOUTH ACTIVITIES - Liza Bachrach and
Elise Kleinman
To contact, call CKI at 847-741-5656
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These proposed changes do not define who is
a Jew, only who can vote and hold office. The
proposed changes extend voting privileges to
anyone over the age of eighteen residing in the
household.
This proposal does not extend full religious
privileges to non-Jewish household members.
These remain separate issues falling either to
the Rabbi, and/or the Ritual Committee, and/or
the Board of Directors.
The proposal and additional information will be
sent to the congregation, electronically, at least
ten days before the Congregational Meeting.
Because of the 2/3rds requirement, paper
ballots will be used rather than a voice vote.
At the Congregational Meeting, the proposal
will be read, there will be adequate time for
discussion, and then there will be a motion “to
call the question.” If that motion is passed (by
voice vote), then the written vote will be taken
and results announced.
It should be noted that there will be a second
set of By-Laws changes proposed by our
current By-Law Chairperson, Leonard Kofkin.
Currently, these are only grammatical changes.
Judaism evolves, but does not do so without
careful consideration. People will have feelings
on either side of this proposal. On May 4, we
will continue the process of defining ourselves.
I would like to thank Gale Jacoby, and the entire
Vision Committee for their tireless efforts to
assess the state of worldwide Judaism, and
bring its significance to CKI. We remain vibrant
and growing through their efforts.
Shalom,
Joe Rosenfeld
Parashat HaShavu’a:
Weekly Torah Portions
Why I Am a Jew
During the High Holidays, a number of our
congregants were asked to speak to the
congregation about why they are Jewish and
what it means to them. We thought you would
like to have the opportunity to reflect on what
was said in depth, or, if you were unable to attend
services, read some of these for the first time.
Next month we conclude this series.
Why I Am a Jew
by Risa Cohen
I was asked recently to describe who I am in
five words—not an easy task.
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I am a sister, a wife, a mother and a
grandmother
I am a friend
I am an American
I am a Jew
I am an insurance professional
Each of those is a descriptor of what I am, but
not why. Today, because I was asked, I would
like to share with you the why behind “I am a
Jew.” But to be honest, if I had not been asked,
I do not know how much thought I would have
given the question.
The why can easily be answered with a
definition. If one is born of a Jewish mother, one
is Jewish. Therefore I am a Jew. With that I could
be done, but just being born a Jew is not
enough to describe that which makes me one.
Whether I am aware of it or not, being Jewish is
part of what makes me tick. It is the clock that
winds through all things I do. Does this clock
just record time for those things I do with
schedules, or does this clock create a balance of
thought and time that ends up as schedules
and “To Do’s?” What makes up the clock?
The part we see, the face, includes the hands
and dial. The inner workings of some clocks
include springs, wheels, and gears. Each of the
movements are interdependent and are
required to work together to tell us the time.
For me, each of the elements of the clock are
reflective of who I am.
The face—that is what you all see. It is the
result.
The hands represent times and places,
including the often over-scheduled or
double-booked activities. They represent the
mixing of business and pleasure and the places
yet to be gotten to.
The dial is nothing more than a list of my
times—and represents my hope that the time
spent was part of making someone or
something better because I passed by that way.
But it is the inner workings of the mechanism
that allows the outside to exist. So what makes
it up?
Springs are wound and provide the force to
move the gears to power the wheels so time
moves on. Sometimes I do things because they
are my responsibility, whether spelled out or
assumed. Those responsibilities include being a
Jewish American Woman, a family member, a
feminist, with a small f, and an insurance
professional. These responsibilities empower
me to be who I am. They also require me to be
who I am.
The gears are what make up the clock. The
gears themselves are a series of individual
parts. In my case they are faith, the home in
which I was raised, the religious practices, the
lessons of right and wrong, and lastly, the home
of my adulthood.
Faith is often defined as believing in the
unbelievable. Often faith is called naïve. It is the
faith that allows one to get up every morning
to experience the day. It is that same faith even
when things go bad. Faith to me is not only
there when things are good, nor is it solely a
crutch when things go bad, it is a gear. Faith for
me is founded on prayers, the synagogue, and
home, where there is always someone to hold
your hand.
The home in which I was raised provided
traditions. I still change dishes at Passover.
Certain foods eaten at certain times, Yartzheit
observation, and some that were not religious.
Ask my daughters who thought whipped
butter was a Passover requirement. My mother
used to remind my brothers and me to say
thank you. Simple things, like, you could not use
a new gift until you thanked the giver. If you
went to home to celebrate a new child and
there was a sibling you celebrated the older
child. They must have stuck, because I was only
eleven when I lost my mother. They became
part of who I am.
Religious practices have varied throughout my
life—kosher or not kosher, services, lighting
candles, participating, or standing aloof. Yet
knowing I could restart those practices at any
time is part of who I am.
Lessons of right and wrong, taught based on
the ethics of our fathers and taught based on
what you do now, matters.
The home of my adulthood has supported me
through all the changes in my world such as
the sixties, marriage, parenthood, feminism, loss
of a father and a brother and other family
members, political maelstroms, jobs, new knees,
getting older, and at times, being Jewish in a
non-Jewish world.
All of these parts of the clock are part of me.
But one might ask why this makes me a Jew
instead of some other religion. So, back to the
definition, because I was born and nurtured by
a Jewish family, my clock is tuned to that and
that my choice to follow that religion has made
me who I am—and continue to be—a Jew.
Thank you. And to each of you and your
families, whether related or chosen, my wishes
for a healthy, happy new year.
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April 4
15 Nisan
Pesach Day 1
Exodus 12:21-51
Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25
Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1;
6:27
April 5
16 Nisan
Pesach Day 2
Leviticus 22:26-23:44
Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25
Haftarah: 2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25
April 6
17 Nisan
Pesach Day 3
Exodus 13:1-16;
Numbers 28:19-25
April 7
18 Nisan
Pesach Day 4
Exodus 22:24-23:19;
Numbers 28:19-25
April 8
19 Nisan
Pesach Day 5
Exodus 34:1-26;
Numbers 28:19-25
April 9
20 Nisan
Pesach Day 6
Numbers 9:1-14; 28:19-25
April 10
21 Nisan
Pesach Day 7
Exodus 13:17-15:26
Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25
Haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1-51
April 11
22 Nisan
Pesach Day 8; Yizkor
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17
Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25
Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6
April 18
29 Nisan
Shemini – Leviticus 10:12-11:32
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18-42
April 19
30 Nisan
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 1
Numbers 28:1-15
April 20
1 Iyyar
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2
Numbers 28:1-15
April 23
4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtsma’ut
Deteronomy 7:12-8:18
Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6
April 25
6 Iyyar
Tazria + Metsora – Leviticus
13:40-14:32
Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20
WHAT'S ON THE WEB?
Check out the new CKI Marketplace
online. Purchase an ad in HaKol monthly
newsletter and receive a free online ad
and link on the CKI website!
www.ckielgin.org/cki-marketplace.html
Contact Jana McFarlane if you would like
to purchase an ad.
n our effort to offer more transparency and to
encourage more participation, the CKI Board
now makes our upcoming meeting agendas
available on our website as a downloadable PDF.
Please go to:
www.ckielgin.org/board-meeting-agenda.html
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Congregation Kneseth Israel
Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 19, 2015 6:30 30
Hear Kurt Jacoby’s story
of survival during the
Holocaust as he became
a “Shanghai Jew” living
in the Shanghai Ghetto.
Join us as we watch
Shanghai Ghetto,
a documentary film that
chronicles the story of
Jewish refugees fleeing
Nazi Germany in the
1930’s and their lives in
the Shanghai Ghetto.
“I was 10 when I left for Shanghai and I was 17 when my family left
Shanghai and moved to Chicago. I was one of about 23,000 Jews living in
the Shanghai Ghetto.” Kurt Jacoby
Reservations appreciated, but not required. No admission fee.
Call or email:
Congregation Kneseth Israel
330 Division Street
Elgin, IL 60120
847-741-5656
cki@ckielgin.org
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Sisterhood News
Torah School News
Thank you to everyone that helped make the Purim Festival a huge success!
It’s wonderful to have so many people contribute! Thank you to Marcy and Steve Tremmel for
getting Ed’s Rental to donate the bouncy house, and Steve for working in the kitchen. Paul Marsala
for picking up the bouncy house, and helping with set-up. Thanks to A list DJ company for donating
the Photo Booth, and to Ethan Finn for working the booth. Thanks to the Sisterhood members
Medina, Gareth, Constance, and Jana for doing the mask and crown project with the kids; Kara for
working applying tattoos; Kim Atkins for guarding the Bouncy House; and Brian Finn for face
painting!
Please mark your calendars: there will be no school on Sunday, April 5, due to Passover.
Please note there have been changes to the PreK schedule this month to coincide with the Art
Schedule. Also, Judaism Rocks was changed to Sunday, April 26.
April:
Wed 1
Sun 5
Wed 8
Sun 12
Wed 15
Fri 17
Sun 19
Wed 22
Thur 23
Sun 26
Wed 29
Hebrew
5:00 – 6:30 PM
No School – Passover
Hebrew
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Hebrew
9:00 AM
Torah w/PreK
9:45 AM
Hebrew
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Family Shabbat
7:00 PM – Grades PreK through 3rd Participation
Hebrew
9:00 AM
Torah w/PreK
9:45 AM
Art – Grades PreK through 3rd
Hebrew
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Chai School
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Hebrew
9:00 AM
Torah
9:45 AM
Judaism Rocks
10:00 AM
Hebrew
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Please note changes in bold.
New Offerings in the Gift Shop!
Remember, we are open year ‘round. It is not too soon to start to think about
Mother’s Day, graduations, or B’nei Mitzvahs.
New
Purses
Cards
Totes
Scarves
Vases
and
more!
Our next get together is the
Women’s Seder and Taste ‘n’ Tell
on Tuesday, April 7, at 6:30 PM,
at the home of Wanda Pitzele. Bring a pareve
or dairy kosher-for-Passover dish to
share–and bring the recipe! Please RSVP to
Wanda by Sunday, April 5, to let her know
what you are bringing, at 630-389-3349, or
wandanp@sbcglobal.net. The new slate of
officers for 2015-17 will be announced. Come
enjoy the story of Passover from a female
perspective, and enjoy some delicious
kosher-for-Passover food!
I really would like to encourage all CKI women
to attend. Concerned you may not know
anyone? Coming from work and cannot bring a
dish to pass? Come anyway, and you will leave
with many new friends (and Passover recipes)!!
Once Passover has passed, I look forward to
attending the Central Great Lakes Region
Spring Conference in Cincinnati April 19-21.
I’ll be riding with Wanda and another woman
from another Sisterhood in the North Shore. I
look forward to seeing many old friends from
across the Region, as well as making some new
ones. At the conference, we will be honoring
the Valued Volunteers of the Region, including
our very own Suzy Zemel, CKI Sisterhood’s
Valued Volunteer of the Year!
Our Sisterhood Flower Sale is back! See
pages 5-6. Living, growing flowers make a
lovely Mother’s Day gift for Mom or
Grandma—or for yourself! Please place your
order by April 22 for May 10 pick-up.
Save the dates:
Sunday, May 10 – Flower Sale pick-up
Tuesday, May 12 – Sisterhood Meeting and
Elections
Friday, May 29 –
Sisterhood Shabbat
–Jana McFarlane,
Sisterhood President
Roth Scholarship: High School
Seniors, Still Time to Apply!
igh School Seniors of CKI members in
good standing are invited to apply for the
Jerome and Lillian Roth Scholarship. This award
is made annually to a student wishing to attend
post high school educational programs—
including college, university, and professional
or technical programs. Applications can be
obtained from the CKI Office, or from Maureen
Manning-Rosenfeld. Deadline for submission
of all materials is Noon on April 15. The winner
will be announced at our Congregation
Meeting in May. For more information please
contact Maureen.
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Jewish High School
Club Meeting.
Making Charoset !!
n March 8, the High School Club made
different charoset recipes from around the
world. Then, on March 15, eighteen students
(four from TBI, three from CKI, four from FVJN,
three from MCJC, and four from Am Chai) had a
great time rock climbing and cheering each
other on, playing Gaga (Israeli dodgeball),
snacking on pizza, and sharing what animal or
vegetable they would be and why! Once again,
what a great group of kids! A special thanks to
our staff, Zack Kohn, Jacob Levine, Lucy
Marshall, and Nikki Zeoli. And to our Junior
Staff - Megan Placko!
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Upcoming Events:
Game Night, April 11 – 7:00 to 9:30 PM, at the
home of Danielle Grosman in West Dundee.
Friday, April 24 – Shabbat dinner at NIU Hillel
Sunday, May 31 – Social Action Project with
Pushing the Envelope Farm
See what we have done and what we are doing
next at:
http://www.ckielgin.org/youth-groups.html
Thanks,
Liza Bachrach & Elise Kleinman,
CKI Youth Co-Chairs
Rock Climbing, Gaga, and Pizza!!
Making Seder Plates
with Miss Robin
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K-Mart Debit Card (4%)
MC Sports (8%)
Sears Debit Card (4%)
Sports Authority Debit Card (8%)
Department Stores
$25
$25
$25
$25
$10
$10
$25
$25
$25
$10
$25
$25
$25
$25
$25
$25
$25
$25
$20
$15
$20
$50
$50
$25
$25
$25
$100
Ace Hardware Debit Card (4%)
Aeropostale (7%)
Amazon.com (3%)
Americal Eagle Outfitters (10%)
Barnes & Noble Debit Card (9%)
Bath & Body Works (13%)
Banana Republic Debit Card (14%)
Bed Bath & Beyond Debit (7%)
Best Buy Debit Card (3%)
Claire's (9%)
Crate and Barrel (8%)
Eddie Bauer (10%)
Express Debit Card (10%)
Foot Locker (9%)
Groupon (9%)
Gymboree (13%)
Harry & David (10%)
Home Depot Debit Card (4%)
Jo-Ann Fabric Debit Card (8%)*
iTunes (5%)
Kids/Toys/Babies R Us (1.5%)
Retailers
Amoco/BP (1.5%)
Exxon/Mobil Debit Card (1%)
Shell Debit Card (2.5%)
Marathon Gas (3%)
SpeedWay (4%)
Miscellaneous
$100
LL Bean (16%)
Lands' End (16%)
Lane Bryant (6%)
Limited (9%)
Lord & Taylor (8%)
Lowe's Home Improve (4%)
Macy's (10%)
Marshalls/TJ Maxx (7%)
Meijer (3%)
Menards (3%)*
Men's Warehouse (8%)
Michaels (4%)
Office Depot Debit Card (4%)
Office Max Debit Card (5%)
Old Navy/GAP Debit Card (14%)
Pier 1 Imports Debit Card (9%)
Pottery Barn (8%)
Restoration Hdwr Debit Card (12%)
Staples Debit Card (5%)
Talbots (13%)
Target (2.5%)
Williams-Sonoma (8%)
Wal-Mart (2.5%)
Zappos.com (8%)
$100
Albertson's (Jewel/Osco) (4%)
CVS Pharmacy Debit Card (6%)
Walgreens Debit Card (6%)
Whole Foods Market (3%)
$25
$25
$25
$25
Retailers (cont)
Grocery/Drug Stores
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
$25
$100
$100
$25
$10
$25
$25
$10
$25
$10
$10
$10
$25
$25
$25
$10
$25
$10
$25
$10
$10
$10
$5
$25
$10
$25
$25
$25
$25
$10
$10
$25
$25
$10
$25
$10
$10
$25
$10
$10
Name:_______________________________
TOTAL SALE
TOTAL CERTIFICATES
Applebee's Debit Card (8%)
Arby's (8%)
Bahama Breeze Debit Card (9%)
BoneFish Grill (8%)
Boston Market Debit Card (12%)
Bubba Gump (9%)
Buffalo Wild Wings (8%)
Burger King (4%)
California Pizza Kitchen (4%)
Cheesecake Factory (5%)
Chevys (8%)
Chili's Debit Card (11%)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (10%)
Claim Jumpers (9%)
Cold Stone Creamery (8%)
Dave & Busters (13%)
Denny's (7%)
Einstein Bros Bagels (10%)
Jamba Juice (7%)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (8%)
Lettuce Entertain You (12%)
Lou Malnati's (8%)
Macaroni Grill Debit Card (11%)
Maggiano's Debit Card (11%)
Olive Garden Debit Card (9%)
Outback Steakhouse (8%)
Panera Bread (9%)
Pizza Hut (8%)
Rainforest Cafe (9%)
Red Robin (9%)
Smashburger (10%)
Starbucks Debit Card (7%)
Steak 'n Shake (8%)
Subway (3%)
Sweet Tomatoes (8%)
TGI Fridays (9%)
Wendy's (4%)
Restaurants
FUNDABILITY... The easiest contribution to CKI you will ever make!
Generous Donations
April Birthdays
Special Funds
GENERAL FUND
In memory of Joyce Bloomberg
Gerald & Olive Poliks
Joe & Maureen Rosenfeld
Ed & Tina Wolf
Earl & Debbie Sternfeld
Helmut & Eileen Matthies
Betty Baum
Bill & Jana McFarlane
In honor of Adeline Kohlhagen’s 99th
birthday
Bill & Jana McFarlane
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The following funds are available for your generous
donations:
Clara Wechter Education Fund – Supports Torah
School and Adult Education
General Fund – For multi-purpose use
Lee Miller Book Fund – New books for Library
Jerome & Lillian Roth Scholarship Fund – (See the
President)
Memorial Plaques – $300
Prairie Jewish Youth – Support for programs for our
synagogue youth
Prayer Book Fund – Siddur is $36; Chumash is $60
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Needs decided by
Rabbi
Seltzer Music & Cultural Arts Endowment Fund –
Jewish cultural enrichment programs
Simon C. & Ruth L. Kaplan Torah Fund – Repair of
Torah scrolls
Sisterhood – Support our women’s group to
maintain the kitchen and other projects
Sisterhood Flower Fund – Pulpit flowers
Sisterhood Vision Fund – Large-type Siddur $50
Tree of Life – Leaf is $100; Rock is $1,000.
Major Gifts – $5,000 and up. (See the President)
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In thanks for the Rabbi’s Shabbat dinners,
and in honor of Jana’s hard work and
dedication to HaKol
Dan Marshall & Liza Bachrach
In memory of Joyce Bloomberg
Sherry Wiesman
Wishing a speedy recovery to Brad Burker
Sherry Wiesman
CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUND
To Rachel and Michael Bloomberg and
family in memory of your mother, Joyce
Bloomberg
Dick & Sue Johnson
Barb & Ron Razowsky
Congratulations Joe Rosenfeld on being
Man of the Year
Barb & Ron Razowsky
SISTERHOOD
In memory of my mother, Sara Mehr, and my
mother-in-law, Ada Tannenbaum
Peretz Mehr
CAPITAL DRIVE –
BATHROOM UPGRADE FUND
Paul & Lynn Glaser
Earl & Debbie Sternfeld
R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELL
Brad Burker
David Sitz
David Goodman
Gareth Sitz
Wanda Pitzele
Marcy Cohen-Tremmel
Ron Razowsky
Sherry Wiesman
May G-d have mercy upon you and others who
are ill among the people of Israel.
Robyn Phelan
Deanna Phelan
Alvin Hass
Judy Rubenstein-Gantz
Alexis Graffia
Karen Bender
Daniel Schlack
Benjamin Berg
Ronald Burstein
Jason Bernstein
Edgar Feldman
Eric-Jan Ginder
Kara Morgan
Brittany Zeoli
Sheri Mussar
Patrick Lewis
Debby Poper
Charles Gauthier
Phyllis Lesser
Enrique Gonzalez Greenman
Tina Wolf
Bonnie Bonner
April Anniversaries
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Charles & Kara Gauthier
Shaun & Bonnie Bonner
with the
“4ever29”
Group
Book Club
Please join us for our next
Book Club event on
Wednesday, April 22, at
7:00 PM, at the home of
Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein
and Simon, 15 Hilltop, South
Elgin. We will be reading
the book
Emma Goldman
by Vivian Gornick
Sincere THANKS to the following families
who have donated, so far, to the CKI
Tablecloth Fundraiser!
For more information, please contact
Suzy at mnszemel@comcast.net or Risa Cohen
at risacohen521@yahoo.com.
Wolf, Njus, Schillmoeller, BachrachMarshall, Kofkin, Zemel, Cohen,
Kohlhagen, Razowsky, and McFarlane.
Everyone is welcome!
There is still plenty of time for those of you
who haven't gotten around to this yet. The
committee is working hard to sew this beautiful creation, but the more names we have
the better the finished product.
Yeast Feast
Sunday, April 12 • 5:00 pm
Chooch’s Pizzeria
64 S. Grove Avenue, Elgin
Celebrate the end of Passover with
4ever 29, CKI's purely social adult group.
We have no chairman, no committees,
no regular meetings, no fund raising —
just good company, conversation and fun.
Any adult at CKI is welcome to join us.
Don't worry that you
may not know anyone.
At the end of the night you'll be a
friend of many!
Please let Wanda Pitzele know
by April 6 if you plan to attend.
wandanp@sbcglobal.net
or call 630-289-3349
See the form on page 14 in this edition of
HaKol.
ANY QUESTIONS, call me at 847-426-8426 or
email me at robin.seigle@gmail.com.
Celebrate the end of Pesach
Shop through the CKI website!!
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Yahrtzeiten
We recall with loving memory those whose yahrtzeiten are commemorated during the coming weeks,
and those whose names are read in the Synagogue at Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat
services during the month of March. It is appropriate for members of their families to be present when
these names are read.
Actual
Dates of
Date
Observed Service
Apr 01 Mar 27 & 28
Name
Actual
Dates of
Date
Observed Service
Name
Ida Louise Cohen*
Apr 09 Apr 3 & 4
D. Louis Steinberg*
Apr 01 Mar 27 & 28
Cynthia Weisz*
Apr 10 Apr 10 & 11
Deirdre Covel
Apr 02 Mar 27 & 28
Anna Rubnitz*
Apr 10 Apr 10 & 11
Leo Karnal
Apr 03 Apr 3 & 4
Rabbi Eugene Kohn
Apr 11 Apr 10 & 11
Louis Wolf
Apr 03 Apr 3 & 4
Bernard Le Vine*
Apr 12 Apr 10 & 11
Marion Braun*
Apr 04 Apr 3 & 4
Dr. Howard Ravenscraft
Apr 12 Apr 10 & 11
Melvin Pitzele
Apr 04 Apr 3 & 4
Irving Schwartz
Apr 14 Apr 10 & 11
Lena Bochner*
Apr 05 Apr 3 & 4
Sylvia Karnal
Apr 14 Apr 10 & 11
Ed Narofsky*
Apr 05 Apr 3 & 4
Jacob Rifken*
Apr 14 Apr 10 & 11
David B. Rosenberg*
Apr 06 Apr 3 & 4
Edward S. Fox*
Apr 15 Apr 10 & 11
Ben Mehr
Apr 06 Apr 3 & 4
Merrian Rifken*
Apr 15 Apr 10 & 11
Ruth Mintzer
Apr 06 Apr 3 & 4
Moses Schlossberg*
Apr 15 Apr 10 & 11
George Pondel
Apr 06 Apr 3 & 4
Betty Snider
Apr 16 Apr 10 & 11
Milton Ginsberg*
Apr 07 Apr 3 & 4
Myron Shore
Apr 17 Apr 17 & 18
Louis J. Schwartz*
Apr 07 Apr 3 & 4
Joseph Sklute*
Apr 18 Apr 17 & 18
Bessie Silvian*
Apr 08 Apr 3 & 4
Benjamin Rifken*
Apr 19 Apr 17 & 18
Stanley Pinter
Apr 08 Apr 3 & 4
Anna Schack*
Apr 19 Apr 17 & 18
Carol Schwedel
Apr 09 Apr 3 & 4
Dorothy Raffelson*
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Carl Cohen
Apr 09 Apr 3 & 4
Pearl Rosenberg
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Anne Goldman
Actual
Dates of
Date
Observed Service
Name
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Eve (Leah) Kucuy
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Copol Leavitt
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Nahum Mariasis
Apr 20 Apr 17 & 18
Pnina Mariasis
Apr 21 Apr 17 & 18
Marc Garson
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Belle Freund
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Sadie Lascoe*
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Milton Nitzberg
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Herold Rifken*
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Abe J. Strickman*
Apr 22 Apr 17 & 18
Louis Vopner*
Apr 23 Apr 17 & 18
David Brazner*
Apr 25 Apr 24 & 25
Herman Fischer*
Apr 27 Apr 24 & 25
Paul R. Fields*
Apr 27 Apr 24 & 25
Rose Miller*
Apr 28 Apr 24 & 25
Arthur R. Levine*
Apr 28 Apr 24 & 25
Bernie Spies
Apr 28 Apr 24 & 25
Milton Wohl*
Apr 29 Apr 24 & 25
Mary Fischer*
Apr 29 Apr 24 & 25
Jennie Krasnick*
Apr 29 Apr 24 & 25
Harry Zimbler*
Apr 30 Apr 24 & 25
Theodore Garson
KINDLE THE SHABBAT
Fri Apr 3 ..................7:03 PM
Fri Apr 10................7:10 PM
Fri Apr 17................7:18 PM
Fri Apr 24................7:26 PM
There are two dates listed above on our yahrtzeit list. The first is the
actual date of the yahrtzeit, and memorial candles should be lit on
the preceding evening. The second are the days of the services at
which the name is read. An asterisk after a name indicates that a plaque
is affixed to the Memorial Tablet.
NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after
candlelighting time on Saturday night.
Man of the Year / Youth of the Year – Feb. 22, 2015
Photos by Elliot Goldman, FJMC,
and Marc Zemel, CKI
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...and HAVDALAH CANDLES
Sat Apr 4 .................8:34 PM
Sat Apr 11...............8:41 PM
Sat Apr 18...............8:49 PM
Sat Apr 25...............8:57 PM
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Have you seen the beautiful embroidered tablecloths at CKI?
They are used for special occasions and are quite amazing! Through the many years that our synagogue has existed, hundreds of people have become members, raised their families here, got married,
had grandchildren—well, you get the picture. As a fundraiser, years ago, many of these congregants
purchased a napkin and added their names. This napkin was then embroidered by a group of
woman from CKI, and all the completed napkins were then sewn together to make long tablecloths.
We are in the process of sewing another CKI tablecloth and would love to include as many families
as possible. The cost of having your names embroidered is $18.00 per family, and any extra money
you would like to donate will go towards purchasing more napkins along with embroidery thread.
Please fill out the form below, and send it with your payment to:
Robin Seigle, 14N844 Lac Du Beatrice, West Dundee, Illinois,
60118 (or drop it off at the synagogue office when you are there).
Note: Please make your check out to Congregation Kneseth Israel.
(Please do not abbreviate.)
The deadline has been extended to May 17 to give
everyone a chance to participate in this wonderful fundraiser.
Thanks in advance for your support. These cloths will be a wonderful way
to remember the past, and carry on the future of our CKI congregation!
Robin Seigle
Fundraising Chair
Name____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone _________________________ Email____________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
Names to be embroidered (please print)
____________________ _____________________
____________________ _____________________
____________________ _____________________
Donation Enclosed: $ ______ (Minimum $18.00 per family)
Thank you!
Any questions, contact Robin Seigle
847-426-8426
robin.seigle@gmail.com
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hbnf
ojhiu"
Open to all Jewish 5th graders through high school.
Saturday, April 11
70- - 9:30 0at the home of Danielle Grosman
Please RSVP for address
Cost - $5 per person (to help pay for staff )
and bring a snack to pass
Come and play games!
Make new friends & meet old ones!
Please bring whatever games you like to play,
anything BUT video games. We will have drinks,
snacks and pizza!
PLEASE RSVP online at
http://prairiejewishyouth.weebly.com/calendar-of-programs.html
or to Liza at archbroch@comcast.net or 630.399.8855
Check out the Prairie Jewish Youth at www.prairiejewishyouth.weebly.com
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CONGREGATION
KNESETH ISRAEL
330 Division Street
Elgin, Illinois
60120-5685
Building community
Embracing diversity
Meaningful observance
Lifelong learning
Return Service Requested
Shabbat Services:
April 2015
1
Hebrew School
5:00 PM
3
Fast of the First Born Services & Study
NO SHABBAT SERVICE
8:00 AM
4
Shabbat Service
Community Seder
5
No School – Passover
6
CKI Board Meeting
7:00 PM
7
Women’s Seder and Taste ‘n’ Tell
at home of Wanda Pitzele
6:30 PM
Hebrew School
5:00 PM
8
10
11
Order Fundability Certificates
Shabbat Service
Shabbat Service and Yizkor
Shavuot Study Program
PJY Game Night
12
Hebrew School
Torah School w/PreK
CKI Membership Definition Q & A
“4ever29” Club–Dinner at Chooch’s
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PADS
15
HaKol submissions due
Hebrew School
Friday evenings
Saturday mornings
7:30 pm
9:30 am
Pick up Fundability Certificates
Shabbat Service: April Birthday Celebration
and Family Shabbat w/ K-3rd grades
7:00 PM
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Shabbat Service
Shavuot Study Program
9:30 AM
Noon
19-21
Regional Sisterhood Conference in Cincinnati
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Hebrew School
Torah w/PreK
Art for grades PreK-3
PJY High School Club Meeting
Yom HaShoah Program, featuring the
film “Shanghai Ghetto”
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
2:00 PM
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Hebrew School
Book Club at home of Rabbi Frisch Klein
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
23
Chai School
6:30 PM
24
PJY Shabbat Dinner at NIU Hillel
Musical Shabbat Service
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
25
Shabbat Service
Shavuot Study Program
Experiential Mincha
9:30 AM
Noon
4:00 PM
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Hebrew School
Torah School
Judaism Rocks!
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
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Hebrew School
5:00 PM
17
9:30 AM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:30 PM
9:30 AM
Noon
7:00-9:30 PM
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM