Why I am not a Jew.by Rich Kruth

A re-written version of the 23rd Psalm ofDavid goes like this:

The LORD [is] NOTmy shepherd; I SHALL WANT.

Who would write such a thing? Unfortunately,in the early sixties, I learned that my beloveduncle left this in his notes before he committedsuicide. On the day of discovery, I prayed to G-dto bring my uncle back to life, and I offeredmyself in his place. Of course, this exchange

Congregation Kneseth Israel has afour-part vision statement, one ofwhich includes our commitment

to lifelong learning. Learning is one way wegrow. (See G-d’s Super Powers, below) Learningand education are very important in Judaism.For years my tagline for email was “Who iswise? One who learns from all people (PirkeAvot).” Pirke Avot has much to teach us aboutlearning: “Acquire for yourself a friend andmake for yourself a teacher.” “Make your Torahstudy a fixed time.” “Two who sit and exchangewords of Torah, the Divine Presence restsamongst them.”

My approach to teaching comes from theTalmud, too. “May I have learned from myteachers, even more from my colleagues andthe most from my students.” Recently I wasthrilled to learn a little piece of Hebrewgrammar because one of our Torah Schoolstudents asked why the same word in theV’ahavta had different vowels. Ask me about it.

This provides a guide for us today. Learningbuilds community as it deepens ourunderstanding and our friendship. It increasesour meaningful observance. And it is fun.

Learning is very important at CKI. We haveTorah School. Judaism Rocks! for parents to

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learn with their students. Wehave book group. We havethe Men’s Club WorldwideWrap about Tefilin. We haveprograms about holidays.Programs about theHolocaust. Movie nights.Every Torah discussion onShabbatmorning is a chance to learn.

This month we kick off several new programsto increase our opportunity to learn.

• Alef Bet Hebrew for Adults. 5:30 PM onWednesdays, beginning Feb. 1, withStephanie Marshall. Stephanie has been aJewish educator, a principal, and a teacher.She has a Master’s degree in JewishEducation from Hebrew Union College. Sheis now living in Algonquin and teachingSunday mornings in DeKalb. She is veryexcited to be joining our teaching team.

• Leading a Friday Night Kabbalat Service.12:00 (noon), Saturday, February 4.Immediately after services on Saturdaymorning, enjoy some Kiddush and a nosh toeat, and join Rabbi Margaret in polishingyour skills to lead a service on Friday night.

In this IssueSisterhood 3Hadassah 5Donations 8PJY 8Book Club 11Fundability 12Yahrzeits 15Birthdays 16Parashat 16Marketplace 18Calendar BC

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never happened, and my uncle was notresurrected, and I did not replace him indeath.

Adding insult to injury, if you paraphrase it inthis way, my parents told me that taking one’sown life is a serious violation of Jewish Law.My uncle’s father (Zadie), however, was told bythe orthodox rabbi of his synagogue that myuncle could not be buried in the familycemetery. In addition, they quoted the Talmudsaying, “for him who takes his own life with

CKI SAVE THE DATES

03.03 - PJY JSC Shabbat Dinner; BirthdayShabbat

03.12 - Passover Wine Sale

03.14 - Sisterhood Meeting

03.19 - FJMC Man and Youth of the YearEvent; PJY Sand Art!

03.21 - ADL Presentation on Anti-Semitismand How to Respond

03.28 - Book Club

full knowledge of his action no rites are to beobserved, and there is to be no rendering ofclothes and no eulogy. I asked the question tomyself, “did my uncle take his life with fullknowledge of his action?”

My grandfather (Zadie) did not want his son tobe excluded from burial in a Jewish cemetery.Zadie convinced a conservative rabbi of adifferent shul, that my uncle was not of sanemind, and should be allowed to be eulogizedand buried as any other Jew. The conservativerabbi agreed to this, but with the proviso thatmy uncle be buried next to the fence, at theedge of the cemetery.

Many times, over my lifetime, I wrestled withthe concept of G-d, and if there was a G-d, howcould he allow this to have happened? ShouldI become an atheist and be called an ex-Jew?Should I declare, I am not a Jew?

Wait. Before calling myself a non-Jew, I need toexamine some other reasons to reject being aJew. In trying to analyze my uncle’s motives forhis action, I do believe that my uncle sufferedmainly from Jewish guilt. The guilt of not livingup to his Jewish religious expectations. Afterall, there are 613 mitzvot (commandments)that Jews are bound to follow. Could youembrace these commandments? All of them?If not, does this mean, you are not a Jew?

Here is my confession. I have been guilty ofmarrying outside of the faith, eating seafood

How to reach the Rabbi:I am in the office at least ten hours each weekfor people to drop in to see me. Come sit andhave coffee with me. Mondays are my days off. I am in the office Tuesday mornings from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Wednesday afternoons from1:30-3:30 PM, and Thursday afternoons from2:00-6:00 PM. Call first, just in case somethinghas come up. Can’t make any of those times?Call and set another time. I’ll meet you almostanywhere, anytime. I am accessible by cell phone, 978-590-8268 orby email, rabbi@ckielgin.org.

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CKI BOARD MEMBERSPRESIDENT - Dick Johnson

EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT - Risa CohenTREASURER - Rich Kruth

FINANCIAL SECRETARY - Charlie NeumanRECORDING SECRETARY - Gale JacobyCo-VPs/Education - Susan Johnson and

Barb RazowskyVP/Sisterhood - Suzy Zemel

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Rochelle Fosco

CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSADULT EDUCATION - Gale JacobyBIKUR CHOLIM - Anita Hornung

BYLAWS - Rachel NewbyCEMETERY - Marc Zemel

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION - Heather Baumann WeiserFUNDRAISING - Robin Seigle

HAKOL EDITOR - Jana McFarlaneHOUSE - Dan MarshallKERUV - Wanda Pitzele

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In our effort to offer more transparency and toencourage more participation, the CKI Board

now makes our upcoming meeting agendasavailable on our website as a downloadable PDF. Please go to:www.ckielgin.org/board-meeting-agenda.html

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• Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults. Every otherSunday at 11:00 AM, beginning Feb. 5 withRabbi Margaret Frisch Klein. Ready for thenext step? We will start with the Fridayevening service, learn the key word andkavanot (intentions) behind each prayer.

• Parashat Hashavua: Portion of the week.Tuesdays at 10:00 AM, beginning Tuesday,February 7. Come join Rabbi Frisch Klein tolearn about the portion of the week. An opendiscussion. We may get through the wholeportion, a story within the portion or evenjust a sentence. I’ll make sure to have thecoffee (and tea and hot chocolate) on!

G-d’s Super Powers: Grow

Or Zarua L’tzadik ulyishrev simcha. “Light is sownfor the righteous and joy for the upright inheart.” We sing it every Friday night—often intwo versions. G-d plants light. G-d grows. G-dhelps us grow. This is the month we celebrateTu B’Shevat, the new year of the trees. In Israel,those trees are beginning to bloom again. Here,after what has been a pretty mild winter,maybe the sap in maple trees will begin to flowagain. We grow in all sorts of ways: by eatinghealthy food—those fruits and veggies that Tu B’Shevat celebrates; by going to school; byattending book group, Shabbat services, or oneof those adult study offerings. We grow whenwe plant our community garden to feed thehungry. We grow when we plant trees in Israelwith JNF. www.jnf.org/jnf-tree-planting-center/

We grow every time we become partners withG-d as caretakers of this great, glorious creationas Genesis tells us to do. “The Lord God took theman and put him in the Garden of Eden towork it and keep it.” What does this mean?Often it gets translated that we should have“dominion” over the earth or to “subdue” it. Thisis when learning a little Hebrew is helpful. TheHebrew verb is shomer, to keep or to guard. It isthe same verb as “Shomer Shabbat” someonewho is Shabbat observant, or the noun aShomer, a guard in Israel. It can also mean totend, to watch and protect, like in the old EllaFitzgerald song, “Someone to watch over me.”That sense of love and protection is somethingwe are longing to see. It comes withresponsibility. G-d loves us and we love G-dback, so therefore, we have to be caretakers,shomrim, guards of this earth and partners withG-d in taking care of G-d’s greatest gift to all ofus. That is the meaning of Tu B’Shevat. �

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January seemed to be atransitional month. Perhapsbecause it is the start of the

secular new year. Additionally, this year webegan a new chapter in United States history,with the start of a new president, and all theimplications that go with a presidentialtransition.

Loving music as I do, whenever I hear of killingsby gang members, or by ISIS—a couple ofsongs always come to mind. The first is, “LetThere Be Peace on Earth.” Just the title alone,can be, and for me, is a prayer. As I hear of morehate crimes, attacking various “groups” ofpeople that are not the same as the ones doingthe attacking, the second song that comes tomind is from a musical, “South Pacific,” withprofound lyrics. The song is “You’ve Got To BeTaught.” Look at the insightful words written byOscar Hammerstein II:

You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear,You’ve got to be taught from year to year,It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear,You’ve got to be carefully taught.

You’ve got to be taught to be afraid,Of people whose eyes are oddly made,And people whose skin is a different shade,You’ve got to be carefully taught.

You’ve got to be taught,Before it’s too late,Before you are six or seven or eight.

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To hate all the peopleYour relatives hate,You’ve got to be carefully taught!

As a country, we had an important person inthe 50’s and 60’s that spoke his mind. That wasRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I am so proud ofRabbi Margaret Frisch Klein, who received the2017 Dr. King Humanitarian Award. RabbiMargaret talks the talk, walks the walk, andencourages all of us to do the same. We, as asynagogue, as well as our community, areblessed to have Rabbi Margaret as our rabbiand a face that represents us all. I trulyappreciate the fact that not only does RabbiMargaret practice what she preaches, but alsohow she models and encourages us to do thesame.

As far as appreciation goes... I also appreciatethe group of people here at CKI that workalone, in small groups, and as teams, for thebetterment of CKI. That is part of what makesCKI so special, and helps us feel that we trulybelong to a very special community.

Now, as we transition into February... Sisterhoodis trying a new project, which is sponsoringCafé CKI on Saturday, February 18, at 7:00 pm.Some people might be wondering what is CaféCKI? It is some form of entertainment in acoffee house setting. Sisterhood’s Café CKI willbe a movie night. We will be watching adelightful movie called “Avalon.” This movie is

rated PG, so feel free to bring along the kinder.If you prefer having a date night, or coming byyourself to be with friends, I can guarantee youwill have a good time! What’s even nicer is thatthere is no charge to attend! Talk about a nicedeal! Refreshments will be sold that evening. To make sure we have enough tables and food,please RSVP no later than Wednesday, February 15, to Debbie Sternfeld atrxman1216@gmail.com, or at 847-985-1122.

It is hard to believe that our nominatingcommittee will be meeting shortly to prepare aslate for the 2017-2019 Executive Board ofSisterhood. I can tell you that as a Board, we dohave fun, and have social events, also. Many ofthe Board positions are not that timeconsuming, and can be shared with a partner. If you are interested in learning more aboutthese positions, are curious to see how it wouldwork around your schedule, have ideas forpeople who should be asked, or even havesome new ideas, please let me know. I will behappy to sit down with anyone to discussSisterhood. All interested names will be passedon to the nominating committee. Remember,Sisterhood is the heart of CKI. Please contactme at mnszemel@comcast.net.

Should you be interested in attending an event,but do not have transportation, please contactme to arrange a ride. mnszemel@comcast.net.

– Suzy ZemelSisterhood President

Sisterhood News

Thank you to those that have donatedhand-made blankets, including our Torah

School and their families. If you enjoyed thisactivity, please feel free to continue to makeblankets for Project Linus.

As a member of the Project Linus North andCentral Chicagoland Chapter, we received someremarkable news. During 2016, our chapterdonated 10,608 blankets. But then I got tothinking. How sad that all of these blanketswere needed. How sad that in our area alone,there were so many hospitalized and/ortraumatized children. Unbelievably, that is forjust one year. How many more blankets wereneeded?

Here is a link for more information about thechapter, information on the variety of ways tomake a blanket, the blanket requirements, aswell as demonstration on various stitches.http://www.projectlinuschicago.com is the link.

Sisterhood, as part of “talking the talk,” will haveProject Linus get togethers on Wednesday,February 15, at 7:00 PM, and on Wednesday,February 22, at 1:00 PM. What is their purpose?It is two-fold. We encourage people to bringwhat they are currently working on for Project

Linus, such asknitting, sewing,and crochetingto name a few.The secondreason is purelysocial. It gives usa chance tosocialize, enjoyeach other's

company, help each other with their creativeendeavors... Whether you are making a blanketfor Project Linus, creating something for

Project Linus News

another reason, or just want to chat and visit, Iinvite and encourage you to attend. Do youhave friends and/or family members thatwould be interested in making blankets, orcoming to our get-togethers? Pleaseremember, everyone interested is alwayswelcome. I ask that you RSVP to me, SuzyZemel, at mnszemel@comcast.net, so I knowhow many to expect.

If you have any questions, please do nothesitate to ask. I hope to see many of you atthese social action/social events.

Java and JewsHave you wondered about Judaism? Have a question you need answered? Like to learn a little of the weekly Torah portion? Curious about Jewish responsesto issues of the day? Join Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein for a cup of joe (or otherbeverage or snack).

Tuesday: February 7 , 2017Arabica Café, Douglas Street, Elgin, from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AMBlue Box Café, Chicago Street, Elgin, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PMCalibré in The Arboretum, South Barrington, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Good conversation, good coffee, good community.

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Sisterhood Proudly Presents…

Café CKI Movie Night

Saturday, February 18 • 7:00 PM

From Academy Award-winningdirector Barry Levinson

(Rain Man and Good MorningVietnam), comes this touchingfilm that spans nearly 40 years

in the lives of an immigrantJewish family and the ‘culture

clash’ issues that arise.

Son Jules is unwilling to becomea manual laborer in Baltimorelike his dad, and opts for a lifeof a salesman. He eventually

teams with his cousin to open a TV store.

Thereafter, the disintegration oftheir family is paralleled by the

rise of TV's omnipresence in theAmerican home.

PG-rating for the entire family –bring your friends too!

Enjoy a brief ‘trailer’ of this wonderful film at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b37auo3dSuM

There is no cost for attending. Refreshments will be sold throughout the evening.

To ensure we have enough tables set up, and refreshments for everyone, please RSVP no later than Wednesday, February 15.

RSVP to Debbie Sternfeld at rxman1216@gmail.com, or at 847-985-1122.

If you have ever seen the announcementscome out about a kiddush or oneg being

sponsored, and wondered how one hosts, Ihave some answers to your questions.

Why does someone host? There are manyreasons to host an oneg or kiddush. We do it torecognize the yahrtzeit (anniversary of death)of a loved one, to celebrate a birthday oranniversary, or to recognize our child’sachievement when he or she reaches Bar or BatMitzvah age—or any other special occasion.Many times we see that someone isrecognizing a yahrtzeit. This is because thesynagogue sends a letter reminding us when tolight the yahrtzeit candle and when thatperson’s name will be read at services. In thatletter is also a note suggesting that thecongregant may want to host a kiddush oroneg in the loved one’s memory withdirections on who to contact. Please note thatwe request two weeks notice for sponsored onegsand kiddushes (if at all possible).

Do I have to do Lox and Bagels? No. You maydo as little as donating $36 for an oneg or $54for a kiddush for simple “naming rights.” We willput out the usual food and drink. If you want todo more, we’ll talk. Anyone who is familiar withkeeping kosher and the CKI kitchen, or wants tolearn, is welcome to put together their ownmenu. If you, like many people, are busy andcannot bring food in,

nor do any preparation before Shabbat,Sisterhood has a kitchen assistant withcatering experience, Susan Lehman, who isavailable to put things together for you. Wewill do as much or as little as you like. If youneed us to do the shopping and preparation,we can do it. We have a price list for sponsoredonegs and kiddushes—but it is only a guide, asyou can personalize it, and we will suggest adonation amount to make to Sisterhood,based on what you want done, to cover theexpenses. (See the Price List on pages 6-7.)

What is the difference between an oneg and kiddush? An oneg is held after services onFriday night and is dairy, but we include somepareve items (no animal products) and

generally has more dessert-type items served.Kiddush follows Saturday morning services andis dairy. Both are a time for socializing withfriends and fellow congregants and guests.

Who does all the work? Sisterhood has anOneg/Kiddush Committee co-chaired by JanaMcFarlane and Susan Goozh. Unless otherplans are made, we arrange to do theshopping, set-up, cooking, and clean-up.

If you have any questions or would like tosponsor a kiddush or oneg, please contact JanaMcFarlane at 630-464-6429,jemcfarlane@earthlink.net; or Susan Goozh at847-650-8514, suegoozh@comcast.net.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Onegs and Kiddushes!

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‘First of its kind’ surgery saves baby bornwith intestines outside body

By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 4, 2017

The girl was born with a very rare congenitaldefect in the development of the muscles ofthe abdominal wall called omphalocele.

A baby girl whose intestines were seen in anultrasound scan to be outside her body, andwhose parents were urged to have an abortion,is alive and well after a unique, Israeli-designedprocedure was performed after her birth atHadassah University Medical Center inJerusalem’s Ein Kerem.

The hospital maintained on Wednesday thatthe complicated operation – performed rightafter her birth – was the “first of its kind” in theworld.

The girl was born with a very rare congenitaldefect in the development of the muscles ofthe abdominal wall called omphalocele. In suchcases, the intestines and sometimes the liverand other organs, remain outside of theabdomen in a sac.

The baby’s father, Ahmed (whose last name isbeing withheld to protect privacy), said that ahospital in the center of the countryrecommended an abortion “and described forus a horrific scenario if she were born.” He saidthis as he held the happy baby in his arms. “Wedidn’t want to abort. We had heard of a similarcase of parents who decided not to abort adefective baby but get treatment at Hadassah,so we decided to go there.”

Doctors had performed amniocentesis to findout if the fetus suffered from defective genes,but found none. Dr. Dan Arbell, a seniorpediatric surgeon said, “with a little luck,” shecould be treated and be healthy.

At delivery, the baby was found to have a bighole in her abdomen from which her amnioticsac with her intestines were hanging, said Dr.Morris Topaz, a plastic surgeon in Ra’anana whoinvented the new technology that was meantfor plastic surgery. It was the first time he hadused it for a congenital defect in a baby.

The newborn’s intestines were put into aspecial cone-like container called a “silo” thatmake it possible to hold them together and put

Hadassah Medical News

them in place. Dr. Vadim Kapoler, a seniorpediatric surgeon at Hadassah, arranged theintestines in their proper place and usedclamps and clips to close the abdominalopening, instead of the usual synthetic patch.Every few days, they changed the location ofthe intestines, stretching the skin over a periodof three weeks.

Arbell said that the use of this new device forsuch an operation has not been reported in theworld’s medical literature, but it saved the babya much more complicated procedure involvingplastic surgery with a synthetic patch.

The baby’s parents Ahmed and Tamamthanked all the staff. “Their baby now feels well,her abdomen looks good and she is eatingwell. There is no reason why she should nothave a full and healthy life,” said Arbell. Thebaby was taken home by her parents this week.“The difficult time is behind us. We had somescary moments, when her blood pressure andheartbeat fell, but we stabilized her,” Arbell said.

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CKI MEMBER-SPONSORED KIDDUSH / ONEG Make a decision on the date (minimum two week advance notice) and

contact the Kitchen Chair for availability. • • • ALL KIDDUSHES / ONEGS MAY BE CUSTOMIZED • • •

Standard Friday Night Oneg for 15-20 people – $36.00 Challah Grape Juice Kosher Wine (1 bottle) Assorted sweets (including gluten free option) Vegetable tray with hummus Fruit (seasonal) Coffee and tea (sugar, creamer and artificial sweetener) Cold beverages Paper goods (dessert plates, napkins, tablecovers, cold and hot cups) Utensils (plastic forks, knives, and spoons) Food preparation and clean-up Standard Saturday Morning Kiddush - $54.00 Challah Grape Juice Kosher Wine (1 bottle) Bagels Plain cream cheese Herring Vegetable tray with hummus Fruit (seasonal) Assorted sweets (including gluten free option) Coffee and tea (sugar, creamer and artificial sweetener) Cold beverages Paper goods (luncheon plates, napkins, tablecovers, cold and hot cups) Utensils (plastic forks, knives, and spoons) Food preparation and clean-up Saturday Morning Kiddush for 15-20 people – $100.00 Challah Grape Juice Kosher Wine (1 bottle) Bagels Plain cream cheese Lox cream cheese spread Platter of sliced tomatoes, cucumber, and onions Herring Vegetable tray with hummus Fruit (Seasonal) Assorted sweets (including gluten free option) Coffee and tea (sugar, creamer, and artificial sweetener) Cold beverages Paper goods (luncheon plates, napkins, tablecovers, cold and hot cups) Utensils (plastic forks, knives, and spoons) Food preparation and clean-up

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Saturday Morning Kiddush for 15-20 people – $150.00 Challah Grape Juice Kosher Wine (1 bottle) Bagels Plain cream cheese Lox (1 approx. 2.5# filet) Platter of sliced tomatoes, cucumber, and onions Tuna salad or Egg salad (your choice) Herring Vegetable tray with hummus Fruit (Seasonal) Assorted sweets (including gluten free option) Coffee and tea (sugar, creamer, and artificial sweetener) Cold beverages Paper goods (luncheon plates, napkins, tablecovers, cold and hot cups) Utensils (plastic forks, knives, and spoons) Food preparation and clean-up

Contact the Kitchen Chair if you would like to customize your Kiddush or Oneg and for the cost for serving additional people, or if it falls on Passover. Jana McFarlane (630-464-6429 or jemcfarlane@earthlink.net).

Suggested add-ons: Sweet or savory kugel (9 x 13 pan; serves approx. 20-24) $20.00 Yogurt Bar with assorted toppings (serves approx. 24-30; dairy-free options available) $30.00 Tuna or egg salad (Serves approx. 15-20) $15.00 Chive cream cheese spread (in addition to regular) $ 5.00 Interested is serving something else? Please contact the Kitchen Chair for pricing. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS OUT TO: CKI SISTERHOOD and submit to the CKI office one week prior to your event.

Thank you!

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Generous Donations

GENERAL FUNDIn memory of Adeline Kohlhagen

Jeffrey & Susan ThiessSusan & Richard CochraneWanda & Perry PitzeleFern & Ron RabenClarice CuttsJennifer MarsBlossom WohlNancy Sohn & Mike Simon, & Dan & Ben Simon

In honor of Rabbi Margaret receiving the2017 Dr. King Humanitarian Award

Jana & Bill McFarlaneNumerous donations

Douglas BakleyIn honor of the yahrzeit for Leo Neuman,Charlie's father

Charlie & Helen NeumanIn memory of Wanda's father, Jesse YaleNorris

Sherry WiesmanFern & Ron Raben

In memory of Jerry’s brother, Dr. WalterGoozh

Fern & Ron RabenIn memory of Medina Gross’ sister, VictoriaKnapp

Fern & Ron RabenMazel Tov on Nina Finn becoming a bubbe

Fern & Ron RabenMazel Tov on Jacob McFarlane receiving his driver's license

Fern & Ron Raben

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDDonationIn memory of Adeline Kohlhagen

Barbara Maring & Bob KulefskyShelley Fredson & Maury Pasternack

Brad BurkerNina FinnDavid GoodmanStuart HymenWanda PitzeleDebby Poper

Ron RazowskyDavid SitzGareth SitzMarcy Cohen TremmelSherry Wiesman

CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUNDTo Ken & Gale Jacoby, congratulations onthe birth of your grandson, Mason

Nina FinnTo Angelina Bonner, Congratulations onyour Bat Mitzvah

Nina FinnTo Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein,Congratulations on your award as 2017 Dr.King Humanitarian Award

Ron & Barb RazowskyTo Charlie & Helen Neuman, Mazel Tov onthe birth of your grandson

Dick & Sue Johnson

LILLIAN ROTH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDThank you to Rabbi

Joshua Ries

R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELL

May G-d have mercy upon you and others whoare ill among the people of Israel.

and pork, and not always keeping the Sabbath,and possibly more. Do I have Jewish guilt? Yes, Ido, but it doesn’t consume me emotionally ormorally. Unlike atheists who say that Jewishfaith believers cannot be intellectually, morally,and emotionally free unless they become anon-Jew, I say they are wrong. I am a memberof a community of believers. Just as Atheistsand anti-religious arguments claim that there isnot a single item of proof to justify faith, thereverse applies. They have no proof that theyare right.

It has been said, “Tzedakah (charity) is equal toall the other commandments combined.” As amember of the CKI Jewish community, Iwitnessed true “Love and Brotherhood”displayed by our CKI community when a firedisplaced our neighbors, and we, as acommunity, came to their aid with tzedakah.This outpouring of charity and community is all the proof I need to say, I am a Jew, and proud of it.

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Earn 1 point for posting a PJY JSC High SchoolClub event on any social media platform(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat...) Send a screen shot to Jeanette Grosman atjdgrosman.slp@gmail.com.Earn 2 points for each program you attend!Earn 3 points for each friend you bring to aprogram!

Please mark your calendars and join us atthe following events. And don’t forget toRSVP online athttp://prairiejewishyouth.weebly.com/

PJY JSC High School ClubTu B’Shevat SederSaturday, February 116:00 to 8:15 PMAt the May Residence in Elburn, IL. (Please RSVP for address)Open to 7th graders through High School.Non-Jewish friends are invited!Enjoy Havdalah, a dairy dinner and a Tu B’Shevat Seder with your friends!See attached flyer.

PJY Scavenger Hunt at SpringHill MallSunday, February 263:30 to 5:00 PMOpen to 5th grade through high schoolers.Details to follow

PJY JSC High School ClubShabbatDinner!Friday, March 36:30 to 8:30 PMAt the home of Jeanette GrosmanShabbat dinner Dairy PotluckDetails to follow

Sand Art!Sunday, March 19At the Hwalisz Residence in St. Charles. Details to follow.

JSC Good Deeds DaySunday, April 2Details to follow

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Sunday, February 263:30 pm to 5:00 pm

SpringHill Mall1072 Spring Hill Ring Rd, Dundee Township, IL 60118

Drop off and pick up at the tables inside the "main entrance" to the right of Barnes and Noble.

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Tentative Book Club Schedule 2016-2017 Book Author Date Hostess Leader

The Bridal Chair: A Novel

Gloria Goldreich Tues. Aug. 30

Panera Nancy

Away Amy Bloom Tues. Sept. 27

Karen Bender

Barb Razowsky

The Mathematician’s Shiva

Stuart Rojstaczer

Thurs. Oct. 25

Risa Cohen (Sue J. as backup)

Risa Cohen

The Nightengale Kristen Hannah Tues. Nov. 29

Possibly Gail Borden Library

Barbara Njus

Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-year-old author

Heran Wouk Tues. Dec. 20

Suzy Zemel Sherry Wiesman

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

Pam Jenoff Tues. Jan 31

Sherry Wiesman

Sue Johnson

Lincoln and the Jews Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell

Tues. Feb.28

CKI-Hostess is Rochelle Fosco

Setting Fires Kate Wenner Tues. March 28

Gareth Sitz Suzy Zemel

Henna House Nomi Eve Tues. April 25

Nancy Zimmerman

A Bride for One Night: Talmud Tales

Ruth Calderon Thurs. May 25

Sue Johnson

Safe Keeping Tues. June 27

Margaret Frisch Klei

Rochelle Fosco

*Potluck using recipes from TheEssential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking

Phyllis Glazer and Miriyam Glazer

Tues. July 25

Barb Razowsky

The Sisters Weiss Naomi Ragan Tues. Aug. 22

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Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein was recently therecipient of Elgin’s 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr,Humanitarian Award at the Prayer Breakfast onJanuary 14, at the ECC Business ConferenceCenter.

Thank you. Martin Luther King spokefrequently of his dream in the words of

the prophets. Like Micah: “Do justly, lovemercy, and walk humbly with your G-d.” Mymother’s favorite verse. The ethic that I wasraised with. Today, I am very, very humble.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin, I do notdo alone. My fellow nominees and I,together, worked on multiple programstogether. Every time I turned around therewere Danielle and Tony, leading the charge.In the last year alone, contentious schoolboard meetings on racism, CourageousConversations with the police and thecommunity, the Not in Our Town film series,the Orlando Vigil, the Unity March, I-Fest andeven transgender bathrooms. In the process,the three of us became friends. It is aboutbuilding community. I accept this award onbehalf of all three of us and the ongoingwork each of us will do in the days ahead.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin, I dowith the blessing of my community,Congregation Kneseth Israel. I told themwhen I first arrived, Second Baptist wouldcome and sing, but that alone was notenough. It smacks of tokenism. So weexpanded what we do in the community. I accept this award on behalf ofCongregation Kneseth Israel.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin reflectsthe work that I do with my husband and mydaughter, who are here today. They comefrom a long line of two families who haveworked for justice wherever we have lived. Itis how we live our Jewish values. They walkthe walk—sometimes quite literally. Selma.Orlando. Walk for Hunger. Habitat forHumanity. Races for causes. The Unity March.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin goesback to the sixties in Evanston. When theswings weren’t up in the neighborhoodpark, my mother ran for park commissioner.She was told “Those people might sit onthem.” And my father, whose yahrzeit, theanniversary of his death, is this weekend,taught “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” as anexample of a persuasive essay. Every year the

whole family would reread it. It still resonatesas I reread it this week. You all should. Iaccept this award on behalf of my family,past and present.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin goes allthe way back to Martin Luther King’s “I havea dream” speech, that one day Jew andGentile will be able to hold hands and praytogether, a line that, as the Jew, I was givento read at every year. It is still my dream.

Martin Luther King had a dream, a vision.That dream is not yet complete, we arecompleting it. Because make no mistake;there is still hard work to be done to realizethat dream. This week, we note with sadness16 bomb threats against Jewish communitycenters nationwide and a proposed march inWhitefish, Montana, that has now beenpostponed tomorrow, but scheduleddeliberately on King’s birthday. Like thedocumentary, “Not in Our Town,” peoplethought it couldn’t happen there. Peoplethink it can’t happen here. It could. If wedon’t stand together. But in Elgin we dostand together.

The work that I do for justice in Elgin meantthat this summer when there was a Nazi flagat the Kane County Flea Market, I had anetwork of friends, some of you sitting in thisroom, people who had already stoodtogether, that I could call on. Remarkably,during 4th of July Weekend, the veryweekend we mourned the passing of ElieWiesel, that flag, was removed in just 6 hours.That’s building community. Thosegroups—the Coalition of Elgin ReligiousLeaders, the Elgin Police Department, CityCouncil, and the Human RelationsCommission, continue to stand together. Wemust.

The work that I do in Elgin reflects the workthat I have done nationally. In Lowell, whenwe founded the Merrimack Valley Project,similar to the Fox River Initiative, and where Igot my first training in CommunityOrganizing. With the Religious Action Centerand Rallies to Save Soviet Jews and to SaveDarfur. As a global justice rabbinic fellowwith American Jewish World Service. As amember of Tru’ah, Rabbis for Human Rights, Iheeded their call to go to Ferguson as asilent clergy witness. Before I went, I calledChief Swoboda. I wanted his blessing.Because I believe that we have a better

model of policing here in Elgin.

A rabbi is a teacher. So I will teach you a littleTorah. Then, unfortunately, I will leave. I thinkyou will understand, precisely because this isa prayer breakfast. While I am deeplyhumbled, my primary responsibility is to leadmy congregation in prayer and our mainservice of the week starts shortly. RabbiAbraham Joshua Heschel, who marched withKing, said that he felt his feet were praying,My feet have been praying with all of youthis morning.

He also said,” Prayer cannot bring water toparched field, nor mend a broken bridge, norrebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water anarid soul, mend a broken heart and rebuild aweakened will.” I pray that our will isstrengthened here today.

Once a Hasidic rabbi was asked what he didbefore he prayed (in these stories it is alwaysa he) and he answered, he prayed for an hourthat he might be able to pray. This morning’sbreakfast is a part of my preparation to prayfurther. To learn further. To walk further.

This week’s Torah portion is the last portionin the Book of Genesis. Jacob, having trickedEsau out of his blessing and his inheritance,now is called on to bless all of his children.(At least the boys) What Jacob learned, andwhat we must learn, is that there is enoughblessing to go around. Like the U-46 missionstatement—all means all. All of us, black orwhite, Jew or Gentile, gay or straight, werecreated in the Divine image. All of us areloved. That is the message of this week’sTorah portion. That is the message of MartinLuther King. Then after Shabbat is over, wecan begin again to work towards MartinLuther King’s vision, to fulfill his incompletedream.

Next week we begin to read the Book ofExodus. Moses emerges as a leader, after hetries to say send someone else. After seeingthe burning bush and taking off his shoes, herealizes he is standing on holy ground. Heanswers the call. Hinini. Here am I. Each of usis Moses. Each of us must answer that call.This ground in Elgin is holy ground. A placethat embraces its diversity—that fights toprotect all of our rights. I am proud to behere in Elgin to answer the call. Proud andvery, very humble. Thank you. �

Rabbi Margaret’s MLK, Jr Humanitarian Award Acceptance Speech

O Merciful One, You have taught us through your prophet Micahwhat you demand of us:To do justlyTo love mercyAnd to walk humbly with You.

We are trying.We are trying to walk.We are trying so very, very hard.

Baby steps.One foot in front of the other.

We have been walking and walking and walkingWalking with our minds set on freedom.Walking with our feet prayingWalking and now our feet are sore.

Lord, we are tired.We know You demand of usJustice and Mercy.

It seems so simple.It should be easy.It is not.

Lord, we cannot walk aloneWe do not walk alone.We walk with you.As we walk, we pledge that we shall march ahead.

Long agoYou promised us that you would go with us.That You would lighten our burden.That You would give us rest.

Lighten our burden now.Give us rest now.

Strengthen us nowFor the journey ahead.

Remember that we are your people.All of Your people.Created in Your image.

Remind usOf Your visionOf a world redeemedOf a world filled with light.

Where we love our neighbors as ourselvesWhere black children and white childrenLatinos and Asians can learn together.Where all of G-d’s childrenJews and GentilesProtestants and CatholicsMuslims and Buddhists and HindusBelievers and non-believersWill be able to join handsAnd worship in peace.

Where swords will be beaten into plowsharesThen plowshares into musical instrumentsWhere everyone can sit under their vineAnd under their strong Illinois oak treeWhere no one can make them afraid.

Where we find the strengthWhere we find the courage.To continue.

To work for Your vision.To work for King’s dream.To work for that day.

Help us to find our voice.Help us to do Your willTo do justiceTo love mercyAnd to walk, so very, very humbly with YouAs we do Your service.

Amen.

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr PrayerJanuary 15, 2016

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Yahrzeits

We recall with loving memory those whose yahrzeits are commemorated during the coming weeks, and those whose names are read in the Synagogue at Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbatservices during the month of February. It is appropriate for members of their families to be present when these names are read.

Actual Date Dates ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Dates ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Dates ofObserved Service Name

Feb. 4 Feb. 3 & 4 Edythe Kadin

Feb. 4 Feb. 3 & 4 Lillian Ruth Seigle Roth*

Feb. 5 Feb. 3 & 4 Hyman Ableman*

Feb. 5 Feb. 3 & 4 Lillian Bloomberg

Feb. 6 Feb. 3 & 4 Zeldah Demont*

Feb. 6 Feb. 3 & 4 Louis Gordon*

Feb. 6 Feb. 3 & 4 Theresa Silber

Feb. 7 Feb. 3 & 4 Eugene Bernstein*

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Sam M. Becker*

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Nathan Cohen*

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Sonja Duke

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Herman Garson

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Martin Kornstein*

Feb. 8 Feb. 3 & 4 Nate Krohn*

Feb. 10 Feb. 10 & 11 Lester Fischer*

Feb. 10 Feb. 10 & 11 Anna Newmark Gombiner*

Feb. 10 Feb. 10 & 11 Frank Lindow*

Feb. 12 Feb. 10 & 11 Betty David*

Feb. 12 Feb. 10 & 11 Yuddy Wolfinsohn

Feb. 13 Feb. 10 & 11 Yuval Berger

Feb. 13 Feb. 10 & 11 Henry Greenberg*

Feb. 13 Feb. 10 & 11 Beverly Iseberg

Feb. 13 Feb. 10 & 11 Bernice Sievers*

Feb. 13 Feb. 10 & 11 Sidney Slutsky

Feb. 15 Feb. 10 & 11 Anna Libby Strickman*

Feb. 16 Feb. 10 & 11 Mildred Lipofsky*

Feb. 16 Feb. 10 & 11 Lena Miller Simon*

Feb. 17 Feb. 17 & 18 Isadore Ginsberg*

Feb. 17 Feb. 17 & 18 Yetta Haft

Feb. 17 Feb. 17 & 18 Harlan Levin

Feb. 17 Feb. 17 & 18 Harold Modes

Feb. 17 Feb. 17 & 18 Fannie Rosenthal*

Feb. 18 Feb. 17 & 18 Sophie Kaplan*

Feb. 18 Feb. 17 & 18 Anna Perlman*

Feb. 19 Feb. 17 & 18 Anna Lillian Rogoff*

Feb. 20 Feb. 17 & 18 Beryl Niznik*

Feb. 21 Feb. 17 & 18 John Joseph Harrington

Feb. 21 Feb. 17 & 18 Sara Mehr

Feb. 22 Feb. 17 & 18 Morris Agins

Feb. 22 Feb. 17 & 18 Jean Ginsburg*

Feb. 22 Feb. 17 & 18 Sanford J. Zemel*

Feb. 23 Feb. 17 & 18 Benjamin Garland

Feb. 23 Feb. 17 & 18 Philip Sternfeld

Feb. 23 Feb. 17 & 18 Anna Sweet*

Feb. 23 Feb. 17 & 18 Beverly Kessler Wiener*

Feb. 24 Feb. 24 & 25 Suzanne Greenfield

Feb. 24 Feb. 24 & 25 Ella Schlossberg*

Feb. 25 Feb. 24 & 25 Millie Flowers*

Feb. 25 Feb. 24 & 25 Israel Hymovitz*

Feb. 25 Feb. 24 & 25 Faye Ginsberg Korn*

Feb. 26 Feb. 24 & 25 Phyllis Crohn

Feb. 26 Feb. 24 & 25 Joseph Fishman

Feb. 26 Feb. 24 & 25 Sheldon Franks*

Feb. 26 Feb. 24 & 25 Raymond Smith

Feb. 27 Feb. 24 & 25 Marion Bromberg

Feb. 27 Feb. 24 & 25 Joseph Hass

Feb. 27 Feb. 24 & 25 Jerome Roth

Feb. 28 Feb. 24 & 25 Lillian Nitzberg

Feb. 28 Feb. 24 & 25 Leonard Abraham Plotzker

Feb. 28 Feb. 24 & 25 Philip Turek*

Feb. 28 Feb. 24 & 25 Sylvia Zimmerman*

Mar. 1 Feb. 24 & 25 Edward Dato*

Mar. 1 Feb. 24 & 25 Barbara Sharf

Mar. 1 Feb. 24 & 25 Jewel Singer*

Mar. 2 Feb. 24 & 25 Abraham Kowitz*

Mar. 2 Feb. 24 & 25 Samuel David Lipofsky*

There are two dates listed above on our yahrzeit list. The first is theactual date of the yahrzeit, and memorial candles should be lit onthe preceding evening. The second are the days of the services atwhich the name is read. An asterisk after a name indicates that a plaqueis affixed to the Memorial Tablet.

NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after

candlelighting time on Saturday night.

KINDLE THE SHABBAT ...and HAVDALAH CANDLESFri Feb 3 ..................4:53 PM Sat Feb 4.................6:24 PMFri Feb 10................5:02 PM Sat Feb 11 ..............6:33 PMFri Feb17.................5:11 PM Sat Feb 18 ..............6:42 PMFri Feb 24................5:20 PM Sat Feb 25 ..............6:51 PM

THEATRE PARTY!On Sunday, February 26, the CKI Social Group (formerly “50s Plus”) will be attending

On Golden Pondperformed by Elgin Theatre Company.

2:00 PM at Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division Street, Elgin

The two actors who play Norman and Ethel Thayer are terrific. Cost of the tickets is $18 for adults and $15 for seniors. If we get ten people, the cost will be $13.

Afterwards, we will adjourn to the home of Herb and Medina Gross, 833 Prospect, Elgin for a potluck supper.Please let Medina know if you are interested – medinag@gmail.com or 847-695-1316

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Special Funds

The following funds are available for your generousdonations:

Clara Wechter Education Fund – Supports TorahSchool and Adult Education

General Fund – For multi-purpose use

Lee Miller Book Fund – New books for Library

Jerome & Lillian Roth Scholarship Fund – (See thePresident)

Memorial Plaques – $300

Prairie Jewish Youth – Support for programs for oursynagogue 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)

February Birthdays

February Anniversaries

1 Jeffrey & Sandy Rifken

28 Bernie & Sheila Miller

1 Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein

3 Richard Kruth

3 Rochelle Fosco

3 Sara Shankman

4 Abram Wiesman

4 Helen Lindow

4 Lucy Marshall

4 Reinhold Mussar

5 Brian Finn

6 Jason Garland

6 Sarah Bender

8 Sarah Emily Klein

9 Carolyn Ginder

9 Ronald Razowsky

10 Dick Johnson

14 Harrison Hillman

15 Jessica Shankman

16 Maxton Avery Bromet

18 Laura Wolf

19 Kara Gauthier

22 Daniel Gonzales

22 Spencer Kravis

23 Rochelle Tremmel

26 Ken More

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February 20171 Hebrew School 5:30 PM

Alef Bet Adult Hebrew 5:30 PM

3 Kabbalat Shabbat Services / Birthday Shabbat 7:30 PM

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5 Confirmation Class 9:00 AMTorah School 9:00 AMPrayerbook Hebrew for Adults 11:00 AM

7 Parashat Hashavua (at CKI) 10:00 AMJava and Jews Arabica Café, Elgin 8:00 AM

Blue Box Café, Elgin 11:30 AMCalibré Coffee, The Arboretum, So. Barrington 5:00 PM

8 Hebrew School 5:30 PMAlef Bet Adult Hebrew 5:30 PMMusical Jam at the home of Gareth Sitz 7:15 PM

10 Order Fundability CertificatesKabbalat Shabbat Services / Lila’s Class 7:30 PM

11 Shabbat Services 9:30 AMPJY Tu B’Shevat Seder 6:00 PM

12 Torah School 9:00 AMJudaism Rocks!

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17 Pick up Fundability CertificatesMusical Kabbalat Shabbat Services 7:30 PM

18 Shabbat Services 9:30 AMCafé CKI sponsored by SisterhoodMovie Night: “Avalon” 7:00 PM

19 Confirmation Class 9:00 AMTorah School 9:00 AMPrayerbook Hebrew for Adults 11:00 AM

21 ADL Presentation on Anti-Semitism 7:00 PM

22 Project Linus 1:00 PMHebrew School 5:30 PMAlef Bet Adult Hebrew 5:30 PM

24 Kabbalat Shabbat Services 7:30 PM

25 Shabbat Services 9:30 AM

26 Torah School 9:00 AMCKI Social Club: Elgin Theater productionof “On Golden Pond” 2:00 PMPJY Scavenger Hunt 3:30 PM

28 CKI Book Club 7:00 PM

Shabbat Services: Friday evenings 7:30 PMSaturday mornings 9:30 AM