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Shabbat Services
Shabbat Sukkot Friday, October 6, 2017 8:15 PM Shabbat Evening Service Oneg Host: Gossage-Ray Family in honor of Makayla’s Bat Mitzvah Saturday, October 7, 2017 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service Makayla Ray will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Shabbat Bereshit Friday, October 13, 2017 7:30 PM Shabbat Service Oneg Host: DeMare Family in honor of Sophie’s Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, October 14, 2017 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service Sophie DeMare will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.
A Sukkot Message from Rabbi Cosnowsky Immediately following the somber and serious mood of the Days of Awe- the Ten Days of Penitence between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur- we are then commanded to make a sukkah and rejoice and celebrate the holiday of
Sukkot. Sukkot is the third of the three Pilgrimage holidays (Passover and Shavuot being the other two). It is based on our agricultural past. It is the time when we were to harvest our fields and gather our produce to be brought to the Temple as an offering of our gratitude for the abundance that we were given that year. The most important ritual, besides the Mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah, is to have joy. It is known as z’man simchateinu, the time of our rejoicing. It is because we are grateful for having completed gathering our harvest, as well as that the days of repentance are behind us. To share our joy during Sukkot, we invite friends to celebrate with us in the sukkah. We eat in the sukkah. Some even sleep in the sukkah. But overall, we are supposed to spend time inside the sukkah, studying, reading and enjoying the beautiful Fall weather. However, if it is raining, you are not required to suffer outside, you can go back inside and wait for the rain to be finished! The other important mitzvah is to shake the lulav and etrog (the 4 species comprised of the palm, willow and myrtle, in the lulav, and citron) and to smell the fragrance. The four species show the agricultural nature of Sukkot- just as the farmer harvests the crop, we too gather what grows and use them not only to praise God, but also to show that God is found everywhere- in every direction that we shake the lulav and etrog. We also are supposed to recite the Hallel Psalms - singing Hodu L’Adonai - Psalm 118. *Continued on Page 3
October 2017
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Upcoming October Services
Friday, October 6, 2017 8:15 PM Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, October 7, 2017 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service Friday, October 13, 2017 7:30 PM Shabbat Services Saturday, October 14, 2017 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service Friday, October 20, 2017 6:00 PM Congregational Shabbat Dinner 7:30 PM Shabbat Family Service
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service Friday, October 27, 2017 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat Service 8:15 PM Shabbat Evening Service
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:00 AM Summer Torah Study 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service
A Message from our President, Rob Honig
It is a new year, and a new year gives us a chance to try new things. On Erev Rosh Hashanah I asked our members to try something new. I asked you to "save the
date" for the congregational retreat in April. It is my hope that everyone will go. There is nothing new about the retreat – the Temple has been going for many years. But for most of us, it is something we have never done, so for most of us, it really is new. But even regular retreat attendees will find a retreat with so many members something new as well. The retreat is a time to enjoy one Shabbat with Etz Chaim friends. It is a time to step away from the things that make us busy at home. It is a time to make new friends, and to enjoy the company of friends in a different environment. The retreat will be at OSRUI, the summer camp where we send so many kids each year, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. It starts Friday evening and goes through Sunday morning. There will be fun activities, and there will be educational options for kids and adults. I know it is hard to try new things. Everyone feels anxious when they think of a new activity. I am not asking everyone to commit to going right now. But I am asking everyone to mark these dates of April 20-22 on their calendar for next spring. That is an easy step that I hope doesn't cause anxiety for anyone. After it’s on your calendar, I hope you will talk with others about how they have enjoyed the retreat in the past. Then you can find a friend who will go with you. After all, it’s always easier to walk into a new situation with a sidekick. Once it is on your calendar, you will be ready for when the registration forms are available. You will know that the weekend is set aside and can sign up right away. There is limited room at the camp, so you will want to sign up right away when the forms come out. If you're not sure that the retreat is right for you, please ask our rabbis or me about your situation. I am confident that we can make the retreat a possibility for everyone to enjoy. This can be a new thing for you to look forward to in this new year. Shanah Tovah
Shabbat Family Services 7:30 PM
October 20, 2017
November 10, 2017
December 15, 2017
February 23, 2018
March 9, 2018
April 27, 2018
May 18, 2018
June 15, 2018
Tot Shabbat Services 6:30 PM
October 27, 2017
November 17, 2017
December 8, 2017
January 12, 2018
February 16, 2018
March 16, 2018
April 6, 2018
May 25, 2018
June 22, 2018
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May You Have an Easy Fast
Kol Nidre 8:15 PM Friday, September 29
Yom Kippur 10:00 AM Saturday, September 30 (Jr. Congregation runs concurrently)
Children's Service 1:15 PM Saturday, September 30
Discussion Group 2:30 PM Saturday, September 30
Afternoon Service 3:30 PM Saturday, September 30
*Continued from Page 1 Finally, Ashkenazi Jews study the Book of Ecclesiastes. The message of Ecclesiastes is that worldly possessions are vain and empty because they are temporary and do not provide real security. Just as dwelling in the sukkah reminds us of the temporal nature of life, we must remember that we are guests in the world and will eventually return back to God. This is the connection between the text we study and the holiday. It also keeps us grounded and reminds us to refrain from having too much joy during this time. Judaism is all about moderation and even joy needs to be tempered with the reminder that everything is temporary and “this too shall pass.” May you and your families be blessed during this time of Repentance and Awe, and have a wonderful Sukkot season filled with joy. Please join us for our Sukkot festivities as we celebrate the shaking of the lulav and etrog, and dwell in the sukkah on Wednesday, October 4th beginning at 7:00 PM. And join us as we welcome the newest consecrants as they receive their little Torahs on Wednesday, October 11th at 7:00 PM and we rejoice with the Torah on Simchat Torah. Chag Sameach!
The Congregation Etz Chaim Adult Choir Wants You!
Do you enjoy singing?
Did you enjoy hearing the choir at High Holiday services?
If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, please consider joining the
adult choir for Shabbat and special services. It's fun AND fulfilling! Rehearsals
are currently held twice per month, and we sing at two services per month. You
are not obligated to sing at all adult choir services, but any and all participation
is greatly appreciated. Please consult the synagogue web site calendar
(http://congetzchaim.org/calendar) for rehearsal information.
If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Tischler at 630-221-0014 or
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Book Discussion Group: Waking Lions on Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30 PM.
We will be reading Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. "Neurosurgeon Eitan Green has the perfect life--married to a beautiful police officer and father of two young boys. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road after an exhausting hospital shift, he hits someone. Seeing that the man, an African migrant, is beyond help, he flees the scene. When the victim's widow knocks at Eitan's door the next day, holding his wallet and divulging that she knows what happened, Eitan discovers that her price for silence is not money. It is something else entirely, something that will shatter Eitan's safe existence and take him into a world of secrets and lies he could never have anticipated. Waking Lions is a gripping, suspenseful, and morally devastating drama of guilt and survival, shame and desire from a remarkable young author on the rise."
Marjorie and Jeff Appel
Robin Channon
Congregation Etz Chaim Choir
Congregation Etz Chaim Foundation
Rabbi Andie and Jane Cosnowsky
Corie and Nate Cosnowsky
Elaine and Bob Davison
Felice and Gary Dorsay
Merle and Barry Erlich
Judy and Paul Farber
Ellie and Al Farkas
Al Feinstein
Karen Friedman and Dick Johnson
Ellen and Howard Gossage
Elizabeth Gossage and Kenny Soraghan
Renee Gossage Ray
Mary and Ron Hason
Harriet and Rich Heisler
Alice and Paul Heinz
Fay Herbach
Donna Pollack Hershkopf
Irene Honig
Roberta and Beryl Jacobson
Gloria Kahn
Julie (Hershander) Kluth
Kim Leffert and Ed Silverstein
Ronni and Ken Markwell
Linda and Bruce Mayor
Michele and Bruce Miller
Carol and Larry Neimark
Frances and Murray Peshkin
Sophie and Jake Pollack
Diane and Don Roubitchek
Sharon and Steve Samuels
Debbie and Joe Schodrof
Linda and Harvey Segal
Anne and Harvey Stein
Lynn and Bob Sullivan
Alice and Jordie Trafimow
Barbara and Mark Turner
Paulette and Ron Weininger
Marilyn and Marv Wigder
Susan and John Wilkerson
Carol and Jerry Wolin
From Joel Bernstein I would like to express on behalf of the entire Bernstein family the enormous gratitude we feel for all of you who helped us so much during this difficult time. If in all the confusion, I inadvertently omitted anyone from this list, I am extremely sorry.
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SPERTUS ONE BOOK | ONE COMMUNITY 2017
Windy City Blues by Renée Rosen
“At a 1960’s Chicago record company, Leeba Groski eventually comes
into her own as a songwriter. Her life-changing relationship with Red
Dupree, a black blues guitarist from Louisiana, is unwelcome in
segregated Chicago and shunned by Leeba’s Orthodox Jewish family. Yet
in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Leeba and Red discover that, in
times of struggle, music can bring people together.”
On Tuesday, December 5 at 2:00 PM, Congregation Etz Chaim will host a book discussion led by
Spertus One Book | One Community Discussion Facilitator Rachel Kamin, Director of the Gray
Cultural & Learning Center at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El.
Following the presentation, books will be for sale and author, Renée Rosen will be signing books.
There is no charge for this program. RSVP’s Strongly Recommended. RSVP Here.
New Congregant Looking For
Available Room
Dear Congregation,
I recently moved to the area to complete my final year of medical school training. I am inquiring about a room for rent nearby in a safe neighborhood. I will be interning around several hospitals located in the Chicago suburbs. If anyone knows a place available to rent, please be in touch with me.
A bit about me: I'm originally from San Francisco (I spent the last 5 years in Tel Aviv), 30 y/o, single, no pets, non-smoker, no drugs/partying/excessive alcohol.
I'm looking for a clean, comfortable home to spend my last year before graduating.
Feel free to contact me: (415) 961-0832
L'Shana Tova!
Best, Sarah
Free Beginners Yoga Class
Join the sisterhood on Wednesday, October 18 at
5:15 PM for a FREE beginners yoga class taught by
our own, Stacey Rychlewski. Open to all!
No experience necessary. Dress comfortably and
bring your own yoga mat.
B’Nai Mitzvah Class of 2019
Reminder to all parents with a child with a 2019
B’Nai Mitzvah!
There will be a meeting on Monday, October 23
at 7:30 PM to learn what date your child will
have their B’Nai Mitzvah on.
It is very important that you attend this meeting.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel Lecture at Elmhurst College Praying With My Legs: Walking Through the Landmarks of Religious Liberty
Rabbi Jack Moline
Join Elmhurst College for this year’s Abraham Joshua Heschel Lecture on Thursday, October 26 at 7:30 PM at the Frick Center in the Founders Lodge of Elmhurst College.
Jack Moline is president of Interfaith Alliance, a non-partisan First Amendment advocacy group that brings together members of 75 different faith communities for mutual support and understanding, and in opposition to those who would restrict either the establishment clause or the free exercise clause of the Constitution. The Chicago native is rabbi emeritus of Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia, where he served in the pulpit for 27 years. He has served as chair of the Interfaith Relations Committee of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and is a member of Rabbis Without Borders. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Barbara Sedlack at [email protected]
Welcoming unaffiliated Jews, those from other faith traditions, interfaith couples and anyone curious about Judaism.
All are welcome, Jewish or not!
• Do you have friends who have asked you questions about Judaism? • Do you know any unaffiliated Jews or interfaith families who might want an easy-access and open-minded
introduction to Jewish beliefs and Jewish life?
Tell them about our special program—given FREE OF CHARGE in 3 weekly sessions—and designed for beginners, Jewish or not.
For more information, contact Joy Wasserman — Click here to Register
Sunday, October 15, October 22, October 29 at 12:00 PM at Congregation Etz Chaim.
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Anytime you place an order on Amazon,
be sure to use Amazon Smile, smile.amazon.com
Select Congregation Etz Chaim of DuPage County from the list, and when you
make a purchase, Amazon gives a portion back to the congregation!
Interested in Visiting Israel?
Rabbi Cosnowsky and Anne Stein will be leading a congregational family trip to Israel
this June! Everyone ages 7-105 are welcome!
Join them on Tuesday, October 3 at 7:30 PM for a planning meeting to discuss
dates and gauge interest.
If you can’t attend the meeting but are interested in going on the trip,
please email Rabbi Cosnowsky
Sukkot and Simchat Torah
The Brotherhood will be setting up the Sukkah on
Sunday, October 1 at 9:30 AM. If you are interested in helping
build our Sukkah, please contact Gary Pollyea.
Join us for our Sukkot celebration on Wednesday, October 4 at
7:00 PM. The service will include holiday songs, a special story and the shaking of the lulav.
Each child should bring a gaily decorated basket of fruit.
Celebrate Simchat Torah on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 PM. The service includes the
traditional Hafakot with Torah scrolls, accompanied by singing, dancing and waving flags.
During the service, new students in the religious school, kindergarten through second grade,
are consecrated.
On these two holidays, we will not have Religious School.
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Interfaith Outreach Panel - Recap
On Thursday evening, September 7th, approximately 60 Christian,
Muslim and Jewish neighbors gathered in our social hall to participate in a panel discussion, Religion and Compassion in the 21
st Century.
Panel members included Pastor Jeanne Davies of the Parables Community, Reverend Myriam Renaud representing the Unitarian Universalist Church of DuPage, Naperville, Dr. Ali Yurtsever, Professor and Interfaith Advisor at Benedictine University and our own Rabbi Fredrick Kamil. Paul Heinz served as moderator.
The evening began with a question for table discussion, How do we treat people who are different from us? For example, how do people respond when part of a group where a joke or insulting remark is made regarding someone else, present or not present?
Panel members had been given two questions ahead of time to form a response. The first was, What does your religious tradition teach regarding compassion? In other words, what does compassion mean in your faith, according to prophets, sages or sacred texts?
A second table conversation followed: What do you want your reaction and your religious institution’s response be to hate in the community?
The second question for panelists asked what their religious tradition teaches regarding living in relationship with those who are different socially/religiously/ethnically.
Clearly, we come from similar beliefs about how to treat each other. In the face of fear, hostility or ignorance, however, what do we do? Education and engagement, such as interfaith programs offer the first step. Not standing idly by, speaking up, stepping up comprise the next critical step. We were pleased to welcome to the podium our friend Imam Shamsshad of the Ahmadayya
Mosque in Glen Ellyn, who has spoken at our synagogue several times. As he is being posted to Detroit, he asked to share some farewell thoughts. He reminded us that religious leaders have been talking and teaching for thousands of years. The time to act is now.
Bookmarks were disseminated with suggested websites and Facebook pages to keep abreast of interfaith events and actions taking place in the area. Love Thy Neighbor lawn signs were available for purchase, and a free Interfaith Concert of Klezmer
Music was announced to take place at Congregation Etz Chaim on Saturday evening, October 28
th. We hope to see you there!
The Interfaith Outreach Committee is a collaboration between the Lifelong Learning and Social Action Committees. For more information, or to become involved yourself, please contact Barbara Margolis or Barbara Turner, [email protected].
Submitted by Barb Turner
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The Story of Your Name – Recap
On Wednesday, September 13th, following the usual lox and bagel lunch, Certified Autobiography Instructor Edna Groves guided us through two writing exercises. The purpose, at this time of year which calls us to introspection, was to think about our given name, and how it has come to reflect who we are.
At first glance, this may seem to be a sweet and simple task, but when taking the time to contemplate who we were named for – in English and/or in Hebrew, Yiddish – how we feel about the name(s), our nicknames, who calls us what, etc. personal stories unfold.
After a few minutes of information and discussion, we had time to write responses to the question about how we were named, what are our nicknames, and more. We were given a page of writing prompts to flesh out our thinking process. We were seated at round tables, so following this exercise, we shared our writing with our tablemates. This was optional, but everyone felt comfortable enough to do this.
Large group discussion followed, and then we were given our second question: If you have children, how were they given their name? Or, and if you do not have children, write a letter to the person you were named for. Again, we had writing prompts, time to write and time to share our responses. Further large group discussion about the process completed the program.
Participation in this afternoon program was not a pre-requisite, but may be used as part of a larger writing project which we plan to continue at a Shabbaton to be led by Edna on Saturday, November 18th. The focus of this one will be guided thinking and writing about our Jewish Journey – what has been our life experience as a Jew, and how have we come to where we are, as Jews and as members of
Congregation Etz Chaim. Our hope is to make this a cross-generational project which will culminate in a book for our library as part of the history of who we are as a congregation.
Watch for the flyer advertising the Shabbaton November 18th! We hope you will join us. NOTE: It is not necessary to be a “writer” in order to participate. Just jotting down notes is enough.
Submitted by Barbara Turner
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DUPAGE UNITED— A BRIEF HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
When first envisioned as an “inclusive non-profit, non-partisan organization (of) engaged citizens (for) engaged action”, DuPage United seemed well-intentioned, but nebulous. It was hard to grasp how this emerging entity would manage such a broad, far-reaching agenda. After 14 years of establishing relationships with face-to-face one on ones, focus groups, intense organization, assemblies, and dedicated leadership, DuPage United is now an esteemed force for community action and justice in our county.
Recently, DuPage United has met with several public school administrators to heighten awareness of stress among minority students and to enhance the welfare of children with undocumented immigrant parents. Pro-bono legal clinics for immigrants were facilitated and protocol was established to combat hate crimes and other acts of intolerance.
Currently, Du Page United is teaming with the Fox River Valley Initiative to bring more affordable housing to Chicago’s western suburbs. Another significant ongoing effort is keeping those with mental illness out of our jails. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, which is a forty-hour course, is now availably in DuPage County for all our county police. DuPage United worked with the county health department, the state’s attorney and sheriff to establish this training locally. We are now also working to establish readily accessible crisis stabilization centers where people suffering mental illness incidents some brought by CIT-trained police can receive the needed counseling, emotional, and medical assistance (possibly detox) they need. Such assistance and facilities will not only offer desperately needed help, but will also keep those undergoing mental crises out of our hospital emergency rooms and out of our overcrowded jails where too often the help they need is not offered.
Congregation Etz Chaim should take pride in being one of the founding members of DuPage United. Our leadership long ago recognized the need for our congregation to actively engage with our neighbors for social justice in our communities. Etz Chaim continues to play a strong leadership role among the 28 member churches, mosques, and secular non-profit agencies and associations. Etz Chaim’s vital representation is shared with several members of our social action committee including Rabbi Kamil.
OCTOBER 1ST SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP WILL BE FEATURING
JEWELRY BY BLYTHE FINDLEY
Entrepreneur of the Month Blythe Findley creates beautiful handmade jewelry. Blythe teaches part-time at COD and is the new
Co-chair of the gift shop.
9:15-12:00
Please stop by for a chat, purchase a gift or something just for yourself! We hope to see you there.
Your Sisterhood Board
Mitzvah Day Sunday, October 8th 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Donate Blood and save a life with Heartland Blood Center (18+)
Build a Bear and put a smile on a foster child's face for Jewish Children and Family Services
No Sew Fleece Blankets and warm the families at Easter Seals
Pet Adoption and rescue a DOG or CAT (they will be here waiting to meet you) and help Foster Groups
Plant and Take Home Flowers for the Jewish National Fund
Assemble Gift Bags for the siblings of ill children for Ronald McDonald House
Make and Assemble sanitary kits for girls in 3rd world countries with Days for Girls (6 grade and older)
Learn CPR and AED and learn to save a life (18+)
Donate Children’s Books and write a book of your own with Bookwallah
Talk Fire Safety with the Lombard Fire Department
Make a Challah Cover to benefit the elderly through THE ARK
Write a Letter to Jewish Military and enjoy an obstacle course with the Jewish War Veterans
Write our Elected Officials Letters about how Health Care impacts you and your family
To Sign up or for more information on the projects go to website https://congetzchaim.org/Mitzvah_Day
Any questions email [email protected]
Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
A text-based historical overview
from the late 19th Century through the Six Day War
Taught by Rabbi Andrea Cosnowsky
The complexity of the conflict forces students to grapple with issues of religion,
culture, history, politics, economics, identity and survival —
all reflected through primary sources, including newspaper articles, poetry, songs,
government documents, speeches, photographs and memoir.
This class is part of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Rachel Wasserman Scholar Series. Aside from awesome instruction, this means:
No pre-requisites. No homework. No tests. Classes are audio taped.
Special rate for Etz Chaim Members: $90, including text
Scholarships available. Class size is limited. Register by October 10th.
For more information or to register, please contact Barbara Turner,
[email protected] or Rolly Cohen, [email protected] or call her at
847.291.7788 x 1304.
On Monday mornings for ten weeks
October 16,23,30 November 6,13
December 4,11 January 8,22,29
10:00-11:30 AM in the Social Hall
Lunch ‘n Learn / Senior-sponsored Program
All congregants, friends and family welcome!
For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and a few isolated acts throughout WWII. Unlikely Heroes, narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, highlights seven previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplify the highest levels of courage and human dignity during the most desperate days of the Holocaust. Included is the story of a rabbi’s son who disguises himself as a Major in the SS to save Jews, and a young woman who plots to blow up the Crematorium in Birkenau. Please RSVP to Mark Turner at [email protected] or call the office at 630.627.3912 by Monday, October 16th, and indicate whether or not you will be ordering a lox and bagel lunch ($8.00). If you need to cancel, kindly inform Mark.
Wednesday, October 18th
12-12:30 PM Optional Lox and Bagel
Lunch $8.00 (Note price increase.)
12:30 – 2:30 PM Film,
Introduced by Stephen Klaber, a
volunteer with the Simon Wiesenthal
Center, Chicago. He will also lead
a brief discussion following the film.
On Thursday, October 19th
At 7:00 PM, in the Social Hall
Please join us for
A Borrowed Identity
Following the film, our own Allan Carter, who has taught film at the college level for many
years and serves on the board of the After Hours Film Society at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers
Grove, will lead a discussion of the film.
Please RSVP to Robin Lucansky at [email protected] or call the synagogue office at 630-627-3912.
IF YOU NEED A RIDE, please contact the synagogue office by October 12th.
The Life Tree Cinema is a collaboration between the Library Committee and the Lifelong Learning Committee.
The Life Tree Cinema:
Perspectives on
The Jewish Experience
proudly presents
a year of Israeli films.
Based on personal experience, award-winning Arab-Israeli writer Sayed Kashua (Dancing Arabs, Let It Be Morning, Second Person Singular), shares the complexity of interrelated identities of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. In this film, Eyad, a gifted Palestinian Israeli boy, is given the chance to attend a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem. As he desperately tries to fit in with his Jewish schoolmates and within Israeli society, Eyad develops a friendship with another outsider, Jonathan, a boy with muscular dystrophy. Eyad falls in love with Naomi, a Jewish girl. He leaves school when their relationship is discovered, and he will have to make a decision that will change his life forever.
Learn
Come “Break Challah” with your friends at Etz Chaim!
Where: Congregation Etz Chaim Social Hall
When: Friday, October 20th at 6:00 PM
Cost: $5 per person ($10 maximum per family)
Attendees are asked to bring a side dish or salad to
share (dairy or pareve – no meat products).
The entrée and drinks will be provided.
RSVP BY 10/16/2017: (1) Your Name (2) # Attending
(3) Dish You Plan to Bring
to Ed Levy or call the office, 630.627.3912.
Drawing upon the traditional melodies of the Middle
East and South Asia combined with those of Jewish
music, Salaam-Shalom (which means “peace” in Arabic and
Hebrew) affirms the possibilities for mutual learning,
enrichment and good will among Jews, Muslims and
Christians. The Project members reach out to each other
to teach and celebrate their heritage through music.
FREE CONCERT The Salaam-Shalom Music
Project
Looking to add leaves to your own family tree?
Have you been, or are you planning to research your
ancestry?
The two synagogues alternate sites for meetings and programs. Typical session may include:
• A video or part of a video accessed online from JGSI
• A live presenter
• A work session where people access sites and get help/hints from each other
Main responsibilities include:
• Helping to select topics
• Publicizing (a template already exists, if desired)
• Securing a room, when meetings/programs are at CEC
• Small amount of moderating and leading of discussion If you have questions or are ready to volunteer, please contact Barbara Turner, [email protected] or Larry Herman at [email protected].
The West Suburban Chapter
of Jewish Genealogical Society
of Illinois (JGSI) is looking
for new coordinator from our
congregation to work with
the coordinator from
Congregation Beth Shalom
(Naperville).
The Congregation Etz Chaim Junior Choir provides the music
for family services along with Cindy Michelassi during the
school year.
We rehearse after Sunday school (11:45 AM-12:15 PM) in the
sanctuary approximately every other Sunday.
Please join us!
Family Services with Junior Choir:
• October 20, 2017
• November 10, 2017
• December 15, 2017
• January 26, 2018
• February 23, 2018
• March 9, 2018
• April 27, 2018
• May 18, 2018
Rehearsal Schedule
• October 1, 15,29
• November 5, 19
• December 3, 10
January – May, 2018 TBA
Contact Terry Shapiro at [email protected] if you are interested in joining.
YARD SIGN SALE sponsored by the Interfaith Outreach Committee
Signs with holder are on sale now in the office.
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, CONNECTIONS TEAM
CHAVURAH GROUPS
Chavurot at Etz Chaim are small groups of members who come together to share Jewish and/
or secular experiences– learning, worship, community and cultural events, and volunteering.
Over 40 congregant families are involved with Chavurah Groups. The establishment of Chavurah groups is an ongoing endeavor of the Membership Committee and Connections Team. Find the Chavurah interest form on the Etz Chaim website.
Contact Merle Erlich: [email protected] with questions.
PARTNER BRIDGE: 2nd & 4th Thursday nights at Etz Chaim from 7:00-9:30 PM (usually).
RSVP: Elaine Davison
We will be playing on these dates: October 19, October 26, November 2, November 9 , December 14, and December 21.
MAH JONGG:
Mah Jongg will continue on Mondays at our regularly scheduled time at 7:00 PM. RSVP to Robin Channon
BRIDGE: Wednesdays at 10:00 AM. Contact Fran Dvorkin
PINOCHLE
Pinochle continues Monday evenings at the home of Harve Bogolub at 7:00 PM.
JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST #54
Contact Bruce Mayor at [email protected]. Next meeting will be on Sunday, October 8 at
10:00 AM.
STITCH N KVETCH
We will be meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 9:30 AM. Our next meeting is on
October 15.
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Kaddish October 6 – 7 10/1 Rubin Faine 10/1 Anna Karshen 10/1 Sharon Sonheim 10/1 Mildred Wasserman 10/2 Sidney Garron 10/2 Bernice Olevsky 10/2 Michael Peck 10/2 Helen Stamm 10/3 Marvin Badner 10/3 Serene Holzman 10/3 Leah Kaplan 10/3 Harold Ross 10/3 Rose Rubinstein 10/3 Jack Suconik 10/4 Jerry Grossman 10/4 Watson Morris 10/5 Jay Daskal 10/5 Harvey Estrin 10/5 Mary Farkas 10/5 David Sack 10/5 Elizabeth Stephens 10/6 Phil Bass 10/6 Sonia Karon 10/6 Jacob Rovel 10/6 Dorothy Schneider 10/6 Eugene Swetin 10/7 Jane Block 10/7 Leon Prinz Kaddish October 13 – 14 10/8 Belle Antman 10/8 Gertrude Burstein 10/8 Alter Casper 10/8 Ann Rabens 10/8 Samuel Safer 10/9 Alice Dern 10/9 Else Wolff 10/10 Hyman Friedman 10/10 Isadore Goldberg 10/10 Bertram Zheutlin 10/11 William Gilbert 10/11 Fanny Levin 10/11 Helane Schwartz 10/11 Pinchas Winograd 10/12 Dennis Jacobson 10/12 Alex Sterling 10/13 Robert Kersch 10/13 Lesser Levin 10/13 Lena Palais 10/13 Sidney Schwartz 10/13 John Segal 10/14 Holly Cohn 10/14 Morris Grubstein 10/14 Joel Nadler
Kaddish October 20 – 21 10/15 Marvin Foler 10/15 Jeannette Gordon 10/15 David Lucks 10/15 Anna Redchenko 10/16 Alice Fine 10/16 Sylvia Hyams 10/16 Morris Stein 10/17 Bernard Berman 10/17 Ruven Feist 10/17 Brina Hurwitz 10/17 Joselyn Knitter 10/17 Julian Perlstein 10/17 Elaine Phinick 10/17 Hugh Scott 10/18 Rose DuBro 10/18 Judy Maroney 10/18 Doree Schwartz 10/20 Vivian Channon 10/20 Bernice Gintzler 10/21 Irene Lewis 10/21 Anna Steinman 10/21 Milton Stoll 10/21 Mary Jo Thomson Kaddish October 27 – 28 10/22 Miriam Ben David 10/23 Connie Farber 10/24 Anna Lucks 10/25 Elizabeth Bonk 10/25 Seymour Holzman 10/26 Dorothy Hunter 10/26 Paul Jaffe 10/26 Gabriella Miller 10/26 J.R. Mitchell 10/26 Frank Sirota 10/27 Henry Levi 10/27 Ethel Siegel 10/27 Atalee Stoller 10/28 John Gubbay 10/28 Joyce Gubbay 10/28 Mary Lernor 10/28 Norton Rosenbaum 10/28 Rose Marie Rubin 10/28 Mary Jo Szarzynski 10/28 Sam Turner
The Congregation Offers it
Condolences to…
Marsha Swetin and her family on the death of her uncle,
Tuvia Charney.
Frances Peshkin and her family on the death of her husband,
Murray Peshkin.
Gina Bogin and her family on the death of her mother,
Vivien Yellin.
Joel Bernstein and his family on the death of his wife,
Edie Bernstein.
Eileen Landau and her family
on the death of her daughter,
Cat Pryde.
The Congregation Offers its
Congratulations to…
Heather and Joseph Levine
on the birth of their daughter,
Anna Brielle Levine.
Dan and Marianne Mintz
on the marriage of their son,
Matt to Christa Collins.
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September Donations 2017
Barbara Baruch School Scholarship Fund
• Robin Channon in memory of Bernice Olevsky
• Gloria Kahn in memory of Samuel Safer
• Shirley Suconik in memory of Edie Bernstein
• Joyce Bogolub in memory of Frank Sirota
• Steven Levin in memory of Lesser Levin
Building Fund
• Susan Leftwich in memory of Adelaide Friedman
• Leonard Gesinski in memory of Leonard Gesinski
• Marc Schneider in memory of Dorothy Schneider
Cultural and Social Fund
• David and Wendy Peck in memory of Edie Bernstein
Facility Fund
• Mike Marion in memory of Dorothy Marion
Louis & Bettye Kaplan Social Action Fund
• Leslie Turner in memory of Sam Turner
• Ursula Ulrich in memory of Else Wolff
• Robin Channon in memory of Vivian Channon
Music Fund
• Ricki Mitnick in memory of Renee Brown
• Harvey and Linda Segal in memory of Edie Bernstein
• Jennifer Gesinski in memory of William Gilbert
• Marty Mechanick in memory of Edie Bernstein
• Steven Levin in memory of Fanny Levin
Norman Yellin Emergency Aid Fund
• Bradley Fine in memory of Alice Fine
• Sosnow-Thompson Family in memory of Florence Stoller
• Sosnow-Thompson Family in memory of Evelyn Sugar
• Hurwitz Family in memory of Vivien Yellin
• Hurwitz Family in honor of Jacob Cosnowsky’s Bar
Mitzvah
• Hurwitz Family in memory of Brina Hurwitz
• Susan Hurwitz in memory of Louis Oshansky
• Carol and Larry Neimark in memory of Viven Yellin
• Ellen and Howard Gossage in memory of Vivien Yellin
• Ellen and Howard Gossage in memory of Murray Peshkin
Rabbi Cosnowsky’s Discretionary Fund
• Esther Winograd in memory of Yoseph Winograd
• Barbara Turner in memory of Ethel Siegel
• Mark Turner in memory of Sam Turner
• Joyce Haber in memory of Meyer Haber
• Lilah Warshawsky in memory of Lauren Elowe
• Marcey Siegel in memory of Morris Grubstein
• Gloria Kahn in memory of Edie Bernstein
• Eileen Landau in memory of Sarah Goltz Landau
• Jennifer Gesinski in memory of David Gilbert
• Barbara Turner in memory of Cat Pryde
• Marc Wasserman in memory of Mildren Wasserman
• Lawrence Lernor in memory of Mary Lernor
• Judith Lernor in memory of Jeannette Gordon
• Harvey Zoll in memory of Andrea Stein
• Selbert family in honor of Rabbi Cosnowsky
• Susan Brodie and Mark Hall in honor of Rabbi Cosnowsky
• Marlene Herschander in memory of Gabriella Miller
Ritual & Religious Fund
• Elise Ciribassi in memory of Jacob Stern
Robert Scott Samuels Scholarship Fund
• Carol and Larry Neimark in honor of Glenda Armin
• Carol and Larry Neimark in honor of Judy Krasnow
• Kathy and Terry Shapiro in memory of Mary Jo Thomson
Ruth Joseph Memorial School Fund
• Lynn Wypych in memory of Dorothy Hunter
Sophie & Jack Edwards Scholar-In-Residence Fund
• Mike and Cynde Sawyer in memory of Renee Brown
• Mike and Cynde Sawyer in memory of Evelyn Sugar
• Mike and Cynde Sawyer in memory of Florence Stoller
• Mike and Cynde Sayer in memory of Edie Bernstein
• Alan Wolsky in memory of Alter Casper
• Mike and Cynde Sawyer in memory of Vivien Yellin
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Chesed v “Emet
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promoted and their financial needs are protected. This can be accomplished through their congregation supporting a
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combining the support of personalized attention to savings."
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L’Dor Vador at Memory Gardens
WHY PAY MORE? Our new Jewish section, L’Dor Vador, offers reasonable space pricing, substantially reduced interment costs, upright granite monuments, and a Memory Lake view. Call or visit us to compare our costs & services to other Northwest Suburban Jewish Cemeteries.
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2501 E. Euclid Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 847-255-1010
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The Way It Should Be
It should be, first and foremost, about service. It should be personalized and compassionate. It should be about commit-
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