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19 Sivan 5775 (773) 248-9200
www.asbi.org
June 5 – 6, 2015 540 West Melrose Street
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Beha’alotcha Celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Eloise Treister
at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation
SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT Friday, June 5 Light Candles 8:04 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 6 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Shacharit with D’var Torah by Eloise Treister 9:00 AM Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Daf Yomi and Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Women’s Mincha 1:00 PM Class with Rabbi Wolkenfeld 7:10 PM Rabbi Nachum Rabinovich on Hilkhot Shabbat: Moisturizing Hand Cream Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 7:55 PM Shabbat ends, Havdallah at shul 9:05 PM
Latest time to recite Sh’ma: June 6, 9:02 AM
Daily Services: June 7 – 12
Shacharit: Sunday 8:30 AM Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM
Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and the minyanaires for Daf Yomi, the synchronized study of one Talmudic page each day, every weekday morning after Shacharit.
Mincha: Sunday through Thursday 8:10 PM Friday 7:30 PM
Kiddush is sponsored by the Treister family in honor of Eloise’s Bat Mitzvah.
Torah: Haftorah:
Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zechariah 2:14-4:7
Hertz: Page 605 Hertz: Page 620
Kaplan: Page 702 Kaplan: Page 1188
Stone: Page 774 Stone: Page 1182
JPS Commentators: Page 55
Readings for Shabbat Parshat Beha’alotcha
Shalosh Seudot is sponsored by Ken Cox & Nikki Paley Cox with gratitude to ASBI for 12 wonderful years.
Welcome to our newest members, Ariel Berkowicz & Zahava Markovic, who have joined our ASBI community.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mazal tov to the Treister family on the Bat Mitzvah of Eloise Treister, celebrated this Shabbat. May she go from strength to strength!
The Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah is seeking new mikvah attendants for our beautiful and welcoming communal mikvah. We will offer training sessions in June and September. If you have been a mikvah user, and can volunteer at least one night a month to give back to our community, please email [email protected].
This is our shinshinit Ayala Klein’s last Shabbat at ASBI. We thank her for being a part of our community this past year and for all her work with children and teen Tefillah and programming. You can keep in touch with Ayala by emailing her at [email protected].
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the rabbi of Efrat in Israel and chancellor of Ohr Torah Stone Educational Institutions, will be joining ASBI for Shacharit this Sunday morning. We hope you can join us!
Lost and Found: We currently have many unclaimed items. If you have left something at shul, please come collect your item from the top of the coat rack in the hallway downstairs, outside of the Social Hall. Unclaimed items will soon be donated.
Neighbors Program: Are you an ASBI vet looking to show someone new the ropes? Are you new to the area and looking for some friendly faces? Sign up to be a neighbor as part of our program to welcome members of the Young Professional community to Lakeview. To sign up, email Jeremie at [email protected].
Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv or call 773-248-9200, ext. 14, which also gives service times for the upcoming week.
If you would like to set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, please email [email protected] to arrange a time. If there is something urgent that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678.
If you would like to host ASBI’s Rabbinic Intern Avishai Gebler for a Shabbat
meal or provide overnight hospitality, please contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.
Avishai will be visiting ASBI again on June 25 - 27 with July dates TBA.
ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES
Aliyah Bart Lazar
In Honor Becky & Bob Michels in honor of Dr. Warren Alperstein, and wishing good luck to the
Alpersteins in their future endeavors Barry Mogil in honor of Yonadav Kenyon
Yahrzeit The Mogil family in memory of Allen Mogil, a”h
Donations received after June 3 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.
Connect with ASBI online!
“Like” ASBI’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/asbichicago, and search for “ASBI Congregation” on YouTube to view videos of ASBI classes and lectures!
Asbi.org/soiree
“Into the Orchard” AN EVENING OF THEATER & TORAH STUDY
Sunday, June 7, 6:30 PM, at ASBI
Join us for an evening of original theater and chevrutah study, as actress,
playwright, and Jewish educator Rebecca Joy Fletcher shares with our
community a segment of her new one-woman show with music, Ringing
True. Ringing True tells a mostly true story of spiritual awakening involving a
mysterious Roma with a man's wedding ring, four rabbis out of the Talmud,
and an anarchist lawyer on the streets of Paris. The show goes on to explore
questions of cons and blessings, making difficult choices, and the hidden
connections between things. Ringing True will premier at the Miami Theater
Center in January 2016; come experience a bit of it before it does!
The evening will open with small group or chevrutah study on a central text
from the Talmud, the "Pardes" narrative; it’s the same text which Rebecca is
responding to theatrically in Ringing True. Next, Rebecca will perform a half-
hour excerpted presentation from the show. We will conclude with an open
and robust discussion among Rabbi Wolkenfeld, Rebecca, and all assembled
about the Talmudic passage, Rebecca's theatrical response to it, and what
relevance any of it can have for us today.
This hour-and-a-half program will include light refreshments. This event is
taking place thanks to a generous grant by the Wexner Foundation, in
collaboration with Rabbi David Russo of Anshe Emet Synagogue. To learn
more about Rebecca's work, please visit rebeccajoyfletcher.com.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship Fund for ASBI Members and Families
The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Fund is available to ASBI full members in good standing for financial assistance towards Jewish day school, as well as Jewish
learning programs for adults and children. Awards are based on financial need and on the recommendations of both the Marovitz Committee and the Private School Aid Service. Please note that the Marovitz Fund is a fund of last resort;
applicants are required to seek funds from all other sources before being considered for Marovitz Fund support. All inquiries are kept private and should
be made to the Fund Administrator at [email protected].
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship applications are available online at asbi.org/marovitz (you must log in to your account) or in the shul office.
The deadline for submission of applications to the ASBI office is Monday, June 15, at 4:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Friedman, Fund Administrator, at [email protected].
Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a"h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund.
Young Professionals Formal Shabbat Dinner
Friday, June 12
Come show off your Shabbat finest—bow ties, black ties, and ball gowns—and
join ASBI for a formal Shabbat. Only the fanciest plastic white tablecloths.
Appetizers and hors d'oeuvres before dinner.
7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
8:30 PM Dinner
Followed by an Oneg
$15 per person.
Please RSVP and pay at asbi.org by Monday, June 8.
Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after June 8, but be sure to
register early because the price increases to $18 on Wednesday, June 10.
If you have any special dietary restrictions, please email [email protected] by
Monday, June 8.
Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young adults
in their 20's and 30's.
Siyyum Shabbat
Siyyum Shabbat this year will take place next Shabbat, June 13, when children will move up to the next higher Shabbat Tefillah group. It is also an opportunity to co-sponsor Kiddush in honor of our Shabbat
teachers. To help co-sponsor the Siyyum Shabbat Kiddush, please visit asbi.org/payment.php, select “General kiddush” from the drop-down
menu, and leave your message for the bulletin in the notes box by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, June 10.
The Real Story: Jewish Life on Campus Today
Thursday, June 11, 6:30 - 8:00 PM at ASBI
Students, parents, grandparents, alumni, and other community members are invited to an
important talk about the challenges and opportunities for Jewish students on college campuses.
We will discuss BDS, anti-Semitism, Hillel's work to build vibrant Jewish communities and more.
A panel discussion with
John Lowenstein, JUF VP for Campus Affairs
Matthew Rudolph, DePaul alum, attorney, and Israel advocate
Nicole Constantine, Loyola student
Rabbi Seth Winberg, Executive Director, Metro Chicago Hillel Moderated by Emily Briskman, Executive Director of JUF's Israel Education Center
This event is free and open to the community. Please RSVP at metrochicagohillel.org.
Hosting Committee (in formation):
Dr. Ellen Cannon and Dr. Arnold Herskovic, Andy Lucas, Sheryl and Mike Tarkoff, Wendy Platt
Newberger, Tal Rosen, Alon Yonatan, David T. Brown, Matthew Seidner, Rabbi Paul & Linda Saiger
If you would like to be a member of this committee please email [email protected].
Presented by Metro Chicago Hillel, Anshe Sholom, Anshe Emet Synagogue & Temple Sholom.
2nd Chicago Kosher BBQ Festival Sunday, June 14, 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
at Anshe Emet Synagogue
3751 N. Broadway
Kosher BBQ Competition
Live Music & Entertainment
Dunk Tank
Pickle & Hot Dog Eating Contests
Face Painters
Stilt Walkers
Milt’s Food Truck
And More!
Visit chikosherbbq.org to learn more.
Mizmor Shir: Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv for Shabbat Mevarchim
Participate and be moved by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv next Shabbat, June
12 (and every Friday night of Shabbat Mevarchim), with added singing, added
spirit, and added inspiration. Sparkling wine and cookies will send you out the
door in good spirits to spread the Shabbat joy!
Please review the following chart and let the office know if you would like either to read Torah or to sponsor or co-sponsor a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot. We’ll be happy to help with the arrangements.
DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH
June 13
Sh’lach; Shabbat Mevarchim Siyyum Shabbat
June 20
Korach Taken
June 27
Chukat Taken
Celebrate your own, your child’s, or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone by
sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot.
• One Shabbat each month will be our Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush, to celebrate birthdays/anniversaries/milestones in that month.
• You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.
Please call the shul office for details at 773-248-9200 or email [email protected].
Small Kiddush Meal $720 Light Kiddush Lunch $1080 Hearty Kiddush Lunch $1440 Shalosh Seudot $118
1 main course 2 main courses 3 main courses assorted salads
assorted salads assorted salads assorted salads assorted baked goods
assorted baked goods assorted baked goods assorted baked goods
New Siddur/
Chumash
Small
Tree of Life Leaf
Large
Tree of Life Leaf
Stone
Tree of Life
Memorial
Plaque
$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680
Dedication Opportunities Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate.
Prayer for the United States and Its Government based on "deSola Pool Siddur"
God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and understanding to
uphold peace and freedom.
Security—If you see something, say something. Alan Hepker: (847) 980-5630
Tot Shabbat (children 3 and under with a parent)
10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Meredith Weprin
Gan Shabbat (JK & K)
10:45 AM in JCC Room 206 with Tara Holden
Yeladeinu (1st -2nd grade)
10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Roxie Zeller
Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade)
10:30 AM in the JCC Gym with Daniela Garzon
Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade)
Not meeting this week
Youth Tefillah Groups
Babysitting Services (For children ages 1 through 7)
with Mollie Diedrich
9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom
Kiddush until 12:30 PM in JCC Room 204
Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change.
Steve Miller ([email protected]) Hayley Leventhal ([email protected]) Barbara Pjetrushi
Executive Director Executive Assistant Custodian
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld [email protected]
Avishai Gebler Rabbinic Intern
OFFICERS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776
President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Immediate Past President – David Harris President-Elect – Jeremy Treister Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman Vice President - House – Jeremy Treister Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper Vice President - Education – Evelyn Behar Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776
Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Julia Aaronson Beverly Agdern
Elyce Bader Linda Cohen
Herbert Eiseman Aaron Feigelson
Steve Feiger Eytan Fox
Paul Freund
Iris Gafni-Kane Ashlyn Gorlin Toby Heizler
Ira King Michael Leib Adam Levine
Norman Levitz Jennifer Loeb
Michael Newberger Scott Newberger
Jacques Aaron Preis Tzvi Robinson
Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg Linda Saiger
Margalit Segal Rabbi Melvin Shapiro
Alan Skidelsky Adam Smoler
Andrew Weprin
ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS
Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: (773) 935-1689 [email protected]
Dedications and Donations
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund.
The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by the Kranzler and Saltzman families.
The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who inspired us in learning and charity.
We acknowledge and thank the following funds for helping us celebrate our community's simchas: the Frances “Freidl” Goodman Berger, a"h, Fund which presents menorahs to each newborn child; the William and Frances Goodman Mezuzah Fund which provides a mezuzah for newlyweds; and the Rachel, Gabrielle, and Wren Berger Bat and Bar Mitzvah Fund which presents a Kiddush cup to each Bat and Bar Mitzvah.
There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained-glass windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.
The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.
The Louis A. Lerner Institute of Torah Texts sponsors all the Torah text classes at ASBI.
Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Education: Evelyn Behar Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Peggy Kaz Hospitality: JP Bader & Deena Davis Young Professionals: Ava Madoff, Yoni Philipp & Israel: Herbert Eiseman Rachel Schwartz
Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Dr. Chai Wilensky & Judith Wolf