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Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Tetzaveh Welcoming Visiting Scholar
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation
Daily Services: February 21 – 26 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, followed by Ma’ariv Sunday through Friday 5:20 PM
Late Nite Ma’ariv-only Minyan Monday through Thursday 9:00 PM
February 19 – 20, 2016 / 11 Adar I 5776
540 West Melrose Street, Chicago, IL 60657 • (773) 248-9200 • www.asbi.org
SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT
Friday, February 19 Light Candles 5:10 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 5:15 PM Dinner with Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger (by reservation only) 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 20 Shacharit with sermon by Rabbi Wolkenfeld 9:00 AM Function, Form, and Esthetics: Architecture and the Art of Argument Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Learning Lunch with Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger 12:30 PM Does Israel Face a Demographic Time Bomb? Yeladeinu & Na’areinu Family Learning 4:00 PM Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 5:00 PM Shalosh Seudot, with a presentation by Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger The 400-Year-Old Foundation of American Friendship with Israel Shabbat ends, Havdalah at shul 6:12 PM
Repeat Evening Sh’ma: February 19, after 6:10 PM Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: February 20, 9:22 AM
Torah: Haftorah:
Exodus 27:20-30:10 Ezekiel 43:10-27 Hertz: Page 339 Hertz: Page 350
Kaplan: Page 414 Kaplan: Page 1124
Stone: Page 464 Stone: Page 1159 JPS Commentators: Page 240
Readings for Shabbat Parshat Tetzaveh
Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by the Lopatin Hospitality Fund.
Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by Ahuva & Eli Wiesenfeld in honor of the birth of their daughter, Shalva.
ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES
Aliyah Barry Mogil
Mark Wachter Jerry Warren
Refuah Sheleimah Peggy & Sid Kaz wish a refuah sheleimah to Batia Clevs, Toby Heizler, and Lee Davimes
Yahrzeit Ruth Binter in memory of her parents, Gershon Zev & Chaya Futerko, a”h
Dr. Arnold Herskovic & Dr. Ellen Cannon in memory of Arnold’s father, Isaac Herskovic, a”h Linda, Susan, and Sanford Kahn in memory of their beloved mother, Eva Kahn, a”h, on the
occasion of her first yahrzeit Doris & Norm Levitz in memory of Norm’s mother, Riva Levitz, a”h
Donations received after February 17 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Help recognize and show support for ASBI’s gabbaim! If you are interested in contributing towards Kiddush on March 5, in honor of ASBI’s gabbaim, please email [email protected]. Norman Crandus is now recuperating at The Selfhelp Home (908 W. Argyle St., 773-271-0300). He greatly appreciates visits and calls from his ASBI friends! Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv. To set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, please email [email protected]. If there is something urgent that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678. Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: To make an appointment, email [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
Parsha Points by Netanel Barsky (5th grade at Akiba-Schechter) Brought to you by the ASBI Education Committee
Although this week's parsha is about the garments of the Kohanim and the Kohen Gadol, the first thing that is introduced is the mitzvah of the “everlasting flame” and the making of the olive oil to light it.
While working in the Mishkan, each Kohen wore a ketonet (long shirt), michnasayim (pants), mitznefet or migbaat (turban), and the avnet (a belt).
The Kohen Gadol wore these things, but in addition to them, he wore the efod (an apron), the choshen (a breastplate with 12 precious stones), the me’il (a coat with bells), and the Tziz (a plate on his forehead with the words Kadosh l’hashem, holy to G-d).
At the end of the parsha, the Jews celebrated the inauguration of the Mishkan for seven days. The Kohanim wore their garments for the first time. Aaron and his four sons, Nadav, Avihu, Elazar, and Itamar, brought sacrifices from the altars also for the first time.
The parsha concludes with the mitzvah of building the Ketoret, the golden Altar where the incense was burnt.
Parsha Question (answer below): Which stone of the high priest's breastplate is a name of a country found in the prophets?
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Answer: The first stone on the fourth row is called Tarshish (Exodus 28:20). The country of Tarshish is
mentioned a few times in the Torah including when the prophet Jonah tried to escape fate by traveling
on a ship headed to Tarshish.
THIS SHABBAT AT ASBI
Visiting Scholar
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger
Friday Night Dinner at ASBI, 6:30 PM
By reservation only. “Is the Palestinian Issue the Cause of Turmoil in the Middle East?”
Learning Lunch (Open to all)
“Does Israel Face a Demographic Time Bomb?” Sponsored by the Israel Committee
Shalosh Seudot Presentation (Open to all)
“The 400-Year-Old Foundation of American Friendship with Israel”
Ambassador (Ret.) Yoram Ettinger is an insider on U.S.-Israel relations,
Middle East politics, and overseas investments in Israel’s high-tech industry.
He is a consultant to members of the Israeli Cabinet and Knesset and
regularly briefs U.S. legislators and their staffs. A graduate of UCLA and
undergraduate at UTEP, he served, among other things, as Minister for
Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in Washington. He is the editor of
Straight from the Jerusalem Cloakroom and Boardroom, newsletters on issues
of national security and overseas investments in Israel’s high-tech
developments. A riveting speaker, Ettinger is author of the popular Ettinger
Report, a regular contributor to Israel Hayom, and featured in USA Today.
COMING UP AT ASBI
Sundays in Shul: February 21 & 28
Everyone is invited!
Davening, followed by hot chocolate
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Talmud for Adults with Sara Wolkenfeld
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Mishnah for Children (Grades 2 - 5) with Rabbi Wolkenfeld
9:30 - 10:30 AM Davening, hot chocolate, and classes are free and open to all. For parents with
children ages 1 through 1st grade, babysitting will be available from 9:30 to
10:30 AM for a fee of $5 per child, by registration only.
Register your child for babysitting at asbi.org.
ASBI Young Professionals Visit the Chicago History Museum Come learn why Chicago is called Chicago. Learn about the jazz, gangsters,
and speakeasies of the Prohibition Era. Learn who started the great fire.
Whether you are new to Chicago or a native, join ASBI Young Professionals at
the Chicago History Museum. We will meet at the Chicago History Museum
at 2:00 PM. Stick around afterwards for drinks at a nearby bar!
When: February 21 at 2:00 PM
Where: Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.
Price: $14 museum admission
Are you currently participating in Project Mishpacha? We want to
hear from you! Take our anonymous online survey to share your feedback on how the program is going this year. Take the survey at
surveymonkey.com/r/JVFRZ77.
YELADEINU AND NA'AREINU FAMILY LEARNING This Shabbat, February 20, 4:00 PM at ASBI
With Israeli Shelichim Tammy & Yisrael Tsadok
Imahot and avot, sons and daughters, are invited to learn about the
wisdom of our ancestors—Pirkei Avot.
1st through 5th graders and their families are invited to spend Shabbat afternoon together for communal learning led by our Shelichim. Snacks
will be provided.
We’re looking for families to host our upcoming learning sessions at their home! If you are able to host Family Learning from 4:00 - 5:00 PM on one
of the following dates, please email [email protected]. March 19, April 16, May 14, June 11
ASBI FAMILIES
Ice Skating at Maggie Daley Park
337 E. Randolph St.
Sunday, February 28, 2:00 PM
ASBI Families with kids ages Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited
to join Israeli Shelichim Tammy & Yisrael Tsadok for ice skating at
Maggie Daley Park.
We'll meet at the skate rental at the park at 2:00 PM for a program and
snacks with Yisrael & Tammy, and then families will be invited to rent
skates and enjoy the park together! To
learn more about skate rental and pricing,
visit maggiedaleypark.com.
RSVP's are appreciated! Let us know you’ll
be there by emailing [email protected].
TODE CHESED TRIP
Our next TODE Chesed trip is next Sunday, February 28.
We will be meeting at the shul at 10:00 AM and
then heading over to Jewel as a group.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Board Games Dinner Friday, March 4, 6:45 PM at ASBI
Come to ASBI for food and fun, co-sponsored by Marilyn Rest in honor of her upcoming "special" birthday. Take advantage of a special cost of only $5 per person for this deli dinner. All are welcome!
Register at asbi.org by 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 25. If you have any dietary restrictions, please list them in the notes section when you register.
ASBI Social Action Committee Upcoming Events and Meetings
ONE Northside's Essentials of Organizing Training Sunday, February 21 from 1:00 - 6:00 PM
For more info or to RSVP contact [email protected]
Social Action Committee Meeting Thursday, February 25, 7:00 PM
RSVP to [email protected]
ONE Northside Convention Sunday, April 10
Join with hundreds of other leaders from the North Side to demand that our elected officials stand with the people! For more info or to RSVP contact [email protected].
Volunteer at The Monday Meal at Temple Sholom Monday, May 2 from 5:00 - 6:45 PM
Help feed the underprivileged in our community. Space is limited. RSVP to [email protected].
Host ASBI’s Interns and Shelichim! Get to know these visiting members of our community by hosting them for a
Shabbat meal or providing overnight hospitality.
If you can host Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinic Intern Eli Yoggev on one of the following dates, please email [email protected]: March 18-19, April 28-30, May 6-7, June 17-18.
If you can host Shelichim Tammy & Yisrael Tsadok and their daughters on one of the following dates, please email [email protected]: March 18-19, April 15-16, May 13-14, June 10-11.
If you can host Yeshiva University Intern Sarah Robinson on one of the following dates, please email [email protected]: March 4-5 & 22-27, April 28-30, June 12-13.
Women’s Melaveh Malkah
We hope to see you at one or both of the upcoming
women's Melaveh Malkah gatherings full of singing, divrei
Torah, inspiration, and of course, food!
March 5 | April 2
Future Melaveh Malkah locations are TBD. If you have questions or are
interested in hosting a Melaveh Malkah, please email [email protected].
GET SOCIAL AT ASBI
Upcoming Friday Night Dinners at Shul Save the dates for upcoming Friday night dinners at ASBI, open to the
entire synagogue community. Registration information for later dinners will be announced.
March 4 - Board Games Dinner
April 8 - Scholar-in-Residence Dinner with Robby Berman
May 20 - Scholar-in-Residence Dinner with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
June 3 - Z'mirot Dinner
Uptown Café The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving low-income people living on the North Side. For nearly 15 years, ASBI members have volunteered once a month, setting tables, serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up the facility.
There is no obligation to participate every month. If you want to volunteer or would like more information, contact Herb Eiseman at [email protected] or 773-255-6481.
GET INVOLVED Learn how to save a life with ASBI & Hatzalah Chicago!
On Sunday, February 28 at 2:00 PM, we welcome Hatzalah Chicago to
teach and certify YOU to perform CPR for all ages. Certification is
through the American Heart Association. Food and beverages will be
served.
Suggested donation: $36. Spots are limited so reservations are
required. For questions or to RSVP, please contact Karli Salinger at
Calling all women—Purim is just around the corner!
We are looking for readers for TWO ASBI Women's Megillah
readings. Whether you've read in the past or would like to learn,
we encourage you to sign up!
Nightime reading: On Wednesday night, at 10:00 PM there will be a reading
for women and by women, at the Wolkenfeld home. Light refreshments will
be served. Join us if you won't be able to hear the megillah and/or want to
participate in this special mitzvah together with other women. Interested in
reading? Contact intern Sarah Robinson at [email protected].
Daytime reading: This reading will take place at the shul on Thursday
morning, March 24, at 7:40 AM. To sign up, please contact Rachel Slutsky at
We look forward to seeing you and your sisters, daughters, and
mothers at both readings!
Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice
Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 - 9:00 PM
Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish
life and practice, for those interested in conversion to Judaism and open to all
in the community. New participants are always welcome. For the next several
sessions, the focus will be on Jewish Holidays.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Beit Midrash Wednesdays Join us on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM for an accessible and
thought-provoking shiur. Snacks will be provided.
Next week will conclude our series of presentations by community
members pursuing degrees in academic Jewish studies.
February 24 with Rachel Renz Why the Dead Sea Scrolls are Important
“History of the Torah” with Rabbi Wolkenfeld March 2: From Sinai to the Talmud
March 16: The Rishonim
March 30: The Acharonim and Beyond
Join us for a special class with Rabbi Reuven Brand, founding Rosh Kollel
of the Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago. March 9: Faith During Crisis: Halakhah from the Holocaust
“Introduction to The Great Torah Scholars” with Rabbi Wolkenfeld April 6: Malbim
April 13: Hatam Sofer
May 18: Nechama Leibowitz
“Halakhot of Lakeview” with Rabbi Wolkenfeld June 1: Elevators on Shabbat
June 8: Sports on Shabbat
June 15: Common Kashrut Conundrums, Part II
Support ASBI with a simple internet search! Go to goodsearch.com and pick ASBI as
your cause. ASBI will receive a donation every time you complete a search.
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of coupons to many of your favorite stores. Goodsearch will donate a percentage of
what you spend to ASBI every time you make a purchase!
KOREN MACHZORIM IN 5777
We are excited to bring the Koren machzor to ASBI for the High Holidays 5777. The machzor is one of the clearest articulations of Jewish belief and one of the most powerful tools for Jewish spiritual life. The Koren machzor, with a translation and commentary by Rabbi Dr. Lord Jonathan Sacks, enables English-speaking worshippers
to connect in new ways to one of Judaism's oldest books. The editorial choices of the Koren Publishing House make this machzor uniquely suited for a Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox congregation. We invite you to honor your friends and loved ones and to support the spiritual life of the shul by dedicating one or more machzorim sets, or making a donation. To learn more and participate, visit asbi.org/machzor-5777.html.
Be the Next ASBI Movie Star!
Have you always wanted to be in a movie?
Now is your chance!
ASBI is putting together a video montage about what makes our community so great
and we are looking for stories from YOU! The video will be premiered this June at the
annual summer soiree.
Please record yourself, your friends, and/or family members and tell us what makes
ASBI so special. We are also looking for videos and photos from shul events as well.
The more footage we have, the better!
Use your iPhone and submit photos and clips (no longer than 30 seconds) to
[email protected] by Tuesday, March 15.
ASBI’s Purim program will include a Community
Mishloach Manot gift to all members as well as a raffle
and auction. Past auction and raffle items have
included sports and music tickets, corporate suites,
airline tickets, and jewelry. If you are able to provide
an exciting gift or know someone else who can,
please contact Ross Weisman at
CONTRIBUTE TO ASBI
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
February 27
Ki Tisa Taken
March 5
Parshat Shekalim; Vayakhel Gabbaim Kiddush
March 12
Pekudei 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.
You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.
Many menu and pricing options are available. Please call the shul office for details at
773-248-9200 or email [email protected].
Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship
Starting at $950 Starting at $118
New Siddur/
Chumash
Small
Tree of Life Leaf
Large
Tree of Life Leaf
Stone
Tree of Life
Memorial
Plaque
Koren
Mahzor Set
$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 $100
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
Youth Tefillah Groups
Babysitting Services (For children ages 1 through 7)
With Mae Haden
9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom
Kiddush until 12:30 PM in JCC Lower Gym
Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change.
Tot Shabbat (children 3 and under with a parent)
10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Margalit Segal
Gan Shabbat (JK & K)
10:30 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 Stephanie Feigenbaum
Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade)
10:30 AM in the Beit Midrash with Andrea Katz
Steve Miller Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi David Schwartz
Executive Director Executive Assistant Custodian Director of Family Education & Programming
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld [email protected]
OFFICERS – 2015-2016 / 5776-5777
President – Jeremy Treister Immediate Past President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman Vice President - House – Margalit Segal Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper Vice President - Education – Ahuva Wiesenfeld Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2015-2016 / 5776-5777 Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair
Julia Aaronson Beverly Agdern
Elyce Bader Linda Cohen
Herbert Eiseman Aaron Feigelson
Steve Feiger Eytan Fox
Ashlyn Gorlin Seth Greenberg
David Harris Toby Heizler
Ira King Michael Leib
Jules Levenson Norman Levitz Jennifer Loeb
Ava Madoff Michael Newberger
Scott Newberger Jacques Aaron Preis
Linda Saiger Rabbi Melvin Shapiro
Alan Skidelsky Adam Smoler
Andrew Weprin
Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: [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 candlestick holders or 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. The Kaufman Women Education & Leadership Endowment in memory of Rita Skydell Kaufman, Judith
Kaufman Hurwich, Dr. Carol Fuchs Kaufman & Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum, a”h.
Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Education: Ahuva Wiesenfeld Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Peggy Kaz Hospitality: David Eisenstein Social Action: Irene Lehrer Sandalow Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Ariana Hotz, Ava Madoff, Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Yoni Philipp & Rachel Schwartz
Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Karli Salinger & Judith Wolf
ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS