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JOLIET JEWISH CONGREGATION The Jewish Bulletin

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May 18, 2018………….7:50pm May 25, 2018………….7:56pm June 1, 2018…………..8:02pm Friday Evening Services May 18, 2018………….7:00pm May 25, 2018………….7:00pm June 1, 2018…………..NO SERVICES

SCHEDULED

Shabbat Morning Services - 9:00am

May 19, 2018

Torah portion of the week…..Bemidbar

Numbers 1:1-4:20

Haftorah portion of the week…..Hosea

2:1-22

May 26, 2018

Torah portion of the week…..Naso

Numbers 4:21-7:89

Haftorah portion of the week…..Judges

12:2-25

June 2, 2018

Torah portion of the week…..Behaalosecha

Numbers 8:1-12:16

Haftorah portion of the week…..Zechariah

2:14-4:7

From the Rabbi’s Study

And so the United States embassy in Israel is now lo-

cated in Jerusalem. From my standpoint it’s about

time! When Israel became an independent nation in

1948, The United States was the first among the na-

tions of the free world to formally recognize the Jewish

State but our embassy was to be located in Tel Aviv for

“safety.” Other countries wishing to install an embassy

in Israel followed the U.S. move and located their em-

bassies in Tel Aviv as well.

Since the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, we have

agreed to move our embassy to Jerusalem but nothing

has ever come of these agreements until now. The

United States has always located their embassies in

the capitals of other countries. Why was Israel singled

out to be different? Was there a question as to Jeru-

salem’s capital status? Was it for “security?” Did we

knuckle under to pressure put upon us by the Arab

countries surrounding the new country? I have no

definitive answer to any of these questions but it was

likely a combination of all these and several other fac-

tors.

So now the United States is forging a new approach to

policies of Israel and the Middle East and as much as I

hate to admit it, President Trump gets an ‘atta boy’

from me for standing up to pressure from the Arabs

and doing the right thing. The biggest political bully in

the sandbox has accomplished something good for

both Israel and the United States. He successfully did

what no other United States leader over the last 70

years could do - he moved our embassy to the estab-

lished capital of the only free nation in the Middle East.

The Hamas protests in Gaza and elsewhere sadden me

a great deal. The loss of life in these actions are awful

and I pray the Arab communities in the Middle East will

cease their shouting and rock throwing and instead

agree to finally come to a peace table and work hard

to settle their issues with their own people and with

Israel. Because of runaway graft and gross misman-

May 15, 2018 1 Sivan 5778

Mark Turk President

Charles Rubovits Rabbi

Contacts Main Phone………………………….…..(815) 741-4600

Email…………………………….jolietjewish@att.net

Fax………………………………………….(815) 741-9311

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Our address…...…250 N. Midland, Joliet, IL 60435

agement, the Palestinian societies are no further

ahead then they were when the partition was first

created. This is not Israel’s fault. The fault lies di-

rectly at the feet of the Palestinian leadership. Israel

has progressed and has become a recognized world

power while most of the Palestinians languish close to

poverty in a country that is not really a country.

It is going to take a great deal of patience and hard

work to create a peaceful Middle East but it can be

done. If Trump can get North Korea to change its

ways and agree to live in peace with South Korea and

the rest of its neighbors, a viable peace settlement in

the Middle East can surely by accomplished. Maybe

our current President can bully the Middle East antag-

onists to the table and create a new lasting peace. I

pray that will happen in our time soon.

Rabbi Rubovits

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

The “Little Bit of This & Little Bit of That” Sabbath

dinner was a great success and next year it may

come back again.

The picnic is coming and we need RSVP’s so we have

not too little & not too much food. So please call the

office and give them a count, if you’re hopefully join-

ing us. It’s always a great time, so please come and

join us; it’s good food, fun, and it’s free!!

We just enjoyed Mother’s Day and hopefully all en-

joyed. We wish all mothers our best and thank them

for their sacrifices, their mentoring, and their patience

and love.

Proverbs states “Instruct a wise man, and he will

grow wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will gain

in learning”. Lunch & Learn, Sunday School Isn’t Just

for Children, and our Current Events Discussion Group

help lead us to be more righteous and instill

knowledge to help us grow. So please mark them on

your calendar. You will enjoy and learn.

Mark Turk

NOTES We need your eyes and ears. If you know a

congregant is ill, in the hospital, or nursing home,

please let the office know.

Please join us on Friday, May 18th

for Dairy Potluck at 6:00 PM fol-

lowed by services at 7:00 PM.

Please RSVP to the office.

Join us on Thursdays at Noon for 90 minutes of lunch

& Torah study. Rabbi will review and discuss the up-

coming Torah portion of the week so come prepared to

learn something new and exciting! Cost—$5 per week.

The Hadassah Book Club will meet on Thursday, June

21st at the home of Marilyn MacFarlane at 7:00 PM.

The novel’s title is Killing Season by Faye Kellerman.

An electrifying crime novel of suspense as a young

man’s obsessive investigation into his sister’s death

draws him into the path of a serial killer. Book bag

copies are available to be picked up from the office.

SUMMER SERVICE SCHEDULE No Friday Evening Services are scheduled

for June, July and August. Please join us for

Saturday morning services at 9:00 AM.

CEMETERY

We will be placing silk flower bouquets on graves at

Mt. Moriah just prior to Memorial Day. Show your re-

spect and send in your form or call Beth at 815-741-

4600 to get it started.

SHAVUOT SERVICES MINI-LUNCHEON

DISCUSSION: THE BOOK OF RUTH

SUNDAY, MAY 20 SERVICES: 9:00 AM

YIZKOR: 10:30 AM (approx.) LUNCHEON & DISCUSSION FOL-

LOWING SERVICES

Shavuot celebrates receiving the 10 Command-ments and the Torah from Gd at Mt. Si-nai. Please make plans to attend this very im-portant and beautiful holiday service and re-main with us for a mini-luncheon sponsored by Ros Horwitz and Michelle Rubovits.

The Book of Ruth is a beautiful story of conver-sion to Judaism and a life of fulfillment and love. Be sure to join in with us after Shavuot Services.

CONGREGATION PICNIC ...will be held on Sunday, June 3st beginning at

11:00 AM at Inwood Park Picnic Grounds (Small

Pavilion) - 3200 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

All food & drink will be provided (no alcoholic

beverages are allowed in the park).

Bring bats, balls, Frisbees, etc.

Bring lawn chairs & blankets.

Please call the office 815-741-4600 or email us at

jolietjewish@att.net to RSVP.

HAPPY DAY TREE OF LIFE Now is the time with graduations, job ap-

pointments, and even weddings and births. Honor

these people with a leaf. The cost is only $250.00 -

act now. Call 815-741-4600 for more information.

CIRCLE OF REMEMBRANCE Honor your loved ones with a circle on the Circle of

Remembrance plaque. $250.00 can make it happen.

Call Mark at 815-922-4065.

SCRIP A new order form will be

included in the next news-

letter.

ONGOING FUNDRAISERS Joliet Jewish Congregation

collects inkjet/laser cartridges & cell

phones to recycle. Please drop

them off at the office.

We have a newspaper/

magazine recycling container at the

Campbell Street entrance.

Thanks to all who help sup-

port these recycling efforts.

HELP THE JOLIET NOON LIONS Please bring in pop top tabs, old

keys, glasses and hearing aids and

leave in the office.

Help the Lions help those in need.

Yahrzeits (Week of May 13-19)

Mark Turk 28 Iyar May 13

Mark Horwitz 3 Sivan May 17

(Week of May 20-26)

Judy Krockey 9 Sivan May 23

Kimberly Floss 10 Sivan May 24

Kimberly Floss 10 Sivan May 24

Michael Block 12 Sivan May 25

(Week of May 27-June 2)

Kay Resis 15 Sivan May 28

Paul Beaver 15 Sivan May 28

Adeline Ordman 18 Sivan May 31

Jim Kaplan 19 Sivan June 2

Mary Ellen Hillman 19 Sivan June 2

The Yahrzeit light is lot on the evening before

the date noted above.

Yahrzeit lights will be lit on our Memorial Tablets

in memory of:

Week of May 13-19: Abe Schreibman,

Ben Greenberg, Ed Berest, Mrs. Max Goldberg,

Etta Lipman, Harry Silverbrand, Amalia Blum,

Jeanette Horwitz, Theresa Sohn, Samuel Sea-

man

Week of May 20-26: Edward Barkin, Mil-

ton S. Lewis, Mrs. Lena Doppelt, Edwin J.

Buczek, Samuel Trackman, Martin Lewis, Ruth

Balch Cohen, Louis Doppelt, Mrs. Theresa Mayer

Block,

Week of May 27-June 2: Armin Wollak,

Mrs. Lillian Roth, Mrs. Marion Marks Rubens,

Sylvia Beaver, Max Aronson, Mrs. Anne Gerry,

Mrs. Blanche Starkman, Edith Hillman

Hattie & Harry Brown

Happy Day Fund

None

Hattie & Harry Brown

Memorial Fund

In Memory of Mrs. Ann Sklut

Mr. Bruce Sklut

Joliet Jewish Congregation 250 N. Midland Avenue Joliet, IL 60435 (815) 741- 4600

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