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Rabbi’s Message

A little less than a week ago, I sat in a room with my

colleagues and listened to heart-wrenching statistics

about the refugee crisis that

continues to grow throughout the

world. The timing of this

presentation at this year’s Central

Conference of American Rabbis’

convention seems especially

poignant as my colleagues and I

return to our communities in order to celebrate our

liberation from slavery at Pesach. I came back resolved

that this year, things must change! We, Israel, know all

too well the agony of enslavement, and we simply cannot

ignore any longer, the plight of those who are enslaved,

whether physically or metaphorically. Those, who for

whatever reason do not have basic human rights, are

enslaved by the systems that ignore them. But change is

not so simple. The story of the Exodus from Egypt is not

so straightforward. It is fraught with mistakes and

delays, reward, and punishment. In a poem written in

2011, Hagit Ackerman beautifully expressed this

sentiment:

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BULLETIN Nisan—Iyar 5778

April, 2018

1424 W. 183rd St. Homewood IL 60430

(708) 799-4110 Fax (708) 799-5340

Schedule of Services April, 2018

Friday, April 6, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, April 7, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Sh’mini Leviticus 9:1—10:11 Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1—23 Wednesday, April 11, 7:00pm Yom Hasho’ah Service at Temple Beth Israel, Munster IN.

Friday, April 13, 7:00pm School Music Shabbat Service at BYBS. Special recognition to Nancy Friedman, Tyler Burnett & our Youth Choir.

Saturday, April 14, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Sh’mini II Leviticus 10:12—11:47 Haftarah: II Samuel 7:1—17

Friday, April 20, 7:30pm CJC Community Shabbat Service at TAS (NO BYBS SERVICE)

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Getting out of Egypt

Not with a strong hand

And not with an outstretched arm

And not with great awe

And not with signs

And not with wonders

Rather hesitantly, with small steps, terrified by darkness

Softly

Dedicated

Purposefully

With accuracy

And love

Carrying little signs like the wrinkles of passing time,

the transition of seasons, my changing body, the pearls of

my longings.

Getting out of Egypt (Exodus).

This year, as we sit around our Seder tables, let us vow to

begin to make change so that no person might be forced to

experience slavery in any form. Please consider including

some piece of this Haggadah supplement produced by

HIAS (The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) https://

www.hias.org/sites/default/files/

hias_haggadah_2018_bw.pdf

Together, we can remove the blinders that keep us

enslaved to the notion that things aren’t so bad. Together,

we can begin to make change in the world.

I wish you a happy and meaningful Passover!

Rabbi Carmit Harari

(Rabbi’s Message, continued from page 1) Saturday, April 21, 10:15am Shabbat Service, followed by Bible & Bagels Torah Portion: Tazria—M’tzora Leviticus 12:1—15:33 Haftarah: II Kings 7:3—20

Friday, April 27, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Nancy Friedman, soloist

Saturday, April 28, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Achrei Mot-K’doshim Leviticus 16:1—17:16 Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15

May, 2018 Services Friday, May 4, 7:00pm School led Shabbat Service at Temple Anshd Sholom at TAS. Saturday, May 5, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Emor Leviticus 21:1—24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Friday, May 11, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, May 12, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1—26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19—17:14 Friday, May 18, 7:00pm Shabbat Service—Senior Recognition Nancy Friedman, soloist Saturday, May 19, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: B’midbar Numbers 1:1—4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1—22 Confirmation, 7:00 pm at Temple Anshe Sholom Friday, May 25, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, May 26, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Naso Numbers 4:21—7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2—25

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President’s Message

Happy Birthday to Israel. On May 15, 1948, Israel became a state. Next month Israel will celebrate its 70th birthday. It was born into a world surrounded by its enemies, on day one being attacked by five of its Arab neighbors. But Israel has survived and thrived.

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Many of us have close attachments to Israel, whether through our families or vocal or philanthropic support. Several of our members have children and grandchildren living in Israel and our own Rabbi Harari was born in Haifa. My wife, Ruth, has family scattered throughout Israel. Ruth even has a relative, Moshe Rusnak, who is in the history books, was in charge of defending the “Old City.” He is identified as a hero of Israel in the War of Independence of 1948.

Seventy years of existence is not a long time for a state, but during this time Israel has accomplished a great deal, such as:

1948-Birth of a state

1949-First Knesset (parliament) elected

-Admitted to United Nations as the 59th member

1964-National Water Carrier completed bringing water from the north to the south of the country

1975-Became an associate member of the European Common Market

1985-Free Trade Agreement signed with United States

1992-Diplomatic relations established with China and India

1994-Diplomatic relations established with Vatican

1996-Trade representation offices established in Oman and Qatar

2010-Joins the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Israel has also been the home to numerous inventions and discoveries in its seventy years, including:

-The Intel 8088 computer processor

-Cherry tomatoes

-Drip irrigation

-Baby sense device to prevent crib death

-Epi Lady electric hair remover

-Azilict a Parkinson’s drug

-Uzi sub machine gun

-Iron dome mobile air defense system

-Super iron electrical rechargeable battery

So, Happy birthday to Israel and many more!

On the lighter side, I found the below synagogue bulletin bloopers on line, none of which were in the BYBS bulletin.

-Don’t let worry kill you, let your synagogue help. Join us for our Oneg after services. Prayer and medication to follow. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our congregation.

-For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

-If you enjoy sinning, the choir is looking for you!

Sherman Friedman

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Beit AmiChai On March 18th our Sunday School students celebrated Passover with a Seder. Our Kindergarten and First grade students read Sammy Spiders First Passover during their Seder. The Second through Seventh grade did a creative/interactive Seder with Rabbi Caplan. And of course Nancy

Friedman led us in song! Thank you to our teachers and aides for helping with the Seder. And a huge thank you to our room parents who set up the food for the students. Aliza Kaliski, Quynh Kirschner, Robin Latman, Tracey Levy, Sarah Goldberg, Laura Duda, Elizabeth Waller, Gaby Larsen and Laura Mizrahi have been amazing room parents this year. Each holiday celebration they have been there setting everything up, I couldn't do it without them! Please join us on Friday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m. at B'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom for our Family Shabbat. We will be honoring our Youth Choir members and our

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Donations & Tributes

General Fund Donor In Memory of

Amy,Rich, Zach & Rebecca Noren Henry Wolf

Edith Strauss

Mindy Jacobson

Scott & Diane Brown

Susan Johnson Margaret Hesky

Edwin Johnson

Walter & Gretchen Falk Miriam Riese

Rick Sallinger Henry Sallinger

David Silverman Samuel D. Rothman

Nancy Schneider Seymour Schneider

Hyman Schneider

Dora Schneider

Richard Kuhn

Madeline Kuhn

Rabbi’s Harari’s Discretionary Fund Donor In Memory of

Linda & Larry Simon Ronald Feigenbaum

Morris Krugman

Grigoriy & Tat’yana Abramov Frida Iskhakova

Harriet Koehler Elsa Koehler

Henry Koehler

Ida Raff Yuly Raff

Donelle Macey Donald Steinberg Macey

Lulu Schwartz

Vivian & Sandy Stelzer Louis Aisuss

Family Concerns/Shiva Fund Donor In Memory of

Cheryl Warshaw Allen Warshaw

Isaac Levinson

Camp Scholarship Fund Donor Speedy Recovery to

Cathy Burnett & Ignacio Tejeda Rabbi Leo Wolkow

Irwin Friedman

General Fund Proceeds to temple general fund. Marvin Snyder P.A.D.S. Fund Contributions benefit local homeless shelters. Bernie Alpert Prayer Book Fund Prayer books are available for donation for all occasions. If desired, a bookplate will be affixed to each book stating the name of the donor and the occasion. Choir Fund For special choir needs. Library Fund Helps purchase books and equipment for temple libraries. Family Concerns Fund Special funds for emergencies occurring in member families. Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Funds for charitable uses within and outside the congregation at the discretion of the Rabbi. Doris Rosenberg Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund Funds help BYBS children attend Jewish summer camps, especially OSRUI. Brounstein Memorial Capital Improvement Fund To keep the building in good shape. Dan & Joyce Rosenfeldt Memorial Endowment Fund For capital improvements to the temple. Les Lawitz Memorial K’lei Kodesh Ritual Arts Funds Provides monies for the cleaning and repair of the Torah Scrolls and ritual objects. Altman-Stein Education Fund Minimum $10 donation-Augments Hebrew and Sunday School Fees for families who cannot pay tuition.

Sisterhood Tribute Cards

Tribute cards are an economical and

attractive fundraiser for Sisterhood. Cards

are sent with personal message to honor

friends or family on memorable occasions.

Cards are sent by contacting Carol Zucker at

708-769-6954 in the evening or on

weekends. Please include your message (and

occasion), the recipient, and your name for

acknowledgement. Send your check

(minimum $5.50 per card), payable to BYBS

Sisterhood, 460 Gail Lane, Chicago Heights,

IL 60411 .

Cards are available for purchase in packets of

5 with envelopes for $25 plus $1.40 for

postage, or phone Carol for pickup at the

temple office.

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Tat’yana Abramov

Gene Bernstein

Jan Byrd

Irwin Friedman

Suzanne Garb

Mark Krugman

Henry Levin

Shelly Spark Marshall

Ruth Ratowitz

Sheri Ross

Louise Stein

Rabbi Leo Wolkow

Rick Schwab

Sisterhood Tributes Wishing Irwin Friedman a Speedy Recovery from:

Ruth & Sherman Friedman

Carol & Rich Zucker

Penny & Jerry Shnay

Donelle Macey

Barb & Gary Schwarz

Susan Bayer

Judy Lohr-Safcik

Gayle & Norm Weil

From Judy Lohr-Safcik in memory of

William Safcik

Gertrude Safcik

Thank you for your well wishes as Irwin

recovers from his injuries.

We appreciate all of your good thoughts.

Harlene and Irwin

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4/20/2018 Matilda Gold Max Hesky Marguerite Kessler Harris Joseph Klamka Minnie Klutznick Annie Levine Rabbi Mayer Lipman Helmut Lorsch Nancy Mickelson Maureen Miller Tillie Pelzner Henrietta Salloway

Esther Shapin Robert Gene Shapin Paul Spangler Sam Steiner

4/27/2018 Samuil Abramov Margaret (Scotty) Alpert Dorothea Altman Ruth Bolotin Jacob Cohen Milton Felton Arnold Finkelstein Erich Froman Yetta M. Gertler Anna Faber Goodman Richard Kuhn

4/6/2018 William Bayer Valentine Brazzale Pearl Cohen Esther Corbin Walter Dukes Helen Eisenstein Freda Fruitman Etkin Harold Fine Samuel David Fisher Dolores Gbur Philip Charles Gold Isadore Goldberg Albert Gottlieb Dr. Lewis Hare Eugene Hiller Faye Holtz Mildred P. Isser Max Kamberg Bessie Katz Anna Klein Larry Koltun Mary Rederer Samuel Riekes Anita S. Rubin Leon Spanier Lazarus Stein Abraham M. Warren

BYBS Funeral Plan

BYBS has a funeral plan with Chicago Jewish Funerals, which is available for members and their

immediate families at their option. To select this plan, simply call Chicago Jewish Funerals at

847-229-8822 and tell them that you are a B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom member. They will

handle all the details. The plan includes professional services of funeral director and staff,

custodial and general care of remains, the option of a tahara (the traditional Jewish

preparation of the body) a hearse/graveside transfer vehicle, staff and equipment for chapel

and a graveside or synagogue service. Merchandise includes a simple, dignified semi-oval

traditional casket of dark stained wood, muslin shroud (optional, not mandatory), register

book, shiva and yizkor candle, kriah ribbons, service folders, use of prayer books, kipot and 50

standard acknowledgement cards. The funeral price is $6,400. For further details, call the

Temple office or Chicago Jewish Funerals. The plan is offered as a convenience for members

and their families at a time of stress, but there is no obligation to use it.

If you wish to observe a Yahrzeit, please send the name and secular or Hebrew date

to Cathy at the Temple Office.

4/13/2018 Fran Bernstein Lila Blumstein Alfred Dreyfuss Elsie Faermark

Bernard J. Fried Cassie Gbur Eva Gollay Harry E. Kamins Gertrude Marie Kaufer Anna Krugman Ruth Lawitz Milton Lowe Gloria Ruth Marks Abraham Mayoff Trude A. Meyer Dr. Eugene A. Noskin Samuel Osterbach Dr. Joseph W. Pincus Henry S. Sallinger Edward E. Scher Seymour Schneider Joseph M. Schulman Jane Taubman Joseph Warshaw Ilse Weiss Richard Wolf Rachel Masliah Yafett

Shirley Levinthal Eva Machtinger Joseph B. Mirsky Dora Parver Minna Rosenstein Anita Rubin Anne Sharfman Jay Robert Silverman Abe Steinberg Louis Teitelman

April Yahrzeits

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Sisterhood News

Happy Passover. Sisterhood is currently recuperating after our wildly successful 8th Annual Community Seder with close to 100 in attendance. I want to thank all who helped make this event so memorable by shopping, cooking, planning, prepping, baking and serving and taking care of all of the ritual aspects. Plans are in the works for our 2nd annual Sisterhood Barbecue with more information to follow.

Sisterhood and non-sisterhood members took part in the gun control rally held in Chicago at Union Park. The speakers were all teenagers and college students. It was an extremely moving event. Pictured here from left to right are Gayle Weil, Donelle Macey, Barry Sturm, Donelle’s Cousin, Judy Alfonsi, and Bonnie Mosbacher

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Rabbis at the CCAR Convention in Irvine, CA

Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, seen speaking to a special session at the convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis last month in Irvine, California, is the chair of the new Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate. A major three-year project, the task force will deal with everything from gender based bias in hiring and placement and lack of institutional support, to sexual harassment and sexual assault. Rabbi Dreyfus is a past-president of the CCAR and a former member of the CCAR Ethics Committee, and a past-president of the Women’s Rabbinic Network. She heads a remarkable, diverse task force, which will carefully examine issues on its way toward the goal of cultural change in the rabbinate and in the Reform movement.

Here we have Rabbi

Carmit Harari and her

mother Rabbi Laura

Schwartz Harari

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April Anniversaries

1 Jerry & Penny Shnay 2 Jerry & Harriet Levine 7 Edwin & Beverly Sokol 11 Jeff & Jodie Virene 11 Joan & Richard Barr 30 Stacey & Anthony DeFilippo

April Birthdays 2 Robert Sime 2 Harlene Friedman 3 Adalberto Madrigal 4 Pauline Wolfson 11 Jerry Shnay 11 Eila Koltun 16 Judi Altman 16 Stacey DeFilippo 20 Arnie Bernstein 21 Stanley Dreyfuss 27 Howard Blumstein 28 Idan Rafalovitz 29 Ruth Ratowitz

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BYBS/CAE merger talks,

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Event flyers are found

towards the end of the

Bulletin.

Remember to scroll down!

Roz Gray has moved. Please note her new

address in your Membership Directory

120 Elmwood Drive

Springboro, Ohio 45066

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Ben Hecht: Journalist Who Fought for a Jewish State

Former Chicago Tribune reporter-editor Jerry Shnay

will discuss Hecht’s efforts at 7 PM Saturday, April 14

at

B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, 1424 W. 183rd Street in Homewood

Ben Hecht was a newspaper reporter and columnist in Chicago, a playwright who won a Pulitzer Prize, a

screen writer who won two Oscars , and a prolific writer. He was a zealous fighter for his beliefs and

causes, whether it was his stand against censorship in both the court and on the screen, or his fervent

financial and moral support of a homeland for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust – a campaign that cost

him dearly.

The program is free and open to the public.

A partner with the Jewish United Fund in serving our community.

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Courtesy announcement for our friends

in the Flossmoor Book Club