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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
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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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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