jrc News Team JRC to the Rescue! Water line break cannot dampen Shabbat spirit

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1 winter he vat adar jewih recontructionit congregation jrc New Volume 7 Number 3 Team JRC to the Recue! Water line break cannot dampen Shabbat pirit Back in September, omeone reminded me of the o called Chinee Cure, May you live in intereting time. I don t know how much more intereting it can get around here. At about 5:45 am on Saturday, January 10, the fire alarm went off due to a burt pipe in the prinkler ytem. When I arrived at the building, there wa about an inch of water over almot the entire firt floor (two EC claroom had been pared) and the firemen were trying to hut the water off. A it turn out, there were two burt pipe, one in the prinkler ytem and one in the heating ytem. The firemen had hut off the water in the prinkler, o my firt concern wa to top the flow of water in the building from the heating ytem. There mut be ome unwritten rule that thee thing only happen onweekend, and it wa everal hour before I wa able to get omeone out to repair the radiator pipe. My econd concern wa to find an alternate location for Edith Edward-Mizel bat mitzvah and notify the minyan. Jill and I tried everal potential location for the bat mitzvah with no ucce. Fortunately, I wa able to get in touch with Rabbi Jeffrey Weil at Ezra-Habonim, Nile Townhip Jewih Congregation. Rabbi Weil didn t heitate to ait u and he arranged for u to ue their chapel for Edith bat mitzvah. I am o very grateful to our taff and the JRC community for mobilizing o quickly and helping out. Thank you to Alan Saponik who anwered my call at 6:45 am and came to help reolve the problem. Thank you to David Forte. I don t know how I could have managed without hi expertie and inight. Thank you to David Tabak who wa here the entire day, cleaning up water and pitching in where ever he could. Thank you to the Edward-Mizel family for being o, o graciou about thi unexpected turn of event. Thank you to Elliot and Sam Frolichtein-Appel and Ron and Bonnie Silverman who chlepped book and tallit to Ezra-Habonim for Edith bat mitzvah (I m ure there were other too). Thank you to Darlene Groman for hoting the minyan and doing a wonderful job of communicating the ituation. Thank you to Jill Perin, who helped to make ure all bae were covered. Thank you to our wonderful, wonderful cutodian, Erneto Vega, Loui LeBlanc and Roy Vega who worked very hard all day long. It wa 7 pm by the time the prinkler and fire alarm ytem were fixed. And at the end of that very long day, I went home feeling thankful for thi wonderful JRC community. Sharon Díaz (Continued on next page) * * * * * IN THIS ISSUE 3 a note from our cantor gael concert 4 tucha afn tich jubilee timeline 5 photo eay: godpeed! 6 jrc in tranition 7 adult education 8 programming 9 library update 10 kvell korner 11 religiou education letter to jrc 12 youth group 13 high holiday thank you 14 oneg hot new and returning member 15 tzedakah 18 jrc information Remember! Any text or ymbol that appear in dark green i a hyperlink. Click, click and away! Alo, to increae or decreae the ize of the image on your creen, ue Control/Command + or Control/Command -. Affiliated with Jewih Recontructionit Communitie

2 2 Team JRC continued from page 1 I woke up Saturday morning believing that I knew what wa in tore for me. Then I heard of the call that my mom had gotten at 7:15 that morning. A pipe had burt, diabling the fire alarm and prinkler ytem and the elevator. For afety reaon, my Bat Mitzvah would not be taking place at JRC. My parent bigget concern with thi wa letting everyone who wa coming know about it without being able to tell them right away where it would be intead. My brother and I were on the job. We put together a mailing lit to notify people about the ituation and to be alert for another . It wa difficult, epecially becaue of ome people handwriting on their rvp card. Alo, certain people who were coming did not have and needed to be telephoned, and then there wa my Roger Park couin, who i homer habbo, and needed to be informed in peron. We got out to mot people, but how many people check their at 7:45 on Saturday morning? There wa no way of knowing who would get the meage and who wouldn t. It wan t until 9 am, an hour before my bat mitzvah wa due to begin, that we knew the ynagogue that would hot u, Ezra Habonim, the Nile Townhip Jewih Congregation. My Bat Mitzvah took place in the mall chapel. To get everything there from JRC took a lot of people, to whom I am very grateful. Cantor Howard wa epecially kind to bring the Torah from JRC o that at leat one thing would be familiar to me. Overall, it wa a very ucceful experience and I wa happy to become Bat Mitzvah, even in a ynagogue that wa not my own. I actually think thi epiode wa a bleing in diguie. It ditracted me from the worrie of meing up and all the other illy, unimportant thing I d been thinking about and helped me focu on what needed to be done. No matter where it wa, what mattered wa the friend, family and JRC member around me and what wa happening my Bat Mitzvah. Edith Edward-Mizel * * * * * If the ancient Hebrew could carry the Aron Kodeh on their forty-year trek through the deert, why couldn t the minyan do the ame lat Shabbat when JRC cloed due to flooding caued by frozen pipe burting? Darlene and Ray Groman generouly opened their home and quickly ent out word to alert participant of the location change. Like aembling a huge bubbling cauldron of tone oup, twenty minyan member pontaneouly gathered, each bringing whatever wa at hand iddurim, chumahim, tallitot, wine and challot. Led by Darlene and myelf we had previouly elected the theme of acred ground a a focu for our ervice Helga Low-Harper chanted the Torah portion and Nina Rakin delivered a facinating d var on Sh mot and the importance of name and naming. Following the ervice, a bountiful potluck oneg wa enjoyed by all, before heading off to face the frigid temp and enjoy the ret of the weekend. A i common in our JRC community, when need arie, we find creative and caring way to come together and celebrate what we hare with one another in a ene, dicovering acred ground wherever we happen to be. Carol Friedman

3 3 When you get a call from omeone to volunteer, ay Ye! A Note from Our Cantor Howard Friedland It time to ay goodbye to Rabbi Roen. Brant ha profoundly impacted my life, in a way few other have. He taught me how to do thi job through hi example of kindne and patience. We have hared the great joy and deep orrow of many in thi congregation. Our kid grew up together. Our familie hare holiday together. We have hared the bimah for 13½ year, all of them great fun. We go to movie and play together. We go to the cemetery together. We eat lunch, wiecrack, and occaionally have a drink together. We are each other ounding board. We ll till ee each other regularly, no doubt about that, but our day-to-day partnerhip come to an end. I ll imply ay that I drew the lucky traw of ynagogue life to have worked for o many year with uch a generou and upportive friend. I wih Brant only the bet in hi new poition. May he go, a we ay, from trength to trength. JRC now tranition to a new phae. Ret aured that ervice and program will continue at full throttle a we earch for a new rabbi. Already, everal congregant have come forward offering to be of aitance to me, and you have my heartfelt thank. We need everyone continued commitment to JRC. Here how you can help: When you get a call from omeone to volunteer, ay Ye! If you are not a member of a committee yet, find omething that interet you and join. Come to ervice on Friday night. Come to ervice on Saturday morning. Bring a friend who i not yet a JRC member with you. You need no invitation to ANY ervice at JRC. Volunteer to be a greeter on Friday night or Saturday morning. Attend an adult education coure or Iraeli film night. I m aking you to come forward, not becaue it would be nice or becaue it would give you omething to do in your pare time. I m aking you to come forward becaue it i vital that you do o. The future trength of JRC depend upon ALL of u working together. I ll ee you here. Early and often. Cantor Friedland can be reached through the JRC office: In cae of emergency, he can be reached at home: where an anwering machine will record your meage if he i out. addre: cantor@jrc-evanton.org. About the David Gael Muic Fund JRC member David Gael died in One of hi lifelong paion wa muic, and he wa greatly repected a a talented pianit. In hi will, David generouly bequeathed thi JRC fund in order to live on in hi community through muic. We hope that we honor David memory on behalf of hi family and friend with thi concert, and, with your upport, many more to come. 4th Annual Gael Concert: Klezmer Dance Party with Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Saturday, January 31, 7:00 10:00 pm Ticket: $10 in advance; $15 at the door Buy ticket here. Who ay you have to it quietly in your eat to enjoy a how? Join u for a klezmer dance party featuring the legendary Maxwell Street Klezmer Band! One of the nation mot popular klezmer band, Maxwell Street ha toured the US and Europe, won award and recorded numerou CD. We re excited to have Maxwell Street perform for JRC 4th Annual Gael Concert!

4 4 It i truly humbling to ee the level of belief in our community. Tuche Afn Tich David Tabak, Preident Happy New Year. Bet wihe for a year of health, happine and peace. I have found thi column urpriingly hard to write. Even though I reach out to you weekly, a quarterly column eem to require a level of remove that my weekly letter lack. My weekly letter are deigned to provide you with information on our tranition to a new long-term rabbi and other matter of importance to the daily operation of our ynagogue. A column require me to be more circumpect, riing above the iue that keep me up at night: healing our community, reaching out to former and future member, enhancing volunteer opportunitie, and retiring the building loan. Thee iue do not allow for much large cale viion. But I hall try and ak your indulgence. During the 18 month that I have had the honor to be JRC preident, I have een the bet of our community at it lowet. Depite the feeling that JRC wa pulling apart, I have been truly heartened by how many member many of them who diagree on recent event have come together to upport our community. They ee JRC a being omething bigger than themelve, and they not only are the firt one to volunteer to erve on a committee or generouly contribute financially, they are often alo the lat one who reach in a bit deeper to give more. Every week, I receive report from our many committee and tak force that are committed to the future of our community. It i truly humbling to ee the level of belief in our community. We all benefit from their love and care of JRC. Clearly, thi i one pecial place. I am aware there i till great pain in our community and it will take time for u to heal fully, but I hope we can all tep back and take a long view of what community we are building for our children and their children. Sometime it i good to get out of the trenche and look around; the view i pretty wonderful from here. My deepet gratitude to thoe who lend u their talent, time and financial reource. Your generoity will not be forgotten. Todah Rabah and Yaher Koach. Our Jubilee year end with the poting of the JRC 50 Year Timeline On December 5 after the potluck dinner and following the Shabbat ervice featuring the choir the JRC 50 Year Timeline wa unveiled on the wall of the foyer of the large anctuary and imultaneouly poted to our webite. Thank to thoe who helped identify image and contributed information. Special thank to worker bee Bryna Cytrynbaum, Marie Davidon, Naomi Feldman, Charlene Gelber, and Darlene Groman.

5 5 Godpeed!

6 6 Update: JRC in Tranition Short Term Tranition Tak Force Vickie Korey, Chairperon, STTT The Short Term Tranition Team arrange for coverage by clergy and lay people to lead ervice; work with b nai mitzvah, religiou chool, and early childhood tudent; and teach adult education coure from the preent time through ummer It alo continue to explore way to ait Cantor Friedland in patoral care and the other reponibilitie he hared with Rabbi Roen. Tranition by Lynne Taetzch The Short Term Tranition Tak Force ha already enlited everal volunteer, but many more are needed and welcome. We are till looking for people to lead Torah Study on Shabbat morning and member-led ervice on Friday evening, a well a to join our Cheed community by volunteering to ait Cantor Friedland with hopital call and home viit and alo to help with tranportation and meal. Shivah minyan leader are alo needed, a are worhip ervice aitant for Cantor Howard on Friday evening and B nai Mitzvah ervice. If you are intereted or available in any of thee area, pleae contact the following people: Ray Groman: Torah Study, member-led ervice on Friday evening, hivah minyan volunteer Sandy Spatz: Cheed call, viit, tranportation and meal David Block and Elizabeth Klein Shapiro: Erev Shabbat and B nai Mitzvah ervice aitant Interim Rabbi Search Tak Force Marla Baker and Carol Goldbaum, Co-chair The Interim Rabbi Search Committee ha finalized the job decription and qualification for the interim rabbi poition and ha poted the poition with the Recontructionit Rabbinical College Placement Office and other.

7 7 Adult Education Steve Romm, Chairman Sign up for Winter 2015 Clae (Regitration for clae i required. Pleae click on the green title to ign up.) Jewih View of the Afterlife Sunday, January 18 & 25, 11:30 am-1:00 pm Intructor: Dr. Jeff Winter Fee: No charge Although Judaim i often tereotyped a a religion primarily concerned with the here and now, there exit a rich tradition of Jewih peculation on the afterlife. In thi cla we will explore a variety of Biblical, rabbinic, mytical and folkloric ource that deal with uch concept a the underworld, the world to come, the journey of the oul and other concept of the afterlife from a Jewih point of view. Sunday Morning Parenting Workhop: It More than Matzo Ball Soup Sunday, February 15, 11:30 am-1:00 pm Intructor: Suan Stone Fee: No charge What are your Jewih memorie? How did they inform your life? Join profeional toryteller Suan Stone in a fun, experiential workhop deigned to get you telling your own Jewih narrative (even if you didn t grow up Jewih), interacting with other parent, and finding way to make important, eminal, and life enhancing Jewih memorie for your children. Thi workhop i part of our erie on parenting and child development, co-ponored by the Adult Education and Religiou School Committee. Religiou Zionim in Chritianity and Judaim Thurday, February 19 & 26, 7:30-9:00 pm Intructor: Cantor Michael Davi Fee: No charge for JRC member; $12 for non-member Cantor Michael Davi of Lakeide Congregation take u firt through two centurie of interection between Jew and Chritian a told by the building and intitution they left behind, followed by an in-depth look at the rabbi behind the Jewih ettler movement in the Wet Bank. How doe the new Jewih meianim mirror Chritian Zionim? (Continued on next page)

8 8 Jew and Chicago Politic Tueday, February 3 & 10, 7:30-9:00 pm Intructor: Rick Reeder Fee: No charge for JRC member; $24 for non-member Author and teacher Rick Reeder explore the trong influence that Jewih politician had in the development of the fabled Chicago Political Machine a well a with the reform and progreive wing of the local Democratic Party. Muical Theatre Preentation with Charle Troy: Fiddler on the Roof Saturday, February 21, 7:00 pm Fee: No charge for JRC member; $10 for non-member Experience Charle Troy multi-media preentation on the tory behind the much-loved play Fiddler on the Roof. Thi program eamlely weave together original graphic, audio track, video clip, and cripted narrative to tell Fiddler incredible tale. The evening will begin with a brief Havdalah ervice. Charle Troy ha developed more than 50 multimedia preentation on American cultural icon. He ha preented them throughout the Chicago area, on luxury cruie hip, and at the annual Cole Porter Fetival. For further information or inquirie on the above clae, pleae contact Steve Romm. Programming Save the Date! Mark your calendar for two fantatic event: Friday, February 6, 6 9:30pm One of our bet-loved JRC tradition i our Tu B Shvat Seder. Thi year guet peaker i Brian Sauder, the new executive director of Faith in Place. Click here to make your reervation. Sunday, February 15, 4 6pm It been a long time ince our lat member Meet & Greet. Too long. Thi i the day we fix that. Click here to make your reervation.

9 9 Library Update Eva Eientein, Librarian Six thing you may not know about the library The digital library catalog i acceible from your computer or tablet. Go to the JRC webite > Education > Library, and click on catalog in the firt entence. You can even reerve book or DVD. New acquiition are on diplay in the library and in the diplay area near the firt-floor office. The librarian, Eva Eientein, can guide you to reource for writing a d var, or for writing anything ele on a Jewih topic, or for any quetion you may have about our library or about Jewih book. Beide book of contemporary Torah commentary, which every Jewih library mut have, you will find cook book, coffee-table Jewih art book, poetry, and much more. See the chart below. There i a mall, but growing collection of DVD, both documentarie and feature film. The JRC library collection include material for all age, from pre-chool to adult. Finding your way around the library P Primary/Picture book I Intermediate (4th 8th grade) BIO Biography BIO-Coll Collective Biography Q Overize book Bible and Biblical Studie, incl. Commentary Claical Judaica: Halakhah and Midrah, Folklore, Recontructionim Jewih Obervance and Practice, Jewih Life Cycle Jewih Education Hebrew, Yiddih Jewih Literature: Poetry, Eay, Criticim, Humor The Jewih Community: Identity, Marriage, Children, Art, Muic, Feminim, Identity, Food etc World Jewih Hitory, American Jewih Hitory Irael and Zionim Encyclopedia, Dictionarie, etc. If you would like to join the JRC Library Birthday Book Club, pleae contact me. Thi program i for young and old alike. You may alo donate (thank you!) to the Library Fund online or offline. The Library i on the 2nd Floor, eat ide of the building. Librarian hour are Tueday, Thurday, and Sunday when Religiou School i in eion Otherwie the library i open when the building i open. The Library Catalog i available via the JRC webite under Education, and then Library. Eva Eientein can be reached at eeientein@jrc-evanton.org or x2255.

10 10 Kvell Korner To kvell (or hep nache) mean to be proud of. Thi column i devoted to letting our community know about the wonderful thing happening in the live of JRC member. If you have new to hare, pleae contact Darlene Groman. Eryn and Noah Alion & Erica Stephanie & Henry Marla & Yofi Congratulation to the following individual and their familie: Carol Goldbaum, whoe on, Nathan, married Kimberly Bowky in the Pagoda at Ping Tom Park along the Chicago River in Chicago on May 17, Terri Bernohn, whoe on, Noah, married Eryn Way. Martha Tonn, whoe on, David, i getting married on May 23 to Bailey Butterfield. Reee and Joel Gratch, whoe daughter, Stephanie, became engaged to Henry Mooney. Ruth Wenger and Jonathan Markowitz, whoe daughter, Ariell, wa named to the Academic Honor Society at Oakton Community College. Rebecca Rubin, whoe daughter, Molly Parker, made the Dean Lit Fall for the frehman quarter at Knox College. The member of Lori Lippitz Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will be featured thi February and March in a new opera that ha been commiioned by Lyric Opera. In May the band i playing for the annual Cantor Convention. A for kvelling about her daughter, I do all the time, but he i a hy one! Charlene Gelber on-in-law Art wa part of the team that worked on the Orion huttle that went off the other day. A daughter Dorie plained to her... He one of the lead engineer on that team. He help build the flight oftware for the huttle and the capule that went into the ocean. She got herelf a real rocket man. From Debbie Wolen: After much deterioration, my poue, Steve Cohn, i much healthier. He ha a condition called normal preure hydrocephalu, which wa finally diagnoed correctly and fixed with a hunt into the ventricle. We are o happy. I am not ure how to kvell, however. I there a pecial technique? (Anwer: No pecial technique or experience required.) Suan Cherry older daughter, Alion, jut had her econd young adult novel publihed. It called For Real. Her younger daughter, Erica, i getting married at the end of February, and he ha been offered a profeorhip in mechanical engineering at Tuft. The job will tart next September. Ray and Darlene Groman welcomed two grandon in two month: Payton Norman Groman born October 4 to Seth and Jennifer Groman, and Javier (Avi) Edan García, born December 8 to Mari and Antonio García. Not to be outdone, their eldet daughter Aryn and her daughter Gabrielle, 11, appeared on Seth & Payton NPR Sunday Edition December 28, to do the end-of-the-year puzzle with Will Shortz and Linda Wertheimer. Tina and Gonzalo Ecobar are expecting a new grandchild on or around January 28. Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman are proud to hare that daughter Caidy made her profeional acting debut thi pat pring playing the hrunk Alice in a production of Alice in Wonderland in Edgewater. And iter Chelea made the bold move of taking her firt olo flight to viit family in California. Marla Baker and Rick Kulp welcomed a new addition to their family, Yofi! Alo, Rick' on, Joh, wa featured on WTTW Check, Pleae! Avi

11 11 Religiou Education Terri Bernohn, Director A we ee it, there are two component to a good Jewih education: the kill and knowledge including Torah, prayer, ritual, Hebrew and the rich relationhip among tudent, parent, teacher, and clerg y. Like many congregation, we conider ourelve a community of learner; at JRC, the emphai i on the word community. from the Religiou School page of the JRC webite On December 6, we celebrated Shabbat together a a chool community in lieu of chool on Sunday. Every grade participated in the ervice, which wa followed by a terrific potluck luncheon. The food wa great and the company wa even better. So many of you commented on what a great morning it wa and aked when we d do it again. So mark your calendar now: the econd Community Shabbat of the year i cheduled for February 21. The minyan will be joining the chool community that morning, and we hope all JRC member will attend. Thi year, teacher are attending in-ervice program on the Sunday following each Community Shabbat. On December 7, Elizabeth (Biz) Linday-Ryan gave a workhop entitled, Navigating Gender and Gender Diverity, a topic which applie to many apect of identity and child development. Thi Ah Beckham video will give you a little tate of the program. One of the mot important thing we learned i how gender enitivity i relevant to every child and every family, not limited to particular children in our claroom. (I think thi would be a great workhop for middle chooler and parent; if you have any thought about that one way or the other, pleae let me know.) In February, our taff profeional development will be on creativity and tructure in the claroom, preented by Marilyn Price and Jill Weininger. It Hanukkah a I write thi, and that can only mean one thing: it time to plan for Purim. JRC Purim Carnival ha evolved over the year (when my kid were little, they won live goldfih in a ping-pong ball to), but it continue to be a vibrant, energetic community celebration that depend on dozen of volunteer to make happen. We need everything from cake-baker to chairpeople to day-of-event overight, o pleae contact Robyn Hurtig to let her know how you will participate thi year. Still to come thi winter: grade-level dinner, community potluck, parent program, and the econd Community Shabbat on February 21. Kid can ign up for youth group event including bowling, a ki trip, weekend kallah (retreat) and a oup kitchen. In chool, we re looking forward to Pajama Day (with cereal bar, of coure), Camp Day, and the 6th Grade Family Hitory Mueum. All thi, before your next iue of thi newletter. Thi i a long way of aying we expect to ee a lot of you over the next everal month, a we tay true to our miion to be a community of learner, with the emphai on community. Dear JRC, The time ha come for me to hare omething with all of you that i actually very bitterweet and very difficult for me. After teaching at JRC for over 20 year, I am bidding the chool farewell. A of January 1, I have accepted the poition of Program Director of Bayit Afterchool Evanton, a tart-up Jewih after-chool care program. A excited a I am about my new reponibilitie, I am orry to leave JRC chool. I have loved teaching the children of JRC and being a part of all of your live. I will alo mi our wonderful faculty. JRC ha one of the mot collegial and committed taff I have ever een or worked with. They work o hard to engage the children in the creative and exploratory learning that you ve come to appreciate at JRC. I feel better knowing that I leave our children Jewih education in good hand. Thank you. It been a privilege. Paulette Herbtman

12 12 Youth Group Chantal Blautein, Director It i our choice, Harry, that how what we truly are, far more than our abilitie. Albu Dumbledore Thi i one of my favorite quote from Harry Potter, and one I believe we hould live by a children or adult. Our February 14 16, Midwetern Annual Youth Group Kallah thi year with a Harry Potter theme i fat approaching. The weekend i led by high chooler and i alway o much fun and inpirational. The kid will come home with new friendhip and great memorie. We have alo been buy with our youth group thi pat couple of month. We tarted the year with a big Bah at JRC. We had a great DJ who led u playing game, and we danced all evening. Our extremely popular trip to Sky High wa a great ucce and thank to our parent volunteer very well upervied. We alo were invited by the Northwetern Univerity Baketball team to attend a game for their Jewih Heritage Day. It wa truly a family event, and many parent came to hang out with u for the night. We have additional event coming up: January 18: our annual ki trip January 25: 4th through 6th grader are going to Wilmette Bowl. January 28: our high chooler will cook and erve a meal at the Ronald MacDonald Home in Chicago, a temporary lodging for familie, whoe eriouly ill children receive treatment locally. It i a pleaure leading your children and learning from them. Pleae feel free to contact me.

13 13 Thank to the following member and taff who helped make the 5775 High Holiday o ucceful. It take a village... High Holiday Chair Rich Katz Staff Rabbi Brant Roen Cantor Howard Friedland Sharon Diaz Jill Perin Tom Samuel Terri Bernohn Bonnie Silverman Bonnie Stone Stern Erneto Vega Loui LeBlanc Roy Garcia Children & Youth Service Stan & Sara Cohn Paulette Herbtman Fran Landt Teen Activitie Chantal Blautein Billy Kaplan Open Mic Coordinator Larry Hamilton Torah Chanter Bruce Braverman Freddi Greenberg Aviva Feldman Ari Bearman Sandy Spatz Donna Yate Ben Melnick Harold Steinman Rebecca Hamlin Ann Kaplan-Perkin Rochelle Berntein Miriam Berkon Ben Friedland Haftarah Chanter/Reader Darlene Groman Beth Jacoby Sam Dorevitch Rochelle Berntein Jee Shufro-Zletz Jonah Karh Ray Groman Carol Friedlander Gabba im Carol Friedman Harold Steinman Rebecca Hamlin Ann Kaplan Perkin Peronal Ref lection Debi Lewi Story Teller Suan Stone Syd Lieberman Dicuion Group Chair Freddi Greenberg Lelie Roen Dicuion Group Leader Tina & Gonzalo Ecobar Leley William Maxine Topper Tamar Frolichtein-Appel Nancy Katz Judith Childrey Leon Fink Carol Goldbaum Kathy Roe Shofar Blower Carol Goldbaum Joel Gratch Michael Bloom Suan Sieber Joh Mark Ether Kaplan Harry Goldin Miriam Bloom Elana Bloom Michael Bloom Gabriel Karh Jon Marhall Kim Grahl Jorie Minky Spencer Groman Heath Groman Jeff Balch Uher Judy Martin Marie & Gerry Davidon Maxine Topper Naomi Moderick Rick Friedman Carol & Howard Ellegant Jonathan Markowitz & Ruth Wenger Debbie Porter Leley Pearl Laurie Goldtein & Jon Marhall Julie Shufro Jackie & Ann Kaplan-Perkin Alia Cohen-Stein Harriet & Hank Conroe Judith Childrey Ilene Lebovitz Ray & Darlene Groman Karen Englehardt & Richard Stern Tina & Gonzalo Ecobar Kathleen Greene Robert Bearman Heidi Katz Lou Wei Linda Singer Judy & Donald Martin Clergy Aitant Dan Joeph Jerry Iraelite Lelie Roen Ray Groman Jonathan Markowitz Reception Dek Anne Goldberg Barbara Iraelite Carol Ellegant Marie Davidon Jan Wihinky Kate Spector Mover & Shaker Mike Nolan Joel Gratch Jerry Hert Alex Katz (Continued on next page)

14 14 Stephan Bechtolheim Rich Cahan Sara Cohn Harriet Conroe Arlene Sagan Dan Solomon Jack Nolan Erneto Vega Loui LeBlanc Bimah Flower Barbara Iraelite Judith & Gary Childrey Aaron & Sheila Cohen Howard & Carol Ellegant Nina & Elliott Goldtein Alan & Sallie Gratch Reee & Joel Gratch Freddi Greenberg & Dan Pinkert Bob & Judy Holtein Barbara & Jerry Iraelite Arnie & Carol Kanter David Kleiman Ruth Kolodny Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Mel & Sherry Lopata Gerry & John Macai Barbara & David Pinzur Alvin & Kate Spector Bonnie Stone Stern & Larry Stern Margie Morrion-Zivin & Mark Zivin Welcome New Member Zorina and Herve Granjean Alion Toback Al Hofeld, Jr. Barbara Levin and Jay Goldman Lorraine Woo and David Skora Choir Danny Wallenberg Riva Blechman Suan Cherry Mary Cohen Howard Friedland Charlene Gelber Sallie & Alan Gratch Joel Gratch Rebecca Hamlin Sharon Handelman Jerry Hert Beth Jacoby Ether Kaplan Jonah Karh David Kleiman Sherry & Mel Lopata Baila & Irv Miller Becky Mitchell Jim Ridker Ann Schmidt Julie Shufro Rebecca Sperling Nina Wallenberg Danny Zeckhauer Muician Katia Waxman Bill Homer Alan Goldberg Fran & Skip Landt Billy Kaplan Yiddih Poem Bryna Cytrynbaum Margie Morrion-Zivin Welcome Returning Member Returning Member: Denie and Jake Chaitkin Rick Strilky Carolyn Levin Lon Berkeley Elie Levin Thank You Thank to the following people for hoting JRC oneg: Shabbat: Deborah Drache and Michael Fagen, The Stillman Family, The Wilon-Brown Family, Lynn Pollack and Mike Okrent, JRC Memberhip Committee, Lauren Goffen and Bill Siegel, The Lippitz and Chinitz Familie, Sara and Stan Cohn, Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert, The Libman Family, The Goldtein-Marhall Family, Billy Kaplan, The Beth Lange and Robert Lange Familie, Valerie and Robert Wei, Kathy Greene, Margie Morrion-Zivin and Mark Zivin, Sandy Sheinin and Alex Feller, The Caron Family, Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman, Sara Polonky, Nancy Zwick and Joel Strau, Marty Okun, The Adeltein Family, The Byter Family, The Chaitkin Family, The Cutter Family, The Davidon Family, The Frolichtein-Appel Family, The Shier Family, The William Family Shabbat Minyan: Adrienne Lieberman, Ruth Wenger and Jonathan Markowitz, Marla Baker and Rick Kulp, Anne Goldberg, Darlene Groman, The Sperling Family, Carol and Howard Ellegant, Marie and Gerry Davidon, The Nolan Family, Nina Rakin, Dianne and Richard Sperling, Pat Lane and Peter Silverman, Eda Warren, Stephan Bechtolheim and Sandy Schwartz, Vickie Korey, Carol Hirch Blechman and Joel Blechman, Diane Pezanoki, Dan Joeph, Ann Leiner, The Family of Suan Stone and Nancy Stone, Carol and Rick Friedman

15 15 Tzedakah i a central mitzvah of Judaim, humanizing both the donor and the recipient. JRC ha etablihed a erie of tzedakah fund in repone to member interet, aiming to erve three function: To upport the congregation. All are welcome to memberhip, to worhip, to our chool even thoe unable to pay full due. Your contribution make thi poible. To upport important extra-budgetary activitie. Mot importantly, to provide a convenient and meaningful way for JRC member and other to fulfill the traditional obligation of tzedakah a we honor, commemorate, and expre gratitude. To donate online, pleae click here. Rabbi Brant Roen and Hallie Roen Cantor Howard Friedland and Terry Parioli David Tabak, Preident, and Denie Eichhorn Mazel Tov to our September, October, and November B nai Mitzvah and their familie: Iaac Stillman, Jacob Wilon, Gloria Lobin Schwartz, Loui Siegel, Arielle Dworkin-Cantor, Marlo Dworkin-Cantor, Zachary Marhall, Maya Wei, Mia Goldberg, Katya Stillman Condolence to: Robin Trilling and her family on the death her beloved aunt, Mildred Allen Ron Silverman and hi family on the death of hi beloved father, Hyman Silverman Vickie and Irv Korey and their family on the death of their beloved nephew, Evan Bural Laura Cuzzillo and her family on the death of her beloved wife, Caryn Berman, beloved JRC member Judy Pollock and her family on the death of her beloved father, Joeph A. Frederickon Stuart Chanen and hi family on the death of hi beloved brother, Gregory M. Chanen Allan Arnet and hi family on the death of hi beloved mother, Anna Yarnetky Sandy Sloane and hi family on the death of hi beloved father, Bert Sloane Tobi Ehrenprei and hi family on the death of hi beloved brother, Ralph Ehrenprei Debra Cretoni and her family on the death of her beloved aunt, Agne Wilke Heidi Levin and her family on the death of her beloved huband and JRC member, Richard Stromberg Carole Kagan and her family on the death of her beloved mother, Betty Kagan Lia Servedio and her family on the death of her beloved father, Ralph Eieman Lenny Kaplan and hi family on the death of hi beloved iter, Rolyn Yomtovian Kriten Harri and her family on the death of her beloved grandmother, Anne Harri Colin Hubbard and hi family on the death of hi beloved father, Colin Philip Hubbard Rachel Seidman and her family on the death of her beloved mother, France Seidman Howard Friedland and hi family on the death of hi beloved aunt, Ruthe Stein Lia Pilde and her family on the death of her beloved mother, Sylvia Pilde Reee Gratch and her family on the death of her beloved aunt, Margaret Farrell Andrew Scott and hi family on the death of hi beloved mother, Cynthia Scott Beth Ruderman and her family on the death of her beloved grandmother, Dorothy Spencer Lia Pilde and her family on the death of her father, Ralph Pilde Paulette Herbtman and her family on the death of her beloved mother, Fay Herbtman Jim McGowan and hi family on the death of hi beloved mother, Marie McGowan Judy Gruber and her family on the death of hi beloved mother, Ernetine Gruber Tracy Hultgren and hi family on the death of hi beloved iter, Laurie Hultgren Hoffmeier Rabbi Dicretionary Fund Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert In honor of Brant beautiful wedding ervice Barbara Goodman and Seth, Ian, and Mia Weinberger In loving memory of Carol Goodman, Barbara father and Ian and Mia grandfather, on hi Yahrzeit Lawrence Kohn Harriet and Hank Conroe With gratitude Helen and Brian Silverman With gratitude Marc Cooper In loving memory of Fern and David Cooper, Marc mother and father, on their Yahrzeit Sandy Waxman

16 16 Edith Margoli With bet wihe Heidi and Rich Katz Condolence to Tobi Ehrenprei on the death of hi brother, Ralph Ehrenprei Tina and Gonzalo Ecobar With thank to Rabbi Brant Laurie Goldtein and Jon Marhall With gratitude for the warmth and upport during Zach Bar Mitzvah preparation and ervice Ellen Roen Kaplan and Leonard Kaplan With gratitude Cantor Dicretionary Fund Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert In honor of Billy Kaplan and hi Shabbat Sweet In honor of Jonah Karh fabulou clarinet during Shabbat Sweet In honor of Hannah Kaplan beautiful voice during Shabbat Sweet In honor of Emma Chanen beautiful voice during Shabbat Sweet Ronna and Daniel Friedman In honor of their marriage Helen and Brian Silverman With gratitude Sara and Stan Cohn In loving memory of Melvin and Charlotte Hurwitz, mother and father of Sara, on their Yahrzeit Baila and Irv Miller In loving memory of Sol Miller, father of Irv, on hi Yahrzeit Ether Bloch In appreciation of Rachel Kaplan, Bob Rieman, and Julia Rieman Steven Fox In loving memory of Selma Fox, Steve mother, on her Yahrzeit Condolence to Howard Friedland on the death of hi aunt, Ruthe Stein David Kleiman In appreciation Rachel Kaplan and Bob Rieman Marlene Stern Laurie Goldtein and Jon Marhall With gratitude for the upport during Zach Bar Mitzvah preparation and ervice Anonymou Ellen Roen Kaplan and Leonard Kaplan With gratitude Jonathan Goldman and Monica Laky Condolence to Howard Friedland on the death of hi aunt, Ruthe Stein Sue Levine and Leon Fink In loving memory of Julie Levine, mother of Julie, on her Yahrzeit The Silin-Newman Family Condolence to Howard Friedland on the death of hi aunt, Ruthe Stein General Fund Barbara and Jerry Iraelite In honor of Gail and Lee White anniverary In honor of Joan and Steve Iraelite anniverary For a complete and peedy recovery of Aaron Cohen Condolence to Vickie and Irv Korey on the death of their nephew, Evan Bural Condolence to Reee Gratch on the death of her uncle Lawrence Kohn Judith Helzner In honor of Lia Fain Lelie Roen and Paul Cetera In honor of Rhonda Stein Cheryl and Mark Kaplan In honor of the wedding of Becky Hert and Daniel Leer Jacki and Shelly Kimel For a complete and peedy recovery to Aaron Cohen Carole and Bruce Braverman In honor of the B nai Mitzvah of Iaac Stillman and Jacob Wilon Wendy Sternberg G mar Hatimah Tova to All Edith Margoli In loving memory of her loved one McCormick Seminary Doctor of Minitry tudent For deep appreciation to Lou Wei and JRC for their tour Rachel and Devin Gro Ruby Fagen Thank you to Rabbi Brant and Cantor Howard for her Bat Mitzvah preparation The Men Pub Night Marya and Peter Frankel The Doppelt-Schap Family From their family puhke Mareon Arnold Condolence to Heidi Levin on the death of her huband, Richard Stromberg Margie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin In loving memory of Art Morrion, Margie father, on hi Yahrzeit Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Rachel Roner on the death of her father-in-law, Colin Philip Hubbard Anonymou Melia Mizel Dear Emily In honor of the Strau-Verten Family Tamar and Elliott Frolichtein- Appel In appreciation of Brant Roen and hi long and valued ervice to JRC Bruce and Carole Braverman In honor of Gloria Lobin Schwartz, Loui Siegel, Ari and Moey Dworkin-Cantor, and Maya Wei on becoming B nai Mitzvah In honor of Rabbi Roen Andrew Segall In honor of Rabbi Brant Roen Jonathan Goldman and Monica Laky Condolence to Reee Gratch on the death of her aunt, Margaret Farrell Monica Laky and Jonathan, Caidy and Chelea Goldman Condolence to the Scott Family on the death of their mother and grandmother, Cynthia Scott

17 17 Adult Education Fund Baila and Irv Miller In loving memory of Norma Gerh, Baila mother, on her Yahrzeit Beth Lange In loving memory of Hyman Horn, Beth grandfather, on hi Yahrzeit Robert Lange In loving memory of Hyman Horn, Robert grandfather, on hi Yahrzeit Anonymou Terri Bernohn Condolence to Lia Pilde on the death of her mother, Sylvia Pilde Steven Fox Condolence to Lia Pilde on the death of her mother, Sylvia Pilde Acceibility & Incluion Fund Jonathan and Wilma Nachin From their family puhke Early Childhood Education Fund Harvey Nixon In loving memory of Shellie Nixon, Harvey wife, on her Yahrzeit In loving memory of Jack Nixon, Harvey brother, on hi Yahrzeit Laurie Goldtein In honor of Beth Lange and their hared love of the Cub Jordana Bintock and Henry Nutkevitch Condolence to Ron Silverman on the death of Ron father, Hyman Silverman Condolence to Allan Arnet on the death of Allan mother, Anna Yarnetky Deb, Itai, and Tali Yate In honor of Julia Vincent 5th Birthday Steven Fox In loving memory of Selma Fox, Steve mother, on her Yahrzeit Condolence to Ron Silverman on the death of hi father, Hyman Silverman Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Steven Fox Jill Perin Bonnie Stone Stern and Larry Stern Robyn and Elliott Hurtig Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Helen and Brian Silverman Marcie Wei-Good Green Fund Pilar Sanchez and Andrew Hyman Thank you for a wonderful tour of JRC JRC Foundation Beth Lange In loving memory of Maxine and Chuck Lange, Beth parent, on their firt Yahrzeit With gratitude to David Tabak for hi leaderhip Tamar and Elliot Frolichtein- Appel In loving memory of their on, Joeph Reuben Frolichtein- Appel, on hi Yahrzeit Kol Hanehema Prayerbook Fund Lelie Brown Religiou School Fund Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman Condolence to Allan Arnet on the death of hi mother, Anna Yarnetky Steven Fox In loving memory of Selma Fox, Steve mother, on her Yahrzeit Condolence to Ilana Seidman on the death of her mother, France Seidman Rachel Kaplan and Bob Rieman Robyn and Elliott Hurtig In honor of Terri Bernohn birthday and on Noah wedding Jonathan Goldman and Monica Laky Mazel Tov on the marriage of Terri Bernohn on Noah Library Fund (Sidney and Leota Hirch Memorial Fund) Charlene and Howard Gelber In loving memory of Samuel Gelber, Howard father, and Morri Powitz, Charlene father, on their Yahrzeit Jill Berkeley In loving memory of Laura and Bernard Berkeley, mother and father of Jill, on their Yahrzeit Linda and Bruce Kakel In loving memory of Fran Seidman Shirlee Wihinky In loving memory of Henry Wihinky, huband of Shirlee, on hi Yahrzeit Charlene and Howard Gelber Condolence to Joyce and Alan Brodky on the death of Joyce mother, Sylvia Greenberg Janet Wihinky In loving memory of Henry Wihinky, Janet father, on hi Yahrzeit Ronna Farber Sander Educational Fund Margie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin Mazel Tov to the Stillman Family on Katya Bat Mitzvah Social Action Fund (Tikkun Olam) Geri Donenberg Daniel Kaplan In appreciation of Brant Roen Barbara Goodman and Seth Weinberger Condolence to Tobi Ehrenprei and Family on the death of Tobi brother, Ralph Ehrenprei Condolence to Lenny Kaplan on the death of hi iter, Rolyn Yomtovian Deborah Wolen and Steve Cohn In loving memory of Maxine and Chuck Lange on their Yahrzeit Social Action Fund (Soup Kitchen) Lawrence Kohn Cathy Korzon and Steven Samuel Beth Lange In loving memory of Ruth Horn, Beth grandmother, on her Yahrzeit Barbara Goodman and Seth Weinberger In loving memory of Miriam Goodman, mother of Barbara, on her Yahrzeit Social Action Irael Fund The Weiner Family In loving memory of Alan Weiner, Howard Weiner, and Dan Weiner, huband, uncle, and couin of Wendy, Lea, Cara and Jamie, on their Yahrzeit

18 18 JRC STAFF cantor Howard Friedland x2232 preident David Tabak executive director Sharon Díaz x2224 at. executive director Jill Perin x2222 early childhood director Bonnie Silverman x2227 religiou chool director Terri Bernohn x2225 youth group advior Chantal Blautein librarian Eva Eientein x2255 adminitrative aitant Bonnie Stone Stern x2220 Robyn Hurtig x2226 bookkeeper Megan Baldehwiler x2235 JRC ESSENTIALS office hour Monday Thurday 9 am 5 pm Friday 9 am 1 pm phone fax webite JRC NEWSLETTER next iue deadline February 1 JRC Funeral Plan The purpoe of the JRC Funeral Plan i to implify the proce and reduce the cot and tre of making funeral arrangement when a loved one die. Adminitrator: Chicago Jewih Funeral, Ltd., 195 North Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, Illinoi, 60089; , or toll free At your time of lo, call them at any hour of the day. Cantor Friedland will be contacted immediately, or you may alo call him directly.