jrc News The article below was originally ed to JRC members when Rabbi Don began his association with JRC at the beginning of July.

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1 ummer tammuz av elul tihri jew ih r econtructionit congr egation jrc New Volume 8 Number 1 IN THIS ISSUE 3 a note from our cantor 4 preident meage 5 adult education 6 religiou education tate of jrc religiou chool 7 youth group 8 jrc garden 9 library update 10 kvell korner tzedakah 14 oneg hot welcome jrc information funeral plan 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 The article below wa originally ed to JRC member when Rabbi Don began hi aociation with JRC at the beginning of July. From Rabbi Don Donald Rooff, Interim Rabbi Word cannot fully expre how honored and excited I am to join you thi year a your Interim Rabbi. I have heard JRC referred to a a flaghip Recontructionit congregation and have peronally experienced what an exceptional acred community JRC ha been and continue to be. I have been epecially impreed by the dedication and expertie of the lay leaderhip, the Jewih commitment and level of involvement of the memberhip, and the whole-hearted and loving commitment of JRC amazing taff. In addition, JRC heritage i inpiring. I admire the value of the ynagogue: dedication to ocial jutice, commitment to Jewih learning and intellectual life, liturgical innovation, and o much more. It i clear that JRC member own their Judaim! The Interim Rabbi help a congregation in thee main area: The Interim a Synagogue Rabbi Firt and foremot, I will erve a your rabbi. Patoral care i my highet priority. In addition, I will be leading ervice with my new cherihed friend, Cantor Howard and offering divrei Torah. I will teach clae for adult and religiou chool and pre-chool tudent, and be the rabbinic preence of the congregation in the wider community. I appreciate the challenge of working with an unfamiliar rabbi for Bar and Bat Mitzvah, wedding, time of illne, and funeral. I will work with you to make each life cycle event peronal and meaningful. I plan to hot a get to know you meeting with B nai Mitzvah familie a oon a i feaible. Along with my life-long ynagogue involvement, my 34 year in the congregational rabbinate, and my litening kill, I bring with me my peronal experience of celebration, lo, and growth, including the joy and challenge of raiing our four very different, now adult, children. Pleae do not heitate to call me for your rabbinic need at the ynagogue or on my cell: Affirmation of Synagogue Tradition A key quetion for the Interim Rabbi i: What are important tradition, value, and enibilitie of the ynagogue that hould be affirmed? My goal a Interim Rabbi will be to provide continuity, to maintain the important tradition of the congregation, and to articulate and honor what JRC member cherih about their community. (Continued on next page)

2 2 A Veel of Congregational Tranition The Interim Rabbi erve a more than a bridge or place-holder between a previou ettled rabbi and the next ettled rabbi. It i difficult both for the rabbi and the congregant for a new, hopefully long-term rabbi immediately to follow a rabbi of long and ditinguihed tenure who ha had a particular tyle, ha et a particular tone, and who ha found a place deep in the heart of congregation. It i the miion of an Interim Rabbi to aborb the dicomfort, diappointment, and even anger that are typical and neceary apect of mourning a previou rabbi. The ame word coming from a different mouth i a change; my job i to be that different mouth. A key quetion for the Interim Rabbi i: What are important tradition, value, and enibilitie of the ynagogue that hould be affirmed? My goal a Interim Rabbi will be to provide continuity, to maintain the important tradition of the congregation, and to articulate and honor what JRC member cherih about their community. Viion for the Future The year with an Interim Rabbi alo provide ynagogue that wih a time to explore idea for program, innovation for worhip, and experience of Jewih learning. Synagogue innovation i a proce which hould be enitive and incluive. I am available for you a a reource for peronal quetion about Jewih life and, a the ynagogue would like, for learning from new experience in the Jewih world. I pray that our year together will be a time of peronal and congregational growth, of intropection and healing, of rededication and renewal, with friendhip formed and friendhip deepened. I am looking forward to working with each of you to learn about your idea and ideal, your hope and hurt, a we bring the congregation together with renewed hope and viion for the future. Again, pleae call me if I can be of help to you, if you have a family member with a pecial need, or if you know of a congregant whom I hould contact. I believe we are here to erve God by erving each other. Pleae know that I am here for you! Rabbi Rooff can be reached through the JRC office: In cae of emergency, he can be reached on hi cell phone at addre: DRooff@jrc-evanton.org

3 3 During thi challenging year we all grew and learned and were trengthened by each other talent. A Note from our Cantor Howard Friedland Firt thing firt: It i my great pleaure to welcome Rabbi Don Rooff and hi wife, Fran, to the JRC community! Rabbi Don i impreive on many level. He called me week in advance of hi firt viit with u to introduce himelf and to get the prayer melodie that we ue. Once here, he did all that anyone poibly could to learn JRC culture. Don warmth, widom, ene of humor, and hi ability to liten will erve u very well thi year. My congratulation to all the member of the earch committee who made uch a fine election. I would alo like to welcome our new Early Childhood Director, Claudia Rozenberg! Claudia i a very warm and relaxed peron. You ll love getting to know her, and we are grateful that the Early Childhood Program i being turned over to uch a terrific ucceor. Thank, alo, to the entire congregation for all of your help and aitance during thi challenging year. We all grew and learned and were trengthened by each other talent. Now to talk about pet! In Hebrew, the term for animal i ba alei chaim or mater of life. How intereting that i. Epecially o, ince our on, Ben, found a tray cat living on our deck two week ago and adopted it. Our adopted on, Jerry the Cat, i now living in our houe, jut a Ben went off to camp for eight week. Jerry i not only a mater of life, but a mater of the good life, he now ha three quare a day and live in a climate-controlled environment. He alo leep on a Serta mattre with my wife and me, and our poodle, Choco. Any animal lover know there i much we can learn from watching and living with animal. I watched Choco, who ha lived with u for eight year, become the model of compromie, a he hare her houe and human with the cat. The cat i very loving. I have come to be quite fond of him, and I m not a cat peron. Choco and Jerry are ba alei chaim becaue they live for the eential. They want a roof over their head and food in their tomach. They want omeone to love who will love them back and how them affection. A far a meaningful work goe, I don t know about you, but I think leeping 18 hour a day i a lofty goal! Baruch he emar al habriot. Bleed i the one who act kindly toward all creature. 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. It not too late!! Click here and check thi out! Then contact Danny Wallenberg to join the JRC choir!

4 4 Now i the time for u to decide who we want to be and what we want in a rabbi. Thi i a tremendou opportunity... Preident Meage Robin Trilling What a difference a year make. Lat ummer I could not have imagined what JRC would look like in a year, much le that I would be Preident of the Board. July begin our new memberhip year and I hope you will join me and hundred of our JRC community in renewing your memberhip. There never been a better time to be a member of JRC. We are approaching the month of Elul, a time for intropection and a time to review our deed and piritual progre over the pat year, and prepare for the upcoming Day of Awe of Roh Hahanah and Yom Kippur. JRC ha jut been through a challenging year, and I believe we can all take pride in how our community pulled together. The true tet of any organization i how it repond when the chip are down. And we can have faith in our repone to lat year event becaue we were guided by our miion: to create an engaged Jewih community that practice a Judaim reponive to the time and culture in which we live. I have been a member of variou group political, artitic and ocial and I know that without clear miion, viion and goal, they are unlikely to ucceed. Becaue JRC had a miion and a trategic plan, we were able to navigate our way through a tumultuou year. Baed on what we learned in the pat year from member meeting, forum for the future and our member urvey, we fine-tuned our trategic plan. I know that a number of current and former JRC member are taking a wait and ee approach to renewing their memberhip. They are waiting to ee who JRC elect a it long-term rabbi before they renew or rejoin. But I ay why wait? Now i the time for u to decide who we want to be and what we want in a rabbi. Thi i a tremendou opportunity, o be part of thi acred converation, and help anwer thee important quetion. Not ure about renewing or rejoining? Talk to omeone talk to Rabbi Don, to omeone on the memberhip committee, to Jill, or to me. I epecially encourage you to reach out to Rabbi Don at drooff@jrc-evanton.org. A our interim rabbi, it i hi role to upport and encourage our congregation during thi year of tranition a we trive to form a clear viion of who we are. I ve heard JRC referred to a the congregation where you come a you are, and thi offer u the opportunity to expre our Judaim in our own way. Pleae keep thi in mind a you conider your own memberhip. Not only that, but encourage any friend who are hul hopping to join JRC. Let them experience what it feel like to be part of the converation a we craft our viion for the future. At the rik of eeming ridiculou, let me ay that the true revolutionary i guided by great feeling of love. Che Guevara Thi i one of my favorite quote. I don t mean to imply that I am a true revolutionary, but rather that I am guided by great feeling of love. Love for JRC, love for the member of thi community, and love for creating a afe place where we peak and liten to each other with Kavod: dignity, repect, and honor. In Aramaic, the word Elul mean earch. Elul i a time to earch our heart. So, thi Elul, I offer a bleing a we open our heart and our mind to one another. Imagine your JRC our JRC a congregation where we treat one another with repect and honor a we recognize the divine in each other.

5 5 Your Adult Education brochure will arrive in the mail in Augut. In the meantime, here are our October offering. Regitration i required. Pleae click here to ign up. Profeor Simeon Chavel Profeor Jeffrey Stackert Adult Education Steve Romm, Chairman Sign up for Fall 2015 Clae The Repreentation of Divine Preence in Ancient Irael and the Hebrew Bible Part 1: The Face of Divinity in Ancient Art and Biblical Literature Profeor Simeon Chavel Wedneday, October 14, :30 9:00pm A urvey of varied motif in different artitic media and literary genre how the complex way ancient people thought about coming into divine preence in Irael, Judea, and the entire ancient Near Eat. Part 2: How the Prietly Sabbath Work: Divine Preence and Human Action Profeor Jeffrey Stackert Wedneday, October 21, :30-9:00pm The Prietly text, one of the ource of the Torah, preent two different conceptualization of the purpoe and effect of Sabbath obervance. Thi lecture will how how thee undertanding of Sabbath build on and diverge from Prietly undertanding of divine preence in Irael and impact later Jewih conceptualization of Sabbath. JRC member $12; non-member $24 Adult Education Hebrew Clae Hebrew I: Hebrew for Beginner Ben Melnick Wedneday, October 14 December 16, :30 8:45pm Thi i a 9 week introductory coure in reading Hebrew. The goal are to familiarize tudent with the Aleph-Bet and to help tudent begin reading Hebrew word yllableby-yllable. Coure book may be purchaed at the firt cla for under $ Note: Tuition i free, but regitration i required and limited to 10 tudent. Minimum enrollment five new tudent. SHALVA Workhop: How to Bully-Proof your Child Bobbie Gordon Sunday, October 18, :30am 1:00pm Thi coure for parent addree pecific iue of bullying and teaing, the power of bytander, and the role of adult a it relate to their children experience in thee area. It i geared to an adult audience. Photo: PAP: Marcin Obara Waraw POLIN Mueum and The Return of Narrative of Jewih Belonging in Poland Profeor Karen Underhill Wedneday, October 28, :30 9:00pm Thi lide how and lecture/dicuion will focu on the POLIN Mueum of the Hitory of Polih Jew, opened in 2014, a a key example of developing narrative, in both Polih and Jewih communitie, that emphaize Jewih belonging in Poland and Eatern Europe. Poland Jewih revival will alo be dicued. JRC member and non-member; no charge

6 6 Back by popular demand: Tate of JRC Religiou School! For a limited time, we re offering pre-k through 1t grader and their parent a chance to tate JRC deliciou offering. For only $36 you get to ample ix week of Sunday eion plu: Weekly circle time with Cantor Howard (torie, ong, ruach!) Roh Hahanah & Yom Kippur Family Service Tachlicht at the Evanton lakefront Family Sukkot Service Simchat Torah Parent Ed program on how to bully-proof your child, preented by Shalva Thi Tate i open to new familie who do not have children enrolled in our chool. Pleae contact Robyn Hurtig at x2226 to enroll. Religiou Education Terri Bernohn, Director A I write thi, I have jut returned from coure in text tudy and Jewih educational philoophy for Jewih Educator. In a few day, I leave for a week a the educator on taff at Camp JRF. And, tomorrow, I will be peaking with a colleague about the poibility of participating in a pilot program that integrate text and technology and ha component deigned for parent and for familie. Thi ummer, I ve been tweaking our weekday tefillah program for grade 3 6. There i no hortage of Jewih education blog, eminar, conference and literv. Learning and talking about the many innovative initiative bring energy into our plan for the new year and I am excited to hare them with you. Thi i an excerpt from a pot by Rabbi Eric Bram, z l. What I like about it i how it ground me and remind me what it i we re really teaching and why. Rabbi Arnold Wolf taught me a a kid not to believe thing I know are fale, o when I hand my b nai mitzvah kid their parahot, I tell them the following True thing: The Torah wa written by your great great grandfather/mother. It i not a book or five book (or ix). The Torah i a letter written by omeone in your family a long time ago who did not know you by name, but knew you would come along. It wa written by omeone who loved you and wanted you to be from omewhere; to have ome idea of what it i all about; to have ome emblance of Faith and Optimim and Struggle and Meaning. The Torah i an inheritance, not a book. When you read Torah, you don t read it like Tom Sawyer, or Archie comic. You read Torah like a fragile, handwritten letter addreed to you (uing your Hebrew name on the envelope), which you found in your grandparent attic. You read it, not with your eye, but with your heart. It a family treaure that God and Moe and one hundred generation of your family made ure you got. Although September eem a long way off, I know by the time you read thi, you ll be buying backpack, neaker and chool upplie for the tart of a new year. By thi time in the ummer, the hallway are too quiet and too dreary: there are no cat-off jacket trewn on the floor outide the office, and no voice echoing in the tairwell. Robyn Hurtig and I look forward to eeing the familiar face of our returning kid and parent, and to getting to know the familie new to our chool community. Welcome back to a new year at JRC Religiou School. Contact Terri Bernohn, Religiou School Director, for information about our clae for kid in grade PreK High School or about our thriving Youth Group for kid in 4th grade and up. Our amazing JRC member attending and working at firt eion of Camp JRF in the beautiful Pocono. Special hout out to Rabbi Iaac Saponik, Camp Director and Terri Bernohn, JRC very own Religiou School Director who pent time teaching and learning. Back row: Zev Saponik and father, Camp JRF director Rabbi Iaac Saponik; Alan and Suzanne Saponik; Steve Fox; Terri Bernohn; Sam Frolichtein-Appel; Jutin Marhall; Alex Rubin, NU tudent and JRC teacher; Ari Bearman Photo: Elliot Frolichtein-Appel Front row: Amy Aaronon-Levine, Sammy Mark, David Blechman, Moey and Ari Dworkin-Cantor, Abe Frolichtein-Appel

7 7 Youth Group Chantal Blautein, Director Hello, Everyone! and welcome 5th grader! Jut a few quick note, with more info to come: Save October 10 for high chool karaoke! Save October 24 for a 5th through 8th grade cook-off competition! We are o excited to ee our newet 5th grade member, who will be formally welcomed to the Youth Group by our high chooler. Looking for great fun, adventure, and friendhip? Join our JRC Youth Group where every one make a difference! Finally (or for now at leat), thee image were of our exciting Spring Hagiga. Photo: Loren Stern

8 8 Photo: Darlene Groman Spring in the JRC Garden Becky Block Have you noticed how great the landcape around JRC i looking? Have you noticed the people working tirelely for over two month to pull weed and mulch o that the JRC Garden would not only look great, but alo be healthy and utainable? Pleae join me in a big hout out to Larry Goldberg and hi Garden Hand, the people who made that happen. Led by Head Gardener Larry Goldberg, the Garden Hand are Michelle Cohen, Julie Dorfman, Eva Eientein, Darlene Groman (with grandchildren Gabi and Sammy Froum), Jerry Hert, Robyn Hurtig, Dan Joeph, Rich Katz, Sharyn Reiff, Arlene Sagan, Jeany Sohnik, Erneto Vega, and Barry and Janie Winkler. What next? Over the ummer, you may ee Larry and Garden Hand Rich, Janie, Barry, Julie, Jerry, Darlene and Sharyn out in our garden protecting it from invaive plant and tucking in the mulch. Would you like to help? Contact Larry at larrygoldb@gmail.com or JRC Gardener will alo be planning for planting in the fall. Following our long-term plan, the JRC Garden prioritie are two Serviceberry tree, a Redbud tree, and two Alpine current buhe. We will alo take tock of the perennial in the garden currently. Some of them may need to be divided and tranplanted into area that are relatively empty. And we will plant the pring-flowering bulb that we ordered (wholeale!) during the JRC Bulb Sale. Where i the money coming from for thee plant material? The bulb are wholeale, and the cot i more than covered by the profit of our bulb ale. There will probably be enough in the budget to cover the Alpine current and Serviceberrie, becaue the work the Garden Hand have been doing ave the high cot of a landcape contract. However, to buy and plant a Redbud about the ame ize a the two exiting Redbud will cot more than planting buhe or Serviceberrie. We are hoping that people will donate money to the JRC Garden in memory of Syd Lieberman, who tilled the garden of hi own life, Jewih tradition, and JRC to create organic torie that delighted u all. If we get enough donation, we will be able to plant a Redbud tree in our front yard. If you would like to contribute, pleae end a check to the office, made out to JRC, with For: The JRC Garden written at the bottom. When you do, pleae alo let me (Becky Block, crblock@rcn.com) know, o that I can make a lit for Adrienne. The JRC Garden web page i now open! Go to the JRC webite, click on Memberhip, then on Committee and croll down to Garden. Click on that and you will find all kind of cool tuff about our JRC Garden. Right now, you can acce a hitory of the JRC Garden and a guide to the many pecie that are in the garden with picture called Find that Flower. See you there! Did you order your pring-flowering bulb from the JRC Garden thi year? The profit from the bulb ale goe to take care of our garden. Thank to Ether Kaplan, our bulb ale thi year wa a great ucce. And thank o much to Ether, to all of the people to pitched in to help with the ale, and to everyone who bought bulb. Your Spring 2016 will be beautiful!

9 9 Library Update Eva Eientein, Librarian Summertime and the library i buy (to paraphrae Gerhwin) What really goe on in a ynagogue library during the ummer? I the library even operating? I the librarian there? Glad you aked. Summer i the buiet eaon for the librarian. Mot of the behind the cene work i done in the ummer to prepare for the new Jewih year and new chool year. A few example, at the rik of boring you to tear: the online databae ( go to Education pull down menu, click on Library, then click on databae) i refrehed, and any glitche fixed; mot new title for both children and adult are ordered, cataloged, and proceed during the ummer; and many, many more wihed you d never aked tak are handled. The ummer librarian activitie oil the library machinery for the next nine month. AND the library i till open for buine. Jut don t forget to ign a card out if you borrow anything. So, if you want to ue it, the library i open when the building i open. If you need ervice, me or leave a voic . I am uually here on Tueday and Thurday morning, but call firt if you want to ee me. Here are a few new fiction title for ummer reading to entice you to come in: The Betrayer by David Bezmogi Winner of the National Jewih Book Award, and a Wall Street Journal Bet Book of the Year. Philoophical, provocative, and nervy an interior novel that manage to encompa a breadth of iue. Kirku Review The action of thi novel take place in Crimea jut before the recent Ruian takeover, but USSR refuenik are the major character. A hort and weet thriller. The Silver Swan by Elena Delbanco A debut novel about a famou cellit, hi talented cellit daughter, and hi cherihed Stradivariu cello. A book about muician, their intrument, and their entangled private live. Delbanco ha reaon to know the muic world: her father wa renowned Bernard Greenhoue, cellit in the Beaux Art Trio. Florence Gordon by Brian Morton A wie and entertaining novel about a woman who ha lived life on her own term for eventy-five defiant and determined year, only to find herelf uddenly thrut to the center of her family variou catatrophe. 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 or by clicking here. Eva Eientein can be reached at eeientein@jrc-evanton.org or 847/ 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. Babie! Babie! Babie! Goldberg! Deheeger! Winkler! JRC! David Blechman, on of Carol Hirh and Joel Blechman will co-lead the Camp JRF Irael trip for 40 high chool tudent. They will travel all over Irael on a trip of a lifetime exploring period of Jewih civilization, learning the hitory and culture of the region from a Recontructionit Jewih perpective. What a way to pend ummer break from teaching high chool kid hitory in Nanjing, China! Daughter Rachel Blechman graduated in early May from the Univerity of Miami in Coral Gable where he raced triathlon a a Miami Hurricane for 4 year. She i currently working at Mack Cycle and Fitne in Miami a Coordinator of Event and Women Marketing. Rachel continue to race and i currently training with hope of qualifying for the World Triathlon Competition. Terri Bernohn wa accepted into Hebrew Union College Executive Mater in Jewih Education Cohort 5. In May Rebecca Rubin earned a Certificate in Jewih Art Education from the Spertu Intitute for Jewih Learning and Leaderhip. Daughter, Molly Parker had a hort tory elected for publication in Quiver, the literary magazine of Knox College. Larry Goldberg i kvelling about grandon Elliot (Eli) Grant Gu, born January 22, 2015, to Naomi Goldberg and Brad Gu (and three year old iter Sadie Elizabeth!), in Hailey Idaho. Jil and Jean-Pierre Deheeger are happy to announce the birth of their firt grandchild, Noah Sol Moy-Deheeger, the on of Michael Deheeger and Ahley Moy-Wooten. Peter Silverman and Pat Lane on June 15 welcomed their firt grandchild, Anouk. Anouk i the daughter of Alya and Tony Holoka, who reide in New Orlean. Mazel Tov to Janie and Barry Winkler on the birth of their twin grandchildren, Maxwell Ryan and Jordan Alya, born in April to Ben and Cari Winkler. Rebecca Sperling, daughter of Richard and Dianne Sperling, graduated from the Univerity of Chicago with a Mater in Social Work and even ha a job! Twin brother Mike i managing the newly opened Bake 425 at Dempter and Chicago in Evanton. Irv and Vickie Korey are kvelling over their on Brian promotion to Executive Chef of The Old Town Pour Houe in Oakbrook. Located in Oakbrook Mall, it i an upcale craft beer retaurant open for lunch, dinner and in between. Kirten D Aurelio tar in the world premiere of Whatever, a earing drama that jut opened at the Side Project Theater lat week in Roger Park and run Thurday- Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon through Augut 9. Sarah Gillepie, oldet granddaughter of proud and excited Irv and Baila Miller, graduated Jone College Prep high chool in June and head off to George Wahington Univerity in DC next month. Bryna Cytrynbaum after a million promie ha joined the alto ection of the JRC choir a ha Fran Rooff, who ing oprano, making it the larget oprano ection in choir hitory. But there till room for more! David Kolen, on of Martha Tonn, married Bailey Butterfield on May 23. Maxine and Mike Topper are moving to California to be able to kvell from their grandchildren up cloe and peronal!

11 11 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. Cantor Howard Friedland and Terry Parioli Robin Trilling, Preident Mazel Tov to: Our April, May, June B nai Mitzvah and their familie: Eliana Stern, Eli Underhill-Miller, Simon Frankel, Leo Hurtig, Veronica Lewi, Lila Tabak, Kate Braverman, Rory Nutkevitch, Katherine Holland Condolence to: Howard Goldfine and hi family on the death of hi mother, Anne Goldfine Deborah Feingold-fiher and her family on the death of her grandmother, Anne Goldfine Gail Lovinger-Goldblatt and her family on the death of her fatherin-law, Leter Goldblatt Lila Katz and her family on the death of her mother, Judy Katz Leon Fink and hi family on the death of hi father, Irving Fink Ethan Cohen and hi family on the death of hi father, Johua Cohen Hannah Gelder and her family on the death of her grandfather, Bertram Gelder Tea Ficher and her family on the death of her brother, David Ficher Lelie Pearl and her family on the death of her uncle, Robert Schiff Bonnie Silverman and her family on the death of her iter, Velma Schnitz Ed Smolevitz and hi family on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Adrienne Lieberman and her family on the death of her huband and beloved JRC member, Syd Lieberman Jonathan Marhall and hi family on the death of hi mother, Maxine Marhall Julia Talbot and her family on the death of her huband and beloved JRC member, Robert Zofkie Cantor Dicretionary Fund Baila and Irv Miller In loving memory of Harry Milner, Baila father, on hi Anonymou LA-CO Indutrie Marty Goldblatt In loving memory of Leter Goldblatt Suan Cherry In loving memory of Dale Cherry, Suan huband, on hi Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Suzanne and Gerhon Berkon In loving memory of Claire Raphael, Suzie mother, on her In honor of Cantor Howard Suan Cherry and John Shuler In honor of the birth of Rafi Conroe, grandon of Harriet and Hank Conroe In honor of Cantor Howard Marlene Stern Robyn and Elliott Hurtig In honor of Leo becoming a Bar Mitzvah Guenter and Roe Niklewki In honor of Carol and Howard Ellegant for their wonderful guided tour Vickie and Irv Korey Thank you and in appreciation of Cantor Howard and hi love and commitment to JRC Anonymou Sara Polonky In honor of Kiren Bar Mitzvah Adrienne Lieberman Thank you for your kindne during Syd illne Thank you for your loving ervice to JRC Sara and Stan Cohn In honor of Cantor Howard for hi kindne, generoity, and amazing effort during our time of tranition David Kleiman For JRF Camp Scholarhip to JRC camper Mindy Ferber Mark Thank for everything Dianne and Richard Sperling In loving memory of Dave England, Dianne brother on hi Steven Fox In loving memory of Sumner Fox, Steven father, on hi

12 12 In honor of Cantor Howard Janie and Barry Winkler Eva Eientein Val and Rob Wei Sara and Stan Cohn Sherry and Mel Lopata Ta mar and Elliot Frolichtein-Appel Ann Bahook Leiner Marc Cooper Heidi and Rich Katz Pa m Margule Mark and Joh Mark Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Judith Feigon Schiffman and David Schiffman Judith and Peter Greene Lia, Len and Becca Servedio Carole and Elena Kagan David Kleiman Rhita Lippitz La urie Goldtein and Jonathan Marhall Barbara and Jerry Iraelite Terri Drew and Ed Getz Beth Lange Ma rgit Kir-Stimon and Warren Sherman Heidi Levin Na ncy Cunniff and Alan Zunamon General Fund The Jewih Federation of Springfield, IL In honor of Carolyn Shapiro Dan and Sandy Wiczer In honor of Ray Groman pecial birthday Jacki and Shelly Kimel Wihing Dan Pinkert a peedy recovery Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman Condolence to Deborah Feingold-Fiher on the death of her grandmother, Anne Goldfine Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr In appreciation of everyone upport and good wihe after Lia urgery Barbara and Jerry Iraelite Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Mazel Tov to Janie and Barry Winkler on the birth of their twin grandchildren Barbara and David Pinzur Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Condolence to Bonnie Silverman on the death of her iter, Velma Schnitz Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Marcie Wei-Good Condolence to Bonnie Silverman on the death of her iter, Velma Schnitz Mazel Tov to Harriet and Hank Conroe on the birth of your grandchild Mazel Tov to Janie and Barry Winkler on the birth of your twin grandchildren Jack Mage Condolence to Al Lieberman on the death of hi brother, Syd Lieberman Margie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Nancy Cunniff and Alan Zunamon Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Sharon Diaz Condolence to Bonnie Silverman on the death of her iter, Velma Schnitz In honor of Leo Hurtig becoming a Bar Mitzvah In honor of Rory Nutkevitch becoming a Bar Mitzvah In honor of Lila Tabak becoming a Bat Mitzvah In honor of Tamar and Elliot Frolichtein-Appel anniverary Lia Gotkin and Loren Stern In honor of the wonderful Bonnie Silverman for her excellent ervice to our prechool Sara and Stan Cohn With appreciation to Jill Perin for her wonderful help in editing the congregational D var In honor of David Tabak for hi kind, caring, and compaionate leaderhip Beth Lange In loving memory of Anna Lange, Beth grandmother, on her Judith Helzner, Aliza Becker, and Kim Moldofky In honor or Nancy Goldberg for the recognition he received from the League of Women Voter Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Condolence to Julia Talbot on the death of her huband, Bob Zofkie Adrienne Lieberman In appreciation and kindne of the JRC community Vivian Mitchel In loving memory of Ralph LaBok, Vivian father, on hi Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Barbara and Jerry Iraelite Peter and All Weiz Ellen and Tom Kenemore Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman Ma rgie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin Sue and Steve Raher Roalie and Bob Applebaum Beryl Michael and John Bach Brett Style Ruth Gilbert and Marhall Lobin Wendy and Bill Lipman Wendy Margoli Michael Ba Harriet and Gil Adeltein An ne Shimojima and Jonathan Friedman Patricia Brennan Sallie and Alan Gratch Janie and Barry Winkler Phylli and David Kupperman Laurie Goldtein and Jonathan Marhall Sandy and David Bruin Carole Kabel

13 13 Adult Education Fund Pat Lane and Peter Silverman In loving memory of Idie Lane, Pat mother, on her Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Anonymou Art and Deign Fund Laura, Melia and Bill Orlove In honor of Sarah Orlove for a Happy Mother Day Early Childhood Education Fund Joan Dumer and Alan Rudin In honor of Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr granddaughter In honor of Vickie and Irv Korey granddaughter Terri Bernohn In loving memory of Norma Bernohn, Terri aunt, on her Condolence to Ethan Cohen on the death of hi father, Johua Cohen Condolence to Bonnie Silverman on the death of her iter, Velma Schnitz Barbara and Jerry Iraelite Donna and Mitchell Yate Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Megan Baldehwiler Marcie Wei-Good Pat Lane and Peter Silverman Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert JRC Foundation Anne Goldberg In loving memory of David Goldberg, Anne father, on hi Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Neal and Alan Rubin on the death of their friend, Mark Alexander Pat Lane and Peter Silverman In loving memory of Forret Lane, Pat father, on hi Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Jonathan Marhall on the death of hi mother, Maxine Marhall Landcape Fund Heidi and Rich Katz Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Debbie Carter Berkon and Marc Berkon Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Suan Cherry Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Darlene and Ray Groman Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Religiou School Fund Sharlene and Donald Garfield In honor of Lila religiou chool teacher and the wonderful mueum contructed and explained by the 6th grade tudent Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman Condolence to Lila Katz on the death of her mother, Judy Katz Steven Fox In loving memory of Barry Fox, Steven brother, on hi Anonymou Ronna Farber Sander Educational Fund Maria Tolpin In loving memory of Paul H. Tolpin, Maria father, on hi Library Fund (Sidney and Leota Hirch Memorial Fund) Maria Tolpin In loving memory of Paul H. Tolpin, Maria father, on hi Charlene and Howard Gelber Mazel Tov to Janie and Barry Winkler on the birth of their twin grandchildren In loving memory of Irene Gelber, Barry mother, on her Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert Condolence to Ed Smolevitz on the death of hi mother, Ruth Smolevitz Eva Eientein Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Beth Lange In loving memory of Sam Lipman, Beth couin, on hi Janet Wihinky In loving memory of Irving Slaviin and Jehiel Wihinky, Janet grandfather, on their In loving memory of Pearl Trager, Janet aunt, on her Yarhzeit Condolence to Adrienne huband, Syd Lieberman Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert Linda Mathia Kakel and Bruce Kakel Suan Stone Denie and Stuart Sprague Dianne and Richard Sperling Social Action Fund (Tikkun Olam) Anna Lee and John Lillig Condolence to Julia Talbot on the death of her huband, Bob Zofkie David Kleiman In honor of David Tabak Steven Fox Condolence to Jon Marhall on the death of hi mother, Maxine Marhall Social Action Fund (Soup Kitchen) Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Michael Gelder on the death of hi father, Bertram Gelder Diane and Ben Melnick In honor of Laurie Goldtein on her 50th birthday In honor of Ray Groman on hi 70th birthday Anne Goldberg In loving memory of Be Goldberg, Anne mother, and Fruma Goldberg, Anne iter

14 14 Thank You to Shabbat Oneg Hot Erev Shabbat: Rachel Kaplan and Bob Rieman, Abbey and Philip Perkin, Sara Polonky, The Wertler Family, Cookie Gluck and Alan Goldberg, Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert, Julie and Jeffrey Berger-White, Michael Cohen and Sheila Niim, Liz and Jeremy Gerhfeld, Jim O Grady and Merrill Wilk, Madaliene and Benjamin Schalet, Karen Singer, The Interim Rabbi Search Tak Force, Chritine Duffy-Levy and Jonathan Levy, The Feller-Sheinin Family, The Garfield-Waller Family, The Goldman-Segall Family, The Okun Family, Bill Hirch and Maria Tolpin, The Frankel Family, Ana and Chip Kaufman, The Lewi Family, Tobi Ehrenprei and Bob Nachman, JRC Board of Director, Sara Polonky, Sally Pallier and Steve Holland Peach Yizkor: Vickie Korey Shabbat Minyan: Judith Helzner, Carol Hirh-Blechman and Joel Blechman, Marie Davidon, Marla Baker and Rick Kulp, Pat Adult B nai Mitzvah Student, Carol and Rick Friedman, Dan Joeph, Ann Leiner Welcome New Member Harry and Heather Ro JRC STAFF interim rabbi Donald Rooff x2223 cantor Howard Friedland x2232 preident Robin Trilling executive director Sharon Díaz x2224 at. executive director Jill Perin x2222 early childhood director Claudia Rozenberg x2227 religiou chool director Terri Bernohn x2225 youth group advior Chantal Blautein youthgroup@jrc-evanton.org librarian Eva Eientein x2255 adminitrative aitant Bonnie Stone Stern x2220 bookkeeper Megan Baldehwiler x2235 JRC ESSENTIALS office hour Monday Thurday 9 am 5 pm Friday 9 am 1 pm phone fax webite JRC NEWSLETTER editor Robyn Hurtig x2226 next iue deadline Xxxxx 1 ubmiion article to Robyn Hurtig at rhurtig@jrc-evanton.org 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. Rabbi Rooff will be contacted immediately, or you may alo call him directly.