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1 Summer Tamuz Av Elul jewih recontructionit congregation jrc New Volume 6 Number 2 Rabbinical Commentary Brant Roen According to Jewih tradition, all law that deal with environmental conervation ultimately tem from two hort Biblical vere: When in your war againt a city you have to beiege it a long time in order to capture it, you mut not detroy (bal tahchit) it tree, wielding the ax againt them. You may eat of them, but you mut not cut them down. Are tree of the field human to withdraw before you in the city? Only tree that you know do not yield food may be detroyed. (Deuteronomy 20:19-20) It a tribute to the ubverive creativity of Talmudic tradition that the rabbi could take a text uch a thi coming from a litany of Biblical law concerning warfare and tranform it into Jewih tradition foundational environmental commandment. Indeed, the age of the Talmud would eventually apply the term bal tahchit ( do not detroy ) to apply to iue far trancending concern over fruit-bearing tree during wartime. The concept bal tahchit eventually became a Jewih legal term referring to the detruction of natural reource on a wide cale, ranging from the wanton killing of animal (Talmud Hullin 7b) to the wating of fuel (Talmud Shabbat 67b). Since the Jewih imperative to care for the environment i Biblically baed, it might come a a urprie to learn that many in the environmental movement blame Biblical tradition for promoting the exploitation of the earth natural reource. I till remember well when Time Magazine promoted environmental concern by chooing Earth a Planet of the Year in In it cover tory, Time made the following pointed obervation: Humanity current predatory relationhip with nature reflect a man-centered world view that ha evolved over the age. Almot every ociety ha had it myth about the earth and it origin. The ancient Chinee depicted Chao a an enormou egg whoe part eparated into earth and ky, yin and yang. The Greek believed Gaia, the earth, wa created immediately after Chao and gave birth to the god. In many pagan ocietie, the earth wa een a a mother, a fertile giver of life. Nature the oil, foret, ea wa endowed with divinity, and mortal were ubordinate to it. The Judeo-Chritian tradition introduced a radically different concept. The earth wa the creation of a monotheitic God, who, after haping it, ordered it inhabitant, in the word of Genei: Be fruitful and multiply, and replenih the earth and ubdue it: and have dominion over the fih of the ea and over the fowl Rabbi Roen 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: rabbi@jrc-evanton.org. IN THIS ISSUE 3 a note from our cantor 4 Gavel in hand 5 Needing the egg 6 Adult programming oneg hot New Member 7 Religiou School Skip Graduate Family Kallah Photo 10 Library Update 11 Kvell Korner 12 Tzedakah 15 jrc information JRC Funeral Plan Affiliated with the Jewih Recontructionit Movement

2 2 God call proclaim to you, Do not detroy anything! Rabbi Samon Raphael Hirch Board Summary of the air and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. The idea of dominion could be interpreted a an invitation to ue nature a a convenience. Ouch. In fairne, it hould be aid that the key phrae in the above i could be interpreted a. We might ay it i not Biblical tradition per e, but rather a corrupt miinterpretation of the Bible (pecifically the oft-quoted Genei 1:28) we might blame for introducing thi radical new concept. If Genei 1 teache u anything at all, it i that creation i the acred product of a divine proce. In thi context, God doe not imply hand the earth over to humanity o that we may run roughhod over creation a we ee fit. In thi regard, the Torah ue of the term dominion (kivhuha) clearly denote matery a reponibility, not exploitation. Thi point i powerfully driven home by the interpretation of Rabbi Samon Raphael Hirch, who commented on the Deuteronomy vere above by aying that humanity carele wate of God creation i nothing hort of idolatry: Yea, Do not detroy anything i the firt and mot general call of God If you hould now raie your hand to play a childih game, to indulge in enele rage, wihing to detroy that which you hould only ue, wihing to exterminate that which you hould only mater, if you hould regard the being beneath you a object without right, not perceiving God who created them, and therefore deire that they feel the might of your preumptuou mood, intead of uing them only a the mean of wie human activity then God call proclaim to you, Do not detroy anything! In truth, there i no one nearer to idolatry than one who can diregard the fact that creation and it creature are the property of God, who preume alo to have the right, having the might, to detroy them according to a preumptuou act of will. Ye, that one i already erving the mot powerful idol anger, pride, and above all, ego, which in it paion regard itelf a the mater of thing. (Rabbi Samon Raphael Hirch, Horeb, 56: ) A Rabbi Hirh would have it, it i not Wetern religiou tradition, but rather the idolatrou twiting of thi tradition that ha led humanity to it current predatory relationhip with nature. If we do indeed ue nature a a convenience, it i not religion, but rather our own anger, pride, and ego upon which we mut ultimately lay blame. The following i a ummary of Board action in recent month: Approved moving forward with a capital campaign to pay down the mortgage Approved the 2103 Fundraiing Plan ubmitted by the Development Committee Adopted a 2013 policy tating that member may not reerve pecific pace on the memorial culpture Authorized the term to renew the mortgage Held a Board retreat at the Evanton Ecology Center Adopted a new Peronnel Policy Adopted an updated B nai Mitzvah Policy (can be acceed on the JRC webite) Adopted a Board communication policy Reviewed, amended and adopted the budget for the fical year. Voted to deignate JRC a an immigrant welcoming congregation a part of the Chicago Religiou Leaderhip Network, making JRC the firt ynagogue to ign on.

3 3 A Note from Our Cantor Howard Friedland A few year ago, I wrote a newletter article praiing my mom, on the occaion of Mother Day. She wa tickled and touched by it. She ha ince paed away, and my father died 25 year ago. It an odd feeling, a many of you know, to not be buying flower, weater, electric haver, or a tie no one will ever wear for my parent at thi time of year. I ay the feeling i odd becaue, while it i certainly not a happy feeling, neither i it ad. I take time on Mother and Father Day to meditate on my great fortune at having been raied by uch loving and caring parent. I alway ay that the greatet gift parent can give children i to end them into the world with love and the confidence it build. My parent did that for my brother and me. My wife, Terry, and I have done that with our children. My parent alo paed down their value: love of Judaim, the political proce, ervice to your community (the Jewih community and community-at-large), ene of humor, and honety. They paed down their love of tenni, the art, an openne to travel to different place and meeting new people, and of coure, love of Sanford and Son, the 70 TV how my dad and I never mied. (We watched it every Shabbo before going to ervice, and alway laughed until we cried it wa that funny!) Whenever I officiate at a wedding, I alway mention omething that I truly believe: love i a great mytery. We can t explain why it hit u, or the way in which it hit u. It jut doe. Love ha the power to uphold the fallen and heal the ick. The trength of love doe not diminih with time, nor doe it end when thoe who were the object of our love leave thi earth. Anyone who i open to love can receive it or give it anytime. I will repeat thi favorite bleing from one of our b not mitzvah. It i from the Seneca tribe, aid by parent to their children: Thank you for being. A imple declaration of unconditional love that ay, We love you, not for what you have accomplihed, but for who you are. So a happy Mother and Father Day to the parent we love and who love u, unconditionally. May God turn the heart of the parent to their children, and the heart of the children to their parent. And may your houe be called a houe of prayer for all people. Bleed are you, Eternal One, who bring everlating peace. Haftarah bleing, Kol Hanehamah Recontructionit Prayer Book There been a change in the newletter format. To make it eaier for online viewing, the newletter ha been reformatted a a ingle page document with torie running from page-to-page intead of kipping.

4 4 There i no quetion that the bet part of thee two year ha been getting to know o many JRC member. Gavel in Hand Freddi Greenberg, Outgoing Preident Lat year at thi time, I wrote that the previou year had gone o fat. The pat year ha gone even fater! Thi i my lat newletter column a JRC preident. I am leaving that poition, and thi column, in the capable hand of David Tabak. I would like to hare with you ome JRC tatitic that I provided at our recent annual meeting. Our memberhip currently number 506 houehold. Memberhip ha been in thi range for the pat two or three year, after a period of growth when we built the new building. About 51% of our member houehold have been member for 10 year or more, o we are retaining member whoe children have completed religiou chool. Thi year, there are 270 tudent in our religiou chool and 59 children in our early childhood program. During the lat two year, we have accomplihed a great deal at JRC. We began ome new tradition, including Billy Kaplan original folk/rock ervice, A Shabbat Sweet, and monthly community potluck Shabbat dinner at JRC before Friday evening ervice. We combined fundraiing and community-building at Dinner, Donor & Domicile, where JRC member enjoyed dinner or deert in the home of other member. At that event, guet made donation to JRC, while the hot donated the meal or deert. We continued our tradition of high-quality adult education, including clae on a variety of ubject by our Rabbi and by highly regarded academic, a well a more divere program, uch a a viit to the Willow Creek Community Church, a hand-on cla on the art of Jewih paper cutting, and clae on parenting and mindful Jewih living. Our religiou chool, early childhood program and youth group continued to grow and thrive, with increaed participation in 7th and 8th grade, the youth group and the high chool program. We adopted a trategic plan, and our board, committee and tak force are in the proce of implementing the recommendation developed during the planning proce. We refinanced our mortgage at an attractive interet rate, and we have begun a capital campaign to raie fund needed to repay a ignificant portion of our mortgage loan. We have begun to plan our celebration of JRC 50th anniverary, which will occur in Before I cloe, I want to thank the following people who have erved on JRC Board of Director and who are retiring from the Board: Lia Barbe, Member-at-Large; Steven Fox, Vice Preident, Education; Rick Friedman, Member-at-Large; Johua Karh, Immediate Pat Preident; Karen Libman, Memberhip Vice Preident; Abbie Ortenberg, Youth Board Member; Lia Pilde, Member-at-Large; and Carla Willi, Member-at-Large. Thank alo to Elliot Frolichtein-Appel who ha erved a Member-at-Large and will be our Vice Preident of Education, to Sandy Spatz who ha erved a Member-at-Large and will be our Vice Preident of Memberhip, and to David Tabak, our incoming Preident, for hi ervice a Vice Preident of Development. Welcome alo to our new board member: Joel Gratch, Vice Preident of Development; Member-at-Large Jil DeHeeger, Ed Kaplan, Diana McNeli, Melia Mizel, Barbara Pinzur and Richard Ruderman; and Youth Board Member, Aviv Hart. I know you will enjoy working with David! A JRC preident, I have worked cloely with our talented and dedicated clergy and taff and enjoyed getting to know them better. I alo have worked with board member and other lay leaderhip who care greatly about JRC and who take their reponibilitie eriouly. However, there i no quetion that the bet part of thee two year ha been getting to know o many JRC member. Our member are the ecret ingredient that make JRC uch an extraordinary community. Thank to all of you for the honor of erving a JRC preident. I look forward to eeing you many time in the future, beginning with thi ummer beach ervice.

5 5 Needing the Egg David Tabak, Incoming Preident It remind me of that old joke you know, a guy walk into a pychiatrit office and ay, hey doc, my brother crazy! He think he a chicken. Then the doc ay, why don t you turn him in? Then the guy ay, I would but I need the egg. I gue that how I feel about relationhip. They re totally crazy, irrational, and aburd, but we keep going through it becaue we need the egg. Woody Allen, Annie Hall JRC... recognize there i no ingle definition to what it mean to be Jewih. JRC ha alway been more than a ynagogue to me ince Denie and I attended former JRC rabbi Arnie Rachli Chanukah/Chritma Dilemma program in Up to thi point, organized Judaim reaction to my engagement to a Lutheran woman could be ummed up in one word: wrong. And yet, here wa a rabbi who wa not only tolerant of the idea of intermarriage, he wa willing to dicu it openly and honetly. JRC welcome and challenge it member by offering a community that i committed to developing a meaningful Jewih exitence for the 21t century and recognize there i no ingle definition to what it mean to be Jewih. A I thought about my prioritie a JRC preident, one phrae came to mind: more of the ame. JRC ha o many committed people with wonderful idea to better JRC, our community and our planet. By fully implementing our trategic plan, we will provide the financial foundation and dynamic leaderhip to enhance our educational offering, upport our tikkun olam effort and create a tronger community. An overview of the trategic plan can be found here. I am committed to retiring the building loan, currently jut under $5,000,000. We have built thi beautiful home, and I hope you will join my family in ecuring JRC financial future. Retiring the loan will allow u to continue to proper and grow. A member of the Capital Campaign Committee will contact you to et up a meeting. I hope you will welcome them into your home and give at a level that i meaningful to you. At the heart of JRC i our many committee and tak force. I will work to enure that our community i aware of the many opportunitie to contribute time and talent to JRC. It i a gratifying experience and a wonderful way to get to know mart, committed, and caring people. Finally, I am honored to be preident during the 50th anniverary of JRC founding. The 50th Anniverary Committee, led by Marie Davidon and Lia Fain, i hard at work planning the celebration of thi miletone in pure JRC tyle. If you are intereted in volunteering for any of the activitie, I urge you to contact Marie or Lia. I am truly humbled to have your trut and I will do my bet to make JRC more of the ame, a place of joyful pirituality, intellectual curioity, incluivity, and deep commitment to ocial jutice. If you have any quetion or idea, I welcome you to contact me at or preident@jrc-evanton.org.

6 6 Memberhip and Programming New Tom Samuel, Memberhip & Program Coordinator Memberhip Renewal Keep your eye peeled to your mailbox for the Memberhip Renewal package. Any quetion? Pleae contact Tom Samuel, Memberhip & Program Coordinator at Beach Service Date July 5 Time Noah Playground, Evanton (in Lawon Park near the Lighthoue Landing Center) July 19 Elliot Park, Evanton (Dempter Street Beach) Augut 2 Elliot Park, Evanton (Dempter Street Beach) Augut 16 Billy Kaplan a Shabbat Sweet, Elliot Park, Evanton (Dempter Street Beach) 6pm: BYO Picnic Dinner 7pm: Shabbat Service 8pm: Oneg, nack Join your JRC family for our informal, family-friendly Friday night Shabbat ervice led by Rabbi Roen and Cantor Friedland along the beautiful Evanton lakefront. There no better place to pend Shabbat in the ummertime! Pack a dairy/vegetarian picnic dinner (no alcohol, per the Evanton Park Ditrict), and come early to eat and chmooze. Pleae note: In cae of rain, Erev Shabbat Service will be held at JRC. Sign up for our lit to receive weather update. For more information, pleae contact Tom Samuel at tamuel@jrc-evanton.org. Adult Education Coming thi fall we will re-tart our timulating and provoking Adult Jewih Education programming. Coure are taught by in-houe JRC expert, a well a rabbi, profeor and other from acro Chicagoland. Topic will include an Interfaith workhop erie, The Changing Face of American Jewry; Gender, Feminim and the Torah ; tudying the Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat ervice with Rabbi Roen; a tallit-making workhop; and much more. Thank You Thank to the following people for hoting JRC oneg: Shabbat: Robyn and Elliott Hurtig, Sharon Feigon and Steve Bialer, Marya and Peter Frankel, Sherry and Mel Lopata, Margie and Mark Zivin, Cindy and Jeff O Koon, Judy and Howard Cohen, Helga Low-Harper, Pablo Gomez and Mira Oberman, Julie Shufro and Adam Zletz, Julie Portnoy and Alex Gaytan, Leo Gideon, Kim and Brad Moldofky, Angela Allyn and Matt Dinertein Shabbat Minyan: Sally Brown- Winter and Jeff Winter, Ruth Wenger and Jonathan Markowitz, Debra Cretoni, Peggy and Steve Romm, Helga Low-Harper, Dan Joeph, Cookie Gluck and Alan Goldberg, Carol and Howard Ellegant, Carol Hirch-Blechman and Joel Blechman, Marilee Cole, Adrienne Lieberman, Joan Spigelman, Marie Davidon, Eva Eientein, Dianne Sperling, Eda Warren Welcome New Member Caryn Lederer and Jared Rodriguez

7 7 The poter featured on the back of thi brochure wa deigned by graphic artit Mervyn Kurlanky, uing a quotation from the Talmud. JRC i indebted to the Grinpoon Foundation and Voice & Viion for their generou donation of poter to our chool. Find out more at JRC familie completing ten or more of thee activitie will be invited to a pecial event at the tart of the chool year. Viit the JRC Religiou School through our ynagogue webite at where you can download brochure and find link to reource for your family Jewih ummer experience. We would love to hare photo of your family enjoying ome of thee activitie over the ummer. photo to: tbernohn@jrc-evanton.org Jewih Recontructionit Congregation 303 Dodge Avenue Evanton, IL Religiou School Director: Terri Ginberg Bernohn Early Childhood Director: Bonnie Silverman Create a family ritual or bleing. Viit a ynagogue while you re on vacation. Find the Jewih value in a movie. Viit the JRC library and get a Summer Paport bookmark. Ue a dicuion guide at voiceviion.org. Return thi form at the tart of the chool year, howing the date you completed each activity. If your family complete at leat ten activitie, you ll be invited to a pecial event in September. Light Shabbat candle. Invite friend another over family for Shabbat for Shabbat dinner. dinner. Bake challah. Read a a book with a a Jewih theme. Attend a JRC beach ervice. Attend a JRC beach ervice. Volunteer in in your community. JRC Religiou School & Early Childhood Center Summer Paport Learn 10 Hebrew word. Create a ritual object or Jewih craft. Interview a friend or family member about a Jewih memory. Have a no-creentime Saturday. Say a hehekianu the firt time you go to the beach or pool. Pot omething on the Member of JRC facebook page. Stay Connected to JRC over the Summer! Family Name: Religiou School Terri Bernohn, Director We ve reached the end of another chool year at JRC, but the learning and community connection don t end here. We re launching the JRC Summer Family Paport to make it eaier for u to tay engaged throughout the coming month. Number of Activitie Completed: You ll receive your paport by in the next few week. In it, you ll find a wide variety of activitie to participate in over the ummer. Some are imple come to a JRC Shabbat beach ervice and other are a little more adventurou, uch a viiting a ynagogue in another city or country while you re traveling thi ummer. Are you going to one of Evanton outdoor concert over the ummer? If o, invite two other JRC familie to join you. Or how about a creen-free Saturday? We think our lit i pretty good, but you might have idea for other Jewih experience we aren t aware of. Send your idea or dicoverie to me over the ummer and I will forward them to everyone. Familie completing at leat 10 activitie will be invited to a celebratory event in September. Don t forget to take photo at different venue o we can hare them with JRC chool familie. Thi year we added a unit on Recontructionim to the fifth grade curriculum. During their final eion, each tudent in Chantal Blautein clae painted a mall canva quare to illutrate a Recontructionit value, uch a incluion, egalitarianim, etc. We intalled the quare a a ingle mural in the youth lounge on the econd floor. Thank to artit Rebecca Hamlin for her creative inpiration and guidance. I will be out of the office for the month of June, thank to the JRC Board granting me a one-month abbatical. I plan to pend everal week in the San Francico area viiting ynagogue and chool, meeting Jewih profeional from variou intitution, and attending a ilent meditation retreat. I will return in July with renewed energy and inpiration for the new year. Speaking of travel, Robyn Hurtig and her family are off on a completely different kind of adventure. Beginning in Augut, they ll be living in Prague for a year. A much a we will mi Robyn in the chool office, we hare her excited anticipation and look forward to frequent report and photo during her abence. Before everyone catter for ummer plan near and far, make ure to complete your chool regitration form and tudent info material chool-form. Mazel Tov to our SKIP Graduate of 2013 Samantha McNeli Maia Melhu Iaac Moldofky Maya Siegel Thi pring 233 SKIP participant became SKIP Graduate, eligible to ue their SKIP fund toward an Irael Experience program. After 9th grade, you become a SKIP graduate and can ue Your SKIP fund at any time through age 26. SKIP contribution continue to earn interet and can be refunded at any time in the future hould a SKIP participant be unable to travel to Irael, whatever the reaon. We tart enrollment for SKIP in the fall. For more information, pleae contact Robyn Hurtig at rhurtig@jrc-evanton.org

8 Family Kallah Memorial Day Weekend, Mukwonago, Wiconin Our annual retreat (at Beber Conference Center) i a cherihed JRC tradition. Next Memorial Day weekend, join other JRC familie for a piritually enriching weekend of community, learning and fun. Kallah i a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with your JRC friend, pend time with family and develop new relationhip in a beautiful natural etting.

9 10 Library Update Eva Eientein, Librarian The Library I Alway Open Even though the Religiou School and Early Childhood Program are done for the year, and we are all ready for a lovely ummer vacation, the Library carrie on, a doe the ret of JRC. We may feel a little more laid back and eay going, but we are till here, cleaning up from a year activitie, making improvement, and adding to the collection. Thi i all by way of reminding you that you are welcome to viit the library any time: the Library i open whenever the building i open. Jut remember to leave the book card with your name on it in the little wooden box on the dek. And don t forget that you can check on title in our collection from the comfort of your home by clicking here or going to the JRC webite, then to Education, and then Library. Here i a mall ample of recent acquiition, ome of which could be great ummer read: The Middletein by Jami Attenberg [An] irreitible family portrait with piquant ocial commentary. Kinetic with hilarity and anguih, romance and fury, Attenberg rapidly conumed yet nourihing novel anatomize our inatiable hunger for love, meaning, and hope. Donna Seaman, Booklit (Starred Review) And everything happen in the Chicago area, in uburb, uch a Buffalo Grove and urrounding area, which make the book all the more appealing to u. Donated by Lelie Roen Odea: Geniu and Death in a City of Dream by Charle King Drawing on a wealth of original ource material, hitorian Charle King paint a rich portrait of Odea through the live of it geniue and villain, revealing how a divere, comopolitan city turned againt itelf during the Holocaut but alo how Odea dream ha urvived in a diapora reaching all the way to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn (from the cover decription). Donated anonymouly Leviticu a Literature by Mary Dougla Thi i eential reading for anyone intereted in the Bible. It i written from an anthropological point of view by one of the greatet anthropologit of our era. There i no claim here to biblical cholarhip in it narrow ene. But the Book of Leviticu i hown to be much more than a boring lit of acrificial and purity ritual. The detailed poetic and thematic tructure are decribed both a explanation of what the book i about religiouly, a well a from a literary point of view. Thi combination i really engaging... although frankly I think he get ome thing wrong, I have not been o timulated by a book on the Bible for a very long time. Even for omeone totally familiar with traditional commentarie thi will be an exciting read. (Dr. Jeremy Roen, Amazon reviewer) Sponored by Gerald Davidon Sweet and Low: A Family Story by Rich Cohen Thi i a biography of Benjamin Eientadt (creator of the famou weetener) and family, who alo happen to be Rich Cohen family. And if you have read anything by Rich Cohen, you can again expect ome corruption, organized crime, and family candal, all taking place in pot-war Brooklyn. Donated anonymouly

10 11 A heartfelt Toda Raba to the 2013 B nai Mitzvah Cla who donated thee two title that add greatly to two area of our collection: The Commentator Bible: Exodu, edited, tranlated and annotated by Michael Caraik Jewih Publication Society, God v. Gay?: The Religiou Cae for Equality by Jay Michaelon 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. 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 Bonnie Stern. AVODAH, The Jewih Service Corp, i honoring extraordinary leader that inpire u with their commitment to ocial jutice. On May 30, our very own AVODAH Alum, Hannah Gelder, wa honored at a Partner in Jutice event. Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov to Charlotte Bernohn, daughter of Terri Bernohn, for graduating from Macaleter College May, Ariel Sehr, daughter of Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr, graduated from Macaleter College May, Much good luck for the future! At the Minyan on April 27, Joan Spigelman celebrated her 80th birthday with many friend and family. Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov to Hannah Kaplan, daughter of Cheryl and Mark Kaplan, on graduating from Wah U. Congratulation to Patty and Alan Rubin on the marriage of their on, Matthew, to Elizabeth Friedman. With great joy, Darlene and Ray Groman announce the engagement of their daughter, Mari, to Antonio García. The couple met while working together at GravityTank, a product deign firm in Chicago. The wedding will take place in October in Atlanta, Georgia. Mazel tov to Elliott Hurtig for being awarded a Fulbright cholarhip. He will be teaching Englih at a High School in Prague for the chool year. Hi wife, Robyn, and two on Leo and Reed, will happily join the adventure.

11 12 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 viit Rabbi Brant Roen and Hallie Roen Cantor Howard Friedland and Terry Parioli Freddi Greenberg, Preident, and Daniel Pinkert Mazel tov to: Our February, March, April, May and June B nai Mitzvah and their familie: Tea Kahner, Ruby Siegel, Reed Hurtig, Aher White, Joe Frankel, Gracie Libman, Hannah O Koon, Diego Gomez, Jee Shufro-Zletz, Eli Gaytan, Emily Minerof, Ethan Moldofky, Te Dinertein, Dina Baron, Izzy Fox, Hana Hofeld, Jonah Karh, David Kaplan-Perkin, Caroline Lewi Condolence to: Judith Feigon Schiffman and her family on the death of her beloved mother, Ethel Feigon Sharon Feigon and her family on the death of her beloved mother, Ethel Feigon Regina Starkman and her family on the death of her beloved huband and JRC member, Stanley Starkman Hallie Roen and her family on the death of her beloved father, Alvin Ebin Alvin and hi family on the death of hi beloved mother, Sarah Sharon Sutker McGowan and her family on the death of her beloved father, Cal Sutker Tina Ecobar and her family on the death of her beloved uncle, Marvin Barry Chait Kurt Gelhauen and hi family on the death of hi beloved father, Albert Gelhauen Pat Lane and her family on the death of her beloved aunt, Belle Goldman Lane Bonnie Silverman and her family on the death of her beloved brother-in-law Sidney Schnitz Rabbi Dicretionary Fund Sara, Stan, Rachel and Jacob Cohn In appreciation Carol Brook and Thoma Corfman In loving memory of Norma Brook Kim and Scott Holtein In honor of Sonia Holtein Anonymou Robyn and Elliott Hurtig In honor of Reed becoming a Bar Mitzvah Marya and Peter Frankel In honor of Joe becoming a Bar Mitzvah Teree and Ken Ro In loving memory of Betty Stein Judith Feigon Schiffman and David Schiffman In loving memory of Ethel Feigon Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman In loving memory of Milton Laky Cindy and Jeff O Koon In honor of Hannah becoming a Bat Mitzvah Rebecca Kune In appreciation David Kleiman Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Regina Starkman In loving memory of Stanley Starkman Carol and Howard Ellegant In honor of granddaughter Leah on her baby naming Steven Fox Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Harvey Nixon Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Suan Cherry and John Shuler Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Betty Miller In honor of Sue Klonky Julie Dorfman and Jerry Hert Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Sherry Bindeman Kahn and David Kahn In honor of Suan Klonky Daniel Miller In honor of Suan Klonky Tina and Gonzalo Ecobar In loving memory of Marvin Barry Chait, uncle of Tina Ecobar

12 13 Deborah Farber Condolence to Hallie, Gabe, and Jonah Roen on the death of her beloved father and grandfather, Alvin Ebin Condolence to Carol Friedlander and her family on the death of her huband, Alan Friedlander Laura and Mark Lieberman In honor of Jill Senner becoming a Bat Mitzvah Harvey Nixon In loving memory of Frank J. Nixon, father of Harvey Nixon, on hi Yahrzeit Ann and Jackie Kaplan-Perkin In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah Cla Judith Helzner and Bob Berntein In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah Cla Jil and Jean-Pierre Deheeger In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah Cla Maxine and Mike Topper Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Cantor Dicretionary Fund Sara, Stan, Rachel and Jacob Cohn In appreciation Carol Brook and Thoma Corfman With gratitude Kim and Scott Holtein In honor of Sonia Holtein Anonymou Bailer and Irv Miller In loving memory of Harry Milner, father of Baila Miller, and Gertrude Miller, mother of Irv Miller, on their Yahrzeiten Anne Goldberg In loving memory of David Goldberg, father of Anne Goldberg, on hi Yahrzeit Suan Cherry In loving memory of Dale Cherry, huband of Suan Cherry, on hi Yahrzeit Robyn and Elliott Hurtig In honor of Reed becoming a Bar Mitzvah Marya and Peter Frankel In honor of Joe becoming a Bar Mitzvah Teree and Ken Ro In loving memory of Betty Stein Judith Feigon Schiffman and David Schiffman In loving memory of Ethel Feigon Margie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin In loving memory of Harry Zivin Monica Laky and Jonathan Goldman In loving memory of Milton Laky Ann Barlow and Seth Lichter In loving memory of Sydney Lichter, father of Seth Lichter, and Geoff Barlow, father of Ann Barlow, on their Yahrzeiten Carol and Howard Ellegant In honor of Leah, and the beautiful muic at her baby naming David Kleiman In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah Cla Suan Cherry and John Shuler In honor of Ann Schmidt Ann and Jackie Kaplan-Perkin In honor of David becoming a Bar Mitzvah Charlene and Howard Gelber In honor of Ann Schmidt Deborah Farber In loving memory of Iadore Farber, father of Deborah Farber, on hi Yahrzeit In loving memory of Jacob Farber, grandfather of Deborah Farber, on hi Yahrzeit Nina and Elliott Goldtein In loving memory of Ruth White, mother of Nina Goltein, on her Yahrzeit Ilene Lebovitz and Alan Wach In loving memory of Annabelle Lebovitz, mother of Ilene Lebovitz, on her Yahrzeit General Fund Kim and Scott Holtein Thank you to Jill Perin Kate and Alvin Condolence to Marianne Schapiro on the death of her mother, Shirley Coplan Sharon Diaz In honor of Reed Hurtig becoming a Bar Mitzvah Judith Feigon Schiffman and David Schiffman In loving memory of Ethel Feigon Albert Weiner In honor of Paover Janice Footlik In honor of Paover Rita Steven In honor of Paover David Kleiman Shira and Alan Woronoff In honor of Hannah O Koon Martha Tonn Thank you to Cheed Committee Marlene Stern Judy Wei from North Shore Congregation Irael Thank you for the wonderful tour Carol and Howard Ellegant With gratitude and thank to the JRC taff Ruth and Larry Roen In loving memory of Al Ebin, father of Hallie Roen Tamar and Elliot Frolichtein- Appel Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Marcie Wei-Good Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Heidi and Rich Katz Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin

13 14 Cheryl and Mark Kaplan Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Barbara and David Pinzur Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Anonymou Sharon and Jim McGowan With thank to Rabbi Roen and Cantor Friedland Sheila and Aaron Cohen Margie Morrion Zivin and Mark Zivin Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Condolence to Tina Ecobar on the death of her uncle, Marvin Barry Chait Vickie and Irv Korey In honor of Karen and Bob Libman becoming B nai Mitzvah Adult Education Fund William Orlove In honor of Charle Orlove on hi birthday Beth Stearaman and Mitchell Berk In honor of Karen and Bob Libman becoming a B nai Mitzvot Arnold Pritker In loving memory of Jacob Pritker, father of Arnold Pritker, on hi Yahrzeit Early Childhood Education Fund Carol and Howard Ellegant In loving memory of Carol Ellegant great Aunt Roe Bloom, grandfather Sol Mendelon, grandmother Celia Adeltone Riter, and mother Evelyn Mendelon, on their Yahrzeiten In loving memory of Howard Ellegant parent, Sol and Eileen Ellegant, on their Yahrzeiten In honor of the Minyan and their wonderful friend In honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Leah Carol Brumer and Sholom Glikman In honor of Debra Chenin and Alex Tartakovky Marge Frank Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Lia Pilde and Michael Sehr Mazel Tov to Hannah Kaplan on her graduation from Wah U JRC Early Childhood Teacher and Staff Condolence to Bonnie and Ron Silverman on the death of Sidney Schnitz, brother-in-law of Bonnie Silverman JRC Foundation Laurie Goldtein and Jon Marhall In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah cla Kol Hanehamah Prayerbook Muriel Levitt In loving memory of Benjamin Levitt, huband of Muriel Levitt, on hi Yahrzeit Miriam and Norman Schleinger In honor of Suan Klonky Eva Eientein In honor of the 2013 Adult B nai Mitzvah Cla Religiou School Fund Julie Shufro and Adam Zletz In honor of Jee Shufro-Zletz becoming a Bar Mitzvah Steven Fox In honor of Jon Marhall 50th birthday Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Lia Meyerowitz and Daniel Greene In loving memory of Bail Meyerowitz, father of Lia Meyerowitz, on hi Yahrzeit Bill, Laura, and Maria Orlove In honor of Sarah Orlove on her birthday Library Fund (Sidney and Leota Hirch Memorial Fund ) Charlene and Howard Gelber In loving memory of Clara Powitz, mother of Charlene Gelber, on her Yahrzeit Marie and Gerry Davidon In loving memory of Marie father, B. Joeph O Neil, and Gerry father, Harold T. Davidon Diane and Ben Melnick In honor of Jon Marhall birthday Suan Stone and Jay Levy In honor of Carol Friedman pecial birthday In honor of the birth of Carol and Howard Ellegant granddaughter Ruth Gilbert Condolence to Hallie Roen on Alvin Ebin Terri Bernohn Condolence to Alvin on the death of hi mother, Sally Charlene and Howard Gelber In loving memory of Irene Gelber, mother of Howard Gelber, on her Yahrzeit Social Action Fund Co-worker at CJR Condolence to Dean Starkman on the death of hi father, Stanley Starkman Lia Hedgepeth In honor of Karen and Bob Libman becoming B nai Mitzvah Social Action Food Fund Beth Lange and Eleanor Martin With gratitude to Pam and Joh Mark for organizing the Sunday oup kitchen Julie Shufro and Adam Zletz In loving memory of Arthur Shufro, father of Julie Shufro, father-in-law of Adam Zletz, and grandfather of Jee Shufro- Zletz, on hi Yahrzeit Social Action Kehillah Fund Anne Goldberg In loving memory of Be Goldberg, mother of Anne Goldberg, on her Yahrzeit

14 15 JRC STAFF rabbi Brant Roen x2223 cantor Howard Friedland x2232 preident Freddi Greenberg executive director Sharon Díaz x2224 at. executive director Jill Perin x2222 early childhood director Bonnie Silverman x2227 religiou chool director Terri Bernohn x2225 Memberhip & Program coordinator Tom Samuel x2229 youth group advior Chantal Blautein Librarian Eva Eientein x2255 adminitrative aitant Bonnie Stone Stern x2220 Bookkeeper Katie Merrill 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 Augut 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 Roen will be contacted immediately, or you may alo call him directly. A detailed funeral guide i available from the JRC office.