THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER ELUL 5770 / TISHREI 5771 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010 UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER

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1 THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER ELUL 5770 / TISHREI 5771 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010 UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER ãøñá HIGH HOLIDAYS 5771 Membership We invite you to join us for e High Holidays. Rosh Hashana begins on September 8! Please refer to e enclosed flyer for information about membership and seats for e High Holidays. Selichot & Rededication of Aron Kodesh We begin to recite Selichot, prayers of repentance and atonement, on Motzai Shabbat, September 4 at 11:00 pm. Before Selichot, please join us at 10:00 pm as we rededicate e Aron Kodesh upon its return from being restored. Please enjoy refreshments and an inspiring speaker immediately preceding Selichot. Please join us to begin e High Holiday season in a meaningful way. Shabbat Shuva Shiur On September 11, 2010, Rabbi Lazovsky will deliver his annual special Shabbat Shuva shiur in lieu of e Shabbat afternoon class at 5:10 pm. New Year Greetings Be part of e Kesser Maariv Family's New Year greeting card. For only $26, your name will be included on a poster in e Shul's front lobby. It's a great way to extend your good wishes! Call Sheryl Greenstein at (847) or oogiah@aol.com by Sunday, September 5 to have your name included. Hakafot on Simchat Torah Hakafot will be held on Thursday evening and Friday morning, September 30 and October 1. We are looking for a host or hosts to sponsor our refreshments. Please call Rabbi Lazovsky to make arrangements. Simchat Torah Communal Luncheon st On Friday, October 1 we will have our annual Simchat Torah Lunch. Thanks to a generous sponsor, ere will not be a per person charge for lunch, ough reservations are requested. Call e Shul office at (847) by September 26 wi your reservations. Yizkor We recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Shabbat September 18 at about 11:30 am, and on Shmini Atzeret, Thursday September 30 at about 10:30 am. Aron Kodesh Restoration Update Our unique Aron Kodesh has been undergoing restoration since early May. We are pleased to report at e Aron is scheduled to be reinstalled e during last week of August. KM to Publish Manuscripts of Rabbi Meyer Juzint Kesser Maariv will publish works and manuscripts of Rabbi Meyer Juzint on Parsha, Talmud and Mussar. The first volumes will be published, G-d willing, to commemorate Rabbi Juzint s 10 yahrzeit, which is in October To be a part of is project, please contact Rabbi Louis Lazovsky. Weekday Minyanim Please join us for daily minyanim. Shacharit is at 6:00 am Monday rough Friday, and 8:00 am on Sunday. Mincha- Maariv on Sunday rough Thursday is 15 minutes before sunset. List We occasionally send s wi important information. However, we do not have everyone s address. To put you on our list, please send an to bhhkmal@yahoo.com indicating at you wish to be placed on e list. We are happy to have more an one e- mail address per family. ORDER YOUR LULAV AND ETROG NOW!! The shul will once again sell top quality Lulav sets from Israel. To order your set please complete and return e order form below and return it to e shul no later an nd Thursday, September 22. For additional information, or to order an upgrade set, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) Sets will be available for pick-up after Yom Kippur. ````````````````Detach and return bottom portion along wi your payment`````````````````````````````````` LULAV ORDER FORM Name: Phone: Number of Sets: Total enclosed: $ Price Per Set is $50.00 for members and $55.00 for non-members wi higher priced sets also available. My check in e amount of $ is enclosed. Please call Ben Zion Lazovsky to make specific arrangements to pick up your set(s) which will be available after Yom Kippur.

2 Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L W. Golf Skokie, IL (847) fax (847) Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky Steven D. Goldrich, President Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky, Administrator Nasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky, Co-Presidents, Adele Goldblum Women s Council Committee Contact Information: Bricks Saretta Lazovsky (847) Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) Donate Books & Siddurim Office (847) Endowment Michael Hartz (708) Happy Day Cards Wendy Hartz (708) Kiddush Judy Whisler (847) Membership Social Hall Rental Bob Greenstein Judy Whisler (847) (847) Office (847) Tree of Life Office (847) Yahrzeit Plaques Office (847) Send-A-Kid-To-Israel Partnership (S.K.I.P.) Kesser Maariv is proud to be a participating Congregation in S.K.I.P. The program allows parents to contribute money annually in partnership wi e synagogue and e Jewish Federation for an Israel trip for eir children. Students in grades 3-6, enrolled in a day or afternoon school, who have finished paying eir annual membership to e shul are eligible to participate. For additional details, a registration kit or to enroll your child(ren) for e first time, please contact Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) Rent e Shul for Your Simcha For information regarding renting e Social Hall for your event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at e Shul office at (847) Also, book you child s Bar/Bat Mitzvah in e Shul calendar! Teen Mishnah Club High school-age boys are invited to participate in a Mishnah Club, led by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky. The boys meet Tuesday evenings before Mincha to learn Mishnayot. Happy Day Cards Happy Day Cards, designed by Rachel Grossman and Wendy Hartz, are available from e office for $1.50 each, or packages of 13 for only $18. If you would like us to send a card for you, please call Wendy at (708) The cost is only $2. Misheberach List If you have names for a misheberach, please send em to e shul office or to bhhkmal@yahoo.com. PAST EVENTS On Tisha B Av we showed e Chafetz Chaim Heritage Foundation video...in July we hosted Mezuza & Tefillin Checking by Rabbi Aron Wolf of e Chicago Mitzvah Campaign. About 60 pairs of Tefillin were checked in 3 days...the KM Kids took a Chesed trip to e Robineau on August 16 and played board games wi e residents...we wish much success to our Board of Directors which was announced at our Annual Meeting. ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN S COUNCIL UPCOMING EVENTS Sunday September 5 A fundraiser for e Adele Goldblum Women s Council treat yourself and treat your friends to Rosh Hashana Gift Bags! The gift bags will include a challah, grape juice, apples, honey, dried fruit, store coupons, a mini-holiday cookbook and new year cards in a reusable canvas bag, all for only $25. Delivery is available in specific neighborhoods for $5 additional per bag. Contact Sandy Miretzky at or Eleanor Greenspan at to order. The KMnitters have eir own on-line bulletin board! Sign in to ravelry.com and to e group called.kmnitters. If you are on e KMnitter list, you will receive more detailed information soon! KMnitters continue to knit. New knitters are always welcome. The group usually meets every oer Tuesday at e Shul at 7 pm. For meeting dates, please call Wendy Hartz at Wednesday October 20 Chesed opportunity serving dinner at Café Ark at 4:45 p.m. Opportunity available for women and men. Please call Cookie Goldrich at to volunteer. PAST EVENTS Rabbi Lazovsky gave a shiur for men and women on Kinnot before Tisha B Av. This shiur is one of e hundreds of shiurim available from our digital Tape Library, and a ousand more are available on audio tape. Contact e office for access to our shiurim. We enjoyed a Bonfire wi stories and singing wi Miriam Sufrin of Stereo Sinai at Emily Oaks on July 26.

3 At our August Women s shalashudos we heard guest speaker Yishai Cohn. Thank you to our hostess, Nasrin Kheradyar, and to all of e women who attended and made e shalashudoses roughout e summer successful. GOOD & WELFARE Condolences to: Milt Sabin on e passing of his broer, Prof. Arur Sabin...Sam Shankin on e passing of his faer, Donald Shankin, a member of Kesser Maariv in East Rogers Park. Rabbi Louis Lazovsky was named one of e 10 Jewish Chicagoans of e Year by e Chicago Jewish News! See Celebrate your simcha on e Etty Rubinow Tree of Life! Leaves are $100, Acorns are $500 and Foundation Stones are $1,000. Call Ben Zion at (847) to order, or just print e order form off of our website. Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Nasrin Kheradyar, Shirley & Milt Sabin, Marika & Ed Nissan, Susan & Steve Goldrich, and anonymous sponsors. Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Adam Kabins (Mazal Tov on making a siyum on Mishnayot of Seder Mo ed!), Gilda Allswang, Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, Judy & Larry Weinger, and Rita & Dr. Joel Feder. To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please call e office, or Judy Whisler at (847) Do you have a new neighbor who might enjoy davening at Kesser Maariv? Please call e office so we can welcome em, or call Anne Elovic, Chesed Fund Chair, at (847) DVAR TORAH Selichot, prayers of forgiveness and atonement, are recited at midnight, while Ashkenazic Jews recite em for at least four days prior to Rosh Hashana is year, we will begin Selichot on Motzai Shabbat, September 4, Today, because being up at midnight for so many nights is difficult, many only recite e first Selichot service in e middle of e night. The focal point of Selichot prayers is e recitation of e 13 attributes of G-d. Tradition teaches us at reciting ese attributes evokes Divine mercy. G-d Himself bestowed is tradition to Moshe Rabbenu when he ascended to e heavens to receive e Ten Commandments, Torah and Oral traditions. Rosh Hashana will begin Wednesday night September 8, and Yom Kippur will be Friday evening and Shabbat September 17 and 18. We make an Eruv Tavshillin before candle lighting on September 8, 22 and 29. This allows us to warm up food on Yom Tov for Shabbat, which begins immediately after Yom Tov. A special bracha is made over two rolls or matzot and a cooked food, commonly a piece of fish or chicken. The Bracha, which can be found in e ArtScroll Siddur (p. 654), is Baruch Ata Ad-nai (G-d s Name) El-heinu melech ha olam asher kidishanu b mitzvotav vitzivanu al mitzvat eruv. The accompanying B din Eruvah declaration should also be recited. This food must be set aside and eaten on Shabbat. Rosh Hashana - September On Friday evening, September 18, we begin e Jewish New Year of We also begin e period known as e Aseret Yemay Teshuva, Ten Days of Repentance. A most solemn time, Rosh Hashana commemorates e anniversary of mankind s creation after e creation of e world six days earlier. During e two days of Rosh Hashana, G-d judges e entire world and inscribes e fate of all life. As Jews, we recite various prayers to express our aspirations, and we eat many symbolic foods in hopes of bringing special blessings. During Rosh Hashanah, we observe e custom of Tashlich, in which we go to living bodies of water and recite prayers, us symbolically casting off our sins. A major focus of Rosh Hashana is e blowing of e shofar. One hundred kolot, or notes, blown during various portions of e service remind us of e Almighty s coronation as King of e Universe, awaken our sleeping hearts from eir leargy to return to e Almighty and help us recount e story of Abraham sacrificing a ram in place of his son. Our sages teach us at e ashes of e ram of Isaac are maintained in a bag undernea e rone of Almighty G-d. Whenever e Jewish people are in danger of being punished by e Almighty, He looks at ese ashes, remembers e actions of Abraham and Isaac and grants e Jewish people forgiveness and mercy. We pray for G-d s mercy and hope at we, like Isaac, will be spared. We also pray for forgiveness for e previous year s transgressions and implore e Creator for a year where we will perform Mitzvot unstintingly, a year of good heal, peace and prosperity on e merit of our teshuva - repentance. Tzom Gedaliah - Sunday, September 12. The fast day of Tzom Gedaliah usually takes place e day after Rosh Hashana except when, like is year, at day is Shabbat, and en we fast on Sunday. The fast commemorates e murder of Gedaliah ben Achikam, who was a Jewish leader appointed by our conquerors after e destruction of e First Temple in 586 B.C.E. Wi his assassination by one of his countrymen, Jews lost eir stake in self-rule even in e Diaspora. The fast begins at 5:16 am and ends at 7:36 pm. Yom Kippur - September Yom Kippur is e unique day of e year dedicated to forgiveness, mercy and conciliation between G-d and e Jewish people. This year it begins on Friday evening, September 17, wi e ceremony of Kol Nidre, a prayer to annul any unfulfilled oas or vows. Speech is e attribute at distinguishes man from e rest of e animal kingdom. Accordingly, we

4 are very concerned wi e punishments at may occur for deliberate or accidental transgressions concerning our speech. The holiest day of e year, Yom Kippur, commemorates G-d s forgiveness of e Israelites, whose sin was e worship of e golden calf after ey received e Ten Commandments. It is a day when we are commanded to shed our early limitations and aspire to emulate e angels. Accordingly, we abstain from eating, drinking, wearing leaer shoes, anointing, washing and marital relations. By observing ese prohibitions, we transcend our physical existence and are elevated to a higher spiritual state, so we are better able to pray for ourselves, our loved ones, our families and for all of Israel. On Yom Kippur, G-d evaluates our actions during e Ten Days of Repentance and determines wheer our actions were sincere or empty. On e merit of repentance, prayer and charity, we are able to avert e severe decree at may have been ordained during Rosh Hashanah. As we have been forgiven in e past rough positive and sincere acts of repentance, may we be forgiven in e future. We pray for a new year filled wi all of G-d s blessings for us, our extended families and for all our people. Sukkot begins Wednesday evening, September 22, and continues rough September 30. It commemorates e time when G-d took e Jewish people out of Egypt and housed em in e Annanei Hakavod - Clouds of Glory at protected e Jewish people; erefore we dwell in sukkot, or temporary huts. Sukkot is e holiday of perfection, completion and e Jewish people s greatest joy. The first two days of Sukkot are known as yom tov (holidays) where most melechah (creative activity) is prohibited. They are followed by Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days), which are hybrid, in at ey have aspects of bo holidays and regular week days. Sukkot is also called Chag Haasif - Festival of e Gaering, when we look back at e recently concluded growing season and take great pride in our achievements. However, even ough Sukkot is a most joyous time, it is also a time of great spiritual danger. Jews must never believe at e great bounty and blessing bestowed upon em was achieved solely rough eir efforts, or at e bounty is e ultimate goal. It is e Almighty who bestows such abundance for e purpose of enabling our spiritual development and perfection. Accordingly, we leave our comfortable homes and make e succah our permanent dwelling for an entire week. We leave e abundance of harvest time to eat and sleep in e succah, which helps us remember e Exodus from Egypt and e seven Divine clouds which enveloped e Jewish people from e nor, sou, east, west, above, below and in front, at sheltered us during our travels in e wilderness. By leaving our homes, we realize at unless e Divine presence is ere to protect us, we are not safe even in e largest, most fortified castle. When eating in e succah, we invite seven Ushpizin or guests. These guests were e essential leaders of e Jewish people: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron and King David. We invite ese guests because each represents one of e seven spiritual attributes needed to perfect our souls in service of e Creator. Jewish mysticism explains ese characteristics to include: kindness, valor, splendor, eternity, glory, foundation, and kingship. Every day of Sukkot, wi e exception of Shabbat, when ey are not touched, one blessing is recited over e four species - e Etrog, Lulav, Hadasim and Aravot. The first time we take em on e holiday, is year e second day, we also recite Shehechiyanu. The four species are also used in e Hallel prayer, which is a prayer at praises and anks e Almighty. Prior to e conclusion of e morning prayers, a Torah is taken out of e Ark and brought to e bimah - central podium. Congregants recite special prayers while holding e four species in eir hands and make one complete Hakafa (revolution or circuit) around e Torah and Bimah in commemoration of e circuits at were made in e Temple. On e last of e intermediate days, known as Hoshanah Rabbah, seven circuits are made, after which willows are beaten on e floor to symbolize e end of e high holiday period of judgement. Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah September 30, October 1 and 2 - At Sukkot s end, Jews immediately celebrate e holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. The Midrash, or Bible commentary, teaches at on Sukkot we are concerned wi all humanity because in e Temple we offered 70 sacrifices during Sukkot, corresponding to e 70 nations of e world. However, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah is a holiday just for e Almighty and e Jewish people. The holidays remind us at material needs and wants are fleeting illusions; e realm of e spirit is e only true and permanent domain. We recite e Yizkor, or memorial prayer, during Shemini Atzeret to remember ose who have gone before us and set out pas for us to follow. On Simchat Torah, Jews dance and rejoice wi eir entire being as we conclude e reading of e Torah, and en, immediately begin reading e Torah once again. In spite of tremendous adversity, oppression and exile, we have been promised at e Torah will always guard and protect us. Even if all else is taken away from e Jewish people, e Torah will always remain. And Repentance, Prayer and Charity remove e unfavorable judgement Kesser Maariv Pushkas (Tzedaka Boxes) Are Available. Call e Office to pick one up. We would like to ank all of our hard-working volunteers for e tremendous efforts you show and for all of e hard work at you do. Our Shul is lucky to have such capable people willing and ready to help. äáåè äðùì

5 SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Date Candle Lighting Erev Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha Ki Tavo 8/27-8/28 7:13 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Nitzavim 9/3-9/4 7:01 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 5:50 pm 6:50 pm st 1 Day Rosh Hashana 9/8-9/9 6:53 pm * 6:55 pm 8:30 am no shiur 6:50 pm nd 2 Day Rosh Hashana 9/9-9/10 7:53 pm 6:50 pm 8:30 am no shiur 6:50 pm Ha azinu (Shuva) 9/10-9/11 6:49 pm 6:50 pm 8:45 am 5:10 pm Drasha 6:40 pm Yom Kippur 9/17-9/18 6:37 pm Mincha 2:30 pm Kol Nidrei 6:35 8:00 am Yizkor no shiur 5:00 pm st 1 Day Sukkot 9/22-9/23 6:28 pm * 6:30 pm 8:45 am no shiur 6:30 pm nd 2 Day Sukkot 9/23-9/24 7:28 pm 6:30 pm 8:45 am no shiur 6:25 pm Shabbat Chol Hamo ed 9/24-9/25 6:25 pm 6:25 pm 8:45 am no shiur 6:20 pm Shmini Atzeret 9/29-9/30 6:16 pm * 6:20 pm 8:45 am Yizkor no shiur 6:15 pm Simchat Torah 9/30-10/1 7:16 pm 6:15 pm 8:45 am no shiur 6:15 pm Bereishit 10/1-10/2 6:13 pm 6:15 pm 8:45 am 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Noach 10/8-10/9 6:01 pm 6:00 pm 8:45 am 4:50 pm 5:50 pm Lech Lecha 10/15-10/16 5:49 pm 5:50 pm 8:45 am 4:40 pm 5:40 pm * Make Eruv Tavshillin before lighting candles (see Dvar Torah for details) If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya, please inform Rabbi Lazovsky before Shabbat. To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Minyan Times Minyanim meet in e Kaufman Bais Midrash Shacharit Sunday: 8:00 am Monday-Friday: 6:00 am Mincha-Maariv Sunday-Thursday: 15 minutes before sundown Classes Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class in e Weekly Sedra. Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik Tuesdays evenings: Teen Mishna Club, given by Rabbi B.Lazovsky For more learning opportunities, contact Rabbis B or E Lazovsky Malamud Reference Library Come and Learn from any of e hundreds of titles in our library. Lending Library Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on e sou side of e Social Hall Tape Lending Library We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.

6 Dear Members and Friends: August 3, 2010 ò ùú áà â ë We hope is letter finds you well, and safely enjoying e summer. By now we hope you are familiar wi e many programs and milestones at we have achieved since our arrival in Skokie. It is wi great pleasure at we invite you, your family and friends to reserve your high holiday seats and worship wi us for e upcoming New Year of We are confident at e upcoming holiday services will be truly moving and meaningful. Selichot services will be held on Saturday night, September 4, 2010, at 11:00 p.m., at 4341 W. Golf in Skokie, wi a special program and refreshments held at 10:00 p.m., immediately preceding e services. Please come, get acquainted wi our congregation and allow us to welcome you and include you as part of our extended family. We will once again use e ArtScroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. While a number of Adler Machzors will be available, congregants will need to purchase eir own ArtScroll Machzors from one of e area book stores. Membership and Ticket Rates Family Rate Single Rate Additional Seat Dependent Child (2 tickets) (1 ticket) Membership $1000 $525 $200 $75 First Time Good Neighbor Tickets $475 $265 $200 $75 Tickets only, no membership $525 $200 Friend of Kesser Maariv (no tickets or membership) $200 The membership rates have not increased in e past four years. To encourage new memberships is year, we will again waive e building fund obligation for new members. To serve you better, we accept payments of $500 and above by Visa, Master Card or Discover. If you have any furer questions, please call Bob Greenstein at (847) , Judy Whisler at (847) , or e synagogue office at (847) The congregation and officers want to extend our warmest best wishes for a New Year filled wi good heal, peace, prosperity, and happiness to our members, worshipers, families and friends. Please tell your friends, neighbors and relatives about our shul, and encourage em to join us for e upcoming high holiday season. L'Shana Tova Tikatevu V'Tachatemu, StevenGoldrich LouisAryehLazovsky Steven Goldrich, President Rabbi Louis Aryeh Lazovsky Name: Address: City, State & Zip Code: Phone : and Number of Men's Seats: Number of Boys Seats: Total Number of Seats: Number of Women's Seats: Number of Girls Seats: Amount Enclosed :. Credit Card Payments: Name on Card Amount to be charged: Card # Exp: