Rabbi s Column. June July 2018 Sivan Tamuz Av 5778 Volume 101 Number 8

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1 Shabbat Servces Frday Evenng, June 1* 5:30 P.M. Lkrat Shabbat Co-sponsored by Clarssa and Neal Smon n honor of the Bar Mtzvah of ther son, Adn Smon Co-sponsored by Rozanne and Stephen Epsten n honor of ther 55th weddng annversary See box on page 2 for addtonal contrbutors June Brthday Blessngs Saturday Mornng, June 2 at 10:30 a.m. Bar Mtzvah of Adn Smon Son of Clarssa and Neal Smon Torah Porton Beha alotcha Frday Evenng, June 8 at 7:30 P.M. 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Servces and Leadershp Consecraton Saturday Mornng, June 9 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Sh lach Lecha Frday Evenng, June 15* 5:30 P.M. Lkrat Shabbat Saturday Mornng, June 16 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Korach Frday Evenng, June 22* 6:30 Shabbat n the Park (Lovelace Park, Evanston) No servces at Temple Beth Israel Saturday Mornng, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Chukat Frday Evenng, June 29* 5:30 P.M. Lkrat Shabbat Sponsored by Maryjane and Phllp Klen n honor of ther 50th weddng annversary Saturday Mornng, June 30 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Balak Frday Evenng, July 6* 5:30 P.M. Lkrat Shabbat July Brthday Blessngs Saturday Mornng, July 7 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Pnchas Frday Evenng, July 13 at 7:30 P.M. Saturday Mornng, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. Torah Porton Matot Mase Frday Evenng, July 20* 5:30 P.M. Lkrat Shabbat Saturday Mornng, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Chazon Torah Porton Devarm Frday Evenng, July 27* 6:30 Shabbat n the Park (Lovelace Park, Evanston) No servces at Temple Beth Israel Saturday Mornng, July 28 at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Nachamu Torah Porton Va etchanan *Please note tme Rabb s Column Our TBI Centennal year of celebraton has been a smashng success! We rejoced and we remnsced; we prayed and we studed; we created and we magned; and, of course, we ate! And the beat goes on Frst, I want publcly to thank Lsa Drucker and Judy Kemp who so ably chared our Centennal celebraton commttee. They helped conceve our year of celebraton and then they recruted and guded dozens and dozens of our members who took on some responsblty to contrbute to our collectve effort to make ths year truly specal. Thank you, Lsa and Judy!! And the beat goes on We probably should have been able to predct that 9 months of celebraton would be nsuffcent to encompass all that we seek to do to celebrate our 1st century and catapult us nto our 2nd century. So, I am pleased to tell you that much of what we began durng ths Centennal year wll carry over nto the comng years n ways that wll contnue to nspre and redound to the beneft of our members and beyond. And the beat goes on Ths Centennal year we launched the mult-year mplementaton of our congregaton s strategy to guarantee TBI s long term fnancal sustanablty. On Rosh Hashana we announced our campagn to rase a Fund for the Future a one-mllon-dollar endowment whose earnngs wll help to put our congregaton on sound fnancal footng and allow us to grow and expand the reach of our cultural and educatonal programmng. We are more than two thrds of the way towards our goal and we now seek to nclude every member of the congregaton. Every gft, no matter what amount, s deeply valued and greatly apprecated. And the beat goes on Our Ad Hoc commttee on Long Term Fnancal Sustanablty also created sub-commttees to look nto our revenue stream and possble dues restructurng as well as a comprehensve program around legacy bequests. You wll doubtless hear more about those n our 101st and 102nd years and beyond. And the beat goes on Our celebratons commttee had no shortage of creatve deas, just a shortage of tme. So, n the comng year our celebratons wll contnue: wth creatve art and musc; wth a return to Albany Park and our former buldng; wth more sharng of our stores; wth more personal reflectons at Shabbat servces; and perhaps most mportant, wth an attempt to broaden our reach. On June 22, our Shabbat at the Park wll be Alumn Shabbat. I am appealng to each of you n TBI to spread the word to anyone wth whom you are n contact who has ever been a part of the TBI famly. We want to reconnect wth them and nclude them n our Centennal. Whether n person or va socal meda, we hope to reach out to the wdest possble cohort of folks, who no doubt carry fond memores of ther tme at TBI, and allow them to share n our kvellng about our past and n our dreams for our future. The very specal nature of our communty s greatly enhanced when we open our doors and our arms wde and share t. And the beat goes on I am very excted to announce the Sprng 2019 TBI Journey to Israel. Tentatvely scheduled for May 12-22, 2019, the journey wll allow us to see the land and meet the people. Specfc nformaton wll be avalable soon, but I encourage you to save the dates and start packng. Please be n touch wth me to ndcate your nterest and/or wth any questons. Contnued on page 2 June July 2018 Svan Tamuz Av 5778 Volume 101 Number 8

2 n ThE TEMPlE FaMly FroM ThE PrESdEnT contrbutons contnued By Jon Schneder A mnmum contrbuton of $15.00 (unless otherwse noted) for donaton to be acknowledged wth a card and publshed n the bulletn. MAZEL TOV TO: Dors Smon and Ardel and Rchard Fogel on the brth of ther new great-grandson / grandson, Thomas Rchard Fogel, son of Mchelle and Danel Fogel. ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: The followng Temple members are recoverng from recent llness: Ben Crane, Mtchell Brck, and Beth Osten. We wsh them a speedy recovery. CONDOLENCES: We note wth sorrow the passng Mona Belkov z l, mother of Blly Belkov; Frank Nephewz l, father of Dawn Lehrer; Rchard (Dck) Foxman z l, father of Laura Flangel; and Jonathan Mazal z l, son-n-law of Sharon and Harold Levne. May ther memores be a blessng. In memoriam Temple Beth Israel announces wth profound sorrow the passng of FLORENCE BERMAN z l Beloved mother of Scott Berman, Myles Berman, and Lsa Drucker Beloved grandmother of Alyssa Berman-Cutler May her memory be a blessng In memoriam Temple Beth Israel announces wth profound sorrow the passng of HANNA KRAVITZ z l Beloved wfe of Rabb Leonard Kravtz May her memory be a blessng congregational ThanKs As our mom and grandma always sad, a Temple s a wonderful place. Over the past several weeks we have experenced the meanng of her words. We thank you, our TBI famly, for your outpourng of love and support. Scott, Mush, Max Berman; Lsa, Don, Steffe, Ross Drucker; Alyssa, Jordan, Tal Berman-Cutler; Laura & Ben Ustck We sncerely thank everyone for ther knd words and generous donatons to TBI n honor of the brth of our grandson, Noah Wllam Stubbs and for donatons n memory of my Mother, Evelyn Tyser. Patt & Davd Krvo lkrat We would lke to thank Sara Belkov who made a donaton for the Lkrat Shabbat on June 1 n honor or her June brthday. We would also lke to thank Blly Belkov, Jans Fne, Dors Smon, and Rabb Wenberg who made donatons n honor of ther May brthdays. Ths marks the end of the frst year of my term as Presdent of TBI. It has been an eventful year. Whle we have spent much of the year celebratng our 100th Brthday as a communty, for me personally, I have been engaged n a completely new way. When I was asked to take on ths role, I was reluctant. I am not generally comfortable as the center of attenton and I expected there would be many aspects of the poston that I mght fnd dffcult. Standng up as a leader s somethng I generally do wth sgnfcant reluctance. But I accepted the opportunty. Sayng yes s one of the hardest thngs to do n lfe. It s much easer to stay home or focus on one s day job than to engage wth the communty. And wth smartphones and socal meda, t s especally easy not to nteract wth our frends and famly, much less the broader world. Some of you may recall over a decade ago when I spoke durng Yom Kppur about volunteerng as a soccer coach. At the tme, I had barely ever played soccer. I was ll-equpped to teach a game for whch I dd not even understand the rules. Nevertheless, the league needed coaches, my chldren wanted to play, and I could learn enough to do the job (I hoped). I was a soccer coach for the next 10 years. I stll can t really play, but the experence was postve for me and, I thnk, for the players. Volunteerng s rewardng. I learned a lot. I learned a lttle about soccer, but I learned more about teams, about leadershp, about workng together, and about chldren. Sayng yes to becomng a soccer coach led me down a rewardng path of volunteerng, meetng new people, learnng and growng as a person. Smlarly sayng yes when TBI asked me to step up has also been rewardng, allowng me to meet new people, to get to know others better, and to grow as a person. As Presdent of TBI, I want to encourage each of you to step up when asked. Obvously, I hope you wll say yes when you are asked to jon a commttee, to run a program, or to become a Trustee, but we all have our own strengths, our own nterests, and just as I stepped up to coach soccer, you may also choose to step up somewhere n the communty, whether at TBI or elsewhere. The tme you spend volunteerng s more than just gvng back to the communty. It s a gft to yourself. It provdes a sense of purpose, mproved mental health, better connectons wth people, whch can buld self-confdence and mprove job sklls, along wth psychologcal well-beng. Whle not every experence wll do all these thngs, I encourage you to say yes when you are asked to step up and to devote some of your tme to helpng others n some manner. When researchers at the London School of Economcs conductng a study n Socal Scence and Medcne examned the relatonshp between volunteerng and measures of happness n a large group of Amercan adults, they found the more people volunteered, the happer they were. Temple Beth Israel has a group for those who enjoy wrtng as a hobby. It s a frendly, easly accessed group that dscusses many topcs mportant to wrters. We meet monthly. The next meetng wll be at TBI on Monday, June 18 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. For more nformaton contact Rchard Rotberg at Yoahv@aol.com. Socal SErvcE Fund Provdes support for socal servce programs wthn the Temple and n the surroundng communty and to some ndvdual tzedakah recpents n honor of Laura & Bryan Flangel..Judy Kemp for beng our ultmate Mtzvah Maven Nna & Davd Henry Speedy recovery for Ben Crane Dorothy Anderson Catherne Nemec Lsa & Mke Fowler Nancy London & Ron Wlkn Faye & Arne Oskn Flo Berman Cndy & Steve Frankln Marlyn Zande Torah Fund Provdes support for all Temple programs Clarsse Irwn Kurt Irwn Dna & Ron Berne Bernard Berne arnold FaMly EducaTon MorrS FaMly communty Fund EnrchMEnT Fund Ths fund was establshed to respond to Ths fund s used for specal programs emergency needs of ndvduals n the n our relgous and Hebrew schools Skoke communty as dentfed by the Dane Stotland Tlle Stotland Vllage of Skoke socal servces staff Lnda & Rchard Perln Arnold Perln rabb ErnST M. lorge SancTuary Fund Provdes for the contnued mantenance and beautfcaton of our sanctuary ($18.00 mnmum) n honor of Sofa & Naum Lgum years of TBI Sue Sosn Lllan Sosn Sue Sosn Alvn Sosn Eleanor Yale George Wlkans lkrat SPonSorS On the frst, thrd, and ffth Frday of each month our worshp s Kabbalat Shabbat (welcomng Shabbat) at 6:15 p.m. Ths short servce flled wth Shabbat songs and musc s preceded at 5:30 p.m. by Lkrat Shabbat when we approach Shabbat by greetng frends and enjoyng a nosh together. FayE and howard rce We nvte you to host Lkrat Shabbat cultural Fund Ths fund provdes support for socal n celebraton of a famly smcha or and cultural programmng ncludng other specal event. Please contact Carol scholars n resdence. Barrngton at for nformaton Davd Rce Faye Rce on underwrtng the cost of food and refreshments for Lkrat Shabbat. Davd Rce Howard Rce Davd Rce Flo Berman visit The TBI WeBsITe Take a look at our NEWLY UPDATED webste at You ll fnd loads of up-to-date, easy to fnd nformaton about worshp servces, school schedules, regular programs, and specal events, along wth mportant phone numbers and other handy and useful nformaton. help us get T rght! Please help us recognze your upcomng smcha correctly n the Bulletn. If you are plannng a bar or bat mtzvah, aufruf, baby namng or other lfe cycle event, please make sure we know exactly how you want your names to be lsted. Wthout pror notfcaton, the Bulletn wll lst names as they appear n our offcal TBI records. Please contact Amber Wood va emal at Bulletn@TBISkoke.org wth your nformaton. As I complete my frst year as TBI Presdent, and TBI completes ts 100th year as a communty, take the opportunty to say yes when asked, or better yet, fnd somethng or someplace where you can get satsfacton, meet new people, and use your sklls to volunteer to make the world a better place. Rabb s Column contnued from page 1 do you lke To wrte? MuSc Fund Provdes funds for musc programs Lbby Beder Morrs Rogoff June & Joel Levn Debbe & Marvn Talsky Mary Roth Ione & Steve Novak Becky & Greg Reuhs.....Patrca Brownsten Faye & Arne Oskn Mona Belkov Debbe & Marvn Shrley Beder Gary Zmmerman......Suzanne Zmmerman For most of the month of July I wll, once agan, be partcpatng n the Rabbnc Leadershp Intatve of the Shalom Hartman Insttute n Jerusalem. In my absence, Presdent Jon Schneder and the leadershp of our congregaton, together wth Lor Sagarn, our Drector of Congregatonal Learnng, Marla Avva Bentley, our Drector of Musc, and Amber Wood, our Drector of Operatons, wll ensure that everythng contnues to run smoothly n congregatonal lfe and that your needs are addressed as usual. Please don t hestate to be n touch wth them f you have any needs or concerns. PErSonalzEd nvtatons and cards Do you have a smcha comng up? Are you plannng to send cards for the holdays? Is there an announcement you or your company would lke to share? Ssterhood offers hgh qualty personalzed nvtatons and cards at dscounted prces. Elane Berger can help you meet your needs. Please contact her at ejk99@aol.com or

3 FroM ThE drector of congregatonal learnng At ths season t s my custom to reflect on the year that was and say thank you. Ths beng our centennal year has only deepened my apprecaton and lengthened the lst of those I wsh to thank. Frst, to the centennal chars, Lsa Drucker and Judy Kemp who steered the centennal shp wth such grace and confdence. They were a pleasure to work wth and I am apprecatve of ther leadershp and confdence. Our openng salvo to the centennal was the dggng of a genzah and subsequent bural of hundreds of copes of Gates of Repentance along wth a damaged Torah and other holy books. Specal thanks to Bruce Crane and hs team for dggng the hole and assstng n managng the project. It was a memorable event for our communty. The second floor got a serous artstc upgrade ths year n large part thanks to the talented Becky McFall who brought a unque vson to the starwell brngng the centennal to lfe wth the bottle project and generally enhancng the look as you enter the school. We are very grateful that Becky s a part of TBI and shares so generously wth us. Our engagement wth the Herzl School took on greater sgnfcance ths year and I am grateful to Lauren Ltchfeld and Wendy Snger for generously helpng us provde gfts for each chld enrolled at Herzl. Your organzaton and specal commtment are apprecated. The 100th brthday party brought over 400 people nto the buldng to celebrate the communty n a joyous manner. There s nothng I can say beyond wow and I m very grateful to all who made t so. Shabbat lunch and learns presented by Mchael Lorge and Mark Samberg brought a sense of hstory to the adults who engaged n learnng about our rabbs and the mpact they had on the communty and on TBI. Thank you to both of you for gvng us so much to thnk about. Where would a school be wthout teachers? Where would I be wthout my amazng faculty? Our school s extraordnary and our faculty s central n makng t all happen. I am grateful to each of them for ther selfless devoton to the chldren of TBI and to our communty. The YES commttee contnues to be deeply nvolved n the work of the schools provdng gudance, nput, and hands whenever I need them. I am partcularly grateful to Becky Reuhs as the char and to Jessca and Adam Esenberg who have worked so hard to engage parents whenever possble. I also want to acknowledge Laura Fnkel, TBI s VP of Educaton for her steady and calm gudance, her wllngness to do almost anythng, and above all of ths, for beng my dearest frend. After movng nto a dfferent role n the congregaton, Anne Kaplan stll fnds the tme to serve the school and our needs and does t wth a smle and wth her amazng effcency. Kathy Rabn re-joned our school team ths year staffng the offce on Sundays wth cheer and good nstncts. I am grateful to you both for all that you do. Summer s ahead and there s much work to do, but as you can see, I am never alone n ths work. That s the blessng of workng n a place lke TBI and I don t forget t for a mnute. Have a wonderful summer! B shalom, Lor B. Sagarn Chef Lor s vst to the Nosh Café on Aprl 22 was a bg ht. It s amazng the number of hats she wears around the Temple! out wth ThE old By Barbara Seaver Bulletn Edtor Emertus A lttle over eleven years ago, when I sad yes to Rabb Wenberg s job offer, I had no dea that I would hold that job longer than I held my job wth the Chcago Board of Educaton. (Yes, I was a teacher. Rase your hand f you knew me as Mss Seaver, your Hebrew, French, Englsh, or Homeroom teacher.) Janet Jablon was ready to pass along the baton after nearly 18 years as Bulletn Edtor. Janet was both a tough act to follow and a wonderful mentor for the frst few months of my tenure. Thank you, Janet. I have enjoyed readng and edtng the artcles that appear n the bulletn 10 tmes a year. I have delghted n beng among the frst to know about new and surprse events. I ve apprecated sharng the joy and the sadness that accompanes the congregatonal thank you notes that so many of you wrte followng a lfe cycle event for whch you have receved support and comfort from TBI members. And I have adored the thanks I ve receved from many of you who have recognzed my efforts. As Jon Schneder sad n hs artcle ths month, volunteerng s a gft to yourself. It provdes a sense of purpose, mproved mental health, better connectons wth people Ths volunteer job has done all ths and more for me. Thank you for the opportunty. And now t s tme to pass the baton along to Amber Wood. As a full-tme employee of Temple Beth Israel, Amber s closer to the gongs on and the daly actvty that we often want to hear about n the bulletn. And Amber won t be tryng to complete the bulletn between flghts to Sngapore and Boston. I m lookng forward to new volunteer opportuntes. Thank you to all who were so supportve of my efforts durng the past 11 years. I ll see you around the Temple! and n wth ThE new By Amber Wood, Drector of Operatons The thought of thankng and laudng an edtor n wrtng s a dauntng task, one whch I hope I am up to. Over the course of the last year, our communty has shared our stores, weavng together words to create a shared memory when we celebrated together, cred together, and worshped together as a communty. However, one rarely spends tme thnkng about the way n whch we weave those stores together. That beng sad, there are people who thnk about how to craft a story and how to ensure that each word chosen s a chosen word. For over a decade Barbara Seaver has panstakngly worked to produce a beautful bulletn that s both pleasng to the eye and of nterest for the mnd, endeavorng to ensure that what s submtted by an author s what s meant by that author. She has offered her keen eye and sense of vsual desgn. Now I am honored to have the opportunty to follow n her footsteps. As ths bulletn marks the end of Barbara s term as edtor, I wll become the bulletn edtor. I thank Barbara for both her long servce and for the future assstance and advce she has offered as I move forward to take on ths honor. In her honor, I remnd you that the 10th of July s the deadlne for submsson of your August bulletn artcles. To many more well-crafted bulletns and stores shared, l cham!

4 cha notes FroM ThE MuSc drector At a recent Oneg Shabbat, I had a conversaton wth a congregant who was very complmentary about Koleynu. Ths had been her frst experence hearng our chor on Shabbat and she told me how much she enjoyed t and how t had enhanced servces for her. I was pleased to hear her feedback but was also concerned that her famly, who had been members for many years, had not known about our chor. As Drector of Musc, my lfe s mmersed n all thngs musc, and I must remember that our congregaton s dfferent thngs to dfferent people. For varous groups our congregaton s a place to worshp, a place to learn and grow, a place to socalze and enjoy the company of frends, and/or a communty workng for socal justce. For the members of Koleynu, our Adult Chor, Temple Beth Israel s all of these thngs. The men and women of Koleynu st on the Temple Board, are members of the Ssterhood and Brotherhood, volunteer n our schools and n the Mtzvah Corp, serve on the Socal Acton Councl, and take every opportunty to learn n Adult Educaton. They are commtted to the lfe of the synagogue and sngng n Koleynu s another opportunty to serve the greater good. The secret s that whle members of Koleynu donate ther tme and energy to makng musc that enhances prayer, they receve so much more than they gve. Beng a part of an ensemble lke Koleynu s to be part of a famly, where you are gven uncondtonal love and acceptance for who you are. It s to feel the exhlaraton of learnng a dffcult pece of musc and performng t n an exceptonal way. It s encouragng one another to ther very best and beng supportve no matter the outcome. It s sngng n glorous harmony, feelng the ebb and flow of the phrases, and knowng that each voce s a unque and mportant part of the whole. Our famly s always growng and we would love to nclude you. Koleynu rehearses on Thursday evenngs durng the school year from 7:00-8:30 pm, and Hgh Holy Day Chor rehearsals begn on Thursday, August 9th. Vst or contact me drectly for more nformaton. Joy & Blessngs, Marla Avva Bentley vst our lbrary Come and vst the Cohn Lbrary located on the lower level. Take tme browsng through our wonderful collecton then check out your selectons. You wll be glad you dd! attenton JournalSTS and asprng JournalSTS! remnder: Materal for the bulletn s due electroncally to the Bulletn Edtor at Bulletn@TBISkoke.org on the 10th of the month pror to publcaton. If you do not have access to a computer, please submt paper copy to the Temple offce by the 7th of the month pror to publcaton so that t can be transcrbed and sent by the 10th. The deadlne for the August bulletn s July 10. NOTE: There wll be no July bulletn. SSTErhood news As I complete my second year as Co-Presdent of Ssterhood, I want to take ths opportunty to express my apprecaton to all the women of Ssterhood TBI. When asked to help out at any event, I never heard the word No. That word s just not part of our vocabulary. You were always wllng to step up. I feel very fortunate to have served my second year durng Ssterhood s Centennal, whch also happened to be Temple s 100th year. It was an exctng tme to be so nvolved. We partnered wth Temple on many events to celebrate ths momentous occason. So much has occurred. I look back at our many programs and events such as our successful Cooke Walk/Bake Sales, our wonderful Artsan Fares, our heartwarmng Nursng Home Luncheons, and our movng and emotonal Pnk Shabbat to name a few. I also can t forget our T Fllot Nashm servces, our Bngo Nghts, our many Socal Acton programs, our Open Program meetngs, and our fun Mahj drop-ns. It has been an honor and a prvlege to have worked wth so many amazng and dedcated people durng the past two years. Our events would not have been possble wthout the hard work of our Vce Presdents and Charpeople who planned our actvtes, our wonderful volunteers who helped wherever needed, and everyone who partcpated. We couldn t do t wthout you. I am grateful to have served my term wth two ncredble women. Frst wth Jane Page from whom I learned so much and wth Joanne Merrtt who I hope has beneftted from my mentorshp. Not only have I loved servng wth them, I have made two very close frends as a bonus. How quckly two years have passed. As I wnd down, I reflect back to the tme I was asked to be Co-Presdent. I was very hestant to take on the poston, but I am very happy that I dd. It has been a very rewardng two years. I have learned a great deal about myself and have defntely stepped out of my comfort zone. Thank you for your trust n me and allowng me to serve as your Co-Presdent of Ssterhood TBI. Shela Rosenfeld Ssterhood Co-Presdent U P C O M I N G S I S T E R H O O D E V E N T S June 3, 4:30 p.m earnng Fund Luncheon, Maggano's, Skoke June 8, 7:30 p.m temple/ssterhood/brotherhood installaton and Consecraton June 20, 7:00 p.m book Group: The Brdge Lades by Betsy Lerner June 23, 8:15 a.m.-2:00 p.m......wrj Mdwest Metropoltan Chcago Area Day, TBI July 8, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m..... Ssterhood Board Orentaton July 11, 12:00 p.m open Program Meetng July 29, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m mah Jongg Tournament August 1, 12:00 p.m open Program Meetng August 12, 10:00 a.m board Meetng August 22, 7:00 p.m..book Group: An Improbable Frendshp: The Remarkable Lves of Israel Ruth Dayan and......palestnan Raymonda Tawl and ther Forty Year Peace Msson by Anthony Davd

5 SSTErhood centennal TdbT In 2014 Ssterhood receved an honorable menton WRJ Or Am Award for the WINGS (Women n Need of Growng Stronger) shower to beneft needy babes and chldren. In February of that year a tea was held to beneft Sarah's Crcle, a nonproft organzaton located n Chcago's Uptown Communty whose msson s servng women who are homeless or n need of a safe space. SSTErhood book group Ssterhood TBI Centennal Commttee The Ssterhood Book Group wll meet on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 n the TBI Cohn Lbrary at 7:00 p.m. when we wll dscuss The Brdge Lades, a memor by Betsy Lerner. The book s avalable at the publc lbrary. Publshers Weekly states: In her absorbng memor, Lerner probes marrage, career, motherhood, depresson, agng, death, relgon and sex, dscoverng that, although the Brdge Lades generaton dffers from hers, they share common values of love and knshp. Ths beautfully wrtten, bttersweet story of lades of a certan age and era wll have wde appeal. SSTErhood annversares and brthdays JULY ANNIVERSARIES Fran and Scott Meyer /1/2001 Ardel and Rchard Fogel /2/1978 Jule Gelfond and Mtchell Slver /2/1994 Paula and Larry Hyman /3/1978 Sharon and Harold Levne /4/1971 Marla Avva and Newell Bentley III /4/2004 Laura and Leon Fnkel /5/1986 Elane Kropveld-Berger and Sherwn Berger /6/2003 Lnda Crohn and Jon Shmberg /9/1983 Laura Cooper and Bruce Crane /19/2009 Judy and Jeff Sands /24/1983 Irs and James Fredleb /27/1969 JULY BIRTHDAYS Wendy Snger /3 Trudy Isbtz Brodsky /4 Ilene Bernsten /6 Fran Meyer /6 Anne Rchtman Kaplan /19 Lnda Karln /20 Faye Oskn /21 Jance Samberg /21 Sue Schneder /21 Courtney Ben /28 Jan Shffman /29 Lnn Ullenbrauck /31 AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES Carol and Erwn Barrngton /3/1958 Susan and Robert Resberg /3/1980 Abby and James Murray /6/2000 Aaron and Nel Burger /9/2008 Ellen and Ira Baygood /10/1969 Jans and Mark Fne /11/1974 Karen and Dean Nolan /11/1984 Jessca and Steve Dembo /11/2001 Lsa and JD Rubn /11/2002 Marca and Ira Satyr /12/1962 Susan and Russell Bam /13/1989 Meryl and John Smyth /15/1987 Glora and Mchael Froman /17/1975 Patt and Clff Levy /19/2001 Maranna and Harvey Tax-Choldn /28/1962 Jan and Steven Shffman /28/1969 Lor and Rabb James Sagarn /31/1986 AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Jody Wenberg /1 Helene Steen /3 Carol Barrngton /6 Marjore Getz /7 Patt Levy /7 Ter Lang /9 Sharrel Ttlebaum /10 Judth Smon /14 Lsa Drucker /22 Judy Sands /22 Renee Gale /24 Aaron Burger /25 Phylls Stock /27 Stacy Olver /30 Kathy Rabn /30 Ilene Klegon /31 Would you lke to celebrate smchas and beneft Ssterhood TBI? Send a Unongram, $2.00 each, by contactng: Rozanne Epsten, rke7350@gmal.com, or Candy Segel, maltesepeanut-bz@ yahoo.com, celebrate your SMchaS at TEMPlE beth SraEl Beng a member of Temple Beth Israel s lke beng part of a large famly. When a famly smcha occurs, such as a specal annversary, brthday, baby namng, aufruf or Bar/Bat Mtzvah, your frends at TBI would love to celebrate wth you and help make your celebraton a success. Plan to mark your specal occason by hostng a Frday nght Oneg, and let the Caterng commttee make sure every detal s perfect. You can also help celebrate other smchas by volunteerng your tme to work wth the caterng commttee. To schedule a date and make arrangements for your smcha or to volunteer your tme to help others celebrate, please contact Lnda Lewson ( ), Judy Kemp ( ) or Marca Satyr ( ). all profts from caterng events are donated to the congregaton to support programmng and daly operatons.

6 contrbutons A mnmum contrbuton of $15.00 (unless otherwse noted) for donaton to be acknowledged wth a card and publshed n the bulletn. nanette b. MEndElSohn TrEE of lfe Fund Funds used for the beautfcaton of Temple Beth Israel Ellen & Ira Baygood Patt & Clff Levy Joanne Merrtt Shela Rosenfeld Flo Berman Ellen Baygood Rozanne & Steve Epsten Patt & Clff Levy Lsa Wynn Patrca Brownsten Rozanne & Steve Epsten...Marjore Stucker Rozanne & Steve Epsten Shela & Steve Rosenfeld......Mona Belkov SdnEy. cole camp ScholarShP Fund Provdes camp scholarshps for our students who attend Oln-Sang-Ruby Unon Insttute Camp n honor of Laura & Leon Fnkel Speedy recovery for Ben Crane June & Joel Levn Rabb and Jody Wenberg s newest granddaughter, alma Naom Wenberg Getz June & Joel Levn Speedy recovery for Donna Berman Joy Wasserman & Rob Wenberg Patt & Davd Krvo s new grandson, noah Wllam Stubbs Rozanne & Steve Epsten June & Joel Levn Ione & Steve Novak Barbara Seaver Flo Berman June & Joel Levn Marlo Moey Dworkn-Cantor June & Joel Levn Barbara Ndetz Faye & Arne Oskn Beth & Ralph Sar Patrca Brownsten Abram Wesbrot Max A. Wesbrot rabb S dscretonary Fund Provdes funds for chartable uses wthn and outsde the congregaton at the dscreton of the Rabb n honor of Andrea Pauls Backman & Mck Segel Noah Wllam Stubbs Cornne Belsky & Mtch Oppenhem Cornne & Mtch's 5th Annversary and Jordana's 2nd brthday Trudy Isbtz Brodsky....Patt & Davd Krvo's..... new grandson Noah Wllam Stubbs Laura & Leon Fnkel Rabb and Jody's..... and Marjore Getz & Davd Sheftel's newest granddaughter, alma Naom Wenberg Getz Laura & Norwn Merens Rabb Mchael Wenberg Lee Schur...My 70+ years as a TBI member Andrea Pauls Backman & Mck Segel Trudy Isbtz Brodsky Mona Belkov Casper Braverman......Marguerte Ksslove Carol Brazen Lnda Crohn & Jonathan Shmberg Joyce Gartzman Lnda Gore Doug Masters Sharon Mller Dawn & Mchael Strauss Flo Berman Trudy Isbtz Brodsky Dr. Harry Isbtz Trudy Isbtz Brodsky.....Manuel Davd Isbtz Trudy Isbtz Brodsky Alce & Carl Leberman Dawn & Mchael Strauss..Patrca Brownsten Deanna Hoffman Rebecca Cohen June & Joel Levn Ezra George Levn Ll Rubensten Adele Kaplan Ll Rubensten Kate Greenberg Alce Solovy Sheldon Solovy Jud Stener & Cary Wensten Norma Wensten EducaTon Fund Provdes funds for Jewsh educaton at TBI n honor of Ellen & Noah Bronfeld.....General Donaton Laura & Leon Fnkel Anne Kaplan s new grandson, Lev Laura & Bryan Flangel......Cndy and Steve Frankln for ther help durng a....partcularly dffcult tme for our famly Laura & Bryan Flangel lIlene Klegon for her knd help durng a....partcularly dffcult tme for our famly Nna & Davd Henry Speedy recovery for Beth Osten Barbara & Bob Agdern Jeane & Arne Cohen Laura & Leon Fnkel Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder Nna & Davd Henry Sharon & Crag Sabn Mona Belkov Barbara & Bob Agdern Sandra Becker Wendy Berman & Burton Kopulsky Hope Bernsten Tom Coffey Sandra Cutler John DeRango Krupp & Lchko Famles Ethel Feng Nancy & Murry Fertg Laura & Leon Fnkel Ardel & Rck Fogel Mm Fox & Lloyd Wasser Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder Madelon & Chuck Gryll Harry Carry s Restaurant Nna & Davd Henry Hed Kanter & Joel Warady Robert Katz JoAnn Kawanaga & Famly Bruce Keyes Dane Lebovtz Bll Levy & Patrck Schwarz Beth Markn NorthStar Pckle Murel & Stuart Orelove Alan Paberzs Donna Pugh Kathy Rabn Nancy & Joe Rosman Rochelle Rubnoff Sharon & Crag Sabn Skoke Caucus Party Jll Sheman & Aaron Tantleff Georga Solovy, Cndy Solovy, Karen & Joe Greenberg, Debbe & Dean Solovy, Beth & Larry Markn Km Znman Flo Berman Lesle Beads Lee Schur Mary Roth Susan & Colman Buchbnder.Sheldon Cantor Susan & Colman Buchbnder.Dorothy Cantor Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder Bll Levy & Patrck Schwarz Patrca Brownsten Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder..Nathan Sapher Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder......Pat Weller Wendy Fox & Jon Schneder Alan Fox Nna & Davd Henry Rchard Foxman Susan Herrng Bernce Lewe Lnda & Rchard Perln Inge Mnkel Shela & Edde Rosenfeld......Gladys Heller Lee Schur....Marlo Moey Dworkn-Cantor Lee Schur Barbara Ndetz

7 n ThE TEMPlE FaMly FroM ThE PrESdEnT contrbutons contnued By Jon Schneder A mnmum contrbuton of $15.00 (unless otherwse noted) for donaton to be acknowledged wth a card and publshed n the bulletn. MAZEL TOV TO: Dors Smon and Ardel and Rchard Fogel on the brth of ther new great-grandson / grandson, Thomas Rchard Fogel, son of Mchelle and Danel Fogel. ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: The followng Temple members are recoverng from recent llness: Ben Crane, Mtchell Brck, and Beth Osten. We wsh them a speedy recovery. CONDOLENCES: We note wth sorrow the passng Mona Belkov z l, mother of Blly Belkov; Frank Nephewz l, father of Dawn Lehrer; Rchard (Dck) Foxman z l, father of Laura Flangel; and Jonathan Mazal z l, son-n-law of Sharon and Harold Levne. May ther memores be a blessng. In memoriam Temple Beth Israel announces wth profound sorrow the passng of FLORENCE BERMAN z l Beloved mother of Scott Berman, Myles Berman, and Lsa Drucker Beloved grandmother of Alyssa Berman-Cutler May her memory be a blessng In memoriam Temple Beth Israel announces wth profound sorrow the passng of HANNA KRAVITZ z l Beloved wfe of Rabb Leonard Kravtz May her memory be a blessng congregational ThanKs As our mom and grandma always sad, a Temple s a wonderful place. Over the past several weeks we have experenced the meanng of her words. We thank you, our TBI famly, for your outpourng of love and support. Scott, Mush, Max Berman; Lsa, Don, Steffe, Ross Drucker; Alyssa, Jordan, Tal Berman-Cutler; Laura & Ben Ustck We sncerely thank everyone for ther knd words and generous donatons to TBI n honor of the brth of our grandson, Noah Wllam Stubbs and for donatons n memory of my Mother, Evelyn Tyser. Patt & Davd Krvo lkrat We would lke to thank Sara Belkov who made a donaton for the Lkrat Shabbat on June 1 n honor or her June brthday. We would also lke to thank Blly Belkov, Jans Fne, Dors Smon, and Rabb Wenberg who made donatons n honor of ther May brthdays. Ths marks the end of the frst year of my term as Presdent of TBI. It has been an eventful year. Whle we have spent much of the year celebratng our 100th Brthday as a communty, for me personally, I have been engaged n a completely new way. When I was asked to take on ths role, I was reluctant. I am not generally comfortable as the center of attenton and I expected there would be many aspects of the poston that I mght fnd dffcult. Standng up as a leader s somethng I generally do wth sgnfcant reluctance. But I accepted the opportunty. Sayng yes s one of the hardest thngs to do n lfe. It s much easer to stay home or focus on one s day job than to engage wth the communty. And wth smartphones and socal meda, t s especally easy not to nteract wth our frends and famly, much less the broader world. Some of you may recall over a decade ago when I spoke durng Yom Kppur about volunteerng as a soccer coach. At the tme, I had barely ever played soccer. I was ll-equpped to teach a game for whch I dd not even understand the rules. Nevertheless, the league needed coaches, my chldren wanted to play, and I could learn enough to do the job (I hoped). I was a soccer coach for the next 10 years. I stll can t really play, but the experence was postve for me and, I thnk, for the players. Volunteerng s rewardng. I learned a lot. I learned a lttle about soccer, but I learned more about teams, about leadershp, about workng together, and about chldren. Sayng yes to becomng a soccer coach led me down a rewardng path of volunteerng, meetng new people, learnng and growng as a person. Smlarly sayng yes when TBI asked me to step up has also been rewardng, allowng me to meet new people, to get to know others better, and to grow as a person. As Presdent of TBI, I want to encourage each of you to step up when asked. Obvously, I hope you wll say yes when you are asked to jon a commttee, to run a program, or to become a Trustee, but we all have our own strengths, our own nterests, and just as I stepped up to coach soccer, you may also choose to step up somewhere n the communty, whether at TBI or elsewhere. The tme you spend volunteerng s more than just gvng back to the communty. It s a gft to yourself. It provdes a sense of purpose, mproved mental health, better connectons wth people, whch can buld self-confdence and mprove job sklls, along wth psychologcal well-beng. Whle not every experence wll do all these thngs, I encourage you to say yes when you are asked to step up and to devote some of your tme to helpng others n some manner. When researchers at the London School of Economcs conductng a study n Socal Scence and Medcne examned the relatonshp between volunteerng and measures of happness n a large group of Amercan adults, they found the more people volunteered, the happer they were. Temple Beth Israel has a group for those who enjoy wrtng as a hobby. It s a frendly, easly accessed group that dscusses many topcs mportant to wrters. We meet monthly. The next meetng wll be at TBI on Monday, June 18 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. For more nformaton contact Rchard Rotberg at Yoahv@aol.com. Socal SErvcE Fund Provdes support for socal servce programs wthn the Temple and n the surroundng communty and to some ndvdual tzedakah recpents n honor of Laura & Bryan Flangel..Judy Kemp for beng our ultmate Mtzvah Maven Nna & Davd Henry Speedy recovery for Ben Crane Dorothy Anderson Catherne Nemec Lsa & Mke Fowler Nancy London & Ron Wlkn Faye & Arne Oskn Flo Berman Cndy & Steve Frankln Marlyn Zande Torah Fund Provdes support for all Temple programs Clarsse Irwn Kurt Irwn Dna & Ron Berne Bernard Berne arnold FaMly EducaTon MorrS FaMly communty Fund EnrchMEnT Fund Ths fund was establshed to respond to Ths fund s used for specal programs emergency needs of ndvduals n the n our relgous and Hebrew schools Skoke communty as dentfed by the Dane Stotland Tlle Stotland Vllage of Skoke socal servces staff Lnda & Rchard Perln Arnold Perln rabb ErnST M. lorge SancTuary Fund Provdes for the contnued mantenance and beautfcaton of our sanctuary ($18.00 mnmum) n honor of Sofa & Naum Lgum years of TBI Sue Sosn Lllan Sosn Sue Sosn Alvn Sosn Eleanor Yale George Wlkans lkrat SPonSorS On the frst, thrd, and ffth Frday of each month our worshp s Kabbalat Shabbat (welcomng Shabbat) at 6:15 p.m. Ths short servce flled wth Shabbat songs and musc s preceded at 5:30 p.m. by Lkrat Shabbat when we approach Shabbat by greetng frends and enjoyng a nosh together. FayE and howard rce We nvte you to host Lkrat Shabbat cultural Fund Ths fund provdes support for socal n celebraton of a famly smcha or and cultural programmng ncludng other specal event. Please contact Carol scholars n resdence. Barrngton at for nformaton Davd Rce Faye Rce on underwrtng the cost of food and refreshments for Lkrat Shabbat. Davd Rce Howard Rce Davd Rce Flo Berman visit The TBI WeBsITe Take a look at our NEWLY UPDATED webste at You ll fnd loads of up-to-date, easy to fnd nformaton about worshp servces, school schedules, regular programs, and specal events, along wth mportant phone numbers and other handy and useful nformaton. help us get T rght! Please help us recognze your upcomng smcha correctly n the Bulletn. If you are plannng a bar or bat mtzvah, aufruf, baby namng or other lfe cycle event, please make sure we know exactly how you want your names to be lsted. Wthout pror notfcaton, the Bulletn wll lst names as they appear n our offcal TBI records. Please contact Amber Wood va emal at Bulletn@TBISkoke.org wth your nformaton. As I complete my frst year as TBI Presdent, and TBI completes ts 100th year as a communty, take the opportunty to say yes when asked, or better yet, fnd somethng or someplace where you can get satsfacton, meet new people, and use your sklls to volunteer to make the world a better place. Rabb s Column contnued from page 1 do you lke To wrte? MuSc Fund Provdes funds for musc programs Lbby Beder Morrs Rogoff June & Joel Levn Debbe & Marvn Talsky Mary Roth Ione & Steve Novak Becky & Greg Reuhs.....Patrca Brownsten Faye & Arne Oskn Mona Belkov Debbe & Marvn Shrley Beder Gary Zmmerman......Suzanne Zmmerman For most of the month of July I wll, once agan, be partcpatng n the Rabbnc Leadershp Intatve of the Shalom Hartman Insttute n Jerusalem. In my absence, Presdent Jon Schneder and the leadershp of our congregaton, together wth Lor Sagarn, our Drector of Congregatonal Learnng, Marla Avva Bentley, our Drector of Musc, and Amber Wood, our Drector of Operatons, wll ensure that everythng contnues to run smoothly n congregatonal lfe and that your needs are addressed as usual. Please don t hestate to be n touch wth them f you have any needs or concerns. PErSonalzEd nvtatons and cards Do you have a smcha comng up? Are you plannng to send cards for the holdays? Is there an announcement you or your company would lke to share? Ssterhood offers hgh qualty personalzed nvtatons and cards at dscounted prces. Elane Berger can help you meet your needs. Please contact her at ejk99@aol.com or

8 PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT SKOKIE, IL Temple Beth Israel Bulletn (USPS ) Publshed Monthly by Change Servce Requested 3601 W. Dempster Street Skoke, Illnos Mchael A.Wenberg, Rabb Lor B. Sagarn, RJE, Drector of Congregatonal Learnng Marla Avva Bentley, Drector of Musc Amber Wood, Drector of Operatons Jon Schneder, Presdent Ernst M. Lorge, Rabb Emertus* S. Felx Mendelsohn, Foundng Rabb* *of Blessed Memory Prnted by Total Graphcs DATED MATERIAL PLEASE RUSH Come and march n Skoke's 4th of July Parade wth your fellow TBI congregants. Everyone s nvted to walk or bke to represent TBI n ths celebraton of Amerca's brth. The parade starts at noon on Wednesday July 4th n downtown Skoke. Please vst to learn more and regster or contact Adam Esenberg (aatom118@gmal.com) Save the Dates The high holy Days are coming selichot: Saturday, September 1 erev rosh hashanah: Sunday, September 9 rosh hashanah: Monday, September 10 Tuesday, September 11 erev yom KIPPUr: Tuesday, September 18 yom KIPPUr: Wednesday, September 19 Hgh Holy Days tckets and nformaton wll be maled n md-august.