KAM ISAIAH ISRAEL C O N G R E G AT I O N Volume 45 Number 1 October 2014 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5775 FROM THE RABBI S DESK This year begins the next sabbatical year the sh mita which occurs every seventh year. In a sh mita, debts are canceled, the land is released, and the power that comes from possessing the land is lifted and about which you will hear more as we proceed through this year. And yet we still live in a world where mountains, along with all their ecosystems, are torn off in order to tear out coal. We still live in a land where polluted water is not considered too high a price to pay in order to extract oil and gas that will pollute our atmosphere. We are incurring a debt to nature that we expect will be paid by future generations. In ancient days, the prophet Jeremiah predicted that the land of Israel would lie as a wasteland because we had not allowed the land to experience the rest of the sh mita. It was understood that the length of the Babylonian exile was tied to the number of sabbatical years that had been ignored by the Israelites. They failed to pay their debt to nature, and so when it came time for that debt to be collected, the Israelites paid and paid. In our own day, we have no structure put in place like the sabbatical year to even out this debt that we are incurring. Our basic commandment concerning the earth is l ovdah ul shomrah to work it and to protect it. If we are not doing both, we are not fulfilling our Jewish obligations, and we are pushing our entire planet to an extreme from which we may possibly never recover. Let s make this sh mita year one when all of that changes. Let s repay our Have you seen the Selichot community confession board in the Greenwood lobby? Selichot A Community Confession is an interactive exhibit promoting the themes of repentance, t shuvah, and transformation during the High Holy Days. This act seeks t shuvah as a collaborative community, as we take collective responsibility for our lives and our community s activities. P LEASE F ORGIVE... bk kx r... ou ity un comm ur for o ions ress g s n tra You re invited to write an anonymous transgression on a card so we can hang them together as a collection on the board in our lobby. The board will remain up through the High Holy Days. debt to the planet with blessings and gratitude and right actions. Let us listen to the wake up call of the shofar and respond: Hayom Rabbi Frederick H. Reeves harat freeves@kamii.org olam! today, a new world is conceived! Let us work so that there will come a Rosh hashanah in the near future on which we can say, Avinu Malkeinu, see the work we have done to respect and love this planet which you have lent to us, the lives human and animal that we have saved, and inscribe us all in the book of life. Inside: Save the date: Cantorial installation Yom Kippur 5775 Sukkot and Simchat Torah events Learn about the new Shabbat-based education program, SHORESH: Jewish roots for life My Spiritual West And more!
From the Cantor s Desk Cantor David Berger dberger@kamii.org As I ve been going through the process of moving myself, my family, and all of our stuff from Los Angeles to Chicago, I ve had to come to terms with something difficult. After opening seemingly countless boxes, struggling to reach high shelves, shlepping stuff from my apartment to the synagogue, it is clearer than ever that we probably similar to many of you are book people. We buy and read books in such quantities that I could reasonably worry about the weight-bearing abilities of the floor underneath our numerous shelves. As I am writing it is the month of Elul a time of spiritual reflection, cheshbon hanefesh (an accounting of the soul) which has always been a time when I ve sought out quiet moments to read a few of those books that help me through my process. One might, therefore, say that it is an especially auspicious time to be going through the collection and reminding myself of some of the great volumes waiting for me to reopen them. Books of philosophy, history, liturgical studies, and classic rabbinics draw me in, and I probably too often take the bait. This is all part of what it means for me to be a book person. And with all of that with all of the reading books, praying from books, consulting with books, and (especially lately) shlepping of books it is clear to me that what I need is a little break from words. How perfect, then, that directly after all the verbal intensity of the High Holy Days, Judaism offers me a holiday filled with physicality. On Sunday morning, October 5, right after Yom Kippur, I ll be in my backyard attaching metal bars, plastic tarps, and bamboo mats together to make our family sukkah. Instead of probing the depths of my soul and processing my inner turmoil, I ll be searching through bins for favorite decorations and debating about on which wall I want to Office staff changes Join us in wishing staff member Stewart Martin well as he departs KAM Isaiah Israel. Stewart is moving on to JCC Chicago as the Assistant to the Director of Early Childhood Programming. After five years of being the telephone voice of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation, he will dearly miss this community, the members, and the staff. We thank Stewart for his years of service to our community. Good luck to him in his new venture! hang my plastic peppers. It is one of my favorite things to do. The family sukkah has been a place of tremendous joy and love, and assembling it feels like the very definition of mitzvah. I think the rabbis of the Talmud had a sense of this as well. In tractate Avodah Zarah, there is an extended discussion of the great merits of Torah. In a burst of faith in the power of words, Rabbi Meir (one of the most important rabbis in the mishnaic era) exclaims, even a heathen who studies Torah is equal to a High Priest! (Avodah Zarah 3a) Well, you can imagine that the Talmudic discussion gets a little animated after that! A few lines later, the nations of the world are asking for access to Torah, and God replies, I have an easy command which is called sukkah; go and carry it out (ibid). Sukkah becomes the physical alternative to Torah it is the quintessential experiential part of Judaism that God offers up to the world. Sukkah is the essence of doing and sometimes I need a reminder that much Torah with little physical action ends up like a tree with no roots. So, this year especially, I invite you to use Sukkot as a holiday of physical action. Take up a lulav and etrog. Build and decorate a sukkah. Go outside. Put down your book and read the world. The Torah (or whatever else you are ing) will be there, and may even be greatly enriched, when you get back. Welcome coffee for Cantor Berger Join us at our second coffee welcoming Cantor Berger. We ll meet Sunday, October 12 at 4 PM at the home of Margie Smigel, 720 S. Dearborn Street, Penthouse 4. Please RSVP to the synagogue office at kamii@kamii.org by October 9. We look forward to getting to know Cantor Berger! Cantor Berger s installation On Friday, November 21 we will formally welcome Cantor David Berger to KAM Isaiah Israel at the Shabbat service with Rabbi Mark Hyman of Congregation Tikvat Jacob Beth Torah in Manhattan Beach, CA and Joyce Rosenzweig, with a congregational dinner beforehand. We will come together for a havdalah concert on Saturday, November 22 with Cantor Berger and Joyce.
Yom Kippur Friday, October 3 7:30 PM Kol Nidre High Holy Days 5775 2014 Saturday, October 4 9:15 AM Family service (for students 4 th grade and under with their families) 10:00 AM Morning service Following service Study session 2:00 PM Service of healing and renewal 2:45 PM Musical interlude 3:30 PM Afternoon service Approx. 5:00 PM Yizkor memorial service Approx. 5:45 PM N ilah concluding service Approx. 6:30 PM Break fast The break fast is hosted by the Gretel and Max Janowski Fund in loving memory of Gretel Janowski. Sukkot Thursday, October 9 10 AM Sukkot festival morning service Friday, October 10 6:30 PM Fall harvest Sukkot dinner in the sukkah 7:30 PM Shabbat service Simchat Torah Wednesday, October 15 6 PM Simchat Torah and Consecration Dance with Torahs to the music of our Klezmer band and enjoy taffy apples. Thursday, October 16 10 AM Sh mini Atzeret festival service with Yizkor New this year: Family services Join Rabbi Reeves, Sarah Cort, and our families with children 4th grade and under at our new family services for the High Holy Days! These services are for children and their parents, siblings, and grandparents. The liturgy and music is geared especially for children, and the new schedule allows for families to pray together. 9:15 AM on Yom Kippur morning Child care Child care begins at 9:45 AM on Yom Kippur. Contact Sarah Cort at scort@kamii.org for more details. Fall harvest Sukkot dinner We will enjoy a congregational dinner Friday, October 10 at 6:30 PM to celebrate Sukkot. $5 per person. RSVP to kamii.org/rsvp by October 8. Editor s Note Do you have pictures from your child s bar or bat mitzvah of the sanctuary, a Torah, or the building? We want use it in the bulletin! Please send high-resolution digital photos to me via email. Thank you! Be sure to check the website calendar at www.kamii.org/events and the weekly email for the latest event information. If you d like to contribute something for the next issues, send me your submission by Monday, October 6. Wishing you a meaningful fast, Lauren Reeves Editor, KAM Isaiah Israel bulletin laurendreeves@gmail.com Event just for 20- and 30-somethings: Jews for Cheeses Join us in our sukkah for a beer and cheese pairing event Wednesday October 8 7:30 PM
From the Educator s Desk Introducing our new Shabbat-based Jewish education program: SHORESH: Jewish Roots For Life The word shoresh means root in Hebrew. This idea of planting and growing our Jewish roots reflects our program s mission and the identity unique to the KAM Isaiah Israel community. Most literally, our community is proud of our urban farm and the over 14,000 pounds of organic produce grown and donated to local soup kitchens and shelters. In Hebrew, we often look at the shoresh, or root, of a word and how it affects the word s meaning and use in the language. Through a learner-centered approach at SHORESH, our students will be developing their own foundations of Jewish education their own roots, if you will. By learning through authentic experience, our students will build positive Jewish identity, knowledge of Hebrew, Jewish traditions and values, and engage in Jewish ritual and communal life. We hope that these roots our students plant at KAM Isaiah Israel will both literally and figuratively lead them to lives as knowledgeable and engaged adult members of the Jewish community. OCTOBER FAMILY ACTIVITIES 4 Yom Kippur family service 9:15 AM 10 First day of SHORESH 4 PM Pre-K 6th grade students 4 PM Pre-K 6th grade parents 5 PM 7th 10th graders & parents 5:30 PM Shabbat family service 6 PM Fall harvest dinner 6:30 PM 11 7th 9th grade SHORESH 10 AM 15 Simchat Torah 6 PM Celebration and consecration 17 Pre-K 6th grade SHORESH 4 PM 18 7th 9th grade SHORESH 10 AM 24 Pre-K 6th grade SHORESH 4 PM 25 Tot Shabbat 9 AM 7th 9th grade SHORESH 10 AM 31 Pre-K 6th grade SHORESH 4 PM If you would like more information about SHORESH, please contact Sarah Cort, Director of Education, at scort@kamii.org. Parents, students, and siblings You are invited to our special first day of SHORESH to meet the staff and catch up with other families. Parents will have an information session and mini open house while students have an adjusted learning schedule and help decorate our Sukkah. We ll all come together at 6 PM for a family Shabbat service followed by our fall harvest Shabbat dinner in the sukkah. Friday, October 10: 4 7:30 PM 4 PM Pre-K 6 th grade students 5 PM Pre-K 6 th grade parents 5:30 PM 7 th 10 th grade parents & students 6 PM Family Shabbat service 6:30 PM Fall harvest dinner in the sukkah Because of our new schedule, this will be one of the few times all of our SHORESH families will be together. We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP for dinner at kamii.org/rsvp.
Hyde Park Jewish youth group events this fall There are lots of activities happening for teens in 8th 12th grades! In addition to our SHORESH program, there are Hyde Park Jewish youth group events throughout the year. For more information about the events and how to get involved with the Hyde Park Jewish Youth Group, contact Youth Group Advisor Grace Gleason at gegleason@gmail.com. Sunday, October 12 Volunteering at Growing Home Farm Sunday, November 16 Volunteering event (TBD) Saturday, November 22 Dessert auction Thursday, December 18 Latke making Sunday, January 11 Ice skating at the Midway Sunday, February 8 Tu bishevat Seder with Rabbi Reeves Sunday, March 8 Volunteering at Hyde Park JCC Purim Carnival Sunday, April 5 Matzah pizza making Sunday, April 19 Visit Illinois Holocaust Museum for Yom hashoah Saturday, May 16 Havdalah & shul-in sleepover Sunday, May 17 BBQ and car wash fundraiser The youth group had so much fun on their trip to the County Line Orchard in September! OSRUI activities this fall Prospective camper family tours: Sundays, October 12 and November 16, 1 PM Get a taste of all that OSRUI has to offer! It s a great way to get a taste of what camp is like. Mother & Daughter Kallah: October 10-12 Enjoy a wonderful weekend at camp with girls ages 5-12. Father & Son Kallah: November 14-16 A great weekend at camp for dads and boys ages 5-12. For more information about all of these activities and summer 2015, visit osrui.org.
IN THE FAMILY by Grace Wolf Fighting for Human Rights In August, Susan Gzesh was one of the lawyers who helped draft a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking it to urge the United States to take precautions in how it treats the unaccompanied minors who enter this country from Mexico and Central America and also requesting that the Commission order the United States to stop deporting the children and their families without due consideration of their rights to protection and asylum. Susan is the executive director of the Pozen Family Center of Human Rights at the University of Chicago. Hand Gestures Improve Learning The University of Chicago News Office reports on recent research by psychology professor Susan Goldin-Meadow: Her previous research has found that gesture helps children develop their language learning and cognitive skills. As one of the nation s leading authorities on language learning and gesture, she has also studied how using gesture helps older children improve their mathematical skills. [Susan s] new examines how gesturing contributes to language learning in hearing and in deaf children.... [She] concludes that gesture can be the basis for a self-made language, assuming linguistic forms and functions when other vehicles are not available. But when a conventional spoken or sign language is present, gesture works along with language, helping to promote learning. Share your stories Your fellow members would enjoy reading about your doings and achievements! Please share news about yourself and your family. Email the information to me at wolf0047@earthlink.net or leave a note in my folder in the synagogue office. In the News Roberta Siegel has long actively protested the use of nuclear weapons. The August 13 Hyde Park Herald featured a front-page photo of her and other activists sitting at the base of Henry Moore s Nuclear Energy sculpture on the 69th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. This annual community remembrance takes place near where the world s first self-sustaining nuclear reaction took place under the west stands of Stagg Field, which was then the University of Chicago s football stadium. As part of the Hyde Park Historical Society s oral history project, in mid-august Joyce Turner Hilkevitch spoke about her involvement in musical organizations that performed in Hyde Park parks. The August 20 Herald ran a photo of her speaking to the historical society. Pictures of photogenic Joyce frequently appear in the press. In September, the New York Times showed her at a farmers market at Montgomery Place, where she lives. That picture accompanied an article about fine food being served at retirement communities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to restore plant and animal habitats in Jackson Park have drawn a lot of community interest recently. Jerry Levy, the volunteer steward of the Wooded Island, is one of the people who have given much time toward preserving the park. The August 20 Herald showed him at a Jackson Park Advisory Council meeting listening to representatives of the Corps of Engineers and the Chicago Park District describe their restoration plans, expected to take five years to complete. Under the Chupah Phyllis and Howard Cohn have welcomed another sonin-law into their family. Their daughter Lauren married Jeffery Kovach on August 15 in Chicago and now make Atlanta their home. Reasons to Celebrate While all birthdays and anniversaries are special, we highlight those on the decade or mid-decade. Birthdays over 85 and anniversaries over 60 are saluted each year. Special October birthdays Julia Getzels, October 1 Talia Sices, October 9 Sylvia Mann, October 10 James Christopher, October 14 Jane Herron, October 14 Robert Grossman, October 16 Joyce Turner Hilkevitch, October 19 Linda Rothstein, October 22 Mel Shochet, October 31 Bud Newman, October 31 Nathan Schlessinger, October 31 Special October anniversaries Debbie Wang and David Hoyt, October 3, 10 years Emily Barr and Scott Kane, October 2, 20 years
My Spiritual West: 2015 Elections by Lenore Mass 2015 elections?! No, that s not a typo. We may not be electing a US President or members of Congress, but there is a critically important election taking place, one deeply important to me as a Reform Jew. Every five years, delegates are elected to the World Zionist Congress from within Israel and around the world. This is our chance, as Diaspora Jews, to have a voice in the distribution of millions of dollars in Israel and to demonstrate our Reform movement s strength and unity. The World Zionist Congress is the governing body of the World Zionist Organization (WZO), started by Theodor Herzel in the 1890s. While its workings can seem rather arcane there is no denying the impact a large delegation of Reform Jews can have. A little background: Reform and Progressive Jews are represented by ARZENU, an umbrella organization made up of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) and other ARZAs from around the world. ARZENU votes in a block with two progressive Israeli parties, Labor and Meretz. Together this block holds 30% of the total number of delegate seats the largest single block in the World Zionist Congress. As the largest group in the largest block, ARZENU is today seen as the party to beat in the 2015 election. Why does this matter? First, there is real money on the line to support our Reform Movement in Israel, including money to support the Jerusalem campus of Hebrew Union College, which trains Israeli-born Reform rabbis along with American & Canadian first-year clergy students. This money given to our movement is directly proportional to the number of seats our delegates control in the World Zionist Congress. The Reform movement in Israel (known as the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, or IMPJ) is a vibrant, growing group of Reform congregations, youth programs, kibbutzim, and progressively-minded school curricula. It also fights for religious pluralism, civil rights, and recognition of non-orthodox ways to be Jewish. It is important for Israel to have a strong Reform/Progressive movement speaking up for these values that we in America take for granted. It is equally important that the Israeli government see the strength and unity of the Reform community in the Diaspora. When our leaders go to Israel and meet officials to push for an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall or against gender segregation on public buses, their voices carry weight and produce results. Ever since I first visited Israel on my honeymoon, I wondered if Israeliness could remain a viable substitute for Jewishness. Would it be enough, as my secular Israeli relatives felt, to speak Hebrew, use the Jewish calendar for national holidays, and live in the Land of Israel, to really feel Jewish? Or would Israelis come to see their Judaism as just another expression of their nationalism, like being American or French? Where was the spiritual, religious component of their Judaism? The vibrancy and growth of the Reform Movement in Israel demonstrates that increasing numbers of Israelis are looking for something more. They don t want to be wholly secular, but neither do they want to be Orthodox. Strengthening the Reform Movement in Israel is incredibly important to me. I am thrilled when I see girls having a meaningful bat mitzvah, just like the boys. Reform congregations also provide b nei mitzvah to children with special needs, many of whom are turned away by Orthodox rabbis. Our movement in Israel speaks up for the rights of minorities and women, and this makes me proud. So I urge you to participate in the World Zionist Congress election between January 15 and April 30, and to support the ARZA slate. You can register for $10 ($5 for those under 30) and then immediately vote online, though voting will also be available through the mail. And for our teens: If you are turning 18 by December 31, 2015, you can vote, too! Furthermore, ¼ of the delegate slates must be under 30, and 1/3 must be women. Please join me in standing up for Progressive Judaism in Israel and vote in the World Zionist Congress this winter. To vote in the World Zionist Congress election or pledge support, visit ReformJews4Israel.org. The My Spiritual West column explores ideas about what it means to be Kehilat Anshei Ma-arav, The Congregation of the People of the West. To contribute to this column, contact the editor at LaurenDReeves@gmail.com. Do you shop at Jewel? Collect the stamps you earn when buying groceries and save them for The ARK, which will redeem them for free Cuisinart cookware to be distributed to community members in need. Help The ARK reach its goal of 500 pieces of cookware! Please collect stamps through December 26 and mail them to The ARK at 6450 N. California, Chicago, IL 60645. Contact Caroline Berkowitz if you have questions at cberkowitz@arkchicago.org.
IN THE COMMUNITY by Grace Wolf Exploring 18th - 20th Century Biblical Interpretation From Sunday, October 5, at 4:30 PM, through Monday, October 6, at 8:30 PM, a workshop on The Cultural Politics of German-Jewish Hermeneutics, 1750-1950 will be presented at Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th Street. Speakers from the University of Chicago and other institutions will explore the interplay between secular and religious reading practices and the formation of German-Jewish identity during that time span. The workshop will analyze 18th-20th century reading practices, including the interpretation and translation of biblical commentary, philosophy, and literary texts. For more information, contact the Divinity School, 773.702.8200, or Alexandra Zirkle, azirkle@uchicago.edu. How West Side Jews Connected to the Democratic Machine On Sunday, October 19, at 2:00 PM, the Chicago Jewish Historical Society will sponsor political science professor Peri Arnold of the University of Notre Dame speaking on What Bonded North Lawndale s Jews to the Democratic Machine? Exploring Jacob Arvey s Leadership in Chicago s 24th Ward. Kehilat Chovevei Tzion, 9220 N. Crawford Avenue, Skokie. Admission $10; free to CJHS and host congregation members. More information is available at 312.663.5634 or info@chicagojewishhistory.org. Learn About the Jews of Uganda On Wednesday, October 22, at noon, Shoshanna Nambi of the Abayudaya Jewish Community of Uganda will offer a multi-media presentation about her community and share stories, music, and prayers at the Chicago Theological Seminary chapel service. 1407 E. 60th Street. More information at 773.896.2400. University of Chicago to Sponsor Yiddish Film Series Beginning this month, the University of Chicago is presenting a Yiddish film series. Dates and titles will be available from the Doc Films website, docfilms.uchicago.edu. Zichronam Liv racha May their memories be for a blessing Coming Up at Spertus On Sunday, October 19, at 2:00 PM, Father John T. Pawlikowski of Catholic Theological Union will speak on Fifty Years of Christian-Jewish Dialogue: Has the Relationship Been Permanently Altered? He will explain current issues of tension and hope and examine whether Vatican II has brought lasting change. Tickets cost $18, $10 for Spertus members, $8 for students. From Sunday, October 5, through Sunday, March 8, 2015, the exhibition Amy Reichert: Reinventing Judaica will display a selection of Jewish ceremonial objects for the home and community by local architect and designer Amy Reichert. The artist will be presenting gallery talks on Sunday, October 19; Thursday, December 11; and Sunday, March 8, all at 1:00 PM. These programs are free. On Sunday, October 26, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Spertus s Center for Jewish Leadership is holding its opening symposium, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Jewish Leadership. A panel of innovative leaders from the business world and social sectors will address what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and what organizations wishing to innovate need to know. Tickets for the full symposium, including a networking lunch, cost $30, $25 for Spertus members, students, and alumni. The morning panel presentation costs $25, $18 for Spertus members, students, and alumni. The lunch program alone costs $10. A four-part master class, Business Plans for New Initiatives, will be held Mondays, October 6, 13, 20 & 27, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM. Another four-part master class, Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations, will be held Thursdays, October 30, November 6, 13 & 20, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM. Tuition for each master class series is $199, $169 for Spertus members, students, and alumni. Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership is located at 610 S. Michigan Avenue. vfrck oburfhz We extend condolences to Morton Silverman and Kineret Jaffe on the death of his father, Dr. Hirsch Lazaar Silverman, and to Lenore and Dan Mass on the death of her mother, Rose Edelstein. We remember our member Sarita Warshawsky, mother of Carol Warshawsky.
DONATIONS General fund Sara Paretsky Memorial yahrzeits In Memory of Jacob Hefter... Ursula Winter In Memory of Daniel and Bernice Johnson...Martin and Margaret Johnson Rabbi s Discretionary Fund James Monchak and Nadia Underhill In Memory of Sidney Brandt Bloom...Sam and Paula Golden In Memory of Marlene Richman... Howard and Roberta Siegel In Honor of the birth of Tal and Anna Rosen s baby girl...leslie Stulberg and Jerry Levy Contributions received August 6 to September 5 are listed. Thank you to all contributors for your generosity and for supporting our synagogue family! You can make a contribution in person, over the phone, or at kamii.org. Temple Operating Funds Discretionary Funds: Rabbi s Fund Cantor s Fund Landmark Preservation Fund Stolz-Levi Walter Jacobs Memorial Library Fund Music Enhancement Fund Prayer Book/Humash Fund Religious School Fund Nursery School Fund Kathrynn W. Rosenbluth Flower Fund Harold A. Rosenstein Temple Fund Blanche R. Stolz Scholarship Fund Jacob J. Weinstein Fund Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf Memorial Fund Youth Activities Fund Youth Group Israel Scholarship Fund Other Donor I/We Contribute $ Acknowledgment to In Honor of Restricted Foundation Funds Blanche and Philip Brail Social Action Fund Julius J. Browdy Scholarship and Education Fund Agnes Davis Memorial Fund Ruth Diane Davis Scholarship Fund Maurice L. Heller Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund Gretel and Max Janowski Fund Babette and Irving H. Mann Educational Fund Necheles Scholarship Fund Rabbi Hayim Goren Perelmuter Fund Beatrice K. Schneiderman Social Action Fund Michael and Rebecca Schneiderman and Family Scholarship Fund Ezra Sensibar Fund Harvey Shapiro Memorial Scholarship Fund Esther Rosalie N. and Theodore Stone Chapel Fund William and Bernard Weinberg Scholarship Fund Other Address Date Address In Memory of Please make checks payable to KAM Isaiah Israel. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Community events Humanities Day: October 18 The University of Chicago s annual program explores topics in literature, arts, music, and more. An 11 AM keynote address will be followed by three sessions of lectures. The program is free; register at humanitiesday2014.uchicago.edu. Open House Chicago: October 18 19 KAM Isaiah Israel is participating in Open House Chicago, a free, behind-the-scenes look at spaces around the city. We are one of several Hyde Park sites. The sanctuary will be open Saturday 1 5 PM and Sunday 9 AM 5 PM. To volunteer for the program, contact the office. Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema: October 29 November 9 The festival s mission is to share a love and appreciation of Israeli culture with the Jewish community and the community at large. Screenings are at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and the AMC Northbrook Court in Northbrook. Visit www.israelifilmchi.org for this year s film descriptions, calendar, and to purchase tickets.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Our weekly email and website calendar have the most up-to-date information about our schedule of events. Find the calendar at www. kamii.org/events. WORSHIP SCHEDULE Friday, October 3 Kol Nidre...7:30 PM Saturday, October 4 Yom Kippur family service... 9:15 AM Yom Kippur morning service... 10:00 AM Healing service...2:00 PM Yom Kippur afternoon service...3:30 PM Yizkor... Approx. 5:00 PM N ilah concluding service... Approx. 5:45 PM Thursday, October 9 Sukkot festival service... 10:00 AM Friday, October 10 Montgomery Place service...4:45 PM Family service...6 PM Shabbat Service...7:30 PM Saturday, October 11 Shabbat Service... 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 15 Simchat Torah celebration, Consecration...6:00 PM Thursday, October 16 Simchat Torah service... 10:00 AM Friday, October 17 Family service...6 PM Shabbat Service...7:30 PM Saturday, October 18 Shabbat Service with the Bar Mitzvah of Jason Coe... 10:00 AM Friday, October 24 Family service...6 PM Shabbat service...7:30 PM Saturday, October 25 Tot Shabbat... 9:15 AM Shabbat service... 10:00 AM Friday, October 31 Shabbat service...7:30 PM ADULT EDUCATION 5 Class 9:30 AM 11 Shabbat learning 11 AM Cantor David Berger 12 Class 9:30 AM 14 Munch & Learn 12 PM Dr. Ralph Klein 19 Class 9:30 AM 22 Adult education elective 7:30 PM 25 Shabbat learning 11 AM Jeffrey Stackert 26 Class 9:30 AM 29 Adult education elective 7:30 PM Taste of Judaism 7:30 PM Consult the adult education brochure for complete details and class descriptions. KAM ISAIAH ISRAEL FOUNDED IN 1847 1100 E. Hyde Park Boulevard Chicago, IL 60615 Phone: 773.924.1234 Fax: 773.924.1238 Email: kamii@kamii.org www.kamii.org LEADERSHIP Robert Nevel President Alan Berger Vice President Amy Gelman Vice President Leslie Kay Vice President Leslie Stulberg Secretary Ronald Bauer Treasurer Daniel P. Mass Immediate Past President CLERGY Rabbi Frederick H. Reeves Cantor David Berger Cantor Deborah Bard Emerita STAFF Joseph Slade Executive Director Sarah Cort Director of Education Stewart Martin Administrative Assistant Abigail Allison Administrative Assistant Rebecca Bean Bookkeeper Lauren Reeves Volunteer Bulletin Editor Torah is held every Shabbat morning at 9:00 AM. Wednesday morning minyan takes place every Wednesday at 8:00 AM. Transportation to Shabbat evening services is always available; please call the office.
October/November 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday October 1 2 3 Erev Yom Kippur See page 3 for service schedule. Yom Kippur See page 3 for service schedule. 4 5 12 1 PM: Youth group event 19 26 2 9 16 1:30 PM: Youth group event 23 7:30 PM: Board of Directors Meeting 7:30 PM: Board of Directors Meeting 6 13 14 Noon: Munch & Learn 7 8 7:30 PM: 20s/30s Sukkot event 15 6 PM: Simchat Torah, Consecration 20 21 22 7:30 PM: Adult education elective 27 28 29 7:30 PM: Adult education elective 7:30 PM: Taste of Judaism 3 10 11 Noon: Munch & Learn 4 5 7:30 PM: Adult education elective 7:30 PM: Taste of Judaism 12 7:30 PM: Adult education elective 7:30 PM: Taste of Judaism 17 18 19 7:30 PM: Adult education elective 24 25 26 9 Sukkot Office closed 10 AM: Sukkot Service 16 Shemini Atzeret Office closed 10 AM: Simchat Torah Service 27 Thanksgiving Office closed 4:45 PM: Shabbat Service at Montgomery Place 6:30 PM: Fall Harvest Dinner 10 17 23 24 30 31 6 7 6:30 PM: Congregational dinner welcoming new members 13 14 20 21 with cantor s installation 28 10 AM: Shabbat Service 11 AM: Shabbat Learning 4:30 PM: Second Saturday 10 AM: Bar Mitzvah of Jason Coe 9:15 AM: Tot Shabbat 10 AM: Shabbat Service 11 AM: Shabbat Learning November 10 AM: Bat Mitzvah of Risa Cohen 10 AM: Shabbat Service 11 AM: Shabbat Learning 4:30 PM: Second Saturday 10 AM: Shabbat Service 11 AM: Shabbat Learning 9:15 AM: Tot Shabbat 10 AM: Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Sices 7:30 PM: Installation concert 10 AM: Shabbat Service 11 AM: Lecture 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29