THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER NISSAN/ IYAR 5772 MARCH / APRIL / MAY

2012 www.KesserMaariv.org UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER your email for details or call Saretta at (847) 204-0556. Daily Mincha-Maariv Has Resumed With the return of daylight savings time we have resumed E-mail List daily Mincha-Maariv. Mincha is about 10-15 minutes We occasionally send e-mails with important information. before sunset. Week of March 18: 6:50 pm; Week of March To join our list, please email bhhkmal@yahoo.com. We 25: 7:00 pm. Shacharit continues to be at 6:00 am Monday are happy to have more than one e-mail address per family. through Friday, and at 8:00 am on Sunday. Yom Hashoah Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year REMEMBER TO SELL YOUR CHAMETZ !!! corresponding to Thursday, April 19, is the day that we Pesach begins on the night of April 6th. For those of you remember and pay tribute to those sacred Kedoshim who waiting to sell your chametz, your wait is over. The time went to their eternal rest sanctifying the name of the to sell is now. Any chametz not sold before Passover will Almighty in the ultimate act of Kiddush Hashem. May have to be disposed of in a proper manner even after their memory forever be a blessing. Hashem Yikom Passover. While it is preferable to sell your chametz in Damam. person, in response to those who have requested a written authorization because of their inability to come in, a form Yom Haatzmaut & Israel Solidarity Day has been included elsewhere in this newsletter. The form This year, Yom Haatzmaut, 5 Iyar, falls on Friday, April must be received by the Rabbi no later than Wednesday, 27th. In Israel they will observe it on Thursday April 26. The JUF is sponsoring several types of new events this April 4. For more Passover information and Chametz year. Full details are at juf.org/idays. Briefly, there will be form, please see later in this newsletter. a family day on Sunday, May 6 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pre-Pesach Shiurim at Kesser Maariv Once again we are extremely fortunate that HaRav Hagaon at Horwich JCC (3003 W. Touhy, Chicago). Limited Moshe Soloveichik S"hlita will be delivering his inspiring parking on the street. Parking with shuttles at the northeast Haggadah lecture on April 1 at 8:00 pm. This shiur has corner of Lincolnwood Town Center. won acclaim from attendees and participants as well as A new program,"Journey Through Jewish History"for teens those that have listened to tapes of past lectures. It will add in grades 8-12 only (registration required) will start at the so much to your seder. Rabbi Louis Lazovsky will deliver Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie followed by a Walk his Shabbat Hagadol shiur on March 31. Rabbi Ben Zion with Israel from the museum to the Mayer Kaplan JCC with will also deliver three classes on preparing for Passover. activities there until 2:00 pm. Please participate in this or All these classes are open to men and women. one of the other events and show the world our love for Eretz Yisrael, the place where the Divine presence rests. Food Minhagim on Pesach - Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky Shabbat March 24 at 4:40 pm Website Bar Mitzvah and Redesign Eating Roasted Meat or Lamb at the Seder; Kitniyot; Its hard to believe, but mid-March will mark the 13th Gebrokst; Using Matza Meal; Basics of Cooking on Yom birthday of Kesser Maarivs website! In light of the Tov; Eruv Tavshillin massive changes on the Internet since them, we are nearly Mitzvot of the Seder Night - Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky ready to roll out a complete redesign of our website! Keep Sunday, March 25 at 10:30 am your browser on www.KesserMaariv.org for the new site! Reciting the Haggadah; Matza; Maror; Four Cups; Graduation Kiddush Reclining; Hallel We will have a graduation Kiddush in June. Stay tuned for Preparing for Pesach - Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky details. If you have a graduate, please call the office. Tuesday, March 27 at 7:45 pm Cards Standings List - Renew of Join Bedikat Chametz; How to Kasher your home; Selling For only $50 a year, automatically be included whenever a Chametz; How Matza is Made card is sent from our shul to fellow members for a refua Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky shlayma, condolence or mazal tov. To join the standings, Shabbat, March 31 at 5:15 pm please contact the office at (847) 679-9800 or Pesach in Halacha and Hashkafa bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Cards are available for purchase Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik from the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you Sunday, April 1 at 8:00 pm would like us to send a card for you for $2, please contact Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109. Pesach Chesed Project Rent the Shul for Your Simcha There will be a Shul Pesach project. Online we have a list For information regarding renting the Social Hall for your requesting specific food items for families in need. Check event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at

(847) 679-9800. Also, book you childs Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Shul calendar! Misheberach List If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Rabbi Meyer Juzint Update Rabbi Juzints Holocaust memoir Chain of Miracles and Nechamas Meyer on Breishis & Shemos have been edited and are now in layout. We hope to publish them very soon! If you have contact information for former students of Rabbi Juzint, please contact us at rabbijuzint@gmail.com. Save the Date! Our Annual Banquet & Ad Journal wil be on Sunday, July 1, 2012 (note new date), honoring Jeffrey & Sandra Cagan! More details will follow in upcoming weeks. PAST EVENTS Rabbi Avishai David, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Torat Shraga, Jerusalem, and Rav of Beit Midrash Torani Leumi in Beit Shemesh was our Scholar-in-Residence for our 18th anniversary of our move to Skokie. At our 19th Annual Melave Malka he spoke about Beit Shemesh: The Eye of

Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L. 4341 W. Golf, Skokie, IL 60076 (847) 679-9800 * fax (847) 679-5041 e-mail: bhhkmal@yahoo.com www.KesserMaariv.org Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky Steven D. Goldrich, President Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky, Associate Rabbi & Executive Director Nasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky, Co-Presidents, Adele Goldblum Womens Council Committee Contact Information: Bricks Chesed Fund Donate Books & Siddurim Endowment Happy Day Cards Kiddush Membership Saretta Lazovsky Anne Elovic Office Michael Hartz Wendy Hartz Judy Whisler Bob Greenstein Judy Whisler (847) 676-0556 (847) 673-2904 (847) 679-9800 (708) 366-7662 (708) 205-5109 (847) 677-2281 (847) 967-7408 (847) 677-2281

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the Storm the importance of respecting other people and their property...Our Tree of Life is really blooming after the outstanding response to our Tree of Life Sale in Shevat...ARK Food Drive thank you for participating in this years drive. Yasher Koach to Larry Weinger for coordinating it...Purim - Yasher Koach to Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky for reading the Megilla three times. The Seudah was a lot of fun. We were entertained by pianist Jon Novi with singing by our very own Aron Lavon. Thanks to the Weingers for chairing and running the Seudah. Adele Goldblum Womens Council -Upcoming Events We will begin our Womens Shalashudos on Shabbat, April 28th at 5:00 pm. Save the date; details to follow. Knitting KMnitters are on Winter break. For emergency help with fiber entanglements or slipped stitches, call Wendy Hartz at 708-205-5109. Past Event The AGWC met on February 21 at Bagel Country for dinner. Thanks to Julie Marks for delivering a book review. GOOD & WELFARE Mazel Tov to: Anne & David Elovic on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Orli...Nasrin Kheradyar on the birth of a grandson, Asher Zachary, to Debbie & Eric Schames...Marty & Sandy Miretzky on the engagement of their son Brian to Kathryn Mozer...Z'vulun and Lynn Stein on the birth of a granddaughter, Ita Kirschner, in Israel...Dr. Aliza and former KM President Yoni Blumofe on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Ayelet...Gilda Allswang on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson Simcha Allswang in Israel...Rick & Bonnie Hernandez on the marriage of their daughter Miriam to Barry Mack...Drs. Steve & Teri Steinberg on the birth of a granddaughter, Avigayil Rachel...Ann Lavon and Aron Lavon on the birth of a granddaughter, Chaya Elisheva Lavon...Brenda Kahn for being honored as the KM honoree, and Jean Goldrich for being the Yeshiva Women honoree, at the HTC Women of Valor luncheon. Hope You Are Feeling Better: Debbie Alexander, Rabbi Neil Brill, Mark Orloff, Harold Ruben, Alan Slodki. Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Golda Shira, the AG Womens Council, Evelyne Sternfeld, Vicki Ross, Arkady & Ellen Kats, Liliya & Vladimir Sirotin, Walter & Jo Wolf, Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan, Ed & Marika Nissan, Rick & Bonnie Hernandez and anonymous sponsors. Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Samuel & Sophia Gabay, Shimon Weitzman, Gilda Allswang, Debbie & Brian Alexander, Harvey & Miriam Schiller, Rita & Herb Lowenstein, the Deutsch family. To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please contact the office, or Judy Whisler at j5awhisler@aol.com. MAOT CHITTIM Passover is a time of the year when we remember those who are not as fortunate as others. The "Shulchan Aruch Code of the Jewish Law" reminds us of our obligation to help all Jews celebrate Passover, our festival of freedom. Please give generously to those in need so that they too can have Matzos, Wine, Maror and all other basic Passover

needs. Your contribution, which is tax deductible, should be made out and sent to: Maot Chittim of Greater Chicago, 7366 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 301, Lincolnwood, IL 60712. Checks can also be sent to Rabbi Lazovsky, who will forward all contributions. "Kol Dichfien Yasay V'yaichal Whoever is needy, let them come and celebrate Passover with us." -Haggadah
Dont miss Rabbi Moshe Soloveichiks Haggadah Shiur on Sunday, April 1 at 8:00 pm!

PASSOVER DATES TO REMEMBER Shabbat Hagodol Drasha Shabbat Afternoon March 31 at 5:15 pm Search for Chametz - Bedikat Chametz Thursday night, April 5 Fast of the First Born-Taanit Bechorim (Siyum after minyan) Friday, April 6 Prohibition of eating Chametz begins at 10:20 am Friday, April 6 Burning of Chametz before 11:37 am Friday, April 6 Sedarim Friday evening April 6 & Saturday evening April 7 Eat the Afikomen no later than 12:52 am April 6 & April 7 First two days of Yom Tov Shabbat, April 7 & Sunday April 8 Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days) Monday, April 9 - Thursday, April 12 Last Days of Yom Tov Thursday evening April 12 - Saturday evening April 14

PRE-PASSOVER PREPARATIONS
Proper Disposal of Shamos For those families with Shamos, Jewish works that require burial (as pages accidentally torn out of a chumash or siddur), you can drop off your Shamos (for a small fee) at 7532 St. Louis, Skokie, on Sunday, April 1 from 1-5 pm. Shamos should not be brought to Kesser Maariv. Note: Likutei Pshatim (and similar publications) may be doublebagged and placed with the regular garbage pickup. Hagalas Kaylim - Purification of Vessels for Passover For those that would like to "Kasher" those vessels that can be made kosher for Passover use, you can go to Telshe Yeshiva, 3535 W. Foster in Chicago on April 3rd from 7:309:00 pm, and on April 4th from 8:00-9:00pm. For appointments, information on how to properly clean utensils before Kashering or for big Hagala jobs, please call (773) 727-5241. cRc Pesach Fair On Sunday, April 1st, from 2 PM to 6 PM, the cRc is proud to present their annual Pesach Fair at Hebrew Theological College, 7135 N. Carpenter in Skokie, with several booths to help the community prepare for Pesach, including a Romaine lettuce checking demonstration, knife sharpening, hagalas keilim, a sofer, shaatnez testing, tzitzit repair, a drop-off box to donate canned and packaged goods, an opportunity to ask your Pesach questions to a cRc rabbi, and an opportunity to purchase cRc and other publications. Many of these booths will be available at no charge. Selected Laws for Passover 5772 Preparing for Passover is always difficult. I will attempt to briefly cover 7 areas but urge you to either review the laws from the original source materials, attend any of the many classes being offered by competent rabbinic authorities, including at Kesser Maariv, or call me with any questions. 1) We Search for Chametz on Thursday night, April 5 after sundown. We follow all of the procedures and customs including reciting the blessing as well as Kol Chamira (renunciation of ownership) upon conclusion of the search; 2) The Fast of the First Born is on Friday morning April 6. Fathers fast for their first born son under Bar Mitzvah. A Siyum can be attended if fasting is difficult. Our shul will

hold a siyum on Friday morning after our 6:00 am minyan; 3) We Burn Chametz on Friday morning April 6. Burning of the Chametz will be available that day, from 8:00 am until 11:30 am, at 8255 Central Park in Skokie (ICJA property), enter from Oakton or Main St. We perform Bitul Chametz and recite the Kol Chamira at this time; 4) The Prohibition of Eating Chametz begins at 10:20 am on Friday morning April 6; 5) The Seder - We cannot begin the seder until after nightfall. In each and every generation me must feel as if we are re-experiencing the exodus from Egypt. Accordingly, we must delve into the Haggadah to remember the suffering of our ancestors and to learn of the greatness of Hashem. We must involve our children in this process and realize that each part of the Passover Seder has great meaning and significance. In addition to reciting the Hagaddah, special mitzvot of the night include drinking four cups of wine or grape juice, eating Matza, and eating Maror. We must eat the Afikomen by 12:52am both nights; 6) Second Seder - We cannot begin to make preparations or begin the second seder until after candle lighting on Tuesday evening April 7, which is not before 8:06 pm. 7) Eruv Tavshillin before candle lighting on April 12. This allows us to cook and warm up food on the 7th day of Pesach for the 8th day, which is both Yom Tov and Shabbat (we must keep the stricter laws Shabbat with regard to warming food). A special bracha is made over two matzot and a cooked food, commonly a piece of fish or chicken. The Bracha, which can be found in the ArtScroll Siddur (p. 654), is Baruch Ata Ad-nai (G-ds Name) El-heinu melech haolam asher kidishanu bmitzvotav vitzivanu al mitzvat eruv. The accompanying Bdin Eruvah declaration should also be recited. This food must be set aside and eaten on Shabbat. Please call me at home (847) 676-0556 or at the synagogue (847) 679-9800 if you have any questions about these or other issues, including how to kasher appliances and utensils for Pesach (which will be discussed on March 27 at 7:45 pm at Rabbi Ben Zions shiur). A Chag Kasher V'samayach, and on this Pesach, may we merit the ultimate redemption.

DVAR TORAH Shabbat Hagodol - March 31 is Shabbat Hagodol. It always takes place the Shabbat before Passover. This Shabbat discusses the maturity of the Jewish people in their slaughtering the primary Egyptian deity which led to their deliverance. The Omer, or period of counting 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, is a solemn period when twenty four thousand students of Rabbi Akiva, all rabbis and leaders of Israel, passed away. We being counting (Sfira) the night of April 7. One should count after sunset. If one forgot to count at night, count the next day without reciting the blessing. If one forgot the entire day, the blessing may not be recited for the rest of the Omer, even if one counts at

night. During this time we refrain from celebrating weddings, having haircuts, purchasing new clothing and hearing live music. On the 33rd day of the counting, known as Lag BOmer, this year corresponding to May 10, the students did not die. As a result, it is a day of joy and celebration. Marriages, which are ordinarily prohibited during the sefira period, are permitted on Lag BOmer, and field trips and outings take place. In Israel, the day is marked by the bonfires and pilgrimages are made to the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, whose Yahrzeit is on Lag BOmer. Shavuot begins immediately after Shabbat May 26th and ends on Monday evening May 28th (Memorial Day).

SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Date Vayikra-Hachodesh Tzav - Hagadol 1st Day Pesach 2nd Day Pesach 7th Day Pesach 8th Day Pesach Shmini Tazria-Metzora Acharei Mot- Kedoshim Emor Behar-Bechukotai 3/23-3/24 3/30-3/31 4/6-4/7 4/7-4/8 4/12-4/13 4/13-4/14 4/20-4/21 4/27-4/28 5/4-5/5 5/11-5/12 5/18-5/19 Candle Lighting 6:47 pm 6:55 pm 7:03 pm 8:06 pm 7:09 pm* 8:12 pm 7:18 pm 7:26 pm 7:34 pm 7:41 pm 7:48 pm Erev Mincha 6:50 pm 6:55 pm 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 7:10 pm 7:10 pm 7:20 pm 7:26 pm 7:35 pm 7:41 pm 7:50 pm 7:55 pm Shacharit 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am Yizkor 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am Shiur 5:40 pm 5:15 pm Drasha no shiur no shiur no shiur no shiur 6:10 pm 6:15 pm 6:25 pm 6:30 pm 6:40 pm 6:45 pm Mincha 6:40 pm 6:45 pm 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 7:10 pm 7:10 pm 7:10 pm 7:15 pm 7:25 pm 7:30 pm 7:40 pm 7:45 pm

Bamidbar 5/25-5/26 7:55 pm * Make Eruv Tavshillin before Candle Lighting

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) 677-2281. WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Classes Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Weekly Sedra. Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

Minyan Times Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash Shacharit Sunday: 8:00 am, Monday-Friday: 6:00 am Mincha-Maariv Sunday-Thursday: 10 minutes before sundown

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SELLING THE CHAMETZ - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!!! Any "Chametz" which an individual desires to use after Passover must not only be stored in a separate place in the home where it is not seen during the holiday, but it must also be considered as not belonging to the individual for that period. This is effected by authorizing the Rabbi to sell the "Chametz" and the place where the Chametz is found for the individual. Rabbi Lazovsky is available to sell the Chametz at his home, at the shul or by special appointment. Please call (847) 6760556 to make the necessary arrangements. While it is preferable to do this in person, in response to those who have requested a written authorization because of their inability to come in, the following form may be used. The form must be received by the Rabbi no later than Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Fill in your name, home and business addresses, and sign the form. ` ` Detach & Return` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` IF YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE CHICAGO METRO AREA FOR PASSOVER PLEASE INDICATE THE CITY AND TIME ZONE (hours ahead/behind Chicago) WHERE YOU WILL BE: Date: ____________________ I ____________________________________ hereby authorize Rabbi Louis Lazovsky as my agent with the power of attorney to sell all foods and items of Chametz in accordance with the requirements of Jewish Law, including leasing all the area(s) in my possession where there is Chametz. This sale includes, but is not limited to, Chametz found at the following addresses: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` PASSOVER YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICES Yizkor is always recited on the last day of Passover. This year, Yizkor will be recited on Shabbat, April 14. The congregation will continue to observe Yizkor for all who have a plaque. For those that do not have a plaque who want Yizkor recited, please make certain that we properly remember the names of our departed loved ones. In order to do this, we request that you fill in the HEBREW first name of your departed loved one, as well as the HEBREW first name of their father in the space provided below. You can submit as many names as you need, just make extra copies of the form, or write all of the names on a separate piece of paper and return them to the rabbi in the enclosed envelope. Please remember that in the Yizkor prayer we recite that the soul of the departed should rest in eternal paradise on the merit of charity given in their name. Please write the Hebrew Name of the Deceased and the Hebrew name of the deceaseds father. _________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________ _________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________ _________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________ _________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________

PESACH PROJECT 2012 THE NEED IS GREAT! IN ADDITION TO THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT MAOT CHITIM OF CHICAGO DOES, THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT STILL NEED MORE FOOD FOR PESACH. THE PESACH PROJECT SUPPLEMENTS MAOT CHITIM. YOU CAN HELP BY VOLUNTEERING TO BUY ITEM(S) ON THIS LIST. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL SARETTA AT 847-204-0556 OR lazovsky@juno.com. BRING THE ITEMS TO SHUL BETWEEN SUNDAY MARCH 25 AND WEDNESDAY MARCH 28 DURING MINYAN TIMES, WHEN THE SHUL IS OPEN. _____ 1 white granulated sugar _____ 2 honey _____ 1 jellied cranberry sauce _____ 2 ketchup _____ 8 tomato sauce _____ 2 regular mayonnaise _____ 1 cottonseed oil _____ 1 olive oil _____ 2 cans chicken soup _____ 2 cans tomato soup _____ 1 can vegetable soup _____ 2 cans potato soup _____ 1 chicken soup base _____ 2 onion soup mix _____ 1 vegetable soup mix _____ 1 matzah ball mix _____ 6 cans chunk tuna in water _____ chopped walnuts _____ cashews _____ instant coffee (not decaf) _____chocolate syrup _____1 can pineapple _____2 jars applesauce with sugar _____1 jar applesauce with no sugar _____1 dried fruit - mixed fruit _____1 dried fruit - prunes _____1 package raisins _____1 dried fruit - pears _____ 1 dried fruit - peaches _____1 garlic powder _____1 onion powder _____1 cinnamon _____1 paprika _____1 cherry jello _____1 strawberry jello _____2 cake mixes with matzoh meal _____2 brownie mixes _____1 lemon juice This is the procedure: Choose items you would like to buy for the Pesach Project. Call/email Saretta to be sure they are still available. Drop off the item(s) during minyan times at the Shul between Sunday March 25 and Wednesday March 28. Thank you for your participation.

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