THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER SIVAN / TAMMUZ 5772 JUNE / JULY 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER Shavuot Mishmar Shavuot begins Motzai Shabbat, May 26. Please join us at Mishmar, which begins at Midnight Women's Mishmar (note time change): Rebbetzin Saretta Lazovsky -Our Holidays are Holy Days; Dr. Steve Steinberg - Bechira Chofshit Free Choice. Men's Mishmar (open to all) Rabbi Louis Lazovsky Book of Ruth; Rabbi Eli TBA; Rabbi Benzie Angels and Demons. The regular Mishmar will begin at Midnight with shiurim by Rabbis Eli Lazovsky, Ben Zion Lazovsky and a shiur on Ruth by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky. The first minyan will begin at 4:40 am. There will also be a Shacharit minyan at the regular 8:45 am time. On Shabbat May 26 we will not serve Seudat Shlisheet in Shul because Yom Tov starts that night. Eat at home and finish before 5:09 pm. Shavuot Yizkor On Monday, May 28, the second day of Shavuot, we will recite Yizkor at about 10:30 am. For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques, please call the office at (847) 679-9800. Early Shabbat Starting June 1st and continuing throughout the summer, we will have Early Shabbat. We will daven mincha every Friday at 7:00 pm through the summer. If you will be starting Shabbat early with us, you should light candles at about 7:20 pm, and repeat Kriat Shma after nightfall. Graduation Luncheon On Shabbat June 16 we will celebrate our graduates at our annual Graduation Luncheon. If your child, sibling, grandchild, spouse, or even parent is graduating from Kindergarten, 8th grade, high school, college, graduate school or even finishing a doctorate, you can participate in the Kesser Maariv Graduation Kiddush. If you would like to salute your graduate, please contact Saretta Lazovsky for sponsorship details at (847) 676-0556 or email bhhkmal@yahoo.com . Annual Banquet and Ad Journal We are pleased to announce that our Annual Banquet and Ad Journal will take place at the Shul on Sunday evening, July 1. we will be honoring Samuel and Sophia Gabay, and Jeffrey and Sandra Cagan will be honored with the Community Service Award. The Gabays have davened at Kesser Maariv since we moved to Skokie in 1994, and we have proudly watched their sons Yaakov, Sasson and Yonatan grow up into fine young men. They are active members of our shul, having hosted our Oneg Shabbat, www.KesserMaariv.org

As we go to press we are saddened by the sudden passing of Allan Goodkind, former Chairman of the Board, in Pittsburgh, with internment in Israel. We will announce a Shloshim Memorial Service in his memory to take place in mid-June. Our condolences go out to his daughter CeCe and his wife Robin.

Sofia has been featured as guest speaker at the Womens Seudat Shlisheet, and they participate in many of our events. Jeff and Sandy Cagan came to Kesser Maariv seven years ago. Jeff is a regular at 6:00 am morning minyan and the Cagans are always in full costume for Purim. The Cagans are active in many charities in Chicagoland and the Orlando region. Please find an Ad Blank enclosed. More are available at the shul and on our website, www.KesserMaariv.org. Deadline for ads in June 14. The banquet on July 1will begin with a reception at 5:30 pm, with dinner at 6:00. Reservations are $85 per person, with one complimentary reservation available with $300 of solicited ads, and two reservations for $500 in solicited ads. The Ad Journal and Banquet is the major fundraising event of the year for the shul. We greatly appreciate if you are able to help solicit ads from friends and businesses. Save the Date - Scholar-in-Residence November 17 We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff of Jerusalem, noted author and scholar, will be Scholar-in-Residence for the weekend of November 16-18. Rabbi Rakeffet is a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva Universitys Gruss Kollel, where his popular and dynamic shiurim are available at www.yutorah.org, and has authored many popular books including a biography of HaRav Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and his most recent book, From Washington Avenue to Washington Street was released last year to warm reception. Rabbi Dr. Rakeffet also worked on behalf of the Mossad to reach out to Russian Jewry who were stuck behind the Iron Curtain. Happy Day Cards - Standings Renewals Due Join the Kesser Maariv Cards standing list! For only $50 a year, your name will automatically be included whenever a card is sent from our shul to fellow members for a refua shlayma, condolence or mazal tov. To join the standings, please contact the office at (847) 679-9800 or

bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Also, cards are available for purchase from the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you would like us to send a card for you for $2, please contact Wendy Hartz at (708) 205-5109. Misheberach List If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Weekday Minyanim Please join us for daily minyanim. Shacharit is at 6:00 am Monday through Friday, and 8:00 am on Sunday. MinchaMaariv on Sunday through Thursday is 10 minutes before sunset. E-mail List If you would like to be added to our email list, please send an email to bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Rent the Shul for Your Simcha For information regarding renting the Social Hall for your event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at

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 Saretta Lazovsky (847) 676-0556 or lazovsky@juno.com (847) 673-2904

(847) 679-9800. Also, book you childs Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Shul calendar! Please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281. Rabbi Juzint Books Rabbi Meyer Juzints The Chain of Miracles should be at the publisher next week and G-d willing will be available in early July. Nechamas Meyer on Breishis and Shemos is now in layout and we hope it will be available in late summer. Website Redesign In advance of the full website redesign, we have continued to add functionality and features to our website, at www.KesserMaariv.org. We thank Kathleen Evans of Cyberellas Web Design for her many efforts, ideas and executions relating to the website redesign. PAST EVENTS We were privileged to have Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik deliver his annual Haggada Shiur before Pesach. Rabbi Ben Zion presented three shiurim to prepare for Pesach, and gave a special shiur on Bedikat Chametz and Free Will. Many of these shiurim along with other hundreds of shiurim are available from our Tape Library some on audio tape, and some digitally...We thank everyone who participated in the Pesach Chesed Project by buying extra items for someone else while shopping for Pesach. ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMENS COUNCIL UPCOMING EVENTS Womens Shalashudos on various Shabbat afternoons. Dates to be determined. KMnitters - For knitting questions or for emergency help with fiber entanglements or slipped stitches, call Wendy Hartz at 708-205-5109. Save the date Tuesday night, June 19th for an evening of inspirational music! Details to follow.... PAST EVENTS At our first Womens Seudat Shlisheet of the season, Sue Goldrich presented Reflections on the Life of a Major General in the IDF, Nechemia Kain. At the second, Gavriel David of Modiin, Israel spoke on his grandparents journey from Eastern Europe and Iraq to Australia and eventually to Israel. Thanks to Beth Gottesman for sponsoring on the yahrzeit of her mother, Shirley Goldberg. GOOD & WELFARE Mazel Tov to: Chazkel Ingebrman on his 100th birthday... Nasrin Kheradyar on the birth of a grandson, Nathan, to Gil & Dahlia Abromov...Ellen & Arkady Kats on the engagement of her daughter Anya to Daniel Gordon...Leonard & Isabella Burd on the engagement of their daughter Jessica to Shmuel Zimmerman...Rabbi David & Beth Perkel on the birth of a daughter...Daria & Kyle Newfeld on the birth of a son, Ezra Mordechai...Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan on the engagement of their son Michael to Brooke Singer. Celebrate your simcha on the Etty Rubinow Tree of Life! Leaves are $100, Acorns are $500 and Foundation Stones

Chesed Fund Anne Elovic

Donate Books & Siddurim Office (847) 679-9800 or bhhkmal@yahoo.com Endowment Michael Hartz (708) 366-7662

Happy Day Cards Wendy Hartz (708) 205-5109 Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281 or j5awhisler@aol.com Membership Bob Greenstein (847) 967-7408 Judy Whisler (847) 677-2281 Office bhhkmal@yahoo.com (847) 679-9800

Social Hall Rental Tree of Life Yahrzeit Plaques

are $1,000. Call Ben Zion at (847) 679-9800 to order, or print the order form off of our website. Welcome to our neighborhood: Irwin & Idelle Kerzner. Do you have a new neighbor who might enjoy davening at Kesser Maariv? Please call the office or Anne Elovic, Chesed Chair, at (847) 673-2904, so we can welcome them. Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Aron Lavon, Dinora Ingberman, Marty & Sandy Miretzky, Steve & Sue Goldrich, Bernardo Shaftal; Dan & Faith Harris, the sponsors of the Yom Haatzmaut kiddush - the Allswang, BenEzra, Brill, Goldrich, Greenstein and Lazovsky families, and anonymous sponsors. Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Rabbi Louis & Saretta Lazovsky Samuel & Sophia Gabay, Herbert & Rita Lowenstein, Harvey & Miriam Schiller, Elyce Zeitlin, Michael & Debbie Feder, Kyle & Daria Newfeld and anonymous sponsors. To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281. Please contact Judy or the office for our updated price structure for Seudat Shlisheet and Kiddush. DVAR TORAH SHAVUOT The holiday of Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of our receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai. The Torah is our blueprint and instruction manual for life itself and the source of our spiritual freedom. The Jewish people received their physical freedom on Passover but had to wait seven full weeks until they were ready to receive the Torah. During this interim period, the Jewish people toiled constantly on their attributes until they became spiritually transformed from a nation of slaves to G-d's chosen people. We also read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot. One of the reasons that we read the Book of Ruth is because Shavuot is the birthday and Yahrzheit of King David. King David's matriarchal ancestor was Ruth, who was a righteous convert and Moabite princess who preferred to leave her exalted status and position in order to join the Jewish people. Ruth was known for tremendous acts of devotion, kindness and goodness to her mother-in-law, Naomi. She eventually married a relative of Naomi, Boaz, who was head of the "Sanhedrin - Jewish Religious High Court." Even though Boaz died on their wedding night, from this union she gave birth to a child, Ovad, who was the grandfather of King David. SHAVUOT MISHMAR Prior to our receiving the Torah on the first Shavuot, G-d caused the weather to be perfect so that we would sleep deeply in order to have the strength to receive G-d's presence and to receive the Torah. Much to our embarrassment, we all overslept and almost missed receiving the Torah. To make amends and to show Hashem our love for him, many Jews remain awake all night on the first night of Shavuot, studying different passages of Torah

at a Mishmar, literally an all night watch or vigil. Come join us at our Mishmar as we explore the revelation experience. THE THREE WEEKS AND THE NINE DAYS Bain Hametzariim - Between the Narrows, is how our sages refer to the three week period between the fast of Shiva Asar BTamuz - The seventeenth of Tammuz, and between the fast of Tisha Bav - The ninth day of Av. This year the fast of the seventeenth day of Tammuz is observed on Sunday, July 8. The period is one of profound sadness and bad luck when the Jewish people commemorate the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem which eventually led to the destruction of the second Temple. In fact, both Temples were destroyed on Tisha Bav. As this is a period of bad luck and mourning, we avoid going to civil court or entering into business deals that are other than routine. We also refrain from pleasurable activities such as live performances, plays, operas, musicals, movies or listening to music. We also do not cut our hair or nails. While some do not eat meat, drink wine, swim or bathe in hot water for the entire three week period, most Ashkenazic Jews are lenient until the nine days between Rosh Chodesh Av and Tisha Bav. This year, Rosh Chodesh Av is on Friday, July 20. As we do not have public displays of mourning on Shabbat, we eat meat and drink wine on Shabbat even during the nine days. Tisha Bav is Saturday night July 28 and Sunday July 29. Select Recent Additions to the Malamud Library Shabbat, Holiday & Calendar: Akdamot; Shavuot Reader; The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath by Sen. Joe Lieberman; Understanding the Jewish Calendar; The Jewish Calendar: Its structure and laws; A Treatise on the Calendar by Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra; Emanations. Torah & Science: Fossils & Faith: Understanding Torah and Science; The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's encounter with science, cosmology and evolution; Challenge: Torah Views on Science and Its Problems. History/Biography: The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership; Chief Rabbi Laus Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last. Medical Ethics: Bioethical Dilemmas: A Jewish Perspective (Volumes 1 & 2); Nishmat Avraham, 3 volumes. Contemporary Issues: Contending With Catastrophe: Jewish Perspectives on September 11th; Gray Matter Vol. 3; Contemporary Halakhic Problems Vol. 6; Facing Current Challenges; several volumes by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein. Fundamentals: Maimonides' Introduction to the Talmud; The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs by Rav Saadya Gaon; Handbook of Jewish Thought, Vol. 2, by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. Parsha: Selected Themes of Abarbanel; Covenant & Conversation on Breishit and Shemot by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Please Note: Beginning June 1, we will be welcoming Shabbat early and will begin davening Mincha on Friday nights at 7:00 pm. Therefore, for the next few months, it is important that you remember to: 1) light Shabbat candles early, at about 7:20 pm, and 2) repeat Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall. Date Bamidbar 1st Day Shavuot 2nd Day Shavuot Naso Behaalotcha Shelach Korach Chukat Balak Pinchas Matot-Masei Devarim/Chazon Vaetchanan/ Nachamu Eikev Reeh 5/25-5/26 5/26-5/27 5/27-5/28 6/1-6/2 6/8-6/9 6/15-6/16 6/22-6/23 6/29-6/30 7/6-7/7 7/13-7/14 7/20-7/21 7/27-7/28 8/3-8/4 8/10-8/11 8/17-8/18 Candle Lighting 7:55 pm 8:58 pm 8:59 pm 8:01 pm 8:05 pm 8:09 pm 8:10 pm 8:11 pm 8:09 pm 8:06 pm 8:01 pm 7:54 pm 7:47 pm 7:38 pm 7:28 pm Erev Mincha 7:55 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Shacharit 8:45 am 4:40 am & 8:45 am 8:45 am Yizkor 10:30 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 8:45 am Pirkei Avot Shiur 6:50 pm no shiur 7:00 pm 6:50 pm 6:55 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:55 pm 6:50 pm 6:45 pm 6:35 pm 6:25 pm 6:15 pm Mincha 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:50 pm 7:55 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:55 pm 7:50 pm 7:45 pm 7:35 pm 7:25 pm 7:15 pm

If you have a chiyuv (to daven or for an aliya), please inform Rabbi Lazovsky in person or at (847) 676-0556 before Shabbat. To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281. WEEKDAY SCHEDULE 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 Classes Sunday Morning at 9:45 am: Parsha Class in the Weekly Sedra. Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

Malamud Reference Library Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library, located in the Kaufman Bais Midrash. Lending Library Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall. For hours of operation, more details or to donate books, please call the office. Tape Lending Library We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.

CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK 4341 W. Golf Road * Skokie, IL 60076 (847) 679-9800 Fax (847) 679-5041 email: bhhkmal@yahoo.com CULMINATING BANQUET & AD JOURNAL Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the Synagogue Presenting the Community Service Award to Jeffrey and Sandra Cagan and honoring Samuel and Sophia Gabay RATES Builder (Gold) (INCLUDES 12 MEALS) Pillar (Gold) (INCLUDES 8 MEALS) Guardian (Gold) (INCLUDES 6 MEALS) Benefactor (Gold) (INCLUDES 4 MEALS) Patron (Gold) (INCLUDES 2 MEALS) Sponsor (Silver) (INCLUDES 1 MEAL) Friend (Silver) Full Page Half Page Quarter Page (4 line limit please)

AD CONTRACT You are hereby authorized to insert our ____ page ad for $_______ in the 2012 Ad Book. PRINT AD COPY BELOW: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Advertiser:______________________ _______________________ Address: ________________________ City:_____________State:_________ Zip_____ Phone: (____)________________

$10,000 $5,000 $1,800 $1,000 $500 $300 $225 $150 $100 $75

Jewels will be listed on a special section of the ad journal. Please list the childrens names on the back, or attach a sheet. $5 each Memorial Tributes will be listed on a separate page in the ad journal. Please check the names of those you wish to memorialize. _____ All of the Memorials $54 Memorials $10 each _____ Willard Aaron %3
(Father of Judy Whisler)

Solicited by: _____________________ Please note: Payment must accompany ad copy Please make checks payable to Kesser Maariv We are happy to accept Visa, MC and Discover Number: _______-________-_______-______ Expiration: ____________ CVV2:__________ Amount: $_____________ Name on Card: _________________________ Address:_______________________________ ______________________________________
Your ad may be a tax deductible expense or charitable contribution. Please check with your tax advisor.

_____ Edith Danko %3

(Mother of Henry Danko)

_____ Dorothy Goldberg %3 _____ Rakhiliya Kats %3

(Mother of Arkady Kats)

_____ Ila Levin %3

(Sister of Rabbi Neil Brill)

_____ Phoebe Stelzer %3

(Mother of Michael Adelman)

Ad Deadline: June 14, 2012

For further information, please contact Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800 Ads may be emailed to bhhkmal@yahoo.com or visit www.KesserMaariv.org/Ads