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NISSAN 5780 – APRIL 2020
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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER
Due to Covid-19, most events and minyan
are either cancelled or postponed.
May Hashem grant a refua shleima to all who need ,and
continue to keep us safe.
Annual Dinner & Ad Journal
The Shul’s Annual Dinner and Ad Journal will be held on
May 17th. We will honor Rabbi Louis & Rebbetzin Saretta
Lazovsky for their 36th year of leadership. This may be
rescheduled due to Covid-19.
Graduation Kiddush
We will hold our annual Graduation Kiddush in June.
Please contact the office if you have a graduate and would
like to sponsor.
Serve Dinner at Café ARK
We will be serving dinner at Café ARK on May 6th. Please
contact Cookie Goldrich at 847-401-8149 to share in this
wonderful Mitzvah.
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Parsha Podcasts
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Past Events
ARK Food Drive
Etty Rubinow Tree of Life Sale
Purim
SKIP
ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Past Events
Rifka Cook, Professor at Northwestern University, will
speak about “Psalms of Survival: The Sephardic Jews in
Latin America on March 3rd.
Thanks to all who served dinner at Cafe ARK in March.
GOOD & WELFARE
Mazel Tov to: Gilda Allswang on the birth of a great-
grandson in Israel...Drs. Teri & Steve Steinberg on the
marriage of their daughter Debbie to Jordan Kagan.
Celebrate your simcha on the Etty Rubinow Tree of Life!
The order form is on our website.
Refua Shleima to: Bella Perlman & all who need one.
Condolences to: The Kerzner family on the loss of their
mother-in-law and grandmother, Myra Rosenbloom of
Turner Kosher Caterers.
For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques, please
call the office at (847) 679-9800.
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ONLINE EXPANDED PASSOVER
GUIDE / INFORMATION AND
THOUGHTS ON THE HAGADDAH
Covid-19 Updates
Siyum for Firstborn on April 8th – we can’t say
we can gather for it, so it is best to make a siyum
yourself, perhaps you will enjoy the Book of
Shoftim (Judges). We might have a Zoom Siyum
also, TBA.
Burning Chametz- we must dispose of Chametz,
doesn’t have to be burning. To not gather
together most Chametz burnings will be cancelled
this year. Either throw it out on the garbage, or
crumble it up and flush it down the toilet.
More information on this constantly changing
situation will be forthcoming.
Additionally, Rabbi Benzie will be posting more
“how-to” videos about preparing for Pesach.
Check our website, Facebook and Twitter pages
for updates.
Here are some links to Passover guides and helpful
information.
The first guide is the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC)
G u i d e t o P a s s o v e r
http://www.crcweb.org/Passover/5780/cRc%20Pesach%
20Book%202020.pdf
Making Pesach the first time? See a video on kashering
here https://youtu.be/OA3P1shmhME
For acceptable lipsticks, visit
http://www.ezcrc.org/Lipstick/
and type in the ingredients of your lipstick.
The cRc says: All varieties of blush, body/hand soap,
conditioner, creams, eyeshadow, eyeliner, foundation, ink,
lotion, mascara, nailpolish, ointment, shampoo, and stick
deodorant are permitted for use on Pesach – regardless of
the ingredients contained within them.
You can also use https://askcrc.org/
Another guide is the Star-K Passover Directory & Medicine
G u i d e w h i c h i s a v a i l a b l e
https://www.star-k.org/passover.php
Quick personal items (including toothpaste)
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/2020
STAR-KApprovedPersonalCareProducts.pdf
Quick medicines (like OTC pain relievers)
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/2020
Quick-PickMedicineList.pdf
The OU Passover guide is here:
https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/pdf/OU_2020_Passov
erGuide.pdf
Short Excerpt from Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik’s
Hagaddah Shiur - 2015
transcribed by Rabbi Benzie
Shemos 6:6 mentions four terms of redemption: vehotzeisi
(I will take you out), vehitzalti (I will save), vega’alti (I will
redeem) and velakachti (I will take). Coresponding to
these we have four cups of wine. Vilna Gaon goes on to
say that’s why we have four questions and four sons.
Why the four sons? There is a law “a slave has no
pedigree.” That Halacha is based on the fact that children
of slaves were sold away from them. So at the Seder we
focus on the child-parent bond. That demonstrates Cheirus
(freedom). Regarding the four questions – in a free society
we may ask questions. In slavery we can’t. The
psychological ability to ask questions is demonstrative of
freedom.
What is difficult about these four leshonos is that
the medieval commentator Rashbam (Pesachim 99 s.v.
velo) mentions the four expressions in a different order
than in Torah: Vehotzeisi, second is Vagaalti (in Torah is
third), third is velakachti (fourth in Torah) then vehitzalti
(second). Why did Rashbam change the order? I think he
identified each term with the content of each stage of the
Hagaddah. In Kiddush we say zecher litzias mitzrayim –
vehotzeisi. Second is “asher g’alanu” so he corresponds it
with vegaalti. Third cup, in bentching in Yaaeh veyavo we
say “vezichron amcha kol beis yisrael lifanecha - the
memory of all your nation Yisrael shall be before You,”
which corresponds with velakachti. In Hallel (fourth cup)
we say “li yehoshia - a salvation to me”; also in Nishmas
we mention G-d “saved us from death - mecherev
hitzaltanu.”
The four cups are identified with pesukim that
correspond to specific points in the hagaddah That means
part of undergoing cheirus to Rashbam is to drink them in
the proper place in Hagaddah. Why? Simple: We say
“vehigadta levincha - tell your son” about the Exodus.
Malbim points out “haggadah” is distinct from “Amirah.”
(Amirah is mentioned by Pesach – va’amartem evach
pesach hu Lashem) but Amirah means “to say”; haggadah
is to communicate. The Jew who brought bikkurim (first
fruits) to Jerusalem starts off saying higadti hayom. How
can he say “higadti - I said” if that is his first word?
Malbim (Devarim 26:13) says it means “I communicated.”
Because he marched into Jerusalem with his Bikkurim in a
parade, that was communicating a message. Rashbam
holds the cheirus isn’t just saying but demonstrating.
Rambam (Laws of Chametz 7:5) says we fulfill the mitzva
of Hagadda not just by saying the Haggaddah, but by
communicating the four cups of wine. So the cup must be
associated with the content in the Hagaddah.
 PASSOVER INFORMATION
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. The Shul
distributes Maot Chittim to people who need it. Donations
may be sent to the office or given to Rabbis Louis, Ben Zion
or Eli, and they will be distributed.
"Kol Dichfien Yasay V'yaichal - Whoever is needy, let them
come and celebrate Passover with us." -Haggadah
PRE-PASSOVER PREPARATIONS
Pre-Pesach Shiurim at Kesser Maariv
All these classes are open to men and women.
Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik - TBA
Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Shabbat, April 3 at 5:20 pm
Pesach in Halacha and Hashkafa
Laws of Pesach - Rabbi Benzie - TBA
In addition, many of Rabbi Ben Zion’s previous classes are
available on KMvort.podomatic.com:
Mitzvot of the Seder Night: Reciting the Haggadah; Matza;
Maror; Four Cups; Reclining; Hallel: bit.ly/1R6OY7I
(direct link)
Preparing for Pesach: Bedikat Chametz; How to Kasher
your home; Selling Chametz; How Matza is Made
bit.ly/22vkT5v
Thoughts on the Hagaddah. bit.ly/1pU0BEO
LIST OF COMMUNITY PESACH PREPS
Most are Cancelled due to Covid-19
cRc Pesach Fair, including Hagalas Kaylim (Purification
of Vessels for Passover) will be on Sunday, April 5 from 2
pm - 4:30 at HTC, 7135 N. Carpenter, Skokie, (also knife
sharpening and Shaatnez checking)
Hagalas Kaylim at Kesser Maariv on Sunday April 5
from 7:30pm-9:00 pm!
Hagalas Kaylim - at Telshe Yeshiva, 3535 W. Foster,
Chicago: Thurs 4/2, Sun 4/5 7:30-9 pm call 773-727-5241
Shaatnez Testing - available at Star Cleaners, 3704
Dempster, year-round.
HTC’s Bigdei Yisrael http://www.htc.edu/bigdei.html
Skokie’s Spring Greening on April 19, 2020 from 10:00
a.m. - 2:00 pm at Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler,
Skokie. You can drop off batteries, tires, paint, shred
d o c u m e n t s a n d mu c h mo r e . Details at
http://skokiespringgreening.info/
Proper Disposal of Shamos. Shamos should not be brought
to Kesser Maariv. Note: Likutei Pshatim (and similar
publications) may be double-bagged and placed with the
regular garbage pickup. And Free Document Shredding &
Some Electronics Recycling - Sunday 3/29 1-5 pm at 7530
N. St Louis, Skokie.
Burn Chametz on Wednesday morning April 9 from 8:00
am until 11:00 am, at various locations in Skokie. Everyone
must perform Bitul (nullification of) Chametz and recite the
Kol Chamira before 11:30 am.
Or throw in garbage or crumble & flush down toilet.
Selected Laws for Passover 5780
Preparing for Passover is always difficult. I will attempt to
briefly cover 14 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.
(See laws of Kashering on next page)
1) We Search for Chametz on Tuesday night, April 7 after
sundown. We follow all of the procedures and customs
including reciting the blessing and Kol Chamira
(renunciation of ownership) upon conclusion of the search;
2) The Fast of the First Born is on Wednesday morning
April 8. Fathers fast for their first born son under Bar
Mitzvah. A Siyum can be attended if fasting is difficult. We
will hold a siyum that morning after our 6:00 am minyan;
3) We Burn Chametz on Wednesday morning April 8.
Burning of the Chametz will be available that day, from 8:00
am until 11:00 am, at Or Torah and Chovevei Tzion.
Everyone must perform Bitul (Nullification of) Chametz and
recite the Kol Chamira at this time;
4) The Prohibition of Eating Chametz begins at 10:18 am on
Wednesday morning April 8;
5) Wednesday April 8 – Make sure to make an Eruv
Tavshillin before candle lighting! This allows us to cook
food on Yom Tov for Shabbat, which begins immediately after
Yom Tov. A special bracha is made over two matzot and a
cooked food, commonly a piece of fish or chicken. The Bracha
is “Baruch Ata Ad-nai (G-d’s Name) El-heinu melech ha’olam
asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu al mitzvat eruv.” The
accompanying B’din Eruvah declaration (see ArtScroll Siddur
p. 654) should also be recited. This food is set aside and eaten
on Shabbat.
6) The Seder - We cannot begin the seder until after nightfall
(7:50 pm). In each and every generation we 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, Maror and a Yom Tov meal. We
must eat the Afikomen by 12:52 am.
7) First Day - On Thursday morning April 9 we have a Yom
Tov service in Shul, followed by a Yom Tov meal. Note that
we may not eat a meal after 6:00 pm in preparation for the
second seder.
8) Second Night & Seder - We cannot begin to make
preparations or begin the second seder until after candle
lighting on Thursday evening April 9, which is not before
8:08 pm. Recite the mini-Havdala “Baruch Hamavdil Bein
Kodesh L’chol” at that time then light candles. Remember
to transfer the fire from an existing flame; and let that candle
burn out by itself, as we may not extinguish flames on Yom
Tov. We do recite “Shehechiyanu” at candle lighting; some
have the custom to have a new fruit for the second night.
After this, you may cook/warm up food, set the table and
then begin the Seder. The Seder is very similar to the first
night’s Seder. The Afikoman must be eaten by 12:52 am.
9) Second Day - After Shul we have a Yom Tov meal. In the
evening, Shabbat begins as Yom Tov ends.
 10) Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Friday night April 10 we light Most items and appliances must be clean and idle for 24
candles (from an existing flame, like paragraph 7 above) no hours before Kashering.
later than 7:07 pm, since we may not transfer a flame on Ovens: Run a self clean with the oven racks inside. If it is
Shabbat. Also, if one wishes to warm up food, it must be on not self-clean it is Kasherable, but ask me for instructions.
the blech (etc.) before this time. The Candle lighting Bracha Rangetops Gas: Burners should be on for thirty minutes with
(and Kiddush) is only for Shabbat. In the morning we read the grates in their normal position. Afterward, the grates
King Solomon’s Song of Songs. Eat your Eruv Tavshillin on must also be covered with foil for Pesach. Electric ranges
Shabbat day. need to be red-hot for at least 30 minutes. Often you must
11) We make Havdalah after Shabbat April 11th and Chol put a brick on the burner for it to turn red-hot. Glass top
Hamo’ed continues until Tuesday evening, April 14. ranges have slightly different details; please ask me.
12) Seventh Night - April 14 - Candle lighting at 7:12 pm. Dishwashers: May not be kashered for Pesach.
We do not make “Shechiyanu” at Candle Lighting. That Sinks: Stainless steel sinks may be kashered with hagala
night we eat a Yom Tov meal. (pouring scalding water on them). Sinks must be clean and
13) Seventh Day - April 15 -we read about the miracle of the with no rust spots. Boil water in a container until there is a
Splitting of the Sea. After Shul we eat a Yom Tov meal. rolling boil, and carefully pour the water on all parts of the
14) Eighth night - April 15 - we light candles (from an sink and faucet. Cast-iron sinks cannot be kashered. Still,
existing flame, like paragraph 7 above) after 8:15 pm, and eatone must pour boiling water on the cast-iron sink as
a Yom Tov meal. described above, and additionally one must cover the surface
14) Eighth Day - April 16 - at Shul we recite Yizkor, a of the sink. One possibility is to buy a dishpan that fits in
custom that began in the Middle Ages in Europe. Rabbi your sink and drill a hole in it to drain (but be careful the
Moshe Soloveichik feels Yizkor on Festivals (as opposed to sink should not back up into the dishpan).
Yom Kippur) was begun to remember family members who Silverware: Can be kashered if they are rust free with
were killed in Pogroms and whose absence is sorely felt on Hagala. You can drop them into a pot of boiling water one
Yom Tov. at a time, or go to the cRc Pesach Fair (Sunday 4/5 from
We make a regular Havdala, and after Havdala 2:00-4:30 pm at HTC, or at Telshe TBA. Or at Kesser
please be careful and put away all your Pesach utensils Maariv on Sunday April 6 from 7:30pm-9:00 pm!
before bringing Chametz into your house. And remember, Anything with small holes or crevices cannot be
there is a big Mitzva to eat Matza with enthusiasm and gusto Kashered.
on the First night of Pesach. There is no mitzva to eat Pots: Pots that are usually used for cooking liquids may be
Chametz after Pesach!!! kashered by Hagala, provided they are clean and have no
Please call me at home (847) 676-0556 or at the crevices. For details, see one of the Rabbis Lazovsky, or
synagogue (847) 679-9800 if you have any questions about bring it to the cRc Pesach Fair. Frying pans and roasting
these or other issues, including how to “kasher” appliances pans cannot be kashered.
and utensils for Pesach (Rabbi Ben Zion’s shiur on this topic Dishes: Cannot be kashered.
is online at bit.ly/22vkT5v or see the summary below). A Countertops: The cRc Passover Guide has an extensive list
Chag Kasher V'samayach, and on this Pesach, may we merit of countertop materials and if they may be kashered. Even
the ultimate redemption. if your countertop cannot be kashered, clean it well and
Brief Laws of Kashering Your Kitchen for Pesach cover it – some people cover it with boards, some use
Contact paper with light adhesive and
some use aluminum foil. Whatever
PASSOVER DATES TO REMEMBER you use, cover it well so that food will
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha Shabbat Afternoon April 3 at 5:20 pm not touch the countertop. Clean and
Search for Chametz - Bedikat Chametz Tuesday night, April 7 cover your backsplash too.
Fast of the First Born-Taanit Bechorim (Siyum after minyan) Wednesday, April 8 Refrigerators: Must be thoroughly
Prohibition of eating Chametz begins at 10:18 am Wednesday, April 8 cleaned with soapy water. Does not
Burning of Chametz before 11:34 am Wednesday, April 8 need a 24 hour waiting period
Sedarim Wednesday evening, April 8 & Thursday evening April 9 beforehand.
Eat the Afikomen no later than 12:52 am April 8 & 9 Small appliances like coffee makers,
First two days of Yom Tov Thursday April 9 & Friday April10 Keurig machines, crock pots,
instaPots, blenders and food
Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days) Shabbat April 11-Tuesday April 14
processors cannot be kashered for
Last Days of Yom Tov- Tuesday evening April 14 - Thursday evening April 16 Pesach. For any other items advice
or assistance, please ask me - email
bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
Kashering your kitchen for Pesach is never easy. Below are
some main points on Kashering. Please ask any Rabbi More Divrei Torah on the Hagaddah and links to audio
Lazovsky for more details or even to see if your situation shiurim are below!
differs from what is listed below. We are always happy to
help people understand what they need to do to Kasher their
kitchen.
 FOR YOUR SEDER...RABBI MOSHE
SOLOVEICHIK’S 2nd HAGADDAH SHIUR -2000
Rabbi Soloveichik usually develops a theme from
several questions on the Haggaddah. In this shiur from
2000, which was given in addition to the regular shiur,
Rabbi Soloveichik made several brief points on the
Hagaddah. I transcribed this, and errors should be
attributed to me. –Rabbi Benzie
1) What was the great thought of Rebi Yehuda who
abbreviated the ten plagues to Detzac”h Adas”h
B’acha”v? What is the purpose of the Haggadah? One
of the purposes is to teach the children. But there are
two ways to teach: A lecture which is very entertaining
yet the lecturer doesn’t say anything - the people are no
more educated when they leave than when they began
the lecture. And the second way of teaching is to teach
the listeners something new so they leave more
educated. The mitzvah on Pesach is that the children
should remember what they are taught. The Gemara at
times, when it asks many questions or mentions many
opinions, gives a mnemonic/abbreviation to remember
all the questions/opinions. Rebi Yehuda is teaching us
this idea that upon leaving the seder everyone should
remember what they learned.
1a) According to this explanation, we understand the
midrash which says Detzac”h Adas”h B’acha”v was
inscribed on the staff of Moshe. I think the Midrash is
figuratively expressing something from Parshas Bo:
Hashem said “I have hardened Pharaoh’s heart and the
hearts of his servants so my signs may be well known in
their midst” - because we needed to tell our children,
G-d brought the signs [meaning the plagues, but “signs”
also refers to the mnemonic]. It is the future affecting
the past (see Halakhic Man page 116 - the teleological
view of history -Ed.).
1b) With this we can also understand “The Torah speaks
to the four sons”- the purpose of Yetzias Mitzrayim was
so we could teach our children about it and about G-d.
2) The Gaonim (Babylonian sages in the years 700-1000
CE) spoke strongly against those who mentioned the
verses in the Haggadah without also mentioning the
explanations by the Sages. The reason for this could be
that at that time the Karaites (who did not accept the
Oral tradition of the Sages) were powerful and if
someone didn’t mention the sayings of our Sages he was
identifying himself with the Karaites.
3) The Rambam states one should maximize
mentioning the explanations of the Sages in the
Haggadah. Why? The Haggadah is dedicated to the
Mesorah [transmission of the Oral Law], and the Sages
(Chazal) are in the chain of the Mesorah - see
Rambam’s introduction to Yad Hachazaka. And this is
also the reason the Zohar says Pesach is “peh sach - a
mouth that talks.” What is peh sach? The Oral Law;
the Mesorah [which must be transmitted orally, not just
in written form]. What relation does the Mesorah have
to Pesach? Pesach is about the linkage of generations
(Rabbi Soloveichik developed this theme in an earlier
shiur the same year - Ed.).
4) What is going on with the argument between Rebi
Yosi Haglili, Rebi Eliezer and Rebi Akiva regarding the
number of plagues on Egypt and on the sea? One of my
teachers, Rabbi Chaim Segal, answered because the
Torah says “All the sufferings I put on the Egytians I
will not put on you,” so these Sages wanted to say what
happened to the Egyptians so it won’t happen to us.
The problem with that answer is that not every plague
was a machala. Therefore I think the answer is when
someone does something for us, we thank him for it.
However, psychologically, the more things he did for
me the less I’d thank him because someone does not
want to be in another’s debt. However, the Torah says
we must mention everything about the Exodus, even the
number of plagues at the sea and the Dayeinu [which
list things that occurred after the Exodus].
5) Why doesn’t the Rambam list the argument of Rebi
Yosi Haglili, Rebi Eliezer and Rebi Akiva in his
Haggadah? I saw mentioned in the name of my uncle
[Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik] that on the Seder night
we are only interested in what happened on the night of
the Exodus. If so, why do we mention the miracle of the
splitting of the sea if it didn’t happen for another seven
days? I think the answer is that we want to emphasize
G-d was trying to establish a relationship with us.
When you see etzba you see a finger, and when you see
yad you see the entire hand. At the sea the Jewish
People saw the hand, while upon leaving Egypt they
only saw a finger. Sometimes our later experiences give
us a better perception about what happened beforehand.
So while we saw the “hand” at the sea, it helped the
Jews understand what happened a week earlier at the
Exodus. The Jews sang a song at the sea but not upon
leaving Egypt for while they were in Egypt they saw the
plagues but not the One behind the plagues. And this
argument of Rebi Yosi Haglili, Rebi Eliezer and Rebi
Akiva about how many plagues G-d brought upon the
Egyptians and the sea does not have to do with what
happened on the night of the exodus.
The Prisoner's Hagaddah: Minimum and Maximum
in Hagaddah by Rabbi Benzie
The First Lubavitcher Rebbe in his Shulchan
Aruch Harav 473:53 cites an incident of a prisoner
without access to a hagadda but he had chumash and
read on the Seder night the Torah passages about the
Exodus. Just "there was an incident." Did her fulfill his
obligation of Hagaddah? My uncle sees several
possibilities. 1. Perhaps the standardized form of
hagadda is so deeply rooted as The Way to do sippur,
that the poskim can not say when you're in prison do it
differently. They lacked the power to make such a
statement [so he did not fulfill his obligation] 2. The
prisoner in fact did not fulfill his obligation. Reading
from the chumash without the droshos is not enough. But
it was a nice thing to do. 3. It is a psak. This is what you
do in such a situation.
Here are my thoughts on this topic: Rabbi Kasher
in Hagaddah Shleima and Rabbi Ki-Tov in Sefer
Hatodaah bring down opinions how old the Hagaddah is,
some of the shitos seem farfetched. Some point out the
Anshe Knesses Hagedolah made some of the text, and
that does make sense. (Rav Yoshe Ber Soloveitchik said
the text when the Beis Hamikdash stands is different
than our text. One of the questions then was on every
night we eat meat cooked however, but tonight only
roasted meat, because the Korban Pesach was only
roasted. Rambam holds there were 5 questions then; The
Vilna Gaon holds we can only have four questions, so
one of the current four was omitted. So there is not one
absolute, correct text.)
Rabbi Zevin in Festivals in Halacha brings a
tshuvos hageonim that if you read the pesukim without
the drashos Chazal (as we have them in our Hagaddah)
you are suspected of being a heretic (of not accepting the
Oral Law). The Rambam also says vedoresh m'arami
oveid avi (your must expoind in the manner of the Oral
Law). So the drashos are part of the hagaddah, My
feeling is that to only say the written Torah about the
Exodus does not fulfill Hagaddah, there must be Oral
Torah also, and that's why we read the drashos and say
things ourselves; that's why Rabi Akiva, Rabi Yehoshua,
Rabi Elazar ben Azarya and their colleagues spoke, they
were learning Oral Torah (some even have girsa hilchos
hapesach kol halayla - those halachos are from drashos).
So the prisoner did a good thing with what he
had, but it wasn't complete.
Can one do a pantomime Seder? If you think of
the Hagaddah and don't verbalize it, do you fulfill your
obligation? No. Sefer HaChinuch says no. Rambam
(7:5) says no - he brings the statement of Rabban
Gamliel that you must say Pesach Matza and Maror. In
7:3 he says if you are alone you have to ask the four
questions to yourself. Thinking of the question isn't
enough; you must verbalize it. Why? One reason is
Hagaddah is Oral Torah, so it must be verbalized.
This Oral Torah isn't limited to being oral. Using
props is mentioned: Rambam — for a young child you
point to a maid and say we were slaves like her.
Pantomime can be used to enhance the Hagaddah if
someone will learn more from pantomime, but verbal
sayings are also required. The mitzvah of Haggadah is
V'higadta (verb for tell) — not v'amarta (say). Telling is
more than just words.
The Chinuch gives a different reason why we
must verbalize the Hagaddah: Hearing those words will
cause us to feel free and understand it more. We thereby
see that on Pesach night we must have a feeling of
freedom. This is part of other mitzvos as well — like
mourning or being happy on Yom Tov. Rav Ahron
Soloveichik and his brother Rav Yoshe Ber Soloveitchik
argued about it, though. Ray Ahron held the feeling was
internal, and the actions are external manifestations fo
the inner feeling. The feelings gush out and cause the
action. Rab Yoshe Ber held the opposite; the actions are
performed in order to cause a certain feeling in the heart.
These two approaches are also offered with respect to
Hagaddah. The Chinuch certainly holds like Rav Yoshe
Ber, that the verbal Haggadah makes us feel free.
However, I feel the Rambam holds that the feelings of
freedom cause us to do certain actions. Rambam's
Hagaddah in Avadim hayimnu says Maarich - because of
your emotions you gush and are maarich. We must act
free - drink 4 cups, recline. (Their uncle Rav Yizchak
Zev Soloveichik discusses acting free is part of the
mitzvos of the seder or is a separate Rabbinic mitzvah.)
In the Gulag, Mendelevitz did lots of
preparations for the seder — saving potatoes, making
raisin wine, and saying as much of the Haggadah as he
r e m e m b e r e d . S e e
http://www.5tjt.com/a-prisoners-seder/. Did he fulfill his
obligation of Hagaddah? As long as he verbalized it and
mentioned Torah Shebal Peh, Yes. A prisoner in the
punishment cell is able to — not everyone can, but some
can — have the feeling of being free.
And this answers why Moshe isn't in the
Hagaddah — he isn't mentioned by name, but because
Hagaddah is Oral Torah, it inherently includes Moshe
because all Oral Torah came through Moshe.)
So the minimum of Hagaddah includes Torah
verses and Oral Law explanations of them, and feelings
of freedom. The maximum is up to you. There is no
maximum. (And see commentators why Rabbi Akiva
and his colleagues spoke about the Exodus all night.)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: PASSOVER 1962
 How to do your Pesach Cleaning Cheerfully in
Less than One Day by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner
Rav Aviner is Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Yerushalaiym in the Old
City of Jerusalem. He is a very respected Religious Zionist
posek. Rabbi Benzie edited this post from his site
http://www.ravaviner.com/2011/04/how-to-do-your-pesach-cl
eaning_05.html
Some of his rules are not what I usually recommend, but this is
a very helpful article. -Rabbi Benzie aka -Ed.
If you want to do a spring cleaning, this is certainly
possible, but not before Pesach – this is not the appropriate time.
Pesach vacation is for taking trips, playing with the kids, being
happy, dancing and preparing stories for the Seder...You can
take trips, enjoy yourself, and arrive at the Seder rested in order
to make a beautiful Seder and inspire the children.
A husband does not have to help his wife nor does a
wife have to help her husband. Rather, the two of them have to
clean together since this is a shared home, and it is a shared life
as well.
Children's Clothes There may be cookies in your kids'
pockets. Even the crumbs must be removed, since a child may
put his hand into his pocket and then into his mouth. You only
have to check the clothes you will be wearing that season. It is
unnecessary to check any clothes that are put away and will not
be worn now. Running the clothes through a washing machine
will not necessarily get rid of all of the crumbs. The clothes must
be checked.
Toys must also be checked. However, you may put
some or all of the toys away, and buy new toys as a present for
the holiday! This serves a double purpose of saving work and
making the children happy.
Bathroom Cabinets may contain chametz items, such
as alcohol derived from wheat. What a waste to clean it. Close
and tape the cabinets and include it in the sale of chametz.
Couches You have to check between the pillows. It is
an interesting experience to find lost objects.
Books There is no need to clean them, just do not put
them on the table on which you eat. The custom is not to check
books for the crumbs that remain in them, but to rely of the
nullification. Clean the books which you will want to read at the
table on Pesach, or clean a few books for Pesach.
Dining Room You do not have to clean everything, just
the place where people eat, i.e. the chairs and the table.
Chairs: If the chairs are clean, there is no need to clean
them. If the kids throw cereal or other things on them and they
do not look clean, clean it with a wet rag.
Table: There are two options: 1. Kashering with boiling
water (if the material can be Kashered. Otherwise...). 2.
Covering with several layers of plastic and cloth tablecloths.
High Chair: If it is plastic, it may be immersed in a tub
with boiling water and cleaning agents. Clean the cracks with a
stiff brush. It is unnecessary to take the chair apart, because
whatever is in the cracks and holes is inedible to a dog.
Kitchen This room must be thoroughly cleaned and not
one crumb of chametz left. A crumb is not nullified even in a
thousand times its volume.
Dishwasher It is preferable not to kasher a dishwasher.
You can do the dishes by hand as in previous generations. It is
also possible to use disposable dishes.
Oven If you do not have a self-cleaning oven, it is
possible to kasher it, but please ask a Rabbi.
Stove - Grates: Clean and cover the grates with as much
aluminum foil as possible. Use aluminum foil that is thick
enough not to tear, but thin enough to bend and shape. What a
waste of time and effort! The best thing is to use special Pesach
burners.
Bottom Pan (where everything falls): In general, if
some food falls into it, we do not pick it up, and it is considered
"treif;" nevertheless, put aluminum foil on it.
Knobs: Wipe them clean.
Refrigerator Clean it, but it does not have to be a lot
of work. Clean it. It is best to eat up all chametz before Pesach,
but if expensive chametz food products are left over, i.e. frozen
foods, they may be wrapped up well, labeled "chametz," stored
in the back of the freezer and included in the list of chametz sold
before Pesach. Cover the shelves with plastic. Similarly, you
must clean the door's rubber seal as well. If it is old, sometimes
it is easier to replace it.
Food Pantry Do not clean. It is a waste of time. Seal,
put sign or sticker not to use and include it in sale of chametz.
Cabinets of dishes, utensils, pots and pans
Dishes, shelves, and drawers that will not be used on Pesach
may be sealed, and need not be cleaned. There are those who are
strict to clean even the things which are used for chametz, but
one can be lenient on account of three reasons, each of which
would be enough:
1. We sell all the crumbs together with the sale of chametz. 2.
The dishes are clean -- nobody puts a dirty dish away in the
cabinet. 3. Even if there is "chametz dirt," it is definitely less
than a "kezayit."
Microwave It can be kashered by not using it for
twenty-four hours, cleaning it for five minutes and boiling water
in it for half an hour. All food cooked or baked in it on Pesach
should be placed in a covered utensil. (The glass in the
microwave cannot be kashered for Pesach. -Ed.)
Counters It is possible to cover them with thick
aluminum foil, and then there is no need to kasher them at all;
just wipe them with a rag. Sometimes it is complicated to cover,
and then one can kasher it. Where there are holes, pour floor
bleach in them and then pour water from an electric kettle which
is still boiling. It is good for two people to do this: One to pour
and the other to unplug. (See cRc guide for list of Kasherable
countertop materials –Ed.)
Sink Regarding the kitchen sink, there are a few
solutions: 1. Put a plastic bin inside. Just make sure there is still
a direct flow down the drain (and the sink does not back-up into
the bin -Ed.) 2. Thoroughly clean and kasher the sink like the
counters. (If it made of a kasherable material - Ed.)
Car You have to clean it. Take out the mats and gather
the "chametz dirt" – there is no need for a vacuum cleaner -- and
clean the compartments and containers. There is no need to pour
water or dismantle the seats. In general, there is no need to
dismantle anything with screws. Any way you look at it -- if the
chametz is accessible, you can take it out without a screwdriver,
and if it is not accessible, it will not come out on Pesach either.
A Happy and Kosher Pesach to one and all!!!
 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 to a non-Jew.
Rabbi Lazovsky is available to sell the Chametz at his home, at the shul or by special appointment. Please call (847) 676-
0556 to make the necessary arrangements.
Due to Covid-19, you may: scan & email this form to bhhkmal@yahoo.com
or copy & paste this form from the website & email it to bhhkmal@yahoo.com
The form must be received by the Rabbi no later than Sunday, April 4, 2020.

Fill in the date, your name, home and business addresses, and sign the form.

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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 Thursday April 16. 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 deceased’s father.
Name Father

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 SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

At press time,Due to Covid-19, most events and minyan are either cancelled or postponed
check our website, Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.
Date Candle Lighting Erev Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha
Vayakhel-Pikudei 3/20-3/21 6:44 pm 6:45 pm 8:45 am 5:35 pm 6:35 pm
Vayikra 3/27-3/28 6:52 pm 6:55 pm 8:45 am 5:45 pm 6:45 pm
Tzav- Hagadol 4/2-4/3 6:58 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 5:20 pm 6:50 pm
Drasha
1st Day Pesach 4/8-4/9 7:05 pm 7:10 pm 8:45 am TBA 7:10 pm
2nd Day Pesach 4/9-4/10 8:08 pm 7:10 pm 8:45 am TBA 7:10 pm
Shabbat Chol Hamoed 4/10-4/11 7:07 pm 7:10 pm 8:45 am 6:10 pm 7:10 pm
7th Day Pesach 4/14-4/15 7:12 pm 7:15 pm 8:45 am TBA 7:15 pm
8th Day Pesach 1/15-4/16 8:15 pm 7:15 pm 8:45 am TBA 7:15 pm
Yizkor
Shmini 4/17-4/18 7:15 pm 7:20 pm 8:45 am 6:05 pm 7:05 pm
Tazria-Metzora 4/24-4/25 7:23 pm 7:25 pm 8:45 am 6:15 pm 7:15 pm
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WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Minyan Times Classes
Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais
Midrash Sunday Morning at 9:30 am: Parsha Class in the
Weekly Sedra.
Shacharit Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik
Sunday: 8:00 am
Wednesdays at 7:15 pm (after Maariv): Talmud
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am
Shiur studying Gemara Brachot (9th Chapter)
given by Rabbi Ben Zion.
Mincha-Maariv
Sunday Thursday: 10 minutes before Shabbat afternoon, 1 hour before Mincha:
sundown Parsha Class, given by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
For more learning opportunities, contact Rabbis B. or E. Lazovsky

Yom HaShoah - Tuesday April 21

Yom Ha’Atzma’ut - Wednesday April 29
Lag B’Omer - Tuesday May 12
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