Congregation Kneseth IsraelThe heart o f Fox Va l l ey Juda i sm for over a century

330 Division St.Elgin, IL 60120

Phone 847.741.5656Fax 847.741.5679www.ckielgin.org

September 2005Av - Elul 5765

RABBI MARCY GREENEckirabbi@wideopenwest.com

RONALD RABEN, Director of Educationrarcki@wideopenwest.com

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In this IssueRabbi 2

Torah School 3

High Holidays 4

Sisterhood 6

USY/Kadima 10

Ritual 11

Parshiyot 11

Social Action 13

Birthdays 14

Donations 19

Yahrtzeiten 20

Marketplace 21

Calendar Back

This summer while attending the Bi-Annual Convention of the

Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs(FJMC), there was one word that I kepthearing, particularly right before doingthe Birchat Ha’Mazon after meals. Thatword was “ruach.” We were encouragedafter every meal to sing with plenty of“ruach”; in fact the gentleman leadingeveryone in the prayer referred to him-self as “Captain Ruach.” I have to con-fess that I did not know the literalmeaning of this word but inferred thatit probably had something to do withspirit.

Being the curious person that I am IGoogled the word and, sure enough,found a web site which provided thisexplanation:

“In Hebrew Kabbalah, one of the threeparts of the Human soul. Ruach meansspirit, and refers to the emotional self.”

However, I didn’t need a dry, sterile definition on a web site to make meunderstand the meaning of ruach.

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Kol Kneseth Israel is published monthly byCongregation Kneseth Israel of Elgin, Illinois. It ismailed to CKI members via first class postage.

Non-members who would like to receive a copymay do so by forwarding a yearly donation of $18(Chai) to cover cost of production and mailing.

Make checks payable to CKI.

All material for the October issue is due NOLATER than September 10, PLEASE.

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Ha Kol Editor:Ron Razowsky

Design/Production:Jana McFarlane

Ha Kol Information

Greetings everyone,

Hope you all had a restfuland peaceful summer. Now that LaborDay is upon us, it is time to get back ingear and prepare for the High Holidays.As this goes to press, we are in the mid-dle of the seven Haftorot of consola-tion. These seven prophetic readingsfollow Tisha B’Av, the fast day on whichwe commemorate our national calami-ties. When the seven haftorot are com-pleted, we have arrived at RoshHaShannah. I have long been fascinat-ed by this juxtaposition of seven weeksof consolation that follow with theHoliday that signifies our faith andbelief in creation.

Rabbi’s Message

Truly, we prove that it is “always darkestbefore the dawn.” With that in mind, letme share with you some of the excitingthings in the works to help make thisholiday season spiritually uplifting.First of all, I am delighted to report thatCantor Jack Falk and I have been work-ing diligently this summer to create theservices. He has been a joy to workwith, and I for one am looking forwardto having a partner and a mensch onthe Bimah.

Also, on the Bimah this year will be ourchoir. There is still time to join, so pleaseconsider adding your voice to ourprayer celebration. There are also someTorah reading spots open. If you would

like to do an aliyah please let me know.Personally, I think that High Holidaynusach is the most beautiful and theportions are short. I will have tapes andprivate tutoring available. Go aheadand challenge yourself.

In conclusion, may the year 5766 be oneof peace, healing and joy, and may wegrow spiritually.

Kol tuv,

Rabbi Greene

A Message from Our President

Hearing all those guys at the conventionduring Kabbalat Shabbat or Saturdaymorning services was the perfect objectlesson. But it wasn’t just at servicesthat this feeling came through; listeningto fellow Men’s Club reps talking aboutthe programs in their shuls made merealize that ruach is more than aboutchanting prayers; it’s what we bring toour own Jewish community.

Inevitably I thought about the spirit, theruach, that exists here at CKI; theSaturday Shabbat services studying anddiscussing the weekly parsha,Fridaynight service with musical accompani-ment, Sunday morning kibitzing overcoffee and bagels, our members pitch-ing in for the annual rummage sale, USYkids going to camp, carrying the bannerfor CKI at the Annual Walk for Israel; inshort all those things that perhapsmany of us take for granted but defineus as a Jewish community.

Unfortunately, I was out of town whenyou elected me president so I did nothave the opportunity to address you all

at the congregational meeting (somemight suggest that wasn’t such a badoutcome). What I wanted to tell youthen – and now – is that as your newpresident, my commitment to you is topreserve and grow our most valuableasset – the ruach that exists here in oursynagogue.

Perry PitzeleCKI President

Torah School News

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Rooms have some peculiarphenomena about them –

especially when they are empty. In ourhome, for example, even though wehave long since converted the boys’rooms to the proverbial “computerroom” and “guest bedroom,” the roomsare still known as “Joshua’s room” and“Marc’s room.” They are still here withus.

And the other room phenomenon iswhen a room is empty, it stillholds the history of whathappened and who “lived” init. Isn’t that true? I remem-ber when the drama seasonwas over in school and thesets were struck and stashedand the stage was clear, Iused to sit in the empty the-ater house, and if I was quietenough, I could hear thevoices – those voices thatlived there from year to year.How amazing – to sit andhear the voices from “A Manfor All Seasons”,“Teahouse ofthe August Moon”,“Inherit the Wind”,“Diary of Anne Frank”,“Blithe Spirit”,“TheCrucible”,“Arsenic and Old Lace”,“TheMiracle Worker” and more – and to hearthe sounds of the voices singing from“Hello, Dolly”,“Fiddler on the Roof”,“Camelot”,“The King and I”,“My FairLady” and on and on. Like spirits, thevoices live in the room and becomepart of its legacy and life.

Just like at CKI – when it’s empty. Istand in each classroom and can stillhear the voices of the children and theteachers laughing, singing, readingHebrew and discussing all kinds ofthings about Judaism and just life in

general. I can still feel that life and ener-gy! And then I realize, we are going todo that again this year! We are going tohave different children in each room,but the energy will be there. The lifewill be there. And the spirit of the voi-ces will linger when the rooms areagain empty.

In Torah School, we are going to do twothings this year to help us give theserooms a spirit First, we are designating

this “The Year of Kindnesses.” Just as welearned last year that doing mitzvot canhelp make a difference, we are sayingthis year that performing random actsof kindness can make a difference!

I happened to run across a calendardeveloped by Debbie Herman andDaniel Rothner called “A Kindness ADay.” In it, they say,“The values ofchesed (kindness), tzedakah (charity),and tikkun olam (social justice) lie atthe core of Jewish tradition and prac-tice…These values are meant to guidethe Jewish people in their daily pursuits,yet they are often lost in the shuffle ofour busy modern lives.” With that in

mind, I decided to change the concept abit and bring “A Kindness A Week” toTorah School. I will post them eachweek on the social hall wall. Each kind-ness has a goal to reach for the weekand a Jewish text upon which to reflect.All are very personal and will help eachand every one of us understand thepower of performing acts of lovingkindness.

Second, we are going to focus on aha-vat ziyyon – “love for the land ofIsrael.” Each month, teachers will pres-ent some facet of Israel to the children(in an age-appropriate way) from howkids live in Israel to major cities to sitesto symbols and to emblems of the land.We will also participate in a couple ofall-school activities highlighting Israel.

So we have a couple of mutual goalsthis year. First, let’s make sure that inthe routine of our busy days we remem-ber to be kind in some way to someone.And that we teach our children thevalue of doing that! Second, let’s fillthese Torah School rooms with the feel-ings and sounds of kindnesses and alove of Eretz Yisrael that will linger herelong after the rooms are empty.

TORAH SCHOOL 2005-06 –

BE PART OF IT!

BE IN IT!

BE A VOICE THAT LINGERS IN THEEMPTY ROOMS!

L’chaim,

“I stand in each

classroom and can

still hear the voices

of the children . . .”

November 6 Set as Date forAnnual Blood Drive

The Third Annual CKI Blood Drive has been scheduled for Sunday, November 6.We'd like to exceed our numbers for last year, when 29 people stepped forward-

ed, rolled up their sleeves, and offered to donate. One must wait eight weeksbetween regular whole blood donations, so if you're regular donor, try to time yournext donation to take place no later than September 11. More details will be forth-coming in future issues of HaKol, but until November 6, eat your spinach!

High Holy Day Schedule is as follows:S’lihot (Prayers of Forgiveness) – Saturday, September 24 – Program at 8:00 pmService at 9:00 pmKever Avot (Cemetery Memorial Service) Sunday, September 25 – 1:00 pm

Rosh HaShanah(Erev) Monday, October 3 – 7:30 pm1st Day Tuesday, October 4 – 9:00 am; Youth Service 11:00 amTashlikh (service at the Fox River) following sanctuary serviceOn the first day – October 4 – Approximately 1:30 pm2nd Day Wednesday, October 5 – 9:00 am; Youth Service 11:00 am

Yom KippurKol Nidrei –Wednesday, October 12- 5:45 pm SHARP!Yom Kippur – Thursday, October 13 – 9:00 am; Youth Service 11:00 amYizkor – approximately 11:15 amBreak approximately 2:00 pmStudy Session – 4:00 pmAfternoon service - 5:00 pm Neilah – 6:00 pmHavdalah – approximately 6:30 pm – candlelight serviceShofar blowing followed by Break the Fast -7:00 pm

SukkotBuild the Sukkah on Sunday October 16 – 9:00 amHoliday begins Monday, October 17Kiddush at home1st Day Sukkot – October 18 – no service2nd Day Sukkot – October 19Mincha at 5:00 pm, followed by PIZZA IN THE HUT

RABBI OPEN HOUSE – October 23 – 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Hoshanah Rabbah – October 24 – no service

Shemini Atzeret –begins October 24 in evening – no serviceYizkor – October 25 – Service at 10:30 am, followed by SENIOR LUNCHEntire congregation invited.

Simchat TorahOctober 25 – services followed by Men’s Club 2nd annual ICE CREAM SOCIAL – 6:30 pm October 26 – no service

SPECIAL CHILDREN’S SERVICESServices on the first day of Rosh Hashanah for kindergarten through 3rd grade willbe Tuesday, October 4 at 11:00 am and for grades 4th to 10th at 11:00 am

On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday, October 4, services for all students,kindergarten through 10th grade, will begin at 11:00 am. A snack will be served toall children after services on Rosh Hashanah.

Yom Kippur services on Thursday, October 13, will begin at 11:00am for kindergartenthrough 3rd grade and at 11:00 am until 1:00 pm for grades 4th through 10th. Nosnack will be served on Yom Kippur.

CKI HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETPOLICY 5766 / 2005

Because of the special demandscreated by the numbers of personswishing to attend services for RoshHaShanah and Yom Kippur, it isnecessary to continue the policy of“admission by ticket only”for services.

Tickets will be mailed shortly beforethe Holidays. Only those members whohave paid all dues and fees owed willreceive tickets.

Tickets are marked and perforated foreach service. Security officers/usherswill collect them.

Tickets will be required for eachmember of the family. No tickets will berequired for the Yizkor service on YomKippur.

A member will not be turned awaybecause of financial need. If there arefinancial circumstances that preventpayment of dues, please contact thepresident, Perry Pitzele, to make specialarrangements.

Members may bring guests who do notlive in the immediate area at $100 perperson. Children of members who arenot legal dependents and do not live inthe area will be considered guests.

Married children of family members areconsidered a family unit untothemselves.

Non-members who live in the Elginlandarea may purchase tickets for $500 perfamily or $150 per individual.Arrangements may be made to applythe ticket cost to membership dues.Membership information will be sentupon request.

Important Ritual & High Holiday Information

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IF YOU BUILD ITTHEY WILL COME!THE COMMUNITY SUKKAH WILL BEERECTED AT THE SYNAGOGUE ON SUNDAY MORNING OCT. 16, AT9:00 PM. IF ENOUGH BUILDERS SHOWUP, IT ONLY TAKES A SHORT TIME TOFINISH IT. PLEASE HELP!

RULES OF DECORUMPLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWINGCRITERIA WHILE ON SYNAGOGUEPREMISES. ALL WHO AREPARTICIPATING WILL GREATLYAPPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

Men are required to wear headcoverings; women are requestedto wear headcoverings.However,everyone is required to wearheadcoverings on the Bimah.

Appropriate dress is requested duringall services.

Smoking is prohibited on synagoguepremises

No food, drink or gum chewing in thesanctuary.

Please respect those who aredavening/praying by minimizingconversation.

Cameras and other electronic devicesshould not be brought into or used onthe premises on Shabbat or Yom Tov.No cellular phones are to be broughtinto the sanctuary during services.Pagers, if necessary, are to be placed onvibrate (non-audio) mode.

We ask that all remain seated duringspeeches, announcements and theTorah Service.

Please do not enter the sanctuary during Ark opening, K’dushah, Rabbi’ssermon and Hineni.

TASHLIKHIt is customary to walk to a body ofwater to perform Tashlikh during theHigh Holidays. This is the ritual whichdemonstrates that sin can be separatedfrom our lives. Into the water we symbolically cast our sins of the yeargone by, and we reaffirm our intentionthat life in the new year will berenewed by a new heart and a newspirit. To celebrate this ritual,we willgather on Walton Island, at the FoxRiver in downtown Elgin immediatelyfollowing Rosh HaShanah services,Tuesday, Oct 4. There are bridges toaccess the island immediately behindthe Gail Borden Library near theHemmens.

KEVER AVOT SERVICEThe annual Kever Avot MemorialService will be held at the CKI Sectionof Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery at 1 P.M.on Sunday, September 25. Entranceto the cemetery should be through the east gate. Please let the guidesknow you are there for the CKI Serviceand you will be able to drive to CKI’ssection.

Kever Avot is the customary visit tograves of loved ones during the monthof Elul. The service is brief and allowsfamily and friends to say memorialprayers for those who are no longerwith us. It is also customary for anyoneto visit the CKI Section even thoughtheir family or friends rest in anotherpart of the country. This is a way toremember.

Please join us on Sunday, September 25at 1 P.M.

HANDY HOLIDAY TIPSREADING AIDSSpecial booklets containingcongregational selections have beenprepared in transliteration.These areavailable to those who do not readHebrew fluently to supplement theMahzor. The booklet allows everyoneto join in the traditional congregationalprayers. Ask your ushers for copy if youneed it. In addition, there are a limitednumber of large print copies of theMahzor available if you have difficultywith your eyes.You may also obtainthese from the ushers.

PLEASE BE ON TIMEIf you have been assigned an honor,please be in the sanctuary at least 15minutes earlier than the estimatedtime.

HANG ONTO YOUR BOOKWhen ascending the Bimah for yourhonor, please take your Mahzor withyou so you may follow the service. Allpersons are required to wearheadcoverings on the Bimah.

TALLITIt is not customary to wear your tallitfor the Erev Rosh HaShanah service onMonday evening, Oct. 3. Pleaseremember to bring your own tallit forthe balance of the High Holidayservices. Women are encouraged towear a tallit if they so desire.

YOM KIPPUR FASHION TIPThe proper footwear is anything butleather for Yom Kippur. Leather isconsidered a physical luxury, and onYom Kippur the focus is on the spiritual,not the physical. Wearing white is quiteacceptable for Yom Kippur. It remindsus of the purity we seek to attain, of theangels we are a little less than inCreation, and of our deceased lovedones who are buried in a simple whitelinen garment.

Important Ritual & High Holiday Information

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Sisterhood News

It’s official. Summer vacation is overand we are back in our normal / regu-

lar / usual routine, whatever that is. Wehope you enjoyed your summer breakand we are looking forward to our nextseason.

First, be sure to check all the inserts andarticles in this newsletter. Sisterhood iscontinuing its Travel Miles fundraiser. Itis so interesting to see all the placesthat people have visited this summer.Please take a few minutes to send inyour donation.

Our Opening Luncheon will be onSunday, September 18 at 12:30 pm.This is a wonderful opportunity for theladies to get together and enjoy eachother’s company. Of course, there willbe entertainment and great food. Wehope to see you there!

The High Holidays are a little “late” thisyear – or does that mean the Julian cal-endar is a little “early”? In any case, wehave a little extra time to prepare, but

let’s not procrastinate! There is much todo. Among Sisterhood’s responsibilitiesis sponsoring Break the Fast. This year,again, we are asking people to let usknow if they plan to attend. We want tobe sure to have enough food for every-one. Also, while we are looking fordonations from participants, we arealso searching for some Special Angelsto help with the cost of sponsoringBreak the Fast. If you are interested andable to do so, please contact one of us– Tina or Sandi – to make the arrange-ments. We would truly appreciate it.

If Break the Fast is not your “thing”,Sisterhood is also looking for someSpecial Angels to help fund the flowerarrangements that adorn the bimahand windowsills for the High Holidays.Once again, please contact Tina orSandi if you are able and choose tocontribute. Your generosity will helpmake the synagogue beautiful and willbe appreciated by all in attendance.

Our Sisterhood cookbook is ready fordistribution. It was a lot of fun to collectthe recipes. We’re sure that it will beeven more fun to prepare some ofthose recipes. The cookbook will makea great gift for friends and relatives, or aspecial keepsake for our daughters.Thanks so much to Jana McFarlane forall her hard work to pull this together!

And finally, Central Branch will hold aTorah Fund Culminating and Kick OffEvent at Anshe Emet Synagogue inChicago on Sunday, September 11th.If interested, please contact Tina orSandi for details.

It’s good to be back in the routine. Seeyou soon.

Sandi Phelan & Tina Wolf,Sisterhood Co-Presidents

Break-the-Fast Dairy DinnerCKI Sisterhood is asking for your participation to help us get an accurate number of people

who will attend our Break-the-fast. This will help guide us to better plan this event.To defray the costs, which only Sisterhood sponsors, we are asking for a suggested

minimum donation of $5 per person to be submitted with your reservation. As always,no one will be turned away, but your reservation and donation help us to continue this tradition with accuracy.

Thank you.

We would like to let you know that we are coming to the Break-the-fast and we’d like to helpdefray the cost!!

Family name: _________________________________________ Number to attend: ________

Amt enclosed: $ __________

Send to: Karen Sigal, Sisterhood Hospitality VP556 Thornwood DriveSouth Elgin, IL 60177

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The long-awaited

“L’dor V’dor: A Cookbook for the Ages”

A R E H E R E ! ! !

Support our Sisterhood!ONLY $18.00 each (Chai)

NOW you can own this wonderful cookbook!

Get one for yourself, and get a few more for gifts!!

Filled with wonderful haymishe recipes and memories from the members of our own CKI congregation!

Available NOW atthe CKI Gift Shop!or contact Jana McFarlanejemcfarlane@earthlink.net

The person who “traveled the furthest”will win a prize!

Name __________________________________________________________

Destinations _____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Donation Enclosed________________________________________________

Sisterhood is still taking donations for your summer travels! Please send in your donations for your travels, visitors you have had, or your dreams of traveling.

For each trip, calculate the round trip mileage and multiply by 2 cents (1 cent for travels outside of North America).

We are keeping track of all the traveling on a map in the social hall.

Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Please contact Sue Zemel with any questions at 630-830-4725 or at mnszemel@comcast.net.

Send all donations to:CKI Sisterhood Travel FundraiserC/O Sue Zemel4405 Castlebar Lane Hanover Park, IL 60133

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CKI Sisterhoodlooks forward to your company at our

Opening LuncheonCome join us for good food, good

company, and entertainment!

Childcare available

Sunday, September 18 th at 12:30

Please return the attached form and check made out to CKISisterhood to:

Tina Wolf5N336 Sun Dance Court

St. Charles, Illinois 60175

(If you haven’t paid your annual membership ($30), feel free toinclude it with this form. Thanks.)

Before Wednesday, September 7 th

Name_______________________________________

_____ adults (Paid Sisterhood members) @ $13.00_____ adults (Non Sisterhood members) @ $18.00

_____ I will need childcare for this event______ # of children______ age of children

This one is special !

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USY and Kadima News

According to JFK,“The Jewish people,ever since David slew Goliath, have

never considered youth as a barrier toleadership.”This is certainly true in ourcongregation, and I'd like to present theUSY Board for 2005-2006:

Co-Presidents:Molly Rosenfeld & Joel Seigle

Co-Membership/Kadima Vice Presidents:Jake Marshall & Ben Schillmoeller

Communications Vice President:Jason Sigal

Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President:Danielle Lindow

Freshman Representative:Laura Sigal

Students please feel free to contactthese officers with your questions and

suggestions. They are working on plansfor a fun year!

Last month several members from ourChapter participated in Camp Kadima &Camp CHUSY. We'll be hearing abouttheir experiences next month, due toprinting deadlines. Stay tuned.

Please join us on September 11 whenUSY hosts the Welcome Back PancakeBreakfast. This is a fundraiser for ourchapter, and we hope for participationof all the families arriving on that firstSunday morning of Torah School.

Later this month, the USY LeadershipTraining Institute (LTI) will occur onSeptember 23-24 at Camp HenryHorner. All of our chapter officers areinvited to attend. The flyer was mailed

out from the Regional Office, and theRSVP deadline is September 7.

Finally, the first USY Board Meeting ofthe year takes place on September 27,7pm at CKI. Please note that this is achange from our usual third Tuesday ofthe month, as we want to capitalize onideas from LTI.

Looking ahead to next month, weencourage you to watch for news aboutour opening programs.

As ever, please be in touch with yourideas, suggestions, or questions.

Maureen Rosenfeld, Youth Chair

847-888-1950 or JustSayMo18@cs.com

The CKI Choir We are tuning up forperforming duringthe High Holidays.If you like to sing,

please feel free to join ourrehearsals.

Practice dates during Septemberare Sundays, the 11th, 18th, and25th. Our practices will be at CKIat 7:00 p.m.

To join, please contact Sue Zemelat 630-830-4725 or atmnszemel@comcast.net.

CKI BOARD MEMBERSPRESIDENT, Perry Pitzele

EXECUTIVE VP, Ira Fosco

Co-VPs/Sisterhood,Sandi Phelan & Tina Wolf

VP/Education, Anita Hornung

RECORDING SECRETARY,Carole Burstein

TREASURER, Marc Zemel

FINANCIAL SECRETARY,Chuck Zimmerman

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT,Paul Glaser

This one is special !

The “CKI SENIORS” LuncheonTuesday, September 13, 2005

12:00 noon, at CKI

At the August gathering it was decided to have all future luncheons catered by

BECKY ALBERTThe cost for lunch will now be $8.00 per person

At this September 13th luncheon we will have a guest speaker on a subject important to all seniors

Cherie AschenbrennerCrime Prevention Specialist

PLEASE…..PLEASE…..PLEASER.S.V.P. to

Phyllis Lesser at (847) 741-8784 orphyllisCKI@aol.com

Please respond by Thursday, September 8th

Sinai to receive the TenCommandments for the second time.He blew the shofar as a reminder to hisfellow Jews not to sin, not to buildanother Golden Calf.

The Selichot are pentitential prayersthat are recited on many occasions during and before the High Holidays.Midnight was one of the times selectedfor the recitation. According to Psalm119:62- “At midnight I will rise to givethanks unto Thee.”

The midnight Selichot service is gener-ally held on the Saturday night preced-ing Rosh HaShanah unless RoshHaShanah falls on Monday or Tuesdayfollowing the Saturday night. In thatcase, this year for example the Selichotservice is held one week earlier onSaturday night September 24.

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Ask the Ritual Committee

The Month of ElulThe month prior to the High Holidays

The month of Elul is the sixth month ofthe year if we start counting fromNisan, called in the Chumash the “firstmonth”.

Counting from Tishrei the month ofRosh HaShanah, Elul is the twelfth andlast month of the year.

Elul is the month set aside for preparingourselves for the upcoming HighHolidays: Rosh HaShanah and YomKippur. This is a month for Repentanceand the upcoming New Year. There areno actual holidays during the month ofElul.

Jews have a custom of saying peniten-tial prayers starting with the beginningof the month of Elul and continuinguntil Yom Kippur. The shofar is alsoblasted every day at morning servicesto remind us that the most awesomeholidays in the Jewish calendar areapproaching.

The shofar is blown during the monthof Elul because it was a Temple ritual.This tradition began in the Middle Ages.Moses climbed to the top of Mount

…to ADELINE KOHLHAGEN for donat-ing the book Light in Darkness:Survivor’s Story by Simon Sterling to theCKI library.

…to JERRY “NORM” HIMMELFARB forhis help in completing various tasks toimprove the indoor facilities.

…to JOEL and MARGOT SEIGLE fordonating books about Hanukkah toTorah School.

…to IRA FOSCO for his donation ofcabinets for the Rabbi’s closet and thekindergarten classroom.

…to BENJAMIN, LISA and BARRYWEISBERG for their assistance in plac-ing some of the cabinets.

HonorableMenschen...

Parashat HaShavu’a – Weekly Torah Portions

September 3 Re’eh – Deuteronomy 11:26-12:28 page 106029 Av Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-20:42 page 1215

Shabbat Macher ChodeshRosh Hodesh Elul begins at sundown

September 10 Shoftim – Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 page 10886 Elul Haftarah: : Isaiah 51:12-52:12 page 1107

The fourth Haftarah of consolation- 4th Shabbatafter the 9th of Av

September 17 Ki Teitzel – Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 page 111213 Elul Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-54:10 page 1137

Because of Rosh Hodesh two weeks ago we add the thirdHaftarah of consolation to the end of this Haftarah:

Isaiah 54:11-55:5 page 1085

The new month preempted this Haftarah originallythe fifth Haftarah of consolation – 5th Shabbatafter the 9th day of Av

September 24 Ki Tavo – Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 page 114022 Elul Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-60:22 page 1160

This is the Sixth of seven haftarot of consolation. These are theseven Shabbats after Tish’a B’Av.

Our best wishes of luck and success to…

Congratulations to BARRY WEISBERG on receiving hisMaster’s Degree.

Best wishes and good health toSARAH FRISCH on her 90thbirthday!

Best wishes and good health toED BRODY on his 90th birthday!

The Mazel TovCorner…

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ADULT EDUCATION - Barbara SharfBY-LAWS - Malcolm MorrisCEMETERY - Ben RifkenHA KOL EDITOR - Ron RazowskyENDOWMENT - Charles ZimmermanFUND RAISING -HOUSE - Charles GrunerMEMBERSHIP - Sue JohnsonPUBLICITY - Aviva BealRITUAL - Don LesserSOCIAL ACTION - Sherry Wiesman, Fern Raben and Tina WolfYOUTH ACTIVITIES - Joe & Maureen Rosenfeld

To contact a Committee Chairperson, call CKI at 847.741.5656

CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSSocial Action

The Crisis Center is EXTREMELY LOW

on their supply of baby formula.

Though the shelter typically provides

formula for shelter residents and daily

walk-in clients who request formula

from the food pantry, the shortage has

caused the disbursement of formula to

become restricted to residents only.

Please help replenish this much needed

item (Enfamil and Similac are the most

requested brands) by choosing to bring

formula to the Kol Nidre food collection.

Of course, we would be happy to accept

any formula donations prior to Kol

Nidre – simply drop it off in the hallway

pantry.

Thanks in advance,

Fern, Sherry, and Tina

T he Elgin Chapter of Hadassah is sponsoring our annual sale of round chal-lahs for the new year (baked that morning by Shalom Kosher Bakery in BuffaloGrove) on Sunday October 2. We are also offering one pound honeycakes, whichwould make a nice hostess gift during the high holidays.

Your order will be available for pickup at CKI between 10:30 am and 12:30 pmSunday morning, Oct. 2 or Monday, Oct. 3 between 11 am and 1 pm, or at othertimes by arrangement.

Please mail your orders to Medina Gross, 833 Prospect St, Elgin 60120, bySeptember 29 or you may call (847) 695-1316 or send email tomedinag@gmail.com and pay when you pick up your order. Checks should bemade out to Elgin Hadassah.

I would like to order ______________Plain challahs @ $4.25 ea. =______

______________Raisin challahs @ $4.50 ea. =______

______________Honeycakes @ $6.50 ea. =______

Total______

Name ________________________________________

Phone ________________________________________

Meals on Wheels

Rousing applause to all the volunteers

who got in touch in advance of our

delivery dates in July! Not only were

the dates easily filled, but there were

also “extras” waiting in the wings. Many

thanks to the Goldsteins, the Winners,

Sue Johnson and Barb Razowsky,

Sherry Weisman and Barb Maring, and

Saul Mariasis, my partner.

Our next route is scheduled for

October 17-21. I look forward to hear-

ing from all those willing volunteers in

CKI-land.

Nancy Zimmerman

(847)-695-6540.

CKI Book Club !

The October 8th meeting of the CKI Book Clubwill be held at the home of Adeline Kohlhagenat 818 Oakley Ave in Elgin at 2:30 pm. Thegroup will be discussing Fat Man Fed Up byJack Germand. For information and directionscall 847- 741- 8913.

I/We would like to make a donation to the following CKI fund:

Fund: _______________________________________________

Name: ______________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________________________

Amount Enclosed: $ ___________________________________

Please indicate h In Honor of

h In Memory of

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Make your check payable to: Congregation Kneseth Israel

330 Division Street, Elgin IL 60120

Donation Information

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Consider a gift to the Congregation Kneseth Israel Endowment Fund through oneof our income for life plans.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS in which you transfer funds into a trust or mutualfund which pays you income.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES in which you purchase an annuity and receive income.

All have significant tax advantages.

For further information, please call or write:

Charles Zimmerman, Chairman, phone 847-741-5656Congregation Kneseth Israel Endowment Fund, 330 Division Street, Elgin, IL 60120

September Birthdays

2 Henry Schillmoeller

4 Michael Poper

6 Sue Zemel

6 Liza Bachrach

8 Joel Pitzele

8 Ed Brody

10 Ron Raben

10 Jessica Melinger

17 Daniel Marshall

20 Hillary Schneider

22 Mark Rosenbaum

24 Joel Seigle

24 Barbara Njus

26 Sandy Lindow

26 Rachel Pitzele

29 Brad Burker

30 Frieda Simon

2 Richard & Cheryl Stanczak

3 Ron & Barb Razowsky

4 Carl & Judi Schweinler

4 Herb & Cyril Friend

4 Mark & Robin Seigle

4 Daniel Marshall & Liza Bachrach

9 Anita Hornung & Brad Burker

13 Arthur & Wendy Shankman

13 Kevin & Sandi Phelan

20 Debbie & Kenneth Abrams

22 Arlene & Jerry Weisberg

24 Jana & William McFarlane

SeptemberAnniversaries

Special FundsThe following funds are available for your generous donations:

Abraham M. and Anna Rose Seltzer Music Endowment Fund – Jewish cultural enrichment programs

Clara Wechter Education Fund – Support Torah SchoolEndowment Fund – See the PresidentGeneral Fund – for multi-purpose useRabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Needs decided by RabbiLee Miller Book Fund – New books for LibraryLillian Roth Scholarship Fund – See the PresidentMajor Gifts – $5,000 and up. See the PresidentMemorial Plaques – $300.00Prayer Book Fund – Siddur is $25; Chumash is $60Shalom Academy – Pre-school Jewish EducationSimon C. & Ruth L. Kaplan Torah Fund – Repair of Sefrei TorahSisterhood Flower Fund – Pulpit flowersSisterhood Vision Fund – Large type siddur $50Tree of Life – Leaf is $100; Rock is $1,000USY/Kadima Youth Group – Support for programs for our United Synagogue Youth

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Rosh HaShanah is coming!

And the annual CKI New Year’s Greeting card will again be available to wish everyone ahealthy and happy 5766!

The CKI New Year’s card has two purposes:1. $ave you time and money by listing your family’s name in the card

(then you do not have to send individual cards to other CKI members)

2. $erve as a sisterhood fundraiser.

Your family’s participation is important to us. Won’t you contribute?

Please send a check by Sept. 4, 2005 for the minimum amounts listed below to:Tina Wolf, 5N336 Sundance Ct. St. Charles, IL 60175

Pricing examples/minimums: 1 nameTina Wolf = $5

2 namesTina & Ed Wolf = $10

Family or 3 names The Wolf Family or Tina, Ed, & Matt Wolf = $15

4 namesTina, Ed, Matt, & Laura Wolf =$20

Additional names can be listed at $5 each

Don’t be left out of the CKI family’s New Year’s Greeting Card wishes!

Phone Number: __________________________________________

Name/Names (as you would like it/them to appear on the greeting card):

Amount enclosed: ______________________

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Fundability.

Easy as...

No extra cost to you.Extra cash for CKI.

Every time you purchaseFundability Certificates forgroceries, entertainment,restaurants, gasoline, general shopping, gifts,etc. a percentage of your purchase is refunded to theSynagogue as a charitable contribution!

For Example:For every $200 of Jewel, Walgreen’s or Shell

certificates you purchase, the Synagogue receives $8.00. If only 170 CKI families purchase $200.00 per month throughFundability, the Synagogue realizes a fund raising revenue of$16,320 per year. You can purchase at any dollar amount,

but the more you buy, the more CKI gets. It costs you nothing... you get to spend every

dollar you purchase!

You will receiveeither a debit cardor a gift certificatefor your selectedstore.

Pay by the 10th ofthe month and youwill receive yourFundabilitycertificates/debitcards by the 17th ofthe month.

It’s like free money!!!Write your check toCKI. Use your certifi-cates at yourconvenience at thestores of yourchoice. See reverseside for ordering.

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Restaurants

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$10$25

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Jo-Ann F

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Walgreens D

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$50Lim

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$50Linen-N

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Dave &

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Sears D

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!

Generous DonationsGENERAL FUNDIn memory of Iris Richberg

Ron, Karen, Jason & Laura SigalRosilyn & Sydney Koritzinsky

In honor of Sarah Frisch’s BirthdayIrv Durchslag

In memory of Jerome BitkowerMarcie, Mike, Jared & Sam Monteith

In honor of Marsha Schwartz’s speedyrecovery

Lisa & Dan Schulman

PRAYERBOOK FUND (Chumash)In memory of Nancy Ashcraft

Roy Ashcraft

CKI EDUCATION FUNDDonations

Arthur & Wendy Shankman To the family of Iris Richberg, inmemory of your beloved wife, moth-er and grandmother

Fern & Ron RabenTo Barry Weisberg, congratulationson receiving your Master’s degree

Fern & Ron RabenRon, Karen, Jason & Laura Sigal

CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUNDIn honor of Sarah Frisch’s 90thBirthday

Adeline KohlhagenIn memory of Iris Richberg

Sue & Dick JohnsonBarb & Ron Razowsky

CKI SISTERHOODIn memory of Iris Richberg

The Marshall-Bachrach Family

THANK YOUTo Sarah Frisch for the lovely newarrangements of greenery for ourbimah

Acknowledgements

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HAMAKOM YENAHEIM ETKHEM –CONDOLENCES

The congregation expresses condo-lences to the family of Iris Richberg,mother of Jana (Bill) McFarlane, grand-mother of Jacob.

May God comfort you and may hermemory be a blessing.

R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELL

Marsha SchwartzFern RabenBen RifkenFrieda SimonMilton WohlBurt FriedmanShirley FriedmanAl ZemanRuth BachrachRisa Cohen

May God have mercy upon you andothers who are ill among the people of Israel.

In Our Family

My Torah School friends,

Thank you for the donation to the AmericanDiabetes Association in my honor. Your continuedsupport means a lot to me and others hoping tofind a cure. Someday, one will be discovered.Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Jason Sigal

Aug 27 Sept 1 Harry Sievers*

Aug 27 Sept 1 Daniel Sohn

Aug 27 Sept 2 Jacob Jacobson*

Aug 27 Sept 2 Samuel Milton Janos

Aug 27 Sept 2 Benjamin Rodman*

Sept 3 Sept 5 Dora Mariasis

Sept 3 Sept 5 Maureen (Renie) Poper*

Sept 3 Sept 7 Esther Poper

Sept 3 Sept 8 Myron Zuckerman

Sept 3 Sept 8 Rachel Rosenberg

Sept 3 Sept 9 Meyer Kagen*

Sept 3 Sept 9 George Lascoe*

Sept 3 Sept 9 Toba Mell

Sept 3 Sept 9 Jeanette Panimon Gilles*

Sept 10 Sept 10 Rose Ableman*

Sept 10 Sept 10 Charles Levin

Sept 10 Sept 11 Miriam Zuckerman

Sept 10 Sept 12 Esther Raben Greenberg

Sept 10 Sept 12 Allen Efrati

Sept 10 Sept 12 Minnie Noon Dato*

Sept 10 Sept 14 Samuel Resnick*

Sept 10 Sept 14 Theodore Salstone*

Sept 10 Sept 14 Howard Milton Meyers*

Sept 10 Sept 14 Max Neustadt*

Sept 10 Sept 14 Louis Kaplan*

Sept 10 Sept 15 Henry Lipofsky*

Sept 10 Sept 16 Sara B. Meyers*

Sept 10 Sept 16 Bernard Gustav Troy*

Sept 10 Sept 16 Bessie Lipofsky*

Sept 10 Sept 16 Gussie Wohl*

Sept 17 Sept 17 Sam Iseberg*

Sept 17 Sept 17 Yetta Wolfinsohn

Sept 17 Sept 18 Elias Aron

Sept 17 Sept 18 Louis H. Epstein*

Sept 17 Sept 18 George Zucker*

Sept 17 Sept 18 Yitzhak Moshe Mell

Sept 17 Sept 18 Daniel Gombiner*

Yahrtzeiten

We recall with loving memory those whose yahrtzeiten will be commemoratedduring the coming weeks, and those whose names will be read in the synagogue at Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat services during the month of September. It is appropriate that members of their families are present when these names are read.

There are two dates listed above on our yahrtzeit list. The first isthe day of the service at which the name will be read.The second is the actual date of the yahrtzeit and memorialcandles should be lit on the preceding evening. An asteriskafter the name indicates a plaque is affixed to the Memorial Tablet.

KINDLE THE SHABBAT CANDLES

Sept 2................7:06 PMSept 9................6:54 PMSept 16 .............6:42 PMSept 23 .............6:30 PMSept 30 .............6:18 PM

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Sept 17 Sept 18 Nathan S. Fox, M.D.*

Sept 17 Sept 19 William Joseph Gordon*

Sept 17 Sept 19 Gishe Beila Sherman

Sept 17 Sept 19 Belle Kantrowitz*

Sept 17 Sept 20 Joseph Mell*

Sept 17 Sept 20 Ida Gross

Sept 24 Sept 24 Morris Hayden*

Sept 24 Sept 24 Bertha Fox*

Sept 24 Sept 25 Esther LeVine*

Sept 24 Sept 25 Marjorie Durchslag*

Sept 24 Sept 26 Nathan Fishman

Sept 24 Sept 26 Faye Rose

Sept 24 Sept 27 Mildred Marks

Sept 24 Sept 27 Shirley R. Whitman

Sept 24 Sept 27 Max Ableman*

Sept 24 Sept 28 Brian Meyers*

Sept 24 Sept 28 Jack Cohen

Sept 24 Sept 28 Sheldon Burstein*

Sept 24 Sept 29 Irwin Gilbert

Sept 24 Sept 29 Sidney Schreibman*

Sept 24 Sept 30 Jacob Fisher*

Sept 24 Sept 30 Minnie Ableman*

NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after

candlelighting time on Saturday night.

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3 Baby Naming during service 9:30 amDaughter of James & Lady Cohen.Granddaughter of Shirley Cohen Friedmanand the late Dr. Edward Cohen

6 CKI Board Meeting 7:30 pm

7 First Hebrew Class 5:00 pm

9 IMA & ME 10:00 amFirst Friday Shabbat Service 7:30 pmORDER FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATES

11 Hebrew School 9:00 amUSY Breakfast 10:00 amTorah School begins 10:30 amChoir practice 7:00 pm

12 Confirmation 6:30 pm

13 Senior Lunch 12:00 pmSisterhood Mtg. 7:00 pm

14 Hebrew School 5:00 pm

16 IMA & ME 10:00 amShabbat service 7:30 pmOneg: Sandi & Kevin PhelanPICK UP FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATES

Shabbat Services: Friday evenings beginning Sept. 9 7:30 pmSaturday mornings 9:30 am

18 Torah School (Mystery Day) 10:00 amSisterhood Opening Luncheon 12:30 pmChoir practice 7:00 pm

21 Hebrew School 5:00 pm

23 IMA & ME 10:00 amUSY Leadership training

24 Jr. Congregation Dalet 9:30 amAlef, Bet, Gimel (library) 10:00 amS’lihot Program 8:00 pm

Service 9:00 pm

25 Torah School (Mystery Day) 10:00 amMen’s Club Mtg Exec. Bd 9:30 am

Gen. Membership 10:00 amKever Avot 1:00 pmBluff City CemeteryChoir practice 7:00 pm

26 Confirmation 6:30 pm

27 USY Board 7:00 pm

28 Hebrew School 5:00 pm

30 IMA & ME 10:00 am