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You bring a dessert to share. Kids and adults of all ages are welcome. When you stop to think about it, both Chanukah and Thanksgiving celebrate a miracle. The miracle of sur- vival. The Maccabees won the war, the oil lasted for eight days and the Puritans survived a whole winter and had food for the next winter. Both the Israelites and the Puritans were being persecuted for their reli- gious beliefs. In both cases they survived. That is indeed a miracle—one we can gratefully celebrate together. Hooray. Chanukah has always intrigued me. The war was fought by a band of zealots who wanted to preserve Judaism. It was a battle against assimilation and yet it has become the most assimilated of Jewish holidays, usually because of its proximity to Christmas. The December Dilemma has never worried me much. Celebrating a little Christmas does not make someone less Jewish. I do worry about the guilt that we put on interfaith families. Family, respect, hospitality are all core values of Judaism. Celebrating is a core value of Judaism. And without the Maccabees there would be no Christmas at all. In that vein, there are two other opportunities to explore our diversity this month. On November 3, after Torah School and Judaism Rocks, the Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders, together with the City of Elgin, U46 School District, the Community Crisis Center, the Renz Center and the Ecker Center will host a day of learning, “Safe City – Peaceful City,” from 2:00-5:00 PM at Judson University. Then, on November 24, at 4:00 PM, we will partici- pate in the Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. This year’s service will be at Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren and will focus on peace, healing and hope. 330 Division Street Elgin, Illinois 60120 Ph: 847.741.5656 Fax: 847.741.5924 www.ckielgin.org November 2013 The Voice of Congregation Kneseth Israel RABBI MARGARET FRISCH KLEIN DR. JOE ROSENFELD, President [email protected] [email protected] ZAHAVA RAZ, Receptionist NINA FINN, Director of Education [email protected] [email protected] (continued on page 2) Cheshvan – Kislev 5774 Thanksgivukkah? A new Jewish holiday? Not really. Giving thanks is about as Jewish as it gets. Thanksgiving as celebrated by the Puritans was an attempt to celebrate Sukkot, the harvest fes- tival. William Bradford, first governor of Plimoth Plantation learned Hebrew so he could speak to G-d in the language in which the world was created. Chanukah is a celebra- tion of dedication and rededication—and a chance also to give thanks. Having them come as part of the same weekend once every 7000 years, priceless. So how to celebrate? Latkes instead of mashed potatoes? Maybe sweet potato latkes with cranberry sauce instead of applesauce? Hollowed out pumpkin chanukiot? Orange and brown, instead of blue and silver? There must be something special for this unique occur- rence. Buzzfeed suggested this menu: http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/than ksgivukkah. My colleague, Rabbi David Paskin wrote a new ballad. Try this blend: http://www.david- paskin.com/thanksgivukkah.html. Our service on Friday night, November 29, will be a special opportunity to celebrate Thanksgivukkah. Come join us for festive singing of both holidays—an opportunity to share what we are thankful for beyond foot- ball, turkey, and discounts at the malls. In par- ticular, we welcome our out-of-town guests and our young adults back home. Home to CKI with a special oneg Shabbat and a chance to reconnect with our CKI family. Send me your young adult email or Facebook address and I will be sure they get their own invitation to this special event and a chance to just hang out with friends. On Sunday afternoon, December 1, join the Kleins from 2:00-5:00 PM at our new home for latkes and a Chanukah dessert buffet. Our new address is 15 Hilltop Lane, South Elgin, IL (http://goo.gl/maps/fNwn3). The Kleins will pro- vide the latkes and drinks, gelt and dreidels. In this Issue President 2 Sisterhood 3 Parashat 3 BBYO 3 Hadassah 3 Ritual 5 Birthdays 7 Book Club 7 Torah School 7 Men’s Club 8 Bat Mitzvah 8 Donations 9 Fundability 10 Yahrtzeiten 13 Marketplace 13 Calendar BC From the Rabbi’s Study... CKI SAVE THE DATES 12.01 - Chanukah Latke and Dessert Buffet at the Klein’s, 2:00-5:00 PM 12.06 - PJ Shabbat, 6:00 PM 12.09 - CKI Board Meeting, 7:00 PM 12.12 - Prairie Jewish Coalition Meeting, 6:30 PM at CKI 12.14 - Learners’ Shabbat/Jr. Congregation 12.22 - No School; Winter Break begins 01.08 - School resumes

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Page 1: November 2013 The Voice of Congregation Kneseth Israel...November 3, after Torah School and Judaism Rocks, the Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders, together with the City of Elgin,

You bring a dessert to share.Kids and adults of all agesare welcome.

When you stop to thinkabout it, both Chanukah andThanksgiving celebrate amiracle. The miracle of sur-vival. The Maccabees wonthe war, the oil lasted foreight days and the Puritanssurvived a whole winter andhad food for the next winter.

Both the Israelites and thePuritans were being persecuted for their reli-gious beliefs. In both cases they survived. Thatis indeed a miracle—one we can gratefullycelebrate together. Hooray.

Chanukah has always intrigued me. The warwas fought by a band of zealots who wantedto preserve Judaism. It was a battle againstassimilation and yet it has become the mostassimilated of Jewish holidays, usuallybecause of its proximity to Christmas. TheDecember Dilemma has never worried memuch. Celebrating a little Christmas does notmake someone less Jewish. I do worry aboutthe guilt that we put on interfaith families.Family, respect, hospitality are all core valuesof Judaism. Celebrating is a core value ofJudaism. And without the Maccabees therewould be no Christmas at all.

In that vein, there are two other opportunitiesto explore our diversity this month. OnNovember 3, after Torah School and JudaismRocks, the Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders,together with the City of Elgin, U46 SchoolDistrict, the Community Crisis Center, theRenz Center and the Ecker Center will host aday of learning, “Safe City – Peaceful City,”from 2:00-5:00 PM at Judson University. Then,on November 24, at 4:00 PM, we will partici-pate in the Community InterfaithThanksgiving Service. This year’s service willbe at Highland Avenue Church of theBrethren and will focus on peace, healing and hope.

330 Division Street

Elgin, Illinois 60120

Ph: 847.741.5656

Fax: 847.741.5924

www.ckielgin.org

November 2013 The Voice of Congregation Kneseth Israel

RABBI MARGARET FRISCH KLEIN DR. JOE ROSENFELD, [email protected] [email protected]

ZAHAVA RAZ, Receptionist NINA FINN, Director of [email protected] [email protected]

(continued on page 2)

C h e s h v a n – K i s l e v 5 7 7 4

Thanksgivukkah? A new Jewishholiday? Not really. Giving thanksis about as Jewish as it gets.

Thanksgiving as celebrated by the Puritans wasan attempt to celebrate Sukkot, the harvest fes-tival. William Bradford, first governor of Plimoth Plantation learned Hebrew so hecould speak to G-d in the language in whichthe world was created. Chanukah is a celebra-tion of dedication and rededication—and achance also to give thanks. Having them comeas part of the same weekend once every 7000years, priceless.

So how to celebrate? Latkes instead of mashedpotatoes? Maybe sweet potato latkes withcranberry sauce instead of applesauce?Hollowed out pumpkin chanukiot? Orange andbrown, instead of blue and silver? There mustbe something special for this unique occur-rence. Buzzfeed suggested this menu:http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/thanksgivukkah.

My colleague, Rabbi David Paskin wrote a newballad. Try this blend: http://www.david-paskin.com/thanksgivukkah.html.

Our service on Friday night, November 29, willbe a special opportunity to celebrateThanksgivukkah. Come join us for festivesinging of both holidays—an opportunity toshare what we are thankful for beyond foot-ball, turkey, and discounts at the malls. In par-ticular, we welcome our out-of-town guestsand our young adults back home. Home to CKIwith a special oneg Shabbat and a chance toreconnect with our CKI family. Send me youryoung adult email or Facebook address and Iwill be sure they get their own invitation to thisspecial event and a chance to just hang outwith friends.

On Sunday afternoon, December 1, join theKleins from 2:00-5:00 PM at our new home forlatkes and a Chanukah dessert buffet. Our newaddress is 15 Hilltop Lane, South Elgin, IL(http://goo.gl/maps/fNwn3). The Kleins will pro-vide the latkes and drinks, gelt and dreidels.

In this IssuePresident 2

Sisterhood 3

Parashat 3

BBYO 3

Hadassah 3

Ritual 5

Birthdays 7

Book Club 7

Torah School 7

Men’s Club 8

Bat Mitzvah 8

Donations 9

Fundability 10

Yahrtzeiten 13

Marketplace 13

Calendar BC

From the Rabbi’s Study...

CKI SAVE THE DATES

12.01 - Chanukah Latke and Dessert Buffetat the Klein’s, 2:00-5:00 PM

12.06 - PJ Shabbat, 6:00 PM

12.09 - CKI Board Meeting, 7:00 PM

12.12 - Prairie Jewish Coalition Meeting,6:30 PM at CKI

12.14 - Learners’ Shabbat/Jr. Congregation

12.22 - No School; Winter Break begins

01.08 - School resumes

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There is another miracle of survival. This monthwe remember Kristallnacht. It has been 75years since the Night of Broken Glass. How dowe go from shattered glass and shattered livesto putting the pieces back together? How dowe find meaning and the courage to go on?Part of it is through music. Join us for a specialKabbalat Shabbat service with instrumental,meditative music on November 8. Then onNovember 9, join us as we attend a specialcommemoration event in Skokie. If you havenames of loved ones who perished during theHolocaust that you want read during ourKabbalat Shabbat service, please let me know.

Part of how we survived for all these years isbecause we are the People of the Book.November is National Jewish Book Month. InTorah School and Hebrew School we will beencouraging the kids to read a Jewish bookand tell me about it. For each book they read,they will get a leaf to put on our “Eitz Chayyim,Tree of Life” outside my office. Watch it grow! Ifyou have not signed up your children toreceive PJ Library Books through the JewishUnited Fund/Jewish Federation ofMetropolitan Chicago (JUF), I urge you to doso. Each month, the Federation, with fundsfrom the grant from the Harold GreenspoonFoundation, will send your young readers andpre-readers a book or CD for free. Families withchildren from 6 months to 8 years old are eligi-ble. Grandparents can also sign up a child(http://www.juf.org/pjlibrary).What a greatway to build their own Jewish libraries andhave a chance to snuggle with a good book aspart of their bedtime rituals. Reading is not justfor kids. What Jewish book will you read thismonth?

From the Rabbi’s Book Shelf: The Book Thief, by Markus Zuzak

During yuntif, I picked up a book that had beenon my reading wish list for several years. Just intime. On November 15, to tie in with the 75thanniversary of Kristallnacht, The Book Thief willbe released as a movie in theaters. A New YorkTimes #1 bestseller a few years ago, it is ahaunting and poignant tale of Germany toldthrough the eyes of the angel of death andone of his soon-to-be victims, a young girl

HaKol Information

HaKol is published monthly by Congregation KnesethIsrael of Elgin, Illinois. It is sent by email or mailed to CKImembers via first class postage. Nonmembers who wouldlike to receive a printed copy may do so by forwarding ayearly donation of $18 (chai) to cover cost of productionand mailing.

Make checks payable to CKI.

All material for the December issue is due NO LATERthan November 15, PLEASE.

All items should be emailed to: [email protected]

HaKol Editor: Jana McFarlaneAdvertising Manager: Ron Razowsky

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CKI BOARD MEMBERSPRESIDENT - Dr. Joe RosenfeldEXECUTIVE VP - Marc Zemel

VP/Education - Susan JohnsonVP/Sisterhood - Jana McFarlane

RECORDING SECRETARY - Amy RobinsonTREASURER - Barry Rose

FINANCIAL SECRETARY - Dick JohnsonIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Rochelle Fosco

CKI COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSADULT EDUCATION - Gale JacobyBIKUR CHOLIM - Anita Hornung

BYLAWS - (available)CEMETERY - Marc Zemel

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION - Nina FinnENDOWMENT - Barry Rose

FUNDRAISING - Robin Seigle HAKOL EDITOR - Jana McFarlane

HOUSE - Dan MarshallKERUV - Wanda Pitzele

MEMBERSHIP/PUBLICITY - Brad BurkerRITUAL - Paul Glaser

TIKKUN OLAM - Elise RichVISION - Gale Jacoby

YOUTH ACTIVITIES - Liza Bachrach

To contact, call CKI at 847-741-5656

In our effort to offer more transparency and toencourage more participation, the CKI Board

now makes our upcoming meeting agendas avail-able on our website as a downloadable PDF. Please go to:www.ckielgin.org/board-meeting-agenda.html

PLEASE...If there is an illness in the family or the loss of a loved one, please call CKI at 847-741-5656 so thatyour CKI family can contact you

and be of help.

From the Rabbi’s Study (cont’d from page 1)

“Hem your blessings withthankfulness so they don’tunravel.” – Author Unknown

What do the following have in common?

• Visiting the sick• Balancing the books• Making a donation• Helping with a funeral• Planting a garden• Reaching out to youth• Making tuna salad• Making a minyan (ten adults necessary

to say certain prayers)• Washing a window• Answering a phone• Writing a memorial book• Leading a prayer service• Taking bids• Talking to a new member• Organizing holiday events• Feeding the hungry• Maintaining a website• Publishing this newsletter• Welcoming a new family• Maintaining a Facebook page• Making a school• Spreading rock salt• Writing By-Laws• Planning an event• Raising funds• Buying the booze

That’s right! They are all things that happenaround CKI. They are the things that people do;a couple for pay and the rest as volunteers.They don’t do it for thanks, but the fact is thateach of these people is giving something ofthemselves for the benefit of all of us. I am sure

President’s Message

we are grateful for their actions. Without themCKI wouldn’t exist, but as G. B. Stern stated,“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is likewrapping a present and not giving it.”

What does everyone like to hear? “Thank you.”To quote Alice Walker, “Thank you is the bestprayer anyone can say. I say that one a lot.”

We have so many great people around herewho do so much, and who have done it for solong that they may just blend into the back-ground of the synagogue’s life. Just like a longmarried couple that begins to take each otherfor granted, sometimes we at CKI take eachother for granted. I can tell you—as a therapistwho does marriage counseling—forgetting tobe polite in any relationship is corrosive. Itslowly eats away at the fabric of things. And asAlfred Painter said, “Saying thank you is morethan good manners. It is good spirituality.”

Lately, we’ve been talking in various settingsabout the importance of the words, “ThankYou.” We’ve discussed promoting a tone ofgratitude one to another. As G. K. Chestertonwrote, “I would maintain that thanks are thehighest form of thought, and that gratitude ishappiness doubled by wonder. “

So please, any time you derive any benefit froman action of another person here at CKI, or infact, anywhere, remember what Shakespearesaid, “I can no other answer make, but, thanks,and thanks.”

Finally, I’d like to say to all of those in the CKIcommunity who do so much—on behalf of allof us—Thank you!

– Dr. Joe Rosenfeld

Liesel, whose foster family is hiding a Jew, Max.It is marvelous writing. Who knew that eachdeath has a different color? That you can tastethe sound of accordion music or champagne?That in the eyes of a young girl, the world canseem to continue as “normal,” innocent even asyou learn to read, experience your first love,(while playing soccer and stealing books), foodis being rationed, and you have a secret in yourbasement who you have to leave behind ifthere is an air raid? That Verzeihung, forgive-

ness, according to the Duden Dictionary ofMeanings, one of Liesel’s stolen books, is “Tostop feeling anger, animosity, or resentment.”USA Today said that this book “Deserves aplace on the same shelf with the Diary of aYoung Girl, by Anne Frank.” The WashingtonPost called it “Absorbing and searing.” It is abook I will not soon forget and I will be mostcurious to see how they have turned this bookinto a movie.

– Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein

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Parashat HaShavu’a: Weekly Torah Portions

November 2 Shabbat Mahar Chodesh/29 Cheshvan Shabbat Mevarekhim Hachodesh

Toledot – Genesis 25:19-26:22Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18-42

November 3 Rosh Chodesh 130 Cheshvan Numbers 28:1-15

November 4 Rosh Chodesh 11 Kislev Numbers 28:1-15

November 9 Vayetse – Genesis 28:10-30:136 Kislev Haftarah: Hosea 12:13-14:10

November 16 Vayishlah – Genesis 32:4-33:2013 Kislev Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21

November 23 Vayeshev – Genesis 37:1-37:3620 Kislev Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8

November 28 1st Day Chanukah25 Kislev Numbers 7:1-17

November 29 2nd Day Chanukah26 Kislev Numbers 7:18-29

November 30 Shabbat Mahar Chodesh/27 Kislev Shabbat Mevarekhim Hachodesh

Mikkets – Genesis 41:1-41:52Maftir: Numbers 7:24-29Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7

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I defer, this month, to our Vice-President of Fundraising,Suzy Zemel:

The corned beef is coming! The corned beef is coming!

Now that we have all the orders, the anticipa-tion can really begin! The total poundagerequired is being added. The corned beef andturkey is being ordered, along with the ryebread, and giant pickles. Our mouth-wateringbrownies are being prepped, and we can’t for-get our bags of chips and condiments.

Sisterhood News

Sisterhood greatly appreciates everyone’s helpwith placing orders and acquiring orders fromthe outside.

I bet you can’t wait. There is still work to do,however, and your help is much appreciated!We are securing the services of the BBYO kidsto help set up the paper bags with non-perish-able items—but we still need people to helppack our pickles, make our sandwiches, helpwith pick up orders and with deliveries. This is an activity where we truly have fun while we work.

Join us after select Saturday morningShabbat Services as Rabbi Margaret

Frisch Klein leads us in study sessions ona variety of topics. A light lunch will beprovided. Some Saturdays we will explorecurrent events as we delve into “Jews inthe News.” On other Saturdays, we willexplore topics ranging from Torah toJudaism in Everyday Life and more. Feel free to attend Shabbat Services, orthe Kiddush Round Table, or both.

Kiddush Round Table

I am so excited to announce theaddition of Lisa Gerlach to the CKI

Youth Committee! She will serve asthe new CKI-Youth Advisor. I willcontinue on as the

CKI Youth Chair. Lisawas Bat Mitzvah at CKI

and was very active in theUSY Youth program. She iscurrently a kindergartenteacher at CKI Torah Schooland has a continuing pres-ence at CKI. She recentlyreturned from a Gap Year inIsrael and is excited to work with the kids!

Ma’ayan BBYO News

11/23/13 11:45 AM–1:00 PM1/25/14 11:45 AM–1:00 PM3/1/14 11:45 AM–1:00 PM

ELGIN CHAPTER OF HADASSAH –WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Please join us on Wednesday, November 13,at CKI, at 7:00 PM. The Elgin Chapter of

Hadassah was chartered 88 years ago byHenrietta Szold, the founder of the HadassahWomen’s Zionist Organization of America. Weare now approaching a CRITICAL POINT IN OUREXISTENCE. We are facing vacancies on theBoard of Directors in the positions of Presidentand Treasurer, as well as Program VP and oth-ers. Since my letter appeared in the Hadassahbulletin and in CKI’s HaKol last month inform-ing everyone of our chapter’s dire situation, noone has come forward to help. Therefore, theboard has to make several important decisions,and we would like the input of the member-ship.

The future of the Elgin Chapter of Hadassahrests in your hands. Your Board of Directorswants you to know what is happening, and wewould appreciate your support.

– Debbie Sternfeld, PresidentElgin Chapter of Hadassah

We are currently establishing a calendar ofevents for the CKI-Youth for the year. The goalis to have one event per month. Lisa will besending out email notices and posting eventson the Torah School Facebook page. Please jointhe group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/165247936957942/

Please encourage your child to attend the following program:

Sunday, November 3LazerMaxx • 1:15 to 3:30 PM• If you RSVP and pay by Oct. 27: $25 per per-son; Regular price: $30 per person

• Pick up and drop off at LazerMaxx at 941 S. McLean, Elgin.

• Includes two 30-minute laser games, 20 arcade tokens, pizza and soda.

• Open to all Jewish 5th graders through 12thgraders.

• RSVP to Lisa at [email protected]

Please have your child join the Ma’ayan BBYOFacebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/221937037867507/ If you would liketo receive BBYO emails, please let me know [email protected].

BBYO is for High School Ages. BBYO Connect is for 6th through 8th grade.

– Liza Bachrach, Youth Group Chair

Don’t have much time to spare? That’s OK! Wewill still appreciate whatever help you are ableto afford us. Have more time to spare? Wecould use that, too!

Please contact me, Suzy Zemel, soon, to let meknow your availability starting Sunday,November 17, through Thursday, November 21.

Don’t forget that pick up for orders will be theevening of Wednesday, November 20, and themorning of Thursday, November 21.

Lisa Gerlach

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Congregation Kneseth Israel’s Men’s Club PresentsAn Alter Cooker Production

LATKE LUNCHTIME BANQUETChanukah Comes Early, But It’s Never Too Early For Latkes!

Sunday, November 24, at 12:00 Noon

(Suggested minimum donation)Adult Fressers: $8.00

Student Fressers: $5.00Children Kindergarten and younger: Free (but remember, no running!)

Gourmet meal includes kosher tube steak, relish tray, drink, dessert, one-of-a-kind Entertainment,and, of course, all the yum-yum, that’s good eatin’, rib-stickin’ potato latkes you can eat.

As always, 3% of proceeds will be donated to MAZON to help feed the hungry nationally. This year, please bring one non-perishable food item per person

to help the Elgin Food Pantry.

Want to help? No special skills or experience necessary!! Call or contactPaul (Potatohead) Glaser (630) 513-8268 or [email protected]

Please reserve your latkes no later than NOVEMBER 17! Seating is limited!Send this form, with a check payable to “CKI Men’s Club” to the CKI office by November 17. (Late reservations may not be accepted.)

YES! Count us in! We want latkes! Now!

Name_________________________________________________________

#______adults ______students ______small children $_______enclosed _______waist size (before latkes)

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CKI Presents Kristallnacht 75 Programming: Reflecting on Kristallnacht 75 Years Later

This year Jews around the world will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht,

the Night of Broken Glass. On November 9, 1938, a series of coordinated, violent attacks

against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria left streets covered in broken glass

from the windows of Jewish stores, homes, buildings and synagogues. This night represents

the essential turning point in Nazi persecution of Jews through the Holocaust,

culminating in the attempt to annihilate the European Jews.

Please join us as we commemorate Kristallnacht and honor the memory of those who perished and of those who suffered. Let us remember the past so that we can work together

to make the present and the future a better place.

Friday Night Shabbat ServicesNovember 8, 2013, 7:30 PM

“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes themind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it

whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”

Join us for a musical, spiritual Shabbat Service in commemoration of Kristallnacht

Saturday, November 9, 2013, 7:00-8:30 PMDoors close at 6:30 PM

Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette, IL 60091

This commemoration, sponsored by the Illinois HolocaustMuseum and Education Center, the Jewish United Fund and

the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicagowill feature both speakers and musicians.

For more details, please go to www.kristallnacht75.org

Registration is required for a seat, and seating is limited.To register for a seat, go to www.kristallnacht75.org

We hope that a large contingency from CKI will support this extraordinary event.

In an effort to meet CKI’s vision of providingmeaningful observance, together with

respecting diversity and insuring a welcomingenvironment for all, CKI’s Ritual Committee hasconducted a very careful review of our policyon the wearing of head coverings and tallitot.

The review was undertaken at the request of acongregant. Prior to the August meeting,Committee members were charged with con-ducting their own research into the issue, andall met their responsibility in that regard. Alsoproviding valuable guidance was a detailedpaper on the topic prepared by Rabbi FrischKlein and upcoming Bat Mitzvah Katie Irelan.

Current policy at Congregation Kneseth Israelhas been: “All men are required to wear headcoverings; women are requested to wear headcoverings. Everyone is required to wear headcoverings while on the bimah.” There does notappear to be an express policy requiring thewearing of tallit, but the custom here has beenthat Jewish men are encouraged to wear a tal-lit during daytime services (and at Kol Nidre),and Jewish women called to the bimah arewelcome to do so. These policies are applicableto everyone above Bar Mitzvah age, and thehead covering policy applies also to TorahSchool students.

The Committee’s discussions at its August andOctober meetings were open, considered, and

ed and requested to wear head coverings.”

The Committee hopes that everyone willunderstand and respect our policy and willhelp our guests do so as well. If people areinterested in reading the full teshuva respon-sum prepared by Rabbi Frisch Klein, it is avail-able on the CKI website.(http://www.ckielgin.org/uploads/9/6/2/9/9629077/teshuvah_on_womens_headcoverings_and_talitot_for_cki_web.pdf)

– Paul Glaser, CKI Ritual Committee Chair

civil. There was unanimity among the membersthat the wearing of a head covering (whethercalled a kippah, yarmulke, kova, or whatever),was a sign of respect and humility, and thatwhile not commanded by the Torah, centuriesof Jewish minhag (custom) supported thewearing of a head covering while in the syna-gogue building. Interests of egalitarianism callfor the elimination of any distinction betweenmen or women on this subject.

However, it was also recognized that someJews have different practices. For example, atsome Reform congregations, the wearing ofkippot and tallitot was simply not done. Todaymany Reform Jews do wear kippot and tallitot.You can also see regional differences in customof the type of head coverings used.Nonetheless, the Committee agreed that wehere at CKI could choose our own course.

While it is the desire of the Ritual Committee toencourage the wearing of head coverings forall, it was also emphasized that discretionshould be employed when asking a person vis-iting our building, or ascending to the bimah,to cover their head. No one should force a per-son to do so or act in a manner to causeembarrassment.

Therefore, the Committee decided to amendour policy to read: “All men are required towear head coverings; women are recommend-

Ritual Committee Examines Policy On Head Coverings

Kristallnacht Kaddish

On Friday, November 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, aswe commemorate Kristallnacht, we will

honor the memories of CKI relatives who per-ished in the Holocaust. Many victims of theHolocaust have no known Yahrtzeit on whichto commemorate their death. If you wish toadd the names of any of your relatives whoperished in the Holocaust to the list of namesthat will be read in memoriam prior toKaddish, please email or call Gale Jacoby at630-513-0383 or [email protected].

“We have to remember, always, but it’s nevereasy.” – Alberto Israel, survivor of Auschwitz

May the Almighty comfort you among themourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

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Lots of gift ideas for Adults and Children!

Do your gift shopping at CKI and support our Sisterhood!

Sunday, November 10 • 9:30 AM–12:30 PMWednesday, November 13 • 5:00–6:30 PMSunday, November 17 • 9:30 AM–12:30 PMWednesday, November 20 • 5:00–6:30 PM

Sunday, November 24 • 9:30 AM–12:00 PM

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November Birthdays

1 Chuck Miller1 Michael Gantz1 Linda Blatchford2 Margot Seigle3 Stephanie Berg3 Scott Zonis6 Elise Rich6 Peretz Mehr8 Sharla Lent9 Danny Seigle9 Marsha Schwartz9 Elaine Sofferman9 Micah Robinson16 Gareth Sitz16 John Blatchford18 Adam Levine18 Raul Aron18 Jordan Glazov20 Shana Bender22 Rebecca Berg22 Marci Zeoli22 Lisa Wohl23 Ben Meisgeier25 Sandi Phelan27 Lisa Tomiko Korn30 Larry Berg

November Anniversaries

18 David and Rosalie Goodman22 Sue and Jerry Goozh23 Marc & Sue Zemel26 Myron and Charlene Goldman

Book Club Torah School News

Book Club will not be meeting in November, asour members prepare for Thanksgiving andChanukah. However, we will still be reading, as we prepare to meet on December 12 at

7:00 PM. We will be dis-cussing the book, I Feel Bad About My Neckby Nora Ephron.

Please feel free to join usat the home of SueJohnson, 1260 MeadowLane, Elgin 60123. Her phone number is847-695-7160.

For more information,contact Sue Johnson at

[email protected] or Suzy Zemel at [email protected] is welcome. Join the fun!

In November, on Thanksgiving, we traditionally give thanks with our families for the fall harvest.This year it will be Thanksgivukkah! Let’s recall the Miracle of Lights at the same time.

Our October Judaism Rocks explored creation. That is a miracle for which we should all give thanks!

November School Calendar:Nov. 2, Sat. 9:30 AM Katie Irelan Bat Mitzvah

Nov. 3, Sun. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Hebrew School – Grades 4–7

9:45 AM Torah School – Grades K–3

10:00 AM–Noon Judaism Rocks – ALL GRADES

Nov. 6, Wed. 5:00 PM–6:30 PM Hebrew School – Grades 4–7

Nov. 7, Thurs. 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Chai School

Nov. 8, Fri. 6:00 PM–7:30 PM PJ Shabbat

Nov. 10, Sun. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Hebrew School – Grades 4 –7

9:45 AM–Noon Torah School and Preschool– Grades Pre-K–3

Chanukah Bazaar

Nov. 13, Wed. 5:00 PM–6:30 PM Hebrew School – Grades 4–7; Chanukah Bazaar

Nov. 16, Sat. 10:00 AM Junior Congregation – Learners’ Minyan

Nov. 17, Sun. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Hebrew School – Grades 4–7

9:45 AM–Noon Torah School – Grades K–3

Chanukah Bazaar

Nov. 20, Wed. 5:00 AM–6:30 PM Hebrew School; Chanukah Bazaar

Nov. 21, Thurs. 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Chai School

Nov. 24, Sun. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Hebrew School

9:45 AM–Noon Torah School and Preschool – Grades Pre-K–3

Chanukah Bazaar and Latke Lunch

Nov. 27, Wed. NO SCHOOL

Dec. 1, Sun. NO SCHOOL

Dec. 3, Wed. 5:00 AM–6:30 PM Hebrew School

Dec. 4, Thurs. 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Chai School

Chai School !!!!!!(Culminating with Confirmation)

• Chai School is targeted to young adults., 8th grade (unless the student is in 7th and has completedHebrew) to 12th grade.

• The class will meet twice per month from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

• Curriculum will be based on “Tools for Living Life as a Jewish Adult.”

• There is NO prerequisite to take this class.• It is designed to be a three-year program, but one, two, or three years is good—any and all work!EVERYONE is welcome!

Cost of class: $100. Please contact Nina Finn – [email protected] ASAP if you are interested.

When Rabbi Margaret came to town,she instituted the regular practice,

at Shabbat morning services, of reciting aprayer (page 63 of our siddur) for thehuman body, thanking G-d for creatingsuch a marvelous structure of organs,arteries, and glands. I thought, “Great,another prayer.” It wasn’t until this pastsummer, when I got my diagnosis, that Irealized the significance of that prayer.Lynn and I thank G-d for giving us gooddoctors and the benefits of modern medi-cine. And we thank you, all of our CKIFamily, for your warm wishes, support,and, of course, your prayers as I under-went surgery last month. Thank you,thank you, thank you.

– Paul Glaser

Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein and Simon Klein

Announce their new address:15 Hilltop Lane

South Elgin, IL 60177

978-590-8268 Rabbi Margaret’s cell

978-421-5820 Simon’s cell

978-726-4188 Sarah’s cell in Los Angeles

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Dan and Elise Rich

invite you to celebrate theupcoming Bat Mitzvah

of their daughter Katie

at Friday evening servicesNovember 1, 2013

Oneg following the service

Then, please shareour happiness

at Shabbat Services on Saturday, November 2, 2013

as

Katiebecomes a Bat Mitzvah

Please join us for Kiddushfollowing services

Join us for our next

CKI Men’s Club Meetingduring the Bears-Packers

Monday Night Football Game!

Monday, November 47:00 PM Meeting – 7:40 PM Kickoff

RON RAZOWSKY’S HOME625 Woodridge Court

Elgin, IL 60123

Ron was kind enough to host another Men’sClub meeting in his lower-level ‘man cave’

with big-screen TV!

We will have our meeting before the gamestarts and order pizzas.

Men’s Club

CKI MEN’S CLUB PRESENTSJNF SPEAKERS, NOVEMBER 6

What IS the JNF? Is it code for Just Not Fair?Is it the JUF? Or a new brand of gluten-freepeanut butter?

No.

JNF is the Jewish National Fund, a charitableorganization specializing in the developmentof Israeli land and infrastructure.

CKI Men’s Club proudly invites you to attendthe first-ever appearance at CKI of representa-tives of the Midwest Chapter of JNF to answersuch questions as:

• what is JNF and when did it begin?• what exactly does the JNF do now?• why should we care?• what does it have to do with the planter potsin front of Walgreens stores?

Help us welcome Beth Cherner, ExecutiveDirector of JNF’s Midwest Region Office, andTheodore Banks, former Midwest RegionPresident and current National Treasurer, asthey offer a fascinating presentationon Wednesday, November 6, at 7:30 PM, in CKI’s social hall.

There is no charge to attend and the event isopen to the public. Anyone interested in thedevelopment and well-being of the State ofIsrael will want to attend. Older children (11 and up) may find the talk interesting aswell. Light refreshments will, of course, be provided (this is a Men’s Club event, after all).

Bat Mitzvah

Katie Irelan is anElgin native whoattends the gift-ed academy atKimball MiddleSchool. Katie hasalways taken hereducation veryseriously, and hasperformed quitewell with herHebrew studies.Perhaps bestknown for herability to chant

the Ashrei, Katie credits her learning and herlove of synagogue and Hebrew studies toRabbi Klein, and the many regulars at the shulwho have helped her prepare for her B’naiMitzvah. Katie’s social action project, a commu-nity garden, raised over 100 pounds of fruitand vegetables that were donated to the localarea food bank. Known by her close family andfriends as “Chooch,” Katie also enjoys her regu-lar studies, writing, art, music, and is lookingforward to attending the Elgin High giftedacademy for her high school career. Her lifegoals vacillate between being a research scien-tist, Rabbi, President of the United States, and adoctor. We’re confident she’ll do well in what-ever she chooses to pursue in her career.

Imagine that…a doctor in the family! Oy!

On September 27, Rabbi Ari Moffic, Directorof InterfaithFamily/Chicago, presented

ideas on “Spiritual Parenting.” The first part ofthe discussion allowed participants to shareproblems of interfaith families. Rabbi Mofficstressed how Jews have always been a diversepeople. While our beliefs are often differentfrom other faiths, we also share many similari-ties. She said raising a child is a holy task. Shesuggested some specific opportunities to bringspirituality into life. 1) Bedtime should be atime of peace and comfort, reassuring the childthat G-d is watching over us. 2) When wakingin the morning, we should be grateful forawakening. 3) When we eat, we should showappreciation of food, awareness of hunger anda connection to the earth. 4) When playing, weshould follow The Golden Rule: Do unto othersas you would have them do unto you. 5) Shabbat should be a day to stop and rest. 6) Holidays should be joyous occasions whichbring us together. 7) Communications shouldbe loving, thoughtful, and open.

Check out the website at www.interfaithfami-ly.com and watch for more information andprogramming to strengthen all families.

Keruv

DON’T FORGET!

Set your clocks back1 hour at 2:00 am on

November 3.(Do it the night before when you go to bed so you don’t forget!)

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Generous Donations

GENERAL FUNDDonation towards the School

Anonymous In honor of Paul Glaser

Rochelle FoscoIn honor of Joe Rosenfeld’s 60th birthday

Ed & Tina Wolf

CLARA WECHTER EDUCATION FUNDTo Bill & Jana McFarlane in honor of your25th wedding anniversary

Marc & Suzy ZemelTo Sam Hillman, Trevor Kravis, Adam Bear, AJ Robinson, & Katie Irelan, in honor of yourB’nei Mitzvah

Nina FinnTo Paul Glaser for a speedy recovery

Suzy & Marc ZemelSue & Dick JohnsonBarb & Ron Razowsky

To Peretz Mehr, in honor of your second Bar Mitzvah

Suzy & Marc ZemelTo Joe Rosenfeld, Happy Birthday

Suzy & Marc ZemelSue & Dick Johnson

To Adam Bear, AJ Robinson, & Katie Irelan, inhonor of your B’nei Mitzvah

Ken & Gale JacobyTo Adele Stein & Family, in memory of yourbeloved mother

Ken & Gale Jacoby

CKI MA’AYAN BBYO YOUTH GROUPIn honor of Joe Rosenfeld’s special birthday

Ken & Gale JacobyWishing a speedy recovery to Paul Glaser

Ken & Gale JacobyWishing a speedy recovery to Perry Pitzele

Ken & Gale Jacoby

SISTERHOOD – Break-the-FastA heartfelt “thank you” to all of you for yourgenerous donations to assist us in prepar-ing our High Holiday ‘Break-the-Fast’ meal!

Maureen and Joe RosenfeldJana and Bill McFarlaneNancy and Chuck ZimmermanBarbara NjusWanda and Perry PitzeleGale and Ken JacobyMedina and Herb GrossRisa and Paul CohenBarbara MaringTina and Ed WolfGareth SitzSaul MariasisAnita SilvermanWendy and Arthur ShankmanJerry Goldstein and Corey WallerLynn and Paul GlaserPeggy and Scott ZonisBlossom WohlSusan and Jerry GoozhRachel and Michael Bloomberg

A happy, healthy and peaceful New Year to everyone!

– Anita Hornung and Barb RazowskySisterhood Hospitality Co-VPs

Being a member of CKI sometimes takes alittle sweat (like when the air conditioning

isn’t working exactly right), and sometimes alittle tears. This time, we’re asking members toconsider giving a little blood. (One pint will do.)

On Sunday morning, November 10, CKI willhost its Annual Blood Drive, from 8:00 AM to12:30 PM, in the social hall.

The Drive is being conducted with the assis-tance of Heartland Blood Centers, a nonprofitmedical organization which supplies blood tothe area hospitals serving CKI members, suchas Sherman, St. Joseph, Delnor, and CentralDuPage. If you or someone you know had sur-gery locally in the past year requiring a bloodtransfusion, chances are the blood came from aHeartland donor.

Over the years, CKI members have donatedwell over 100 units of blood. We’d like to beable to donate 20 units this year. And sincesome prospective donors may be turned awaydue to medical reasons, a minimum of 30 vol-unteer donors need to come forward.

Donations will take place aboard Heartland’sstate-of-the-art Mobile Donation Unit (aka TheBloodmobile) that will be parked in our lot. Ifyou’re here to drop off your children for TorahSchool, this will be a perfect way to spend themorning. And bring a friend; non-members arewelcome. And don’t forget the juice and treatsafterward!

If you’ve never donated blood before, it’s easy,quick (in most cases the donation itself takes

less than 15 minutes) and relatively painless.Most important, IT’S A MITZVAH!

The Social Action Committee is coordinatingthe Drive. Walk-ins will be welcome, but reser-vations are strongly suggested. To pre-registerfor a donation time, please e-mail Paul Glaserat [email protected].

General donor qualifications include: being ingood health and feeling well; 17 years of age orolder (or 16 with written parental consent); 110pounds or more; and at least eight weeks sincethe last donation. Medications for high choles-terol, blood pressure, allergies, and most anti-inflammatory drugs are acceptable. Sometravel outside the U.S. might disqualify you. Formore information, including a list of medica-tions which may affect eligibility, check outHeartland’s website: www.heartlandbc.org.

Be sure to eat something within four hours ofthe donation, and bring a photo ID.

In the meantime, some excellent food sourcesof iron include chard, spirulina, blackstrapmolasses, tofu, thyme, parsley, cinnamon, andtumeric. We’ll be offering a special prize to theperson who comesup with the bestrecipe combiningall these ingredi-ents. So get to work,eat healthy, andwe’ll see you all onNovember 10.

Leila BowersoxPaul GlaserDavid GoodmanBob LevineSharla Lent

Yale NorrisPerry PitzeleGareth SitzMarcy Cohen TremmelSherry Wiesman

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES. SAVE A LIFE. FOR REAL. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn memory of our parents, Joseph & AugustaHass, Henry & Lillian Grosken, and ourdaughter, Jamie Hass

Alvin & Norma Hass

TREE OF LIFELeaf:

B”HIN HONOR OF OUR

CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDRENDEBBIE & EARL STERNFELD

Leaf:IN HONOR OF

RABBI MARGARET& SIMON KLEIN’S25TH ANNIVERSARY

R’FUAH SH’LEIMAH – GET WELL

May God have mercy upon you and otherswho are ill among the people of Israel.

TODAH RABBAH!THANK YOU!

I wanted to thank the following familes forthe purchase of a “Tree of Life” leaf or rock,and hope this is a reminder for more of our CKI congregants to buy one!

Thank you!Robin Seigle, Fundraising Chair

Bachrach-MarshallBarrashBenderBurker-HornungCohenFoscoGlaserJacobyJohnsonFrisch KleinKofkinKruthMariasis

MaringMcFarlanePitzeleRazowskyRoseRosenfeldSchillmoellerShankmanSternfeldWolfZemelZimmerman

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All Jewish 5th graders through High School!

___________________________________________________________________________________will attend BBYO LazerMaxx on Sunday, November 3, 2013.

Please include $25 per person if paying by October 27. Regular price is $30 per person.

Please send checks to Liza Bachrach, 7 Clove Court, South Elgin, IL. Or drop off with Lisa Gerlach atCKI. Checks payable to BBYO.

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NOTE: Bring extra money if you want to purchase additional arcade tokens or food

Drop off and Pick up at LazerMaxx941 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin, IL 847.429.1900

Please RSVPLiza Bachrach at 847.622.8855, or [email protected] to Lisa Gerlach at CKIMake checks out to BBYOMail them to Liza Bachrach, see address below.Liza’s Cell for emergencies 630.399.8855

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We recall with loving memory those whose yahrtzeiten are commemorated during the coming weeks,and those whose names are read in the Synagogue at Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbatservices during the month of November. It is appropriate for members of their families to be presentwhen these names are read.

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Actual Date Date ofObserved Service Name

Nov 01 Nov 02 Adolph Bernstein*Nov 02 Nov 02 Albert Brazner*Nov 02 Nov 02 Arthur Sidney Mendel*Nov 04 Nov 02 Jennie Kreeger*Nov 05 Nov 02 Bertha GarsonNov 06 Nov 02 Hannah Goldstein*Nov 06 Nov 02 Gloria Hayden*Nov 08 Nov 02 Melvin N. Ruben*Nov 08 Nov 02 Gary John Seigle*Nov 10 Nov 09 Sam GershmanNov 10 Nov 09 Isaac Kreeger*Nov 10 Nov 09 Gertrude Mestetsky*Nov 10 Nov 09 William D. Sharf*Nov 10 Nov 09 Phyllis SiegelNov 11 Nov 09 Walter Kohlhagen*Nov 12 Nov 09 Charles FoxNov 12 Nov 09 Emma Vopner Salk*Nov 13 Nov 09 Roma ChitmanNov 13 Nov 09 Maxine TurekNov 14 Nov 09 Paul Greenberg*Nov 14 Nov 09 Zelda Sklute*Nov 15 Nov 09 Herman Boskind*Nov 15 Nov 09 Rose I. Goodman*Nov 15 Nov 09 Evelyn Schack*

Nov 15 Nov 09 Eli SchwartzNov 16 Nov 16 Sylvia Hymen*Nov 16 Nov 16 Scott SchwedelNov 17 Nov 16 Dr. Joseph Bachrach*Nov 17 Nov 16 Adolph FrischNov 17 Nov 16 Joseph Silins*Nov 18 Nov 16 Sam Micky Burstein*Nov 18 Nov 16 Abraham GoldsteinNov 18 Nov 16 Ida Kreeger Marks*Nov 18 Nov 16 Anna Raffelson*Nov 19 Nov 16 Margaret AginsNov 19 Nov 16 Frank Brodsky*Nov 19 Nov 16 Ann Hyman Swerdlow*Nov 20 Nov 16 Tom ArnoldNov 20 Nov 16 Abraham ZonisNov 20 Nov 16 Miriam ZonisNov 21 Nov 16 Florence SchwartzNov 22 Nov 16 Maurice Burstein*Nov 22 Nov 16 Marlene GordonNov 22 Nov 16 Rabbi Abraham Rose*Nov 23 Nov 23 Joel AbramsNov 23 Nov 23 Avrom BlumbergNov 23 Nov 23 Augusta HassNov 23 Nov 23 Bessie Strickman*Nov 23 Nov 23 Clara D. Wechter*

Nov 24 Nov 23 Leo Cooper*Nov 24 Nov 23 Anna HerzbergNov 24 Nov 23 Clare Mell*Nov 24 Nov 23 Wilbur Simon*Nov 25 Nov 23 Mordechai Ableman*Nov 25 Nov 23 Dorothy Jacobson SteinNov 28 Nov 23 Rose Goldstein*Nov 28 Nov 23 Dulce MannNov 28 Nov 23 Paul MaringNov 28 Nov 23 Rose Schwartz*Nov 28 Nov 23 Frieda SteinNov 29 Nov 23 Meyer Moshe Kohan Ghadosh*Nov 29 Nov 23 Esther C. Iseberg*Nov 30 Nov 30 Zalman YegergarnDec 01 Nov 30 Lora Seigle*Dec 02 Nov 30 Leo Greenberg*Dec 02 Nov 30 Suzanna Massouda Levi*Dec 02 Nov 30 Sadie Salstone*Dec 02 Nov 30 Anna Singer*Dec 03 Nov 30 Charles Rogoff*Dec 03 Nov 30 Bessie WienerDec 04 Nov 30 Helen Cooper*Dec 04 Nov 30 Beverly FishmanDec 04 Nov 30 Esther Flowers*Dec 04 Nov 30 Helen Louise RysDec 05 Nov 30 Nancy Mariasis Ashcraft*Dec 05 Nov 30 Ann JacobyDec 06 Nov 30 Sara Shatz*Dec 06 Nov 30 Renee Wielk

There are two dates listed above on our yahrtzeit list. The first is theactual date of the yahrtzeit, and memorial candles should be lit onthe preceding evening. The second is the day of the service at whichthe name is read. An asterisk after a name indicates that a plaque isaffixed to the Memorial Tablet.

NOTE: Shabbat ends one (1) hour after

candlelighting time on Saturday night.

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Fri Nov 1..................5:31 PM Sat Nov 2 ................6:59 PM

Fri Nov 8..................4:22 PM Sat Nov 9 ................5:51 PM

Fri Nov 15 ...............4:15 PM Sat Nov 16..............5:44 PM

Fri Nov 22 ...............4:10 PM Sat Nov 23..............5:39 PM

Fri Nov 29 ...............4:06 PM Sat Nov 30..............5:36 PM

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November 20131 Shabbat Service 7:30 PM

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2 Bat Mitzvah: Katie Irelan 9:30 AMKiddush: Dan & Elise RichTurn clocks BACK 1 hour... ...at bedtime!!

3 Hebrew School 9:00 AMTorah School & Judaism Rocks 9:45 AMLazerMaxx – BBYO kids in grades 5-12941 S. McLean Blvd 1:15 PM

4 Men’s Club meeting at home of Ron Razowsky 7:00 PM

6 Hebrew School 5:00 PMJNF Speakers – sponsored by Men’s ClubOpen to all 7:00 PM

7 Adult Hebrew Class 5:00 PMChai School 6:30 PM

8 PJ Shabbat 6:00 PMKristallnacht Memorial Shabbat with Music 7:30 PM

9 Shabbat Service 9:30 AM75 Years City Wide Commemoration ofKristallnacht at Beth Hillel CongregationBnai Emunah in Wilmette 7:00 PM

10 ORDER FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATESBlood Drive at CKI 8:00 AMHebrew School 9:00 AMTorah School & Preschool 9:45 AMGraffia Baby Naming 12:15 PMChanukah Bazaar 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

11 Veterans Day

13 Hebrew School 5:00 PMChanukah Bazaar 5:00-6:30 PMHadassah Open Board meeting 7:00 PM

15 Shabbat Service 7:30 PM

16 Shabbat Service 9:30 PMLearners’ & Jr. Congregation 10:00 AM

17 Hebrew School 9:00 AM Torah School 9:45 AM PICK UP FUNDABILITY CERTIFICATESChanukah Bazaar 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

18 Corned Beef bag setup with BBYO’s help 7:00 PM

19 Corned Beef: Prep and “working”Sisterhood meeting 6:00 PM

20 Hebrew School 5:00 PMChanukah Bazaar 5:00-6:30 PMCorned Beef: Prep and pick-up 6:00-7:00 PM

21 CORNED BEEF LUNCH: Pick-ups/deliveries 9:00 AM-1:00PMAdult Hebrew Class 5:00 PMChai School 6:30 PM

22 Shabbat Service 7:30 PM

23 Shabbat Service 9:30 AMKiddush Round Table 11:45 AM

24 Hebrew School 9:00 AMTorah School & Preschool 9:45 AMLatke Lunch brought to you by Men’s Club NoonInterfaith Thanksgiving Serviceat Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren 4:00 PM

27 Erev Chanukah, 1st candle – No Hebrew School

28 Office closed – Thanksgiving

29 Young Adult Reunion Shabbat 7:30 PM

30 Shabbat Service 9:30 AM

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