24 Years in Skokie! 151 Years Serving Chicagoland!

THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL

KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER
KISLEV / TEVET 5779
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019
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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER
Wendy J. Hartz Memorial Lecture
"Reaching New Heights: The Lessons of Chana" will be
presented by Esther Eisenman, Menahelet of Midreshet
Shalhevet High School in North Woodmere, New York
at the Wendy J. Hartz Memorial Lecture on Sunday
November 11th at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30. The
Adele Goldblum Women's Council of Congregation
Kesser Maariv is sponsoring this program at the Shul,
4341 W. Golf, Skokie. It is open to women and men.
Refreshments will be served, and there is no charge.
Oneg Shabbat
On Friday night November 30th at 7:30 pm we will
hold an Oneg Shabbat at the home of Rabbi Louis &
Saretta Lazovsky at 9532 Lowell. Come for good
discussion, divrei Torah, refreshments and more!
Send-A-Kid-To-Israel Partnership (S.K.I.P.)
Kesser Maariv is proud to be a participating
Congregation in S.K.I.P. The program allows parents to
contribute money annually in partnership with the
synagogue and the Jewish Federation for an Israel trip
for their children. Students in grades 3-6, enrolled in a
day or afternoon school, who have finished paying their
annual membership to the shul are eligible to participate.
For additional details, a registration kit or to enroll your
child(ren) for the first time, please contact Ben Zion
Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800.
Happy Day Cards & Standings
Thank you to all who have re-joined the “Standings!”
For only $50 a year, your name will automatically be
included whenever a card is sent from our shul to fellow
members for a refua shlayma, condolence or mazal tov.
To join the standings, please contact the office at (847)
679-9800 or bhhkmal@yahoo.com. Also, cards are
available for purchase from the office for $1.50 each or
13 cards for $18. If you would like us to send a card for
you for $2, please contact the office.
Parsha Podcasts
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha are
available as podcasts online at KMvort.podomatic.com
(a link is on our homepage, www.KesserMaariv.org). On
the Podomatic page you can subscribe via iTunes.
Rabbi Benzie’s Gemara Brachot Shiur completed the
th
sixth chapter, and will being the 7 chapter, about Birkat
th
HaMazon, on November 14 at 7:15 pm. The shiur is
www.KesserMaariv.org
Annual Dinner & Ad Journal - December 16
Please join us for our Annual Banquet and Ad Journal
on Sunday evening December 16 at the Shul at 5:30
pm. This year we will honor the memories of two
longtime members and supporters of our Shul, Dr.
Alvin Fensterheim and Mrs. Jean Goldrich. Dr.
Fensterheim first came to Kesser Maariv in 2002 from
New York to attend the bris of his grandson, Netanel,
and became a fixture at Kesser Maariv since then.
Mrs. Goldrich, a native Chicagoan, was active in
Jewish communal life her entire life and held many
leadership roles for over five decades. She has
attended Kesser Maariv events since we moved to
Skokie 24 years ago, and eventually moved to our
neighborhood.
An Ad Blank is enclosed, and is available
online. As this is our largest fundraiser of the year,
we appreciate your support in soliciting ads. For
every $300 of ads you give or solicit, you will get one
free dinner! Please call the office with any questions.
open to men and women; beginners and advanced
students.
Rabbi Soloveichik’s Sunday Parsha Shiur
Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik’s Sunday morning Parsha
shiur meets at 9:15 am. All are welcome to attend this
fascinating shiur.
Daily Minyan
We have daily 6:00 am Shacharit. Please note that after
th
December 12 minyan will begin after 6:00 am, due to
sunrise being so late.
Sunday, Mincha-Maariv 10 minutes before sunset.
Monday–Thursday, Maariv only at 7:00 pm.
! Pick up a Kesser Maariv Pushke (Tzedaka Box).
! Members may borrow books from our Lending
Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall.
End of Year Tax Benefits
The Board of Directors thanks you for your generous
response to the High Holiday appeals and auctions.
There is a tax advantaged way for you to support Kesser
Maariv. If you contribute “appreciated property” – for
example, stocks or bonds that you have owned for over
a year that have gone up in price since you bought them
– you can take the full value as a deduction without
recognizing any capital gain which would be due if you
sold the security and donated the cash. If you would like
to contribute appreciated securities to Kesser Maariv,
please call Steve Goldrich at (847) 675-8730 or the
office at 847-679-9800 for the necessary information.
Rabbi Meyer Juzint’s Nechamas Meyer - Mussar on
Parsha and The Chain of Miracles
These books - Mussar on Parsha and an amazing
Holocaust memoir written by a teacher of Rabbi Louis
Lazovsky and a friend of Kesser Maariv, are available
for purchase from the office, and from
www.kessermaariv.org and Amazon. Nechamas Meyer
is $25 and Chain of Miracles is $20.
Partners in Torah
Kesser Maariv is proud to host “Partners” on Mondays
from 8-9:00pm. Men and women are invited to come
learn Torah with a partner, and hear short inspirational
remarks at the end. Refreshments are served.
Questions? Contact Jeff Greenspan.
Misheberach List
If you have names for a misheberach, please send them
to the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.
4341 W. Golf
Skokie, IL 60076 Fb.me/KesserMaariv
(847) 679-9800 Twitter: @KesserMaariv
fax (847) 679-5041 KesserMaariv.podomatic.com
e-mail: bhhkmal@yahoo.com
www.KesserMaariv.org
Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky
Steven D. Goldrich, President
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,
Associate Rabbi & Executive Director
Sandy Miretzky, Nasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky,
Co-Presidents, Adele Goldblum Women’s Council
Committee Contact Information:
Happy Day Cards Saretta Lazovsky
(847) 676-0556 or lazovsky@juno.com
Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) 673-2904
Donate Books & Siddurim Office
(847) 679-9800 or bhhkmal@yahoo.com
Endowment Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler
Membership 8/677-2281 j5awhisler@aol.com
Office
Social Hall Rental
Tree of Life bhhkmal@yahoo.com
Yahrzeit Plaques (847) 679-9800
PAST EVENTS
We would like to thank you for joining us this High
Holiday Season. We thank you, our members, for your
generous response to the appeals and auctions during the
High Holidays. As you know, every year we bestow
upon our rabbi, Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, the honor of
reading the Maftir Yonah on Yom Kippur afternoon.
We ask that you please be generous in contributing for
this honor as a show of appreciation for all that the
Rabbi does for the shul and the community ...Rabbi
Benzie Lazovsky spoke before Selichot ...Thanks to
Sheryl & Bob Greenstein for organizing the High
Holiday Greeting Card...Thank you to all of our
Chazzanim - Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky, Shabsa Lis,
Rabbi Eli Lazovsky and Dr. Ed Kaplan - for leading the
beautiful tefillot and making the High Holidays very
meaningful....On Shabbat Sukkot we had a Kids
Sukkah Party in the Shul’s Sukkah...Thanks to the
sponsors of the Simchat Torah Luncheon.
ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN’S COUNCIL
UPCOMING EVENTS - Membership Event
Join us at the Annual Adele Goldblum Women's Council
Membership Event Making Time to Have Fun! Come
to an enjoyable morning of smiles and laughter with
Debbie Cardash, a mini-concert with professional singer
Rachel Lavon from Israel, and of course brunch!
Sunday November 18, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Shul.
Membership plus program $30. Guests $15. RSVP
appreciated to Eleanor Greenspan at 847-675-7573.
To honor Veteran's Day, Come hear the
interesting story of Long-time Skokie resident and World
War II veteran, Jack Weissman on Tuesday November
6th at 6:30 pm. At the Shul. For men and women. No
charge.
Past Events
Thanks to Cookie Goldrich, Dorie Chez, Brenda Kahn,
Myra Goldstein, Sharon Friedman Larry Rosen and
Larry Weinger for serving dinner at Cafe ARK.
GOOD & WELFARE
Mazel Tov to: Judd & Tiffany Goldrich on the birth of
a daughter, Avery. MT to grandparents Steve & Sue
Goldrich and great-grandmother Co o kie
Goldrich....Aron & Rachel Lavon on their
marriage...Lynn & Zevulun Stein on the birth of a
grandson, Avraham Yeshaya, born to Ariel & Benyomin
Kirschner...Cookie Goldrich on the birth of two great-
grandsons...Elliot & Geelah Fagan on the birth of their
son, Yaakov Daniel...Ann & Alan Herbach on the birth
of a granddaughter, Yehudis, born to Jacob & Danielle
Herbach...Yossi & Carmella Bega on the Bar Mitzvah of
their grandson, Yosef Shalom Oziel...Yoni & Dr. Aliza
Blumofe on the birth of a grandson, born to Calev &
Elisheva Blumofe...Michael & Tehiya BenEzra on the
birth of a granddaughter.
Condolences to: Dr. Lawrence Perlmuter and family on
the loss of their wife, mother and grandmother, Ina
Perlmuter.
Refua Shleima to: Bella Perlman, Alvin J. Goodman,
Rabbi Fertig, and all who need one.
Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Debbie &
Eric Schames...Nate Serlin...Jeff & Mila
Zaretsky...Leonard & Marlyn Fensterheim...Jeff & Sandy
Cagan...Marty & Sandy Miretzky...Steve & Sue
Goldrich... and anonymous sponsors.
Thanks to the Lazovsky family sponsoring the
pre-Selichot refreshments on the yahrzeit of their brother
and uncle Martin Lazovsky.
Thanks to Nasrin Kheradyar on sponsoring the post Yom
Kippur break the fast on the yahrzeit of her husband Dr.
Nejat Kheradyar.
Thanks to the Lazovsky, Cagan, Ann Lavon, Schur,
Pappas, Pomper, Whisler & Allswang families for being
sponsors of the Simchat Torah Lunch.
Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: The
Lazovsky family...Dr. Gary & Cheryl Hoberman...Marty
& Sandy Miretzky...Larry & Judy Weinger...David &
Melissa Levine...Arthur & Pearl Cohen, and anonymous
sponsors.
DVAR TORAH
Chanukah - Sunday night December 2 – Monday
December 10.
This year we light the first Chanukah candle on
December 2nd. We add one candle each night through
Sunday evening, December 9th. Remember, on Friday
December 7th the Chanukah candles are lit before
lighting Shabbat Candles. We make certain that
night’s candle will burn until at least 5:40 pm, which is
75 minutes after sundown, so use a longer candle or
use more oil.
What does Chanukah commemorate? The
Syrian-Greeks, in about 150 BCE, tried to make the
Jews adopt some of their pagan practices, and they
banned Brit Milah, Shabbat and keeping the Family
Purity laws. They also tried to introduce the sacrifice
of unclean animals in the Temple. The Maccabees, a
family of Jewish priests-turned-warriors, managed to
vanquish the marauding Syrian-Greek armies.
However, the Syrian-Greeks tried to defile all the pure
oil for the Menorah by breaking the seals on the
bottles. The Maccabees found one vial of pure oil,
enough to kindle the Menorah for one day. The
Sanhedrin, the Jewish Religious high court, decided to
light all of the oil and fulfill the mitzvah
(commandment) as required, and a miracle occurred.
The Menorah burned for eight days, allowing the
Maccabees the requisite time to sanctify themselves
and prepare more oil. It was decided to light candles in
areas visible to passers-by to publicize this great
miracle. We light one candle the first night, and add
one every night until the end of the holiday.
There are many special Mitzvot,
Commandments, and customs that are observed on
Chanukah. In addition to lighting the candles, we eat
foods fried in oil like latkes (potato pancakes), and
sufganiyot (jelly rolls) to recall the miracle that took
place with the oil. We also add the prayer of Hallel, a
prayer of praise and thanks to G-d as well as the Al
Hanisim, a prayer thanking G-d for His miracles, which
is added to the Amidah and Grace after meals.
Children play with dreidels to remind us how we
deceived the Syrian-Greeks, whose plan called for the
assimilation of those that they conquered to
Syrian-Greek culture. Their laws prohibited Jews from
learning Torah. They had regular patrols to all Jewish
schools to assure that no Torah was being taught. The
Jews were dedicated to the Torah and devised a plan to
trick them. They learned Torah, but each school had a
sentry. When the sentry announced the imminent
arrival of the Syrian- Greek patrol, all the children hid
their books and took out dreidels, which were simple
gambling implements. The Syrian-Greeks were always
quite happy to see the “progress” being made by the
Jewish students who had seemingly abandoned the
road of Torah and had embraced gambling. Chanukah
calls upon us to fight assimilation and assume Jewish
continuity, a task as valid today as it was in 150 BCE.
Asarah B'Tevet - Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Asarah B'Tevet, which means the 10th day of
the Hebrew month of Tevet, is a fast day. It was on
this day in 586 BCE that the Babylonians began the
siege of Jerusalem that eventually led to the destruction
of the first Temple. It also commemorates the Yahrzeit
of Ezra the Scribe, the leader of the Jews at the
beginning of the Second Temple era. Today, on this
solemn occasion, we repent and return to our heritage
and observance of the commandments and act with
ahavat chinam, love of our fellow Jew, because it was
our departure from these traditions that caused the
Almighty to allow the destruction of both Temples.
May the Almighty have mercy on His children and
speedily redeem us on the merit of the good deeds we
all perform every day.
Bracha on Tallit and Tefillin
The Gemara says (Megilla 20a) that mitzvot whose
prescribed time is during the day, their ideal time is
after sunrise, but may be performed after dawn.
However, the mitzvot of Kriyas Shema, Tefillin and
Tzitzis depend on a minimum amount of light to see an
object or person (Brachot 9a and Shulchan Aruch
Siman 58).
Because of that, when sunrise gets late, we
cannot begin Shacharit at 6:00 am. Even after dawn,
when me may daven, it is still not light enough to recite
the Bracha on Tefillin and Tallit.
 SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Date Candle Friday Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha
Lighting
Chayei Sarah 11/2-11/3 5:22 pm 5:25 pm 8:45 am 4:10 pm 5:10 pm
Toldot 11/9-11/10 4:16 pm 4:20 pm 8:45 am 3:05 pm 4:05 pm
Vayeitzei 11/16-11/17 4:09 pm 4:10 pm 8:45 am 3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Vayishlach 11/23-11/24 4:04 pm 4:10 pm 8:45 am 2:55 pm 3:55 pm
Vayeishev 11/30-12/1 4:01 pm 4:05 pm 8:45 am 2:50 pm 3:50 pm
Mikeitz 12/7-12/8 3:59 pm 4:05 pm 8:45 am 2:50 pm 3:50 pm
(Chanukah)
Vayigash 12/14-12/15 4:00 pm 4:05 pm 8:45 am 2:50 pm 3:50 pm
Vayechi 12/21-12/22 4:02 pm 4:05 pm 8:45 am 2:55 pm 3:55 pm
Shemot 12/28-12/29 4:07 pm 4:10 pm 8:45 am 3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Va’eira 1/4-1/5 4:13 pm 4:15 pm 8:45 am 3:05 pm 4:05 pm
Bo 1/11-1/12 4:20 pm 4:25 pm 8:45 am 3:10 pm 4:10 pm
Beshalach 1/18-1/19 4:28 pm 4:30 pm 8:45 am 3:20 pm 4:20 pm
Yitro 1/25-1/26 4:37 pm 4:40 pm 8:45 am 3:30 pm 4:30 pm

If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya, please inform Rabbi Lazovsky before Shabbat.
To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281.

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Minyan Times Classes

Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash
Shacharit
Sunday: 8:00 am
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am
When sunrise is after 7:07 am (after 12/12),
Shacharit will begin after 6:00 am
Mincha-Maariv
Sunday: 10 minutes before sundown
Monday-Thursday Maariv at 7:00 pm
Sunday Morning at 9:15 am: Parsha Class in the
Weekly Sedra.
Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik
Wednesdays at 7:15 pm (after Maariv): Talmud
Shiur studying Gemara Brachot (Seventh Chapter)
given by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky.
Shabbat afternoon, 1 hour before Mincha: Parsha Class, given by
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
For more learning opportunities, contact Rabbis B. or E. Lazovsky

Malamud Reference Library

Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library.
Lending Library
Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall.
Tape Lending Library
We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.
 CULMINATING EVENT & AD JOURNAL CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL
Sunday, December 16, 2018 KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK
at 5:30 pm at the Synagogue 4341 W. Golf Road * Skokie, IL 60076
Honoring the Memories of (847) 679-9800 Fax (847) 679-5041
Dr. Alvin Fensterheim bhhkmal@yahoo.com * KesserMaariv.org/Ads
and
Mrs. Jean Goldrich

Memorial Tributes will be listed on a separate
page in the ad journal. Please check the names
of those you wish to memorialize.
_____ All of the Memorials
Individual Memorials
_____ Jerry Chez ìØæ
(Brother of Dr. Eugene Chez)
_____ Alvin Doppelt ìØæ
(Husband of Barbara Doppelt)
_____ Malka Ducker ìØæ
(Sister of Zellmer Fromm)
_____ Dr. Alvin Fensterheim ìØæ
(Father of Leonard Fensterheim)
_____ Jean Goldrich ìØæ
(Mother of Howard and Steven Goldrich)
_____ Seth Jay Greenspan ìØæ
(Brother of Jeff Greenspan)
_____ Ina Perlmuter ìØæ
(Wife of Dr. Lawrence Perlmuter)
_____ Alan Serlin ìØæ
(Brother of Nate Serlin)
_____ Rabbi Harold Stern ìØæ
(Husband of Naomi Landes Stern)
_____ Bela Zaretskaya ìØæ
(Mother of Jeff Zaretsky)
_____ Joseph Zaretsky ìØæ
(Husand of Marguita; Past President)
Your ad may be a tax deductible expense or charitable
contribution. Please check with your tax advisor.
AD CONTRACT
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page ad for $_______ in the 2018 Ad Book.
$90 PRINT AD COPY BELOW:
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RATES
Foundation (Gold) (INCLUDES 16 MEALS) $18,000
Builder (Gold) (INCLUDES 12 MEALS) $10,000
Pillar (Gold) (INCLUDES 8 MEALS) $5,000
Guardian (Gold) (INCLUDES 6 MEALS) $1,800
Benefactor (Gold) (INCLUDES 4 MEALS) $1,000
Patron (Gold) (INCLUDES 2 MEALS) $500
Sponsor (Silver) (INCLUDES 1 MEAL) $300
Friend (Silver) $225
Full Page $150
Half Page $100
Quarter Page (4 line limit please) $75
Camera Ready Art: Not to exceed:
Gold, Silver, Full: 6.25"x4.25"
Half: 3.25"x4.25"; Quarter: 1.55"x4.25"
Gold & Silver pages will be printed in full color
Dinner Couvert: $100 per person
Jewels will be listed on a special section of
the ad journal. Please list the children’s
names in the space below. $5 each
Please note: Payment must accompany ad copy
Please make checks payable to Kesser Maariv
For further information, please contact
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800
Ads may be emailed to bhhkmal@yahoo.com
or visit www.KesserMaariv.org/Ads