May 2012 - Anshe Emet Synagogue

WorshipFunded bySustaining FundContributionsAnshe Emet Live!A community-wide musical serviceFriday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.Oneg Shabbat to followCome join your friends and make new ones as we celebrate Shabbat in aninteractive community service. This event is open to the entire Jewish community.For more information, please contactRaquel Johnson at 773-868-5119 or e-mail rjohnson@AnsheEmet.org.Please join us on June 15 for a special Anshe Emet Live ...the last of the season!(Schedule subject to change. Watch the Bulletin for details)Kesher FridayNight ServicesMaking Connectionswith God and OneAnotherThe next Kesher ServiceisFriday, May 11All are welcome!“Light Pro-neg” at 5:30 p.m.Includes “kid-friendly” food!Services begin at 6:00 p.m.In honor of Rabbi Siegel’s 30th anniversary at Anshe Emet ...We are collecting pictures of the Rabbi’s history here. If you have pictures of Rabbi Siegelat a simcha, please email them to Naomi Richman at nrichman@ansheemet.org and includethe date(s), the name(s) of the event, and your family name.Digital photos are best, but we will be delighted to accept any photos; preferably notoriginals, so we don’t risk losing them. However, we will do our best to return all originalsyou entrust to us. Deadline for submissions is May 31, 2012.Please contact Naomi at 773-868-5122 or nrichman@ansheemet.org for more information.Sign Up for Community Supported Agriculture Delivery!It’s that time to start thinking about tomatoes and sweet corn - sign-up for Anshe Emet’s CSA today! The CSA (Community SupportedAgriculture) is a program through which individuals and families can place an order at the beginning of the season to receive a weekly box ofdelicious, freshly-picked, organically-farmed fruits and vegetables, delivered right to Anshe Emet.Anshe Emet will be partnering with farmer Vicki Westerhoff of Genesis Growers again this year to provide a weekly box of fresh produce fromVicki’s farm in St. Anne, IL. CSA participants can choose the spring, summer, and/or fall seasons to receive vegetables, fruit, and eggs fromVicki. Summer delivery starts June 12 and continues for 21 weeks.There are order forms in the synagogue lobby, or just go to the Genesis Growers website (http://www.genesis-growers.com/) and click the“Sign Up” link on the top-right to print an order form. You can send your payment directly to Vicki at the address on the form, and be sure toindicate “Anshe Emet Synagogue” as your drop-off site.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Adam Parker (adambparker@gmail.com) or Rebecca Katzman (rebeccabk@gmail.com).Has your address, phone number or e-mail changed?Please let us know by calling the synagogue office at 773-868-5126. Thank you!May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772 5

WorshipYAD NotesYAD Israel ShabbatFriday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.In honor of YomHa’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), join us for YAD IsraelShabbat on Friday, May 4. Shabbat services begin at 7pm and willbe followed by a complimentary Israeli Shabbat dinner and anopportunity to learn about Israel from a variety of perspectives.To RSVP, please email yad@ansheemet.org.YAD Lag B’Omer, Thursday, May 10, 7:00 p.m.Celebrate Lag B’Omer with YAD! Beginning of 7:00 p.m., playco-ed sports, bake challah, create your own Judaica, or participatein Jewish learning. Afterwards, join us for a complementary BBQdinner. To RSVP, please email yad@ansheemet.org.YAD Hosts Community Friday Night Services, Friday, May 18,6:00 - 7:00 p.m.Join us on Friday, April 20 as the Young Adult Division hostsAnshe Emet Synagogue’s Friday night services. Services will befollowed by a light dessert oneg. Whether you are a YAD memberwho can’t get enough of YAD on First Fridays or a member of thelarger Anshe Emet community who wants to see what YAD-styleservices are all about, please come and join!YAD Kosher Cooking Class, Monday, May 21, 7:00 p.m.Join YAD on Monday, May 21st for our second class in our koshercooking series. In this hands-on course, a professional chef willteach us how to make a variety of delicious dairy dishes. Learnhow to cook these dishes on your own for Shavuot or any time!This class is free of charge, but space is limited. To register, youmust email Jordana at yad@ansheemet.org by Friday, May 18.YAD Hadvallah, Date TBAYAD Havdallah is back! As the sunsets, join YAD at a private homefor snacks, schmoozing, singing, and a short havdallah service.Please make sure to check out YAD’s e-newsletter or Facebookgroup later this month for additional information.Funded bySustaining FundContributionsAnshe Emet’s Young Adult Division (YAD) providesyoung Jewish adults with opportunities to meet, pray,play, learn and give back in a community setting. If youare in your 20s or 30s, coupled or single, consider beingpart of our community.Questions? Need additional information? Want toget a cup of coffee to learn more about YAD? Email Jordana atyad@ansheemet.org.Anshe Emet Programmingis brought to you through the generous support of theArthur and Perle MalkinCenter for Jewish LifeRose CrownMinyan Notes ...New Rose Crown Email AddressThe Rose Crown Minyan hasa new email address! All communications can now be sent to:rosecrown@ansheemet.orgUpcoming Rose Crown Meeting DatesPlease be on the lookout for an email regarding the scheduling ofRose Crown Minyan meetings – your input is needed!‘How-to' Participate SessionsEver wanted to volunteer to participate in Rose Crown Minyanservices but weren’t sure you knew how? We will be holding regularsessions on how-to call pages, how-to be an onsite coordinator andhow-to serve as a gabbai. The sessions will be led by Rose Crown‘experts’ and will include take-home handouts that will go overevery step of coordinating, page-calling, of serving as a gabbai.For more information or to sign up for an upcoming session emailrosecrown@ansheemet.org. Hope to see you there!Rose Crown HospitalityIf you are new to the Rose Crown Minyan and would like to be setup for a Friday Night Dinner or would like to host a dinner any week,please e-mail rosecrown@ansheemet.org.The Rose Crown Minyan meets every Shabbat morning at 9:30 a.m.The Minyan is a traditional, lay-led, egalitarian service within the AnsheEmet Synagogue community. The primary purpose of the Minyan is tobe a welcoming community with an emphasis on spiritually satisfyingparticipatory davening. The Rose Crown Minyan seeks to foster personaland communal growth through outstanding services, Jewishlearning, social interaction, and support for all life-cycle events.Subscribe to the Rose Crown Happenings E-newsletter:RoseCrown-subscribe@yahoogroups.comFunded bySustaining FundContributionsFollow Rabbi Friedmanand Rabbi Siegel onFacebook!Want to know what the clergy is up to? Now you can followRabbi Friedman and Rabbi Siegel on Facebook.Rabbi Friedman is at http://www.facebook.com/rabbiabeRabbi Siegel is athttp://www.facebook.com/Rabbi.Michael.SiegelAnd look for the Synagogue page atwww.facebook.com/ansheemet6May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772www.AnsheEmet.org

WorshipThanks to These People for Honoring Their Minyan CommitmentThe morning minyan meets Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m.; Sundays and national holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, MemorialDay, etc.), at 8:30 a.m. We need your participation to ensure the vitality of this project. We thank these people for honoring their commitment toour morning minyan program during March:Marlene Abrams; Perry Ander; Hilary Arnow; Chuck and Sara Aron; Miriam Aronin; Richard Bass; Michael Bellows; Scott Beslow; Irene Caminer;Carla Cenker; Lorie Chaiten; Isaac Cohen; Jacob Cytryn; Judith and Harold Duckler; Steve Durchslag; Jamie Eagle; Dave Eskoz; Rhoda Feldman; ChuckFinkelstein; Art Friedson; Lawrence Gelles; Cynthia Goldberg; Bill and Judy Goldberg; Ron Goldberg; Gail Golden; Jay Goodgold; Barbi Green; Ethanand Leon Greenberg; Roz Grodzin; Jay Hausler; Daniel Hernandez; Sarah Hirsen; Harold Hirshman; Emma Hirshman; Joy Horwich; Deborah Irwin;Bruce Kaminsky; Moris Kricheli; Jane Lippow; Helga Low-Harper; Carol Mackoff; David Medow; Mark Miner; Rosabelle Mintz; Brian Nagorsky; MarthaOkabe; Shelly Parker; Harvey Popolow; Gary and Fraeda Porton; Elizabeth Posner; Karin Pritikin; Jenny Puchtel; Jonathan Radnor; John Ragir; EstherRosenbloom; Ricardo Rosenkranz; Susan Rosenstein; Rebecca Russo; Ed Salomon; David Schwartz; Neil Schwartz; Susan Silver; Stuart Sprague; AmielSteuerman; Dianne Tesler; Maya Tkachuk; Abe Trieger; Helen Ullman; Naomi Weiss; Louis (Skip) Weiss; and Gary Wigoda.Thank you to our Megillah readers who allowedour community to experience the mitzvah ofPurim by hearing the Megillah read!Elisa AranoffAnna BergsonRabbi Jacob CytrynJeanette GarberShoshana GillersJosh KahnMax KramerSam KramerSharon KrohnDafna LenderLiz LippowJon NortonRhoda PomerantzKarin PritikinJennifer PuchtelRebecca RussoLynne SchatzDavid SchwartzAri SilverYedida SoloffNaomi WeissRabbi Barry WimpfheimerSam WinickTorah Reading Honor RollWe would like to thank the following congregants who havehonored us by chanting Torah for our community during themonth of March (this does not include our Bar/Bat Mitzvahstudents).Miriam Aronin, Rachel Berkowitz, Adam Braun, Avi Buchbinder,Michael Cohen, Jacob Cytryn, Benjamin Fleischer, Cindy Friedman,Art Friedson, Sarah Hirsen, Quincy Hirt, Rachel Lessem, NoahLiebman, Liz Lippow, Naomi Margolis, David Mayrowitz, JonNorton, Gregg Pollack, Gary Porton, Lynne Schatz, JonathanSchwartz, Matthew Seidner, Steve Silk, Ari Silver, Ariel Tesher,Maria Tkachuk, Jessica Tobacman, Paul Tursky, Rabbi DanielVaisrub, Daniel Wallach, Gary Wigoda, and Ryan Zimmerman.Shachar/Machar/Kadima readers include: Sasha Adams, DavidAlperin, Sella Alperin, Hannah Becker, Maya Belcove, DalyaElnacave, Morgan Feller, Alicia Frajmin, Yael Handelman, MaxKleeberg, Brayden Kleeberg, Evan Kosmacher, Ayelet Lazar, MaxLeis, Elan Lerner, Rachel Luban, Jonathan Lyons, The Mlotekfamily, Sam Nagorsky, Rafi Nagorsky, Lizzie Norton, Tessa Samuels,Max Samuels, Sasha Sloane, and Mila Zidel.See the latestAnshe Emet Videos on YouTubeWatch our Rabbis present the weekly Divrei Torah. Get alook at synagogue events you couldn't attend, or relivethe ones you were at.Check out all our videos atwww.youtube.com/AnsheEmet3751.May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772 7

LearnA Shavuot InvitationOn Pesach we gather at the seder.On Sukkot we eat and sleep in thesukkah.But what do we do on the thirdpilgrimage festival – Shavuot- besideseat blintzes!?We study. We stay up all nightand study Torah in all its manymanifestations. This all night studyis called “Leil Tikkun Shavuot” or “theShavuot evening of repair”. WhyFrom“repair”? The tradition derives from theRabbi Mattmystical belief that the world and itsFuttermanproblems can be repaired through thefulfillment of mitzvot. And since ourSenior Educatortradition teaches that the study of Torahmfutterman@AnsheEmet.org is equivalent to all 613 mitzvot (forstudy leads to action) an entire night ofTorah study is bound to leave its mark on our troubled world.Each year hundreds of people from all over Lakeview and from ourneighboring synagogues in particular join us as we embark on ourRaymond ArbetmanCenter for JewishEducationFor information contact Ashley Robins at 773-868-5125 orarobins@AnsheEmet.org or visit our website atwww.ansheemet.org/Learn/Adult_Ed/Adult_Education/.HaZaK Programfor Retired AdultsHokhmah (Wisdom) • Ziknah (Maturity)• Kadimah (Looking ahead)HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults withactive minds. We offer discussions on a variety of Jewish-relatedtopics with Rabbi Siegel, Hazzan Mizrahi, Rabbi Futterman, RabbiFriedman, Elie Berkman, and others.HaZaK meets at Anshe Emet Synagogue every Monday, from 1:00 –2:30 p.m. Here's the upcoming HaZak schedule:May 7 – TBDMay 14 – TBDMay 21 – TBDMay 28 – No class, Memorial Dayannual encounter with the 70 faces of Torah as a variety of teachersguide us through the evening opening new doors to the worldof study – including the rabbis from the various Lakeview areasynagogues. As in previous years the program will be organizedtogether with Kehilla which coordinates the joint efforts of our localsynagogues, the JCC and other organizations.This year we will be privileged to host Professor Reuven Hammer,a prolific author and expert teacher who also served as the firstIsrael based president of the International Rabbinical Assemblyof Conservative Rabbis. Rabbi Hammer will also teach and speakduring the course of the Shabbat leading into our Shavuotcelebrations.The details of the program are still being finalized finalized by ourfriends at Kehilla. I look forward to seeing you at the Tikkun tobe held on Saturday night through Sunday morning, May 26-27(Memorial Day Weekend).Join us for an exciting evening of conversation, study and blintzes.Hag Ha-Shavuot Sameah,Joint Program with The JewishGenealogy Society of IllinoisSunday, May 20, 12:30 p.m.Join us on Sunday, May 20 for a fascinating session, including alecture from Maike Karsen.From 12:30 – 1:45 p.m., Computers will be available as well asknowledgeable researchers to provide assistance for individualsseeking information about their ancestors on the Internet.2:00 – 3:30 p.m. –Lecture: Sex, Murder, and Genealogy?Dora Feldman McDonald, the daughter of German Jewishimmigrants, made the front page of Chicago newspapers in 1907when she shot her lover. Dora, who was married to one of the mostpowerful political bosses in Chicago at the time, used murder to endthis affair and her lover’s blackmail. But what ever happened to herafter her dramatic acquittal the following year? Genealogist MikeKarsen uses every trick in his tool bag to set the record straight andfollow her trail.A professional speaker, Mike Karsen is a member of the Associationof Professional Genealogists (APG), the Genealogical SpeakersGuild (GSG), and is currently President of the Jewish GenealogicalSociety of Illinois. He speaks on family legacy topics locally andnationally, presents conference programs and is on the faculty ofNewberry Library and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago.Mike is the author of the JewishGen website “Guide to JewishGenealogy in Chicagoland” and has published articles on genealogy.He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics/computerscience and a master’s in operations research alongside 30 years intelecommunications management.For more information, visit, www.jewishgen.org/jgsi/future8.htm.8May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772www.AnsheEmet.org

May 2012Iyar-Sivan 5772ThursdayFridaySaturday11 Iyar7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan4:00 p.m. Religious School6:30 p.m. Shireinu6:45 p.m. Evening Minyan7:00 p.m. YAD Sports Night7:30 p.m. Al Anon18 IyarLag B’Omer7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan4:00 p.m. Religious School6:30 p.m. Shireinu6:30 p.m. Lakeview Action Coalition6:45 p.m. Evening Minyan7:00 p.m. YAD Lag B’Omer BBQ andSports Night7:00 p.m. Israel Trip Information Mtg.7:30 p.m. Al Anon25 Iyar7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan4:00 p.m. Religious School6:30 p.m. Shireinu6:45 p.m. Evening Minyan7:00 p.m. YAD Sports Night7:30 p.m. Al Anon3 Sivan7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan6:30 p.m. Shireinu6:45 p.m. Evening Minyan7:00 p.m. YAD Sports Night7:30 p.m. Al Anon10 Sivan7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan6:30 p.m. Shireinu6:45 p.m. Evening Minyan7:00 p.m. YAD Sports Night7:30 p.m. Al Anon31017243112 Iyar7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan8:45 a.m. Parsha Class with RabbiSiegel6:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service6:30 p.m. Young Families Service andDinner7:15 p.m. YAD Service, followed byDinner4 7:35 p.m.19 Iyar7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan8:45 a.m. Parsha Class with RabbiSiegel5:30 p.m. Kesher Pro-neg6:00 p.m. Kesher Service,6:30 p.m. Lakeview Minyan4 7:43 p.m.26 Iyar7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan8:45 a.m. Parsha Class with RabbiSiegel6:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service7:30 p.m. Anshe Emet Live!4 7:50 p.m.4 Sivan7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan8:45 a.m. Parsha Class with RabbiSiegel7:00 p.m. Mishkan7:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service8:00 p.m. Dinner and Learning withRabbi Reuven Hammer4114 7:56 p.m.13 Iyar8:30 a.m. Tefilla Yoga9:00 a.m. JBC Class9:00 a.m. Parashat Hashavuah9:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceSimone Wallk becomes a Bat MitzvahTorah: Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27 (Achrei Mot-Kedoshim)Haftarah: Amos 9:7 - 9:159:30 a.m. Rose Crown Minyan10:00 a.m. Shalom Shabbat11:00 a.m. Shachar Tefilla Yoga1:15 p.m. Shabbat Mincha20 Iyar8:30 a.m. Tefilla Yoga9:00 a.m. JBC Class9:00 a.m. Parashat Hashavuah9:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceJacob Herman becomes a Bar MitzvahCharlie Sinder becomes a Bar MitzvahTorah: Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23 (Emor)Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:319:30 a.m. Rose Crown Minyan 10:00 a.m. Shalom Shabbat11:00 a.m. Kadima/Machar/Shachar1:15 p.m. Shabbat Mincha27 Iyar8:30 a.m. Tefilla Yoga9:00 a.m. JBC Class9:00 a.m. Parashat Hashavuah9:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceRebecca Rose becomes a Bat MitzvahTorah: Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34 (Behar-Bechukotai)Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:149:30 a.m. Rose Crown Minyan10:00 a.m. Shalom Shabbat11:00 a.m. Kadima/Machar/Shachar Tefilla Yoga1:15 p.m. Shabbat Mincha1218 19255265 Sivan Erev Shavuot8:30 a.m. Tefilla Yoga9:00 a.m. Parashat Hashavuah 9:00 a.m. JBC Class9:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceEvan Hirshorn becomes a Bar MitzvahTorah: Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 (Bamidbar)Haftarah: Hosea 2:1 - 2:229:30 a.m. Rose Crown Minyan 10:00 a.m. Shalom Shabbat11:00 a.m. Shachar 5:30 p.m. Tikkun L’il7:00 p.m. Erev Shavuot Festival Service, followed byMincha, Dinner & Learning with Rabbi Reuven Hammer,Ma’ariv, Panel Discussion, Dessert Reception, Study ...see page 15 for complete scheduleBabysitting for children18 months and older isavailable in room 104every Shabbat morningfrom 9:30-12:30 as a freeservice of Anshe EmetSynagogue.May 2012www.AnsheEmet.org May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 577211

Youth/Family ProgrammingFrom RabbiDavid RussoYouth Programmingdrusso@AnsheEmet.orgWrapping up theseason ...The youth community has had anexciting month! We prepared forPassover with the sugar-high chocolateseder- thanks so much to all of ourparent and youth volunteers! For thefirst time ever, we had an Anshe EmetFrisbee tournament, a raging success!Thanks to Derek Gale and Joey Shapirofor helping us to put it together.We celebrated Israel with some greatyouth programming at the Anshe EmetFamily Retreat, enjoyed the Earth DayExtravaganza, and spent a wild weekendat the regional Kinnus (convention) forhigh school students.We still have some exciting final programs coming up, includinga USY banquet, and Shachar and Machar’s Maccabiah Games!The Maccabiah (SK-4th grades) will be on Sunday, May 13, from12:00 - 2:00 p.m., followed by a barbecue to conclude the YouthDepartment’s fabulous year of events.Looking forward to having a great rest of spring, summer, andstarting up again in the fall!Zemer Emet!Sing, dance, jam, play!A Jewish Music Classfor children from birth through four years old, alongwith a parent or caregiver.We will sing standard children’s songs andJewish music, dance and play instruments too!Sign Up for Spring!Spring Session Dates & Times are as follows atAnshe Emet SynagogueTwo 10-week sessions offered on Mondaysthrough June 1110:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; and 11:30 a.m. –12:15 p.m.Two 10-week sessions offered on Tuesdaysthrough June 1210:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; and 11:30 a.m. –12:15 p.m.Cost is $130 (with a discount for siblings).SHMUSY Book DriveWho doesn’t love to curl up with a great book, blanketand just read? For some though, books are too expensive,and that is why SHMUSY has launched a book drive duringthis past weekend’s Purim Carnival. You can drop yourbooks in the box labeled, “SHMUSY BOOK DRIVE” outsideof the Youth lounge.We will be donating the books to Open Books, a nonprofitorganization dedicated to improving literacy in Chicago.The books will then be resold for much less than the coverprice.Please go through your personal collections and any bookthat you do not think you will read again will be greatlyappreciated!Taught by Rivka Leder.To register, or for more information:email ZemerEmet@gmail.comIf you are notcurrently receiving“Shabbat Today,” ourweekly e-mail, andwould like to receiveit, please call AshleyGlas at 773-868-5114and provide youre-mail address.Find Anshe Emet on Facebook!Go to www.facebook.com/ansheemetor just search Anshe-Emet-SynagogueHas your address, phone number ore-mail changed?Please let us know by calling the synagogue office at773-868-5126. Thank you!12May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772www.AnsheEmet.org

Anshe EmetYoung FamiliesMay HappeningsMaxine Segal Handelman, Young Families CoordinatorAnshe Emet has lots happening for families with children 8 andyounger!• The Anshe Emet Young Families Friday night Kabbalat Shabbatservice and dinner will be May 4, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. In additionto our long-standing Young Families Service we also hold aservice for older siblings (children in first grade and above)that will run concurrently to our Young Families service. BOTHservices begin at 5:45 pm. and are followed directly by ONEcommunity dinner. Please contact Karen Martin at 773-868-5152or kmartin@AnsheEmet.org to register your family for dinner byTuesday, May 1.• Shalom Shabbat, the well-loved service for children 4 and underand their parents, meets every Shabbat this month at 10:00 a.m.Shachar, for children in grades K-2, meets on the second and fourthShabbat of every month at 11:00 a.m. If your child is interested inreading a Torah excerpt in Hebrew or English, please contact Maxat sigal@aol.com. May dates are the 12th and the 26th. ShacharTefillah Yoga, with Rabbi Heather Altman, will meet the first andthird Shabbat of the month, May 5 and 19, at 11:00 a.m. Dress incomfortable clothes.• Kesher Service – Friday, May 11.• The Fabulous Anshe Emet Tikkun L’il returns on May 26! SinceShavuot begins Saturday night, the Tikkun L’il will be on Shabbat(but there’s nothing about Shabbat to prevent us from making HarSinai cakes!) The fun starts with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and lasts until7:30 p.m. $30 per family – please contact Karen Martin at 773-868-5152 or kmartin@AnsheEmet.org to register your family. Watch formore details on the list serv.Don’t miss anything! Join our list serv by e-mailingAEYF-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to get the latest wordon what’s happening for your family.Funded bySustaining FundContributionsNa’asehAll are invited to join the Na’aseh committee.Participate in helping to coordinate, planand organize social action and socialjustice programs for the entire Anshe EmetSynagogue community. Participation bypeople of all ages, and with any interests,will be appreciated. For more informationplease contact Ashley Kain (ashleykain15@gmail.com).AJWS’s Reverse Hunger Campaign PresentsFighting for Food Security:The Story of a Leading Haitian ActivistAnshe Emet at the Uptown CaféNa’aseh helps staff the JUF’s TOV Network Uptown Caféone Thursday evening per month for Anshe Emet.To volunteer, or for more information, please e-mailAshley Kain at ashleykain15@gmail.com.Upcoming datesThursday, May 10Time: 5:30 – 7:15 p.m.Please RSVP in advance to Ashley to ensure that there arevolunteers available. Please e-mail her if you are interestedin attending.Anshe Emet Programming is brought to you through thegenerous support of theArthur and Perle Malkin Center for Jewish LifeSunday, May 20, 2012, 7:00 p.m.Anshe Emet SynagoguePlease join American Jewish World Servicefor an exclusive film screening, dialogue andreception, featuring:Camille ChambersInternationally recognized Haitian activistand Executive Director of AJWS granteeHaitian Advocacy Platform for an AlternativeDevelopment (PADPA)andRabbi Michael SiegelFor more information, please contactIlana Shushansky atlshushansky@ajws.orgor call 212-792-2886.May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772 13

Adult ProgrammingThe Sisterhood of Anshe EmetOn Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day), at 9:30 a.m., Dr. Saralyn Markwill be speaking at Anshe Emet Synagogue and signing copies ofher new book, “Stellar Medicine: A Journey Through the Universe ofWomen’s Health.”Look for more information below.There is no charge for this event. Please RSVP for count to: SharonPerlman sjperlman@sbcglobal.net or (312) 951-8798.ProgramsBook Club: Gail Kahn or Judy Metzger: Details at hgmet1@aol.comor gmkahn820@aol.com.May 3: Blackwater Rising, Attica Locke. A brilliant debutthriller that readers will not soon forget. Jay Porter is hardly thelawyer he set out to be. His most promising client is a low-rentcall girl and he runs his fledgling law practice out of a dingy stripmall. But he’s long since made peace with not living the AmericanDream and carefully tucked away his darkest sins: the guns, theFBI file, the trial that nearly destroyed him.June 7: Pigeon and the Boy, Meir Shalev. In this stunning tale,Shalev masterfully interweaves two remarkable personal stories.Yair Mendelsohn, a middle-aged Israeli tour guide favored withbird watchers, learns that one of his new American clients foughtin the Palmach, a clandestine military force in Israel’s 1948 war ofindependence.Sunday Morning Book Club: The new book club will meet on Sundaymorning at Anshe Emet on the third Sunday of the month at 9:45 a.m.,so long as Religious School is in session. Please contact Lynn Brahin formore details at lbrahin@360east.org.College Connection: Contact Lisa Lieberman at lisaannlieberman@yahoo.com or leave a message at 773-868-5143.Torah Fund: Leave a message at 773-868-5143.Chesed Committee: Contact Paulette Freed at pfreed3180@yahoo.com or leave a message on the Sisterhood voicemail 773-868-5143.Night Ministry: Contact Janine Landow-Esser atjanine.landow-esser@quarles.com. The Night Ministry volunteer groupwill continue its monthly shopping, cooking, serving routine alongside theNight Ministry Youth Outreach Team. If you would like to be included on theemail list, please send an email to Janine Landow-Esser. Night Ministry isalways in need of hotel sized toiletries and new white socks.Gift Shop: The Gift Shop will begin regular hours and will be openduring Religious School and by appointment. Contact Eileen Kavinat kavinstein@aol.com or 773-793-5170 to make an appointmentMonday Night Mah Jongg: For more information email HeleneGreenwald at hgreenwa@gmail.com or leave a message in theSisterhood mailbox at 773-868-5143.Gesher Program: Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah program taught byDebby Lewis culminating in a Shabbat morning B’nai Mitzvah.For more information contact Debby Lewis at 773-868-5113 ordlewis@ansheemet.org or consult the adult education section of thebulletin or online at www.ansheemet.org/learn/gesher.aspx.Check our website for upcoming notices and events atwww.AnsheEmet.org; look for Sisterhood under Programs.Elizabeth Cline, Communications Co-ChairSee Dr. Saralyn Mark speaking at Anshe Emet Synagogueand signing copies of her new book,“Stellar Medicine: A Journey Through the Universe of Women’s Health”Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day) 9:30 a.m.Saralyn Mark, MD, a world renowned leader in women’s health, is known as a pioneer in this field. Dr. Mark, an endocrinologist, geriatrician and women’s healthspecialist, was the first Senior Medical Advisor to the Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA).There is no charge for this event.Please RSVP for count to: Sharon Perlman sjperlman@sbcglobal.net or (312) 951-8798Brought to you by:Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Force and CCARE Lynch Syndrome.14May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772www.AnsheEmet.org

Shavuot at Anshe EmetSaturday, May 266:00 p.m.: Erev Shavuot Festival Service 7:00 p.m.: Mincha7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Dinner and Learning with Rabbi Reuven Hammer9:00 - 9:30 p.m. Ma’ariv10:00 - 11:30 p.m. Panel Discussion with Rabbi Reuven Hammer and Sr. Rabbis11:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Dessert Reception12:00 a.m.: Tikkun Leil Shavuot Study Sessions, culminating in 5:00 a.m. Service at the LakeSunday, May 279:30 a.m.: Festival Service 12:00 p.m Kiddush7:00 p.m. Festival Evening ServiceMonday, May 289:30 a.m.: Festival Service, including Yizkor and Special Naming Ceremony for JBC GraduatesFifth Annual Tikkun L’il Shavuot - Saturday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m.A Family Erev Shavuot experience for families with children in 6th Grade or younger.5:30-6:00 p.m. Pizza & Blintz Dinner6:00-7:30 p.m. Children’s programming including: yoga, Zemer Emet, music, and more!Advanced registration for this event is requested ... contact Karen Martin at 773-868-5152 or kmartin@AnsheEmet.org.Cost is $30 per familyAbout ShavuotShavuot, which begins this year on the evening of May26 and continues through May 28 (and every year onthe Hebrew date of the 6th of Sivan) is one of the threeholidays mentioned in the Torah, one of the shaloshregalim, the three Pilgrimage Festivals. (The other two areSukkot and Passover). Shavuot has several names reflectingits celebration as a holiday of nature and of history:Festival Of Weeks - The word Shavuot means “weeks”.Shavuot occurs 7 weeks after Passover. We count theweeks between Passover and Shavuot, a custom calledcounting the omer (measure of grain). In this waywe commemorate the 49 days we believe it took ourancestors to reach Mt. Sinai after leaving Egypt and wemake a connection between the Exodus from Egypt(Freedom) and the Revelation at Sinai, receiving the Torah.Chag Ha-katzir - Harvest Holiday. Shavuot is a “harvestfestival”, which marks the end of the grain harvest. OnShavuot, at the time of the Temple, when the first wheatand fruits were ripe, the Israelites would bring some oftheir crop to the Holy Temple as thanksgiving to God forthe Ten Commandments, for the Bible that guided them,and for the fruitful land that fed them.Chag Ha-bikurim - Holiday of the First FruitsZeman Matan Toratienu - Time of the Giving of theTorah. Of greatest importance, perhaps, is the holiday’scommemoration of the giving of the Torah by God tothe children of Israel at Mount Sinai. This covenant, theagreement to live with each other according to God’slaws, forms the basis of Jewish identity and peoplehood.Customs Associated With Shavuot• Decorate our home and synagogue with greenery toremember the harvest festival.• Read the Ten Commandments from the Torah (eitherExodus 20:1-17 or Deuteronomy 5:1-8) to remind us of themeeting at Sinai and our covenant with God.• Read Megillat Ruth (the Book of Ruth).• Eat dairy foods. When the Israelites returned to their tentsafter receiving the Torah, the people did not have time tocook meat, so they ate dairy products.• Study Torah (or other Jewish topics). Some people stayup all of Shavuot night studying Torah and other books.Legends tell us that the heavens open up at midnight onShavuot eve for an instant. In Europe little children wouldbegin to study Torah on Shavuot because that was the timethe Torah was first given to the Jewish people.• Attend Yizkor on Monday, May 28, and remember ourloved ones.Celebrating Shavuot with our children gives us theopportunity, as a family to be thankful for that which Godbrings forth from the earth. We should also communicate toour children the need for “rules” and “laws” that help us live inan honest , caring and fair way.Shavuot activities for your familyt Decorate your home with green plants, flowers, or treesand discuss their importance and their contributiont Make paper flowers to use as a decorationt Make blintzes, a traditional Shavuot treatMay 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772 15

CommunityOur Sincerest Condolences to ...The family of Judith Fran Skolnik, beloved wife of Burt, loving motherof Stephani (Kenneth) Perlmutter, Hilleri Skolnik Saunders, and Jennifer(Andrew) Goldman; adoring grandmother of Asher, Hersh, Ari, Eli,Zachary, Kate, Phineas, Tessa and Toby, on her recent passing.The family of Richard Wolfe, devoted husband of Lilyan; loving fatherof Stacey W. Kalb and son-in-law, Alan Kalb, Brian (Dr. Lisa) Wolfe; dotinggrandfather to Abby, David and Trevor; fond brother of Ronni Wolfe andRoger (Jess) Wolfe, on his recent passing.The family of Helen Klitzky, beloved wife of Mark Klitzky, loving motherof Stephen (Arlene Milrad) Klitzky and Debra (Donald) Colby; and dotinggrandmother of Rebecca and Robert Colby and Robyn Tova Klitzky, onher recent passing.The family of Dr. Irwin Martin Berlin, beloved brother of Dr. Harvey(Helene)Berlin and fond uncle of Jacob and Beth, on his recent passing.The family of Phyllis Robinson, beloved wife of Bud Robinson;cherished mother of Donald (Ellyn) Robinson, Amy (Richard) Hanney andCynthia (Michael) Wilson; loving grandmother of Jessica and Kyle Hanneyand Thomas Asher Wilson; proud great grandmother of CamerynHanney, on her recent passing.The family of Gussie Harris, loving mother of Bart (Andrea) Harris,Jacalyn Glass, Maida (John) Mangiameli and Lee (Tarie) Harris; devotedgrandmother of Aaron (Nicole) Harris, Joel (Amy) Harris, Ari (Melissa)Glass, Scott (Tracy) Glass, Ian (fiancée, Emily Ryan) Glass, ShannonMangiameli, Kate Mangiameli, Shayna Harris and Lauren (Blake) Polisky;adoring great-grandmother of seven, on her recent passing.The family of Herbert Goldstein, beloved father of Dr. Debra (Dr. DavidCohen) Goldstein and loving grandfather of Jacob and Sophie, on hisrecent passing.… May their memory be a blessingSiman Tov U’mazal Tov:Heartfelt congratulations to ...Naomi Shapiro and Adam Braun on the birth of their son, NatanelEzraMembers in the NewsAward-winning gymnast Cobey Pava, son of Mandy Pava, wasfeatured in WGN’s piece on Lakeshore Academy on April 3, 2012.Watch the video here:http://www.wgntv.com/news/morningnews/aroundtown/.Know someone new to theneighborhood?If someone you know is new to the Chicago Jewishcommunity, and would be interested in finding outabout Anshe Emet Synagogue, please contactThea Crook at 773-868-5139 so we can send them aninformation packet.May Member AnniversariesSheldon and Marilyn Simon, 57 yearsNorman and Harriet Simon, 55 yearsIosif and Esfir Matlin, 54 yearsRobert and Madalyn Less, 52 yearsNeil and Rachel Greenbaum, 49 yearsMarc and Angela Levenstein, 48 yearsRobert and Sharon Krakowsky, 44 yearsRobert and Jane Sarnoff, 42 yearsStephen and Terri Geifman, 40 yearsGerald and Edie Falk, 40 yearsAllan and Bonnie Sweet, 36 yearsLarry and Phyllis Gelles, 35 yearsJay and Catherine Hausler, 34 yearsBarry and Sherry Kaplan, 30 yearsMarc and Lynn Karlan, 29 yearsRonald and Gail Kahn, 26 yearsLarry and Hyla Finn, 25 yearsSteven and Shari Davis, 22 yearsArkady and Elena Lisovich, 22 yearsMichael and Lori Dulberg, 22 yearsPhilip and Robin Goldberg, 21 yearsMichael and Carol Hurvitz, 20 yearsScott Saef and Lisbeth Levine-Saef, 20 yearsBradley and Debbie Saul, 20 yearsScott and Sharon Markman, 19 yearsJeffrey and Helen Sobel, 19 yearsWarren Laski and Gretchen Silver, 19 yearsRabbi Loren and Rebecca Sykes, 19 yearsStephen and Bonnie Wise, 19 yearsAlan Schlossberg and Joede Berman, 17 yearsJay and Stephanie Sinder, 17 yearsRichard and Ilyse Levy, 17 yearsDaniel and Laura Kelber, 17 yearsJeffrey and Ava Berry, 17 yearsMarc and Amy Gould, 15 yearsJason and Saundra Rice, 14 yearsRichard Kosmacher and Melissa Sterne, 13 yearsRon and Michele Berman, 13 yearsAvi and Eynav Epstein, 12 yearsWade and Rebecca Bacon, 10 yearsJason Leib and Lori Rosen, 9 yearsDebby Lewis and Gabor Tarjan, 9 yearsBoris Umansky and Nancy Mark-Umansky, 8 yearsMaryam and Barry Brotine, 6 yearsSuzanne Muchin and David Brown, 6 yearsArie and Shannon Zoller, 6 yearsRob Pearlman and Liad Ganz Pearlman, 6 yearsElisheva Beller and Paul Wieder, 5 yearsArthur and Leslie Rhodes, 5 yearsBradley Levison and Carrie Herschman, 4 yearsArnold and Kimberly Rubin, 2 yearsCarolyn Jannace and Dan Lascar, 1 yearMisheberach list informationIf you would like to have a name placed on themisheberach (prayer for healing) list, pleasecontact Antoinette Nunez at 773-868-5120 oranunez@AnsheEmet.org. Names will be kept on the listfor two weeks only, unless otherwise requested.16May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772www.AnsheEmet.org

SupportWe appreciate your thoughtfulness.Your contribution to Anshe Emet not only supports the many activities and services of our synagogue, but is also a thoughtful way to commemorate specialoccasions, life cycle events, or to remember a loved one. Contributions to specific programs offset budget allocations to that progam.Contributions may be made by calling 773-868-5114, online at www.ansheemet.org/donations/ or you may mail in your contributions to Anshe Emet Synagogue,3751 N. Broadway, Chicago IL 60613. All donations will be listed in the Anshe Emet Bulletin. We ask for a minimum contribution of $18 per tribute for an honoree/recipient to be sent a commemoration card from the synagogue. Contributions listed are those received by March 31, 2012.Donations received after that date will be listed in the June-July bulletin.GENERAL DONATIONSSynagogue FundBerta ZelechonokSusan J. GoldsteinAndrea F. SeligmanRenanah K. LehnerJulie Wilgoren Coffman and A. JamesCoffmanRalph and Lynne SchatzIn Honor of:LUCILE KATZ’S 90TH BIRTHDAY: Enid B.GoldsteinAZRIEL SIMCHA: Ruth Zaban, Andrew andShira Schwarz, Judy, Rob, Josh, Sigal,Sarah, and Max HirschSETH LEVITON’S BRIS: Joyce Leviton-AsherYahrzeit:ZALMAN ABELSKEY: Ida LevinaCHARLOTTE ABRAMS: Marlene AbramsGOLDIE ARON: Charles and Sara AronBEVERLY BAUM: Lois and HowardHirschfieldROSE BAUM: Joy HorwichSIDNEY BAUM: Joy HorwichFANNY BELL: Ed and Nina BellHARRY BELL: Ed and Nina BellADELAIDE BELLOWS: Michael BellowsJAY BELLOWS: Michael BellowsGERSHON BEN BOVACH: Emilia KaydanovRONALD BERGER: Meta BergerELINORE BOROWITZ: Jane and RobertSarnoffJOSEPH M. BOROWITZ: Jane and RobertSarnoffHARRY BRAZEN: Lois BrazenLIONEL BRAZEN: Lois BrazenPAULINE BRAZEN: Lois BrazenJANET BREITOWICH: Sandy and SteveDavidsonLEON COHEN: Monica GinsburgALAN CUMMINGS: Beatrice C. MayerRUTH CUMMINGS: Beatrice C. MayerCAROL DAVIDSON: Sandy and SteveDavidsonSOL DIAMOND: Terry DiamondHELEN EAGLE: Jamie EagleJEAN EICHEL: Barbara J. MillerTOVA FAIBISH: Chava MozesSONIA FELSHER: Dorie GoldsteinDEVORAH GENTNER: Susan G. RosensteinHERMAN GENTNER: Susan G. RosensteinIDA GENTNER: Susan G. RosensteinMAX GENTNER: Susan G. RosensteinREUBEN GENTNER: Susan G. RosensteinHELEN GOLDMAN: Mindy SircusMAURICE GOODGOLD: Jay and KarenGoodgoldDAVID GROB: Susan Grob LichtenfeldDAVID HORBERG: Beryl and Howard LevinHENRY HYMAN: Myrna and JeromeGoldstickNEKHEMYAY KHMELNITSKIY: AlexKhemelnitskiyGABRIEL KRICHELI: Moris KricheliROBERT KUPCHICK: Karen HilderIRVING LAVENDER: The Karchmar FamilyFIMA LERNER: Leonid and RaisaBrandshpigelLILLIAN LEVIN: Bonnie SweetRUTH LYNN: Joseph LynnFANNIE MAZER: Linda Sher SalzmanBERNARD MICH: Shirley and Jeff MichaelsonDOROTHY MUCHIN: Andrea and Mike LeonREBECCA RAPHELSON: Bernard R. MillerALEXANDER J. REIFF: Marlene and MarvinWeinABE RIFKIN: Susan G. RosensteinRISHA NITA ROTKIN: Meyer and ShirleyRotkinROY SARNOFF: Jane and Robert SarnoffJANET JOY SAUL: Yolanda SaulDAVID SCHWARTZ: Meta BergerSELWYN SCHWARTZ: Renee Schwartz andMarim SchwartzSIDNEY SCHWARTZ: Meta BergerSONNY SCHWARTZ: Marim SchwartzSAM SELTZER: Meyer SeltzerMARK SHUSTERMAN: Sara ShustermanGRACE B. SILVER: The Silver/SchonfeldFamilyJEANNETTE STEIN: Susan G. RosensteinSAM SMITH: Shirley and Jeff MichaelsonSABINA SOFFER: Sylvia G. GordonADELE M. SOKOLOW: Marim SchwartzJANE STEIN: Alan Stein, Jill SteinJEANETTE TULLMAN: Howard and JudyTullmanJACK WEININGER: Michael and SusanWeiningerPROGRAMMINGDONATIONSYouthKeith Alperin & Elizabeth LippowHarel DeutschCLERGY DISCRETIONARYFUNDSRabbi SiegelBabette GlazierIn Memory of:HERBERT CUMMINGS: Beatrice C. MayerJUDITH FRAN SKOLNIK: Stephani andKenneth PerlmutterHazzan MizrahiIn Honor of:SETH LEVITON: Joyce Leviton-AsherIn Memory of:JUDITH FRAN SKOLNIK: Stephani andKenneth PerlmutterDebby LewisSharon GertzSusan J. RosensteinIn Honor of:COBY PAVA’S BAR MITZVAH: Miranda R. E.PavaSearch Anshe Emet's Online LibraryDatabaseThe Bennett Library recently updated its library management software andits online library database. To search the catalog go to the library home pagehttp://www.ansheemet.org/Learn/Educational_Resources/Bennett_Memorial_Library. The catalog may be searched by author, title, subject,and keyword in other areas of the record.Has your address, phone number or e-mail changed?Please let us know by calling the synagogue office at 773-868-5126. Thank you!May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772 17

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Vol. LXXXIV, No. 9May 2012 / Iyar-Sivan 5772ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUE3751 North BroadwayChicago, IL 60613-4104Phone: 773-281-1423Fax: 773-281-2183www.AnsheEmet.orgAffiliated with theUnited Synagogue of Conservative JudaismIsraFest Family Fun Dayat Anshe EmetSunday, May 6 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Spend a day of Israel-themed family fun in one of six communities across Chicagoland, including AnsheEmet Synagogue! This program is best suited for kids ages 12 and under and their families.Featuring:• Israeli Heroes• Arts & crafts projects, cookie decorating,inflatables, interactive trivia game for kids 7+,screenings of Shalom Sesame and RechovSumsum, a chance to meet the characters andmore!• Superhero training through Krav Maga• Israeli Olympic soccer clinicThere will be no parking available on site. Parking is available on the street and in nearby lots.Register Now at http://www.juf.org/iDays/part_reg.aspx?l=1Complete Shavuot information and worship schedule ... page 15