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12 8 we are: we are: we are: We are: we are: spiritual family engaged Students Youth FAITH, LOVE AND PURPOSE, NOT UNITY, ARE THE FOUNDATION STONES OF JEWISH DESTINY: THOUGHTS OF ISRAEL AT 70 The AIPAC Policy conference brings together a veritable who’s who of Israel’s political and thought leaders. There was one conversation that has stayed with me and has given more hope and comfort regarding Israel than any other. Natan Sharansky, a Jewish hero and the face of the Soviet Jewry Movement was interviewed by his daughter. Rachel Sharansky Danziger expressed concern RABBI MICHAEL S. about the divisions within her generation in regard to Israel. SIEGEL Senior Rabbi, She spoke longingly about the unity that existed amongst the Jewish • A One State or Two State Solution The Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair people during the time of his struggle. Natan Sharansky laughed and • The Palestinians [email protected] said, “Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, my daughter, but I don’t think that our struggle was that type of unity that our neighbor, you, or • Religious rights for non-Orthodox Jews people are dreaming about. Well, of course, it was one great victory and • The plight of the Eritreans and Sudanese the responsibility for the victory, the credit for this victory, to take all the Jews in the world: Israel, American Jewry, and we Jewish activists in • The Haredi influence in government Moscow. The list goes on and on. Yet, the love that Jews feel for the State of “But, on a day-to-day base from inside, it was permanent competition Israel remains unshaken. According to a recent Gallup Poll: Fully 74 of different Jewish organizations, of students’ struggle for Soviet Jewry percent of American adults have a favorable view of Israel, while 23% and conference of Soviet Jewry, and coalition for Soviet Jewry, and have an unfavorable view. That’s the best showing for Israel in 27 union of counsel for Soviet Jewry, and many other organizations who years. Here is a present-day example of what Natan Sharansky called suspected one another, who didn’t trust one another, who accused one a: very Jewish type of unity. another in betraying our mutual cause. So, it was [a] very, very Jewish Here at Anshe Emet we will be commemorating Israel’s 70th through type of unity.” debate, conversation and celebration. The essence of Natan Sharansky’s message to his daughter is one • The larger community will gather at Anshe Emet for a Sensational that we would do well to take to heart. Amidst the disunity of the at 70 celebration of Israel on Thursday, April 19. Replete with a Jewish people great things happened, the Iron Curtain lifted for the camel ride, we will join together to eat Israeli food, sing the songs Jewish people. Throughout the history of our people there has always of Israel and rejoice at a modern-day wonder. been turmoil, but we succeeded because we were unified in faith and Over the Shabbat of April 28, Rabbi Chaya Baker will be visiting purpose: • Anshe Emet. As a woman Rabbi leading a congregation in • We received the Torah in spite of the golden calf! Jerusalem, she is well placed to lead us in a conversation about • Our people entered the land of Israel even after rebelling against the challenges for non-Orthodox Jews in Israel. God and Moses! • On Sunday, April 29 we will have the honor of hosting a citywide All of this gives me hope about our own age. As we celebrate the 70th session of the Israel Policy Forum. This organization seeks to anniversary of the establishment of the modern State of Israel the responsibly advance the goal of two states, ensure Israel’s Jewish people are divided. There are serious differences when it comes security, and strengthen US-Israel relations. Some of Israel’s to: See “Rabbi Siegel,” page 5 Visionaries of Anshe Emet Information ... page 4 Sensational @ 70 - Celebrating 70 Years of Israel ... page 6 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 2 CELEBRATIONS/EVENTS WE ARE:ANSHEEMET David Russo Rabbi Cantor ElizabethBerke, Director of Continuing Education Maxine Handelman, Director of Family Life &Learning Samantha Isenstein, Youthand Young DirectorAdult Laurie Orenstein, Interim Religious SchoolPrincipal Edgar Hernandez-Meza, Directorof Administration Rabbi Donni Aaron, Youth/FamilyRabbi Tefilah Educator 3751 North Broadway,3751 North Chicago, IL 60613-4104 Phone: 773-281-1423; www.AnsheEmet.orgPhone: Jerry Mayeroff, Editor, Anshe Emet Newsletter The Arnold H.Kaplan, M.D. Cantorial Chair Mimi Weisberg, Amy Karp, Director of Engagement and The Malkin Family Program Director Kim Carter, Director of Hospitality The Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair Steve Strien, Director of Finance Michael S.Siegel, Senior Rabbi Boni Fine,Executive Director Alberto Mizrahi,Alberto Hazzan D’ror Chankin-Gould Steven President Silk, Rabbi Director of Development Naomi Weiss-Weil Ritual Director MAZEL TOV TOOURBAR MITZVAH festivities onSunday, February 25. 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STEVEN SILK [email protected] WE ARE: ANSHE EMET ANSHE ARE: WE President, Anshe Emet Synagogue Anshe Emet President, The Mitzvah Corps Wants You: The Mitzvah Corps Wants at an expert you a mentsch with a wrench, Are The schlepping, a wonder at picking out groceries? Caring Committee announces our newest service: The Mitzvah Corps. Headed by the marvelous Michael Cohen, we need small but to be called upon as needed for volunteers necessary tasks on a one-time or short term basis, illness or disability. due to a congregant’s and email [email protected] learn more, To may also want to check Michael will contact you. You out our website at https://www.ansheemet.org/ about volunteer opportunities chesed to learn more with our committee. cries, where there’s a fight there’s where cries, in blood and hatred against be I’ll me Mom, for look the air, somebody’s Wherever there. hand, a helpin’ job or a decent or stand, to a place for fightin’ Ma, eyes their in look be free, to strugglin’ somebody’s wherever the passion the spirit, to truer be words any Could me.” see you’ll social responsibility? Jewish of duty the and life Springsteen’s in influence passionate the most perhaps But her of foundation the emotional true ‘ballabusta,’ a is his mother, like Just the rock. was She family. her the guiding light of home, your of so many like home, just our of the rock was mother my Springsteen. Adele was homes, so your of rocks were mothers recounts Bruce time legal secretary, as a full worked While she was at what difficulty matter No tired. never was that she with depression, afflicted was father Bruce’s if hand, no matter family many how matter with a smile. No there was his Mom who mother Bruce’s was it job,’ get a ‘real to Bruce told members In his dream. to live him and allowed guitar bought him his first 5 the first was on Broadway stint this that attested Bruce fact, the in ‘Dancin’ be sure, To had. that he had ever job week per day will despite brightness and his mother’s to tribute a was Dark’ obstacles. many Elliot, Jewish? be more What could Mom. Social justice. Exodus. or Springsteen was. wish he but I be Jewish, not he may Michael, makes. vowel a a difference What Springstein: Month of the

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SPRINGSTEEN OR SPRINGSTEIN: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A VOWEL MAKES A VOWEL A DIFFERENCE WHAT OR SPRINGSTEIN: SPRINGSTEEN there’s a cop beatin’ a guy, wherever a hungry newborn baby baby newborn a hungry wherever a guy, beatin’ a cop there’s could be more Jewish than someone who says, “Mom, wherever wherever “Mom, who says, than someone Jewish be more could character of the Depression who stands for social justice. What social justice. for who stands the Depression of character In ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad,’ Springsteen recounts the Steinbeck the Steinbeck recounts Springsteen Joad,’ Tom of ‘The Ghost In and empathy for the people’s plight. the people’s for and empathy critically as his masterwork, revealed a keen understanding of of understanding a keen revealed as his masterwork, critically condition. ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town,’ often regarded regarded often Town,’ of the Edge on ‘Darkness condition. seemingly infinite creativity and a perspective of the human of and a perspective creativity infinite seemingly desert between 1976-78, emerging with a different sense of self, self, of sense with a different emerging 1976-78, desert between the desert, Bruce wandered through the southwestern US US the southwestern through wandered the desert, Bruce to escape from there.” To be sure, as the Israelites wandered wandered the Israelites as be sure, To there.” from escape to Road’ and ‘Racing in the Street’, dealt with our determination determination with our dealt the Street’, in and ‘Racing Road’ nowhere! All of my early work including ‘Born to Run’, ‘Thunder ‘Thunder Run’, to including ‘Born work early my All of nowhere! think that New Jersey is somewhere. In 1970, New Jersey was was Jersey New 1970, In is somewhere. Jersey that New think Bruce’s story is no different. He told the audience, “You may may “You the audience, told He is no different. story Bruce’s to rebuild their lives. their rebuild to Europe to cross an ocean, pass through Ellis Island and resettle and resettle Ellis Island through pass an ocean, cross to Europe my grandparents, like many of yours, escaped persecution in escaped yours, of many like grandparents, my the end of slavery, and the civil rights movement. To be sure, be sure, To civil rights movement. the and slavery, the end of of opportunity. The same was true for the American Revolution, Revolution, American the true for was The same opportunity. of persecution and crossing a dangerous ocean to find a new land find a new to ocean a dangerous persecution and crossing promised land. America has seen Puritans escaping religious religious has seen Puritans escaping America land. promised through the wilderness, and the ultimate deliverance to the to wilderness, the the and through ultimate deliverance Israelites from slavery, the splitting of the sea, the wandering wandering the the sea, the splitting of slavery, from Israelites throughout Bruce’s work. We know the story of the freeing of the of the freeing of the story know We work. Bruce’s throughout Exodus ... a theme throughout American history ... a theme ... a history American throughout theme ... a Exodus through Springsteen’s life, in song and spoken word. in song and spoken life, Springsteen’s through attending Springsteen on Broadway, an autobiographical journey journey an autobiographical on Broadway, Springsteen attending Torah. This knowledge was on display when I had the privilege of the privilege of I had when on display was This knowledge Torah. the shadows of his church in Freehold NJ, knows his share of of his share NJ, knows in Freehold church his of the shadows Einstein and Koufax, was Jewish. Bruce, raised Catholic within Catholic raised Bruce, Jewish. was and Koufax, Einstein restriction, we would most assuredly lose control. lose assuredly most would we restriction, like that Bruce, wish I, like and Michael, Elliot that I sense communications referencing Springsteen to one per year ... without suchwithout ... year one per to Springsteen referencing communications love of Springsteen is the other. We have agreed to restrict our public our restrict to agreed have We the other. is Springsteen of love Siegel and I share two passions. Our love of Torah is definitely one. Our Our one. is definitely Torah of love Our passions. two I share and Siegel Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of the Park Avenue Synagogue, Rabbi Michael Rabbi Synagogue, Avenue the Park of Cosgrove Elliot Rabbi עַבֶקָךְתָרֹות הֵׂשֲע

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The year did include some ups and downs, such as when the when such as did include some ups and downs, year The persecution and hardship.” ushering in an entirely new lifestyle for him, hopefully free of of free him, hopefully for lifestyle new ushering in an entirely for the first time in three years was incredibly gratifying. We’re We’re gratifying. was incredibly years three time in the first for who arrived last year, to the airport — to see them embrace them embrace see to the airport — to year, last who arrived this man to America. RefugeeOne brought his uncle, a refugee his uncle, a refugee brought RefugeeOne America. to this man single gentleman at the airport. “I was so honored to welcome welcome to so honored was the airport. “I single gentleman at Anshe Emet member Adam Rubenfire described greeting the described greeting Rubenfire Adam member Anshe Emet forth to ease their transition.” transition.” to ease their forth humbling to see the amount of effort our community has put has put community our effort the amount of see to humbling and operate on faith and hope in order to survive. It is truly truly It is survive. to in order and hope on faith and operate family. “I was struck by how much people give up, leave behind, up, leave much people give how by struck was “I family. Resettlement Committee, recalled her experience welcoming the welcoming experience her recalled Committee, Resettlement hats and boots. Melissa Sterne, co-coordinator of the Refugee the Refugee of co-coordinator Sterne, Melissa hats and boots. presented both the parents and children with winter coats, coats, winter with and children the parents both presented offered them words of welcome and Anshe Emet members Anshe and welcome of words them offered at the airport. The refugee family was all smiles, as Rabbi Siegel Siegel all smiles, as Rabbi was family The refugee the airport. at Rabbi Russo, gathered to welcome the refugees for their arrival arrival their for the refugees welcome to gathered Russo, Rabbi A group of Anshe Emet members, including Rabbi Siegel and Siegel members, including Rabbi Anshe Emet of group A help them build their new life in Chicago. in Chicago. life new their them build help tutors and mentors for the refugees to teach them English and them English teach to the refugees for and mentors tutors family’s first meal. In addition, volunteers are now serving as now are volunteers In addition, meal. first family’s apartment, stock the pantry with familiar foods, and cook the and cook foods, with familiar the pantry apartment, stock apartment, move furniture and household goods into the and household goods into furniture apartment, move prepare, volunteers immediately responded to prepare the prepare to responded immediately volunteers prepare, that the refugees would arrive soon. With only one week to to week one With only soon. arrive would the refugees that In early February, Anshe Emet received word from RefugeeOne RefugeeOne from word received Anshe Emet February, early In quickly donated the needed funds - more than $8,000.” the needed funds - more donated quickly ordering from the Target list we created. And the community the community And created. we list Target the from ordering provided dishes and pots and pans, glasses, baking items - and pans, glasses, baking items dishes and pots provided of furniture donations than we could take; community members community take; could we than donations furniture of Resettlement Committee, described, “We received more offers offers more received described, “We Committee, Resettlement DeKoven, Na’aseh President and co-coordinator of the Refugee the Refugee of and co-coordinator President Na’aseh DeKoven, an extraordinary response to help this effort. As Samantha this effort. help to response an extraordinary refugees in late 2016. Since then, the congregation provided provided the congregation then, 2016. Since in late refugees Refugee Resettlement Committee began preparing to welcome welcome to began preparing Committee Resettlement Refugee The Na’aseh Social Action Committee and Anshe Emet’s new new Anshe Emet’s and Committee Action Social The Na’aseh community has deemed a genocide. has deemed community persecution by the Myanmar military - which the international which - military the Myanmar persecution by more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have been displaced, fleeing been displaced, have Muslims Rohingya than 650,000 more detention facility on the island of Nauru. In the last six months, last the In Nauru. the island of on facility detention Malaysia in 2013 for Australia but was detained offshore at a detained offshore was but Australia 2013 for in Malaysia who fled Burma in 2007 for Malaysia. He then attempted to leave to leave then attempted He Malaysia. for Burma in 2007 who fled had no health care. The single gentleman is a Rohingya Muslim a Rohingya The single gentleman is had no health care. school, the parents were forbidden from working legally, and they they and legally, working from forbidden were the parents school, extorted by the police. The children were not allowed to attendto allowed not were The children the police. by extorted In Malaysia, the family had no rights. They were harassed and harassed were They had no rights. the family Malaysia, In Burma in 2002 and have been living as urban refugees in Malaysia. in Malaysia. as urban refugees been living in 2002 and have Burma The family of four are Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution inwho fled persecution Muslims Rohingya are four of The family Anshe Emet community responded. community Anshe Emet ever, help is needed for refugees around the world, and the the and world, the around refugees help is needed for ever, tracked. More than half of refugees are children. Now more than more Now children. are refugees of than half More tracked. highest in the seven decades that refugee statistics have been have statistics that refugee decades the seven in highest forcibly displaced worldwide due to war and persecution, the and persecution, war to due worldwide displaced forcibly UN statistics show that more than 65 million people have been than 65 million people have that more show UN statistics warm reception to their new home. new their to reception warm of our congregation over the past year, the refugees arrived to a to arrived the refugees year, past the over congregation our of Thanks to the incredible generosity and dedication of members of and dedication generosity the incredible to Thanks Chicago, including a family of four and a 27-year old gentleman. old gentleman. a 27-year and four of a family including Chicago, Anshe Emet welcomed five Rohingya Burmese refugees to refugees Burmese Rohingya five welcomed Anshe Emet . In February, February, . In 10:19) (Devarim Egypt” of the land in strangers Our tradition teaches us, “Love the stranger, for you were were you for the stranger, us, “Love teaches tradition Our ROHINGYA BURMESE REFUGEES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REFUGEEONE WITH IN PARTNERSHIP REFUGEES BURMESE ROHINGYA AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF PREPARATION, ANSHE EMET WELCOMES WELCOMES EMET ANSHE PREPARATION, OF A YEAR THAN MORE AFTER APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 6 Artistides deSousaMendesArtistides of Portugal. 11, at6:30p.m. with Paulette Freed, whose family was saved from the Holocaust by help keep the stories alive is to joinusas we commemorate Yom HaShoah on April play into your choices and world-view, consciously or unconsciously? One way to Do you find thememory of the Shoah affects your actionsand values? How does it directly inactivitieshelpingrefugees.” participating the world today, whether it’s by donating to causes Ibelieve in, through my vote, or I can do to helpcounter the hatred andprejudice that groups of peoplestill face in active against hatred.” Another student writes, “Itmakes memore cognizant of what my children from Anti-Semitism while raising them to beaccepting, welcoming, and causes that work to solve genocideandslave trade issues.I want to be able to protect to mebecoming Jewish makes mefeel a need to take amore active role inhelping passively cared abouthumanrightsissuesandrespecting other communities, but values? Here are someof the thoughts shared by “Ihavethe participants: always of the Jewish community, how does the memory of the Shoah affect your life and we allcan ask ourselves, nomatter if we are aJew by or birth by choice: As amember assignment to helpreflect on the experience. Among other questions, Iask one that For the JBCstudents and their (when partners applicable) there isa written legacy. hologram answers questions from the audience. Itis truly remarkable, andapowerful Stories Experience in the Take aStand Center. After abrief filmabout thesurvivor, the interact with aholographic imageof asurvivor through the Abe &Ida Cooper Survivor their family’s story of survival into their tour. This year, we had the opportunity to take adocent-led tour. Many docents are the children of survivors, andinterweave Education Center inSkokie. If you have not gone,Ihighly recommend itandif possible Every year the JBCstudents take afield trip to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and JBC CORNER:THOUGHTSONTHESHOAH WE ARE:ANSHEEMET|SPIRITUAL sponsored by Lee & Jerry Zoldanthroughtheir sponsored byLee&Jerry Fruit of The Land, Inc. andShlomoDanieliInc. 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Pomerantz-Boro Alberto & Magda Syoset, NY Syoset, Synagogue Fishman North Shore Divas On The Bima The On Divas THE 16TH ANNUAL DR. ARNOLD H. KAPLAN CONCERT DR. ARNOLD ANNUAL THE 16TH SUNDAY, MAY 6 | 4:30 PM | ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUE EMET ANSHE | PM 4:30 | 6 MAY SUNDAY, Register at tinyurl.com/divasonthebima Tickets: $36 in advance; $54 at the door. $54 at $36 in advance; Tickets: Jen Cohen joined on stage by the Cantorial-Quartet, joined on stage by the Cantorial-Quartet, Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill, Hear the renowned sounds of Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi, as he is as he Mizrahi, sounds of Hazzan Alberto Hear the renowned Temple Beth Sholom Temple Дорогие друзья, Аншэ Эмет. в 16:30 в Синагогe 6 Maя 2018 года состоится Каплан Концерт Мизрахи и еще четырех Альберто нашей синагоги кантора в исполнении композиции замечательные Прозвучат -женщин. прекрасных канторов друзей. Специальнaя ценa билета -$10 для наших русскоязычных (773) 868-5123 или Weisberg) (Mimi Мими Вейсберг звоните этим предложением, воспользоваться Если вы бы хотели занесите в офис нашей синагоги. с чеком с именами и вместе записку напишите рады видеть всех вас! Будем APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 8 shmusy to betexted reminders about upcoming events! Group text by entering the81010and putinthemessage@ check outour Facebook group! Or addyourself to our Remind For more information onwhatisgoingatour loungenights, contact meat the synagogue. In closingif Ican behelpful inany way pleasefeel free to April 29: April 27: April 22: April 19: April 12: April 8: Below are dates aimportant for the monthof April: mythem way! joining the Religious Schoolin the coming year pleasesend in May. If you are aware of any families that are thinking of registration for the 2018-19 school year which will beavailable and preparing for the year to come. Keep alook outfor the we are lookingforward to finishingoutour learninggoals In the coming weeks we will continue to learnandgrow what our community isallabout! carnival. It was a wonderful celebration andaperfect depictionof and 4) Enjoyed aseudat mitzvah (festive meal) atour festive • • ANSHE EMETYOUTH? WHAT’S HAPPENINGIN ANSHE EMETRELIGIOUSSCHOOL JOSEPH ANDBELLEBRAUN [email protected] Youth and Young Adult Director SAMANTHA ISENSTEIN [email protected] Braun Anshe Emet Religious School Interim Principal, Joseph andBelle ORENSTEIN LAURIE GOLDBERG WE ARE:ANSHEEMET|LEARNERSSTUDENTSYOUTH May 8:SHMUSY Elections, 6:00p.m. May 1:Candidate/Parent meeting,7:00p.m. Save the date for SHMUSY Elections April 24:Lounge Night 7:00-8:30p.m. 8th Grade Ta’am Story sharing 3rd Grade Shabbat Service andDinner JK andSK Anshe Emet takes Family learningon the go! at6:00p.m.(seestarting page6) (Religious school) Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration (Religious School) Yom HaShoah 8th Grade Parent visit- Learning opportunity 5th Grade Parent Brunch andLearn

l’evyonim (tzedakah for the poor); students; 3) Gave matanot baskets of treats) to our fellow delivered Megillat Esther; 2) Made and 1) participated in the Reading Mizvot of Purim. Together we Each student participated in the all four Mitzvot of the holiday. as acommunity we fulfilled festivities of Purimand together us. Everyone enjoyed the Break andPassover are upon Hard believe to Spring that •  SHMUSY (GRADES 9-12) April 22,12:00-1:30 p.m. KADIMA (GRADES 6-8) SHACHAR [SK –2NDGRADES] • ShacharsIsraelBirthdayParty 12:00 p.m.Sign upat tinyurl.com/ 15: Shachar Israel Birthday Party, 8:30 p.m. April 10:Lounge Night 7:00- more info atCHUSY.org April 13-15:CHUSY Kinnus,

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April April FOR JEWISHEDUCATION RAYMOND ARBETMANCENTER information Contact Elizabeth Berke [email protected] for more Beatrice Mayer. This subsidized rate ismadepossible through the generosity of Suggested donation:$40 historical periodsand the memoriesformed around them: then the lessonscontinue with anexploration of significant attempted Jewish nationalgenocideperpetrated by Amalek and The course opens with the Torah’s directive to remember the laptop/tablet andeven your phone via the Zoom app. The classroomvirtual isreachable through your: desktop/ org, 847-291-7788 x1304. Rolly Cohen: rolly@bjechicago. more information pleasecontact RegistrationFor throughBJE. the 12:00 –1:00p.m. Thursdays, April 12–May 3, Jewish.” memory We Remember, acurriculumon course called “We Are What teaching afour Melton part Anshe Emet’s Rabbis will be SESSIONS WITH OURRABBIS LUNCH ‘NLEARNZOOM April 30:Rabbi David Russo 23: TBD April April 16:Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould April 9:Hazzan Steven Berke April 2: 1:00 –2:00p.m.Here’s alook at the upcoming schedule: HaZaK meetsat Anshe Emet Synagogue every Monday, from Russo, Rabbi Chankin-Gould,ElieBerkman,andothers. topics with Rabbi Siegel, Hazzan Mizrahi, Cantor LizBerke, Rabbi active minds. We offer discussionson a variety of Jewish-related HaZaK isan Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with H • • • ADULTS The Arthur andPerle Malkin The Arthur is generously supported by is generously supported Anshe EmetProgrammingAnshe experienced by itscitizens today. The State of Israel asenvisioned by itsfounders andas Poland just before andfollowing the Shoah The Spanish expulsion a Center Life forJewish Z a Sing-along at Anshe Emet Hazak joins with CJESenior Life for aPassover K PROGRAMFORRETIRED website athttps://www.ansheemet.org/adulted. For detailsandregistration information visit our H OKHMAH (WISDOM) •Z •K ADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) •

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Megillah Readers WE ARE: ANSHE EMET | FAMILY | YOUTH FAMILY | EMET ANSHE ARE: WE Southport and Industry Southport Pinky’s Nail Salon in Salon Nail Pinky’s Science Museum of Kitchen Bubbies You Entertain Lettuce First Ascent Climbing Scott Kendra Lounge Denim The Table Kid’s Lisa Sterling Lisa Schatz Ralph Norton Jon Thanks to our Sanctuary Thanks to Sharon Krohn, Krohn, Sharon Lippow Liz Russo Rebecca Wimpfheimer Barry York in Chicago York Group Restaurant in the Rose Crown room. Older kids are are kids Older room. Crown the Rose in tefilla little bit of in a participate to invited Torah and story the Passover with playing deal of and a good lounge. youth the in Handelman with Max readings THE CONNECTING EXPECTING If April 10. the Expecting starts Connecting of cohort The next to them encourage baby, first their expecting anyone know you importantly, and most info vital, relevant gain to sign up now, they them Tell change! the same life through going friends new sign up at JUF.org/connectingtheexpecting. can @ 70 SENSATIONAL 6:00 p.m. April 19, Thursday, Max’s (and birthday 70th Israel’s is celebrating Anshe Emet all ages. Sensational @ with fun for fashion, in grand birthday) don’t you is a party This p.m. April 19 at 6:00 Thursday, 70 is details. for www.ansheemet.org Visit miss! to want DON’T MISS ANYTHING! AEYF-subscribe@yahoogroups. e-mailing by serv list our Join family. your happening for what’s on word the latest get to com the the loop on all in stay can you so group, Facebook our Join https://www. what else) who knows happening (and events facebook.com/groups/AESYF/! Lisa Sterling Lisa Trumbell Faye Portnoy Tracy Diversey River Bowl River Diversey Worthy Note Malnati’s Lou Playhouse City Windy School New Trapeze books Usborne Bookstore Unabridged AES Babysitters Grill Mizrahi kitchen 4 Star Crosby’s Rachel Slutsky Slutsky Rachel Cytryn Jacob Russo Rebecca Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chaper Meg Grunewald Meg Rau Ruth DeKoven Samantha Rise Sushi Rise Diner Chicago The Gingi Tacos Package Photography Dubin Danny Inc. All Night Dance Academy Bubbles Worthy Note Chocolate Hot School Goldfish Swim Whisky Koval Purim Thanks! Purim Rebecca Nadis Rebecca Mittel Candace Feldman Natalie Thanks to our Purim Auction Donors Auction our Purim Thanks to not have had such a successful Purim Carnival without you: without Purim Carnival had such a successful have not Know someone new to the neighborhood? to someone new Know Special thanks to Purim Carnival Volunteers Carnival Purim Special thanks to SHALOM SHABBAT/SHACHAR SHALOM Shabbat, Shalom the well-loved 4 and under children for service every meets parents, their and the month at 10:00 of Shabbat aged children for , a.m. Shachar every meets 2nd grade, to K Anshe Emet has lots has lots Anshe Emet families for happening years 8 with children old and younger! Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter Exchange Seniors Killer Margarita Killer Associates Home Ken Goodman Goodman Ken Bearak Jessica Tilles Aviva Coffee and Tea Coffee and Tea SoulCycle Studio SoulCycle for Companions Caesars Home of the of Caesars Home Jerry Mayeroff and Mayeroff Jerry Goldman Funeral Goldman Funeral Greeters: Ilana Emmet and Elizabeth Alpern and Elizabeth Ilana Emmet Greeters: Ma’ariv: Tamara Frankel • Gabbaim: Brian Nagorsky and Avi Allen Avi and Nagorsky • Gabbaim: Brian Frankel Tamara Ma’ariv: Rebecca Russo Rebecca Bennett Jake Stern Merav Puchtel Jenny Thanks to our No Frills Megillah Readers Thanks to of the wonderful religious, spiritual, educational and communal opportunities the synagogue has to offer. to has the synagogue opportunities and communal spiritual, educational religious, wonderful the of

Depot about Anshe Emet Synagogue, please contact Amy Karp at 773-868-5139, so we can speak to them about all to speak can we at 773-868-5139, so Karp Amy please contact Synagogue, Anshe Emet about Empirical Brewery Empirical iO Theater Shedd Aquarium Studio Crafty Sew Music Theatre Box Catering Zelda’s Camp Chi Beverage Binny’s Toys Timeless Bulls Chicago Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter Carolyn Schwarzkopf Carolyn Delgado Sarah Agulnek Abby If you know someone new to the Chicago Jewish community, who you believe would be interested in finding be interested out would believe you who community, Jewish the Chicago to someone new know you If Thank you to all the USY’ers, Madrichim and Religious School teachers. Thank you to all of our community volunteers; we could could we volunteers; community our all of to you Thank teachers. School and Religious Madrichim USY’ers, the all to you Thank

MAXINE SEGAL SEGAL MAXINE HANDELMAN & Learning Life Family of Director [email protected] contact Max Handelman at [email protected]. Handelman Max contact excerpt in Hebrew or English at English the or Shachar in Hebrew service,excerpt please Shabbat at 11:00 a.m. If your child is interested in reading a Torah Torah a in reading Shabbat child is interested your at 11:00 a.m. If with song and stories (and guitar) with Rabbi Donni Aaron Aaron Donni with Rabbi guitar) (and with song and stories Families with young children are invited to celebrate Pesach Pesach celebrate to invited are children young with Families day of Passover) at 11:15 a.m. Passover) of day Sunday April 1 (2nd day of Passover) and Friday April 6 (7th April 6 (7th and Friday Passover) of day 1 (2nd April Sunday up. SERVICES FAMILY AND YOUTH PASSOVER Dinner returns May 4! Watch the list serv or the website to sign sign to website the or serv list the Watch 4! May returns Dinner FRIDAY NIGHT KABBALAT SHABBAT DAVENING AND DINNER DAVENING SHABBAT KABBALAT NIGHT FRIDAY and Davening Shabbat Kabbalat Friday First Family Anshe Emet ANSHE EMET YOUNG FAMILIES APRIL HAPPENINGS APRIL FAMILIES YOUNG EMET ANSHE 10 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG April 2018 1:30 p.m.Israel Policy Forum Share 10:45 a.m.Ta’amStory Yisrael 9:00 a.m.Religious School 8:30 a.m. 14 IYYAR 9:00 a.m.Religious School 8:30 a.m. 7 IYYAR offsite 4:30 p.m. Visionaries of Anshe Emet, 9:00 a.m.LittleBuilders 9:00 a.m.Judaism 101 9:00 a.m.Religious School 8:30 a.m. Rosh ChodeshIyyar 24 NISAN perform at the Brookdale (offsite) 2:00 p.m.Shireinu &Kolot Shalom Jewish Women’sFoundation 12:30 p.m.RTI Feminist Seder/ 9:00 a.m.LittleBuilders -Offsite 9:00 a.m.Religious School 9:00 a.m.Judaism 101 8:30 a.m. 17 NISAN No Religious School & Study 11:15 a.m.Passover Youth Service 11:15 a.m.Passover Family Service 9:30 a.m. Pesach Day 2 17 NISAN Sunday WE ARE:ANSHEEMET Morning Minyan Morning Minyan Morning Minyan Morning Minyan Passover Morning Service 22 29 15 8 1 Monday 15 IYYAR 8 IYYAR 1 IYYAR 18 NISAN 17 NISAN Lecture 7:00 p.m.Barry Wimpfheimer Book 6:30 p.m.Daniel Basketball 1:00 p.m.HaZaK 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 1:00 p.m.HaZaK 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 6:30 p.m.Na’aseh 6:30 p.m.Daniel Basketball 1:00 p.m.HaZaK 6:50 a.m.Morning Minyan Rosh ChodeshIyyar 7:00 p.m. YAD Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.Heritage 6:30 p.m.Basketball 6:00 p.m.Hebrew 1.5 1:00 p.m.HaZaK 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 6:00 p.m.Hebrew 1.5 presents Passover Sing-along 1:00 p.m.HaZaK: CJESenior Life 6:50 a.m.Morning Minyan Pesach Day 3 30 23 16 9 2 Tuesday 19 NISAN 17 NISAN 9 IYYAR 2 IYYAR 7:00 p.m.SHMUSY Lounge Night & TorahGesher 7:00 p.m. Trope 6:45 p.m.AESBasketball 6:30 p.m.ConnectingExpecting the 7:45 a.m.Texton Tuesdays 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan & TorahGesher 7:00 p.m. Trope Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.Kehilla Kedosha Inclusion 6:30 p.m.ConnectingExpecting the 6:45 p.m.AESBasketball 7:45 a.m.Texton Tuesdays 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 7:00 p.m.SHMUSY Lounge Night & TorahGesher 7:00 p.m. Trope 6:45 p.m.AESBasketball 6:30 p.m.ConnectingExpecting the 7:45 a.m.Texton Tuesdays 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan & TorahGesher 7:00 p.m. Trope 6:00 p.m.YAD Matzah Pizza Night 7:45 a.m.Texton Tuesdays 6:50 a.m.Morning Minyan Pesach Day 4 Babysitting for children 18monthsand 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.asa free service older isavailable inroom 104every of Anshe Emet Synagogue. Shabbat morningfrom 24 10 17 3 Wednesday 20 NISAN 17 NISAN 10 IYYAR 3 IYYAR 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan Yom HaZikaron Program: “TheSousaMendes Story” 6:30 p.m. Yom HaShoah Men’s Club 7:00 a.m.Morning Minyan 6:50 a.m.Morning Minyan Pesach Day 5 25 18 11 4 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 11 7 14 21 28 WE ARE: ANSHE EMET ANSHE ARE: WE Youth Choir practice practice Choir Youth 10:00 a.m. Cong. 11:00 a.m. Ruach/Jr. 11:00 a.m. Shachar 12:00 p.m. Kiddush Mincha 1:15 p.m. Shabbat practice Choir Youth 10:00 a.m. Shabbat 10:00 a.m. Shalom Cong. 11:00 a.m. Ruach/Jr. 11:00 a.m. Shachar 12:00 p.m. Kiddush Mincha 1:15 p.m. Shabbat with Talk Kiddush 1:15 p.m. Post Baker Chaya Rabbi Shalom Shabbat Shabbat Shalom 10:00 a.m. Cong. 11:00 a.m. Ruach/Jr. 11:00 a.m. Shachar 12:00 p.m. Kiddush is Awesome 1:00 p.m. Passover Philosophy 1:15 p.m. Jewish Mincha 1:15 p.m. Shabbat Youth Choir practice practice Choir Youth 10:00 a.m. Shabbat 10:00 a.m. Shalom Cong. 11:00 a.m. Ruach/Jr. 11:00 a.m. Shachar Mincha 1:15 p.m. Shabbat Nisan-Iyyar 5778 Nisan-Iyyar 6 IYYAR 13 IYYAR 16 NISAN 23 NISAN 9:00 a.m. JBC Hashavuah 9:00 a.m. Parashat Service Morning 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Mitzvah a Bar becomes Ari Latimer 9:1 - 11:47 (Shmini) Leviticus Torah: 6:1 - 7:17 II Samuel Haftarah: Minyan Crown 9:30 a.m. Rose Shabbat 10:00 a.m. Shalom 9:00 a.m. JBC Hashavuah 9:00 a.m. Parashat Service Morning 9:30 a.m. Shabbat a Bar becomes Rothstein Brit Mitzvah Ruf Saul Auf & Jason Nashif Nina 16:1 - 20:27 (Achrei Leviticus Torah: Mot-Kedoshim) Amos 9:7 - 9:15 Haftarah: Minyan Crown 9:30 a.m. Rose Pesach Day 8 Day Pesach Choir Youth 8:45 a.m. Madrichim 9:00 a.m. JBC Hashavuah 9:00 a.m. Parashat Morning 9:30 a.m. Pesach/Shabbat Service/Yizkor 14:22 - 16:17; Deuteronomy Torah: 28:19 - 28:25 Numbers 10:32 - 12:6 Isaiah Haftarah: Minyan/Yizkor Crown a.m. Rose 9:30 practice Choir Youth 10:00 a.m. JBC/Chai Mitzvah 9:00 a.m. JBC/Chai Hashavuah 9:00 a.m. Parashat Service/ Morning 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Club Shabbat Men’s 12:1 - 15:33 (Tazria- Leviticus Torah: Metzora) - 7:20 II Kings 7:3 Haftarah: Minyan Crown 9:30 a.m. Rose Saturday 6 13 27 20 7:12 p.m. 7:27 p.m. 7:20 p.m. 7:04 p.m. 4 4 4 4 listings, listings, please visit www.ansheemet.org/calendar Morning Minyan 7:00 a.m. Morning w/Rabbi Torah of 8:45 a.m. Lerner’s Siegel the Expecting 6:30 p.m. Connecting (offsite) Dinner Shabbat Service Evening 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Live Anshe Emet 7:30 p.m. Minyan 7:00 a.m. Morning w/Rabbi Torah of 8:45 a.m. Lerner’s Siegel Shabbat Grade 5:45 p.m. RS 3rd & Dinner Service Service Evening 6:30 p.m. Shabbat & Dinner Shelanu 6:45 p.m. Shabbat Baker Chaya with Rabbi Pesach Day 7 Day Pesach Office Closed Synagogue Service Morning 9:30 a.m. Passover Minyan Crown 9:30 a.m. Rose Service Morning Passover Service Evening 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Minyan 7:00 a.m. Morning w/Rabbi Torah of 8:45 a.m. Lerner’s Siegel Service Evening 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service Minyan 6:30 p.m. Lakeview and Potluck

12 IYYAR 5 IYYAR 15 NISAN 22 NISAN Friday We are always adding new events. For the most recent calendar calendar recent the most For events. adding new always are We 5 19 12 26 11 IYYAR Minyan 7:00 a.m. Morning Learning Minyan 8:00 a.m. Post School 4:15 p.m. Religious House 6:00 p.m. Willow 6:45 p.m. AES Basketball 7:30 p.m. Al Anon Yom HaAtzmaut HaAtzmaut Yom Minyan 6:50 a.m. Morning Learning Minyan 8:00 a.m. Post Drive 2:00 p.m. Blood School 4:15 p.m. Religious Yom 6:00 p.m. Sensational at 70 - Program Ha’Atzmaut 7:30 p.m. Al Anon 4 IYYAR 21 NISAN HaShoah Yom Minyan 7:00 a.m. Morning Learning Minyan 8:00 a.m. Post School 4:15 p.m. Religious 6:45 p.m. AES Basketball Club Book 6:45 p.m. Sisterhood 7:00 p.m. Shireinu 7:30 p.m. Al Anon Pesach Day 6 Day Pesach Minyan 6:50 a.m. Morning Learning Minyan 8:00 a.m. Post Service Evening 6:00 p.m. Festival 7:30 p.m. Al Anon Thursday 14 NISAN 12 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG all to beable to eatandparticipate in the holiday. volunteers young andoldembracing the spiritof Passover for Jews-in-need. At always, it was a wonderful experience, with Chitim delivery day, bringingpackages of Passover food to In addition,inMarch we participated in the biannualMaot if you’d like to help. search assistance as well asfinancialdonations.Please contact us for folks to volunteer to aidrefugees through tutoring and job they settleinto life in Chicago. There are alsoother opportunities are continuing to offer mentorship anditems to aid the families as greet the families at andpreparethe airport, their first meal. We gentleman. Tens of volunteers joined together to move furniture, refugee families from Myanmar --afamily of four andasingle committees have beenbusy welcoming to Chicago two Rohingya Over the past few months, the Na’aseh andRefugee Resettlement The Leavers, by LisaKo isa very specific story, or rather stories. Thursday, June 7:TheLeavers: A Novel, LisaKo.On onehand, of those inattendance story begins to take shape—one that will alter the lives of many comic andaudience, with barbsflyingback and adeeperforth, the course of oneevening’s performance. In the dance between novelshort about the life of astand-up comic, asrevealed in authorof the Grossman. Thursday,12: April welcome new members. 8:45 p.m.Rachel Jacobsohn continues to beour facilitator. We the congestion in the parkinglot. The new times are from 6:45- half of 2018. We have slightly altered our starting time to avoid The Bridge Sisterhood scheduled three sessionsfor the first BOOK CLUB their contact information. list eachschool year soprevious need participants to resubmit to signupastudent for the next package. We compile anew email to [email protected]. It’s never too late name, your student’s name,fullcollege mailingaddress and Jewish traditions several times per academic year. Send your at school. We mailmeaningful,interesting andfunreminders of Help Anshe Emet keep in touch with your student while away COLLEGE CONNECTION PROGRAMS member. Lynne can bereached [email protected]. vice president, programming vice president or general board the positionsof president, treasurer, secretary, membership Committee Chair to self nominate or nominate someonefor and board members.Pleasecontact Lynne Schatz,Nomination Sisterhood Board. Nominations are being taken for officers The Anshe Emet Sisterhood isseekingnominations to the SISTERHOOD NOMINATIONS OPEN ANSHE EMETSISTERHOOD WE ARE:ANSHEEMET|ENGAGED The award-winning andinternationally acclaimed To theEnd of theLand now gives usasearing A Horse Walked into aBar, David gmail.com. to our regular newsletter by emailing naaseh.ansheemet@ To stay updated on these and other similar programs, subscribe email Helene Greenwald [email protected]. gmail.com. For information aboutMonday Night Mah Jongg program, pleasecontact Helene Greenwald athgreenwa@ If you are interested incoordinating the Sisterhood’s Mah Jongg SISTERHOOD MONDAY NIGHT MAHJONGG • • • On the upcoming calendar: look for Sisterhood under Programs. Check for upcoming notices andevents atwww.AnsheEmet.org; Religious Schoolisinsession. The Gift Shop isopen Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m., when GIFT SHOP Ministry. 3760 NPine Grove, Chicago,IL 60613, with the notation Night to volunteer or donate. [email protected]. Sisterhood, with the Night Ministry this year. Contact Janine Landow-Esser The Night Ministry volunteers will continue their mealservice THE NIGHT MINISTRY their way. immigrant family whose membersdo the best they can to make up in the United States. Itis the story of hopeandaparticular living asanundocumented worker and the story of growing and DemingGuo, her son.Itis the story of trying to make a province inChina to try to make anew life in the United States, There are two narrators, Polly Guo, who, pregnant, leaves her Sisterhood to the next meeting, April 12,2018. Please bring this form andcheck madeout to Anshe Emet Phone (Home/cell) ______e-mail (please printclearly) ______Address ______Name ______payable to Anshe Emet Sisterhood for $90. participate in the three sessions.Ihave enclosed acheck made ___ Iamnot amember of the Sisterhood andplan to made payable to Anshe Emet Sisterhood for $75. participate in the three discussions.Ihave enclosedacheck ___I ama2017-2018 Sisterhood member andplan to Sisterhood Book Discussion Group: Winter/Spring 2018 essential items to school-agedchildren. Collective atCradles to Crayons. Cradles to Crayons donates Also inJune, we are planninga volunteer outing with the Taleef June 21from 5:30-8:30p.m. effort The first was inMarch and was asuccess! The next date is teaming up to volunteer atLakeview Pantry onaquarterly basis. Na’aseh and YAD (Anshe Emet’s Young Adult Division) are donate/ and search by group code “K201”. To sign up, visit www.lifesource.org/donate-blood/where-to- you walk in the door to complete the process of donatingblood. Israel andsave alife. Note that it takes aboutan hour from when Anshe Emet’s annual Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration. Celebrate partnership with Life Source from 3:00-8:00p.m.,coinciding with On April 19, Anshe Emet will behosting ablooddrive in Elizabeth Cline,Communications APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 13 Barry Balik Balik Barry Men’s Club President Men’s WE ARE: ANSHE EMET | ENGAGED | EMET ANSHE ARE: WE is Committee AES Shiva Calling All Menches ... 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I am sure comrades Club Men’s weekend of Jewish joy, spirit, prayer, food, and nature with your your with and nature food, spirit, prayer, joy, Jewish of weekend provide some highlights in our May article. This always is a full full is a This always article. May some highlights in our provide March 16 to 18. I am writing this email before the event so I will will so I the event this email before writing 18. I am to 16 March on Weekend the Regional Retreat for Park State Rock Starved The fun never ends as the FJMC Midwest Region ventured to to ventured Region the FJMC Midwest ends as The fun never USY. USY. of the Year, Michael Rubin, Regional President of Chicagoland Chicagoland of President Regional Rubin, Michael Year, the of introducing me and to Rabbi Russo for introducing our Youth Youth our introducing for Russo Rabbi to me and introducing my family and many friends. Special thanks to Alan Mintz for for Alan Mintz to thanks friends. Special and many family my Men’s Club Man of the Year and to share in the festivities with with the festivities in share to and Year the of Club Man Men’s to be selected by our Men’s Club Board as our Anshe Emet Emet Anshe as our Club Board Men’s our by selected be to Beth Shalom in Northbrook on March 11. I was very pleased pleased very was I 11. on March in Northbrook Beth Shalom event at Congregation at Congregation event the Year of its annual Man Youth and The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs Midwest Region held held Region Clubs Midwest Men’s Jewish of The Federation because the orders go through the synagogue. the the because synagogue. go through orders Passover wines at very competitive prices and no sales tax tax and no sales prices competitive very wines at Passover was able to order from the wide selection of quality kosher for for kosher quality selection of wide the from order to able was 3 bottles of wine this year! As we do every year, everyone everyone year, every do we As year! this wine of 3 bottles kosher wines. The rep from Royal Wine Corp also raffled off also raffled Wine Corp Royal from The rep wines. kosher Story Mendes Sousa opportunity to taste and learn about the best and newest in in and newest best the and learn about taste to opportunity The film the “Disobedience: from excerpts presents Synagogue Anshe Emet Binny’s Lakeview. On March 6 our attendees had a unique had a unique attendees 6 our March On Lakeview. Binny’s and wine-ordering evening at at evening wine-ordering and Wine Tasting Club Passover it would not be the same without attending our annual Men’s annual our without attending the same be not would it outstanding programs. March means Passover this year, and and year, this means Passover March programs. outstanding Men’s Club continues to provide our congregation with with congregation our provide to Club continues Men’s AWARD-WINNING AWARD-WINNING online or at the event where they will be distributed. they where event online the or at programming at Anshe Emet. Yellow candles may be purchased for $5 each for be purchased candles may Yellow Anshe at Emet. programming Profits from the sale of the candles are used to support future Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah future to support used thecandles are of salethe from Profits selling memorial candles through the FJMC Yellow Candle Program. Candle Program. Yellow FJMC the selling memorial candles through In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, the Anshe Emet Men’s Club is Men’s Anshe the Emet HaShoah, Yom of In commemoration presentation. presentation. The evening will begin with a candle lighting and songs followed by the the by followed songs and a candle will lighting with begin evening The Europe and her own pilgrimage to retrace her family’s footsteps to freedom. to footsteps her family’s retrace pilgrimage to her own and Europe Sousa Mendes, will present the story of her family’s escape from Nazi-occupied Nazi-occupied from escape her family’s of story the will Mendes, present Sousa 14 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG I hope to see you soon! several speakers. To register go to ipf.li/isr70. April 29: Anshe Emet will host the Israel policy forum featuring tinyurl.com/ChayaBakerDinner. evening. Cost: $25members;$30non-members.Register at a scholar inresidence with acommunity dinner onFriday April 27-28: Rabbi Chaya Baker returns to Anshe Emet as for children. Register at tinyurl.com/yomhashoah5778. Israeli products, akibbutzfor children’s activitiesandcamel rides sponsored by Lee andJerry Zoldan. A shuk with tastings of different April 19:Sensationalat70... A community celebration of Israel sensationalatseventy. family was saved by Mr. Mendes. To register go to tinyurl.com/ by Paulette Freed whose lighting andapresentation evening will includeacandle saved thousands of Jews. The the Portuguese diplomat who the story of SousaMendez, commemoration focusing on April 11: Yom Hashoah superior programming. At our shul, April brings optimism andglee. forwardnew to the season with hope) of spring. We look April brings the warmth (we THE WARMTH OFAPRILPROGRAMMING our services, programsour services, andwelcoming workplace JVS Chicago isadministered through anallianceagreement by Jewish Child&Family apartnerwith theJewish UnitedFund ourcommunity. Services, inserving We embrace diversity. 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community in attendance on Shabbat in attendance community Your generous support of the Kiddush support of generous Your shares a joyous meal, together. It also It meal, together. a joyous shares Luncheon Fund ensures that the entire that the entire ensures Fund Luncheon supports Bar/Bat Mitzvah families who families Mitzvah supports Bar/Bat may have financial challenges when they financial challenges when they have may WE ARE: ANSHE EMET | SUPPORTERS | EMET ANSHE ARE: WE FUNDS CLERGY DISCRETIONARY DISCRETIONARY CLERGY & Jenny Puchtel & Jenny really might not fit them fit might not really adulthood. They may “try on” on” “try may They adulthood. activities, interests, different friendships, andfashions, what settle on slowly slowly, they as communicating of styles of these expressions in risks inherent are There them. suits their for rejected or accepted, be they Will too: independence, family their those of with gel values developing their Will choices? with community them into bring choices their Will and peers? them apart? set or others, FREEDOM traversing when puzzle the freedom of piece one more There’s violence, from Freedom from. that is freedom and adolescence or agonizing self-doubt, injury, emotional harm, from from one; is a rocky adult independence to The road fears. paralyzing community of fears real very by burdened it is additionally today increased academics, anxieties over heightened violence, aboutworries social media, and existential of world loneliness in a can’t we adults them. Sometimes, for left world the of the future them. protect with worked has Center the Response years, 40 nearly For they the skills and strengths them develop help to teenagers good decisions, and deal make themselves, for advocate to need education prevention counseling, Through challenges. with life’s helps Response and health care, and leadership programming, make to be empowered 12 – 24) adults (ages young and teenagers at 847- Response call information more For choices. life healthy Anshe Emet our contact or www.response.org visit or 676-0078 847-745-5420. or [email protected] at Ann Luban Liaison JCFS RABBI MICHAEL S. SIEGEL RABBI MICHAEL Friedman & Mark Laura Anna Makavoz Smoler Carol of: honor In Max MINYAN: ROSE CROWN MEMBERS OF RABBI D’ROR CHANKIN-GOULD Feldman Natalie HAZZAN ALBERTO MIZRAHI Smoler Carol RUSSO RABBI DAVID Schwarz & Shira Andrew Community Resources Misheberach list information list Misheberach [email protected], 773-868-5123, for more information. more for 773-868-5123, [email protected], Genadiynik Goodgold LAKEHOMER: Lakehomer Julie RACHEL GOODMAN, SENDER BREEM: Zoya GOODMAN, SENDER BREEM: Zoya RACHEL & Karen GOODGOLD: Jay DR. MAURICE Helpern LILLIAN HELPERN: Stephen Kuperman Sally WOODWORTH: MICHAEL LAKEHOMER, GORDONGEORGE & Beryl Levin HORBERG: Howie DAVID Malkin & Katherine Judd ROSE SLAVIN: Sarnoff & Jane Robert JOSEPH BOROWITZ: Shabadash Frida TOLTINSKY: ANITA Allan & Bonnie Sweet LILLIAN LEVIN: Anshe Emet Bridge Sisterhood Bridge Anshe Emet Aron & Sara Chuck Falk & Edith Gerald & Gail Gotskind David FUND SYNAGOGUE Mayer & Robert Cohen Shari Family Shore-Wittenberg ZEV & SHIFRA KARKOMI MUSIC MUSIC KARKOMI & SHIFRA ZEV FUND happy to send a commemoration card to the recipient from the synagogue. from the recipient to card send a commemoration to happy Contributions listed are those received from February 16, 2018 - March 6, 2018. March 16, 2018 - February from those received are listed Contributions WE APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS YOUR WE APPRECIATE . Names will be kept on the list for two weeks only, unless otherwise requested. unless otherwise requested. only, weeks two for the list on will be kept . Names [email protected] Contributions may be made by calling 773-868-5152, www.ansheemet.org/donate or by mail. Please contact Mimi Weisberg, Weisberg, Mimi Please contact mail. by or www.ansheemet.org/donate 773-868-5152, calling be made by may Contributions

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If you would like to have a name placed on the misheberach (prayer for healing) list, please contact Antoinette Nunez at 773-868-5120 or Nunez Antoinette please contact list, healing) for (prayer the misheberach on a name placed have to like would you If GEORGE FRANKEL: Bill & Zehava Frankel & Zehava Bill FRANKEL: GEORGE Adrienne STERN: Irwin & JACK HARRY MYER LISNER: Deborah & Matthew & Matthew MYER LISNER: Deborah HAROLD SHAPIRO, DOROTHY SHAPIRO, DOROTHY HAROLD SHAPIRO, JERRY PERLMAN: Arlene Greenberg PERLMAN: JERRY Mogil ALAN HELLMAN: Shelly ADELE SOKOLOW, SCHWARTZ, SONNY In memory of: memory In Lippow RUTH SHAPIRO: Jane YAHRZEIT of: memory In SUSTAINING FUND SUSTAINING of: honor In Brodsky ROSENBERG: Helene DREW determining what parts they want to keep, and what parts and keep, to want they what parts determining everything that their family values as they with struggle values as they family that their everything day will be the reality. They may sometimes reject seemingly seemingly sometimes reject may They the reality. will be day them from their family of origin – again, preparing for what one for origin – again, preparing of family their them from very typically are trying to forge an identity that separates that separates an identity forge to trying are typically very also the freedom to be who they think they are becoming. Teens Teens becoming. are they think to who they also the be freedom Independence has another layer of meaning for teenagers; it’s teenagers; meaning for of layer has another Independence SELF-ACTUALIZATION judgement fails. family support that can protect them when their under-developed under-developed their when them protect can that support family greater responsibility for themselves, hopefully within a context of of within a context hopefully themselves, for responsibility greater Adolescence is the time for them to practice taking them to on practice ever- is the time for Adolescence they’ll be required to make all kinds of decisions for themselves. themselves. decisions for all kinds of make to be required they’ll will one day launch into a fully independent adulthood when independent adulthood a fully launch into will one day by keeping them safe, helping them stay on track. Most kids Most track. on them stay helping them safe, keeping by rightfully, try to help manage their growing child’s independence independence child’s growing their help manage to try rightfully, Parents and caregivers of course, see freedom as full of risks, and as full of see freedom course, of and caregivers Parents to experience and manage ever-increasing amounts of freedom. freedom. of amounts and manage ever-increasing experience to For teenagers, acquiring autonomy means having opportunities means having autonomy acquiring teenagers, For INDEPENDENCE independence as they move slowly toward adulthood. toward slowly move they as independence developmental concerns for teenagers: Gaining a sense of Gaining a sense of teenagers: for concerns developmental These youth are negotiating one of the most common common the most one of negotiating are youth These lot. parents’ sight and judgement. And another stays in her room, a room, in her stays And another sight and judgement. parents’ homework. Another teen puts on make-up at school, out of their their at school, out of puts on make-up teen Another homework. Another groans when they’re asked about the status of their their of the status about asked they’re when groans Another Reaching for Freedom: Teens and Independence and Independence Teens Freedom: for Reaching be home. time he’ll what his mom asks when balks teenager A 16 APRIL 2018 | NISAN-IYYAR 5778 | WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG 2017-2018 SUSTAINING FUND WE ARE:ANSHEEMET|SUPPORTERS Suzanne Muchin &David Brown Lowell Kraff Orlin-Kraff &Caryn Goldie Wolfe Miller &Jack Miller THE TREEOFLIFECIRCLE Jerry Zoldan andLee Simons Ricardo &Laura Rosenkranz Jeff Aeder &Jennifer Levine Norman & Virginia Bobins Donald &ElaineLevinson Barry Malkin &Jodi Block Stanley &Susan Bedows Arnold &Kimberly Rubin Jeremy &Stephanie Liss Judd &Katherine Malkin David &Jamie Schwartz Etz Chayim–Tree ofLife Howard &Judy Tullman The HolyArk($18,000+) Joan &LindaFriedman Jay &Karen Goodgold Mary &Michael Silver Robert &CarlenKatz Bill &Judy Goldberg Jim &Julie Coffman David &Ruth Kahn Ross &Lori Laser Aron Ha'kodesh– Janice Honigberg Steve Durchslag Avi &Joan Porat Beatrice Mayer Betsy Gidwitz Anonymous Ner Tamid – ($25,000+) ($10,000+) We are grateful for your meaningfulgift! for the Sustaining Fund alsoensures nocongregant is turned away to financialneed. membership with outstanding worship, Support educational, andsocialopportunities. 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