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Kehilat Chovevei Tzion 5773/2012-2013 Program Guide ontogensis Did You Know: In 5771 we celebrated 7 weddings,22 births, and 16 Bar and Bat Mitzvahs? That’s nearly two months worth of Smachot! 5773 zmanim Shacharit Sunday/Legal Holidays 8:30 am Monday-Friday 2012-2013 6:45 am Rosh Chodesh features 6:30 am Week at a Glance 4 Shabbat/Yom Tov Scholar in Residence 5 9:00 am Oneg Shabbat 6 Neshei Events 7 Mincha/Maariv Jewish Film 7 10 minutes before Shkia (Sunset). Please see full Halacha Workshops 8 zmanim on our website Women’s Learning 8 www.skokieshul.org. Jewish History 9 Lunch and Learn 10 Youth Events 11 2012-2013 Board of Directors Dr. Joel Okner Dear Friends, President We find ourselves amidst a period of enormous change and development. After only seven years Yitzie Sommer Vice President in existence, we have grown beyond the capacity of our facility and are blessed to be moving forward to bigger and better things. As such, there is much excitement in the air. Whenever we Ari Kellman Treasurer sneak a glance out the window at the construction site, or decide to walk with the stroller to show off the trucks and machinery to our children, we are undoubtedly overwhelmed and inspired by Michael Felix Secretary the progress. Matthew Koenig But growth and evolution are not just physical occurrences, they are spiritual phenomena as well. V.P. Fundraising Kenny Ripstein Our greatest Biblical heroes, from Avraham to Moshe were individuals who were willing to change, V.P. Ritual develop and grow. “Va’yigdal Ha’yeled” and the boy matured (Exodus 2:10), is not a measure of Shaanan Gelman Jeremy Goltz Moshe’s physical properties so much as a statement about his development as a spiritual being, V.P. Education one who cares for others, who leads with conviction and who is bold enough to re-invent himself. Dr. David Marmor And this process of religious growth is what we celebrate at KCT. Not only the bricks and mortar, Co-V.P. Membership but waking up each morning to learn another page of our . Not the expanding numbers in Board Members Betsy Shapiro our membership, but the growing participation in our women’s classes. Not the extra space which Elisha Atkin Co-V.P. Membership will be provided for our youth groups, but the extra concentration of our children in their tefila. Chaya Gordon Burstyn Dr. Justin Gordon Steve Fagan V.P. House A special thank you goes to the talented Yael Joffe, to Jeremy Goltz the new VP of Education, Eris Katz to Kenny Ripstein for all of his help, our Neshei head Elizabette Rischall, and our youth director David Lowenthal Tamar Eherenfeld. Noah Mishkin Leesch Rosenblum May 5773 be a year of maturation, as a kehila, as a family and as servants to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Todd Stern Yours Truly, Rabbi Shaanan Gelman

3 week at a glance Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 7:45 am 6:00 am 6:00 am 6:00 am Daf Yomi Daf Yomi Daf Yomi Daf Yomi 9:15 am 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Pg. 10) 9:00 am - 9:45 am 9:15 am – 10:00 am (Pg. 8) Lox N’ Learn (Pg. 10) Lunch and Learn @ MetroKlub Women’s Learning (Pg. 8) Coffee Talk for Women Studies in Tanach 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Halacha Workshops (Pg. 8) Men’s Basketball @ Lunch and Learn @ Wilmette Community Great Chicago (Pg. 10) Recreation Center 3000 Glenview Rd. 8 pm Lecture Series Jewish History: From Temple to Knesset (Pg. 9) Thursday Friday Shabbat Shabbat (cont’d)

8:15 am 6:00 am 6:00 am Gemara Chavura Daf Yomi Daf Yomi Daf Yomi with Mr. Elisha Atkin 10:30 am (aprox.) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Oneg Shabbat (Pg. 6) Between Mincha & Maariv Rabbi’s Sermon Lunch and Learn “Be’er Torah” Seudat Shlishit @ Mizrahi Grill (Pg. 10) Inspiration from Youth Events (Pg. 11) the Hassidic Masters 45 minutes prior to Mincha Bar Mitzvah Class Rabbi Shaanan Gelman Bat Mitzvah Class Mrs. Tamar Ehrenfeld 4 Scholar in Residence

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Rav Binny has lectured at a wide variety of Yeshivot in including Har Etzion, Hamivtar, Mevasseret Rabbi Binny Friedman and as well as at prestigious Friday-Saturday, November 9-10 Universities including Princeton University, Rabbi Yosef-Zvi Rimon Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and University of the Witswatersrand in South Africa, Saturday, March 9 A YU Torah Mitzion Program Sponsored Weekend inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing Yeshiva University and Hebrew University, teaching difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires Talmud, Jewish Philosophy, Jewish History Rav Yosef-Tzvi Rimon studied at the Netiv Meir Yeshiva both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in and Biblical Exegesis. He has been a Scholar High School in Jerusalem and joined applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary in Residence in more than 100 synagogues and in 1987. He served in the Armored Corps in the context life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a communities worldwide and has been the featured of his army service in the Hesder Program and earned a sought after speaker throughout North America and speaker at Jewish community organizations such Bachelor of Education degree from the Herzog College. around the world. as the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston, He has served as a Ram in the Yeshiva since 1996 and Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, also teaches classes in halacha for the entire Yeshiva. Rav Binny received his Rabbinic Ordination from UJC Stand for Israel, the Coalition for Missing Israeli In 2001, Rav Rimon headed the Halacha Program in the the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel while soldiers, the Jewish Renaissance Center, Birthright Yeshiva’s Kollel and published a book “Shiurei Shevi’it” studying at Yeshivat Har Etzion under the tutelage Israel programs, Project Otzma, Chai Lifeline, and on the laws of Shemitta. Today, Rav Rimon serves as a of Rav . He pursued his BA and UJA Federation. neighborhood Rav in Alon Shevut and as a Ram for first- MA studies in Education at the Herzog Teacher’s year students in the Yeshiva. He publishes study sheets College in Israel. Rav Binny, an IDF Company Commander who on various halachic topics and teaches at the Herzog survived the S’barro’s suicide bombing in Jerusalem, College and at the Beit Midrash for Women in Migdal Oz. As Director of Isralight, whose curriculum, on-line is considered an expert in his field and has been educational programs, Leadership training division, interviewed by CNN, MSNBC, and WCBS. Rabbinic Enrichment Fellowships, and ongoing Isralight seminars in the US, Canada, South Africa Rav Binny lives with his wife, Doreet and their four and Israel have reached thousands of students world- children in Efrat, just south of Jerusalem. wide, Rav Binny is dedicated to Isralight’s mission to inspire a renaissance in Jewish living for Jews of all c. backgrounds, across the world. His weekly Torah a. b. d. e. f.

5 I realized at the conclusion YU Torah Mitzion Kollel Shabbaton of Yom Kippur, how Pre-Chanukah December 8-15 Rabbi Hershel Schachter lucky I am to belong to Friday-Saturday, May 3-4 NCSY Shabbaton Friday-Sunday, April 19-21 Rabbi Schachter, a noted Talmudic scholar, has had a distinguished career with RIETS for nearly a Kehila that can spark, 40 years. He joined the faculty in 1967, at the age of 26, the youngest Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS. Since 1971, Rabbi Schachter has been Rosh Kollel in motivate and inspire such RIETS’ Marcos and Adina Katz Kollel (Institute FRIDAY Nights for Advanced Research in Rabbinics) and also holds the institution’s Nathan and Vivian Fink Oneg Shabbat a meaningful Yamim Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud. “Be’er Torah” In addition to his teaching duties, Rabbi Schachter Noraim experience lectures, writes, and serves as a world renowned November 2 decisor of Jewish Law. A prolific author, he - Dr. Dani Katzman has written more than 100 articles, in Hebrew December 7 and English, for such scholarly publications as January 4 HaPardes, Hadarom, Beth Yitzchak, and Or Hamizrach. Seforim written include Eretz HaTzvi, February 1 B’ikvei HaTzon and Nefesh HaRav and MiPninei March 8 HaRav.

At age 22, Rabbi Schachter was appointed Hosts to be announced. Featuring food, assistant to the renowned Rabbi Joseph B. zemiros, and inspiring divrei Torah. Each Soloveitchik zt”l. Rabbi Schachter earned his Oneg will feature a new beer from around B.A. from Yeshiva College and a M.A. in Hebrew the globe to be sampled and enjoyed. Literature from the Bernard Revel Graduate School in 1967. He was ordained that same year.

6 The friendships at KCT that have blossomed and the growth that we have seen each and every year inspires me deeply ...overlooking the new building which will become our Neshei Events new home, I feel more than ever a great deal of pride as our dream has become a reality - Rebbitzen Tziporah Gelman KCT Dinner in a Tent Friday, October 26 Jewish Film Chanukah Food Festival “Women Unchained” Saturday, December 22, Motzaei Shabbat Saturday, December 1 Documentary dealing with the Agunah Crisis, followed by Latkes and other Chanukah discussion featuring Rav Gedalia Dov Schwartz shli”ta Av recipes shared and sampled. Beit Din of Chicago Rabbinical Council and Beth Din of RCA (Rabbinical Council of America) in conjunction with Annual Shul Dinner the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel. Sunday, January 27

Purim Martini “Faces of Israel” Mix-Up & Elephant Auction Sunday, April 14 Film and Discussion featuring Director Amy Beth Sunday, February 17 Oppenheimer followed by brunch in support of the Jewish Martinis and finger food served, elephant United Fund of Chicago. auction: couples bring mystery gifts, which are then auctioned off to the highest bidder. For more information, contact: Sandi Adler Kaplan, Director, Congregations & Community Campaign for the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago. Spring Forward Race 312-444-2841 - [email protected] in the Forest Preserve Sunday, May 5 Participants will earn sponsorships for their run (5k). For more info contact Samantha Spolter, [email protected]. 7 Halacha Workshops NEW! Mini-Series - Monday Evenings @ 8:00 pm

November January March The Do’s and Don’ts in the Family Matters Pesach Prep Shabbos Kitchen Review of Taharat Hamishpacha - Kashering and Cleaning, Products Reheating Foods, Shabbos Mode two sessions for men and two for Review and Update, Running a Ovens, Sorting and Peeling, women. Seder (explanations, insights, and Opening Bottles and Cans. best practices). FEBRUARY December Mourning in Jewish Law April Out and About Treatment of the Elderly, Visiting Torah & Technology Traveling Kosher, Movie Theatre the Sick, Death and Mourning in Social Media Ethics, Mitzvot Popcorn, Business Lunches, Hotel Jewish Law. in the Modern Age. Stay on Shabbat and Holidays.

Women’s Learning I leave the weekly coffee talk class Women’s Learning Coffee Talk with a nugget of inspiration that Tuesday Mornings at 9:00 am Wednesday Mornings 9:15 am helps me think more deeply about The 5 Megillot: Text Based Study Enjoy an in-depth discussion of this how the parsha relates to my of the Megillot, appropriate for all week’s parsha over a warm cup of daily life and my interaction with levels of learning. coffee at Starbucks 4116 Dempster St. Hashem, my family and my friends. - Dr. Gail Darlow 8 Jewish History From Temple to Knesset Wednesday Evening Lecture Series 8 pm

October 24 January 16 April 10 The Sages and the Rashi: The Man and State of Israel: Writing of Oral Law His Impact A State of Mind Rabbi Kalman Worch Dr. David Shyovitz Rabbi Michael Myers

November 21 The Beliefs that Sustained Us When We Lost it All: The Sages in a Post Chorban Era February 11 May 22 Rabbi Yehiel Poupko Old Testament (Monday) Influences on the The Golden Age of American Founding Tzefat Alyssa Zeffren December 19 Rabbi Raccah Questions Unanswered: The Life and Times of Yitzchak Abarbanel Rabbi Etan Eherenfeld March 13 June 19 Hassidut and the The Jews and Crisis of the Self The Civil War Dr. Julian Unger Marc Kunis

9 Lunch and Learn Weekdays @ 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn focuses on different topics in Contemporary Jewish Law and parsha. Enjoy a lunch with your friends and colleagues while engaging in relevant discussions about business ethics, kashrut and other common issues confronting us in modern times.

MetroKlub Mizrahi Grill Great Chicago Lox N’ Learn Sundays @ 9:15 am 733 W. Madison, Chicago IL 215 Skokie Valley Road Food & Beverage Co. Highland Park, IL 3149 W. Devon Ave, Chicago Studies on the Tanach. Mondays @ 12:00 pm Now studying Sefer October 22 Thursdays @ 12:00 pm Wednesdays @ 12:00 pm Shmuel & Melachim. November 19 October 25 Discussion will be focused on December 17 November 15 the daily parsha. January 14 December 13 February 11 January 17 March 11 February 14 April 29 March 14 May 27 May 2 June 24 May 30 June 27

Besides the davening and the wonderful heimish atmosphere I find at KCT, I enjoy the lunch and learn with the Rabbi. A little slice of Torah in the middle of my week - Dr. Justin Gordon 10 Youth Shabbat Schedule Youth Events 10:50 Tot Shabbat (Ages 0-24 ) Youth Director: Tamar Ehrenfeld Mom & Tot Room Shabbat songs, activities and stories. OCTOBER JANUARY Alef (Ages 2-4) 4020 Church St. Sukkah Hop Veshinantam This group enjoys davening, learning the parsha, Tuesday, October 2 Saturday, January 5 Tamar Ehrenfeld singing Shabbat songs and reading stories! Saturday, January 12 Pizza in a HUT Saturday, January 19 Bet (Ages 4-6) 4020 Church St. Sunday, October 7 Saturday, January 26 APRIL This group enjoys davening out loud, playing Children’s Hakafot, Candy, Flags Lag BaOmer Event parsha games and reading stories! Monday, October 8 Sunday, April 28 Gimmel (Grades 2-5) 4020 Church St. FEBRUARY This group enjoys divrei Torah, davening lead Purim - Kids Megillah NOVEMBER Reading with Tamar, MAY by a chazzan and chazzanit, parsha activities, Shavuot Mishmar Ice Cream games and lots of fun! Vayera Camp Out Motzaei Shabbat Puppet/Story during Megillah Saturday, November 3 Saturday, February 23 @ Katz’s House Tuesday, May 14 9:45-10:40 The Talmidim (Grades 6 and up) Purim Show Mom & Tot Room DECEMBER Saturday, February 23 A chabura on the parsha with various role Chanukah Big Youth Event - JUNE Kids Seudat Shlishit Shabbat models and Rabbeim in the community during Sky High Sports MARCH kriyat haTorah. The chaburah features learning Sunday, December 9 Saturday, June 1 about the parsha and is followed by chullent, Pre-Pesach Six Flags snacks and games! Movie Night Veshinantam Project Saturday, December 15 Sunday, March 17 Sunday, June 16

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