Welcome to Parshat Shmini ANNOUNCEMENTS Celebrating the Aufruf of Jonah Rubin & Sara Hokin Mazal tov to Ilana Borzak & Mateo Aceves on the birth of a baby boy. There will be a at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation shalom zachar this Friday at 10:15 PM at Rabbi Wolkenfeld's home (745 W. Buckingham Pl.). The bris is scheduled to take place on Sunday at ASBI at 3:00 PM. If you would like to help April 13 – 14, 2018 / 29 Nisan 5778 with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Mateo, Password: 482018). May this child’s life be filled with the insights of , the warm and supportive love of family Kiddush is sponsored by the Joel & Tammy Rubin Family in honor of the and community, and the blessing of good deeds. Amen. marriage of Dr. Jonah Rubin & Sara Hokin. Mazal tov to Tamima Wyszkowski & Jacob Hartz on the naming of their daughter, Yona Jude Hartz (Yehudit Yona). If you would like to help with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Hartz, Password: babygirl). May this child’s life be filled with the insights of Torah, the warm and supportive love of family and community, and the SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT blessing of good deeds. Amen. Friday, April 13 Thank you to ASBI Members Caroline & Neil Berkowitz, Debbie Schwartz & Jim Faier, Helen Light Candles 7:11 PM Bloch & Avikam Hameiri, and Barbara & David Passman for opening their homes to guests Mincha, Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 7:15 PM this ! Israel Dinner with Consul General Aviv Ezra (by reservation only) 8:30 PM ASBI Board of Directors: The next ASBI Board of Directors meeting is Monday, April 16, at 7:45 PM. Saturday, April 14 Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Libby Smoler. Shacharit with sermon by Rabbi Wolkenfeld 9:00 AM Seventy Years is Ripe Old Age: Zionism in a Post-Ideological Age ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES

Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Aliyah & Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Ezra Getzler Class with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Atwood 6:15 PM Jack Ohringer Am I Really Not Allowed to Listen to Music This Month? Music & Destruction in Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 7:00 PM Donations received after April 11 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations. Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:12 PM Mizmor Shir: Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv for Shabbat Mevarchim Participate and be moved by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv this Shabbat (and on the Friday night of every Shabbat Mevarchim), with added singing, added spirit, and added Repeat Evening Sh’ma: April 13, after 8:12 PM inspiration. Sparkling wine, grape juice, and cookies will send you out the door in good Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: April 14, 9:31 AM spirits to spread the Shabbat joy! ASBI is excited to welcome back Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinic Intern Daniel Atwood this Shabbat. Daily Services: April 15 – 20 Shacharit: Daniel will be speaking at shul Friday night and will be teaching a Shabbat Sunday 8:30 AM afternoon at 6:15 PM: “Am I Really Not Allowed to Listen to Music This Month? Music Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM & Destruction in Halakha”. Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM

Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: Daf Yomi at ASBI Sunday through Friday 7:20 PM Participants from all backgrounds and all levels of experience are welcome and encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Shacharit for the synchronized and coordinated study of , based on a 1923 standardized calendar in which the entire Talmud is studied and completed, Readings for Shabbat Parshat Shmini, Erev Rosh Chodesh one double-sided page each day, by Jews around the world, every 7.5 years. Torah: Haftorah: STAY IN TOUCH WITH ASBI Leviticus 9:1-11:47 I Samuel 20:18-42 Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv. Hertz: Page 443 Hertz: Page 948 To set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, email [email protected]. If there is an urgent Kaplan: Page 536 Kaplan: Page 1262 matter that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678. Stone: Page 588 Stone: Page 1207 Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: To make an appointment, email [email protected] at JPS Commentators: Page 56 least 48 hours in advance. Social with ASBI: “Like” ASBI’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/asbichicago and search “ASBI Congregation” atYouTube.com . Inclusivity at ASBI: We have a Braille available above the chumashim and an accessible bathroom on the other side of the lobby from the Sanctuary. If there are other 540 West Melrose Street, Chicago, IL 60657 • (773) 248-9200 • www.asbi.org resources that would be helpful, please email [email protected]. SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE ASBI SOUL CYCLE CHARITY RIDE Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Shai Secunda Parshat Tazria-Metzora, April 20 - 21

ASBI is excited to welcome Dr. Shai Secunda as part of "Seventy for 70". To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel, 70 communities across America, partnered with the Religious Zionists of America and World Mizrachi, will host a speaker from Israel who will speak about Israel at a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton.

Shai Secunda is Jacob Neusner Associate Professor of at Bard College, where he teaches in the Religion Department. He earned his PhD at University's Bernard Revel Graduate School, and then held posts at Yale and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research focuses on the Talmud and its Iranian context, and Judaism and its interactions with other traditions. Dr. Secunda is the author of “The Iranian Talmud,” and he writes on Jewish and Israeli culture for the Jewish Review of Books.

Friday Night Dinner, 8:45 PM at Milt’s BBQ (3411 N. Broadway) "Jews on the Big Screen: Understanding New Israeli Film & Television"

DINNER IS BY REGISTRATION ONLY. REGISTER AT ASBI.ORG. $30 Members | $36 Non-Members Registration closes on Monday, April 16.

Join us for a Friday night dinner at Milt's BBQ with Dr. Shai Secunda about the evolution of Israeli film and television, which have come a long way since their humble and scrappy beginnings. They have become smart and savvy and sources of pride and fascination for many Jews tuning in around the globe—especially religious Americans. How might these aid in understanding Israeli culture and ourselves?

Join us at ASBI for these additional opportunities to hear Dr. Secunda speak:

Shabbat Morning Drasha at ASBI "Iran Is Closer than You Think: The 'Iranian' Talmud" As its very name indicates, the Talmud Bavli was produced in Babylonia in the centuries following the compilation of the Mishnah. But, politically and culturally speaking, Talmudic Babylonia was actually at the center of a powerful Iranian Empire. What happens when we approach the Talmud as a product of Iran—for our learning and for our self-understanding?

Shabbat Afternoon Shiur, 6:25 PM at ASBI "Like a Hedge of Lilies: Thinking about & Difference" How difference—between woman and man, Jew and non-Jew, and pure and impure— powers the laws of Niddah, from Bavel to Boro Park. ASBI SUMMER SOIREE & BENEFIT UPCOMING DINNERS AT ASBI Gan Family Dinner Friday, April 20, 5:30 PM, at ASBI

All Gan (age 3 - JK) families are invited to enjoy a Shabbat dinner at ASBI! Hope to see you there!

$15 per adult (13 & up) | $9 per child 3 - 12 Register at asbi.org by 11:59 PM on Monday, April 16. Young Professionals Crazy Hats Dinner Friday, April 27

April has arrived and we're brimming with excitement—the Kentucky Derby is right around the corner! Some may love the horses, but everyone loves the wacky hats. So dig through your hat boxes and pull out the one that you know will put you ahead of the pack!

We’ll be awarding prizes for first-place and runner-up in each of two categories: 1) Craziest Hat, and 2) Most Derby-worthy hat. First-place winners will receive $10 to their choice of Starbucks or Amazon, and runners-up will receive $7 to the same.

Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 PM Dinner 8:45 PM Followed by an Oneg

ASBI Members: $15 per person | Non-Members: $18 per person Please register at asbi.org by Monday, April 23. ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your member discount.

Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after Monday, April 23, but be sure to register early because the price increases to $20 on Tuesday, April 24.

Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young adults in their 20's and 30's. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ISRAEL Learning Lunch at ASBI: “40 years of Chicago Jewish Historical Society” Yom Ha'Zikaron to Yom Ha'Atzmaut: Saturday, May 12 From Remembering to Celebrating Join us for a learning lunch with Mark Mandle, sponsored by Marilyn Rest. Mark Wednesday, April 18, at ASBI Mandle is an historian, genealogist, tour guide and writer. He is a current board member of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society and past board member of the Jewish Join us at ASBI next Wednesday, April 18, to remember the people who Genealogical Society of Illinois. Mark worked as a librarian in business libraries for fought to keep Israel safe and to celebrate the beautiful country we decades. have today on Israel's 70th birthday. Mark loves Chicago Jewish history. He identifies with it because he is a 6th generation Chicagoan. Mark lives on the south side and davens at KAM Isaiah Israel, the oldest Please RSVP at asbi.org if you plan to attend so we know how much food to provide! shul in town (founded 1847). He is excited to be lecturing at the venerable Anshe Sholom (founded 1870).

Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Monday, April 30, 8:15 - 9:15 PM 4:30 - 6:00 PM: Postcards for Soldiers. Children of all ages are welcome to stop by ASBI Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish life to write a letter to Israeli soldiers. and practice, for those interested in conversion to Judaism and open to all in the community. New participants are always welcome. 7:00 - 7:20 PM: Remembering fallen soldiers through song and honoring Israeli soldiers in the ASBI community. If you served in the IDF please email [email protected] so that we know who you are! Beit Midrash Wednesdays Join us at ASBI for our last BMW series of the spring! 7:20 - 8:00 PM: Mincha and a festive Ma'ariv.

JEREMIAH WAS A PROPHET 8:00 - 9:30 PM: Celebrating Israel through Israeli delicacies and Israeli Karaoke. with Rabbi Wolkenfeld

Part 1 - May 2, 8:00 - 9:00 PM Israel's Security at 70 Part 2 - May 9, 8:00 - 9:00 PM Sunday, April 29, 2:30 - 6:00 PM at Anshe Emet Synagogue (3751 North Broadway) Join NILI and ASBI for their next Lakeview class! ASBI is co-sponsoring an upcoming half-day conference on April 29, “A Paradigm Shift on Prayer” focused on shared U.S.-Israel national security challenges in the region. with Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky, Director, Midwest Center for Jewish Learning Featuring keynote remarks and panels, including from high-level policy experts: Tuesday, April 24, 8:00 PM, at the home of Sara Wolkenfeld: 745 W. Buckingham Pl.

• Danny Yatom, former Director, Mossad About NILI: Chicago Institute of Women’s Learning is a community of learning • Maj. Gen. Amnon Reshef, founder and chairman, Commanders for Israel's Security offering engaging, challenging and inspirational Torah-based classes and programs • Polly Bronstein, Executive Director, Darkenu tailored to the specific needs and interests of women. Using the resources of the • Khaled Elgindy, Fellow, Brookings Institution; former Advisor to negotiations, Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion and of local and visiting scholars, NILI Palestinian Authority provides women of all ages and backgrounds in the greater Chicagoland area a • Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Security Program, Center unique array of learning opportunities and the ability to connect with others on for a New American Security their journeys in Torah. The diverse Torah offerings of NILI enable women to develop and enhance their Jewish lives, celebrating a commitment to halacha and Receive a special discounted ticket rate of $27 per person with the code tradition that includes an appreciation of general society and religious significance "ANSHESHOLOM". Visit israelpolicyforum.org/israels-security-70 to of the State of Israel. purchase tickets and learn more. UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship Israel Movie Night "It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl" (2012) The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship is available to ASBI full Monday, April 23, 7:45 PM, 97 minutes members in good standing for financial assistance towards Jewish day school, as well as Jewish learning programs for adults and children. Awards are based on financial need and also on the recommendations of both the Marovitz Committee and FACTS Management.

The application for Marovitz Scholarships will be released in the next week, so please keep an eye on your email and on the ASBI website.

Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund. "It Is No Dream" examines the life and times of Theodor Herzl, who was responsible for creating the political movement that led in 1948 to the founding of the Jewish Infertility "Big-Brother / Big-Sister" Program state. Theodor Herzl—an assimilated Jew, a successful playwright and author, born Individuals or couples in the ASBI community struggling with infertility are into a traditional but mostly non-religious family in Budapest in 1860—was changed by invited to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld for a confidential referral to a veteran the trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris in 1895, which he covered as a journalist. ASBI member who has also struggled with infertility and is willing to serve as a Herzl became convinced that the only answer to the anti-Semitism that was spreading "big sibling" to offer friendship, support, and non-medical advice. Those across Europe was the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, the Biblical interested in serving as a "big sibling" are encouraged to contact homeland of the Jewish people. He wrote a political treatise entitled “Der Judenstaat” Rabbi Wolkenfeld. or “The Jewish State” that became an international bestseller, laying out his ideas for creating a new Jewish state.

Hachnasat Orchim - Hospitality at ASBI "It Is No Dream" follows Herzl as he meets with kings, prime ministers, ambassadors, a sultan, a pope and government ministers in his quest to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Narrated by Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award Winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, "It Is No Dream" features rare archival film footage of the period and never before seen stills and artifacts.

Sponsored by the Israel Committee. Pizza, pop, popcorn, and potato chips will be served. Help strengthen ASBI’s commitment to the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality) by setting extra places for guests at your Friday night Volunteer at the Uptown Café with ASBI dinner table! Monday, April 30 & Monday, May 14

Visit asbi.org/hospitality to learn more about this initiative or to sign up to

host. Please feel free to contact the Hospitality Committee with any questions [email protected] . The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving low-income people on LOST & FOUND the North Side. For over 15 years, ASBI members have volunteered once a month— setting tables, serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up. If you’re missing something or left something at shul, please pick it up ASAP from the top of the downstairs Join us for one or both of our upcoming volunteer dates: Monday, April 30, and coat rack. Monday, May 14. There is no obligation to participate every month.

Remaining items will be donated very soon! If you are interested in participating or want more information, contact Herb Eiseman at 773-255-6481 or [email protected]. SPONSORSHIP & DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES

Contribute to ASBI by leining or sponsoring Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot! Sponsorship or co-sponsorship* is a great way to celebrate your own or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone. Many menu and pricing options are available. Please email [email protected] at least one week in advance for details. Rabbi David Wolkenfeld Email [email protected] if you are interested in reading Torah. [email protected] Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship Coffee Bar Sponsorship Steve Miller David Schwartz Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi Starting at $950 Starting at $118 $72 for 1 month Executive Director Director of Family Education & Programming Executive Assistant Custodian [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH April 21 OFFICERS – 2017-2018 / 5778-5779 Tazria-Metzora Taken President – Jeremy Treister April 28 Immediate Past President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman May 5 Co-Sponsored Vice President - House – Margalit Segal Emor Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon *You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount. Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper

Vice President - Education – Anna Pomson Dedication Opportunities Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate. Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman New Koren Small Leaf Large Leaf Stone Memorial Siddur Tree of Life Tree of Life Tree of Life Plaque BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2017-2018 / 5778-5779 Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Eytan Fox Scott Moses $54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 Julia Aaronson Richard Goldberg Michael Newberger Beverly Agdern Joseph Goodman Scott Newberger YOUTH TEFILLAH GROUPS Jayme Besser Seth Greenberg Erica Phillips Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change without notice. Daniel Chiat David Harris Jacques Aaron Preis Tot Shabbat (children 2 and under, with a parent) Linda Cohen Ira King Jennifer Saba 10:45 AM in the Social Hall, led by Libby Smoler Oren Dekalo Michael Leib Linda Saiger Herbert Eiseman Norman Levitz Adam Smoler Gan (ages 3-JK) Aaron Feigelson Jennifer Loeb Naomi Sugar 10:30 AM in the JCC Lower Gym with Tara Holden, assisted by Maayan Jankelovics Steve Feiger Ava Madoff Andrew Weprin Yeladeinu (K-2nd grade) ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Tracey Meyers, assisted by Shira Newberger Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade) Education: Anna Pomson Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper 10:30 AM in JCC Room 104 with Meira Bismark, assisted by Livi Moses Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Oren Dekalo Hospitality: Josh Grob Social Action: Irene Lehrer Sandalow Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th-7th grade) Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Ann Levenson, 10:30 AM in JCC Room 205 with Daniela Garzon Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Ava Madoff, Elana Pentelnik

Babysitting Services (for children ages 1 through 7 only) Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbayit: Karli Salinger with Sylvia Staples 9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom | Kiddush until 1:00 PM in the JCC Lower Gym Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: [email protected]

Dedications and Donations Security—If you see something, say something. As part of our ongoing effort to improve safety and security at ASBI, all members of the Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund. Congregation are invited to submit recommendations, comments, questions, or The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by concerns to the Security Committee at [email protected]. the Kranzler and Saltzman families.

The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who Prayer for the United States and Its Government inspired us in learning and charity. based on "deSola Pool Siddur" There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained-glass God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.

constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.

understanding to uphold peace and freedom. The Louis A. Lerner Institute of Torah Texts sponsors all of the Torah text classes at ASBI.