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haya* examined herself in the mirror of her Baruch Hashem, favorite clothing store and smiled. Shopping we were zoche Cfor Sheva Brachos wasn’t easy, but she finally to share in many found a dress that she felt good in. Mazal Tovs since last year’s event. Join us for our third year, as we again storm the Heavens and plead As she admired herself from every angle, she noticed with Hashem to direct all Jewish singles to their her next-door neighbor standing near a dressing A Message From basherts. In the zchus of this auspicious event, may room, holding a pile of dresses. Tzippy* didn’t look we be zoche to see many more singles walk to the Shmuel Fuerst so happy to be there, and Chaya noticed that she in the coming year. was shopping with her younger sister, Leah*. Leah was two years younger than Tzippy and was getting *Names and minor details have been changed to Dear Friend, married just two weeks after Chaya was. Chaya felt a protect privacy. It’s with gratitude to Hashem that I look back As Chicago Fund takes a step into its 33rd year, pang for her friend, who must be having a hard time at another year full of giving here at we look forward to another Shas for Shidduchim campaign, watching her sister blissfully shop for her . Chicago Chesed Fund. Baruch Hashem, we non-stop Second Time Around pickups, 8 Nights of Delight Chaya wondered what she could do to help. were met with great success. This year brought and more. . . . many changes for Chicago Chesed Fund: many Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Chicago Chesed Fund could not continue to operate shidduchim made and new initiatives without the community’s outpouring of support. In the merit Shas for Shidduchim is a campaign created by started, a new Tesla winner, major expansion of our I’m sure that through the zchus of of your generosity, may Hashem grant you and your family Chicago Chesed Fund to give relatives, friends and government programs, another successful StepUp the learning that took place B”H on a year of bracha, hatzlacha and much nachas. Wishing you singles themselves a meaningful way to bring about campaign, and much more. Chicago Chesed Fund Tu B’shvat starting from last year, all a Chanukah full of light! shidduchim. Donors can sponsor a daf of in is blessed to be able to touch so many lives in the merit for someone they know to find their zivug. THIS year my 41-year-old daughter significant ways. Sincerely, On Tu B’Shvat, February 10th, 2020, our lomdim will got married to a wonderful guy from once again gather to complete the entire Shas (all Chicago ON Tu B’Shvat As we reminisce, we can’t forget about the many 2,711 blatt of gemara!), harnessing the tremendous in Monsey. people who contributed to our efforts this year. power of Limud HaTorah in the zchus of Klal Yisroel’s Continue doing your great work. Giving comes in many forms including volunteering Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst singles. And it doesn’t stop there. All proceeds Thank you again. time, donating of goods and funds, and coaching Co-Founder, Chicago Chesed Fund from the campaign go towards solving the others. The list is endless. I thank each and every . Yisroel H. one of you for your support. Chaya is just one of the many people who sponsored CCF ACCEPTS STOCK DONATIONS! Shas for Shidduchim last year, in order to see her friend Speak with your accountant about how you can happily married. This year, Tzippy (now sporting donate your appreciated stocks and save on a diamond ring and ) knows she will pay it lease remember the Chicago Chesed Fund in capital gain taxes; It’s a win-win! forward and sponsor a daf for another. Pyour Wills and Bequests. For further information contact Rabbi Yossi Fuerst at (847) 679-7799 x101 SHADCHANIM NETWORKING CONVENTION or [email protected]. On November 10th, almost 30 shadchanim from more than 10 out-of-town cities came together for a day of networking. The goal? To connect shadchanim around the country in order SPONSOR A DAF IN THE ZCHUS OF A SINGLE to motivate and propel more inter-city shidduchim. This is just another way that Chicago Chesed Fund is helping Chicago’s 2 ALL FOR ONE: Winter 2020 // ChicagoChesedFund.org singles. Together, we look forward to many Mazal Tovs in the ShasForShidduchim.org 3 year to come. Because Giving Comes eir celebrated his Bar last month— it was an extravagant Msports-themed event. After the party was over, he called Chicago in Many Forms... MChesed Fund to see if he could donate the centerpieces: large arrangements full of sports equipment and balls. Thanks to Meir, many more children will have toys to play with when the weather is warm. What exactly does giving mean? To some, it may mean Everybody is different. That means that everybody a personalized photo frame handed over at a crowded needs to be treated differently, helped differently, anniversary party. To others, it may mean offering to cook and given to differently. At Chicago Chesed Fund, for a neighbor who recently celebrated the birth of a child. we witness some of the most creative ways people And to some, it may mean lending a listening ear to a have given back to our community. Here are just a sibling with a broken washing machine. few examples:

ver the summer, Dana celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. Instead of Ojewelry-making or challah baking, Dana’s guests joined her in putting together school supply packages for children coming to shop at Chicago his past Sukkos, Basya hosted a fun -together in her Sukkah. O Chesed Fund’s “School Supply Store.” Thanks to Dana, there are children She requested that her guests bring items that the Chicago Chesed T who started the year on the right foot. Fund could redistribute to local families. Together with her guests, she Tdonated 6 boxes of goods which included hats, gloves, tights and other winter gear. Thanks to Basya, more families can benefit from Chicago Chesed Fund’s children’s clothing gemach.

atsheva and Moshe were ecstatic about their upcoming wedding. BBut they didn’t stop thinking about those in need. So, instead of the customary gifts their simcha would generate, the chosson and kallah Bincluded in their invitation a request that in lieu of gifts, their guests make contributions to Chicago Chesed Fund. Thanks to this kind selfless act by Batsheva and Moshe, Chicago Chesed Fund received thousands of dollars in donations in honor of their ! What a beautiful gesture; what a zchus!

Thank you, Chicago Chesed Fund would Chicago Mitzvah Campaign! like to extend a tremendous

thank you to Jewel-Osco and Chicago Chesed Fund would like to thank all those who Chicago Chesed Fund would like to thank the dedicate their time, efforts, and funds to help our community! Chicago Mitzvah Campaign for helping our the Holiday Bucks program. organization by delivering CCF food packages to CTo find out how you can give, please reach out to a family living far away, making it easier for us to Throughout the months of November and Chicago Chesed Fund at 847.679.7799. continue to help the entire community. We look December, shoppers were able to donate to forward to many more years of collaboration! Chicago Chesed Fund at checkout, helping us gain the funds we needed to continue our work in the We don’t need that huge sukkah Chicago community. We look forward to many anymore. Can I donate it? more years in partnership with your organization. 4 ALL FOR ONE: Winter 2020 // ChicagoChesedFund.org 5 See page 10 One Community. 12 Months

2019 IN $21,552 of Giving Many Needs. R E V I E W given toward utility bill assistance For many individuals, spreading their donations out into All the magic happens under one roof. Housed within the monthly contributions is a more manageable but no less Chicago Chesed Fund warehouse is an extensive food pantry, a vast meaningful way to give. Every gift – no matter how big furniture and appliances gemach, shelves stocked with household and or small – has a tremendous impact on your community medical equipment, and much more. Whatever the crisis, however members in need. Here’s how your monthly contributions desperate the need, Chicago Chesed Fund is committed to help, providing can help your fellow Chicagoans: critical assistance in the form of goods, services and financial support. Some of this year’s magic... 13,009 36 donations singles paired via SimchaLink

$5/MONTH: $15/MONTH: Covers the cost of: Covers the cost of: Chicken Cereal for a family for a family for 1 month 5,300+ 117 261 volunteers warehouse tours 1,522 furniture pickups food pantry visits 187 $18/MONTH: $25/MONTH: Covers the cost of: Covers the cost of: 1 Shabbos child’s diapers job meal for 1 month resumes created/ $250,000+ edited 617 119 364,000 distributed for Second Time Around Job Link clients lbs. of clothing medical assistance $60/MONTH: $100/MONTH: pickups were hired donated Covers the cost of: Covers the cost of: Family’s Shabbos Potatoes for meals for 1 month 75 families for 1 week To view a comprehensive list of all our services, visit ChicagoChesedFund.org/services 406 $266,510.22 children received To learn more about how you can give, visit given toward free supplies at the ChicagoChesedFund.org/donate eviction prevention “School Supply Store” I love when Bubby and Zaidy come. I just don’t know how they’ll make it up the stairs into our house. Who would have a ramp for me to borrow? 6 ALL FOR ONE: Winter 2020 // ChicagoChesedFund.org 7 See page 10 A partially non-fictitious account of a Mom’s LUNCH Sunday with input from Chef Shaindy Wolf

Sunday afternoon is always a rush of homework, carpools, I Spy If a Jewish mother is known for one thing, it’s her fear of playdates, appointments, and entertaining kids. But somehow not cooking enough food for Shabbos. This leads to an in the thick of it all, mom is sneaking about in the kitchen immutable truth: leftovers on Sunday night. Well, leftovers again, making lunch. On the menu? Tacos. Her kids would shouldn’t be an issue, right? If the food tasted good on never touch the cold, leftover chicken from Friday night, Shabbos, it’ll taste just as good on Sunday. Enter the but that doesn’t mean that the poor chicken can’t have a picky eaters, who insist on a fresh meal every night, and second life. Checking that her kids are sufficiently occupied, dash mother’s dreams of a low-maintenance Sunday she gets to work. She shreds the leftover chicken (and some night dinner. of the meat as well), seasons it and reheats it. Then she Left- But the clever moms among us are experts at prepares a taco bar to fulfill every foodie’s dream. Shredded subterfuge. They can convince even the pickiest of lettuce, grilled corn, chopped tomatoes, warm baked beans, eaters, persuade the stubbornest of teenagers, guacamole, soy sour cream and salsa. She slides a tray of taco and coax even the most suspicious of spouses, shells into the oven to crisp and calls to the masses that lunch that Sunday night dinner is as fresh as it gets. is served. She has no leftovers from Sunday lunch. Let’s take a look at the operations of this overs undercover dinner-disguising.

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Dinner gives our mom an opportunity to try a recipe her friend Shaindy gave her. After her kids (finally) sit down to do their As any good mother knows, a good breakfast starts the day off homework, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her next right. Thinking quickly, our mom in question grabs the extra victim: the chicken soup. Her children will never recognize * challah . Perfect. French toast is on the menu. After soaking it once she disguises it as chicken pot pie. She makes a the challah in eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla, she quickly fries sauce from the soup veggies and chicken. Next, she pours the bread, preparing a portion for each family member. For an the mixture into a baking dish, freezing as she hears bickering extra special touch, she sprinkles it with powdered sugar. And from the other room. Then there is silence and she continues because she’s feeling extra fancy, she caramelizes bananas in her assignment, picking up speed to get this in the oven ASAP. brown sugar for a finishing touch. Mission accomplished. As Finishing up the pie with a crust, she slides her pot pie into the her family filters into the kitchen led by the yummy smells of oven. She wipes her brow, sighs with relief, and realizes proudly cinnamon and sugar, she thinks, maybe next week I’ll show my that she’s survived another “Leftover Sunday.” She was so kids how to make French toast in the waffle maker, with Nutella pleased with the results that she even shared Shaindy’s recipe. and strawberries inside. :)

No leftovers were harmed in the making of this column. We’d like to thank our friend, SHAINDY WOLF, who helped our mom out with her tips and tricks for optimal leftover cover-up. Shaindy is a private chef *from any of the challah that al pi My teenage daughter has free time based in Chicago. She specializes in catering simchos and Yomim Tovim, gives classes and demos, halacha may be used with milk. on Sundays. Are there any volunteer and is an expert in leftover subterfuge. programs she can participate in? 8 ALL FOR ONE: Winter 2020 // ChicagoChesedFund.org 9 See page 10 Shaindy’s Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS MORE SERVICES Start by sautéing a diced onion in a couple tablespoons UNDER ONE ROOF Leftover chicken soup of olive oil on medium heat to soften. Add sliced carrot and celery (optional). In the meantime, remove the 1 onion, diced chicken from the soup and shred it. Once the onions CCF NOW HELPS WITH WIC BENEFITS are soft and translucent, add half a cup of flour and stir Sliced carrot and celery (optional) until completely absorbed into the onions, about two ½ cup of flour minutes. Then slowly add 4 cups of warm soup broth For the members of our community while stirring constantly to create a thick sauce. Once WHO’S ELIGIBLE? who rely on government programs to 1 bag of frozen peas the sauce is simmering and smooth, add in the shredded meet their daily needs, the phone calls, Pregnant women, as well as mothers, foster parents and chicken and leftover soup vegetables. Stir all together, 1 sheet of puff pastry, defrosted paperwork, and complications that are caregivers with a child under age 5, that meet the program's taste for seasoning, and add a bag of frozen peas. Pour an inevitable part of the process can be income guidelines are eligible for benefits. mixture into a baking dish and lay a sheet of defrosted 1 egg for egg wash baffling and overwhelming. With so many puff pastry over the surface, pinching the edges around different barriers to navigate, there are Salt and pepper to taste the dish. Cut an “X” in the center of the pastry and I’M ELIGIBLE. WHAT DO I DO NEXT? many who are not receiving the benefits brush the surface with a little egg wash. Bake at 400° or Chicago Chesed Fund has you covered! We have dedicated they desperately need. 425° until the pastry is golden brown. professionals who are available to answer all of your questions. Chicago Chesed Fund is proud to With our expertise and extensive familiarity with the various Enjoy! announce that, in addition to our other government programs, our team at Chicago Chesed Fund is assistance programs, we are now a mobile able to provide invaluable assistance to the Chicago community members trying to navigate the process. HAVE LEFTOVERS FROM A SIMCHA? WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) CCF’s Shearis HaPlate program will pick it up and distribute it to those in need. Aside from assistance and guidance in filling out paperwork, site! Eligible individuals can now apply we also know the right people to contact when emergencies Contact Estie Spero at (773) 367-7624. for access to healthier food, nutrition or complications arise. With our network of contacts and education, and breast-feeding support connections, Chicago Chesed Fund is positioned to advocate for and referrals easier than ever. the individual needs of members of the Chicago community.

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