Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Vaera ANNOUNCEMENTS at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation We regret to inform you of the passing of Charles Smoler, father of Adam Smoler. January 12 – 13, 2018 / 26 Tevet 5778 Shiva will take place at Adam & Libby's home (507 W. Roscoe St. #2) Sunday, January 14, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 5:15 - 8:30 PM, and Monday, January 15, 5:15 - 8:00 PM. May the memory of the righteous be a blessing and a comfort to us Kiddush is co-sponsored by Milt’s BBQ. all. Amen. ASBI Board of Directors: The next ASBI Board of Directors meeting is Monday, January 15, at 7:00 PM. Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Mayer Grashin, and SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT volunteer readers, Yinnon Finer & Josh Shanes. Friday, January 12 Light Candles 4:23 PM Mincha, Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 4:25 PM ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES

Saturday, January 13 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Neil Berkowitz Shacharit with sermon by Rabbi Wolkenfeld 9:00 AM Alan Hepker A User's Guide to Prophecy Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM In Memory of Charles “Chip” Smoler, a”h Daf Yomi & Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Donald & Julia Aaronson Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 4:10 PM R. Yehuda Aaronson Havdalah 5:24 PM Alison & Eytan Fox Denise & Stuart Sprague

Yahrzeit Repeat Evening Sh’ma: January 12, after 5:26 PM Ruth Binter in memory of her father, Gershon Zev Futerko, a”h, and her mother, Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: January 13, 9:38 AM Chaya Futerko, a”h Allen Hoffman in memory of Dr. Arnold Clevs’s father

Donations received after January 10 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations. Daily Services: January 14 – 19

Shacharit: Mizmor Shir: Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv for Shabbat Mevarchim Sunday 8:30 AM Participate and be moved by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv this Shabbat (and Monday, Wednesday (Rosh Chodesh) & Thursday 6:45 AM on the Friday night of every Shabbat Mevarchim), with added singing, added Tuesday & Friday 7:00 AM spirit, and added inspiration. Sparkling wine, grape juice, and cookies will send Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: you out the door in good spirits to spread the Shabbat joy! Sunday through Thursday 4:30 PM Friday 4:35 PM Do you have a disability and/or need an accommodation in some way? Email David at [email protected] and we'll see how we can make you feel more at home at ASBI. Readings for Shabbat Parshat Vaera

Torah: Haftorah: STAY IN TOUCH WITH ASBI Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv. Exodus 6:2-9:35 Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 To set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, email [email protected]. If there is an urgent Hertz: Page 232 Hertz: Page 244 matter that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678. Kaplan: Page 280 Kaplan: Page 1096 Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: To make an appointment, email [email protected] at Stone: Page 318 Stone: Page 1149 least 48 hours in advance. JPS Commentators: Page 38 Get 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 siddur 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]. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ASBI YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Beit Midrash Wednesdays Young Professionals Hygge Shabbös Dinner Join us at ASBI for a series of accessible and thought-provoking shiurim. Friday, January 26 All classes are scheduled for 8:00 - 9:00 PM.

GREAT JEWISH RENEGADES January 17: “Marx” with Rabbi Wolkenfeld January 24: “Spinoza” with Dr. David Wollenberg January 31: “Paul of Tarsus” with Dr. Devorah Schoenfeld

View additional upcoming BMW classes at asbi.org/event/BMW.

Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice It's cold outside, so come warm up at the Young Professionals Tuesday, January 16, 7:00 PM at ASBI Hygge Shabbös Dinner! Hygge (pronounced hoo-guh) is the

Danish term for the “quality of coziness and comfortable Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this conviviality that brings a feeling of contentment or well-being.” ongoing class on the fundamentals It's exactly what we all need after these single-digit degree days! of Jewish life and practice, for those Stay warm and cozy and fill your stomach with hearty food and interested in conversion to Judaism warm beverages (spiked optional). Bring a warm throw blanket, and open to all in the community. oversized sweater, thick socks, and slippers! New participants are always After all, what's more Hygge than Shabbat? welcome. Kabbalat Shabbat 4:45 PM SAVE THE DATE! Dinner 6:00 PM City Congregations JUF Event Followed by an Oneg on behalf of the 2018 Jewish United Fund Annual Campaign Sunday, March 11, 7:00 PM, at Temple Sholom of Chicago (3480 N. Lake Shore Dr.) ASBI Members: $15 per person | Non-Members: $18 per person Please register at asbi.org by Monday, January 22. Dessert Reception Featuring Guest Speaker ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your member discount. Dan Shapiro Former U.S. Ambassador to , and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after Monday, Institute for National Security Studies, January 22, but be sure to register early because the price increases to $20 on Tuesday, January 23. Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation • Anshe Emet Synagogue • Chicago Loop Synagogue • Chicago Sinai Congregation • Congregation Rodfei Zedek • Emanuel Registration is required to attend. Congregation • KAM Isaiah Israel • Lake Shore Drive Synagogue • Mishkan Chicago • The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young Temple Sholom of Chicago adults in their 20's & 30's. GAN FAMILIES ASBI FAMILIES Join us for a Gan Family Havdalah Pajama Party Tot Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner led by Tara Holden! Friday, January 19 5:15 PM at ASBI

Come join us for a fun, interactive Tot Kabbalat Shabbat program led by Tamar Cytryn, immediately followed by a delicious Shabbat dinner.

Spend some time with ASBI families with young children for an early Shabbat dinner, and then put the kids to sleep when you get home and enjoy some Shabbat menucha (rest) afterwards!

Adults (13+): $15 per person | Kids 3 - 12: $9 | Kids under 3: Free!

Register at asbi.org by 11:59 PM on Monday, January 15.

Tefillah Visits from Rabbi Wolkenfeld Building on his monthly visits to Tot Shabbat, Rabbi Wolkenfeld will be rotating through each of the youth services on a weekly basis. Not only will this bring variety to what happens in our youth services, but the Hot Chocolate rabbi and our youth will get to know each other better. For thoughts or questions about this, contact David Schwartz at [email protected]. Story Havdalah & Led by Cereal Food in the JCC Lower Gym Rabbi Wolkenfeld This is a friendly reminder that, unless there is a Kiddush set up there, no food is to be brought into the JCC Lower Gym. We have a babysitter in the Lower Gym during Kiddush so that parents may eat elsewhere. There was a recent complaint from the JCC about finding **All families are asked to remain in the Beit Midrash for the duration of the program. food and gum stuck to the floor of the Lower Gym after our Kiddush, so **Food and drinks must remain in the Beit Midrash. please help us be good neighbors! GET INVOLVED AT ASBI GET INVOLVED AT ASBI Hachnasat Orchim - Hospitality at ASBI Cradles to Crayons Winter Drive Anshe Sholom is famous across Lakeview and the for The Family and Social Action Committees are currently collecting winter its warm community and abundant hachnasat orchim - hospitality. items for Cradles to Crayons. The deadline has been extended: please drop off your donations in the bin by the ramp in the lobby through We have launched a new initiative to proactively find Shabbat Sunday, January 14.

dinner hosts who will commit weeks or months in advance to set extra places at their table for those interested in being guests.

Visit asbi.org/hospitality to learn more about this initiative or to sign up as a host. Please feel free to let the hospitality committee know if you have any questions by emailing [email protected].

ASBI Community Art Show This month’s Community Art Show has been postponed. Stay tuned for future announcements! HASHKAMA MINYAN TOWN HALL Interested in getting involved or displaying your work at a future art The Hashkama Minyan is holding a town-hall meeting this show? Contact Sara Thobe at [email protected]. Sunday, January 14, at 10:00 AM in the Social Hall. We will review the results of our recent survey and discuss the path Infertility "Big-Brother / Big-Sister" Program forward based on those results. Light snacks will be served. Individuals or couples in the ASBI community struggling with infertility are invited to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld for a confidential referral to a Volunteer at the Uptown Café: Monday, January 29 veteran ASBI member who has also struggled with infertility and is willing to serve as a "big sibling" to offer friendship, support, and

non-medical advice. Those interested in serving as a "big sibling" are encouraged to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.

Daf Yomi at ASBI

This Wednesday, January 17, we begin a new Daf Yomi The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving tractate. It’s a great time to join in! No Talmud experience is low-income people on the North Side. For over 15 years, ASBI necessary; all are encouraged to participate. members have volunteered once a month—setting tables, Participants from all backgrounds and all levels of experience are serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up. welcome and encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Shacharit for the synchronized and coordinated study of Talmud, Join us for our December volunteer date, January 29. based on a 1923 standardized calendar in which the entire Talmud is There is no obligation to participate every month.

studied and completed, one double-sided page each day, by Jews If you are interested in participating or want more information, around the world, every 7.5 years. contact Herb Eiseman at 773-255-6481 or [email protected]. TU BISHVAT KIDS PROGRAMS ISRAEL MOVIE NIGHT “We Were So Beloved” (1986) Monday, January 22, 7:30 PM* 146 minutes

YELADEINU TU BISHVAT CELEBRATION Sunday, January 21 8:45 - 10:00 AM

Join Tara for a Tu BiShvat program for Yeladeinu children. The program will take place on Sunday, January 21, from 8:45 - 10:00 AM in the ASBI Between 1933 and 1941, thousands of Jews fled Nazi Germany and Austria for Social Hall. This is a drop-off program. The program will include a America. Leaving behind brothers, sisters, and parents, more than 20,000 Tu BiShvat-related scavenger hunt, discussion, planting, center German and Austrian Jews came together in Washington Heights in activities, and edible art. The cost for the celebration is $8 for one child City, representing the largest German Jewish settlement in the world. The and $6 for any additional siblings. area's large, cheap apartments overlooking the river were an attraction to a population that came to America penniless, but with middle-class tastes, Register your child(ren) at asbi.org. furniture, and clothing. Registration is limited and will close on Saturday, January 13, at 11:59 PM. While horrific reports trickled in from the camps, the emigrants cooperated to build their new society. Washington Heights became a German Jewish enclave dubbed "Frankfurt-on-the-Hudson" by those who lived there. Convening for GAN TU BISHVAT CELEBRATION hours on street corners or in cafes, speaking German and forming their own Sunday, January 21 social clubs, the Jews of Washington Heights created an environment that has enhanced the neighborhood's culture to the present day. 10:15 - 11:30 AM Like “Shoah” and “Sorrow and the Pity”, “We Were So Beloved” uses gripping Join Tara for a Tu BiShvat program for Gan children (3 years through JK). personal testimony to examine the complex emotional and philosophical The program will take place on Sunday, January 21, from 10:15 - 11:30 implications of the survival of the Jews of Washington Heights. Written and AM in the ASBI Social Hall. This is a drop-off program. The program will directed by Manfred Kirchheimer, who was brought to this country in 1936 at the age of 5, the film features members of his family and friends who were include a Tu BiShvat-related story, discussion, planting, center activities, among those able to leave Germany and settled in Washington Heights. songs, and edible art. Sponsored by the Israel Committee. Pizza, pop, popcorn, and chips will be served. THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT! *Updated Time 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 January 20 OFFICERS – 2017-2018 / 5778-5779 Bo Taken President – Jeremy Treister January 27 Immediate Past President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Beshalach Taken Taken Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman February 3 Taken Vice President - House – Margalit Segal Yitro 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2017-2018 / 5778-5779 Siddur Tree of Life Tree of Life Tree of Life Plaque Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Richard Goldberg Michael Newberger $54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 Julia Aaronson Joseph Goodman Scott Newberger Beverly Agdern Seth Greenberg Erica Phillips YOUTH TEFILLAH GROUPS Daniel Chiat David Harris Jacques Aaron Preis Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change without notice. Linda Cohen Ira King Jennifer Saba Tot Shabbat (children 2 and under, with a parent) Oren Dekalo Michael Leib Linda Saiger 10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Mayer Grashin 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 Steve Feiger Ava Madoff Andrew Weprin Eytan Fox Scott Moses assisted by Sidonia Ohringer & Maayan Jankelovics Yeladeinu (K-2nd grade) ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Tracey Meyers, assisted by Aaron Faier Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Education: Anna Pomson Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade) Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Oren Dekalo 10:30 AM in JCC Room 104 with Meira Bismark 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 the Beit Midrash with Daniela Garzon Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Ava Madoff, Elana Pentelnik, Debi Schrimmer

Babysitting Services (for children ages 1 through 7 only) Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbayit: Karli Salinger with Mae Haden 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.