Welcome to Shabbat Parshat ANNOUNCEMENTS at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation Mazal Tov to Joshua and Simona Savitt who were married last weekend. May the couple merit to build a home loyal to the traditions of . Amen! August 15 – 16, 2014 20 Av 5774 540 West Melrose Street (773) 248-9200 Mazal tov to Alyssa Zeller and Avi Lifschitz who were married on Monday. May the Chicago, Illinois 60657 www.asbi.org couple merit to build a home loyal to the traditions of Israel. Amen!

Kiddush Reminder: All food from Kiddush should remain in the JCC gym and not be Kiddush this is sponsored by Chellie, Yankee, Chai, Ash, Dvora, and Zev, taken into the classrooms or hallways. Thank you for your cooperation! in honor of Rochelle and Moshe’s aufruf. The August Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush will be on Saturday, August 23. Shalosh Seudot is sponsored by Leah & Ephraim Savitt in honor of the wedding of Sponsorship is a great way to honor your friends and loved ones. Please email Joshua & Simona Savitt. [email protected] by Tuesday, August 19, with your donation amount (recommended $36 or more) and sponsorship wording to have your name listed in the bulletin.

SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT Are you going to college, or do you have a student going to college this fall? Contact Friday, August 15 our Program Director, Nicole, at [email protected] and we can provide you with Light Candles 7:33 PM information on your University’s Hillel and other Jewish resources on campus. Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 PM Biblical Hebrew Study Group: All are welcome to join Yonadav Kenyon for a Biblical Young Professionals Dinner (by reservation only) 8:30 PM Hebrew Study Group on Sundays from 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Participants should bring Saturday, August 16 Menahem Mansoor's "Biblical Hebrew; Step by Step Vol. 1," index cards, a Sharpie, a Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM notebook, and a pen or pencil. For questions, email [email protected] or Shacharit with sermon by Wolkenfeld 9:00 AM call 312-401-6084. We Must Love One Another or Die Neighbors Program: Are you an ASBI vet looking to show someone new the ropes? Youth Tefillah Groups (Tot Shabbat only) 10:30 AM Daf Yomi and Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Are you new to the area and looking for some friendly faces? Sign up to be a neighbor Shabbat in the Park (at Hawthorne Academy, Clifton & School) 4:00 PM as part of our program to welcome members of the Young Professional community to Lakeview. To sign up, email Jeremie Lappe at [email protected]. Class 6:35 PM Transcending Time: Human Agency and the Vanities of Time in Pahad Yitzhak on Rosh Hashannah Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv or call 773-248- Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 7:20 PM 9200, ext. 14, which also gives service times for the upcoming week.

Shabbat ends, Havdallah at shul 8:32 PM If you would like to set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, please email Latest time to recite Sh’ma: August 16, 9:27 AM [email protected] to arrange a time. If there is something urgent that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678. Daily Services: August 17 – 22

Shacharit: ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES

Sunday 8:30 AM Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM Gilbert Rabin

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and a talkative, open-minded group for the Book of Samuel II - In Memory every weekday morning for 30 minutes after davening. All are welcome. Peggy & Sid Kaz in memory of Gertrude Lang, a”h Mincha: Sunday through Friday 7:30 PM Donations received after August 13 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations. Readings for Shabbat Parshat Eikev

Prayer for the United States and Its Government : Haftorah: based on "deSola Pool Siddur" Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Hertz: Pages 780-793 Hertz: Pages 794-798 God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the Kaplan: Pages 904-924 Kaplan: Pages 1228-1232 constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and understanding to Stone: Pages 980-996 Stone: Pages 1197-1199 uphold peace and freedom. ASBI.ORG has a new look!

We are very excited to announce the launch of our new ASBI website! Visit www.asbi.org to see the new site, find out about upcoming events, and connect with us on social media. This Shabbat, August 16, 4:00 PM ASBI Members: You can now log-in to the website to update your Shabbat in the Park - West at Hawthorne Academy (Clifton & School) account information, view the membership directory, and pay an Meet with other ASBI members and enjoy a Shabbat afternoon invoice. Be sure to check your account and see what the new website outside. Bring blankets to sit on and cards, Frisbees, or other games. has to offer. Personalized log-in instructions were emailed on August 7. Friends, couples, families — everybody is invited!

Welcome Shaqued & Ayala, Chicago’s Shinshiniyot!

Jewish Yoga Workshop This year, we are very excited to have Shaqued Gavriel and Ayala “Connecting to Your G-dly Soul through Breath and Movement” Klein as shinshiniyot! They will both be based at Chicago Jewish This Sunday, August 17, from 10:00 - 11:15 AM Day School during the weekdays and Ayala will be spending some

of her weekends here at ASBI.

We are very excited to welcome them on Saturday, August 23, with a Kiddush at ASBI in their honor, followed by icebreakers and an ice cream celebration at Anshe Emet (at 2:00 PM). Save the date, and we’ll see you there! Join us for this free workshop taught by Ann Merle Feldman. Walk-ins are welcome. Class will meet in the Social Hall; please bring a yoga mat (if you have one), towel, and water bottle. Introduction to Jewish Life and Practice Tuesday, August 19, 6:00—7:00 PM, at ASBI This workshop will focus on practicing breathing techniques and movements to become more mindful of our Jewish spiritual selves. This Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the workshop is all levels and open to everyone. Members with less fundamentals of Jewish life and practice, for those interested mobility are welcome to sit in chairs and focus on the breathing. in conversion to and open to all in the community.

About Ann Merle Feldman: For the next several sessions, we will be focusing on the Ann began studying yoga about 15 years ago to help with low back, shoulder, and neck observance of Shabbat. pain. In addition to healing her pain, she learned that yoga could make her davening more meaningful and began to study how yoga (or breath and movement) could contribute to her Jewish spiritual life. She is the proud mother of Amy Zaretsky and Ice Cream Happy Hour proud grandmother of Sammy Kiku Zaretsky, both ASBI members. Please contact Ann Saturday, August 23, 5:15 PM if you have questions about the workshop at 773-294-7892 or At Windy City Sweets (3308 N. Broadway) [email protected]. Enjoy a free scoop of ice cream for ASBI members!

Connect with ASBI on Facebook! Sponsored in honor of Dror's birthday and recent move into the

Visit and “like” ASBI’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/asbichicago. neighborhood! END OF SUMMER FAMILY BBQ Friday, August 22, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

in the ASBI Parking Lot

Always wanted to learn more about art but never had the chance? Do you have a child interested in art?

Yarden Cottrell will be offering a children's art session on

Wednesday, August 27, and an adults' art session on Thursday, August 28, both from 5:30 - 6:15 PM in the ASBI social hall. Camp and vacations are ending and school is almost

Only $3 per person; please bring exact change to pay at the door. back in session, but summer isn't over just yet! Get

Questions? Email [email protected]. together with other ASBI families and celebrate the end of the season with a BBQ at ASBI!

Parent Education Workshop Program ends about 6:45 PM Helping your child with the transition back to school Candle lighting at home 7:23 PM Sunday, August 17, from 7:00 - 7:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:30 PM ASBI Social Hall Cost: Going back to school can be filled with many emotions. After a summer of relaxed daily routines, children must adapt again to the more structured schedule that school $15 / adult • $7.50 / child 2+ • free / child under 2 demands as well as possible anxiety about school expectations and social interactions, but parents can help children with this transition. Please RSVP at asbi.org by

In this workshop, we will discuss techniques and strategies to help your child with this Tuesday, August 19, at 5:00 PM. transition and make it as smooth as possible for everyone in the family. When you register, please note if anyone in your party requires a The workshop will be run by Amy Pappas, LCSW. Amy is a child, adolescent, and family vegetarian option. therapist with over a decade of experience of working with school age children on a wide range of topics including behavior management, mood disorders, and life transitions. Her experience includes working at Children’s Memorial Hospital Psychiatry Department Chicago Stands with Israel: An Evening of Support and Solidarity and Rush Therapeutic Day School as well as many other school settings. Her private Thursday, August 21, 7:00 PM practice is located in Lakeview. Chicago Hilton & Towers, Grand Ballroom, 720 S. Michigan

This is a free workshop, but please register in advance. For more Featuring Michael Oren, former Ambassador of Israel to the U.S., information or to register, contact Amy Pappas at 773-340-1450 or a young IDF combat veteran who served in Gaza, and other special [email protected]. guests.

Visit Amy’s website at amypappaslcsw.com. Cost is $25. Attendance requires a gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign to support humanitarian needs in Israel. Space is limited. Security—If you see something, say something. Register at juf.org/supportisrael.

Alan Hepker: (847) 980-5630 For more information, please call 312-444-2869.

Please review the following chart and let the office know if you would like either to read Torah or to sponsor or co-sponsor a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot. We’ll be happy to help with the arrangements.

DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH

August 23 Bday/Anniversary Taken Re’eh; Shabbat Mevarchim Rabbi David Wolkenfeld August 30 Taken Taken [email protected] Shoftim

OFFICERS – 2013-2014 / 5774-5775 September 6 Taken President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Immediate Past President – David Harris Celebrate your own, your child’s, or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone by Vice President - Ways and Means – James Faier sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot. Vice President - House – Jeremy Treister • One Shabbat each month will be our Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush, to celebrate birthdays/anniversaries/ Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon milestones in that month. Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper • You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount. Vice President - Education – Sid Kaz Small Kiddush Meal $720 Light Kiddush Lunch $1080 Hearty Kiddush Lunch $1440 Shalosh Seudot $118 Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky 1 main course 2 main courses 3 main courses assorted salads Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman assorted salads assorted salads assorted salads assorted baked goods BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2013-2014 / 5774-5775 assorted baked goods assorted baked goods assorted baked goods Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Paul Freund Scott Newberger

Please call the shul office for details at 773-248-9200 or email [email protected]. Julia Aaronson Iris Gafni-Kane Jacques Aaron Preis Beverly Agdern Ashlyn Gorlin Tzvi Robinson Dedication Opportunities Elyce Bader Toby Heizler Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate. Evelyn Behar Ira King Linda Saiger New Siddur/ Small Large Stone Memorial Linda Cohen Michael Leib Rabbi Melvin Shapiro Chumash Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Plaque Herbert Eiseman Levine Alan Skidelsky $54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 Aaron Feigelson Norman Levitz Ross Weisman Steve Feiger Jennifer Loeb Youth Tefillah Groups Eytan Fox Michael Newberger ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS Tot Shabbat (children 3 and under with a parent) Chesed: Joelle Shabat Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper 10:45 AM in the Social Hall Education: Sid Kaz Security: Peggy Kaz Children and their parents are invited to get excited about Shabbat! This is a wonderful opportunity for children to learn basic liturgy and sing Shabbat songs in a warm and comfortable environment. Services are conducted from the Hospitality: JP Bader & Deena Davis Social Action: Michelle Lawner specially-designed Tot Siddur, and each child has the chance to hold and kiss a tot-sized Torah. Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Beverly Agdern, Gan Shabbat (JK & K) - Not meeting this Shabbat Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Amy Beth Green & Tzvi Robinson 10:45 AM in Room 206 of the JCC This service is geared toward those who are ready to move on from Tot Shabbat, but are not yet readers. Gan Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Dr. Chai Wilensky & Judith Wolf Shabbat expands on what children learned in Tot Shabbat, encouraging them to sing and participate even more on their own. With a heavier emphasis on the Tefillah part of the service, Gan Shabbat serves as a bridge between Tot Program Director: Nicole Elman ([email protected]) Shabbat & Yeladeinu (and the siddur is a conglomerate of what is used in each of those series). Office Staff: Steve Miller ([email protected]) and Hayley Leventhal ([email protected]) Drop-off is encouraged, but parents are welcome to attend. Yeladeinu (1st -2nd grade) - Summer Break, resuming in the fall Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: (773) 935-1689 [email protected] 10:30 AM in Room 204 of the JCC Dedications and Donations As a child enters 1st grade, he or she is familiar enough with the Tefillah to participate in a fuller service, conducted from the Artscroll Children’s Siddur, with its colorful pictures and easy-to-read Hebrew. Following Tefillah, children Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his participate in games or stories, and are encouraged to lead the congregation in Ein K’Elokeinu and Aleinu in the generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund. main sanctuary. The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade) - Summer Break, resuming in the fall the Kranzler and Saltzman families.

10:30 AM in the JCC Gym The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who As children are ready for the adult siddur, they are given a more in-depth look at the prayers. After Tefillah, they hear inspired us in learning and charity.

Kiddush, have a snack, and participate in Parsha trivia or discussion. Children are encouraged to lead the congregation We acknowledge and thank the following funds for helping us celebrate our community's simchas: in Anim Zemirot. the Frances “Freidl” Goodman Berger, a"h, Fund which presents menorahs to each newborn child; Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade) - Summer Break, resuming in the fall the William and Frances Goodman Mezuzah Fund which provides a mezuzah for newlyweds; and 10:30 AM in the Beit the Rachel, Gabrielle, and Wren Berger Bat and Bar Fund which presents a Kiddush cup to As part of ASBI’s B’nai Mitzvah Program, this is a chance for pre-teens to feel a sense of ownership of the Tefillah. each Bat and Bar Mitzvah.

Participants are encouraged to attend Shacharit in the main sanctuary, and then join their peers for Mussaf and “deep” There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained- discussions about Torah and Jewish adult life. There is a mini-kiddush for all participants at the end of the service. glass windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.

The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h. Babysitting Services (For children ages 1 through 7) 9:30-11:45 AM Babysitter in the playroom off the sanctuary The Louis A. Lerner Institute of Torah Texts sponsors all the Torah text classes at ASBI. 12:00-12:30 PM Babysitter in Room 204 of the JCC, near the Kiddush