Welcome to Shabbat Shekalim, Parshat Mishpatim ANNOUNCEMENTS at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation We regret to inform you of the passing of Judd A. Weinberg, father of Richard Weinberg. February 21 – 22, 2020 • 27 Shevat 5780 The funeral is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 23, at 2:00 PM at North Shore Congregation (1185 Sheridan Road in Glencoe). Shiva will be hosted by Richard's Kiddush is co-sponsored by Jonathan Maduro & Kathleen Grace in celebration family in the suburbs. May the memory of the righteous be a blessing and a comfort to us of their upcoming wedding. all. Amen. We are pleased to welcome Rabbanit Goldie Guy to ASBI this week, who is a candidate to Hashkama Kiddush is sponsored by Jacob & Jordana Kestenbaum in honor of become ASBI’s Directory of Family Programming & Religious Engagement. She will be giving receiving Chatan Torah. a Drasha Shabbat morning and teaching after Kiddush Shabbat afternoon at 12:30 PM. Babysitting will be extended until 1:15 PM to accommodate the . Kiddush & Hashkama Kiddush cakes are sponsored by Barbara & John Thank you to Mona Freidin for preparing this week’s Volunteer Kiddush! Pjetrushi in honor of their birthdays. Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Shayndi Raice, and volunteer readers, Binyamin Cohen, David Eisenstein, Josh Levine, Bill Moritz, David Peckerman, Adam SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT Pershan, Ethan Schwartz, and David Winner.

Friday, February 21 ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES Light Candles 5:13 PM Mincha, Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 5:15 PM Aliyah Richard Goldberg

Saturday, February 22 In Memory Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Dr. Ellen Cannon & Dr. Arnold Herskovic in memory of Judd Weinberg, a”h Daf Yomi 8:20 AM Glenn & Michelle Holland in memory of Felix J. Katzin & Helen H. Katzin, a”h Shacharit with sermon by Rabbanit Goldie Guy 9:00 AM Libby & Adam Smoler in memory of Robert Krumstok, a”h Challenging the Judge: Parshat Mishpatim & the Power of Prayer Gyorgy & Rozsa Turan in memory of Robert Krumstok, a”h

Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Mi Shebeirach ASBI Children’s Chess Club 12:15 PM Marilyn Rest, for various people Shiur with Rabbanit Goldie Guy 12:30 PM Lost & Found: Theological Themes in the Laws of Returning Donations received after February 19 may be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations. Lost Objects Mizmor Shir: Festive Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv for Shabbat Mevarchim Parent/Child Learning (Grades 2 - 5) 4:00 PM This Shabbat in the Social Hall Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 5:00 PM Participate and be moved by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv this Shabbat (and on Ma’ariv & Havdalah 6:14 PM the Friday night of every Shabbat Mevarchim). We’ll gather together in the Repeat Evening Sh’ma: February 21, after 6:12 PM Social Hall with added singing, added spirit, and added inspiration. Sparkling Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: February 22, 9:20 AM wine, grape juice, and cookies will send you out the door in good spirits to spread the Shabbat joy! Daily Services: February 23 – 28

Shacharit: Weekday Mincha/Ma’ariv Milt’s Raffle Sunday 8:30 AM Thanks to a generous donation to encourage a reliable Mincha/Ma’ariv Monday through Thursday 6:45 AM minyan, we will be raffling off $20 Milt's gift cards to those who attend Friday 7:00 AM Mincha/Ma'ariv on weekdays.

Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: To learn about days on which this raffle will be conducted, please join the Sunday through Thursday 5:20 PM WhatsApp minyan group - asbi.org/minyan-whatsapp. For minyan times, view Friday 5:25 PM our schedule at asbi.org/calendar.

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PURIM 5780 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Book Launch & Shiur with Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff Sunday, March 15, 10:15 AM

Join us at ASBI on Sunday, March 15, for a bagel breakfast, shiur, and book launch for Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff's new book, Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in ANNUAL ASBI MISHLOACH MANOT FUNDRAISER American Life. Books will be available for purchase at a special price of $25 per Participate to fulfill the mitzvah of , support ASBI, and book—over 60% off the retail price! help feed the hungry in Chicago and in Israel. This is a free event. Please register asbi.org/event/eleff-book-launch, with the option to Visit asbi.org/purim to participate! pre-order a book.

A percentage of the money raised will go to support The ARK here in Shiur with Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff Chicago and Leket Israel—Israel's National Food Bank. We are also "Passover Peanut Oil and the Top Secret of Halakhic Stringency" For decades, Planters peanut oil was billed as "The Passover Oil." Approved by the partnering with 's Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi to help provide a Lithuanian rabbinic establishment, peanut oil was a preferred Pesach ingredient, much festive Purim meal of burgers, fries, and drinks to an entire IDF base. more appetizing than chicken schmaltz. The rise and fall of Passover peanut oil represents the power of battling halakhic folkways in the United States and a useful Mishloach Manot bags will be distributed at shul Monday night, window into the politics of stringency and Orthodox life. March 9, and will include a variety of snacks and a list of contributors. Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff is Chief Academic Officer of Hebrew Theological The Recommended Giving Levels are: College in Skokie and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Touro $180 - Hamentashen • $360 - Shpiel • $540 - Half the Megillah College. He also serves as Research Director of Mission Measurement's $1,000 - The Whole Megillah • $1,800 - Half the Kingdom Jewish Impact Genome.

$3,600+ - The Whole Kingdom He is the author or editor of nine books and more than forty scholarly articles in the field of American Jewish history. His Who Rules the Synagogue (Oxford) and Modern (JPS) were both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. POCKET BEIT MIDRASH Mishloach Manot Packing Party Torah from the convenience of your pocket.

Sunday, March 8, 5:00 - 6:45 PM Join our new Pocket Beit Midrash WhatsApp group to learn Torah with Rabbi Wolkenfeld! Please join our annual Mishloach Manot packing party! Yeladeinu kids, Na’areinu kids, and all teens and adults are Short audio shiurim will be distributed throughout the invited. Help the shul by putting together our Mishloach week at asbi.org/pocket-beit-midrash. Manot bags and enjoy free pizza!

Register at asbi.org. Daf Yomi at ASBI Participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience are Children’s Purim Celebration welcome and encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Monday, March 9, 5:00 - 6:15 PM Shacharit, and on Shabbat morning at 8:20 AM, for the synchronized Join us Erev Purim for a Purim Celebration and coordinated study of Talmud, based on a 1923 standardized featuring a child-oriented telling of Megillat calendar in which the entire Talmud is studied and completed, one Esther, a puppet show, costume parade, double-sided page each day, by Jews around the world, every and pizza dinner for the kids! 7.5 years.

Members: $5 per child | Non-Members: $20 per child Participating in the new Daf Yomi cycle? Join ASBI’s Daf Yomi ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your discounted rate. WhatsApp group, where you can post questions, favorite quotes of

Register at asbi.org. the day, and more. Join at asbi.org/daf-yomi-whatsapp.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES GET INVOLVED Yachad Shabbaton at ASBI BEIT MIDRASH WEDNESDAYS March 13 - 14 Join us at ASBI for our annual series of accessible and thought-provoking shiurim, Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM. Join us March 13 - 14 as we welcome Yachad for its first-ever Lakeview Shabbaton at ASBI! Yachad, a division of the Orthodox Union (OU), is HALACHOT OF LAKEVIEW dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities of individuals of all ages with disabilities, ensuring their participation in the full spectrum of Jewish life. February 26 - Eating Out Yachad members participate in social and recreational activities each month. Taught by Rabbanit Sarna Yachad Chapters are located throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel.

Parent/Child Learning On the Shabbat of March 13 - 14, adult participants in Yachad programming, February 22, at 4:00 PM along with their advisers and support staff, will be joining ASBI for tefilot and

Children in grades 2 - 5 are invited to join Rabbi Wolkenfeld & Rabbanit Sarna kiddush, and to enjoy the friendship and hospitality of our community. at shul for lively chevrusa learning and an engaging shiur on a variety of topics. In order to make this Shabbaton possible, we need enough hosts to provide Parent/Child Learning this month will be ON SHABBAT and will include snacks room for the Yachad members and their advisers. We are also looking for but not dinner. Families are invited to stay afterwards for Mincha, Shalosh kiddush and shalosh seudot sponsors to ensure we can provide a festive Seudot, and Ma'ariv! welcome for our Yachad guests!

Come to five Parent/Child Learning sessions and receive a free ice cream cone! To participate as a host or kiddush co-sponsor, please visit Mark your calendars for the upcoming sessions: March 21 • April 25 • May 23 asbi.org/event/yachad-shabbaton. 929: Unsung Heroes of Tanakh SIDDURIM SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY Unsung Heroes of Tanakh will explore three oft-overlooked characters whose impact was greater than we typically give them credit for. Each co-taught class In the coming months, the shul will purchase 300 copies of will offer unique perspectives from two teachers. In partnership with the new “Shalem” edition of the Koren-Sacks Siddur. When 929 (929.org.il) and Anshe Emet Synagogue. they are added to our current stock of Koren-Sacks siddurim, Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 PM, at ASBI we will have enough copies of this siddur to meet our needs “Bezalel” with Ranana Dine & Binyamin Cohen even when the numbers of worshipers swell for a simcha or

Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 PM, at Anshe Emet other special occasion. Rabbanit Leah Sarna & Marc Gitler - Topic TBA Our hope and expectation is that these new siddurim will be used for Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 PM, at ASBI the next decade or more by hundreds and thousands of worshippers. “Devorah, nurse of Rivka/Rebecca” with Sarah Palmer & Rabbi David Russo We invite you to honor your family, friends, and loved ones and to THE STRAW HAT support the spiritual life of the shul by dedicating one or more siddurim,

The Official Podcast of ASBI Congregation or making a donation towards the purchase of siddurim.

Episode 24 - “Yitro 5780: Count the Commandments” The cost to dedicate a siddur is $54. To participate in this special In this episode, Rabbanit Sarna and Rabbi Wolkenfeld sponsorship opportunity, please visit asbi.org/siddurim. talk about the Ten Commandments, featured in this week’s parsha, followed by a discussion about birth ASBI Infertility "Big-Brother / Big-Sister" Program Individuals or couples in the ASBI community struggling with infertility control. They also interview ASBI Board Member are invited to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld for a confidential referral to a Elana Pentelnik. veteran ASBI member who has also struggled with infertility and is

New episodes are released every other Wednesday. willing to serve as a "big sibling" to offer friendship, support, and non- Listen and subscribe to The Straw Hat at asbi.org/podcast or find it on medical advice. Those interested in serving as a "big sibling" should Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.

ASBI WOMEN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ASBI Young Professionals Shabbat Dinner Friday, February 28, at ASBI

Guess what's back, back again. YP dinner's back, tell a friend (or 2). Spend the last Friday of February eating Shabbat dinner with fellow YPs. As always, follow up dinner with an oneg hosted by one of our very own young professionals. (Host and address will be announced at dinner.)

Kabbalat Shabbat 5:25 PM Dinner 6:30 PM Followed by an Oneg

ASBI Members: $15 per person / Non-Members: $18 per person Please RSVP and pay at asbi.org by Monday, February 24. ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your member discount.

Please note: seats may be available after Monday, February 24, but be sure to register early because the price increases to $20 on Tuesday, February 25.

The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young adults in their 20s and 30s.

Women's Kabbalat Shabbat Attention ASBI YPs! Friday, February 28, 5:40 PM, at ASBI Participate as a co-sponsor for a Young Professionals-sponsored Women and girls of all ages are invited to join us Friday night for an uplifting, Kiddush on Saturday, March 7. Contribute whatever amount you are song-filled Kabbalat Shabbat service, led by women and for women. comfortable with. This is a great way to give back and show your love for the community. Women’s Megillah Readings Make your contribution at This Purim, we are looking for readers for two ASBI Women's Megillah Readings, by asbi.org/yp-kiddush. women and for women: -Monday, March 9, 10:00 PM, at the Wolkenfeld home If you have any questions, please email -Thursday morning, March 10, 7:30 AM, at shul [email protected]. To sign up to read at the nighttime reading, contact Sara Wolkenfeld at [email protected]. To sign up to read at the daytime reading, contact YP Email List Sign-Up Rabbanit Sarna at [email protected]. Want to stay up-to-date on upcoming events and opportunities for ASBI

Whether you've read in the past or would like to learn, please contact us if you want Young Professionals? Join our YP email list! We'll send you occasional to be involved! Chapters as short as 3 verses are available. emails to let you know what's coming up in the ASBI YP community.

We look forward to seeing you and your sisters, daughters, and mothers there! Sign up now at asbi.org/yp-list.

UPCOMING EVENTS VISITING SCHOLARS Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago Loop RABBI SHMUEL & JUDY KLITSNER | MARCH 27 - 28 Synagogue, Chicago Sinai Congregation, Emanuel Congregation, KAM Isaiah Israel, Lake Shore Drive Synagogue, Mishkan Chicago, and Temple Sholom of Chicago Rabbi Shmuel Klitsner, author of Wrestling Jacob: invite you to attend our Deception, Identity, and Freudian Slips in Genesis has taught Bible and Talmud the past 33 years at Jerusalem's City Congregations JUF Event and has been involved in some of BENEFITING THE 2020 JUF ANNUAL CAMPAIGN the most innovative educational projects in Israel since his aliyah 42 years ago – including the award- winning Dessert Reception Hanukah animation “Lights”, as Rav of the School for Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 PM Torah and the Arts, and as co-author of the educational at Anshe Emet Synagogue novel The Lost Children of Tarshish.

3751 North Broadway, Chicago He is presently the chairman of Ohr Torah Stone’s groundbreaking Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute of Halakhik Leadership that trains women REGISTER NOW at ASBI.ORG. scholars to be spiritual leaders and arbiters of Jewish law.

Judy Klitsner is a senior lecturer at the Pardes Institute of FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER Jewish Studies, where she has been teaching Bible and biblical exegesis for more than two decades. She lectures internationally at synagogues, campuses, and adult Bari Weiss education programs and is the author of Subversive Ten Ideas for the Jewish Future Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Writer & editor for The New York Times Undermine Each Other, which received a 2009 National Jewish book award. Judy is the founding board chair of Sacred Spaces, an organization that seeks to systemically Volunteer at the Uptown Café with ASBI address abuses of power in Jewish institutions. Next Date: Monday, February 24 The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving low- Rabbi Shmuel and Judy Klitsner live in Jerusalem with their five children and income people on the North Side. For over 15 years, ASBI members twelve grandchildren. have volunteered once a month—setting tables, serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up. RABBI LEVI COOPER | APRIL 24 - 25

To sign up or for more information, contact Herb Eiseman at Rabbi Levi Cooper currently teaches Hasidut, 773-255-6481 or [email protected]. Maimonides, and Midrash at Pardes in Jerusalem and has also taught Bible, Talmud, and Philosophy of ASBI Cholent Competition- March 21 . Originally from , Rabbi Cooper holds an LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D. from the Faculty of Law, Think your cholent is above the fray? On Shabbat, March Bar-Ilan University. In addition to his work at Pardes, 21, put your cholent to the test in the ASBI Cholent Rabbi Cooper is a Teaching Fellow at the Buchmann Competition. All cholents will be served at kiddush and Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University. Rabbi Cooper the community will vote on the most delectable Shabbat volunteers as the spiritual leader of Kehillat HaTzur stew. All cholent entries will be compiled at shul and VeHaTzohar, a mixed religious and secular nut-free. Look out for a sign-up form in the coming days. neighborhood outside Jerusalem. He served in the IDF’s Golani Brigade and continues to do Reserve Duty as a commander in an infantry unit. He is also a member of the Tzohar rabbis organization and an educational advisor to the Parent/Child Learning JUNIOR Jewish community of Istanbul, Turkey. He is married to Sarah and they have six March 14 at 12:00 PM children.

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit Sarna to learn Torah with your Rabbi Cooper’s visit is co-sponsored by the Mizrachi Movement and Religious Zionists of America child(ren) ages 3 to 1st grade. Grab some food at Kiddush and then join as part of "Israel360", sending Israeli educators around the world in celebration of Yom us in Room 205 at the JCC at 12:00 PM. HaAtzmaut.

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.

Email [email protected] if you are interested in reading Torah. Rabbi David Wolkenfeld Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship Coffee Bar Sponsorship [email protected] Starting at $1,000 Starting at $118 $72 for 1 month Steve Miller Rabbanit Leah Sarna Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH Executive Director Director of Religious Engagement Associate Director Custodian [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] February 29 Terumah Reserved OFFICERS (2020 / 5780 - 5781) March 7 Tetzaveh YP Kiddus