ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to Parshat Tazria- at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation Mazal tov to Eliana Lipsky & Chaim Kirby on the bris and naming of their son, Eitan Rachmiel Kirby. If you would like to help with meals, please visit April 24 – 25, 2015 6 Iyyar 5775 TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Kirby, Password: babyboy). May the young boy 540 West Melrose Street (773) 248-9200 grow to acquire , Chuppah, and good deeds. Amen! Chicago, Illinois 60657 www.asbi.org Synagogue Survey: Everyone on ASBI’s email list should have received a Kiddush this is co-sponsored by the Lopatin Hospitality Fund. survey this week from Measuring Success. We ask that you please take a few minutes to complete this survey; your feedback will help the ASBI Board and Staff refine and

strengthen our services and programs. SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv or call 773-248- Friday, April 24 9200, ext. 14, which also gives service times for the upcoming week. Light Candles 7:23 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 7:25 PM If you would like to set up an appointment with Wolkenfeld, please email Young Professionals Dinner (by reservation only) 8:30 PM [email protected] to arrange a time. If there is something urgent that you need to discuss At night, count day 21 of the Omer with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678.

Saturday, April 25 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES with sermon by Avishai Gebler 9:00 AM Purity vs. Morality: An Exploration of Subversive Rabbinic Ethics Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Norm Levitz Daf Yomi and Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Max Maizels Afternoon Shiur with Hillel Nadler 6:25 PM Chaim Weltman Rav Aharon Lichtenstein on the Difference between Shabbat and Yom Tov Women’s Mincha 6:55 PM Yahrzeit Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 7:10 PM Andrea Greenspan in memory of Zisel Landsman, a”h Shabbat ends, Havdallah at shul 8:24 PM Harvey Schneider in memory of his mother, Florence Schneider, a”h At night, count day 22 of the Omer Donations received after April 15 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations. Latest time to recite Sh’ma: April 25, 9:22 AM

Daily Services: April 26 – May 1 ASBI MEMBERS: Have you logged in to your account at asbi.org?

Shacharit: Did you know that all ASBI members already have an existing account on Sunday 8:30 AM our new website? Once you log in, you can update your family's Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM information, add yahrzeits, and see and pay your account balance. You can

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and the minyanaires for Daf Yomi, the synchronized study of also access the online membership directory, view photo albums, and one Talmudic page each day, every weekday morning after Shacharit. redeem members-only discounts. Visit asbi.org/members/my-account.php

Mincha: to access your account. If you can't remember your password or have Sunday through Friday 7:30 PM never logged in, just click the "forgot password" link. If you are still unable to access your account, please notify [email protected].

Readings for Shabbat Parshat Tazria-Metzora Be sure to log in to your account soon and see what our website has to offer! Torah: Haftorah:

Leviticus 12:1-13:59 II Kings 7:3-20 Hertz: Page 460 Hertz: Page 477 Connect with ASBI online!

Kaplan: Page 556 Kaplan: Page 1160 “Like” ASBI’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ Stone: Page 608 Stone: Page 1172 JPS Commentators: Page 84 asbichicago, and search for “ASBI Congregation” on YouTube to view videos of ASBI classes and lectures! Young Professionals Israel Shabbat Israel Movie Night Co-sponsored by Masa Monday, April 27, Following Mincha/Ma’ariv at ASBI “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” (1970) Friday, May 8 94 minutes

Come celebrate Israel's 67th birthday with a delicious meal from Mizrahi Grill. Bonus points if you dress like a kibbutznick. Join us for this lyrical war drama, which focuses on an aristocratic Jewish family living in Italy during World War II who doesn't comprehend the threat of the Nazis 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat until it's too late. In Ferrara, Italy, at the beginning of WWII, anti-Semitism is 8:30 PM Dinner spreading; Mussolini has passed several laws that forbid from going to public Followed by an Oneg schools, joining the army, or marrying non-Jews. While many middle-class Jewish families flee the country, the Finzi-Continis believe it's safe inside their sprawling $15 per person. estate. They invite their Jewish friends to join them for parties, tennis, and games while the war rages on and ultimately closes in on them. “The Garden of the Please RSVP and pay at asbi.org by Monday, May 4. Finzi-Continis” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1971 and boasts terrific performances by Helmut Berger and Dominique Sanda.

ASBI Members: Register by Monday, April 27, for a discounted price Pop, popcorn, and chips will be served. Sponsored by the Israel Committee. of $12 per person.

Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after May 4, but be sure to Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship Fund register early because the price increases to $18 on Wednesday, May 6. for ASBI Members and Families If you have any special dietary restrictions, please email Beverly at [email protected] by Monday, May 4. The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Fund is available to ASBI full members in good standing for financial assistance towards Jewish day school, as Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young adults well as Jewish learning programs for adults and children. Awards are in their 20's and 30's. based on financial need and on the recommendations of both the Marovitz Committee and the Private School Aid Service. Please note Guest Speaker Nachum Lemkus for the Koby Mandell Foundation that the Marovitz Fund is a fund of last resort; applicants are required Sunday, May 17, 1:30 PM, at ASBI to seek funds from all other sources before being considered for

The Koby Mandell Foundation runs therapeutic healing programs for those who have lost a parent, Marovitz Fund support. All inquiries are kept private and should be sibling, or child to terror or tragedy in Israel. With the help of professional therapists, participants made to the Fund Administrator at [email protected]. create a community of survivors fostering an environment of emotional support and long-lasting bonds of friendship. Camp Koby provides bereaved children ages 8 – 18 safe, fun, and therapeutic Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship applications are available online at 10-day overnight summer camps and 2- or 3-day reunion camps throughout the year. Professional asbi.org/marovitz (you must log in to your account) or in the shul office. therapists use art, drama, music, and other forms of play therapy to give children the opportunity to express their emotions and anxieties concerning their family’s tragedy. Programs are provided free of The deadline for submission of applications to the ASBI office is Monday, charge. This year up to 400 campers will attend Camp Koby summer programs. June 15, at 4:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Nachum Lemkus is the father of Dalia Lemkus, z’l, who was run over and killed by a terrorist in Friedman, Fund Administrator, at [email protected]. Gush Etzion last November. Dalia lived in Tekoa with her family, and her brother and sister now attend Camp Koby. Known for her Chesed and deep love of Eretz Israel, Dalia was murdered while Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, returning home to Tekoa from her job as an occupational therapist to continue her volunteer work. a"h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund. Beit Wednesdays Join us each week for an accessible & thought-provoking shiur.

“Dilemmas of Jewish Power” with Rabbi Wolkenfeld SHIUR ONLY (no dinner) at 6:30 PM

May 6

Non-Jews in a Jewish State May 13 Just and Unjust Wars May 20 Battlefield Ethics and Torture Women’s Shavuot Celebration Monday, May 25, 4:00 PM

Shavuot is right around the corner! Please join us for the annual Women's Shavuot Celebration on Monday, May 25. We will read the Ten Commandments from a Torah scroll, share words of Torah, read the Book of Ruth, and have a women's mincha service. If you would like to read Torah, read the Book of Ruth, share a d'var Torah, or have a leadership role in women's mincha, please contact Slutsky at [email protected]. All women and girls in the community are welcome to come sing and learn with us!

Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Tuesday, April 28, 8:30 PM

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish life and practice, for those interested in conversion to and open to all in the community. For the next several sessions, we will be learning about blessings and "Jewish Philosophy." 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

May 2 Taken Achrei Mot- Rabbi David Wolkenfeld May 9 [email protected]

May 16 Taken Avishai Gebler - Rabbinic Intern

Celebrate your own, your child’s, or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone by OFFICERS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776 President – Rabbi Paul Saiger sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot. • One Shabbat each month will be our Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush, to celebrate birthdays/anniversaries/ Immediate Past President – David Harris milestones in that month. President-Elect – Jeremy Treister • You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount. Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman Small Kiddush Meal $720 Light Kiddush Lunch $1080 Hearty Kiddush Lunch $1440 Shalosh Seudot $118 Vice President - House – Jeremy Treister 1 main course 2 main courses 3 main courses assorted salads Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon assorted salads assorted salads assorted salads assorted baked goods Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper Vice President - Education – Evelyn Behar assorted baked goods assorted baked goods assorted baked goods Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky

Please call the shul office for details at 773-248-9200 or email [email protected]. Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman Dedication Opportunities BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2014-2015 / 5775-5776 Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate. Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Iris Gafni-Kane Jacques Aaron Preis New Siddur/ Small Large Stone Memorial Julia Aaronson Ashlyn Gorlin Tzvi Robinson Chumash Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Plaque Beverly Agdern Toby Heizler Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg $54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 Elyce Bader Ira King Linda Saiger Linda Cohen Michael Leib Margalit Segal Herbert Eiseman Adam Levine Rabbi Melvin Shapiro Youth Tefillah Groups Aaron Feigelson Norman Levitz Alan Skidelsky Steve Feiger Jennifer Loeb Adam Smoler Tot Shabbat (children 3 and under with a parent) Eytan Fox Michael Newberger Andrew Weprin 10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Meredith Weprin Paul Freund Scott Newberger Gan Shabbat (JK & K) ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS 10:45 AM in JCC Room 206 with Tara Holden Chesed: Joelle Shabat Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Yeladeinu (1st -2nd grade) Education: Evelyn Behar Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Peggy Kaz 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Ilana Borzak Hospitality: JP Bader & Deena Davis Young Professionals: Ava Madoff & Yoni Philipp Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade) Israel: Herbert Eiseman

10:30 AM in the JCC Gym with Ayala Klein Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Dr. Chai Wilensky & Judith Wolf Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade) Office Staff: 10:30 AM in the Beit Midrash with Andrea Katz Steve Miller, Executive Director ([email protected]); Hayley Leventhal, Executive Assistant ([email protected])

Babysitting Services (For children ages 1 through 7) Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: (773) 935-1689 [email protected] with Mae Haden Dedications and Donations

9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom 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. Kiddush until 12:30 PM in JCC Room 204 The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change. the Kranzler and Saltzman families.

The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who Security—If you see something, say something. inspired us in learning and charity.

We acknowledge and thank the following funds for helping us celebrate our community's simchas: Alan Hepker: (847) 980-5630 the Frances “Freidl” Goodman Berger, a"h, Fund which presents menorahs to each newborn child; the William and Frances Goodman Mezuzah Fund which provides a mezuzah for newlyweds; and Prayer for the United States and Its Government the Rachel, Gabrielle, and Wren Berger Bat and Bar Fund which presents a Kiddush cup to each Bat and Bar Mitzvah. 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 understanding to The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.

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