1 One thing I hate to do is wake up early….that is….except on Saturday morning. Well, I still do not like waking up, but I do look forward to going to Saturday morning services. Services? How can this be?? For many, I suspect that going to services is not their thing. But for those of us who go, we truly like it for many reasons. 1. There are no bells and whistles in the chapel. There is no sound system, and don't need it. The room is small and intimate or hamish. We walk in, greet one another, maybe a few will go in to help Ernie pour wine. The remainder of us chit-chat, talk about the weather, the news, not in cliques, we talk as a whole. We do an entire service, often lay-led, sometimes by one of our rabbis. We feel comfortable shaping it any way we like. We are very casual, and (funny) comments have been known to slip out in the midst. 3. Lots of singing goes on at each service, and sometimes many of us are shaking, dinging, or tapping a rhythm instrument. 4. Most weeks we have a brilliant interactive Torah ritual. Volunteers prepare and read Torah each week……not a lot, just three or four lines. And many who read give a d'var torah, in other words, talking a little bit about the portion. You should hear Chuck's d'var torahs. We always tell him he should write a book or teach a class here. (continued on page 2) Schedule of Services – November, 2016 Friday, November 4, 7:00 pm Family Shabbat Service & Kristallnacht Observance Speaker: Marianne Dreyfus Youth & Adult Choirs Saturday, November 5 10:15 am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: No’ach Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Friday, November 11, 7:30 pm Shabbat Service Saturday, November 12, 10:15 am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16 Friday, November 18, 7:30 pm TAS Men’s Club Veterans’ Day Dinner 6:00 pm & Shabbat Service 7:30 pm No Service at BYBS Saturday, November 19, 10:15 am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Vayera Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 Haftarah: II Kings 4:1 - 37 (continued on page 2) BULLETIN November, 2016 Tishrei-Chesvan, 5777 1424 W. 183rd St. Homewood IL 60430 (708) 799-4110 Fax (708) 799-5340 E-mail: offi[email protected] Website: www.bybs.org President’s Message
Transcript
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One thing I hate to do is wake up early….that
is….except on Saturday morning. Well, I still
do not like waking up, but I do look forward to
going to Saturday morning
services. Services? How can
this be?? For many, I suspect
that going to services is not
their thing. But for those of us
who go, we truly like it for
many reasons.
1. There are no bells and whistles in the chapel.
There is no sound system, and don't need it.
The room is small and intimate or hamish. We
walk in, greet one another, maybe a few will go
in to help Ernie pour wine. The remainder of us
chit-chat, talk about the weather, the news, not
in cliques, we talk as a whole.
We do an entire service, often lay-led,
sometimes by one of our rabbis. We feel
comfortable shaping it any way we like. We
are very casual, and (funny) comments have
been known to slip out in the midst.
3. Lots of singing goes on at each service, and
sometimes many of us are
shaking, dinging, or tapping a
rhythm instrument.
4. Most weeks we have a brilliant interactive
Torah ritual. Volunteers prepare and read
Torah each week……not a lot, just three or four
lines. And many who read give a d'var torah,
in other words, talking a little bit about the
portion. You should hear Chuck's d'var torahs.
We always tell him he should write a book or
teach a class here.
(continued on page 2)
Schedule of Services –
November, 2016 Friday, November 4, 7:00 pm
Family Shabbat Service & Kristallnacht Observance
Speaker: Marianne Dreyfus
Youth & Adult Choirs
Saturday, November 5 10:15 am
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion: No’ach
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5
Friday, November 11, 7:30 pm
Shabbat Service
Saturday, November 12, 10:15 am
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion: Lech-Lecha
Genesis 12:1 – 17:27
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16
Friday, November 18, 7:30 pm
TAS Men’s Club Veterans’ Day
Dinner 6:00 pm
& Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
No Service at BYBS
Saturday, November 19, 10:15 am
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion: Vayera
Genesis 18:1 – 22:24
Haftarah: II Kings 4:1 - 37
(continued on page 2)
BULLETIN November, 2016
Tishrei-Chesvan, 5777
1424 W. 183rd St. Homewood IL 60430 (708) 799-4110 Fax (708) 799-5340
that would be terrific. If you can fill in once and a
while, that would be great too. If you need any
more info or can drive, call Laura Eisenwasser at
798-7915.
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High Holy Day Speech Given by All
Three Congregational Presidents
I spoke at this time last year about the
future of our community. At that time, a small
group of people composed of leaders from all
three congregations had been meeting for
about a year, discussing our strengths,
weaknesses, and plans for the future. Our
boards of directors all had given their approval
of our conversations. Shortly after the
holidays last year, we held focus groups to
hear from all of you what you thought about
plans for the south suburban Jewish
community. We then reported to you, in a
letter, how the focus groups had gone and
what themes had emerged.
Since then, with the approval of the
boards of directors, we have continued to meet
and plan for our future. We call ourselves the
steering committee, and we have met
numerous times.
We created two important sub-
committees, each composed of steering
committee members and additional
knowledgeable members of our community.
One committee looked at building and financial
options. They obtained appraisals of the two
synagogue buildings and shared all of our
financial information, including budgets,
assets, and liabilities. They ran detailed
financial projections based on several different
scenarios. Believe me, there were more
spreadsheets and balance sheets and budgets
and every other kind of sheet filled with
numbers than you can imagine!
The other committee, the unity
committee, focused on bringing our community
closer together. The result of that committee's
work is the joint high holiday services that
were held at Temple Anshe Sholom. This took
much hard work over the past five or six
months. The unity committee, along with the
ritual committees, worked tirelessly to make
these joint services with a joint choir
happen. In addition, the three boards held a
successful joint breakfast to meet board
members from the other congregations. The
three congregations now publicize events for
each other and have held more services
together and have created more joint
(continued on page 4)
(continued from page 2)
Saturday, December 24 10:15 am
Shabbat Service (light 1st Chanukah Candle in the evening)
Torah Portion: Vayeshev
Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
Haftarah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8
Tuesday, December 27, 7:00 pm
BYBS/CAE Chanukah Dinner and
Candle lighting
Friday, December 30, 7:30 pm
Shabbat Service and Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Saturday, December 31, 10:15 am
Torah Portion: Miketz
Genesis 41:1 – 44:17
Haftarah: Zecharia 4:1 - 7
Save the Date! Israeli Film Festival
Sunday November 20,2016
JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival in partnership with the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema presents two films
with facilitated discussion 4:00 – 9:00 pm
Prairie State College Auditorium 202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL For more information call Ilene Uhlmann, 224-406-9233. This program is fully funded thanks to the generosity of the Federation of Metropolitan Chicago A Partner with the Jewish United Fund in serving our community
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programming. We have also noticed that
members of all three congregations mix a lot
at joint events. This is a good thing!
Last month, after much discussion, we
took a memorandum of understanding to our
boards for approval. The memorandum, for
the first time, used the word “merger”, which
is what we are proposing. Some of you will
respond to this idea with a loud, “Well, it's
about time”, and others of you will respond
with a, “No way!” We think it is an idea
whose time has come. We are a small
community, and operating three synagogues
at this time makes less and less sense. A
merger will allow us to use our volunteer pool
in the most efficient way by having one set of
officers and one board, rather than trying to
find enough executives and board members to
fill three sets of executive board positions and
three boards. We will be able to have one
calendar and program together
completely. We will be able to maintain both
reform and conservative practice, as well as
have a kosher kitchen for those who need it
and a kosher style kitchen for those who
prefer that. Eventually there will be the
economy of maintaining and running only one
building and the synergy created by our all
sharing that building.
The biggest issues that face us are the
building and governance. As to the building,
as we know from the focus groups, and from
everything we heard before and after, each of
the landed congregations would like to remain
in its own building. Am Echad, while obviously
less attached to the building, now has been in
the BYBS building for 3 years and is
comfortable there. The facility and finance
committee, which I mentioned before, found
that either building would meet our
community’s needs, but the TAS building, not
surprisingly, is both more valuable and also
much more costly to run. There is also the
option of the JCC, which seems like a good
place for the community to unite without the
emotional element of asking only one
congregation to sell its building. In late winter,
we approached the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Chicago, which owns the JCC
building, to see if that is an option. We heard
back from them in August, and the answer is (continued in next column)
“maybe”. While the Federation is not generally
in the business of being a landlord to
synagogues, they do understand our
community’s situation, and hopefully we will
hear from them in the next few weeks as to
whether the JCC is a realistic option for us.
A merged congregation here in the south
suburbs will also face the issue of clergy, but to
be honest, this is an issue that should not
worry us unduly. Our community is fortunate to
have two beloved rabbis to whom we turn in
times of both happiness and sorrow. Their
wisdom supports us in so many ways.
While less weighty than the other issues,
we will have to pick a name for our new
congregation. Just like naming a new baby, we
will want to choose a good one. But obviously
the success of a merger does not ride on a
name, and we are confident that the new board
will make an appropriate and meaningful
choice.
As always, we need to discuss the next
steps and a time frame. We have been talking
for over 2 years. Now is the time to act. In the
next couple of months, we will finalize a letter
of commitment that we hope all three boards
can and will approve, and then we will bring the
merger to a congregational vote. We hope you
will all see the wisdom and necessity of a
merger and vote in favor of it. After that,
assuming the merger is approved, we will
continue our work toward becoming one
congregation, with a goal of June of 2017 for
the official merger. June of 2017 isn't that far
away, and we have a lot of work to do. Let’s
get to it!
I conclude by restating what we heard in
our focus groups of last year, and this is
something we need to remind ourselves about,
particularly when the going gets tough. In the
end, most members of our affiliated south
suburban Jewish community have said they
could accept almost any option that will help
guarantee the existence and stability of our
community as a whole. We are strong, we are
flexible, and we all care about our community. I
remind each and every one of us: each of us
may not get everything we want, but together
we can work collectively to achieve our most
important goal of maintaining our special
Jewish community for years to come. That is
our goal, and that is our future. May we go
from strength to strength! L’shana tovah
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Beit AmiChai This is is always such a
wonderful and busy time of
the year as we celebrate some of the most
meaningful and joyous holidays.
On September 25th our students
had the opportunity to participate with
Louisa Hext and the Forgiveness program.
This was such a great way to enter into
the high holiday period.
Our Hebrew School students have
been busy preparing for the Erev
Sukkot and Simchat Torah services. They
have been putting forth great
effort and it really has showed in their
ability to go up to the Bima and read their
prayers so well and with such confidence.
We look forward to some of our
students and our youth choir participating
in the Kristallnacht service on Friday,
November 4th at 7:00 p.m. at BYBS.
Mindy Miller
Sisterhood Happenings
Our small congregation had the
opportunity to send 9 of our members to the
WRJ Midwest District convention in Downers
Grove this past weekend. Several of them
played an active role in the planning of the
convention. Judy Lohr-Safcik was the chair
for the Rhoda Hauptman award. Penny
Shnay chaired the Women of Valor award.
Donelle Macey co-chaired the volunteers.
Gayle Weil led a session on Volunteers.
Carole Fefferman, Carol Zucker, Harlene and
Sara Friedman and Susan Bayer volunteered
for other jobs.
At the convention, members
of the executive and board were
installed. Congratulations to Judy Lohr-
Safcik and Carole Fefferman who are new
members of the Executive Board as Area
Directors for Greater Illinois/Northwest
Indiana. Gayle Weil will serve on the WRJ
Midwest board with the portfolio of WRJ
Affiliates. Donelle Macey is the chair for
Kallah at OSRUI in April. Penny Shnay will
serve on the board as Historian.
Congratulations to one and all.
We are looking forward to our Gently Used
Jewelry Sale December 4. We will also have
our Gift Shop sale on the same day. Check
this bulletin for details.
Donelle
The 2016-2017 Beit AmiChai students with
Rabbis Caplan and Harari on the first day of
Sunday School.
Save the Date: Next downtown Shabbat
Friday, December 9
at the home of Anita Shore and Stanley Dreyfuss
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Holiday Greetings
Barry & Susan Bayer
Cathy Burnett, Nacho Tejeda & Family
Gayla & Joel Cahan
Rabbi Ellen & Dr. James Dreyfus
Deedee DuBrow & Family
Ramona & Phil Engelberg
Walter & Gretchen Falk
Irwin & Harlene Friedman
Ruth & Sherman Friedman
Sue Garb
Rabbi Carmit Harari
Susan Johnson
Eila & Doug Koltun
Marcia Lippert
Allan Lohn & Joan Brazzale
Sharon & Henry Lorsch
Donelle Macey
Gae & Jim Mollin
Bonnie Mosbacher
Micah & David Rader
Judy Lohr-Safcik
Pearl Saleh & Family
Diane & Rick Schwab
Barb & Gary Schwarz & Family
Penny & Jerry Shnay
Beverly & Edwin Sokol
Louise Stein
Celia-Ann & Pam Toll
Jodie & Jeff Virene & Family
Allen & Cheryl Warshaw
Gayle & Norman Weil & Family
Diane Wolf
Rabbi Leo & Helen Wolkow
Lee & Sol Yates
All That Glitters BYBS Sisterhood
Gently Used Jewelry Sale Sunday, December 4, 2016
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
We need your GENTLY USED/New Costume jewelry! Vintage is very desirable. So clean out your drawers and closets and donate your no longer worn or wanted treasures. We’ll take women’s and men’s items. You can drop your donations off until November 21 at the temple office or call Ruth Friedman at 708-799-2098 or
Susan Bayer at 708-798-6496 to arrange for pickup, for more information, or to join our committee for this truly, unique fundraising event.
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Family News
Speedy Recovery
Jan Byrd, Bob Eisenstein, Adael Madrigal, Ruth Ratowitz, Nancy Schneider, Larry Simon, Louise Stein, Sol Yates
Mazel Tov
Mazel tov to David and Fawn Gottlieb on the marriage of their daughter Shira to Dave Hampton.
November Anniversaries
11/11 Cathy & Ignacio Tejeda Burnett
11/19 Ernest & Ruth Ratowitz
November Birthdays
11/4 Sol Yates
11/8 David Rubin
11/ 9 Gayle Weil
11/11 Sidney Barch
11/13 Celia-AnnToll
11/13 Marilyn Ruche
11/15 Marjorie Proctor
11/16 Adam Dreyfuss
11/21 Bonnie Mosbacher
11/24 Iris Napoleon
11/25 Stewart Lipman
11/27 Rosalind Gray
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: “MOVIES AT BYBS”
“A Borrowed Identity” Sunday, January 8, 2017
doors open at 2:30pm; MOVIE AT 3:00pm; $10 per person; REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
Discussion with Suzanne Patterson
Gifted Eyad, a Palestinian Israeli boy, is given the chance to go to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in
Jerusalem. As he desperately tries to fit in with his Jewish schoolmates and within Israeli society, Eyad
develops a friendship with another outsider, Jonathan, a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy, and
gradually becomes part of the home Jonathan shares with his mother, Edna.
Open to the community. Walk-ins welcome.
RSVP/pay ahead of time [see below] or at the door.
Name __________________________ phone # ______________ Number of tickets at $10.00 each: _____________
Send to B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, 1424 W. 183rd St., Homewood, IL 60430
USCJ SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE Rabbi David Ebstein Sunday, November 6
at Congregation Am Echad 1424 W 183rd Street, Homewood
Refreshments 1:30 pm, talk at 2 pm
TOPIC: Under the Knife (Intifada): The Desire for Revenge, A Measured Response to Unforgivable Acts of Cruelty (Psalm 94:1; Bereishit Rabbah 49:8)
We don't think of ourselves as a vengeful nation. Is revenge in our hands or the hands of God? Explore the depth and
breadth of what Jewish tradition and sources and Israel's leadership has to say about vengeance. A good topic after
our JUF mini-grant after our weekend of Forgiveness.
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Alfred Goodman Ida Hellerman David Henry Mary Hochberger Fred Kaiser Hedwig Kamberg Leonard Kessler Goldie Leventhal Jacob M. Leventhal Elsa Benningson Lippel Elizabeth Nussbaum Ruth Robinson Milton Rosenberg Celeste Safcik Juanita Tejeda
11/18/2016 Fannie Gerber Altman Bertha Brin Nathan Cohen Carol Sue Farmer Abraham Fefferman Charles Fiterman Maurice Forkash Rita Fiterman Friedell Ida Frohman Stella Gelman Belle Glassman Morris Goldberg Albert P. Harris Charles Hellerman Allen Leibowitz Dr. Percy Lightman Fae Adele Lohn Chester Majewski
November Yahrzeits
BYBS Funeral Plan
BYBS has a funeral plan with Chicago Jewish Funerals, which is available for members and
their immediate families at their option. To select this plan, simply call Chicago Jewish Funerals
at 847-229-8822 and tell them that you are a B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom member. They will
handle all the details. The plan includes professional services of funeral director and staff,
custodial and general care of remains, the option of a tahara (the traditional Jewish
preparation of the body) a hearse/graveside transfer vehicle, staff and equipment for chapel
and a graveside or synagogue service. Merchandise includes a simple, dignified semi-oval
traditional casket of dark stained wood, muslin shroud (optional, not mandatory), register
book, shiva and yizkor candle, kriah ribbons, service folders, use of prayer books, kipot and 50
standard acknowledgement cards. The funeral price is $5,850. For further details, call the
Temple office or Chicago Jewish Funerals. The plan is offered as a convenience for members
and their families at a time of stress, but there is no obligation to use it. If you wish to observe
a Yahrzeit, please send the name and secular or Hebrew date to Cathy at the Temple Office.
Shirley Ruth Mandell Robert J. Mayer Sidney H. Navid Frieda Paper Morris Perlman Bess Proctor Celia Proctor Sadie Brander Stein Kenneth Sussan Eliezer Toval Julie J. Wecker Irving Weinberg Amelia Woolf
11/25/2016 Jack Barshay Augusta Blum Rosie Eisen Shirley Fefferman Milton (Mickey) Freidin Eric Geller Monica Hesky Jack Hornstein Edythe Kaplan Larry Klein Sadie Dorothy Krulee Al Levy Jack Pelzner Debbie Perlman Leo Schwarz Benjamin Silver Barbara Silverman Genevieve Sosin Minna Speier Frederic Stein
11/4/2016 Theo Adler Isidor Altman Jacob Altmann David Bardige Josef Biederman Minne Blumstein Frances Bransky Nathan Brin Melissa Carrier Harry P. Cohen Molly Fefferman Dr. John Fox Mathilde Frisch Ester Frishberg Emanuel Marcado Jacki Marcus Meyer Marcus Alice Mosbacher Norton Rosenbaum Gerald Silver
11/11/2016 Sara Adler Israel Beber Frieda (Fromma) Behr Solomon Blum George Chapman Robert Feigenbaum Bess Friedheim Steven Mark Friedheim Michael D. Gitlitz
Martin Stelzer Toby Reznick Sussan Kurt Uhlmann Alvin Vinik Michael Edward Warady Samuel J. Yochelson
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Chanukah Gift Cards are on Sale Now!
Scrip gift cards are coming back in time for Chanukah! The cards make great gifts for Chanukah and any time. And it's always nice to have a few on hand for those unexpected gifts you need right away. You might want to use the cards yourself for routine purchases such as groceries and gasoline.
“Scrip” is the name given to gift cards and certificates provided from local and national retailers. They are the same gift cards available in stores. Retailers including Wal-Mart, Jewel, , Mariano’s, JC Penney, Kohls, Best Buy, Shell, Speedway, Starbucks, The Home
Depot and Subway all participate in the scrip program, along with hundreds of others.
Purchase cards for the vendors you and your friends and family use, and support the Temple. How can these retailers help us raise money? It’s simple . . . partnered vendors agree to sell gift cards to our temple at a discount. You buy the gift cards at full face value and the temple keeps the difference as profit. NO SELLING INVOLVED! But feel free to extend this opportunity to your friends and co-workers. Buy a gift card via the temple’s scrip program and give two presents at one time. A portion of the face value of each card you buy goes directly to BYBS!
We are taking orders now for pick up at the temple on Sunday, December 4 between 9:30AM and 12:00PM or from the office during business hours that week. That’s the same day as our Chanukah Bazaar and Gently Used Jewelry Sale so you can buy other Chanukah gifts when you pick up your order.
The order form is attached to this bulletin and is also available to be printed from our web site or pick up in the temple lobby. In the event that a vendor offers multiple denominations of a gift card for a single entry in the form, please circle the desired denomination. Enter the total purchase price for each vendor in the ‘Amount’ column, we’ll figure out how many cards you’re requesting. The ‘Disc’ column indicates the percentage of each purchase that goes to BYBS. Return your order with a check made out to the Temple by November 25. Absolutely no orders will be accepted after that date! Please mark your envelope ATTN: SCRIP.
Manna Express Order Form Participant: Date: Total:As of 10/13/2016
Disc Amount Disc Amount Disc Amount
Ace Hardware $25, $100 4.0 Fannie May $10, $20 24.0 Oriental Trading $25 9.0Adidas $25 14.0 Finish Line $25 10.0 Outback $25, $50, $100 8.0Aeropostale $25 8.0 Foot Locker $25 8.0 Overstock.com $25 9.0Amazon $10, $25, $50, $100 3.0 Fossil $25, $100 NEW 12.0 P.F. Chang's $25 8.0AMC Theatres $10, $25 8.0 Fuddruckers $25 8.0 Panda Express $25 8.0American Eagle $25 9.0 GameStop $25 3.0 Panera Bread $5, $10, $25 9.0American Express $50,$100,$250 1.5 Garden Fresh Market $20 4.0 Papa John's Pizza $10 8.0American Girl $25, $100 9.0 Gino's East $10 9.0 Payless ShoeSource $10, $25 13.0Angelo Caputo's $25, $100 3.0 GNC $25 8.0 Petco $25 5.0Applebee's $10, $25 8.0 Golf Galaxy $50 5.0 Pete's Fresh Market $20 4.0Arby's $10 8.0 Golfsmith $25 9.0 PetSmart $25 4.0Arco $50 1.5 Goodrich Quality Theaters $10 4.0 Pier 1 Imports $25 9.0Auto Zone $25 7.0 Gordman's $25 9.0 Pinkberry $10 NEW 7.0Avis $50 5.0 Gordon Food Service $25, $100 3.0 Pizza Hut $10, $25 8.0Bakers Square $25 13.0 Great American Bagel $5 8.0 Plato's Closet $25 8.0Barnes & Noble $5, $10, $25 9.0 Great Harvest Bread $10 7.0 Qdoba Mexican Grill $25 7.0Bass Pro Shops $25, $100 9.0 Groupon $25 BONUS 10.0 Quiznos $10 9.0Bath&BodyWorks $10 ,$25 BONUS 19.0 Guitar Center $25 5.0 Red Robin $10, $25 BONUS 11.0BedBath&Beyond $25,$100 6.0 Gymboree $25 13.0 Regal Entertainment $25 9.0Best Buy $25, $100 3.0 Hair Cuttery $10, $25 8.0 Regis Salons $25 8.0Boston Market $10, $25 13.0 Hallmark Gold Crown $25 4.0 REI $25, $100 9.0BP Gas $50, $100 1.5 Hard Rock Cafe $25 8.0 Restaurant.com $25 30.0Brio Tuscan Grill $25 12.0 Heinen's Grocery Store $25 NEW 4.0 Rock Bottom Brewery $25 6.0Brookstone $25 14.0 Heinen's Grocery Store $50 NEW 4.0 Rocky Mtn Chocolate $10 12.0Buca di Beppo $25 9.0 Home Depot $25, $100, $500 4.0 Ross Dress for Less $25 8.0Buckle $25 8.0 Home Run Inn $25 19.0 Ruth's Chris Steak $25, $100 9.0Budget $50 8.0 Home Shopping Network $25 9.0 Safeway $25, $50, $100 4.0Buffalo Wild Wings $25 7.0 HoneyBaked $25 9.0 Saks Off Fifth $50 NEW 13.0BuildABear$25 ADDED VALUE 8.0 Houlihan's $25 8.0 Sally Beauty Supply $25 14.0Buona $10, $100 8.0 Hyatt $25, $100, $500 8.0 Sears $25, $100, $250 4.0Burger King $10 4.0 IHOP $25 8.0 Sephora $25 5.0Burlington $25 8.0 iTunes $10, $15, $25 3.0 Shell $25, $50, $100 3.0Cabela's $25, $100 11.0 J.Crew $25 12.0 Shoe Carnival $25 4.0CaliforniaPizzaKitchen$25BONUS 13.0 Jack In The Box $15 6.0 Shutterfly $25 9.0Carson's $25, $100 9.0 JCPenney $25, $100 5.0 Six Flags/Gr America $46 BONUS 49.0Cheesecake Factory $25 5.0 Jewel Osco $25, $50,$100 4.0 Smashburger $10 9.0Chevron $50, $100, $250 1.5 Jiffy Lube $25 9.0 Spa&WellnessGiftCard $25 14.0Chili's $25, $100 11.0 JoAnn Fabric & Craft Store $25 6.0 Speedway $25, $50, $100 4.0Chipotle $10, $25 11.0 Journeys $25 9.0 Staples $25, $100 5.0Choice Hotels $25, $100 4.0 Kmart $25, $50 4.0 Starbucks $5,$10,$25,$50,$100 7.0Chuck E Cheese's $10 8.0 Kohl's $25, $50, $100 4.0 Steak 'n Shake $10 8.0Cinemark Theatres $9 9.0 L.L.Bean $25 or $100 18.0 Stein Mart $25 8.0Circle K $50, $100 1.5 Landry's $25, $100 BONUS 11.0 Subway $5, $10, $25, $100 3.0Claire's $10 9.0 Lands' End $25, $100 14.0 Super Cuts $25 9.0Classic Cinemas $10 9.0 Lane Bryant $25 8.0 T.G.I. 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Zappos $25, $100 8.0
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B’NAI YEHUDA BETH SHOLOM
PROUDLY PRESENTS
THEIR SECOND ANNUAL
CHANUKAH BAZAAR
Sunday, December 4, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 P.M.
We have all of your Chanukah needs: gifts for kids, mom and dad, brothers and sisters, and teachers. Candles, menorahs, drip trays, toys, games, dreidels, Chanukah cards, wrapping paper and gift bags, purses and wallets, lotions, necklaces, scarves and much more!
Be sure to shop the BYBS Chanukah Bazaar on Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 10am to 2pm
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ISHMAEL AND ISAAC:
A Concert of Arabic and Jewish Music and Poetry from Traditional
to Contemporary Times
Sunday, November 27th at 1:30 pm at
B'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom
1424 W. 183rd St. in Homewood
The concert will feature Ronnie Malley, an acclaimed Palestinian-
American musician and composer and Yuri Lane, a multi-faceted
Jewish-American artist.
Ronnie Malley currently teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music, conducts Arabic music
workshops for Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago’s Startalk camp, composes
and records for various film projects, as well as performs and tours with multiple music groups.
Yuri Lane co-created “From Tel Aviv to Ramallah”, a hip-hop play that tackles the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict and has recently performed MeTube which is a personal journey through
the world of YouTube celebrity that confronts issues of authenticity, originality, and self-image
through beatbox and live video.
Admission is free and open to the public.
This program is sponsored by the Lobshen Fund.
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"Jew on the Bayou" The Cottoncrest Curse and the Intriguing History Behind It
A presentation by
Michael H. Rubin
Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 7:00 P.M.
at Temple Anshe Sholom
“The Cottoncrest Curse,” which was lauded as the “Book of the Year” at the 2015 American Library Association’s annual conference, was named the best thriller and suspense novel published by an independent or university press.
The novel takes an unstinting look at the intersection of racial and religious prejudice in the American South in the context of a page-turning, historically-accurate thriller that covers 100 years of American history, from the internecine Civil War struggles to Civil Rights era freedom fighters. The novel deals with the French Code Noir, the French “slave code” that was the law from the Gulf Coast to Canada in the area that later became the Louisiana Purchase.
A key plot point of the novel involves the true historical facts underpinning the case of Plessy v. Ferguson and the pivotal role played by Louis Martinet, a black New Orleans lawyer who brought the case in an effort to vindicate the rights of African Americans under the 14th Amendment. The odious ramifications of the Plessy case were not overturned until Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, and many would argue that its deleterious effects are still felt today.
Mike Rubin’s unique, fast-paced multimedia presentation on the “history behind the mystery” of the novel deals with all of these issues in depth and touches on the horrendous racial classifications that used to exist, as well as the historic relationship between the black and Jewish communities. It will also discuss the ties between Chicago and the underground railroad. A nationally known legal ethicist and appellate attorney, Rubin employs a combination of scholarship and humor to reach audiences of all ages, from middle schoolers to senior citizens. He has given over 400 presentations throughout the United States, Canada, and England.
Rubin’s talk, which provides a jumping off point for discussing both black-white relations and religious intolerance, and will be held at Temple Anshe Sholom, 20820 Western Avenue, Olympia Fields, IL 60461, on November 3, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Parking is readily available. This thought-provoking multimedia presentation is free and open to the public.
A Partner with the Jewish United Fund in Serving our Community
All programs are free and open to the public.
Michael H. Rubin is a former professional jazz pianist who has played in the New Orleans French Quarter, a former radio and television announcer, a nationally-known speaker and humorist who has given over 400 presentations throughout the country, and a full-time practicing attorney who
helps manage a law firm with offices from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.
WW
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13th Don’t miss this unique & exciting Interfaith
experience!
PRE-REGISTRATION & TICKETS REQUIRED! Tickets on sale until Nov 2nd – $20 per person
Tickets not sold at the door. Must be purchased through your Place of Worship. Seats are limited so get your tickets right away!
DATE: Sunday, November 13, 2016 TIME: 5:30pm – Registration / 6:00 - 8:00pm – Program PLACE: Mosque Foundation at The Zakat Foundation Unity Center
SWIFT is a Non-Profit Organization made up of synagogues, churches & mosques located in the South & South-West suburbs of Chicago.
