JOLIET JEWISH CONGREGATION The Jewish Bulletin
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May 18, 2018………….7:50pm May 25, 2018………….7:56pm June 1, 2018…………..8:02pm Friday Evening Services May 18, 2018………….7:00pm May 25, 2018………….7:00pm June 1, 2018…………..NO SERVICES
SCHEDULED
Shabbat Morning Services - 9:00am
May 19, 2018
Torah portion of the week…..Bemidbar
Numbers 1:1-4:20
Haftorah portion of the week…..Hosea
2:1-22
May 26, 2018
Torah portion of the week…..Naso
Numbers 4:21-7:89
Haftorah portion of the week…..Judges
12:2-25
June 2, 2018
Torah portion of the week…..Behaalosecha
Numbers 8:1-12:16
Haftorah portion of the week…..Zechariah
2:14-4:7
From the Rabbi’s Study
And so the United States embassy in Israel is now lo-
cated in Jerusalem. From my standpoint it’s about
time! When Israel became an independent nation in
1948, The United States was the first among the na-
tions of the free world to formally recognize the Jewish
State but our embassy was to be located in Tel Aviv for
“safety.” Other countries wishing to install an embassy
in Israel followed the U.S. move and located their em-
bassies in Tel Aviv as well.
Since the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, we have
agreed to move our embassy to Jerusalem but nothing
has ever come of these agreements until now. The
United States has always located their embassies in
the capitals of other countries. Why was Israel singled
out to be different? Was there a question as to Jeru-
salem’s capital status? Was it for “security?” Did we
knuckle under to pressure put upon us by the Arab
countries surrounding the new country? I have no
definitive answer to any of these questions but it was
likely a combination of all these and several other fac-
tors.
So now the United States is forging a new approach to
policies of Israel and the Middle East and as much as I
hate to admit it, President Trump gets an ‘atta boy’
from me for standing up to pressure from the Arabs
and doing the right thing. The biggest political bully in
the sandbox has accomplished something good for
both Israel and the United States. He successfully did
what no other United States leader over the last 70
years could do - he moved our embassy to the estab-
lished capital of the only free nation in the Middle East.
The Hamas protests in Gaza and elsewhere sadden me
a great deal. The loss of life in these actions are awful
and I pray the Arab communities in the Middle East will
cease their shouting and rock throwing and instead
agree to finally come to a peace table and work hard
to settle their issues with their own people and with
Israel. Because of runaway graft and gross misman-
May 15, 2018 1 Sivan 5778
Mark Turk President
Charles Rubovits Rabbi
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agement, the Palestinian societies are no further
ahead then they were when the partition was first
created. This is not Israel’s fault. The fault lies di-
rectly at the feet of the Palestinian leadership. Israel
has progressed and has become a recognized world
power while most of the Palestinians languish close to
poverty in a country that is not really a country.
It is going to take a great deal of patience and hard
work to create a peaceful Middle East but it can be
done. If Trump can get North Korea to change its
ways and agree to live in peace with South Korea and
the rest of its neighbors, a viable peace settlement in
the Middle East can surely by accomplished. Maybe
our current President can bully the Middle East antag-
onists to the table and create a new lasting peace. I
pray that will happen in our time soon.
Rabbi Rubovits
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
The “Little Bit of This & Little Bit of That” Sabbath
dinner was a great success and next year it may
come back again.
The picnic is coming and we need RSVP’s so we have
not too little & not too much food. So please call the
office and give them a count, if you’re hopefully join-
ing us. It’s always a great time, so please come and
join us; it’s good food, fun, and it’s free!!
We just enjoyed Mother’s Day and hopefully all en-
joyed. We wish all mothers our best and thank them
for their sacrifices, their mentoring, and their patience
and love.
Proverbs states “Instruct a wise man, and he will
grow wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will gain
in learning”. Lunch & Learn, Sunday School Isn’t Just
for Children, and our Current Events Discussion Group
help lead us to be more righteous and instill
knowledge to help us grow. So please mark them on
your calendar. You will enjoy and learn.
Mark Turk
NOTES We need your eyes and ears. If you know a
congregant is ill, in the hospital, or nursing home,
please let the office know.
Please join us on Friday, May 18th
for Dairy Potluck at 6:00 PM fol-
lowed by services at 7:00 PM.
Please RSVP to the office.
Join us on Thursdays at Noon for 90 minutes of lunch
& Torah study. Rabbi will review and discuss the up-
coming Torah portion of the week so come prepared to
learn something new and exciting! Cost—$5 per week.
The Hadassah Book Club will meet on Thursday, June
21st at the home of Marilyn MacFarlane at 7:00 PM.
The novel’s title is Killing Season by Faye Kellerman.
An electrifying crime novel of suspense as a young
man’s obsessive investigation into his sister’s death
draws him into the path of a serial killer. Book bag
copies are available to be picked up from the office.
SUMMER SERVICE SCHEDULE No Friday Evening Services are scheduled
for June, July and August. Please join us for
Saturday morning services at 9:00 AM.
CEMETERY
We will be placing silk flower bouquets on graves at
Mt. Moriah just prior to Memorial Day. Show your re-
spect and send in your form or call Beth at 815-741-
4600 to get it started.
SHAVUOT SERVICES MINI-LUNCHEON
DISCUSSION: THE BOOK OF RUTH
SUNDAY, MAY 20 SERVICES: 9:00 AM
YIZKOR: 10:30 AM (approx.) LUNCHEON & DISCUSSION FOL-
LOWING SERVICES
Shavuot celebrates receiving the 10 Command-ments and the Torah from Gd at Mt. Si-nai. Please make plans to attend this very im-portant and beautiful holiday service and re-main with us for a mini-luncheon sponsored by Ros Horwitz and Michelle Rubovits.
The Book of Ruth is a beautiful story of conver-sion to Judaism and a life of fulfillment and love. Be sure to join in with us after Shavuot Services.
CONGREGATION PICNIC ...will be held on Sunday, June 3st beginning at
11:00 AM at Inwood Park Picnic Grounds (Small
Pavilion) - 3200 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.
All food & drink will be provided (no alcoholic
beverages are allowed in the park).
Bring bats, balls, Frisbees, etc.
Bring lawn chairs & blankets.
Please call the office 815-741-4600 or email us at
[email protected] to RSVP.
HAPPY DAY TREE OF LIFE Now is the time with graduations, job ap-
pointments, and even weddings and births. Honor
these people with a leaf. The cost is only $250.00 -
act now. Call 815-741-4600 for more information.
CIRCLE OF REMEMBRANCE Honor your loved ones with a circle on the Circle of
Remembrance plaque. $250.00 can make it happen.
Call Mark at 815-922-4065.
SCRIP A new order form will be
included in the next news-
letter.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS Joliet Jewish Congregation
collects inkjet/laser cartridges & cell
phones to recycle. Please drop
them off at the office.
We have a newspaper/
magazine recycling container at the
Campbell Street entrance.
Thanks to all who help sup-
port these recycling efforts.
HELP THE JOLIET NOON LIONS Please bring in pop top tabs, old
keys, glasses and hearing aids and
leave in the office.
Help the Lions help those in need.
Yahrzeits (Week of May 13-19)
Mark Turk 28 Iyar May 13
Mark Horwitz 3 Sivan May 17
(Week of May 20-26)
Judy Krockey 9 Sivan May 23
Kimberly Floss 10 Sivan May 24
Kimberly Floss 10 Sivan May 24
Michael Block 12 Sivan May 25
(Week of May 27-June 2)
Kay Resis 15 Sivan May 28
Paul Beaver 15 Sivan May 28
Adeline Ordman 18 Sivan May 31
Jim Kaplan 19 Sivan June 2
Mary Ellen Hillman 19 Sivan June 2
The Yahrzeit light is lot on the evening before
the date noted above.
Yahrzeit lights will be lit on our Memorial Tablets
in memory of:
Week of May 13-19: Abe Schreibman,
Ben Greenberg, Ed Berest, Mrs. Max Goldberg,
Etta Lipman, Harry Silverbrand, Amalia Blum,
Jeanette Horwitz, Theresa Sohn, Samuel Sea-
man
Week of May 20-26: Edward Barkin, Mil-
ton S. Lewis, Mrs. Lena Doppelt, Edwin J.
Buczek, Samuel Trackman, Martin Lewis, Ruth
Balch Cohen, Louis Doppelt, Mrs. Theresa Mayer
Block,
Week of May 27-June 2: Armin Wollak,
Mrs. Lillian Roth, Mrs. Marion Marks Rubens,
Sylvia Beaver, Max Aronson, Mrs. Anne Gerry,
Mrs. Blanche Starkman, Edith Hillman
Hattie & Harry Brown
Happy Day Fund
None
Hattie & Harry Brown
Memorial Fund
In Memory of Mrs. Ann Sklut
Mr. Bruce Sklut
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