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Rabbi’s Message

On May 5, about an hour before the official e-mail came out, my phone began to light up and buzz. I walked out of the social hall and into the hallway, and I saw the group text message: “Did

you hear that Aaron Panken was killed in a plane crash today? Tragic and unbelievable.” And I responded: “What?!” I was then, as I am still now, in disbelief. I just saw Aaron at the CCAR conference in March.

“Are we sure it’s him? Could it be some other Aaron Panken?” I asked, hoping against hope that the name had more than one bearer. Alas, it was that Aaron Panken. Baruch Dayan HaEmet; blessed be the judge of truth. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, PhD, was among the sweetest, kindest, and most generous people that I had the pleasure of meeting during my time as a student at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. But, my relationship with Aaron started even a bit earlier than that, in the fall of 2002. I was working at the then fledgling American Hebrew Academy (AHA) in Greensboro, NC, when the Union for Reform Judaism came to town for a regional biennial convention. Like many of my colleagues, I was assigned a shift at the table representing AHA, and so I spent my time talking to participants of the URJ gathering about Jewish boarding school and its advantages. That is, until Rabbi Aaron Panken came up to my table.

BULLETIN Sivan—Tammuz 5778

June, 2018

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Schedule of Services

June, 2018 Friday, June 1, 730pm Shabbat Service Saturday, June 2, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: B’haalot’cha Numbers 8:1—12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14—4:7 Friday, June 8, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, June 9, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Sh’lach L’cha Numbers 13:1—15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1—24 Friday, June 15, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, June 16, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Korach Numbers 16:1—18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14—12:22 Friday, June 22, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, June 23, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Chukat Numbers 19:1—22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1—33 Friday, June 29, 7:30pm Shabbat Service

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Unlike everyone else who had stopped by that day, Rabbi Panken wasn’t as interested in knowing about AHA as he was in knowing about me. I told him my background – daughter of an Israeli Reform rabbi and a Reform Jewish educator, born and raised in Israel and the U.S., a graduate of the Conservative Movement’s Solomon Schechter Day School, with experience in the Reconstructionist and Orthodox communities - and I told him about my interest in becoming a rabbi. With his remarkable and genuine interest, Rabbi Panken listened carefully to my story. And after a half hour or so further conversation, he told me quite naturally that he thought that I was ready to take the plunge, and to apply to rabbinical school at HUC. After a few years of searching for the place in the Jewish world where I fit-in, these words were more than welcome; they were music to my ears. And throughout my time at the college and beyond, Rabbi Panken never forgot me or my story. Coming to know Rabbi Panken as I did over the years, perhaps it was to be expected. At his funeral service just last week, his colleagues delivered eulogies that spoke to the nature of this man, who grew from Rabbi and Professor, to Dean of the New York campus, to President of the Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman called Rabbi Panken “a President waiting to happen, who had a double major in vision and intellect, kindness, and goodness.” And Rabbi David Stern, current President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) shared that the Talmud teaches that “it’s a value for rabbis to show up empty-handed; not so full of mitzvot and values that we forget to remain open to what’s before us. Empty-handed,” he said, “really means open-handed and open-hearted. Rabbi Panken,” he concluded, “held us all, despite showing up

Saturday, July 28, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Va-et’chanan Deuteronomy 3:23—7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1—26

Saturday, June 30, 10:15 am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Balak Numbers 22:2—25-9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6—6:8

July, 2018 Friday, July 6, 7:30 pm Shabbat Service Saturday, July 7 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Pinchas Numbers 25:10—30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1—2:3 Friday, July 13, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, July 14, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: Matot-Mas’ei Numbers 30:2—36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4—28; 3:4 Friday, July 20, 7:30pm Shabbat Service Saturday, July 21, 10:15am Shabbat Service Torah Portion: D’varim Deutoronomy 1:1—3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1—27 Friday, July 27, 10:15 am Shabbat Service

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empty-handed. A John Hopkins Engineer turned rabbi,” he continued, “Aaron was the rarest of breeds: A rabbi who could fix stuff, like a printer cable, like a broken heart…If a bunch of broken hearts can make something whole, then we’re going to try.”

Broken-hearted was most certainly the way that I, and so many, felt at the news of Rabbi Aaron Panken’s tragic death. A mensch and a scholar, Rabbi Panken served the Hebrew Union College and the Reform Movement with passion for more than twenty-five years. It was a true honor and a true pleasure knowing him, and learning from him. As Rabbi Michael White put it: “He was the best of us.” If the Lamed-Vavniks, the thirty-six righteous people who live in each generation, and not even they, themselves know who they are, really do exist, I am certain that Rabbi Aaron Panken was among them. The Jewish world has lost a true visionary, a true scholar, and a true mensch.

Zecher Tzadik Livrachah

May the memory of the righteous forever be for a blessing.

Rabbi Carmit Harari

President’s Message

It’s June, warm weather, pools open, schools close and vacation season starts. Usually activity slows at the temple for the summer, but this summer will be different. There is much work to be done to the interior of the temple to get ready for the High Holidays. Subject to Board approval the Facilities Committee has identified a list of priority projects. They include safety improvements-lighting, new and level flooring and aesthetic and maintenance improvements-taking down old wallpaper and painting in the halls, sanctuary and social hall, removing the old display cases in the foyer and replacing with a sitting area. All of this will be completed in time for the High Holidays.

June is also the month for Father’s Day. Each year my family asks, what would I like for Father’s Day? I think about it and I usually respond, I don’t need anything. I already have everything that I want. All fathers want healthy children, who grow up to be educated and good citizens. Happy and with a healthy family of their own. We want them to be settled, with good careers. We also want grandchildren to play with and spoil and watch them drive their parents crazy, like ours did. I have all of that, which is why I don’t need anything. I am Happy and Fortunate. However, if you really want to buy me something for Father’s Day, I can always use a golf shirt or a pair of shorts. Happy Father’s Day to all and I hope that you also, don’t need anything.

Sherman Friedman

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Donations & Tributes

General Fund Donor In Memory of Richard Stern Rick Schwab

Wendy David Julius David

Leslie Rothschild Jack Brooderson

Irwin Rothschild

Grigoriy & Tat’yana Abramov Samuil Abramov

Susan Johnson Max Hesky

Elena Morone Cadem Algamis

Helene Cox Bertha Chiz

Marilyn Ruche Helen Lang

Vivian & Sandy Stelzer Rose Aisuss

Mike & Ida Anger Ruth Bolotin

Ramona Engelberg Anna Engelberg

Hyman Brown

Rabbi Harari’s Discretionary Fund Donor In Memory of Arnie Bernstein Sheila Jacobson Bernstein

Marilyn Tannebaum Phil Engelberg

Cookie Marks

P.A.D.S. Fund

Donor In Memory of Jill Sevelow & Family Jack Sevelow

Camp Scholarship Fund Donor In Memory of Elizabeth Proctor & John Chiera Marguerite Kessler Marjorie Proctor &

Michael Proctor Joseph Kessler Cathy Burnett & Ignacio Tejeda Les Lawitz Ritual Arts Fund Donor In Memory of David & Ryba Epstein Bernard Epstein

General Fund Proceeds to temple general fund. Marvin Snyder P.A.D.S. Fund Contributions benefit local homeless shelters. Bernie Alpert Prayer Book Fund Prayer books are available for donation for all occasions. If desired, a bookplate will be affixed to each book stating the name of the donor and the occasion. Choir Fund For special choir needs. Library Fund Helps purchase books and equipment for temple libraries. Family Concerns Fund Special funds for emergencies occurring in member families. Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Funds for charitable uses within and outside the congregation at the discretion of the Rabbi. Doris Rosenberg Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund Funds help BYBS children attend Jewish summer camps, especially OSRUI. Brounstein Memorial Capital Improvement Fund To keep the building in good shape. Dan & Joyce Rosenfeldt Memorial Endowment Fund For capital improvements to the temple. Les Lawitz Memorial K’lei Kodesh Ritual Arts Funds Provides monies for the cleaning and repair of the Torah Scrolls and ritual objects. Altman-Stein Education Fund Minimum $10 donation-Augments Hebrew and Sunday School Fees for families who cannot pay tuition.

Sisterhood Tribute Cards

Tribute cards are an economical and attractive fundraiser for Sisterhood. Cards are sent with personal message to honor

friends or family on memorable occasions.

Cards are sent by contacting Carol Zucker

at 708-769-6954 in the evening or on

weekends. Please include your message

(and occasion), the recipient, and your

name for acknowledgement. Send your

check (minimum $5.50 per card), payable

to BYBS Sisterhood, 460 Gail Lane,

Chicago Heights, IL 60411 .

Cards are available for purchase in

packets of 5 with envelopes for $25 plus

$1.40 for postage, or phone Carol for

pickup at the temple office.

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Sisterhood Tributes

To Carolyn and Brian Zakem in honor of their new grandson from the Sisterhood Board

To Mona Engelberg in memory of Phil from Judy Lohr-Safcik

In memory of Rebecca Gabovitch from Jan Heiss

In memory of Dorothy Ascher from Margo Rannels

Sisterhood News

Summer is here and things are heating up. Sisterhood had another remarkable year. We provided sweets and set up our Onegs on Friday nights and hosted our annual community seder. We also assisted in the popular sing-a-long event and hosted a fabulous book review with Ronald Balson. Sisterhood members were out strong at the March for Our Lives, protesting gun violence. We also were present for the launch of RAC Illinois at Chicago Sinai Temple promoting unity and change to create a kinder and more just Illinois. In April nine of us including Rabbi Harari attended WRJ Midwest Kallah at OSRUI. People are amazed at the presence our small but mighty congregation makes…..we rock! Mark your calendars for July 8th for our second annual BBQ, last year we had so much fun we decided to make it an annual event. Cost for this event is $10.00 and includes the famous hotdogs and hamburgers from Romanian Kosher and an array of side dishes. If you would like to bring a dessert, please email Carol Zucker at carolzucker57@gmail.com. Now that summer is here Tanya will no longer set up our Onegs. We are looking for volunteers to bring sweets and set up the Onegs. This would be a great opportunity to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or any other simchah. Please email me at donelle12@comcast.net to let me know when you are available.

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Marjorie Epstein Boris Faynshteyn Anna Freis Sam Garb Barbara Gerber Regina Goldman Elizabeth Goodman Irma Jane Gordon Alfred Hayum Samuel Hirschbruch Leopold Kaufmann Jerry Klein Dr. Otto Koehler Jeffrey Krugman Lucille I. Krugman Sarah Lacob Charles Levin Rebecca Levinson Augusta Levy Joe Mollin Dr. Harry Noskin Ida Pfeffer Dr. Herbert C. Pollack Jean Rusnak Max Shepet Dr. Saul Sultan Pauline Vinik Elsie Wellisch

6/29/2018 Israel Arvey Florence Baker Betty Bartfeld Hannah Cahan Morris J. Figatner Isaak Finkelstein Rose Friedman Sol Israel

6/1/2018 Moses Adler Morris Distelheim John Eulenberg Gladyce Friedman Jeanette Friessner Alex Garden Jacob Ginsberg Max Goldstein Judith Kaminsky Madeline Kuhn Helen Lang Miriam Marcado Bruce Marshall Sarah Mayoff Gaetana Mollin Leon Morse Lt. Col. Harry W. Paper Arthur Rauch Priscilla Reben Elka Rosenblum Irwin Rothschild Dora Schneider Sol Shlosberg Lawrence Somerman Minnie Steinberg Leo Wagner

6/8/2018 Bertha Arvey Jack Brin Belle Ephraim Jean Eulenberg Shirley Feigenbaum Jack Fisdel Manfred Goldschmidt Samuel Gorelick Sam Hasan Joseph Kessler

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 $6,400. 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.

Darwin Krucoff Edythe Leibowitz Tillie Levin Alma Levy Ben Pollock Haskell Rosen Florence Schechter Sarah Singer Lee Wohl

6/15/2018 David Anger Frank Ascher Sophie David Elaine Dworkin Theodore Fanta Isidore Kharasch Esther Koslen Paula Kraft Phillip Laks Edna Lustig Sam Lustig Mollie Weiner Rosen Goldie L. Rubin Solomon Salk Aida Tigay Schwager Helen Singer Flora Sostheim Irwin Srulevitz Adeline Stern Herman Stern Sol Tannebaum Max Wasserman

6/22/2018 Wilhelm Altman James Bayer Bella Brown

June Yahrzeits

We Mourn the

Death of

Phillip

Engelberg

May his memory

be

for a blessing

Rose Friedman Sol Israel Lena Klein Luis Neves-Hatchwell Mary Reich Helen Rubin Barry Ruche Lena Shuchter Sarah Siegel Adele Weinhouse

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Tat’yana Abramov

Gene Bernstein

Jan Byrd

Suzanne Garb

Mark Krugman

Henry Levin

David Lorsch

Shelly Spark Marshall

Ruth Ratowitz

Sheri Ross

Louise Stein

Event flyers are found

towards the end of the Bulletin.

Remember to scroll down!

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June Anniversaries

6/2 Dr. Manny & Caryl Chudwin

6/2 Dr. Bernard & Marcia Heilicser

6/8 Dr. Douglas & Eila Koltun

6/14 Alan & Rori Narter

6/19 Arnie & Cheryl Bernstein

6/21 Barry & Susan Bayer

6/23 Joel & Gail Kaufman

6/24 Gary & Barbara Schwarz

6/30 David & Bonnie Rubin

June Birthdays

6/1 Caryl Chudwin

6/2 Anthony DeFilippo

6/11 Danielle Rafalovitz

6/11 Margo Rannells

6/13 Nancy Burrows

6/14 Roz Herbert

6/14 Susan Johnson

6/14 Sharon Lorsch

6/15 Marilyn Goldberg

6/18 Alice Davis 6/18 Manny Chudwin

6/19 Shana Plofsky

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Babies here

Babies there

Babies, babies everywhere

Mazel Tov to: Nancy & Stuart Friedman on the birth of their grandson, Ari Benjamin Friedman. The proud parents are Anna Schuettge and Michael Friedman.

Bernie & Marcia Heilicser on the birth of their grandson, Jarrett Barry Heilicser. The proud parents are Jacob and Amy Heilicser.

Carolyn & Brian Zakem on the birth of their grandson, Zev David Lyeria. The proud parents are Shoshana and Ryan Lyeria.

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Both CAE and BYBS Boards have voted to move forward with the proposed consolidation of our congregations. There will be a vote on June 3, when the congregations hold their Annual Meetings.

We will begin with a joint breakfast at 9:30 am. At 10:00 am each congregation will hold their own Annual Meeting. We hope you will be able to attend this important meeting in person. If not, please make arrangements to submit a proxy.

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Sisterhood is closing the year

with a RED-HOT event.

Sunday, July 8

It's a Bar-B-Q Festivities begin at 3:00 pm until ????

Join us rain or shine for Fun and Food

The menu includes hotdogs and hamburgers from Romanian Kosher Sausage Co., as well as side dishes of corn on the cob, potato salad, and coleslaw, just to name a few. We are asking everyone to bring a dessert to share.

RSVP Form for Sisterhood Bar-B-Q Name________________________________ Number of People Attending _______ @ $10 Each Total amount enclosed __________ If you are bringing a dessert, what will it be? Contact Carol Zucker at

raz460@sbcglobal.net

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Join us at BYBS, 7:00 pm, for Jewish films and facilitated discussions.

June 14 The Wedding Plan – Michal is a 32 year old Orthodox woman and bride-to-be. When her fiancé announces that he no longer wishes to marry her, Michal insists on continuing with her wedding plans, placing her faith in God to produce her bashert in time for the occasion. This film is the recipient of two Ophir Awards, for Best Actress (Noa Koler) and Best Screenplay. 2016, 110 min., Hebrew with English subtitles. (Followed by facilitated discussion with Suzanne Patterson, film critic)

June 21 The Exception - In his film debut, Tony-nominated theater director David Leveaux assembles an all-star cast for this WWII period piece about a German soldier who must make the ultimate choice between honoring his country and following his heart. Nazi captain Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) is sent on a mission to the palatial estate of exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). Searching for a suspected British spy lurking among the staff, Brandt finds himself drawn into a clandestine romance with one of the Kaiser’s chambermaids, Mieke (Lily James), who harbors a secret identity. When the head of the SS arrives for an unexpected visit, Brandt is forced to decide where his loyalties truly lie. Recently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Exception is adapted from Alan Judd’s best-selling novel The Kaiser’s Last Kiss. This film contains sexuality, graphic nudity, adult language and brief violence. 2017, 101 minutes, English (Followed by facilitated discussion with Suzanne Patterson, film critic)

June 28 1945 - Based on the acclaimed short story “Homecoming” by Gábor T. Szántó. On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk ’s son. The townspeople – suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning – expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village ’s deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back. (Followed by facilitated discussion with Suzanne Patterson, film critic)

Director Ferenc Török paints a complex picture of a society trying to come to terms with the recent horrors they’ve experienced, perpetrated, or just tolerated for personal gain. A superb ensemble cast, lustrous black and white cinematography, and historically detailed art direction contribute to an eloquent drama that reiterates Thomas Wolfe ’s famed sentiment: you can’t go home again. 2017, 91 min., Hungarian with English subtitles (Followed by facilitated discussion with Suzanne Patterson, film critic)

The program is free and open to the public.

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Thrift Sale

coming soon

Save the date

July 25-26, 2018 Thrift sale, Books, Chairs, Clothing and more

Wednesday and Thursday

SHOP AT THE THRIFT SALE

Wednesday July 25th: 8 am-7 pm

Thursday July 26th: 8 am-5 pm

NICE THINGS FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS ,

HELP OUR TEMPLE