Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Ki Tavo Celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Faier at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation

September 23 – 24, 2016 / 21 Elul 5776

540 West Melrose Street, Chicago, IL 60657 • (773) 248-9200 • www.asbi.org

SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT

Friday, September 23 Light Candles 6:27 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 6:30 PM

Saturday, September 24 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Shacharit with D’var Torah by Aaron Faier 9:00 AM Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Daf Yomi & Parsha Discussion with Dr. Leonard Kranzler 12:30 PM Class with Rabbi Wolkenfeld 5:30 PM When is Rosh Hashanah and How Many Days? Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 6:15 PM Shabbat ends, Havdalah at shul 7:25 PM

Repeat Evening Sh’ma: September 23, after 7:26 PM Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: September 24, 9:41 AM

Kiddush is sponsored by the Schwartz/Faier family in honor of Aaron’s Bar Mitzvah.

Daily Services: September 25 – 30 Shacharit:

Sunday 8:30 AM

Selichot & Shacharit: Monday through Friday 6:30 AM

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and the minyanaires for Daf Yomi, the synchronized study of one Talmudic page each day, every weekday morning after Shacharit.

Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: Sunday through Friday 6:20 PM

Readings for Shabbat Parshat Ki Tavo Torah: Haftorah:

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Isaiah 60:1-22

Hertz: Page 859 Hertz: Page 874

Kaplan: Page 988 Kaplan: Page 1240

Stone: Page 1068 Stone: Page 1201

JPS Commentators: Page 172

Selichot Schedule Saturday night, September 24—Sunday morning, September 25

11:45 PM - 12:15 AM Kumsitz: Songs and Niggunim to Usher in the Season of Selichot 12:15 - 12:35 AM Coffee and Cookies 12:35 - 12:45 AM Introductory Comments by Rabbi Wolkenfeld 12:45 AM Selichot begins

ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES

Aliyah Jerry Warren

In Honor The faculty, staff and friends at Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School in honor of Aaron

Faier: Mazal Tov on your Bar Mitzvah, we’re proud to have you as a student!

Yahrzeit Toby Heizler in memory of her brother, Shelly Heizler, a”h

Donations received after September 21 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mazal tov to the Schwartz/Faier family on the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Faier, celebrated this Shabbat at ASBI. May he go from strength to strength!

Start the new year off on the right foot - with a mitzvah! If you would like to accept or extend an invitation for a holiday meal, please email sarawolkenfeld@gmail.com. The ASBI community strives to always be involved in the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim (welcoming guests), and to do that, we need both guests and hosts. Please be in touch!

Volunteers Needed! Stay after Havdalah at shul this Saturday night to switch the curtains on the ark and more to prepare for the holiday season.

Did you move in the last year? Update your voting registration! Forms are on the table in the lobby or you can go to ova.elections.il.gov.

If you would like to arrange to have someone walk you home after Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur services, please email Peggy Kaz at peggy@rextravel.com.

Gan Shabbat & Kiddush Babysitting will take place in JCC Room 202 for the month of September.

Birnbaum Machzorim: Our new Koren Machzorim have arrived! If you would like to take home any Birnbaum Machzorim to keep, please contact shul@asbi.org.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH ASBI

Stay updated on the status of the Eruv at twitter.com/lakefronteruv. To set up an appointment with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, email shul@asbi.org. If there is something

urgent that you need to discuss with him, please call his cell phone at 917-621-5678. Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: To make an appointment, email mikvah.asbi@gmail.com at

least 48 hours in advance. Get Social with ASBI: “Like” ASBI’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/asbichicago and search

“ASBI Congregation” at YouTube.com.

Bone Marrow Drive at ASBI This Monday, September 26, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

ASBI is teaming up with Gift of Life to host a bone marrow donor drive for Adam Krief, a 31-year-old father of three, who is battling leukemia and desperately needs a bone marrow

transplant. People with Sephardic/Moroccan/Hispanic lineage have a higher likelihood of being a suitable donor, but all 18 - 60 year-olds are requested to come for a quick five-minute mouth swab and potentially save a life by joining the donor registry!

To learn more about the event, contact Tzvika Pollack at Israel.s.pollack@gmail.com or 310-386-1334. To learn more about Adam, visit facebook.com/Hope4Adam, or for

guidelines of donor eligibility, visit giftoflife.org.

HIGH HOLIDAYS AT ASBI

High Holiday tickets have been mailed!

Please be sure to hold on to your ticket and bring it with you for all High Holiday services.

Lulav & Etrog Sets are now available for purchase! Place your order at asbi.org/lulavetrog by Friday, October 7, at 12:00 PM.

Pre-ordered sets will be available for pick-up at ASBI, starting Friday afternoon, October 14, through Sukkot. Israeli grown, all etrogim are

individually inspected.

STANDARD LULAV & ETROG $70 (members) / $80 (non-members)

DELUXE LULAV & ETROG $100 (members) / $110 (non-members)

ASBI MEMBERS: Be sure to log into your account to claim your member discount!

High Holiday Schedule 5777

View the full holiday schedule online at asbi.org, or pick up a paper copy in the shul lobby.

UNLIKELY PARTNERS FOR PEACE

Ali Abu Awwad is a leading Palestinian activist teaching his countrymen nonviolent resistance, and reaching out to Jewish Israelis at the heart of the conflict. Ali has toured the world many times over, telling his riveting story of violent activism, imprisonment, bereavement and discovery of the path of nonviolent resistance—a story of personal transformation.

Sunday, October 9 | 7:00 PM | ASBI Congregation

Join Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger as they share personal stories of their efforts to build a better future for their peoples. They come with no ready peace plans in hand, but only with the conviction that human understanding and trust will be the prerequisites for lasting justice, freedom, and peace on that tiny

sliver of land that they both call home.

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher and a passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his friendship with Ali. His understanding of the reality of the Middle East conflict and of Zionism has been utterly complicated by the parallel universe that Ali has introduced him to.

Sponsored by:

540 West Melrose Street, Chicago, IL 60657 www.asbi.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

ASBI 8th Grade Families

ASBI is launching an exciting new initiative this year for our 8th graders. On five Sundays during this coming year, our 8th graders will have the opportunity to join with the 8th graders of Temple Sholom and Anshe Emet to make new friends and learn more deeply about the other branches of Judaism. Please write these dates on your calendar now so that your child can join us!

10/30 at The Ark – meet at The Ark at 10:00 AM 12/11 at Temple Sholom – meet at ASBI at 10:00 AM 2/12 at Anshe Emet – meet at ASBI at 10:00 AM 3/26 at Anshe Sholom – meet at ASBI at 10:00 AM 4/30 closing brunch at Milt’s – meet at ASBI at 10:00 AM

If you have questions, please contact David Schwartz at Programs@asbi.org. We look forward to seeing your 8th grader at these events!

Z’mirot Dinner Friday, October 21, 7:10 PM at ASBI

Come join us in singing Shabbat songs after a delicious dinner at shul! All are welcome.

$18 for members, $20 for non-members

Please RSVP at asbi.org by 11:59 PM on Monday, October 17.

ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your discount!

ASBI FAMILIES: Does your Pre-Bar or –Bat Mitzvah child want to read Torah for Simchat Torah? If they are interested in participating, please email David Schwartz at Programs@asbi.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Israel Movie Night “To Be or Not to Be” (1942)

This Monday, September 26, 7:00 PM

When the Nazis invade Poland, a group of Polish actors with a lot of Nazi uniforms on their hands find a new role to play. As a spy arrives in Warsaw to

give the Nazis his latest information, the actors, led by Joseph Tura (Jack Benny) and his wife Maria (Carole Lombard), lead the Nazis a merry dance

with various charades, rescues and escapes.

Sponsored by the Israel Committee. Pizza, pop, popcorn, and chips will be served.

Nechama: A Workshop to Comfort the Bereaved Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Temple Sholom (3480 N. Lake Shore Dr.)

Nechama is for grievers and their loved ones who have experienced a loss during the past 9 months. We will look at how Judaism lays the groundwork to provide comfort

for the bereaved through the use of ritual and connection to other mourners. Participants will learn about the grief process, coping mechanisms, different grieving

styles, and how to gain and receive support from friends and family.

This is a free workshop. To register, please contact Elizabeth Siegel Cohen, LCSW, at 847-745-5404 or ElizabethCohen@jcfs.org.

Co-Sponsored by Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Mishkan Chicago, and Temple Sholom.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY/SPECIAL OCCASION KIDDUSH

Participate as a co-sponsor for Kiddush on Saturday, October 1, as a great way to honor your friends and loved ones and mark a special occasion, anniversary, birthday, or other life event. Co-sponsorships begin at $100. Please visit asbi.org/payment.php, select “Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush” from the drop-down menu, and leave your message for the bulletin in the notes box.

PROJECT MISHPACHA ASBI MEMBERS: Project Mishpacha Registration will open on

Monday, September 26! Beginning Monday, you will be able to log into your account and visit

asbi.org/projectmishpacha to register.

What is Project Mishpacha? Project Mishpacha is an ASBI program where members join together for monthly Shabbat meals. What is the goal of Project Mishpacha? The goal of Project Mishpacha is for ASBI members to get to know each other better through shared meals. When will Project Mishpacha meet? In 2016-17, Project Mishpacha will meet on the 2nd Shabbat of the month, except for April (when it will be the 4th Shabbat of the month). The dates will be November 11th (Friday night), December 9th (Friday night), January 14th (Saturday lunch), February 11th (Saturday lunch), March 11th (Saturday lunch), April 22nd (Saturday lunch), and May 13th (Saturday lunch). Please mark your calendar now and make sure you can attend most of these dates before you sign up - Project Mishpacha works best when group members show up! What groups are being offered? The groups, called “mishpachot”, that are being offered this year include: Board Games, Multi-Generational, Young Professionals, and Meet New People. You can also propose your own group. Where will Project Mishpacha meet? Project Mishpacha will meet in participants’ homes and/or party rooms. Groups will be kept to about 8-12 participants so that as many people as possible can host this year. New this year: This year we are offering two tracks. The first track will be like last year, where the synagogue provides only the entree. In the second track, participants can make their own entrees and the synagogue will provide only dessert.

Registration will end at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 26.

BEIT MIDRASH WEDNESDAYS

Join us at ASBI, for a series of accessible and thought-provoking shiurim. Snacks will be provided.

All classes 8:00 – 9:00 PM

Kick off this season of BMW with a class with Rabbi Wolkenfeld: 11/2 - Community & Community Standards: Halakhah in a Diverse Jewish World

Three-Part Series with Rabbi Yona Reiss: “Law in the Shadow of Tragedy: The Halakhic Response to September 11th”

11/9 - Week 1: The Resolution of the 9-11 Agunah Cases 11/16 - Week 2: Shiva, Burial and Chalitza in the aftermath of September 11th Monday, 11/28 - Week 3: Kohanim at Ground Zero and at the 9-11 Memorial Museum

Rabbi Yona Reiss is Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. A noted Torah scholar, attorney, and jurist, Rabbi Reiss is a summa cum laude graduate of Yeshiva College (YU) and went on to receive his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was senior editor of the Law Journal. He received rabbinic ordination from RIETS, where he also earned the distinction of Yadin Yadin. Rabbi Reiss served as director of the Beth Din of America from 1998 to 2008. A frequent writer on a variety of topics relating to both Jewish and secular law, he has published widely in Jewish publications, as well as in the Wall Street Journal and New York Law Journal.

Three-Part Series with Rabbi Wolkenfeld: “Torah & Torah Scholars”

12/7 - Week I: Rabbi Chaim Brisker 12/14 - Week II: Rabbi Yitzchak Herzog 12/21 - Week III: Dr. Deena Zimmerman and Malka Peterkovsky

Three-Part Series with Professor Malka Simkovich: “Modern Discovery of Ancient Jewish Texts”

1/18 - Week 1: The Modern “Rediscovery” of the Cairo Genizah and the Story of Solomon Schechter 1/25 - Week 2: The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Their Fifty-Year Publication Process

2/1 - Week 3: The Ancient Jewish Texts of Greek Orthodox Monasteries

Dr. Malka Simkovich is a visiting instructor of Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological Union. She earned an MA degree in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University and a BA in Bible Studies and Music Theory from Stern College of Yeshiva University. She recently completed a doctorate at Brandeis University, where she studied Second Temple Judaism, early Rabbinic literature, and early Christian literature. Dr. Simkovich also works as an editorial assistant for the Harvard Theological Review.

KOREN MACHZORIM IN 5777

ASBI is replacing our aging Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur machzorim with the machzorim that were published just a few years ago by Koren Publishers in Jerusalem, featuring the translation and commentary of former British chief rabbi, Rabbi Dr. Lord Jonathan Sacks. Koren's machzor enables English-speaking worshippers to connect in new ways to one of Judaism's oldest books. We invite you to honor your friends and loved ones and to support the spiritual life of the shul by dedicating one or more machzorim sets, or making a donation towards the purchase of machzorim.

Visit asbi.org/mahzor-5777.html to participate or learn more. This is a special opportunity to make an investment into the spiritual future of our congregation, as these new machzorim will be a tool for our prayers for years to come. Rosh Hashanah starts October 2, so be sure to make your dedication soon!

Volunteer with Maot Chitim As the holidays approach, Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago is looking for volunteers! If you are interested in putting together an ASBI group to work together, contact David Schwartz at programs@asbi.org. Or, if you’d like to volunteer on your own, contact Maot Chitim directly at 847-674-3224 or info@maotchitim.org.

Food Delivery – This Sunday, September 25 Drivers are needed with trucks to deliver to multiple addresses in the city and suburbs, or driving a car, minivan or SUV to deliver to individuals and/or homes. Anyone and everyone, including singles and families with small children (no age restrictions), is invited to help out with the delivery of the packages.

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE ASBI YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Young Professionals Baseball Dinner

Friday, September 30

Come celebrate the end of Baseball season. Whether you are

raising a glass to your team's wins, or drinking away your sorrows...there's always next year!

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:20 PM Dinner 7:30 PM

Followed by an Oneg

ASBI Members: $15 per person / Non-Members: $18 per person Please RSVP and pay at asbi.org by this Monday, September 26.

ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your member discount.

Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after September 26, but be sure to register early because the price increases to $20 on Tuesday, September 27. If

you have any dietary restrictions, please note them on the registration page.

Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes Shabbat dinners and social events for young

adults in their 20's and 30's.

ASBI Young Professionals are sponsoring Kiddush!

Contribute to a YP-sponsored Kiddush on Saturday, October 8. Visit asbi.org/payment.php and donate to “General Kiddush” with a

note that your contribution is for the October 8 YP Kiddush.

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

October 1 Nitzavim

Bday/Anniversary Taken

October 8 Vayeilech

YP Kiddush Taken

October 15 Ha’Azinu

Celebrate your own, your child’s, or a loved one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone by sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot.

You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.

Many menu and pricing options are available. Please call the shul office for details at 773-248-9200 or email office@asbi.org.

Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship Coffee Bar Sponsorship

Starting at $950 Starting at $118 $118 for 1 month

New Siddur/ Chumash

Small Tree of Life Leaf

Large Tree of Life Leaf

Stone Tree of Life

Memorial Plaque

Koren Mahzor Set

$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680 $100

Dedication Opportunities Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate.

Prayer for the United States and Its Government based on "deSola Pool Siddur"

God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and understanding to

uphold peace and freedom.

Security—If you see something, say something. Alan Hepker: (847) 980-5630

Youth Tefillah Groups

Babysitting Services (for children ages 1 through 7 only) with Summer Akers

9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom Kiddush until 12:30 PM in JCC Room 202

Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change without notice.

Tot Shabbat (children 2 and under, with a parent) 10:45 AM in the Social Hall with TBA Parent

Gan Shabbat (ages 3-JK) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 202 with Tara Holden, assisted by Sidonia Ohringer

Yeladeinu (K-2nd grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Tracey Meyers

Na’areinu (3rd-5th grade) 10:30 AM in the JCC Room 104 with Maor Gordon-Guterman

Tefillah Off the Deep End (6th -7th grade) Not meeting this week due to the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Faier

Steve Miller Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi David Schwartz

Executive Director Executive Assistant Custodian Director of Family Education & Programming

office@asbi.org shul@asbi.org programs@asbi.org

Rabbi David Wolkenfeld RabbiW@asbi.org

OFFICERS – 2015-2016 / 5776-5777

President – Jeremy Treister Immediate Past President – Rabbi Paul Saiger Vice President - Ways and Means – Ross Weisman Vice President - House – Margalit Segal Vice President - Membership – Danielle Gershon Vice President - Ritual – Dr. Ira Halper Vice President - Education – Ahuva Wiesenfeld Vice President - Financial – Asher Zarkowsky Recording Secretary – Ruth Lipman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2015-2016 / 5776-5777

Dr. Stuart Sprague - Chair Julia Aaronson Beverly Agdern

Elyce Bader Linda Cohen

Herbert Eiseman Aaron Feigelson

Steve Feiger Eytan Fox

Ashlyn Gorlin Seth Greenberg

David Harris Toby Heizler

Ira King Michael Leib

Jules Levenson Norman Levitz Jennifer Loeb

Ava Madoff Michael Newberger

Scott Newberger Jacques Aaron Preis

Linda Saiger Rabbi Melvin Shapiro

Alan Skidelsky Adam Smoler

Andrew Weprin

ASBI COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS

Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: mikvah.asbi@gmail.com

Dedications and Donations

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.

The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by the Kranzler and Saltzman families.

The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who inspired us in learning and charity.

There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained-glass windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.

The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.

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

Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Ruth Lipman Education: Ahuva Wiesenfeld Ritual: Dr. Ira Halper Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Peggy Kaz Hospitality: David Eisenstein Social Action: Irene Lehrer Sandalow Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Ann Levenson, Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Ava Madoff & Rachel Schwartz

Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbaiyot: Karli Salinger & Judith Wolf