INSIDE THIS ISSUE CBS Annual Meeting/Slate 2021-22 ...... 2 President’s Message ................................. 3 Celebrate 18/Rabbi Melman .................. 4 CBS Happenings ....................................... 5 Youth/Young Family Engagement/ B’nai Mitzvah.......................................... 6 Religious School........................................ 7 CBS U/ Adult Education/Programming ............ 8 Sisterhood Slate 2021-22/ Sisterhood ........................................ 9-11 Men’s Club/Slate 2021-22...............12-14 Social Action .......................................... 15 Keruv Korner......................................... 16 Birthdays and Anniversaries................ 17 Shabbat Mornings .............................18-19 Calendar .............................................20-21 Milestones ............................................... 22 Yahrzeits ................................................. 23 Donations ..........................................24-25 Ads ......................................................26-27 Candle Lighting and Service Times .... 28
Rabbi ..................................................... Aaron Melman Senior Cantor ...................................... Steven Stoehr Assistant Rabbi .............................. Warner Ferratier Rabbi Emeritus ........................................ Carl Wolkin Executive Director ........................... Susan Karlinsky Director of Jewish Life and Learning ............................................... Leann Blue Director of Education ........................... Stacy Ybarra Director of Youth and Young Family Engagement……..Eric Golberg President .............................................Tanya Solomon Sisterhood President ....................Robyn Rosengard Men’s Club President ........................... Steven Elisco USY President ................................... Ryan Eisenstadt Shalom Designer/Editor .............. Deanne Friedman
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RABBI MELMAN’S MINUTES I will always remember staring at the picture of my father in his Army dress uniform. It hung in our basement near a trophy he received and his dog tags. He served our country in the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam era. As many of you know, I grew up with a strong connection to Judaism and a deep belief in God and that only strengthened over the years. When I entered rabbinical school I knew I wanted to be a congregational rabbi, however, I also gave serious thought to serving in the Army as a chaplain as a way to honor my father, my country, our servicemen and women, and most importantly serve God. Rabbi Melman
chaplaincy and it has been an incredibly fulfilling part of my rabbinate.
I believe that God works in mysterious ways. After almost nineteen years as a congregational rabbi, the idea of Army chaplaincy has crept back into my mind recently – truthfully, it never fully left. Don’t worry, I have no plans to leave Congregation Beth Shalom as your Rabbi. I do want to share with you that a conversation, close to eight months ago, with a friend and colleague who serves as a chaplain in the military, was a beacon of light telling me that God was calling me to serve – the time is finally right. Last month, I was honored to be unanimously approved to serve as a chaplain in the Illinois Army National Guard. This will not take away from my duties to the congregation – it will only add to my professional development and ultimately make me a As is often the case in life, the better rabbi. Serving our troops will timing was not right as a young, be a great honor and will allow me married soon-to-be rabbi. In rabbini- to give back to a country I love with cal school, I served as the first all my heart. I believe I will be helpstudent chaplain with the Fire ing to do more of God’s work on Department of the City of New this earth. York (FDNY) and spent most of September 12th, 2001 at Ground Zero on top of the Towers working, touching shoulders, praying for the dead in the make-shift morgue and so much more. 9/11 changed all of our lives as it most certainly did mine. I have continued my fire
