Kol Beth El
December 2016
Jack and Mildred Cohen Religious School 2017-18 School Year Registration Now Open!
Saturday, December 24 Erev Hanukkah First Hanukkah Candle Shabbat Service: 8:50am Evening Minyan: 4:00pm Sunday, December 25 Second Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 8:45am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm Monday, December 26 Third Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 8:45am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm Tuesday, December 27 Fourth Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 7:00am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm Wednesday, December 28 Fifth Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 7:00am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm
Thursday, December 29 Sixth Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 7:00am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm Friday, December 30 Rosh Hodesh Tevet Seventh Hanukkah Candle Morning Minyan: 7:00am Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15pm Saturday, December 31 Rosh Hodesh Tevet Eighth Hanukkah Candle Shabbat Service: 8:50am Mincha/Ma'ariv: 4:00pm Shabbat Ends: 5:14pm Sunday, January 1 Eighth Day Hanukkah Morning Minyan: 8:45am Evening Minyan: 7:30pm
Welcome to Year End Giving!
Make North Suburban Synagogue Beth El a philanthropic priority this year! Don't forget to make your end of the year donations. You may make a Chesed Dues donation or a Kol Nidre Appeal donation at any point in the year. All donations received by December 31, 2016 will be included in your year-end tax receipt from the synagogue, which will be mailed in January. If you have any questions about gifts, please contact Nancy Kleine Kekst, Director of Development and Communication, at 847-432-8900 x262 or email nkekst@nssbethel.org. Do you work for a company that has a matching gift program? Inquire if our organization qualifies for a matching gift and we will help you with the paperwork. Are you aware that you will receive a complete deduction for any appreciated stocks you donate? To arrange a stock donation, please contact the Executive Director or the Accounting Department for transfer information, but please don't wait until the end of December!
Day Camp Stipend Applications Offered Again by Men's Club Men's Club is offering a Jewish Day Camp Stipend to children of Men's Club members again this year. Any child of a NSS Beth El Men's Club member who attends a Jewish area Day Camp that is sponsored by a Jewish organization is eligible. Stipends will be awarded on a first come - first served basis, so don't wait until the last minute to submit your application. Our final deadline is February 28, 2017 or while funds are available. For more information or to request an application, contact Rob Freeman at rob.nssbethel@gmail.com.
Gray Cultural & Learning Center Writer's Beit Midrash
Wednesday, December 14; January 11 and 25; 9:30 –11:00am The NSS Beth El Writer's Beit Midrash continues to meet every other Wednesday morning in the Maxwell Abbell Library. All fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and essay writers (published or not yet published) are welcome for discussions, exercises, camaraderie, and critique. Contact Rachel Kamin at rkamin@ nssbethel.org or at 847-926-7902 for more information.
Sisterhood Torah Fund Book Club
Saturday, December 10; 12:30pm As part of the Spertus "One Book, One Community" program, the Sisterhood Torah Fund Book Club will discuss The Imperial Wife by Irina Reyn, after Shabbat Kiddush, facilitated by Rachel Kamin. New members welcome! Copies of the book are available in the Abbell Library and from local libraries and bookstores. Contact Rachel Kamin at rkamin@nssbethel.org or at 847-926-7902 for the complete book club calendar. A $36 annual donation to the Torah Fund Campaign is requested.
Jeans and Jammies: Superhero Shabbat! Friday, December 9 5:00 – 6:15pm
Join us for our Jeans and Jammies Family Shabbat Services for children in 1st grade and younger. The program will include a free children's dinner, fun activities and age appropriate Shabbat services. Feel free to come dressed casually (it's called Jeans and Jammies!) To RSVP or for questions, contact Ali Drumm at adrumm@nssbethel.org or call 847-432-8126.
2017 Annual Fundraiser
Bagels & Books
Sunday, December 18; 10:00am In celebration of Jewish Book Month, join the Men's Club and the Gray Cultural & Learning Center after morning minyan and breakfast for a discussion of An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris, facilitated by Rachel Kamin. Copies of the book are available in the Abbell Library, public libraries, and local & online booksellers. All are welcome – those who have read the book, plan to read the book, or just want to learn more!
Annual Used Book Sale February 3-12, 2017
The NSS Beth El Annual Used Book Sale will be February 3–12, 2017. Due to storage issues, we cannot accept donations before January 1. Please plan to drop off your donations between January 1 and February 2, 2017. Donations received before January 1 may be discarded.
3 Pillars >Mitzvot
Mitzvah Day February 26, 2017 >Tefillah
Shabbat April 1, 2017 >Kehillah
Family Celebration May 21, 2017
Upcoming Sisterhood Events Tuesday, December 6; 6:00 –7:45pm Sisterhood Board Meeting Shabbat, December 10 Sisterhood Shabbat – Please join us as the women of Sisterhood lead services and chant Torah and Haftarah. Plan to stay after Kiddush for the Torah Fund Book Club.
Sisterhood Gift Shop – Your Resource for Beautiful Judaica Gifts! Our regular hours for December are Sundays, 8:30am to 1:00pm and Tuesdays, 10:00am to Noon. Come in and browse, shop, or place an order. However, to help you with your Hanukkah gift giving, we're only a phone call away and are happy to meet with you at your convenience. Simply call our co-chairs (Sulie Holt 847-558-3389; or Diane Levin: 847-571-5629 or Pam Schlosberg 847-433-7546.) We appreciate your continued support.
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It's All in the Beth El Family.... We Welcome the Following New Members
- Daniel and Courtney Bednyak and their son, Isaac - Dr. Oron and Kristen Daihes and their children, Yoel and Gabi - Gregory and Christina Mann and their children, Kaylee and Zoe - Helene Miller - Adam and Allison Nemirow and their children, Jacob and Rebekah - Elan and Lisa Peltz and their daughter, Shira Malka
B'nai Mitzvah Congratulations!
Congratulations To
- Laurel and Barry Abramowicz on the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Kara, to Joshua Brent Gibbs - Judith and Z. Samuel Bernstein on the birth of their granddaughter - Jan and Brian Channon on the birth of their granddaughter - Elizabeth and David Copeland on the marriage of their daughter, Sarah, to Jason Kozin - Doreen and Philip Feitelberg on the marriage of their grandson, Daniel Rock, to Laura Forman - Allene Frost on the birth of her great-grandson - Elise and Ira Frost on the birth of their grandson - Ann Dee and Edward Holland on the birth of their granddaughter, Vivian Resnick - Joan Holland on the birth of her great-granddaughter, Vivian Resnick - Julie and Dr. Colman Kraft on the engagement of their daughter, Arielle, to Jared Berk - Wendy and Bill Lipsman on the birth of their grandson, Max Felix Lipsman - Shelia and Maury Pickard on the birth of their great-granddaughter - Lindy and Aaron Resnick on the birth of their daughter, Vivian - Janet and Gary Resnick on the birth of their granddaughter, Vivian Resnick - Kristina and Scott Ruderman on the birth of their daughter - Carol and Robert Ruderman on the birth of their granddaughter - Rachel and Alan Russo on the birth of their grandson - Pamela and Richard Schlosberg on the birth of their grandson - Saul Silverstein on the birth of his great-grandson
Condolences To
- Pere Berkowitz on the loss of his father, Seymour Berkowitz - Gail Brown on the loss of her mother, Arlene Feiger - Abraham de Leeuwe on the loss of his wife, Hetty de Leeuwe - Harry Feiger on the loss of his wife, Arlene Feiger - Mona Fishbane on the loss of her brother, Ira DeKoven - Jill Friedman on the loss of her grandmother, Zella Ludwig - Matthew Gaines on the loss of his grandmother, Zella Ludwig - Nina Gaines on the loss her mother, Zella Ludwig - Avrum Gray on the loss of his sister, Arlene Feiger - Bertram Hamilton on the loss of his wife, Betty Hamilton - Fern Jacobson on the loss of her husband, Irwin Jacobson - Rhoda Levine on the loss of her brother, Jerome B. Mann and the loss of her son-in-law, Fred Margolis - William Siskel on the loss of his sister, Arlene Feiger - Judy Smith on the loss of her mother, Zella Ludwig - Millie and Bob Weber on the loss of their son, Allen Weber - Sandy Weber and Merrill Weber on the loss of their brother, Allen Weber - Marsha Weinstein on the loss of her father, Morris Joe Weiner - Cindy Zallik on the loss of her mother, Jackie Sabath
In Memoriam
- Hetty de Leeuwe - Arlene Feiger
- Betty Hamilton - Irwin Jacobson
- Zella Ludwig
Ben Ephraim, son of Kim and Eric Ephraim Shabbat, December 3
We wish to thank the following members, guests and groups for sponsoring the Shabbat Kiddush - Edna and Rabbi Yehoshua Aizenberg - The Birnbaum family - Elizabeth and David Copeland - Karen and Robert Dishner - Kim and Eric Ephraim - Robin and Benjamin Feinstein - Sarah Fox and Jordan Grafman - Ranna Rozenfeld and Shane Greenstein - Elizabeth and Simon Halfin - Rozlyn and Marc Kallish - Andrea and Hershel Kamen - Merle and Gary Kaufman - Renee and David Kozin - North Suburban Beth El Sisterhood - North Suburban Synagogue Beth El Men's Club - Gail and Joel Tenner - Howard Turner - Jerold and Judith Turner
With sincere apologies to the following for inadvertently not including them in past lists of Shabbat Kiddush Sponsors - Judy and Ari Golson - Sandy Starkman and Larry Pachter - Amy and Dennis Pessis - Jill and Jeremy Smiley - Judy and Steve Smiley