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Volume 225
October 2016
Elul/Tishrei 5776
have much choice. So despite how good I felt about my
planet friendly eating, until science figures out how to change
my biochemistry, I’m going to be eating animals again. At the
end of the day, one can’t do good in this world unless one
survives.
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
Rabbi Sidney M. Helbraun
Dear Friends,
Several years ago, after reading one too many books on
modern food production, (the final straw was Jonathan Safran
Foer’s, Eating Animals,) I made the move to a largely
vegetarian diet. On the infrequent occasions when I still ate
meat, I made sure it was raised humanely. Although this shift
was completely my choice, it still took a while to adjust, (and
just as long for Debbie to figure out how she could still make
our favorite meals.) But after decades of living with the rules of
kashrut, we had learned that, where there’s a will, there’s a
way, and eventually we made the change.
Over time I came to enjoy this new lifestyle. In addition to
trying new foods, I discovered that there were physical
benefits. I ended up losing a few pounds. And just as
important, not only was it good for my cholesterol, in a very
small way, it was also beneficial for our planet.
Well this summer, much to my surprise, I found out that I
needed to change my diet again. Apparently my body doesn’t
know what’s good for it. It turns out that I’m one of those rare
individuals who can’t process “healthy” food. I was turning all
those whole grains, nuts, beans, veggies and soy into kidney
stones. And my doctor told me if I wanted to avoid stones in
the future, I needed to give up my vegetarian ways and go
back to eating animal protein.
So, in an unexpected way, this was a summer of taking stock;
of coming to terms with the fact that, no matter how much I
might want to live a “cleaner” lifestyle, there are limits to what I
can do. Like it or not, as a creature on this planet I take up
space. And as long as I’m alive, I’ll leave an imprint.
It’s just like our rabbis taught. Human beings, they said, are
composite creatures. Like the animals, we have bodies that
must be fed, clothed and cared for. And like the angels we
have souls that must be nurtured and shaped, so that they
don’t get overwhelmed by the animalistic urges of our bodies.
What makes us unique is that we possess both of these
qualities: souls that strive to lift us towards heaven, and bodies
that tie us firmly to the earth; souls that think great thoughts,
and bodies that create the means to bring them to life. To live
well is to recognize both aspects of our being, our body and
our soul, and strive to use each of them in its proper manner.
So this year on Yom Kippur, when fasting makes me aware of
my body, I’ll be a bit more appreciative of the fact that these
particular pains are fleeting. And I’ll remember that, just as this
day calls us t renew our souls, we are equally obligated to give
our bodies what they need to keep us whole. We can’t do
much good in this world unless we survive.
Wishing you and your family a happy Rosh Hashanah, and a
meaningful fast on Yom Kippur.
Although I was quite frustrated by this news, I’ve learned to
adjust. After all, if God makes you a carnivore, you really don’t
IN THIS ISSUE
Cantor’s Notes & School News. . . . . . . . . . 3
Membership & Sisterhood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adult Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Member News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tikkun Olam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Page
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LEADERSHIP CONTACTS
Committee
Responsibilities
Meetings
Chairperson
Religious Activities (RAC)
Clergy, religious, services and High Holiday
policies. B’nai mitzvah program
Last Wednesday
of the month
RAC VP, Doug Schwartz
[email protected]
Finance
TBE’s finances and budget.
House
Maintenance, facilities, and administrative
areas.
Membership
New members and membership retention.
Last Wednesday
of the month
3rd Wednesday
of the month
2nd Wednesday
of the month
Financial VP, Fred Rosenberg
[email protected]
Administrative VP, Jim Weiss
[email protected]
Membership VP, Don Solomon
[email protected]
Social Action (SAC)
Meets periodically to plan social action events.
Education
Educational and social programming for
children and adults.
Fundraising
Plans TBE fundraising events and meets periodically.
Fundraising VP, Jack Kamm
[email protected]
Men’s Club
Meets regularly and offers many outstanding programs.
Men’s Club President, Ric Bachrach
[email protected]
Sisterhood
Meets regularly and offers many
outstanding programs.
Sisterhood President, Amy Tuchler
[email protected]
President
Executive Vice President
Secretary
Past President
Other Executive Committee Members
Marty Pomerantz
[email protected]
Jodi Schulman
[email protected]
Laura York
[email protected]
Cindy Schoenstadt
[email protected]
Elaine Koffman, [email protected]
2nd Tuesday
of the month
2nd Monday
of the month
Education VP, Amy Huck
[email protected]
Coffee with the Board
Come share your thoughts on our new Vision and Mission
Sunday, October 9 beginning at 9:30 am
JoAnne Barston,
Onsite Coordinator
847-272-4455
We have been in school for about a month. All the children are
adjusting beautifully to new friends, teachers and routines. We are
in the midst of celebrating the fall holidays. Our Rosh Hashanah
Family Event was so much fun.
Our program has many opportunities that involve teachers,
children and parents working together. We are developing a
sense of community within our school and with Temple Beth-El.
All our classes love singing with the Rabbi and Cantor on
Shabbat and having them visit our classrooms and attend our
special events.
Registration for the 2017-2018 school year will begin soon.
Please be sure to tell family and friends about our school. I
would love the opportunity to talk to anyone about the wonderful
things happening at BJE-ECC at Temple Beth-El.
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Cantor’s Notes & School News
CANTOR’S NOTES
Cantor Faryn H. K. Rudnick, ACC
How many of us, on a regular basis, talk about God? We might
be inclined to say “oh thank God” when something good
happens, or we might find ourselves meditating or praying in
some way throughout the day, but how many of us engage in
meaningful conversations about God? For those of you who
thought, “I guess I really don’t talk about God or my belief in God
or what my concept of God is,” you’re not alone. And, to be
honest, I find that I don’t often engage in conversations about
God either…that is, with adults.
Several times in the past 6 months I have had smart and
important conversations with our grades 6 and 7 students about
God. Some of these conversations have been private and others
have been in a class setting; a student comes to my office for a
Bar or Bat Mitzvah lesson and starts asking questions about
God, if the stories in the Torah are true, how can we be sure, is it
ok to not be so convinced, etc. Or, a student needs a shoulder to
lean on while going through a rough time, perhaps after losing a
beloved family member, and the conversation inevitably turns
into one about God and the pain within the world. Or, an entire
class of students, in an attempt to distract me from teaching
trope, begins to ask questions about God. After one student
bravely raises his or her hand to ask the question, the class turns
into a 45 minute discussion of good and challenging questions
and thoughts about God and God’s role in the world in which we
live.
I believe in God; I believe in the Torah and the miracles around
me each and every day. I don’t consider my faith in God to be
blind; but rather educated and a faith that reinvents itself and
evolves with each new day. For me, right now at this point in my
life, it’s enough to say that I see God in the face of my child. I
see God in the changing colors of the leaves. I see God in the
love that exists between two people. I feel God in music and in
prayer. And I see God in the questions that our students ask.
But, I am also realistic, and I understand that not everyone can,
nor should we, see and understand God in the same way. God
gave humans the ability to think freely and make choices. I often
reference Jack Miles’s book, God: A Biography, which I read
(and should probably reread) 4 years ago. In it, Miles explores
the concept of God’s changing role in the Torah. He makes the
connection between God and humans by exploring how God, in
the beginning, had very human-like qualities, and people, were
almost God-like. Adam and Eve, until they were exiled from the
Garden of Eden, lived in a euphoric state, while God was known
to react with a flared temper to things (exile, a giant flood, etc.).
As the Torah continues, God becomes more God-like, being
slower to anger, quick to reward, and guiding us with grand
miracles.
When our students ask me about God, I don’t tell them what to
think or what to believe, but I do ask them to explore, to ask
questions, to consider God in various contexts, whether in the
Torah, with human-like qualities or with God-like qualities, or in our
everyday lives. I ask them to continue to search and inquire and to
understand that what they believe today might not be what they
believe tomorrow. I ask them to recognize the Godliness and
Divine spark in each and every person, and, most importantly, I
ask them to continue the conversation. As we turn over to a new
year, let us each take time to contemplate God in our lives and in
the world around us, and let us begin to discuss our belief and
concepts of God – we may find that we have much in common and
we may find that we have a lot to learn from our students.
Since October 2014, Mike has resided in Evanston, where he lived
until he was six. He has been happy to return to his birthplace to
serve in the Jewish community. Outside of that, he enjoys his fair
DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING share of music, movies, and TV. He also enjoys many outdoor
Mandy Herlich
activities like running or biking by the lake. Also high on his list of
pastimes are taking in a concert or sporting event, walking the city,
I want to take this opportunity to make a very exciting introduction. and exploring Chicago’s many museums.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to welcome Mike Greenstone
A talented song leader who spends his summers up at OSRUI,
to the Temple Beth-El team.
Mike will be working here at Temple Beth-El to bring ruach (spirit)
and joy to our religious school t’filah (prayer) sessions on Sunday
Mike has been with Temple Beth-El since August 2016. He is
mornings. All our students in Kindergarten through 7th grade have
organizing our KoBE, JoBE, and YoBE youth group events and
the opportunity to spend time with Mike in this role each week. In
additionally serving as both our music and 8th grade teacher on
addition, Mike has already hit the ground running with a number of
Sunday mornings at religious school.
exciting events for youth group ideas for the year for the rest of the
age groups.
Mike grew up in Champaign, Illinois where he attended the
University of Illinois and received two degrees in music education.
After substitute teaching for several years in Urbana, he moved to Please take a moment to stop by on a Sunday morning and
welcome Mike to our community. We are so lucky to have his
Israel for a year to teach English, and now works as a full-time
talent here.
music teacher in Cicero.
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Membership & Sisterhood
MEMBERSHIP
DON SOLOMON
Next month (November 11-13) is TBE’s All Temple Retreat held
in Oconomowoc, WI at the Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute
(OSRUI) overnight camp. It’s less than a two hour drive from
Northbrook and sits on beautiful Lac La Belle Lake.
One of the best things we did as a new Temple family was to go
on this retreat. We really got to know the Rabbi and Cantor as
well as many other Temple families in a very relaxed social
atmosphere. It was also a great opportunity to check out OSRUI
and give the kids a taste of overnight camp. To be honest, I was
not looking forward to it. I am not a very religious person and
expected a boring weekend filled with inane activities. Boy, was
I wrong!
Of course, many of the activities are meant to help us relate and
explore our connections to Judaism. But, these activities were
really engaging and enjoyable. And, there were a lot of other
activities that were just to have fun. The kids enjoyed the GaGa
tournament and all ages loved Saturday Fun Night. In the
evenings, the kids go off to their bunks and the adults get a
couple of hours of free social time. There is also a lot of time to
just relax or explore OSRUI.
One of my fondest memories of retreat occurred after the kids
went off to bed. The power went out in the lodge during a storm.
The kids were in a different part of the camp and still had
electricity But, the adults were left in the dark. So, we made the
best of it. We lit a fire in the fireplace, found some Shabbat
candles, stuck them into empty wine bottles (did I mention we
had wine?), and used them to light the room. We sang, told
stories and jokes, and laughed and laughed and laughed.
The facilities are nice. The rooms for the adults (and children if
you choose to keep them with you) are similar to hotel rooms.
Sorry, no maid service. But, you do get your own private
bathroom. The kids stay in their own heated dormitory and there
will be counselors to supervise them when you’re not around.
While I refer to families with kids a lot, it is important to note that
this is not just for them. There are a lot of empty nesters and we
usually have three or four members who love it so much that they
come solo!
Here are some comments from past attendees:
 "...one of our favorite weekends of the year!"
 "...restful, enlightening, joyous, educational, ...and just plain
fun."
 "My favorite Temple event."
 "I came alone, but never felt alone!"
 "...a joyful expansion of our Temple family and friends."
 "What an amazing experience!"
 "My only regret is waiting so long to bring my family."
So, if you are a new member family, are looking for great family
bonding experience, want to feel more connected to our Temple
community, or are just looking for a fun weekend experience, I
highly recommend the All Temple Retreat. You will not be
disappointed. See page 8 for details.
October is busy with the High Holidays, so we’ve postponed GAME
NIGHT until Wednesday, November 9.
SISTERHOOD UPDATE
Amy Tuchler, President
Join the Sisterhood! We’re planning some interesting and
entertaining programs for the year – something for everyone.
Special thanks to ROSELY KAISER for organizing the baby
shower for Baby Rudnick.
Why not start preparing for the High Holidays with some HONEY?
Please consider buying honey through the Sisterhood. It comes
beautifully packaged, making it an appropriate hostess gift for the
holidays. For your convenience, see the order form below.
We look forward to seeing you at our programs. Any questions or
comments? Please email me at [email protected].
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Upcoming Events
Temple Beth-El has survived for more than 140 years due to the commitment and generosity of our membership.
An Endowment Fund helps to secure our financial stability so that future generations will have access to the
vibrant, spiritual home that has cared for our community throughout the years.
Please consider making your commitment to the Temple Beth-El Endowment Fund today. As our ancestors did for
us, may we be inspired to do for our children and grandchildren, ensuring that our flame will always shine.
For more information contact Jill Weininger 847-815-3539 or [email protected]
Upcoming Events
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Adult Opportunities
Adult Opportunities
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Member News
To Our Temple Beth-El Family
Melanie & Albert
and Anna, Michael & Ryan Mendelson
Jamie & Darren and Madelin Mende
Jacqui & Josh and Colton Siegel
Linda Dubin
Allison & Josh and Avery & Tyler Radin
Diana & Jamie and Ben & Zach Mayer
Lina & Steve and Bella & Mia Szaks
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Member News
Great grandmother Muriel Cowen on the birth of Sylvia Rose Hellrung born to Leslie & James Hellrung
Grandparents Debbie & Bob Fink on the birth of Max David DeWolf born August 15, 2016
to Lindsay & Sam DeWolf
Grandparents Karen & Irwin Morrris on the birth of Hunter Jack Morris born August 31, 2016
to Marni & Joshua Morris
Cantor Faryn & Jack Rudnick on the birth of their daughter Hannah Maytal Rudnick born
August 23, 2016
Grandparents Helen & Jerry Tivers on the birth of Norah Willow Tivers-Wegner born September 3, 2016
to Andrea Tivers-Wegner & Jay Wegner
Parents Robin & Howard Diamond and grandparents Sue & Joe Groner on the engagement of
Scott Diamond to Talia Kohan
B’nai Mitzvah
October 29
October 22
David Malitz
Jamie Resis
Son of Jamie & Larry Malitz
Daughter of Leslie & Bob Resis
Field Middle School
Field Middle School
Consider a contribution to one of the many TBE funds to honor, celebrate, or memorialize a family member or friend.
Donations can be earmarked to one of the following funds via our website (www.templebeth-el.org) or stopping at the Temple for
a form. To ensure accuracy, we prefer not to receive donations over the phone.
 Matthew Schaffer-Schwartz z”l Tikkun Olam  Rabbi Helbraun’s Discretionary Fund
 TBE General Fund
(Payable to: Rabbi Helbraun’s Discretionary Fund)*
Award Fund (Payable to: MSSM Fund)*
 Blitz Family Children’s Cultural Arts Fund

TBE Endowment Fund (Payable to TBE

Memorial
Fund
(Payable to: BFCCA Fund)*
Endowment Fund)
 Milton Steinberg z”l Parenting Fund
 Cantor Rudnick’s Discretionary Fund
(Payable to: Milton Steinberg Parenting Fund)*  TBE Men’s Club (Payable to:TBE Men’s Club)*
(Payable to: Cantor Rudnick’s Discretionary Fund)*
 TBE Sisterhood (Payable to:TBE Sisterhood)*
 Mishkan T’filah Prayer Book Plate
 Free Will
($36 minimum donation)
 Torah Fund
 Kaplan Camp Scholarship Fund
 Perpetuation Fund
 Tree of Life $154/leaf (Leaf wording form will be sent)
 Libby Golden z”l Memorial Fund
 Phyllis Natalie Podolsky z”l Library Fund
 YoBE – Youth of Beth-El (Payable to: YoBE)*
(Payable to: Libby Golden Memorial Fund)*
(Payable to: PPML Fund)*
We appreciate all contributions and suggest a minimum donation of $18 per acknowledgement.
Thank you to our Oneg and Kiddush Sponsors
Merle & Richard Heytow and Susan & Richard Sack in honor of the bar mitzvah of Jesse Sack
Ila Mellul and Elie Mellul in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter Brooke
Debbie & Bruce Sandlow in honor of the b’not mitzvah of their daughters Haley & Natalie
The Traub family in honor of the bat mitzvah of Lucy Traub
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Member News
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Tikkun Olam
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Elaine Cooper Koffman
Since this article is being written toward the end of August, some
of the events described in the future tense will have already
taken place by the time you read about them.
The Social Action Committee (SAC) holds an event at CJE
SeniorLife’s Robineau Residence in Skokie once a month. On
August 17, five SAC members
(Ron Goldman, Doris Guthman,
Ben Koffman, Stewart Schram, and I)
took a group of people who live at
Robineau to the kosher Baskin &
Robbins on Devon in Chicago for ice
cream of their choice. We all found
the ice cream to be delicious and had a good time “schmoozing.”
SAC member Marcia Kanarek coordinates the Temple Beth-El
(TBE) volunteers who help at the birthday parties that take place
at CJE SeniorLife’s Gidwitz Place in Northbrook on the third
Wednesday of each month from 1:15 to approximately 3:15 pm.
On August 17, the volunteers were Marcia with her
granddaughter Hannah and Nancy Vizer with her nephew and
niece from Maryland, Rafi and Ilana. This activity is
appropriate for children of any age. Please call or email
Marcia (847-826-1954 or
[email protected]) to
participate. (The accompanying
photo of Hannah, Rafi, and
Ilana is with a Gidwitz resident
who turned 87 on August 1,
which is also Ilana’s birthday.)
TBE’s remaining Uptown Café dates for 2016 are Tuesday,
October 20 and Thursday, November 17. On weekdays,
volunteers work from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. Children who are at least
12 years old may volunteer, so this is a meaningful bar/bat
mitzvah project. Please call or email me (847-679-8525 or
[email protected]) to be a waiter/waitress at the Café.
Please contact me if you would like to participate in any of our
activities or if you have ideas about other things we might do to
help “repair the world.”
TBE Monthly Tzedakah Collections - October
A tzedakah box is located in the lobby just outside our Mishkan. Tzedakah for October will go to EASING, the Emergency Aid
Serving Northbrook and Glenview, which is a project of the Northbrook Clergy Assoc. Checks should be made payable to Temple
Beth-El and mailed to the Temple office marked “tzedakah.” As always, we thank you for your continuous and generous support.
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TEMPLE BETH-EL FUNERAL PLAN
Temple Beth-El has a funeral plan for our
members with David Jacobson at Chicago
Jewish Funerals, Ltd. The plan includes the
use of our sanctuary for your services or the
use of the Chicago Jewish Funeral chapel,
located in Buffalo Grove and Skokie. Chicago
Jewish Funerals offers you the opportunity to
guarantee current fees by funding a pre-need
plan. If a death occurs, please call the Rabbi
first and then David Jacobson at 888.509.5011
or 847.229.8822. If you would like to have a
booklet mailed to you, call the Temple office
847.205.9982.
TEMPLE BETH-EL CEMETERY
Our Temple’s cemetery is located on Pulaski
Avenue, just north of Bryn Mawr Avenue in
Chicago. We still have plots available for sale.
Contact the TBE office for more information.
If you are interested in a plot at Shalom
Memorial Park in Arlington Heights, contact
Mike Rubenstein at 847.668.2724 or
[email protected]
ARE YOU COPING
WITH LOSS & CHANGE?
We invite you to attend an
Adult Grief Support Group
led by Noah C. Weinstein, MA, LCPC.
Noah is a Northbrook-based psychotherapist
specializing in grief, loss and transition.
The group will meet at TBE on
October 26 at 7:00 pm
Open to all
Did you Know……SHALVA Collects Cellphones?
For quite a few years, Temple Beth-El has been generously collecting cell phones for SHALVA. We thought you’d enjoy knowing a
bit about how this process works. The phones are collected, then shipped to Shelter Alliance, a recycling operation in Florida. They
pay SHALVA according to the “blue book” value of each phone. In processing the thousands of phones sent to them every year,
they wipe clean all personal data and either refurbish the phones, recycle the parts or melt them down. Each year SHALVA
receives around $4,000-5,000 just by collecting your old or broken cellphones. All of these dollars go directly to help our clients.
Shelter Alliance has expanded their recycling program and now accepts ipods, ipads, and Readers. So, think about all those old
cellphones, ipads and ipods taking up space in your drawer or closet, and help us turn them into dollars for clients.
SUPPORT ISRAEL
BUY ISRAEL BONDS - Need to purchase a gift for a special occasion? Are you unsure of what to buy? Why not purchase a
5-Year Mazel Tov Savings Bond? Prices begin at $100. Pick up an informational sheet at the Temple or log on to israelbonds.com.
Mention Temple Beth-El on your form. Questions? Contact the Israel Bond Office 312-558-9400.
BUY ISRAELI GOODS - Maimonides taught us that the highest form of helping people is to support them so they can help
themselves. A great way to do that without incurring any additional costs is to make the purchase of Israeli products part of our
regular shopping. Israeli products that are readily available from local merchants include food, wine, women’s apparel, fashion
designer jewelry, baby and child apparel, hardware, health and beauty aids, footwear, toys and games, flowers, and more!
Available products, and the local stores that are likely to stock them, can be found at: www.buyisraelgoods.org (BIG).
TBE CLERGY & STAFF
Phone: 847.205.9982
Fax: 847.205.9921
Sidney Helbraun………………. 204
Mandy Herlich ……………….…212
Marcy Chez……………………… 207
SENIOR RABBI
DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING
MEMBERSHIP/ENGAGEMENT ASSISTANT
[email protected]
Faryn Rudnick ………………… 206
[email protected]
Janice Hadesman ……………... 211
CANTOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[email protected]
*Victor Weissberg ……….…..... 202
[email protected]
Wendy Lake ………………... 208
RABBI EMERITUS
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
Joanne Gold………………........ 202
CLERGY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
[email protected]
*Leave message with Joanne Gold
[email protected]
Nancy Reil……………………….. 209
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
[email protected]
[email protected]
Linda Lopata …………………… 210
[email protected]
Heather Freund ………………. 221
MAINTENANCE
[email protected]
Mike Greenstone ……………… 217
YOUTH COORDINATOR
Support
TBE
Tikkun
Olam
Tikkun
Olam
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Acknowledgements
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
In addition to the names requested through the Yahrzeit Fund, the following names are read on Erev Shabbat as shown below.
September 25-October 1
22-28 Elul
Harriet Arends
Rose Beslow
Samuel Brody
Trudy Camras
Dorothy Einhorn
Bernard Ephraim
Charles Feiy
Ida Frankel
Joseph Friedman
Sander Friedman
Bessie Fuchsman
Essie Greenberg
Adeline Greenberg-Sneider
Alice Kraft
Samson Levy
Clara Rimskie
Bessie Sheinfeld
Sidney Stavins
Jean Sterling
Jean Weisz
Gertrude Wernick
Bernard Bodan
Seymour Cohen
Paul Diamond
Alice Fine
Mildred Levine
Iris Slavin
Marvin Weiss
October 2-8
29 Elul 5776-6 Tishrei 5777
H. Roy Johnson
Gloria Kamish
Seymour Warady
Zelma Bennett
Dora Breskin
Celia Davis
Harry Dritz
Leah Dubin
Gertrude Epstein
Ernest Feuerzeig
Abraham Franklin
Ilene Garoon
Katherine Goldberg
Sarah Gorovsky
Lena Gottlieb
Irving Greenfield
Harry Greenspon
Robert Klein
Benjamin Krantz
Blanche Larner
Jerry Leff
Belle Leiderman
Selma Listick
David Markus
Albert Newman
Harry Newman
Max Perlstein
Martha Rubin
Irving Schulman
Irving Schwartz
Anna Shall
Bessie Tosman
Tena Wechsler
October 9-15
7-13 Tishrei
Katie Brodsky
Sam Friedman
Samuel Glist
Evelyn Goland
Ethel Greenspon
Isadore Israelite
Morris Kaplan
Irwin Katz
Joseph Kohn
Morris Kramer
George Krawitz
Julius Levin
Anna Levy
Antoinette Marcus
Maurice Marx
Abraham Miller
William Moskowitz
Celia Nianick
Minnie Rothenberg
Irving Scheiber
Alfred Schwartzenberg
Ida Skodel
Silva Spitzer
Grace Wetter
Julius Winter
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Acknowledgements
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
In addition to the names requested through the Yahrzeit Fund, the following names are read on Erev Shabbat as shown below.
October 16-22
14-20 Tishrei
Hyman Bernstein
Barbara Brottman
Harvey Cloch
Charles Furer
Louis Furer
Theodore Gottlieb
Rose Gould
Frieda Heyman
Herman Klass
Lenore Levin
Helen Levine
Anna Levy
Gary Mesirow
Leah Michelson
Jack Neadell
Frances Newman
Israel Revitz
Henry Rhein
Minnie Rottman
John Schatz
Anna Schultz
Ronald Schwartz
Isaac Sherry
Jack Strug
Adolph Sugar
Arthur Swartz
Henry Tiersky
Fannie Tint
Alexander Weisz
Morris Wexler
Gertrude Zoller
October 23-29
21-27 Tishrei
Albert Apfelbaum
Rhoda Bishop
Eva Brenner
Sigmund Brodsky
Pearl Brody
Lois Cantor
Betty Cowan
Irving Einhorn
Sylvia Gavlin
Maurice Golden
Sam Gothelf
Lois Margolis
Anna Silver
Esther Simon
Lois Van Crey
Mildred Weinstein
Rose Werner
Roslyn Wolken
October 30-November 5
28 Tishrei-4 Cheshvan
Mollie Barnett
Richard Carter
Rosslyn Davidson
Bernard Davis
Bernard Friedman
Anita Kalom
Rose Kaplan
Jack Korenthal
Don Lee
Jennie Lerner
Harry Mawrence
Yetta Meyer
Sol Millis
Jack Netchin
Samuel Rieger
Joseph Schmidt
Max Shall
Jack Sklansky
Jacob Swartz
Jack Swerdlow
Rae Tucker
Adrienne Wallace
Acknowledgements
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YAHRZEIT FUND
Received in the Temple office by August 31
Vicky Bahnasy in memory of Irene Stewart
Sanford Barr in memory of Morris Kaplan
David Bojan in memory of Clara Bojan
Susan Coren in memory of David Coren
Candace DeCarlo in memory of Sarah Ditlow
Geraldine Diamond in memory of Annetta Shapiro
Lauren Edidin in memory of Ryan Gottainer
Eileen Eisenberg in memory of Irving Naxon
Howard Friedman in memory of Irving Friedman
Scott Glickson in memory of Dr. Arthur Glickson
Karen Goldblatt in memory of Allene Landman
Karen Goldblatt in memory of Ruth Landman
Georgean Goldenberg in memory of Ben Rottman
Ilse Gordon in memory of Betty Stern
Joseph Groner in memory of Charles Groner
Suzanne Groner in memory of Dorothy Teichman
Joel Haberman in memory of Kenneth Haberman
Bonnie & Mort Hibel in memory of Ida Metz
Bonnie & Mort Hibel in memory of Reuben Metz
Bonnie & Mort Hibel in memory of Aura Nelson
Bonnie & Mort Hibel in memory of Shirley Schulman
Amy Huck in memory of Gerald Levant
Shelly Jaffe in memory of R.R. Lyons
Robert Karp in memory of Henry Karp
Ann Kopech in memory of Ben Bachrach
Roxanne Levin in memory of Homer Leo Weiss
James Levine in memory of Jack Bierman
Russell Morris in memory of Harriet Morris
Russell Morris in memory of Harry Morris
Joseph Noren in memory of Rose Norensky
Melvin Potash in memory of Sarah Potash
Sandi Rabin in memory of Abraham Schwalb
Jack Rosenberg in memory of Albert Gitlitz
Cyril Rosengarten in memory of Goldie Rosengarten
Cyril Rosengarten in memory of William Rosengarten
Cantor Faryn Rudnick in memory of Adele Kates
Deborah Sandlow in memory of Joyce Weisman
Gloria Septon in memory of Bernard Nett
Gloria Septon in memory of Rosalie Nett
Bonnie Serlin in memory of Bessie Camras
Bonnie Serlin in memory of Reuben Camras
Bonnie Serlin in memory of William Camras
Robert Shonfeld in memory of Phyllis Shonfeld
Estelle Holzer Shore in memory of Marshall Karr
Estelle Holzer Shore in memory of Bertha Lawrence
Debbie Silver in memory of Elane Schwartz
Susan Silverman in memory of Leo Einhorn
Edward Simkin in memory of Corrine Simkin
Frances Spiegel in memory of Lea Green
Les Strauss in memory of Salomon Strauss
Melvin Teichman in memory of Dorothy Teichman
Elaine Tenenbaum in memory of Philip Bell
Rabbi Victor Weissberg in memory of Isadore Weissberg
Gloria Weiser in memory of Dr. Arthur Glickson
Scott Weiser in memory of Morris Weiser
Bruce Werner in memory of Richard Werner
Shereen Wolff in memory of Denise Cohen
Eleanor Weiss Zoub in memory of Albert Milstine
Remember A Loved One
If you wish to honor the memory of a dear one, a most fitting, traditional and dignified remembrance is a memorial plaque. This
permanent remembrance will give you great comfort for many years and will serve as a reminder of the place your loved one held in
your life. A permanent memorial plaque is displayed bearing the name and yahrzeit date on the Memorial Wall outside the Sanctuary.
Your loved one’s name will also be included on the weekly yahrzeit list outside the Sanctuary on the anniversary of their passing and be
read at our Friday evening Shabbat Service. The contribution to memorialize your loved one with a permanent yahrzeit plaque requires
a donation of $750. If you have any questions, please call Joanne Gold (847) 205-9982 ext. 202.
Acknowledgements
CONTRIBUTIONS
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Received in the Temple office by August 31
B’YACHAD
MATTHEW SCHAFFER-SCHWARTZ z”l TIKKUN OLAM FUND
Fred Rosenberg & Barbara Berman wishing a speedy recovery to Douglas Schwartz & Cynthia Schaffer in loving memory of
Evie Levin
Marlene Schaffer
Douglas Schwartz & Cynthia Schaffer wishing a speedy recovery
BLITZ FAMILY CHILDREN’S CULTURAL ARTS FUND
to Evie Levin
Alan & Caron Blitz in honor of the birth of Hannah Maytal Rudnick
Alan & Sandra Jourdan in loving memory of Diane Henry
MEMORIAL FUND
Sandra Halperin in loving memory of Vilma E. Innamorati
CANTOR RUDNICK’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Harold & Holly Israel in loving memory of Diane Henry
In honor of the birth of Hannah Maytal Rudnick
Sandra & Gerald Lewis in loving memory of Elaine Dubrow
Susan Coren
Leslie & Stuart Dubin
PERPETUATION FUND
Scott & Alana Glickson
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of Tammy & Bruce Werner's 25th
Gordon & Joanne Levine
wedding anniversary
Bradley & Diane Mautner
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of Sue & Jon Hanover's 25th
Leonard & Audrey Rubin
wedding anniversary
Douglas Schwartz & Cynthia Schaffer
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of the Rabbis Helbraun’s 25th
Robert & Gloria Septon
wedding anniversary
David & Joianne Smith
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of Joanne & Gordy Levine's 45th
George & Nancy Vizer
wedding anniversary
Eric & Jill Schwager in appreciation
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of Sam Levin becoming bar
mitzvah
EDUCATION FUND
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of the birth of Evan Jacobs
Fred Rosenberg & Barbara Berman in honor of the birth of
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of the birth of
Hannah Maytal Rudnick
Hannah Maytal Rudnick
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in honor of the birth of Max DeWolf
FREE WILL
Gerald & Sandra Lewis in loving memory of Marlene Schaffer
Craig & Fern Hahn wishing a speedy recovery to Ken Kooklin
PLAQUES
GENERAL FUND
Barry & Wendy Herst in loving memory of Arnold Herst
Joel & Myra Bauer in honor of Barb and Nort Josephson’s
Robert & Debbie Herst in loving memory of Arnold Herst
50th wedding anniversary
RABBI HELBRAUN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of Barb Berman’s special
Ellen Robin in honor of the baby naming of Madison Mendel
birthday
Bradley & Lauren Stein in appreciation of baby-naming
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of the Rabbis Helbraun’s 25th
wedding anniversary
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of Barb & Nort Josephson’s 50th Bennett & Elaine Koffman in loving memory of Diane Henry
wedding anniversary
Bennett & Elaine Koffman in loving memory of
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of the birth of Jaden Block
Michael Trachtenberg
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of the birth of Elena Brichta
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of the birth of
Hannah Maytal Rudnick
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in honor of Herb Cohen’s special birthday
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in loving memory of Diane Henry
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in loving memory of Craig Levin
Herbert & Lillian Cohen in loving memory of Marlene Schaffer
Gordon & Joanne Levine in loving memory of Marlene Schaffer
George & Nancy Vizer in honor of Joanne and Gordy Levine’s
45th wedding anniversary
George & Nancy Vizer in honor of the Rabbis Helbraun’s 25th
wedding anniversary
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Calendar
Please Note: This calendar was produced for printing on September 19. A more current calendar can be found on our web page at
www.templebeth-el.org (click on calendar tab at the top). If unsure about a program date or time, contact the Temple office at (847) 205-9982.
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OCTOBER SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 2
Erev Rosh Hashanah (RH) Service
Monday, October 3
 Contemporary RH Service
 Young Children’s Program
 Traditional RH Service
 Children’s RH Service
 Tashlich at Wood Oaks Park
Tuesday, October 4
Morning RH Service followed by Lite Lunch
Friday, October 7
 Early Oneg
 Kabbalat Shabbat
8:00 pm
9:00 am
9:00 am
11:15 am
2:30 pm
4:30 pm
10:00 am
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
Saturday, October 8
Casual Morning Minyan
9:30 am
Sunday, October 9
Kever Avot Service at Shalom Memorial Park 10:00 am
Tuesday, October 11
Evening Yom Kippur (YK) Service
6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 12
 Contemporary YK Service
9:00 am
 Young Children’s Program
9:00 am
 Traditional YK Service
11:15 am
 Children’s YK Service
1:30 pm
 Afternoon YK Service
2:45 pm
 Yizkor & Ne’ilah Service
4:45 pm
Friday, October 14
 Early Oneg
5:30 pm
 Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
nd
Note: 2 day RH Service at TBE; all other High Holiday
Services at Glenbrook South High School
Saturday, October 15
Casual Morning Minyan
Sunday, October 16
Sukkot Service
Monday, October 17
Sukkot Service and Lite Lunch
Wednesday, October 19
Morning Minyan
Friday, October 21
Shabbat Service
Saturday, October 22
 Casual Morning Minyan
 Shabbat Service and Bat Mitzvah
of Jamie Resis
Sunday, October 23
Simchat Torah Service
Monday, October 24
Simchat Torah Service and Yizkor
and Lite Lunch
Wednesday, October 26
Morning Minyan
Friday, October 28
 Early Oneg
 Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, October 29
 Casual Morning Minyan
 Shabbat Service and Bar Mitzvah
of David Malitz
9:30 am
6:15 pm
11:30 am
6:30 am
7:30 pm
9:30 am
10:00 am
6:30 pm
11:15 am
6:30 am
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
9:30 am
10:00 am