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VOLUME 51
NUMBER 5
AUG-SEPT 2014
SELICHOT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
“What the Eye Does Not See”: A study of the invisible and forgotten through videoclips . . 7:30 pm
Selichot Service (followed by Oneg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 pm
ROSH HASHANAH
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Early Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (Koloteinu ”Our Voices”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm
Late Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (with Cantor Davis & Choir) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:15 pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Rosh Hashanah Pre-School Service 9:00 am
Early Rosh Hashanah Service (with Cantor Davis & Choir) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:15 am
Late Rosh Hashanah Service (Koloteinu ”Our Voices” with Todd Kessler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 pm
Rosh Hashanah Children/Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15 pm
Tashlich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Second Day Rosh Hashanah Study Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am
Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 am
Shabbat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm
YOM KIPPUR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Early Kol Nidre Service (Koloteinu - ”Our Voices”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm
Late Kol Nidre Service (with Cantor Davis & Choir) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:15 pm
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
Yom Kippur Pre-School Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am
Early Yom Kippur Service (with Cantor Davis & Choir) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:15 am
Yom Kippur Study (led by Cantor Davis, following early Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 pm
Late Yom Kippur Service (Koloteinu ”Our Voices” with Todd Kessler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 pm
Yom Kippur Children/Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15 pm
Concluding Service: Yizkor + Neilah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:45 pm
EREV SUKKOT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
Sushi in the Sukkah (reservation required) . . . . . . . 6:00 pm
Sukkot Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm
EREV SIMCHAT TORAH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Pictures (for Consecrants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 pm
Simchat Torah Service and Consecration . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm
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LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
Worship Schedule
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 . . . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Devarim-Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 . . . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Vaetchanan-Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 . . . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Eikev-Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 . . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Re’eh-Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 . . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Shoftim-Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 . . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Ki Teitzei-Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 . . . . . . . 7:30pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Ki Tavo-Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 . . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Nitzavim-Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 . . . Erev Rosh Hashannah
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 . . . . . Rosh Hashannah
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 . . . . . . . 2nd Day Rosh Hashannah
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Shabbat Service
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 . . . . 9:30am Torah Study–Ha’Azinu-Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Shabbat Service
We’re taking some field trips!
Enjoy new scenery and the fresh summer breeze with
Lakeside for several upcoming
Offsite Shabbat Services!
Friday,
August 8th
at 6:00pm
Friday, August 22nd at 6:00pm
Jaycee Park (1026 Wilmot Road, Deerfield)
Friday,
September 12th
at 7:30pm
and
Friday, September 5th at 6:00pm
Heller Nature Center (2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park)
5:30pm Mitzvah Project
For more information, contact the Lakeside Office at (847) 432-7950.
Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism | 1221 County Line Rd | Highland Park, IL 60035
(P) 847-432-7950 (F) 847-432-0583 www.lakesidecongregation.org
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LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
From the Rabbi’s Study
— Rabbi Isaac Serotta
The year 5775 is approaching.
Lakeside congregation began in
5715, so this is our 60th High Holy
Days as a community. With sorrow
we notice that in that time other
congregations have come and gone.
That should remind us that we
cannot take community for granted.
Community does not happen unless
we participate in it, and keep it alive.
Therefore, I look forward to seeing
you at services beginning with
Rosh Hashanah on the evening of
September 24.
Even though we don’t often study the
text of Jonah it has a message for us
about community. Everyone thinks
they know the story of how Jonah
was swallowed by a whale. Actually,
it’s not a whale. In Hebrew the word
is dag, a fish, a big fish. And since every
word in Hebrew has a gender, it is
a big male fish. A peculiarity of the
text is that later in the story, it says
Jonah was swallowed by a daggah, a
female fish. Is there a meaning to this
discrepancy?
Of course, our ancestors found
meaning here. The commentary
suggests that Jonah was first
swallowed by the dag, the male fish.
“Jonah entered the fish’s mouth like
someone who enters into a large
synagogue. The fish’s eyes were
like two large windows for Jonah
to see through.” The fish swims all
over the world and Jonah sees all of
God’s miracles. Jonah feels a sense
of understanding, even joy. The fish
says to Jonah, “Pray and you will
be answered.” But Jonah sits in the
sanctuary, in the belly of the fish for
three days and does not pray a word.
Finally the male fish spits Jonah out,
and in our commentary, Jonah is
immediately swallowed again, this
time by a daggah, a female fish. This
time, in her belly, Jonah finds himself
surrounded by 365,000 baby fish.
Rather than being an observer, Jonah
becomes a participant. The dag spews
Jonah out, the daggah gives birth to
him. He is reborn, and only then does
Jonah turn to prayer.
We are too much like Jonah. When
we perceive that things are going
well, we forget to say thank you.
Too often we only turn to God for
FRIDAY, August 29
th
6:00pm start time
Come wearing your
favorite team’s jersey!
All prospective members welcome!
For play-by-play information and additional game-time
questions, please contact Hilary at (847) 432-7950.
Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism | 1221 County Line Road | Highland Park, IL 60035
(P) 847-432-7950 (F) 847-432-0583 | www.lakesidecongregation.org
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It’s game time!
Join Lakeside for a
our own motives. We turn to God
in our pain. When the High Holy
Days roll around, we think about
atonement, we want God’s mercy
and forgiveness. Most of the time
we are like Jonah in the dag. We are
content to look out at the world
without getting involved. We forget
that we need to be with others.
Once in a while we catch a glimpse,
like a glimmer off the reflective scales
of a passing fish that reminds us that
the world needs our participation.
These are the moments when true
prayer and return to the ideals of our
faith can be seen. This year, our 60th
year, let us try to raise our awareness.
We should try and act for the good
of others, even when their needs are
just swimming around us, or even
when we are comfortable in our own
homes. When we turn to God, to
faith, to tradition, not from our own
needs, but for the good of others then
our return is truly an act of service to
God. It is in community that we find
out what it means to be human.
May you be blessed for a Happy and
Healthy New Year, and may you turn
to the world, and do what you can to
make it better.
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LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
From the Educator
— Vanessa M. Ehrlich, RJE, Educational Director
Summer is a time to renew and
revive, and I would like to add a
third R to your list: Register. Of
course I need everyone to register
for Religious and Hebrew Schools
as soon as possible. It is never too
late to start, so even if you are
reading this in September please
come and register your children
for school. Just a reminder that
Religious School is for students ages
Kindergarten through 10 Grade,
confirmation. Our Hebrew School
begins in 3rd grade and continues
through 6th grade. In 7th grade our
students have private appointments
with Rabbi Serotta, Cantor Davis
and myself.
I also encourage those who
have college students or know
some college students you can
now register them for Hillel and
wherever they attend university
their Hillel will contact them. This
has been very successful nationwide
and I know that this is a great way for
students to stay connected Jewishly.
You must know the student’s email,
phone and what school they are
attending. You fill out a form and
Hillel will contact your student,
call the Lakeside Office for more
information:http://goo.gl/Q4Jw48
If you have already registered your
children for school or Hillel I believe
you should look into something
for yourself, register and try it out.
At Lakeside you are lucky that you
can drop in every Sunday morning
beginning Sunday September
14 for our Adult Enrichment
program. This year we have many
interesting programs and will have a
“bookmark” for you by the High Holy
Days. Some speakers of interest
this fall include: Arthur Feldman,
Judaica expert who will be here on
October 26 and will be able look at
your Jewish treasures and tell you
something about them. He has some
great stories about our Lakeside
treasures you will find interesting.
On September 21 we will hear about
the Jewish Film
Festival coming in
October. I know
Religious School + Hebrew School Students ...
you will enjoy all
of our speakers
and programs check it out.
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LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
From the President
— Jack Kaplan, President
This year we celebrate our 60th
anniversary as a congregation. In the
Bible, the number 60 occurs several
times, for example as the age of Isaac
when Jacob and Esau were born and
the number of warriors escorting
King Solomon.
At a time when so many organizations
and businesses come and go and
enduring into double digits is
considered a major accomplishment,
we are now entering four score as a
vital Jewish institution serving Reform
Jews in the north shore suburban
communities of Chicago in a warm,
open, welcoming home.
Lakeside Congregation for Reform
Judaism was born before it had a
name. It began as the School for
Judaism in Highland Park. Like our
neighbor the Chicago Botanical
Garden, we eventually planted our
roots along Lake Cook Road on the
other side of the county line and have
grown and flourished ever since.
This anniversary provides all of us
with an opportunity to renew our
commitment and sense of personal
responsibility for the continued
strength and vitality of the Jewish
people and our ability to participate in
all areas of Jewish community life.
Over the next year we have many
events planned to help honor and
celebrate our strengths, our values,
our achievements to date. But we
also must plan for our future so that
we can pass on the enduring values
of Lakeside to our children and the
children of other families who live in
the surrounding communities and
are looking for a spiritual home. L’dor
v dor. From generation to generation.
It is the obligation, the duty of those
of us who have benefited from the
community we have created at
Lakeside to pass it on to others.
This spring, a season of hope and
renewal, during the Passover holiday,
we initiated a membership campaign
titled “Not too Big, Not Too Small, Just
Right.” We believe this captures the
essence of the values represented
by Lakeside. We are big enough to
provide our members with the full
array of quality programs, services
and events they expect from their
synagogue. We offer our congregants
a variety of ways to engage in their
own Jewish journey through different
approaches to study, prayer and
service, Torah, Tefilla and Tzedakah as it
is written over our Ark.
At the same time we are small enough
for every family, every individual to
feel they are part of our community
through friendship, through
fellowship, through good times and
bad. It is the events and programs and
services that typically draw members
through our doors; it is the sense
of community, or Kehillah, the final
word over the Ark, that keeps them
connected and builds the bonds that
allow all of us to share a richer and
more meaningful journey together.
Our membership campaign is a critical
initiative coming at a time when
Lakeside, like many other Jewish
institutions throughout Chicago and
around the country face challenges,
based partly on the poor economy
we are still encountering and partly
on demographic trends in the Jewish
community which has seen shrinking
numbers due to later marriage,
lower birthrates and a steadily aging
population. A key undertaking is to
maintain and grow our membership
to provide the resources, both human
and financial, necessary to sustain the
vitality of our institution.
We will build on current efforts and
develop new ways to promote the
value of membership at Lakeside. This
will be communicated in a variety
of ways externally to attract new
members and internally to retain
and increase engagement of our
current congregants. I call on you to
serve as ambassadors at large to let
your family, your friends, and your
Not too BIG,
Not too small,
Just right.
colleagues know the special place
that Lakeside is to you. Bring them
to a service; invite them to a social
event. Be that personal poster child for
Lakeside.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank our clergy, staff and board
leadership for their devotion,
commitment and many contributions
over the past year. We are blessed
with a Rabbi, who challenges and
educates us with his intellect, comforts
us in times of trouble and loss and
celebrates with us on all occasions
large and small. We are blessed to
have a Cantor who inspires us through
a rich array of liturgical music and
prayer and prepares our b’nai mitzvah
students to chant their Torah portions
with confidence. And we are blessed
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From the President, Con’t.
to have a Religious Educator who demonstrates her
passion and love for Jewish learning through her continued
leadership of our Religious and Hebrew School and an
instrumental role in all of our educational programs and
is now beginning her 25th year at Lakeside. And we are
blessed to have an office manager, who just a few years ago
came to us as an administrative assistant and has grown
into a capable manger running our very busy office and
supervising our two newest staff members, Hilary Bryant
and Kristy Scher. My deepest thanks and gratitude to Rabbi
Serotta, Cantor Davis, Vanessa Ehrlich and Allison Gelman
for all you have done for Lakeside this past year.
We have also been blessed with an outstanding executive
committee and board this year that I am confident will
continue to enable us to achieve our goals as a vital, vibrant
Jewish institution.
Save the Date for
Lakeside’s
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Sunday,
October 12th
in
Rabbi Serotta’s
backyard!
For more information,
call the Lakeside office
at (847) 432-7950.
Judaism | 1221 County Line Rd
Lakeside Congregation for Reform
7950 | (F) 847-432-0583
Highland Park, IL 60035 | (P) 847-432gregation.org
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In particular I would like to thank our executive committee
consisting of David Macknin, our Immediate Past President,
Bill Moskoff, our Treasurer, Bill Echt, our Secretary, Lori
Rudman, our Vice President of Development and Lee Rivlin,
our Vice President of Administration. They have gone the
extra yard in so many ways this past year for which I am
grateful and I look forward to their continued leadership
this coming year. I would also like to acknowledge our two
recent outgoing board members Ron Orgiefsky and Elaine
Greenberg. Ron has served on our board only a short
time but has played a leadership role concerning all of our
communications and as co-chair of Mitzvah Day for the past
two years. And Elaine has been a longer standing board
member, membership chair and advocate for personal
engagement and action in both our outreach to new
members and in reach to current ones. They and all of our
board members deserve our sincere appreciation.
I close with another number-120. Double 60. The average
human lifespan continues to increase but differs by where
you live, who you were born to, but most importantly, the
support and resources you are provided with. The optimal
length of life is echoed in the conventional blessing “You
should live until 120!” Rabbinic literature records several
scholars within the historic period of the Mishnah who lived
for 120 years. But the most famous individual whose 120year lifespan is explicitly recorded in the Torah was one of
the greatest Jewish leaders of them all: Moses.
As we celebrate one milestone this year I look forward to
joining with all of you as the Lakeside community doubles
down on its journey as a vital Jewish institution serving the
needs and interests of all its members.
Adult Enrichment
— Marty Portnoy and Dan Blaustein, Co-chairs
Welcome to August, which means that the 2014-2015
Sunday Adult Enrichment program series is right around
the corner! All of us on the committee are hard at work
making the final plans for what should be another exciting
year. The first program is on Sunday, August 17, when
our own Cantor Michael Davis will enlighten us on some
fascinating aspects about the Hebrew language. Other
topics in this year’s lineup of programs include an Antiques
Roadshow-style program about Judaica, a “Sharing Stories”
panel discussion on Jewish values, a special program
dedicated to Lakeside’s 60th Anniversary, and more.
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All programs are on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon,
with a complimentary bagel and lox brunch served 15
minutes before the start.
Guests are always welcome. We hope to see you there.
Adult Enrichment Wants You!
Do you have a topic of special interest that you would like
to share in a Sunday Adult Enrichment program? We are
seeking dedicated individuals to join our committee to help
us plan, promote, and produce these Sunday programs.
Please see Vanessa Ehrlich for more information.
LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
From the Children’s Center
— Paula Davis, Children’s Center Director
The school year 2014-2015
is about to begin and we
are so happy to welcome
many new families to our
ever growing pack. The
addition of some wonderful
enrichment programs is sure
to attract those moving to our
neighborhood. My fantastic
and extremely dedicated staff
will all be returning to help
make this the best year EVER!
We are small but MIGHTY!
And just like all of Lakeside we
are not too big, not too small,
just right!!! Please take a look
at all we have to offer on the
website. The calendar is up
and we welcome visitors to
join us at our various activities
throughout the year.
All of us at the Children’s Center
wish you a Happy and Healthy
New Year!
L’Shana Tovah
Summer Camp Fun!
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Sisterhood
The Women of Lakeside
Our Story
Whether through our Sisterhood,
Rosh Chodesh group, or simply
helping to coordinate the many
Lakeside programs, Lakeside women
have a lasting impact on our entire
community.
Once again Sisterhood has been
a steadfast supporter of Lakeside
through our camp scholarships,
educational programs, Caring
Community program, and social
events. Last year’s activities included…
› O
ur Sisterhood Shabbat honoring
the role of women in our
community. It provided a forum for
us to pray together and a warm and
cozy respite from our cold winter.
Once again Robbie Hartman and
Debi Shandling led our music and
women’s choir - Rickie Cowin led
the service - and board members
provided a sensational fondue oneg.
› W
e closed our gift shop, but are
now providing an opportunity to
purchase a much wider assortment
of judaica through Lakeside’s
website. A portion of the proceeds
supports Sisterhood, and thereby
Lakeside, through gifts for bar and
bat mitzvahs, camp scholarships, and
Religious School challah. Our closing
inventory sale was spearheaded
by Ceilanne Libber, Blair Waddick,
Lynda Maram, and Linda Alexander;
and supported by many Sisterhood
volunteers.
› S
isterhood’s opening meeting
combined a social action project
with an opportunity to schmooze
and sample a variety of gourmet
latkes prepared by Lakeside
member Lance Raphael. Sisterhood
members and their guests created
baskets of items for newborns
of women with AIDS, who have
been born AIDS-free, as part of
Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s
Basket of Hope Layette program.
The project was coordinated
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by Elissa Whiteman, Ceilanne
Libber and Susan Baron, and more
than 100 items were donated by
Lakeside members.
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e had our annual Ravinia event,
last July and also supported
Lakeside social events including
Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast and the
Red Tent Journey.
This year the women of Lakeside have
also had the opportunity to share
spiritually, through a Rosh Chodesh
program led by Judy Cohan, Ceilanne
Libber and Carole Wald. Based
on the tradition of Jewish women
gathering to celebrate the new moon,
Rosh Chodesh gives us the chance
Lakeside’s diverse
programming
and membership
continues to
demonstrate our
relevance to today’s
Jewish women.
to connect with our community
and ourselves. Meeting in Lakeside
members’ homes, participants share
personal thoughts and feelings in a
warm, open and inviting setting.
Lakeside continues to support and
participate in Women for Reform
Judaism, better known as WRJ. We
hosted the annual Area Day for the
Chicago metropolitan area, including
a service led by Lakeside, educational
workshops and a luncheon featuring
state representative Elaine Nekritz.
Over 80 women participated this year
in the event on empowering women
and there were sessions on both
personal and leadership growth.
Lakeside is represented on
WRJ’s national board and district
executive committee, and we are
regular participants in leadership
development programs throughout
the country. All Lakeside women
are invited to participate in these
activities. This 100 year old
organization has played an integral
role in supporting our youth, through
the founding and financial support of
NFTY, as well as ongoing scholarships
for clergy, and worldwide support
for the reform movement. They
unite and bind each of us with many
sisters throughout the world. It is only
through working together that we
accomplish so much.
Lakeside’s diverse programming
and membership continues to
demonstrate our relevance to today’s
Jewish women. We pray together…
we play together… we truly are the
collective voice for women within
our community.
This success is due to the support of
many individuals, but a few women
have done so much to plan and
coordinate all of these activities, our
Sisterhood board of directors:
J anet Buckstein
Shari Keene
Rosann Epner
Ceilanne Libber
Robin Friedman
Ellen Meyers
Julie Hoffman
Elissa Whiteman
Nancy Hollins
These women, and many other
volunteers, planned and ran programs,
provided congregational support,
and created a home and haven for
friendship and mutual support. Their
passion and commitment to shared
goals has made Lakeside’s Sisterhood
a sustaining force and nurturer of our
congregational family.
So for all of you who have been part
of this success, our congregation
thanks you. For those of you have not
yet joined us, we welcome you! Most
importantly, your support of Lakeside
Congregation’s Sisterhood makes a
difference! Your membership helps
meet the goals of our congregation
and maintain our commitment to
Lakeside’s families and the
broader community.
LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
Unsung Hero
Ron Orgiefsky, his wife Meredith
and their son Ross have been
members at Lakeside since
2005. Ron has served on the
Board of Directors since 2011
and just recently finished
his term. Ron chaired the
Communication Committee and
spent many hours looking over
our communication plans for
the future.
Ron has also chaired two
Mitzvah Days and is always
on hand to help out. We so
appreciate all of the time, effort
and good opinions that Ron has
given Lakeside and we thank him
for being an unsung hero.
Ron is a food and wine
enthusiast who loves to travel
with his family, exploring new
markets and restaurants and
spending time with friends.
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father of Alyssa Rocke.
› Our thoughts and prayers go out to the
families of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-Ad Shaar,
and Naftali Frenkel and to all of the
families who have lost loved ones in the
recent conflict in the Middle East.
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on their wedding
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Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism | 1221 County Line Rd | Highland Park, IL 60035 | (P) 847-432-7950 (F) 847-432-0583 | www.lakesidecongregation.org
Social Action
— Joyce Lyon, Committee Chairlady
Our Lakeside Social Action Committee is an active group of temple members with the focus
to serve those in need within the temple and those in need in the larger community outside
of the temple. With the new year ahead we are considering a few new projects along with
continuing our ongoing projects which have been greatly appreciated by those served. Our
next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 19 th at 1:00 at the temple and we welcome and would
appreciate any new members to our committee.
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B’nai Mitavah Students
CASEY MUTCHNIK
Mazel Tov!
Casey Maxwell Mutchnik will become a Bar Mitzvah on August 30, 2014. Casey
will be joined by his parents, Eden and Steve Mutchnik, and his brothers, Scott
and Drew. He will also share this special day with family and friends.
Casey lives in Northbrook and attends Northbrook Junior High. Casey is
passionate about sports. He loves to play, watch and talk about all things
athletic–especially football, basketball and tennis. He also enjoys reading and
listening to his iPod. During the summer, Casey attends one of his favorite
places in the world, Camp Timberlane. At camp, he is an avid rock climber and
water skier.
Casey has fulfilled his mitzvah project hours by tutoring Lakeside Congregation
students in reading Hebrew. He will also donate 10 percent of his gifts to
Camp for All Kids, an organization that provides disadvantaged children full
scholarships to summer camp.
LANEY SMITH
Mazel Tov!
Laney Rose Smith will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah September 6, 2014.
She will be celebrating with her proud parents, Cindy and Larry Smith, and her
older sister Eden. She will also be joined by her grandparents Karen and Shelley
Karras, David and Sandra Wanger, and Linda and Daniel Morris. Laney is also
excited to spend this special day with her aunts, uncles, cousins and many great
friends.
Laney and her family live in Highwood where she is a 7th grader at Northwood
Junior High. Laney is passionate about dancing. She likes to spend her summer
at Lake of the Woods camp and horseback riding at Paradise Dude Ranch. She
also enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
For Laney’s mitzvah project she volunteered at Beth El Synagogue summer
camp program where she worked with pre- kindergarten aged children. Laney
is involved with helping the elderly at Sunrise Assisted Living Center where her
beloved GG was a resident until last September. Her upcoming Bat Mitzvah is
dedicated to her GG.
GABRIELLE KAPLINSKY
Mazel Tov!
Gabrielle Jordan Kaplinsky will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on September
13, 2014. Gabbie will be surrounded by her parents, Robert and Ellen
and two older siblings, Josh and Lauren. She will also share this special
day with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Gabbie is a 7 th grader at North Shore Country Day School where she
proudly represents the Raiders on their volleyball, basketball and soccer
teams. Gabbie also plays travel soccer for FC United and travel volleyball
for Club Momentum. When she is not playing sports, Gabbie is interested
in waterskiing, wake boarding, acting and traveling.
Throughout the year, Gabbie volunteered her time at Feed My Starving
Children in Libertyville for her mitzvah project. She, along with her family,
helped hand pack meals for malnourished children to be shipped around
the world. It was truly a special opportunity to do something together as
a family to help Gabbie commemorate her upcoming Bat Mitzvah.
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ARZA
Join ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America)
ARZA’s Mission
ARZA (pronounced AHR-tzah) is a pretty clever
name. It’s a Hebrew word meaning “toward the
Land (of Israel),” and it’s also an acronym for the
“Association of Reform Zionists of America.” ARZA
is the national membership organization that
connects Reform Jews with Israel. But what does
the name mean? What is a Reform Zionist? Is it
simply a Zionist who happens to be a Reform Jew
but who otherwise is kind of like any other Zionist?
Or is there something uniquely Reform about our
Zionism? And while we’re at it, what’s a Zionist?
A Zionist is a proponent of Zionism, a movement
founded in the late 19th century to create a Jewish
homeland in the land of Israel, then known as
Palestine. But that goal of Zionism was fulfilled
in May, 1948, with the declaration of Israel’s
independence. Since then, most people understand
Zionism as a movement that supports Israel and
works to make Israel the best, most ideal Jewish
state it can be. Reform Zionism is Zionism infused
with the values and principles cherished by Reform
Judaism, including religious equality for women and
men, a commitment to tikkun olam (literally “world
repair,” i.e., social justice), the creation by individuals
of meaningful Jewish lives through informed choice,
and so on. Some of those characteristics are shared
by other forms of Zionism while others are unique to
Reform Zionism.
But within these fairly vague parameters, Reform
Zionist thinkers don’t actually agree completely on
the details of Reform Zionism. You can get a sense
for the range of
views by looking
at “An Open
Conversation
About Reform
Judaism,” a
project initiated
by ARZA in the
spring of 2008.
Questions? Contact arza.org or Mike Kaplan, [email protected] 847-926-7043
Join us as we celebrate 50 years of
Rosh Chodesh New Upcoming Dates!
Based on the tradition
of Jewish women gathering to celebrate the new
moon, Rosh Chodesh gives
us the chance to spiritually
connect and concentr ate on
creating a greater sense of
connection to our community and to ourselves.
Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson
Evanston, IL
Sunday,
August 24th
2:00pm
Mark your Calendars!
Tuesday, July 29th at 7:30pm
Month of Av
(home of Elaine Greenberg)
Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 7:30pm
Month of Elul (location TBD)
Monday, Nov. 3rd at 7:30pm
Adults:
Kids:
(13 and under)
Lakeside Congregation
for Reform Judaism
1221 County Line Road
Highland Park, IL
(P) 847.432.7950
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Join us for activities ranging from simple
conversation to spiritual meditation.
Please RSVP to Hilary at (847) 432-7950.
For questions, feel free to e-mail Judy
Cohan at [email protected].
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Choir Chat
— Bob Benton, Choir Member
Listen! It’s very faint, but if you listen
carefully you can hear it in the wind.
As I write this, we haven’t yet had
our annual choir potluck dinner, the
reward we give ourselves for a most
successful and inspirational season
among good friends and happy
times, but the distinct sounds are
blowing in the wind, calling us for
what comes very shortly, the familiar
airs of the High Holy Days. We’ve
learned, rehearsed, sung and taken
to heart the wonderful teachings
and techniques given to us by the
most talented and patient Richard
Boldrey and accompanied by the
amazing Bill Crowle, making a real
choir out of a group of enthusiastic
and dedicated amateurs.
Last (religious) year’s services
and songs are behind us, but the
echoes are, for most of us, indelible
and lasting, but as a congregation,
we know you’ll ask “So what have
you done for us lately?” And we
are proud to say that we start
our rehearsals for the holidays
on August 7th with one to two
rehearsals per week until the
Join
Youth
Choir!
NEW! LAKESIDE’S YOUTH CHOIR!
led by Todd Kessler
ALL GRADES ARE WELCOME! JUST SHOW UP!
 Sundays beginning September 14th
 from 9:30am-10:00am
 Youth Choir is held every Sunday morning
that Religious School is in session
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services begin. Please know that
there are places in the choir for
whoever would like to learn, to sing,
and to join a marvelous group. You
need only talk to any one of us, or
to Richard, and we can take it from
there. Our responsibilities include
a monthly choir Shabbat service,
holiday responsibilities in concert
(pun intended) with the season,
the ever-entertaining Purim Spiel,
the Lakeside Café, Mitzvah Day
entertainment for those who may
benefit from it, and other things of
which we’re not even aware.
We’re a good and spirited chavurah
(a family within a temple family),
and we’d love to add you to it. In the
meantime, we’ll be back to work and
awaiting your joining our audience
and singing from there or from the
bimah.
LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
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Join us for our very first Kabbalat Shabbat Service on September 19th
Lakeside will be serving free Mediterranean themed appetizers from
5:30pm-6:00pm—so get here early to mingle with your Lakeside
community. Services begin at 6:00pm.
Future Kabbalat Shabbat Dates:
November 21, 2014
January 16, 2015
March 20, 2015
May 15, 2014
Tr ee of Life
Inscribe your joyous occasions
on our Tree of Life
Birth
Engagement
Birthday
Graduation
Wedding
Bar/Bat Mitvah
Anniversary
Confirmation
Leaves: $180
Stones: $1800
For more information please call Allison
Gelman in the Lakeside office at
(847 ) 432-7950
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Religious School Opening Day
Step into the future...
save t date
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september
7th, 2014
join us
On Sunday September 7th after the
first day of Religious School for an out
of this world space-themed carnival.
There will be a moon bounce,
outer-space ice cream, and more!
We hope to see you there!
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Adult Enrichment Programming
Mark your calendars!
Sunday, August 17 from 10:30am-12:00pm
Complimentary breakfast served at 10:15am
Mysteries of the Ancient Hebrew Language
—with Cantor Michael Davis
Join Lakeside for our first Adult Enrichment session this year!
Cantor Michael Davis will be going over the mysteries of the
ancient Hebrew language. What does English owe to Hebrew—
including our alphabet? What does reading the Torah in the
original Hebrew reveal?
Find out these answers and more on Sunday, August 17th!
No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Anniversaries
Betty Kleinberg
Kenneth Krebs
Karen May
Marvin Najberg
Linda Pielet
Angela Platt
Jeffrey Rivlin
Roy Seinfeld
Gloria Shapiro
Paula Borenstein
Margaret Burka
Suzanne Chesler
Marvin Crone
Howard Feiler
Stuart Finkle
Merrill Freed
Mitchell Kapnick
Alene Nardick
Howard Smith
Nancy and Lee Frank
Stuart and Ellen Gilman
Deborah and Brian Hall
Susan and Alvin Klein
Park Johnson and Laura Munitz-Johnson
Sandy and Stuart Rabin
Sherri and Elliot Richardson
Mary and Rick Schuster
Linda Alexander and Steven Wasserman
August
Jaimie Flagg
Kim Gaffen
Sheldon Gottlieb
Alec Hirsch
Shel Hirsh
Stu Hirsh
Gail Hozman
Bluma Kaplan
Robert Kaplinsky
David and Lisa Cohen
Vanessa and Arthur Ehrlich
Joan and Howard Smith
Joseph and Janis Weil
Kevin and Taryn Weinstein
September
September
August
Birthdays
TRIBUTE DONATION
Your Name(s): Street Address: City: Phone: State: Zip: Check One
General Fund
Prayer Book Fund
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Paving our Paths Fund
Adult Enrichment Fund
Founders Fund
Religious School Fund
Sisterhood Fund
Mitzvah Day Fund
Torah Fund
Library Fund
Social Action Fund
Flower & Garden Fund
C
antor’s Discretionary
Fund
Kircheimer Music & Choir
Fund
Sandy Peterson Fund
Gertrude & James Salzenstein Building Fund
Check One
In Memory of: In Honor of: Please Inform
Name(s): Street Address: City: State: Zip: Enclosed is my contribution of $ Please make checks payable to: LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
We thank you for your contribution. Contributions are Income Tax Deductible.
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Tribute Funds, Con’t.
Adult Education Fund
In Memory of Edith Jacobson
Maxine & Michael Jacobson
In Memory of Joseph Jacobson
Maxine & Michael Jacobson
In Memory of Gilbert A. Magida
Blair & Daniel Waddick
In Memory of Fannie Rabinowitz
Blair & Daniel Waddick
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
In Honor of Rebecca Breitstein’s
Confirmation
Ron & Suzanne Breitstein
Connie Loventhal Religious School Fund
In Honor of Vanessa Ehrlich’s 25
years at Lakeside
Blair & Dan Waddick
In Memory of Jerome Franklin
Marcia Franklin
Flower and Garden Fund
In Memory of Helen Cooper
Paula and Bob Berk
General Fund
In Honor of Lesley & Blake Siegel
Robin Pinsof
In Honor of Allison Gelman, Rabbi
Serotta, Cantor Davis, and Marina Shubin
Pamela Fenning & Jeffrey
Lifschitz
In Memory of Jerome Franklin
Karen Rae Horwitz & Hector
Izaguirre
Mary and Rick Schuster
In Memory of Alice Weiland
Ruth Pollans & June Lauter
In Memory of Dorothy Harris
Linda Alexander & Steve
Wasserman
In Memory of Sidney Wasserman
Linda Alexander & Steve Wasserman
In Memory of Jay Guthmann’s Mother
David & Jill Pollans
In Memory of Daniel Kaplan
Bluma & Stanley Kaplan
In Memory of Faga Orgiefsky
Ron, Meredith, & Ross Orgiefsky
In Memory of Sam Stone
George & Liane Fitzgerald
In Memory of Mary Costello
George & Liane Fitzgerald
In Memory of Russ Berngard
George & Liane Fitzgerald
In Memory of Audrey Levison
Alvin & Susan Klein
In
Memory
of Jerry Malitz
In Memory of Betty Frank
Judith Malitz
Hubert & Elaine Frank
In Memory of Victoria Wolf
In Memory of Robert Frank
Hubert & Elaine Frank
Janet Freund
In Memory of Sarah Poll
In Memory of Jerome Franklin
Hubert & Elaine Frank
Marcia Franklin
Kirchheimer Music and Choir Fund In Memory of Stephen Hoffman
Lorraine Hoffman
In Memory of Zelda Sherman
In
Memory
of Ruth Frenzel
Babs & Bob Benton
Lois Pavalon
Mitzvah Day Fund
In Memory of Irving Pielet
In Memory of Milton W. Firestone
Ruth L. Sinn
Lynne & H. Barney Firestone
In Memory of Alfred Newton
In Memory of Fanny Berline
Suzanne Chesler
Lynne & H. Barney Firestone
In Memory of Elsa Hirsch
In Memory of Helen Levine
Alan & Ursula Jonas
Jonathan Levine
In Memory of Anita London
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
The Orgiefsky Family
In Honor of Jonathan Levine
In Memory of Sydell Forman
Ron Harris
Rayna & Joel Forman
In Honor of the Marriage of Sarah
In Memory of Irene Kraus
Solof & Matt Ebbert
George & Liane Fitzgerald
Mary & Len Solof
In Memory of Elaine Kraus Stone
In Honor of Rebecca Breitstein’s
George & Liane Fitzgerald
Confirmation
In Memory of Dr. Albert Goldman
Ron & Suzanne Breitstein
Roberta Heinrich
In Honor of Len Solof’s Thoughtfulness
Sandy Peterson Educational
Susie Chesler
Technology Fund
In Honor of Lakeside Office Staff
Brides Kristy Scher & Hilary Bryant- In Honor of the Children’s Center
Ryan & Dayna Weitzman
Sharp and Bride-to-be Allison Gelman Scott & Courtney David
Blair & Dan Waddick
Social Action Fund
In Honor of receiving her Get
In Memory of Jerome J. Cole
Melissa Nishioka
Julie Cole Crone
In Memory of Rhoda Fischer
In Memory of Robert Lyon
Elias Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Scott
Joyce Lyon
In Memory of Sylvia Missulawin
Bluma & Stanley Kaplan
In Memory of Samuel Missulawin
Bluma & Stanley Kaplan
In Memory of Meyer (Mick) Kaplan
Bluma & Stanley Kaplan
In Memory of Richard May
Lorraine May
Gertrude & James Salzenstein
Building Fund
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Israel Trip and Dinner
FIRST MEETING FOR
Israel Trip 2015
 Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00pm
 J oin us for an informative meeting about
our upcoming Israel Trip during
spring break of 2015
 Come with questions!
ISRAEL TRIP DINNER
 Friday, September 19 at 6:00pm
 Anyone who went to Israel or would like to
go on the Israel Trip in 2015 is welcome to
join to hear and share stories about Israel
 Adults: $18 | Children: $9
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Rabbi Isaac D. Serotta
Cantor Michael Davis
Vanessa M. Ehrlich, RJE, Educational Director
Paula Davis, Children’s Center Director
Allison Gelman, Office Manager/Events Planner
Hilary Bryant, Events Coordinator
Kristy Scher, Registrar to the Religious School
Jack Kaplan, President
William Velvel Moskoff, VP-Treasurer
Lee Rivlin, VP-Administration
William Echt, VP-Secretary
Lori Rudman, VP-Development
David Macknin, Immediate Past President
Shari Keene, Co-Vice President Membership, Sisterhood
Margaret Burka, Librarian
The Children’s Center of Lakeside Congregation
1221 County Line Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: 847.432.4766
Kolenu Editors: Bob Benton and Michelle Rapaport
Kolenu Designer: Kristy Scher
The Kolenu deadline is the first of each month. Any material
received after that date will be held until the following month.
AFFILIATED WITH U.R.J. SINCE 1955
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL N.A.T.E. ACCREDITATION
OFFICE HOURS
SCHOOL HOURS
Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hebrew School
Tuesday (on school days) . . . . 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Religious School
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sunday (on school days) . . . . 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
LAKESIDE CONGREGATION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
1221 County Line Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: 847.432.7950 | Fax: 847.432.0583
lakesidecongregation.org