A NEW ORLEANS NIGHT AT NSCI

Featuring Dueling Pianos from Howl2Go

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 20181185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe

7:00 pm Patron Event in Frank Memorial Hall

8:00 pm Howl2Go Dueling Pianos in Rebecca K. Crown Social Hall

Cocktails, New Orleans Inspired Food, Music, and Dancing

See page 2 for more information!

The BulletinMay 2018 Iyar/Sivan 5778 Vol. 90 No. 20The Bulletin is supported by an endowment established by Jane R. Perlman

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HOWLIN, GOOD TIME!

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PATRON LEVELSPlatinum $5000· Invitation for 6 to the Patron Event· 6 reserved seats for the Dueling Pianos· Reserved parking space for 2018 High Holy Days

Gold $2500· Invitation for 4 to the Patron Event· 4 reserved seats for the Dueling Pianos

Silver $1000· Invitation for 2 to the Patron Event· 2 reserved seats for the Dueling Pianos

Bronze $500· 2 reserved seats for the Dueling Pianos

All Patrons will be recognized in the program

All Patrons who contribute $1000 or more are invited to the 7:00 pm Patron Reception featuring New Orleans style jazz music, street performers, appetizers and cocktails.

R E S E R VAT I O N S A N D D O N AT I O N S C A N B E M A D E O N L I N E AT www.nsci.org

Your NOLA getaway includes 2 nights at a luxury

hotel, airfare, and discounts for fun in the Big Easy!

Dates mutually agreed upon with donors.

$100 per ticket.

Enter to win a trip for 2 to New Orleans!

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Dolores Kohl Kaplan

Welcome to:

Miriam Eve Grossberg, born on February 27, 2018

daughter of Nina Goldman Grossberg & Jonathan D. Grossberg

sister of Golda Aileen Grossberggranddaughter of Robyn & David Grossberg, Lori & Harvey Doppelt

and Gina & Steve Goldman

Sophia Joan Viventi, born on March 10, 2018

daughter of Carol Rosenfeld& Dr. Jonathan Viventi

granddaughter of Irene Rosenfeld& Richard Illgen and

Marilyn DeLuca & Victor Viventi

Ari Paul Royz,born on April 4, 2018

son of Mira Royz & Brad Goldgrandson of Tamara & Misha Royz

and Andrea Gold

Reese Madison Birnbaum, born on April 10, 2018

daughter of Dana & Evan Birnbaumgranddaughter of Mimi

& Bill Horowitz and Beth & Gary Birnbaum

great granddaughter of Claire & Allen Horowitz and Donald Cooper

Mazel Tov to:

Haley & David Hirschmarried on Saturday, April 14son of Millie & Gary Hirsch

Our

Congregational

FamilyWelcome to our new and returning

member (through April 17):

In MemoriamThe congregation extends its heartfelt

condolences to the families of:

Edith Beilesaunt of Susan Longo (Marlow Hunter)

Robert Greenfather of Lynne (Michael) Lieber

Hubert Solomonfather of Stacy (Charles) Winternitz

grandfather of Sarah and Ellie Winternitz

Shabbat Services

MAY

Friday, May 46:15 pm WNSCI Shabbat Service with

Alan Goodis and Shir Chadash

Saturday, May 5Torah Portion-Emor

9:15 am Shabbat Minyan Service 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service

Bar MitzvahAlex Ryan Fern

Son of Danielle & Brian Fern

5:00 pm Shabbat A ernoon Service

Bar MitzvahCharley Duffin

Son of Sarah & Mike Duffin

Friday, May 116:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Baby Naming-Skylar Jay Stern

Saturday, May 12Torah Portion-B’har-B’chukotai9:15 am Shabbat Minyan Service

Friday, May 186:15 pm Intergenerational Shabbat

Service with Selah, Prayer Jamming5th and 6th Graders and NSCI Teens, Elaine N. Sherman KARAV Reunion

Saturday, May 19Torah Portion-B’midbar

9:15 am Shabbat Minyan Service 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service

B’nei MitzvahAva & James Friedman

Children of Jennifer & Jeff Adler

5:00 pm Shabbat A ernoon Service

Bat MitzvahRyann Kylie Goldsmith

Daughter of Lila Ray & Greg Goldsmith

Friday, May 256:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Saturday, May 26Torah Portion-Naso

9:15 am Shabbat Minyan Service

Upcoming EventsFriday, May 47:30 pm Women of NSCI Shabbat Dinner and Installation

Sunday, May 69:00 am Last Day of Sunday Hebrew/Religious School3:00 pm Feed the Homeless,Ronald McDonald House, Chicago

Monday, May 711:30 am Midday Mondays Conversion & Jewish law in19th-20th Century Germany with Roberta Schwartz1:00 pm Study the Talmud with Rabbi Wendi Geffen5:30 pm 2020-2021 B’nei Mitzvah Date Release Ritual7:00 pm The Ancient is Contemporary: A Study of Pirke Avot with Rabbi Steven Mason

Saturday, May 129:30 am JBaby Wiggleworms

Friday, May 1812:00 pm Adult Mitzvah Corps-The ARK

Saturday, May 19-Erev Shavuot9:30 am JBaby Wiggleworms4:00 pm Celebrating Together-Shavuot at Chicago Sinai Congregation7:00 pm Erev Shavuot Community Observance, Am Shalom

Sunday, May 20-Shavuot10:00 am Shavuot Morning Service, Adult B’nei Mitzvah Service

Wednesday, May 236:00 pm The Mourner’s Kaddish Class for Beginners withRabbi Wendi Geffen

Monday, May 28-Memorial DayBuilding Closed

Friday EveningOneg Shabbat

SponsorsApril 27:

Marla and Jeff Landsmanin honor of the Bar Mitzvah of

Eli Landsman

May 4:Dr. & Mrs. Albert Chams

in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Alex Fern

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President’s Letter: Welcome Todd Braman

As a young child, I remember driving to grandma’s house the week before Passover to help schlep her folding chairs from storage and prepare the table for seder. The long hallway leading from the elevator to her apartment smelled of chicken soup and the

many recipes that she and her Jewish neighbors were preparing days before the holiday. My grandmother always remarked a er seder how long it took her to prepare for the Passover meal, and how quickly we all ate it! We would respond with laughter, finish our last spoonfuls of dessert and then rush to the living room before anyone could suggest that we reopen the Haggadah to offer the traditional post-meal readings.

In hindsight, I understand that a er-dinner interaction differently. Buried in my grandmother’s humor was a call for us to slow down and allow the weightiness of Passover and our festive celebration to linger. For us to remain at the table, perhaps not only to finish reading from the Haggadah, but to actually wrestle with its message. On Passover we retell our people’s story, a journey from slavery to freedom. The Haggadah reminds us that we know the bi erness of slavery, and therefore as free people, it is our obligation to look beyond ourselves and acknowledge with love all who remain enslaved today,

all those who are unable to live the life they deserve and wish to live.

Passover begs the question: what does our freedom compel us to do? This question cannot be answered fully while si ing around the seder table, nor is it even possible in the seven days of the springtime festival. Truly answering this important question requires action. Consider Passover not as an isolated island of time in the calendar, but a springboard propelling us into the rest of the year with empathy for those who are less fortunate than we and with renewed ambition to help be er the world. Passover invites us to rededicate ourselves to our sacred obligation to seek out injustice wherever it exists and to join together in continued efforts to help others in need.

One such initiative is NSCI’s annual Family Promise program, a deeply meaningful service opportunity that you may have heard me discuss before. This year, from June 10-24, three to four families with young children who are experiencing homelessness will sleep in bedrooms set up for them in our religious school classrooms. Each morning, the children participate in local summer programs and their parents either go to work, or if they are unemployed, receive job search training and other services. The families arrive back at NSCI in the evening for a hot, nutritious dinner prepared by NSCI volunteers. A er dinner, they will pack their own brown-bag lunches for the next day, engage in

restorative activities and spend the night.

Since beginning our partnership with Family Promise two years ago, more than 50 individuals and families from our community have signed up to help host Family Promise guests at NSCI. Again this year, we need volunteers to prepare dinners, dine with our guests, engage with them a er dinner, provide food for their lunches, and serve as overnight hosts. If you have volunteered with us before, we hope that you will sign up again this year, and we encourage others to sign up to help in this important endeavor as well. If you are interested in volunteering this year, please sign up online: bit.ly/FamilyPromise2018. Both Ann Weisberg—anngweisberg@gmail.com—and I are available to answer questions about the volunteer experience.

Although the sweet aromas of our Passover meals have dissipated, and for most of us, the folding chairs and ‘Passover box’ have all been returned to storage, we must remain at the proverbial seder table, and not allow the spirit of Passover to slip from our consciousness. As the Haggadah reminds us, we each know life’s bi er moments, and by God’s grace, many of us now are fortunate to know freedom. Let us, therefore, join together to help others who remain in Mitzrayim—“Egypt” or “a narrow place”—to offer them support and guidance on their journey to freedom.

Warmly,Rabbi Ryan Daniels

Early this winter, we began the search process for a new Executive Director. Using the professional services of DRG Executive Search, we held an extensive and thorough nationwide search to fill the position.

I would like to extend my thanks and sincere appreciation to Jed Mandel for leading the search and to Jeff Echt, Marilyn Perlman, Bob Shakno, Eileen Sharkey Rosenfeld and Dean Weinberg for their assistance in the process.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to announce that we have hired Todd Braman as NSCI’s next Executive Director. Todd will be starting on May 1. Having most recently served as the Executive Vice President of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, Todd

comes to us with a powerful record of success throughout his extensive not-for-profit and Jewish institutional experience at Executive levels. Besides the wide breadth of his experience in community relations and customer service, strategic planning and implementation, Todd is an expert in budget, facility, and security management, as well as systems design and delivery, staff relations and management, and engagement of diverse stakeholders. With his strong references and compellingrecord of innovation throughout his career, Todd made a strong and impactful impression on congregational leaders, our clergy team, and our professional and administrative staff.

Todd has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Communications from Indiana

University, and a Masters in Community Based Education from Harvard University. He possesses a deep love and respect for Judaism and Jewish life, both personally and professionally. Todd’s energy, expertise, enthusiasm, and menschlekheit will be a wonderful addition to our temple leadership. Todd is excited about becoming a part of our NSCI family and

looks forward to meeting each and every one of you.

I hope you will all join me in welcoming Todd to our NSCI community.

Jody

Rabbi Ryan Daniels

The Responsibility of Freedom

Jody Weinberg

Todd Braman, Executive Director

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North ShoreCongregation Israel

Legacy Circle“As my ancestors planted for me, so

I too plant for my children.”

—Pirke Avot, Sayings of the FathersIris Anosov

Judith and Robert AppelbaumStuart and Phyllis Applebaum

Phylis and Kenneth BaganDebra R. Bauer

Barbara and Ronald BordenJane B. ColmanJohn C. Colman

Ludmilla Ross CovenKaren and Robert Dillon

Peter and Ann DuBoisLarry and Pam Faulkner

Glenn L. FelnerRabbi Wendi GeffenCarole Mark Gingiss

Jody GingissCantor and Mrs. David Goldstein

Dr. Roberta Louis GoodmanRabbi Lisa S. Greene

James E. Greenebaum IILilli M. Greenebaum

Martin GrusinThe Robert E. Herzog Family

Robert W. Kaufman & Janice A. KaufmanLore B. Kirchheimer

Adele P. KleineAlyssa and Jeremy Knobel

Karen Mindlin Kohn and FamilyJudith K. Kubert

Laurie F. LiebermanSteven A. LeVine, MD

Eunice LiebersteinJudith Louis

Anne and Mitch MackninMiranda and Jed Mandel

Patrice and Rabbi Steven S. MasonJeff and Barbara Mazur

Dr. Stuart Meyer in memory of Sandy MeyerDiane and Jim Moore

Cathy NachmanLeslie Reskin Neilan

Seymour Nordenberg z”lDavid Novick

Rob and Terri OlianMartin and Carole ParkerHarrie e and Ted Perlman

Marilyn Perlman and Harry EpsteinEdgar Rose

David Rothschild and Merle BrannerInge R. RothschildHerbert H. Rozoff

Cathy and Joel SchneiderLarry Sherman

Sheryl Cohen SolomonRonald and Kathy Sonenthal

Andrea and Steven TickBeth and Nathan Tross

Shirley TrossApril and Thomas VictorDean and Jody Weinberg

Arthur and Marcine WeinerCarol and Abbo Wolfe

Sylvia WolfsonJoin the North Shore Congregation Israel Legacy Circle by remembering NSCI in

your will or estate plan.

SAVE THE DATE FOR LEGACY SHABBAT The North Shore Congregation Israel Legacy Circle will honor its members at a Legacy Shabbat on Friday, July 13. NSCI Legacy Circle members will be recognized at the service and be our guests for dinner. NSCI Legacy Circle

members will receive an invitation in the mailwith the details. If you would like to join the NSCI Legacy Circle and be included

in this lovely event, please contact Sheryl Cohen Solomon, Director of Development at 847-835-0724 ext. 635.

Assisting Our Families at all Stages of LifeIt’s an important decision, one that should not be made during a time of grief. Pre-planning burial helps to ease the burden on family members. You may not know that NSCI has a selection of burial spaces at Shalom Memorial Park in

Arlington Heights available. As a congregant, you have exclusive access to purchase these spaces at a significant discount. If you are interested in securing spaces or learning more about the congregational plots, please contact Micah Singerman at Shalom Memorial Park, 847-255-3520. Make sure to mention you are an NSCI member.

HELP US MAKE MUSIC AT NSCI!There are many ways for you to support our spring fundraiser, A New Orleans Night at NSCI, on Saturday, June 16, and we hope one will appeal to you! The money raised from this event goes to our annual budget to support the important work of our congregation, and we need your help to reach our goal.

We invite everyone to become a Patron of the event to receive reserved seating for the Dueling Pianos show! For Patrons who contribute $1000 or more, there is a special event featuring New Orleans style jazz music and street performers at a cocktail and appetizer reception. Patrons at higher levels receive additional seats to the show, and at the $5000 level you can receive reserved parking for the 2018 High Holy Days!

Even if you aren’t able to join us at the event, you can purchase a raffle ticket and have a chance to win a trip for two to New Orleans! This ultimate weekend getaway includes 2 nights at a luxury hotel, airfare, and discounts for fun in the Big Easy! (Dates will be mutually agreed upon with the donors). Enter to win by purchasing a $100 raffle ticket offered on the invitation RSVP, or on our website at www.nsci.org/nscispringevent.

Please invite your family and friends to join us on June 16 andenjoy a great show!

We appreciate your supporton every level, and hope tosee you there!

JOIN US FOR A

HOWLIN’GOOD TIME!

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Celebrate a memorable occasion with our

ADULT B’NEI MITZVAHas they mark their achievement of study.

On Shavuot morning,

Sunday, May 20, 10:00 amin the Large Sanctuary

Ellen BlockIrwin Dorfman

Jean FinkRick Goldman

James E. Greenebaum IILilli Greenebaum

Tripp HainsfurtherMimi HorowitzMindy Karson

PK KleinJanet LermanRiva Lipman

Marjorie MargolisFortunée Massuda

Lauren Ashley NowakKimberly Schaefer

Joni SpungenLynne Weinberg

will be called to the Torah and lead us in worship.

Join us for a festive Kiddush following the service.

North Shore Congregation Israel1185 Sheridan Road • Glencoe, IL 60022

To make a donation in honor of an Adult B’nei Mitzvah student go to:www.NSCI.org and click on GIVE

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Travel with NSCI

NSCI Adult Civil Rights Journey

Thursday, February 21, 2019-Sunday, February 24, 2019

Explore America’s Deep South

with Rabbis Daniels and Geffen!

Visit the Rosa Parks Museum, Voter Rights Museum, Edmund Pe us Bridge, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice & The Legacy Museum, Freedom Park, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and The Names Project—AIDS Memorial Quilt. Learn about the struggles of African Americans in the 1950s-60s, discover how the Jewish community helped to shape the Civil Rights Movement, and meet American heroes who participated in the Movement and remain commi ed to pursuing justice today.

Information Session:

Monday, June 4, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (NSCI)

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Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/NSCIGlencoe

Rabbi Lisa Greene

Selected to Speak

at ELI Talks Spring

2018 Speaker CohortMazel Tov to our very own Rabbi Lisa Greene, who has been chosen as one of the 16 speakers out of 150 applicants to speak at the ELI Talks (the “Jewish” TED Talk) Spring cohort of its Speaker Fellowship. Rabbi Greene will participate in 3 months of training around Jewish idea development, storytelling, and stage presence and deliver her talk to a live studio audience in Detroit in June. The Fellowship will release the filmed video of Rabbi Greene’s talk this summer. The selected speakers include other rabbis of different denominations, cantors, teachers, Jewish professionals, film directors, authors, writers, chefs, dating coaches,and more.

ELI Talks works with organizations and individuals to cultivate, raise up, and transmit inspired Jewish ideas. Its premiere program, the Speaker Fellowship, runs twice annually with approximately 30 ELI talks a year. Speakers come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds, providing a snapshot of Judaism today and building a bridge across denominations of Judaism to serve as a beacon of discourse and civility in today’s world.

For more information about ELI Talks,visit www.elitalks.org.

Fourth Annual Community-wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot

On Shavuot we mark the moment when God’s voice spoke at Mount Sinai. The sages in the midrash tell us that each person who stood at Sinai heard God’s voice differently.

Saturday, May 19, 2018/5 Sivan 5778am shalom 840 vernon avenue, glencoe

Everyone Has A Story: An Evening of Story, Song & Learning

PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS

Am Shalom • Am Yisrael • Aitz Hayim • BJBE Congregation Hakafa • Congregation

Sukkat Shalom • Har Shalom Lakeside Congregation • North Shore Congregation Israel • Temple Beth-El

Temple Jeremiah

PROGRAM

7:00pm

7:30pm

8:30pm

9:00pm

Opening Session

Everyone Has A Story

Dessert Reception

Shavuot Study

All are welcome! Please register online at amshalom.com. For more information, please call 847.835.4800.

MUSICIAN & SONGWRITERCRAIG TAUBMAN

GUITARISTSEAN HARKNESS

STORYTELLERRICK LUPERT

....AND FEATURING LOCAL CANTORS AND RABBIS

Intergenerational Israel TripLed by Rabbi GreeneSpring Break 2019

Tentative Dates: March 21-March 31

All ages welcome!Interested? Contact Lisa Goosmann, lgoosmann@nsci.org

It ’s almost summer! And that means it’s time for:NSCI’s beautiful and inspirational outdoor Friday evening Shabbat Services.

Join us for renewing, meaningful andaccessible prayer, music and reflection.

The Lillian and Larry Goodman TerraceThe Lillian and Larry Goodman Terrace6:15 pm-7:15 pm6:15 pm-7:15 pm

Memorial Day-Labor DayMemorial Day-Labor DayWeather permi ing Weather permi ing

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The Bernice and Seymour Nordenberg

Scholar in Residence Program

presents

A W E E K E N D W I T H R A B B I D AV I D S A PE R S T E I N

Friday, June 1–Sunday, June 3, 2018

Rabbi Saperstein served our nation as the U.S. Ambassador

at Large for International Religious Freedom, carrying out

his responsibilities as the country’s chief diplomat on

religious freedom issues. Designated by NewsweekMagazine as one of America’s most influential rabbis,

Rabbi Saperstein, also an attorney, has taught seminars

on Church-State Law and Jewish Law for 35 years

at Georgetown University Law Center.

Please RSVP to Lisa Goosmann at

847-835-0724 x 627 or rsvp@nsci.orgso we know how many to plan for ateach of these events.

Saturday, June 2 | 10:45 am

Shabbat Brunch and Lecture

JEWISH ROOTSOF

AMERICAN LAWAND POLITICS

Friday, June 1 | 6:15 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat Sermon

BEING THE HANDSOF GOD: JEWISH SOCIAL

JUSTICE AT A TIME OF CRISISAND OPPORTUNITY

Sunday, June 3 | 9:30 am

Breakfast and Lecture

THE STATE OFRELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN

THE UNITED STATESAND ABROAD

Sunday, June 3 | 11:30 am

Remembrances/Reception

A GATHERINGTO CELEBRATE

SEYMOUR NORDENBERG:A LIFE WELL LIVED

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Goodman Center for Jewish Education

Dr. Roberta Goodman

Grant for Inclusion of Childrenwith Learning DifferencesWe are pleased to announce we received a substantial grant for “Raising the Bar on Inclusion” from the Community Foundation for Jewish Education, a department of JUF. This grant focuses on expanding inclusion in terms of expanding the ways we provide quality Jewish

educational experience for students with learning differences in four ways.

1) Addressing the learning differences of students in Jewish studies preschool (Sunday only) through 12th grade by providing support and piloting different formats

2) Experimenting with ways of addressing the needs of students with “moderate” learning differences in 3rd and 4th grade Hebrew classes

3) Creating a proactive system for identifying students with learning differences and communicating with parentsand teachers

4) Providing training and support for teachers and Machoniksto successfully educate these learners

With this grant, we will build on the outstanding work of Lynn Friend and her team who annually work with 50 to 60 students in Individualized Instruction, primarily focusing on Hebrew studies for 3rd through 6th graders.

We should all be proud of our congregation’s commitment to the expansive, multiple ways we make Jewish education accessible in the Goodman Center. We are grateful to CFJE/JUF for helping us raise the bar to benefit our students, teachers, and families.

New! Online Registration LaunchedWe are excited families can complete the entire registration process including payment online for the 2018/2019 school year. Our new website through the ShulCloud network allows us to offer a streamlined registration process for families.

Registration Open in May. The deadline for the $100 early bird discount in tuition for members’ children is Friday, June 15. For further information, please contact Jennifer McKeag, YFC Administrator at jenniferm@nsci.org.

Inclusion Grant and New Online Registration

Important Goodman Center

Religious School Dates:May 6: Last day of school

May 17: Celebration of Youth and Selah ShabbatWatch for 2018-2019 registration to come via email!

Registration questions: Jennifer McKeag at jenniferm@nsci.org

Tikkun Olam

Cookies from the Heart Our final “springtime” Cookies from the Heart

date is Wednesday, May 16 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm.

Bring ingredients for your favorite recipe and help bake cookies for children and their families upon returning fromthe hospital. 6-8 volunteers are needed. Carpooling fromNSCI is available. Contact Lois Davis at cookies@nsci.org for more information.

Feed the HomelessFeed the Homeless needs volunteers to help with food preparation and delivery for our final event on Sunday, May 6 at the Ronald McDonald House (211 E. Grand Ave, Chicago). Families with children are encouraged to participate. If you are interested, please email FTH@nsci.org.

Adult Mitzvah Corps

Join our Adult Mitzvah Corps as men and women congregants have fun volunteering together during the week.

On Friday, May 18 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm we will be sorting and stocking food in The ARK’s kosher food pantry, 6450 N.California, Chicago. The food pantry closes for clients late Friday mornings, so the pantry will need to be replenished. The ARK will be bringing in a storage crate of donated food just for us to sort, so we should be very busy.

Carpooling is available from NSCI. If you would like to volunteer, contact Tracey Meyers at 847-242-1234.

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Karav Time is Here!By Neil Rigler

For over 40 years, NSCI teens have been participating in the Elaine N. Sherman Karav Weekend. Not only do our teens come up with the theme and conversation topics for the weekend, but also they develop and run the programs, creative services, artistic expressions, and whatever else they want to be a part of the 4-day retreat.

In my 22 years of being lucky enough to be the NSCI youth advisor, I’ve seen the powerful impact this weekend has had on hundreds of our high school students. I’ve helped edit dozens of college essays about it. I’ve heard students reflect on the importance of the weekend 10, 15, and 20 years later, saying how valuable it was to their personal and Jewish identity.

Check out what our current TYG board has to say about the weekend:

Please visit NSCI.org/youthgroups and scroll down to TYG section to access the registration form for this year’s Karav weekend. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Neil (neilrigler@gmail.com)

Youth and Family Community

Got a high school senior heading off to college?In late May we will invite our high school seniors to join our clergy along with current Northwestern University NSCI students for dinner at NU’s Hillel. We promise good food and a conversation about Jewish life on campus. Contact Lisa Goosmann at lgoosmann@nsci.org for date, time and RSVP information.

Celebrating

Together-Shavuot*Saturday, May 19

at Chicago Sinai15 West Delaware Street, Chicago

4:00 pm–5:00 pm

Do you have young children/grandchildren living in the city that you would like to bring to a high quality Jewish experience? We are so excited to be partnering with Chicago Sinai for a new initiative called Celebrating Together.

Meet new friends and explore Jewish opportunities in Chicagoland. Each session will include songs, stories, activities and food centered on the holiday we are exploring. Multi-generational and special friends such as grandparents are encouraged to participate. Best for families with children age 2 and under, siblings of all ages welcome.

Register at: Juf.org/celebratingtogethermay

Questions? Contact Susan Ellenby, susane@nsci.org

* This program is made possible by a grant from JBaby Chicago, a program of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Strollers, Stories & CelebrationsFriday, May 11, 10:00 am-10:45 am IsraelCelebrate Shabbat with your li le ones at our free monthly drop in program. Stories, songs, movement and activities. Park in the north lot. Questions or to RSVP, contact Susan Ellenby, 847-835-0724, susane@nsci.org.

Celebration ofYouth ShabbatFriday, May 18, 6:15 pm

Join us for this celebratory intergenerational Shabbat Service. Our service will be lead by Selah, our Prayer Jamming 5th & 6th graders and NSCI teens. We will thank & bless our NSCI high school graduating seniors who have been involved as Machoniks, in TYG, in Selah, in our class, Real Life, Real Voices, and throughout the life of our congregation. We will present the Ilene Herst Teen Leadership Award & the June B. Pinsof Memorial Music Scholarship Award to two teens selected for their exemplary contributions to our congregation. The service will be followed by a festive Oneg Shabbat and the Elaine N. KARAV Reunion dinner. Be inspired by our youth!

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The Most Important Talmud Passagesan Educated Jew Should Know: Part IIwith Rabbi Geffen

Wednesdays, May 2, 9 & 16,

7:00 pm-8:30 pm

Join Rabbi Geffen to read and discuss some of the most important passages (sugyot) in the Talmud. All texts will be presented and discussed in English. This is a continuation of the January course, so the material is new.

Upcoming Adult Education

Midday MondaysMidday Mondays this year opens the door to myriad topics–music, literature, current events–who knows! This year Midday Mondays will include mini-series taught in multi-week increments and offered at different times throughout the year. These sessions will be taught by Rabbi Greene, Rabbi Daniels, Cantor Goldstein, Dr. Goodman, Buddy Schreiber and other guest teachers.

Conversion & Jewish Law in 19th-20th Century Germanywith Roberta Schwartz

Mondays, May 7, 14, 21 & June 4, 11:30 am-12:30 pmIn Germany there was a significant difference in how rabbis weighed the ma er of mixed marriage between late 19th and early 20th centuries. Roberta Schwartz will teach the above topic based upon, Pledges of Jewish Allegiance by David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis, Stanford University Press, 2012. The foundation for that subject ma er is found in exchange of correspondence between rabbis and other rabbis and communities. A handout on response (Jewish legal questions) will be emailed to students in advance of opening session.

How We Survived, a Chronology of Jewish Historywith Buddy Schreiber

Mondays, June 11, 18 & 25, 11:30 am-12:30 pmA wise man once told Frederick the Great, “proof there is a God, in two words, the Jews.” We have been persecuted, beaten, thrown-out, defamed and yet we survived.

Please RSVP to rsvp@nsci.org to a end any or all of the Midday Mondays programs.

“The Ancient is Contemporary: A Study of Pirke Avot”with Rabbi Steven MasonMondays, May 7, 14 & 21*, 7:00 pm-8:30 pmTogether we will explore some of the fundamental moral and ethical principles articulated by the sages in this classic Mishnaic Text. Text will be provided in English translation. (*Dates changed from March 2018 to May)

Study the Talmud with Rabbi GeffenMay 7-May 21

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

Join Rabbi Geffen as we continue the study of Tractate Brachot. All are welcome. If you want to purchase your own copy of the Talmud translation we use for the class, Koren Talmud Bavli, Berakhot by Rabbi Adin Evan-Israel Steinsaltz, you can find iton Amazon.com.

The Mourner’s Kaddish for Beginnerswith Rabbi GeffenWednesday, May 23, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm

So many of us never learned to say the Kaddish, yet o en find ourselves feeling awkward or embarrassed when at services or a shivah minyan unable tojoin in. Join Rabbi Geffen for an informative and instructive session on the Kaddish. This class is designed for those who DO NOT YET KNOW how to say the Kaddish. RSVP to rsvp@nsci.org or call 847-835-0724.

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Cantor Benjamin Landsman was our first cantor for 43 years, beginning in 1931 until his

retirement in 1974. Even though he was not one of our Founders, he was foundational in the establishment and prestige of NSCI as a congregation. We have been fortunate to have Cantor Landsman’s granddaughter, Ann Haro, speak with us to enhance our knowledge of this beloved and endearing man.

Cantor Landsman was born Berchik Landsman in Zhitomir, Ukraine in 1893, the same town Rabbi Edgar Siskin, his clerical partner on our bimah for so many years, was born. (The two men did not know one another prior to their tenure at NSCI.) Ben had a “singular gi as a Cantor,” Rabbi Siskin said of him in his remarks at Ben’s eulogy. “His voice was a gi from God,” yet he never had any formal music education or vocal training. Cantor Landsman’s father was a cantor and at a very early age learned from his father the intricacies of cantorial

singing. As a young boy, no more than 7 years of age, he sang in the choir in Russia and in traveling choirs with some of the great cantors of the time. This perfected his knowledge and abilities of singing.

At the age of 19, Ben traveled alone by boat from Ro erdam to the United States. Over the years, he brought his 6 brothers, 1 sister and his parents to the U.S. Ben gravitated to Chicago because other people from his Russian community found their way here. He would perform in the chorus at the Chicago Opera Company, performing various minor operatic roles while running his chili restaurant on Maxwell Street. It was at the Opera Company that he met his wife, Sadelle Kaplan, and was “discovered” by Mrs. Sada Cowan, chairperson of NSCI’s music commi ee and Rabbi Charles Shulman, who also was a musician with a love of synagogue music.

Offered the position of Cantor at our now 10-year-old synagogue, Ben leaped at the opportunity to pursue his passion for cantorial singing along with his devotion

to Jewish worship. For the next 43 years, he ushered in a glorious age of music at NSCI, se ing the stage and a high bar for our distinguished cantors who have followed him.

Ben’s talents were not limited to music. He was also a fabulous cook, an artist (mosaics were his specialty), a tailor, someone who could fix anything mechanical and a devoted father and grandfather. He was kind, gentle, genial, warm, modest, spiritual and a magnet for those who had the good fortune to meet and know him. To say that he was well respected and loved is to understate the fondness and affection with which he was so highly regarded. Ann, his granddaughter, told us how he was always waiting for her a er school, making time to cherish and nourish his family. He also made time for the many congregants, friends and admirers who sought his trust, advice and friendship. We are privileged to have a recording of Cantor Landsman along with some ofthe original music he composed.Visit nsci.org/musicprayer to hear his extraordinary, warm and memorable voice.

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