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Come Visit Hakafa’s Sukkah on Wheels! Sunday, October 8, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
There is no religious school this year during Sukkot; therefore, we will not
be building a sukkah at the Takiff Center. Instead… We are bringing a
sukkah to you!
Join fellow Hakafa members from your neighborhood on Sunday,
October 8, as we travel throughout the North Shore in our mobile
sukkah. Come and shake the lulav, sing a bit, schmooze a lot, and
enjoy some beverage and nosh. Come alone, or bring your family and
friends. Come to one stop, or come to many. Moadim l’simcha - make
this Sukkot a festival of happiness and joy!
We will be in the driveways of the following members at the following times:
9:00 a.m. Steve Yousha &Jessica Golub (418 Park Ave, Wilmette)
10:00 a.m. Laura Alter Klapman & Howard Klapman (3140 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette)
11:00 a.m. David & Stacy Saef (1624 Sequoia Tr, Glenview)
12:00 p.m. Mike & Tammy Bendoff (1233 Stratford Pl, Northbrook)
1:00 p.m. Betsy Hersher (1444 Stratford Rd, Deerfield)
2:00 p.m. Rachel Schulman (871 Marion Ave, Highland Park)
3:00 p.m. Steve & Jamie Miller (911 Oak Dr, Glencoe)
4:00 p.m. Paul & Peggy Slater (560 Ash St, Winnetka)
5:00 p.m. Peter Office & Allyson Haut (523 Maple Ave, Wilmette)
Congregation Hakafa Newsletter October 2017
Tishrei/Cheshvan 5778
CONGREGATION HAKAFA
Study Opportunities During Sukkot in the Elder Family’s Sukkah
Come enjoy studying with other Hakafa members in the Elder Family’s Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park) at any/all of the following classes during Sukkot:
Midrash Class Tuesday, October 10 – 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Mishneh Torah Class Tuesday, October 10 – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday Evening Torah Study Tuesday, October 10 - 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday Afternoon Torah Study Wednesday, October 11 – 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Simchat Torah and Consecration
Please join us to celebrate Simchat Torah and Consecration at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe). Come dance with us to the sounds of Hakafa’s own Bibi and the Patts, accompanied again this year by members of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band.
Come and enjoy the fun as we sing, dance, eat, and welcome our newest learners into our encirclement.
Torah Chanters and/or Readers Needed for Simchat Torah
Again this year, we are hoping to have a verse or two from as many Torah portions as possible read or chanted. Perhaps you would like to do a couple of verses from your bar/bat mitzvah portion or other portion to which you have a connection? Or, maybe you’d like to learn a couple of verses from any portion available?
If you would do us the honor of reading or chanting 1-2 verses from a Torah portion at our Simchat Torah celebration on Wednesday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe), please contact Rabbi Elder ([email protected] or 847-266-8854) at your earliest convenience.
Yizkor Service
Jewish tradition tells us that four times during the year, in addition to the anniversary of the death of a loved one, we are to recall the memories of those who have died. These four times, known as yizkor (remembrance), coincide with major holidays on the Jewish calendar. The last day of Sukkot, known as Shemini Atzeret, is one on which yizkor is traditionally recited.
Please join us as we host Congregation Har-Shalom, Congregation Solel, Congregation Sukkat Shalom, and Lakeside Congregation on the morning of Thursday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe).
This hour-long service will be followed by a short Kiddush.
New Member Havdallah in the Elder Family’s Sukkah
All members new to Hakafa within the last year are invited to join Rabbi Bruce and Rona Elder for a Dessert Havdallah in their Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park) on Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. We regret that, due to space limitations, this event is for adults only. New members should have received a separate invitation. Please RSVP to Rona ([email protected] or 847-242-0687).
SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH
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Prayer and Celebration
Share Your Holidays
On occasion, there are Hakafa members who would like to share holidays with fellow congregants and do not have the opportunity to do so. If you would like to host a fellow congregant for a holiday meal, or if you need or want a place to go for the holidays, please contact Sylvia Dresser (847-945-6095).
Oneg Hosts Needed We are looking for hosts for Friday evening onegs this upcoming year. Hosting a Friday evening oneg is a wonderful way to help support Hakafa and is also a nice way to celebrate a bar/bat mitzvah, birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion with the congregation. Many people honor the memory of a loved one on his/her yahrzeit by hosting an oneg. If you would like to host an oneg, please contact our Volunteer Oneg Coordinator, Sally Nador ([email protected] or 847-727-4357), to reserve a date or sign-up at this link: http://tinyurl.com/oneg-hosting
Shabbat Morning Minyan Please join us on Saturdays, October 7 and 21 at the home of Barbara and Allen Anderson (849 Oak Drive, Glencoe) – NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION - at 8:30 a.m. for our October Shabbat morning minyanim. This hour-long service and study is a wonderful opportunity to enhance your celebration of Shabbat. People of all ages are encouraged and welcome to join us.
Friday Night Services
The congregation is cordially invited to attend services at the Winnetka Community House (unless noted) on the following evenings: October 6 Shabbat Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot 7:30 p.m. Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-34:26
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:7 October 13 Shabbat B’reishit 7:30 p.m. Torah Portion Genesis 1:1-6:8
Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10 October 20 Shabbat Noach 7:30 p.m. Torah Portion: Genesis 6:9-11:32
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5 Guest Speaker: Rev. Randall Harris October 27 Shabbat Lech L’cha 7:30 p.m. Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16
Live Streaming of Services If you are unable to make it to our worhsip services, but would like to participate from your home, you may now live stream them through our website. Go to: hakafa.org and click on the listen now icon on the home page for instructions. You may also view archived events using the link. Please note: For optimal audio output, you must have the volume turned up on both your computer and on the live stream screen itself.
Rev. Randall Harris to Speak at Shabbat Services on
October 20
Once again, we welcome as our guest speaker Reverend Randall Harris of Faith Community Church. Rev. Harris is a man of deep spirit and conviction and a passionate advocate for justice and change. This year, he will be with us on October 20 at our 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service at the Winnetka Community House (620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka). We hope you will join us in welcoming him.
Shabbat in the Home: Hosts Needed for Nov. 3
We are looking for hosts for this year’s Shabbat in the Home! Shabbat in the Home takes place one Friday evening each year. Fifteen or more Hakafa families host a potluck Shabbat dinner, and every congregation member is invited to dine and share the evening at one of the homes. But, it can only work if we get enough hosts. If you are willing to open up your home to other Hakafa members for a potluck dinner on Friday, November 3, please contact Debbie Fogel ([email protected] or 312- 576-6775) or sign-up at this link: http://tinyurl.com/shabbat-in-the-home. We hope to get enough volunteer hosts and hope you will join us as we celebrate Shabbat, share a delicious meal, enjoy interesting conversation, meet new friends, and reconnect with old ones!
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Member News
Mazal Tov to: Hope and Jeff Sheffield on the birth of their granddaughter, Charlotte Matilda, born to their daughter, Emily, and her husband, Shane Romick Leanne Star and family on the birth of her grandson, Henry Rex, born to Gera and Joe Rosenberg Phil and Debra Zisook on their marriage of their daughter, Shira, to Jacob Daneman If you are having a simcha – a birth, wedding, or the like – please let us know ([email protected]) so that we can share your joy with our congregational community.
Interim Officer Elections: October 15 Two of our officers will soon be resigning their posts, and new officers will need to be elected to fill both positions on an interim basis. The elections will take place at our Sunday, October 15 Congregation Meeting at 10:35 a.m. at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe). Hakafa President, John Thomason, and family will be moving to New Zealand later this year, and David Saef has decided to step down as Operations Treasurer. As stipulated in our bylaws, nominations will be taken from the floor. The following congregants will be suggested to fill these roles for the remainder of the fiscal year: President: Nancy Goodman Vice President: Sylvia Dresser (to replace Nancy) Operations Treasurer: Don Pollak Dues Treasurer: Heather Harris will continue Secretary: Greg Braun will continue Please attend this congregational meeting to elect interim officers. If you have any questions, please contact John Thomason ([email protected]).
Film Group: Syrian Bride Join us when we screen Syrian Bride (2014) on Saturday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. at our offices at the North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe). The film deals with a Druze wedding in the Golan Heights and depicts the Arab-Israeli conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders, and explores how their lives are fractured by the region's harsh political realities.
Come for dinner at 6:00 p.m! We’ll be ordering pizza from Little Red Hen, so please contact Carol (847-727-0029 or [email protected]) by noon on the 21st to R.S.V.P. for dinner ($5 per person). Or, simply come for the movie at 7:00. Feel free to bring friends, family, beverages, or a nosh.
Chesed Chesed is our congregation’s attempt to reach out to one another. If you know of anyone in our congregation who is in crisis from an illness, death in the family, or personal stress, who could benefit from support, such as a visit, delivery and/or preparation of meals, or a ride to a health care appointment, please contact Ana Bensinger ([email protected] or 847-926-3223) or Anita Goldberg ([email protected] or 847-432-8973).
Condolences to: Andy Charen and family on the loss of his sister, Susan Charen Jeff Fishman and family on the loss of his mother, Diane Fishman Peggy Wise and family on the loss of her cousin, Nancy Behrstock Zisook
Mazal Tov to the following Bar Mitzvah:
October 7 – Josh Degodny
Please Help Us in Welcoming Our
New and Returning Members: Veronica and Tony Accardo and their children, Ross and Hunter
Joyce Ann and Calvin McGinn
Katie and Eric Dublis
Raye and Paul Koch
Amy and Ed Kraus and their children, Noah and Eli
Lana Razumov and her daughter, Veronica
Michael Rosen and Vivian Manasse
Thank You to: Everyone who volunteered their time and efforts to make our High Holidays the beautiful and special occasions that they were this year
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Member News (continued)
On Facebook Go to https://www.facebook.com/CongregationHakafa?ref_type=bookmark and click "Like”. The Facebook page allows us to communicate with you. We use it to update you on information about the congregation, to give you announcements on events that are new and immediate to the calendar, and to show off a bit with pictures of some of the places we have been, the events we have had, and the people that we are.
Enroll Your Child In SKIP Now and Invest In Your Child's Jewish Future The SEND-A-KID-TO-ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP (SKIP) program is a special savings plan that helps Chicago area Jewish youth visit Israel as an integral part of their Jewish education. Young people who participate in the program for the full seven years (grades 3 through 9) will have approximately $2,000, including interest, saved to help meet the cost of an Israel Experience program. SKIP funds can be used beginning the summer after 9
th grade through
age 26. Furthermore, SKIP contributions, plus interest, are FULLY REFUNDABLE at any time should your son or daughter not participate on an Israel Experience program. SKIP GOAL - an Israel Experience program as part of each child's Jewish education. SKIP funds can be used for your family’s choice of a wide variety of approved high school or college Israel Experience programs. SKIP PARTNERS - your family, your congregation, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago each contribute to the SKIP savings plan. SKIP ENROLLMENT - enroll in school grades 3-6 and continue to make contributions through 9th grade. SKIP FACTS – Thousands of participants are currently enrolled in SKIP through more than 50 participating congregations, and many teens and young adults have used their SKIP funds to help them participate on an Israel Experience program.
SKIP INFORMATION - for more information on the SKIP program or enrollment in SKIP, contact Jenny Patterson (312.217.0724 or [email protected]).
Accessibility at Hakafa
If you become aware of any accessibility issues within the congregation, we hope you will share them with us by speaking confidentially with one of our Chesed Committee Chairs, Ana Bensinger ([email protected] or 847-926-3223) or Anita Goldberg ([email protected] or 847-432-8973). We thank you for your help in making our congregation welcoming and accessible to all.
Hakafa Location Accessibility Guide The information provided below is designed to give general information about accessibility at the locations where we hold services, classes, programs, and events. For specific questions, please contact our office ([email protected] or 847-242-0687) or the actual location.
A Just Harvest (http://www.ajustharvest.org/): Accessible building with street parking.
Anderson Household ([email protected]): Ranch house with no steps. Two cats present.
Elder Family’s Home/Sukkah ([email protected]): Ramp into the house with a cat. Small step down in the house and onto the deck where the Sukkah is located. Bathrooms are not accessible.
North Shore United Methodist Church (http://nsumcglencoe.org/): No steps into the building; two-step stairway inside building (ramp available); elevator available (with help for the door) to second floor.
Office of Brad Reiff ([email protected]): 13th floor of accessible building.
Robertson Household ([email protected]): No steps into the house.
Takiff Center (http://www.glencoeparkdistrict.com/Facilities/Takiff-Center): Accessible building; programs that take place on the second floor accessible by elevator – a short walk on the second level to classrooms.
Winnetka Community House (http://www.winnetkacommunityhouse.org/): Ramp into building.
COME ONE, COME ALL TO SEE
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN, THE COUNTRY’S LEADING MENTALIST
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017
3:00 P.M.
WINNETKA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Congregation Hakafa’s Kadima Group invites the entire Congregation to see an amazing performance. This is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to see SIDNEY FRIEDMAN
SIDNEY FRIEDMANSIDNEY FRIEDMAN
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN (son of founding Hakafa members, Jerry and Elaine Friedman) perform at no charge to you.
Sidney has agreed to perform for us and is donating his time to our Congregation. The show is designed for all ages, so bring your
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You are in for an extraordinary treat. By special arrangement, the country's leading mentalist SIDNEY FRIEDMAN,
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN,SIDNEY FRIEDMAN,
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN, as seen on
numerous TV shows such as the TODAY SHOW
TODAY SHOWTODAY SHOW
TODAY SHOW and THE VIEW
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THE VIEW, will perform for us with what can only be described as mind reading
and psychological illusions. Among all his TV appearances, Sidney is also a favorite locally on the WGN MORNING NEWS
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WGN MORNING NEWS where he
has appeared nearly 40 times as a guest, and he's also a frequent visitor to ABC-TV's WINDY C
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WINDY CITY LIVE
ITY LIVEITY LIVE
ITY LIVE. Notably, he performs about
120 shows each year for corporate events and charity galas in the US and internationally, especially for Jewish organizations where
he has done nearly 200 engagements for Jewish Federation, Chabad, Israel Bonds, and more in just the last 8 years. Plus, Sidney is
a national best-selling author with his book YOUR MIND KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO
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YOUR MIND KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO which reached #8 on AMAZON. Hoda
Kotb of the TODAY SHOW
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TODAY SHOW says, "We love Sidney!“ And the CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE states Sidney is ”the master of all things psychic."
And thus, you don't want to miss this event!!
To see clips of some of his past performances, go to the following links:
•••• Sidney Friedman doing his EXCLUSIVE “Music Mindreading”:
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Sidney Friedman doing his EXCLUSIVE “Music Mindreading”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGhimPo4oM
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More “Music Mindreading” by Sidney Friedman:
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100% with his OSCAR predictions. WATCH THIS REACTION ON ABC
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. WATCH THIS REACTION ON ABC-
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-TV's “Windy City Live”:
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TV's “Windy City Live”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw3XLitFevw
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•••• Mentalist Sidney FRIEDMAN on ABC
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Mentalist Sidney FRIEDMAN on ABC-
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-TV's “Windy City Live”:
TV's “Windy City Live”:TV's “Windy City Live”:
TV's “Windy City Live”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIhQmmc2QOE
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Two Opportunities for Torah Study Wednesday Afternoon Torah Class: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe) Please Note:
Our October 11 class will meet in the Elder Family’s Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park).
Class will not meet on October 25. Tuesday Evening Torah Class: 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe) Please Note:
Our October 10 class will meet in the Elder Family’s Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park).
Class will not meet on October 24 and 31.
Mishneh Torah Class: Note Different
Location and Time for October Our October session of Mishneh Torah (Jewish law) class will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:30 a.m. in the Elder Family’s Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park). Come join us and Rabbi Elder to learn more about what Halacha has to say on almost every aspect of life.
Member News (continued)
Adult Education
Adult Hebrew Class Our Adult Hebrew class continues to meet on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hakafa offices at the North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe). New participants and beginners are welcome to join in. Our wonderful instructor, Helen Melnick, is happy to catch up new students.
Midrash Class: Note New Day and Time Join us on Tuesday mornings beginning October 10 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe) to study midrash. Midrash is the creative, interpretative process of the rabbis over generations. Through midrash, we see how the rabbis saw the text of the Bible - its lessons, it messages, its practical applications, and its relevance to them throughout time. Through the study of midrash, we will see how much of our understanding of the biblical text has been influenced by theirs. Please Note:
Our October 10 class will meet in the Elder Family’s Sukkah (333 Green Bay Road, Highland Park).
Class will not meet on October 3, 24, and 31.
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class Our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class will resume meeting in Community Room 2 at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe) from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. on Sundays, October 15 and 22.
One Congregation, One Book
Join us on Sunday morning, November 5, at 10:35 a.m. at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe) as we discuss Judas, the latest novel from the great Israeli writer, Amos Oz. The story is set in Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. Everyone is welcome at our discussion, whether or not you have read the book.
Nosh and Know on the North Shore: “Nosh & Know on the North Shore” will take place on Thursday, October 19 at 9:00 a.m. at the home of Cookie Robertson (211 Dennis Lane, Glencoe). Join us for a lively conversation with Rabbi Elder! New participants are always welcome.
Hebrew Circle If you are a Hebrew speaker (beginners welcome!) looking to practice your Hebrew with other Hebrew speaking Hakafa members, please join us on Tuesday, October 17 at noon at the office of Brad Reiff (332 S. Michigan Avenue, 13
th floor,
Chicago) for an hour of lunch and conversation – all in Hebrew!
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Adult Education (continued)
Sunday Morning Adult Education: October Schedule 10:35 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe)
October 1: Study: We will bring together two of our most popular guest teachers at Hakafa, Rabbi Michael Balinsky and Rev. Mitchell Brown for a dialogue and discussion: The Challenges of Faith Meeting the Contemporary World. Rev. Mitchell Brown is the pastor of the Evanston Mennonite Church and an expert on the theology and history of early Christianity and how it emerged out of Judaism. Rabbi Michael Balinsky is the Executive Vice President of the Chicago Board of Rabbis, an organization representing two hundred rabbis of all denominations. He is a member of the Jewish Catholic Scholars Dialogue in Chicago, the Board of the Parliament of the World Religions, serves on the executive of the Council of Religious leaders of Metropolitan Chicago and is on the advisory board of the Bernadin Center at Catholic Theological Union. He is also an active participant in a number of Jewish, Christian and Moslem interfaith initiatives. Rabbi Balinsky was a Hillel director for twenty-two years, over nineteen of those as the director of the Louis and Saerree Fiedler Hillel Center at Northwestern University, after two and a half years as the Associate Director of Hillel at the University of Michigan.
Discussion: SHAL-OMMMMMM: A Practical Introduction to Jewish Mindfulness (Part II) with Sabrina Bahir What’s so Jewish about meditation? Is mindfulness just a millennial buzzword? How can I develop a daily practice? These are just a few questions we will explore in this mini-mindfulness course. This course will introduce basic meditation practices from our tradition as well as aid learners in developing a personal practice, and introduce the concept of every mindfulness in a safe space. No knowledge of Hebrew, time meditating with monks on a mountain, or ability to fold yourself up into a pretzel required. Join us for this second of two sessions with Sabrina.
Born in Los Angeles, Sabrina Bahir attended UC Santa Barbara for her undergraduate studies, then moved to New York where she spearheaded initiatives in housing for homeless older adults. She then moved to Israel where, while taking classes and doing volunteer work, she served as an ambassador to Ukraine in order to visit re-emerging Jewish communities. Sabrina received an MA in Jewish Education at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and held a variety of teacher-oriented positions before moving to Taiwan to teach and co-direct at a 5000-student school. While there, she also served as an interfaith representative to the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association. Currently, Sabrina is the COO and co-owner of Global School Access, a foreign study agency. She recently became a member of Hakafa.
October 22: Study: Dr. Audrey Gordon will present Meandering through Genesis 1-3. We will interpret and discuss the first three chapters of Genesis including creation, the relationship between men and women, and symbolism. Audrey Gordon, PhD., was associate professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago for 30 years and
taught and conducted research in aging, end-of-life care and hospice. Previously she was on the faculty at Northwestern University
in the Department of History and Literatures of Religions (1966-74) and taught classes and did research in the Hebrew Bible, the
New Testament, early Judaism and Christianity and the religions of the Ancient Near East.
Discussion: Anti-Oppression Workshop with Vickie R. Sides Most people benefit from some types of privilege even as we face other types of oppression. Join us for a workshop to explore the ways in which privilege and oppression serve as two sides of a single coin; reflect on your own position within this contact, and explore how to use this understanding to help combat racism, specifically, on a daily basis.
Vickie R. Sides is originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan and has lived in the Chicagoland area most of her life. She currently serves as Director of Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention, a campus anti-violence program at the University of Chicago. She is the past Associate Director of Racial Justice and Activism at YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Additionally, she has worked with Adult Education students at City Colleges to address barriers to retention in their educational pursuits. Vickie has spent the last twenty years working in various social justice movements, including the movement to end violence against women. She is dedicated to using education to advance an understanding of the connections between inequality and violence as central to that work. As an educator, she is committed to educating for social justice and to being active in movements for equality in both her professional and personal life. Vickie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Chicago State University. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in Social and Cultural Studies in Education and Human Development from DePaul University in Chicago, IL.
Hakafa Youth News
October 2017
Note from the Director of Education
Shana Tovah!
What a great beginning to our school year!
Thank you to all of our staff for making our First
Day Family Ed Day such a wonderful
experience! Thank you, as well, to all of our
families for participating with such
enthusiasm! In addition, we also had a
wonderful Hebrew school opening!
Thank you to all of our student readers for
participating in our Family Services on Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur!
This month we continue celebrating the fall
Jewish holidays - Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
We hope to see you at our Sukkah on Wheels
on Sunday, October 8 this year! Religious
School will be coming to a neighborhood
near you! We also will be dancing and
singing at our Simchat Torah service and
celebration on Wednesday evening,
October 11. The evening also will include our
annual Consecration ceremony.
Another busy month full of learning and
celebration!
L’shalom,
Bibi
Consecration
Part of our Simchat Torah Service at 6:00
p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 at the
Takiff Center will include a beautiful service
of Consecration for Hakafa students who
are beginning their religious school
experience. Consecration is a special
ceremony in which students are blessed as
they start their formal Jewish education. As
part of the ceremony, the consecrants are
presented with a small Torah and a
certificate in honor of this simcha. We will
dance with the Torahs, and the service will
be followed by a special oneg. We hope to
share this holiday with many people of all
ages!
OCTOBER DATES TO NOTE:
October 1: Religious School and
High School Seniors Workshop I
October 3: Hebrew School
October 8: Religious School DOES NOT
MEET, but please visit our
Sukkah on Wheels!
October 10: Hebrew School
October 11: Consecration at Erev Simchat
Torah Celebration (6:00 pm, TC)
October 15: Religious School
October 17: Hebrew School
October 22: Religious School and
High School Class Session I
October 24: Hebrew School
October 29: Religious School DOES NOT MEET
October 31: Hebrew School DOES NOT MEET
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Glencoe Park District Annual Community Give-Back to Benefit The Night Ministry
On Sunday, October 1, stay at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe) after Religious School from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for the Glencoe Park District Annual Community Give-Back to benefit The Night Ministry. Learn about homelessness, take action, and celebrate community.
Watch and discuss The Homestretch, an award-winning documentary taht follows three homeless Chicago teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future.
Tour The Night Ministry’s custom-designed Health Outreach Bus
Help prepare 200 meals and assemble 200 hygiene kits for The Night Ministry’s Housing and Outreach Programs
Celebrate with pizza and music, and learn how to stay engaged Recommended for 6
th Grade-Adult, $15 donation/person or $50 per family of 4 or more. Please pay at the door. Event
information also available on the Glencoe Park District’s Facebook Page. If you have any questions, please contact Hakafa member, Cathy Koehler ([email protected] or 847-687-6717).
Composting Drop-off of your fruit and veggie scraps for compost will continue through October. The drop-off box is located just outside the front gate of Glencoe Community Garden (west of Green Bay Trail between South and Harbor). It is open on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. For more info, including what to do if you can’t make those times, contact Barbara Miller ([email protected] or 847-835-8000). And, if you can help out at the garden, please let her know. We are always looking for volunteers.
Social Action
A Just Harvest:
Setting a New Foundation - Restoring Community 14th Annual Awards Benefit
Join A Just Harvest on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at The Mayne Stage in Rogers Park for an evening of music, food and fun as we celebrate accomplishments in 2017 and look forward to an exciting year ahead, as we set a new foundation for restoring community. 2017 Awardees include: Congregation Hakafa for Service, Design for America Program of Northwestern University for Economic Development, and SOUL (Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation) for Advocacy and Organizing
For tickets, contact Maggie Williams (773.262.2297). Or, purchase tickets online at www.ajustharvest.org.
“Taking Action” Website Page
Let Hakafa support, facilitate, and empower you to make your voice heard at the federal, state, and local levels! Visit the new “Taking Action” website page on Hakafa’s website (www.hakafa.org/justice/taking-action) for weekly positive actions that you may wish to take at the local, state, and federal level. Also available on this page are links to issue updates from the Religious Action Center (RAC), National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), and League of Women Voters along with resources for or about kids.
Volunteers Needed at
A Just Harvest A Just Harvest: Feeding People who are Hungry and Working to Reduce Hunger! Hakafa is committed to providing and serving food at A Just Harvest on the second Sunday of every month. The kitchen is located on the far north side of Chicago, and each month four families from Hakafa share this meaningful experience. The volunteer roster for the upcoming year is ready for volunteers to fill it. Even if you won’t be available to serve at the kitchen, you can participate by purchasing food or simply by contributing financially, a critical need. If you would like to help, visit the following
link to sign-up OR contact Monique Parsons (312-420-1248 /
[email protected]): http://tinyurl.com/a-just-harvest
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Congregation Hakafa Calendar October 2017 –Tishrei/Cheshvan 5778
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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9:45 am-12:00 pm Religious School (TC)
10:35 am-12:00 pm – Adult Ed (TC) -Study: Rev. Mitchell Brown & Rabbi Michael Balinsky -Discussion: SHAL-OMMMMMM: A
practical introduction to Jewish Mindfulness with Sabrina Bahir
1:00-4:00 pm Glencoe Park District Annual Community Give-Back to benefit The Night Ministry (TC)
4:00-6:00 pm High School Senior Workshop I
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4:15-6:00 pm Hebrew School (TC)
7:30 pm Torah Study (NSUMC)
4 1:00 pm Torah Study (NSUMC)
4:30-5:30 pm Adult Hebrew Class (NSUMC)
Erev Sukkot
5 Sukkot 1
6 Sukkot 2
7:30 pm Shabbat Service (WCH)
7 Sukkot 3
8:30 am Shabbat Morning Minyan (Home of Barbara & Allen Anderson)
Bar Mitzvah Service of Josh Degodny (PM)
7:30 pm New Member Havdallah in the Elder Family’s Sukkah
8 Sukkot 4
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Hakafa Sukkah on Wheels
9 Sukkot 5
Columbus Day
10 Sukkot 6
9:00 am Midrash Class (Elder Family’s Sukkah) 10:30 am Mishneh Torah (Elder Family’s Sukkah) 4:15-6:00 pm Hebrew School (TC) 7:30 pm Torah Study (Elder Family’s Sukkah)
11 Sukkot 7 1:00 pm Torah Study (Elder Family’s Sukkah) 4:30-5:30 pm Adult Hebrew Class (NSUMC) 6:00 pm Consecration & Simchat Torah Celebration (TC)
12 Shmini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
10:30 am Yizkor Service (TC)
13 7:30 pm Shabbat Service (WCH)
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15 Newsletter Articles Due 9:45 am-12:00 pm Religious School (TC)
10:35 am Congregation Meeting – Interim Officer Elections (TC)
12:15- 1:45 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class (TC)
3:00 pm Hakafa’s Kadima Group Presents: SIDNEY FRIEDMAN, The Country’s Leading Mentalist (WCH)
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9:00 am Midrash Class (NSUMC) 12:00 pm Hebrew Circle (Office of Brad Reiff) 4:15-6:00 pm Hebrew School (TC) 7:30 pm Torah Study (NSUMC)
18 1:00 pm Torah Study (NSUMC)
4:30-5:30 pm Adult Hebrew Class (NSUMC)
19 9:00 am Nosh & Know on the North Shore (Home of Cookie & Ned Robertson)
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7:30 pm Shabbat Service (WCH) Guest Speaker: Rev. Randall Harris
21 8:30 am Shabbat Morning Minyan (Home of Barbara & Allen Anderson)
7:00 pm Film Group (NSUMC)
22 9:45 am-12:00 pm Religious School (TC)
10:35 am-12:00 pm – Adult Ed (TC) -Study: Audrey Gordon -Discussion: Anti-Oppression Workshop with Vickie R. Sides
12:15- 1:45 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class (TC)
4:00-6:15 pm 9th-11th Grade Class Session I (NSUMC)
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24
4:15-6:00 pm Hebrew School (TC)
25 4:30 pm Adult Hebrew Class (NSUMC)
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27 7:30 pm Shabbat Service (WCH)
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Congregation Hakafa
Address: P.O. Box 409, Glencoe, IL 60022 Phone: 847-242-0687
Congregation Email: [email protected] Hakafa Website: www.hakafa.org
John Thomason..………………………………………….…………….President
Nancy Goodman……………………...…………...………………Vice President
David Saef ……...…………………………………….….....Operations Treasurer
Heather Harris....………………………………..…...…………..Dues Treasurer
Greg Braun.....……………………………………...……………….….Secretary
Scott Lowtwait & Sy Rothstein….....……...………….......Endowment Trustees
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Bruce Elder…………………...……Rabbi (847-266-8854 or [email protected])
Robert J. Marx…………………………………………………..Rabbi Emeritus
Rona Elder……………......Administrator (847-242-0687 or [email protected])
Bibi Patt……... Director of Education (847-955-9980 or [email protected])
Sara Goodman……..……Music Director (847-274-7166 or [email protected])
Lori Wilansky......Editor: The Circle (847-444-1488 or [email protected])
The information in this newsletter is provided to Hakafa members for use in connection with Hakafa activities. Use for any other purposes is strictly prohibited.
The Circle
October 2017 Table of Contents
Hakafa Sukkah……………1
Sukkot and Simchat
Torah…………………...Insert
Prayer and Celebration……2
Member News………………3
Sidney Freidman………Insert
Adult Education…………….5
Chadashot..……………Insert
Social Action………………..7
October Calendar…………..8
