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Welcome to Shabbat HaGadol, Parshat Metzora at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation

April 12 – 13, 2019 • 8 Nisan 5779

Daily Services: April 14 – 19

Shacharit: Sunday 8:30 AM Monday, Thursday & Friday 6:45 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 7:00 AM

Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: Sunday through Friday 7:20 PM

Repeat Evening Sh’ma: April 12, after 8:11 PM Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: April 13, 9:32 AM

SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT

Friday, April 12 Light Candles 7:10 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 7:15 PM

Saturday, April 13 Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Shacharit 9:00 AM Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Shabbat HaGadol Shiur with Rabbi Wolkenfeld 12:30 PM Mikdash and Messiansim: The Presence of Absence at the Seder Parent/Child Learning 6:00 PM Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 7:00 PM Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:11 PM

Readings for Shabbat HaGadol, Parshat Metzora Torah: Haftorah: Leviticus 14:1-15:33 Malachi 3:4-24 Hertz: Page 470 Hertz: Page 1005 Kaplan: Page 568 Kaplan: Page 1288 Stone: Page 620 Stone: Page 1220 JPS Commentators: Page 100

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MEET WITH RABBI WOLKENFELD Email shul@asbi.org to set up an appointment, or call his cell (917-621-5678) for urgent matters.

ADAM R. STRAUS MEMORIAL MIKVAH To make an appointment, email mikvah.asbi@gmail.com at least 48 hours in advance.

INCLUSIVITY AT ASBI We have a Braille siddur available below the chumashim and an accessible bathroom off the Beit

Midrash. If there are other resources that would be helpful, please email Rabbanit@asbi.org.

ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES

Dedication Plaque “The Torah is a Tree of Life to all who embrace her, and happy are they who support her.”

The Torah-stand in the Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel main sanctuary is dedicated in loving memory of Burt Levenson, who inspired generations of ASBI worshippers through his

enthusiastic and contagious love for Torah.

In Honor Rabbi Barry & Morene Axler in honor of Sid Kaz’s birthday

Yahrzeit Barbara & David Passman, in loving memory of Barbara’s father, Moses Nussbaum, a”h

Donations received after April 10 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for these generous donations.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazal tov to Tanya & Yair Klein on the birth and naming of their daughter, Ella Camille. If you would like to help with meals, please visit TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Klein, Password: babygirl). May this child’s life be filled with the insights of Torah, the warm and supportive love of family and community, and the blessing of good deeds. Amen. Mazal Tov to Raquel Cohen and Ariana Handelman on being honored this week as two of Springboard’s 2019 “18 Under 18” honorees! We regret to inform you of the passing of Sara (“Sonia”) Rapoport, grandmother of Inna Tsimerman. May the memory of the righteous be a blessing and a comfort to us all. Amen. We regret to inform you of the passing of William Albert Rosen, father of Marc Rosen. The Rosens will be accepting condolences at their home (1936 W. Waveland Ave.) from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Sunday. May the memory of the righteous be a blessing and a comfort to us all. Amen. Spring Cleaning: Please note that items left at ASBI on the coat racks and in the Lost & Found will soon be donated. Additionally, food left in the fridges will be cleaned out before Pesach. Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Joseph Goodman, and volunteer readers, Avi Eisenstein, David Eisenstein, Seth Greenberg, Boaz Haberman, David Kaplinsky, Adam Pershan, and Joel Rubin.

For Your Seder Our member Shimon Shekhtman, currently facing a grave medical prognosis, has always been known to us by his Hebrew name. In our shul's official records, it is Semyon, as it was in the Soviet Union, but none of us ever called him that.

A few years ago, on a Sunday morning in early April, he recalled preparing for Pesach, saying that he always observed the holiday even though it would mean losing his job if the Soviet authorities found out. In the old Soviet Union, that meant losing everything.

So, every spring, Shimon would arrange a "business" trip to Moscow, so that he could buy his matza at the synagogue there. He would not buy matza in Kishinev, where he lived, because the KGB had a man taking photographs from a second-floor window across the street from the synagogue. Whenever Shimon had a yahrzeit to observe, he would go to that synagogue—with the collar of his coat turned up, and wearing a large hat with the brim turned down, and large sunglasses. He laughed on that Sunday as he touched the tip of his nose, because that, he said, is all that would show.

When you celebrate the festival of our freedom, please think of Shimon, and feel free to pass his story along. And think of Semyon, too. And feel free - free! - to touch the tip of your nose, and laugh.

PESACH 5779 ASBI wants everyone to have a festive Passover experience,

and we've got lots of options to help you get there!

• Hosting a seder? We are here to help! Rabbi Wolkenfeld, Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld, and Rabbanit Sarna are happy to offer advice and assistance.

• Experienced seder host? Consider offering even just one space at your table. If you are hosting a seder, please email sarawolkenfeld@gmail.com to let us know that you'd like some guests!

• Ready to be hosted? If you would like to be hosted at a seder, please email Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld at sarawolkenfeld@gmail.com.

• In addition, we want to let you know about a new initiative called 2 for Seder. The family of Joyce Fienberg z"l, one of the victims of the Tree of Life attack, started this program to encourage Jews throughout North America to invite to their tables those who may never have been guests at a seder. To learn more, go to 2forseder.org/participate, or email Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld at sarawolkenfeld@gmail.com with questions.

Hametz Burning

We will have a hametz burning in the shul parking lot following Shacharit on Friday, April 19. Only small, symbolic quantities of hametz should be burned, and no plastic or aluminum may be thrown into the fire.

The full declaration of hametz nullification is recited on Friday morning. This is said while burning hametz, or it can be said at home by those who do not make it to burning. This declaration as well is printed in every Haggadah and can be found in the Koren and Artscroll siddurim.

The fire will be extinguished at 11:42 AM, so be sure to allow enough time to burn your hametz! Please note that there will be no parking in the lot after Shacharit until hametz burning ends.

Ta’anit Bekhorot Firstborn children are invited to attend a siyum commemorating the

completion of a talmudic tractate immediately following Shacharit on Friday morning, April 19. The siyum substitutes for a day of fasting that

commemorates God’s saving of the Israelite first-born children when the Egyptian first-born were killed in the tenth plague.

Shacharit begins at 6:45 AM, followed by siyum by Josh Lipman, and hametz

breakfast snack.

PESACH 5779

THE STRAW HAT The Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Podcast

Episode 3, “Metzora 5779: The Passover Episode” is now available!

This week, Rabbanit Sarna and Rabbi Wolkenfeld offer up different perspectives, advice, and strategies on how to prepare for the seders and also interview our podcast producer, Hayley Leventhal.

You can listen and subscribe to The Straw Hat at asbi.org/podcast

or find it on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, and Pocket Casts!

Sale of Hametz Fill out a Sale of Hametz form to authorize Rabbi Wolkenfeld as your agent to sell hametz in your possession and clarify to the purchaser of our community’s hametz what it is that they are buying.

To complete a Sale of Hametz form online, log into your asbi.org account and visit asbi.org/hametz or grab a paper form from the lobby. Forms must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 18.

Annual ASBI Boilathons • Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 - 9:00 PM

Recommended Chocolate & Candy for Pesach Thank you to Windy City Sweets (3308 N. Broadway) for donating chocolate-covered pretzels for ASBI’s Mishloach Manot and for subsidizing our Ice Cream Happy Hours. In addition to making sure your Passover candies have reliable supervision, please consider supporting our friends at Windy City Sweets, who have an array of Kosher for Passover treats.

Cleaning for Pesach? Drop off non-perishable food items at ASBI to donate to the Lakeview Pantry!

ASBI is accepting sealed, non-perishable, unexpired food items for our neighbors at the Lakeview Pantry.

Drop off your donations over Shabbat or when you come to ASBI for the Boilathons! Donations must be dropped off at ASBI

by Wednesday, April 17.

Please note: Donated items are not required to be hametz.

Young Professionals Windy City Ninjas This Sunday, April 14, 4:45 - 6:00 PM

at Windy City Ninjas (2500 W. Bradley Place)

Want to be the next American Ninja Warrior? Relive your inner child and join ASBI's YPs at Windy City Ninjas for an afternoon of fun.

Snacks will be provided.

$18 per person. Register at asbi.org.

ASBI YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Young Professionals Dinner Friday, May 10, at ASBI

In the spirit of Lag B'omer around the corner, get ready for a char-grilled Shabbat. Join ASBI's young professionals for a night fun. Bring your friends and

meet new ones, and stay for an oneg with snacks and songs. See you there!

Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 PM Dinner 8:30 PM

Followed by an Oneg

ASBI Members: $15 per person | Non-Members: $18 per person Please register at asbi.org by Monday, May 6.

ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your member discount.

Please note: a limited number of seats may be available after May 6, but be sure to register early because the price increases to $20 on Tuesday, May 7.

Registration is required to attend. The ASBI Young Professionals Committee organizes events for young adults in their 20s & 30s.

Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Yitzchak Blau May 3 - 4 at ASBI

ASBI is excited to partner with the Religious Zionists of America-Mizrachi in bringing Rabbi Yitzchak Blau to ASBI as part of the RZA-Mizrachi

ISRAEL360 program taking place in over 90 locations the Shabbat before Yom Ha’atzmaut.

RABBI YITZCHAK BLAU is currently a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem and also teaches at Midreshet Lindenbaum. Rabbi Blau studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion and at Yeshiva University. He has a B.A. in English Literature (YU), an M.A. in Medieval Jewish History (Revel), and Semikha (RIETS). Rabbi Blau previously taught at the

Yeshivah of Flatbush High School and at Yeshivat Hamivtar.

Rabbi Blau is the author of “Fresh Fruit and Vintage Wine: Articles on Issues in Jewish Thought”. An associate editor of “Tradition”, he lives in Alon Shvut with his wife and four children.

RABBI YITZCHAK BLAU

FRIDAY NIGHT

SHABBAT MORNING

SERMON

POST-KIDDUSH

SHIUR

Join us for a Shabbat dinner at shul at 8:30 PM, then stay for an oneg at 9:15 PM with a talk by Rabbi Yitzchak Blau.

All are welcome at the oneg even if you can’t attend dinner!

Dinner is by reservation only. Register at asbi.org by April 29.

Early-bird Price (until 4/19): $16 Members | $21 Non-Members Regular Price: $20 Members | $26 Non-Members

Gratitude as a Jewish Value

Models of Religious Zionism

Rabbinic Attitudes to Secular Zionism

JVS Chicago Job Club If you’re between the ages of 18 and 80 and looking for your next job, JCFS/JVS has the help you need. The new “JVS Chicago Job Club” will meet every third Monday at ASBI. There is no fee to attend. Just bring your questions, your concerns, a positive attitude, a current resume, and your desire to get a job.

Job Club will meet on the following Mondays from 9:30 - 11:00 AM: April 22, May 13, and June 3 & 24.

Offered in partnership with ASBI, Anshe Emet, Emanuel Congregation, Mishkan Chicago & Temple Sholom.

Participate in Our Spring Birthday/Anniversary/Special Occasion Kiddush!

Shabbat, May 11, at ASBI

Are you or your family celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or other life

event this spring? Mark the occasion with the whole shul by co-sponsoring Kiddush on May 11!

Co-sponsorships start at $36.

Visit asbi.org/event/spring-kiddush to sign up!

UPCOMING EVENTS Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship

The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Scholarship is available to ASBI full members in good standing for financial assistance towards Jewish day school, as well as

Jewish learning programs for adults and children. Awards are based on financial need and also on the recommendations of both the Marovitz

Committee and FACTS Management.

All inquiries are kept private and should be made to the Marovitz Fund Administrator Sarah Friedman, at sarah.friedman259@gmail.com.

Applications are available at asbi.org/Marovitz or email shul@asbi.org for a paper/PDF copy. You must be logged into your account to access the

application. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 12.

Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund.

Parent/Child Learning at ASBI This Shabbat, April 13, 6:00 PM

Children, grades 2 - 5, are invited to join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit Sarna at shul for lively chevrusa learning and an engaging

shiur on a variety of topics.

Come to five Parent/Child Learning sessions and receive a free ice cream cone!

Mark your calendars for upcoming dates: May 11 & June 8.

Daf Yomi at ASBI Tractate Bechorot begins this Friday, April 19. It’s a great time to join in!

Participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome and

encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Shacharit for the synchronized and coordinated study of Talmud, based on a 1923 standardized

calendar in which the entire Talmud is studied and completed, one double-sided page each day, by Jews around the world, every 7.5 years.

Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Monday, April 29, 8:00 PM, at ASBI

Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish life and practice, for those interested in conversion to Judaism and open to all in the community.

New participants are always welcome!

BEIT MIDRASH WEDNESDAYS We have an exciting new lineup of BMW classes this May!

Join us at ASBI for a series of accessible and thought-provoking shiurim.

May 15 - with Joel Braunold “Nice or Necessary? What is the purpose of people-to-people

programs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?”

May 22 - with Rabbi Wolkenfeld “Amos Oz In Memoriam”

TUESDAY, May 28 - with Dr. Sara Hirschhorn “City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement”

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

ASBI Infertility "Big-Brother / Big-Sister" Program Individuals or couples in the ASBI community struggling with infertility are invited to contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld for a confidential referral to a veteran ASBI member who has also struggled with infertility and is willing to serve as a "big sibling" to offer friendship, support, and non-medical advice. Those interested in serving as a "big sibling" should contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.

Volunteer at the Uptown Café with ASBI! Next Date: Monday, April 29

The Uptown Café is a JUF-sponsored kosher restaurant serving low-income people on the North Side. For over 15 years, ASBI members have volunteered once a month—setting tables, serving and chatting with clients, and cleaning up.

To sign up or for more information, contact Herb Eiseman at 773-255-6481 or herbstours@me.com. There is no obligation to participate every month.

ASBI Neighbors Program Are you an ASBI vet looking to show someone new the ropes? Are you new to the area and looking for friendly faces to help you acclimate to the community?

Either way, email neighbors@asbi.org to become a part of our neighbors program! Please include your name, whether you’re a vet or new to the area, and what demographic you best fit.

Bespoke Shiurim Gather together a group of 8 or more learners, choose a text and a venue, and an educator will come to you! These classes will be tailor-made to your interests and background. Want to study a Tractate of Mishnah or Talmud? The weekly Parsha? Mussar? Halacha? Responsa Literature? We’re there with a made-to-measure class.

Email Rabbanit@asbi.org for more information.

GET INVOLVED

Prayer for the United States and Its Government based on "deSola Pool Siddur"

God on high, bless this our country, the United States of America, and all who dwell therein. Bless the constituted officers of government of this land. Set into their hearts the spirit of wisdom and

understanding to uphold peace and freedom.

Security—If you see something, say something. As part of our ongoing effort to improve safety and security at ASBI, all members of the

Congregation are invited to submit recommendations, comments, questions, or concerns to the Security Committee at security@asbi.org.

DATE KIDDUSH SHALOSH SEUDOT TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH

April 20 Pesach Day 1

Reserved

April 21 Pesach Day 2

SPONSORSHIP & DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES

Contribute to ASBI by leining or sponsoring Kiddush or Shalosh Seudot! Sponsorship or co-sponsorship* is a great way to celebrate your own or a loved

one’s birthday/anniversary/milestone. Many menu and pricing options are available. Please email office@asbi.org at least one week in advance for details.

Email shul@asbi.org if you are interested in reading Torah.

*You may co-sponsor a Kiddush by contributing a smaller amount.

Dedication Opportunities Honor your loved ones with a dedication plaque or book plate.

Kiddush Sponsorship Shalosh Seudot Sponsorship Coffee Bar Sponsorship Starting at $950 Starting at $118 $72 for 1 month

New Koren Siddur

Small Leaf Tree of Life

Large Leaf Tree of Life

Stone Tree of Life

Memorial Plaque

$54 $180 $360 $1,080 $680

SHABBAT YOUTH TEFILLAH GROUPS Group leaders and babysitter are subject to change without notice.

Tot Shabbat (children 2 and under, with a parent) 10:45 AM in the Social Hall with Joseph Goodman

Gan (ages 3-JK) 10:30 AM in the JCC Lower Gym with Tara Holden, assisted by Maayan Jankelovics & Maya Saba

Yeladeinu (K & 1st grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 204 with Daniela Garzon, assisted by Aaron Faier & Shira Newberger

Tze’ireinu (2nd & 3rd grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 105 with Rabbanit Leah Sarna

Na’areinu (4th & 5th grade) 10:30 AM in JCC Room 205 with Meira Bismark, assisted by Ezra Landman-Feigelson

Tefillah Boot Camp (6th-8th grade) Starts from the beginning of the Maftir Aliyah in Rabbanit Sarna’s office with David Kaplinsky

Babysitting Services (for children ages 1 through 7 only) with Sylvia Staples

9:30 AM until Kiddush in the ASBI Playroom | Kiddush until 1:00 PM in the JCC Lower Gym

Steve Miller Hayley Leventhal Barbara Pjetrushi Rabbanit Leah Sarna

Executive Director Associate Director Custodian Director of Religious Engagement

office@asbi.org shul@asbi.org rabbanit@asbi.org

Rabbi David Wolkenfeld RabbiW@asbi.org

OFFICERS (2018 - 2019 / 5779 - 5780)

President: Jeremy Treister Immediate Past President: Rabbi Paul Saiger Vice President - Ways and Means: Erica Phillips Vice President - Ritual: Charles Abrams Vice President - House: Daniel Chiat Vice President - Financial: Asher Zarkowsky Vice President - Education: Binyamin Cohen Vice President - Membership: Margalit Segal Recording Secretary: Aaron Feigelson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018 - 2019 / 5779 - 5780)

Adam Smoler - Chair Julia Aaronson Mateo Aceves Beverly Agdern Jayme Besser Linda Cohen Oren Dekalo

David Eisenstein Steve Feiger

Richard Goldberg Joseph Goodman Seth Greenberg

Ira King Michael Leib Arielle Lewis Jennifer Loeb Ava Madoff Scott Moses

Michael Newberger Scott Newberger

Jacques Aaron Preis Marilyn Rest Linda Saiger Naomi Sugar

Ross Weisman Andrew Weprin

Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah: mikvah.asbi@gmail.com

Dedications and Donations

Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation is indebted to Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a”h, for his generosity to the synagogue and to the Marovitz Scholarship Fund.

The George Kranzler Library of Judaic Classics is donated in loving memory of Mr. George Kranzler by the Kranzler and Saltzman families.

The Learning Center was dedicated on 29 Av 5761 in memory of Rose and Dr. Abe Aaronson who inspired us in learning and charity.

There is a sense of wholeness and artistic integrity in our sanctuary, thanks to our beautiful stained-glass windows on the east wall, dedicated in memory of Bernard Preis, a”h.

The windows on the south wall are dedicated in memory of George Friedman, a”h.

The Louis A. Lerner Institute of Torah Texts sponsors all of the Torah text classes at ASBI.

Chesed: Linda Saiger & Sara Wolkenfeld Mikvah: Jayme Besser Eruv: Seth Greenberg Ritual: Charles Abrams Family: Jennifer Loeb Security: Oren Dekalo Hospitality: David Eisenstein Social Action: Linda Cohen & Anna Freedman Israel: Herbert Eiseman Young Professionals: Ann Levenson, Kiddush: Beverly Agdern Sol Lowenstein, Ava Madoff, Elana Pentelnik

Gabbai: Dr. Josh Ehrlich Gabbayit: Karli Salinger

COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS