Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Kesser Maariv Anshe Luknik
Current Events

Membership
We invite you to join us for the High Holidays. Rosh Hashana is next month! Please refer to the newsletter for information about membership and seats for the High Holidays.

Kesser Maariv Gold Rush on November 21! Details here!

Oneg Shabbat
Please join us for an Oneg Shabbat on Friday evening Parshat Vayeira, November 6 at 7:15 pm at the home of Marty & Sandy Miretzky. We hope you can join us for Divrei Torah and refreshments.

Gold Rush
On Saturday evening November 21st at the Shul from 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, you can bring your old gold or silver jewelry and diamonds and old coins. Buyers for the metals and diamonds will be at the Shul and will quote you a value for the metal and/or diamond and will pay you immediately if you wish to sell it. Walk-ins are welcome, and you may make an appointment if you wish. Contact the Shul office or Bob Greenstein at bobg@hjbltd.com for more details. See more details, including FAQ’s, on our website: http://bhhkmal.freeservers.com/GoldRush2009.html.

Michael Medved Events
Radio talk show host Michael Medved will be at Kesser Maariv on Shabbat January 9th. He will speak at Shabbat Lunch (reservations required). After Shabbat, at 7:30 pm, Michael will speak about his new book, The 5 Big Lies about American Business (reservations are welcome, but walk-ins will also we welcome). Prices and more details for the entire weekend will be posted on our website very soon, or contact Alan Busch at (847) 894-1001 or alandbusch@aol.com for reservations.

Daily Maariv at 7:00
With the days getting shorter, we have daily Maariv at 7:00 pm Monday - Thursday. We will continue to have Mincha - Maariv on Sundays 15 minutes before sundown. Daily Shacharit is at 6:00 am. Weekday Minyanim meet in the Maury & Helen Kaufman Bais Midrash.

Boys Mishna Club
Boys in 8th – 11th grades are invited to participate in a Mishna Club, led by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky. The boys meet on Mondays from 7:15-8:00 pm (after Maariv) to learn Mishnayot, and are currently studying Sukkah.

Skokie Hospital Chanukah Visitations
Once again, members of Kesser Maariv will be visiting patients at Skokie Hospital, delivering Menorahs, candy and dreidels from December 11 through December 19. If you would like to do this mitzvah, please call and leave a message for Saretta Lazovsky at (847) 204-0556. In past years, we have asked that the volunteers be available from 3:30-5:00 pm (but earlier on Friday and later after Shabbat). Due to the scheduling needs of the hospital, please call Saretta by November 13th to reserve your spot.

Maftir Yonah
On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Kesser Maariv Anshe Luknik, I would like to thank you for joining us this High Holiday Season. As you know, every year we bestow upon our rabbi, Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, the honor of reading the Maftir Yonah on Yom Kippur afternoon. In the past, someone went around and solicited for this during the service. We decided to use a different method this year – we ask that you please be generous in contributing for this honor as a show of appreciation for all that the Rabbi does for the shul and the community.

We thank all of you for the generous support you showed during the High Holidays and hope to celebrate many simchas together this year and beyond.
Bob Greenstein

Thank You
We wish to thank our members and friends for your generosity over the recent High Holiday season. We would like to point out a tax-advantaged way to give to Kesser Maariv – donate "appreciated property," which is anything that you have owned for over a year that has increased in value. A classic example is stocks or bonds. If you would like to donate publicly traded stocks or bonds to the shul, just contact our office at (847) 679-9800 and we can help you arrange a direct transfer to our brokerage account.

Misheberach List
In order to minimize the time needed to make the Misheberach for ill people, we are asking everyone who has a name or names for the misheberach to please send them to the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com during the week so we can put them on a list. E-mail List We occasionally send e-mails with important information. However, we do not have everyone’s e-mail address. To put you on our e-mail list, please send an e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com indicating that you wish to be placed on the e-mail list. We are glad to send e-mails to multiple addresses per family.

Rent the Shul for Your Simcha
Our Social Hall is available for your party or simcha! For more information, and to rent the Social Hall for your event, please call the Shul office at (847) 679-9800, or Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281. Also, book you child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Shul calendar! Please call Judy Whisler.

Send-A-Kid-To-Israel Partnership (S.K.I.P.)
Kesser Maariv is proud to be a participating Congregation in S.K.I.P. The program allows parents to contribute money annually in partnership with the synagogue and the Jewish Federation for an Israel trip for their children. Students in grades 3-6, enrolled in a day or afternoon school, who have finished paying their annual membership to the shul are eligible to participate. Last year's enrollees should make their annual contribution of $85.00 per child at this time but under no circumstances later than December 1, 2009. For additional details, a registration kit or to enroll your child(ren) for the first time, please contact Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800.

ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN’S COUNCIL

Upcoming Events


Membership Event – Please join us at the Kesser Maariv Adele Goldblum Women’s Council Membership Event. Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at 4341 W. Golf, Skokie as we “travel around the world” with entertainer HEATHER BRAOUDAKIS.
Dessert Buffet * Membership $25, Guests $12 * Sponsorships: $54, $72, $90
For more information, please call Evelyne Sternfeld at (847) 679-5366.

Knitting for Charity – Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:00 pm at the Shul. Next date: November 10. Call Wendy at (708) 205-5109 for more details.

Our Next Jewel Shop & Share Days will be December 7, 8 & 9. Slips will be available in a few weeks.

Post-Chanukah Event - The Women’s Council invites everyone – men, women, teens and children – to a post-Chanukah Game Night on Saturday night, December 19th at the shul. Stay tuned for more details.

CPR Classes at the Skokie Fire Department

In response to inquiries about CPR classes, we would like to share the following information. The Skokie Fire Department offers CPR classes on the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30-10:00 pm at Station 16, located at 7424 Niles Center Road (between Touhy and Howard). To register, you must sign up in person at Station 16 on the second floor between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. There is a $15 fee for Skokie residents that is refunded after the course. For nonresidents, the fee is $20, which is not refundable. If you have any questions, please call the Fire Department at (847) 982-5340.

Pictures of Past Events



Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine, Chairman, Department of Economics, Yeshiva University, addressing the Congregation at the 2007 JUF Brunch. Rabbi Dr. Levine discussed "Milton Friedman and the Free Market vs. Halacha."

Rabbi Dr. Don Well addressing the Congregation before Selichot, 2006.

Rabbi Yisrael Lau, former Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel and currently Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, came to Kesser Maariv last winter.

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