THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL

KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER

SIVAN / TAMMUZ / AV 5776
JUNE / JULY / AUGUST 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER

Early Shabbat
We have begun "Early Shabbat." We daven mincha
every Friday at 7:00 pm throughout the summer. If you
will be starting Shabbat early with us, light candles at
about 7:20 pm, and repeat Kriat Sh'ma after nightfall.
Gemara Brachos Shiur
Wednesdays before Mincha - Rabbi Ben Zion
Lazovsky's Gemara Brachos Shiur (open to all) is
midway through the third chapter! During June/July we
meet at about 7:20 pm (before Mincha).
Sponsor Kiddush Or Seudat Shlisheet
This is a great way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary
or special occasion, or to commemorate a yahrzeit, with
your Kesser Maariv family. Contact Judy Whisler at
(847) 677-2281 or j5awhisler@aol.com , or the Shul
office to reserve your date. Due to increasing costs, a
regular Kiddush is $300-330 and SS is $60, effective
July 1, 2016.
Tisha BAv
The fast to commemorate the destruction of the first and
second Bait Hamikdash begins on Saturday evening
August 13th . Because Erev Tisha Bav is Shabbat, not
all of the usual laws apply; for example, the meal before
the fast may be meat, since the meal is on Shabbat. To
allow people to eat the final meal as late in the day as
possible, we will daven Mincha on Shabbat, August 13
at 5:00 pm (please note we will not serve seudat shlishit
in Shul). You should finish your pre-fast meal no later
than7:50 pm. We will daven Maariv and read Eicha at
9:05 pm after Shabbat is over so families may drive.
However, we do not make a regular Havdala; instead
we say Baruch hamavdil bein kodesh lechol.
On Tisha BAv we observe the chameshet
inuyim, which are the same five prohibitions that are
observed on Yom Kippur for the entire Tisha Bav. The
prohibitions include: no eating or drinking, no
annointing, no wearing leather shoes, no bathing or
washing even part of your body, and no marital
relations. As an additional sign of mourning, we do not
exchange greetings, engage in levity or transact
business. We also are not permitted to learn joyous
passages of Torah. Instead we learn those passages
from the Talmud in Gittin or Moed Kattan that deal
with the destruction of the Temple or laws of mourning.
We may also learn those sections from the Nach dealing

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with the destruction of the Temple provided that we

skip those sections that speak of redemption.
Tisha Bav Schedule
SHABBAT AUGUST 13, 2016 Mincha at 5:00 pm.
Finish your pre-fast meal by 7:50 pm.
Maariv & Eicha will begin at 9:05 pm. At this time we
will remove the parochet from the Ark, dim the lights
and sit on the ground or low stools or benches. Eicha
and the evening Kinot will be read.
SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2016
Shacharit will begin at 8:00 am. There is Torah reading
and a Haftarah. As a sign of mourning, we do not don
the Tallit or Tefillin until the afternoon. At the
conclusion of davening, we recite the entire Kinot
service. Rabbis Louis & Ben Zion Lazovsky will give
commentary on the Kinnot. We do not get up to sit on
regular chairs until after mid-day, which is at 12:56.
Mincha will begin at 7:30 pm. We put on the Tallit and
Tefillin and recite those sections of the davening that
were omitted in the morning. We also take out the
Torah and read a Haftarah.
Maariv will begin at 8:00 pm and will be followed by
Kiddush Levanah, the sanctification of the moon.
The fast will end at 8:34 pm. Make Havdala over juice
or pop, not on wine or grape juice.
On the merit of our sincere prayers and
mourning for Jerusalem and for the destruction of the
Bait Hamikdash, may the Almighty hear our prayers.
May He have mercy on us and send the Mashiach to
redeem us from the four corners of the earth to a rebuilt
Eretz Yisrael and Bait Hamikdash.
Misheberach List
If you have names for a misheberach, please send them
to the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
Weekday Minyanim
Shacharit is at 6:00 am Monday through Friday, and
8:00 am on Sunday. Mincha-Maariv on Sunday
through Thursday is 10 minutes before sunset.
E-mail List
If you would like to be added to our email list, please
send an email to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
Facebook Page
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Rent the Shul for Your Simcha

For information regarding renting the Social Hall for
your event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul
office at (847) 679-9800. Also, book your childs
Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Shul calendar! Please call Judy
Whisler at (847) 677-2281.
Cards
All-Occasion Cards are available for purchase from the
office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you would
like us to send a card for you for $2, or to join the
Standings, please contact Saretta at lazovsky@juno.com
or call the office.
Parsha Podcasts
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha
are now available as podcasts online at
KMvort.podomatic.com (linked at Facebook and
www.KesserMaariv.org). On the Podomatic page you
can subscribe via iTunes.
Rabbi Juzint Books
Rabbi Meyer Juzints The Chain of Miracles is
available from our office, website & on Amazon.
Past Events
Pesach - we were excited to have so many of our
Kesser Maariv family members in Skokie from out of
town for Pesach. Before Pesach we were again
privileged to host Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik's Hagaddah
Shiur, and Rabbi Benzies 5 or 15 or 64 or 128
Mitzvot of the Seder Night. These shiurim along with
hundreds of other shiurim are available from our Tape
Library some on audio tape, and some digitally.
Graduation and
Yom Yerushalayim Kiddush
Luncheon - Mazal tov to our graduates. See the full list
under Good and Welfare.
Shavuot - Thanks to everyone who attended our classes
during the Mishmar, to Dr. Steve Steinberg, Rabbis
Louis, Benzie and Eli Lazovsky for teaching, all who
came to the 4:40 am minyan, and to the Miretzkys for
bringing refreshments.
Adele Goldblum Women's Council
Upcoming Events
The Women in Tanach Learning Series with Alise
Gold will continue through the end of June. Classes
meet most Mondays at 7:00 pm. Emails go out when
there are classes.
Women's Shalashudoses continue monthly throughout the summer. The next Women's Shalashudos will
be on Shabbat June 25th at 5:45 pm. Shana Greenstein
Lipsky will speak on "The Torah's View of Work and
Retirement." Please come and bring a friend.
Cafe Ark - Upcoming dates to serve dinner at Cafe
Ark are August 3, 2016, March 15, 2017 and May 17,
2017. Please speak to Cookie Goldrich if you would

Special Lecture - As we go to press we are pleased to

announce that world-renowned speaker Aliza Bulow
(www.abiteofTorah.com) will be speaking on Sunday
evening, July 31st at 6:45 pm. Her lecture will be open
to men and women of all backgrounds.

like to volunteer. Thanks to Larry Weinger, Julie

Rosenheim, Miriam Namordi, Brenda Kahn, Carmella
Bega and Larry Rosen for serving in May.
Womens Bonfire - We will hold a bonfire on
Tuesday, July 12th at Emily Oaks Nature Center.
Musician Miriam Suffrin will join us. Enjoy a relaxed
evening with friends! (Stay tuned for confirmation.)
Plans are in the works for many activities this
summer, a special learning session during the Nine
Days, and more chesed opportunities. Every time an
event or opportunity arises, emails are sent out. Do you
want to be added to the list? Email Saretta at
lazovsky@juno.com.

Congregation B.H.H. Kesser Maariv A.L.

4341 W. Golf
Skokie, IL 60076
Fb.me/KesserMaariv
(847) 679-9800
fax (847) 679-5041
KMvort.podomatic.com
e-mail: bhhkmal@yahoo.com
www.KesserMaariv.org
Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky
Steven D. Goldrich, President
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky,
Associate Rabbi & Executive Director
Sandy Miretzky, Nasrin Kheradyar & Saretta Lazovsky,
Co-Presidents, Adele Goldblum Womens Council
Committee Contact Information:

Saretta Lazovsky
Happy Day Cards
Bricks (847) 676-0556 or lazovsky@juno.com
Chesed Fund Anne Elovic (847) 673-2904
Donate Books & Siddurim Office
(847) 679-9800 or bhhkmal@yahoo.com
Endowment Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler
Membership 8/677-2281 j5awhisler@aol.com
Office
Social Hall Rental
Tree of Life
bhhkmal@yahoo.com
Yahrzeit Plaques (847) 679-9800

AGWC Past Events:

Thank you to the dozens of Kesser Maariv families who
participated in the Pesach Project this year. The
non-perishable food items donated went to a family in
need. Thank you to Barbara Sachs for all of her
assistance.
The Adele Goldblum Women's Council
acquired a "pomegranate" sculpture as part of the
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival. Heather Busch and
Sally Aaron painted it, along with Judy Whisler, to
create a beautiful masterpiece in tribute to Wendy
Hartz, of beloved memory. The pomegranate was on
display at the festival and is currently in the Shul lobby.
Thank you to Nasrin Kheradyar for her help and to all
of the people who sent in ideas for the artwork
Many residents of the Robineau Assisted Living
and the Liberman Centre as well as Ark clients received
lovely plants in honor of Shavuot. Thank you to
everyone who sponsored the plants and enhanced the
holiday for so many people. Thank you to Brenda Kahn
and Natalie Meerovich for chairing this event
Thank you to Rabbi Louis Lazovsky for
speaking on Crossing the Narrow Bridge at the first
Women's Shalashudos of the season
Thanks to Evelyne Sternfeld, Brenda Kahn,
Lora Frazin & Saretta Lazovsky for sorting clothes for
Bigdei Yisrael. They will be shipped to people in need
in Israel.
GOOD & WELFARE
Mazal Tov to: Evelyne Sternfeld on the birth of a greatgrandson in Lakewood; Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan on
the birth of a granddaughter Channa Zussman in
Milwaukee; David Makowsky & Sara Damelin on their
marriage; Gilda Allswang on the birth of a greatgrandson in Israel; Rabbi Moshe & Debra Soloveichik
on the Bar Mitzvah of his grandson in Israel; Howard
and Barbara Pomper on the marriages of their
grandchildren Yoni Pomper & Chani Lichter, and
Daniel Pomper & Bracha Beitler.
Celebrate your simcha on the Etty Rubinow
Tree of Life! Leaves are $100, Acorns are $500 and
Foundation Stones are $1,000. Call Ben Zion at (847)
679-9800 to order, or print the order form off of our
website.
Mazal Tov to our Graduates: Nathan Fensterheim, Ben
Weinger, Joe Weinger, David Max Lowenstein PhD,
Naomi Hernandez, Dimitriy Cherny MD, Jacob
Valabov DPM, Jacob Biel, Avi Fagan, Zach Fagan, Ben
Kaplan, Nili Blumofe, Jeffrey Gaynes, Matt Gaynes,
Rifka Pomper, Talia Allswang, Michaela & Fima

Maltzev, Rafaela Elena Akselrud, Shmuel Yitzchak

Ben-Ari. And thanks to additional Yom Yerushalayim
Luncheon sponsors: Sanford & Shelley Schwartz,
Cookie Goldrich, Nasrin Kheradyar, Ann & Alan
Herbach, and anonymous sponsors.
Do you have a new neighbor who might enjoy
davening at Kesser Maariv? Please call the office so
we can welcome them.
Refua Shleima to: Alan Busch, Joe Fagan, Jeff Whisler,
Alan Slodki, Adeline Katz, Magdalena Arciniega.
Condolences to: Dr. Ed, Michael, Michelle & Ben
Kaplan, Joe & Iris Fagan and Dr. Lenny & Esther Fagan
on the loss of their wife, mother and sister, Dr. Tammy
Kaplan. May you be comforted among the mourners of
Zion and Jerusalem.
For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques,
please call the office at (847) 679-9800.
Best Wishes to: Kyle, Daria, Ezra & Orlianna Newfeld
on their move to Pennsylvania.
Thanks to our Recent Kiddush Sponsors: Marty &
Sandy Miretzky; Jeff & Judy Whisler; Nasrin
Kheradyar; Jeff & Mila Zaretsky; Sanford & Shelley
Schwartz; Wishner Family; David Makowsky; Rabbi
Louis & Saretta Lazovsky; Steve & Sue Goldrich; Joel
& Gail Scher; Steve & Teri Steinberg; and anonymous
sponsors.
Thanks to our Recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors:
Gene & Lily Cherny; Herb & Rita Lowenstein; Noam
& Tehilla Ben-Ari; Beth & Rabbi Michael Gottesman;
Kyle & Daria Newfeld; and anonymous sponsors.
To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please
Contact Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281 or
j5awhisler@aol.com , or the Shul office

Kesser Maariv Pushkas (Tzedaka Boxes) Are Available.

Call the Office to pick one up.

DVAR TORAH
THE THREE WEEKS AND THE NINE DAYS
Bain Hametzariim - Between the Narrows, is how our
sages refer to the three week period between the fast of
Shiva Asar BTamuz - The seventeenth of Tammuz, and
between the fast of Tisha Bav - The ninth day of Av.
This year the fast of the seventeenth day of Tammuz is
observed on Sunday, July 24th . The period is one of
profound sadness and bad luck when the Jewish people
commemorate the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem
which eventually led to the destruction of the second
Temple. In fact, both Temples were destroyed on Tisha
Bav.
As this is a period of bad luck and mourning, we
avoid going to civil court or entering into business deals
that are other than routine. We also refrain from
pleasurable activities such as live performances, plays,
operas, musicals, movies or listening to music. We also do
not cut our hair or nails. The Nine Days begin on Friday,
August 5th. Ashkenazic Jews do not eat meat, drink wine,
swim or bathe in hot water from then until after Tisha Bav.
As we do not have public displays of mourning on Shabbat,
we eat meat and drink wine on Shabbat even during the
nine days.
Tisha Bav (observed) begins at sundown on Saturday
evening, August 13th, and concludes 42 minutes after
sundown on Sunday evening, August 14th. The Fast of The
9th of Av, or Tisha Bav, was originally to be the day of
greatest joy for the Jewish people. It was on that day that
the Jewish people were to enter Israel after their exodus
from Egypt. However, when the spies that Moses had sent
to explore Israel returned on the night of Tisha Bav, they
brought back a false report so evil that the people rejected
the land and G-d. As a result of this sin, the Almighty
issued a decree against the Jewish people: they would
wander 40 years in the desert and all males age 20 and over
would die in the wilderness, never to enter the promised
land. The Almighty further decreed that as a result of the
false tears shed by the Jewish People, the day would
permanently be one of travail. Indeed, both Temples were
destroyed on the 9th of Av with the subsequent exiles of
the Jewish people; the Spanish Inquisition began on this
day in 1492, and approximately 425 years later, World War
I was declared on Tisha Bav. 11 years ago, the expulsion
of Jews living in Gaza began the day after Tisha Bav.
The solemnity of Tisha Bav requires that a major
fast begin the evening before and last approximately 25
hours. During evening services we read the Book of Eicha
Lamentations, which deals with the misery of our people
during the time of Churban destruction of the Temples.
In the morning we read the Kinot services, which recount
the sorrow and suffering of the Jewish people throughout
the ages. It is a day of reflection; the Jewish people repent
their past misdeeds to bring themselves closer to the
Almighty and prepare for the Days of Awe. It is also a day
of hope; tradition teaches us that the Mashiach Messiah

will be born or will arrive on this day with Elijah the

prophet informing us of our redemption.
Tu Bav - The 15th day of Av corresponding to Friday,
August 19 - Tu meaning 15 in Gematria - is a minor
holiday on which we do not fast, say eulogies or say
Tachanun. Several reasons are given for the holiday. One
is that by that day, the summer is half over, leaving us more
time to learn Torah at night. Another reason has to do with
drying wood to be used on the Mizbeiach (Altar) in the
Temple. The Maharal says that while the Jews were in the
desert, they only married members of their own tribe. After
they entered the Land of Israel, they began to marry
members of other tribes on the 15th of Av. Because these
marriages strengthen ties between families in different
tribes, it is a cause for a minor holiday. Contemporarily,
this last reason is the most oft-cited, and therefore it is
common to celebrate weddings on this day.
Rosh Chodesh Elul - Shabbat & Sunday September 3rd -4th
- When Moshe Rabbeinu ascended Mt. Sinai to receive the
second set of Luchot (Tablets), he went up on this day.
The month of Elul also initiates a 40-day period of
repentance. Within those forty days are the Aseret Yemay
Teshuva - Ten Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh
Hashana and conclude with Yom Kippur. The Shofar is
blown every morning during Elul to awaken our sleeping
hearts to return to Hashem. We also recite the penitential
Psalm LDovid Ohrie (Psalm 27).
Selichot, prayers of forgiveness and atonement, are recited
at midnight, while Ashkenazic Jews recite them for at least
four days prior to Rosh Hashana this year, we will begin
Selichot on Motzai Shabbat, September 24, 2016. In our
time, because being up at midnight for so many nights is
difficult, many only recite the first Selichot service in the
middle of the night.
The focal point of Selichot prayers is the recitation
of the 13 attributes of G-d. Tradition teaches us that
reciting these attributes evokes Divine mercy. G-d Himself
bestowed this tradition to Moshe Rabbenu when he
ascended to the heavens to receive the Ten
Commandments, Torah and Oral traditions.
Rosh Hashana will begin Sunday night October 2,
and Yom Kippur will be Tuesday evening and Wednesday
October 11th and 12th.
TISHA BAV SCHEDULE
SHABBAT AUGUST 13, 2016 Mincha at 5:00 pm.
Finish your pre-fast meal by 7:50 pm.
Maariv & Eicha will begin at 9:05 pm.
SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2016 - Shacharit will begin at
8:00 am. Do not sit on regular chairs until after 12:56 pm.
Mincha will begin at 7:30 pm. We put on the Tallit and
Tefillin. Maariv will begin at 8:00 pm
The fast will end at 8:34 pm. Make Havdala over juice or
pop, not on wine or grape juice.

SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Please Note: We will be welcoming Shabbat early and will begin davening Mincha on Friday nights at 7:00 pm. Therefore,
for the next few months, it is important that you remember to: 1) light Shabbat candles early, at about 7:20 pm, and 2) repeat
Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall.
Date

Candle Lighting

Friday Mincha

Shacharit

Pirkei Avot Shiur

Mincha

Behaalotcha

6/24-6/25

8:11 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

7:00 pm

8:00 pm

Shelach

7/1-7/2

8:10 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

7:00 pm

8:00 pm

Korach

7/8-7/9

8:08 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

7:00 pm

8:00 pm

Chukat

7/15-7/16

8:05 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:55 pm

7:55 pm

Balak

7/22-7/23

7:59 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:50 pm

7:50 pm

Pinchas

7/29-7/30

7:52 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:40 pm

7:40 pm

Matot-Masei

8/5-8/6

7:45 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:35 pm

7:35 pm

Devarim - Chazon

8/12-8/13

7:35 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

no shiur.
No SS in Shul

5:00 pm

Vaetchanan Nachamu

8/19-8/20

7:25 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:15 pm

7:15 pm

Eikev

8/26-8/27

7:14 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

6:00 pm

7:00 pm

Reeh

9/2-9/3

7:02 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

5:50 pm

6:50 pm

Shoftim

9/9-9/10

6:50 pm

6:55 pm

8:45 am

5:40 pm

6:40 pm

Ki Teitzei
9/16-9/17
6:38 pm
6:40 pm
8:45 am
5:25 pm
6:25 pm
If you have a chiyuv (to daven or for an aliya), please inform Rabbis Benzie or Eli Lazovsky in person or at (847) 676-0556
before Shabbat.
To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281 or j5awhisler@aol.com.
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Classes
Sunday Morning at 9:15 am: Parsha Class
Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash
Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik
Wednesday evenings before Mincha - Gemara Brachos
Shacharit
Given by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
Sunday: 8:00 am
Shabbat Afternoon
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am
2 hours before Mincha - Parsha by Rabbi Eli
Mincha-Maariv
1 hour before Mincha: Pirkei Avot
Sunday-Thursday: 10 minutes before sundown
Given by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Minyan Times

Malamud Reference Library

Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library, located in the Kaufman Bais Midrash.
Lending Library
Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall. For hours of operation,
more details or to donate books, please call the office.
Tape Lending Library
We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.