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KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER
TAMMUZ / AV / ELUL 5778
JULY / AUGUST / 2018
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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER
Tisha B’Av
The fast to commemorate the destruction of the first and
second Bait Hamikdash begins on Saturday evening
July 21st. Because Erev Tisha B’Av 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, July 21st
at 5:00 pm (please note we will not serve seudat shlishit
in Shul). You should finish your pre-fast meal no later
than 8:10 pm. We will daven Maariv and read Eicha at
9:30 pm after Shabbat is over so families may drive.
However, we do not make a regular Havdala; we cannot
drink so we say “Baruch hamavdil bein kodesh lechol.”
On Tisha B’Av we observe the chameshet
inuyim, which are the same five prohibitions that are
observed on Yom Kippur for the entire Tisha B’av. 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
Thanks to a
generous donor, mourning, we do not
we have Koren exchange greetings,
Tisha B’av Kinnot engage in levity or
Books (Mesorat transact business.
Harav) for use. 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
with the destruction of the Temple provided that we
skip those sections that speak of redemption.
TISHA B’AV SCHEDULE
SHABBAT JULY 21, 2018 Mincha at 5:00 pm.
Finish your pre-fast meal by 8:10 pm.
After Shabbat, do not make havdala. Say “Baruch
Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L’Chol” and you may drive to shul
for Maariv & Eicha at 9:30 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.
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High Holidays 5779 & Membership Information
We recite Selichot on Saturday evening, September
1st. Please join us for refreshments at 10:00 pm, a
shiur at 10:40 pm, and Selichot at 11:00 pm.
Rosh Hashana begins Sunday night,
September 9th.
Membership Information
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SUNDAY July 21, 2018
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 7:50 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 8:35 pm and will be followed by
Kiddush Levanah, the sanctification of the moon.
The fast will end at 9:02 pm.
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.
Early Shabbat
As the summer continues we daven Mincha every Friday at
7:00 pm. If you will be starting Shabbat early with us, light
candles at about 7:25 pm, and repeat Kriat Sh'ma after
nightfall.
Rabbi Juzint’s Nechamas Meyer & Chain of Miracles
Get authentic Slabodka Mussar explanations on the weekly
Parsha (Breishis & Shemos) by Rabbi Meyer Juzint z”l, a
teacher of Rabbi Louis Lazovsky and a friend of Kesser
Maariv! Purchase from the office and on our website for
$25. The introduction is a special companion to The Chain
of Miracles, also available from the office for $20, which
describes how Rabbi Juzint was saved by Divine
Providence many times during the Holocaust.
Skokie First Responders Kiddush
Members of the Fire and Police Departments will join us in
August at a Kiddush
honoring our First
Responders. Last year
about 15 firefighters,
police officers and
detectives joined us! If
you would like to
sponsor, please contact the office or Barbara Pomper at
(847) 256-1198, or the office.
New Year Greetings
Be part of the Kesser Maariv Family's
New Year greeting card. For only $26,
your name will be included on a poster
in the Shul's front lobby. It's a great
way to extend your good wishes! Call
Sheryl Greenstein at (847) 967-7408 or
email oogiah@aol.com by Sunday,
September 2nd to have your name
included.
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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 Women’s Council
Committee Contact Information:
Happy Day Cards Saretta Lazovsky
(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
Pushke Aron Lavon (773) 418-2766
Kiddush & Seudat Shlisheet Judy Whisler
Membership 8/677-2281 j5awhisler@aol.com
Lulav and Etrog Sets
The shul will once again sell top quality Lulav sets
from Israel. Please order your set from the office
by September 14th. Cost per set is $50 for members
or $55 for non-members Upgraded sets available.
Please call Rabbi Benzie at (847) 679-9800 or
email bhhkmal@yahoo.com . Sets will be
available for pick-up after Yom Kippur. Order
Form is later in this newsletter.
Shabbat Shuva Shiur
On Shabbat September 15th Rabbi Louis Lazovsky will
deliver his annual special Shabbat Shuva shiur in lieu of the
Shabbat afternoon class at 5:00 pm.
Hakafot on Simchat Torah
Hakafot will be held on Monday evening and Tuesday
morning, October 1st and 2nd.
Yizkor
We recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September
19th at about 11:30 am, and on Shmini Atzeret, Monday
October 1st at about 10:30 am.
For information about ordering Yahrzeit plaques, please
call the office at (847) 679-9800.
Stop By the Shul to...
•Pick up a Kesser Maariv Pushke (Tzedaka Box). If you
have a full Kesser Maariv Pushke, please call or text Aron
Lavon at 773-418-2766, and he will pick it up. Pushkes
are available from the office during the week.
•Borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the
south side of the Social Hall (for members only).
•Borrow Shiurim from the Tape Lending Library
•Study from books in the Malamud Reference Library and
the Max Katz Memorial Library.
E-mail List
To receive our emails, please send an e-mail to
bhhkmal@yahoo.com indicating that you wish to be placed
on the e-mail list. We are happy to have more than one e-
mail address per family.
Parsha Podcasts / Social Media
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha are
available as podcasts at KesserMaariv.podomatic.com (a
link is on our homepage, www.KesserMaariv.org).
Facebook: Fb.me/Kesser Maariv
Twitter: @KesserMaariv
Misheberach List
If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to
the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
 Happy Day Cards & Standings
Beautiful All-Occasion Cards (designed by Wendy Hartz
z“l) 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 join the standings, please contact the
office at (847) 679-9800.
PAST EVENTS
A Yom Haatzmaut Luncheon was held
on Shabbat April 20. Steve Landes spoke
about his great-grandfather, Jerusalem’s
Chief Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank and his
grandfather Rabbi Menachem B. Sacks.
After lunch he also gave a detailed
presenation on Fighting Terror in the
Courtroom....
Shavuot Mishmar and Women's Mishmar. Dr. Steve
Steinberg spoke on "The Covenant of Naaseh VeNishma:
What was it? When was it? Why was it?" Rabbi Louis
taught the Book of Ruth; Rabbi Benzie spoke on “Special
Species in Halacha;" and Rabbi Eli discussed the halachik
view on Israel’s actions at the Gaza border. Thank you to
Marty and Sandy Miretzky for the delicious food for the
Mishmar break....
Graduation Kiddush - a lovely Kiddush took place on
June 2 honoring this year’s graduates.
ADELE GOLDBLUM WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Upcoming Events
The next two Women’s Seudat Shlisheet will be held on
Shabbat, July 7 and July 28. On July 7th at 5:30 pm Sandra
Cagan will speak on “Noah’s Ark was Just a Start: Animal
Welfare and the Torah.” The program for July 28 will be
announced.
Summer Bonfire will be on Wednesday, July 25 at 7:00
pm at Emily Oaks Nature Center. Musician Miriam
Brousseau will entertain.
Serve Dinner at Café Ark on August 15. Please contact
Cookie Goldrich at (847) 673-8149 to participate.
Past Events
May Women's Seudat Shlisheet featured speaker Debbie
Harris, Director of Keshet’s Gadol Program on “How to be
Inclusive with Adults with Developmental Disabilities.”
Paint Night in May was a lot of fun. The scenes of
Jerusalem were fabulous!
Shavuot Mitzvah Plants were delivered to residents of the
Robineau and Lieberman and to ARK clients. Thanks to
coordinators Brenda Kahn and Natalie Meerovich.
GOOD & WELFARE
Thanks to our Kiddush Sponsors: Lazovsky Family;
Miretzky Family; Nasrin Kheradyar; Jeff & Mila Zaretsky;
Wishner family; Steve & Susan Goldrich; Ann & Alan
Herbach; Gene & Lily Cherny; Natalie & Oleg Meerovich;
Joel and Gail Scher; Yisrael and Zevulun Ebert; Dan &
Faith Harris; and anonymous sponsors.
Thanks to our Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: Marty & Sandy
Miretzky; Lazovsky Family; Beth Gottesman; The Kevin &
Myron Kirshenbaum families; and anonymous sponsors.
Mazal Tov to: Evelyne Sternfeld on the marriage of her
granddaughter Bina Rosenberg to Shmuel
Weitzburger, and on the Bat Mitzvah of her
great-granddaughter Sara Chana Marshak;
Dan & Faith Harris on the engagement of
their son Mike to Nyssa Spector; Nasrin
Kheradyar on the birth of a granddaughter,
Nili, born to Debbie & Eric Schames; Nate
Serlin on the birth of a granddaughter,
Adielle; Gilda Allswang on the birth of two
great-granddaughters in Israel: Shira Goldstein and Eden
Matslev; Lester Farber on the marriage of his son Josh to
Amanda Lapidus; Judy & Larry Weinger on the marriage
of their son Jacob to Bracha Cohen.
Mazal Tov to our Graduates! Thanks to the
following families for sponsoring: Blumofe,
Elovic, Rosenheim/Finch, Whisler, Allswang,
Brill, Goldstein, Harris, Kats, Herbach, Namordi,
Pomper, and Sternfeld.
Thank you to the following families for sponsoring in
honor of Yom Ha’atzma’ut: L & S Lazovsky, Frazin,
Greenstein, Herbach, Harris, Landes, Allswang, Goldrich,
Yvette Katz, Lezak, B & C Lazovsky, Polisky, Weinger,
Brill, Rosenheim/Finch, Hernandez.
Refua Shleima to: Fredi Weiss, Bella Perlman, Alvin J.
Goodman, Alan Slodki.
Condolences to: Jeff Zaretsky on the passing of his mother,
Bela.
Steve Goldrich and Howard Goldrich on the passing of
their mother, Mrs. Jean Goldrich.
The family of Alvin Doppelt.
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 you
child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Shul calendar! Contact Judy
Whisler at j5awhisler@aol.com
 DVAR TORAH
THE THREE WEEKS AND THE NINE DAYS
“Bain Ha’metzariim - Between the Narrows,” is how our
sages refer to the three week period between the fast of
“Shiva Asar B’Tamuz - The seventeenth of Tammuz,” and
between the fast of “Tisha B’av - The ninth day of Av.”
This year the fast of the seventeenth day of Tammuz was
observed on Sunday, July 1st. 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
B’av.
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 Thursday night, July 13th.
Ashkenazic Jews do not eat meat, drink wine, launder
clothes, swim or bathe in hot water from then until after
Tisha B’av. As we do not have public displays of
mourning on Shabbat, we may eat meat and drink wine on
Shabbat even during the nine days.
Tisha B’av begins immediately after Shabbat on
July 21st, and concludes 42 minutes after sundown on
Sunday evening, July 22nd. The Fast of The 9th of Av, or
Tisha B’av, 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 B’av, 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 B’av. 13 years ago, the expulsion of Jews living
in Gaza began the day after Tisha B’av.
The solemnity of Tisha B’av 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 B’av - The 15th day of Av corresponding to
Friday, July 27 - “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 August
11-12 - 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 L’Dovid Ohrie (Psalm 27).
Selichot, prayers of forgiveness and atonement, are recited
at midnight. Ashkenazic Jews recite them for at least four
days prior to Rosh Hashana – this year, we will begin
Selichot on Motzai Shabbat, September 1, 2018. 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. Sephardic Jews say Selichot the entire
month of Elul.
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 September
9, and Yom Kippur will be Tuesday evening and
Wednesday September 18th and 19th.
We will recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Wednesday
September 19th , and on Shmini Atzeret, Monday, October
1st.
 Brief Laws of the Month of Tishrei - 2018 / 5779
On Rosh Hashana night after we come home from
shul we make Kiddush with Shehechiyanu. After hamotzi,
many have the custom to eat an apple dipped in honey, as
well as other symbolic foods. Please note that despite what
the Machzor says, it is proper to make the bracha Ha'eitz on
dates (or pomegranates if you don't eat dates) and eat them
before eating the apple dipped in honey.
As Rosh Hashana is the beginning of our Judgement,
we start davening early as we add special prayers describing
G-d as King. In the morning we read in the Torah about G-d
remembering Sarah and in the haftorah how He remembered
Chana (mother of the prophet Samuel) hoping that G-d will
remember us for good. We blow the Shofar, which is the
special mitzvah of Rosh Hashana, and the special Mussaf we
mention Biblical verses accepting G-d as King, about G-d
remembering people for good, and about Shofar blasts. After
Shul we have Yom Tov meals at home. Some have the
custom to say Tashlich at a body of water.
Monday afternoon we daven Mincha and Maariv.
Candle lighting is not before 7:52 pm, which is the earliest
time to prepare and warm food for that night's meal. We do
recite Shehicyanu at candle lighting and kiddush (some have
a custom to have a new fruit for the second night). The
second day is like the first, except we read about the Binding
of Yitzchak (Akeidah).
During the 10 Days of Repentance culminating with
Yom Kippur we repent for our actions from the previous
year, commit to not repeating them, and do as many good
deeds and give as much Tzedaka as possible. We also make
several changes to Shmone Esray.
On Erev Yom Kippur we have a mitzvah to eat, in
order to strengthen ourselves for the fast. We daven Mincha
early with the Viduy confession, as Rambam says one may
choke while eating out of the fear and dread of Yom Kippur.
We gather at Shul before sunset for Kol Nidrei. On Yom
Kippur we abstain from eating, drinking, wearing leather
shoes, using lotions, creams, ointments or perfumes, washing
past the knuckle and marital relations. After Yom Kippur we
make Havdala over wine, candle and the last bracha of
Havdala.
After breaking our fast there is a custom to
immediately do more mitzvot, so some begin building their
Sukkah, or at least gathering its pieces.
Sukkot has two special mitzvot associated with it -
the Four species (Lulav, Etrog, Hadas, Arava) and eating in
the Sukkah. The Lulav is the tallest of the species; we hold
it with its spine (the darker green vertical line) towards us,
with the three hadasim on the right (as we look at the lulav)
and the two aravot on the left.
On the first night of Sukkot, we make Kiddush, The
bracha Leisheiv Basukkah, then Shehichaynu. While we are
exempt from eating in a Sukkah in the rain, on the first night
there is a special mitzvah to eat in the Sukkah and if it rains
we wait out the storm, even until midnight. (Remember
Yaaleh Veyavo in Birkat Hamazon.)
The first day we make kiddush, leisheiv basukah,
wash, hamotzi and eat a Yom Tov meal. During Sukkot
whenever we eat any mezonos or hamotzi food in the Sukkah
we make the Bracha Leishev Basukkah.
The second night we may not light candles or
prepare for that night's meal before 7:33 pm. We make
Kiddush, then shehechiyanu, then Leisheiv Basukah
(different than the first night) and have a Yom Tov meal.
During Sukkot G-d decides how much rain we will
have for the year (which will water the crops, ensuring our
food needs are met). In the Beit Hamikdash, there was a
special water-drawing ceremony called the Simchat Beit
Hasho'eivah, which was the most joyous ceremony all year in
the Beit Hamikdash. In our community we find some
Simchat Beit Hasho’eivas with music and dancing to
commemorate that.
(Many books with the Laws of Yom Tov [like
cooking] and Chol Hamoed, and the Lulav may be found in
the Malamud Reference Library.)
The last day of Sukkot is Hoshana Rabbah, which is
important day according to the Kabbalah, as in the Beit
Hamikdash they performed a special, lengthy ceremony, and
our prayers that day, as well as beating the Hoshana bundle,
are to commemorate that special service.
Sunday night September 30 begins Shmini Atzeret,
a distinct holiday from Sukkot, and therefore we do make
Shehechiyanu at candle lighting and in Kiddush. However,
outside Israel we are required to eat in the Sukkah on Shmini
Atzeret but we do not make the bracha Leishev Basukkah.
On Monday morning we recite Yizkor. Later in the
afternoon, before Mincha, we make a special prayer when we
leave the Sukkah after eating in it for the final time.
The final day is called Simchat Torah. It is the day
we complete the annual cycle of reading the Torah, and begin
it again. Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik's grandfather taught that
our joy comes from starting the Torah again with new depth
and insight, not from finishing the Torah. On Thursday night
we have seven Hakafot (circling the Bimah) where we dance
joyfully with the Torahs which we repeat the next morning,
along with all males above Bar Mitzva receiving an aliya, and
we have a special aliya for all children. We finish the Torah,
begin it again, and finish davening.
TISHA B’AV SCHEDULE
SHABBAT JULY 21, 2018 Mincha at 5:00 pm.
Finish your pre-fast meal by 8:10 pm.
Maariv & Eicha will begin at 9:30 pm.
SUNDAY JULY 22, 2018 - Shacharit will begin at 8:00
am. Do not sit on regular chairs until after 12:56 pm.
Mincha will begin at 7:50 pm. We put on the Tallit and
Tefillin. Maariv will begin at 8:35 pm
The fast will end at 9:02 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, until August 17th, it is important that you remember to: 1) light Shabbat candles early, at about 7:25 pm, and
2) repeat Kriat Sh'ma of Maariv after nightfall.
Date Candle Lighting Erev Mincha Shacharit Pirkei Avot Shiur Mincha
Pinchas 7/6-7/7 8:09 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Matot-Masei 7/13-7/14 8:06 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm
Devarim - Chazon 7/20-7/21 8:01 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am no shiur 5:00 pm
Va’etchanan - 7/27-7/28 7:54 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:45 pm 7:45 pm
Nachamu
Eikev 8/3-8/4 7:47 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:35 pm 7:35 pm
Re’eh 8/10-8/11 7:38 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:30 pm 7:30 pm
Shoftim 8/17-8/18 7:28 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:15 pm 7:15 pm
Ki Teitzei 8/24-8/25 7:18 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:05 pm 7:05 pm
Ki Tavo 8/31-9/1 7:06 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 5:55 pm 6:55 pm
Nitzavim 9/7-9/8 6:54 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 5:45 pm 6:45 pm
1st Day Rosh Hashana 9/9-9/10 6:51 pm 6:55 pm 8:30 am no shiur 6:55 pm
2nd Day Rosh Hashana 9/10-9/11 7:52 pm 6:55 pm 8:30 am no shiur 6:55 pm
Vayeilech (Shuva) 9/14-9/15 6:42 pm 6:45 pm 8:45 am Drasha 5:00 pm 6:30 pm
Yom Kippur 9/18-9/19 6:35 pm Mincha 2:30 pm 8:00 am during break Mincha 5:10
Kol Nidrei 6:35 Yizkor Neila 6:30

Ha’azinu 9/21-9/22 6:30 pm 6:35 pm 8:45 am 5:20 pm 6:20 pm

If you have a chiyuv (to daven or for an aliya), please inform Rabbis Benzie or Eli Lazovsky before Shabbat.
To sponsor a kiddush or shalashudos, please call Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281 or j5awhisler@aol.com.

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE - Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash

Minyan Times
Shacharit
Sunday: 8:00 am
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am
Mincha-Maariv
Sunday-Thursday: 10
minutes before sundown
Tisha B’av -
Classes Shabbat 7/21 Mincha 5:00
Sunday Morning at 9:15 am: Parsha Class Finish eating by 8:10 pm
Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik Maariv & Eicha 9:30 pm
Wednesday evenings before Mincha - Gemara Sunday 7/22 Shacharit 8:00 am
Brachos. Given by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky Mincha 7:50 pm, fast ends at 9:02
Shabbat Afternoon
2 hours before Mincha - Parsha by Rabbi Eli Selichot - September 1st 11 pm
1 hour before Mincha: Pirkei Avot refreshments at 10:00 pm,
Given by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky a shiur at 10:40 pm

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.
 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
KM NEW YEAR GREETING ORDER FORM
LULAV SET ORDER FORM

On behalf of the Board of Directors, President Steven Goldrich and Rabbi Louis Lazovsky, we are proud to invite
you to join us for our High Holiday 5779 Services this year, beginning with Selichot on Saturday evening,
September 1th. Rosh Hashana begins Sunday night, September 9th.

Membership & Ticket Rates Family (2 tickets) Single (1 ticket) Additional Seat Dependent Child
Membership $1,100 $550 $200 $75
First Time Good Neighbor Tickets $500 $275 $200 $75
Tickets Only, no membership $550 $200
Friend of Kesser Maariv (no tickets or membership) $200
To serve you better, we accept payments of $500 and above by Visa, Master Card, Discover, and American Express.

Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky at (847) 679-9800 bhhkmal@yahoo.com or Judy Whisler at (847) 677-2281
j5awhisler@aol.com will be happy to help accommodate you and give more information about membership.

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