THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL

KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK NEWSLETTER

NISSAN / IYAR 5776
APRIL / MAY 2016
www.KesserMaariv.org
UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER

REMEMBER TO SELL YOUR CHAMETZ !!!

Graduation Kiddush
On Shabbat June 3rd we will have a kiddush luncheon to
Pesach begins on the night of April 22nd. Any chametz
honor our graduates and celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, the
not sold before Passover will have to be disposed of in a
anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. If
proper manner even after Passover. While it is preferable
you have a graduate or would like to sponsor, please
to sell your chametz in person, in response to those who
contact Saretta Lazovsky at lazovsky@juno.com.
have requested a written authorization because of their
inability to come in, a form has been included elsewhere in
Stop By the Shul to...

Pick up a Kesser Maariv Pushke (Tzedaka Box).

this newsletter. The form must be received by the Rabbi no

Borrow books from our Lending Library,

later than Monday April 18th. For more Passover
located on the south side of the Social Hall (for
information and Chametz form, please see later in this
members only).
newsletter.

Borrow Shiurim from the Tape Lending Library

Pre-Pesach Shiurim
E-mail List
Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik TBA
To receive our emails, please send an e-mail to
Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah
bhhkmal@yahoo.com indicating that you wish to be placed
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
on the e-mail list. We are happy to have more than one eShabbat, April 16 at 5:30 pm Halacha and Hashkafa
mail address per family.
15 Positive Mitzvot on Seder Night - Rabbi Benzie
Rent the Shul for Your Simcha
Wednesday, April 19, 2015 at 7:40 pm (after Maariv)
For
information
regarding renting the Social Hall for your
Seudat Shlisheet on Yom Tov - Rabbi Benzie Lazovsky
event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at
date and time TBA.
(847) 679-9800. Also, book you childs Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Passover Yizkor
in the Shul calendar!
Contact Judy Whisler at
We will recite the Yizkor memorial service on Shabbat
j5awhisler@aol.com
April 30th at about 10:30 am.
Misheberach List
Talmud Class on Wednesday Night
If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to
Rabbi Benzie's Wednesday Night Shiur is studying the
the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
third chapter of Gemara Brachos! Shiur meets Wednesday
Happy Day Cards & Standings
after Maariv, and is open to men and women of all levels.
Beautiful All-Occasion Cards are available for purchase
Daily Mincha-Maariv Has Resumed
from the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you
Weekday Shacharit is at 6:00 am.
would like us to send a card for you for $2, or join the
SundayThursday, Mincha-Maariv about 10 minutes
standings, please contact the office at (847) 679-9800.
before sundown.
Parsha Podcasts
Yom Hashoah
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha are
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year
available as podcasts online at KMvort.podomatic.com (a
corresponding to Thursday, May 5, is the day that we
link is on our homepage, www.KesserMaariv.org). On the
remember and pay tribute to those sacred Kedoshim who
Podomatic page you can subscribe via iTunes.
went to their eternal rest sanctifying the name of the
Rabbi Meyer Juzint Books
Almighty in the ultimate act of Kiddush Hashem. May
The Chain of Miracles, an amazing Holocaust memoir
their memory forever be a blessing. Hashem Yikom
written by a teacher of Rabbi Louis Lazovsky and a friend
Damam.
of Kesser Maariv is available for purchase from the office
Yom Haatzmaut - Israel Independence Day
and our website for $20.
This year, Yom Haatzmaut, 5 Iyar, falls on Friday, May
PAST EVENTS
12th. In Israel they will observe it on Thursday May 11th.
Annual Dinner - We thank everyone who placed ads in the
Please show the world our love for Eretz Yisrael, the place
Ad Journal and/or attended the lovely banquet honoring
where the Divine presence rests.
Jeff Greenspan. Mayor George Van Deusen gave greetings
Yom Yerushalayim
at the Banquet. We thank Judy & Larry Weinger for
28 Iyar, the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in
serving as Dinner Chairmen and making the video tribute,
the Six Day War, takes place on Sunday June 5th.
and to Ad Chairman Rabbi Benzie Lazovsky.

Tree of Life - We thank those who bought leaves on the

Etty Rubinow Tree of Life during Shevat.
Food Drive for ARK - Yasher Koach to Larry Weinger for
again chairing the Food Drive for the ARK food pantry.
We want to thank Debbie Alexander, Faith Harris, Brenda
Kahn, Miriam Namordi and Larry Rosen for serving dinner
at Caf ARK.
Purim - Thanks to Larry & Judy Weinger for chairing the
Purim Seudah. Thanks to the sponsors.
Yasher Koach to Rabbi Benzie for reading the Megillah.
Adele Goldblum Womens Council
Upcoming Events.
Shiur with Alise Gold will continue their series Women in
Tanach. The shiur usually meets on Monday evenings at
the Shul at 7:00 pm.
Stay tuned on details on a Pesach project.
Past Event
The women enjoyed a fun and delicious lunch with the
Women of Leebaynu. Many thanks to the anonymous
sponsor for underwriting the luncheon.
GOOD & WELFARE
Mazel Tov to: Sandy & Marty Miretzky on the birth of a
granddaughter, Avital, to Ira & Samantha Miretzky in
Israel...Maury & Tina Pressburger on the Bar Mitzvah of
their son Asher...Baruch Schur on being honored by the

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

4341 W. Golf
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 679-9800
fax (847) 679-5041
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

Libenu Foundation...Howard and Parbara Pomper on the

engagements of their grandsons: Yoni Pomper to Chani
Lichter and Daniel Pomper to Bracha Beitler...Gilda
Allswang on the engagement of her grandson Binny
Allswang to Shira Goldshmit.
Refua Shleima to: Tammy Kaplan, Jeff Whisler, Alan
Slodki, Dr. Joel Feder, Adeline Katz and Joe Fagan.
Condolences to: David Finch on the passing of his mother
Frances Finch ; Judy Weinger on the passing of her mother,
Evelyn Kaplan. May you know of no more sorrow.
Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Irina & Mark
Gutkovsky, Barbara & Howard Pomper; Evelyne Sternfeld;
Rabbi Benzie & Channah Lazovsky; Maury & Tina
Pressburger; Baruch & Joyce Schur; the Fox family;
Arkady & Ellen Kats;, and anonymous sponsors.
Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors: SS
Faith & Dan Harris; Gilda Allswang; Anne &David Elovic;
Fox family; Arkady & Ellen Kats;Aron & Elisheva Lavon;
Kyle & Daria Newfeld, Moshe Kipnis and anonymous
sponsors.
To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet,
please contact the office, or Judy Whisler at
j5awhisler@aol.com.
DVAR TORAH
Information about Purim and the Four Special Torah
Readings was sent out in the previous newsletter. We only
remind you that: Four Mitzvot were ordained especially for
Purim. They are: 1) Reading or listening to the reading of
the Megillah at night and on the day of Purim to remind
ourselves of the hidden but ever-present hand of the
Almighty; 2) Mishloach Manot, or giving at least two gifts
of food to at least one person; 3) Matanot Le'evyonim
giving two gifts of charity to at least two poor people; and
finally, 4) Purim Seuda, or eating the festive Purim feast
where we break bread together with family, friends and
strangers on Purim day. These mitzvot help promote
fellowship and love among Jews and are as valid now as
they were then.
Shabbat Hagodol - April 16th is Shabbat Hagodol.
It always takes place the Shabbat before Passover. The
message of this Shabbat is the maturity of the Jewish
people in their slaughtering a sheep, the primary Egyptian
deity, as the Korban Pesach, which led to their deliverance.
The Omer, or period of counting 49 days between
Passover and Shavuot, is a solemn period when twenty four
thousand students of Rabbi Akiva, all rabbis and leaders of
Israel, passed away. We begin counting (Sfira) the night
of April 23rd. One should count after sunset. If one forgot
to count at night, count the next day without reciting the
blessing. If one forgot the entire day, the blessing may not
be recited for the rest of the Omer, even if one counts at
night. During this time we refrain from celebrating
weddings, having haircuts, purchasing new clothing and
hearing live music. On the 33rd day of the counting,
known as Lag BOmer, this year corresponding to
Thursday, May 26th, the students did not die. As a result,
it is a day of joy and celebration. Marriages, which are

MAOT CHITTIM
Passover is a time of the year when
we remember those who are not as
fortunate as others. The "Shulchan
Aruch - Code of the Jewish Law"
reminds us of our obligation to
help all Jews celebrate Passover,
our festival of freedom. Please
give generously to those in need so
that they too can have Matzos,
Wine, Maror and all other basic
Passover needs.
The Shul
distributes Maot Chittim to people
who need it. Donations may be
sent to the office or given to Rabbis Louis, Ben Zion or Eli,
and they will be distributed.
"Kol Dichfien Yasay V'yaichal - Whoever is needy, let them
come and celebrate Passover with us."
-Haggadah

PASSOVER DATES TO REMEMBER

Shabbat Hagodol Drasha
Shabbat Afternoon April 16 at 5:30 pm
Search for Chametz - Bedikat Chametz
Thursday night, April 21
Fast of the First Born-Taanit Bechorim (Siyum after minyan)
Friday, April 22
Prohibition of eating Chametz begins at 10:08 am
Friday, April 22
Burning of Chametz before 11:29 am
Friday, April 22
Sedarim
Friday evening, April 22 & Saturday evening April 23
Eat the Afikomen no later than 12:49 am
April 22 & April 23
First two days of Yom Tov
Shabbat April 23 & Sunday April 24
Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days)
Sunday April 25-Thursday April 28
Last Days of Yom Tov-Thursday evening April 28 - Saturday evening April 30

ordinarily prohibited during the sefira period, are permitted

on Lag BOmer, and field trips and outings take place. In
Israel, the day is marked by the bonfires and pilgrimages
are made to the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, whose
Yahrzeit is on Lag BOmer. Shavuot begins on Saturday
evening June 11th and ends on Monday evening June 12th.

cRc Pesach Fair, including Hagalas Kaylim

(Purification of Vessels for Passover) will be on Sunday,
April 17 from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm at HTC, 7135 N.
Carpenter, Skokie, also including knife sharpening and
Shaatnez checking.
Hagalas Kaylim - at Telshe Yeshiva, 3535 W. Foster,
Chicago: Monday night 4/17 from 7:30 pm-9:00pm
and Tuesday night 4/18 from 7:30 pm-9:00pm
Proper Disposal of Shamos - Sunday April 17 from 1:00
pm- 5:00 pm at 7532 St. Louis (nominal charge)
Shamos should not be brought to Kesser Maariv. Note:
Likutei Pshatim (and similar publications) may be doublebagged and placed with the regular garbage pickup.
Have gently used clothes you want to donate to people in
need in Israel? HTCs Bigdei Yisrael drop off on Sunday,
April 10 1:00pm-5:00 pm at Jewel on Howard.
Burn Chametz on Friday morning April 22 from 8:00 am
until 11:30 am, at ICJA, 8233 Central Park Ave, Skokie.
We perform Bitul Chametz and recite the Kol Chamira.

PRE-PASSOVER PREPARATIONS
Pre-Pesach Shiurim at Kesser Maariv
Once again we are extremely fortunate that HaRav Hagaon
Moshe Soloveichik S"hlita will be delivering his inspiring
Haggadah lecture. The date and time will be announced
soon. This shiur has won acclaim from attendees and
participants as well as those that have listened to tapes of
past lectures. It will add so much to your seder.
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky will deliver his Shabbat
Hagadol shiur on April 16 at 5:30 pm. All these classes are
open to men and women.
Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik TBA
Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Shabbat, April 16 at 5:30 pm
Pesach in Halacha and Hashkafa
15 Positive Mitzvot on Seder Night - Rabbi Benzie
Wednesday, April 19, 2015 at 7:40 pm (after Maariv)
Seudat Shlisheet on Yom Tov - Rabbi Benzie Lazovsky
TBA
In addition, three of Rabbi Ben Zions previous classes are
available on KMvort.podomatic.com:
Mitzvot of the Seder Night: Reciting the Haggadah;
Matza; Maror; Four Cups; Reclining; Hallel:
bit.ly/1R6OY7I (direct link)
Preparing for Pesach: Bedikat Chametz; How to Kasher
your home; Selling Chametz; How Matza is Made
bit.ly/22vkT5v
Thoughts on the Hagaddah. bit.ly/1pU0BEO

Selected Laws for Passover 5776

Preparing for Passover is always difficult. I will attempt to
briefly cover 12 areas but urge you to either review the
laws from the original source materials, attend any of the
many classes being offered by competent rabbinic
authorities, including at Kesser Maariv, or call me with any
questions. (See laws of Kashering on next page)
1) We Search for Chametz on Thursday night, April 21
after sundown. We follow all of the procedures and
customs including reciting the blessing and Kol Chamira
(renunciation of ownership) upon conclusion of the search;
2) The Fast of the First Born is on Friday morning April
22. Fathers fast for their first born son under Bar Mitzvah.
A Siyum can be attended if fasting is difficult. We will hold
a siyum that morning after our 6:00 am minyan;
3) We Burn Chametz on Friday morning April 22. Burning
of the Chametz will be available that day, from 8:00 am
until 11:30 am, at ICJA, 8233 Central Park Ave, Skokie.
We perform Bitul Chametz and recite the Kol Chamira at
this time;
4) The Prohibition of Eating Chametz begins at 10:08 am
on Friday morning, April 22;
5) FIRST NIGHT On Friday night April 22 all food must
be cooked before 7:21 pm (candle lighting time) like a
regular Shabbat. The charoset and salt water must also be
prepared before this time. The Seder begins after nightfall
(after 8:15 pm).
The Seder - We cannot begin the seder until after nightfall.
In each and every generation we must feel as if we are reexperiencing the exodus from Egypt. Accordingly, we
must delve into the Haggadah to remember the suffering of
our ancestors and to learn of the greatness of Hashem. We
must involve our children in this process and realize that
each part of the Passover Seder has great meaning and
significance. In addition to reciting the Hagaddah, special
mitzvot of the night include drinking four cups of wine or
grape juice, eating Matza, Maror and a Yom Tov meal. We
must eat the Afikomen by 12:49 am
6) First Day - On Shabbat morning April 23 we have a Yom
Tov (and Shabbat) service in Shul, followed by a Yom Tov
meal. Because the second Seder is that night, we may not
eat Seduat Shlisheet in the late afternoon. There are two
solutions: At lunch, wash, make Hamotzi and eat a small
amount. Say the birkat hamazon, walk around the block,
then wash, make Hamotzi and eat the full meal; this being
considered Seudat Shlisheet. The second solution is to eat
fruits and vegetables later in the afternoon as Seudat
Shlisheet. Note that we may not eat a meal after 6:15 pm.
7) Second Night & Seder - We cannot begin to make
preparations or begin the second seder until after candle
lighting on Saturday evening April 23, which is not before
8:29 pm. Recite the mini-Havdala Baruch Hamavdil Bein
Kodesh Lchol at that time then light candles. We do
recite Shehechiyanu at candle lighting; some have the
custom to have a new fruit for the second night. After this,
you may cook/warm up food, set the table and then begin

the Seder. Kiddush includes Havdala (the Talmudic

acronym YaKNeHaZ summarizes the brachot in this
special Kiddush; all Hagaddas include it. It is preferable to
use the light bulbs in your room as the candle for Havdala.
One should not light a havdala candle because we are not
permitted to blow it out on Yom Tov. The Seder is very
similar to last nights Seder. The Afikoman must be
finished by 12:49 am.
8) Second Day After Shul we have a Yom Tov meal. We
recite a basic Havdalah over wine only after Yom Tov.
9) Chol Hamoed begins after Havdalah and continues until
Thursday night, April 29.
10) Seventh Night We make an Eruv Tavshillin before
candle lighting (7:27 pm) on April 28. This allows us to
cook food on Yom Tov for Shabbat, which begins
immediately after the first day of Yom Tov. A special
bracha is made over two matzot and a cooked food,
commonly a piece of fish or chicken. The Bracha, which
can be found in the ArtScroll Siddur (p. 654), is Baruch
Ata Ad-nai (G-ds Name) El-heinu melech haolam asher
kidishanu bmitzvotav vitzivanu al mitzvat eruv. The
accompanying Bdin Eruvah declaration should also be
recited. This food must be set aside and eaten on Shabbat.
We do not make Shechiyanu at Candle Lighting.
That night we eat a Yom Tov meal.
11) Seventh Day we read about the miracle of the Splitting
of the Sea. After Shul we eat a Yom Tov meal.
Because this is Friday, we must prepare and warm
food before Shabbat, which begins at 7:28 pm (which is
allowed because we made an Eruv Tavshillin the previous
afternoon). All food must be warmed or put on the blech
before Candle lighting time, like a on regular Friday
evening. We do not sing Shalom Aleichem at the meal,
and in the Yom Tov Kiddush we mention Shabbat.
12) Eighth Day - at Shul we recite Yizkor, a custom that
began in the Middle Ages in Europe. Rabbi Moshe
Soloveichik feels Yizkor on Festivals (as opposed to Yom
Kippur) was begun to remember family members who were
killed in Pogroms and whose absence is sorely felt on Yom
Tov.
Remember to eat your Eruv Tavshillin food.
We will have Seudat Shlisheet in Shul.
We make a regular Havdala including spices and
candle, and after Havdala please be careful and put away
all your Pesach utensils before bringing Chametz into your
house. And remember, there is a big Mitzva to eat Matza
with enthusiasm and gusto on the First night of Pesach.
There is no mitzva to eat Chametz after Pesach!!!
Please call me at home (847) 676-0556 or at the
synagogue (847) 679-9800 if you have any questions about
these or other issues, including how to kasher appliances
and utensils for Pesach (Rabbi Ben Zions shiur on this
topic is online at bit.ly/22vkT5v or see the summary on the
next page). A Chag Kasher V'samayach, and on this
Pesach, may we merit the ultimate redemption.

Brief Laws of Kashering Your Kitchen for Pesach

by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
Kashering your kitchen for Pesach is never easy. Below
are some main points on Kashering. Please ask any Rabbi
Lazovsky for more details or even to see if your situation
differs from what is listed below. We are always happy to
help people understand what they need to do to Kasher
their kitchen.
Ovens: Run a self clean with the oven racks inside. If it is
not self-clean it is Kasherable, but ask me for instructions.
Rangetops Gas: Burners should be on for one hour with
the grates in their normal position. The grates must also be
covered with foil. Electric ranges need to be red-hot for at
least 45 minutes. Often you must put a brick on the burner
for it to turn red-hot. Glass top ranges have slightly
different details; please ask me.
Dishwashers: Most dishwashers may not be kashered for
Pesach.
Sinks: Stainless steel sinks may be kashered with hagala
(pouring scalding water on them). Sinks must be clean and
with no rust spots. Boil water in a container until there is
a rolling boil, and carefully pour the water on all parts of
the sink and faucet. Cast-iron sinks cannot be kashered.
Still, one must pour boiling water on the cast-iron sink as
described above, and additionally one must cover the
surface of the sink. One possibility is to buy a dishpan that
fits in your sink and drill a hole in it to drain (but be careful
the sink should not back up into the dishpan).
Silverware: Can be kashered if they are rust free with
Hagala. You can drop them into a pot of boiling water one
at a time, or go to the cRc Pesach Fair (Sunday 4/17 from
2:00-5:30 pm at HTC)
Pots: Pots that are usually used for cooking liquids may be
kashered by Hagala, provided they are clean and have no
crevices. For details, see one of the Rabbis Lazovsky, or
bring it to the cRc Pesach Fair. Frying pans and roasting
pans cannot be kashered.
Dishes: Cannot be kashered.
Countertops: The cRc Passover Guide has an extensive
list of countertop materials and if they may be kashered.
Even if your countertop cannot be kashered, clean it well
and cover it some people cover it with boards, some use
Contact paper with light adhesive and some use aluminum
foil. Whatever you use, cover it well so that food will not
touch the countertop.
Refrigerators: Must be thoroughly cleaned with soapy
water.
Small appliances like coffee makers, blenders and food
processors cannot be kashered for Pesach.
For any other items advice or assitance, please ask me email bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
A Happy and Kosher Pesach to one and all!!!

Short Excerpt from Rabbi Moshe Soloveichiks

Hagaddah Shiur - 2015
transcribed by Rabbi Benzie
Shemos 6:6 mentions four terms of redemption: vehotzeisi
(I will take you out), vehitzalti (I will save), vegaalti (I will
redeem) and velakachti (I will take). Coresponding to
these we have four cups of wine. Vilna Gaon goes on to
say thats why we have four questions and four sons.
Why the four sons? There is a law a slave has no
pedigree. That Halacha is based on the fact that children
of slaves were sold away from them. So at the Seder we
focus on the child-parent bond. That demonstrates Cheirus
(freedom). Regarding the four questions in a free society
we may ask questions. In slavery we cant. The
psychological ability to ask questions is demonstrative of
freedom.
What is difficult about these four leshonos is that
the medieval commentator Rashbam (Pesachim 99 s.v.
velo) mentions the four expressions in a different order
than in Torah: Vehotzeisi, second is Vagaalti (in Torah is
third), third is velakachti (fourth in Torah) then vehitzalti
(second). Why did Rashbam change the order? I think he
identified each term with the content of each stage of the
Hagaddah. In Kiddush we say zecher litzias mitzrayim
vehotzeisi. Second is asher galanu so he corresponds it
with vegaalti. Third cup, in bentching in Yaaeh veyavo we
say vezichron amcha kol beis yisrael lifanecha - the
memory of all your nation Yisrael shall be before You,
which corresponds with velakachti. In Hallel (fourth cup)
we say li yehoshia - a salvation to me; also in Nishmas
we mention G-d saved us from death - mecherev
hitzaltanu.
The four cups are identified with pesukim that
correspond to specific points in the hagaddah That means
part of undergoing cheirus to Rashbam is to drink them in
the proper place in Hagaddah. Why? Simple: We say
vehigadta levincha - tell your son about the Exodus.
Malbim points out haggadah is distinct from Amirah.
(Amirah is mentioned by Pesach vaamartem evach
pesach hu Lashem) but Amirah means to say; haggadah
is to communicate. The Jew who brought bikkurim (first
fruits) to Jerusalem starts off saying higadti hayom. How
can he say higadti - I said if that is his first word?
Malbim (Devarim 26:13) says it means I communicated.
Because he marched into Jerusalem with his Bikkurim in a
parade, that was communicating a message. Rashbam
holds the cheirus isnt just saying but demonstrating.
Rambam (Laws of Chametz 7:5) says we fulfill the mitzva
of Hagadda not just by saying the Haggaddah, but by
communicating the four cups of wine. So the cup must be
associated with the content in the Hagaddah.

SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Tzav

Date
Candle Lighting
3/25-3/26
6:49 pm

Erev Mincha
6:55 pm

Shacharit
8:45 am

Shiur
5:40 pm

M40incha
6 pm

Shmini - Parah

4/1-4/2

6:57 pm

7:00 pm

8:45 am

5:50 pm

6:50 pm

Tazria - Hachodesh

4/8-4/9

7:05 pm

7:10 pm

8:45 am

5:55 pm

6:55 pm

Metzora - Hagadol

4/15-4/16

7:13 pm

7:15 pm

8:45 am

pm

1st Day Pesach

4/22-4/23

7:21 pm

7:25 pm

8:45 am

5:30 pm
Drasha
n/a

2nd Day Pesach

4/23-4/24

after 8:29 pm

7:25 pm

8:45 am

n/a

7:25 pm
eatSS@home
7:20 pm

7th Day Pesach

4/28-4/29

7:30 pm

8:45 am

n/a

7:30 pm

8th Day Pesach

4/29-4/30

7:27 pm Eruv
Tavshillin
7:28 pm

7:30 pm

n/a

7:25 pm

Acharei Mos

5/6-5/7

7:36 pm

7:40 pm

8:45 am
Yizkor
8:45 am

6:25 pm

7:25 pm

Kedoshim

5/13-5/14

7:43 pm

7:45 pm

8:45 am

6:35 pm

7:35 pm

Emor

5/20-5/21

7:50 pm

7:55 pm

8:45 am

6:40 pm

7:40 pm

Behar

5/27-5/28

7:57 pm

8:00 pm

8:45 am

6:45 pm

7:45 pm

Bechukosai

6/3-6/4

8:02 pm

8:05 pm

8:45 am

6:55 pm

7:55 pm

Bamidbar

6/10-6/11

8:06 pm

8:10 pm

8:45 am

6:55 pm

7:55 pm

1 Day Shavuot

6/11-6/12

after 9:10 pm

7:55 pm

8:45 am

7:10 pm

8:10 pm

2nd Day Shavuot

6/12-6/13

after 9:10 pm

7:25 pm

8:45 am

7:10 pm

8:10 pm

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If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya, please inform Rabbi Lazovsky before Shabbat.
Early Shabbat will begin after Shavuot, on June 17
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Minyan Times
Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Midrash

Shacharit
Sunday: 8:00 am,
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am

Mincha-Maariv
Sunday Thursday : 10 minutes before sundown
Classes

Sunday Morning at 9:15 am: Parsha Class in the

Weekly Sedra. Given by Rabbi Moshe
Soloveichik
Wednesday night after Maariv: Gemara
Brachos. Given by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky.
Shabbat afternoon one hour before Mincha Parsha Class (after Pesach it is on Pirkei Avot).
Given by Rabbi Lazovsky.
Rabbi Eli gives a Parsha shiur one hour before the shiur time listed
on the table above
For more learning opportunities, contact Rabbis Ben Zion or Eli

Malamud Reference Library Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library.
Lending Library Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the Social Hall.
Tape Lending Library We have tapes and digital audio files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud and Mussar.

PASSOVER YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICES

Yizkor is always recited on the last day of Passover. This year, Yizkor will be recited on Saturday, April 30. The
congregation will continue to observe Yizkor for all who have a plaque. For those that do not have a plaque who want
Yizkor recited, please make certain that we properly remember the names of our departed loved ones. In order to do this,
we request that you fill in the HEBREW first name of your departed loved one, as well as the HEBREW first name of
their father in the space provided below. You can submit as many names as you need, just make extra copies of the form,
or write all of the names on a separate piece of paper and return them to the rabbi in the enclosed envelope.
Please remember that in the Yizkor prayer we recite that the soul of the departed should rest in eternal paradise on the
merit of charity given in their name.
Please write the Hebrew Name of the Deceased and the Hebrew name of the deceaseds father.
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SELLING THE CHAMETZ - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!!!
Any "Chametz" which an individual desires to use after Passover must not only be stored in a separate place in the home
where it is not seen during the holiday, but it must also be considered as not belonging to the individual for that period.
This is effected by authorizing the Rabbi to sell the "Chametz" and the place where the Chametz is found to a non-Jew.
Rabbi Lazovsky is available to sell the Chametz at his home, at the shul or by special appointment. Please call (847) 6760556 to make the necessary arrangements.
While it is preferable to do this in person, in response to those who have requested a written authorization because of
their inability to do this in person, the following form may be used. The form must be received by the Rabbi no later than
Monday, April 18, 2016.
Fill in the date, your name, home and business addresses, and sign the form.
` ` Detach & Return` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
IF YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE CHICAGO METRO AREA FOR PASSOVER PLEASE INDICATE THE CITY AND
TIME ZONE (hours ahead/behind Chicago) WHERE YOU WILL BE: ___________________TIME ZONE:________
Date: ____________________
I ____________________________________ hereby authorize Rabbi Louis Lazovsky as my agent with the power of
attorney to sell all foods and items of Chametz in accordance with the requirements of Jewish Law, including leasing all
the area(s) in my possession where there is Chametz. This sale includes, but is not limited to, Chametz found at the
following addresses:
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Signature: ___________________________________