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Founded in 2001 February/March 2019 • Sh’vat/Adar I-II 5778 Shalom from Rabbi Adam Chalom “Reason and Emotion” It is very human to want to organize the world into “either/or” categories. Too bad the world does not cooperate, and neither does humanity. One example is claiming a simple split between head and heart, reason and emotion, logic and feeling, intellect and body. We see reason as the basis of science, philosophy and understanding reality based on evidence and experience. Emotion inspires us to seek beauty, interpersonal connection, and to transcend the individual mind. Some still map this intellectual binary onto a gender binary, assuming men model the first and women the second, though most know that men can be irrational and emotional, and women scientists and lawyers can succeed brilliantly without the shackles of sexism. What we still need to fully integrate is the insight that reason and emotion are two sides of the same human coin. Yes, our heart pumps blood while our head does the thinking, but our study of the brain has shown that reason is not as rational as we imagined. Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink explained how we make decisions by instinct more often than by reason; we rationalize what we’ve already decided. Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow points out the positives and flaws of both snap judgements and deliberated conclusions – neither is always reliable. People are more afraid of dying in plane crashes than as pedestrians, even though pedestrian deaths are much more common, and no new statistics will change that emotion. Emotion and reason are inseparable – how we feel affects how reasonable we are. Our physical condition influences our mental processes. And we are more persuasive and insightful when we engage our emotions in the effort. Scientists often speak of curiosity, adventure, new discovery, frustration, and triumph. Dry statistics are less compelling than moving personal stories that dramatize information. Our biases do affect those snap decisions, but our sympathies and ethical commitments can, upon reflection, moderate our biases. In the same way that one person can bridge reason and emotion, our Humanism and our Judaism find equal homes in us. Our humanity is enriched by Judaism’s particular expressions of and responses to the human condition; our Judaism is broadened by our understanding of ourselves as part of the human family. We are not either/or; at our best, we are both and many more.
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Founded in 2001
February/March 2019 • Sh’vat/Adar I-II 5778
Shalom from Rabbi Adam Chalom “Reason and Emotion”
It is very human to want to organize the world into “either/or” categories. Too bad the world does not cooperate, and neither does humanity.
One example is claiming a simple split between head and heart, reason and emotion, logic and feeling, intellect and body. We see reason as the basis of science, philosophy and understanding reality based on evidence and experience. Emotion inspires us to seek beauty, interpersonal connection, and to transcend the individual mind. Some still map this intellectual binary onto a gender binary, assuming men model the first and women the second, though most know that men can be irrational and emotional, and women scientists and lawyers can succeed brilliantly without the shackles of sexism. What we still need to fully integrate is the insight that reason and emotion are two sides of the same human coin.
Yes, our heart pumps blood while our head does the thinking, but our study of the brain has shown that reason is not as rational as we imagined. Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink explained how we make decisions by instinct more often than by reason; we rationalize what we’ve already decided. Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow points out the positives and flaws of both snap judgements and deliberated conclusions – neither is always reliable. People are more afraid of dying in plane crashes than as pedestrians, even though pedestrian deaths are much more common, and no new statistics will change that emotion.
Emotion and reason are inseparable – how we feel affects how reasonable we are. Our physical condition influences our mental processes. And we are more persuasive and insightful when we
engage our emotions in the effort. Scientists often speak of curiosity, adventure, new discovery, frustration, and triumph. Dry statistics are less compelling than moving personal stories that dramatize information. Our biases do affect those snap decisions, but our sympathies and ethical commitments can, upon reflection, moderate our biases.
In the same way that one person can bridge reason and emotion, our Humanism and our Judaism find equal homes in us. Our humanity is enriched by Judaism’s particular expressions of and responses to the human condition; our Judaism is broadened by our understanding of ourselves as part of the human family. We are not either/or; at our best, we are both and many more.
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Dear Fellow Congregants, We are pleased to report an excellent response to this year’s annual appeal. THANK YOU for your unwavering support of our youth education programs. Overall, you’ve donated just over $28,000 during the first half of the fiscal year. We are excited to invite you to this year's FUNraiser event to be held at Bella Via in Highland Park on Sunday 23 June 2019, starting at 5:00pm. In addition to celebrating our community, our special entertainment for the evening (starting at 7:00pm) will be Kol Hadash Administrator Jeremy Owens’ fantastic story-telling show, “You’re Being Ridiculous” (http://yourebeingridiculous.com/about), including Kol Hadash members telling their stories! The KH Theater Club went to a “You’re Being Ridiculous” show in November and gave rave reviews.
Thank you in advance for helping us achieve a balanced budget at the end of our fiscal year by attending or sponsoring the FUNdraiser. Please contact us with any fundraising ideas or comments: David Hirsch ([email protected]) or
Greetings! I am excited to introduce myself as the chair of the newly named Connections Committee (formerly Membership Committee) at Kol Hadash.
The Connections Committee has two goals. Our first goal is to offer opportunities and information about how you can connect even more within our Kol Hadash community. Looking for someone to attend an event with? We are made up of 128-member families coming from almost 40 cities over four states. Interested in a carpool for Sunday School? 25% of our members have a student in our educational program.
Our second goal is to create opportunities for people outside of our congregation to connect with our programs. Events such as our booth at the Deerfield’s Farmer’s Market as well as having Rabbi Adam speak at local libraries allow us to invite people to learn more about Kol Hadash.
And speaking of how we can make it easier for nonmembers to learn about our community, did you know we introduced an innovative new membership model
last year that eliminates common barriers that families encounter when joining a congregation? With our new membership model, we now have three membership categories. The breakdown this year is that about 15% of you pay above the cost of standard membership dues (Sustaining Membership), 40% pay standard dues (Supporting Membership) and 45% select their own dues as Contributing Members.
In this month’s Shofar we thank those members who contributed above what was asked as we depend on these funds to run our congregation. Please join me in thanking these families for their extra support. Of course, we hope that Kol Hadash enhances your lives and that you will choose to increase your support commensurate with your financial ability and sense of values.
Again, I am excited to be chairing the Connections Committee and invite you to join me at our next meeting (watch the Weekly Email for date/time info) and learn more about why this committee and this name holds a special place in my heart. Hint: 19 years ago, we had a leader in the Society for Humanistic Judaism movement travel to Madison, Wisconsin to conduct a baby naming ceremony for our oldest son. His name means ‘to be connected to’ in Hebrew and the theme of “connection” continues to be an integral theme in our family today. Shalom and I hope to ‘connect’ with you soon!
Connections Committee Update by Marla Davishoff ([email protected])
Development Update and 2019 FUNdraiser by David Hirsch and Mike Lippitz ([email protected])
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Upcoming Social Activities
Women’s Group:
Paint & Wine Party Friday, February 8
The group will meet at a nearby studio to paint (no experience necessary!).
RSVP: [email protected]
Sefer Circle: Jews and Words by Amos Oz &
Fania Oz-Salzberger Thursday, February 28
Rabbi Chalom leads a book discussion of this 2001 Pulitzer Prize winning
novel. ([email protected])
Winers Gathering: March Madness Edition
Saturday, March 2 Bring a bottle of wine to compete in
our yearly wine competition. RSVP: [email protected]
Book Club: Rising Out of The Hatred
by Eli Saslow March 13
All are welcome to join Book Club! We’ll be meeting at the home of Joyce Hirsch. Contact Stacey Max ([email protected])
COMING SOON Community Passover Seder
April 20 Visit KolHadash.com or see flyer for more information.
Winers The Winers met in November at the home of Mike Lippitz and Sue Wagner. The theme for the evening was Art. Mike and Sue described some of the more interesting pieces in their collection, and others showed pictures or shared stories about their favorite art or their creative process. Many also brought wine
bottles with artistic labels or put in the effort to bring artistically-prepared food. (Note: Despite the name, drinking wine is NEVER required to attend Winers and enjoy the fun.)
Please contact Mike with any Winers questions or comments: [email protected].
Savannah Trip Reunion The Charleston/Savannah trip led by Rabbi Adam last Spring left an indelible mark on the Kol Hadashians who attended. After months of talking about a reunion, they finally got together—most of them anyway—for group brunch, hosted by Marsha and Rick Bolnick.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday 2 March, 2019, 7:00pm Winers Annual
“March Madness” brackets!
Women’s Group
Canasta Game Mondays @ 1:30 am
Walk the Botanic Gardens
Tuesdays @ 9:30 am
Contact Joyce Hirsch [email protected]
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Upcoming Events at Kol Hadash
All adult programs held at North Shore Unitarian Church 2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield, unless other location listed.
All Sunday events held at Deerfield High School 1959 Waukegan Road, Deerfield. (park in east lot, around back of school) un-less other location listed.
Shabbat Services
North Shore Unitarian Church 7:30-9:00pm
Adult Education
February 1
2nd/3rd Grade Shabbat Service
Each class creates and leads a Shabbat service focused on the theme of their studies this year. Intended for all ages. Class families host the oneg after the service.
February 8
Science & Religion: Harmony, War or Truce
There are times science and religion disagree, how do we who seek to integrate truth and meaning find ways to connect with both.
February 22
Discussion Shabbat: The Next Ten Commandments
Join us for a fascinating discussion on this week’s Torah Portion “Ki Tissa” (Exodus 30:11-34:35).
March 1
4th/5th Grade Shabbat Service
Each class creates and leads a Shabbat service focused on the theme of their studies this year. Intended for all ages. Class families host the oneg after the service.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Funerals
If this life is the only life we know, then how we say goodbye and begin the rest of our lives may be different from those who believe in “the World to Come.”
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Torah
How do Humanistic Jews study Torah as the product of centuries of Jewish writing and editing?
Sunday, Feb. 24, 9:30am Deerfield High School Are White Jews “White”?
As racism continues to roil American politics and society, an ongoing debate concerns the whiteness of Jews. How do we understand where we fit today?
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Tanakh & Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible after the Torah includes fascinating texts of history, folk literature, even skeptical philosophy. Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Sefer Circle
The rabbi’s book club reads Jews and Words by Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger.
Tuesday, March 5, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Rabbinic Literature
The religious authorities who defined the Judaism we inherited emerged around 2,000 years ago. What do we keep, and what have we gone beyond, from this literary collection?
Sunday, March 10, 9:30am Deerfield High School The Real Story of Purim: Adults Only!
Join us for a (sober!) discussion of the complexities of Purim for adults. Tuesday, March 12, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Liturgy
How we express gratitude, hope, or solidarity through shared words helps to define both present community and continuity with tradition.
Tuesday, March 19, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church Modern Literature
Jews did not stop writing (or reading) after the Biblical canon was closed. In some ways, today’s authors speak more eloquently to our Jewish condition than our ancient sources. Of course, we also have to decide what IS Jewish literature.
March 8
Are We Post-Ethnic
If we do not speak a Jewish language, share a Jewish immigration experience, or live in Jewish enclaves, are we still ethnic Jews? If not, what are we?
March 15
6th/7th Grade Sabbat Service
Each class creates and leads a Shabbat service focused on the theme of their studies this year. Intended for adults and students in 6th grade and higher. Class families host the oneg after the service.
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Youth Education and Family Events
Contact Dawn Friedman, [email protected], 847-997-8931 or Ilana Shaffer, [email protected], 773-209-8266
Preschool Jewish
Discovery
10:45-11:30am
February 3:
Challah Around the World
March 10: Purim
Join Rabbi Chalom to explore a Jewish holiday or cultural value along with interactive songs, books and hands-on activities.
TASTE Of
Kol Hadash
February 10 11:00-11:30am
ALL members are invited to bring a memorable family recipe to share bite-size servings with our students and families. A delicious way to learn about each other’s traditions! Recipes will be distributed, too. We will also be decorating placemats and making paper flowers for a dinner we’re sponsoring at St. James Church in Highwood. Sign up through KolHadash.com Calendar (need only one recipe of your dish)
No Strings Attached
February 10 10:00 — 11:00am
A special Shabbat celebration for preschoolers and their grown up! Featuring interactive stories with renowned Puppeteer and Storyteller Marilyn Price. Children can make their own puppets, too!
Purim
Celebration &
Community Service
Project
March 17 10:30 AM—12:00pm
Join us for fun Purim activities including photo booth, face painting, costume parade & contest, and Megillah reading (with noise makers!) and the much-anticipated 2nd Annual Hamantashen Bake-Off. We are also collecting towels and blankets for Orphans of the Storm at this event.
Jewish Music Family Ed.
February 24 11:00-11:30am
Families and students join Music Director Ellen Apley and Rabbi Adam to explore Jewish music through learning, listening and singing.
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Sunday School Our Sunday School students learn about Jewish holidays and our cultural values as they explore what it means to both ‘be’ and ‘do’ Jewish. A few photos of our Kol Hadash families as they enjoy learning and celebrating together!
Class Picture Our 2nd/3rd grade students take a break from class… and enjoy making silly faces before taking their ‘official’ class picture. Teacher Karen Jackson and Aide Ben Katz might be having more fun! They will lead a (heartwarming) Shabbat Service on Feb. 1 to share what they are learning in Sunday School.
Confirmation Field Trip Our 9th/10th Grade Confirmation Class and their teacher, David Hirsch, visit Trinity United Church of Christ as they
study comparative religion. At each place of worship they visit, students bring a list of questions to ask of the clergy
— an interesting, thought-provoking activity.
Volunteering Our members and Sunday School families very much enjoyed their time volunteering at Feed My Starving Children. This project, planned by our Values In Action Committee, was quite productive — their efforts produced 100,000 meals for people in need from a variety of countries.
Hanukkah Celebration A great time was had by all at our annual
Hanukkah potluck celebration. Staples include our
Humanorah (at right), latkes, and our
Hanukkah samosas (fried in oil!).
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Volunteers
Needed! Sunday, February 10,
11:00am
Taste of Kol Hadash
@ Sunday School
Deerfield High School
We will be decorating placemats and making tissue paper flowers. These decorations will be used for the dinner we’re sponsoring at St. James Church in Highwood. The dinner will be provided by our members who are interested in helping families in need.
Friday, March 8 and
Sunday, March 17
We are also be collecting towels and blankets for Orphans of the Storm at the Shabbat Service on Friday, March 8 and the Sunday School Purim Celebration on Sunday, March 17. Please donate towels and blankets you are not using. Your donations will help abandoned, abused or neglected dogs or cats become healthy and be placed in adoptive homes!
Kol Hadash News and Announcements Family News • Deep condolences to Sandra Schechner and William Brinkman on the death of William’s father Bill Brinkman
• Wishing Esta Davis a swift recovery from recent medical treatment
• Wishing Garrett Cohn a swift recovery from recent medical treatment
Thank You
• To our Sunday School parents for their participation and feedback at our Youth Education Committee Meeting.
• To Andrea & Mark Friedlander for hosting the Oneg at our November 30 Shabbat Service
• To Lynn & Elliot Miller for hosting the Oneg at our December 14 Shabbat Service
• To Emma Kowalenko & Tony Bilotti for hosting the Oneg at our December 21 Shabbat Service
• To Irene & Alan Dorfman for hosting the Oneg at our January 11 Shabbat Service
• For our wonderful Hanukkah Party volunteers: everyone for bringing a potluck dish; Jenny Ochipinti for preparing children’s gifts; Sandra Aristodemo, Ellen Apley, Ken Burk, AJ Chalom, Helga Gruenbauer, Lisa Landsman, Stacey Max, Jennifer Occhipinti, Sara Race, and Leah Sosewitz for setting up; Leah Sosewitz for cleaning up; Glynis Hirsch for the gift collection for Community Alternatives; and, Karen Jackson and our 2nd/3rd Grade Class for their Humanorah presentation.
Kol Hadash Sustaining Members We thank the following members, who supported Kol Hadash by voluntarily increasing their dues pledge above the standard Supporting Membership level.
Janet Century Irene & Allan Dorfman Andrea & Mark Friedlander Lori Gerberding Paula & David Harris
Happy Stone & Rick Henriksen Glynis & David Hirsch Joyce & Richard Hirsch Terry & Geoff Kass Susan Wagner & Mike Lippitz
Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. lana & Marty Shaffer Sue& Ilya Talman Betty & Stan Weinberger Laurie & Michael White
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In Loving Memory
If there is a name missing or if you would like to have a name read at a yahrtzeit [death anniversary] service, please contact the Kol Hadash office (847-383-5184, [email protected]).
February Yahrtzeits The following names will be read at the February 8 Shabbat service.
March Yahrzeits The names being read at the March 8 Shabbat service
Joseph Aaron Joseph Birnbaum Steven Croft Rita Duskin Alfred Eichner Betty Fishkin
Harry Goldman Allen Goldstein Helen Kass Nina Kroft Louis Lason Terry Lason
Samuel Mayer Jerome Miller Milton Miller Laura Morgan Eve Niport Moshek Biniamin Podrobnik
June Rothstein Lena Miller Simon Anna Tenenbaum Catherine Vanderbeck Debra Wasserman George White
Dorothy Bernstein Joseph Bilotti Stuart Chase Bernard Cohn Sylvia Cottle Bob Davis Lois Edwards
Gussie Eichner Rose Fisher Larry Jacobs Abe Kelner Gilda Krause Kathy Lederer George Leichenko
Max Lubotsky Sam Merkin Betsy Olson Ida Rothenberg Nathan Sarasohn Leon Schwartz Frank Sebor
Theodosia Sebor Sol Simon Sheldon Sitrick Marsha Small Harvey Wexler
Tributes, Donations & Gifts To donate to any of our funds, please make check payable to “Kol Hadash” and send with instructions about the gift to: Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, 175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069. You may also donate with a credit card online at www.KolHadash.com.
Anonymous, General Fund Anonymous, General Fund Laura & Ken Burk, Event Sponsorship (Hanukkah Party) Laura & Ken Burk, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Patricia Butler, General Fund Sharon Cohn, General Fund, in memory of Maurice Cohn and Ralph Marks Andrea & Mark Friedlander, General Fund, in honor of Maya Chalom’s Bat Mitzvah Joyce & William Goldman, General Fund, in honor of Maya Chalom’s Bat Mitzvah Happy Stone & Rick Henriksen, Friedman Family Fund Happy Stone & Rick Henriksen, Youth Group Fund Karen & Chris Jackson, Event Sponsorship (Hanukkah Party) Julia & Richard Katz, General Fund Sally Rosen & Rich Kleinman, Event Sponsorship (Hanukkah Party) Lisa & Jon Landsman, Event Sponsorship (Hanukkah Party) Kathy & Michael Livshiz, Event Sponsorship (Hanukkah Party) Marcy & Paul Schumaker, General Fund Barbara & Brad Warady, General Fund, in honor and gratitude to Rabbi Chalom for his wonderful contribution to Jerome Dribin’s funeral service
Annual Appeal Donations Susan & Roger Addelson
Laura & Ken Burk AJ & Adam Chalom
Andrea & Mark Friedlander Susan Garfield
Paula & David Harris Glynis & David Hirsch
Joyce & Richarc Hirsch Susan Wagner & Mike Lippitz
Leora Hatchwell & Tom McCune Lynn & Elliot Miller
Louise Neidorf Lita Passen
Judith Perlman Sheila & Ron Sebor
Save the Date!
Kol Hadash FUNdraiser 2019
Sunday, June 23, 5:00pm Bella Via, Highland Park
This year, our special entertainment will
be Kol Hadash Administrator Jeremy Owens’ fantastic storytelling show
You’re Being Ridiculous
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Staff Rabbi Adam Chalom, [email protected]
Youth Education Director Dawn Friedman, [email protected] Assistant Youth Education Director Ilana Shaffer, [email protected]
B Mitzvah Coordinator Leah Sosewitz, [email protected]
Music Director Ellen Apley, [email protected] Administrator Jeremy Owens, [email protected]
Officers
Steering Committee Chair Susan Addelson, [email protected] Steering Committee Vice-Chair Mike Lippitz, [email protected] Treasurer Ilya Talman, [email protected] Secretary Marla Davishoff, [email protected]
Committee Chairs & Other Volunteers Book Club Stacey Max, [email protected] Development Committee David Hirsch, [email protected] Finance Committee Ilya Talman, [email protected] Membership Committee Marla Davishoff, [email protected] String Theory (Knitting Club) Victoria Ratnaswamy, [email protected] Theatre Club Garrett Cohn, [email protected] Values in Action Committee Lynn Miller, [email protected] WE: Women Enjoying Joyce Hirsch, [email protected] Winers (wine group) Mike Lippitz, [email protected] Youth Education Committee Ilana Shaffer, [email protected]
Doing Jewish Differently: We celebrate Jewish identi-ty and culture by replacing worship with a belief in hu-
man responsibility and equality — for us, it’s about
people, not prayer
Congratulations to Sabrina Saks, Erika von Kirchbach and Frederik von Kirchbach and their families on their beautiful B Mitzvahs!
Sefer Circle Exploring Jewish books with Rabbi Chalom
Jews and Words By Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger
Thursday February 28, 7:30pm North Shore Unitarian Church
The death of Israeli novelist and peace activist Amos Oz in December 2018 also meant the loss of an articulate defender of secular Jewish cul-ture and identity. This exploration, co-written with his daughter, histori-an Fania Oz-Salzberger, journeys through Jewish history to explore the relationship of Jews and words through names, arguments, texts and more.
"Ingenious and thrilling, Jews and Words manages to cram more than 5,000 years of prayers, songs, stories, arguments, praises, curses and jokes into the suitcase of a thin, page-turning work of . . . what? History? Anthropology? Literary criticism? Theology? All of these and more. It's a wonderful book."—Jonathan Safran Foer
Sefer Circle discussions are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
(and you do NOT have to have read the book!)
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175 Olde Half Day Road Suite 123 Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Your February/March Shofar awaits!
The Shofar The Newsletter of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation
Affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism 175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847/383-5184 • [email protected] • www.KolHadash.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday — 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
February 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2nd & 3rd Grade Class Family Dinner Unitarian Church 6:30 PM
2nd & 3rd Grade Shabbat Service Unitarian Church, 7:30 PM
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3 Confirmation Field Trip: Baha’I Temple 8:30 AM
Sunday School 9:30 AM
String Theory 9:30 AM
Preschool Jewish Discovery 10:45 AM
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:10 AM
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Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
5 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM Adult Education: Funeral Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
6 7 Steering Committee Meeting Kol Hadash Office 7:30 PM
8 Women’s Group: Paint & Sip Wine Party Time: TBA Shabbat Service: Science & Religion: Harmony, War or Truce Unitarian Church, 7:30 PM
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10 Sunday School 9:30 AM
No Strings Attached: A Shabbat Puppet Program 10:00 AM
Taste of Kol Hadash & Community Service Project 11:00 AM
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:30 AM
Staff Meeting 11:30 AM
11 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
12 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM
Adult Education: Torah Unitarian Church, 7:30PM
13 Lunch & Learn: Judaism Off the Beaten Path, Kol Hadash Office 12:00 PM
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String Theory 9:30 AM
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:10 AM
18 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
19 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM
20 North Shore Senior Center To Life! Origins & Evolution of Jewish Life Cycle Ceremonies 10:00 AM
Lunch & Learn: Judaism Off the Beaten Path, Kol Hadash Office 12:00 PM
21 Development Committee Meeting 7:30 PM
22 Discussion Shabbat Service: The Next Ten Commandments Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
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24 Sunday School 9:30 AM
Adult Education: Are White Jews “White”? 9:30 AM
Jewish Music Family Education 11AM
Youth Group Meeting 11:30 AM
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:30 AM
25 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
26 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM Adult Education: Tanakh & Hebrew Bible Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
27 North Shore Senior Center To Life! Origins & Evolution of Jewish Life Cycle Ceremonies 10:00 AM
Lunch & Learn: Judaism Off the Beaten Path, Kol Hadash Office,12:00PM
28 Sefer Circle: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
March 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 SHJ HuJews Conclave BOSTON
4th & 5th Grade Class Family Dinner Unitarian Church 6:30 PM
4th/5th Grade Shabbat Service Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
2 Winers Gathering: March Madness Edition 7:00 PM
3 Sunday School 9:30 AM
YEC Meeting 9:30 AM (with Keshet presentation 11-11:30 AM)
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:10 AM
Staff Meeting with Keshet presentation 11:30 AM
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Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
5 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM
Adult Education: Rabbinic Literature Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
6 7 Steering Committee Meeting Kol Hadash Office 7:30 PM
8 Shabbat Service: Are We Post-Ethnic Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
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10 Confirmation Field Trip: Buddhist Temple 9:00 AM
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Adult Education: The Real Story of Purim. Adults Only! 9:30 AM
Youth Group Meeting 10:45 AM
Preschool Jewish Discovery 10:45 AM
Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 11:30 AM
11 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
12 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM Adult Education: Liturgy Unitarian Church, 7:30PM
13 Lunch & Learn: Judaism Off the Beaten Path, Kol Hadash Office, 12:00 PM Book Club: Rising Out of The Hatred by Eli Saslow 7:30 PM
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15 6th & 7th Grade Class Family Dinner Unitarian Church 6:30 PM
6th/7th Grade Shabbat Service Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
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17 Hebrew & Mitzvah Classes 9:00 AM
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Purim Service & Celebration with Community Service Project 10:30 AM
18 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
19 Women’s Group: Walk Botanic Garden 9:30 AM
Adult Education: Modern Literature Unitarian Church 7:30 PM
20 String Theory Meeting Location TBD 7:30 PM
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25 Women’s Group: Canasta Game 1:30 PM
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Questions to Ilana Shaffer at [email protected] or 773-209-8266
Members choose financial commitment — Trial Memberships offered — Jewish and Interfaith families fully participate
www.KolHadash.com
Free monthly enrichment class open to everyone
Parents with their children ages 2-5 join Rabbi Adam Chalom to explore a Jewish holiday or cultural
value along with interactive songs, books and hands-on activities. Children will enjoy a craft project
related to the monthly theme, often creating their own ritual object. Parents will receive at-home
resources as well. There’s time for a snack and for parents to socialize, too.
Older siblings can come at 9:30am for our Sunday School ‘Try Out’ and join their grade’s class (with
advance notice, please).
Monthly on Sundays at 10:45-11:30am
Kol Hadash Sunday School at Deerfield High School
RSVPs encouraged, walk-ins welcome - RSVP on calendar at KolHadash.com
January 13 — Tu B’Shevat, Jewish Earth Day
Learn about environmental awareness & create art using recycled objects
February: Shabbat Celebration
February 3 — Challah Around the World
Make your own challah (gluten-free available)
February 10 — No Strings Attached: A Shabbat Puppet Program
Special Program at 10:00-11:00 am
Interactive stories with renowned Puppeteer and Storyteller Marilyn Price
March 10 — Purim
Come in costume & decorate masks and crowns
April 7 — Passover
Decorate afikomen bags & matzah covers
www.KolHadash.com
T a s t e o f K o l H a d a s h
& C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e P r o j e c t
Sunday, February 10, 11:00-11:30 AM Deerfield High School Cafeteria
We need YOU to cook for us! Open to ALL members!
Please join us at one of our most popular events — featuring everyone’s favorite activity: eating! ALL Kol Hadash members are invited to bring a memorable family recipe -- from any generation and from ANY culture -- to share with everyone. You will share the history of this cherished recipe while adults and children enjoy a small portion of your dish. A delicious way to learn about each other’s traditions! Recipes will be distributed so others can have a chance to make it, too. We’ll also have a hands-on community service project benefitting the soup kitchen at St. James Church
Due to severe allergies, recipes cannot contain sesame seeds, peanuts, almonds, or nuts of any kind.
RECIPES CANNOT CONTAIN SESAME SEEDS, PEANUTS, ALMONDS, OR NUTS OF ANY KIND
We invite ALL members to participate, even if you do not have children in Sunday School.
Follow this link to sign up to bring your dish or visit the
Kol Hadash website calendar (https://tinyurl.com/TasteOfKH).
Questions? Contact Ilana Shaffer [email protected] or 773-209-8266
Questions to Ilana Shaffer at [email protected] or 773-209-8266
Members choose financial commitment — Trial Memberships offered — Jewish and Interfaith families fully participate
www.KolHadash.com
No Strings
attached: A Shabbat Puppet Program
Interactive Stories with renowned
Puppeteer and Storyteller Marilyn Price
Free program open to everyone
Sunday, February 10th 10:00-11:00 am
Kol Hadash Sunday School at Deerfield High School
RSVPs encouraged, walk-ins welcome - RSVP on calendar at KolHadash.com
• Join this interactive Shabbat celebration especially for preschoolers and their grown-up
• Children can make their own puppets (and, participate with Marilyn Price!)
• Rabbi Adam Chalom explores Shabbat & parents receive our Family Home Shabbat Service
• snack provided
• Older siblings can come at 9:30am for our Sunday School ‘Try Out’ and join their grade’s class
(with advance notice, please)
www.kolhadash.com
Celebrate Purim
AT Kol Hadash!
Sunday, March 17 at Deerfield High School
10:30 AM Purim Service & Songs
Costume Parade
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Activities, Fun, Snacks
Community Service Project
This year, we have a new format that includes favorite Purim activities, including
Photo Booth! Face Painting! Megillah Reading…WITH NOISE MAKERS!)
Plus, we have many new activities . . .
Hands-on Fun for kids • Hamentashen Making – Make the treats on-site, take home, bake and enjoy! • Make-Your-Own Crown — A bejeweled craft activity!
For older kids AND ADULTS — • Purim Trivia Challenge — Answer questions about the craziest Jewish holiday! • Hamantashen Bake-Off — Invent a hamentashen variation and bring in a batch for a tasting party! Feta & artichoke hamentashen? Red velvet? Burrata? Let your imagination run wild! (Email us for recipe suggestions and allergy restrictions.)
For everyone and every age… kids AND ADULTS — • Costume Parade & Contest — Prizes for the winners . . . adults too! • Community Service Activity — Following the Purim tradition of mishloakh manot, (giving
food to others), we will assemble bag lunches for a local PADS shelter.
All are welcome! Invite your friends!
We suggest a donation of $15, $20 or $25 per family to cover expenses. Donations are welcome at the door or online at www.tinyurl.com/KHsponsor. We are also collecting towels and blankets for Orphans of the Storm at this event.
Save the Date:
Mark your calendar for the second annual Mitzvah Day on Saturday, April 13, 2019! We are pleased to partner with North Shore Unitarian Church for this year’s event. Stay tuned for more information.
Space is limited … reserve early. Reservation deadline is April 10. Reserve online! Visit https://tinyurl.com/Passover-with-KH and complete your reservation today.
OR Complete and mail the reservation form below.
------------------------------Clip here and return the form below with your payment------------------------------
PLEASE: List the names of your guests on the back of the reply form.
Reservation for: ___ Seating 1 (begins 3:30 PM) ___ Seating 2 (begins 6:30 PM)
Number of seats Cost per seat Total
____ Adults & children ages 13+ $50 $___________
____ Children 12 and under $15 $___________ (Children under 3: no charge)
Additional Sponsorship Donation (see below) $___________
Total Payment Enclosed $___________
Reservation deadline is April 10
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________
Make checks payable to Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation. Mail this form with your payment to: Kol Hadash, 175 Olde Half Day Road, Suite 123, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Please consider adding a tax-deductible donation to support this and other special programs. Donors will be listed as co-sponsors in the Shofar newsletter. THANK YOU!
$20 Afikomen Sponsor • $50 Thank the Organizers • $100 Be Amazing! • www.tinyurl.com/KHsponsor
www.KolHadash.com
Seder 2018
Why Is Our Seder Different from Other Seders?
1. We celebrate the values and symbols we cherish with words we believe (and understand).
2. We know that freedom comes from human empathy and action. Even if historically we were never “slaves in Egypt,” we can still learn the same lesson!
3. We have great food, fellowship and fun WITHOUT dirty dishes!
4. We start dinner at a reasonable time!
Second Night of Passover: Saturday, April 20
TWO SEATINGS THIS YEAR! First Seating: 3:30 PM Seder Begins • 4:30 PM Meal Begins
Second Seating: 6:30 PM Seder Begins • 7:30 PM Meal Begins
Bluegrass Restaurant 1636 Old Deerfield Road, Highland Park
