KCT Mag 2014

KCT
community spirituality learning
KEHI L AT CHOVE VEI TZIO N

M AGA ZINE 5775/2014-2 015 VO L . 1
COMMUNITY SPIRITUALITY LEARNING
RAV KOOK
MYSTIC IN A TIME
OF REVOLUTION
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JEWISH MYTHS
BUSTED
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GUESS WHOS
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5775/2014-2015
Contents
Letter from the Rabbis
Zmanim/Weekly
Learning
Social/Neshei
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Community
14
Entertainment
15
The Sandbox
19
Food
21
Year at a Glance
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Kehilat Chovevei Tzion

President
Yitzie Sommer
Immediate Past President
Dr. Joel Okner
STAFF
RABBI
Rabbi Shanan Gelman
Assistant raBBI
Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld
OFFICE Administrator
Leora Flatt
Building Maintenance
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OFFICE HOURS
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Letter from the Rabbi
SHANA
TOVA!
Recent events in Israel have taught us that the Jewish
nations greatest strength is her unity. This past year we
witnessed the unprecedented power of collective Jewish
prayer, as Jews of all stripes poured out their hearts at the
Kotel. Our brethren throughout the diaspora joined rank
in solidarity, dedicating their tefillot and tzedaka in support
of our holy soldiers and the citizens of the Jewish State.
It was in that critical hour that we were privileged to see
Am Yisrael in its finest and most noble form. Even locally
there was a palpable sense of mission and moral clarity,
as petty differences were brushed aside making room for
that which was most central. This years mission must be to
continue achieving heights in achdut, even in the aftermath
of the crisis.
In truth, achdut is not just a social ideal but it is also an
essential element in developing a relationship with the
Torah. Our sacred Torah was given to us only as we stood
all-together at the base of Mt. Sinai. Henceforth, unity
became the necessary precondition for kabalat haTorah.
We are only able to teach, learn, and grow spiritually if we
do so as a whole.
We are only able to teach,

learn, and grow spiritually if
we do so as a whole.
Rav Kook teaches us that Torah which is not inclusive of the
klal, the entirety of Am Yisrael, is incomplete.
As such, we dedicate this year of Torah study to the klal. Torah
study this year at our shul must and will transcend the individual. Pray with a tzibur. Grow with a tzibur. Dont just attend a
shiur, bring a friend, consider partaking in our chavrusa program, make new friends at our Beer Torah Oneg or Meet and
Eat Luncheon.
In reviewing this issue of KCTs educational offerings, I trust
you will discover your rightful place at the foot of the mountain
alongside your friends at KCT - KIsh Echad Blev Echad.
Byedidut,
Rabbi Shaanan Gelman
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Letter from assistant Rabbi
JOIN THe
FAMILY
Shalom uBracha,
You hold in your hand a guide, not just to the programming for 5775, but to what unites KCT as a community
and, more so, as a family.
...at the heart and soul of our

family is our value for Torah
learning and Torah living.
Like any family, ours begins with our children. Since moving into our new facility we have seen tremendous growth
in our youth programming, both in the number of children
participating, as well as the quantity and quality of the
programs themselves.
Beit midrash is filled with the sound of teens and adults studying along with members of the Yu Torah mitzion Kollel. On
Shabbat afternoon we offer a Bar mitzvah class, a Gemarah
Cavurah and a Womens Parsha Shiur. and if you ip through
these pages you will find that this isnt even half of learning opportunities that KCT offers.
Our family enjoys a good time, and that is why our calendar is filled with fun and social outings, from our annual
Shul dinner to the 5K Run, and all five movies in between.
This year find three or four (or more) offerings in this guide
that you like. Circle them. Write them on your calendar. Set a
reminder in your phone. Come and become part of the family.
Finally, at the heart and soul of our family is our value for
Torah learning and Torah living. Not a day passes without
Torah being studied in our shul. On Thursday nights our
Wishing you a wonderful year,

Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld
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Zmanim
SHACHARIT:
Sunday:
Sephardic (Edot HaMizrach): 8:00 AM

Ashkenazi: 8:30 AM
Monday and Thursday: 6:35 AM

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:45 AM
***Rosh Chodesh: 6:30 AM (for weekdays)***
MINCHA/ MAARIV:
10 minutes before Shkiah
SHABBAT MINYANIM:
Hashkama: 7:30 AM
Sephardic: 9:00 AM
Ashkenaz: 9:00 AM
Teen Minyan
Once a month: 9:30 AM
All minyanim are nusach Ashkenaz unless otherwise indicated.

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MONDAY
Week at a Glance
Mini-Series 8:00 PM (Pre-register for Each in Advance)

Moral Dilemmas & Jewish Law, Great Debates in
Daf Yomi: 45 minutes before Shacharit
Jewish History, Jewish Mythbusters, Themes in Sefer
Mishna Yomi: In between Mincha/Maariv
Shemot, The Impact & Philosophy of Rabbi Joseph B.
MetroKlub Lunch + Learn 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (pg.22) Soleveitchik, A Journey of Self-Discovery (pg.11)
TUESDAY

Studies in Tanach for Women 9:00 AM (pg. 14)
WEDNESDAY

Coffee Talk 9:15 AM -10:00 AM (pg. 22)
Great Chicago Lunch + Learn 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (pg.22)
THURSDAY
Mizrahi Grill Lunch + Learn 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (pg.22)

Beit Midrash 8:00 PM - 9:45 PM (with KCT, YUTMK
Rabbis and NCSY) followed by Maariv (pg.14)
FRIDAY

Beer Torah Oneg Shabbat (pg.14)
Womens Oneg Shabbat (pg.14)
SHABBAT
Gemara Chavura with Mr. Elisha Atkin
Bar Mitzvah Class: 45 min before Mincha every Shabbat
Hashkama Minyan
Seudat Shlishit - Mesilat Yesharim
Youth Learning + Youth Minyan (pg. 20)

Shabbat Afternoon Womens Shiur with YUTMK (pg.14)
SUNDAY

Lox N Learn 9:15 AM (pg. 22)
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SCHOLARS
Residence
IN
moved to Israel from Denver some 30

years ago. He has been at the Post since
1985, and has covered a wide range
of beats since them. He took over the
diplomatic beat in August 2000.
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
September 4, 2014, 8:00 PM
Rabbi Moshe Taragin

Nov 1, 2014
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier is the Director

of the www.theShmuz.com. His website
has impacted thousands of people world
wide in a positive way. One can download
over 200 free shmuzin, watch bursts of
inspiration and obtain his latest incredible
sefer; Stop Surviving Start Living. His
popular Shmuz on the Parsha Book
can also be obtained by going to www.
theShmuz.com. Its a great place to visit
and even greater place to grow.
Rabbi Moshe Taragin [YHE 83] has been

a Ram at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush
Etzion since 1994. He has Semicha from
the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary, a BA in Computer Science
from Yeshiva College, and an MA in
English Literature from City University.
Rabbi Taragin previously taught Talmud at
Columbia University, lectured in Talmud
and Bible at the IBC and JSS divisions of
Yeshiva University, and served as Assistant
Rabbi at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. In
addition, Rabbi Taragin currently teaches
at the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for
Women of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Migdal
Oz in Gush Etzion. He is the author
of an Internet shiur entitled Talmudic
Methodology with over 5,000 subscribers,
and authors an audio shiur forKMTT-Ki
Mitzion Teitze Torah- The Torah Podcast,
entitled Redemptive Sketches.
Rabbi Shaul Feldman

November 1, 2014
Rabbi Shaul Feldman is the Director of
Bnei Akiva of the US and Canada. He
received smicha from the Chief Rabbinate
of Israel and has a law degree from Bar
Ilan Law School. Rav Feldman is a highly
admired Rav both in Israel and the US.
He was previously a Ram in the Kerem
BYavneh overseas program and has also
taught in Stern College and Torah MiZion
Kollel. He is perhaps best known for his
four years as Rav/Shaliach of Bnei Akiva
of the US & Canada. A former paratrooper,
Rav Feldman mixes a keen mind with
humor and a down to earth nature.
SKOKIESHUL.ORG
Herb Keinon
Nov 15, 2014, 8:00 PM
Herb Keinon, the diplomatic
correspondent at The Jerusalem Post,
Keinon has a BA in political science from

the University of Colorado, Boulder, and
an MA in Journalism from the University
of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He is
the author of one book: Lone Soldiers:
Israels Defenders from Around the World.
Keinon lives in Maale Adumim, and is
married with four children.
Prof. Joshua Berman (w/DAVAR)

November 21-22, 2014
Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman teaches
Bible at Bar Ilan University and Shalem
College. He is the author of several books,
including The Temple: Its Symbolism
Then and Now (Jason Aronson, 1995)
and Created Equal: How the Bible
Broke with Ancient Political Thought
(Oxford, 2008), a National Jewish
Book Award Finalist in Scholarship. He
received his BA in religion from Princeton
University, his PhD in Bible from Bar Ilan
University, and his rabbinic ordination
from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate after
years of study at Yeshivat Har Etzion.
He is currently working on a book about
literary conventions in ancient Near
Eastern literature and their bearing for our
understanding of the Tanakh generally and
the books of the Torah in particular. He

also writes about how traditionally minded
Jews may utilize these findings in a new
consideration of the relationship between
Orthodoxy and biblical criticism.
Rav Binny Freedman

February 20-21, 2015
Rabbi Yona Reiss

January 9-10, 2015
Yona (Jonathan) Reiss (born 1965 in New
York City) is an American rabbi, noted
Torah scholar, attorney, and jurist, and
the current Av Beth Din of the Chicago
Rabbinical Council (CRC).
Most recently, between 2008 and 2013,
Rabbi Reiss had been the Max and
Marion Grill Dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary (RIETS). From
1998 to 2008, Rabbi Reiss served as
Director of the Beth Din of America. He
learned in Yeshivat Shaalvim in Israel
before graduating summa cum laude
from Yeshiva University in 1987 with a BA
in philosophy. He received his rabbinic
ordination from RIETS, where he also
earned the distinction of Yadin Yadin. He
received his J.D. from Yale Law School
in 1992, and served as a senior editor of
the Yale Law Journal. From 1992 to 1998,
Rabbi Reiss worked as an associate at the
international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb
Steen & Hamilton in New York City. He
maintained an association with the firm
until 1999. He is a member of the New
York State Bar Association, a certified
mediator for the City of New York court
system, and a member of the Family and
Divorce Mediation Council for New York.
Rabbi Reiss serves on the editorial board
of Tradition magazine. A frequent writer on
a variety of topics relating to both Jewish
and secular law, he has published widely
in Jewish publications, as well as in the
Wall Street Journal and New York Law
Journal. Rabbi Reiss and his wife Mindy
have five sons and a daughter and live in
Chicago, IL.
Dr. Yael Ziegler

February 6-7, 2015
Dr. Yael Ziegler is a lecturer at Matan.
She earned her Ph.D. in Bible from Bar
Ilan University. Dr. Ziegler teaches in the
Matan Bible and Biblical Interpretation
Program and at seminars and special
programs at Matan. She also teaches in
Migdal Oz, Midreshet Moriah, and Herzog
College.
Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly

engaging and inspirational educator
who has a gift for synthesizing difficult,
sophisticated material in a way that
inspires both the novice and the scholar.
His proficiency in applying classic Jewish
concepts to contemporary life in a
personal and meaningful way has made
him a sought after speaker throughout
North America and around the world.
Rav Binny received his Rabbinic
Ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of the
State of Israel while studying at Yeshivat
Har Etzion under the tutelage of Rav
Aharon Lichtenstein, and pursued his BA
and MA studies in Education at the Herzog
Teachers College in Israel.
Rav Binny, an IDF Company Commander
who survived the Sbarros suicide
bombing in Jerusalem, is considered
an expert in his field and has been
interviewed by CNN, MSNBC, and WCBS.
Yehudah Mirsky is associate professor of

the practice of Near Eastern and Judaic
Studies at Brandeis. He studied at Yeshivat
Har Etzion and Yeshiva College and
received rabbinic ordination in Jerusalem.
He graduated from Yale Law School,
where he was an editor of the law review,
and completed his PhD in Religion at
Harvard. He worked in Washington as
an aide to then-Senators Bob Kerrey and
Al Gore, and at the Washington Institute
for Near East Policy, and served in the
Clinton Administration as special advisor
in the US State Departments human
rights bureau. From 2002-2012 he lived
in Israel and was a fellow at the Van
Leer Institute and Jewish People Policy
Institute. He has written widely on politics,
theology and culture for a number of
publications including The New Republic
and The Economist, and he is on the
editorial board of Eretz Acheret, an Israeli
bimonthly of politics and culture. After the
attacks of September 11 he served as a
volunteer chaplain for the Red Cross. He
is a member of the board of Ha-Tenuah YaYerushalmit, the movement for a pluralist
and livable Jerusalem. He is the author of
the widely-acclaimed volume, Rav Kook:
Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Yale
University Press).
Rav Binny lives with his wife, Doreet and their

four children in Efrat, just South of Jerusalem.
Sgt. Benjamin Anthony/JUF Event

March 1, 2015
Rabbi David Perkel/Rabbinic Swap

March 21, 2015
Rabbi David Perkel is a congregational
rabbi, practicing attorney, and active
mediator. He serves as rabbi and spiritual
leader at Congregation Ezras Israel of
West Rogers Park and practices real estate
law at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. As a mediator,
Rabbi Perkel is called upon to serve as a
neutral in real estate, family, commercial,
educational, and religious disputes. Rabbi
Perkel has lectured on Halacha, Tanach,
Machshevet Yisrael, conflict resolution
and negotiation at various institutions of
higher learning throughout Chicago. A
RIETS (YU) musmach, he holds a JD from
Northwestern University School of Law
and mediation certification from the Center
for Conflict Resolution
Sgt. Benjamin Anthony (IDF. Res.) is a

veteran and combat reservist in the Israel
Defense Forces. Specializing as a heavy
machine gunner, Sgt. Anthony has
participated in recent campaigns by the
IDF to defend Israeli citizens in the face
of new age terrorist activity. Additionally,
Sgt. Anthony has served as a combat
soldier along Israels northern borders and
in the area of Judea and Samaria / the
West Bank.
Sgt. Anthony founded Our Soldiers
Speak in 2007. This non-for-profit-non
-governmental organization brings the
proud truth of Israels soldiers from
the front lines of military service to
the campuses and communities of the
English speaking world.
A graduate of the University of
Manchester, UK, Sgt. Anthony convenes
lectures for the pro., the anti, and
undecided elements of both student and
professional bodies.
He continues to serve on an annual basis
as a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces.
Professor Yehuda Mirsky

May 8-9, 2015
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series
Moral Dilemmas & Jewish Law*
Presented by Rabbi Gelman

11/03/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Heinz Dilemma
11/10/14 @ 8:00 PM
Taking Personal Calls on Company Time
Great Debates in Jewish History*

Presented by Rabbi Ehrenfeld
12/08/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Origins of Machloket: Hillel vs. Shammai
12/15/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Debate Over Philosophy: Rambam vs. Rashba
& Rabbeinu Yonah
11/17/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Trolley Problem
01/05/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Debate Over Peshat: Rashi vs. Ibn Ezra
(and Beyond)
11/24/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Case of Spam Filtering
01/12/14 @ 8:00 PM
The Debate Over Modernity: Chatam Sofer vs. Rav
Hirsch vs. Abraham Geiger vs. Zacharias Frankel
Jewish MythBusters*
Presented by Rabbi Gelman

02/02/15 @ 8:00 PM
Buying Nice Things Gives Us the Evil Eye
02/09/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Vessels of the Temple are Found in the Vatican
Themes in Sefer Shemot*
Presented by Dr. Malka Simkavich

03/02/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Exodus Story: Knowing vs. Not Knowing
03/10/15 @ 8:00 PM
Moshe: The Second Temple & Rabbinic Literature
02/16/15 @ 8:00 PM
Reporting a Fellow Jew to the Secular Authorities
03/16/15 @ 8:00 PM
Sefer Shemot: Ramban vs. Rashi
02/23/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Jews Are The Chosen People
03/23/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Decalogue in Rabbinic Tradition
The Impact & Philosophy

of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik*
Presented by Rabbi Ehrenfeld
04/20/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Rav as a Posek
04/27/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Rav as a Rosh Yeshiva
05/04/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Rav as a Jewish Philosopher
05/11/15 @ 8:00 PM
The Rav as an Elephant
SKOKIESHUL.ORG
A Journey of Self-Discovery:
Insights for Personal Growth, Conflict
Resolution and Change *
Presented by Dr. Gail Darlow
06/01/15 @ 8:00 PM
Who am I? Putting My Best Foot Forward
06/08/15 @ 8:00 PM
Conflict: A 4 Letter Word?
06/15/15 @ 8:00 PM
12 Angry Jews
*Register for each segment in advance at skokieshul.org/miniseries.
MYSTIC
Pictured Clockwise:
Rav Kook, Author
Yehuda Mirsky, Book
Cover for Rav Kook
Mystic in a Time of
Revolution
IN A TIME OF
REVOLUTION
av abraham isaac Kook (18651935)

was one of the most inuentialand controversialrabbis of the twentieth century.
a visionary writer and outstanding rabbinic
leader, Kook was a philosopher, mystic, poet,
jurist, communal leader, and veritable saint.
The first chief rabbi of Jewish Palestine and
the founding theologian of religious Zionism,
he struggled to understand and shape his
revolutionary times. His life and writings
resonate with the defining tensions of Jewish
life and thought.
a powerfully original thinker, Rav Kook combined strict traditionalism and an embrace
of modernity, Orthodoxy and tolerance,
piety and audacity, scholasticism and ecstasy,
and passionate nationalism with profound
universalism. Though little known in the
English-speaking world, his life and teachings
are essential to understanding current israeli
politics, contemporary Jewish spirituality, and
modern Jewish thought. This biography, the
first in English in more than half a century,
offers a rich and insightful portrait of the
man and his complex legacy. Yehudah mirsky
clears away widespread misunderstandings
of Kooks ideas and provides fresh insights
into his personality and worldview. mirsky
demonstrates how Kooks richly erudite,
dazzlingly poetic writings convey a breathtaking vision in which the old will become new,
and the new will become holy.
Yehudah mirsky is associate Professor of the
Practice of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Schusterman Center for israel
Studies at Brandeis university. He served in
the u.S. State departments human rights
bureau, lived in israel for the past decade,
and has contributed to the New Republic, the
Economist, and many other publications.
We are honored to have Yehuda mirsky as
one of our visiting scholars. He will spend a
Shabbat with us at KCT on may 8-9, 2015.
Reviews
Learned, luminous and uncannily timely .
. . [a]rich and compelling presentation of
Kooks life and thought . . . Erudite [and]
excellent.Jewish Review of Books
Excellent. . . . Neither current israeli politics
nor contemporary Jewish spirituality can be
accurately understood without addressing
Rabbi Kooks legacy. The book brings to
English readers the life story of Rabbi Kook,
along with an explanation of his religious
philosophy, in language as clear as anything i have ever read about Rabbi Kooks
thought.Canadian Jewish News
While some books offer a good read, and
others encapsulate groundbreaking scholarship, Yehudah mirskys Rav Kook: mystic in
a Time of Revolution manages to do both.
Jewish Week
Yehudah mirskys superb new biography of
the great 20th century Jewish philosopher
and mystic is a huge achievement. He gives
a gripping, panoramic narrative of the arc of
Rav Kooks life, from childhood in a small
White Russian village to becoming the first
Chief Rabbi of mandate Palestine, against a
vividly rendered backdrop of the tumultuous history of Kooks times.Julian Sinclair,
Jewish Chronicle
While some books offer a good read, and
others encapsulate groundbreaking scholarship, Yehudah mirskys Rav Kook: mystic in
a Time of Revolution manages to do both.
Jewish Week
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EVENTS
September 15, 2014
Relax & Refresh
February 7, 2015
8TH Annual Shul Banquet
June 7, 2015
KCT Annual 5K Run
Neshei Tzion is taking a

calmer approach to its
annual membership event
this year with A Night of
R&R (Refreshments and
Relaxation) that features
yoga, aromatherapy, mini
facials, stress-busting snacks
and more.
Reception followed by
dinner. The banquet provides
an opportunity to thank those
who have contributed to KCT.
Runners and walkers of all

ages race through the streets
of Skokie in this fun,
feel-good event.
November 22, 2014

New Members Event
New and prospective members
are invited to a cozy evening
of good food and good
company at the home of an
existing member.
SKOKIESHUL.ORG
March 7, 2015
Cocktail Party
Meet and Mingle with fellow
members new and old.
May 2, 2015
Meet and Eat Lunch
This annual Shabbat meal
program invites members new
and old to break down barriers
through food, fun,
and socializing.
Partnerships in the Community

YU TORAH TOURS
october 16-17, 2014
Join us for a simchat torah of joy

and inspiration with the yu torah
tours. the aaron and Blanche
schreiber torah tours, currently
in its third decade, shares the
torah knowledge and enthusiasm
of yeshiva university and riets
students with Jewish communities
throughout the world. teams of 4
young men and women are sent
for simchat torah and shavuot to
teach classes, lead singing and
dancing, meet with synagogue
youth, and create a fun and
spirited yom tov experience.
last year, more than 400 student
volunteers led singing, dancing
and torah study in Jewish
communities across the united
states, canada, and europe.
THE SHABBAT PROJECT

october 24-25, 2014
skokie/chicago community-wide
unplugged Havdalah concert.
enjoy Jewish music performances
from talented local musicians.
Desserts and coffee will be served.
December 5, 2014
February 6, 2015
Hosts and topics to be announced.

check the www.skokieshul.org for
the latest information.
ONEG SHABBAT
BEER TORAH
Tales of the Talmud
shabbat afternoons
november 14, 2014

December 19, 2014
February 13, 2015
march 6, 2015
come and learn with the yu-torah

mitzion Kollel on shabbat afternoons.
shiuriim will be given by various rabbis
and teachers and will move between
different homes. to host a shiur
contact rabbi ehrenfeld.
Hosts to be announced. Featuring

food, zemiros, and inspiring divrei
torah, each oneg will feature a
new beer from around the globe to
be sampled and enjoyed.
BEIT MIDRASH
UNCHAINING THE AGUNAH w/ ORA
thursday nights
march 15, 2015
come and learn with the yu-torah

mitzion Kollel on thursday nights in
the Kct Beit midrash. contact rabbi
gelman to set up a chavruta, and join
us for learning and late night chicken
wings. Dont forget, the Beit midrash is
open to all teens to study with ncsy staff.
a symposium on the halachic

and social issues surrounding the
agunah crisis and a chance to sign
the rca halachic pre-nup/post-nup
document. For more information
about ora and their important
work in the Jewish community, see
their website http://www.getora.org.
WOMENS SHIUR
FALL - SPRING - SUMMER
WOMENS STUDY
IN TANACH
pictured above from this years

Kct collaboration with yu torah
tours that took place this fall.
left to right: tzivya Beck. sarah
robinson, rabbi ehrenfeld, rabbi
gelman, natan szegedy, shua Brick.
WOMENS ONEG SHABBAT
tuesdays @ 9:00 am
the sefer shmuel and neviim
rishonim: text-based study
appropriate for all levels of
learning.
RETYING THE KNOT,
YU TORAH MITZION KOLLEL

SHABBATON
June 13, 2015
Join us for an uplifting shabbat
with the yu torah mitzion Kollel.
meet the new fellows and attend
inspirational shiurim.
YACHAD SHABBATON
october 24, 2014
Kct is pleased to welcome over

150 participants in the annual
yachad shabbaton. yachad,
the national Jewish council
for Disabilities is a thriving
global organization dedicated
to addressing the needs of all
Jewish individuals with disabilities
and ensuring their inclusion in
every aspect of Jewish life. the
inclusive design aims to ensure
persons with diverse abilities
their rightful place within the
Jewish community, while helping
to educate and advocate to
the Jewish world for a greater
understanding, acceptance,
outreach, and a pro-disability
attitude.
Join us for the KCT 5K Annual Run.

This race is for the whole family.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
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It is No Dream: the Life of Theodor Herzl (2012)

November 15, 2014 VVV
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It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, explores the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of
the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy
Award-winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz as the voice
of Theodor Herzl. The film examines how Herzl, a
well-known journalist and playwright, an assimilated,
Budapest-born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in
Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across
Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to
create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds.
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Sir Martin Gilbert, historical consultant for the film

and Churchills official biographer, adds that had
Churchills warnings about Nazi Germanys racial policies towards Jews been heeded in the early 1930s,
the Holocaust may never have occurred.
The film examines why Winston Churchills legacy
continues to be relevant in the 21stCentury and
explores why his leadership remains inspirational to
current day political leaders and diplomats.
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Lonely Man of Faith (2006)

February 21, 2015 VVVV
Lonely Man of Faith is a new documentary film on
the life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik,
the intellectual leader of Modern Orthodox Judaism in 20th Century America. Throughout his life, in
Europe, New York and Boston, he struggled to forge
a path between Jewish tradition and the modern age,
an ordeal that frequently resulted in loneliness. His
impact was tremendous but his legacy was fairly
complicated.
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Against the Tide addresses the attitudes of President

Roosevelt and his senior advisors, who used the pretext of winning the war against the Nazis to block any
Jewish immigration to the U.S. and juxtaposes the
events in America with heart-wrenching heroic stories
of the doomed Jews of Europe and the leaders of Polish Jewry who had faith that their powerful brothers
and sisters in the United States would somehow be
able to save them.
Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny (2010)

Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny, focuses on
the years 1940 and 1941, when the Swastika flew
over continental Europe. Only England with her back
to the wall, under WinstonChurchill, remained defiant.
Walking With Destinyhighlights Churchills years in
the political wilderness, his early opposition to Adolf
Hitler and Nazism, and his support for Jews under
threat by the Nazi regime. As historian John Lukacs
explains, Churchill may not have won the War in
1940, but without him, the War most certainly would
have been lost.
April 25, 2015
The Story of America during the Holocaust

Against the Tide is a compelling film that documents
what happened in the United States during the
Holocaust, highlighting how a young activist, Peter
Bergson, challenged Washington and the establishment Jewish organizations to demand that the rescue
of Europes Jews become a top priority for American
Jews. Through a never before seen 1977 interview,
Bergson gives a first-hand account of what occurred.
The more successful he became in attracting support
from important non-Jewish members of Congress and
Hollywood personalities such as Ben Hecht, Edward
G. Robinson and Paul Muni, the more threatened and
resentful Jewish establishment leaders became. Only
the ultra Orthodox Vaad Hatzala, led by Rabbis Aaron
Kotler and Eliezer Silver worked with him.
Over the span ofeight years, Herzl organized and led

a worldwide political movement that withinfifty years
led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film
follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government
ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from
Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to
build a Jewish nation.
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Against the Tide (2009)
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Unlikely Heroes (2003)

Tisha Baav, July 26, 2015 VVVV
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley, Unlikely Heroes chronicles the yet untold stories
of Jewish resistance and individual heroism throughout the Nazi Holocaust. The film utilizes rare film and
photos discovered in archives across Europe, and
enhanced by weeks of newly filmed sequences in
the locations where many of these stories actually
occurred.
For most people, the idea of Jewish resistance or
defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the heroism of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and a few isolated
acts throughout World War II. Contrary to the view of
some that Jews caught in the terror of Hitlers Europe
were passive, Moriah Films latest documentary feature presents previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified the highest
level of courage and human dignity during the most
desperate days of the Holocaust.
Unlikely Heroes highlights seven extraordinary people
whose unique and inspiring stories will add a new
chapter to the story of Jewish resistance:
Pinchas Rosenbaum - a rabbis son who saw his
entire family perish and then joined the underground
to rescue Jews.
Willy Perl - an Austrian Jew who, in 1938, defied SS
Second Lieutenant Adolf Eichmann by going over his
head to his superiors in Berlin with a fantastic scheme
to allow Jews to go to Palestine illegally.
Friedl Dicker Brandeis - the artist who shared her
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gift with the children of Theresienstadt and taught them to

express their pain through art.
Leon Kahn who, after witnessing his sister and fathers
murder and then almost his entire village by the Nazis entire
village by Lithuanian collaborators, he went on to join the
partisans in the forests of Poland, Russia and Lithuania.
Robert Clary the well-known actor who, following the Nazi
occupation of his native France, was deported to several
concentration camps.
Recha Sternbuch - a devoutly Orthodox Jew, the daughter
of a rabbi, living in neutral Switzerland who led a rescue
effort that brought hundreds of refugees to her small town
and who sheltered thirty people in her own home.
Anna Heilman - Along with one of her sisters and her parents, Anna Heilman was deported to Auschwitz and became
part of a plot to steal gunpowder that eventually led to the
destruction of Birkenaus infamous Crematorium #4.
NEW WEB SERIES
Mitzvah
This Old
A new web series exploring the mitzvot in a
real life setting. We will explain the background

information and provide Step-by-Step instructions along the way. Created by Rabbi Shaanan
Gelman and produced by Noah Mishkin. The
first webisode feautres Maakeh the mitzvah of
building a fence.
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September 14, 2014
Kids Crafts
Join us as we create arts & crafts for

your Rosh Hashana Table; decorative
centerpieces, honey dishes, napkin rings
and more!
October 10, 2014
The Amazing Sukkah Race
Its a Sukkah Hop with a twist!
Partake in fun challenges and trivia as
we travel from hut to hut.
October 16, 2014
Simchat Torah Childrens Hakafot
Horah with the Torah is back! Simchat
Torah dancing, flags, story telling and
delicious treats
November 9, 2014
Nickel City
Join KCT Youth as we travel to everyones favorite Arcade, with video games,
arcade challenges and cool prizes.
December 14, 2014
Sky High Sports
Jump for joy as we usher in the festival
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of lights! Try not to have too many sufganiyot before hitting the trampolines.
November 27, 2014
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
January 10, 2015
January 17, 2015
Veshinantam
Torah Study made kid friendly each year
as kids learn with their parents and grandparents under the leadership of the YU
Torah Mitzion Kollel.
February 15, 2015
Teen Program @ Pinstripes
KCT is proud of its growing teen community, so we are excited to oer this special
outing just for them! Dont miss out on
this awesome gathering!
March 5, 2015
Purim Childrens Show
From magicians and hypnotists to balloon
craziness, the Purim show is always a
blast! Bring your friends for a great way
to enjoy your morning. Save room for the
hamentaschen!
April 1, 2015
Pre-Pesach Pizza and a Movie
Mom and Dad, cleaning impossible with
the kids around? Dont want to bring
chametz into the home? Send the children to shul! We will entertain and feed
them and give you some much needed
time to prepare for the Yom Tov.
May 25, 2015
Shavuot Ice Cream Social
Let the grown-ups have their cheesecake, at KCT Youth we know that its all
about the ice cream sundaes! Enjoy this
Shavuot outing while learning together
in small groups.
June 14, 2015
Mayim Maddness & Water Balloon Fight
The heat of the summer too much to
handle? Join KCT youth for some water
balloon tossing, water gun spraying and
bucket dumping wild time in the park.
YOUTH
SHABBAT
SCHEDULE
10:50 AM Tot Shabbat (ages 0-24 )
shabbat songs, activities and stories.
Alef (ages 2-4)
this group enjoys davening, learning the parsha, singing
shabbat songs and reading stories!
Bet (ages 4-6).
this group enjoys davening out loud, playing parsha
games and reading stories!
Gimmel (grades 2-5)
this group enjoys divrei torah, davening lead by a
chazzan and chazzanit, parsha activities, games and lots
of fun!
9:45 AM -10:40 AM The Talmidim
(grades 6 and up)
a chabura on the parsha with various role models and
rabbeim in the community during kriyat hatorah. the
chaburah features learning about the parsha and is
followed by chullent, snacks and games!
9:30 AM Youth Minyan (monthly)
let teens stretch their spiritual wings by leading and
participating in a special teens only shabbat tefilah in
the Beit midrash.
BaR/BaT miTZVaH CLaSSES

Mazal Tov on your upcoming bar/bat mitzvah! Preparations can be both exciting and overwhelming. No one bar/
bat mitzvah looks the same. In addition to our bar mitzvah
class, youth learning on Shabbat morning and youth minyan,
you may wish your child to have focused learning time with
a mentor. Typically children will spend a number of sessions with one of our rabbis or a teacher to study a portion
of Torah, a topic of interest, or partake in a chesed project.
Rabbi Gelman is available to work with you and your child to
develop a meaningful and inspirational curriculum custom
tailored to meet their interests and needs. Often children will
use the study time as an opportunity to prepare a dvar Torah
to be delivered at the simcha. Remember, the earlier lessons
begin, the less pressure there will be on your child as the date
approaches. Contact Rabbi Gelman to schedule.
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FOOD
A
Yapsuk recipe
brought to the local baker before sunset on Fridays. The
2 Onion
6 Potatoes
1-2 Pkg Short ribs or flanken
Depending on how much meat you want.
Paprika
Seasoned Salt
Chili Powder
Cayenne Pepper
Garlic Powder
2 tbsp Oil
baker would put the pot with the cholent mixture in his
1. Grease crock pot with oil.
oven, which was always kept fired, and families would come
2. Layer bottom with meat.
shkenazi-style cholent was first mentioned in 1180,
in the writings of Rabbi Yitzhak of Vienna. In the shtetls of

Europe, religious neighborhoods in Jerusalem and other
cities in Israel before the advent of electricity and cooking
gas, a pot with the assembled but uncooked ingredients was
by to pick up their cooked cholent on Saturday mornings.

The same practice was observed in Morocco, where black
pots of shina placed overnight in bakers ovens and then
delivered by bakers assistants to households on Shabbat
morning. The unique cooking requirements of cholent were
the inspiration for the invention of the slow cooker.
Source Wikipedia
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3. Pour mixture of grated potatoes and oils on top of

meat. Season to taste.
4. Make another layer of meat and top with potatoes
mixture.
5. Put remaining meat on top of second meat layer and
spice to taste.
6. Cook on low temp till next day like you would a
cholent .
Contributed by Elisha Atkin
BOeuF BOurGuIGNON
recIpe
Yield: 8 Servings
3-4 cups dry red wine

2 cups beef stock
4 carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
4 cloves garlic, sliced
Fresh parsley
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
3 pounds beef chuck, cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces
6 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1 onion sliced (of frozen)
1 tablespoon flour
1.Preheat oven to 275 if you do not use a pressure

cooker.
2. Place 1 tablespoon of the oil in a pan and bring it up
over a medium flame. Dredge the beef into the flour
and add to the pan, searing on all sides until brown.
Reserve.
3. Add the carrots and onions into the pot and sear
until onions are clear.
4. Add back the meat. Add the wine, the stock and all
other ingredients.
5. Reduce the heat, cover and place in the oven for 3
hours or until the meat is tender. (Or use a pressure
cooker instead and cook for 40 minutes)
Serve with egg noodles or basmati rice.
Contributed by Gila Vadnai-Tolub
CHOLeNT COOK-OFF
SHABBAT, MAY 2, 2015
Come and Vote for the Best
Cholent cook at KCT!
This one is for all of the beans!
LuNcH + LeArNS
Lunch and Learn focuses on dierent topics in
contemporary Jewish law and parsha. Enjoy a lunch with
your friends and colleagues while engaging in relevant
discussions about business ethics, kashrut and other
common issues confronting us in modern times.
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Sundays @ 9:15 AM
Studies on the Tanach.
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Wednesdays @ 9:15 AM
Enjoy an in-depth discussion
of this weeks parsha at
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5775 Year at a Glance
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SEPTEMBER
09/04 - SIR: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
09/14 - Youth: Kids Crafts
09/15 - R & R Neshei Event
OCTOBER
10/10 - Youth: The Amazing Sukkah Race
10/16 - Simcha Torah Childrens Hakafot
10/24-25 - YACHAD Shabbaton
10/27 - MetroKlub Lunch + Learn
10/29 - Great Chicago Lunch + Learn
10/30 - Mizrahi Grill Lunch + Learn
NOVEMBER
11/01 - SIR: Rabbi Shaul Feldman
11/02 - SIR: Rabbi Moshe Taragin
11/03 - MiniSeries: Moral Dilemmas & Jewish Law
11/09 - Youth: Nickel City
11/14-15 - SIR: Herb Keinon
11/14 - Beer Torah
11/15 - XMovie: It is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl
11/21 - SIR: Prof. Joshua Berman (w/DAVAR)
11/22 - New Members Event
11/27 - Youth: Veshinantam
DECEMBER
12/02 - Youth: Sky High Sports
12/05 - Womens Oneg Shabbat
12/08 - MiniSeries: Great Debates in Jewish History
12/19 - Beer Torah
12/20 - XMovie: Winston Churchhill: Walking With Destiny
JANUARY
01/09-10 - SIR: Rabbi Yona Reiss
FEBRUARY
02/02 - MiniSeries: Jewish MythBusters
02/06-07 - SIR: Dr. Yael Ziegler
02/06 - Womens Oneg Shabbat
02/07 - 8th Annual Shul Banquet
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02/13 - Beer Torah
02/15 - Teen Program @ Pinstripes
02/21 - XMovie: Lonely Man of Faith
MARCH
03/01 - JUF Event - Sgt. Benjamin Anthony
03/02 - MiniSeries: Themes in Sefer Shemot
03/05 - Youth: Purim Childrens Show
03/06 - Beer Torah
03/07 - Neshei Cocktail Party
03/15 - Unchaining the Agunah w/ ORA
03/21 - SIR: Rabbi David Perkel
APRIL
04/01 - Youth: Pre-Pesach Pizza/Movie
04/20 - MiniSeries: Impact of R. Soloveitchik
04/25 - XMovie: Against the Tide
04/27- MiniSeries: Impact of R. Soloveitchik
MAY
05/02 - Meet & Eat Lunch
05/02 - Cholent Cook-Off
05/08-09 - SIR: Prof. Yehuda Mirsky
05/25 - Youth: Shavuot Ice Cream Social
JUNE
06/01 - MiniSeries: Journey of Self Discovery
06/07 - Annual 5K Run
06/13 - YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Shabbaton
06/14 - Youth: Mayim Maddness
JULY
07/26 - XMovie: Unlikely Heroes (Tisha Baav)
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