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Board of Directors 2016-2017
President
Jeremy Goltz
Immediate PAST President
Yitzie Sommer
Treasurer
Chaim Lubin
Secretary
Leesh Rosenblum
Vice President, Fundraising
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Vice President, Ritual
Michael Felix
Vice President, House & Security
Art Fridberg
Co-Vice President, Membership
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Co-Vice President, Membership
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Vice President, Education
Roslyn Kohanchi
Board Members at Large
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Betsy Shapiro
Craig Darlow
Andy Faibishenko
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Contents
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Email from the Rabbi
Zmanim/Weekly
Learning
Blog: Encounter with Modernity
10
Blog: BDS and its Harms
13
Community Links
15
Neshei
19
Womens Learning
20
Youth
22
Film
26
Food
28
Year at a Glance
30
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email from the Rabbi

To: Friends
Opening Letter
July 28, 2016 at 12:41 PM
Dearest Friends,
As I write this letter, the Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro are about to commence. Since the year 1936,
the tradition has been to have the torch carried from Olympia Greece to the site of that years games. The torch
is usually carried by runners although from time to time it has been transported in other interesting ways. In
1948, the flame crossed the English Channel in a boat, and in 1952 it flew to Helsinki in an airplane. Perhaps
the most interesting method of transportation was used in 1976. The Olympic flame was converted to a radio
signal that was sent from Athens via satellite to Canada, where it then triggered a laser beam that was used
to relight the flame.[1]
This years festivities have brought about another unique occurrence. For the first time in history, the procession has come to a temporary halt as disgruntled government officials in Brazil took to the streets to protest
a delayed salary payment. Amidst the chaos, one of the young protesters managed to steal the torch and
extinguish it.
The Olympic torch is an apt metaphor for our holy work in transmitting and disseminating the Torah. It is wonderful when the procession flows freely without interruption, but often that is not the case. We are bombarded
by geographic, technological, and internal challenges which threaten to disrupt our proud march. As the years
progress, the obstacles shift and mutate, demanding a new game plan and route.
How does a Jew navigate modernity? How do we take an ancient set of rules, ideas, and ethics and use them
as our guiding light through challenges which could never have been conceived of thousands of years ago?
Modernity is not a new question, it is a constant question. Every innovation, every political movement, every
time a new leader arose to prominence our people were compelled to struggle with a similar question. Technological advancement alters the ways in which we communicate, socialize, work, and observe Shabbat. As
the political landscape shifts, so does the question of Jewish involvement and advocacy. How many questions
must be factored into the construction of a Kosher eruv which perhaps werent realities 50 years ago? And how
many possible ingredients could end up in a drink as simple as a beer, which were never possibilities? The
dynamics of family are different today as are the applications of lashon hara on social media.
This years educational program will center on the theme of Religion in the Modern World. We are the
keepers of the flame, We are the ones who must bear the torch in every generation and ensure that it is not
snuffed out and that it remains the one true source of light and warmth.
It is my hope that you find relevance and meaning in that which we have to offer this year.
Best Wishes,
[1] http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/does-the-olympic-flame-ever-go-out
9220 Crawford Ave. Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 673-8592
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sunday
Daf Yomi: 7:45 AM
Halacha Yomi:
Between Mincha/Maariv
Lox n Learn: 9:10 AM (pg. 28)
monday
Daf Yomi: 5:50 AM
Halacha Yomi:
metroKlub Lunch + Learn:
12:00 PM (pg. 28)
mini-series: 8:00 PM (pg. 11)
tuesday
Daf Yomi: 6:00 AM
Halacha Yomi:
medical Halacha series:
Monthly (pg. 15)
thursday
Daf Yomi: 5:50 AM
Halacha Yomi:
mizrahi grill Lunch + Learn:
12:00 PM (pg. 28)
Beit midrash: 7:30 PM - 10:00
PM with KCT, YUTMK, NCSY
(pg. 15)
Friday
Daf Yomi: 6:00 AM
Halacha Yomi:
shaila of the Week
Following Kabbalat Shabbat (pg. 25)
Beer torah Oneg shabbat (pg. 18)
Womens Oneg shabbat (pg. 20)
shabbat
Daf Yomi: 8:15 AM
1 hour before mincha:
gemara chavura w/ Mr. Elisha Atkin
Wednesday
Daf Yomi: 6:00 AM
Halacha Yomi:
coffee talk: 9:15 AM (pg. 20)
class with rabbi Kalman

Worch (pg. 15)
Youth mishna study with Rabbi
Ephraim Osgood 45 mins before
Mincha (pg. 22)
shaleshudos: explorations of
the siddur
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5777
Zmanim
SHACHARIT
Sunday
Sephardic (Edot HaMizrach): 8:00 AM
Ashkenazi: 8:30 AM
Monday and Thursday

6:35 AM & 7:20 AM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

6:45 AM & 7:20 AM
SHABBAT MINYANIM
Hashkama: 7:30 AM
Sephardic: 9:00 AM
Ashkenaz: 9:00 AM
Teen Minyan
Once a month: 9:30 AM
Bnei Akiva Minyan

(9th-12th grade)
Rosh Chodesh:
6:30 AM (for weekdays) & 7:10 AM
Once a Month
All minyanim are nusach Ashkenaz unless otherwise indicated.
MINCHA/ MAARIV
10 minutes before Shkiah
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TORAHWORTHSPREADING
Ms. Yael Unterman
September 24, 2016
Yael Unterman was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She grew up in
Manchester, England and returned to Israel at the age of 18. In addition
to spending several years on advanced Torah studies, she earned a
BA in Psychology/Talmud (Bar-Ilan University), and Masters degrees in
Jewish History (Touro College) and Creative Writing (Bar-Ilan University).
Mr. ed Miller
AIPACs National Deputy
Political Director
September 17, 2016
Ed Miller began his political
involvement
by
conducting
public opinion polling during
his senior year at the University
of Pennsylvania and for several
years thereafter in Washington,
DC for candidates across the
US and in Israel. During that
time he wrote for many US and
international publications and
was also a member of the Jewish
Federations of North America
National
Speakers
Bureau,
analyzing political events in the US
and Israel. After graduating from
the University of Virginia School of
Law, he practiced corporate law at
a Wall Street firm before returning
to the DC area.
As AIPACs
national deputy political director,
Mr. Miller travels the country
educating political activists and
meeting with candidates for
Federal office. During election
cycles, he makes sure all
candidates for Federal office are
briefed on the importance of the
US-Israel relationship.
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The many hats she wears include: Poet, Author, Actress, Life Coach,
Teacher & Lecturer, Translator & Editor, Bibliodrama Facilitator,
Coordinator, Cardozo, Academy Think Tank.
Her first book is Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar (Urim Publications), a biography of the
legendary Torah teacher. Finalist in the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards, Modern Jewish Thought
category.
Her second book The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing (Yotzeret Publishing) is a
collection of fictional tales of young Jews searching for love, spiritual connection and identity. Finalist
in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards, Religious Fiction category.
Yael lectures regularly around the world.
Rabbi Ronnie Halibard

In Partnership with ICJS
December 11, 2016
In 2010, Ronnie Halibard embarked on a mission to educate adults and school students across the world
in a subject that seemed to have an enormous knowledge gap: Jewish History.
Ronnie is an experienced and dynamic English-born educator with many years of experience teaching
students of all ages and administrating at Jewish schools in the USA and in Israel. He holds a Bachelors
degree in Jewish Studies from the University of London, a Masters degree in Education from Johns
Hopkins University and is a licensed school teacher in Israel.
Through his teaching and tutoring, Ronnie discovered that Jewish History could be an attainable and
enjoyable subject! In his experience, students tended to utterly dislike learning about those ancient and
irrelevant times... after all, who cares?! How is it relevant to me?
But we do care and we should care! Knowledge of Jewish History enhances our general understanding and
appreciation of all Jewish and Torah education, belief and tradition. It provides valuable context for almost
everything we do. And, of course, it helps to widen ones overall perspective of the world. See pg 17.
Rabbi Moshe Zvi Weinberg

In Partnership with YUTMK
February 4, 2017
Rabbi Moshe Taragin

December 10, 2016
Rabbi Moshe Taragin has been
a Rebbe at Yeshivat Har Etzion
in Gush Etzion for the past ten
years. 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.
Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg currently teaches in Yeshiva Universitys

Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP), where he also he serves
as Mashgiach Ruchani. A graduate of Yeshiva University, Rabbi
Weinberg received his semicha from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg
of Jerusalem and has also been certified by the Center for Integrated
Teacher Education. Rabbi Weinberg has worked as Jewish educator for
over ten years and has previously taught at the Torah Academy of Bergen
County and the Moriah School, before joining the Yeshiva University
faculty last fall. He has served as a guest speaker and scholar in residence
in Jewish communities and college campuses across the country.
Additionally, Rabbi Weinberg offers a variety of weekly inspirational
shiurim in the Teaneck and Bergenfield area, where he lives with his wife
and 3 daughters. More than 400 of his recorded shiurim appear on www.
yutorah.org.
Mrs. Dodi Fishman Tobin

February 11, 2017
Mrs. Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

March 19, 2017
Slovie Jungreis Wolff is a noted teacher, author,
relationships and parenting lecturer. She is
the leader of Hineni Couples and daughter
of Rebbetzen Esther Jungreis. Slovie is the
author of the parenting handbook, Raising A
Child With Soul. She gives weekly classes and
has lectured throughout the U.S.,Canada,
Mexico, Panama, and South Africa.
Dr. Steven Resnicoff

Special Joint Presentation
Anti-Semitism on Campus/Ivory Tower Terror
March 26, 2017
Dodi Fishman Tobinholds a Ph.D. in Clinical

Psychology
from
Fairleigh
Dickinson
University,an M.A. in Bible from Bar Ilan
University,a B.A. in Psychology from Barnard
College, and is a graduate of theMatan Advanced
Bible Program. Dr. Tobin is the Dean of Students
for Bellows Eshkolot: The Matan Educators
Institute for Tanakh and Jewish Studies. She is
also the coordinator of the Matan Advanced
Tanakh Summer Institute and director of Matan
Bet Shemesh. Dr. Tobin teaches at Matan, and
lectures throughout Israel and abroad.She
madealiyain 1998, and resides in Beit Shemesh
with her husband Marc and four children.
Dr. Tobins inspirational lectures combine
literary analysis, classical commentary, modern
scholarship and psychological insight to facilitate
a rich understanding of biblical texts while
underscoring their message for contemporary
society.
Steven Resnicoff is a professor of law at the DePaul University College of Law and is the Director of its Center for Jewish Law & Judaic
Studies (JLJS). The JLJS Facebook page is www.facebook.com/depauljljs and its web site is at go.depaul.edu/jljs. Although JLJS
provides a variety of interdisciplinary programming of special interest to the Jewish community, it focuses on combating anti-Semitism,
especially on college campuses. In connection with JLJS, Resnicoff has spoken widely on how to combat the diverse threats posed
by the BDS movement.
Prof. Resnicoff received his B.A. from Princeton (where he was elected to Phi Betta Kappa and named a Woodrow Wilson School
Scholar) and his J.D. from Yale and earned a rabbinic degree from the Lakewood Yeshiva. He also received ordination, yoreh yoreh
yadin yadin, from the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, ztzl. Resnicoff has served as past Chair of the Association of American Law
Schools Section on Jewish Law, as past Chair of the Executive Board of the Jewish Law Association (an international association for
the promotion of Jewish law), and past holder of DePauls Wicklander Chair for Business and Professional Ethics.
In addition to teaching a variety of commercial law courses, Professor Resnicoff has taught bioethics, legal ethics, and Jewish law. His
scholarship often focuses not only on comparing secular and religious legal systems but also on exploring the many ways in which
they interact with each other. He is the author or co-author of five books including Understanding Jewish Law, published by LexisNexis and used at law schools such as Georgetown - and over fifty book chapters and articles. Continue Next Page...
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Rabbi Meir Goldwicht

April 1, 2017
Rabbi Goldwicht, a prominent Israeli scholar, educator, and a Rosh Yeshiva of
Yeshiva Universitys Mazer School of Talmudic Studies, is the head of the new
Stone Beit Medrash Program.
Dr. Raheel Raza

Anti-Semitism on Campus/Ivory Tower Terror
March 26, 2017
Raheel Raza, a leading global voice against Islamist
extremism is President of The Council for Muslims
Facing Tomorrow, founding member of The Muslim
Reform Movement, author of the book Their Jihad
Not My Jihad, award winning journalist, public
speaker, and advocate for human rights, gender
equality and dignity in diversity.
She is a participant in the award winning documentary
Honor Diaries and also a recipient of the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for service to
Canada. Raheel bridges the gap between East and
West, promoting cultural and religious diversity for
which she has appeared in print and on TV and radio
numerous times including CNN, BBC Hardtalk, Real
Time with Bill Maher and Al-Jazeera.
Raheel has been invited to speak locally at places of
worship, the private sector, the Justice Department,
School Boards and government institutions.
Internationally she has addressed audiences at
Universities in USA including Harvard & Columbia,
in UK at Oxford and Cambridge, other forums
across Australia and Europe, the Israeli Presidential
Conference in Jerusalem and Tedx Amsterdam. She
has been invited to the Parliaments of Sweden, UK,
Israel and to Capitol Hill in Washington DC.
In her pursuit for human rights, Raheel is accredited
with United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva
through The Centre for Inquiry (CFI). She has received
many awards for her work on womens equality
including the City of Torontos Constance Hamilton
award and the Urban Hero award. She is the first
Muslim woman in Canada to lead mixed gender
prayers.
Raheel has made a documentary film called Whose
Sharia is it anyway? dealing with the sharia debate
in Ontario, Canada. She runs a Forum for Learning
for youth to educate them about the dangers of
radicalization and terrorism, and continues to write
and speak about the subject. She has taught a course
on Islam and Modernity at George Brown College in
Toronto for the past five years titled The Passion and
Politics of Islam.
Raheel is Munk Senior Fellow with The MacdonaldLaurier Institute in Canada, sits on the Board of
Governors for The Mackenzie Institute, plus on the
Advisory Board of The ACTV Foundation (The Alliance
of Canadian Terror Victims).
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Rabbi Goldwicht joined YU as a Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan

Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the Mazer Yeshiva Program. He received
semicha from the renowned rabbinic authorities Rabbi Zalman Nehemia
Goldberg in 1980, and HaRav HaGaon Betzallel Zolti Ztl chief Rabbi of
Jerusalem, and Rabbi Ovidyah Yosef, HaRav Rashi of Israel. Rabbi Goldwicht
has been a Ram at Yeshiva Kerem BYavneh, and has given shiurim extensively
at Stern College, all over the metropolitan area, and in Israel.
Rabbi Joey Haber

Yarzheit of Reb Chaim
Kohanchi zl
May 10, 2017
Rabbi Joey Haber is a Rabbi and
Speaker in the Syrian Sephardic
community in Brooklyn. He learned
in Staten Island for 7 years under
Reb Reuvain Fienstien followed
by Brisk and then 10 years in Bet
Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood.
Today he is the Dean of religious
studies in Magen David Yeshivah
High School, a Rav in Magen David
Synagogue, a speaker in Shaare
Zion Congregation on Ocean
Parkway and many other places
including international venues. He is
the director of Kesher an organization
for young men and young women
between the ages of high school
graduates and marriage. He can be
heard weekly at learntorah.com
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

May 27, 2017
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier is the
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thousands of people world wide in
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a Letter On OrtHODOX JUDaisms
Encounter with
Modernity
By Dr. zev eleff
In May 1886, Rev. Henry Pereira Mendes of
Congregation Shearith Israel in New York dashed off
a long letter to Chief Rabbi Nathan Adler. In thirteen
pages, Mendes covered a lot, sharing a number of
concerns, all somehow related to major changes in
his modern scene. Unpublished and unstudied, the
correspondencehidden among the British Chief
Rabbinates papersis an uncanny document that
reveals the Orthodox Jewish ministers anxieties. It
speaks to the Jewish peoples desire to grapple with
tricky situations and Orthodox Judaisms ability to
overcome the hurdles of a changing world.
First, Mendes wondered
about the character of
Shabbat in the face of
massive
technological
innovations.
The
writer posited that the
increased
resources
of civilization suggest
many
questions
concerning which our
religious legislation is
criticized either as not
providing for them at
all, or insufficiently.
Mendes
had
in
mind the use of the railroad in the
city, or streetcars. Could observant Jews ride this
concoction on Shabbat? After all, queried Mendes,
many Hebrews who are obliged to live at a distance
from Synagogue, and now conscientiously object to
riding either by steam-car or horse-car. In accord with
this, Mendes was reluctant to permit Shabbat streetcar
usebut he struggled to figure out had animated that
impulse; It is urged, he confessed, that no actual
labor is imposed on either guard by any Hebrew who
uses the Railway. Further, the New York clergyman
asked his correspondent about the use of electricity
in private dwellings instead of gas, the use of hydraulic
or steam elevators in private apartment houses. All
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told, the Orthodox Jews in New York petitioned for

considerable clarity on these modern matters.
Second, Mendes wondered about the progressive
bent of American religions, including Judaism. I
see the gradual and steady approach of Unitarian
Christian, he confided, especially in the part of that
section of the Jewish Community known as Radical
Reformers. Mendess anguish was in some respects
an acknowledgement of the culture of volunteerism
in the United States. In greater numbers than ever
before, Jews and Christians exercised their right to
decide how to worship and conduct rituals. Darwinism
and other forces offered significant challenges
to traditional faiths, leaving Mendes and other
conservative religionists unsure how to respond. Here,
too, Shearith Israels leader looked to Chief Rabbi
Adler for guidance.
Thirdly and finally, Mendes understood that modern
conditions allowed for greater mobility. He therefore
beseeched Adler to join with the chief rabbis of Belgium,
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece and Holland
and meet in London or Paris or any city agreeable,
next July or August to take action. The idea of an
international conferenceit never did take place
was tied to new expectations in communication. Mail
traveled more swiftly across the Atlantic; cheaper
forms of paper and binding inspired more varieties of
Jewish newspapers and periodicals; and Jews of all
stripes and nationalities felt more obliged to dialogue
with one another.
Still, Mendes admitted, the core of Judaism would
never change. Toward the end of his nervous jottings,
he felt compelled to explain his greatest source of
courage in this changing world: Men can do no more
than try to do their duty. God will do the rest.
Please come see Dr. Zev eleff during
our Monday evening Mini-Series. More
information on page 11.
mini-series
MONDAYEVENINGS8PM*
Lashon Hara in
a Modern World
November 7, 2016
Judge, Jury, and Executioner:
Social Media and Lashon Hara
November 14, 2016
But Everyone Knows About it Already:
When is Public Knowledge an Excuse?
November 21, 2016
Re-stuffing the Pillow
Is Teshuva Possible in the Electronic Age?
Changes, Innovations and

Adaptations, Part of
Jewish History Month:
December 5, 2016
From Prophets to Sages
Rabbi Kalman Worch
December 12, 2016
The Orthodox Response to Scandal
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
December 19, 2016
How the Printing Press Impacted
the People of the Book
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Shalom in the Home:

February 27, 2017
Parent Child Relationships from a
Torah Perspective
Rabbi Kalman Worch
March 6, 2017
The Difference between In-Laws
and Out-Laws
March 19 (Sunday), 2017
Back to Eden-Restoring Peace and
Balance in our Homes
Mrs. Slovie Jungreiss Wolff
Torah from
The
Twilight Zone
May 1, 2017
Mr. Garrity and the Graves
Resurrection, Old Grudges Never Die
May 8, 2017
The Encounter
Guilt: The Most Frightening Nemesis of All
May 15, 2017
The Big Tall Wish
Prayer and Emunah
May 22, 2017
A Most Unusual Camera
Is the Future Written Already?
* except where indicated
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BDS and Its Harms

By Steven H. Resnicoff
Professor of Law and Director, DePaul University College
of Law Center for Jewish Law & Judaic Studies (JLJS)

BDS campaigns on college campuses are largely a
struggle for the hearts and souls of the students who will
become future American decision-makers (e.g., politicians)
and opinion-shapers (e.g., media leaders, academics, etc.).
A large percentage of the students have open minds about
the Arab-Israeli conflict. Loud, vigorous, pervasive, and
persistent anti-Israel and anti-Semitic BDS can dramatically
influence their views and future conduct.

Sometime BDS resolutions are defeated on technical
grounds (e.g., not a high enough percentage of students
voted, the resolutions were not within the authority of
the student government, etc.). But if the propaganda has
biased students views, the major damage has been done;
the fact that a particular resolution was not officially enacted
is of limited importance. In fact, even a relatively moderate
propaganda victory may enable BDS to inflict considerable
harm on Israel. Why? BDS does not need to convince
America to assume an anti-Israel position. All it needs to do
is to nudge America to be a little less favorably disposed to
Israel. The amount of American material and military support
of Israel is extremely significant - and essential. If this support
were only fractionally reduced, the effect, in terms of actual
numbers, would be substantial.

In addition, by using classical anti-Semitic tropes
and defacing Jewish religious images rather than focusing
on Israel as a secular state, BDS campaigns also encourage
simple, old-fashioned anti-Semitism. BDS campaigns serve
as fig leaves behind which other anti-Semites, even those
with no sincere interest whatsoever in Middle Eastern
politics, are able to hide. BDS campaigns have repeatedly
involved shouts and signs with messages such as Kill the
Jews, Death to the Jews, Hitler was right, the only
problem with Hitler is that he didnt have enough ovens,
etc. In fact, a study of anti-Semitic activity in 2015 on the
campuses of over 100 colleges and universities with the
largest numbers of Jewish students established that BDS
was the strongest predictor of anti-Semitic conduct. (See
http://www.amchainitiative.org/antisemitic-activity-schoolslarge-Jewish-report-2015). Thus, BDS tends to normalize
anti-Semitic invectives and conduct throughout the culture.

BDS campaigns harm Jewish students in a variety
of ways. They are often the direct victims of verbal and
physical intimidation and abuse. Some are afraid to wear
jewelry that is identifiable as Jewish. In addition, their
educational experience is diminished. They may be afraid
to take certain courses or, within a course, to express their
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opinions, lest they be pilloried or ostracized by their

classmates or by their professors. (In fact, to the extent that
these opinions are not expressed, the educational experience
of all students is impaired). The eligibility of some students to
serve on student government has been questioned because
they are Jewish and, therefore, biased. Similar accusations
have been made about students who have traveled to Israel
on a Birthright program.

In addition to diminishing Jewish students welfare
in these ways, BDS campaigns can cause a deeper, spiritual
harm. Some Jewish students who do not know better or
who are affected by Festingers cognitive dissonance may
actually decide to alter their pro-Israel views and adopt antiIsrael and anti-Semitic views. Why? Festinger theorized that
if a person is forced to do something that the person does
not want to do, e.g., because it is immoral, this will cause the
person considerable mental distress and will seek relief from
this distress. If the person cannot control his or her conduct,
then the persons only option is to change the opinion. Thus,
to experience from the mental relief, the person will alter his
or her opinion that the conduct is immoral.

Many Jewish students are involved in many different
progressive campaigns on campus. But BDS supporters,
who are often far more numerous than Jewish students on
campus, often infiltrate other movements, such as Black
Lives Matter (See the March-April 2016 of Moment magazine,
which contains an important article written by Anna Isaacs,
entitled, How The Black Lives Matter and Palestinian
Movements Converged.) These BDS supporters, and
some other, promote the concept of intersectionality,
which largely views the world as being divided between
white oppressors and oppressed people of color. Jews are
characterized as members of the oppressors and, therefore,
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ivory tower terror Denition: The two most frighteningly prodigious and pernicious forces facing the world, and especially
the Jewish community, are Radical Islamic terrorism and the resurgence of global Anti-Semitism. The latter has reached levels
not seen in the post-World War II era. While many factors contribute to the new anti-Semitisms unrelenting and pervasive
power, Islamic Anti-Semitism appears to be its driving force. Seismic changes are occurring throughout the world, threatening a
tsunami that could even overwhelm Americas bulwarks. Existentially significant struggles for the hearts and minds of Americas
future decision-makers and opinion-shapers are already taking place on college campuses throughout the country.
Ivory Tower Terror addresses both of these terrible phenomena: first, the furious brutality of Radical Islam and then the increasingly
fearsome potency of Islamic Anti-Semitism.
are not even to be allowed to participate in progressive

campaigns on behalf of the oppressed. Consequently, not
only do these Jewish students suffer from being called babykillers and racist supporters of an Apartheid State, they
are told that they are the enemies of the many progressive
campaigns on campus. To alleviate the mental pressure this
can create, they may choose to change their minds about
the Arab-Israeli conflict. In this way, they can gain the good
will of other progressive students and faculty. But changing
their minds about the Arab-Israeli conflict can also mean
alienation from the main corpus of the Jewish people.
Other aspects of BDS raise still additional problems.
For instance, academic boycotts can fundamentally
imbalance what generations of children and young adults
are taught. Excluding pro-Israel voices from college
classrooms will not only affect what the students in those
classrooms learn. Often college centers or institutes prepare
textbooks and supplementary materials that are used in K-12
education. In Newton, Massachusetts, a public high school
used materials contained untrue and highly inflammatory
anti-Israel assertions. Those materials had been created
by a college center led by someone with an anti-Israel
bias. Preventing pro-Israel scholars from being named to
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the boards of academic journals or from serving as peer

reviewers of submitted papers will bias the treasury of
published academic literature.
There are important ways in which legal skills and
the legal process may be used to combat BDS. (See my
article, Using Legal Skills to Combat Anti-Semitism and
Terrorism, in the December 2015 edition of the JLJS
newsletter.) These steps include, for example, the proactive
use of litigative skills under various federal and state statutes
and university administrative policies and processes,
the defensive use of litigative skills, and the drafting and
promotion of additional federal and state laws as well as
improved campus regulations (particularly those dealing
with persons responsible for disruptions of programming
and anti-Semitic conduct). Perhaps a close evaluation of
these various mechanisms would be a good topic for a
follow-up article.
this article excerpt is from one of our guest speaker KCt
talks. Please come see Professor Steven h. resnicoff and
Dr. raheel raza when they visit on March 26, 2017 for a joint
program on Ivory tower terror. Visit page 7-8 for biographies.
CommunityLinks
YU KOLLEL
Come and learn with the YU-Torah Mitzion Kollel on

Thursday nights in the KCT Beit Midrash. Contact one
YU KOLLEL Monthly medical

halacha shiur
of the Rabbis to set up a chavruta, and join us for
September 20, 2016

November 22, 2016
December 20, 2016
January 31, 2017
February 21, 2017
March 28, 2017
April 4, 2017
May 23, 2017
June 27, 2017
Beit Midrash is open to all teens to study with NCSY
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staff. For more information see ad on page 17.
NCSY
Weekly MishMAR
Thursday Nights
Comfortable Beit Midrash setting for teens and young
adults, led by the talented fellows of the YUTMK.
Come for the inspiration and enjoy the some chicken
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and other refreshments. For more information, con-
women one Tuesday a month at KCT. For more
tact Levi Zeffren, zeffrenl@ncsy.org, (773) 751-9025
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YU Kollel Shabbaton
ICJS
November 19, 2016
Interfaith Disputation
Join us for an uplifting Shabbat with the YU
in collaboration with ICJS
Torah Mitzion Kollel. Meet the new fellows and

attend inspirational shiurim.
Shabbos Afternoon - Fall/Winter

Join Rabbi Worch in Parsha learning weekly.
ParSHA with
RABBI Kalman Worch
Wednesdays 8:30 PM
Join Rabbi Worch in Parsha learning weekly.
The other pirkei avos

Spring - 1 Hour Before Mincha

in the Beit Midrash
Join Rabbi Worch for this section of the
YU Kollel Beit Midrash
Mishna, one of the most fundamental works
Thursday Nights
of the Jewish Oral Law.
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YacHaD
YacHaD sHaBBatOn
February 24-25, 2017
Yachad,
The
National
Jewish
Council
for
Disabilities, addresses the needs of all Jewish

individuals with disabilities and ensuring their
inclusion in every aspect of Jewish life.
LiBenU
YOseF KarDUnOr cOncert
in collaboration with Libenu
sunday, november 13, 2016

An evening of spiritually uplifting music with one of
Israels most acclaimed singer-songwriters. See ad
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cHicagO raBBinicaL cOUnciL

virtUaL tOUr OF
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in collaboration
with the chicago rabbinical
council
February 20, 2017

Join Rabbi Shlomo
Francis, Rabbi Yonasan
Glenner, and Rabbi
Yona Reiss, the Av Beit
Din of the CRC, as we take a virtual tour of
our community eruv and engage in discussion of
the laws and challenges of the contemporary eruv.
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J o in Ke h ila t Chovevei Tzion and T h e A m eri can Israel P u bl i c A ff ai rs Com m ittee for a
Middle East Review and

a Look into the 2016 Elections
f ea tu r in g
Ed Miller
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Saturday, September 17
6:30 pm - Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit

9220 Crawford Avenue Skokie
There is no cost to attend. This event is open to the community.
For questions please contact Brittany Cohen at bcohen@aipac.org or (312) 253-8968.
As AIPACs National Deputy Political Director, Ed Miller briefs congressional candidates on the situation in
the Middle East and the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. He is also responsible for keeping AIPACs
political activists updated on races and political events across the country. Ed began working in politics by
conducting public opinion polling for political candidates in the United States and Israel. During that time he
wrote for many national and international publications and spoke on behalf of the Jewish Federations of North
America, analyzing political events in the U.S. and Israel. Before joining AIPACs national office in Washington,
D.C., Ed also practiced corporate law.
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Neshei
neshei co/chairs
Chaili Glickman
Betsy Shapiro
KCT Annual Dinner

May 14, 2017
Help us recognize and express Hakarat HaTov
to our shul and all of the wonderful volunteers
who make it such a warm and special place.
Annual 5K Family Run/walk

June 4, 2017
What better way to get in shape for the
summer than by running in KCTs annual 5k!
Bring your family and friends this June 4th as
we race around Skokie. Each participant will
New Year Event
receive a signature KCT 5k t-shirt.
September 20, 2016 @ 7 PM

Start the New Year smelling sweet! Create and
take home your own personal scent.
Couples MIXER
Locked Chicago
November 19, 2016
Come join us for a mysterious and fun
couples event. Locked Chicago (http://www.
lockedchicago.com/) is creating a puzzle
just for KCT, and bringing it to us. Lets work
graduation kiddish
together and see how fast we can solve their
June TBD, 2017
mystery! Think youre up to the challenge?
A special kiddish to celebrate our hardworking

college-bound graduates.
MEET & Eat

May 13, 2017
Our annual Shabbat lunch program invites KCT
members new and old to break down barriers
through food, fun, and fraternizing.
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Womens Learning
WOmens cOFFee taLK

Wednesdays @ 9:15 am
WOmens sHiUr
sHaBBat aFternOOns
fall - spring - summer
Come study the parsha at Emmas Bagel Cafe.
Come and learn with the YUTorah MiTzion Kollel on
intermeDiate gemara sHiUr

thursdays @ 8 Pm
Shabbat Afternoons. Shiurim will be given by various
Join us for this womens study group with Rabbi Elie
rabbis and teachers and will move between different
Schwartz in collaboration with the NILI Institute of
homes. To host a shiur contact Rabbi Ehrenfeld.
Womens Learning.
TORAHCAST
Check out the latest classes and Torah insights
each week with Rabbi Gelman and other featured
lecturers and scholars.Perfect for the ride to and
from work or for listening during your exercise
routine! Easy to subscribe via the shul website,
Google Play, or iTunes. rabbigelman.podomatic.
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The
NEWLY FORMED
Chesed Committee of KCT

( Psalms 89:3)
HACHNASAT
ORCHIM
SHIVA
our Mission:
To spread acts of loving kindness, compassion and support
throughout the Skokie Jewish Community.
We are proud to provide the following services:
HACHNASAT oRCHIM/ HoSPITALITY
We provide services for guests in need of a warm meal or a place to
stay over Shabbat. We encourage and facilitate community members
to host those with special needs (in partnership with Libenu).
Contact: Geela Fagan Tel: (224) 392.5336 email: geela87@gmail.
com (Shabbat Hospitality)
Sigalle Shpayher Tel: (646) 239.5144 email: smshpayher@gmail.
com (Libenu)
BeReAVeMeNT AND SHIVA
BIKUR CHOLIM
Contact Rabbi Gelman for all pastoral needs, including funeral

arrangements and guidance. We will assist as well in coordinating and
advertising the shiva home, minyanim and a meal for the family.
Contact: Brian Roffe Tel: (224) 534-7337 email: broffe@msn.com
(shiva home setup)
Shira Roth Tel: (847) 772-0821 email: shiratziporah@gmail.com
(meals)
BIKUR CHoLIM
TZEDAKAH
If you know someone in need of a visit, help coordinating a ride to a

doctors visit or meals, please give us a call.
Contact: Amy Carl Tel: (773) 842-9543 email: amycarl1969@aol.
com
TZeDAKAH
If you need a little extra assistance or can contribute to the discretionary
fund to help others in an anonymous manner.
Contact: Rabbi Shaanan Gelman Tel: (847) 508-7443 email: rabbi@
skokieshul.org
MoMMY MeALS
MOMMY MEALS
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New Addition to the family? Our community is happy to help organize

meals for your family for the first two weeks after your little ones arrival.
Contact: Sigalle Shpayher Tel: (646) 239.5144 email: smshpayher@
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youth
Youth Director
Tamar Ehrenfeld
Shabbat chol hamoed
sukkah hop
October 22, 2016
Join us for hopping, divrei Torah and treats in the

sukkot of KCT families.
Veshinantam
December 3 & 10
January 7 & 14
Join us for Motzaei Shabbat parent/child learning
Horah with the torah
with YU Torah Mitzion Kollel.
October 24, 2016
Come for childrens hakafot fun.
pre-chanukah event
Motzaei Shabbat
movie night
November 12, 2016
December 18, 2016
Join us for pre-Chanukah event at the Skokie

Skatium. Sufganiyot, music and ice skating!
Join us for Motzaei Shabbat movie

and popcorn event!
Youth shabbaton
Rosh Chodesh adar

topsy turvey breakfast
February 26, 2017
December 2-3, 2016
Its the childrens turn to be a chef-for-a-day and
Pre-Shabbat ruach, dinner at the shul, and
make breakfast. Parents sit back and relax.
special havdallah ceremony.
Purim fun night

March 11, 2017
Childrens educational activities with arts and

crafts during megillah reading.
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Youth
Shabbat
Schedule
Purim show
March 12, 2017
Purim show during late night megillah reading.

Supervision is provided.
Pre-Pesach
movie night
April 6, 2017
Movie and pizza dinner for kids, so parents can

get ready for Pesach.
shavuot ice cream social

June 1, 2017
Join us for ice cream, Torah and fun for

children of all ages as we celebrate matan Torah
milchig style!
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 chaburah 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 Cholent, 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.
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SHABBAT
LeARNING
FoR KIDS
Come for an afternoon of learning with

Rabbi Ephraim Osgood. 45 minutes
before Mincha or at 5 pm during the
summer.
TE E N M I N Y A N
GABBAIM
Ari Roffe
Ben Rosenblum
December 10, 2016

VAYeTZe
May 13, 2017

eMoR
September 10, 2016

SHoFTIM
February 4, 2017
Bo
June 10,2017
BAALoTeCHA
october 1, 2016
NITZAVIM
March 11, 2017

TeTZAVeH
November 12, 2016

LeCH LeCHA
Contact Nate Rischall at

nmr221@gmail.com for more
information on Teen Minyan.
April 1, 2017
VAYIKRA
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Annual 5K Family
Run/Walk
June 4, 2017
What better way to get in shape for the summer than by

running in KCTs annual 5k! Bring your family and friends
this June 4th as we race around Skokie. Each participant
will receive a signature KCT 5k t-shirt.
W
NE
The
Shaila
of the week
Each Friday Evening before Borchu, Rabbi Gelman will

briefly explore an interesting halachic question that came up
during the week or which relates to the parsha.
To submit a question for discussion email
rabbi@skokieshul.org.
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FILM
Screenagers
December 4, 2016
Official Screening with Discussion: Rabbi Dr. Leonard Matanky, Rabbi of
Congregation K.I.N.S. and Dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy and Paul
Cantz, PsyD, ABPP Licensed & Board Certified Clinical Psychologist
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a
six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw
that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a
day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and
about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen
timefriction she knew all too well.
In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental
health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the
vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles
over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through
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poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from
authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how
tech time impacts kids development and offers solutions on how adults can
empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. Visit: https://
impactflow.com/event/presented-by-kehilat-chovevei-tzion-640 for tickets in
advance.
Awards: Official Selection San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2016, Official
Selection Stony Brook Film Festival 2016, Official Selection Rainer Independent
Film Festival 2016, Official Selection Reel Recovery Film Festival 2016, Official
Selection The Friday Harbor Film Festival 2016, Official Selection Seattle True
Independent Film Festival 2016, Official Selection Gig Harbor Film Festival
2016, Official Selection Cineglobe Film Festival 2016
Beneath the Helmet

February 18, 2017
Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front is a coming-of-age
story which follows the journey of five Israeli high school graduates who are
drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of 18, away from their
homes, families and friends these young individuals undergo a demanding,
inspiring journey, revealing the core of who they are and who they want to be.
From the creators of the PBS-featured documentary film Israel Inside: How
a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, Beneath the Helmet illustrates how
these young men and women are defending not only their homes, but also
the values of peace, equality, opportunity, democracy, religious tolerance and
womens rights. The lessons they learn along the way are lessons that can be
appreciated, understood and internalized by the films main target audience.
Awards: SERET 2015 The London Israeli Film & Television Festival, 2015 Official
Entry Palm Beach International Film Festival, Official Selection Miami Jewish
Film Festival 2015, Official Selection Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
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Join the Israel JCC for a special Yom Haatzmaut screening

Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew
April 30, 2017 @ 8 PM
Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew is the new mini-documentary
from the creators of Netflix-featured Beneath the Helmet and PBSfeatured Israel Inside. The film follows the backstory and personal journey
of Mekonen Abebe, a young African-Israeli Jew, once a young shepherd
in Africa and now a commander in the Israeli Defense Forces. Mekonen
is one of many brave young men and women drafted into compulsory
service in the IDF, to defend their homeland and the liberal values of
democracy, freedom and equality.
Born and raised in an Ethiopian village, Mekonen was a 12-year-old
shepherd when his father died suddenly, less than a day before his family
was to move to Israel. The film accompanies Mekonen back to Africa on
an emotional journey. He explores his roots, makes peace with his past
and embraces his future in Israel.
After a difficult adjustment period in Israel, Mekonen was fortunate to
attend the Hodayot High School, which educates children from troubled
backgrounds and helps integrate them into Israeli society. Mekonen
became a decorated officer in the IDF, while staying true to his Ethiopian
roots and culture.
Mekonen is an uplifting and inspiring film that will move audiences and
show viewers that anything is possible with the right attitude, tools and
support.
Aftermath
Tuesday August 1, 2017, Tisha Baav
Franek and Jozek Kalina, sons of a poor farmer, are brothers from a small
village in central Poland. Franek immigrated to the United States in the
80s, and cut all ties with his family. Only when Jozeks wife arrives in the
US, without explanation, does Franek finally return to his homeland.
Franek discovers that Jozek has been ostracized from the community,
and constantly receives various threats. As Franek and Jozek struggle
to rebuild their relationship, they are drawn into a gothic tale of intrigue.
The two brothers eventually uncover a dark secret that forces them to
confront the history of their family and their hometown.
Upon its release in Poland, Aftermath received acclaim and also generated
intense controversy. Polish nationals have accused the film of being antiPolish propaganda, as well as a distortion of a sensitive piece of Polish
history, leading the film to be banned in some Polish cinemas.
Awards: Audience Award - Best Drama East Bay International Jewish Film Festival 2014, Audience Award - Best Feature
Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2014, Yad Vashem Chairmans Award Jerusalem Film Festival 2013, Polish Film Academy Eagle Awards: Best Actor - Maciej Stuhr, Best Production Design - Allan Starski, Jan Karski Eagle Award 2013, Winner
- Critics Prize Gdynia Film Festival 2012
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LUNCH + LEARNs
Lunch and Learn focuses on different 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.
Lox N
Learn
MetroKlub
Sundays @ 9:10 AM
Studying Melachim Bet,
II Kings
733 W. Madison, Chicago, IL

Mondays @ 12:00 PM
September 12 | October 31
November 28 | December 19
January 30 | February 27
March 27 | May 1 | June 12
Mizrahi Grill
215 Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park, IL
Thursdays @ 12:00 PM
September 15 | November 3
December 1 | December 22
February 2 | March 2
March 30 | May 4 | June 15
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Cook-Off
March 25th, 2017
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cholent cook at KCT!
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SE P T E M B E R
09/10/16: Teen Minyan
09/15/16: Lunch + Learn: Mizrahi Grill
09/12/16: Lunch + Learn: MetroKlub
09/17/16: KCT Talks: Mr. Ed Miller
09/20/16: YUTMK Medical Halacha Shiur
09/20/16: NESHEI: New Year Event
09/24/16: KCT Talks: Ms. Yael Unterman
OC T OB E R
10/22/16: YOUTH: Annual Sukkah Hop
10/24/16: YOUTH: Hora with the Torah
NOV E M B E R
11/07/16: MiniSeries: Lashon Hara
11/12/16: YOUTH: Motzaei Shabbat Movie
11/13/16: Yosef Kardunor Concert
11/19/16: YU Kollel Shabbaton
11/19:16: NESHEI: Couples Mixer
D E C E MB E R
12/02-03/16: YOUTH: Youth Shabbaton
12/03/16: YOUTH: Veshinantam
12/04/16: Film: Screenagers
12/05/16: MiniSeries: Jewish History Month
12/10/16: KCT Talks: Rabbi Moshe Taragin
12/11/16: KCT Talks: Rabbi Ronnie
Halibard with ICJS
Year at a Glance

12/18/16: YOUTH: Pre-Channukah Event
JA N UA RY
FEB RUA RY
02/04/17: KCT Talks: Rabbi Moshe Tzvi
Weinberg with YUTMK
02/11/17: KCT Talks: Mrs. Dodi Fishman Tobin
02/18/17: Film: Beneath the Helmet
02/20/17: Virtual Tour of the Eruv
02/24-25/17: YACHAD Shabbaton
02/26/17: YOUTH: Topsy Turvey Breakfast
02/27/17: MiniSeries: Shalom in the Home
MA RC H
03/11/17: YOUTH: Purim Fun Night
03/12/17: YOUTH: Purim Show
03/13/17: NESHEI: KCT Meet and Eat
03/14/17: KCT Annual Dinner
03/17/17: KCT Talks: Mrs. Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
03/25/17: Annual Cholent Cook-Off
03/26-28/17: AIPAC Policy Conference
03/26/17: KCT Talks: Dr. Steven Resnicoff &
Dr. Raheel Raza

A PRIL
04/01/17: KCT Talks: Rabbi Maeir Goldwicht
04/06/17: YOUTH: Pre- Pesach Movie Night
04/30/17: Film: Mekonen: The Journey of
an African Jew
M AY
05/01/17: MiniSeries: Torah...Twilight Zone
05/10/17: KCT Talks: Rabbi Joey Haber:
Yarzheit of Reb Chaim Kohanchi zl
05/27/17: KCT Talks: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
JU N E
06/01/17: YOUTH: Shavuot Ice Cream Social
06/04/17: Annual 5K Run/Walk
06/**/17: KCT Graduation Kiddush
JU LY
AU GU S T
08/01/17: Film: Aftermath
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email from the Rabbi

July 28, 2016 at 12:41 PM

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Dodi Fishman Tobinholds a Ph.D. in Clinical

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Rabbi Goldwicht joined YU as a Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan

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Shalom in the Home:

BDS and Its Harms

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are not even to be allowed to participate in progressive

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