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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER
PESACH PULLOUT SECTION INSIDE! Please show the world our love for Eretz Yisrael, the place
REMEMBER TO SELL YOUR CHAMETZ !!! where the Divine presence rests. We will have a kiddush
th
Pesach begins on the night of March 30 !!! Any chametz luncheon on Shabat April 21st for this special occasion. If
not sold before Passover will have to be disposed of in a you would like to sponsor, please contact Saretta Lazovsky
proper manner even after Passover. While it is preferable to at lazovsky@juno.com or 847-676-0556.
sell your chametz in person, in response to those who have Yom Yerushalayim
st
requested a written authorization because of their inability 28 Iyar, the 51 anniversary of the reunification of
to come in, a form has been included in this newsletter. The Jerusalem in the Six Day War, is on Sunday May 13th.
form must be received by the Rabbi no later than Sunday Partners in Torah
March 25th. Sale of Chametz form is on the back cover. Kesser Maariv is proud to host “Partners” on Mondays from
PESACH PULLOUT SECTION INSIDE! 8-9:00pm. Men and women are invited to come learn Torah
Pre-Pesach Shiurim with a partner, and hear short inspirational remarks at the
Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik TBA end. Refreshments are served.
Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah Parsha Podcasts / Social Media
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky Rabbi Louis Lazovsky's morning Vorts on the Parsha are
Shabbat, March 24 at 5:10 pm Halacha and Hashkafa available as podcasts at KesserMaariv.podomatic.com (a
Laws of Pesach - Rabbi Benzie link is on our homepage, www.KesserMaariv.org).
Wednesday, March 21 at 7:35 pm (after Maariv) Facebook: Fb.me/Kesser Maariv Twitter: @KesserMaariv
Passover Yizkor Stop By the Shul to...
We will recite the Yizkor memorial service on Shabbat, • Pick up a Kesser Maariv Pushke (Tzedaka Box).
April 7th at about 10:30 am. • Borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the
Talmud Class on Wednesday Night south side of the Social Hall (for members only).
Rabbi Benzie's Wednesday Night Shiur is studying the sixth • Borrow Shiurim from the Tape Lending Library
chapter of Gemara Brachos - laws of Blessings on Food! E-mail List
Shiur meets Wednesday after Maariv, and is open to men To receive our emails, please send an e-mail to
and women of all levels. bhhkmal@yahoo.com indicating that you wish to be placed
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Weekday Shacharit is at 6:00 am. (Week of March 12 mail address per family.
only - 6:08 am due to late sunrise) Rent the Shul for Your Simcha
Sunday–Thursday, Mincha-Maariv about 10 minutes For information regarding renting the Social Hall for your
before sundown. event, please call Ben Zion Lazovsky at the Shul office at
Yom Hashoah (847) 679-9800. Also, book you child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah in
Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, correspond- the Shul calendar! Contact Judy Whisler at
ing to Thursday, April 12, is the day that we remember and j5awhisler@aol.com
pay tribute to those sacred Kedoshim who went to their Misheberach List
eternal rest sanctifying the name of the Almighty in the If you have names for a misheberach, please send them to
ultimate act of Kiddush Hashem. May their memory forever the shul office or e-mail to bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
be a blessing. Hashem Yikom Damam. Happy Day Cards & Standings
Rabbi Meyer Juzint’s Nechamas Meyer - Mussar on Beautiful All-Occasion Cards are available for purchase
Parsha and The Chain of Miracles from the office for $1.50 each or 13 cards for $18. If you
These books - Mussar on Parsha and an amazing Holocaust would like us to send a card for you for $2, or join the
memoir written by a teacher of Rabbi Louis Lazovsky and standings, please contact the office at (847) 679-9800.
a friend of Kesser Maariv, are available for purchase from PAST EVENTS
the office, and from www.kessermaariv.org and Amazon. Scholar-in-Residence and Melave Malka - with Rabbi
Nechamas Meyer is $25 and Chain of Miracles is $20. Menachem & Bracha Goldberger of Baltimore was a
Yom Ha’atzmaut - Israel Independence Day 70 Years resounding success! Thanks to Lily & Gene Cherny for
This year, Yom Ha’atzmaut, 5 Iyar, falls on Friday, April hosting the Oneg Shabbat, and to Rabbi Eli for organizing
th th
20 . In Israel they will observe it on Thurday April 19 . the scrumptious food at the Melave Malka, and to the
evening’s sponsors.
70 Years of Medinat Yisrael - Rabbe Benzie gave a special
D’var Torah on the Sanctity of Eretz Yisrael as part of a
citywide celebration.
Tree of Life - We thank those who bought leaves on the
Etty Rubinow Tree of Life during Shevat.
Food Drive for ARK - Yasher Koach to Larry Weinger for
again chairing the Food Drive for the ARK food pantry.
Thanks to everyone who brought items for the ARK.
Purim - Thanks to Larry & Judy Weinger for chairing the
Purim Seudah. Thanks to the sponsors.
Yasher Koach to Rabbis Benzie & Eli Lazovsky for reading
the Megillah.
Adele Goldblum Women’s Council
Upcoming Events.
Pesach Project - See inside back cover for details on buying
items for families in need.
Women’s Shalashudos - Our first Women’s Shalashudos
of the spring/summer season is tentatively scheduled for
April 28th. Stay tuned for more details.
Past Event
Beth Sair presented Talking Statues of Chicagoland.
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Associate Rabbi & Executive Director
GOOD & WELFARE
Mazel Tov to: Lester Farber on the engagement of his son
Josh to Amanda Lapidus...Jeff & Mila Zaretsky on the Bar
Mitzvah of their grandson, Benyamin Keren...Sanford &
Shelly Schwarz on the birth of a great-granddaughter, Nava
Tehilla Dvorin...Drs. Dinora Ingberman & Larry Biel on the
marriage of her son Dr. Jacob Valobov to TrudyAnn Miriam
Edwards, and on the engagement of his daughter...Howard
& Barbara Pomper on the Bat Mitzvah of their
granddaughter Penina Ahuva Pomper...Dr. Marlyn & Lenny
Fensterheim on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Noah...Jean
Goldrich & Cookie Goldrich on the birth of a great grandson
in Israel.
Refua Shleima to: Sue Goldrich, Jean Goldrich, Bella
Perlman, Rabbi Fertig, Alan Slodki.
Thank you to our recent Kiddush Sponsors: Avi
Lowenstein; Herb & Rita Lowenstein; Marty & Sandy
Miretzky; Lenny & Dr. Marlyn Fensterheim; Moshe Kipnis,
Simona Cheskis and Maya Kucher; and anonymous
sponsors.
Thank you to our recent Seudat Shlisheet Sponsors:
Lazovsky and Allswang families; Mike Wishner; Arkady &
Ellen Kats; Vicki Ross; Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan; and
anonymous sponsors.
To sponsor a Kiddush or Seudat Shlisheet, please
contact the office, or Judy Whisler at j5awhisler@aol.com.
D’VAR TORAH
Information about the Four Special Torah Readings was
sent out in the previous newsletter.
Shabbat Hagodol - March 24th is Shabbat
Hagodol. It always takes place the Shabbat before Passover.
The message of this Shabbat is the maturity of the Jewish
people in their slaughtering a sheep, the primary Egyptian
deity, as the Korban Pesach, which led to their deliverance.
The Omer, or period of counting 49 days between
Passover and Shavuot, is a solemn period when twenty four
thousand students of Rabbi Akiva, all rabbis and leaders of
Israel, passed away. We begin counting (“Sfira”) the night
of March 31st. One should count after sunset. If one forgot
to count at night, count the next day without reciting the
blessing. If one forgot the entire day, the blessing may not
be recited for the rest of the Omer, even if one counts at
night. During this time we refrain from celebrating
weddings, having haircuts, purchasing new clothing and
hearing live music. On the 33rd day of the counting, known
as Lag B’Omer, this year corresponding to Thursday, May
3rd, the students did not die. As a result, it is a day of joy
and celebration. Marriages, which are ordinarily prohibited
during the sefira period, are permitted on Lag B’Omer, and
field trips and outings take place. In Israel, the day is
marked by the bonfires and pilgrimages are made to the
grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, whose Yahrzeit is on
Lag B’Omer. Shavuot begins on Saturday evening May 19th
and ends on Monday evening May 21st.
PASSOVER INFORMATION
MAOT CHITTIM
Passover is a time of the year when we remember those who
are not as fortunate as others. The "Shulchan Aruch - Code
of the Jewish Law" reminds us of our obligation to help all
Jews celebrate Passover, our festival of freedom. Please
give generously to those in need so that they too can have
Matzos, Wine, Maror and all other basic Passover needs.
The Shul distributes Maot Chittim to people who need it.
Donations may be sent to the office or given to Rabbis
Louis, Ben Zion or Eli, and they will be distributed.
"Kol Dichfien Yasay V'yaichal - Whoever is needy, let them
come and celebrate Passover with us." -Haggadah
PRE-PASSOVER PREPARATIONS
Pre-Pesach Shiurim at Kesser Maariv
All these classes are open to men and women.
Haggadah Shiur - Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik TBA
Original Explanations and Themes of the Haggadah
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha - Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Shabbat, March 24 at 5:10 pm
Pesach in Halacha and Hashkafa
Laws of Pesach - Rabbi Benzie
Wednesday, March 21 at 7:35 pm (after Maariv)
In addition, three of Rabbi Ben Zion’s previous classes are
available on KMvort.podomatic.com:
Mitzvot of the Seder Night: Reciting the Haggadah;
Matza; Maror; Four Cups; Reclining; Hallel:
bit.ly/1R6OY7I (direct link)
Preparing for Pesach: Bedikat Chametz; How to Kasher
your home; Selling Chametz; How Matza is Made
bit.ly/22vkT5v
Thoughts on the Hagaddah. bit.ly/1pU0BEO
LIST OF COMMUNITY PESACH PREPS
cRc Pesach Fair, including Hagalas Kaylim (Purification
of Vessels for Passover) will be on Sunday, March 25 from
2 pm - 5:30 at HTC, 7135 N. Carpenter, Skokie, (also knife
sharpening and Shaatnez checking)
Hagalas Kaylim at Kesser Maariv Sun 3/25 noon-2pm!
Hagalas Kaylim - at Telshe Yeshiva, 3535 W. Foster,
Chicago: Sunday & Monday nights March 25-26 from 7:30
pm-9:00pm. Big orders must reserve 773-727-5241.
Shaatnez Testing - available at Star Cleaners, 3704
Dempster, year-round.
Skokie’s Spring Greening is after Pesach on April 15,
2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 pm at Niles North High School,
9800 Lawler, Skokie. You can drop off batteries, tires,
paint, shred documents and much more. Details at
http://skokiespringgreening.info/
Free Document Shredding & Some Electronics
Recycling - Sunday March 18 from 10 am- 2 pm at 7530 N.
St. Louis in Skokie (south of Howard)
Proper Disposal of Shamos - Sunday March 18 from 10
am- 2 pm at 7530 St. Louis, Skokie, 10am-2pm (charge
based on volume).
Shamos should not be brought to Kesser Maariv. Note:
Likutei Pshatim (and similar publications) may be double-
bagged and placed with the regular garbage pickup.
HTC’s Bigdei Yisrael Gently used clothes are donated to
people in need in Israel? Drop them off on Sunday, March
18 from 1pm-4pm, Location 3721 W. Chase, Skokie (near
WalMart). Info: htc.edu/Bigdei
Burn Chametz on Friday morning March 30 from 8:00 am
until 11:00 am, at various locations in Skokie. March 18
from 10 am- 2 pm. Even if you don’t burn Chametz, you
must perform Bitul Chametz and recite the Kol Chamira
before 11:30 am.
Selected Laws for Passover 5778
Preparing for Passover is always difficult. I will attempt to
briefly cover 13 areas but urge you to either review the laws
from the original source materials, attend any of the many
classes being offered by competent rabbinic authorities,
including at Kesser Maariv, or call me with any questions.
(See laws of Kashering on next page)
1) We Search for Chametz on Thursday night, March 29
after sundown. We follow all of the procedures and
customs including reciting the blessing and Kol Chamira
(renunciation of ownership) upon conclusion of the search;
2) The Fast of the First Born is on Friday morning March
30. Fathers fast for their first born son under Bar Mitzvah.
A Siyum can be attended if fasting is difficult. We will hold
a siyum that morning after our 6:00 am minyan;
3) We Burn Chametz on Friday morning March 30. Burning
of the Chametz will be available that day, from 8:00 am
until 11:00 am, at Or Torah and Chovevei Tzion. Everyone
must perform Bitul (Nullification of) Chametz and recite the
Kol Chamira at this time;
4) The Prohibition of Eating Chametz begins at 10:25 am on
Friday morning March 30;
5) The Seder - We cannot begin the seder until after
nightfall (7:15 pm). In each and every generation we must
feel as if we are re-experiencing the exodus from Egypt.
Accordingly, we must delve into the Haggadah to remember
the suffering of our ancestors and to learn of the greatness
of Hashem. We must involve our children in this process
and realize that each part of the Passover Seder has great
meaning and significance. In addition to reciting the
Hagaddah, special mitzvot of the night include drinking four
cups of wine or grape juice, eating Matza, Maror and a Yom
Tov meal. We must eat the Afikomen by 12:54 am.
6) First Day - On Shabbat morning March 31 we have a
Yom Tov service in Shul, followed by a Yom Tov meal.
Note that we may not eat a meal after 6:05 pm in
preparation for the second seder. Seudat Shlisheet should be
eaten before then, and will not be served in Shul.
7) Second Night & Seder - We cannot begin to make
preparations or begin the second seder until after candle
lighting on Saturday evening March 31, which is not before
7:59 pm. Recite the mini-Havdala “Baruch Hamavdil Bein
Kodesh L’chol” at that time then light candles. Remember
to transfer the fire from an existing flame; and let that
candle burn out by itself, as we may not extinguish flames
on Yom Tov. We do recite “Shehechiyanu” at candle
lighting; some have the custom to have a new fruit for the
second night. After this, you may cook/warm up food, set
the table and then begin the Seder. The Seder is very
similar to the first night’s Seder. There is a special Kiddush
that includes Havdala (known by the Talmudic acronym
YaKNeHaZ) and all Hagaddas include it. It is preferable to
use clear, incandescent light bulbs in your room as the
candle for Havdala. One should not light a havdala candle
because we are not permitted to blow it out on Yom Tov. If
you don’t have clear incandescent bulbs, hold 2 regular
candles together for Havdala and then let them burn out by
themselves. The Afikoman must be eaten by 12:54 am.
8) Second Day After Shul we have a Yom Tov meal. We
recite a basic Havdalah over wine only after Yom Tov.
9) Chol Hamo’ed begins after Havdalah and continues until
Thursday night, April 5.
10) Seventh Night - April 5 - Candle lighting at 7:01 pm
Make sure to make an Eruv Tavshillin before candle
lighting!
This allows us to cook food on Yom Tov for Shabbat, which
begins immediately after Yom Tov. A special bracha is made
over two matzot and a cooked food, commonly a piece of fish
or chicken. The Bracha is “Baruch Ata Ad-nai (G-d’s Name)
 El-heinu melech ha’olam asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav differs from what is listed below. We are always happy to
vitzivanu al mitzvat eruv.” The accompanying B’din Eruvah help people understand what they need to do to Kasher their
declaration (see ArtScroll Siddur p. 654) should also be kitchen.
recited. This food is set aside and eaten on Shabbat. Most items and appliances must be clean and idle for 24
We do not make “Shechiyanu” at Candle Lighting. hours before Kashering.
That night we eat a Yom Tov meal. Ovens: Run a self clean with the oven racks inside. If it is
11) Seventh Day - April 6 -we read about the miracle of the not self-clean it is Kasherable, but ask me for instructions.
Splitting of the Sea. After Shul we eat a Yom Tov meal. Rangetops Gas: Burners should be on for one hour with the
12) Eighth night - April 6 - we light candles (from an grates in their normal position. Afterward, the grates must
existing flame, like paragraph 7 above) by 7:02 pm, since also be covered with foil for Pesach. Electric ranges need
we may not transfer a flame on Shabbat. Also, if one wishes to be red-hot for at least 45 minutes. Often you must put a
to warm up food, it must be on the blech (etc.) before this brick on the burner for it to turn red-hot. Glass top ranges
time. We include Shabbat in the Blessing but do not make have slightly different details; please ask me.
Shehechiyanu, and eat a Yom Tov meal. Dishwashers: May not be kashered for Pesach.
13) Eighth Day - April 7 - at Shul we read King Solomon’s Sinks: Stainless steel sinks may be kashered with hagala
Song of Songs, and recite Yizkor, a custom that began in the (pouring scalding water on them). Sinks must be clean and
Middle Ages in Europe. Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik feels with no rust spots. Boil water in a container until there is a
Yizkor on Festivals (as opposed to Yom Kippur) was begun rolling boil, and carefully pour the water on all parts of the
to remember family members who were killed in Pogroms sink and faucet. Cast-iron sinks cannot be kashered. Still,
and whose absence is sorely felt on Yom Tov. one must pour boiling water on the cast-iron sink as
Remember to eat your Eruv Tavshillin food. described above, and additionally one must cover the
We will have Seudat Shlisheet in Shul. surface of the sink. One possibility is to buy a dishpan that
We make a regular Havdala, and after Havdala fits in your sink and drill a hole in it to drain (but be careful
please be careful and put away all your Pesach utensils the sink should not back up into the dishpan).
before bringing Chametz into your house. And remember, Silverware: Can be kashered if they are rust free with
there is a big Mitzva to eat Matza with enthusiasm and Hagala. You can drop them into a pot of boiling water one
gusto on the First night of Pesach. There is no mitzva to eat at a time, or go to the cRc Pesach Fair (Sunday 3/25 from
Chametz after Pesach!!! 2:00-5:30 pm at HTC, or at Telshe on Sunday & Monday
Please call me at home (847) 676-0556 or at the 3/25-26 from 7:30-9:00 pm. Or at Kesser Maariv Sun 3/25
from noon-2pm!
Anything with small holes or crevices
PASSOVER DATES TO REMEMBER cannot be Kashered.
Shabbat Hagodol Drasha Shabbat Afternoon March 24 at 5:10 pm Pots: Pots that are usually used for
Search for Chametz - Bedikat Chametz Thursday night, March 29 cooking liquids may be kashered by
Fast of the First Born-Taanit Bechorim (Siyum after minyan) Friday, March 30 Hagala, provided they are clean and
Prohibition of eating Chametz begins at 10:25 am Friday, March 30 have no crevices. For details, see one
Burning of Chametz before 11:40 am Friday, March 30 of the Rabbis Lazovsky, or bring it to
Sedarim Friday evening, March 30 & Saturday evening March 31 the cRc Pesach Fair. Frying pans and
Eat the Afikomen no later than 12:54 am Friday, March 30 & March 31 roasting pans cannot be kashered.
First two days of Yom Tov Shabbat March 31 & Sunday April1 Dishes: Cannot be kashered.
Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days) Monday April 2-Thursday April 5 Countertops: The cRc Passover Guide
Last Days of Yom Tov- Thurday evening April 5 - Saturday evening April 7 has an extensive list of countertop
materials and if they may be kashered.
Even if your countertop cannot be
synagogue (847) 679-9800 if you have any questions about kashered, clean it well and cover it – some people cover it
these or other issues, including how to “kasher” appliances with boards, some use Contact paper with light adhesive and
and utensils for Pesach (Rabbi Ben Zion’s shiur on this topic some use aluminum foil. Whatever you use, cover it well so
is online at bit.ly/22vkT5v or see the summary on the next that food will not touch the countertop.
column). A Chag Kasher V'samayach, and on this Pesach, Refrigerators: Must be thoroughly cleaned with soapy
may we merit the ultimate redemption. water.
Small appliances like coffee makers, Keurig machines,
Brief Laws of Kashering Your Kitchen for Pesach crock pots, instaPots, blenders and food processors cannot
by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky be kashered for Pesach. For any other items advice or
Kashering your kitchen for Pesach is never easy. Below are assistance, please ask me - email bhhkmal@yahoo.com.
some main points on Kashering. Please ask any Rabbi A Happy and Kosher Pesach to one and all!!!
Lazovsky for more details or even to see if your situation
 How to do your Pesach Cleaning Cheerfully in
Less than One Day by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner
Rav Aviner is Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Yerushalaiym in the Old
City of Jerusalem. He is a very respected Religious Zionist
posek. Rabbi Benzie edited this post from his site
http://www.ravaviner.com/2011/04/how-to-do-your-pesach-cl
eaning_05.html
Some of his rules are not what I usually recommend, but this is
a very helpful article. -Rabbi Benzie aka -Ed.
If you want to do a spring cleaning, this is certainly
possible, but not before Pesach – this is not the appropriate time.
Pesach vacation is for taking trips, playing with the kids, being
happy, dancing and preparing stories for the Seder...You can
take trips, enjoy yourself, and arrive at the Seder rested in order
to make a beautiful Seder and inspire the children.
A husband does not have to help his wife nor does a
wife have to help her husband. Rather, the two of them have to
clean together since this is a shared home, and it is a shared life
as well.
Children's Clothes There may be cookies in your kids'
pockets. Even the crumbs must be removed, since a child may
put his hand into his pocket and then into his mouth. You only
have to check the clothes you will be wearing that season. It is
unnecessary to check any clothes that are put away and will not
be worn now, such as winter clothes. Running the clothes
through a washing machine will not necessarily get rid of all of
the crumbs. The clothes must be checked.
Toys must also be checked. However, you may put
some or all of the toys away, and buy new toys as a present for
the holiday! This serves a double purpose of saving work and
making the children happy.
Bathroom Cabinets may contain chametz items, such
as alcohol derived from wheat. What a waste to clean it. Close
and tape the cabinets and include it in the sale of chametz.
Couches You have to check between the pillows. It is
an interesting experience to find lost objects.
Books There is no need to clean them, just do not put
them on the table on which you eat. The custom is not to check
books for the crumbs that remain in them, but to rely of the
nullification. Clean the books which you will want to read at the
table on Pesach, or clean a few books for Pesach.
Dining Room You do not have to clean everything, just
the place where people eat, i.e. the chairs and the table.
Chairs: If the chairs are clean, there is no need to clean
them. If the kids throw cereal or other things on them and they
do not look clean, clean it with a wet rag.
Table: There are two options: 1. Kashering with boiling
water. 2. Covering with several layers of plastic and cloth
tablecloths.
High Chair: If it is plastic, it may be immersed in a tub
with boiling water and cleaning agents. Clean the cracks with a
stiff brush. It is unnecessary to take the chair apart, because
whatever is in the cracks and holes is inedible to a dog.
Kitchen This room must be thoroughly cleaned and not
one crumb of chametz left. A crumb is not nullified even in a
thousand times its volume.
Dishwasher It is preferable not to kasher a dishwasher.
You can do the dishes by hand as in previous generations. It is
also possible to use disposable dishes.
Oven If you do not have a self-cleaning oven, it is
possible to kasher it, but please ask a Rabbi.
Stove - Grates: Clean and cover the grates with as much
aluminum foil as possible. Use aluminum foil that is thick
enough not to tear, but thin enough to bend and shape. What a
waste of time and effort! The best thing is to use special Pesach
burners.
Bottom Pan (where everything falls): In general, if
some food falls into it, we do not pick it up, and it is considered
"treif;" nevertheless, put aluminum foil on it.
Knobs: Wipe them clean.
Refrigerator Clean it, but it does not have to be a lot
of work. Clean it. It is best to eat up all chametz before Pesach,
but if expensive chametz food products are left over, i.e. frozen
foods, they may be wrapped up well, labeled "chametz," stored
in the back of the freezer and included in the list of chametz sold
before Pesach. Cover the shelves with plastic. Similarly, you
must clean the door's rubber seal as well. If it is old, sometimes
it is easier to replace it.
Food Pantry Do not clean. It is a waste of time. Seal,
put sign or sticker not to use and include it in sale of chametz.
Cabinets of dishes, utensils, pots and pans
Dishes, shelves, and drawers that will not be used on Pesach
may be sealed, and need not be cleaned. There are those who are
strict to clean even the things which are used for chametz, but
one can be lenient on account of three reasons, each of which
would be enough:
1. We sell all the crumbs together with the sale of chametz. 2.
The dishes are clean -- nobody puts a dirty dish away in the
cabinet. 3. Even if there is "chametz dirt," it is definitely less
than a "kezayit."
Microwave It can be kashered by not using it for
twenty-four hours, cleaning it for five minutes and boiling water
in it for half an hour. All food cooked or baked in it on Pesach
should be placed in a covered utensil. (The glass in the
microwave cannot be kashered for Pesach. -Ed.)
Counters It is possible to cover them with thick
aluminum foil, and then there is no need to kasher them at all;
just wipe them with a rag. Sometimes it is complicated to cover,
and then one can kasher it. Where there are holes, pour floor
bleach in them and then pour water from an electric kettle which
is still boiling. It is good for two people to do this: One to pour
and the other to unplug. (See cRc guide for list of Kasherable
countertop materials –Ed.)
Sink Regarding the kitchen sink, there are a few
solutions: 1. Put a plastic bin inside. Just make sure there is still
a direct flow down the drain (and the sink does not back-up into
the bin -Ed.) 2. Thoroughly clean and kasher the sink like the
counters.
Car You have to clean it. Take out the mats and gather
the "chametz dirt" – there is no need for a vacuum cleaner -- and
clean the compartments and containers. There is no need to pour
water or dismantle the seats. In general, there is no need to
dismantle anything with screws. Any way you look at it -- if the
chametz is accessible, you can take it out without a screwdriver,
and if it is not accessible, it will not come out on Pesach either.
 Pesach Chesed Project- Kesser Maariv
Help local families in need by providing them with the food items which they have requested for Pesach. All items need
to be marked with a "P" and must be acceptable by CRC standards (examples: CRC, OU, OK, Kaf K and more!)
How does this project work?

Please email or call Barbara Sachs with the item(s) you would like to purchase. Even if multiple amounts of the same
item are requested, let Barbara know how many you intend on purchasing. Barbara's contact information is:
847-679-3669 or momsachs4@aol.com. Be sure that these items have not already been purchased by somebody else by
getting the "ok" from Barbara. Purchase the items and then bring them to the Shul where they should be put in a
designated box in the social hall.

The best time to drop off the items are Sunday through Friday during Minyan hours. Other times are available upon
request. All items must be brought in by Wednesday March 21st. Thank you in advance for your participation in this
project. Tizku L'Mitzvot.

The List: 2 chocolate syrups

1 container white sugar Canned fruit: 3 pineapple
2 packages brown sugar Canned fruit: 3 peaches
2 jars honey Canned fruit: 1 fruit cocktail
4 marinara sauce Canned fruit: 1 pear
3 low sodium marinara sauce (if available) 1 package mixed fruit
4 ketchup 1 package prunes
2 ketchup (lower sodium if available) 2 salt
4 tomato sauce 2 pepper
4 tomato sauce (lower sodium if available) 2 paprika
1 jellied cranberry sauce 2 garlic powder
1 mayonnaise - regular 2 onion powder
1 mayonnaise - low fat 1 cinnamon
Canned soup: 6 chicken 2 bottles apple cider vinegar
Canned soup: 2 tomato 2 sugar-free jello- cherry
Canned soup: 2 vegetable 1 sugar- free jello lemon
1 container chicken soup base 3 cake mixes with matza meal
14 Chunk tuna in water 2 Cake mixes without matzah meal
2 bags chopped walnuts Brownie mix- 4 with matzah meal
1 package ground almonds Brownie mix- 1 without matzah meal
1 regular instant coffee 4 matzah farfel
1 decaf instant coffee 1 potato pancake mix
1 box regular tea 1 potato starch
1 box decaf tea 2 lemon juice
 SHABBAT & HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Date Candle Lighting “Erev” Mincha Shacharit Shiur Mincha

Vayakhel Pikudei 3/9-3/10 5:31 pm 5:35 pm 8:45 am 4:20 pm 5:20 pm
(Parah)

Vayikra (Hachodesh) 3/16-3/17 6:39 pm 6:40 pm 8:45 am 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Tzav - Hagadol 3/23-3/24 6:47 pm 6:50 pm 8:45 am 5:10 pm 6:40 pm
Drasha
1st Day Pesach 3/30-3/31 6:54 pm 6:55 pm 8:45 am n/a 6:55 pm
2nd Day Pesach 3/31-4/1 7:59 pm 6:55 pm 8:45 am tba 7:00 pm
7th Day Pesach 4/5-4/6 7:01 pm Eruv 7:05 pm 8:45 am tba 7:05 pm
Tavshillin
8th Day Pesach 4/6-4/7 7:02 pm 7:05 pm 8:45 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Yizkor
Shmini 4/13-4/14 7:10 pm 7:15 pm 8:45 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Tazria-Metzora 4/20-4/21 7:18 pm 7:20 pm 8:45 am 6:10 pm 7:10 pm
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 4/27-4/28 7:26 pm 7:30 pm 8:45 am 6:15 pm 7:15 pm
Emor 5/4-5/5 7:33 pm 7:35 pm 8:45 am 6:25 pm 7:25 pm
Behar-Bechukotai 5/11-5/12 7:41 pm 7:45 pm 8:45 am 6:30 pm 7:30 pm
Bamidbar 5/18-5/19 7:48 pm 7:50 pm 8:45 am 6:40 pm 7:40 pm
1st Day Shavuot 5/19-5/20 8:52 pm 7:40 pm 4:45 am & n/a 7:55 pm
8:45 am
2nd Day Shavuot 5/20-5/21 8:53 pm 7:55 pm 8:45 am tba 7:55 pm
Yizkor
Naso 5/25-5/26 7:54 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:45 pm 7:45 pm
Beha’alotcha 6/9-6/10 8:06 pm 7:00 pm 8:45 am 6:55 pm 7:55 pm
If you have a chiyuv - obligation to daven or require an Aliya, please inform Rabbi Lazovsky before Shabbat.
Early Shabbat will begin after Shavuot, on June 2. Light candles by 7:25 pm and Repeat Shema.

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Minyan Times Classes
Minyanim meet in the Kaufman Bais Sunday Morning at 9:15 am: Parsha Class in the Weekly
Midrash Sedra. Given by Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

Shacharit Wednesday night after Maariv: “Gemara Brachos.” Given by

Sunday: 8:00 am Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky.
Monday-Friday: 6:00 am
Shabbat afternoon one hour before Mincha - Parsha Class
(after Pesach it is on Pirkei Avot). Given by Rabbi Lazovsky.
Mincha-Maariv
Sunday– Thursday: 10 minutes before For more learning opportunities, contact Rabbis Benzie or Eli
sundown

Malamud Reference Library – Come and Learn from any of the hundreds of titles in our library.
Lending Library – Members may borrow books from our Lending Library, located on the south side of the
Social Hall.
Tape Lending Library – We have tapes & digital files on many topics including Chumash, Talmud & Mussar.
 PASSOVER YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICES
Yizkor is always recited on the last day of Passover. This year, Yizkor will be recited on Shabbat April 7. The
congregation will continue to observe Yizkor for all who have a plaque. For those that do not have a plaque who want
Yizkor recited, please make certain that we properly remember the names of our departed loved ones. In order to do this,
we request that you fill in the HEBREW first name of your departed loved one, as well as the HEBREW first name of
their father in the space provided below. You can submit as many names as you need, just make extra copies of the form,
or write all of the names on a separate piece of paper and return them to the rabbi in the enclosed envelope.

Please remember that in the Yizkor prayer we recite that the soul of the departed should rest in eternal paradise on the
merit of charity given in their name.

Please write the Hebrew Name of the Deceased and the Hebrew name of the deceased’s father.
Name Father

_________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________

_________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________

_________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________

_________________________________ BEN/BAT _________________________________

SELLING THE CHAMETZ - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!!!

Any "Chametz" which an individual desires to use after Passover must not only be stored in a separate place in the home
where it is not seen during the holiday, but it must also be considered as not belonging to the individual for that period.
This is effected by authorizing the Rabbi to sell the "Chametz" and the place where the “Chametz” is found to a non-Jew.
Rabbi Lazovsky is available to sell the Chametz at his home, at the shul or by special appointment. Please call (847) 676-
0556 to make the necessary arrangements.

While it is preferable to do this in person, in response to those who have requested a written authorization because of
their inability to do this in person, the following form may be used. The form must be received by the Rabbi no later than
Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Fill in the date, your name, home and business addresses, and sign the form.

` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` `Detach & Return ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `

IF YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE CHICAGO METRO AREA FOR PASSOVER PLEASE INDICATE THE CITY AND
TIME ZONE WHERE YOU WILL BE:
City: ___________________TIME ZONE:________hours ahead/behind Chicago

I ____________________________________ her eby authorize Rabbi Louis Lazovsky as my agent with the power of
attorney to sell all foods and items of Chametz in accordance with the requirements of Jewish Law, including leasing all
the area(s) in my possession where there is Chametz. This sale includes, but is not limited to, Chametz found at the
following addresses:

_________________________________________________Ci ty_____________State________ Zip _______

_________________________________________________Ci ty_____________State________ Zip _______

_________________________________________________Ci ty_____________State________ Zip _______

_________________________________________________Ci ty_____________State________ Zip _______

Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ____________________