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Sing Unto The Lord A New Song As we begin our beautiful outdoor summer services, I want to invite the entire congregation to welcome our new Cantor, David Reinwald. His magnificent and inviting voice will help us all to feel the presence of Shabbat, its serenity and peace, in the tranquil and beautiful setting of our Sukkah Garden. Music, togetherness, and prayer, is a wonderful way to give thanks to G-d, on this 4th of July, on this Independence Day, for this great country in which we live. As the anthem goes “G-d bless America,” and may we bless Her as well. Following Services, there will be an opportunity to schmooze, meet and greet. Understanding that there are families who have their own special 4th of July traditions and will not be able to join us on that day, we have also set aside the Shabbat of July 18th where we will “Meet and Greet” our new Cantor. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the BBQ at 7:30 p.m. Complete information will be mailed to you in early July. Please return the response form so we can plan appropriately. All food will be provided in honor of our new Cantor. We are a unique, tight-knit community, who understands the mitzvah of Hachamsat Orchim—hospitality. Won’t you please join me in this mitzvah as we welcome to Temple Anshe Sholom, our new Cantor, David Reinwald. B’shalom, Rabbi Paul Caplan |
Dear Friends, As the month of May arrives and spring is in full bloom, we enter a time of renewal and rebirth. As we approach the end of our fiscal year and the end of my first year as President of TAS, I cannot help but look back on the accomplishments and progress that our congregation has made. Our committees have worked hard with new members and energy, bringing a vitality and enthusiasm that has shown throughout the Temple. Our ritual committee has brought new ideas and excitement to our services. We have selected a new prayer book and Torah Commentary. We celebrated our 65th anniversary in grand style, reminding us of the entire wonderful heritage that has been our foundation over the years. Our caring committee has strengthened its breadth and scope of services and provided meaningful support to members in need. We have provided for long-term continuity with a 10 year extension to Rabbi Caplan’s contract. We have hired a wonderful new cantor, David Reinwald, who will start his service with us at the end of June. As I look to the recent past months, I must reflect on two losses that I personally experienced. One inevitable and yet still unimaginable, and the other never imagined or expected. The first was the sudden passing of my father, and the second was the announced closing of St Francis Hospital in Blue Island, where I have spent the last 25 years of my professional life. Both of these events have had a profound effect upon my life, and have caused me to take pause and to reflect upon how often we don’t take time to appreciate and give honor and respect to those things that we hold most dearly. Far too often, we are all guilty of not appreciating what we have until it is in peril or jeopardy of being lost. As this thought relates to our congregation, I am grateful to those of you who have responded to our capital campaign. To date our committed pledges have raised over $1,145,000.00 or 76% of our initial goal of $1,500,000.00.To those members who have yet to respond, your gift to help us reach our goal will help to provide for our long-term stability and security. Your help will ensure that none of us will be faced with the unimaginable prospect of looking back, wondering what happened to our Jewish community, and facing a loss we never imagined. I know that we can count on each and every one of our members to give what they can to ensure our success. I look forward to seeing you through June and our summer services.Martin Joffe |
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L’hitra’ot Not Good-Bye Although my family and I will be leaving this month for my new pulpit in Lexington, Massachusetts, and will no longer have the pleasure of seeing you all on a regular basis, please know that I hope we will keep in touch! Should you be interested, there are many ways to reach me. First of all, if you do an online Google search of the words ‘Cantor Doob’, my name comes up immediately (in fact, I just tried it, and currently, the first two references are to our Temple’s website). Second, feel free to e-mail me at cantordoob@gmail.com. Third, you can reach me through the website of my future synagogue, Temple Isaiah, www.templeisaiah.net. Though Devin, Sarah and I are looking forward to the challenges ahead, we are leaving here with mixed emotions, for we will miss the warmth and friendliness of Temple Anshe Sholom, its clergy, board and staff, and the South Suburban Jewish community as a whole. Thank you for sharing seven wonderful years with us – we will not forget you, and will be back again to see how you are faring! Therefore, at this point I will say not good-bye, but l’hitraot – see you again soon. Cantor Lisa Doob. |
Rabbi Paul Caplan
Dr. Martin Joffe
Cantor Lisa Doob
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