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Rochelle Katz & Jane Shapiro decide to recreate Shira Chadasha style davening in Skokie, IL
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First Kabbalat Shabbat at the Katz's
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Founders and Past Presidents
Co-founders:
Rochelle Katz
Jane Shapiro Founding President:
Steve Katz 2006-2009 Past Presidents:
Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman 2009-2011
Daniel Weinberg 2011-2013
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Jane Shapiro engages Rabbi Michael Balinsky to help guide our halachic decision making
We decided that Rabbi Michael Balinksy (currently at the Melton School, formerly Rabbi at Northwestern University Hillel, and member of the CRC), to be our guide through the halachic web. -
Purchased/Created Mechitza
The Katzes bought coat racks and shower curtains to make our mechitza. The Katz, Robinson, Rosenson, Silverman, and Stein families all contributed to the purchase of the mechitza. -
Megilla Reading & Seudah @ Northwestern Hillel
Rochelle Katz - coordinator; Kathy Wolf -- cooking and planning -- Sam Fleischacker, Elisa Lupovitch, and all the lainers: Zahava Steinberg, Steve Steinberg, Ruth Gleicher, Emily Pogrund, Noa Fleischacker, and Yoni Katz. -
1st Shabbat Morning Minyan @ home of Abby Polin
Service Participants/Organizers:
Psukei D'zimra- Jane Shapiro; Shacharit - Steve Katz;
Torah Service- Jessica Kaz-Hoffman;
Leyners - Steve Lupovich, Ariel Katz, Rachel Stein, Jane Shapiro, Ben Katz, Ruth Gleicher,
Haftorah - Aliza Stein,
Musaf - Steve Steinberg
D'var Torah - Jane Shapiro
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Shavuot learning at Lupovich house
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Learning with Elie Holzer @ home of Jane & David Shapiro
Seudah Shlishit and study at the Shapiro house (3925 Lyons) at 6 pm until Havdalah organized by Jane Shapiro -
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Weekly Friday night minyan
Original Membership DirectoryMain Coordinator: Rochelle Katz Host Locations: Davening: -
Nace Sklar born
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Rabbi Sperber to Skokie
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Ari & Gabriel Klein borm
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2nd Shabbat Morning Davening at Katz house
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Organizational Meeting at Rosenblatt's to decide to daven high holidays together
Decided to have high holiday services with the intention to have Rosh Hashanah services on both days, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur services. Rochelle Katz coordinated overall. Steve Steinberg &Jane Shapiro gabbais & in charge of aesthetics and what melodies we would do. Lynda Rosenson to secure a location. Steve Steinberg to secure 2 Torahs from SVAJ. Jessica Kaz-Hoffman in charge of kids services/babysitting for these times. -
Shidduch between Kol Sasson and TBI
Sarah Weinberg is living in Chicago, but receives Rochelle's email from the 7/11/2006 meeting indicating KS is looking for a place for high holidays and forwards it to Rabbi Weinberg. He is agreeable to hosting KS at TBI and recommends the TBI president, Cindy Franklin, work with KS representative, Lynda Rosenson, to coordinate. -
Mini Shabbaton & learning high holiday tunes
Friday night & Saturday morning services at the Lupovich home. Rabbi Josh Feigelson and family visiting from Evanston. In the afternoon, socializing & learning the holiday tunes together at the Shapiro home with Jane Shapiro and Steve Steinberg. -
1st High Holiday davening
We gathered at Temple Beth Israel for both days of Rosh Hashana and for Yom Kippur.
Gabbaim & Davening Leaders: Steve Steinberg, Jane Shapiro, Steve Lupovich
Babysitting for HH and our first few shabbats provided in the Temple Beth Israel classrooms & sponsored in memory of Henry Lichtenstein & Ernest Katz.
RSVP & Payment: $180 made out to Temple Beth Israel to be delivered to Rochelle Katz to cover rental costs.
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Incorporated as a 501c3 organization - Steve Katz
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1st board of directors and officers elected
Thirteen members attended.
Jane Shapiro, Steve Lupovitch, and Steve Katz serve as our board of directors. The following officers were elected:
President - Steve Katz
Treasurer - Lynda Rosenson
Secretary - Laura Rabinowicz
VP Membership - Carolyn Reinglass
VP Ritual - Steve Steinberg
VP Education - Jane Shapiro
We unanimously approved the by-laws for Kol Sasson, approved the conflict of interest policy, and authorized the treasurer to open a bank account. -
1st Shabbat morning davening in library at Temple Beth Israel
The kiddush/lunch ponsored by Rochelle and Steve Katz in honor of their son Isaac's birthday and the 1st anniversary of his bar mitzvah. -
Yossi & Tobi Burstyn born
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Leora Weinberg born
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Sarena Sklar born
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Begin alternating Shabbat morning and kabbalat shabbat davening
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Hospitality for new members
Decided to welcome (informally) new members and potential members to Kol Sasson by hosting these families for Shabbat lunch or dinner. Carolyn Reinglass compiling a pool of families who volunteer to host new/potential members and also compiling families new (or potentially new) to Kol Sasson who would appreciate being hosted. -
Shavuot programming for adults and children
Adult learning sessions at TBI featuring Jane Shapiro & Lori Sagarin.
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Chicago Jewish News Article with Rochelle & Jane
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Junior Congregation created by Isaac Katz and Michael Rosenson
Geared for ages 8 through bnei mitzvah. Our goal is to pattern the service loosely after Solomon Schechter's tefilla. It will be conducted all in Hebrew and will be filled with song. It will follow a typical Shacharit format, and will also have Torah reading (although from a Tikkun, not a Torah). Children can lead "Aniim Zmirot" or "Adon Olam" or can lead Shacharit or chant Torah. Isaac and Michael will be contacting each of the children to give them assignments in advance. -
High Holiday Davening 5768
We met for both days of Rosh Hashana and all of Yom Kippur. Jane Shapiro and Steve Steinberg were our gabbais and coordinated the davening. Jane, Steve Steinberg, and Steve Lupovich led the davening. Lynda Roseneson collecting $300 dues to Kol Sasson congregation to cover rental and child care costs. Rochelle Katz coordinated the overall logistics. Jessica Kaz-Hoffman coordinated children's programming. -
Sukkot & Shmini Atzeret Davening
We will be meeting on Friday, September 28 at 9:15 for Sukkot, on Saturday, September 29 at 9:15 for Shabbat, and on Thursday, October 4 at 9:15 for Shemini Atzeret and Yizkor. We will not be meeting the other days of the chag. We will resume our every other Shabbat morning services with parsha Bereishit on Saturday, October 6 at 9:15 a.m. We will also have a Kiddush that day, sponsored by the Rosenson and Katz families, in honor of our gabbaim Jane Shapiro & Steve Ste -
SKIP participation
Lynda Rosenson coordinates the efforts for KS to particpate in JUF's Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Program and KS contributes money towards member families. -
1st Membership Committee Meeting
We will review past practice and brainstorm future approaches to maintain and increase our membership. We will meet at the home of Carolyn Reinglass and David Sklar and everyone is invited to attend. -
Joint learning session with TBI
Part one is this Sunday, and part two will take place after tefillah on Saturday, January 19, 2008. The topic is: Maimonides - do we really have free will? At the last session in November, TBI had an outstanding turnout - this is a great way for us to meet our gracious hosts and engage in meaningful learning together. -
Chanukkah Party at Minkus-Liebermans's
There will be delicious food, rollicking music, Hanukkah candlelighting, and wonderful company. -
1st Ritual Committee Meeting
We will be convening the first meeting of the Kol Sasson Ritual Committee. As we grow, there are a lot of different aspects of our davening that need attention and both gabbaim (Jane Shapiro and Steve Steinberg) would like more input. Meeting will be held at the Shapiro house, 3925 Lyons. -
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Shabbat morning davening every week
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16th of Tevet Party
Party hosted at the home of Carolyn Reinglass and David Sklar. -
Melodies for davening
Jane Shapiro, Daniel Weinberg, & Sarah Weinberg met to listen to the Shira Chadasha CD and pick out melodies for shacharit to begin rolling out. They compiled a CD for members to begin learning new tune and had Daniel slowly introduce them in davening each week. -
Avi Rubin born
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Eitan Katz 1st Bar Mitzvah @ KS
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Haia Steinberg Bat Mitzvah
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Haftarahs - 5769
Haftarah: Adam Gindea, Avi Janssen, Sippi Janssen, Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman, Eitan Katz, Steve Katz, Jessica Kaz-Hoffman, Jacob Magid, Milt Rosenberg, Arthur Rosenson, Jane Shapiro, Josh Silverman, David Sklar, Steve Steinberg, Sarah Weinberg, Leslie Rosen Stern -
Divrei Torah - 5769
Divrei Torah: Jeanne Ashkenazy, Sippi Janssen, Rochelle Katz, Steve Katz, Jessica Kaz-Hoffman, David Lieberman, Arthur Rosenson, Bob Rubin, David Shapiro, Jane Shapiro, David Silverman, Steve Steinberg, Marc Swatez -
Leyning- 5769
Leyning: Alan Burstyn, Ariel Goodman, Jeremy Goodman, Ari Hart, Avi Janssen, Sippi Janssen, Ariel Katz, Isaac Katz, Jessica Kaz-Hoffman, Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman, Jacob Magid, Jonathan Maier, Carolyn Reinglass, Arthur Rosenson, Michael Rosenson, David Shapiro, Jacob Shapiro, Josh Silverman, Matthew Silverman, David Sklar, Eytan Stein, Mairav Stein, Steve Steinberg, Josh Swatez, Daniel Weinberg, Sarah Weinberg, Matt Kanter & Anna Dunietz - paid to leyn every other week -
Ayelet Klein born
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Josh Swatez Bar Mitzvah
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Jacob Weinberg born
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Yartzheit Minyanim
Carolyn Reinglass began officially coordinating yartzheit minyanim so that members could say kaddish. The first time we met was at the Reinglass/Sklar home on 12/28/2009 at so that Steve Katz could say kaddish for the yartzheit of his father, Ernest Katz z"l. -
Clive Lawton - founder of Limmud gives short talk
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Rabbi Lockshin Shabbaton
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Simon Shapiro born
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Rabba Sara Hurwitz & KS in Chicago Jewish News
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Rabba Sara Hurwitz - Shabbaton
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Lizzie Janssen Bat Mitzvah
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Shani Friedman's Bat Mitzvah
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Guided chevruta learning & lunch with Jane Shapiro & Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman
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Meital Hoffman's Bat Mitzvah
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Rabbi Lockshin Shabbaton
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Elie Holzer Shabbaton
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Rabbi Lockshin Shabbaton
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Ari Hart davens with us and gives d'var torah
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Rabbi Sam Feinsmith davens with us and gives d'var torah
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Levi Lauer of Atzum visits and gives d'var torah
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Sam Klein - Rabbinincal Student at YCT visits for Shabbat
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Devora Weinberg born
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Shabbaton with Rabbi Lcokshin
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Shabbaton with Rabbi Dr. Elie Holzer
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New By-laws Approved
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Professor David Shyovitz gives d'var torah
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Ariella Brunwasser Auf Ruf
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Rabbi Hyim Shafner Shabbaton
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Jessica Sloane Bat Mitzvah
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Sidney Shapiro born
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Haftarahs - 5759
Haftarah:
Adam Gindea, Avi Janssen, Sippi Janssen, Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman, Eitan Katz, Steve Katz, Jessica Kaz-Hoffman, Jacob Magid, Milt Rosenberg, Arthur Rosenson, Jane Shapiro, Josh Silverman, David Sklar, Steve Steinberg, Sarah Weinberg, Leslie Rosen Stern -
Thanksgiving/Hanukkah Hallel
