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Shabbos: - Gemorah Chavura- 45 minutes before minchah
- Bar Mitzvah Learning Program for boys ages 11-12 with Rabbi Gelman- 45 minutes before minchah (currently on hiatus)
- Shabbat Afternoon shiur at 5:30pm with YU Kollel - at the home of Tova Appleson, 3834 White Cloud. Shiur will be given by Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld
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Hilchot Shabbat Halacha Yomi - Monday through Friday, after Shacharis
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Mishnayot Study - daily between Mincha and Maariv
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Daf Yomi- 6am weekdays, 7:45am Sunday, 8:15am Shabbos
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Sunday 9:05am - Lox n' Learn with Rabbi Gelman for both men and women.
- Monday 12:00 pm - Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Gelman, at MetroKlub, see adult ed brochure for dates
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Tuesday 9:00 am - Shir HaShirim with Rabbi Gelman, for Women
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Tuesday 8:00 pm - Jewish Mythbusters with Rabbi Gelman (see brochure for dates and topics)
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Wednesday 9:15 am - Coffee Talk for Women, at Emma's Bagel Cafe with Rabbi Gelman
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Wednesdays at 12:00 pm - Lunch and Lerns at Great Chicago (See Brochure for Dates)
- Wednesday 7:45 pm - Middle School Mishmar with Rabbi Gershon Meisel of YU Kollel for 5th - 7th grade boys
- Wednesday 8:30 pm - J101 with Rabbi Ehrenfeld (see brochure for info)
- Thursday 12:00 pm - Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Gelman at Mizrahi Grill, see adult ed brochure for dates.
- Thursday 8:00-10:00 pm - Open Beit Midrash with the YUTM Kollel, NCSY and KCT, featuring hot wings and Chavrusa Learning!
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Kiddush and
Shalosh Seudos
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- Kiddush is sponsored by Aviva and Chaim Huss and by Alissa and Levi Zeffren in honor of the recent births of their daughters, Gabrielle Nili Huss and Yakira Yael Zeffren.
- The Hashkama minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Dr.'s Shira and Art Roth in honor of the birth of their new granddaughter Annaelle Shayna Roth and Shira's fourth Hebrew birthday.
- Shalosh seudos is sponsored by Robyn and Randy Cohen in honor of the Daf Yomi completing the Mesechta of Ta'anis.
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 Youth Department |
For the most up to date information about KCT Youth, click here. Parents are asked to pick up their children from groups at the end of davening, children will no longer be brought back into shul at the end. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to email us at Youth@skokieshul.org. We look forward to your feedback and as always, Torah fun... KCT style! Please be considerate and do not send any child that is sick or not feeling well to the groups. We have a wait 24 hours after fever policy and ask everyone to respect this rule for the well being of the kids and staff. To ensure the safety of our children during shul, it is shul policy that children up to 5th grade must be in shul with a parent or in their appropriate groups classroom. Children not in groups are the sole responsibility of their parents. It is our expectation that parents ensure their children are supervised and behaving with decorum due a shul. Children up to 5th grade may not play by themselves in shul or on the shul grounds which includes our parking lot, front and rear halls. Parents must accompany their children to and from groups and may not be sent ahead alone. Thank you!
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N'shei- KCT's Women's Group
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Women's Tehillim group will be held on Wednesdays at 7:30pm N'Shei of KCT is planning the upcoming calendar of social events, please contact N'shei President Elizabette Rischall if you would like to get involved elizabette.rischall@gmail.com N'Shei is in the process of updating our email list and are asking your help to complete the task. Please provide us with the following information: Your name (Title, first, last) Your preferred email address Your spouse (Title, first, last) His/her preferred email address (if you have a gender ambiguous name and title please specify) This information will be used for KCT purposes only. Please send the information to Lisa Weiser - lisabweiser@aol.com |
Hospitality
| Know of someone who'll be in town and needs to arrange a Shabbos meal or place to stay? See someone new at shul on Shabbos? Chesed and Hospitality is a function of our shul - please see Joel Okner or Elisha Rosenblum to make arrangements, even if the first you hear of it is on Shabbos!
Do you know of a family who would like to check out Skokie and our shul? If so, please contact Miriam Katzman with their name and phone number so that we reach out to them and show them the warmth of KCT.
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Donation Opportunities
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- Many dedication and donation opportunities are still available to help keep our shul going strong and help maintain the outstanding level of services KCT provides. We need your support and a partial list of opportunities can be viewed on our website. Did you know you can support KCT by dedicating Siddurim for $36 each, or Chumashim for $54 each? Please contact Matt Koenig for more information.
- KCT Simcha/Occasion cards are available for birthdays, yahretzeits, anniversaries, having shabbat lunch at someone's house, or any event! Contact us to let us know of your occasion.
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Community News
| All women are invited to the annual Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus A"H Women's Learning Conference, this Sunday and Monday July 13 and 14 at Or Torah. Incredible Torah learning featuring Keynote speakers, Mrs. Shani Taragin, Rabbi Reuven Brand, and Mrs. Lynn Kraft and 20 local speakers. Come for both days or just one shiur! High School and College young women are welcome as our guests. No advance regestration required. A presentation of NILI: Chicago Institute of Women's Learning, an initiative of the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago.
Join NILI-Chicago Institute of Women's Learning for a hands-on, uplifting evening experiencing and learning about the Mitzvah of Hafrashat Challah. Wednesday, July 16 at 8:00pm at the home of Jodi Gershman, 2928 W. Farwell Shiur by Mrs. Aliza Rosenbaum. Dough from North Shore Bakery. $10 suggested donation, includes ingredients. To register: nili@chicagotorah.org/773-973-6557
Join the YU Kollel for a Film for thought in Skokie, Sunday, July 20 at the home of Elaine Rother, 4217 Greenwood, "Inside Hana's Suitcase" The story of a Jewish girl and her brother during the Holocaust unfolds as a group of Japanese students discover Hana's suitcase. 7:45pm Mincha, 8:00pm Film followed by Maariv.
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Candle Lighting
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Candle Lighting before
8:09 pm
Havdallah
9:10 pm
Please use the Website Calendar for more zmanim
all times based on data from the U.S. Naval Observatory for Skokie, Illinois 60076
Before relying on Skokie's eruv, check their website or call 847-679-ERUV after 1pm Friday. |
Minyanim Times
| Erev Shabbos Mincha
7:00 pm
Shabbos Shacharis
9:00 am Ashkenaz
8:45 am Sephard
7:30 Hashkamah (downstairs)
Shabbos Mincha
8:00 pm
Motzei Shabbos Maariv
9:05 pm
Weekday Shacharis
Sunday 8:30 am
Monday/Thursday 6:35 am
Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday 6:45 am
Weekday Mincha
8:15 pm
Please see the website for the complete schedule.
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| General Announcements |
The Fast of Shiva Assar B'Tammuz is Tuesday from 4:16am until 9:01am. Shacharis will be at 6:30am. Minchah will be at 7:55pm This Shabbos is our Prospective Members Shabbaton. Please welcome the families, couples and people spending a Shabbos here to learn about all of the wonderful things that the KCT community has to offer. Achva East is traveling to different cities and we are honored to have them come to us. We are looking for people who can host Achva East boys and girls finishing 8th grade and staff members. If you would like to host, please contact Leora at office@skokieshul.org. For more information about the Achva East program, please click on this link. Thank you! |
| Misheberach Requests |
If you have the name of someone in need of a refuah, please use this link, and a misheberach will be made.
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Kiddush and Shalosh Seudos Information
| Sponsorship of Kiddush or Shalosh Seudos and Co-sponsorships are always welcome, and it is never too late to let us know! To participate in the Kiddush fund in support of our ever growing kehillah, or to sponsor please contact Howard Shapiro.
Please contact Matthew Koenig to take part in the Kiddush Fund - each member will contribute $20 for each week the Kiddush isn't otherwise sponsored. Current Kiddush Fund contributors include, in no particular order, the Gordon, Rosenblum, Berliani, Bellows, Katz, Okner, Ripstein, Schreiber, Fingerhut, Polster, B. Friedman, Soleymani and Marmor families.
Contact Nate Rubenstein to take part in the Shalosh Seudos Boosters! Any members will kick in a small amount to cover those weeks when Shalosh Seudos is not sponsored to defray the expense for the shul.
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