Shalom Klein’s Blog

Join No Shame on U's 3rd Annual Event with Brian Cuban

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Sunday, November 5th, 2017

6:00 pm VIP Reception with Hors d’oeuvres
7:00 pm General Admission Registration
7:15 pm Speaker and Q&A
8:30 pm Dessert Reception & Book Signing

Dietary Laws Observed. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 9599 Skokie Blvd. Skokie, IL.

General Admission starts at 7pm. General Admission tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. General Admission includes speech, dessert and book signing.

VIP starts at 6pm. VIP tickets include hors d’oeuvres, private meet and greet with Brian Cuban, and VIP gift bag with Brian’s book. VIP tickets also include speech, dessert and book signing.

About Brian Cuban:

Brian Cuban, younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank Shark, Mark Cuban, will talk about his mental health journey, living with, and recovering from, twenty-seven years of eating disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Brian Cuban is the author of the best-selling book, Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder. He is also the author of the 2017 book, The Addicted Lawyer. Cuban speaks regularly about his recovery and breaking the stigma surrounding male eating disorders and mental illness. Cuban has appeared on prestigious talks shows such as the Katie Couric Show and he also writes extensively on these subjects. His columns have appeared on CNN.com, Foxnews.com, The Huffington Post and in online and print newspapers around the world.

The Village of Skokie’s 9/11 Remembrance

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On Monday, September 11, 2017, the Village of Skokie Fire Department will
dedicate a moment of silence with a bell ceremony beginning at 8:58 a.m. at
the flagpole of each of its Fire Stations in remembrance of the attacks on the
United States on September 11, 2001. At 8:59 a.m., a “last alarm” bell
ceremony will take place followed by a minute of silence at 9:00 a.m. The
public is invited to attend.

Station locations include:
Fire Station 16 – (Headquarters) – 7424 Niles Center Road
Fire Station 17 – 8157 Central Park Avenue
Fire Station 18 – 9024 Gross Point Road

Ceremony schedule:
8:58 a.m. – Fire Department personnel assemble
8:59 a.m. – “Last Alarm” Bell Ceremony the time the 1st tower collapsed
9:00 a.m. – One minute of silence

For more information, contact the Skokie Fire Department at 847/982-5320

Did You Know About West Rogers Park?

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Friends and Neighbors,

We have shared in the past some details about our collaboration with other neighborhood partners. The regular meetings we participate in (see the attached photo from this past Sunday) have led to major progress for West Rogers Park – including our library, parks, safety, economic development, etc. Our community is fascinating to so many people we meet with outside Chicago too, as they recognize the amazing nature of its diversity.

But… do you know just how diverse West Rogers Park is? Our general population is about 72,000, of which 37% are foreign born. The Jewish population is 24,000 which makes up a large number of the City of Chicago’s total number of 89,000.

In recent years, there has been new investment of tens of millions of dollars into the Jewish day-schools, education centers, synagogues, Jewish Federation agencies and other organizations. We are committed to working with these institutions to be a part of our coalition building to maximize outcomes in working with our neighbors. TOGETHER we can continue to ensure a strong West Rogers Park for decades to come.

Shabbat Shalom.

Shalom Klein

on behalf of the Jewish Community Council of West Rogers Park

Donate to the JUF Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

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As communities in Texas, including the large Jewish community in Houston, suffers some of the worst flooding in their state’s history, JUF is working alongside our federation partners to help the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston meet the urgent and evolving needs of Jewish families whose lives are significantly impacted.

Jewish neighborhoods were particularly hard hit, as related by Houston resident and Jewish News Service editor Jacob Kamaras, who offered a distinctly Jewish perspective on the flooding.

Our own JUF has set up a fund if you prefer to donate through Chicago’s Federation: www.juf.org/HurricaneHarvey.   Or donate via our hotline (312) 444-2869 or send a check payable to Jewish Federation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to 30 S. Wells Street, #3155, Chicago, IL 60606.

Vote for Sanjay Gupta, SBA CTO, in the FedScoop 50 Awards

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Each year, the FedScoop 50 Awards honor the best and the brightest who make the federal government more efficient and effective. These awards allow us to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our peers and acknowledge their tireless efforts to make a positive impact in the government community and in public service.

Sanjay joined SBA from the private sector and immediately made an impact on SBA. His knowledge and experience in cloud and emerging technologies helped SBA to move to the cloud in 82 days. Sanjay is a business driven, results oriented leader, adept at leveraging technology to innovate and deliver results quickly. He brings to SBA an exclusive combination of experiences as a CIO (Heidrick & Struggles, International Code Council, World Book), as a Managing Partner Consulting (Gartner), and as an Adjunct Research Analyst (IDC). He has authored over 20 research white papers focused on advice and guidance for CIOs/Boards. In addition, he is also a judge on the CIO 100 awards judging panel.

https://www.fedscoop.com/events/fedscoop50/2017/vote/#federal-leadership

Skokie’s Hebrew Theological College Sending 27 Volunteers To Houston To Assist in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

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A group of local high-school students are bringing faster help to Harvey victims, by flying in for hands on assistance. Close to two dozen high-school seniors, along with college chaperones and staff, from Skokie’s Fasman Yeshiva High School are volunteering several days this week to assist Houston’s Jewish community with hurricane relief efforts.

“While many people are trying to get out of the Houston, Gulf Coast area — we’ll be going in,” said Yehoshua Kalish, a 12th grader that lives in Chicago. There are six students at Fasman Yeshiva High School from Houston that were prevented from making it to Skokie for the start of the academic year, which commenced the final week of August.

The storm has created havoc in south Texas as the heaviest tropical downpour ever recorded in the continental United States with torrential rain and damaging winds. The students will be helping remove flood damaged items in homes, sorting clothing, sanitizing and removing debris.

“We’re all here to do the job, and we’re anxious to get to work” said Rabbi Joshua Zisook, HTC’s Director of Admissions who is coordinating the trip along with CEO Rabbi Shmuel Schuman. Both Rabbi Schuman and Rabbi Zisook will be joining the student delegation.

The group from Skokie will be leaving O’Hare Airport on Wednesday morning and returning Friday morning. The volunteer efforts are being arranged with members of the Jewish community in Houston, Texas in partnership with the Orthodox Union who launched a fundraising campaign to help those impacted by the flooding. Hebrew Theological College has also made housing arrangements on their Skokie campus for Texas residents needing temporary accommodations.