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Boca Raton
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WEEKLY
7TH & 8TH DAY OF PESACH
April 9 • April 17, 2015 • 20 Nisan • 28 Nisan 5775
RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG
Marah D’asrah
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RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ
Associate Rabbi
CHAG SAMEACH!
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DAVID L. WOLGIN, PHD
President
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RABBI DAVID SHABTAI, MD
Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan
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RABBI MORDECHAI SMOLARCIK
Rabbi, BRS West
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RABBI JOSH BROIDE
Outreach Rabbi
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RABBI SIMMY SHABTAI
Rosh Beis Medrash
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RABBI KENNETH BRANDER
Rabbi Emeritus
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MATTHEW HOCHERMAN
Executive Director
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RABBI GERSHON EISENBERGER
Youth Director
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Teen Director
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BRS/JFS Social Worker
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FROM THE RABBI’S DESK
“Heaven is
Knocking;
Are You
Answering?”
On Yom Ha’Atzmaut 1956, Rabbi
Soloveitchik delivered a lecture
in Yiddish at Yeshiva University
in which he sought to put the
extraordinary events that had
occurred less than a decade earlier
into a context and perspective. In
his opinion, the remarkably close
proximity of the worst atrocity and
darkest period in Jewish history
to the unimaginable blessing and
bright light of the Jewish return
to our homeland simply could not
be dismissed as coincidental or
random.
In his address that day, later
translated and published as Kol Dodi Dofek, the Rav
compared the condition and mood of the Jewish people to
the unfolding of the love story in Shir Ha’Shirim: “What is
the essence of the story of the Song of Songs, if not the
description of a paradoxical and tragic hesitation on the part
of the love-intoxicated, anxiety-stricken Lover, when the
opportunity, couched in majestic awe, presented itself?”
In this majestic love story, Shlomo Ha’Melech describes the
longing and desire of the Ra’aya (the Lover) for her beloved
Dod. She chases Him, pursues Him and yearns for Him,
but alas, He is elusive and inaccessible. Finally, the Dod
comes knocking on the Ra’aya’s front door in search of her,
but she is exhausted, has undressed and has retired for the
night. The moment she had been waiting and hoping for has
arrived. The Dod wants to recount to her His mighty love
and His longing for her. Yet for some inexplicable reason,
at that moment, she becomes lazy and stubborn; she is
too tired and spent to respond. The Rav summarizes, “The
Lover did not respond to the voice of the Beloved. The door
to her tent was locked shut. The opportunity was lost and
the vision of an exalted life died.”
The Rav suggested that on the heels of the Holocaust, in
the shadow of incomprehensible loss and devastation, just
when the Jewish people were tired and spent, Kol Dodi
Dofek, our Beloved came knocking on our door. He called
for us, and the echoes of His voice reverberated through
history. The Rav enumerated six “knocks” that he discerned
in the events that surrounded the founding of the State of
Israel:
1 - Political: “First, the knock of opportunity was heard
in the political arena. No one can deny that from the
standpoint of international relations, the establishment
of the State of Israel, in a political sense, was an almost
supernatural occurrence.”
2 - Military: “Second, the knocking of the Beloved could be
heard on the battlefield. The small Israeli Defense Forces
defeated the mighty armies of the Arab countries. The
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miracle of “the many in
the hands of the few”
took place before our
very eyes.”
3 -Theological: “Third,
the Beloved began to
knock as well on the
door of the theological
tent, and it may very
well be that this is the strongest knock of all…All the claims
of Christian theologians that God deprived the Jewish
people of its rights in the land of Israel, and that all the
biblical promises regarding Zion and Jerusalem refer, in an
allegorical sense, to Christianity and the Christian Church,
have been publicly refuted by the establishment of the State
of Israel and have been exposed as falsehoods, lacking all
validity.”
4 - Assimilation: “Fourth, the Beloved is knocking in the
hearts of the perplexed and assimilated youths. The era
of self-concealment (hastarat panim) at the beginning of
the 1940’s resulted in great confusion among the Jewish
masses and, in particular, among the Jewish youth…once
a Jew begins to think and contemplate, once his sleep
is disturbed—who knows where his thoughts will take
him, what form of expression his doubts and queries will
assume?”
5 -Self-defense: “The fifth knock of the Beloved is perhaps
the most important of all. For the first time in the history of
our exile, divine providence has surprised our enemies with
the sensational discovery that Jewish blood is not free for
the taking, is not hefker!”
6-Refuge: “The sixth knock, which we must not ignore, was
heard when the gates of the land were opened. A Jew who
flees from a hostile country now knows that he can find a
secure refuge in the land of his ancestors…Now that the
era of divine self-concealment (hester panim) is over, Jews
who have been uprooted from their homes can find lodging
in the Holy Land.”
Each of these ‘knocks’ was nothing short of a miraculous
aspect of the founding of the State of Israel. One shudders
to speculate what the outcome would be today if the United
Nations were asked to vote on awarding the Jewish people
a sovereign state in the Middle East.
In 1948 and many times since, Heaven has indeed been
knocking on our door. In Kol Dodi Dofek, Rabbi Soloveitchik
challenged us to ask ourselves: Are we answering? As we
prepare to read Shir HaShirim shortly and celebrate Yom
Ha’Atzmaut in just a few weeks, now is a good time to
remind ourselves of this question. Are we going to be like
the Ra’aya, too tired and exhausted, too beaten down from
the long exile and the seemingly endless persecution to be
able to get up and answer the door? Or, will we embrace
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the moment and recognize the opportunity that we have
been longing and yearning for?
Obviously, making Aliyah, picking up and moving to Israel,
is the ultimate answer to the knock. For Jews living in the
Diaspora, the question of Aliyah should not be if, but when.
As has been said, there are legitimate reasons not to make
Aliyah, but there are no legitimate reasons not to struggle
with making Aliyah. However, for a variety of reasons, the
reality is that not everyone can or will move to Israel. But
make no mistake. There are many ways to both hear and
answer God’s knock, wherever one may be.
Hungarian born R’ Yisachar Shlomo Teichtal Hy”d was
staunchly anti-Zionist. When running and hiding from the
Nazis, everything changed for him and he saw a return to
Israel as Hashem’s true plan for His people. In his incredible
book Eim Ha’Banim Semeicha, written by memory and
while in hiding, he shares these prescient words:
“Now, even though all of Israel will not return right away, it
seems to me that the Land will become a universal center
for the entire Jewish nation, by the very fact that there will
be an assembly of Jews in Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael.
Even those who remain in the Diaspora will keep their eyes
and hearts on the Land. They will be bound and connected
with all their souls to the universal center, which will be
established in Eretz Yisrael. It will unite them even in the
Diaspora, and they will not be considered dispersed at all…”
Kibutz Galiyos, the ingathering of the exiles, is certainly a
physical phenomenon. But according to R’ Teichtal, it is a
meta-physical one as well. When we dedicate our attention,
our efforts and our resources towards Israel, the Jewish
people unite as one, no matter where they may be found on
the globe.
World-wide Jewry is in the midst of elections for the World
Zionist Congress which controls the funding of the World
Zionist Organization and decides how millions of dollars are
allocated. Decisions on distributions of funds are based on
the size of each Zionist group represented in the Congress.
Every Jewish resident of the United States who registers
to vote has a chance for his/her voice to be heard. Many of
the Religious Zionist organizations in America including OU,
National Council of Young Israel, Yeshiva University, Touro
College, AMIT, Bnei Akiva and more have joined together
under the banner of VOTE TORAH.
By voting for the Religious Zionist Slate, you will seat
delegates who will focus on:
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•
•
•
Building bridges and increasing unity within Am Israel;
Preserving and enriching Torah values and Jewish life
in Israel and around the world;
Securing a significant amount of the billion dollar
programming budget for informal education and
outreach programs worldwide that exemplify true Torah
values;
Ensuring the future of Religious Zionist ideals.
Please, do what you can to answer the ‘knock’ and take 5
minutes RIGHT NOW to cast your vote for the Religious
Zionist Slate (SLATE #10) – www.VoteTorah.org.
Chag Sameach,
Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
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BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE DERECH ERETZ STATEMENT
In the spirit of our mission “Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity,”
we believe that a community is built on the collective engagement of
individuals representing differing perspectives, whether religious,
political, or social. As Boca Raton Synagogue is an environment where
all of its members and visitors need to feel valued and welcomed,
members are required to comport themselves in a manner which
reflects mutual respect and a sense of inclusiveness.
“Derech Eretz,” good and proper conduct, and mutually respectful
dialogue are core values of the Synagogue community. These create a
“safe place” for inspiration and spiritual growth, the central purpose
of the Synagogue. It is a violation of Jewish law and ethics to use harsh
language (vitriol) to demonize or to marginalize people with whom
one may disagree. Uncivil expression reflects negatively on our
Synagogue as well as on the individuals who engage in such behavior.
In our Synagogue, we value debate about pressing issues. This is
consistent with the American democratic tradition. Our sages saw the
value of arguments conducted L”Shem Shamayim,“ for the sake of
heaven, believing that great minds who engage in respectful debate
will arrive at better solutions. They valued and welcomed alternate
views, as do we.
Boca Raton Synagogue expects its members to act and to speak with
kindness and sensitivity to others. It is only in this fashion that a strong,
vibrant, and harmonious community can be created and maintained.
Adherence to this policy is a requirement for membership in good
standing at the Boca Raton Synagogue.
In line with our recently published Derech Eretz Statement, we mention some examples of how we can be more sensitive toward others and
create an even better community.
• BRS does not allow members to claim a makom kavuah. If you wish to sit in a specific location, come early. One must never ask another
person, to get up and move.
• Children will be asked not to enter the Rand Sanctuary to collect candy during the Rabbi’s Shabbat morning derasha. Please instruct your
children and teach them to cooperate.
If you have a Mensch Message you would like us to promote, please email us at office@brsonline.org
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PESACH SCHEDULE 2015/5775
THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH
CHOL HAMOED PESACH
OMER 5
BRS WEST
PESACH SCHEDULE
Candle Lighting without Shehechiyanu
7:23 pm
For those accepting early Yom Tov, no earlier than 6:23 pm
For those accepting regular Yom Tov
7:23 pm
Sephardic Mincha / Kabbalat Yom Tov
6:00 & 7:20 pm
Mincha / Kabbalat Yom Tov (Rand Sanctuary)6:10 & 7:25 pm
(At the Hillel Day School, 21001 95th Ave. • (305) 725-2292 • www.brswestonline.org)
THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH
CHOL HAMOED PESACH
FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH
7TH DAY OF PESACH
OMER 6
Mincha / Kabbalat Yom Tov Candle Lighting FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH
7TH DAY OF PESACH
Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall)
7:30 am
Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:20 & 9:00 am
Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary)
9:00 am
Sermon: Rabbi Philip Moskowitz
Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash)
9:30 am
Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash)
9:45 am
Rabbi’s Class
5:10 pm
Maintaining the Pesach High:
Medicinal Marijuana on Shabbat and Yom Tov
Rabbi David Shabtai, MD
Candle Lighting without Shehechiyanu
7:23 pm
For those accepting early Yom Tov, no earlier than
6:23 pm
For those accepting regular Yom Tov, no later than
7:23 pm
Sephardic Mincha followed by Ma’ariv
6:00 pm
Mincha followed by Ma’ariv
6:10 pm & 7:25 pm
Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv 7:20 pm
7:23 pm
9:30 am
7:25 pm
7:15 pm
SHABBAT APRIL 11TH
8TH DAY OF PESACH - YIZKOR
Shacharit Yizkor (Approximately) Mincha Ma’ariv/Havdalah 9:30 am
10:30 am
7:25 pm
8:18 pm
SHABBAT APRIL 11TH
8TH DAY OF PESACH - YIZKOR
OMER 7
Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:30 am
Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:20 & 9:00 am
Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary)
9:00 am
Sermon: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash)
9:30 am
Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash)
9:45 am
Yizkor
(approximately) 10:15 am
Rabbi’s Class
6:00 pm
Using Love Maps to Navigate the Stormy Sea of Mariage:
Jewish Secrets to a Healthy Marriage
Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Avos U’Banim (Shtiebel Beit Midrash)
6:10 pm
Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
7:10 pm
Mincha (Rand Sanctuary)
7:10 pm
Seudas Moshiach (Social Hall)
Ma’ariv/Havdalah (Rand Sanctuary)
8:18 pm
You may eat Chametz sold through the Shul after 9:00 pm
DAILY
MINYAN TIMES
Ashkenazi Shacharit
SUNDAY
OMER 8
MONDAY
OMER 9
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
PARSHAT SHEMINI
APRIL 17TH & 18TH
Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm
Early Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:05 pm
6:10 pm
Plag MIncha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall)
Earliest Candle Lighting
6:25 pm
Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:25 pm
Candle Lighting
7:27 pm
7:30 pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) Ma’ariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) 8:21 pm
TUESDAY
OMER 10
WEDNESDAY
OMER 11
THURSDAY
YOM HASHOAH
OMER 12
FRIDAY
OMER 13
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:15 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:15 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
Ashkenazi Shacharit
7:15 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Social Hall
Sephardic Shacharit
7:55 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
8:00 am
Social Hall
9:00 am
Social Hall
7:55 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
7:55 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
7:55 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
7:55 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
7:55 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
2:00 pm
Senders Library
3:05 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
3:40 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
3:05 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
7:25 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
7:25 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
7:25 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
3:05 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:40 pm
Berdugo Beit Midrash
6:45 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
7:25 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm
Social Hall
7:30 pm
Social Hall
7:30 pm
Social Hall
7:30 pm
Social Hall
7:30 pm
Social Hall
Late Ashkenazi Ma’ariv
9:30 pm
Senders Library
9:30 pm
Senders Library
9:30 pm
Senders Library
9:30 pm
Senders Library
9:30 pm
Senders Library
Sephardic Shacharit
Ashkenazi Shacharit
Ashkenazi Shacharit
Early Ashkenazi
Mincha
Early Sephardic Mincha
Early Ashkenazi
Mincha
Sephardic Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:25 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
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MAZAL TOV
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Josh & Liz Karsh on the birth of their daughter. AND to her proud big sisters, Abigail & Shai.
Kerry Purcell & Chris Steward on the birth of their son, Keiran. AND to his proud big brother, Kian.
Dr. Jamie & Rachel Bensimon on the engagement of their daughter Miriam to Moshe Robins, son of Dr. Robert & Elaine Robins of Detroit, MI.
AND to her proud siblings, Rabbi Raphael & Ally Bensimon, Dan & Liat Bensimon, Michael & Judith Perez, Meir & Sarah Kotowitz, Dan & Leah
Abittan, and Rebecca Bensimon. AND to her proud nieces and nephews.
Sholom Shafner on the birth of his great grandson, Nadav Yitzhak, born in Israel to proud parents, Effie & Tamar Shafner.
His grandparents are Shmuel & Rosalyn Shafner of Sharon, MA, and Norman & Debbie Kram of Newton, MA.
KIDDUSH
Seudas Moshiach sponsored by Chaim and Leah Rosen in honor of the continued and immediate healthy recovery of our dear Rabbi Phillip
Moskowitz.
ERUV TAVSHILIN
EAT CHAMETZ
ACHIEVE SHALOM BAYIS WITH THE
GOTTMAN METHOD
SHIVA MINYANIM
If you forgot to make an Eruv Tavshilin, you can rely on the Eruv
made by Rabbi Goldberg on behalf of the community.
Join Rabbi Goldberg on the last day of Yom Tov for the first part
in a series on Shalom Bayis using the principles of world famous
marriage expert, Dr. John Gottman. In an effort to enable couples to
attend together, babysitting will be available in the classrooms on the
first floor of the high school.
AVOS U'BANIM
The exciting Avos Ubanim father-son learning program on Shabbat
afternoons will continue, this Shabbat, the 8th day of Pesach at
6:10 pm in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash. Come join your friends for great
learning, and prizes!
SEUDAS MOSHIACH
Join the Shtiebel Minyan this Shabbat, April 11 at 6:00 pm in the
Social Hall for our annual Seudas Moshiach. Rabbi Yossi Ganzburg of
Chabad Coconut Creek will be joining us again to lead the traditional
songs and share some Divrei Torah. Please remember all items that are
brought must be sealed and Kitniyot free.
MIMOUNAH - MOTZA’EI PESACH
The Sephardic Minyan is excited to invite the entire community to
a Mimounah celebration, on Motza’ei Pesach, April 11 at 10:00 pm
at BRS. Join us as we reflect on our Pesach experience and work to
bring the blessings of Pesach to the entire year. We’ll have traditional
Mimounah foods, live music, and an amazing time. Whether you’ve
celebrated Mimounah for the last 20 years or are a Mimounah novice,
please join us to make this a true community-wide event. Looking
forward to seeing you there and please bring a friend, or two, or ten!
You May Eat Chametz sold through the Boca Raton Synagogue on
Saturday night, April 11 after 9:00 pm
Please note that beginning after Pesach we will have the following
Shiva Minyanim taking place in our community. Please help ensure
that we have a Minyan each and every day.
• Dr. William Rand - 7100 Valencia Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33433
(Boca Grove). Shacharit will be held at 7:00 am Sunday, April
12 through Friday, April 17 and Mincha/Ma’ariv at 7:25 pm
Sunday through Wednesday and at 6:05 pm on Thursday.
• Rena Rantz - 7981 Love Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33433 (Boca
Patio Village). Shacharit will be held at 7:00 am Sunday, April
12 through Friday, April 17 and Mincha/Ma’ariv at 7:25 pm
Sunday through Wednesday and at 6:05 pm on Thursday.
• Dr. Harold Kadish - 7945 Palacio Del Mar Drive, Boca Raton, FL
33433 (Palacios). Shacharit will be held at 7:00 am Wednesday,
April 15 through Friday Morning, April 17 and Mincha/Ma’ariv
at 7:25 pm Wednesday and at 6:05 pm on Thursday.
To encourage attendance at the Yom Hashoah program, on Thursday
night, April 16th all three shiva minyanim will begin at 6:05 pm and
will be followed immediately by Maariv
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF
STUDENTS OR LONE SOLDIERS IN ISRAEL
Rabbi Goldberg will be going to Israel at the end of April and would
love to visit with your children. If you are a parent or grandparent
of a student or a Lone Soldier in Israel, please send their name and
contact information to Linda at linda@brsonline.org.
You can also call her at 561.394.0394.
SUNRISE MINYAN AT THE BEACH
Friday, April 17 at 6:35 am - Men and women welcome.
Watch the sun rise over the ocean as you connect
with God through prayer and inspiration. Meet at
the Palmetto Park Gazebo for a special inspirational
Minyan. Please call the Shul office (561) 394-0394 to
confirm your attendance.
TEFILLAH INSIGHTS WITH RABBI BROIDE
Please note that Tefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide will not
take place this week, and will resume on Shabbat Morning, May 2.
SAFETY AND SECURITY REMINDERS
As we enjoy the holidays, it is a good time to share a number of safety
and security reminders:
• Check that your pool fence is sturdy and closed.
• Review stranger danger with your children.
• Obey the speed limit and never text while driving.
• Take care when choosing a location to light Shabbat and Yom
Tov candles.
• Have proper and working smoke detectors & carbon monoxide
detectors in appropriate locations (If anyone cannot afford
them, please contact Rabbi Goldberg)
• Be extremely cautious when kashering with boiling water.
Wear safe shoes, glasses and gloves.
• Use extreme caution if using a candle for Bedikas Chametz and
when burning the Chametz on Erev Pesach.
• Place hotplates, plattas, etc. on timers so that they are not left on
indefinitely.
WHATSAPP CHESED GROUPS
Our community often has Chesed opportunities such as driving
someone to a doctor or making a meal that requires responsiveness
in real time. Additionally, we sometimes have Shiva homes that
struggle to get a Minyan. We have created two WhatsApp groups
for individuals to be alerted to Chesed opportunities in real time
and to volunteer to help. If you would like to be part of the BRS
Chesed Group or the BRS Shiva Minyan Group on WhatsApp,
please contact the Shul office indicating which group and your
WhatsApp cell phone number.
YOM HA’SHOAH - THIS THURSDAY
MARCH OF REMEMBRANCE
The March of Remembrance is a community-wide gathering to remember
the Holocaust, honor survivors and those lost, and to stand together and
say “Never again!”. Please join us on Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 pm to march
from the Boca Raton Christian School, 470 NW 4th Ave to Temple Beth
El of Boca Raton, 333 SW 4th Ave. A special Yom HaShoah program will
take place at Temple Beth El immediately following the march, featuring
remarks from a Holocaust survivor, a Holocaust liberator, and a March
of the Living alumnus.
LIVE CONNECTION WITH MARCH OF THE LIVING
There will be a pre-program live call in connection with Rabbi Josh
Broide and the BRS students participating in the March of the Living on
Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 pm. Mincha will be at 6:45 pm followed by
the main program. Free baby sitting for children in K-4 grade.
Sponsored by the K.A.D.I.S.H. Auxiliary
HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION PROGRAM
The Yom Ha’shoah program will be held on Thursday, April
16 at 7:00 pm. This year’s program will feature a video
presentation that is the culmination of a year-long project
where students from the Weinbaum Yeshiva High School
were paired with Holocaust survivors to learn their stories
and pledge to be a link in the chain of memory. Join us
to witness the results of the students’ remarkable projects.
This program will also featuring the winning entries to the Holocaust
Writing and Art Competition
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LIFE CYCLE
BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC.
BIKUR CHOLIM
A big thank you to Dr. Amy Wolnerman, Richard Berg, and Steve
Freireich for kashering the Jewish Hospitality Suite and Shabbos
Room at the Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Special appreciation to Bikur Cholim’s Advisor, Rabbi Goldberg,
for his grateful interest and guidance and vast knowledge of his
repository halachic information related to Bikur Cholim which has
guided us since the organization’s inception.
BIRTHDAYS
Jacqueline Berger
Deena Hofstatter Trevor Meyerowitz
FREE SAT/ACT PREP COURSE
JFS is offering a free SAT/ACT prep course to students whose families
reside in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Highland Beach and who
financially qualify. Courses begin in the spring and run through the
summer. For more information and to check eligibility, please contact
Shariw@ralesjfs.org.
Boca Raton Synagogue
Partnership Weekend
Hensha Gansbourg
Stephen Melcer
APPRECIATION
Jeffrey & Carla Klein, Rabbi Fred Klein, Hal & Talia Klein, Dr. Aaron
& Miriam Klein and family extend heartfelt thanks to Rabbi Goldberg,
Rabbi Moskowitz, Linda Gordon and the entire community for
their support during their bereavement for their beloved mother,
grandmother and great grandmother, Florence L. Klein.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ERUV
The Eruv is a vital necessity to our community. It is that time of
year and, once again, our funds are dangerously low. This makes
maintaining the Eruv almost impossible. In order to continue the
upkeep of our Eruv, please send a donation as soon as you can.
Checks should be made payable to Boca Community Eruv Inc. and
sent to Boca Raton Community Eruv, Inc. 7653 London Lane, Boca
Raton, Fl 33433. The Eruv needs your caring support…JUST DO IT!!
The Eruv is generously sponsored this Shabbat by Dr. Bennett & Chani
Salamon in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Bennett’s beloved father,
Moshe Zev ben Mordechai Yakov.
Gavi Cohen Aviel Jeda
CONDOLENCES TO
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Rena Rantz on the loss of her beloved brother, Moshe Plich
Dr. Harold Kadish on the loss of his beloved brother, Aaron Kadish
Dr. William Rand on the loss of his beloved mother, Tillie Rand
Tzila Barel on the loss of her beloved father, Aldo Zanzuri
REFUAH SHLAYMAH
For members of BRS Community.
For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) 394-0394
Moshe Applebaum
Helen Ijac
Alta Haita bat Devorah
Moshe Zvi ben Rachel Leah
Joan Noven
Yosef Chaim ben Faiga
Rochel Tova bat Malka
Merv Jacobs
Ariella Berman
Meir ben Sarah
Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva Malka
Stuart Silverman
Yeshaya Moshe ben Nacha Sarah Beverly Kassirer
Briendle bat Pessel
Nachum Gedalia ben Sara Baila
Chana Guta bat Rochel
Mordechai ben Malka
Ruth Malinowitz
Yonatan Chaim ben Yehudit
Rivka bat Freyda
Chazan Mark Helpern
Noa Maya Carmel
Moshe Ephraim ben Mindle Leah Noa Maya bat Devora Rachel
Michael Lupin
Perel bat Chaya Sara
Michoel Yonah Ben Leah
Jacquie Padow
Ya’akova Chava Rus bat Beyla
Or Ester bat Dina Rivka
Wendy Wasserstrom
Zehava bat Chaya
Lily Lerman
Libi Chana bat Golda Chava
YAHRZEITS
Friends of the IDF
“Their job is to look after Israel.
Ours is to look after them.”
Shabbat Ha’Chayal • Shabbat, April 18
Boca Raton Synagogue’s commitment
to supporting our IDF soldiers is ironclad.
The Shabbat Ha’Chayal at BRS is our way
of showing support and appreciation for
these precious and heroic soldiers and their
efforts to secure our beloved homeland.
To learn more about the FIDF contact Sherri Siskin,
Executive Director, at 561.602.5915 or boca@fidf.org
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Robin Kabat in memory of her father
Robert Pearlman in memory of his mother
Moshe Leib Stuart in memory of his mother
Evelyn Sauer in memory of her husband
Lou Miller in memory of his mother-in-law
Alden Mamann in memory of his father
Melanie Kaminetsky in memory of her father
Deborah Rischall in memory of her father
Myrna Hirschhorn in memory of her father
Beth Janock in memory of her father
Marco Revah in memory of his father
Malka Schyndel in memory of her mother
Carlyn Mayer in memory of her mother
Irving Falik in memory of his sister Israel Margolies in memory of his mother
Bonnie Pesacov in memory of her father
Dr. Jeffrey Siegel in memory of his mother
Steve Arbeitman in memory of his father
Naomi Abramovitz in memory of her father
Enid Gil in memory of her husband
Rabbi Tsvi Kilstein in memory of his daughter
Nathan Rozenberg in memory of his mother
Robert Strauss in memory of his first wife
Ruchie Brander in memory of her father
Anne Mermelstein in memory of her mother
Melanie Hurwitz in memory of her mother
Shifra Zwick in memory of her mother
Lowell Rabinowitz in memory of his mother
Dr. Bennett Salamon in memory of his father
Victoria Romano in memory of her brother-in-law
Anne Mermelstein in memory of her mother
Melanie Hurwitz in memory of her mother
Shifra Zwick in memory of her mother
Lowell Rabinowitz in memory of his mother
Dr. Bennett Salamon in memory of his father
Victoria Romano in memory of her brother-in-law
Dr. Israel Drazin in memory of his father
Harold Kadish in memory of his mother
Aviva Gonsher in memory of her mother
Dr. Anita Heering in memory of her mother
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Jack Meltzer, 20 Nisan
Phyllis Pearlman, 20 Nisan
Freda Stuart, 20 Nisan
Richard Zipin, 20 Nisan
Addi Loewenberger, 21 Nisan
Max Mamann, 21 Nisan
Mietek Renchner, 22 Nisan
Max Schwartz, 22 Nisan
Bernard Weiss, 22 Nisan
Morris Berger, 23 Nisan
Salomon Revah, 23 Nisan
Rachel Schyndel, 23 Nisan
Miriam Spitz, 23 Nisan
Ruth Stahler, 23 Nisan
Malka Margolies, 24 Nisan
Abraham Pesacov, 24 Nisan
Elsie Siegel, 24 Nisan
Morris Arbeitman, 25 Nisan
Efraim Gil, 25 Nisan
Efraim Gil, 25 Nisan
Chaya Kilstein, 25 Nisan
Ita Rozenberg, 25 Nisan
Sandra Strauss, 25 Nisan
Izak tambor, 25 Nisan
Manya Ehrlich, 26 Nisan
Grace Moritz, 26 Nisan
Basheh Miriam Nulman, 26 Nisan
Mildred Rabinowitz, 26 Nisan
Moish Salamon, 26 Nisan
Benjamin Romano, 26 Nisan
Manya Ehrlich, 26 Nisan
Grace Moritz, 26 Nisan
Basheh Miriam Nulman, 26 Nisan
Mildred Rabinowitz, 26 Nisan
Moish Salamon, 26 Nisan
Benjamin Romano, 26 Nisan
Nathan Drazin, 28 Nisan
Anna Kadish, 28 Nisan
Roberta Krombach, 28 Nisan
Elisabeth Pienica Stern, 28 Nisan
WEEK AT A GLANCE
DAILY
DAF YOMI (Sunday - Friday)
with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Rooms 211/212.
• MISHNA BERURA YOMI (Sunday - Thursday)
15 minutes before Mincha
• NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH (Sunday - Thursday)
community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm
• NIGHTTIME DAF YOMI (Sunday - Thursday)
with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in Rooms 104/105
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THE 2014-2015
PILLAR SOCIETY CAMPAIGN
PILLAR SOCIETY 2014-2015
EMERALD
Daniel & Caroline Katz
Paul S. & Lynn H. Pariser
PLATINUM
Leo & Heni Ehrlich
Martin & Ileana Flics
Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky
Lothar & Carlyn Mayer
Dr. William & Debbie Rand
Michael & Jill Rose
Larry & Deborah Silver
Harry & Marilyn Wanderer
MONDAY
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HEBREW POETRY
with Hassia Yehuda will resume in the fall
MEN’S AFTERNOON KOLLEL
will resume in the fall (Monday only)
GOLD
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Daniel & Dr. Liora Adler
Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas
Howard & Bonnie Block
Dr. Steve & Yael Charlap
Donny & Dr. Freyda Cohen
Drs. Eli and Orlie Cohen
Dr. Hillel & Chayi Cohen
Dr. Meyer & Laura Cohen
Nachman & Jamie Feig
Dr. Mark & Tilda Fisher
Dr. Ben & Cara Freedman
Michael & Barbara Frenkel
Hensha Gansbourg
Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg
Murray & Basheva Goldberg
Glen & Rosa Golish
Drs. Charles & Simone Griff
Stanley & Ana Haar
Dr. Larry & Debra Halperin
Dr. Chanoch & Rachel Harow
Ben & Hanna Henschel
Dr. Moshe & Shari Hirth
Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter
Dr. Mervin & Elaine Jacobs
Dr. David & Sharona Kay
Gary & Judi Krasna
Yaakov Kronfeld
Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove
Stephen & Linda Melcer
Bob & Penny Pearlman
Dr. Michael & Dana Petrover
Dr. Daniel & Rachel Rudensky
Mike Senders
Dr. Leor & Gabriela Skoczylas
Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor
Teddy & Linda Struhl
Dr. Jonathan & Suri Winograd
Drs. Allen & Amy Wolnerman
Michael & Risa Zimmerman
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PARSHA CLASS
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 9:30 am in the Social Hall
SEFER DANIEL CLASS
with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz will not take place this week
WEDNESDAY
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CUP OF JOE & KNOW
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg after the 7:45 am Minyan in the
Social Hall
IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF SAMUEL I with Malka Morris at 9:30 in the Social Hall
MEN’S AFTERNOON KOLLEL
3:00 - 5:00 pm in the Social Hall
KABBALAH & SPIRITUALITY: THE INNER WISDOM OF
THE 5 BOOKS OF MOSES (BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED)
with Anne Deakter at 7:00 pm in Room 101
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THURSDAY
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AVIGAIL ROCK
with Rabbanit Avigail Rock at 9:15 in the Boardroom
WEEKLY SHMOOZE
at 9:45 pm in the Senders Library
BRS HAS A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!
SAPPHIRE
It is with great pride and excitement that we announce that Boca Raton
Synagogue is now the Guinness World Record holder for the world’s
largest Tallit. Our Kol Hanearim Tallit is made of over 50 Talleitim!
It is the size of a half basketball court. It can hold 700 children
comfortably beneath it.
Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan
Rabbi Simcha & Anna Freedman
Elaine Trachtenberg
Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb
Anonymous
Kol Hanearim is a time to celebrate our children and grandchildren’s
Torah learning. We hope everyone in the community will use this as an
opportunity to have their children and grandchildren and even great
grandchildren’s names added to this Tallit. The children may even be
able to look up and find their name when they all come together under
the Tallit on Simchat Torah.
Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon
Evan & Orly Shapiro
Dr. Josh & Stephanie Stern
Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch
Anonymous
The cost to have a name embroidered on the Tallit is $4 per letter. All
names will be embroidered in English and will be spelled the same
way they are submitted. If you would like to add your names to the
Tallit or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact
Jamie in the Shul office at 561-394-0394. The deadline to submit your
form to the Shul office with payment is Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
SILVER
List in formation
NEW PILLAR SOCIETY CATEGORY
We have added a new $4,000 Pillar Society level this year called
Sapphire. This is for BRS Members that at least one spouse is 70
years old or over. The Sapphire Level members will receive all
of the same benefits of the Silver Level as well as a Half Page Ad
in the Annual Journal. Pillar Society brochures with additional
information are available in the lobby. To join the Pillar Society for
2014/2015 please contact Matthew Hocherman at
mjh@brsonline.org or (561) 394-0394.
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ISRAEL UPDATE
SOCIAL ACTION
In a showing of political unity, Labor Secretary-General Eitan Cabel has expressed support for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s position
regarding the understandings reached between Iran and the P5+1 regarding Tehran’s nuclear program. On his Facebook page, Cabel
wrote “This time it’s really not a question of left or right. When the crazy clerical regime, with a proven track record of terrorism
and cheating, is allowed to get within touching distance of a nuclear bomb – I am very concerned.” Former deputy-director of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), nuclear scientist Olli Heinonen, has warned that the deal would make Iran a “threshold
breakout nuclear state for the next 10 years.”
Under the current agreement:
• Not a single nuclear facility will be shut down;
• Iran is allowed to continued advanced uranium centrifuge enrichment research and development;
• Iranian intercontinental ballistic missile program development is altogether ignored;
• Sanctions that could be used to regulate Iran’s compliance are removed.
On Tuesday, April 14, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider bipartisan legislation requiring the President to submit any nuclear
agreement with Iran to Congress and establishing a procedure for congressional review. Please call to urge senators on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee to vote ‘yes’ and support the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
JONATHAN POLLARD
Your letters - the only ray of light in Jonathan’s dreary
cell. Write to him today: Jonathan Pollard #09185-016,
c/o FCI Butner, P.O. Box 1000, Butner, North Carolina,
U.S.A 27509-1000.
Yehonatan ben Malka - Jonathan Pollard.
Jonathan Pollard has been imprisoned in the United States since 1987.
While working as an American civilian intelligence analyst, Pollard
admitted to passing classified information to Israel. Although even
his most ardent supporters agree that he was in the wrong and guilty,
the nature and length of his imprisonment is disproportionate and
unparalleled. Join a multitude of prominent politicians, officials
from the national intelligence world, and the legal world who have
called for Pollard’s sentence to be commuted. For more information
and to sign a petition, visit www.jonathanpollard.org.
WARREN WEINSTEIN
The 72-year-old Weinstein, Yisrael Yitzchak ben
Hannah Faygel, was a consultant for the US Agency for
International Development in Pakistan when terrorists
broke into his home in 2011 and dragged him away. Al
Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has since claimed to
be holding him. Weinstein made news in a just-released
video in which he pleads for President Obama to help. No Jew
should ever feel abandoned or forgotten. Please add him to your
prayers.
ROBERT ALAN “BOB” LEVINSON
Is an American private investigator and retired DEA and
CIA agent. He was taken hostage on March 9, 2007 when
visiting Iran’s Kish Island and is currently the longest
held hostage in American history.
ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS
The Emek Learning Center in Baka has a program that offers
support to IDF Soldiers without families in Israel. If your child or
grandchild is in the IDF and would like the center to reach out to
them, please send Linda their name and contact information and it
will be forwarded to the center. If you want to learn more about the
center, the website is emeklearningcenter.com. Linda can be reached
at linda@brsonline.org or by calling (561) 394-0394.
Please have in mind children and grandchildren of
members of our community currently serving in the
IDF: Amiel Abir, Asher Kaplan, Adam Barel, Daniella
Borenstein, Yosef Brander, Stav Gare, Menachem
Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Daniel Louis, Albert Lupin,
Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss,
Elad Shachar, Liel Reinfeld, Ron Hirschhorn, Yehoshua Strauss,
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Amichai Berman, Matt Firestone, Dov Lieber, Leo Loeffler Chanan
Wolfson, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel Rochel, Noam Bar Yakov,
Yuchiel Shlomo Lowenstern, Amir Tsarfati, Reuben Gladstone,
Zoe Gladstone, Dean Tansman, Joshua Weiss, Hannah Katz and
Zachary Solomon. If you have children or grandchildren currently
serving in the IDF, please let us know their names so we can include
them. Please have in mind our missing-in-action Israeli Soldiers.
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BEIS MEDRASH of BRS
NEW TIME FOR AVOS U’BANIM
The exciting Avos Ubanim father-son learning program on Shabbat afternoons will
continue, this Shabbat, the 8th day of Pesach at 6:10 pm in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash. Come
join your friends for great learning, and prizes! !
SUNDAY NIGHT: HALACHOT OF DAILY LIFE CHABURA
Join Rabbi Simmy Shabtai on Sunday nights, 8:00 – 8:45 pm in the Senders Library for group
learning on the Halachot of day-to-day life (Tefillah, Brachot, Etc.).
TUESDAY NIGHT: 7TH & 8TH GRADE GEMARA CHABURA
Come to the Senders Library on Tuesday nights, 8:00 – 8:45 pm and join your 7th and 8th
grade friends for guided learning in Masechet Brachot by Rabbi Simmy Shabtai.
THURSDAY NIGHT: PARSHA CHABURA
Join Rabbi Simmy Shabtai on Thursday nights, 8:45 – 9:30 pm in the Senders Library for
roundtable learning and insights on the weekly Parsha.
THURSDAY NIGHT: MUSSAR SCHMOOZE & BBQ WINGS
Come to the Senders Library after the 9:30 pm Ma’ariv to hear words of Mussar and
inspiration from various rabbinic personalities from within our community. Famous BBQ
wings from Chef Gersh will be served.
For more information about any of the programs taking place as part of the Beis Medrash of BRS or to be set up with a Chavruta,
please contact our Rosh Beis Medrash, Rabbi Simmy Shabtai at rss@brsonline.org
All levels welcome
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
COMMUNITY LEARNING
Located in the BRS Social Hall
Free of charge. Refreshments provided
MEN’S AFTERNOON
KOLLEL
Wednesdays
3:00-4:00
Gemara Pesachim (10th perek)
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Participate in our vibrant Wednesday Night Learning
Program, taking place between 8:00 and 10:00 pm in
the Sephardic Beit Midrash as we are joined by Yeshiva
Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton. In addition to Chavruta
learning, we will be having the following Chaburas take
place:
8:00 – 8:45 pm
Shulchan Aruch Chabura
By: Rabbi David Shabtai, MD.
8:45 – 9:30 pm
Mesillat Yesharim Chabura
By: Rabbi Matan Wexler
4:00-4:40
Hilchot Aveilut
with Rabbi Simmy Shabtai
4:40-5:00
Sefer Yona
with Rabbi Simmy Shabtai
8:45 – 9:30 pm
Chassidus Chabura
With our Shtiebel Minyan
For more information, please contact the Rosh Beis Medrash,
Rabbi Simmy Shabtai, at rss@brsonline.org or 347.439.7031
Young Israel of
Deerfield Beach
8:45 – 9:30 pm
High Level Bava Metzia Chabura
By: Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski
Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton.
Light refreshments will be served.
Congregation Torah Ohr
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The March of the Living is an annual educational program, which brings
students from all over the world to Poland, in order to study the history of the
Holocaust and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hate. Since
the first March of the Living was held in 1988, over 200,000 participants,
from 35 countries, have marched down the same path leading from Auschwitz
to Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
Follow our journey with daily updates and pictures at
www.MOLsouth.org
SAVE THE DATE
Shabbat, May 2nd at Seudat Shlishiet
Come to hear from our local teens and adults
as they share their personal stories about
their experience on the March of the Living!!
We Hope YOU Can Join US
in ISRAEL!!
CatCh the Spirit and join uS on a miSSion like no other!
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County is proud to announce the “Spirit of Israel” Community Mission. Make incredible
memories and friends and catch the spirit of heritage, history, technology, adventure, Israeli culture and democracy. We will experience the
best of what Israel has to offer, see unforgettable sites, meet people who are transforming the country and share the magic of our homeland.
• See the Innovation Nation
• Meet with security experts
• Attend sessions with government officials
• Enjoy food, wine and culture
• Experience outdoor adventures
PRICE: $3,200* per person – land only, double occupancy
*$500 subsidy per person available
For more information, contact Barbara Kabatznik at 561.852.6050
or BarbaraK@bocafed.org.
COME & HEAR ABOUT THE TRIP ON MAY 5 AT BRS @7:30PM
Rabbi Eli Zians and the BRS Teen Department wishes
everyone a beautiful, meaningful, phenomenal and
inspirational Pesach!
TEEN MINYAN
Join us every day of Yom Tov at 9:45 am in
classrooms 104/105 followed by a
delicious Kiddush and schmooze! Join us every week for
your chance to win tons of prizes!! Heat tickets, Ipads,
and so much more but you gatta be in it to win it!!
LOOKING FOR AWESOME SUMMER
PROGRAMS?
Searching for an incredible and inspirational summer?
Search no more! Visit ncsysummer.org for more information!
If you would like to help sponsor or donate to our Teen Kiddush, Teen Seudah Shlishiet, or any other program, or for more information about
upcoming events and activities, please contact Rabbi Eli Zians at REZ@brsonline.org or at (516) 451-2123. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom!
BRS YOUTH PROGRAMS
RABBI EISENBERGER'S MISHNA CLASS
There will not be Mishna class until Shabbat Parshat Tazria - Metzora, April 18.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION
Junior Congregation will not be meeting until Shabbat Parhsat Tazria Metzora, April 18.
The children will be Davening in groups with their group leaders over Pesach
FAMILY MINYAN POSTPONED
The Family Minyan that was supposed to take place two weeks ago is in the process of being
rescheduled. Stay tuned for more information!
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MIMOUNAH
Join the BRS Sephardic Minyan for a most exciting
post-Pesach festive celebration at our Mimounah
Motza’ei Pesach - Saturday night, April 11
at 10:00 pm in the Social Hall
Traditional Mimounah delicacies,
live music, and an exciting time
Open to the entire community at no charge.
Please bring a friend, or two, or ten and let’s celebrate
extending the blessings of Pesach to the entire year
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