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PARSHAT VAYECHIStone Chumush Page 268

January 13 • January 20, 2017 • 15 Tevet • 22 Tevet 5777

FRIDAY NIGHTCandle Lighting 5:31 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 5:35 pm

SHABBAT DAYRabbi’s Class 4:15 pm

Unimaginable Commitment: Halacha in the HolocaustRabbi Reuven Brand

Shabbat Mincha 5:15 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah 6:27 pm


The National Association for Chevra Kadisha (NASCK) has dedicated this Shabbos, Parshas Vayechi, to generating awareness and educating the Jewish community about end-of-life decisions. Boca Raton Synagogue is proudly participating along with hundreds of Shuls in North America. It is towards that goal that I

share this article from a few years ago with you.

Cremation in the Jewish community is growing at disturbing rates, with advertisements appearing in Jewish newspapers promoting it as a legitimate post-death option, including in some cases, shockingly, endorsements by rabbis. The prohibitive cost of traditional burial is often given as a reason for this trend, but it undoubtedly is the result of ignorance as well.

It is not just the secular and unaffiliated that are uneducated about the Jewish approach to death and dying. Most people don’t learn about death until they encounter it with the loss of a family member or good friend. Questions like what happens at death, where does the soul go, how do we prepare the body, and what is the afterlife like remain mysterious and unknown. Historically the Chevra Kadisha has always been a modest society who does its work without attention, fanfare or even credit. Those that serve on it do so privately and quietly. But that doesn’t mean that the work it does or the why and how it does it should remain a secret.

Educating about the Jewish view of death

doesn’t only prepare people and bring comfort and solace in a painful time that everyone will inevitably face, but in my experience, it also inspires living a more meaningful and rich life.

This week, to the great credit of Rabbi Jonathan Kroll, Head of School, senior girls at Katz Yeshiva High School began an eight-session course titled “The Final Journey: How Judaism Dignifies the Passage.” This pioneering project, a brainchild of Rochel Berman, author of “Dignity Beyond Death: The Jewish Preparation for Burial,” is designed to expose students to both the philosophy of what happens at death as well as the practical procedures of the Chevra Kadisha. The course includes a field trip to a funeral home to see the tahara room, tachrichin, and a halachikly appropriate casket.

I had the privilege of teaching the introductory class, in which I attempted to put death in the context of life. At the core of every answer to the myriad of questions revolving around death is the following critical statement: We don’t have a soul; we are a soul. A lifetime of caring for our bodies, pampering ourselves, and seeking physical pleasure often leaves us confused and with the mistaken notion that we are a body and we have a soul. Judaism teaches that in fact, it is the opposite.

Our soul has existed since creation itself and as an extension and expression of the Almighty, it will continue to exist eternally. Our soul is housed in a vessel called the body for what in the span of eternity is a very short period of time: seventy, eighty, or even one hundred and twenty years. Our rabbis don’t refer to what happens at the end of life as death. They call it yetzias ha’neshama, the extraction of the soul from the body because in truth people don’t die, bodies die and people aren’t buried, bodies are buried.

How does the soul experience its transition from the body? Is it painful or pleasurable? The answer is it depends on how that soul lived life when it was housed in the body. The righteous person who throughout his or her life always identified themselves as a soul that had a body and while caring about the body

truly invested in nourishing and nurturing the soul, experiences its extraction as a moment of bliss and great joy. The righteous see the body as a burden, a source of temptation and distraction that holds back the soul. Of course, they recognize that only with the body can the soul express free will and therefore shape and mold it. They, therefore, don’t pray for death or welcome it.

However, when it happens, our greatest leaders are described as experiencing a kiss of death, a moment of bliss, when their soul was liberated from the shackles of the body. Rav Nachman of Breslov wrote (Sichos Ha’Ran #179), “I can’t wait to divest myself of this garment that is my body…” To the righteous, removing the body from the soul is as painless and indeed pleasurable as taking off ones suit and tie at the end of a difficult day.

The average person who identified with his or her body throughout life and who invested in nurturing and nourishing the body while neglecting the soul, experiences its extraction very differently. Our tradition teaches that the soul hovers over the body when it is first removed, pained by the startling realization that the body they looked at in the mirror and saw as themselves all those years was only a vessel, a vehicle for the soul. The soul is confused and anxious by the sudden awareness that in fact, we are a soul and only had a body, not the other way around.

The primary responsibility of the Chevra Kadisha is to comfort that soul through its journey and transition. The Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 33) tells us that it is forbidden to leave a dying person alone. The least we can do is provide that soul with companionship and love during its difficult time. We have a shomer with that soul all the way until the body is buried at which time the soul can begin to ascend on high.

If the body is just a temporary vessel, a source of ephemeral pleasure, why do

FROM THE RABBI’S DESK

What Happens During a Tahara?

Appreciating the Work of the Chevra Kaddisha


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. 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.

“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.

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. • We learn from differing opinions and diverse sources of information. In arriving at our opinions, we should be open to listening to

a broad range of perspectives, even those with which we may ultimately disagree.• Please refrain from interpersonal conversations in the sanctuary during Davening, so as not to disturb the sanctity of others'

conversations with the Almighty. If you must have a conversation at that time, please feel free to use other areas of the Shul, including the hall and Social Hall.

All of these Mensch Messages have been submitted to the office. If you have a Mensch Message you would like us to promote, please email us at [email protected]”

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we treat it with such respect, dignity and affection before placing it in the ground? If what matters is the soul, why not discard the body by any means? The soul of the average person which sees itself as inextricably connected to the body endures pain by the separation. After all, they lived together for a lifetime, engaged the world as one, made choices and experienced events, people and places together.

Shlomo Ha’Melech taught (Kohelles 12:7) “The dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God Who gave it.” The soul finds solace and returns to God only after seeing its body return to the earth with dignity and respect. Everything about the tahara, the burial preparation, is designed to allow the soul to observe us treat its formal body with great respect. We carefully wash the body from head to toe, we clean under the fingernails, in the ears, and we remove all tubes, lines and catheters. We purify the body by immersing it in a mikvah or pouring 9 kabim of water of it. And then we dress the body in shrouds that are both simple and majestic. We don’t talk about extraneous things in the tahara room, we have a candle lit to represent the neshama, and we don’t pass things over the body treating it like an object or piece of furniture.

When performing a tahara there is an

acute awareness that the neshama of the individual is palpably present in the room, watching, observing and grieving. I have walked away from every tahara I have been privileged to participate in with a greater consciousness of my soul, a greater drive to nourish it, and a renewed mindfulness that in fact, I don’t have a soul; I am a soul that has a body.

Imagine the pain of the soul that, rather than witness its body treated with love, affection and dignity, sees it incinerated and cremated into a pile of ash. From our perspective cremation may not seem that different than placing a body in the ground, but from the perspective of the soul in the world of truth, it can be the difference between comfort and grief, consolation or profound pain.

I would like to believe that Hashem Has a way of providing comfort for those that choose cremation or a mausoleum rather than traditional burial out of a lack of Jewish education or experience. However, it is our responsibility to educate as widely as possible on the beauty and deep meaning of the authentic Jewish view of death and mourning.

I concluded my class by encouraging the students to get involved in the holy work of the Chevra Kadisha. There are few things more satisfying and fulfilling than participating in chesed shel emes,

lovingness that cannot be repaid. Contact with death inspires greater meaning in life and provides contact with our souls in a way few other things can. There are so many ways to get involved not only in the tahara room, but serving as shomrim, setting up shiva homes, helping make shiva minyanim, stocking supplies, making meals and more.

I am grateful to Rochel Berman and Katz Yeshiva High School for piloting this program and I hope it will be emulated all over, not only for students but adults as well.

Good Shabbos,


SHABBAT SCHEDULEFRIDAY NIGHT

Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:30 pmCandle Lighting 5:31 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 5:35 pmFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm

SHABBAT DAYNeitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:26 amHashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:30 amSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 8:30 amAshkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Efrem GoldbergShtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 amTeen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 amSof Zman Kriat Shema 9:49 amYouth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 amEarly Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 3:00 pmRabbis Class 4:15 pm

Unimaginable Commitment: Halacha in the Holocaust Rabbi Reuven Brand

Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:10 pmAshkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 5:15 pmDaf Yomi (Berdugo Beit Midrash) between Mincha/Ma'arivSh’kiah 5:49 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah (Rand Sanctuary) 6:27 pm

SHABBAT LEARNINGTefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide 8:30 amAdvanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama Minyan

Youth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 amVeshinantam Levanecha (Social Hall) 7:15 pmAvos U’Banim (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:15 pm

JANUARY 20 & 21PARSHAT SHEMOT

Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:35 pmCandle Lighting 5:36 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 5:40 pmFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) (Rand Sanctuary) 6:32 pm

DAILY MINYAN TIMES

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Sephardic Shacharit 6:40 amSephardic Beit Midrash

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 6:25 am Rand Sanctuary

6:15 amSocial Hall

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:00 amRand Sanctuary

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7:45 am Social Hall

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Sephardic Shacharit 7:55 am Sephardic Beit Midrash

7:55 amBerdugo Beit Midrash






8:30 am Social Hall

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8:30 am Social Hall

8:30 am Social Hall

Ashkenazi Shacharit 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary

Early Ashkenazi Mincha

1:00 pm Senders Library

3:05 pmSephardic Beit Midrash



3:50 pm Sephardic Beit Midrash

Sephardic Mincha/Ma’ariv 5:30 pmSephardic Beit Midrash





Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma’ariv 5:35 pmSocial Hall

5:35 pmRand Sanctuary

5:35 pmSocial Hall

5:35 pmRand Sanctuary

5:35 pmSocial Hall

Late Ashkenazi Ma’ariv 9:30 pmSenders Library

9:30 pmSenders Library




MAIN MINYAN GALA KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We are looking forward to another year of great Kiddushim and the camaraderie it brings. As the cost of a private Kiddush has become prohibitive, the monthly Gala Kiddush affords those with a Simcha to share that Simcha at an affordable price with the entire BRS community. Please consider joining our growing list of sponsors to ensure the Kiddushim continue.

The Gala Kiddushim for this year are tentatively scheduled as follows: Dates may be subject to change.

• January 28, 2017• March 11, 2017• June 10, 2017 (Graduation Kiddush)

We are very grateful to our Executive Chef Sponsors who contributed $1,000 and our Sous Chef Sponsors for contributing $500. These sponsorships make the Gala Kiddush possible.

EXECUTIVE CHEF SPONSORYanki & Lauren HofstatterDaniel & Caroline KatzDr. David Markowitz & Dr. Sara Levine

SPONSORSHIP LEVELSExecutive Chef Sponsor $1,000Sous Chef Sponsor $500Bar Mitzvah / Aufruf $360Bat Mitzvah / New Baby / Engagement $250Birthday / Anniversary $100Grandchild / Other Occasion $100

Sponsorships are announced from the pulpit on Shabbat morning of the Kiddush and listed in the Weekly. If you would like to sponsor on any level in this coming year, please contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected] or our Kiddush Club chairs, Donny Cohen and Avi Greenbaum.

SOUS CHEF SPONSORSYaakov KronfeldJosiah & Natalie LismanDr. David & Reena Makover George & Stephanie SaksDr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSMAZAL TOV

Eli & Sarah Malka Neger on the birth of their son. AND to proud big sister, Chana. Rabbi Benjy & Amy Horowitz on their daughter, Penina, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Meirav & Elisha. AND grandparents, Esther Horowitz, Susan Luxenberg, and David & Linda Luxenberg. AND great-grandparents in Israel, Morris & Shirley Diamond.Kenneth & Elana Ostroff on their daughter, Samantha, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud brother, David. AND grandparents, Rita Moeller, Richard and Gerry Ostroff, and Dr. Leon & Toni Weissberg. Eric & Lisa Pinkis on their daughter, Ariella Kayla, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Aiden, Asher & Aitan. AND grandparents Ralph & Gilda Golub of Marlboro, NJ and the late Robert & Barbara Pinkis, ob"m.Larry & Dorothy Perkins on the birth of their great granddaughter. Her proud parents are Nechama & Yisroel Schechter of Lakewood, NJ. AND to the proud grandparents and siblings of the Perkins and Schechter families.To the participants of the Shalshelet Bat Mitzvah program who completed the course with a beautiful ceremony this past Thursday night.

KIDDUSHHashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Rabbi Benjy & Amy Horowitz in honor of their daughter, Penina, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.Teen Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Neal & Bonnie Weinreb in memory of Bonnie father, Jack Riesel.Veshinantam Levanecha sponsored by Lauren & Yanki Hofstatter in honor of Meera's Birthday.Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Shilo Hasson in honor of his son Nissim who is getting married.Seudah Shlishiet co-sponsored by Anna Cohen, Marcia Feldman, Gary & Judi Krasna, Sylvia Pruzansky, Bennett & Gloria Schreiber and Gershon SchwadronGuest Speaker: Rabbi Reuven Brand, Embracing the Details of Halacha

VESHINANTAM LEVANECHA - SEASON XVIIChildren of all ages are invited to join us in the BRS Sephardic Beit Midrash at 7:15 pm this Saturday night, January 14. If you would like to sponsor one of the ten weeks, please email Rabbi Josh Broide at [email protected]. Each sponsorship is $200 and can be split with another family. It’s going to be a great season, and we have many big surprises waiting for you!!

WOMEN'S MIKVAH HOURSPlease note the hours of operation for the Women's Mikvah are as follows:Sunday through Thursday nights from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Friday nights and Yom Tov are by appointment only. On Motzei Shabbat, Motzei Yom Tov, and fast days, the Mikvah is open for an hour after Havdalah for only one hour. To make an appointment, please call (561) 394-5854.

A MODZITZER SHABBOS Shabbat, January 21 with world renowned Cantor Yaakov Motzen. Sponsored by the Tripp, Loeffler, and Cooperman families in memory of Leibish Lieberman & Aaron Loeffler, Gerald Cooperman, and Leon Tripp and Rabbi Sidney Shoham.

EMUNAH WHATSAPP Rabbi Goldberg’s two Emunah WhatsApp groups with inspirational thoughts to strengthen Emunah are fully subscribed. We are opening a third group. To subscribe, please email your WhatsApp number to [email protected].

NEEDLEWORK AND TORAH Inviting all women for a special morning of Needlework and Torah, this Sunday, January 15 at 11:00 am at 22365 Dorado Drive in Captiva. Yocheved Hande will be sharing some words of Torah with us! Please join us as we crochet beautiful, cozy blankets to be distributed to children in Israel. If you are able to attend, kindly RSVP to Susan, (561) 715-8785 or [email protected]. Don't forget your crochet hooks, and any spare yarn you may have!

SHABBAT PARTY IN THE PARK THIS SHABBAT

We would like to invite you to come join your friends of Boca Raton Synagogue for our next Party in the Park! We will eat snacks, play some games, learn some great Torah, and have some good fun. Don’t forget to bring your BLANKETS!!! For families and children of all ages, this Shabbat, January 14, 4:00 pm. Park is right before the lake, between the Shul, Lago, and Thornhill Green. Why: ‘Cause it’s Shabbat. This event will not be held if it is raining at or after 3:00 pm

GIFT OF LIFE 5K WALK & RUNJoin our very own Executive Director, Matthew Hocherman and his family, this Sunday, January 15 at 8:00 am for the Annual Gift Of Life, Steps for Life 5k Run & Walk taking place at FAU Stadium. Matthew had the incredible opportunity over the summer to be called upon as a match for Gift of Life and donated Peripheral Blood Stem Cells on August 9, in order to help save the life of a 72 year old man with leukemia. While there is no cost to an individual that would like to get swabbed to join the registry, there is a cost of $60 to process every swab kit that is submitted, and make their matching information available in the registry to those seeking a lifesaving transplant. Online registration has closed, but if you are interested in joining the Hocherman Family at this incredible event, you are able to register on Sunday morning, beginning at 8:00 am, at FAU Stadium. For more information, contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected].

MONTHLY KADDISH CLASSRabbi Goldberg’s next Kaddish Class will be held on Sunday, January 15, at 10:00 am in the BRS Board Room. This class has been designed for people who are within the year of mourning the loss of a loved one. If you have not received an e-mail regarding this class, and would like to participate, please contact Linda at (561) 394.0394 or [email protected].

SECURITY UPDATEOver the last week, our community has seen bomb threats to our local Jewish institutions and a devastating attack on our airport. When your heard about these horrible occurrences, did you wonder about your own family, your children’s schools and your synagogue? Do you feel security is an essential aspect of our Jewish lives? Do you want to rely on others for this security or do you want to actively provide for the safety and security of yourselves, your family and your community?

If you answered in the affirmative, now is the time to take action and join the BRS Security team. As we see from the headlines, the threats are real. We cannot afford to stand on the side and be observers to our own security. Please speak with any of the members of the Security team to find out how you can join our efforts.

NEW CANTORIAL MUSIC COMMITTEEHave a love for Chazzanut? Did you enjoy the Shabbat Chazzanut last April? We’re forming a committee of cantorial and choral music lovers to help plan, develop and sponsor occasional programming of this kind for the Shul including more Cantorial Shabbatot and hopefully an annual cantorial concert as well. Please contact Howard Barbanel at (516) 860-7440 or [email protected].

SHALOM ZACHOR & BRIT ANNOUNCEMENTThe Negers invite the entire community to a Shalom Zachor this Friday night, January 13, at 8:00 pm at their home, 7790 Lago Del Mar Dr. Apt # 904 in Lago. Brit details TBA

APPRECIATIONThe BRS Youth Department would like to thank all those who helped make the inaugural BRS Youth Football League a smashing success! It was beautiful to see so many children representing the diversity of our community playing sports together every Sunday morning. In particular, a tremendous thank you to the four decimated coaches – Donny Cohen, Hillel Cohen, Rabbi Josh Grajower and Dov Hochner. This program never could have happened without them!


LIFE CYCLE

REFUAH SHLAYMAHFor members of BRS Community.

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) 394-0394Moshe Applebaum Moshe Zvi ben Rochel LeahYosef Chaim ben FaigaMerv Jacobs Meir ben SarahStuart Silverman Yeshaya Moshe ben Nacha SarahMarcus Witztum Mordechai ben MalkaChayim ben RashiChaim ben RachelJosef Yitzchak ben Baila RochelEly FactorEliyahu Dovid Yehudah ben Nechama RutZev ben Levi HaLeviYisroel Moshe ben Yocheved___________________________Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat DevorahJoan Noven Rochel Tova bat Malka

WEEK AT A GLANCEBIRTHDAYS

Emma Harow Andrea Lieberman Chava Weisstuch Jan Berg Jessica Matiash Seth FisherDevora Shabtai

DAILY • DAF YOMI (Sunday - Thursday) 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• NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI (Sunday - Thursday)

with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in Rooms 104/105

MONDAY • HEBREW POETRY CLASS

with Hassia Yehuda at 9:30 am in the Senders Library• MEN'S AFTERNOON KOLLEL

from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Social Hall• A TOUR OF TOSHBA (TORAH SHE'BE'AL PEH) (FOR WOMEN) with Rabbi Simmy Shabtai at 7:45 pm in the Social Hall• UNTOLD STORIES OF TANACH (FOR WOMEN) with Rina Lanner at 8:30 pm in the Social Hall

TUESDAY• PARSHA CLASS with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 9:30 am in the Rand Sanctuary

Sponsored by Martin & Sondra Fisch in honor of their upcoming anniversary.• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF SEFER MELACHIM with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 10:30 am in the Rand Sanctuary• GREAT RIVALRIES OF JEWISH HISTORY with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 7:30 pm in the Social Hall

WEDNESDAY • CUP OF JOE & KNOW with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 8:15 am in the Social Hall• LIVING WITH EMUNAH

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will at 8:45 am at home ofRabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg, 22234 Hollyhock Trail

Sponsored anonymously in loving memory of Shaindel Gittel bat Chaim Shaul.• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF SAMUEL I

with Malka Morris at 9:30 am at the home of Irene Berger,7245 Carmel Court in Thornhill Mews.

• MEN'S AFTERNOON KOLLELfrom 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Social Hall

• MUSSAR/JEWISH SPIRITUALITY CLASSwith Anne Shoshana Deakter at 7:30 pm at her home, 7666 Cypress Crescent in Montoya Estates.

THURSDAY • RABBANIT AVIGAIL ROCK CLASS VIA SKYPE

at 9:30 am in the Board Room• INSPIRATIONAL WEEKLY MUSSAR SCHMOOZE

at 9:40 pm in the Senders Library; BBQ wings from Chef Gersh will be served.

YAHRZEITSI rwin Tannenbaum in memory of his grandfather Kenneth Tannenbaum, 15 TevetIra Berger in memory of his father Alex Berger, 15 Tevet Sydelle Tannenbaum in memory of her mother Helen Greenfield, 15 Tevet Bennett Schreiber in memory of his grandmother Feiga bat Shmuel Leib, 16 Tevet Helene Amar in memory of her father Prosper Messod Amar, 16 Tevet Bonnie Weinreb in memory of her father Jack Riesel, 16 Tevet Dave Grunberg in memory of his daughter Daniella Fastag, 16 Tevet Faigie Grunberg in memory of her daughter Daniella Fastag, 16 TevetDeanna Shulman in memory of her husband Rabbi Chaim Shulman, 17 Tevet Susan Berkowitz in memory of her mother Ceil Schlesinger, 17 Tevet Marcia Feldman in memory of her father Irving Konick, 17 Tevet Dana Schechter in memory of her grandfather Irving Konick, 17 TevetStephen Colman in memory of his mother Sonia Colman, 18 Tevet Judy Gelbart in memory of her brother Harvey Guttman, 18 Tevet Jeffrey Gerstin in memory of his grandmother Rachel Goldberg, 18 TevetSylvia Pruzansky in memory of her mother Lil l ian Schneider, 18 Tevet Devora Goldwasser in memory of her father Jacob Saltzman, 18 Tevet Elaine Trachtenberg in memory of her sister Linda Fund,19 TevetAndrea Lieberman in memory of her aunt Linda Fund, 19 TevetEva Friedman in memory of her father Salomon Gold, 19 Tevet Judi Krasna in memory of her father Herman Greenberg, 19 Tevet Liz Karsh in memory of her father Yacov Shemesh, 19 Tevet Malka Schyndel in memory of her brother Michael Schyndel, 20 Tevet Rhoda Azar in memory of her mother Frieda Miller, 20 Tevet George Berman in memory of his mother Claire Berman, 20 Tevet Anna Cohen in memory of her father Nathaniel Wasserman, 20 Tevet Nancy Charm in memory of her father Joseph Silverman, 21 Tevet Gershon Schwadron in memory of his mother Evelyn Schwadron, 21 Tevet Jeffrey Gerstin in memory of his grandmother Anna Goldberg, 21 Tevet Barnett Yukolis in memory of his mother Rose Yukolis, 22 Tevet Jeff Herman in memory of his father Richard Herman, 22 Tevet

ANNIVERSARY Mark & Jessica Matiash

BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC.

Ariella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva MalkaChana Guta bat RochelNoa Maya Carmel Noa Maya bat Devora RachelJacquie Padow Ya’akova Chava Rus bat Beyla Or Ester bat Dina RivkaWendy Wasserstrom Zehava bat ChayaEden Malka bat RavitSara Leah bat Maya ElanitJean Cohen Eta Chaya bat RachelVictoria Romano Vida bat SolChaya Yocheved Alexandra bat Chaviva TovaYocheved bat Alta Sura LeahRuth Malinowitz Rivka bat FreidaFrancine Solomon Faige bat Rochel

BOCA RATON COMMUNITY ERUVThe Boca Raton Community Eruv is in need of funds. Yearly membership remains at $100 per family. It is now possible to sponsor the Eruv for a particular Shabbat for $360. Donations can now also be made through our website www.bocaeruv.org or by contacting Chani Salamon at (561) 392-1026 for more information. Please help, as we ALL benefit from the Eruv. The Eruv is something we all rely on and often take for granted. If you have not yet contributed, please consider doing so in order to ensure that the Eruv can be checked and maintained.

BIKUR CHOLIM Food: When swallowing an unpalatable medicine, no Bracha is recited on the water taken along with it, unless you are drinking the water also to quench your thirst. If, however, you take the bitter medicine with a good-tasting liquid (e.g., soda, juice, etc.), then a blessing should be recited on the drink. Source: Guide for the Jewish Hospital Patient [email protected].

CONDOLENCES TO• Naomi Stemp on the passing of her beloved sister, Debby Kramer

Neumark• Dani Hiller on the passing of his beloved brother, Arnon Hiller.

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITYRalph and Gilda Golub Evan and Jan Golub and FamilyEli and Avigail WeissMarcelo and Michele Weiss and FamilyRita Moeller Richard and Gerry Ostroff Dr. Leon & Toni WeissbergJeff & Carrie Karabanowski, Cayla and Blake Craig & Shari Packer, Ariella and Avi Family & Friends here in honor of the Ostroff SimchaFamily & Friends here in honor of the Horowitz Simcha


SOCIAL ACTIONThe movement to pressure and isolate Israel was dealt a number of setbacks recently when• The Modern Language Association, the United States’ largest scholarly group, took a step toward rejecting an academic boycott of Israeli institutions. After two hours of contentious debate and procedural jockeying at its annual meeting, the group’s delegate assembly voted 113 to 79 against a resolution endorsing a boycott, which had cited what it called Israel’s “systematic denial” of the academic freedom and educational rights of Palestinians.• The Free University in Berlin cancelled academic assignments for a pro-BDS professor who allegedly engaged in anti-Semitic activities. In a tweet from the Free University sent to The Jerusalem Post, the university stated: “The professor will not receive teaching assignments at the Otto Suhr Institute until the accusations are clarified."

• Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, announced that he will be proposing a bill to block universities in the state of Washington from engaging in protests targeted at the state of Israel. The bill is directed at the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movements (BDS) present on college campuses, which seek to increase economic and political pressure on the state of Israel and its presence in Palestinian territories.

ISRAEL UPDATE

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Asher Kaplan, Adam Barel, Shayna Bender, Raz Ben-Zikry, Shani Ben Zikry, Judah Baum, Rotem Bronfman, Stav Gare, Gavriella Wolff, Aviad Halfon, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Mikki Kowal, Ami Lieder, Daniel Louis, Albert Lupin, Charlie Pollack, Rafael Nissim ben Moshe Israel, Akiva Strauss, Elad Shachar, Liel Reinfeld, Ron Hirschhorn,

Yehoshua Strauss, Kevin Schechter, Chanan Wolfson, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel Rochel, Noam Bar Yakov, Judah Makover, Amir Tsarfati, Reuben Gladstone, Zoe Gladstone, Dean Tansman, Joshua Weiss, Noah Weiss, Dani Matilsky, Seth Weiss Razi Katz and Hannah Katz.

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.

ROBERT ALAN “BOB” LEVINSONIs 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.

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS

ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)

AVRAHAM BEN AGERNISH Avera (Avraham) Mengitsu is an Israeli civilian with a history of severe depression and mental illness. He crossed into Gaza in September 2014. Hamas has recently admitted that they are holding him captive but there is no additional information on his condition.

AARP SAFETY DRIVER PROGRAM The BRS AARP Safety Driver Program will be Thursday, March 2, 2017, and will give each participant a 3-year car insurance discount. The cost is $15 per person for AARP members and $20 for non-members. The maximum size of the class is 30 people. The class runs from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm with breaks. You must have a valid Florida drivers license. Registration closes on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. To register, please bring a check (one check for each person) to the BRS office, made payable to “AARP Safety Driver Program” dated March 2, 2017. On the day of the class, you must present your Florida drivers license and your AARP membership card to get the $15 price. For any questions, please e-mail Lou Miller at [email protected]. BRS plays no role in the class, the charge, the availability of insurance, or any other aspect of the program whatsoever and simply is providing a venue as a courtesy to its membership. We have not vetted the course of the instructor or any other aspect of the program and do not endorse it.

The Social Action Committee came together this past Wednesday to make calls to our government officials and asked them to support Israel against the recent UN Resolution.


The Sephardic Minyan of Boca Raton Synagogue המנין הספרדי של ק"ק בוקה רטון

SUNDAY FRIDAY שבת MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

פרשת ויחיParshat Va-Yehi

JANUARY 13 JANUARY 14 ויחי

5:55AM KOLLEL BOKER 6:51AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:25PM MINHAH 5:31PM CANDLE LIGHTING 6:03PM EARLIEST SHEMA

6:26AM SHAHARIT 8:10AM SHIUR 8:30AM SHAHARIT 4:20PM RABBI’S CLASS 5:15PM MINHAH 6:27PM HAVDALAH 7:03PM RABBENU TAM 7:15PM AVOT U-BANIM

JANUARY 15 JANUARY 16 JANUARY 17 JANUARY 18 JANUARY 19 JANUARY 20 JANUARY 21 שמות

6:50AM SHAHARIT 8:00AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNAH BERURA 9:30PM LADIES’ SHIUR

5:55AM KOLLEL BOKER 6:50AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNAH BERURA

6:50AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNAH BERURA

5:55AM KOLLEL BOKER 6:50AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 7:45PM HALAKHAH SHIUR 9:00PM MISHNAH BERURA

6:50AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNAH BERURA

5:55AM KOLLEL BOKER 6:50AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 5:30PM MINHAH 5:36PM CANDLE LIGHTING 6:09PM EARLIEST SHEMA

6:25AM SHAHARIT 8:10AM SHIUR 8:30AM SHAHARIT 4:25PM RABBI’S CLASS 5:20PM MINHAH 6:32PM HAVDALAH 7:08PM RABBENU TAM 7:15PM AVOT U-BANIM

Fruit that grows from a tree during its first three years is known as ערלה (orlah). Fruit that is ערלה is considered to be אסור forbidden to derive any benefit from. This includes—בהנאהeating the fruit as well as profiting from the sale of ערלה fruit. Unlike most other mitzvot that apply to trees, fields, and vegetation, the rules of ערלה apply both in Israel as well as outside of Israel. As such it applies to all fruits, whether or not the fruits or the trees on which they grow are owned by Jews. Since these fruits are אסורים בהנאה, it is forbidden to intentionally smell such a fruit for benefit. However, since the rules of ערלה only apply to the fruits, it is permissible to smell the flowers, leaves, or the bark of such a tree. There is significant disagreement amount the Poskim as regards other derivative benefits from ערלה fruits. Some forbid hanging fruits in a Sukkah as decoration (Yalkut Yosef disagrees) and ערלהothers even forbid taking a walk in an ערלה orchard to enjoy being among and looking at the various trees and fruits. All agree that trees planted only for scenic purposes and not for their fruit (such as date palms that line streets and highways) are exempt from ערלה since it is clear that they were not planted for the purpose of benefiting from their fruit.

Weekly Halakhah The berakhah that Ya’akov gives Yehudah is, יהודה אתה יודוך-Yehudah, your brothers will praise you. The Ba’alei ha—אחיךTosafot offer an additional level of interpretation, indicating that not only will the other brothers praise Yehudah, but they will take his name for themselves; we are known as Yehudim. While Yehudah’s lineage served as kings and rulers of the Jewish people, why is it that we as a people adopted the name Jews for ourselves? When Leah names her children, the reason she gives for naming her fourth son Yehudah is that הפעם אודה את ה‘ — this time, I shall praise (odeh) Hashem. Rashi explains that Leah knew that Ya’akov would have 12 children. Since he had four wives, she assumed that each wife would have three children. When her fourth son was born, she thanked Hashem for having נטלתי יותר .receiving more than her allotted portion—מחלקיThe Hiddushei ha-Rim explains that Leah’s comment sums up the proper attitude we should have to life. We are to live a life of consistent and continuous gratitude, realizing that whatever we have, it is יותר מחלקי—more than my allotment. It is such a fundamentally important component of who we are as a people, that we are named after Yehudah, whose birth spurred Leah to recognize this principle. If we are always being grateful, not only will our friends and family around us feel more appreciated, but if we constantly search for things to be grateful for, we ‘open up our eyes’ to constantly recognizing how truly blessed we are.

Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan

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Parshah Thought


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Thurs Night 9:40 pm

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MUSSAR SCHMOOZE

THIS SHABBOS: RABBI REUVEN BRAND

·Friday Night Oneg ·Post Hashkama Chabura ·Rabbi’s Class

·Seuda Shlishiet ·Sunday Morning Community Wide Shiur

Rabbi Brand is the founding Rosh Kollel of the YU Torah Mitzion Chicago Kollel.

He will be speaking at the following slots:


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"והוי זהיר לקרות בתורה תמיד, אשר תוכל

לקימה. וכאשר תקום מן הספר תחפש באשר למדת אם יש בו דבר אשר תוכל לקימו.

Be careful to read the torah always, so that you may be able to uphold it. and when you rise from study, Search in that which you

learned if there is something that you can observe

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FRIDAY NIGHTINSPIRATIONAL ONEG AT 8:30 PM The Soul of Shabbos. Will be held at the home of Rabbi Dr. Avi & Dr. Ahava Oppenheimer, 22360 Guadeloupe Street in Captiva

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