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RABBI EFREM GOLDBERGMarah D’asrah

RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZassistant rabbi

DANIEL J. KATZPresiDent

RABBI JOSH BROIDEOutreach rabbi

RABBI URI PILICHOWSKIteen rabbi

RABBI MORDECHAI SMOLARCIKrabbi, brs West

RABBI KENNETH BRANDERrabbi eMeritus

MATTHEW HOCHERMANsynagOgue aDMinistratOr

ALIZA PILICHOWSKI yOuth DirectOr

KERRY PURCELLeDitOr-in-chief Of the Weekly

WEEKLYB o c a R a t o n S y n a g o g u e

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PARSHAT EMORMay 11 - May 18, 2012 • 19 Iyar - 26 Iyar 5772

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SCHEDULEPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 6:20 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:35 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:40 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:45 pmWomen’s Class 5:30 pm

Understanding Yourself and OthersAliza Hollander

Rabbi’s Class 6:30 pmWhy We Are All Students of the Maharam M’Rutenberg:

In Commemoration of his 719th YahrzeitRabbi Philip Moskowitz

Shabbat Mincha 7:30 pmMa’ariv / Havadalah 8:37 pm

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Boca Raton SynagogueValuing Diversity • Celebrating Unity

FROM THE RABBI’S DESKTo many, the initials R.C.A. are reminiscent of a popular electronics company that was cutting edge in its time, but has been defunct since 1986. However, to me and over 1,000 Rabbis across North America, the acronym R.C.A. is very much alive, vibrant, and active. I am proud to serve as a national Vice President for the Rabbinical Council of America, a prestigious professional organization that serves as a voice of the Modern Orthodox Rabbinate and provides important services to its members. One of the most important functions of the RCA is to bring Rabbis together and to cultivate a sense of camaraderie, brotherhood, and connection for a group of individuals who can sometimes feel isolated and alone.

This week, the RCA held its annual convention. Unlike most years when it is held in NY, this year’s meeting was hosted in LA and was attended by Rabbis from across the country. There were some great sessions, but the most impactful part of the program, for me, came from a very unexpected place. Over the course of the conference, I had the opportunity to meet and shmooze with many Rabbis. Naturally, the conversation turned to Shul life and how things are going. After listening to many colleagues, I came away from the RCA conference with a renewed sense of how lucky, fortunate, and blessed I am to be the Rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue.

Allow me to share the top ten reasons why BRS is the best place to be a Rabbi in the whole world:

1. You treat me and my family like we are part of your family. We have been blessed to forge incredible relationships and have learned so much from so many of you.

2. Our lay leadership, particularly our President, couldn’t be easier to work with. They are amazingly supportive, caring, and concerned for the Rabbis and staff.

3. “That’s not the way we do it here” has never been said at BRS. You give us the freedom and flexibility to introduce new ideas, programs, and plans, as long as they are financially responsible and make sense.

4. I have the best co-workers who each are talented, committed to the BRS mission and fun to work with. 5. You keep moving in, without our even doing a recruitment campaign. This past year, 35 new families moved to Boca and joined

the BRS community. This summer, we are already expecting a great influx of new families as well. 6. You volunteer when we need you to help make a Shiva Minyan, cook a meal, stuff envelopes in the office, or donate blood, and you

do it all with a smile on your face. 7. You are passionate about Israel and participate in making our voices heard as pro Israel activists at AIPAC and beyond.8. You care deeply about Outreach and assist Rabbi Josh Broide and BRS in meeting new people who could benefit from our programs

and classes. 9. You love to learn - on your own, with Chavrusas or when you come to one of the many Shiurim our community is privileged to

offer. You filled up our Achdut B’Torah Siyum chart in record time.10. You are philanthropic, generous and kind and help me care for those less privileged through Tomchei Shabbat, the Scholarship

Fund, and the Chesed Fund.

“Lechu vanim shim’u li, Go my sons, listen to me.” The pasuk should say, “Bo, come my sons,” why does it say go? Sometimes, you have to go away to take notice of the greatest blessing that is right in front of your face. You and I are not perfect and, as a community, we certainly have things to work on. But, on the whole, the BRS community is a great blessing for me and my family, and I hope you see it as enriching you and your family as well.

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BRS OUTREACH REVOLUTIONAm Yisrael Chai

Last week the teenagers of our community made an amazing presentation about their experience in Poland and Israel on the March of the Living. Many people approached me to find out how they can participate on the experience next year and I am happy to announce that because of all the interest there will be a meeting at the beginning of June to start signing people up for the next trip. It’s impossible to detail every story in a short presentation, but there is one that I wanted to tell everyone. It was Erev Shabbat in Israel and we all got up early to travel to Masada, the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi. Although many of the teens had been to these classic historical sites, there was one thing that was going to be very different this time around. Warren and Robin Struhl are involved in the writing of yet another Torah in the original synagogue that stands on top of Masada, in the room known as the Geniza. So our group made special arrangement to meet the sofer that goes to Masada everyday to complete the writing of the sacred scroll. Most of the teens have never seen a real Torah being written, so imagine their surprise when they found out that they would have a chance to participate in this special mitzvah. The sofer explained

the significance of this Torah being written right here on Masada and at this time in our history. Because although the Romans conquered Masada almost 2,000 years ago, just look who is standing here now and who has been relegated to the pages of history books. Just to think that if the Romans had their way, we shouldn’t be around and yet we are around and we’re stronger than ever on top of the world writing a Torah with our survivors and our Jewish future, the teens of our community. Am Yisrael Chai!!!Inspire yourself to inspire others…Josh


Questions and Answers are courtesy of Ohr Somayach.

EMORRules respecting Kohanim. Because of his privileged status, the Kohen had to maintain a particularly high standard of purity and perfection. Any physical defect disqualified the Kohen from officiating in the Mishkan, although he was still entitled to his share of the sacrifices.

Rules respecting sacrifices. Sacrifices, too, had to be free of blemishes. A mother and its young could not be killed on the same day.

Yom Tov. During the year, a number of days were designated as Yom Tovim. These holy days, on which no work is permitted, were proclaimed in the following order: Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Atzeret.

The Mishkan. The people were reminded of their duty to provide pure olive oil for the lamps of the Holy Temple, which were to be kept burning continuously by the Kohanim. The show bread was to be made of twelve loaves of fine flour, arranged in two stacks.

HALACHIC QUESTION OF THE WEEKQ: May a warming drawer be used to heat food on Shabbat? Does it make a difference if it is liquid or solid, Friday night or Shabbat day?

A: Yes, a warming drawer may be used, but, if it has a control knob, it should be covered. All types of food may be left in the drawer before Shabbat to be removed and used Friday night. Only solid food without a significant amount of liquid, though, may be placed in the warming drawer on Shabbat day to be heated. The warming drawer may be used at its highest setting, even if it is hotter than Yad Soledes Bo (130 degrees).

Please submit your question of the week on any topic to Rabbi Goldberg at [email protected]

PARSHA Q & AEMOR1. Does a Kohen have an option regarding becoming ritually defiled when his unmarried

sister passes away?2. How does one honor a Kohen?3. How does the Torah restrict the Kohen Gadol with regard to mourning?4. Who in the household of a Kohen may eat Terumah?5. How does the Torah define “profaning” the Name of G-d?6. On what day do we begin to “count the Omer”?7. Why do we begin counting the Omer at night?8. The blowing of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah is called a “Zichron Teruah” (sound of

remembrance). For what is it a reminder?9. What is unusual about the wood of the Etrog tree?10. What is the penalty for intentionally wounding one’s parent?

PARSHA SUMMARY

1. Does a Kohen have an option regarding becoming ritually defiled when his unmarried sister passes away? 21:3 - No, he is required to do so.

2. How does one honor a Kohen? 21:8 - He is first in all matters of holiness. For example, a Kohen reads from the Torah first, and is usually the one to lead the blessings before and after meals.

3. How does the Torah restrict the Kohen Gadol with regard to mourning? 21:10-12 - He may not allow his hair to grow long, nor attend to his close relatives if they die, nor accompany a funeral procession.

4. Who in the household of a Kohen may eat Terumah? 22:11 - He, his wife, his sons, his unmarried daughters, and his non-Jewish slaves.

5. How does the Torah define “profaning” the Name of G-d? 22:32 - Willfully transgressing the commandments.

6. On what day do we begin to “count the Omer”? 23:15 - On the 16th of Nisan.7. Why do we begin counting the Omer at night? 23:15 - The Torah requires counting

seven complete weeks. If we begin counting in the daytime, the seven weeks would not be complete, because according to the Torah a day starts at nightfall.

8. The blowing of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah is called a “Zichron Teruah” (sound of remembrance). For what is it a reminder? 23:24 - The Akeidas (binding of) Yitzchak.

9. What is unusual about the wood of the Etrog tree? 23:40 - It has the same taste as the fruit.

10. What is the penalty for intentionally wounding one’s parent? 24:21 - Death.

CONDOLENCES TODaniel Lunski on the passing of his beloved mother Shoshana Lunski.

SHABBAT SCHEDULE FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 6:20 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:35 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:10 pmCandle Lighting 7:40 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 7:45 pm

SHABBAT DAYNeitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:55 amHashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 amSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 amAshkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Mussaf: Dani HillerShtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) 9:30 amTeen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash - 1st floor) NEW LOCATION 9:45 amSof Zman Kriat Shema 9:56 amLome Family Explanatory Service (WYHS Library) summer recessYouth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 amEarly Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 4:00 pmSephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:20 pmAshkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 7:30 pmSh’kiah 7:58 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah 8:37 pm

SHABBAT LEARNINGSichot of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:30 amTefillah Insights with Rabbi Broide (Rand Sanctuary) 8:30 amTeachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:00 amParshat Ha’shuva with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda (Board Room) 9:15 amAdvanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama MinyanJunior Congregation (Berdugo Beit Midrash - Room 104 & 105) 10:00 amYouth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:00 amSephardic Roundtable (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 11:00 amWomen Class 5:30 pm

Understanding Yourself And OthersAliza Hollander

Rabbi’s Class 6:30 pmWhy We Are All Students of the Maharam M’Rutenberg:

In Commemoration of his 719th YahrzeitRabbi Philip Moskowitz

Father & Son Learning (Senders Library) 6:00 pm Daf Yomi between Mincha/Maariv

PARSHAT BEHAR/BECHUKOTAIFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 6:25 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:38 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:44 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:45 pmMaariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) 8:41 pm

DAILY MINYANIMDaf Yomi (Sunday - Friday) 7:00 amSunday (Rand Sanctuary) 6:25, 7:15, 8:00, 9:00 amMonday & Thursday (Social Hall) 6:15, 7:00, 8:00 amTuesday, Wednesday & Friday (Social Hall) 6:25, 7:00 & 8:00 amMonday through Friday (Senders Library) 7:45 am

SEPHARDIC SHACHARITShacharit (Sunday - Friday) 6:00 & 8:00 am

MINCHA/MA’ARIVEarly Mincha (Sunday) 2:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:40 pmAshkenazi Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Social Hall) 7:45 pmLate Maariv 9:30 pm

BRS WEST (At the Hillel Day School, 21001 95th Ave. • (305) 725-2292 • www.brswestonline.org)

THE WEINBAUM YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL MINCHA SCHEDULEMon: 3:20 pm - Tues: 3:05 pm - Wed: 4:00 pm- Thurs- 3:20 pm

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Note NEW time) 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:40 pmRabbi’s Class 8:45 amShacharit (Shabbat) 9:30 amYouth Groups 10:30 amMincha (Shabbat) 7:30 pmMaariv/Havdalah/Shabbat ends 8:37 pmSunday Morning Shacharit Minyan 7:45 am


Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow Shmuel Tzvi ben ShaynaZoli Bernstein Azriel Ha’Cohen ben RuchelCantor Lazar Wax Eliezer ben Sara GoldaSol Feldman Shlomo Dov ben ChanaRabbi Moshe Mintz Moshe Avraham ben ChayaAbraham Katzman Abraham Yehoshua Ha’Cohen ben ChaiaBernard Struhl Binyamin Eliyahu ben ChikahNorman Mordkofsky Nachum Yaakov ben Pesha Chaia

Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat DevorahRuth Sherman Rochel bat BatshevaJoan Noven Rochel Tova bat MalkaBeverly Kassirer Briendle bat PesselAriella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva MalkaLian Sae Bloom Leah Sura bat Machla FeigelaSara Skoczylas Sara Zlata bat Guta

REFUAH SHLAYMAHFor members of BRS Community.

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please see Tehillim Circle

BIRTHDAYSRachelli Goldberg

YAHRZEITS Ruth Sherman in memory of her sister Myra Araiz, 19 IyarMatthew Hocherman in memory of his aunt Sonia Baum, 19 IyarFrances Sigal in memory of her father Shimon Ber Pincus, 19 IyarStanley Smith in memory of his mother Sara Smith, 19 IyarMichael Stall in memory of his father Milton Stall, 19 IyarRabbi Gene Klein in memory of his brother Rabbi Aaron Klein, 20 IyarDr. David Levenson in memory of his grandfather Irving Pallas, 20 IyarDr. Jaime Alalu in memory of his father Jack Alalu, 21 IyarDiane Geffen in memory of her father Louis Davidson, 21 IyarSteve Katz in memory of his mother Claire Katz, 21 IyarHarold Mechanic in memory of his father Alfred Mechanic, 21 IyarRachel Yudewitz in memory of her father Jerome Stern, 21 IyarDr. Cynthia March in memory of her grandfather Isidor Harris, 22 IyarRuth Malinowitz in memory of her father Louis Huttler, 22 IyarMorton Zemel in memory of his sister Shirley Kaufman, 22 IyarSharona Loeffler in memory of her father Leo Lieberman, 22 IyarMorton Zemel in memory of his father Abraham Zemel, 22 IyarPeggy Zimmerman in memory of her father Morris Adest, 23 IyarNeil Kaplan in memory of his grandfather Irving Patchen, 23 IyarFrancine Solomon in memory of her father Solomon Heitner, 24 IyarDoris Kurtzer in memory of her father Aaron Sadowsky, 24 IyarEllen Spektor in memory of her mother May Altsman, 25 IyarDani Hiller in memory of his mother Malwina Hiller, 25 IyarRochel Berman in memory of her mother Minnie Udovitch, 25 IyarSolomon Maikhor in memory of his grandfather Yair Chuchani, 26 Iyar

LIFE CYCLE

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSNosson & Chaye Lord

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITYBinny & Shani MuschelCheryl and Mark LevyFamily & Friends here in honor of the Broide SimchaMartin & Renee BrownMrs. Cara Sweet and Mrs. Julie KhosterichRabbi Uri and Yael Goffin and FamilyDr. Jerry and Carol OsherMr. Jon and Erica ReifferFamily & Friends here in honor of the Blumstain SimchaPhilip Blustein

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUNRISE MINYAN AT THE BEACHNext Friday, May 18 at 6:10 am - Men & 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.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S SHIURA community-wide learning opportunity for women, by women.Parashat Emor • May 12Mrs. Aliza Hollander - Understanding Yourself and OthersWomen of BRS , this Shabbat we are delighted to be having Aliza Hol-lander lead the women’s learning with a class titled UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND OTHERS. Aliza is a seasoned psychotherapist who counsels individuals, couples, and families. She specializes in issues involv-ing anxiety and depression, as well as other relationship concerns. Originally from Long Island, Aliza and her husband Jonathan and their six year old son are happily enjoying life here in Florida. The women’s class takes place two hours before Mincha on Shabbat afternoon in the Rand Sanctuary.

MAZAL TOVDimitry & Galina Feigin on the birth of their daughter, Naomi Levya. AND to her proud big sisters, Esther Noa, Nava Nechama, and Rachel Busya.Rabbi Josh & Simone Broide on their daughter, Avigayil, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Ayala, Eliana, Asher ,and Ahuva. AND Grandparents, Sylvia Broide and Martin & Renee Brown.Yaron & Simona Blumstain on their son, Roee Shmuel, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud siblings, Oreen & Ofeer. AND grandparents, Moshe & Aliza Blumstain and Menashe & Lea Shmuel.Ruda Berkowitz on the birth of her great-granddaughter, Emma Rose (Miriam Ethel). Her proud parents are Avi & Nicky Lieberman. AND to the Tripp and Loeffler Families, Emma’s proud Uncles, Aunts and Cousins. Rabbi Leonard & Molly Small on their grandson, Jacob, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. His proud parents are Alvin & Lori Small of New Brunswick, New Jersey.Amy Schiffman on her graduation from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. And to her proud family Michael, Ian, Susan, Graham, Alaina, Callie, and Olivia.Steve Lowenkron on his special birthday.

KIDDUSH Main Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Rabbi Josh & Simone Broide in honor of Avigayil becoming a Bat Mitzvah.Hashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Dimitry & Galina Feigin in honor of the birth of their daughter, Naomi Levya.Shtiebel Kiddush sponsored by Eli & Amy Buzaglo in commemoration of the Yarhzeit of Amy’s beloved stepfather, Shaul ben Faiga Stein.Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Yaron & Simona Blumstain in honor of Roee Shmuel becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Sephardic Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Chaim and Ety Bazini is commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his mother beloved, Luna Bat Sara.Friday Night Live Kiddush sponsored by Dr. Jaime Alalu in honor of his Siyum on Sefer Mishlei with Stuart Silverman and in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved father Yaacov Ben Yehuda.Seudah Shlishiet co-sponsored by BRS, Diane Geffen, Neil & Baila Kaplan, and Stan & Joy Smith.Guest Speakers: Maya Borzak, Emma Harris, Jacob Katz, Leor Levenson, and Simcha Stadlan, and the 8th graders from Hillel Day School returning from their trip to Israel.


ALIYAH DESSERT RECEPTION - SAVE THE DATEAt Seudah Shlishiet on Shabbat, June 2, we will honor those making Aliyah or returning to Israel. If you are making Aliyah or returning to Israel from an extended stay, please contact Linda at (561) 394-0394 or [email protected].

FATHER & SON LEARNINGThis Shabbat, we continue our Father & Son Learning Program at BRS. It will take place on Shabbat afternoon, one hour before Mincha in the Senders Library. For more information, please contact Rabbi Noah Zisquit at [email protected]

SIDDUR DRIVEWe are in need of Siddurim for the Shul. If you are interested in donating a Siddur in memory or in honor of someone, please contact Linda in the Shul office at [email protected]. The cost for each Siddur is $50; if you donate five or more you will receive a 10% discount. Thank you for your participation in this Siddur Drive.

12TH INTERNATIONAL SIYUM HA’SHAS AT BRSWe are thrilled to be participants of the 12th International Siyum Ha’Shas. We will be broadcasting the Siyum Ha’Shas live from the MetLife Stadium in NJ at BRS on Wednesday night, August 1 at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall.

YOM YERUSHALAYIM On Sunday, May 20 join us for a community- wide celebration for Yom Yerushalayim. There will be bounce houses and food available for sale 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Mincha will take place at 6:15 pm followed by the program in the Rand Sanctuary.

Co-sponsored by Boca Raton Syangogue, BRS Social Action Committee, Broward Pastors Network.

Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Hillel Day School, Torah Academy of Boca Raton, Weinbaum Yeshivah High School, and the ZOA

BEIT OLAM - CEMETERY PLOTSThe prices of the Boca Raton Synagogue sections of the cemetery at Beth David Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Florida are going to be going up as of May 31. If you are interested in purchasing plots now, the old price will be honored, which is $5,300 per plot in the new section (the old section has been sold out). This price will be going up to $5,800 per plot. For more information or to purchase cemetery plots, please contact Hommy Tannenbaum at (561) 703- 2078.

SHIVA MINYAN UPDATEThe final Shiva Minyan for Daniel Lunski will take place on Sunday at 9:00 am. The address is 22344 Guadeloupe Street in Captiva.

LAG BA’OMER APPRECIATIONYasher koach to Ari Beim, Maurice Bensmihen, Vanessa Brooks, Shaul legurner, Shlomi Lugassy, our anonymous chair, our Bnot Sherut Girls Ronee Rottesman & Ayala Nir, and our amazing crew of volunteers on an incredible Lag Ba’omer event and Mozart Cafe for the delicious desserts!

LAG BA’OMER AT BRS


THINGS TO DO RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARDThe Sandoway House Nature Center is located in a historic 1936 beachfront home in Delray Beach, Florida. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved as a unique Nature Center, now home to native plants, live animals, and a world class shell collection. The Center offers a glimpse into South Florida’s fragile marine and freshwater environments through educational exhibits and programs.

Educational programs are offered to the public at Sandoway House including: Shark Feedings, Guided Historic Tours, Nature Walks, Astronomy Nights, Summer Camp, and special events such as Earth Day. Admission is $4 per-person everyone three years of age and above; Palm Beach Zoo and ASTC members are free.

142 S. Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33483(561) 274-7263 • www.sandowayhouse.org

If you know of fun things to do in our backyard, please contact Aliza in the Shul office at [email protected].

MATTHEW J. HOCHERMANMatthew Hocherman graduated from Johnson & Wales University as Valedictorian with an Associate and Bachelor degree in Hospitality Management. Matthew was employed at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach for four years and then transferred to The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach in 2008. With this transfer, Matthew moved to Boca Raton and fell in love with the warmth and caring of the community and synagogue. This helped lead him to the decision after 2 years to leave the Ritz-Carlton company, and join the BRS Family. Matthew and his wife Tova got married in October 2010.

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR STAFF

MITZVAH OF THE WEEK: Terumat Hadeshen. Throughout the night in the Beit Hamikdash, the Korbanot would burn on the Mizbe’ach. In the morning the Mizbe’ach would be a big mess, with ashes and leftover animal parts. One Kohen would be chosen to go up to the top of the Mizbe’ach and clean itevery morning.

ADULT EDUCATIONCLASS UPDATES• SICHOT OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE is given every Shabbat morning at 8:30 am by Rabbi Samuel Levine in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash.• TEACHINGS OF THE BA’AL SHEM TOV Every Shabbat in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash, given by Bentzion Meltzer at 9:00 am.• RABBINIC MIND with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda will begin this Monday through Friday, 7:45-8:45 am in the Board Room. • ZUMBA CLASS for women will take place this Monday & Wednesday. For more information, please call (561) 394-5854. • SHOSHANA DEAKTER’S CLASS Tuesday night class at 7:30 pm on “The Inner Wisdom of the Torah” in the Board Room. • RABBI MOSKOWITZ’S Tuesday morning class at Hillel Day School will take place this week. • MAKE TIME FOR LEARNING Every Wednesday evening 8:00 - 9:30 pm, for Beit Midrash learning. To find a Chavruta, please contact Rabbi Dr.

Brian Galbut. • RABBI MOSKOWITZ will be giving his Contemporary Halacha class on “Why Some People Eat Dairy on Shavuot” this Wednesday at 10:15 am in

the Social Hall and Thursday at 8:30 am in his office. • MALKA MORRIS class on In-depth study of Sefer Yehoshua this Wednesday at 9:15 am in the Board Room. • PARSHAT HA’SHAVUA Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s class will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 am in the Social Hall.• RABBI ZVI YEHUDA weekly Parshat Ha’shavua class will take place this Shabbat at 9:15 am in the Board Room. • DAF YOMI class with Rabbi Ben Sugerman can be listened to any time of the day by visiting www.kollel.org • MISHNA BERURA YOMI Every day, 15 minutes prior to Mincha, there will be a brief class studying that day’s portion of the Mishna Berura.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS


KARATE CLASSSensei Alen Girnun will be teaching the karate class for men and women (older than 16 years old), preferably with minor martial arts experience. The class will take place on Thursdays at 8:30 pm in classroom 206. For information and to RSVP, contact Dr. Kaweblum at [email protected].

FAMILY TIES AT A DISTANCERochel Berman, author of Oceans Apart: A Guide to Maintaining Family Ties at a Distance, will speak on this topic at the Glades Road Branch of the Palm Beach County Library on Thursday, May 24 at 2:00 pm Admission is free and all are welcome. The Library is located on Glades Road at 95th Avenue in Boca Raton. RSVP by calling (561) 482-4554.

SIYUM HA’TORAHThis Shavuot, the BRS family will make a Siyum on all of Tanach and Shas Mishnayot. It is our dream that individuals and families, scholars and novices, children and adults, teachers and students, will sign up to study a portion of Tanach or Mishna and complete it by Shavuot. Please share your reflections with us on facebook as we create a virtual Beit Midrash. We are looking forward to the Siyum on Shavuot. Please sign up for your portion today! There is a banner in the lobby with those who have already signed up.YASHER KOACH!David Feldan, Dr. Brian Galbut, Carmi Gross, Jill Kaminetzky, Sharona Kay, and Jay Keehn.

SHAVUOT VESHINANTAM REUNIONJoin Rabbi Broide, your friends, and your favorite group leaders on Shavuot morning for an AMAZING Veshinantam reunion. Details to follow.

DR. AVIGAIL ROCK will be continuing her three part mini-series on Megillat Ruth, via skype on Thursday, May 17 at 9:30 am. For more information or to sign up, contact Penny Pearlman or the Shul office. The course is $40 per person. Scholarships available upon request. Nobody will be turned away due to

lack of funds.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S UPCOMING SHIURIMParashat Behar/Bechukotai • May 19Rebbetzin Esther Friedman, Chabad of Overland Park, Kansas. Esther is a sought-after speaker throughout the U.S., Canada, and even Australia, where she speaks on topics as diverse as: Taharat Hamishpacha (a topic which she has studied extensively and on which she is an authority), Kabbalah, Chassidic Philosophy, Jewish Feminism, and the Role of Women in Judaism. A Temperament Certified Professional, Esther counsels and give workshops on this ground breaking concept, combining therapy and Chassidut, which seeks to teach us about ourselves.

Sponsored by Fay and Joel Greene.Parashat Bamidbar • May 26Mrs. Elisheva Green

Parashat Naso • June 2Mrs. Leah Rosen

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE - ZVIKA KRIEGERNEXT SHABBATShabbat Morning: Adventures of a Jewish Journalist in the Muslim World. Rabbi’s Class: Arab Spring or Islamist Winter?Seudah Shlishit: Questions & Answers.

Zvika Krieger is senior vice president of The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Previously, he was an editor and writer at the Washington-based political magazine The New Republic, and was formerly a correspondent for Newsweek magazine in the Middle East, based in Egypt and Lebanon and covering most of the Arab world. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Slate, New York, Arab Reform Bulletin, New Stateman, Chronicle of Higher Education, Daily Star (Lebanon), Cairo Magazine, Jerusalem Post, Christian Science Monitor, and various other publications, and he has appeared as a Middle East analyst on NBC News, CNN, Fox News, and Air America.

He has received fellowships to study topics including the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, the Kifaya reform movement in Egypt, public health in Bombay slums, religious identity in Kashmir, historical memory in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank, and the role of religion in Lebanese politics.. He has a bachelor’s degree in Middle East Studies from Yale University and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo.


BRS OUTREACH REVOLUTION THE 2011/2012 PILLAR SOCIETY

To Join the Pillar Society or for more information, Please contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected] or (561) 491-2336.

EMERALD Lynn Hahn

Daniel & Caroline Katz

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Nachman & Jaime FeigMichael & Barbara Frenkel

Hensha GansbourgDavid & Sharona Kay

Michele & Steven LenoffMichael & Sharona Loeffler

Mike Senders

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Dr. Albert & Evelyn BegasJoseph & Lisa Bensmihen

Brian & Sharon FerberMark & Tilda Fisher

Dr. Ben & Cara FreedmanRabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg

Glen & Rosa GolishCharles and Simone GriffDr. Merv & Elaine Jacobs

Rabbi Tsvi & Shaindle KilsteinStephen & Linda Melcer

David & Joyce MullerBruce & Cindy NimhauserRobert & Penny PearlmanMichael & Dana Petrover

Dr. Daniel & Rachel RudenskyMichael & Amy Schiffman

Reid & Naomi ShapiroZorik & Ellen SpektorWarren & Robin StruhlTed & Linda Struhl

Michael & Risa Zimmerman

PLATINUMSteven & Yael CharlapMartin & Ileana FlicsStanley & Ana Haar

Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky Michael & Jill Rose

Larry & Deborah Silver

ENHANCED GOLD

Three years ago, Boca Raton Synagogue launched the Pillar Society for those members that wish to help our synagogue continue to offer the highest possible level of educational, religious, and social programming to our community. This year we have added a Silver level for members ages 36 and under.

We are fortunate in our community to have a number of members who give above and beyond, year after year. We thank you for your past generosity and appeal to you and others to become members of Pillar Society – to be the leaders of Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim in our community.

Pillar Society provides a backbone to our community, and your commitment enables the Shul to provide for the needs of all our members, regardless of ability to pay. May you and your family be truly blessed in the coming year.

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Avraham & Elana BelizonBenjamin & Elizabeth Berman

Dr. Hillel & Chayi CohenDr. Yehudah & Michal Marcus

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Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Julian Gordon, Ben Weiss, Asher Kaplan, Brandon Gelbart, Orelia Elkaim, Menachem Kaplan, Jeremy Siegman, Noam Ivri (Makover), Evan Pelz, Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha Ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Liel Reinfeld, Amichai Berman and Mordechai

Wolfson. 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

ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)

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WOMEN’S MIKVAH The hours for the Women’s Mikvah are Sunday through Thursday, 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm (last appointment is at 9:30 pm). For Friday and Yom Tov appointments, please call three days in advance. On Saturday and Fast Days, open an hour after Havadalah, for only 1 hour thereafter. In order to better assist you every day, appointments are strongly advised. Please

call (561) 394-5854.

BOCA RATON COMMUNITY ERUVThe Boca Raton Community Eruv is in need of funds. 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.

CHESEDThe Boca Raton Simcha Gemach is up and running. Please contact us if you are making a Simcha and are in need of centerpieces or vases, etc. for your Simcha. Also, we welcome any gently used or new table centerpieces, tablecloths, etc. that could be contributed to this worthy cause. We would like to be able to provide all members of our community with the

accessories to make their Simchas elegant and special. All proceeds from this Gemach will be donated to Tzedakah. Please contact, Baila Kaplan at (917) 385-9659 or Michal Marcus at (917) 804-6924.

MUSICAL CHEVRAThe Musical Chevra meets monthly to listen and enjoy classical and popular music. For details, please contact Moshe Leib or Ruth Stuart at [email protected]

MAIMONIDES SOCIETY The Caring Doctors Project aims to pair medically uninsured people of South Palm Beach County with doctors who have agreed to care for them free of charge. Created by Jewish Family Services and sponsored by Project Access of the Palm Beach County Medical Society and the BRS Maimonides Society, it offers participating doctors sovereign immunity for their work.

YOUNG BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS The Young Business Professionals (YBP) is a new initiative for young members of our community ages 25-35, who are looking to grow in their professional and business skills, and for a chance to participate in community leadership opportunities. For more information and registration, please contact Gil Stein at [email protected].

“A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.” - Akio Morita

MAJDI HALABI

SOCIAL ACTIONStand With Us has just released a video announcing a new campaign to counter anti-Israel activity on college campuses. The campaign includes an “Israel Matters” display which is a response to the infamous anti-Israel Wall used during Israel Apartheid Week. By presenting the facts in a non-confrontational manner, the display dispels lies presented by

those behind Israel Apartheid week and by others intent upon demonizing Israel. To see the video, check the Stand With Us website [email protected]. Mark your calendars--BRS is putting together an exciting program to commemorate Yom Yerushalayim, Sunday, May 20.

BIRTHDAY MA’ASER PROGRAMTeach your children true Chesed by encouraging them to participate in an amazing program called Birthday Ma'aser. When your child has a birthday party, he/she can choose one or more presents that he/she wishes to donate to a needy child. On each

scheduled Shabbat, Rabbi Goldberg will be calling up to the Bima the children who participated in this program and they will receive a special certificate for doing this huge Mitzvah. All gifts that are collected will be donated to JAFCO (Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options). For any questions or drop-offs, please contact Leah Gildin (917) 582-5642 or drop-offs are welcome at the Shul office.

SISTERHOOD

BIKUR CHOLIMImportant notice: if you borrowed a wheelchair from Bikur Cholim and forgot to return it, please do so now. They are needed for people in our community. Call Stan at (561) 362-7345.

SHOMREI OLAM Happy Mothers Day from Shomrei Olam! Many mothers want to protect their families but don’t know how. One way is to use kid-safe cleaning products. Expectant mothers should limit their exposure to harmful chemicals, and replacing household cleaning products with organic, non-

toxic options benefits children both before and after birth. According to Inhabitots, the Environmental Working Group warns that the following toxins should be avoided in baby products: 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-DIOL (or Bronopol), BHA, DMDM Hydantoin, Oxybenzone, Triclosan, Boric Acid and Sodium Borate, Dibutyl Pthalate and Toluene. Those are a lot of ingredients. Next week, we will give a recipe for a make your own effective safe cleaner. For more information, contact [email protected].


Many of you received the dried salami in your Purim Shalach Manot underwritten by KC Kosher Co-op; we hope you enjoyed it! Reminder that anyone placing their first Co-op order, can use the coupon in the Shalach Manot to get $10 off this order (no minimum). Please consider participating to

help support the co-op as well as save a lot of money on Kosher food. The Co-op continues to support the community in several ways including matching donations to BRS’s Tomchei Shabbat as well as Hillel Day School supporters (5% of the total purchase price donated back to Hillel).

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-BRS KIDS & TEENS-

Do you remember last Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening? Did it look like the picture below?

Would you like to have a better experience this year? Would you like your Davening to last from

9:30- 12:30 instead of 8:00-2:00 PM? Would you like a tefila that you actually understand?

This coming Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur will be different. We’re going to have the first

BRS High Holiday Teen Minyan

FOCUS ON OUR LEADERS

DO YOU KNOW…. Yitzy Griner?

Group: Shadow Group leader since: 2011 School: 11th grader WYHS Yitzy loves the inspiration he draws and others draw from the children that he engages with on Shabbat. Their love of mitzvot is infectious and he looks forward to being inspired each Shabbat.

Celebrating Our Teens by Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Israel Jewish history will look back at this generation with an odd curiosity. After 2,000 years of yearning to return to our homeland, our dream was granted…and some of us took advantage of it. Similar to how we look unfavorably at Ezra’s generation, where of the million or so Jews who were given permission to return and rebuild the Beit Hamikdash, only 42,000 Jews moved to Eretz Yisrael, history will wonder how we didn’t move to Eretz Yisrael when the opportunity presented itself. As adults, we’ll have to answer for our choice. Our teenagers, though, were born into households without an option to move immediately. How great is it though that our teenagers jump at the opportunity to travel to Eretz Yisrael. Over the last two weeks alone, the Boca Raton Synagogue sent over 100 of its teenagers to Israel. How blessed we are to celebrate our children’s love for their homeland!

LOOK!

Pro-Israel Teens’ Classes now twice a week Every week teens have two chances to attend a Pro-Israel advocacy meeting. Teens learn how to best advocate for Israel at the highest levels of our government. Classes are Wednesdays 7:00 PM and Fridays 3:00 PM.

Pro-Israel Teens with AIPAC’S Director of Early engagement Eric Gallagher

Shavuot Night Shavuot night means staying up late and learning. It is an opportunity to connect with Hashem and friends in a way not experienced on any other night of the year. Stay tuned for exciting Shavuot night programming for Middle School and High School teenagers on Shavuot night. Besides great snacks to fuel the learning, interesting Shiurim will be offered to keep teens awake, inspired, and informed. While the middle of the night might not seem great for study – it is!

GEMARA FOR BEGINNERS WITH RABBI YAAKOV DRANG Rabbi Yaakov Drang gives a Gemara Brachot Shiur after Shabbat Mincha for boys in grades 5-7.

JUNIOR CONGREGATION Make sure to come on time this week to JuCo. The fun begins every Shabbat at 10:00 am. Get ready for amazing Davening, Parsha, guest speakers, games, talent, and of course great prizes. KIDS HASHKAMA CHABURA Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger, Boca’s new star Rebbe, will be conducting a post Hashkama Minyan Chabura for boys at 9:30 am in Room 102 in the Jacobs and Rubin Youth and Senior Center. Make sure to come on time for the special kids Kiddush!

Sponsor the BRS Weekly in honor of a special Simcha, or in memory of a loved one. The cost is only $54. Business card size ads Only $50 a week or $180 for a month.

Full and Half page Ad’s are also available. Call Kerry in the Shul office (561)394-0394.

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SUNDAY, MAY 20THSUNDAY, MAY 20TH AT 5:30 PMAT 5:30 PM

HOSTED BY BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE, BOCA RATON, FL 33433

Co-Sponsored By:

Boca Raton

Synagogue, BRS

Social Action Commit-

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Broward Pastors Network.

5:30 PM Family Program with

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Food for Sale

6:30 PM Yom Yerushalayim

program in the Rand Sanctuary

Co-Sponsored By: Boca Raton Synagogue

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Donna Klein Jewish Academy

Hillel Day School

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