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YOM KIPPUR/SUKKOT
October 3 • October 10 - 9 Tishrei • 16 Tishrei 5775
RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG
Marah D’asrah
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RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ
Associate Rabbi
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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 Beit Midrash
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RABBI KENNETH BRANDER
Rabbi Emeritus
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MATTHEW HOCHERMAN
Executive Director
On behalf of the entire BRS staff and Board of Directors, we
would like to wish you and your entire families a Gmar Chatima
Tova. May it be a year filled with health, happiness, and Torah.
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RABBI GERSHON EISENBERGER
Youth Director
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RABBI ELI ZIANS
Teen Director
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BRS/JFS Social Worker
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FROM THE RABBI’S DESK
Please forgive me if I don’t send a mass email or group text message
or Facebook post asking everyone for mechila. Also forgive me if I see
you in the next few days and don’t shoot an “I am mocheil you, I hope
you are mocheil me” your way. I will not be doing so, not because I
don’t value my relationships, but rather because I value them greatly.
“Asking
Mechila on
Group Email,
Mass Texts or
Facebook is
Inauthentic”
On Yom Kippur we read the story of the asarah harugei malchus, the ten
heroic and courageous scholars who were murdered by the Romans.
We read their story as part of selichos, the portion of davening in which we are seeking forgiveness and
reflecting on what we have done wrong, suggesting that these great scholars died for something we need
to think about and improve. Why did they meet their demise in such a horrific way? What did they do
wrong?
The Midrash Eileh Ezkera tells us that a Roman emperor came across the story of how Yosef’s brothers
sold him into slavery, a crime punishable by death. Noting that the brothers were never put to death as
punishment, the emperor decided to execute the rabbis in their place.
Something about the story doesn’t add up. If you go back to the Torah you will remember that after their
heartfelt reunion, Yosef reassures his brothers that he bears them no ill will and wishes them no harm. So
how is it possible that generations later, ten great Torah scholars could be punished, seemingly with the
consent of the Almighty, for something the victim himself seems to have forgiven?
The great 14th century Spanish commentator Rabbeinu Bachya makes an incredible comment and shares a critical insight
about the Yosef story. He notes that though the text says that Yosef reassured his brothers, he never actually forgave them.
They never achieved genuine mechila because their request for it was superficial and shallow.
The brothers didn’t seek forgiveness in a sincere effort to repair a relationship; they pursued forgiveness as a strategy to
avoid consequences and move forward. Saying sorry as a strategy, rather than as a genuine, personal desire to heal and
make amends, is counterfeit and falls short.
Sorry is not a policy or protocol. The purpose of an apology is not to achieve a pardon relieving us of accountability or
retribution. The most genuine apology comes with an understanding that saying “I’m sorry” may bring with it consequences.
Too many are only willing to express regret if you assure them that it won’t hurt and that nothing bad will happen as a result.
But that isn’t a real sorry. True apologies come with remorse, regret, and acceptance of responsibility and accountability.
We live in a litigious society in which saying sorry and admitting guilt can be risky. Organizations, institutions, universities,
doctors and even yeshivas and rabbis are counseled: ”When an allegation of wrongdoing or malpractice is made, don’t
apologize. An apology can be viewed ass an admission of guilt and potentially bring great liability.”
But isn’t accepting the liability exactly what saying sorry and apologizing are all about? Is sorry without liability really an
expression of responsibility, remorse, or regret? Like it or not, saying sorry is an admission, and sometimes admissions
require making meaningful amends and even providing restitution to right a wrong. In some cases, the restitution can be
financial, but it can also include repairing a reputation or compensating the victim in other ways.
Saying “You were wronged and hurt, but my lawyers have counseled me that I can’t say more,” is not an apology and doesn’t
repair the damage that was done.
A true apology is therapeutic and healing to the recipient specifically because it validates their feelings of hurt and tells him
or her that you acknowledge their pain, accept accountability for what you have done and are fully prepared to make things
right. The brothers’ apology to Yosef fell short because it was only a strategy and not genuine, and therefore Yosef never truly
forgave them or granted real mechila, resulting in the asara harugei malchus.
In his Alei Shor, Rav Wolbe, the great Mashgiach of Yerushalayim, tells an incredible story: Rav Eliyahu Lopian was a great
Rosh Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. A man once came up to him and asked mechila. Rav Lopian insisted on knowing what the
mechila was for, what did the man say about him. The man repeated the lashon ha’rah he had told about Rav Lopian. Listen
to what Rav Lopian told him: “That is a very harsh thing you said; I don’t know if I can forgive you. Come back to me in two
weeks. I will study lots of mussar and work to accept your apology with a full heart.” The man came back in two weeks and
Rav Lopian greeted him with a huge smile and said, “I have learned a lot and thought hard and I have been able to forgive
you fully and with a whole heart.”
Rav Wolbe concludes that true mechila is an avodah; it is hard work and requires great effort. True forgiveness is not
superficial, shallow or pretend. It is demanding, difficult, painful and, most importantly, genuine.
We live in a culture of superficial apologies. “So sorry, please forgive me.” “Are you mocheil me? I am mocheil you.” “Please
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forgive me if I said or did anything that bothered you.” “If I said or did anything?” If? Does that sound like acknowledgement,
accountability, remorse and an attempt to repair?
Mass text messages or group emails or Facebook posts that say “I know I probably hurt some of you and I hope you
are mocheil me because I am mocheil you” don’t acknowledge anything, don’t demonstrate accountability, don’t express
remorse and don’t repair anything. They may make us feel good or sometimes make us look good, but they don’t
accomplish the goal of truly asking for forgiveness and don’t meet the requirements of teshuva on Yom Kippur. It’s not
I expressing this view; it is the Chafetz Chaim. In his Mishna Berura (606:3), he writes “Whoever asks mechila from the
masses does not fulfill anything if he knows he has hurt any specific individual.”
Flippant, mass requests for mechila are not just insincere; they can be hurtful and damaging. The Shelah Ha’Kadosh,
Rav Yeshaya Horowitz, writes that one should not ask mechila generically or at all unless they know that they have done
something specific to hurt someone and are ready to take responsibility. For if we just turn to one another and casually say
“re you mocheil me,” he says, someone may go home and think, why did he or she ask if I am mocheil them. I wonder what
they said about me, or did to me.
In other words, says the Shelah, casually and superficially throwing around “are you mocheil me, do you forgive me” is a
selfish act that makes the person saying it feel better, but could easily have the unintended consequence of hurting another
person. Hurting others is not what saying sorry is all about.
To be clear, when it comes to our pain and hurt, we are encouraged to be forgiving. Indeed, every night when we go to
sleep, as part of the bedtime Shema we recite a formula that grants mechila to all those who have hurt us. We should be
eager and quick to forgive, for, if not, we are the ones weighed down and we suffer by carrying that grudge which only grows
heavier with every passing moment.
However, when it comes to the hurt we have caused others, we shouldn’t be quick, generic or formulaic. We must be
sincere, direct, specific and genuine.
The likelihood is, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in the last year we have hurt people with our words, in writing
or in person, with our actions or even with our inactions. We owe them a real apology, not a Facebook post or a bcc in a
mass email. Make some time, seek them out and look to make sincere amends, regardless of the consequences such an
admission may generate.
Not only will their heart be lighter heading into Yom Kippur, but yours will be as well.
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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.
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 towards others and
create an even better community.
• Please refrain from parking on the swales on Montoya Circle; it causes damage to those areas. Use the overflow parking area instead.
• Men should not enter the Women’s Sections during the Services.
If you have a Mensch Message you would like us to promote, please email us at office@brsonline.org
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HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
EREV YOM KIPPUR
FRIDAY,OCTOBER 3
Men’s Mikvah (Open to the Public) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Mincha
3:00 & 5:00 pm
Candle Lighting with She’hechiyanu (no later)
6:46 pm
Kol Nidre and Kabbalat Shabbat/Yom Tov/Ma’ariv
6:50 pm
All Minyanim (Please wear shoes without leather)
Class after Kol Nidrei (Rand Sanctuary)
Understanding the Kedusha of Yom Kippur
Rabbi Josh Grajower
YOM KIPPUR
SHABBAT, OCTOBER 4
Shacharit– Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
Shacharit– Shechet Minyan only (Room 204/205/206)
Shacharit– All other Minyanim
Shacharit - Family Minyan
Yizkor (Approximately)
Daf Yomi (Social Hall)
Mincha - Sephardic Minyan
Mincha - Shechet Minyan
Mincha - Rand Minyan Mincha - Shtiebel Minyan
Mincha - Social Hall Minyan (Open Seating)
Neilah Rand Sanctuary (Open Seating)
Ma’ariv/Havdalah/Fast Ends 8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
3:20 pm
4:20 pm
4:30 pm
4:35 pm
5:00 pm
5:25 pm
5:45 pm
7:39 pm
MAZEL TOV TO OUR
SIMCHAT TORAH CHATTANIM
Chattan Kol Nearim - Jeffrey Silkin
Chattan Torah – Rabbi Josh Flug
Chattan Bereishit - Josh Herschberg
Chattan Maftir - Michael Perez
BRS WEST
EREV YOM KIPPUR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Mincha (BRS Campus)
3:00 & 5:00 pm
Candle Lighting with She’hechiyanu (no later) Fast Begins 6:46 pm
Kol Nidre /Kabbalat Shabbat/Yom Tov/ Ma’ariv
6:45 pm
Shacharit
Yizkor
Mincha
Neilah
Ma’ariv/Havdalah/Fast ends
DAILY
MINYAN TIMES
Sephardic
Shacharit
Ashkenazi
Shacharit
Sephardic
Shacharit
Ashkenazi
Shacharit
Ashkenazi
Shacharit
Ashkenazi
Shacharit
Early Ashkenazi
Mincha
Sephardic Mincha/Ma’ariv
Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma’ariv
Late Ashkenazi Ma’ariv
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SUNDAY
5:30 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Rand Sanctuary
7:00 am
Shteibel Beit Midrash
7:15 am
Rand Sanctuary
8:00 am
Senders Library
9:00 am
Rand Sanctuary
2:00 pm
Social Hall
6:40 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:45 pm
Social Hall
9:30 pm
Senders Library
Candle Lighting - with She’hecheyanu
6:41 pm
Mincha 6:45 pm
Zman Simchaseinu: Why Does Israel Rank Among the Happiest
Countries and What Can We Learn About Happiness For Ourselves
Dvar Torah - Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Ma’ariv 7:45 pm
Earliest time for Kiddush
7:56 pm
Rain on the 1st Night - If it rains on the first night of Yom Tov, the Halacha is:
One should wait for one hour after nightfall (8:33 pm) for the rain to stop. If the
rain does not stop, one should make Kiddush without reciting Leishev Ba’Sukkah,
and eat an olive size of bread in the Sukkah. One may then continue to eat the
meal in the home. If the rain stopped before one goes to sleep, one should return
to the Sukkah and eat more than an egg size of bread with the Beracha of Leishev
Basukkah.
SUKKOT FIRST DAY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
6:20 am
Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 am
Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
9:00 am
Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary)
9:00 am
Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor)
9:30 am
Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema
10:11 am
Youth Tefillah Groups
10:30 am
Daf Yomi
5:40 pm
Rabbi’s Class
5:40 pm
The Greatness of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz
Mincha 6:40 pm
Dvar Torah - Rabbi Ben Sugerman
Ma’ariv 7:25 pm
Candle Lighting with Shehecheyanu and preparation
for second day, not before
7:33 pm
SUKKOT SECOND DAY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
(At the Hillel Day School, 21001 95th Ave. • (305) 725-2292 • www.brswestonline.org)
YOM KIPPUR
SHABBAT, SEPTEMBER 4
EREV SUKKOT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:30 am
11:30 am
4:35 pm
5:45 pm
7:39 pm
Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
6:20 am
Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 am
Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash)
9:00 am
Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary)
9:00 am
Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor)
9:30 am
Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema
10:12 am
Youth Tefillah Groups
10:30 am
Sukkot Hop (for children Kindergarten—4th Grade)
3:30-5:00 pm
Rabbi’s Class 5:20 pm
Don’t make yourself sick over it! Or should you?
How far must we go in performing mitzvot?
Rabbi David Shabtai
Daf Yomi 5:40 pm
Candle Lighting (not later)
6:39 pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat
6:40 pm
The Community is warmly invited to a Simchat Beit Ha’Shoeiva
at 9:30 pm in the Sukkah of Alan & Susie Berger
22169 Larkspur Trail in Thornihill Green. Divrei Torah Singing – Ruach. (Weather permitting)
MONDAY
5:30am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:15 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
3:05 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:40 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:45 pm
Social Hall
9:30 pm
Senders Library
TUESDAY
5:30 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
3:40 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:40 pm
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:45 pm
Social Hall
9:30 pm
Senders Library
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WEDNESDAY
EREV SUKKOT
5:30 am
Sephardic Beit Midrash
6:25 am
Social Hall
7:00 am
Berdugo Beit Midrash
7:00 am
Social Hall
7:45 am
Social Hall
8:30 am
Social Hall
MAZAL TOV
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moshe & Shayna Bernstein on the birth of their son. AND to his proud big brother, Eliyahu.
Asher & Revi Essebag on the engagement of their son Yonatan, to Hadar Ben Harary daughter of Dr. Reuben and Liora Ben Harary of Queens, NY.
AND to his proud siblings, Gili, Ron and Yosef.
KIDDUSH
Break-Fast after Yom Kippur sponsored by Stanley & Ana Haar and family in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved father, Albert Haar.
MACHZORIM FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS
We highly encourage everyone to bring their own Machzor to Shul
for Yom Kippur, as we do not have enough to service the entire
community. Please make sure to put your name on the inside.
SHALOM ZACHOR & BRIT INFORMATION
Moshe & Shayna Bernstein invite the entire community to a Shalom
Zachor this Friday night, October 3, at 9:30 pm after Kol Nidrei, at their
home, 7630 Lago Del Mar Drive #2 in Lago Del Mar.
AND Announce the Brit of their son this Sunday morning, October 5
after the 7:15 am Minyan at BRS.
MAIN MINYAN GALA KIDDUSH
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Gala Kiddush is now in its second year and we need your help to make
sure they continue! This year, on Simchat Torah, every person who receives
an Aliyah from the Main Minyan reading stations will receive a pledge card
asking for contributions toward the Gala Kiddush Fund. These cards will then
be turned into Donny Cohen who will be stationed at the Kiddush in the Social
Hall. In order for the Kiddushim to continue, we need everyone’s support.
The Gala Kiddushim for this year are tentatively scheduled as follows:
October 17, 2014 (Simchat Torah)
February 21, 2015
November 29, 2014
March 14, 2015
December 27, 2014
April 18, 2015
January 24, 2015
May 16, 2015
June 13, 2015 (Graduation Kiddush)
We are very grateful to our Executive Chef Sponsors who contributed $1,000
for the year and our Sous Chef Sponsors for contributing $500 for the year.
These sponsorships are what makes the Gala Kiddush possible.
EXECUTIVE CHEF
SOUS CHEF
Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas
Joseph Bensmihen
Donny & Dr. Freyda Cohen
Dr. Hillel & Chayi Cohen NEW
Martin & Ileana Flics
Leo & Heni Ehrlich
Avi & Dr. Laura Greenbaum
Yaakov Kronfeld
Drs. Jeffrey & Naomi Gross
David & Reena Makover
Dr. Kermit & Natalie Halperin
Dr. David Markowitz & Dr. Sara Levine
Dr. Larry & Debra Halperin
Martin & Sara Schandelson
Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter
Evan & Orly Shapiro
Philip & Jennifer Landau NEW Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor
Michael & Esther Lupin
Anonymous
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
Executive Chef Sponsor $1,000 Sous Chef Sponsor $500
Bar Mitzvah / Aufruf $360
Bat Mitzvah / New Baby / Engagement $250
Birthday / Anniversary $100
Grandchild / 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 mjh@brsonline.org or
our Kiddush Club chairs, Donny Cohen and Avi Greenbaum.
KOL HANE’ARIM TALLIT
We are only 2 weeks away from once again, using our gigantic and
beautiful Kol Hanearim Tallit. We are in need of a team of at least 40
strong men to volunteer on Simchat Torah morning in order to setup,
hold, and put away the Tallit. If you are interested in being part of
this team, please email Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org.
ISRAEL BONDS
If you want to buy Israel Bonds but did not get a chance to make a
pledge during the Rosh Hashana appeal, go on-line to Israelbonds.
com, or call the Israel Bonds office at (561) 939-1363.
SUKKAH MEALS
If you can host one of our many new families in your Sukkah for a
meal during Sukkot, please contact Linda at linda@brsonline.org, or
by calling (561) 394-0394.
SHALSHELET BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM
BRS is proud to present its 10th annual Shalshelet Bat Mitzvah
program! Please join us for a 10-week series of classes about women
throughout Jewish history. This program is for Bat Mitzvah age girls
and their mothers, and is taught by Mrs. Michal Schochet and Mrs.
Rina Lanner. The first class will be held on Sunday, November 9.
Please e-mail Reb. Yocheved Goldberg at goldbergmom@gmail.com
to register and for more information.
Rabbi Josh & Simone Broide announce the Brit of their son this Sunday
morning, October 5 at 10:00 am at BRS.
KOL NIDREI APPEAL
We would like to thank everyone who has committed to the Kol
Nidrei Appeal this year. On Friday night, after Kol Nidrei, there will
be a drop box in the front lobby of the Shul that you will be able to
put your pledge card in. Of course, you can also give it to one of the
ushers collecting them. However rather then forget to hand it in and
take it home, we have made it very simple for you to drop the pledge
card in the drop box.
CARRIAGES & STROLLERS
Baby carriages and strollers are not allowed in the Synagogue
during High Holiday Services.
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE
•
•
Food In Shul – In consideration of those sitting around you that are
fasting, please only feed your child or give them a snack outside of
the minyan, not inside.
Perfume & Cologne - There are some members of our Shul that are
extremely sensitive to the smell of perfume and cologne. Please
prepare accordingly and be sensitive to others sitting near.
MOTHER’S CARE ROOM
Please be advised the mother’s care room will be open for Yom
Kippur, and available for mothers ONLY. No one should be entering
this room for any other purpose than to nurse or change a baby’s
diaper. We also ask that you keep the room clean for the next person.
PERSONAL BELONGINGS
Please do not leave any personal belongings on your seat after each
service. The custodians will be going around after each service to
straighten up the rooms, and we strongly encourage everyone to
take their items home so they do not go missing. Thank you for your
understanding and cooperation.
LULAV & ETROG PICK UP
This Sunday, October 5, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 205/206
This Monday, October 6, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Social Hall.
LULAV AND ETROG FUND
A generous donation has been made to help families who cannot
afford a Lulav and Etrog purchase one for the holidays. If you feel
you can benefit, please contact Rabbi Goldberg confidentially at
reg@brsonline.org
SUKKAH DECORATING PARTY
Please join us this Sunday, October 5, 10:00 am -12:00 noon in Room
104/105 for an amazing program for the children of our community
ages 5 - 12 to make decorations to help beautify the Shul Sukkah!!
Parents are encouraged to stay and decorate with their children. We
look forward to seeing you there!
SEPHARDIC MINYAN SIMCHAT
TORAH LUNCH
Join the Sephardic Minyan for a festive BBQ on Simchat Torah
(October 17) after davening at 1pm. After a day of celebrating with
the Torah, continue the celebration community style. It promises to
be fun, uplifting, and will give everybody a break from cooking with
activities for the kids! Reservations and pre-payment are required by
Tuesday, October 14. The cost is $30 for adults and $20 for children
there is a max of $100 per family. Checks should be made out to BRS
and submitted to the Shul office.
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THE 2014-2015
PILLAR SOCIETY CAMPAIGN
IS NOW UNDERWAY
Thanksgiving
Weekend,
November 28-29
PILLAR SOCIETY 2014-2015
EMERALD
Daniel & Caroline Katz
Paul S. & Lynn H. Pariser
With
Lord Jonathan Sacks
PLATINUM
Leo & Heni Ehrlich
Martin & Ileana Flics
Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky
Lothar & Carlyn Mayer
Dr. William & Debbie Rand - NEW
Michael & Jill Rose
Larry & Deborah Silver
Harry & Marilyn Wanderer
Weekend Sponsors
THE TRIPP FAMILY
In honor of Rabbi Sidney and Jewel Shoham
and Marcia Tripp.
In Memory of Leon Aryeh Leib Tripp Z’L.
GOLD
Daniel & Dr. Liora Adler
Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas
Howard & Bonnie Block
Dr. Steve & Yael Charlap
Drs. Eli and Orlie Cohen
Dr. Meyer & Laura Cohen
Donny & Dr. Freyda 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 - NEW
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
Michael & Risa Zimmerman
Anonymous
Anonymous
Rabbi Sacks has emerged as an International
spokesman for Judaism and has written
extensively on Jewish philosophy, the weekly
Torah portion, and Jewish values. Join us for
this special Shabbat, learn from one of the
great Jewish leaders of our time, and leave
inspired and energized.
To become a Weekend Chair ($2,500) or to join
the Host Committee ($1,000) and receive an
invitation to an exclusive and intimate Friday
night dinner and lecture with Lord and Lady
Sacks, Please contact the shul office at
(561) 394.0394 or email Jamie at
jamie@brsonline.org.
Space is limited!
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
SAPPHIRE
Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan
Rabbi Simcha & Anna Freedman
Elaine Trachtenberg
Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb
Anonymous
FIRST AID INFORMATION
The following is information on first aid available at BRS.
Hopefully we will not need to use any of these.
• First aid supplies can be found in a tote bag on a shelf in the main
lobby coat closet as well as in the new medical cabinet located in
the hallway near the cubbies.
• A small oxygen tank is available in the coat closet in the main
lobby as well as in the medical cabinet near the High School.
• A defibrillator is located next to the coat closet in the main lobby
as well as in the medical cabinet near the High School located in
the hallway near the cubbies. They have been checked and are
in working order.
• 911 should be called for any emergencies. There is a land
telephone line in Rabbi Goldberg’s office. There is also a land line
on the second floor of the High School. Shimmie Kaminetsky,
who Davens in the Shechet Minyan, will have the key to the
computer room and other offices on the second floor where the
phone(s) are located. If he is not there, a marked key will be left
in his Tallit bag
(FYI - if you use a cell phone to call 911, you need to tell them the
address of the building - 7900 Montoya Circle.)
SILVER
Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon
Evan & Orly Shapiro
Dr. Josh & Stephanie Stern
Anonymous
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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 information 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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WEEK AT A GLANCE
LIFE CYCLE
DAILY
•
DAF YOMI (Sunday - Wednesday)
with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Rooms 211-212.
Is sponsored anonymously in memory of Roz Mordkofsky z”l
• MISHNA BERURA YOMI (Sunday - Tuesday)
15 minutes before Mincha
• NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH (Sunday - Tuesday)
community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm
• NIGHTTIME DAF YOMI (Sunday - Tuesday)
with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in the Room 104/105
SUNDAY
•
KABBALAH & SPIRITUALITY: THE SOUL OF THE TORAH
with Anne Deakter at 7:30 pm at her home, 7666 Cypress
Crescent in Montoya Estates East.
TUESDAY
•
•
PARSHAH CLASS
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will not be held this week
HAFTORAH TORAH CLASS
with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz will not be held this week
BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC.
SISTERHOOD
Sisterhood is busy planning new and exciting events for the upcoming
year. We are looking forward to welcoming members, new and old. If
you are interested in getting involved, please email BRSsisterhood@
gmail.com.
BIKUR CHOLIM
Part 3. Hospital Tip. *The best Bikur Cholim visits are the shortest. A
good rule of thumb - the sicker the patient, the shorter the visit. This is
especially true of critical care areas (ICUs, SICUs) where the presence
of visitors often impacts the ability to provide necessary medical and
nursing care. In a nutshell, never overstay your welcome.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
COMMUNITY WIDE FOOD DRIVE
BRS is participating in the FEED MY COMMUNITY food drive that
is being sponsored by Jewish Family Services. The following items
are needed: Canned pasta meals, tomato sauce, tuna, vegetables,
fruit, and soup. As well as: rice, beans, and peanut butter. There are
donation bags available in both lobbies of BRS. Please bring your
donation from the above list only to the Shul. The drive continues
through October 10. Your donations will benefit Boca Helping Hands,
CROS Ministries, Jacobson Family Food Pantry and the Palm Beach
County Food Bank.
SINGLES EVENT
Simchat Beis Hashoeva BBQ & More in the BRS. Sukkah on Sunday
October 12 at 5:30 pm. Hosted by Jewish Singles of South Florida all
BRS. Singles & Single Friends age 30’s – 50’s are invited. Only $20
per person. RSVP by Wednesday, October 8 to Gershon Schwadronchefgersh@aol.com or in person.
DELIVER MORE THAN
MEALS... DELIVER SMILES
All it takes is once a week on Friday
mornings, or at least once a month……..
The JFS Meals on Wheels Program
provides nutritionally balanced prepared meals to enable seniors to
age in place safely for as long as possible. Kosher meals are prepared
by clients of JARC, and are frozen to be ready for Friday deliveries.
Volunteers pick up meals before 9:00 am, and deliver to 5-8 households
in the Boca Raton and Delray Beach areas. Maps and instructions are
provided to each driver and the meals are picked up on the Jewish
Federation campus in Boca Raton. JFS can reim-burse your mileage
at a designated rate from the meal pick up site to the homes on your
delivery route. For more information, please contact the JFS Volunteer
department today at (561) 852-3357
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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
Lauren Cohen
David & Jennifer Epstein (BRS West)
Tomer & Sandrine Cohen
BIRTHDAYS
Judi Krasna Elie Rosman
Rena Bensmihen
Stephanie Saks
Leora Goldberg
Michael Stall
Henry Bensmihen Kayla Bensmihen
Jennifer Fisher
Temima Goldberg
ANNIVERSARIES
Charles & Simone Griff
CONDOLENCES TO
Mrs. Hassia Yehuda on the passing of her beloved husband, Rabbi
Zvi Yehuda
APPRECIATION
Warm thanks to Carol Kahn, Carol Hordish, Iris Weiss, Gloria Wolff,
and Peggy Zimmerman for the beautiful floral arrangements that
they designed that adorned the Shul for Rosh Hashana.
REFUAH SHLAYMAH
For members of BRS Community.
For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) 394-0394
Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow
Shmuel Tzvi ben Shayna
Merv Jacobs
Meir ben Sarah
Moshe Applebaum
Moshe Zvi ben Rachel Leah
Yosef Chaim ben Faiga
Bob Silver
Reuvan Lieb ben Miriam
Stuart Silverman
Yeshaya Moshe ben Nacha Sarah
Rabbi Zvi Yehuda
Zvi Aryeh ben Devorah
Ira Berger
Yisroel ben Hinda Gittel
Nachum Gedalia ben Sara Baila
Jacob Kazinec
Yaakov Tzvi ben Leah
Helen Ijac
Alta Haita bat Devorah
Joan Noven
Rochel Tova bat Malka
Ariella Berman
Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva Malka
Beverly Kassirer
Briendle bat Pessel
Chana Guta bat Rochel
Ruth Malinowitz
Rivka bat Freyda
Noa Maya Carmel
Noa Maya bat Devora Rachel
Perel bat Chaya Sara
Jacquie Padow
Ya’akova Chava Rus bat Beyla
YAHRZEITS
Chayim Dimont in memory of his father
Rabbi Albert Dimont, 9 Tishrei
Basheva Goldberg in memory of her sister
Malki Lazar, 9 Tishrei
Marilynne Mechanic in memory of her father
Michael Weg, 9 Tishrei
Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his grandfather Yisrael Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his grandmotherTobi Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his uncle
Yaakov Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his aunt
Sarah Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Jackie Tripp in memory of his grandfather
Yisrael Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Jackie Tripp in memory of his grandmother Tobi Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Jackie Tripp in memory of his uncle
Yaakov Stein, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Jackie Tripp in memory of his aunt
Sarah Stein, 10 Tishrei
Anna Freedman in memory of her father Rabbi Abraham Becher, 10 Tishrei
Dr. Harold Eisenman in memory of his mother
Dorothy Eisenman, 10 Tishrei
Stanley Haar in memory of his father
Albert Haar, 10 Tishrei
Leo Ehrlich in memory of his father
Berish Ehrlich, 11 Tishrei
Shirley Eschwege in memory of her husband
Henry Eschwege, 11 Tishrei
Steve Lowenkron in memory of his mother
Rella Lowenkron, 11 Tishrei
Rabbi Leonard Small in memory of his father
Israel Small, 11 Tishrei
Avi Tansman in memory of his father
Yechezkel Tancman, 11 Tishrei
Lou Miller in memory of his grandmother
Sadie Goldberg, 12 Tishrei
Dr. Cynthia March in memory of her father
Eli March, 12 Tishrei
Haya Mosheioff-Fleury in memory of her father Zalman Mosheioff, 12 Tishrei
Ruda Berkowitz in memory of her mother
Miriam Plewinski, 12 Tishrei
Irv Smokler in memory of his mother
Toba Smokler, 12 Tishrei
Elise Cohen in memory of her mother
Elinor Becker, 12 Tishrei
Dr. Jaime Alalu in memory of his mother
Fanny Alalu, 13 Tishrei
Jeff Herman in memory of his grandfather
Lewis Herman, 13 Tishrei
Ruth Malinowitz in memory of her mother
Frieda Huttler, 13 Tishrei
Shimon Peres in memory of his father
Chananya Peres, 13 Tishrei
Bonnie Pesacov in memory of her mother
Bette Pescov, 13 Tishrei
Sarah Blumenthal in memory of her mother
Perla Grunbart, 14 Tishrei
Daniel Averbook in memory of his mother
Mae Averbook, 15 Tishrei
Marilyn Weigensberg in memory of her sister
Geraldine Cutter, 16 Tishrei
Lorys Stiel in memory of her father
Isaac Shama, 16 Tishrei
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ISRAEL UPDATE
SOCIAL ACTION
Studies show that Israel’s economy is resilient enough to withstand the limited effects of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions)
strategy advanced by her enemies. Far more damaging is the psychological effect, which reinforces the notion that Israel does not deserve
a place among the nations. In a recent Haaretz column, BDS supporter Roy Isacowitz, promotes the psychological dimension of BDS as
a vital part of the strategy.
“Sanctions are effective in four ways: They impact a country’s economy, they impact the personal finances of specific individuals (often
those most invested in the system), they send the message that the country’s policies are unacceptable to the wider world, and they
damage the self-esteem of those being boycotted.” The last two points need to be integrated into any effort to counter BDS. It’s not enough to
address the economic effects of a boycott; the psychological effects must be addressed as well. Buying Israeli goods is a positive move against BDS,
but doing so publicly in an effort to promote Israel’s image is better. Attending rallies, organizing counter-protests, and speaking out against BDS
measures targeting Israel all demonstrate that Israel has support across the world, undermining the BDS message that the Israeli people are alone
in the world. Join the social action committee this year as we work to counteract BDS and its damaging effects.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
ALAN GROSS
Alan Gross has been in prison for over 1400 days. Now you are able to write to him via his website www.bringalanhome.org/write Aba
Chonah ben Hava Chana - Alan Gross
American Jew Alan Gross has been wrongly held in a Cuban prison since December 2009. Since that time, Alan’s physical and emotional
state has deteriorated. He has lost over one hundred pounds and has suffered partial paralysis. Join us to call upon the Cuban government
and the international community for the immediate release of Alan on humanitarian grounds. For more information and to get involved,
visit www.jcouncil.org
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
has 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.
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, Jeremy Siegman, Daniel
Louis, Arie Hizkiya, Albert Lupin, Daniel Makover, Charlie Pollack,
Yakov Simcha ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Elad Shachar, Liel
Reinfeld, Ron Hirschhorn, Yehoshua Strauss, Amichai Berman, Matt Firestone,
Dov Lieber, Chanan Wolfson, Isaac Marco Romano, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel
Rochel, Yuchiel Shlomo Lowenstern, Amir Tsarfati, Reuben Gladstone, Joshua
Weiss 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.
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BRS OUTREACH
YOM KIPPUR 2014
RECORD
BREAKING CROWD
No one can believe our High Holiday program
has almost TRIPLED in size this year!! 512
people registered for at least one of the Rosh
Hashana or Yom Kippur Services. In order to
accommodate everyone this year, we created
“back to back” Explanatory Services, both in
the evening and in the morning.
Yom Kippur Evening: 6:00pm & 7:30pm and
Yom Kippur Morning: 9:00am & 11:00am.
Special thanks to Dr. Allen Wolnerman for
blowing the shofar and Rabbi Fred Klein
for sharing a special Rosh Hashana message
with everyone. We also really want to thank
all of you, the members of BRS, for going
out of your way to welcome all of the guests
and make them feel comfortable. Finally, the
success this year is really YOUR success,
because we didn’t take out one ad in a
newspaper and didn’t even make one flyer.
It’s all word of mouth!! Please continue
to host your friends and colleagues at your
Shabbat tables and don’t forget to tell them
about the Sukkot Dinner on Friday night
following Friday Night Live!
If you have any questions, please call anytime
(561) 702-3864.
Have a happy & healthy new year and a
meaningful Yom Kippur!
Josh & Simone
Yom Kippur 2014
BRS OUTREACH SUKKOT DINNER
at the Boca Raton Synagogue Sukkah
Seating is limited
the hAppieSt JewiSh hOlidAy Of the yeAr
SukkOt AcrOSS AmericA - www.myJewiShexperience.Org
BRJE SUKKOT DINNER
Friday, 3rd Night of Sukkot, October 10, 2014
Friday Night Live at 6:00pm
Sukkot Dinner at 7:00pm
Cost: $25 per adult / $10 per child under 10 years old
To register for this event please contact
Simone Broide (561) 394-0394 or simonebroide@yahoo.com
Shake a lulav, dance with a friend, enjoy delightful desserts... but most
importantly, celebrate and rejoice on this national Sukkah “fun-day!”
Teen Minyan
Every Shabbat, 9:45 am
Followed by Kiddush
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Sign up while there are still spots available!
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Tuesday Nights
SUKKAHOctober
DECORATING
5 & 6 PARTY 8-9 pm @ BRS
This Sunday, October 5 , from 10:00 am -12:00 pm
for an amazing program for the children of our community
ages 5 - 12 to make decorations to help beautify the Shul
Sukkah! Parents are encouraged to stay and decorate
with their children. We look forward to seeing you there!
KIDS HAKAFOT
Thursday, October 16 at 6:50 pm bring your friends and get
your flags. Come rejoice with the Torah as we sing and
dance in celebration of completing all of the
Parshiot in the entire Torah.
SIMCHAT TORAH MAGIC SHOW
Do not miss this years amazing magic show!!! Friday,
October 17 at 10:45 am. Be on the lookout for details.
PARSHAT NOACH
PETTING ZOO & ANIMAL SHOW
Join your animal and human friends Sunday,
October 26. For a FREE Animal show
followed
incredible
Parshat
Noach
activities.
If you would like to help sponosr or donate toby
our
Teen Kiddush,
Teen
Shalosh
Seudat, or any other program or for more
Pizza dinner will be available for sale.
information about upcoming events and activities, please contact Rabbi Eli Zians at REZ@brsonline.org or at 516-451-2123.
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