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RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG<br />

Marah D’asrah<br />

RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ<br />

assistant rabbi<br />

DAVID WOLGIN, PhD<br />

PresiDent<br />

RABBI JOSH BROIDE<br />

Outreach rabbi<br />

RABBI URI PILICHOWSKI<br />

teen rabbi<br />

RABBI MORDECHAI SMOLARCIK<br />

rabbi, brs West<br />

RABBI KENNETH BRANDER<br />

rabbi eMeritus<br />

MATTHEW HOCHERMAN<br />

synagOgue aDMinistratOr<br />

ALIZA PILICHOWSKI<br />

yOuth DirectOr<br />

KERRY PURCELL<br />

eDitOr-in-chief Of the <strong>Weekly</strong><br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />

<strong>Synagogue</strong><br />

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parsHat terumaH<br />

February 15 - February 22, 2013 • 5 Adar - 12 Adar 5773<br />

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From the rabbi’s Desk<br />

The best talk I have ever heard at a Rabbinic convention came not from a Rabbi, a scholar, a<br />

mental health professional or a Rosh Yeshiva. It came from a 19 year old young man who had<br />

recently returned from his year in Israel. To the credit of the convention chairs, he was invited<br />

to share the perspective of his peers on the state of the Orthodox Community and the role of<br />

Rabbis in leading it. He shared many important insights that day, but one of them in particular<br />

has stuck with me ever since.<br />

“Not<br />

Just Your<br />

Parent’s<br />

Rabbi”<br />

“When kids are growing up and they need someone to speak to,” he said, “they don’t think of<br />

going to their Shul Rabbi for one simple reason. Children perceive ‘The Rabbi’ as their parent’s<br />

Rabbi, not their own.” I thought of his words last week when visiting with students from our<br />

community currently spending the year in Israel. Yocheved and I tried to communicate that<br />

when they return from their year in Israel we welcome a close relationship with them. We told<br />

them that we hope that they know that they didn’t leave their access to Rebbeim and teachers<br />

behind in Israel, but they have others to turn to in America who care deeply about them and are<br />

available to talk, learn together or help in any other way.<br />

Obviously, a relationship between a Rabbi and the children of the community begins long before their year in<br />

Israel and needs to be cultivated from an early age. Since becoming the Rabbi of BRS eight years ago, I have had<br />

the privilege and blessing of naming almost every one of the close to 335 children who have been born in our<br />

community during that time. Sadly, in too many cases, I haven’t had the chance to use that name many times since<br />

then, as it is extremely challenging to spend time with the more than 1,000 children in our community.<br />

In this week’s parasha, Terumah, the Torah describes the keruvim, the two figurines that adorned the top of the<br />

Aron, the ark that housed the tablets in the Mishkan. These golden angels were molded in the image of children.<br />

One would think that the centerpiece of the Holy of Holies would have the image of a pious old man or a virtuous<br />

aged woman. Why would our great Torah, its values and teachings be associated specifically with children?<br />

Though the answer may sound clichéd, I believe it is true – children are our future. As we think about the<br />

Torah we are to imagine it being adorned with and protected by the faces of children. Children are exuberant,<br />

enthusiastic, filled with energy, purity, curiosity and wholesomeness.<br />

Shul Rabbis, in my opinion, need to work harder to not only be Rabbis to adults and parents, but to be the Rabbis<br />

for the children of our communities who are indeed our very future. I personally am committed to spend more<br />

time in our teen minyan, at onegs, visiting our schools and spending time informally with our children.<br />

However, I need your help. Please encourage your children to be receptive to a relationship. Remind them to<br />

come say hello, to wish a good Shabbos and to come to a youth or teen event. There is no better time to forge<br />

a strong bond than when a child is young. For years, I watched with great admiration and frankly with slight<br />

jealously as every BRS child approached Rabbi Klein z’l at some point over Shabbos to receive a candy coupled<br />

with a warm smile and loving handshake.<br />

I don’t have the age, wisdom or charm of Rabbi Klein, but I do have the will and desire to greet every BRS child<br />

and wish them a good Shabbos by name.<br />

I would be honored if you would help me by sending your children up after davening so that I may give them a<br />

candy, wish them a good Shabbos and hopefully, be their Rabbi in addition to just yours.<br />

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Good Shabbos,<br />

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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg


HAlACHIC queSTION OF THe Week<br />

Q: I was not Observant when I got married and had non-kosher witnesses at my chupa and on my<br />

kesubah. Do I need to do anything?<br />

A: According to Halacha, to be a kosher witness one must be a Jewish male over the age of 13, shabbos<br />

and kosher observant and not related to the bride or groom. If the witnesses either under the chupa or<br />

on the kesubah don’t meet those criteria, a new chupa and new kesubah need to be arranged. This can<br />

be done in a confidential, modest ceremony in my office. Alternatively, it can be an opportunity for a<br />

joyful, public celebration and a second wedding.<br />

Please submit your question of the week on any topic to Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at reg@brsonline.org<br />

pARSHA queSTIONS<br />

queSTIONS - TeRumAH<br />

1. The donation of silver for the Mishkan differed from the donation of the other items. How?<br />

2. Describe two uses of:<br />

(a) oil ,<br />

(b) spices,<br />

(c) jewels<br />

3. Why is the Torah referred to as “testimony”?<br />

4. What did the faces of the Keruvim resemble?<br />

5. On what day of the week was the Lechem Hapanim baked?<br />

6. What was the purpose of the Menorah’s Gevi’im (cups)?<br />

7. How did Moshe know the shape of the Menorah?<br />

8. What designs were embroidered into the tapestries of the Mishkan?<br />

9. How long was the Mishkan?<br />

10. How wide was the interior of the Mishkan?<br />

ANSWeRS - TeRumAH<br />

All references are to the verses and Rashi’s commentary, unless otherwise stated.<br />

1. The donation of silver for the Mishkan differed from the donation of the other items. How? 25:3 - No fixed<br />

amount of the other items was required. The silver was given as a fixed amount: a half-shekel.<br />

2. Describe two uses of:<br />

(a) oil ,<br />

(b) spices,<br />

(c) jewels<br />

25:6-7:<br />

(a). The oil was lit in the Menorah and used for anointing.<br />

(b). The spices were used in the anointing oil and for the incense.<br />

(c). The precious stones were for the Ephod and the Choshen.<br />

3. Why is the Torah referred to as “testimony”? 25:16 - It testifies that G-d commanded us to keep the Mmitzvot.<br />

4. What did the faces of the Keruvim resemble? 25:18 - The faces of children.<br />

5. On what day of the week was the Lechem Hapanim baked? 25:29 - Friday.<br />

6. What was the purpose of the Menorah’s gevi’im (cups)? 25:31 - Purely ornamental.<br />

7. How did Moshe know the shape of the Menorah? 25:40 – G-d showed Moshe a Menorah of fire.<br />

8. What designs were embroidered into the tapestries of the Mishkan? 26:1 - On one side, a lion; on the other side,<br />

an eagle.<br />

9. How long was the Mishkan? 26:16 - 30 Amot.<br />

10. How wide was the interior of the Mishkan? 26:23 - 10 Amot.<br />

Questions and Answers are courtesy of Ohr Somayach.<br />

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pARSHA<br />

SummARy<br />

TeRumAH<br />

Building the Mishkan. Hashem<br />

commanded Moshe to build a<br />

Mishkan (Sanctuary), symbolizing His<br />

presence among the Jewish people. The<br />

instructions respecting the construction<br />

of the utensils and the actual building<br />

needed in the Mishkan are detailed in<br />

this Parsha.<br />

The Mishkan consisted of the Chatzeir<br />

(Outer Court), containing the altar for<br />

burnt offerings and the laver used by the<br />

Kohanim (Priests), and the Tabernacle,<br />

which was divided into two chambers --<br />

(a) the Outer Chamber (the Kodesh) to<br />

which only Priests who performed sacred<br />

duties had access and which contained<br />

the Shulchan (Table of Showbread),<br />

Menorah, and Mizbeiach HaKatoress<br />

(Alter of Incense); and (b) the Inner<br />

Chamber (the Kodesh Kadoshim<br />

[“Holy of Holies”]), which only the<br />

Kohen Gadol (High Priest) entered on<br />

Yom Kippur and which contained the<br />

sacred Aron (the Ark holding the 10<br />

Commandments).<br />

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SHABBAT SCHeDule<br />

FriDay Night<br />

Candle Lighting 5:55 pm<br />

Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:55 pm<br />

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 6:00 pm<br />

Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm<br />

shabbat Day<br />

Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:10 am<br />

Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 am<br />

Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 8:30 am<br />

Ashkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am<br />

Shacharit: Ty Kay<br />

Sermon: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg<br />

Mussaf: Ty Kay<br />

Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 am<br />

Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash - Room 104 & 105) 9:45 am<br />

Sof Zman Kriat Shema 9:45 am<br />

Explanatory Service (Katz Library) 10:00 am<br />

Youth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 am<br />

Rabbi’s Class 4:45 pm<br />

“Torah Laws:<br />

A Social and Moral Revolution”<br />

Rabbanit Avigail Rock<br />

Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:40 pm<br />

Ashkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 5:45 pm<br />

Sh’kiah 6:14 pm<br />

Ma’ariv/Havdalah 6:50 pm<br />

shabbat learNiNg<br />

Tefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide (Rand Sanctuary) 8:30 am<br />

Sichot of the Lubavitcher Rebbe with Rabbi Levine (Shtiebel Biet Mid) 8:30 am<br />

Teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:00 am<br />

Advanced Gemara Chabura with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Yehuda (Board Room) 9:15 am<br />

Junior Congregation (Shechet Beit Midrash - Room 205 & 206) 10:00 am<br />

Youth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 am<br />

Sephardic Roundtable (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 11:00 am<br />

Father & Son Learning (Senders Library) 4:00 pm<br />

Daf Yomi between Mincha Ma’ariv<br />

Parshat tetzaveh<br />

Parshat zachor<br />

Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm<br />

Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:00 pm<br />

Candle Lighting 6:00 pm<br />

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 6:05 pm<br />

Maariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) 6:54 pm<br />

DAIly mINyANIm<br />

ashkeNazi shacharit<br />

Daf Yomi (Sunday - Friday) 7:00 am<br />

Sunday (Social Hall) 6:25, 7:15, 8:00 & 9:00 am<br />

Monday (Social Hall) (President Day) 6:15, 7:00, 8:00 & 9:00 am<br />

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday (Social Hall) 6:25, 7:00 & 8:00 am<br />

Thursday (Social Hall) (Ta’anit Esther Observed) 6:05, 7:00 & 8:00 am<br />

Monday - Friday (Senders Library) 7:45 am<br />

sePharDic shacharit<br />

Shacharit (Sunday - Friday) 6:25 & 8:00 am<br />

miNcha/ma’ariv<br />

Early Mincha (Sunday) 1:00 pm<br />

Mishna Berura Yomi (Sunday - Thursday) 5:45 pm<br />

Sephardic Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:55 pm<br />

Ashkenazi Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Social Hall) 6:00 pm<br />

Daf Yomi (Sunday - Thursday) (Board Room) 8:40-9:30 pm<br />

Late Ma’ariv (Sunday - Thursday) 9:30 pm<br />

the weiNbaum yeshiva high school miNcha scheDule<br />

Mon 3:15 pm - Tues 3:10 pm - Wed 3:15 pm - Thurs 3:15 pm<br />

BRS WeST<br />

(At the Hillel Day School, 21001 95th Ave. • (305) 725-2292 • www.brswestonline.org)<br />

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Note NEW time) 5:50 pm<br />

Candle Lighting 5:55 pm<br />

Morning Class with Rabbi Smolarcik 8:45 am<br />

Shacharit (Shabbat) 9:30 am<br />

Youth Groups 10:30 am<br />

Mincha (Shabbat) 5:40 pm<br />

Maariv 6:50 pm<br />

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Valuing Diversity • Celebrating Unity<br />

lIFe CyCle<br />

BIRTHDAyS<br />

Theo Klewansky Ken Ostroff<br />

Ileana Flics Batya Belizon Risa Zimmerman<br />

Aaron Katz<br />

ANNIveRSARy<br />

Mitch & Lorys Stiel<br />

Eli and Grace Rindsberg<br />

WelCOme TO THe COmmuNITy<br />

Kenneth & Chaya Fixler<br />

Sam & Aviva Haimoff<br />

Family & Friends here in honor of the Fixler Simcha<br />

Stephanie Karger<br />

Iser and Estelle Kay<br />

Family & Friends here in honor of the Kay Simcha<br />

WelCOme NeW memBeRS<br />

Elizabeth Serra<br />

CONDOleNCeS TO<br />

Rabbi Nathan Zemel on the passing of his beloved sister, Blanche Herberg.<br />

AppReCIATION<br />

Joyce Hacker extends a heartfelt thanks for all the calls, caring and concern<br />

during her recent illness and recovery.<br />

ReFuAH SHlAymAH<br />

For members of BRS Community.<br />

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please see Tehillim Circle<br />

Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow<br />

Shmuel Tzvi ben Shayna<br />

Cantor Lazar Wax<br />

Eliezer ben Sara Golda<br />

Sol Feldman<br />

Shlomo Dov ben Chana<br />

Abraham Katzman<br />

Abraham Yehoshua Ha’Cohen ben Chaia<br />

Merv Jacobs<br />

Meir ben Sarah<br />

Robert Strauss<br />

Chayim Ha’Levi ben Tzippora<br />

Spencer Cohen<br />

Zalman Meyer ben Sarah<br />

Moshe Applebaum<br />

Moshe Zvi ben Rachel Leah<br />

Israel Margolies<br />

Yisrael Chaim ben Malka Hassia<br />

Jacob Kazinec<br />

Yaakov Tzvi ben Leah<br />

Helen Ijac<br />

Alta Haita bat Devorah<br />

Ruth Sherman<br />

Rochel bat Batsheva<br />

Joan Noven<br />

Rochel Tova bat Malka<br />

Beverly Kassirer<br />

Briendle bat Pessel<br />

Ariella Berman<br />

Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva Malka<br />

Lian Sae Bloom<br />

Leah Sura bat Machla Feigela<br />

Beverly Kellman<br />

Baila Rus bat Sarah<br />

Shoshana bat Bella<br />

Devora Frayda bat Basya<br />

Rosalie Somsky<br />

Raizel Chaika bat Ita<br />

yAHRzeITS<br />

Moshe Elkoby in memory of his father Chaim Elkoby, 5 Adar<br />

Deanna Shulman in memory of her brother Sanford Green, 5 Adar<br />

Dr. Bennett Salamon in memory of his mother Bassie Salamon, 5 Adar<br />

Warren Shimoff in memory of his father Irving Shimoff, 5 Adar<br />

Doni Greenblatt in memory of his father Fred Greenblatt, 6 Adar<br />

Josh Herschberg in memory of his father Bernard Herschberg, 6 Adar<br />

Bruce Nimhauser in memory of his mother Rosa Helen Nimhauser, 6 Adar<br />

Irwin Tannenbaum in memory of his father Nathan Tannenbaum , 6 Adar<br />

Abe Aloof in memory of his father Louis Aloof, 7 Adar<br />

Z’ev Bari in memory of his mother Frances Bari, 7 Adar<br />

Rabbi Samuel Levine in memory of his father, Moshe Levine, 7 Adar<br />

Cantor Mark Halpern in memory of his brother Dirk Halpern, 8 Adar<br />

Florence Kahn in memory of her first husband Joseph Kahn, 8 Adar<br />

Peter Weisberg in memory of his father Leslie Weisberg, 8 Adar<br />

Mimi Furst in memory of her father Seymour Blesofsky, 9 Adar<br />

Wendy Wasserstrom in memory of her father Hy Margolis, 9 Adar<br />

Eli Amsalem in memory of his brother Maxim Amsalem, 10 Adar<br />

Preston Augenbaum in memory of his father Sam Augenbaum, 10 Adar<br />

Dr. Barbara Barry in memory of her mother Hetty Conick, 10 Adar<br />

Dr. Alan Goldman in memory of his father Sam Goldman, 10 Adar<br />

Dorothy Perkins in memory of her sister Gloria Kunis, 10 Adar<br />

Lou Miller in memory of his father Jack Miller, 11 Adar<br />

Henry Schwartz in memory of his mother Gussie Schwartz, 11 Adar<br />

Dr. Richard Singer in memory of his father Edward Singer, 11 Adar<br />

Michael Zimmerman in memory of his father Charles Zimmerman, 11 Adar<br />

Reuven Elmakies in memory of his father Chaim Elmakies, 12 Adar<br />

Rene Girnun in memory of her father Louis Kramer, 12 Adar<br />

Florence Wolf in memory of her father Sydney Lebow, 12 Adar


AppROACHING TORAH THROuGH ART<br />

THIS SATuRDAy NIGHT<br />

With Rabbi Hyim Shafner this Saturday night, February 16 at 8:15 pm<br />

in the Social Hall. Rabbi Hyim Shafner, the Rabbi of Bais Abraham<br />

Congregation in St. Louis, Missouri and son of BRS member Sholom Shafner,<br />

will give an illustrated talk showing how art can serve as a medium for gaining<br />

a greater understanding of Jewish texts.<br />

TeNTH ANNuAl zAyIN ADAR DINNeR ONly<br />

FOR memBeRS OF THe CHevRA kADISHA<br />

Please RSVP to Yvette Kaweblum at ykaweblum@aol.com as soon as possible<br />

because we have to plan accordingly. Please note that NO WALK-INS will be<br />

accepted.<br />

SpeCIAl ANNOuNCemeNTS<br />

mAzAl TOv<br />

Dr. Raphael & Dayna Wald on the birth of their son. AND to his proud sister, Layla. AND to proud uncle Norman, aunt Estelle and Wald cousins.<br />

Dr. David & Sharona Kay on their son, Ty, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud brothers, Tani and Zevi. AND grandparents, Iser and Estelle Kay and<br />

Stephanie Karger.<br />

Eric & Iris Fixler on their daughter Meital, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Sruli, Donny, Yaniv, and Ittai. AND grandparents, Kenneth &<br />

Chaya Fixler and Sam & Aviva Haimoff AND Uncle Joey, Aunt Seema, Yonina, Elianna and Tani Loskove.<br />

Jay & Chari Bernten on their son, Noah, becoming a Bar Mitzvah.<br />

Bernard & Captain Kimberly Jurviesky on their daugther Haley, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Sean, Caitlyn, Justin and Sophia.<br />

Rabbi Kenneth & Ruchie Brander on the upcoming marriage of their son, Yoni, to Yehudit Goldberg. AND to his proud siblings, Tuvia, Tehilla, Yosef, and Yitzchak.<br />

Bev and Syd Olesky on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson – Avraham Noach, son of Vicki and Neil Olesky.<br />

Rabbi Mordechai & Hadassah Smolarcik on their daughter, Chana’s engagement to, Gabe Valibov son of Mrs. Dina Valibov from Chicago.<br />

Natalie Silverman on the birth of her great grandson. Proud parents are Judah & Stacy Fuld and grandparents are Elliott & Miryam Fuld.<br />

Eli and Grace Rindsberg on their 50th Anniversary.<br />

kIDDuSH<br />

Friday Night Live Kiddush sponsored by Sandy and Preston Augenbaum in loving memory of Preston’s father, Sam Augenbaum.<br />

Hashkoma Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Eli & Grace Rindsberg upon their 50th wedding anniversary.<br />

Shtiebel Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Eric & Iris Fixler in gratitude to Hashem and in honor of their daughter, Meital, on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.<br />

Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Eli & Shuli Amsalem and Chaim & Ester Bazini in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of their beloved brother, Maxime<br />

Nisim ben Myryam z’l.<br />

Sephardic Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by the Sephardic Minyan in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of our beloved friend Elie Berdugo.<br />

Teen Minyan Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by the Kays in loving memory of Sharona Kay’s father, Arieh Michael ben Chanan and Liese.<br />

Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Ari & Andrea Bernstein, Harold & Mimi Furst, Josh & Denise Herschberg, Bruce & Cindy Nimhauser, Dr. Richard & Gloria Singer,<br />

Hommy & Syd Tannenbaum and Michael & Risa Zimmerman.<br />

Seudah Shlishiet Guest Speaker: Izzy Ezagui, Israeli Soldier<br />

3RD pART - BeeR AND WINe SeRIeS<br />

WITH BIBLICAL ETHNOBOTANIST DR. JON GREENBERG AT BRS<br />

Monday, February 18 at 8:00 pm “Noah’s Wine vs. Pharaoh’s<br />

Beer: The Bar Room Brawl and Culture War that Shaped<br />

Jewish History” A tasting and lecture on beer and wine in the<br />

Torah. Cost is $5 per person.<br />

For more information about this event, contact Simone in the<br />

Shul office at (561) 394-0394 or Simone@brsonline.org.<br />

DISTINGuISHeD SCHOlAR SeRIeS - FRee luNCH<br />

This Wednesday, February 20, Dr. Jon Greenberg Botany,<br />

Prophecy, and Theology: Jeremiah and the Mystery of the Arar<br />

This series is completely free of charge and open to the public. The<br />

Distinguished Scholars Series takes place at <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />

on Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm. A small lunch will be provided free of charge<br />

to participants.<br />

pRe-puRIm SCHmOOze<br />

WITH RABBI AARON lOpIANSky<br />

We are excited that Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky, Rosh Yeshiva of the<br />

Yeshiva Gedola of Greater Washington will be giving a Pre-Purim<br />

schmooze for men via skype, this Thursday night, February 21 at<br />

9:00 pm in the Shul’s Board Room.<br />

SHAlOm zACHOR & BRIT ANNOuNCemeNT<br />

Raphael & Dayna Wald warmly invite you to a Shalom Zachor Friday night,<br />

February 15, at 9:00 pm at the Montoya Estates Clubhouse.<br />

AND<br />

Announce the Brit of their son on Monday morning, February 18 after the<br />

8:00 am Minyan at BRS. The Seudah will take place after the Brit in the<br />

Montoya Estates Clubhouse.<br />

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puRIm<br />

TAANIT eSTHeR OBSeRveD<br />

THuRSDAy, FeBRuARy 21<br />

Fast Begins: 5:42 pm Early Mincha: 1:00 pm<br />

Fast Ends: 6:53 pm Mincha: 5:45 pm Ma’ariv 6:20 pm<br />

puRIm CARNIvAl THIS SuNDAy<br />

Join us on Sunday, February 17 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for carnival games,<br />

BBQ, amazing interactive games, and of course good Purim fun! There are<br />

new rides and attractions this year that have never been seen before on the<br />

circle! For more information, please contact Aliza at the Shul office or at (561)<br />

394-0394.<br />

Thank you to all of our chairs for the Purim Carnival. Huge Yasher Koach<br />

to Rabbi Josh Broide for coordinating an amazing carnival. Thank you to all<br />

of the chairs: Maurice Bensmihen, Simone Broide, Adina Galbut, Stephanie<br />

Gross, Lisa Houben, and Dov Pickholtz.<br />

BlOOD DRIve<br />

Sunday, February 17 at 10:00 am at BRS. Contact Marissa at (954) 592-<br />

3212. All donors will recieve a voucher for a FREE movie ticket, plus a<br />

wellness checkup.<br />

puRIm IS COmING<br />

In addition to Mishloach Manot, please take advantage of the opportunity to<br />

support our Tomchei Shabbat program. There are dozens of people who are<br />

fed weekly by this discreet, confidential program. Our monthly budget to give<br />

food items and Publix gift cards is over $10,000 a month and unfortunately<br />

only growing. We need your help.<br />

Please see Linda to purchase cards that can be distributed as a complement<br />

to Mishloach Manot. The cost is ten cards for $18. The cards can be<br />

individualized and state that, in lieu of Mishloach Manot, a gift has been<br />

made in your honor to the BRS Elie Berdugo Chesed Fund.<br />

meGIllAH ReADING<br />

Everyone should hear Megillah this Purim. If you are home bound and are not<br />

able to attend a Megillah reading at the Shul, please e-mail Rabbi Goldberg at<br />

reg@brsonline.org to arrange for a private reading.<br />

mATANOT l’evyONIm<br />

The BRS Rabbis are now collecting money for Matanot L’evyonim (money for<br />

the poor) that will distributed locally on Purim day. Please give generously in<br />

fulfillment of this important Mitzvah. Monies can be given directly to the<br />

Rabbis or Linda in the Shul office.<br />

puRIm SeuDAH<br />

When making plans for your Purim Seudah, please have in mind those who<br />

may not otherwise have an invitation. The mitzvah of hosting guests is best<br />

fulfilled not by inviting close friends, but by welcoming those that may<br />

otherwise feel neglected. Please give particular consideration to those who<br />

may be alone.<br />

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<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />

Sal & Leslie Abady<br />

Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas<br />

Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon<br />

Joseph & Lisa Bensmihen<br />

Ben-Zikry Families<br />

Alan & Susie Berger<br />

Steven Berkeley & Dr. Rebecca Stern<br />

Howard & Bonnie Block<br />

BRS Board of Directors<br />

Jonathan & Nancy Charm<br />

Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan<br />

Donny & Freyda Cohen NEW<br />

Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen<br />

Dr. Meyer & Laura Cohen<br />

Congregation Sons Of Israel NEW<br />

Dr. Jeffrey & Naomi Gross NEW<br />

Leo & Heni Ehrlich<br />

Alan & Mona Fisher<br />

Mark & Tilda Fisher<br />

Martin & Ileana Flics<br />

23rd AnnuAl JournAl Dinner<br />

At Congregation B’Nai Israel<br />

2200 Yamato Road, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL<br />

Stephen & Linda Melcer<br />

Journal Honorees<br />

Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen<br />

Keter Shem Tov Award<br />

TribuTe CommiTTee in FormaTion<br />

Dr. Ben & Cara Freedman<br />

Michael & Barbara Frenkel<br />

Drs. Charles & Simone Griff<br />

Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg<br />

Glen & Rosa Golish<br />

Gutterman Warheit Memorial Chapel<br />

Stanley & Ana Haar<br />

Lynn Hahn<br />

Dr. Mervin & Elaine Jacobs<br />

Dr. Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky<br />

Dan & Sue Kaskel<br />

Daniel & Caroline Katz<br />

Dr. David & Sharona Kay<br />

Rabbi Tsvi & Shaindle Kilstein<br />

Kosher Marketplace<br />

Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove<br />

Lothans Cleaning Services<br />

Dr. Eytan & Devorah Marcus<br />

Dr. Yehuda & Michal Marcus<br />

Lothar & Carlyn Mayer<br />

Martin Judovits<br />

Holocaust Remembrance<br />

Award<br />

Memorial Tribute to<br />

Rabbi Gene Klein Z’L<br />

FeAtuRINg the ComedY oF modI<br />

thuRSday, MaRch 14, 2013<br />

For more information or to join the Tribute Committee,<br />

please contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org.<br />

Stephen & Linda Melcer<br />

David & Joyce Muller<br />

Paul Pariser NEW<br />

Robert & Penny Pearlman<br />

Michael & Jill Rose<br />

Sima Rubin & Family<br />

Dr. Daniel & Rachel Rudensky<br />

Dr. Bennett & Chani Salamon<br />

Dr. Barry & Dana Schechter<br />

Reid & Naomi Shapiro<br />

Larry & Deborah Silver<br />

Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor<br />

Eric & Loren Stein<br />

Teddy & Linda Struhl<br />

Howard & Elaine Trachtenberg<br />

Harry & Marilyn Wanderer NEW<br />

Michael & Risa Zimmerman<br />

Anonymous<br />

Anonymous


Week AT A GlANCe<br />

DAIly<br />

• DAF YOMI (Sunday - Friday)<br />

with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Room 211-212<br />

• RABBINIC MIND<br />

with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda at 7:45 am in the Board Room<br />

• HALACHA YOMI<br />

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg 15 minutes before Mincha<br />

• NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH<br />

community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm<br />

• NIGHTTIME DAF YOMI (Monday - Thursday)<br />

with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in the Board Room<br />

mONDAy<br />

• HEBREW POETRY CLASS<br />

with Hassiya Yehuda at 9:30 am in the Board Room<br />

• HEBREW READING<br />

with Rabbi Josh Broide at 7:30 pm in Room 101<br />

• ULPAN<br />

with Mrs. Gila Payevsky at 7:30 pm in Room 102<br />

• ZUMBA CLASS (for women)<br />

will take place at 8:00 pm in Room 211/212<br />

• BEER AND WINE IN TORAH<br />

with Biblical ethnobotanist Dr. Jon Greenberg at 8:00 pm in the<br />

Social Hall<br />

TueSDAy<br />

• CAFFEINE FOR THE SOUL<br />

with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at Hillel Day School at 8:30 am<br />

• PARSHAT HA’SHAvUA<br />

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will not be held this week<br />

• THE HAFTORA CLUB<br />

with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 10:00 am in the Social hall<br />

• PEOPLE OF THE BOOK<br />

with Rabbi Mordechai Smolarcik at 8:00 pm in the Social Hall<br />

WeDNeSDAy<br />

• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF JUDGES<br />

with Malka Morris at 9:30 am in the Social Hall<br />

• DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR LUNCH N’ LEARN SERIES<br />

with Dr. Jon Greenberg at 12:00 noon in the Social Hall<br />

• KABBALAH: LEvEL 2<br />

with Shoshana Deaktor at 7:30 pm in the Room 101<br />

THuRSDAy<br />

• JUDAISM A-Z<br />

with Rabbi Josh Broide at 7:30 pm in the Board Room<br />

• SATELLITE LECTURES<br />

with Rabbi Yissocher Frand at 9:00 pm in Rabbi Goldberg’s office.<br />

• MUSSAR SCHMOOZE<br />

with Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky at 9:00 pm in the Board Room<br />

peOple OF THe BOOk<br />

People of the Book classes take place at <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> on Tuesday<br />

evenings from November 20 – March 19 at 8:00 – 9:30 pm in the Social Hall.<br />

This Tuesday, February 19<br />

Rashi/Tosafot with Rabbi Mordechai Smolarcik<br />

Next Tuesday, February 26<br />

Rif/Ran/Ramban with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz<br />

DISTINGuISHeD SCHOlAR luNCH SeRIeS<br />

February 20<br />

Dr. Jon Greenberg<br />

www.torahflora.org<br />

Botany, Prophecy, and Theology:<br />

Jeremiah and the Mystery of the Arar<br />

kOSHeR SupeRmARkeT WAlk<br />

POSTPONED<br />

February 27<br />

Dr. Aaron Kaweblum<br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />

Crystoppers: A Guide to Wise<br />

Parenting<br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />

Valuing Diversity • Celebrating Unity<br />

peSACH ANNOuNCemeNTS<br />

COuNT DOWN TO peSACH<br />

mARk yOuR CAleNDARS<br />

SUNDAY, MARCH 10<br />

Community Kashering at the South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation<br />

from 8:00 am through 12:00 Noon<br />

SUNDAY, MARCH 17<br />

Pre-Pesach Workshop with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 10:00 am in the<br />

Social Hall.<br />

peSACH SeDeRS AT BRS<br />

SpACe IS lImITeD<br />

First Night Seder, Monday, March 25, at 8:20 pm. Experience an<br />

inspirational and interactive Beginners Seder led by Rabbi Josh & Simone<br />

Broide and family. Second Night Seder, Tuesday, March 26 at 8:25 pm.<br />

Enjoy a traditional Seder led by Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg &<br />

family. The price for each Seder is $75 per person and $35 for children<br />

5-15 years old; Young Children, 5 and under, are free. There is a maximum<br />

of 100 people at each Seder. Please note that the Seder on the second night<br />

will only take place if there are 50 BRS members in attendance. Please call<br />

the office for more information and to RSVP for this special experience.<br />

kOl HANe’ARIm TAllIT<br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> is working on creating a massive Tallit to be used for<br />

Kol Hane’arim on Simchat Torah this upcoming year and for all future years.<br />

The cost to have a name embroidered on the Tallit will be $2 per letter. All<br />

names will be embroidered in English and will be spelled the same way they are<br />

submitted. There are forms available in the lobby. There are two sponsorship<br />

opportunities still available for $2,500 each. If you have any questions, please<br />

contact Simone in the Shul office at (561) 394-0394. The deadline to submit<br />

your form to the Shul office with payment is Wednesday, May 1.<br />

Co- Sponsored by Dr. Robert & Judith Bruckstein & Dr Merv & Elaine Jacobs<br />

upCOmING yOuTH eveNTS<br />

Shlock Rock Concert will now take place on<br />

Sunday, March 10 at 4:00 pm. Tickets are<br />

$10. Pre-order by visiting ww.wizevents.com/<br />

register/1820. For more information email<br />

aliza@brsonline.org. Food will be available for<br />

purchase.<br />

COmmuNITy CONNeCTIONS<br />

pOSITIve pSyCHOlOGy & JuDAISm: A NeW<br />

AppROACH TO HAppINeSS<br />

Wednesday, February 20, at 7:00 pm at Temple Beth El, in West Palm Beach<br />

with Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., Harvard Lecturer.<br />

BRIDGe ClASS<br />

Since the bridge class was successful, we will be offering another one. If you are<br />

interested in joining this bridge class, please call Simone at (561) 394-0394 or<br />

email Simone@brsonline.org.<br />

JeWISH WAR veTS<br />

Sunday, February 24 at 10:45 am. Jewish War Veterans Membership Drive.<br />

Hosted at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Veterans Park. For more information,<br />

contact (561) 685.9014<br />

SAve THe DATe!<br />

Community-wide Annual Pre-Pesach Holiday Boutique, Wednesday, March<br />

13, 7:00 - 9:30 pm at BRS. To be a vendor or for more information please<br />

contact Rachel Harow rachelharow@yahoo.com or Orlie Cohen orlielevy@<br />

hotmail.com.<br />

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JUNIOR<br />

CONGREGATION<br />

Make sure to come on time this week<br />

to JuCo. The fun begins every Shabbat<br />

at 10:00 am. Get ready for amazing<br />

Davening, Parsha, guest speakers,<br />

games, talent, and of course great<br />

prizes.<br />

KIDS HASHKAMA<br />

CHABURA<br />

Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger, <strong>Boca</strong>’s new<br />

star Rebbe, will be conducting a post<br />

Hashkama Minyan Chabura for boys at<br />

9:30 am in Room 102 in the Jacobs and<br />

Rubin Youth and Senior Center. Make<br />

sure to come on time for the special<br />

kids Kiddush!<br />

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Rep. Tom Rooney<br />

-BRS KIDS & TEENS-<br />

BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE<br />

HOSTS ADVOCACY SHABBATON<br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL - The <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />

<strong>Synagogue</strong> hosted the fourth annual<br />

National Teen Israel Advocacy<br />

Shabbaton last Shabbat. The Teen<br />

Israel Advocacy shabbaton brought in<br />

speakers from across the country who<br />

are experts on the US‐Israel<br />

relationship, Israel, Iran and the<br />

threats facing the Western world. Pro‐<br />

Israel teens were trained in advocacy<br />

skills and taught background<br />

NCSY EVENTS<br />

* PURIM IN PERSIA EXPERIENCE, Friday night Oneg, February 22 at 8:45pm<br />

Sunday Purim Seudah, February 24 at 5pm<br />

Home of R' Eli & Batsheva Zians, 7750 Lago Del Mar, Apt #708<br />

Come in costume and celebrate Purim like never before!<br />

Please RSVP ASAP!<br />

* BOCA LATTE & LEARN ‐ FREE! Every Thursday at 8:00pm<br />

NCSY office, 7200 W Camino Real, Suite 104<br />

* NCSY LATTE & LEARN ‐ FREE! Every Wednesday 8:00pm<br />

Yo‐Le Frozen Yogurt, 9641 Westview Dr, Coral Springs<br />

* FOR MORE INFORMATION:<br />

Rabbi Eli Zians at zianse@ncsy.org or 516‐451‐2123 or visit www.southern.ncsy.org.<br />

Celebrating Our Teens by Rabbi Uri Pilichowski<br />

This Week We Celebrate our Teens’ Month of Advocacy<br />

From the beginning of February until the beginning of March is Israel advocacy month for BRS teens and<br />

teens all across the country find their inner advocate and stick up for a strong Israel and a strong America. For<br />

our teens, the ball got rolling last Shabbat with the fourth annual national Teen Annual Israel Advocacy<br />

Shabbaton. The shabbaton attracted over 110 teens who sat and listened to Aaron Kaplowitz, the Director of<br />

Communications for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, Abby Cable, Director of Foreign Policy at AIPAC in Washington,<br />

DC, Jeremy Horelick, Deputy Director of AIPAC here in the Southeast, and Congressman Tom Rooney. The teens who were<br />

attending Policy Conference – over 40 of them! – attended a special session on what to expect at Policy Conference and what<br />

the teens objective should be at Policy Conference. AIPAC’s Policy Conference in Washington, DC attracts over 12,000<br />

advocates of a strong US‐Israel relationship. It also ends of our month of Advocacy. What is most impressive is how many of<br />

our teens now personal relationships have with members of congress. Some Congressman have even given our teens their<br />

cell numbers. Celebrate our Israel advocates with me this month!<br />

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information to enable them to<br />

advocate to members of Congress,<br />

Senate and the Administration<br />

about a stronger US‐Israel<br />

relationship. The highlight of the<br />

Shabbaton was Congressman Tom<br />

Rooney’s talk to the teens on<br />

Shabbat afternoon. Solidifying the<br />

talks given all Shabbat<br />

Congressman Rooney talked about<br />

a strong US‐Israel bond.<br />

BRS PURIM CARNIVAL<br />

TOMORROW<br />

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 TH<br />

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM


SISTeRHOOD<br />

Thank you to all those who volunteered to help with the<br />

Mishloach Manot project. We still need volunteers for:<br />

1) Assembly on Monday, February 18 at BRS in the Social Hall<br />

at 10:30 am.<br />

For students who are available, community service hours will<br />

be given.<br />

2) Delivery on Sunday, February 24 (Purim Day). Pickup will be Thursday,<br />

February 21 in the womens’ section of the main Shul, 8:00 - 10:00 pm.<br />

Please contact brspurim@gmail.com<br />

SOCIAl ACTION<br />

On Thursday evening, March 7, we will host CAMERA Senior<br />

Research Analyst, Ricki Hollander, for an interactive briefing<br />

on countering anti-Israel bias in the New York Times. Ms.<br />

Hollander is a co-author of CAMERA’s groundbreaking new<br />

publication, Indicting Israel: New York Times Coverage of the<br />

Palestinian-Israeli conflict: A July 1 - December 31, 2011 Study.<br />

The program is free to the public, but contributions to help CAMERA’s<br />

work are always appreciated. Ms. Hollander and her co-author, Gilead<br />

Ini, are presenting this briefing in major cities across the U.S. including<br />

Washington D.C., before the National Press Club . We are proud that<br />

CAMERA has chosen BRS in South Florida. Please mark your calendar<br />

and plan to attend. In future weeks, the Social Action Committee will<br />

continue to examine the issue of countering media bias against Israel<br />

more broadly with a series of films.<br />

The next meeting of the Social Action Committee will be Wednesday,<br />

February 20 at 7:00 pm.<br />

BIkuR CHOlIm<br />

Being frum as a patient in the emergency room of a hospital has<br />

its own unique challenges, such as getting a variety of Kosher<br />

food 24/7 in a timely manner. Bikur Cholim is now providing<br />

Kosher individual snack bags on site at the <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Regional<br />

Hospital’s Emergency Room with the Doctor or Nurses approval.<br />

We own thanks BRRH Emergency Room physician, Peasch Louis, for<br />

guiding and facilitating this project.<br />

BRS AuXIlIARIeS, eTC.<br />

ISRAel DeFeNSe FORCeS (IDF)<br />

Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community<br />

currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Julian Gordon, Ben Weiss, Asher<br />

Kaplan, Orelia Elkaim, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Jeremy Siegman,<br />

Noam Ivri (Makover), Daniel Makover, Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha ben<br />

Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Liel Reinfeld, Amichai Berman, Matt Firestone,<br />

Isaac Marco Romano, and Mordechai Wolfson. If you have children or grandchildren<br />

currently serving in the IDF, please let us know their names so we can include them.<br />

Please have in mind our missing in action Israeli Soldiers<br />

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Valuing Diversity • Celebrating Unity<br />

empTy NeSTeRS<br />

Save the Date: Sunday, February 24 at 4:30 pm, Purim<br />

Seudah $30 a person. Please RSVP by February 18, Call<br />

Simone at (561) 394-0394 or email simone@brsonline.org.<br />

mAImONIDeS SOCIeTy<br />

BRS Doctors are cordially invited to attend a dinner lecture<br />

with Dr. Jonathan Rosman. Thursday, March 7, from 6:30<br />

– 9:00 pm at Asia in <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>. Join us to learn about new<br />

developments in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. R.S.v.P.<br />

954-421-6031 by Friday, March 1.<br />

BOCA RATON COmmuNITy eRuv<br />

The <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Community Eruv is in need of funds. Yearly membership<br />

remains at $100 per family. It is now possible to sponsor the Eruv for a<br />

particular Shabbat for $360. Donations can now also be made through<br />

our website www.bocaeruv.org or by contacting Chani Salamon at (561)<br />

392-1026 for more information. Please help, as we ALL benefit from the<br />

Eruv. The Eruv is something we all rely on and often take for granted. If<br />

you have not yet contributed, please consider doing so in order to ensure<br />

that the Eruv can be checked and maintained.<br />

The eruv is generously sponsored this week by Dr. David & Sharona Kay in<br />

honor of their son Ty’s Bar Mitzvah.<br />

WOmeN’S mIkvAH<br />

The hours for the Women’s Mikvah are Sunday through<br />

Thursday, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm (last appointment is at 9:30<br />

pm). For Friday and Yom Tov appointments, please call three<br />

days in advance. On Saturday and Fast Days, open an hour after<br />

Havadalah, for only 1 hour thereafter. In order to better assist<br />

you every day, appointments are strongly advised. Please call<br />

(561) 394-5854.<br />

meN’S mIkvAH HOuRS<br />

The Men’s Mikvah is open daily from 5:00 am – 9:30 am<br />

and then again from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm.<br />

pleASe keep IN yOuR pRAyeRS<br />

Aba Chonah ben Hava Chana - Alan Gross<br />

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<br />

deteriorated. He has lost over one hundred pounds and has suffered partial paralysis. Join us to call upon the Cuban government and the international<br />

community for the immediate release of Alan on humanitarian grounds. For more information and to get involved, visit www.jcouncil.org<br />

Yehonatan ben Malka - Jonathan Pollard<br />

Jonathan Pollard has been imprisoned in the United States since 1987. While working as an American civilian intelligence analyst, Pollard has admitted to<br />

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<br />

imprisonment is disproportionate and unparalleled. Join a multitude of prominent politicians, officials from the national intelligence world, and the legal<br />

world who have called for Pollard’s sentence to be commuted. For more information and to sign a petition, visit www.jonathanpollard.org.<br />

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By the time we parted ways, i actually<br />

loved them...<br />

I recently read an article that I thought we<br />

could all learn an important lesson about<br />

connecting with members of the greater<br />

Jewish community. It was written by Rabbi<br />

Ilan Feldman, the prominent Rabbi of a<br />

large orthodox shul in Atlanta. Please read<br />

an excerpt from his article below.<br />

Inspire yourself to inspire others…<br />

Josh & simone<br />

------------------------<br />

I experienced our lost potential years ago when I joined a Federation/<br />

UJA mission to Israel in 1988. In the midst of the “Who Is A Jew”<br />

controversy in the late 1980’s, and the deep feelings triggered<br />

on both sides of the debate, a strong sense of alienation emerged<br />

between Atlanta’s small Orthodox community and the non-Orthodox<br />

establishment. It was suggested that it would be worthwhile for me,<br />

as the assistant rabbi of Atlanta’s largest Orthodox shul, to participate<br />

in the Jewish Federation’s annual mission to Israel. Many members<br />

of Federation’s leadership were going to be on the trip, and my goal<br />

would be to put a human face on Orthodoxy and reduce tensions<br />

between our worlds.<br />

I participated in the Federation trip with a specific strategy. I knew<br />

that the trip was planned, and would be executed, without religious<br />

sensitivities in mind, and was thus well aware that there would be<br />

restaurants in which I could not dine, Shabbos programs that would<br />

make me uncomfortable and tour guides whose concept of Jewish<br />

history began in 1948. I decided that I would raise no objections,<br />

so as not reinforce any negative stereotypes of Orthodox coercion.<br />

As a yeshiva graduate who had left kollel only a few years before,<br />

restraining from making pronouncements or judgments required<br />

significant self control. When shehechiyanu was recited instead of<br />

rending garments at the sighting of the Temple Mount, I said nothing.<br />

When they offered those who were interested to tour Masada on<br />

Shabbos as an alternative to going to shul, I made no comment.<br />

When the guide who introduced Mount Carmel dismissed the famous<br />

episode of Elijah’s clash with the Baal worshipers as merely a fable<br />

I engaged in no debate. Even when a guide described a mikvah as an<br />

ancient ritual bath that used to be visited by Biblical Jews thousands<br />

of years ago, I waited hours before saying anything. I spent ten<br />

days sitting on a bus kibitzing with people who were resentful of<br />

Orthodox Jews while my every Orthodox sensibility was powerfully,<br />

though unintentionally, challenged. I had only one goal – to establish<br />

relationships with my tour mates.<br />

By all accounts, I was wildly successful in my mission. By the end of<br />

the trip, people were insisting that I address them in group sessions,<br />

asking me halachic questions, directing the bus driver to restaurants<br />

in which I could eat. To this day, my relationship with many opinion<br />

makers in Atlanta remains influenced by that trip, and some have even<br />

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made major contributions to the growth of Orthodox institutions due<br />

to the relationships we forged.<br />

But the one who was most transformed on that trip was me.<br />

What I expected to encounter was a group of 200 Jews devoid of<br />

feelings for Israel or religion. What I discovered instead were 200<br />

very religious, spiritual, passionately devoted, proud Jews who knew<br />

very little about Torah and who lacked a Jewish vocabulary, but who<br />

loved their Jewish brethren in Israel, respected holiness and possessed<br />

a passion for Judaism as they knew it that rivaled the passion I had<br />

seen in my frum friends. In short, I learned to respect them. And I<br />

learned that “secular” Jews are often very religious Jews who do not<br />

know ritual, and whose devotion and willingness to sacrifice for the<br />

Judaism they do know is inspiring. By the time we parted ways, I<br />

actually loved them. Once I made this discovery, I was both surprised<br />

and embarrassed that it was new to me. As is so often the case, a<br />

perspective can only be properly re-examined when observed from<br />

the outside.<br />

When I joined the Federation trip, I was an Orthodox Jew hoping<br />

to survive 10 days in Israel with non-observant Jews, and they were<br />

going to survive having me around. At the conclusion of the trip, I<br />

was an Orthodox Jew profoundly aware of the souls of my Jewish<br />

brothers and sisters, looking beyond their ignorance, appreciating<br />

their goodness and sensing their thirst for connection to the Divine.<br />

To them, I had become a knowledgeable Jew they wanted to be close<br />

to.<br />

What happened on that trip — and many have experienced this —<br />

can happen in the millions, but only inside a paradigm that does not<br />

prevail today. It is the paradigm of purposeful kiddush Hashem.<br />

Come in costume!<br />

Call Simone to RSVP (561) 394-0394<br />

BRJE PURIM BBQ<br />

2/24/2013 @noon at BRS<br />

$10 / adult & $5 /child<br />

Megilah Reading &<br />

Purim Game Show


Meet Motzi<br />

Hand-made and baked at<br />

Fran’s Fran sChicken Chicken ke Haven of <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />

Selling out our Gourmet<br />

Challahs every week!<br />

Available Thursday & Friday Only<br />

(unless specially ordered)<br />

Parve Kosher, Under ORB, Pas Yisrael<br />

Hand-made and made with no preservatives.<br />

Our creations are unique because we<br />

combine the traditional European challah<br />

and infuse it with flavors of Jerusalem.<br />

We use dates, olives, sundried tomato and<br />

spices including za’atar and cardamom<br />

to create an unforgettable gourmet<br />

Challah of the Week<br />

APPLE STRUDEL<br />

www.motzi.net<br />

www.franschicken.net<br />

1925 North Federal Highway • <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33432<br />

561-395-0781<br />

experience.<br />

Flavors:<br />

• Sundried-Tomato and<br />

Roasted Red Pepper<br />

• Olives and Za’atar<br />

• Pumpkin<br />

• Chocolate and Halva<br />

• Dates, Apricots<br />

and Chocolate<br />

• Plain<br />

Orlee Kitchen inc.<br />

We do it all right from beginning to end,<br />

no job is to small.<br />

Bathroom remodeling<br />

Kitchen remodeling<br />

Painting<br />

We are licensed & Insured u-19348<br />

Call me @ 561-213-7289<br />

all your projects will be done.<br />

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School<br />

Tenth Annual Tribute Dinner<br />

honoring<br />

Stewart Harris<br />

Founders Award<br />

Sunday, March 10, 2013<br />

The Harmonie Club, NYC<br />

www.yctorah.org<br />

The Jewish Education Center of South Florida<br />

cordially invites you to their 8th Anniversary Dinner<br />

The Way<br />

FORWARD<br />

2013<br />

CELEBRATING THE ENDURING<br />

VITALITY OF OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY<br />

Sunday, March 10th, 2013<br />

5:30 PM - Cocktail Hour & Reception<br />

6:30 PM - Dinner & Guest Speaker<br />

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Deerfi eld Beach<br />

100 Fairway Drive, Deerfi eld Beach, FL 33441<br />

JEC<br />

Jewish Education Center<br />

of South Florida<br />

Celebrate with us as we honor<br />

Steven and Rebecca Berkeley<br />

Guests of Honor<br />

Contact us for additional information<br />

561.544.2854 • info@jecsfl .org<br />

www.jecsouthfl orida.org<br />

Sponsor the BRS <strong>Weekly</strong> in honor of a<br />

special Simcha, or in memory of a loved one. The cost is only $54. Business card size<br />

ads Only $50 a week or $180 for a month. Full and Half page Ad’s are also available.<br />

Call Kerry in the Shul office (561)394-0394.<br />

JEC BRS Newsletter Ad.indd 1 2/5/13 12:13 PM


This<br />

Sunday<br />

<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />

<strong>Synagogue</strong> Presents<br />

PURIM<br />

CARNIVAL<br />

This Sunday, February 17, 2013<br />

Face<br />

Painting<br />

Pirates<br />

Revenge<br />

11:00 am - 3:00 pm.<br />

Zip Line Pony<br />

Carnival<br />

Games<br />

Rides<br />

Food<br />

for sale<br />

Co-Sponsored by South Palm Beach County Federation.<br />

And<br />

much<br />

much<br />

more...<br />

HAHN JUDAIC CAMPUS • 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE N. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33433-4912<br />

(561) 394-0394 • FAX (561) 394-0180 • WWW.BRSONLINE.ORG • OFFICE@BRSONLINE.ORG

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