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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 />
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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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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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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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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 />
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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 />
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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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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