WEEKLY. Synagogue. Boca Raton. Mazel Tov to our 5774 Simchat Torah Chatanim and their families:

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1 Boca Raton Synagogue WEEKLY SHEMINI ATZERET / SIMCHAT TORAH PARSHAT BEREISHIT / SHABBAT MERVARCHIM September 25 - October 4 21 Tishrei - 30 Tishrei 5774 This Weekly is generously sponsored by Lynn Hahn and the Hahn family in memory of her beloved husband Jerome S. Hahn, in commemoration of his 10th Yahrzeit. Mazel Tov to our 5774 Simchat Torah Chatanim and their families: RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG Marah D asrah RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ Assistant Rabbi DAVID WOLGIN, PhD President RABBI JOSH BROIDE Outreach Rabbi RABBI URI PILICHOWSKI Teen Rabbi Chattan Kol Nearim - Jonathan Hollander Chattan Torah Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Chattan Bereishit - Dr. David Levenson RABBI MORDECHAI SMOLARCIK Rabbi, BRS West RABBI KENNETH BRANDER Rabbi Emeritus MATTHEW HOCHERMAN Synagogue Administrator ALIZA PILICHOWSKI Youth Director KERRY PURCELL Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Friend us on Facebook Boca Raton Synagogue GET CONNECTED FRIEND FOLLOW SHARE Follow us @MatthewJHoch Check out Jewish Pride Films for our latest videos HAHN JUDAIC CAMPUS 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE N. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (561) FAX (561) OFFICE@BRSONLINE.ORG

2 FROM THE RABBI S DESK Imagine the following scene playing out on C-SPAN: On a specific day of the year, the Supreme Court justices together with the members of Congress take copies of the United States Constitution and dance around the floor of the House of Representatives while singing, clapping and lifting the law books high in the air. With each circuit of those carrying the Constitution, the others lean in to affectionately kiss the books as they pass by. This entire scenario seems impossible and the very suggestion of this scene is ludicrous. Keep Dancing All Year Long And yet, this is exactly what we do on Simchas Torah in Shuls around the world. We collect all the Torahs from around the shul, sing and dance in a spirited fashion and kiss each Torah as it passes us by. What explains our seemingly bizarre behavior, especially in contrast with the attitude and approach every other legal system and religion brings to their law books? Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks writes so beautifully: A Torah scroll is the nearest thing Judaism has to a holy object. Still written today as it was thousands of years ago on parchment, using a quill, by a master-scribe it is our most cherished possession. We stand in its presence as if it were a king. We dance with it as if it were a bride. We kiss it as if it were a friend. If, God forbid, one is damaged beyond repair, we mourn it as if it were a member of the family. The Koran calls Jews a people of the book, but this is an understatement. We are a people only because of the book. It is our constitution as a holy nation under the sovereignty of God. It is God s love letter to the children of Israel. We study it incessantly. We read it in the synagogue each week, completing it in a year. During the long centuries of Jewish exile, it was our ancestors memory of the past and hope for the future. It was, said the German poet Heinrich Heine, the portable homeland of the Jew. Some Christians have found it hard to understand the Jewish love of law. To them it sometimes seems like an obsession with detail, the letter rather than the spirit. We live in a world of great darkness in which people are desperately searching for meaning, purpose, happiness, joy, direction, fulfillment, family values, and more. While so much of the world struggles, we are amazingly blessed, fortunate and privileged to be charged by the ideals, values and laws of the Torah that truly provides a prescription for a meaningful life. It is not ours alone and we have no monopoly on its message. Etz chaim hi, lamachazikim bah, it is a tree of life for all those who hold on to it. As we close in on seven long and intensive weeks that began with the first of Elul and concludes with Simchas Torah, many of us feel burnt out, tired, and sick of cooking, eating, long davening and yes, even preparing and listening to sermons and classes. It is no coincidence that exactly when we begin to feel Jewish holidays and observant life are burdensome and difficult that we observe Simchas Torah and remember how fortunate and blessed we are to have Torah and the true simcha it brings. Rabbi Sacks writes elsewhere: If you want to understand Jews and Judaism, think of Simchat Torah. It s the only festival that is the pure creation of the Jewish People. All the others were either written in the Torah or came about through historical events, like Purim and Hanukkah. Not so Simchat Torah, which isn t mentioned in the Torah, not even in the Talmud. It appeared for the first time in the early middle ages. Now you might have thought that with all their dispersion and persecution Jews would have created a fast, but they didn t. They created a day of pure joy. And joy in what? In the Torah, a book of law If you want to understand Jews and Judaism, think of Simchat Torah and we realise that Judaism is really a love story: the story of the love of a people for a book, the book with which we dance with on Simchat Torah as if it were a bride. Next week, when Simchas Torah ends, let s not put our bride away in a closet or Ark. Let s continue to get to know her, to fall in love with her, to celebrate our relationship with her and to dance with her throughout the year. Now is the time to renew our commitment to study and celebrate Torah. There is no shortage of opportunities at BRS. Please consider taking advantage of the following from among the many we offer. For more information on any of them, please contact the Shul office. Adult Education Program our brand new brochure is in the mail and will be arriving at your homes shortly. There is a comprehensive calendar of classes, programs, events and learning opportunities for beginners, intermediate and advanced. A tremendous thank you is due to Rabbi Moskowitz for this tireless work in organizing this amazing brochure. People of the Book, Part II The highlight of our learning program again this year is a weekly class on Tuesday nights called The People of the Book. Join the BRS Rabbis as we examine the major books of the Jewish People throughout the ages and delve into different periods of Jewish History and key Jewish personalities. Daily Minyanim Make this your year to attend daily morning minyan. You wake up early we have a daily minyan at 6:15/6:25. You like to sleep in we now have a daily 8:30am minyan. Need something in between try the 7:00 or 7:45. Tuesday Morning with the Rabbis Please consider joining me for my weekly Parsha class at 9:30 am on Tuesday morning. Stay Page 2

3 for Rabbi Moskowitz s fantastic analysis of the weekly Haftorah at 10:30 am. Cup of Joe Wednesday mornings after the 7:45 am minyan, enjoy a cup of hot coffee and a donut while we spend 15 minutes studying more about prayer in Rav Pinkus s incredibly inspiring Shearim B Tefillah. Weekly Shmooze Thursday nights following the 9:30 pm Ma ariv, men are invited to join the BRS Rabbis for a weekly 15 boost of inspiration on a contemporary issue like being more patient, conquering anger, concentrating in prayer and more. The passionate words are always served together with hot chinese food. Shalshelet Bat Mitzvah Program Bat Mitzvah age girls and their mothers are invited to prepare for this major milestone with two premier educators, Mrs. Rina Lanner and Mrs. Michal Schochet. The program contains Torah study, projects, mother-daughter learning and a major celebration siyum. For more information, please contact the Shul office. As we head into the final stretch of this marathon season, I wish you a Chag Sameach and a year filled with simchas Torah, the joy of Torah and simchas ha chayim, the joy of life. Chag Sameach and Good Shabbos, Follow the Rabbi at twitter.com/ rabbigoldberg Friend the Rabbi on facebook Efrem Goldberg Share the Rabbi s blog on Rabbi Efrem Goldberg HALACHIC QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK Q: My son is under Bar Mitzvah. Is he able to get an Aliyah on Simchat Torah? A: All boys from 9 years old and up are invited to receive Aliyot on Simchat Torah morning at the Teen Minyan reading, provided that they have been taught the proper way to receive an Aliyah. Please submit your question of the week on any topic to Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at reg@brsonline.org HIGH HOLIDAY APPRECIATION As the Tishrei holidays wind down, we take this opportunity to thank everyone who made the holidays so special this year. To our extraordinary Ba alei Tefillah, Gabbaim, Ba alei Kriah and Ba alei Tokeah, Daniel Adler, Ofer Amiel, Eli Amsalem, Dr. Avraham Belizon, Ken Bender, Alan Berger, Rubi Elmakies, Carmi Gross, Chaim Hackner, Josh Herschberg, Dani Hiller, Rabbi Avi Hochman, Rabbi Allan Houben, Yossi Kahan, Shimmie Kaminetsky, Noam Kaminetzky, Jerry Kaminetzky, Neal Kaplan, Dr. Aaron Kaweblum, Rabbi Noam Lipshitz, Simon Mirsky, Isaac Mizrahi, Binny Muschel, Cantor Moshe Nadav, Rabbi Gabe Ohayon, Rabbi Avi Oppenheimer, Rabbi Dr. Roni Raab, Zack Raab, Yechiel Rosman, Chaim Rosen, Yosi Rutman, Dr. Bennett Salamon, Rabbi Moshe Schochet, Stuart Silverman, Mitch Stiel, Moshe Leib Stuart, Rabbi Ben Sugerman. AND to the rest of our incredible volunteers: Dr. Tzvi Pearlstein, Donny Cohen, and Simon Mirsky, who blew Shofar for the home bound. Neil Kaplan, Jake Tokayer, Avi Skoczylas and Noam Stall, who covered the Men s Mikvah. Yoni Abrams and Chanoch Harrow, who kept us on the right page. Carol Kahn, Heni Ehrlich, Esti Lupin and Gloria Wolff and Syd Tannenbaum, who designed the beautiful flower arrangements for the holidays. Mitch Stiel and Hommy Tannenbaum, who worked tirelessly on the seating assignments. David Cohen, Murray Eisenberg, David Greenbaum, Rachel Greenbaum, Yitzi Greenbaum, Andrea Scharlat, Sam Stern, and Ethan Wirtschafter, who prepared the Kol Nidre and Yizkor Cards. Rubi Elmakies, Jack Hanoka and Yoram Zuviv, who worked on seating assignments and covered the chairs in the Sephardic Minyan. Ari Cohen, Yosef Lupin, Yoni Mayer, Jonah Tripp, Ari Wax and Justin Wolff, who put the name tags on the chairs. Special thanks to Shira Englander, Lysee Stein, Rachel Harrow and Sisterhood, and all of the amazing volunteers who prepared the awesome Simchat Torah candy bags. Amy Downs, Linda Gordon, Jamie Lebersfeld and Kerry Purcell, our amazing support staff. And finally, Anthony, Junior, Theo, Terry and Chris our wonderful custodial Staff Thank you all for the time and talent you gave to insure special and meaningful holiday services for all who participated. If we have inadvertently left anyone off this extensive list we do apologize. BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE CIVILITY STATEMENT In the spirit of our mission Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity, we believe that a community is built on the collective engagement of individuals representing differing perspectives, whether religious, political, or social. As is an environment where all of its members and visitors need to feel valued and welcomed, members are required to comport themselves in a manner which reflects mutual respect and a sense of inclusiveness. In our Synagogue, we value debate about pressing issues. This is consistent with the American democratic tradition. Our sages saw the value of arguments conducted l shem shamayim for the sake of heaven, believing that great minds who engage in respectful debate, will arrive at better solutions. They valued and welcomed alternate views, as do we. Derech Eretz, good and proper conduct, and mutually respectful dialogue are core values of the Synagogue community. These create a safe place for inspiration and spiritual growth, the central purpose of the Synagogue. It is a violation of Jewish law and ethics to use harsh language (vitriol) to demonize or to marginalize people with whom one may disagree. Uncivil expression reflects negatively on our Synagogue as well as on the individuals who engage in such behavior. expects its members to act and to speak with kindness and sensitivity to others. It is only in this fashion that a strong, vibrant, and harmonious community can be created and maintained. Adherence to this policy is a requirement for membership in good standing at the Boca Raton Synagogue. 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4 HOSHANA RABBAH EREV SHEMINI ATZERET WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Sephardic Minyan () Candle Lighting with Shehechiyanu Mincha/Ma ariv (Rand Sanctuary) SHEMINI ATZERET THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 6:55 pm 6:55 pm 7:00 pm Neitz Minyan () 6:20 am Hashkoma Minyan () 7:25 am Sephardic Minyan () 9:00 am Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) 9:30 am Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema 10:12 am Yizkor (Rand Sanctuary) Approximately 10:30 am Youth Tefillah Groups 10:30 am Daf Yomi 6:00 pm Rabbi s Class (Rand Sanctuary) 6:00 pm The Mechanics of Kaddish and Why do Mourners Recite it Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Sephardic Mincha () 6:55 pm Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 6:55 pm Kiddy Hakafot () 7:10-7:40 pm Ma ariv/hakafot 7:40 pm After the first two Hakafot, we will divide into: Simcha Hakafot in the and Hakafot in the Rand Sanctuary Candle Lighting with Shehechiyanu No Yom Tov Preparation Prior To 7:46 pm MINYAN TIMES - STARTING THIS MONDAY At a recent meeting of the BRS Ritual Committee, the following changes were approved. They will take effect as of Monday, September 30, the Monday immediately following Simchat Torah: The weekday Shacharit Minyan will be moved to 8:30 am Monday - Friday. Sunday morning Minyan times will not change and will continue according to their current schedule (6:25, 7:15, 8:00 & 9:00 am). The 7:45 am weekday Minyan will meet in the, not the Senders Library. The early Shabbat afternoon Mincha will move to 3:00 pm and the Minyan will meet throughout the entire year (not just during the summer months unless otherwise noted. SIMCHAT TORAH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Neitz Minyan () (Shacharit Only) Ashkenazi Shacharit (Rand Sanctuary) Sephardic Shacharit () Sof Zman Kriat Shema Hakafot () Aliyot SIMCHAT TORAH READING ASSIGNMENTS Hashkoma Minyan: Room 211 & 212 Sephardic Minyan: Three stations in the Main Minyan: Six stations in the Rand Sanctuary Shtiebel Minyan: Outside of WYHS entrance Teen Minyan: Room 102 6:20 am 8:30 am 10:11 am 9:00-10:15 am 10:15 am Kiddush available for women (Room 106) 10:00 am Hakafot for Women (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 10:00-10:30 am Youth Magic Show (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 10:45 am Women s Shiur (Rooms 204, 205 & 206 ) 10:45-11:15 am Segulah or Sacred Mitzvah: The Deeper Meaning of Challah Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Chattanim & Mussaf 11:30 am SHARP Chatan Kol Ha Nearim Jonathan Hollander Chatan Torah - Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Chatan Bereishit Dr. David Levenson Daf Yomi 5:55 pm Candle Lighting 6:53 pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 6:55 pm SHABBAT BEREISHIT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Neitz Minyan () 6:25 am Hashkoma Minyan () 7:25 am Sephardic Minyan () 9:00 am Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) 9:30 am Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema 10:11 am Youth Tefillah Groups 10:30 am Early Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) NEW TIME 3:00 pm Rabbi s Class 5:30 pm Man & Woman He Created Them: Transgender in Halacha and Hashkafa Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Sephardic Mincha 6:35 pm Mincha 6:40 pm Seudah Shilshiet 7:00 pm Daf Yomi between Mincha/Ma ariv Sh kiah 7:10 pm Ma ariv/havdalah 7:45 pm DAILY MINYAN TIMES Ashkenazi Shacharit Sephardic Shacharit 6:25 am SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6:45 am 6:15 am 6:45 am 6:25 am 6:45 am 6:25 am 6:45 am 6:15 am 6:45 am 6:25 am 6:45 am Ashkenazi Shacharit Ashkenazi Shacharit Sephardic Shacharit Ashkenazi Shacharit Early Ashkenazi Mincha Sephardic Mincha Ashkenazi Mincha Late Ashkenazi Ma ariv 7:15 am 9:00 am 2:00 pm Senders Library 6:45 pm 6:50 pm 9:30 pm Senders Library 7:00 am 7:45 am (New Location) 8:30 am (New Time) 3:15 pm WYHS 6:45 pm 6:50 pm 9:30 pm Senders Library 7:00 am 7:45 am (New Location) 8:30 am (New Time) 3:05 pm WYHS 6:45 pm 6:50 pm 9:30 pm Senders Library 7:00 am 7:45 am (New Location) 8:30 am (New Time) 3:15 pm WYHS 6:45 pm Sephardic Beit Midras 6:50 pm 9:30 pm Senders Library 7:00 am 7:45 am (New Location) 8:30 am (New Time) 3:15 pm WYHS 6:45 pm 6:50 pm 9:30 pm Senders Library 7:00 am 7:45 am (New Location) 8:30 am (New Time) Page 4

5 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Rabbi Joshua & Dannie Grajower on the birth of their daughter, Nili. AND to her big brother, Dovid. Joseph (JB) & Lisa Bensmihen on their son, Henry, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud siblings, Maurice, Kayla and Rena. AND grandmothers, Alegrina Bensmihen and Anne Kaufman. Alan & Rosa Goldman on the birth of their great granddaughter. Proud parents are Boaz & Timna Malkieli of Bnai Brak, Israel. Proud grandparents are Josh and Suzy Krasna of Ottawa, Canada. KIDDUSH Friday Nigh Live sponsored by Dr. Jaime Alalu in commemoration of the Yahrzeits of his beloved mother, Fanny and brother, Leon. The Simchat Torah Kiddush sponsored by J.B. and Lisa Bensmihen in honor of their son, Henry, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Hashkama Minyan Kiddush on Shemini Atzeret sponsored by Gil & Lysee Stein and Hercules Roofing in honor of Tefilat Geshem Hashkama Minyan Kiddush on Friday & Shabbat sponsored by the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush Fund Shtiebel Minyan Kiddush on Simchat Torah sponsored by Chaim & Leah Rosen in memory of his beloved grandfather, Chaim Shlomoh ben Yaacov Yehudah Leib. Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Steven & Susan Garellek, Lynn Hahn, Dr. Larry & Debra Halperin, Yaakov Kronfeld, and Stanley & Joy Smith. KOL HANEARIM TALLIT It is with great pride and excitement that we unroll our brand new Kol HaNearim Tallis for Simchat Torah. The tallis is made of over 50 taleisim!! It is the size of a half basketball court. It can hold 700 children comfortably beneath it. We would like to especially thank our co-sponsors Dr. Robert and Judith Bruckstein and Dr. Merv and Elaine Jacobs, for allowing us to make this project a reality. There are still two sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, please contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org Please note, we are aware that some of the names were not placed properly and they will be corrected for next year. If your children or grandchildren s names are not included this year, you may have them listed for next year by filling out one of the forms in the lobby. May our tallis and community continue to grow! KOL HANE ARIM TALLIS VOLUNTEERS We are only days away from unveiling our gigantic beautiful Kol Hanearim Tallis. We are in need of a team of at least 40 strong men to volunteer on Simchat Torah morning in order to setup, hold and put away the Tallis. If you are interested in being part of this team, please come to the front of the Rand Sanctuary at 11:15 am on Simchat Torah morning for the big event. We would like to specially thank David Feldan for being the captain of this team! GROW WITH ME IS COMING TO BRS Join the new Grow With Me class at BRS, a place for moms and their babies to grow and learn. Grow With Me is a series of six, 45 minute dynamic, instructional classes that provide theory and play activities to promote development during a baby's first year of life in a stimulating, fun and creative environment. Grow With Me is based on the principles of infant development, occupational therapy, and sensory processing. All classes are taught by Tammi B. Stein, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist with over twenty years of therapy experience. Wednesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and November 6 at BRS Group 1: Newborn - Sitting independently 10:30-11:15 am Group 2: Sitting independently - Walking with assistance 11:30 am - 12:15 pm For more information and to register, contact Miriam Klein at mimifried@aol. com or SHALSHELET BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM A Project of Matan Women s Institute for Torah Studies. Be A Link In The Chain Join us Sunday mornings at beginning Sunday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. (10 weekly sessions) For Bat Mitzvah Age Girls and Their Mothers. BRS members- $180, non-members- $200. Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Director, Teachers, Mrs. Rina Lanner and Mrs. Michal Schochet. For more information and to register, please contact Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg at Goldbergmom@gmail.com. MAZEL TOV TO OUR SIMCHAT TORAH CHATTANIM Chattan Kol Nearim - Jonathan Hollander Chattan Torah Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Chattan Bereishit - Dr. David Levenson SIMCHAT TORAH GUIDELINES In order to create the appropriate atmosphere in the Shul, and to protect our children on Simchat Torah, we ask for full cooperation from adults: 1. Zero tolerance for alcohol on the Hahn Judaic Campus on Simchat Torah Night 2. Alcohol is restricted on Simchat Torah Day to the Shtiebel Minyan and to the Hashkama Minyan Aliyot rooms, which will be under supervision. SIMCHAT TORAH CANDY BAGS Join us on the front lawn after Kol Hanearim on Friday, September 27 to pick up your delicious candy bag! We greatly thank BRS Sisterhood for generously sponsoring the over 1,000 candy bags. SAFETY MESSAGE Sukkot is a period in which we spend a great deal of time outdoors. Please make sure your pool and its immediate vicinity are safe. As we sit outdoors, we especially encourage those with young children to be vigilant in their supervision. PERFECT TIME TO JOIN DAF Daf Yomi will begin Arvei Pesachim, the final chapter of Pesachim on Shabbat. This chapter contains practical discussions about Kiddush, Havdala and the Seder night just to name a few, and it is a perfect time for students of all levels to join the daily study of Talmud. Consider starting the new year by attending one of the three daily Daf Yomi shiurim at BRS 7:00 am (english), before Mincha (hebrew), 8:40 pm (english). EHRLICH FUND OF BRS TOMCHEI SHABBAT With tremendous gratitude, we are proud to announce the Dov Berish and Esther Ehrlich Fund in memory of the parents of Leo Ehrlich, a part of the Tomchei Shabbat Program. The Ehrlich Fund will be used to compliment the current Tomchei Shabbat Program by purchasing food year round and clothing before Yom Tov for Tomchei families who need, as well as gifts for Chanuka for children of Tomchei families. TEHILLIM CIRCLE Thursday night, October 4, Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, please rotate to the next 3 Psalms. ROSH CHODESH CHESHVAN Will be celebrated this Friday & Shabbat, October 4 & 5. T Page 5 N

6 - A TASTE OF THE NEW BRS BROCHURE FOUNDED 1983 Celebrating 30 years of community! IN IN - FOUNDED 5774 / Community Brochure WEEK AT A GLANCE DAILY DAF YOMI (Sunday - Friday) with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Room MISHNA BERURA YOMI (Sunday - Thursday) with Stuart Silverman 15 minutes before Mincha NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH (Sunday - Thursday) community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm NIGHTTIME DAF YOMI (Monday - Thursday) with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in the Board Room TUESDAY PARSHAT HA SHAVUA with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 9:30 am in the THE HAFTORA CLUB with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 10:30 am in the WEDNESDAY CUP OF JOE & KNOW with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg after 7:45 am Minyan in the Senders Library IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF JUDGES with Malka Morris will resume October 9 KABBALAH: LEVEL 2 with Shoshana Deakter at 7:30 pm in the Room 101 THURSDAY WEEKLY SHMOOZE with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 9:45 pm in the Senders Library SATELLITE LECTURES with Rabbi Yissocher Frand at 9:00 pm in the Board Room YOUTH & TEEN PROGRAMS SHMINI ATZERET BAKING WITH CHEF DALYA Join us at groups for a fun baking experience with Chef Dalya on Thursday, September 26 at 10:00 am. If your child has a special diet (i.e. allergies or hakpados), please make sure to tell Aliza so that arrangements can be made. KIDDIE HAKAFOT Join us on Simchat Torah night, Thursday, September 26 at 7:10 pm. Don t forget to bring your flags and Torahs! SIMCHAT TORAH NIGHT BBQ Join all teens for a pre-hakafot BBQ on the front lawn of BRS for teens grades The fun starts at the beginning of hakafot on Simchat Torah night (Monday, October 8). After the BBQ, teens will lead a hakafah in the main hall. GROUPS OVER SHEMINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH MAGIC SHOW There will be regular groups on Thursday, Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat morning. There will be no groups on Friday, Simchat Torah morning but there will be a Magic Show! September 27 at 10:45 am. Allow your children to enjoy a great Magic Show while you enjoy the women s shiur and get aliyot. FIVE MEAT BBQ For those teens that studied Mishnayos Yoma on Kol Nidre night and RSVP d with the special code, join us on Simchat Torah day for a Yom Tov celebratory lunch (Friday, September 27) at the Pilichowski house. This year s BRS Community Brochure is here! You will be receiving a copy in your mail shortly after Yom Tov, but until then, feel free to check out what we have in store for you this year by visiting the shul s website and clicking on the brochure logo. SAVE THE DATE PARSHAT NOACH ANIMAL SHOW Join your animal and human friends on Sunday, October 6 at 5:00 pm. For a FREE Animal show followed by incredible Parshat Noach activities. Pizza dinner will be available for sale. Page 6

7 z. ly al LIFE CYCLE WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY Family & Friends here in honor of the Bensmihen Simcha WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Mrs. Irene Greene BIRTHDAYS Shari Hirth Yonina Loskove Shoshana Sides Rhona Cohen Jane Epstein Judi Krasna Yair Gritzman REFUAH SHLAYMAH For members of BRS Community. For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please see Tehillim Circle Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow Shmuel Tzvi ben Shayna Cantor Lazar Wax Eliezer ben Sara Golda Sol Feldman Shlomo Dov ben Chana Abraham Katzman Abraham Yehoshua Ha Cohen ben Chaia Merv Jacobs Meir ben Sarah Moshe Applebaum Moshe Zvi ben Rachel Leah Jacob Kazinec Yaakov Tzvi ben Leah Stewart Harris Shimon Gedalia ben Rachel Yosef Chaim ben Faiga Shlomo ben Tamara Bob Silver Reuvan Label Ben Mirium Mark Halpern Moshe Efraim ben Mindle Leah Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat Devorah Ruth Sherman Rochel bat Batsheva Joan Noven Rochel Tova bat Malka Beverly Kassirer Briendle bat Pessel Ariella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva Malka Beverly Kellman Baila Rus bat Sarah Chana Guta bat Rochel Ruth Malinowitz Rivka bat Freyda Carolynn Jarashow Chaya bat Gussie Noa Maya Carmel Noa Maya bat Devora Rachel YAHRZEITS Joel Clayman in memory of his father William Clayman, 21 Tishrei Rabbi Meyer Strassfeld in memory of his family Strassfeld Family, 21 Tishrei Dr. Jack Azar in memory of his mother Dr. Bob Dolgow in memory of his father Georgina Rice in memory of her father Avi Tansman in memory of his uncle Barbara Frenkel in memory of her mother Rabbi Josh Broide in memory of his grandmother Sylvia Broide in memory of her mother Jack Hanoka in memory of his grandfather Dr. Jaime Alalu in memory of his brother Dena Ballew in memory of her father Chana Waldman in memory of her father Yaakov Kronfeld in memory of his mother Debra Halperin in memory of her father Goldie Lieber in memory of her father Pamela Silverman in memory of her mother Marissa Levenson in memory of her mother Sara Goldberg in memory of her mother David Lieber in memory of his mother Irving Falik in memory of his aunt Dr. William Albert in memory of his father Susan Garellek in memory of her sister Steve Rantz in memory of his uncle Irwin Tannenbaum in memory of his mother Joy Smith in memory of her mother Lynn Hahn in memory of her husband Henry Schwartz in memory of his father Dr. Michal Galer in memory of her mother Dr. Irving Weigensberg in memory of his father Gil Tansman Ariella Sides Esther Abrams Tammy Pickholz Leora Goldberg Michael Stall Ilan Gritzman Rena Azar Cohen, 22 Tishrei Edward Dolgow, 22 Tishrei Michael Lewis, 22 Tishrei Victor Wolkowicz, 22 Tishrei Ruth Delman, 23 Tishrei Yetta Katz, 23 Tishrei Yetta Katz, 23 Tishrei Marco Penso, 23 Tishrei Leon Alalu, 25 Tishrei Sheldon White, 25 Tishrei Yerachmiel Gelman, 26 Tishrei Yetta Kronfeld, 26 Tishrei Isadore Moore, 26 Tishrei Jacob Spielberg, 26 Tishrei Ilene Tauman, 26 Tishrei Lana Goldberg, 27 Tishrei Lana Goldberg, 27 Tishrei Beckie Lieber, 27 Tishrei Polly Thier, 27 Tishrei Harry Albert, 28 Tishrei Jennifer Piltz, 28 Tishrei Morris Rantz, 28 Tishrei Gertrude Tannenbaum, 28 Tishrei Sylvia Berger, 29 Tishrei Jerome Hahn, 29 Tishrei Izzy Schwartz, 29 Tishrei Chava Galer, 30 Tishrei Abraham Weigensberg, 30 Tishrei PILLAR SOCIETY THE PILLAR SOCIETY CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY launched Pillar Society five years ago to enable our synagogue to continue to offer the highest possible educational, religious, and social programming to our community. Your support of Pillar Society will enable BRS to continue to offer these outstanding programs and services to our community and beyond. In these difficult economic times, when many of our members are struggling to even pay basic dues to the synagogue, your help is more critical than ever. PILLAR SOCIETY EMERALD Lynn Hahn Daniel & Caroline Katz PLATINUM Leo & Heni Ehrlich Stanley & Ana Haar Martin & Ileana Flics Dr. Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky Lothar & Carlyn Mayer Michael & Jill Rose Larry & Deborah Silver Harry & Marilyn Wanderer GOLD Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas Steven & Dr. Rebecca Stern Berkeley Howard & Bonnie Block Dr. Steve & Yael Charlap Donny & Dr. Freyda Cohen Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen Dr. Meyer & Laura Cohen Nachman & Jamie Feig Dr. Mark & Tilda Fisher Dr. Ben & Cara Freedman Michael & Barbara Frenkel Hensha Gansbourg Murray & Basheva Goldberg Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg Glen & Rosa Golish Drs. Charles & Simone Griff Dr. Larry & Debra Halperin Dr. Chanoch & Rachel Harow Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter Dr. Mervin & Elaine Jacobs Dr. David & Sharona Kay Gary & Judi Krasna Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove Stephen & Linda Melcer Bob & Penny Pearlman Joe Persky Dr. Michael & Dana Petrover Dr. Daniel & Rachel Rudensky Mike Senders Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor Teddy & Linda Struhl Dr. Jonathan & Suri Winograd Michael & Risa Zimmerman Anonymous Anonymous SILVER Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon Rabbi Philip & Arielle Moskowitz Evan & Orly Shapiro Anonymous List in formation Pillar Society information brochures with additional information are available in the lobby. To join the Pillar Society for 2013/2014 please contact Matthew Hocherman at or (561) Page 7

8 -BRS KIDS & TEENS- BRS Youth (and dads) enjoying the getting ready for Sukkot day at BRS on Sunday Erev Sukkot. COME JOIN US! The Hashkama Morning Youth Mishna Chabura with Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger is learning towards another SIYUM With a Mega BBQ at the Pilichowski home Every Shabbat morning after Hashkama minyan Rabbi Eisenberger teaches children in first through sixth grades in room 102. We hope to see you there! TEEN PRO-ISRAEL ADVOCACY CLASSES ARE ON BREAK UNTIL Friday, October 4th at 3:00 PM in the BRS boardroom This year, the teens will be producing a national newsletter. Come to the class if you d like to participate. BRS TEEN MINYAN EVERY SHABBAT 9:45 AM In rooms 104 & 105 While there will teen minyan on Shmini Atzeret and Shabbat Bereshis on Simchas Torah there won t minyan but there will be teen laining. Come to Teen Minyan and EAT WELL! Kiddush every week! Come on time, read the Torah or Haftorah and earn an invitation to a teen only MASSIVE BBQ. Southern NCSY Events BOCA LATTE & LEARN - FREE! Every Thursday at 8:00pm NCSY office, 7200 W Camino Real, Suite 104 NCSY LATTE & LEARN - FREE! Every Wednesday 8:00pm Yo-Le Frozen Yogurt, 9641 Westview Dr, Coral Springs * FOR MORE INFORMATION: Rabbi Eli Zians at zianse@ncsy.org or or visit Page 8 THANK YOU! Thank you to all of the teen volunteers, host families, and parents that accompanied walking groups at the sukka hop. Thank you to the anonymous righteous women who coordinated the logistics for the sukka hop. We had over 200 children in attendance! Kein yirbu! May we continue to grow! Thank you to Dalya Rubin and her crew of volunteers for coordinating and creating an amazing cooking experience for the youth on Shemini Atzeret. Thank you to the anonymous sponsor of the Simchat Torah Five Meat BBQ for teens who spent Kol Nidre night studying Torah in the High Holiday Teen Minyan. Thank you to the sponsors of the Simchas Torah night teen BBQ. We Couldn t Do It Without You! AIPAC s HIGH SCHOOL SUMMIT November 3-5, 2013 Alexandria, VA Join 450 High School Juniors & Seniors from across the country as they learn and lobby for a stronger US-Israel relationship. For more information, contact Rabbi Pilichowski Pillows123@gmail.com SIMCHAT TORAH TEEN BBQ Come dance the night away and enjoy a celebratory BBQ at BRS On Simchat Torah Night SEPTEMBER 26 TH After Maariv We hope to see you there!

9 BIKUR CHOLIM Congratulations to the following winners of the Dunkin Donuts contest. * Moshe Levenson * Rabbi Moshe Mintz The answer to the quiz is: Visitors who slept in the Jewish hospitality suite are nationals/citizens of the countries previously mentioned. MAIMONIDIES SOCIETY This year we have some upcoming exciting events: Merril Lynch seminar just prior to Sukkot Oneg Shabbat (with CME credits!) by our own Dr. Rosman Oneg Shabbat (with CME credits) by our own Dr. Galbut We are looking forward to seeing you at these events, and, as usual, our response will always be proportional to our impact on the community at large and on local, state, and national medical levels; so please come! Wishing all of you a Shana Tova U'metuka BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC. BOCA RATON COMMUNITY ERUV The Boca Raton Community Eruv is in need of funds. Yearly membership remains at $100 per family. It is now possible to sponsor the Eruv for a particular Shabbat for $360. Donations can now also be made through our website or by contacting Chani Salamon at (561) for more information. Please help, as we ALL benefit from the Eruv. The Eruv is something we all rely on and often take for granted. If you have not yet contributed, please consider doing so in order to ensure that the Eruv can be checked and maintained. WOMEN S MIKVAH The hours for the Women s Mikvah are Sunday through Thursday, 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm (last appointment is at 10:00 pm). For Friday and Yom Tov appointments, please call three days in advance. On Saturday and Fast Days, open an hour after Havadalah, for only 1 hour thereafter. In order to better assist you every day, appointments are strongly advised. Please call (561) ISRAEL PAGE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FILM BRS is putting together a professional film to document and memorialize the incredible and inspirational stories of our members during the Holocaust. This film will be shown at our annual Yom Hashoah event this coming year and will remain on our website in perpetuity as an everlasting memorial to these heroic people. If you have any films from a survivor who was or is a BRS member OR you are or know a current BRS member who is a survivor and is willing to be interviewed, please contact Rabbi Moskowitz at (561) or rpm@brsonline.org. We are also looking for donors to sponsor this momentous venture for our community. If you would like to contribute, please contact Rabbi Moskowitz. PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Aba Chonah ben Hava Chana - Alan Gross American Jew Alan Gross has been wrongly held in a Cuban prison since December Since that time, Alan s physical and emotional state has deteriorated. He has lost over one hundred pounds and has suffered partial paralysis. Join us to call upon the Cuban government and the international community for the immediate release of Alan on humanitarian grounds. For more information and to get involved, visit Yehonatan ben Malka - Jonathan Pollard Jonathan Pollard has been imprisoned in the United States since While working as an American civilian intelligence analyst, Pollard has admitted to passing classified information to Israel. Although even his most ardent supporters agree that he was in the wrong and guilty, the nature and length of his imprisonment is disproportionate and unparalleled. Join a multitude of prominent politicians, officials from the national intelligence world, and the legal world who have called for Pollard s sentence to be commuted. For more information and to sign a petition, visit ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Ben Weiss, Asher Kaplan, Orelia Elkaim, Stav Gare, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Jeremy Siegman, Noam Ivri (Makover), Arie Hizkiya, Daniel Makover, Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Liel Reinfeld, Amichai Berman, Matt Firestone, Dov Lieber, Isaac Marco Romano, Yuchiel Shlomo Lowenstern Amir Tsarfati and Mordechai Wolfson. If you have children or grandchildren currently serving in the IDF, please let us know their names so we can include them. Please have in mind our missing in action Israeli Soldiers Page 9

10 BUFFET IN THE SUKKAH REGULAR MENU ALSO AVAILABLE Please Come Join us Chol Hamoed (Sept. 22, 23,& 24 th ) CALL FOR RESERVATIONS NOW!!! Page 10

11 Michael J. Bock Senior Vice President Wealth Management Senior Financial Advisor BRS MEMBER SINCE YEARS EXPERIENCE ALLCPA.NET - ALLCPA@AOL.COM (877) Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a registered broker-dealer and member SIPC, and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. AD ARJ241F PM-07/2013 Tax Prep & Planning Corporate, Partnership, Individual & Trust Returns (All States) Financial Statements Business Start-up, Consulting & Incorporation QuickBooks & Payroll Services Healthcare Accounting Outsourced CFO services Complimentary Initial Consultation Charity Golf Tournament benefitting the Israel Defense Forces In Loving Memory of Bill Rambo Gladstone, A H Monday, October 28, 2013, Boca Lago Country Club For sponsorship opportunities contact, Glen Golish HOUSE FOR SALE Lots of places for kids to sleep Probably the best lot and pool in Captiva 7490 Martinique Blvd. (561) Keepwith kosher The location below carries fresh kosher meat and dairy items: 7024 Beracasa Way in Boca Raton winndixie.com/kosher KING DAVID CATERING Brisim Bar Mitzvahs Weddings Dinners Any Simcha Any Occasion KING DAVID HALL AT TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL 201 S. Military Trail Deerfield Beach, FL (561) Sponsor the BRS Weekly in honor of a special Simcha, or in memory of a loved one. The cost is only $54. Business card size ads Only $50 a week or $180 for a month. Full, Half and quarter page Ad s are also available. Contact Kerry in the Shul office (561) or kerry@brsonline.org.

12 Kol Nidrei fundraising is vital to the financial health of. We have begun our 5774 Kol Nidrei Appeal. This year, our goal is contributions from 100% of our members*, and we ask you to please give what you can afford. We know that this year, with your help, we can get much closer to our goal! We have made it even easier for you to give this year. All you need to do is with the dollar amount of your pledge and how you would like to pay for it and you are done! * A Platinum, Diamond or Emerald Pillar gift already includes participation in the Kol Nidrei Appeal. List in formation Mr. & Mrs. Sal Abady Mr. & Mrs. Kami Abir Dr. & Mrs. Prosper Abitbol Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Abramovitz Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Abrams Mr. Steven Abrams Dr. & Mrs. Sydney Abramson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Adelman Mr. Daniel & Dr. Liora Adler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Adler Dr. Jaime Alalu Mr. Michael Aloof Ms. Andrea Alpern Mr. & Mrs. Eli Amsalem Mr. & Mrs. David Antine Mr. & Mrs. Mark Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Steve Arbeitman Mr. Edmund Ashkenazie Mr. & Mrs. Augenbaum Dr. & Mrs. Jack Azar Mrs. Vivian Azar Mr. & Mrs. Adam Ballew Mr. & Mrs. Channon Band Rabbi & Mrs. Barak Bar-Chaim Mr. & Mrs. Mordechai Bar-Chaim Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bard Mr. & Mrs. Yehuda Bar-David Mr. & Mrs. Ze ev Bari Dr. & Mrs. Mark Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Baum Rabbi & Mrs. Shaya Baumann Dr. & Mrs. Albert Begas Mr. & Mrs. Ari Beim Ms. Ruth Bejar Dr. & Mrs. Avraham Belizon Mr. & Mrs. Besalel Belolo Mr. & Mrs. Chaim Ben Levy Mr. Kenneth Bender Mr. & Mrs. Louis Benjamin Dr. & Mrs. Jaimy Bensimon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bensmihen Mr. & Mrs. Ariel Berdugo Mr. & Mrs. Richard Berg Mr. & Mrs. Alan Berger Mr. & Mrs. David Berger Mr. & Mrs. Ira Berger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Berkowitz Mr. & Mrs. George Berman Rabbi Gur & Dr. Ira Berman Mr. & Mrs. Ron Berman Mr. & Mrs. Ari Bernstein Mrs. Evelyn Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Jay Bernten Mrs. Deborah Beylus Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Bierly Mr. Gary Blake Mr. & Mrs. Howard Block Mr. Samuel Bloom Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Blumenthal Mr. Ari & Dr. Karin Blumofe Mr. & Mrs. Yaron Blumstein Mrs. Selma Bonchek Dr. & Mrs. Steven Borzak Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Bramnick Rabbi & Mrs. Kenneth Brander Rabbi & Mrs. Josh Broide Mrs. Sylvia Broide Mr. & Mrs. Keith Brooks Drs. David & Sara Brudnoy Dr. & Mrs. Issy Bruk Mr. & Mrs. Eli Buzaglo Mr. Rotem & Dr. Jordana Carmel Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Charm Ms. Anne Chung Dr. Michael Citron & Mrs. Shoshana Berger Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Mark Cohan Mrs. Chari Cohen Mr. Donny & Dr. Freyda Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Cohen Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Eyal Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Hillel Cohen Mrs. Jean Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Meyer Cohen Rabbi & Mrs. Mordechai Cohen Noam & Bradley Cohen Mrs. Rhea Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Sid Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Todd Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Colman Dr. & Mrs. Erik Cooper Dr. Avram Cooperman Mr. & Mrs. Arye Corbett Mrs. Susan Cristina Mr. Chaim Davis & Dr. Deena Grant Mr. & Mrs. Noah Davis Dr. Elliot & Mrs. Alice Lautman Dickman Mr. & Mrs. Chayim Dimont Dr. David Dresner & Dr. Michelle Goldstein- Dresner Evan Aviel Dukofsky Mr. & Mrs. Leo Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Eric Eisen Mr. & Mrs. Murray Eisenberg Rabbi & Mrs. Gershon Eisenberger Dr. & Mrs. Harold Eisenman Rabbi & Mrs. Adam Englander Rabbi & Mrs. Mayer Englander Mr. & Mrs. Nachman Feig Mr. & Mrs. Dimitry Feigin Rabbi & Mrs. Reuven Feinberg Mr. & Mrs. David Feldan Mr. & Mrs. Sol Feldman Drs. Brian & Sharon Ferber Mr. & Mrs. Libo Fineberg Mr. & Mrs. Simcha Firestone Mr. & Mrs. Alan Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Mark Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fixler Mr. & Mrs. Martin Flics Rabbi & Mrs. Josh Flug Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin Freedman Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Freedman Rabbi & Mrs. Simcha Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Frenkel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Furst Drs. Ronald & Lori Gabor Ms. Adela Gad Rabbi Dr. & Mrs. Brian Galbut Mr. & Mrs. Steven Garellek Mrs. Diane Geffen Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gelbart Mrs. Enid Gil Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gildin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Girnun Rabbi & Mrs. Efrem Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Murray Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Alan Goldman Mr. Levi Goldman & Mrs. Bassie Nachlas Mr. Marvin Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Glen Golish Rabbi & Mrs. Benjamin Gonsher Rabbi & Mrs. Joshua Grajower Ms. Alice Green Mr. Avi & Dr. Laura Greenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Neil Greenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Doni Greenblatt Mr. & Mrs. Joel Greene Mr. & Mrs. Steven Greenfield Drs. Charles & Simone Griff Mr. & Mrs. Shaya Griner Mr. & Mrs. Jose Gritz Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gritzman Mr. Boaz Groman & Dr. Francine Rubinstein Mr. & Mrs. Carmi Gross Drs. Jeffrey & Naomi Gross Mr. Nathan Gross Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Gross Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gross Mr. & Mrs. Dave Grunberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gustman Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haar Mr. Jacob Hadar Mrs. Lynn Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Steven Halper Dr. & Mrs. Larry Halperin Cantor & Mrs. Mark Halpern Mrs. Yocheved Hande Rabbi & Mrs. Baruch Harris Drs. Samuel & Anita Heering Mr. & Mrs. Ben Henschel Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Herman Mr. & Mrs. Zev Herman Mr. & Mrs. Dani Hiller Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Hirschhorn Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hocherman Rabbi & Mrs. Avi Hochman Mr. & Mrs. Yanki Hofstatter Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Hordish Rabbi & Mrs. Benjy Horowitz Rabbi & Mrs. Allan Houben Dr. & Mrs. Mervyn Hurwitz Ms. Cindy Isaacs Dr. & Mrs. Marty Jacob Dr. & Mrs. Mervin Jacobs Rabbi & Mrs. Shmuel Jarashow Mrs. Sharon Jason Mr. & Mrs. Ari Jatwes Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kadish Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi Kahan Dr. & Mrs. Bernie Kaminetsky Mr. & Mrs. Shimmie Kaminetsky Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kaminetzky Mr. & Mrs. Noam Kaminetzky Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kaskel Rabbi & Mrs. Yosef Kassorla Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Katz Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Katz Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Katz Mr. & Mrs. Steve Katz Mr. & Mrs. Leigh Katzman Dr. And Mrs. Aaron Kaweblum Dr. & Mrs. David Kay Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kazinec Dr. & Mrs. Jay Keehn Mrs. Beverly Kellman Mr. & Mrs. David Kestenbaum Rabbi & Mrs. David Kinberg Susan King Dr. & Mrs. Aaron Klein Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Klein Mr. Theo Klewansky & Mrs. Jacquie Padow Mr. & Mrs. Ron Koffler Mr. Howard Konig Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kotok Dr. & Mrs. Wayne Kotzker Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kovack Mr. & Mrs. Yehuda Kranzler Mr. & Mrs. Gary Krasna Rabbi & Mrs. Jonathan Kroll Mr. Yaakov Kronfeld Mr. & Mrs. Roger Kurland Mr. & Mrs. Sruly Landa Dr. & Mrs. Evan Landau Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Landes Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Landes Rabbi & Mrs. Chaim Lanner Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Lefkowitz Rabbi & Mrs. Aaron Leibowitz Dr. Sam Leibowitz Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lenoff Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lerman Dr. & Mrs. David Levenson Mr. Baruch Levi Rabbi & Mrs. Samuel Levine Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Levine Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Levontin Mr. Daniel & Dr. Shoshana Levy Ms. Linda Levy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Levy Dr. & Mrs. Gary Lieber Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lieberman Ms. Ruth Light Rabbi & Mrs. Noam Lipshitz Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Loewenstern Mr. & Mrs. Ira Lome Mr. & Mrs. David Lorber Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove Dr. & Mrs. Pesach Louis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Lowenkron Mr. & Mrs. Shlomu Lugassy Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lunski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lupin Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Lurie Dr. & Mrs. David Makover Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Mandel Dr. Cynthia March Dr. & Mrs. Yehuda Marcus Mr. Jackie Markovitch Dr. David Markowitz & Dr. Sara Levine Drs. 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