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1 Boca Raton Synagogue WEEKLY PARSHAT BALAK Stone Chumash Page 856 June 29 July 6, Tammuz 23 Tammuz 5778 RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG Marah D asrah reg@brsonline.org RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ Associate rabbi rpm@brsonline.org DAVID KAY, MD President president@brsonline.org RABBI DAVID SHABTAI, MD Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan rds@brsonline.org RABBI RAEL BLUMENTHAL Rabbi, BRS West rrb@brsonline.org RABBI JOSH BROIDE Outreach Rabbi rjb@brsonline.org RABBI SIMCHA SHABTAI Rosh Beis Medrash rss@brsonline.org RABBI KENNETH BRANDER, PHD Rabbi Emeritus rkb@brsonline.org MATTHEW HOCHERMAN Executive Director mjh@brsonline.org Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Earliest Candle Lighting Early Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Candle Lighting Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Women's Class Rabbi's Class FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBAT DAY There's No I or U in Zealotry Rina Lanner 6:35 pm 6:51 pm 7:00 pm 7:59 pm 8:00 pm 5:45 pm 6:45 pm Are Ethiopian Jews Jewish Enough? Understanding the History Behind the Barkan Winery Controversy Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Ashkenazi Mincha () 7:45 pm Ma ariv/havdallah 8:57 pm RABBI GERSHON EISENBERGER Youth Director rge@brsonline.org RABBI ELI ZIANS Teen Director rez@brsonline.org KERRY PURCELL-STEWARD Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly kerry@brsonline.org Page 1 LIKE Like us on Facebook Boca Raton Synagogue FOLLOW Follow us @Broide SHARE Check out Jewish Pride Films for our latest videos HAHN JUDAIC CAMPUS 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE N. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (561) FAX Boca (561) Raton Synagogue Valuing Diversity Celebrating Unity OFFICE@BRSONLINE.ORG

2 FROM THE RABBI S DESK TWO WAYS TO LIVE LIFE WHICH BEST DESCRIBES YOU? Page 2 In 1966 Time magazine ran a now-famous cover story asking: Is God Dead? Nearly 50 years later, a Wall Street Journal article entitled, Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God records: The fine-tuning necessary for life to exist on a planet is nothing compared with the finetuning required for the universe to exist at all. For example, astrophysicists now know that the values of the four fundamental forces gravity, the electromagnetic force, and the strong and weak nuclear forces were determined less than one millionth of a second after the big bang. Alter any one value and the universe could not exist. For instance, if the ratio between the nuclear strong force and the electromagnetic force had been off by the tiniest fraction of the tiniest fraction by even one part in 100,000,000,000,000,000 then no stars could have ever formed at all Fred Hoyle, the astronomer who coined the term big bang, said that his atheism was greatly shaken at these developments. He later wrote that a common-sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a super-intellect has monkeyed with the physics, as well as with chemistry and biology.... The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question. Even science now realizes that the Universe proclaims testimony to God, making the only question whether we are listening. Our Parsha begins by describing how Balak saw all that the Jewish people had done to the Emori and his response was to become very frightened. We have another Parsha named for a non-jew who is described as experiencing through a different one of the senses. Vayar Balak, Balak saw, and Va yishma Yisro, Yisro heard. Not only are they described as employing different senses, but their reactions are completely opposite to one another. Yisro saw the hand of God guiding the Jewish destiny and was moved to join them on their journey. Balak saw what Yisro had heard, but he had the opposite reaction. He didn t see the hand of God, he saw a strong Jewish people and set out to eliminate them. Two people looking at the same phenomenon and story. One sees Hashem and the other sees nothing. We have a choice to be like Yisro or like Balak. We can live our lives looking for the hand of the Almighty or we can peer out and see nothing. When Bilaam is recruited by Balak to curse the Jews and he is traveling on that mission, his donkey suddenly stops when seeing an angel. Bilaam doesn t see the angel and so he strikes the donkey. When Bilaam finally sees the angel he says, chatasi ki lo yadati ki atah nitzav likrasi ba derech, forgive me for my sin for I did not know you were there. The Seforno and Shelah wonder, why does Bilaam say chatasi? What cheit, what sin did he violate, if in fact he simply didn t see the angel? They answer that the sin was not having looked at what was right in front of him, not seeing beneath the surface. We each are recipients of incredible blessings daily in our lives. Hashem is orchestrating things from above. Yesterday, literally and figuratively, we prayed with all of our hearts for good health or livelihood or many other things. Then, we get what we prayed for and often forget that they come from Hashem because we are distracted by praying for tomorrow s blessings. We need to pause to recognize that today s blessings are the result of yesterday s prayers and we owe a huge expression of gratitude and of thanks for the hand of Hashem in our lives. But it is not only when things are going our way and are what we prayed for that we should see the hand of Hashem. Rashi describes the angel that blocks Bilaam s path as Mal ach shel rachamim haya v haya rotzeh l man o mi lachto, he was an angel of compassion and he was blocking the path to prevent Bilaam from making a mistake. When our path seems blocked or we run into an obstruction, that, too, is an angel or the hand of Hashem acting for our benefit, even when we don t understand it. Albert Einstein said, There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. God is calling all around us. You can look like Balak or you can listen like Yisro, the choice is up to you. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Subscribe to receive the Rabbi's blog via at rabbisblog.brsonline.org

3 BRS YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE PRESENTS NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL INSPIRATION AND WINE TASTING Wednesday, July 25, :00 PM - 9:30PM in the BRS Sephardic Beit Midrash 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM Networking and Wine Tas ng 8:45 PM - 9:30 PM Murray Goldberg: Career Successes RSVP via Facebook (YLC FB Page) Thank you to the Grove for sponsoring the Wine Tasting Evening sponsored by TD Bank BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE DERECH ERETZ STATEMENT In the spirit of our mission Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity, we believe that a community is built on the collective engagement of individuals representing differing perspectives, whether religious, political, or social. As Boca Raton Synagogue is an environment where all of its members and visitors need to feel valued and welcomed, members are required to comport themselves in a manner which reflects mutual respect and a sense of inclusiveness. In our Synagogue, we value debate about pressing issues. This is consistent with the American democratic tradition. Our sages saw the value of arguments conducted L Shem Shamayim, for the sake of heaven, believing that great minds who engage in respectful debate will arrive at better solutions. They valued and welcomed alternate views, as do we. Page 3 Derech Eretz, good and proper conduct, and mutually respectful dialogue are core values of the Synagogue community. These create a safe place for inspiration and spiritual growth, the central purpose of the Synagogue. It is a violation of Jewish law and ethics to use harsh language (vitriol) to demonize or to marginalize people with whom one may disagree. Uncivil expression reflects negatively on our Synagogue as well as on the individuals who engage in such behavior. Boca Raton Synagogue expects its members to act and to speak with kindness and sensitivity to others. It is only in this fashion that a strong, vibrant, and harmonious community can be created and maintained. Adherence to this policy is a requirement for membership in good standing at the Boca Raton Synagogue.

4 SHABBAT SCHEDULE FRIDAY NIGHT Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm Sephardic Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:30 pm Ashkenazi Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 6:35 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:51 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 7:00 pm Candle Lighting 7:59 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 8:00 pm Shtiebel Minyan/Kabbalat Shabbat (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:05 pm SHABBAT DAY Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:44 am Hashkama Minyan () 7:30 am Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 am Ashkenazi Minyan () 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 am Teen Minyan Summer Break Youth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 9:50 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema 9:57 am Early Mincha () 3:00 pm Women's Class 5:45 pm There's No I or U in Zealotry Rina Lanner Rabbi s Class 6:45 pm Are Ethiopian Jews Jewish Enough? Understanding the History Behind the Barkan Winery Controversy Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:40 pm Ashkenazi Mincha () 7:45 pm Daf Yomi (Berdugo Beit Midrash) between Mincha/Ma'ariv Sh kiah 8:17 pm Ma ariv/havdalah 8:57 pm SHABBAT LEARNING Tefillah Insights summer recess Advanced Gemara Chabura (Rabbi Ben Sugarman) after Hashkama Minyan Youth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 am Avos U Banim () 6:45 pm JULY 6 & 7 PARSHAT PINCHAS Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm Sephardic Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:30 pm Ashkenazi Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 6:35 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:51 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 7:00 pm Candle Lighting 7:59 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 8:00 pm Shtiebel Minyan/Kabbalat Shabbat (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:05 pm Ma ariv/havdalah (Shabbat) 8:56 pm DAILY MINYAN TIMES SUNDAY SHIVA ASAR B'TAMMUZ 18 TAMMUZ MONDAY 19 TAMMUZ TUESDAY 20 TAMMUZ The annual election of Officers and Board of Directors of the Boca Raton Synagogue was held on Monday, June 25, On behalf of the Nominating Committee I would like to share with you the newly elected Officers and Board of Directors. The 2018/2019 Executive Board President - Dr. David Kay VP - Rabbi Samuel Levine VP - Orlie Cohen VP - Teddy Struhl VP - Shimmie Kaminetsky VP - Dan Kaskel Treasurer - Hommy Tannenbaum Financial Secretary - Donny Cohen Recording Secretary - Cara Freedman Corresponding Secretary - Harry Bloom The 2018/2019 Newly Elected Board of Directors Danny Aghion Elliot Allswang Alan Berger David Berger Larry Halperin (1 Year Term) Jerry Kaminetzky Joseph Landsberg Stephen Plotsker (1 Year Term) Leah Rosen Margo Rosman Chava Weisstuch Jason Zangre We would like to thank our outgoing members of the Board of Directors,Prosper Abitbol, Josh Karsh, Phil Landau, Rina Lanner, Michael Petrover, Stuart Silverman, Josh Stern and Michael Zimmerman who have given so much of their time. CONTINUING MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ONE YEAR REMAINING OF TWO YEAR TERM) Liat Bensimon Jonathan Charm Tomer Haik Jonathan Hollander AND THE WINNERS ARE... WEDNESDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY 21 TAMMUZ Lawrence Melcer Binyamin Muschel Gil Stein Suri Winograd THURSDAY 22 TAMMUZ FRIDAY 23 TAMMUZ Daf Yomi - Zevachim Ashkenazi Shacharit 6:10 am 6:15 am 6:25 am 6:25 am 6:15 am 6:25 am Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am Senders Library Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am Ashkenazi Shacharit 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am Room 204/205/206 Ashkenazi Shacharit 9:15 am 9:15 am Sephardic Beit Midrash Early Ashkenazi Mincha 2:00 pm 2:45 pm 2:45 pm 2:45 pm 2:45 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma ariv 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm Late Ashkenazi Ma ariv 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm Late Ashkenazi Ma ariv 10:15 pm 10:15 pm 10:15 pm 10:15 pm 10:15 pm FOR SEPHARDIC TIMES, PLEASE SEE PAGE 9 - FOR BRS WEST TIMES, PLEASE SEE PAGE 10 Page 4

5 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Tomer & Sharon Chochan on the birth of their son. Benjamin & Donna Tripp on the marriage of their daughter, Elyse, to Michael Heino, son of Jay & Amy Heino. AND to her proud siblings, Kelley & Joseph, Jonah and Aerin. AND to Uncle Jackie, Aunt Rachel and the Tripp Cousins. Dr. Hedy & Dori Zaghi on the marriage of their son, Eram, to Tamar, daughter of Daniel & Rochelle Shiller of Cleveland. AND to his proud siblings, Sahar & Zach, Anosh & Emily, Eliyahu and Tehila. Alice Green on the birth of her grandson, Rory Matthew. His proud parents are Steven & Tracey Green. Dr. David & Maxine Wolgin on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. KIDDUSH Hashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Dr. Jonathan & Jill Petrover in honor of the graduation of their son, Ilan from Binghamton University. Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Dr. Hedi & Dori Zaghi for Shabbat Chatan of Tamar & Eram Zaghi. Seudah Shlishiet co-sponsored by Avinoam Amram in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved mother, Rina Amram (Rina bat Yosef). And by Dr. Hedy & Dori Zaghi for Shabbat Chatan of Tamar & Eram Zaghi. And by George & Stephanie Saks and Sara & Martin Schandelson. Guest Speaker: Rabbi David Shabtai, MD BRS YOUNG MEMBERS KIDDUSH Please join us for a special Kiddush immediately following the 9:00 Minyan this Shabbat, June 30, at the Montoya Estates Clubhouse. We look forward to seeing you (and your kids) there! This Kiddush is generously sponsored by the BRS Young Leadership Committee. For more information or to get involved, please contact Elie Mendelson at (412) or eliemen@gmail.com. BRS WANTS TO WELCOME YOU! SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, October 14 for the New Member dessert reception. Are you moving into our community? Do you know someone moving into our community? Our welcome committee wants to welcome you! Please contact Orlie Cohen at orlielevy@hotmail.com or Elana Belizon at elana.belizon@gmail.com to be set up with a buddy family. ERETZ HACHAIM CEMETERY INFO SESSION BRS proudly owns a section of plots in the Eretz Hachaim Cemetery in Israel. There will be an information session at BRS this Monday night, July 2 at 8:45 pm, following Mincha/Maariv, with representatives from Eretz Hachaim who will be able to answer any and all of your questions. If you are interested in purchasing a plot in the BRS section, or would like more information about this opportunity, this is your chance to come and hear all about it. For more information please see the flyer on page 17. PRICE ALERT - BRS CEMETERY PLOTS IN ISRAEL Boca Raton Synagogue has purchased an exclusive section at Eretz HaChaim cemetery in Israel for our members. Eretz HaChaim is located in the hills of Bet Shemesh, just 20 minutes from the airport, off the Jerusalem highway. The current cost to purchase a plot is $10,500 for members, $12,000 for a family member of a member, and $14,000 for non-members. This includes the cemetery's onetime required maintenance fee of $1,500. Funeral and burial services in Israel are currently priced at $1,850, and this option can be prepurchased in order to guarantee this price. AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, THE PRICES WILL BE GOING UP. The new cost will be $11,500 for members, $13,000 for a family member of a member, and $15,000 for non-members. This includes the cemetery's onetime required maintenance fee of $1,500. Funeral and burial services in Israel will be going up to $2,200. In order to purchase a plot, a $1,000 deposit is required per plot, and the remaining balance can be paid over a maximum of 24 months. For additional information, please contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org. STARTING THIS TUESDAY: GIRLS' LEARNING AND ICE CREAM PROGRAM All girls are invited to join an exciting new learning program for girls entering grades 2-3, 4-5, and 6-7. The program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15-5:00 pm in the Sephardic BM. Please register in advance at brsonline.org/midrasha. NEW MONDAY NIGHT SERIES Rebbetzin Malka Touger will begin a new 3 part series this Monday Night entitled "A Guided Tour of the 2nd Beit Hamikdash." This series will take place at 8:00 pm in the Petrover Board Room and is sponsored by Yocheved Hande and Penny Pearlman. TUESDAY NIGHT SERIES WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK The Womens' Tuesday Night Series will not begin this week as initially scheduled but will begin next Tuesday night. Please see the flyer on page 13 for more details. FAST OF SHIVA ASAR B'TAMMUZ THIS SUNDAY, JULY 1 Fast Begins: 5:11 am Early Mincha: 2:00 pm Mincha: 7:45 pm Fast Ends: 8:57 pm SHUL OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED The Shul office will be closed this Wednesday, July 4 to observe Independence Day. SUNRISE MINYAN AT THE BEACH This Friday, July 6 at 6:15 am. Watch the sun rise over the ocean as you connect with God through prayer and inspiration. Meet at the Palmetto Park Gazebo for a special inspirational Minyan. Men and women are welcome. SETUP YOUR RECURRING PAYMENT PLAN TODAY Please be advised that the new fiscal year for the Shul begins this Sunday morning! From now through July 31, all payment plans will be divided over the full 12 months. If you were previously on a recurring payment plan, it does not automatically renew; a new form MUST be completed. If you would like to set up your recurring payment plan, please contact our bookkeeper, Amy at amy@brsonline.org, If you would like to discuss anything pertaining to membership, contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline. org. DUES ADJUSTMENT FORMS MUST BE RESUBMITTED Our High Holiday Packets will be mailed out this week. Please remember that, every Summer, invoices for the full membership amount get mailed to all members, regardless of whether you were on dues adjustment the previous year. Those seeking dues adjustment must resubmit their dues adjustment application each year. If you need a dues adjustment, please Amy in the Shul office at amy@brsonline.org and submit the completed form to Amy in the BRS office to reset your account to reflect the dues adjustment. For those completing your adjustment forms, we make the following request: please reconsider how much assistance you need, whether you can become a full-paying member, or, if not, whether you can increase the amount of dues you are paying by 25% over last year. As an example, if last year, you paid $800, please consider increasing the amount of membership dues to $1,000. Please remember, the Shul does not turn anyone away due to the lack of funds. BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP BRS will be hosting a new Breast & Ovarian Cancer Support Group. This meeting will be taking place every Monday at 6:15 pm in the Petrover Board Room. RSVP required. For additional information about the group, or upcoming meetings, please contact Kira Vainberg, IHNC (561) or kirav@ralesjfs.org. BRS S INFERTILITY/ MISCARRIAGE SUPPORT GROUP Will be meeting the second Wednesday of this month due to the first Wednesday being a holiday. We will be meeting on July 11 at 8:00 pm at the Boca Raton Synagogue in the Petrover Board Room. Please RSVP by Monday July 9th if you plan to come. For additional informaion about the group, or upcoming meetings, please contact Elissa love, MSW at ElissaL@ralesjfs.org RABBI GOLDBERG VACATION Rabbi Goldberg is on his summer vacation with his family. If you need Rabbinic assistance, please contact Rabbi Moskowitz at the Shul or rpm@ bronline.org. For other assistance, please contact Linda at linda@brsonline.org. Page 5

6 PLAN OUT Your Week WITH BRS To sponsor a Day of Learning for $180, please Gloria at gloria@brsonline.org SUNDAY, JULY 1 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG 8:00 PM NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH SENDERS LIBRARY 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM MONDAY, JULY 2 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 6:15 PM BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP PETROVER BOARD ROOM 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 10 MINUTES OF MEANING SUMMER BREAK LIVING WITH EMUNAH SUMMER BREAK 9:30 AM IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF SAMUEL II MRS. MALKA MORRIS IN THE PETROVER BOARD ROOM 3:00 PM AFTERNOON KOLLEL SENDERS LIBRARY 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG SOMETHING TO SAY OVER AT THE SHABBOS TABLE SUMMER BREAK 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM 8:00 PM NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH SENDERS LIBRARY 8:00 PM WOMENS' MIDRASH SERIES SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH REBBETZIN MALKA TOUGER Sponsored by Yocheved Hande & Penny Pearlman 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM 9:30 PM CONTEMPORARY HALACHA SENDERS LIBRARY RABBI JOSH FLUG TUESDAY, JULY 3 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 9:30 AM PARSHA CLASS RAND SANCTUARY RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ NAVI CLASS SUMMER BREAK 4:15 PM GIRLS LEARNING GROUPS SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH SUMMER KOLLEL WIVES THURSDAY, JULY 5 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG 8:00 PM NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH SENDERS LIBRARY 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM 8:40 PM AMUD SHAVUI SHIUR SENDERS LIBRARY MORDY GOLDENBERG NIGGUNIM & CHASSIDUS SUMMER BREAK 9:25 PM AMUD SHAVUI IYUN CHABURA SENDERS LIBRARY DR. AVRAM BELIZON MUSSAR SHMOOZE SUMMER BREAK 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG 8:00 PM NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH SENDERS LIBRARY 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM Page 6

7 BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC. BIKUR CHOLIM Organ Transplant...There are numerous situations when certain organs may be transplanted to another person. The factors involved are beyond the scope of this guide. One should seek Halachic guidance before any decisions are made. Source: Guide for the Jewish Hospital Patient (OU). 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. KITCHEN EXPANSION DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF THEO HENRY As you may be aware, the BRS Sisterhood is working hard on raising funds to expand the Shul kitchen. The Sisterhood has decided that the new expanded kitchen will be dedicated and named, the Theo Henry Kitchen in memory of our beloved custodian. If you are interested in contributing to this cause, please visit SECURITY COMMITTEE The BRS Security Team is looking for more volunteers. It is just hours of your time every 3 weeks. If you are able to help, then please send us an with your name & phone number to brsvst@gmail.com. If you are unable to volunteer but would like to donate to help security needs, a "security donations" line has been added to the donation type drop down menu at brsonline.org under the donate tab. INVITING ALL HAPPY GOLDEN GIRLS Mark your calendar for a get-together at Boca Bagel Factory, Powerline Road in Boca Raton. Monday, July 9, 10:30 am. You can bring a friend or come to make new friends. No reservations required we will meet the first Monday of every month. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE There are many classes that take place during the week that are available to sponsor. Sponsorship will be acknowledged in the BRS Weekly and announced at the class. If you are interested in sponsoring any of the following classes in memory or in honor of a loved one, please contact the Shul office at office@ brsonline.org Day of Learning - $180 Rabbi s Class on Shabbat afternoon - $250 Rabbi Goldberg s Tuesday morning Parsha Class - $100 Daf Yomi for the Week - $100 Rabbi Goldberg s Emunah Class - $54 The BRS Weekly - $100 Week of Afternoon Kollel - $150 Wednesday Night Learning Program - $150 Avos UBanim - $150 BRS Announcements - $100 Hashkamah Minyan Kiddush $260 - Regular $360 - Deluxe $460 - Super Deluxe Moshe Applebaum Moshe Zvi ben Rochel Leah Yosef Chaim ben Faiga Merv Jacobs Meir ben Sarah Stuart Silverman Yeshaya Moshe ben Nacha Sarah Marcus Witztum Mordechai ben Malka Chayim ben Rashi Chaim ben Rachel Zev ben Levi Ha'Levi Yisroel Moshe ben Yocheved Arieh Leib ben Baila Rochel Isaac Shaya ben Taliya Levana Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut Baruch Tzvi ben Rivka Batya Arnold Hordish Yosef Avraham ben Chana Yoel ben Etel Tzivia Yosef ben Rochel Harvey Gordon Yechezkel ben Leah Dovid Yosef ben Eliezer Ha'Levy Michael Lupin Michoel Yonah ben Leah Menachem Mendel ben Baila Rochel Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat Devorah Joan Noven LIFE CYCLE BIRTHDAYS Talia Gritzman Dr. Merna Matilsky Erika Rothschild Stiel Elana Kaminetsky Bonnie Weinreb Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut Rhyan Rackman Kyle Aloof ANNIVERSARY Tomer & Sandrine Cohen Trevor & Gabrielle Meyerowitz Dr. David & Maxine Wolgin Jeffrey & Carla Klein CONDOLENCES TO Shilo Hasson on the passing of his beloved mother, Chiriyah Hasson. The Halpert family on the passing of their beloved, Grace Halpert. REFUAH SHLAYMAH For members of BRS Community. For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) Rochel Tova bat Malka Ariella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva Malka Chana Guta bat Rochel Noa Maya Carmel Noa Maya bat Devora Rachel Jacquie Padow Ya akova Chava Rus bat Beyla Or Ester bat Dina Rivka Wendy Wasserstrom Zehava bat Chaya Eden Malka bat Ravit Sara Leah bat Maya Elanit Jean Cohen Eta Chaya bat Rachel Yocheved bat Alta Sura Leah Ruth Malinowitz Rivka bat Freida Esther bat Doba Beverly Kellman Baila Rus bat Sara Marie Gosser Muna bat Salima Shulamit Olga Newman Liba Rivka bat Esther Malka Breindel Chanah bat Chaye Raizel Helen Cohan Chula bat Zissel Shula Amsalem Shulamit bat Bella YAHRZEITS David Epstein in memory of his mother Ruth Epstein 16 Tammuz Rachel Ouaknine in memory of her mother Jeannette Zrihen 16 Tammuz Etoile Volin in memory of her sister Jeannette Zrihen 16 Tammuz Ruth Bejar in memory of her husband Jose Bejar 16 Tammuz Sabrina Romano in memory of her father Jose Bejar 16 Tammuz Dr. Herschel Scher in memory of his stepmother Miriam Scher 16 Tammuz Floyd Bernstein in memory of his mother Elsie Bernstein 17 Tammuz Stephen Landes in memory of his father Isaac J. Landes 17 Tammuz Lisa Kaufman Bensmihen in memory of her nephew Max Richards 17 Tammuz Leo Petrover in memory of his grandfather Leopold Oppenheimer 17 Tammuz Bruce Kovack in memory of his father David Kovack 18 Tammuz Benjamin Muschel in memory of his grandfather Rabbi Nachum Muschel 18 Tammuz Dr. Michael Muschel in memory of his father Rabbi Nachum Muschel 18 Tammuz Yocheved Hande in memory of her grandfather Barney Horowitz 18 Tammuz Shirley Girnun in memory of her father Israel Goldblatt 18 Tammuz Mitchell Shadowitz in memory of his brother Robert Lawrence Shadowitz 19 Tammuz Maureen Ovitsky in memory of her father Louis Linker 19 Tammuz Lou Miller in memory of his grandmother Rose Miller 19 Tammuz Jose Sergio Gritz in memory of his sister Sara Graciela Troiaro 19 Tammuz Howard Noven in memory of his sister Raye Ross 19 Tammuz Dr. Sid Cohen in memory of his father David Cohen 19 Tammuz Murray Eisenberg in memory of his mother Anna Eisenberg 19 Tammuz Elliot Lisman in memory of his father Henry Lisman 20 Tammuz Shelley Senfeld in memory of her father Norman Senfeld 20 Tammuz Howard Noven in memory of his mother Ida Noven 20 Tammuz Jean Cohen in memory of her father Louis Flechner 20 Tammuz George Saks in memory of his aunt Rose Saks 20 Tammuz Rabbi Joel Morris in memory of his father Sol Morris 21 Tammuz Adam Link in memory of his grandfather Cecil Levinson 21 Tammuz Chana Glassner in memory of her father Alvin Cantor 22 Tammuz Avinoam Amram in memory of his mother Rina Amram 22 Tammuz Flora Goldsmith in memory of her mother Goldie Fogel 22 Tammuz Gloria Wolff in memory of her father-in-law Henry F. Wolff 22 Tammuz Faye Eisenberg in memory of her brother Max Kessler 22 Tammuz George Saks in memory of his uncle Samuel C. Gluck 22 Tammuz Zipora Cohen in memory of her father Shlomo Ohayon 23 Tammuz Joy Smith in memory of her father Sam J. Berger 23 Tammuz Page 7

8 ISRAEL UPDATE SOCIAL ACTION The United States has quietly frozen its aid to the Palestinian Authority pending review. The move comes two months after Congress passed the Taylor Force Act, which aimed to force the PA to terminate its policies of paying stipends to convicted terrorists in Israeli jails and to the families of dead terrorists. The Taylor Force Act was was named for the US army veteran who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in March 2016, in an attack that injured eleven people. The act orders that US assistance to the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits the PA be suspended unless the Secretary of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority has met four conditions: terminating these payments to terrorists, revoking laws authorizing this compensation, taking credible steps to end Palestinian terrorism, and publicly condemning and investigating such acts of violence. A Senate Foreign Relations Committee aide told i24news, Our understanding is that US funding to the West Bank and Gaza is on-hold pending an administration review. The West Bank and Gaza office of USAID -- the American international development agency -- has not received its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The withholding of USAID s total budget as well as third-party projects means the administration is taking an expansive interpretation of what assistance directly benefits the PA, viewing humanitarian projects that would otherwise need to be paid for by the PA as constituting direct assistance to that organization. ROBERT ALAN BOB LEVINSON Is an American private investigator and retired DEA and CIA agent. He was taken hostage on March 9, 2007 when visiting Iran s Kish Island and is currently the longest held hostage in American history. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Eliana Aiken, Matthew Albert, Avishai Augenbraun, Noam Bar Yakov, Shani Ben Zikry, Raz Ben-Zikry, David Borenstein, Maya Borzak, Rotem Bronfman, Jonathan Cohen, Yonatan Fastag, Aviad Halfon, Ariel Hirschhorn, Rafael Nissim ben Moshe Israel, Avi Kahn, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Asher Kaplan, Shuli Klein, Jacob Katz, Razi Katz, Mikki Kowal, Ami Lieder, Noam Lowenstern, Shuli Mayer, Daniel Miller, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel Rochel, Elad Shachar, Sarina Solomon, Oliver Solomon, Chananya Strauss, Dean Tansman, Amir Tsarfati, Joshua Weiss, Noah Weiss, and Eitan PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) AVRAHAM BEN AGERNISH Avera (Avraham) Mengitsu is an Israeli civilian with a history of severe depression and mental illness. He crossed into Gaza in September Hamas has recently admitted that they are holding him captive but there is no additional information on his condition. 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 missingin-action Israeli Soldiers. Wolfson. DEAR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, IF YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD IS NO LONGER IN THE IDF, PLEASE LET KERRY KNOW SO THEIR NAME CAN BE REMOVED. Page 8 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Florida is one of several states where Teach Advocacy is successfully working for more government funding of non-public schools. Other state victories this year include $15 million for STEM teachers in NYC, security funding in New York City of $195 per nonpublic school student and an increase of $25 million in tax credit scholarship funding in Pennsylvania, which helps low and moderate income students attend nonpublic schools. For more information, please contact teachflorida@ou.org,

9 The Sephardic Minyan of Boca Raton Synagogue המנין הספרדי של ק"ק בוקה רטון שבת SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY שבת פרשת בלק Shabbat Parshat Balak תמוז June תמוז June בלק 6:11am Ha-Netz Shaharit 5:44am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:30pm Minhah / Arvit 8:40am Hilkhot Shabbat 6:52pm Earliest Candle Lighting 9:00am Main Minyan 7:59pm Latest Candle Lighting 6:45 pm Rabbi s Class 8:32pm Earliest Shema 7:40pm Minhah/Seudah Shelishit 8:57pm Arvit/Havdalah 9:38pm Rabbenu Tam תמוז July 7 24 תמוז July 6 23 תמוז July 5 22 תמוז July 4 21 תמוז July 3 20 תמוז July 2 19 תמוז July 1 18 פינחס Independence Day תענית יז בתמוז 5:12am Fast Begins 6:12am Ha-Netz Shaharit 8:30am Shaharit 7:30pm Mussar 7:45pm Minhah / Arvit 8:32pm Fast Ends Earliest Shema 6:12am Ha-Netz Shaharit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 8:32pm Earliest Shema 6:13am Ha-Netz Shaharit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 8:32pm Earliest Shema 6:13am Ha-Netz Shaharit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 8:32pm Earliest Shema 6:13am Ha-Netz Shaharit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 8:32pm Earliest Shema 6:14am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:30pm Minhah / Arvit 6:52pm Earliest Candle Lighting 7:59pm Latest Candle Lighting 8:32pm Earliest Shema 5:47am Ha-Netz Shaharit 8:40am Hilkhot Shabbat 9:00am Main Minyan 6:45 pm Rabbi s Class 7:40pm Minhah/Seudah Shelishit 8:56pm Arvit/Havdalah 9:37pm Rabbenu Tam Weekly Halakhah The prohibition to erase one of the seven names of Hashem relates to His names those that somehow describe His essence [which we cannot completely understand], but not to other descriptions or appelations of Hashem. It s for that reason that it s permissible to erase the terms רחום וחנון even when referring to Hashem. There is some discussion as to the status of names of Hashem in other languages. Since a name is not subject to translation, words used in English or other languages to describe Him [not transliterations] do not qualify as one of the seven names that may not be erased, such as God or Almighty. However, since these words are used as respectful references to Hashem, they have an intermediate status. They should not be spoken in unclean locations and materials that they are written on should not enter a restroom. On the other hand, they may be.(גניזה erased and respectfully discarded (with no need for The Ahiezer argues that even in English, out of respect, the word should be written as G-d, so as to prevent a document that it s written on from being treated improperly. The consensus of other Poskim seems ot be that it s permissible to write it as is. Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan rds@brsonline.org Parshah Thought During the admittedly strange episode between Bil am and his donkey, the donkey sees an angel standing in its way. Bil am is unable to see the donkey and gets increasingly frustrated with his donkey s attempts to avoid the angel. In his frustration, Bil am strikes his donkey three times. Miraculously, Hashem opens the mouth of the donkey who lashes out at Bil am demanding an apology for having struck her three times. But instead of using a more commonplace usage of שלש פעמים for three times, the Torah.שלש רגלים uses the more eclectic Rashi picks up on this oddity and notes that it is a reference to the holidays of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the as if the donkey was conveying to Bil am that he was שלש רגלים going to curse a nation that celebrates these three holidays. But why reference the שלש רגלים as opposed to any other mitzvah in the Torah? Maharal explains that the שלש רגלים are positioned throughout the year at the beginning, middle, and end of the growing season. These are the times of year that Bnei Yisrael experience an extreme closeness to Hashem. The timing, he explains, represents the.(נצחיות) timelessness of this commitment It is perhaps this aspect of נצחיות that Bil am didn t understand. He thought that through sorcery and precisely timed incantations he could thwart Hashem s plan for the world. The lesson is that our connection to Hashem has an aspect of,נצחיות that no amount of sorcery or magic can alter. Page 9

10 במערבא NEWS FROM THE WEST NEWS FROM THE WEST פרשת בלק BALAK פרשת בלק HILLEL DAY SCHOOL TH AVE BRSWEST.NET (561) HILLEL DAY SCHOOL TH AVE BRSWEST.NET (561) מגדולי המחשבה שבפרשנינו commentary Of the great thinkers in מגדולי המחשבה שבפרשנינו commentary Of the great thinkers in the NEW amazing BRS WEST inspiring Pre Shabbos Chassidus Chabura Part II: Chalav Yisrael vs. Government Milk How do we know the #StartShabbosRight FRIDAY SHABBAT SUNDAY 29 JUNE 30 JUNE 11 JULY 6:51PM EARLIEST CANDLE LIGHTING 7:59PM CANDLE LIGHTING 8:30AM SEFORNO 9:00AM SHACHARIT 6:50PM SHIUR 7:50PM MINCHA // SEUDA 5:11AM FAST BEGINS 8:00AM SHACHARIT 6:30PM CHASSIDUS 11:00AM TEEN SICHA 8:17PM SH KIAH 8:00PM MINCHA 7:00PM MINCHA / KABBALAT 8:57PM MA ARIV // HAVDALAH 8:57PM FAST ENDS SHABBAT KIDDUSH IS IS SPONSORED BY JENNIFER & DAVID EPSTEIN COMMEMORATING DAVID'S MOTHER'S YAHRZEIT && JOEY'S JOEY'S 4TH 4TH BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY AND BY HAGIT AND RONY SHACHAR IN IN HONOR OF OF ELAD S BIRTHDAY & INBAL'S INBAL'S RETURN RETURN FROM FROM ISRAEL ISRAEL Page 10

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13 BRS Women s Midrasha Summer Learning Program Girls Learning Groups and Ice Cream 4:15-5:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays July 3 - July 24 Learning groups for girls in grades 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, with the Summer Kollel Wives in the Sephardic BM Register online at brsonline.org/midrasha 3-Part Tuesday Series July 10 - July 25 8:00-8:45 pm Mrs. Gita (Ginsparg) Goldstein July 10 at the home of Seth and Esther Entin, 7558 Stockton Terrace Mrs. Shoshana (Galbut) Barishanksy July 17 at the home of Dr. Brian and Adina Galbut, 7600 Andorra Place July 24 at the home of Dr. Zev and Dina Raden, Hollyhock Trail 3-Part Monday Series July 2 - July 16 8:00-9:00 pm A Guided Tour of the 2nd Beit Hamikdash with Rebbetzin Malka Touger Sponsored by Yocheved Hande and Penny Pearlman For more information, contact Rabbi Simcha Shabtai at rss@brsonline.org or Page 13

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19 KOL HANEARIM TALLIT ORDER FORM It is with great pride and excitement that that Boca Raton Synagogue is the Guinness World Record holder for the world s largest Tallit. The Tallit is made of 49 Tallitot! It is the size of a half basketball court. It can hold 700 children comfortably beneath it. Kol Hanearim is a time to celebrate our children and grandchildren s Torah learning. We hope everyone in the community will use this as an opportunity to have their children and grandchildren and even great grandchildren s names added to this Tallit. The children may even be able to look up and find their name when they all come together under the Tallit on Simchat Torah. The cost to have a name embroidered on the Tallit is $4 per letter. All names will be embroidered in English and will be spelled the same way they are submitted on the form below. If you have any questions, please contact Cherelle in the Shul office at To sign up visit brsonline.org/tallis. The deadline to submit your form to the Shul office with payment has been extended to Friday, July 6, YOUR NAME PHONE NUMBER These names are NEW or ADDITIONAL* NAMES ON TALLIT FIRST NAME (REQUIRED) MIDDLE NAME (OPTIONAL) LAST NAME (REQUIRED) TOTAL # OF LETTERS TOTAL X $4 TOTAL We are especially grateful to Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch for their sponsorship of the center of our Kol Hane arim Tallit. The Weisstuchs have sponsored the Tallit in loving memory of her beloved father, Henry Kamioner. We would also like to thank our corner sponsors Moshe & Channi Bertram, Dr. Robert and Judith Bruckstein, Saul & Bobbie Friedman, and Dr. Merv and Elaine Jacobs. *If you are adding names to an already existing family box, you have the option of either paying to have all of the names redone so they appear on one box or you can just pay for the additional names you would like added, and we will have it placed under the currently existing family box. Page 19

20 TO BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE ARE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, MOVING INTO OUR COMMUNITY? Our welcome committee wants to welcome you! Be set up with a buddy family, please contact Orlie Cohen at orlielevy@hotmail.com or Elana Belizon at elana.belizon@gmail.com SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 NEW MEMBER DESSERT RECEPTION Hahn Judaic Campus 7900 Montoya Circle N. Boca Raton, Fl (561) Page 20