PARSHAT HA AZINU SUKKOT Stone Chumash Page 1100 October 14 October 21, Tishrei 19 Tishrei 5777 CHAG SAMEACH!

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1 Boca Raton Synagogue WEEKLY RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG Marah D asrah reg@brsonline.org PARSHAT HA AZINU SUKKOT Stone Chumash Page 1100 October 14 October 21, Tishrei 19 Tishrei 5777 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 CHAG SAMEACH! On behalf of the Rabbis, staff, and Board of Directors, we would like to wish you a Chag Sameach! RABBI JOSH BROIDE Outreach Rabbi rjb@brsonline.org RABBI SIMMY SHABTAI Rosh Beis Medrash rss@brsonline.org RABBI KENNETH BRANDER, PHD Rabbi Emeritus rkb@brsonline.org MATTHEW HOCHERMAN Executive Director mjh@brsonline.org RABBI GERSHON EISENBERGER Youth Director rge@brsonline.org RABBI ELI ZIANS Teen Director rez@brsonline.org FRIDAY NIGHT Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Earliest Candle Lighting Candle Lighting Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat SHABBAT DAY 5:25 pm 5:46 pm 6:35 pm 6:40 pm Rabbi's Class 5:20 pm Yom Kippur Just Passed and I'm Already Sinning: Do I Really Have Free Will? Rabbi Joshua Grajower Shabbat Mincha 6:20 pm Ma ariv/havdalah 7:27 pm ALIZA BLUMENTHAL, LCSW BRS/JFS Social Worker alizab@brsonline.org KERRY PURCELL Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly kerry@brsonline.org LIKE Like us on Facebook Boca Raton Synagogue FOLLOW Follow us SHARE Check out Jewish Pride Films for our latest videos Page 1 HAHN JUDAIC CAMPUS 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE N. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (561) FAX (561) OFFICE@BRSONLINE.ORG

2 FROM THE RABBI S DESK What Do Married Couples Fight About Most? A Sukkas Lesson for the Whole Year blanket. According to researchers in England, the average couple fights in their bedroom 167 times a year. What do they fight about? The survey concluded they fight about leaving a light on to read, the temperature in the room, allowing the children to sleep in the bed, and snoring. More than anything else, however, they found that the one issue couples fight about in their bedroom most is hogging the The Shulchan Aruch (634:1) says that the minimum size of a kosher Sukkah is 7 tefachim by 7 tefachim, or approximately 2.5 ft by 2.5 ft. For perspective, that is less than half the size of my desk. Indeed, the Mishnah Berurah says as long as the Sukkah can hold your head, most of your body, and part of your table, it is kosher. Rav Yankele Galinsky notes that Pesach and Sukkos have many similarities and parallels, yet there is one glaring difference. On Pesach we spread out, recline, and dine like royalty. In contrast, on Sukkos, we squeeze and squish into our fragile, flimsy, temporary small huts. Once we are all inside, pressed up against one another, when there is no room left, we first begin to recite the ushpizin and invite guests to come join us. Not only do we welcome Avraham, Yitzchak, etc. but v imach kol ushpizei ila ei, come one, come all, plenty of room for everyone. Where? Israeli war hero and statesman Moshe Dayan was once stopped for speeding by a military policeman. Dayan argued: I only have one eye. What do you want me to watch the speedometer or the road? The quality of so much of our life experience is contingent on which eye we use to see. It is not so contingent on what we see, but rather how we see. The Mishnah in Avos (5:22) encourages us to be the students of Avraham Avinu and not Bilam. Avraham is characterized by having an ayin tova, a generous eye, while Bilam lived with an ayin ra ah, a stingy, critical eye. Living with a good eye, a kind, optimistic, positive and magnanimous view is not mutually exclusive from having an ayin ra ah, a negative, stingy, judgmental, pessimistic and intolerant view. In truth, all of us have both, and employ different pairs of eyes depending on the moment, the circumstances, and our mood. In marriage, in parenting, in friendships and in life, there are times we are in a place with someone in which they can do no wrong. We feel particularly close to them for whatever reason at that moment and so when they do things that would otherwise bother us, we don t notice, we give them the benefit of the doubt, we laugh away their idiosyncrasy, we excuse their behavior, and we see them only with our ayin tova, our generous eye. Psychologists have studied this natural behavior and even coined their own term: The Halo Effect. Other times, however, when we feel alienated or disaffected from someone, we see them exclusively through our ayin ra ah, our critical eye and they can do absolutely no right. It is as if they are already on our bad side before they even woke up in the morning. The smallest slight, otherwise normal behavior on their part, grates at us, irritates us, and drives us crazy. What determines if we are looking at our husband or wife, our son or daughter, our friend, neighbor or co-worker with an ayin tova or an ayin ra ah? Certainly their behavior and choices influence how we see them, but all else being equal, in circumstances when they are behaving the same way but we are in a different place, the only thing that determines our perspective and viewpoint and by extension our relationships and happiness is us. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 7a) says when a couple s love is strong they can sleep on the edge of a sword with room left over. When their love is weak, a bed that is sixty amos (90 feet wide) will feel cramped and out of room. The bed is an objective size; the blanket has fixed dimensions. What determines if it feels cramped or spacious only our perspective and our view. Rav Galinsky explains that Sukkos is the holiday of unity. We have spent the High Holidays bonding, reconciling, repairing our relationships and striving to form a bond. We feel a closeness and a love and therefore we see with an ayin tova giving others the benefit of the doubt, being tolerant of our differences, choosing to dismiss slights and hurts and seeing the good in the person. Rav Galinsky notes that on Pesach we have four sons, four cups, and on Sukkos we have four species, but there is a big difference. Each of the four sons has his own independent question and we give each an individual answer. The four cups are invalid if consumed in combination. The Talmud (Pesachim 105b) says you must drink them one at a time. In contrast, the four species of Sukkos must be taken b agudah achas, bundled together, taken as one unit in order to be kosher. Our sukkos are objectively small, close quarters. Will we feel cramped, crowded, and confined? Will we be going crazy, needing our space, craving a break? Or will our Sukkah feel roomy, spacious, and with plenty of room for others to join? Will we look forward to the next meal and more conversation? Page 2

3 The answer is not found in the dimensions of our Sukkah, or in the quality of the food, or even in the behavior of our guests. It is found in ourselves. If we put on our ayin tova, our generous eye, there will be all the room in the world. If we are seeing through our ayin ra ah, our critical view, there isn t a Sukkah big enough in the world for us to be comfortable. The Mishnah in Avos 5:5 lists ten miracles that occurred in the Beis HaMikdash. One of them is that people stood crowded yet bowed down spaciously and nobody said that it was cramped. The Chassam Sofer (y.d. 2:234) explains: Har HaBayis, the Temple Mount, was objectively crowded. The miracle was that nobody felt confined or restricted because of the joy and love they felt at that moment. Howard Schultz, the Chairman and Chief Global Strategist for Starbucks, visited Israel in 2011 and wrote an article upon his return. He related an encounter that he and a number of high-powered executives had when they met with Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt l, the former Rosh Yeshiva of the Mir: Gentlemen, the elderly rabbi began, who can tell me the lesson of the Holocaust? The Rabbi called on one of the men who was surprised to be singled out and he began meekly, We will never, ever forget The Rabbi indicated this was not the right answer No one wanted to be called on next. Schultz avoided eye contact with the teacher so he wouldn t be recognized. Another man spoke up saying We should never be a victim or a bystander. The elderly Rabbi dismissed this answer as well. At this point, Schultz said the entire group felt reduced to a group of elementary school students. Then the Rabbi responded in gentle but firm voice, Let me tell you the essence of the human spirit. As you know, during the Holocaust, people were transported in the worst possible inhumane way, by cattle cars, convinced they were going to prisoner of war camps but ultimately they ending up in death camps. After hours and hours in the stifling crowded cattle car with no light, no bathroom, nowhere to sit, they arrived in the camps freezing cold and hungry. The doors of the rail cars were swung wide open and the people inside were blinded by the light. Men and women were separated, mothers were torn from their daughters and fathers from their sons, and they were herded off to bunks to sleep. Only 1 person out of 6 was given a blanket. And at that moment, that person, who was fortunate enough to be handed that blanket, had a choice: am I going to push the blanket to the other five people who didn t get one or am I going to pull it toward myself to stay warm? Am I going to give or am I going to take? It was during this defining moment that we learn the power of the human spirit, when people pushed the blanket to five others. With that, the Rabbi stood up and said take your blanket, take it home and push it to five other people. This Sukkos, let s see our Sukkah, our blanket and our love as big enough to share with other people. Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Subscribe to receive the Rabbi's blog via at rabbisblog.brsonline.org BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE DERECH ERETZ STATEMENT In the spirit of our mission Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity, we believe that a community is built on the collective engagement of individuals representing differing perspectives, whether religious, political, or social. As Boca Raton Synagogue is an environment where all of its members and visitors need to feel valued and welcomed, members are required to comport themselves in a manner which reflects mutual respect and a sense of inclusiveness. In our Synagogue, we value debate about pressing issues. This is consistent with the American democratic tradition. Our sages saw the value of arguments conducted L Shem Shamayim, for the sake of heaven, believing that great minds who engage in respectful debate will arrive at better solutions. They valued and welcomed alternate views, as do we. Derech Eretz, good and proper conduct, and mutually respectful dialogue are core values of the Synagogue community. These create a safe place for inspiration and spiritual growth, the central purpose of the Synagogue. It is a violation of Jewish law and ethics to use harsh language (vitriol) to demonize or to marginalize people with whom one may disagree. Uncivil expression reflects negatively on our Synagogue as well as on the individuals who engage in such behavior. Boca Raton Synagogue expects its members to act and to speak with kindness and sensitivity to others. It is only in this fashion that a strong, vibrant, and harmonious community can be created and maintained. Adherence to this policy is a requirement for membership in good standing at the Boca Raton Synagogue. In line with our recently published Derech Eretz Statement, we mention some examples of how we can be more sensitive toward others and create an even better community. Men should not enter the Women s Sections during the Services Please do NOT walk towards to exit during Kaddish... Even if you don't walk out, it is insulting. All of these Mensch Messages have been submitted to the office. If you have a Mensch Message you would like us to promote, please us at office@brsonline.org Page 3

4 Page 4 SHABBAT SCHEDULE FRIDAY NIGHT Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) Earliest Candle Lighting Friday Night Live Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Candle Lighting Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 5:25 pm 5:46 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:35 pm 6:40 pm SHABBAT DAY Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:38 am Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:30 am Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 am Ashkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 am Teen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 am Youth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema 10:13 am Early Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 3:00 pm Rabbis Class 5:20 pm Yom Kippur Just Passed and I'm Already Sinning: Do I Really Have Free Will? Rabbi Joshua Grajower Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:15 pm Ashkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 6:20 pm Daf Yomi (Berdugo Beit Midrash) between Mincha/Ma'ariv Sh kiah 6:52 pm Ma ariv/havdalah (Rand Sanctuary) 7:27 pm SHABBAT LEARNING Tefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide 8:30 am Advanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama Minyan Youth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 am Avos U Banim (Social Hall) 5:20 pm EREV SUKKOT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 Ashkenazi Shacharit (Rand Sanctuary) 6:20, 7:00, 8:00 & 9:00 pm Sephardic Shacharit (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 6:40 & 8:00 pm Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:30 pm Candle Lighting - with Shehecheyanu 6:33 pm Mincha SUKKOT SCHEDULE 6:35 pm Right, Left Right? Wrong! What is the Proper Way to Hold My Lulav? Dvar Torah - Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Ma ariv 7:15 pm Earliest time for Kiddush 7:26 pm For Ashkenazim: Rain on the 1st Night - If it rains the first on the first night of Yom Tov, the Halacha is: One should wait for one hour after nightfall (8:26 pm) for the rain to stop. If the rain does not stop, one should make Kiddush without reciting Leishev BaSukkah, and eat an olive size of bread in the Sukkah. One may then continue to eat the meal in the home. If the rain stopped before one goes to sleep, one should return to the Sukkah and eat more than an egg size of bread with the Beracha of Leishev BaSukkah. SUKKOT FIRST DAY MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) Sermon: Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) Sof Zman Kriat Shema Youth Tefillah Groups Daf Yomi Rabbi s Class Eating Some Humble Pie in the Sukkah Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Mincha Dvar Torah - Rabbi Ben Sugerman Sephardic Ma ariv Ma ariv Candle Lighting with She'hecheyanu and preparation for second day, not before SUKKOT SECOND DAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Hashkama Minyan (Social Hall) Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Main Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) Sermon: Rabbi Josh Broide Shtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) Sof Zman Kriat Shema Youth Tefillah Groups Daf Yomi Rabbi s Class SUKKOT SCHEDULE Second Chances and Second Blessings: Shofar, Yom Tov, Lulav, and Matzah Rabbi David Shabtai Sephardic Mincha Mincha Dvar Torah - Rabbi Simmy Shabtai Ma ariv DAILY MINYAN TIMES Ashkenazi Shacharit Sephardic Shacharit CHOL HA MOED WEDNESDAY 6:20 am Social Hall 6:40 am Sephardic Beit Midrash Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:00 am Rand Sanctuary Sephardic Shacharit 8:00 am Berdugo Beit Midrash Ashkenazi Shacharit 8:00 am Social Hall Ashkenazi Shacharit 9:00 am Rand Sanctuary Early Ashkenazi 2:00 pm Mincha Social Hall Sephardic Mincha/Ma ariv 6:30 pm Sephardic Beit Midrash Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma ariv 6:30 pm Rand Sanctuary Late Ashkenazi Ma ariv 9:30 pm Senders Library CHOL HA MOED THURSDAY CHOL HA MOED FRIDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 21 Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Earliest Candle Lighting Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) Candle Lighting Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 6:39 am 7:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:11 am 10:30 am 5:35 pm 5:35 pm 6:30 pm 6:35 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm 7:25 pm 6:40 am 7:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:11 am 10:30 am 5:35 pm 5:35 pm 6:30 pm 6:35 pm 7:23 pm CHOL HA MOED FRIDAY 6:20 am Social Hall 6:20 am Social Hall 6:40 am 6:40 am Sephardic Beit Midrash Sephardic Beit Midrash 7:00 am 7:00 am Rand Sanctuary Rand Sanctuary 8:00 am 8:00 am Berdugo Beit Midrash Berdugo Beit Midrash 8:00 am 8:00 am Social Hall Social Hall 9:00 am Rand Sanctuary 2:00 pm Social Hall 6:30 pm Sephardic Beit Midrash 6:30 pm Rand Sanctuary 9:30 pm Senders Library 9:00 am Rand Sanctuary 5:20 pm 5:35 pm 6:00 pm 6:25 pm 6:28 pm 6:30 pm The Community is warmly invited to a Simchat Beit Ha Shoeiva at 9:30 pm in the Sukkah of Alan & Susie Berger, Larkspur Trail in Thornihill Green. Divrei Torah - Singing Ruach (Weather permitting)

5 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Benjamin & Donna Tripp on their daughter, Aerin, becoming a Bat Mitzvah in Israel during Sukkot. AND to her proud siblings, Kelley, Elyse and Jonah. AND her dear grandmothers. AND Uncle Jackie, Aunt Rachel and the Tripp Cousins. Yehuda & Rachel Ouaknine on the engagement of their son, Yitzchak, to Temima Nugiel, daughter of Martin Nugiel and Davida Barr. And to his proud siblings, Meir, David and Yaeli. And to her proud siblings, Avi, Batya, Tehilla and R'nana. KIDDUSH Hashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush Fund. Sephardic Kiddush sponsored by the Sephardic Minyan Kiddush Fund. Seduah Shiliet co-sponsored by Kenneth Bender, Evelyn Bernstein, Joseph & Sarah Blumenthal, David & Sara Brudnoy, David & Jessica Feldan, Alan & Mona Fisher, Robert & Penny Pearlman, Bonnie Pesacov, and Bennett & Gloria Schreiber Sephardic Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Shimon & Linda Peres in commemoration of the Yarhzeit of his beloved father, Chananya Peres. Guest Speaker: David Feldan MAZEL TOV TO OUR SIMCHAT TORAH CHATTANIM Kol Hanearim Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger Chassan Torah Rabbi Jon Kroll Chassan Breishis - Isaac Mizrachi Chassan Maftir Larry Perkins LULAV & ETROG PICK UP Please note, that if you purchased a Lulav & Etrog from the Shul, they will be available to pick up from the Social Hall on Sunday, October 16, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. SUKKAH DECORATING & KIDS PROGRAM Please join us this Sunday, October 16, 9:00 am -11:00 am in the Social Hall for an amazing program for the children of our community ages 5-12 to make decorations to help beautify the Shul Sukkah!! Parents are encouraged to stay and decorate with their children. We look forward to seeing you there! EXTRA LULAV & ETROG The Shul has extra Lulav and Etrog sets to make a Beracha or use during Davening. They will be available on the Bima in the Social Hall and Rand Sanctuary. Please care for them and return them when you are done. SIMCHAT TORAH GALA KIDDUSH The Gala Kiddush is now in its fourth year and we need your help to make sure they continue! This year on Simchat Torah, every person who receives an Aliyah from the Main Minyan Torah reading stations will receive a pledge card asking for contributions toward the Gala Kiddush Fund. In order for the Kiddushim to continue, we need everyone s support. If you are celebrating a milestone this year, please contact Matthew or Donny to arrange a sponsorship in the month of your milestone or Simcha. We are looking forward to another year of great Kiddushim and the strong camaraderie it adds to BRS! KOL HANE ARIM TALLIT We are less than two weeks away from once again using our Guinness World Record gigantic and beautiful Kol Hane arim Tallit. We are in need of a team of at least 40 strong men to volunteer on Simchat Torah morning in order to setup, hold, and put away the Tallit. If you are interested in being part of this team, please come to the front of the Rand Sanctuary at 11:00 am on Simchat Torah morning for the big event. We would like to especially thank our co-sponsors Moshe & Channi Bertram, Dr. Robert and Judith Bruckstein, Saul & Bobbie Friedman, and Dr. Merv and Elaine Jacobs, for allowing us to make this project a reality. There is still one sponsorship opportunity available. For more information, please contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org May our tallit and community continue to grow! PARENTS OF STUDENTS OR LONE SOLDIERS IN ISRAEL Rabbi Goldberg and his family are going to Israel for Sukkot and would love to visit with the BRS children who are studying there or serving in the IDF. Please send their name and contact information ASAP to Linda at linda@brsonline.org so they can be invited to dinner with the Goldbergs immediately after the Chag. NEW SUNDAY DAVENING SCHEDULE As of Sunday, October 30 the morning Ashkenazi Minyan schedule for Sundays and Legal Holidays will follow the same schedule as the rest of the week with the addition of a 9:15 am Minyan. Minyan times for Sundays/Legal Holidays will be at 6:25 (6:15 on Laining days), 7:00, 7:45, 8:30 and 9:15. There will no longer be an 8:00 am or 9:00 am Minyan. Page 5 SHUL SUKKAH The Shul Sukkah is available throughout Sukkot for your meals. Tables and chairs will be in the Sukkah. We ask that you please clean up and keep the Sukkah clean. Additionally, there will be a small amount of grape juice and cake after each Davening for those who need to make Kiddush in our Sukkah. 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. Additionally, because of the concerns about Zika, everyone is encouraged to appropriately use bug repellent. RESTAURANTS WITH A SUKKAH The following local restaurants will have a Sukkah for you to dine in: Asia Restaurant (561) Boca Kosher Bagel (561) Butcher Block Grill (561) Mozart Café Cholov Yisroel (561) Pita N Go (561) TIKKUN LEIL HOSHANA RABBA Join us Saturday night, October 22 at 10:00 pm in the Sukkah for a Shiur with Rabbi Josh Flug on "May One Use an Esrog that Served as a Sukkah Decoration?" Come, learn, and seal your heavenly decree with he fire of Torah. Light refreshments will be provided. Sephardic program begins at 11:00 pm. NEITZ (SUNRISE) MINYAN ON HOSHANA RABBAH Hoshana Rabbah, Sunday, October 23 is considered the culmination of the Days of Awe. There will be a slow, unrushed, Ashkenazi Neitz Minyan in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash at 6:55 am. It is anticipated to conclude by 8:45 am. MENORAH IN THE LOBBY Please be advised that the Shul Menorah which was generously donated by Nachman & Jamie Feig, has been selected to be placed on display from November through January at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas. The Menorah was lit at the White House when President Bush hosted the very first White House Chanukah party. The Menorah will be picked up over Chol Ha'moed Sukkot and returned in February. SHALSHELET BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM BRS is proud to present the 11th annual Shalshelet Bat Mitzvah program! Please join us for a 10-week series of classes about women throughout Jewish history. This program is for Bat Mitzvah age girls and their mothers, and is taught by Mrs. Michal Schochet and Mrs. Rina Lanner. The first class will be held on Sunday morning, October 30. Please Rebbitzen Yocheved Goldberg at goldbergmom@gmail.com to register and for more information. SISTERHOOD Sisterhood thanks Lorys Stiel and Hena Aloof for all their efforts in making the Rosh Hashanah e-greeting a success. Thank you to our 110 members who have provided the funds for our children's Simchat Torah candy bags.

6 SUKKOT LAWS 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 Social Hall and to the Hashkoma Minyan Aliyot rooms which will be under supervision. ARBA MINIM (The Four Species) GENERAL LAWS There is a Mitzvah to hold the following four species: an Etrog, a Lulav, three Hadasim (myrtle branches), and two Aravot (willow branches). The exact identity of the species is known to us on the basis of unbroken oral tradition. The Arba Minim are taken all seven days of Sukkot except on Shabbat. The Mitzvah of the four species must be performed during the daytime. Children who are trained to observe the Mitzvah of the four species must use a set which satisfies all the conditions which would be proper for an adult to use. This year, on the first day of Sukkot, the following blessings are made: 1st. 2nd. On. On subsequent days only the first blessing is made. One should stand when reciting the blessing and taking the four species. Since the blessing must immediately precede the performance of the Mitzvah, Ashkenazim pick up the four species with the Etrog upside down, make the blessing, and then turn the Etrog upright. Sephardim leave the Lulav and Etrog on the table, recite the blessing and then pick them all up. One takes the Etrog in his left hand and the other three species in his right hand. According to Ashkenazic custom, a left handed person holds his Lulav in his left hand. However, the setting of the haddasim and Aravot is the same as everyone else. The Sephardic custom is that even a lefty holds the Lulav in the right hand. The Shidra - central spine of the Lulav should face towards the person. The Lulav, Hadasim and Aravot are bound together with Lulav leaves. The Hadasim should be on the person s right and the Aravot on his left, and the Hadasim should be higher than the Aravot. Many Sephardim use an alternate method of placing a hadas on the Shidra and alternating an Arava and hadas on both sides. After taking the four species, Ashkenazim point them three times in each direction in the following order: East, South, West, North, up and down. Most Sephardim and chasidim wave them in the following order: South, North, East, Up, Down, West. It is proper for there to be no separation between one s hands and the four species. Thus, if one puts on tefilin during chol hamoed, he should remove them before taking the four species. Some have the custom to take the four species and recite the blessing in the Sukkah. One may not eat before one takes the four species. REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THE FOUR SPECIES Etrog An Etrog is unfit if it is smaller than a walnut, dried up, or punctured. Some Etrogim naturally grow with a Pitum (a protuberance at the opposite end from the point of detachment from the tree); some do not. If an Etrog naturally grows with the Pitum, then it is unfit for use if the Pitum has become completely detached. Lulav A Lulav is unfit if its tip is broken off, or dried up, or if its Shidra (central spine) is split the majority of its length. Hadasim The Hadasim must be at least nine inches long. The leaves of the Hadasim must completely cover the stems; and for at least the majority of this length (starting from the tip, but not necessarily in succession), the leaves of the Hadasim must grow in clusters of three from the same point on the stem. The tips of the Hadasim must not be broken off or completely dried up. Most of the leaves must not be so dried up that they are white and split at the touch of the fingernail. Aravot The Aravot must be a species of which the stems will eventually turn red upon maturity. The edges of the leaves of Aravot must be either smooth or obtusely serrated, not acutely serrated; not acutely serrated. The minimum length of the Aravot is nine inches. If the tips of the Aravot are broken off or dried up, or if most of the leaves are so dried up that they split at the touch of a fingernail, the Aravot are unfit for use. TREATMENT OF THE FOUR SPECIES The most successful method to preserve the Hadasim-Avrot, is to provide a large plastic bag or sheet in which to place the entire Hadasim-Avaros unit. A water saturated sponge or cloth toweling is placed in this bag to provide a moist atmosphere. Upon returning from the Synagogue, the entire unit is slipped off the Lulav, put in the plastic bag and placed in the refrigerator. Care must be taken not to tear off the leaves. Page 6

7 Page 7 WEEK AT A GLANCE DAILY DAF YOMI (Sunday and Thursday) with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Rooms 211/212 Sponsored by the Albert & Yetta Lupin Memorial Foundation in loving memory of Lois Lupin Salzman MISHNA BERURA YOMI (Thursday) 15 minutes before Mincha NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH (Thursday) community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI (Thursday) with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in Rooms 104/105 THURSDAY INSPIRATIONAL WEEKLY MUSSAR SCHMOOZE At 9:40 pm in the Senders Library BBQ wings from Chef Gersh will be served. RABBANIT AVIGAIL ROCK S CLASS VIA SKYPE COMING SOON: Rabbanit Avigail Rock will begin teaching her weekly skype class on Thursday, October 27 in the Board Room. The topic this year will be Tehillim: Finding Strength in the Darkness; Messages from King David that Speak to our Souls. The cost for the entire year is $100, and please remember to register in advance. For more information, please contact Penny Pearlman at myspenny613@aol.com BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC. BRS VOLUNTEER SECURITY TEAM The Security Committee would like to commend the BRS family for the wonderful Yaamim Noraaim experience. We hope that the sense of security at our synagogue helped enhance your davening and made for a more meaningful experience for you and your family. While the high holidays are over, the synagogue will be extremely busy over the coming weeks with the Sukkot holiday. We strongly encourage everyone to remain vigilant during this festive time. If you see any suspicious activity on the synagogue campus, please report it to the BRS staff or the security team members immediately. Additionally, many of the BRS members will be traveling during the sukkot holiday. Please be aware of your surroundings and take necessary precautions wherever your travels may take you. If you are ready to help enhance the security of our community, please consider joining the security team. Trainings for new and existing recruits will recommence following the end of the upcoming holidays. The Security Committee wishes you and your family a joyous Sukkot. 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. BIRTHDAYS Beverly Jacob David Petrover Shai Goldberg Yakov Wahnich Shayna Moskowitz ANNIVERSARY Matthew & Tova Hocherman LIFE CYCLE CONDOLENCES TO Iraj Peimani on the passing of her beloved sister, Akdas Haddasah bat Rachman. REFUAH SHLAYMAH For members of BRS Community. For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) 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 Josef Yitzchak ben Baila Rochel Bob Strauss Chaim HaLevi ben Ziporah Larry Perkins Yisrael Aaron ben Bayla Golda Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat Devorah Jacquie Padow Zachary Petrover Bernie Kaminetsky Dr. David Wolgin Simcha Freedman APPRECIATION The Peimani family would like to thank Rabbi Goldberg, Rabbi Moskowitz, Rabbi Simmy Shabtai and the entire BRS community for their help and support during the shiva, particularly Dr. Jack Azar and the Mizrahi family who helped with coordinating the minyanim. A special thanks to Rabbi David Shabtai for planning and managing the services during the hurricane. YAHRZEITS Ruda Berkowitz in memory of her mother Lou Miller in memory of his grandmother Irv Smokler in memory of his mother Dr. Cynthia March in memory of her father Elise Cohen in memory of her mother Roger Kurland in memory of his sister Dr. Jaime Alalu in memory of his mother Ruth Malinowitz in memory of her mother Jeff Herman in memory of his grandfather Shimon Peres in memory of his father Bonnie Pesacov in memory of her mother Sarah Blumenthal in memory of her mother Daniel Averbook in memory of his mother Dr. Wayne Kotzker in memory of his grandmother Lorys Stiel in memory of her father Dr. Issy Bruk in memory of his brother-in-law Anna Cohen in memory of her mother Evelyn Bernstein in memory of her brother Sylvia Pruzansky in memory of her mother-in-law Shifra Zwick in memory of her father Kenneth Bender in memory of his father Robert Pearlman in memory of his father Dr. Sara Brudnoy in memory of her father Shari Hirth in memory of her uncle Joan Noven 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 Lily Lerman Libi Chana bat Golda Chava Hensha Hadassah bat Sarah Rochel Eden Malka bat Ravit Sara Leah bat Maya Elanit Jean Cohen Eta Chaya bat Rachel Victoria Romano Vida bat Sol Miriam Plewinski, 12 Tishrei Sadie Goldberg, 12 Tishrei Toba Smokler, 12 Tishrei Eli March, 12 Tishrei Elinor Becker, 12 Tishrei Jill Kurland, 13 Tishrei Fanny Alalu, 13 Tishrei Frieda Huttler, 13 Tishrei Lewis Herman, 13 Tishrei Chananya Peres, 13 Tishrei Bette Pesacov, 13 Tishrei Perla Grunbart, 14 Tishrei Mae Averbook, 15 Tishrei Rose Kotzker, 16 Tishrei Isaac Shama, 16 Tishrei Oscar Grawitzky, 17 Tishrei Ethel E. Wasserman, 18 Tishrei Samuel Berner, 18 Tishrei Pesha Baila Pruzansky, 19 Tishrei Rabbi Shlomo Nulman, 19 Tishrei Joseph Joel Pitt, 19 Tishrei Cyril Pearlman, 19 Tishrei Israel Serchuk, 19 Tishrei Martin Samowitz, 19 Tishrei

8 ISRAEL UPDATE SOCIAL ACTION More bad news for supporters of BDS-- The Bank of Ireland, the country s oldest financial institution, closed the accounts of the pro- Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions organization s Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in late September. The SPC branch in Ireland is a hardcore BDS group targeting the Jewish state. According to the Jerusalem Post, the closure of the SPC account appears to be part of a larger trend within the European banking system to sever ties with pro-bds groups. It follows similar decisions in other European countries including Austria, Germany, France and the UK, where banks have closed down accounts of Palestinian campaign groups. Ireland is considered one of the strongholds of BDS activity in Western Europe. The termination of the SPC could result in growing financial actions to end relationships with pro-bds groups. The Post reported first on the closures of bank accounts in France, Germany and Austria in Commerzbank, Germany s second largest bank, shut a BDS account in June. The Austrian bank Bawag shut down the account of the Austria-Arab Culture Center, which had hosted convicted Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled, who participated in the 1969 hijacking of a TWA jet. A year later, she helped hijack EL AL flight 219. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Asher Kaplan, Adam Barel, Shayna Bender, Raz Ben-Zikry, Judah Baum, Rotem Bronfman, Stav Gare, Gavriella Wolff, Aviad Halfon, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Mikki Kowal, Ami Lieder, Daniel Louis, Albert Lupin, Charlie Pollack, Rafael Nissim ben Moshe Israel, Akiva Strauss, Elad Shachar, Liel Reinfeld, Ron Hirschhorn, Yehoshua Strauss, Kevin Schechter, Chanan Wolfson, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel Rochel, Noam Bar Yakov, Judah Makover, Amir Tsarfati, Reuben Gladstone, Zoe Gladstone, Dean Tansman, Joshua Weiss, Noah Weiss, Dani Matilsky, Seth Weiss and Hannah Katz. PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS 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. 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 missing-in-action Israeli Soldiers. Page 8

9 The Sephardic Minyan of Boca Raton Synagogue המנין הספרדי של ק"ק בוקה רטון שבת SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY פרשת האזינו חג הסוכות Parshat Ha azinu Sukkot OCTOBER 14 OCTOBER 15 HA AZINU 5:30AM SELIHOT 6:53AM SHAHARIT 7:00AM SELIHOT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 6:45PM MINHAH/ARVIT 6:49PM CANDLE LIGHTING 7:06PM EARLIEST SHEMA 6:32AM SHAHARIT 8:40AM SHIUR 9:00AM SHAHARIT 6:35PM RABBI S CLASS 6:30PM MINHAH 7:27PM HAVDALAH 8:01PM RABBENU TAM OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER 17 יום טוב סוכות OCTOBER 22 שבת חול המועד OCTOBER 21 חול המועד סוכות OCTOBER 20 חול המועד סוכות OCTOBER 19 חול המועד סוכות OCTOBER 18 יום טוב סוכות 7:01AM SHAHARIT 6:39AM SHAHARIT 6:40AM SHAHARIT 7:03AM SHAHARIT 7:03AM SHAHARIT 7:04AM SHAHARIT 6:42AM SHAHARIT 8:00PM SHAHARIT 8:30AM SHAHARIT 8:30AM SHAHARIT 8:00AM SHAHARIT 8:00AM SHAHARIT 8:00AM SHAHARIT 8:40AM SHIUR 6:30PM MINHAH 5:35PM RABBI S CLASS 5:35PM RABBI S CLASS 6:30PM MINHAH 6:30PM MINHAH 6:25PM MINHAH 9:00AM SHAHARIT 6:33PM CANDLE LIGHTING 6:30PM MINHAH 6:30PM MINHAH 6:28PM CANDLE LIGHTING 5:15PM RABBI S CLASS 7:04PM EARLIEST SHEMA 7:26PM EARLIEST KIDDUSH 7:00PM ARVIT 7:25PM CANDLE LIGHTING 7:24PM HAVDALAH 7:00PM EARLIEST SHEMA 9:00PM SIMHAT BEIT HA- SHO EIVAH 6:00PM MINHAH 7:21PM HAVDALAH 7:55PM RABBENU TAM Minyan News Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan rds@brsonline.org Parshah Thought זכר ימות עולם בינו שנות דור ודור us, Moshe Rabbeinu exhorts Remember the days of old, consider the years (שנות) of each generation. Part of remembering these historical events is recognizing and appreciating Hashem s role in history. We look at historical events through a lens that sees everything as part of His larger plan. Why though does the passuk repeat itself? How does remembering the days of old differ from considering the years of each generation? The Menahem Tziyyon offers a homiletical interpretation noting that the word, years שנות can also be interpreted at. changes שנות The Torah is teaching us to examine the changes between the generations. We must understand that the lessons of the past must be applied, but only in a discerning fashion. That which worked in the past may no longer work today. Circumstances are different, people are different, and times are different. This lesson is particularly apt coming on the heels of Yom ha- Kippurim. Our souls are cleansed and we are ready to start the new year recharged with a fresh outlook moving forward. As we are looking toward a year of spiritual growth, we must consider our context that which we thought worked last year, may need revisiting and new methods and sources of inspiration may need to be found for the upcoming year. One of the lessons of Yom ha-kippurim is that complacency is not acceptable. We must strive to continually grow. Doing so requires thinking about changes that we can make to best insure our success. Page 9

10 BRS TEEN DEPARTMENT WISHES YOU A SHANA TOVA For 10th & 11th Grade Students This initiative aims to train a select cohort of BRS teens by providing them with leadership skills through intense educational sessions as well as through experiential education. Highlights will be: access to top speakers, private meetings with community leaders, politicians, & travel in a private jet! Applications are now open at and will be accepted through October 14. BRS YOUTH DEPARTMENT Page 10

11 במערבא NEWS FROM THE WEST פרשת האזינו PARSHAT HA AZINU סוכות HILLEL DAY SCHOOL TH AVE BRSWEST.NET (561) Do I Need a Sukkah in Disney? Rabbi Rael Blumenthal FIRST DAY SECOND DAY THIS SHABBAT Erev Shabbat 14-Oct Pre Shabbos Chasiddus 6:00 PM Mincha 6:30 PM Candle Lighting 6:34 PM Shabbat 15-Oct Rashi Shiur 8:30 AM Shacharit 9:00 AM Youth Groups 10:00 AM Parsha in the Park 5:00 PM Shiur: Sukkah 5:30PM Mincha / Seuda 6:25 PM Maariv / Havdalah 7:27 PM Erev Sukkot 16-Oct Mincha 6:30 PM Candle Lighting 6:33 PM Earliest Kiddush 7:26 PM Sukkot I 17-Oct Shacharit 9:00 AM Youth Groups 10:00 AM Mincha 6:00 PM Shiur 6:15 PM Maariv 7:10 PM Candle Lighting Earliest 7:25 PM Sukkot II 18-Oct Shacharit 9:00 AM Youth Groups 10:00 AM Kids Sukkah Hop! 4:00 PM Mincha 6:00 PM Shiur 6:15 PM Maariv / Havdalah 7:23 PM SHABBAT AND SUKKOT NOTES THANK YOU: To the Gabbaim, Baalei TeÞllah, Baalei Keriah, all those who helped set up the shul, the kiddush committee, and break fast sponsors, for an amazing Yamim Noraim! THANK YOU: To Lisa Loewinger for arranging the Sukkah Hop, and thank you too all those hosting hop stops! THANK YOU: To all those who are assisting in building our new BRS West Sukkah! SHABBAT CHOL MAMOED: All men are invited to the Rosenthal Sukkah for a Simchas Beis HaShoeva Oneg on Friday night. KIDDUSH ON SHABBAT IS SPONSORED BY RABBI RAEL AND ALIZA BLUMENTHAL IN HONOR OF THE VISIT AND BIRTHDAY OF THE RABBI S MOTHER, ZILLA. KIDDUSH ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUKKOT IS SPONSORED BY RONI AND HAGIT SHACHAR IN HONOR OF HAGIT S BIRTHDAY. Page 11

12 SAVE THE DATE ANNUAL SUkkot DiNNer Join all your friends for a special Sukkot Dinner on Friday Night, October 21 at 7:00 pm following Friday Night Live The special meal will take place in the Boca Raton Synagogue Sukkah Reservations required. Co-sponsored by NJOP SAVE THE DATE: COMMUNITY TRIPS TO ISRAEL JWRP - JeWish Women s Renaissance PRoJect FRee trip to israel for moms with children under 18 who are not connected with the Jewihish community. Trip #1: December sold out Trip #2: may 2017 ~ Trip #3: nov/dec 2017 CommuniTy mission To israel Join the Jewish Federation of south Palm Beach county along with Rabbi efrem Goldberg & Rabbi Josh Broide & amazing people from all over our community - nov 2017 Rabbi Josh Broide Outreach Rabbi rjb@brsonline.org. SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!!! Session 1 is Coming Soon!! Prayer Steps to a New You! 7:00pm - 8:00pm There are four primary misconceptions that prevent us from effectively communicating with our Creator through prayer. It feels like we are talking to a wall. Since we don t actually see God or sense Him with any of our five senses, how can we have a conversation with Him? A one-way dialogue is awkward at best; at worst a little crazy. It makes no sense to pray to God if He knows our needs. He ll either give us what we want if we need it, or He won t if we don t. How can prayer change His mind? God doesn t seem to answer our prayers. Sometimes we pray for an ill person and he dies anyway. Or we pray for years to find a soul-mate or to have children and our requests go unanswered. So why keep trying? Standardized prayer is a drag. How can you have a natural conversation with someone if you don t get to decide what to say and when to say it? That s not called communication. This series will explore each of these questions and see how a small change in perspective can make all the difference. November 3, Introduction to Prayer This class will serve an introduction to the subject of Jewish prayer. What is Prayer? Where did prayer come from? What are some of the basic skills? We will open the siddur and demonstrate how prayer can help us unlock the secret to becoming the individuals that we know we are meant to be. November 10, The Morning Blessings Stretch What s with Judaism and all these blessings? Does G-d really need my blessing? Who is blessing who? This class will demonstrate how every blessing is not only about G-d, but has more to do with each of us that we ever could have imagined. November 17, Warming up with Kriat Shema The Shema is a declaration of faith, a pledge of allegiance to One God. It is said upon arising in the morning and upon going to sleep at night. It is said when praising God and when beseeching Him. It is the first prayer that a Jewish child is taught to say. It is the last words a Jew says prior to death. What makes this prayer so special? December 8, Stand Up and Get Moving We ve been preparing and working really hard to get to this point of the prayer service. Now that we have spent time stretching and warming up its time to have a personal conversation with G-d. But what do I say? What if I have a personal request, where can I insert it? How can I make the most out of this special moment. December 15, Cool Down and Make it a Great Day Just when you think that it s over, there is one more critical aspect to the service. Unfortunately it s one of the most neglected pieces and a reason why many people don t get any substantial results. Join us as we conclude the series and solidify all of the lessons we learned to ensure that you can become a new you. Rabbi Josh Broide (561) RJB@BRSonline.org Page 12

13 GUEST RABBONIM WOMEN S MONDAY NIGHT LEARNING PROGRAM BEGINS AFTER SUKKOT 7:45-8:30 pm A Tour of Toshba By Rabbi Simmy Shabtai 8:30-9:15 pm The Wisdom of Shlomo 3 Part Series By Mrs. Amy Horowitz YOUTH LEARNING Wednesday Night Grades 2-8 Chavrusa Program With TTB Yeshiva -Resumes After Sukkot Shabbat Afternoon Avos Ubanim AFTERNOON KOLLEL RESUMES AFTER SUKKOT NEXT DIRSHU TESTS SUNDAY 11/3 RABBI SIMMY SHABTAI ROSH BEIS MEDRASH RSS@BRSONLINE.ORG Page 13

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17 Women s Midrasha Monday Nights Special Programs Weekly Classes WOMEN S MONDAY NIGHT SPEAKER SERIES 8:30-9:15 pm Sponsored by Joel and Deborah Clayman in memory of Savta Hilda Clayman Mrs. Amy Horowitz - Oct. 31, Nov. 14 & 21 Mrs. Gita Guttman - Dec. 5, 12 & 19 Mrs. Rina Lanner - Jan. 2, 9, & 16 Mrs. Danielle Grajower - Feb. 13, 20 & 27 Mrs. Amy Horowitz - Feb. 27, March 6 & 13 A TOUR OF TOSHBA (TORAH SHE BE AL PEH) Mondays at 7:45 pm with Rabbi Simmy Shabtai Sponsored by Arnold and Hinda Bramnick in honor of Rabbi Stanley and Helen Bramnick RABBANIT YEMIMA MIZRACHI MONTHLY VIDEO PRESENTATION SHALSHELET MOTHER/ DAUGHTER BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM WOMEN S SHABBAT CLASS: FOR WOMEN, BY WOMEN Shabbat afternoons 2 hours before Mincha Continues Spring 2017 THE BOOK OF SHMUEL II Wednesday at 9:15 am with Mrs. Malka Morris SEFER TEHILLIM Thursdays at 9:30 am with Rabbanit Avigail Rock via video LIVING WITH EMUNAH: FEELING HASHEM IN OUR DAILY LIVES Wednesdays at 8:45 am with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg For more information contact Rabbi Simmy Shabtai at rss@brsonline.org or Boca Raton Synagogue Hahn Judaic Campus 7900 Montoya Circle North, Boca Raton, FL tel fax office@brsonline.org Page 17

18 Pillar Society Seven years ago, Boca Raton Synagogue launched the Pillar Society for those members that wish to help our synagogue continue to offer the highest possible level of educational, religious, and social programming to our community. The Pillar Society provides a backbone to our community, and your commitment enables the Shul to provide for the needs of all our members, regardless of their ability to pay. Boca Raton Synagogue would like to thank the families that have already committed to the 2016/2017 Pillar Society. We appeal to you and others to become members of The Pillar Society to be the leaders of Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim in our community. Emerald Pillar $25,000 Diamond Pillar $18,000 Platinum Pillar $12,000 Gold Pillar $6,000 EMERALD Lynn W. Hahn Daniel & Caroline Katz Larry & Deborah Silver DIAMOND Dr. William & Debbie Rand PLATINUM Eli & Amy Buzaglo Leo & Heni Ehrlich Dr. Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky Yaakov Kronfeld Lothar & Carlyn Mayer Michael & Jill Rose Lewis & Helene Stahl Elaine Trachtenberg Skipper & Sari Vine Harry & Marilyn Wanderer Sapphire Pillar $4,000 (for Families age 70 and over) Silver Pillar $3,600 (for Families ages 36 and under) q THE PILLAR SOCIETY q CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY GOLD Daniel & Dr. Liora Adler Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas Lisa Kaufman Bensmihen 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 Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg Murray & Basheva Goldberg Glen & Rosa Golish Avi & Dr. Laura Greenbaum Drs. Charles & Simone Griff Dr. Larry & Debra Halperin Dr. Moshe & Shari Hirth Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter Dr. Mervin & Elaine Jacobs Dr. David & Sharona Kay Gary & Judi Krasna General Membership Family Membership $2,000 Single Membership $1,200 Philip & Jennifer Landau Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove Dr. David Markowitz & Dr. Sara Levine Stephen & Linda Melcer Dr. Michael & Dana Petrover Dr. Daniel & Rachel Rudensky Mike Senders Dr. Leor & Gabriela Skoczylas Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor Dr. Dan & Eve Sperling Dr. Josh & Stephanie Stern Teddy & Linda Struhl Dr. Jonathan & Suri Winograd Dr. David & Maxine Wolgin Michael & Risa Zimmerman Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous SAPPHIRE Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan Rabbi Simcha & Anna Freedman Rabbi Samuel & Beatrice Levine Bob & Penny Pearlman Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb SILVER Dr. Danny & Emely Aghion Rick & Dr. Penina Dorfman Ayal & Deena Frist Dr. Evan & Ilana Landau Aron & Penina Schoenfeld Gil & Lysee Stein Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch Anonymous To join the Pillar Society for 2016/2017 please contact Mattthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org or (561) Page 18

19 I did not find this world desolate when I entered it. My ancestors planted for me before I was born. So do I choose to plant for those who will come after me. Ta anit 23a Join the BRS Legacy Society Please join us as we embark on Boca Raton Synagogue s Legacy Society Campaign. This is a tremendous opportunity to secure the future of BRS through endowments and planned giving vehicles. Our Legacy Donors are members like yourself who want our cherished synagogue to thrive and be there for future generations. Your legacy gift will help preserve BRS future and ensure that YOU will be remembered beyond your lifetime. Daniel & Ellen Averbook Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen Arye & Taliya Corbett Samy & Illana Dwek Rabbi Adam & Shira Englander Irving Fitterman Dr. Ben & Cara Freedman Rabbi Simcha & Anna Freedman Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg Glen & Rosa Golish Lynn W. Hahn Paul Z L & Helena Ijac Shimmie & Beth Kaminetsky Daniel & Susan Kaskel Daniel & Caroline Katz List in formation Dr. David & Sharona Kay Rabbi Gene & Elka Klein Z L Robert & Linda Levy Stephen & Linda Melcer Lawrence Melcer Michael & Jill Rose Drs. David & Rand Schwartzwald Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor - New Gil & Lysee Stein Mitchell & Lorys Stiel Ted & Linda Struhl Hommy & Syd Tannenbaum Jules & Hanna Wagner Z L Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb Dr. Jonathan & Suri Winograd Dr. David & Maxine Wolgin Michael & Risa Zimmerman Leaving a legacy is a Mitzvah! Please contact Linda Melcer, Chairperson, at lam745@aol.com or Matthew Hocherman, Executive Director, at mjh@brsonline.org to set up an appointment to begin your confidential conversation about your legacy planning. Page 19

20 We are extremely grateful to everyone listed below who has contributed to our Annual Kol Nidrei Appeal! If your name is not listed below, and you would like to join our Annual Kol Nidrei Appeal, please contact Matthew Hocherman at List as of Friday, October 14 at 9:00 am. Sal & Leslie Abady Zev & Reut Aber Dr. Samuel & Naomi Abramovitz Jonathan & Esther Abrams Steven Abrams Dr. Sydney & Joanie Abramson Richard & Marian Adelman Daniel & Dr. Liora Adler Dr. Danny & Emely Aghion Dr. Victor & Dora Amram Eli & Shula Amsalem David & Susan Antine Steve & Ann Arbeitman Jason & Bina Asher Dr. Jonathan & Toba Auerbach Preston & Sandra Augenbaum Daniel & Ellen Averbook Dr. Jack & Rhoda Azar Adam & Dena Ballew Channon & Frances Band Rabbi Barak & Aliza Bar-Chaim Mordechai & Orlene Bar-Chaim Yehuda & Rochel Bar-David Barry & Carol Bard Z'ev & Estelle Bari David & Silvia Barmoha Jeff & Greta Baum Dr. Judah & Maya Beck Dr. Albert & Evelyn Begas Ari & Cara Beim Ruth Bejar Dr. Avraham & Elana Belizon Besalel & Sylvia Belolo Michael Benjamin Joseph Bensmihen Ariel & Chaya Berdugo Richard & Janet Berg David & Ranana Berger Ira & Irene Berger Ruda Berkowitz Rabbi Gur & Dr. Ira Berman Ron & Nina Berman Floyd & Phyllis Bernstein Nora Bernstein Jay & Chari Bernten Marc & Sara Bienenfeld Tyler & Aviva Bierly Joshua Bierman & Dr. Debbie Friedman Michael & Carol Bierman Ben Biran Gary Blake Howard & Bonnie Block Dr. Gil & Shari Bloom Joseph & Sarah Blumenthal Ari & Dr. Karin Blumofe Selma Bonchek Arnold & Hinda Bramnick Rabbi Dr. Kenneth & Ruchie Brander Nachum Braverman Rabbi Josh & Simone Broide Sylvia Broide Drs. David & Sara Brudnoy Dr. Issy & Riwella Bruk Herbert & Renee Burack Dr. Steven & Devora Burack Eli & Amy Buzaglo Rotem & Dr. Jordana Carmel Rabbi Netanel & Tova Chait Jonathan & Nancy Charm Tov & Ora Charm Dr. Michael Citron & Shoshana Berger Paul & Tammy Clarke Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan Chari Cohen Doug & Claudia Cohen Drs. Eli & Orlie Cohen Eyal & Elise Cohen Dr. Hillel & Chayi Cohen Jacob Cohen Dr. Lance & Robyn Cohen Dr. Meyer & Laura Cohen Pamela Cohen Rhea Cohen Dr. Steven Cohen Todd & Naomi Cohn Stephen & Sue Colman Arye & Taliya Corbett Rabbi Dr. David & Dr, Miriam Dalin Dr. Akiva & Miriam Daum Pinchas & Ann Davidman Chaim Davis & Dr. Deena Grant Noah & Leslie Davis Dr. Daniel & Anne Deakter Jacob & Jillian Dembowitz Chayim & Michele Dimont Dr. Bob & Elise Dolgow Rick & Dr. Penina Dorfman Tzvi Doron & Rachel Honeyman Gary & Beth Dorsch Leo & Heni Ehrlich Eric & Deborah Eisen Murray & Faye Eisenberg Dr. Harold & Geri Eisenman Simon & Ruth Elkaim Ken & Rachel Elkin Chaim & Rebecca Elkoby Rabbi Adam & Shira Englander David & Jennifer Epstein Rabbi Jerome & Jane Epstein Robert & Elizabeth Erlich Etan & Leah Esan Shirley Eschwege Warren & Nancy Factor Sam & Jordana Farbstein Nachman & Jamie Feig Nomi Feinberg Rabbi Reuven & Chana Feinberg David & Jessica Feldan Marsha Felder Marcia Feldman Drs. Brian & Sharon Ferber Libo & Louise Fineberg Joshua & Regina Fink Simcha & Debbie Firestone Alan & Mona Fisher Dr. Mark & Tilda Fisher Eric & Iris Fixler Rabbi Josh & Penina Flug Rabbi Samuel & Miriam Fox Dr. Benjamin & Cara Freedman Dr. Samuel & Lisa Freedman Rabbi Simcha & Anna Freedman Eli & Esty Freidus Michael & Barbara Frenkel Yitz & Aurora Frid Judah & Mindi Friedman Seth & Dr. Kimberly Frohlich Drs. Ronald & Lori Gabor Rabbi Dr. Brian & Adina Galbut Hensha Gansbourg Steven & Susan Garellek Diane Geffen Tony & Judy Gelbart Wendy Gelfond Rabbi Menashe & Tova Gil Jonathan & Leah Gildin Allen & Shirley Girnun Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg Murray & Basheva Goldberg Ralph & Gertrude Goldberg Revi Goldwasser Glen & Rosa Golish Rabbi Benjamin & Aviva Gonsher Harvey & Linda Gordon Dr. Leo & Marie Gosser Rabbi Josh & Dannie Grajower Neil Greenbaum Rachel Greenbaum Rabbi Avi & Sara Greene Steven & Keri Greenfield Drs. Charles & Simone Griff Shaya & Gila Griner Sergio & Ellen Gritz Carmi & Stephanie Gross Dr. Jeffrey & Naomi Gross Steven & Iris Gross Lynn W. Hahn Larry & Debra Halperin Yocheved Hande Dr. Chanoch & Rachel Harow Andrew & Tobi Hauptman Drs. Samuel & Anita Heering Ben & Hanna Henschel Naftali & Shani Herrmann Josh & Denise Herschberg Dani Hiller Dr. Jeffrey Hilowitz Dr. Moshe & Shari Hirth Matthew & Tova Hocherman Rabbi Avi & Rebecca Hochman Dov & Shaindi Hochner Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter Jonathan & Aliza Hollander Arnold & Carol Hordish Cindy Isaacs Dr. Marty & Beverly Jacob Dr. Merv & Elaine Jacobs Stanley & Dr. Janice Jacobs Bonnie Jacobson Carolynn Jarashow Ari & Anat Jatwes Harold & Joan Kadish Dr. Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky Shimmie & Beth Kaminetsky Jerry & Gigi Kaminetzky Noam & Jill Kaminetzky Josh & Liz Karsh Dan & Sue Kaskel Rabbi Yosef & Shoshana Kassorla Daniel & Caroline Katz Jordan & Chani Katz Dr. Aaron & Yvette Kaweblum Dr. David & Sharona Kay Michael & Lynda Kazinec Dr. Jay & Melissa Keehn Beverly Kellman Rabbi David & Donna Kinberg Dr. Aaron & Miriam Klein Jeffrey & Carla Klein Theo Klewansky & Jacquie Padow Daniel & Bruriah Kodsi Sid & Susan Koslovsky Mark & Rina Kotok Dr. Yehuda & Dena Kranzler Gary & Judi Krasna Rabbi Daniel & Shira Kroll Rabbi Jonathan & Jennifer Kroll Yaakov Kronfeld Daniel & Chana Leah Lacesa Dr. Harold & Lori Landa Sruly & Penina Landa Dr. Evan & Ilana Landau Philip & Jennifer Landau Stephen &Elizabeth Landes Joseph & Adina Landsberg Rabbi Chaim & Rina Lanner Dr. Stuart & Lila Lefkowitz Charles & Gwenn Lerman Dr. David & Marissa Levenson Aaron & Jessica Levine Rabbi Samuel & Beatrice Levine Dr. Stuart & Hyla Levine Elliot & Shari Levontin Arthur & Marcia Levy Robert & Linda Levy Dr. Gary & Patti Lieber Stewart & Sandra Lieber Ruth Light Rabbi Noam & Alexandra Lipshitz Martin & Lisa Loewinger Drs. Joseph & Seema Loskove Steve & Sue Lowenkron Daniel & Michal Lunski Jeremy & Deena Lurie Dr. David & Reena Makover Alden Mamann Yossi & Gilda Mandel Dr. Akiva & Leorah Marcus Dr. Eytan & Devorah Marcus Dr. Yehuda & Michal Marcus Ken Markman Jackie Markovitch Mark & Jessica Matiash Dr. Michael & Merna Matilsky Dr. Daniel & Maren Mayer Lothar & Carlyn Mayer Dr. Marcus & Shirley Mayer Aryeh & Brandy Meiteles Lawrence Melcer Asher & Shira Menczer Dr. Gary & Elaine Mendelow Dr. Elie & Reina Mendelson Dr. Trevor & Gabrielle Meyerowitz Rebecca Michel Lou & Shaynee Miller Simon & Cheryl Mirsky Rabbi Joel & Malka Morris Rabbi Philip & Arielle Moskowitz David & Joyce Muller Rachel Muller Binyamin & Shani Muschel Howard & Joan Noven Corey & Esti Ohayon Rabbi Shaul & Chana Opoczynski Rabbi Dr. Avi & Dr. Ahava Oppenheimer Avi & Devora Orlan Kenneth & Elana Ostroff Wayne & Hayley Ostrofsky Yehuda & Rachel Ouaknine Benjamin & Lana Pariente-Cohen Robert & Penny Pearlman Etta-Linda Pell Larry & Dorothy Perkins Lawrence & Ina Perlmuter Bonnie Pesacov Dr. Jonathan & Jill Petrover Leo & Debra Petrover Todd Pinchevsky & Dr. Rebecca Solomon Eric & Lisa Pinkis Jacob & Beth Plotkin Jill Putney Lowell Rabinowitz Jonathan & Elana Rackman Dr. William & Debbie Rand Steve & Rena Rantz William & Aileen Reich Edward & Randy Reichenberg Dr. Harold & Donna Richter Salomon & Sabrina Romano Michael & Jill Rose Chaim & Leah Rosen Al & Renee Rosenberg Drs. Elan & Juliana Rosenblatt Dr. Clive & Vivienne Rosenbusch Daniel & Sarah Rosenthal Dr. Yechiel & Margo Rosman Charles & Susan Rotsztajn Nathan & Yolanda Rozenberg Samuel & Rita Rubin George & Stephanie Saks Dr. Bennett & Chani Salamon Raymon & Evelyn Sauer Martin & Sara Schandelson Andrea Scharlat Dr. Barry & Dana Schechter Michael & Suzanne Scheiner Rabbi Yehoshua & Cheli Schloss David & Silvi Schneider Rabbi Moshe & Michal Schochet Aron & Penina Schoenfeld Ben & Gloria Schreiber Gershon Schwadron Ira & Arlene Schwartz Drs. David & Rand Schwartzwald Mike Senders Shelley Senfeld Hagit & Rony Shachar Dr. Neil & Annette Shachter Mitchell & Beth Shadowitz Barry Shapiro Dr. Daniel & Debbie Sheinbein Dr. Jared & Sarah Shulman Dr. Jeffrey & Judy Siegel Rick & Yaffa Siegel Jeffrey & Rhonda Silkin Larry & Deborah Silver Natalie Oppenheim Silverman Stuart & Pamela Silverman Richard & Gloria Singer Sherri Siskin Alex & Sara Skoczylas Dan & Jamie Skoczylas Dr. Leor & Gabriela Skoczylas Drs. Todd & Michelle Slesinger Rabbi Leonard & Molly Small Stanley & Joy Smith Arthur & Francine Solomon Michael Solomon Rosalie Somsky Dr. Dan & Eve Sperling Dr. Carmi & Liz Stadlan Lewis & Helene Stahl Michael Stall Colin & Avis Stein Eric & Loren Stein Gil & Lysee Stein Dr. David & Ally Steinberg Agneta Stengel & Olga Neuman Ido & Gila Stern Dr. Josh & Stephanie Stern Mitchell & Lorys Stiel Bob & Sheryl Strauss Alice Struhl Teddy & Linda Struhl Moshe Leib & Ruth Stuart Rabbi Ben & Rebecca Sugerman Monica Wendy Swire Andrea Tait Hommy & Syd Tannenbaum Avi & Melinda Tansman Rabbi Isadore Tennenberg & Ann Cohnen Les & Rhona Tobias Charles & Raquel Trachtenberg Elaine Trachtenberg Dr. Jackie & Rachel Tripp Shimon & Leslie Tseytlin Yaakov & Adina Vann Ed & Ann Vernikoff Skipper & Sari Vine Dr. Norman & Estelle Wald Joseph & Sandra Waldman Harry & Marilyn Wanderer Avi & Sara Wargon Martin & Wendy Wasserstrom Ida Wax Stuart & Enny Wax Cheskel & Miriam Weber Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb Matthew & Ilana Weisbaum Peter Weisberg Allan & Iris Weiss Farley & Jessica Weiss Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch Rabbi Matan & Yaffi Wexler Seth & Melissa Wiesel Dr. Jonathan & Suri Winograd Hayley Witztum Marcus & Samantha Witztum Nathan Witztum Dr. Yosef & Rivka Wolf Barry & Joy Wolfson Dr. David & Maxine Wolgin Rabbi Akiva & Dr. Rachel Wolk Dr. Jeffrey & Fay Wolkowicz Barry Yeckes Dr. Hedy & Dori Zaghi Dr. Mathew & Lynnette Zaltzman Jason & Nechama Zangre Rabbi Nathan & Marion Zemel Craig & Jennifer Zeuner Rabbi Eli & Batsheva Zians Kenneth & Cara Zimmerman Michael & Risa Zimmerman Philip & Peggy Zimmerman Noah & Michal Zisquit Charles & Debbie Zuchowski Nathan & Andrea Zucker Yoram Zuviv David & Chanie Zwiebel Janet Zwiebel Page 20