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1 GROWTH BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE TESHUVA CAMPAIGN 2017/ HAHN JUDAIC CAMPUS 7900 MONTOYA CIRCLE N. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (561) FAX (561)

2 growth through inspiration Sunrise Minyan at the Beach Friday, September 15 at 6:40 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. Coffee and donuts will be served after davening. Elul: Getting Ready For A Fresh Start Monday, September 4 at 10:00 am and 8:00 pm Join us for an exclusive South Florida showing of Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi s video presentation for women at BRS. Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi is an attorney and Rabbinical Court advocate, but she is most wellknown for her incredibly popular, inspirational lectures and classes heard around the world by diverse audiences. Sponsored by close friends of the Galbut family in the zechut of a refuah shelaima for Baruch Tzvi ben Rivka Batya WOMEN S INSPIRATIONAL NIGHT OUT An Evening with Dina Hurwitz: A Story of Hope and Inspiration Sunday night, September 10 at 7:00 pm in the BRS Social Hall Introductory remarks by Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Dina Hurwitz is a proud mother of seven children. Her life was turned upside down when, in 2013, her husband, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, was diagnosed with ALS. Amidst battling her husband's terrible illness and raising her family, Dina outrageously inspires through sharing her honest reflections of faith and hope during the most trying of times. Dina s message of devotion, faith, tenacity, motherhood and gratitude will impact you like never before. Her smile lights up the room, and she will make you laugh and cry all in one breath. This event is being sponsored anonymously. Refreshments sponsored by the BRS Sisterhood. the teshuva crash course Experiencing Elul with 4 Very Different Rabbis While we often talk about Elul being a time for Teshuva (repentance), the truth is that word meant very different things to different Rabbis throughout our history. Join us for this four-part series and learn how these great Rabbis approached the notion of repentance. You will come away with a greater appreciation for who these Rabbis were as people, what their philosophies were, and, most importantly, you will come away inspired. Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Tuesday, September 5 8:00 pm Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady (The Alter Rebbe of Chabad) Rabbi Rael Blumenthal Tuesday, September 19 8:00 pm Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Tuesday, September 12 8:00 pm Rabbi Yehuda Loew of Prague (Maharal) Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Tuesday, September 26 8:00 pm Sephardic Selihot The 40 days from the beginning of Elul until Yom Kippur are infused with a sense of closeness to Hashem, carrying an aura of forgiveness and compassion. Tapping into this unique time period, Sephardim recite selihot throughout the month of Elul. Starting on Thursday, August 24 and through Yom Kippur, join the Sephardic Minyan for selihot each morning before Shacharit chanted to the traditional inspiring melodies. Elul is a time of preparation. Let a month of selihot get you inspired and prepared for the High Holidays.

3 NEW MEMBERS EVENT SELICHOT NIGHT Saturday night, September 16 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Maintaining a Yearning for Holiness in a Wholly Unholy World Until recently, protecting one s Kedusha (sanctity) was as simple as sheltering oneself and one s family from outside forces that were antithetical to our Torah values. Today, however, with images, ideas and opportunities that are destructive and damaging not only accessible but enticing, it is a new world. Protecting our Kedusha is no simple matter. It requires vigilance, education, practical techniques and it is equally applicable to people of all ages and levels of religious observance. Join us in the Social Hall at 9:30 pm Selichot night for this important community conversation about making boundaries, using literal and metaphorical filters, and maintaining our Kedusha in an overexposed world. New to the Community? Join us Thursday, September 7 for a fantastic new members event and an opportunity to meet the Rabbis and their families, committee heads and fellow new members. For more information about the event or to join membership, contact the shul office at (561) or linda@brsonline.org Rabbi Frand Teshuva Derasha Wednesday night, September 27 at 8:00 pm with Rabbi Yissocher Frand, via satellite in the BRS Social Hall. weekly Classes PARSHA class Pizza sponsored by Jon's Place Middle School Selichot Program Saturday night, September 16 at 8:30 pm in the Berdugo Beit Midrash - an incredible and meaningful Selichot Program just for you. Pizza and drinks provided. Men s Chaburah 11:00 pm in the Senders Library with Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski Film Series tehillim class 11:00 pm in the Rand Sanctuary The Best of Men Kumzits CUP OF JOE & KNOW Selichot Living with Emunah (for women) 12:30 am in the Rand Sanctuary with BRS Rabbis and BRS Men s Choir 1:00 am in the Rand Sanctuary in-depth study of Book of samuel II WEEKLY SCHMOOZE (for men) gr ow th th ro ug h Te fi ll ah Annual Labor Day Fun Day TEEN & YOUTH PROGRAMS Join us Monday, September 4, at Glacier Ice and Snow Arena for our annual Labor Day outing. Pizza lunch available for purchase beginning at 1:00 pm. Ice Skating session from 1:40-3:50 pm. Prices: $7.50 Special group rate for skating and rental $5.00 for lunch (2 slices) with drink. Please RSVP at by Thursday, September 1. For more details or to register your child, contact Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger at rge@brsonline.org Elul NCSY Teen Activity Sunday Night, September 3, at 9:00 pm. Midnight Ninja Lounge, 2000 NE 146th Street, Miami. Cost is $20 in advance/$30 at the door 9/11 Fire Station Appreciation Visit Join our Youth department on Sunday September 10, as we show appreciation for all of the hard work and bravery of our outstanding fire department. We will be meeting at station 55, located at 6787 Palmetto Cir N. Children are encouraged to bring thank you cards and baked goods to really brighten the firefighters' day.

4 growth through Torah The Dr. Yitzchak Belizon z l Beis Medrash of BRS is proud to host a variety of intensive Torah learning opportunities during Elul. Join our vibrant Beis Medrash for the programs below, as well as many of our other regular learning programs. Seforim Day at BRS Sunday, August 27th As we clean up the Senders Library and prepare for the coming year, visit the lobby of the shul and purchase whatever extra or leftover books the shul s library no longer needs. Each book will be $2 with all of the proceeds going to Tomchei Shabbos. Rabbi Meir Goldwicht Shabbat, September 2 Rabbi Goldwicht, a prominent Israeli scholar, educator, and a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University. Mussar Schmooze with Rav Judah Mischel "How To Eliminate Divine Bureaucracy" Thursday night September 14 at 9:00 pm via Skype in the Social Hall. Rav Judah Mischel is an inspiring spiritual figure who is currently the Executive Director of Camp HASC and the founder of Tzama Nafshi a non-profit start-up dedicated to developing educational initiatives in Israel and the Diaspora. Rav Judah was also a Director of Programming at Yeshivat Reishit for many years, and previously taught at The Frisch School in Paramus, NJ, and Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem. Selichot Night Chabura with Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski Motzei Shabbat, September 16 at 11:00 pm. Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski, Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton, will give a special chabura on Selichot Night in the Senders Library. Wednesday Nights Join us weeknights during Elul as we fill the Beis Medrash with the sweet sounds of Torah. There will be nightly learning from 8:00-9:30 pm followed by late Maariv. Wednesday night learning is in conjunction with Yeshiva Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton and includes chaburas given by Rabbi David Shabtai (Halacha), Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski (Advanced Gemara), Dr. Mordy Goldenberg (Gemara Amud Shavui) and Rabbi Matan Wexler (Mussar). For more information or to set up a chavruta, please contact Rabbi Simcha Shabtai at rss@brsonline.org. Inspirational Men s Oneg with the TTB Yeshiva and the boys of KYHS Join us Friday night, September 15 at Rabbi Goldberg's home for an incredible night of singing and Divrei Torah. Inspire yourself and elevate your soul in anticipation of the Yamim Noraim. Amud Shavui Program Amud Shavui, which literally means the "page of the week," is the weekly learning of one Amud of Gemara. Whereas a Daf Gemara refers to both sides of a page (folio) of Gemara, an Amud refers to just one side of a Gemara page. For Amud Shavui, one specific Amud of Gemera is assigned per week for the community to learn together. If you would like to join an Amud Shavui shiur, please contact Avi Oppenheimer (aviopp@ gmail.com) or Mordy Goldenberg (mordygo@gmail.com). Shteibel Minyan Visiting Speaker Rabbi Eliyahu Touger Shabbat, September 9 Rabbi Eliyahu Touger has translated many classic works of halachah including Rambam s Mishneh Torah, the Shulchan Aruch of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. One of the translators of the Lubavitcher Rebbe s public addresses, he has also published numerous works in Chassidus, including the series Lessons in Sefer HaMaamarim. Shabbat, September 9 Leah Soibel From the Front Lines of Israel's Communications War en Español Seudah Shlishit 7:30pm Leah is the founder and Executive Director of Fuente Latina (Latin Source). She launched the organization in 2012 in response to a growing demand from Latino media for greater access to information about Israel and the Middle East in Spanish. It is the only Israeli organization that proactively engages Latino media, inside of Israel and globally, in their own language and in real time with the intent to curb anti-semitic and anti- Israel propaganda.

5 sukkot at brs LULAV & ETROG PICK UP Sunday October 1, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, October 2, 6:30-8:30 pm Rabbi Yosef Kassorla will be available on site to assist people in picking out a beautiful and kosher Lulav and Etrog set and to answer any questions. Please note that this is for prepurchased sets only. KIDS TASHLICH Join the BRS Youth Department for Tashlich this year. While your parents are saying Tashlich, join Rabbi Eisenberger for ices and a kids-friendly Tashlich. We will meet on the grass between Captiva, Lago, and Thronhill Green during the regular Tashlich time. Hope to see you there, weather permitting. KIDS PROGRAM Sukkah Decorating & Kids Program is on Sunday, October 1 from 9:00-11:00 am in the BRS Social Hall. TIKKUN LEIL HOSHANA RABBA Join us Tuesday night, October 10, at 10:00 pm in the Sukkah for a Shiur with Rabbi Josh Flug. Come, learn, and seal your heavenly decree with the fire of Torah. Light refreshments will be provided. Sephardic program begins at 11:00 pm. SIMCHAT TORAH We are looking forward to once again using our Guinness World Record Tallit on Friday, October 13 in the Rand Sanctuary. We are especially grateful to Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch for their sponsorship of the center of our Kol Hanearim 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. A Very Special Kol Hanearim It is with a tremendous amount of joy that we welcome over 700 children under the Tallit for Kol Hanearim on Simchat Torah morning. For those children that find this experience to be too noisy or overwhelming, we invite you to a special Kol Hanearim experience led by Rabbi Broide in Room 101.

6 growth through community Women s Monthly Rosh Chodesh Shiur Launch Elul: David vs Shaul - How Should we Contend with Failure? Sunday, August 20 at 8:30 pm at the Amsel home, 9712 Palma Vista Way Youth Launch September 26 4:30 pm Ice Cream in the Park Butcher Block Elul Zman Elul Zman Edition Thursday Night September 7 at 9:00 pm at the Butcher Block, 7000 W Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL BRS WEST ELUL Making Sense of the Machzor Three-Part Series September 2 Rosh Hashana Part One September 9 Rosh Hashana Part Two September 16 Yom Kippur and Slichos shabbat shuva derasha September 23 MINCHA 5:35 PM DRASHA 6:20 PM DREAMING OF GREATNESS... How to Balance Aspiration and Realism in a Complex World. with Rabbi Rael Blumenthal last shabbos of the year September 16 - Tisch at 9:30 pm at the home of Rabbi Rael & Aliza Blumenthal, 9888 Grand Verde Way Unit 101 growth through outreach Rabbi Rael Blumenthal, Rabbi, BRS West rrb@brsonline.org HIGH HOLIDAYS OUTREACH PROGRAMS THE ALALU ROSH HASHANA SERVICES Sponsored by Dr. Jaime Alalu in memory of his beloved parents, Jacob Alalu & Fanny Eskenazi, Wednesday, 9/20/2017 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday, 9/21/2017 (Shofar) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm THE LEVINE FAMILY YOM KIPPUR SERVICES Sponsored by Irwin & Natalie Levine in memory of their beloved parents, Joseph & Sally Levine and Henrietta & Simon Bornstein Friday, 9/29/2017 (Kol Nidrei) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Saturday, 9/30/2017 (Yizkor) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm This year s services will take place at the new Katz Yeshiva High School of South Florida on the campus of the of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Please visit for more information and to register. Reservations required. Sukkot Across America Dinner Join all your friends for a special Sukkot Dinner on Friday Night, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. following Friday Night Live. The special meal will take place in the Boca Raton Synagogue Sukkah. Reservations required. Co-sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) & the Boca Raton Jewish Experience (BRJE) For more information about any of the BRS Outreach & Engagement Programs or to register for any of the events, please visit and click on the OUTREACH tab or contact: Rabbi Josh Broide (561) ~ rjb@brsonline.org Simone Broide (561) ~ SimoneBroide@yahoo.com

7 ha s a r e elul d series September 2, 2017 Parshat Ki Teitzeh Kedushat Ha Bayit Creating and Safeguarding Homes of Holiness September 9, 2017 Parshat Ki Tavo Kedushat Beit Ha Knesset Bringing Reverence and Respect Back to the Shul September 16, 2017 Parshiyot Nitzavim/Vayeilech Kedushat Ha zeman Sanctifying Our Time, Sanctifying Ourselves September 21 and 22, 2017 Rosh Hashana Love Means Saying You are Sorry WHAT DOES A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH HEAVEN LOOK LIKE? THE BALANCE OF LOVE AND FEAR IN THE LIFE OF AN EVED HASHEM sha bba t shu va der ash a Shabbat, September 23 With Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Dessert Reception: 5:20 pm Mincha: 5:50 pm Derasha: 6:20 pm Child care will be provided. Advance registration is required. Teen Shabbos Shuva Derasha at 6:20 pm Elul, Knocking on Heaven's Door: Will They Let Me In? with Rabbi Eli Zians

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