PARSHAT KORACH. Stone Chumash Page 798 June 15 June 22, Tammuz 9 Tammuz 5778

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1 Boca Raton Synagogue WEEKLY RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG Marah D asrah reg@brsonline.org PARSHAT KORACH Stone Chumash Page 798 June 15 June 22, Tammuz 9 Tammuz 5778 The Weekly is sponsored by Elisha, Abby and Liana Weisstuch in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their big brother, Yechiel. 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 FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBAT DAY 6:35 pm 6:48 pm 7:00 pm 7:56 pm 8:00 pm Women's Class 5:45 pm Understanding Yourself and Others Aliza Shulman Rabbi's Class 6:45 pm Chassidim vs. Misnagdim 2.0? Thoughts on the Current Debate Between Rabbi Moshe Weinberger and Rabbi Noach Shafran Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Ashkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 7:45 pm Ma ariv/havdallah 8:55 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 With school out, the period of the year designated for formal education has come to a close. Nevertheless, for many children, summer QUESTIONS presents RESPONSIBLE different types of education, PARENTS ARE many of them PREPARED TO negative or dangerous. ANSWER While parents find relief in not having to supervise studying, prepare for tests or make lunches, in some ways more supervision is necessary this time of year than any other. As we head into the summer, I want to share with you some reminders of precautions we must take and conversations we need to have: The lack of homework often translates into much more time available to watch TV and surf the web. There are a great deal of damaging images, themes and content for adults, let alone children, easily accessible today. Do your children s devices have filters and do you monitor both the amount time they spend and how they use their technology? Are there guidelines and limitations on what they can watch and access? When children wander and roam the neighborhood with no particularly destination in mind, they can find trouble. Are you comfortable with how they are presenting themselves as they leave your house? Have you reviewed stranger danger? Do you know where your children are headed, who else will be there, that they got there, and what they did there? Are you comfortable with who is driving if it is a friend or peer? Summer generally signifies a break, but our religious identity and responsibilities are never on hold. Do you encourage your children to daven each day, find time to learn, and engage in positive and growth-oriented activities, like chesed and volunteer opportunities, even when off from school? Experimentation with, and abuse of, substances among young people, is a growing epidemic. Be aware of signs you should look for and changes in behavior that might indicate a problem. Do you monitor your liquor cabinet and do you monitor how you consume liquor, particularly in front of your children? Do you model moderation and appropriateness and set a good example? Is your home physically safe? Is your pool fence sturdy and closed? Are you careful to make sure children don t swim unsupervised or alone? Are all of your smoke detectors & carbon monoxide detectors in appropriate locations and working? (If anyone cannot afford them, please contact me). Do you have a routine to ensure you locked the doors to your car and home? Lastly, while the world is generally a safe place and the people our children are exposed to are almost always appropriate and safe, sadly the threat of abuse is real. Research has consistently shown that the most important and effective tool to protect our children is education. As loving and trusted parents, we have the capacity to safeguard our children, but it means having a difficult and uncomfortable conversation. Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, an experienced and respected voice on the topic of child safety education, identifies four points to communicate to our children in order to empower them to protect themselves and to transform them into difficult targets for predators: 1. No secrets from parents In a non-anxious, calm conversation we must remind our children that we love them beyond words and that they can feel confident confiding in us about absolutely anything. We must make them recognize that we take them seriously, we will honor their concerns and fears, and we will always do everything in our power to serve their best interests. 2. Your body belongs to you It is crucial for children to understand the concept of personal space and that our bodies belong to us, and us alone. Our private parts are ours and absolutely nobody not a friend, family member, or person in any position of authority can have access to them. 3. Good touch/bad touch Not every touch is bad and qualifies as abuse. However, there is touch that is categorically wrong and should set off an alarm for our children. They must understand the difference so that they can be aware and respond appropriately. 4. No one should make you feel uncomfortable Lastly, we must communicate to our children that no one should make them feel uncomfortable. If they do, they have a right to walk away and tell someone they trust. Page 2

3 Too many parents are avoiding this talk because they think they will introduce their children to a topic that will make them fear adults and worry excessively. The experts explain, however, that rather than fear adults, children will feel safer knowing they can trust their parents and will feel empowered to protect themselves going forward. While it is never comfortable to broach this subject, good opportunities for bringing it up can be bath times for young children, clothes shopping for older children, or at the time of a doctor s appointment. Should God forbid an issue arise, the best way to respond to our children is to tell them that we believe them and that we will react swiftly and appropriately. Halacha (Jewish law) is clear that safety concerns must be reported to the appropriate authorities and all mandated reporting laws must be observed. Remaining silent, covering up, or excusing inexcusable behavior leaves other children vulnerable to abuse and trauma that will haunt them their entire lives and inflict what can be irreparable damage. May our children remain safe and may Hashem grant us the courage and strength to be vigilant in protecting them. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Subscribe to receive the Rabbi's blog via at rabbisblog.brsonline.org DO YOU SHOP AT THE GROVE? GIFT CARD $50 BRS is selling gift cards! If you are planning to do any shopping at the Grove, we strongly encourage you to purchase gift cards from BRS in advance. BRS is now selling gift cards for the Grove in $50 and $100 denominations. We make 10% for every dollar you spend on these gift cards. Pick up as many gift cards as you would like from the BRS office, and please make checks payable to BRS. You can even purchase with your credit card. We would like to thank The Grove for the program they have put in place to help raise money for our Shul. 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 Page 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 (Rand Sanctuary) 6:35 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:48 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Room 204/205/206) 7:00 pm Candle Lighting 7:56 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 8:00 pm Shtiebel Minyan/Kabbalat Shabbat (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:05 pm SHABBAT DAY Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:40 am Hashkama Minyan () 7:30 am 8:15 am Minyan (Room 205/206) 8:15 am Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 am Ashkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg 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) 9:50 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema 9:54 am Early Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 3:00 pm Women's Class 5:45 pm Understanding Yourself and Others Aliza Shulman Rabbi s Class 6:45 pm Chassidim vs. Misnagdim 2.0? Thoughts on the Current Debate Between Rabbi Moshe Weinberger and Rabbi Noach Shafran Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:40 pm Ashkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 7:45 pm Daf Yomi (Berdugo Beit Midrash) between Mincha/Ma'ariv Sh kiah 8:14 pm Ma ariv/havdalah 8:55 pm SHABBAT LEARNING Tefillah Insights 8:30 am Advanced Gemara Chabura (Rabbi Josh Flug) after Hashkama Minyan Youth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 am Avos U Banim () 6:45 pm JUNE 22 & 23 PARSHAT CHUKAT 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 6:50 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pm Candle Lighting 7:58 pm Ashkenazi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat () 8:00 pm Shtiebel Minyan/Kabbalat Shabbat (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:05 pm Ma ariv/havdalah 8:56 pm DAILY MINYAN TIMES SUNDAY 4 TAMMUZ MONDAY 5 TAMMUZ TUESDAY 6 TAMMUZ BRS APP Boca Raton Synagogue is proud to unveil its new App! Search Boca Raton Synagogue in the IPhone App Store & Android Play Store to download it. Keep up to date with Minyan times, What s Happening Now, The BRS Weekly, Audio Classes, The Rabbi s Blog and much more! WEDNESDAY 7 TAMMUZ THURSDAY 8 TAMMUZ FRIDAY 9 TAMMUZ Daf Yomi - Zevachim Ashkenazi Shacharit 6:25 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 7:45 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 Ashkenazi Shacharit 9:15 am 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary 9:15 am Rand Sanctuary Early Ashkenazi Mincha 2:00 pm Senders Library Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma ariv 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm Rand Sanctuary 8:00 pm Late Ashkenazi Ma ariv 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm 9:45 pm FOR SEPHARDIC TIMES, PLEASE SEE PAGE 9 - FOR BRS WEST TIMES, PLEASE SEE PAGE 12

5 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Dr. Ashi & Chava Weisstuch on their son, Yechiel, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud siblings, Elisha, Abby and Liana. AND grandparents Debbie Kamioner and Rochelle and Joey Weisstuch. AND the entire Weisstuch and Kamioner families. David & Susan Antine on their granddaughter, Johanna, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. Her proud parents are Rabbi Nissan & Sarah Antine of Potomac, MD. Dr. Les & Rhona Tobia on the birth of their grandson, Shalom Tzvi. His proud parents are Gina & Matt Pollack. KIDDUSH Hashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by the Hashkama Minyan in honor of the recent birthday of Moshe Kaminetsky, and in appreciation for all that he does for our Minyan. 8:15 am Minyan Kiddush sponsored Anonymously Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by the Sephardic Minyan as a tzeitkhem le-shalom to the Abbitan family and wishing them berakhah and hatzlahah in their new home. Sephardic Minyan Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Avraham & Orly Sabag in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved father, Yitzchak Avraham Sabag, Daf Yomi Seudah Shlishiet Sponsored by Sara & Alexander Skoczylas in memory of her father, David Tuchszer Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by Boca Raton Synagogue & Joseph & Sarah Blumenthal, Dani Hiller, Beverly Kellman, Ben & Gloria Schreiber. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Benjy Horowitz BRS WANTS TO WELCOME YOU! 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. BRS GREETER PROGRAM Thank you to all the BRS Greeters for helping make Shul-goers feel more welcome at BRS. The Greeter program is a great way to welcome new people to the Shul. We look forward to continuing it in August. We will be taking a break for the summer shortly. If your interested in getting involved with this program please Jessica Weiss at jjwimg@aol.com. Greeter Co-Chairs Jessica Weiss and Shari Levotin. MEMORIAL FOR RABBI DOVID KAMINETSKY Z'L Please join the South Florida community for an Azkarah in memory of Rabbi Dovid Kaminetsky Z L on Sunday morning, June 17, at 9:30 am in the Sephardic Beit Midrash at BRS. Rabbi Kaminetsky touched the lives of so many during his fifty plus years in Jewish education. MEN'S AFTERNOON KOLLEL Please note that the Men's Afternoon Kollel will resume on Wednesdays at 3:00 pm starting on June 28. SAVE THE DATE - BRS YOUNG COUPLES KIDDUSH Please join us for a special Kiddush immediately following the 9:00 Minyan on 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. 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 room 106. RSVP required. For additional information about the group, or upcoming meetings, please contact Kira Vainberg, IHNC or kirav@ralesjfs.org. OUR FISCAL YEAR IS COMING TO AN END There is just two weeks remaining to our 2017/2018 fiscal year. Statements for June have been mailed out. If you haven t already made financial arrangements with the bookkeeper by either setting up a payment plan, or by filling out a Dues Adjustment Form, we ask that you do so now. You are also able to go online to brsonline.org and login in the top right hand corner, view your account and make a payment. Please note that seats for the High Holidays cannot be reserved until all past due balances are paid in full or payment arrangements have been made. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If you would like to discuss anything pertaining to membership, please contact Matthew Hocherman at mjh@brsonline.org. GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM This summer we have an exciting lineup of learning opportunities for girls and women in the community. Please see the flyer on page 11 in the weekly for more information. ANNUAL NOMINATIONS AND BUDGET MEETING Please join us Wednesday night, June 20, at 8:30 pm in the Rand Sanctuary for the Annual Nominating and Budget Meeting. In preparation for the forthcoming annual election, the Nominating Committee received an overwhelming amount of interest to serve on the Board of Directors for the Shul. The Nominating Committee has decided to nominate 12 outstanding candidates for the 12 open positions for the Board Of Directors. EXECUTIVE BOARD President - 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Danny Aghion Elliot Allswang Alan Berger David Berger Larry Halperin Jerry Kaminetzky Joseph Landsberg Stephen Plotsker Leah Rosen Margo Rosman Chava Weisstuch Jason Zangre The following individuals on the Board of Directors still have 1 year remaining on their term Liat Bensimon Binyamin Muschel Jonathan Charm Gil Stein Jonathan Hollander Suri Winograd Lawrence Melcer Tomer Haik In addition to the nominating portion of the meeting, we will be presenting the 2018/2019 Budget for approval from the congregation. We are happy to report that we will be presenting a balanced budget with no increase in Dues! Lastly, we will be presenting updates to the Boca Raton Synagogue By-Laws and Constitution. Page 5

6 PLAN OUT Your Week WITH BRS To sponsor a Day of Learning for $180, please Gloria at gloria@brsonline.org SUNDAY, JUNE 17 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 STUART SILVERMAN MONDAY, JUNE 18 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 6:15 PM BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP SHARSHERET 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 STUART SILVERMAN 9:30 PM CONTEMPORARY HALACHA SENDERS LIBRARY RABBI JOSH FLUG TUESDAY, JUNE 19 7:00 AM DAF YOMI BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI BEN SUGERMAN 9:30 AM PARSHA CLASS SOCIAL HALL RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZ 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 STUART SILVERMAN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 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 6:35 PM DAF YOMI (HEBREW) SEPHARDIC BEIT MIDRASH ASHER ESSEBAG SOMETHING TO SAY OVER AT THE SHABBOS TABLE SUMMER BREAK 8:30 PM CONGREGATIONAL MEETING RAND SANCTUARY 8:30 PM NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI PETROVER BOARD ROOM STUART SILVERMAN THURSDAY, JUNE 21 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 STUART SILVERMAN 8:40 PM AMUD SHAVUI SHIUR SENDERS LIBRARY DR. MORDY GOLDENBERG 9:00 PM NIGGUNIM & CHASSIDUS BERDUGO BEIT MIDRASH RABBI ARI MIRZOEFF 9:25 PM AMUD SHAVUI IYUN CHABURA SENDERS LIBRARY AVI WARGON 10:00 PM MUSSAR SHMOOZE SENDERS LIBRARY Page 6

7 BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC. BIKUR CHOLIM According to the Jewish Patient's Bill Of Rights, a Jewish patient can be admitted to the hospital in an emergency on the Sabbath or a Festival, by making an oral statement of authorization suitably witnessed. No patient may be forced to sign an additional form in violation of religious scruples. 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 Security alert: For the safety of our members, please refrain from blocking main entrances and doors with strollers and Shabbat scooters. Please leave enough room so people can leave the building safely and efficiently without running into or tripping on them. 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 Yosef Golish Rashel Maikhor Dr. Mark Fisher Monica Shabtai Shimee Hofstatter Dr. Eytan Marcus ANNIVERSARY Yanki & Lauren Hofstatter Rabbi Dr. Brain & Adina Galbut WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Alex & Yochi Mitchell Rabbi Simmy & Devora Shabtai Dr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb CONDOLENCES TO Stanley Haar on the passing of his beloved mother, Selma Haar. 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 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 Page 7 YAHRZEITS Rhona Cohen in memory of her mother Doris Joffe 2 Tammuz Shulamit Amsalem in memory of her grandmother Rachel Fas 2 Tammuz Dr. Penina Dorfman in memory of her grandfather Norbert Lis 2 Tammuz Ellyn Tanenberg in memory of her mother Sara Rivka 3 Tammuz Jackie Lome in memory of her mother Bettyann Idell 3 Tammuz Todd & Naomi Cohn in memory of their son Menashe Koppel Cohn 3 Tammuz Marie Gosser in memory of her brother Selman Shlomo Benno 3 Tammuz Janet Zwiebel in memory of his mother-in-law Molly Zwiebel 4 Tammuz Martin Brown in memory of his mother Sarah Brown 4 Tammuz Andrea Scharlat in memory of her mother Florence Leah Scharlat 4 Tammuz Sholom Shafner in memory of his mother Sara Shafner 4 Tammuz Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his grandmother Malkah Tripp 4 Tammuz Bennett Schreiber in memory of his father Pinchas ben Dov Beryl 5 Tammuz Dr. Bruce Arshawsky in memory of his father David Arshawsky 5 Tammuz Maish Girnun in memory of his grandmother Rebecca Premselaar 6 Tammuz Gerald Sigal in memory of his father Nathan Sigal 6 Tammuz Charles & Raquel Trachtenberg in memory of their son Benjamin Yehoshua 6 Tammuz Stephen Colman in memory of his father Alexander Colman 6 Tammuz Dr. Rand Schwartzwald in memory of her father Abe Levine 6 Tammuz Adam Link in memory of his mother Dorothy Levinson 6 Tammuz Dani Hiller in memory of his father Seymour Hiller 6 Tammuz Samuel Rubin in memory of his father William Rubin 6 Tammuz Shari Hirth in memory of her grandfather Meir Samowitz 7 Tammuz Avraham Sabag in memory of his father Izchak Sabag 7 Tammuz Sara Skoczylas in memory of her father David Tuchszer 7 Tammuz Beverly Kellman in memory of his husband Rabbi Harry Kellman 7 Tammuz Joseph Blumenthal in memory of his father George Blumenthal 7 Tammuz Dr. David Levenson in memory of his grandmother Sally Pallas 7 Tammuz Dorinne Gerstin in memory of her father Lewis Rudell 7 Tammuz Guila Berdugo in memory of her father Abraham Perez 7 Tammuz Jack Hanoka in memory of his grandmother Sultana Hanoka 8 Tammuz Lou Miller in memory of his mother Pauline Miller 8 Tammuz Glen Golish in memory of his grandmother Sally Donsky 9 Tammuz

8 ISRAEL UPDATE SOCIAL ACTION The decision to reinstate U.S. sanctions was initially met with skepticism about the number of global businesses that would cease operations in Iran or with Iranian agents. It has already wreaked widespread economic damage to Iranians. Companies Leaving Iran As Sanctions Close In Total The French oil company will pull out of the billion-dollar deal it made with Iran and the Chinese company CNCP if it cannot obtain a waiver from the United States. Maersk The shipping company will not ship Iranian oil due to the U.S. sanctions Peugeot In addition to selling cars in Iran, the company had signed agreements with Iran Khodro Industrial Group to manufacture Peugeot cars in Iran and with SAIPA to build Citroën vehicles in Iran. GE Honeywell Boeing which had a high profile $20 billion contract for airplanes with Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines, announced it will not be delivering the planes to Iran. Lukoil The second largest Russian oil company will not pursue any joint ventures with Iranian oil companies. Reliance Industries Ltd., an Indian company that owns the world s largest oil-refining complex, will no longer accept crude oil imports from Iran. Dover Corp. which manufactures pumps and other products used in the oil industry, will end all business with Iran in accordance with sanctions. Siemens Corporation, which manufactures a variety of healthcare, industry, energy and automobile products, will no longer take new orders from Iran. 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 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. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN EVENING TO LEARN ABOUT CHAI LIFELINE Join us for a night out! Enjoy some sushi and desserts, see some friends and learn more about how you can make a difference in the lives of seriously ill children. Spend an evening at the home of Eli and Orlie Cohen, 7598 Stockton Terrace in Thornhill Estates on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Discussion led by Mrs. Adina Ciment Run. Walk. Inspire. Join Team Lifeline. A program by Chai Lifeline. CLOTHING DRIVE TO BENEFIT LEVIS JCC THRIFT SHOP Bring bags of gently used clothing on Sunday, June 24, between 9:00 am & 1:00 pm as the Hebrew Order David lodge Tamir clothing drive will be taking place in the Boca Raton Synagogue parking lot. The drive benefits the Levis JCC Thrift shop in Boca Raton, which directly supports vital Levis JCC programs. Per requests from the last drive Tax Receipts will be available. A collection box will be in the Shul Reception during the weekdays leading up to the drive. For any Questions please contact Steve Colman on (561) Stecolman@aol.com How do you impact elected officials to support affordable school choice programs? With our votes and a strong advocacy presence, we are having an impact and are strengthening our influence every day. Teach Florida decided to create a significant voting bloc by engaging thousands of community members to register and to vote, and we have met our initial target. The more people who register and vote in our key districts, the more elected officials will pay attention. To register and learn how your vote makes a difference, teachflorida@ou.org. Page 8 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. 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.

9 The Sephardic Minyan of Boca Raton Synagogue המנין הספרדי של ק"ק בוקה רטון שבת SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY קרח Korah תמוז June 16 3 תמוז June 15 2 קורח 6:08am Ha-Netz Shaharit 5:40am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:30pm Minhah / Arvit 8:40am Hilkhot Shabbat 6:49pm Earliest Candle Lighting 9:00am Main Minyan 7:56pm Latest Candle Lighting 6:45 pm Rabbi s Class 8:29pm Earliest Shema 7:40pm Minhah/Seudah Shelishit 8:55pm Arvit/Havdalah 9:36pm Rabbenu Tam June 17 June 18 תמוז 4 June 19 תמוז 5 June 20 תמוז 6 June 21 תמוז 7 June 22 תמוז 8 June 23 תמוז 9 תמוז 10 חוקת 6:08am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:09am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:09am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:09am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:09am Ha-Netz Shaharit 6:09am Ha-Netz Shaharit 5:41am Ha-Netz Shaharit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 7:55pm Minhah / Arvit 6:30pm Minhah / Arvit 8:40am Hilkhot Shabbat 8:30pm Earliest Shema 8:30pm Earliest Shema 8:30pm Earliest Shema 8:31pm Earliest Shema 8:31pm Earliest Shema 6:51pm Earliest Candle Lighting 9:00am Main Minyan 7:58pm Latest Candle Lighting 6:45 pm Rabbi s Class 8:31pm Earliest Shema 7:40pm Minhah/Seudah Shelishit 8:56pm Arvit/Havdalah 9:37pm Rabbenu Tam Weekly Halakhah One of the more familiar Rabbinic prohibitions on Shabbat is that of muktzeh. The prohibition is to move any item that qualifies as muktzeh a term that encompasses several categories of items. Rishonim give different reasons as to why Hazal instituted muktzeh. Some view it as a preventative measure, additional restrictions so that a person will not accidentally come to violate a Shabbat Torah prohibition. Others view muktzeh as a means of protecting the dignity and sanctity of the day and adherence to a Shabbat atmosphere. By limiting that with we can engage on Shabbat to those items that have a productive Shabbat purpose, we grant distinction to the day as separate and unique. The most basic form of muktzeh is מוקצה מחמת גופו items that are inherently muktzeh that have no particular Shabbat purpose or function. The prototypical examples of מוקצה מחמת גופו include rocks, sticks, and dirt. The Shulhan Arukh (Orah Hayyim 308:39) writes that animals are also included within this particular type of muktzeh. However, מהר"ח אור זרוע (one of the Rishonim) wrote that household parakeets do not qualify as muktzeh since they people keep them at home to enjoy their singing. He compares them to musical instruments, which are only muktzeh by virtue of the rabbinic decree against playing them because tuning or otherwise fixing them would violate a Torah prohibition. Since there is no concern of fixing the bird s singing, he argues that they shouldn t qualify as muktzeh. Rosh however, disagrees. He writes that the fact that Hazal included all animals as muktzeh and not just those that sing beautifully indicates that animals are considered מחמת גופו.מוקצה The comparison to musical instruments is therefore imprecise and irrelevant to the discussion. Yalkut Yosef writes that the rules of פסק הלכה indicate that we should follow the Rosh over the אור זרוע,מהר"ח and thereby including all animals in the prohibition of muktzeh. (Sefer Orhot Shabbat agrees, while Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Eliezer Melamed disagree). The prohibition therefore encompasses all animals as well as pets, including dogs, cats, birds, turtles, and fish. Because fish are muktzeh, so too is the container within which they reside. It s important to realize that the prohibition of muktzeh only prohibits moving objects that are muktzeh, while touching them is still permissible. Additionally, while there is a prohibition to feed animals that are muktzeh, those animals and pets that a person is normally responsible for are not included. There is in fact a requirement to feed one s pets and other animals even before they themselves eat, and even on Shabbat. All agree, that whenever there is a concern for the wellbeing of the animal בעלי חיים),(צער the muktzeh restrictions are lifted. Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan rds@brsonline.org Page 9

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11 BRS Women s Midrasha Summer Learning Program Girls Learning Groups and Ice Cream 4:15-5:00 pm Mondays and Wednesdays July 2 - July 25 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 4-Part Tuesday Series July 3 - July 25 8:00-8:45 pm Mrs. Gita (Ginsparg) Goldstein July 3 at the home of Seth and Esther Entin, 7558 Stockton Terrace July 10 at the home of Seth and Melissa Wiesel, 7578 Chester 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 11

12 במערבא NEWS FROM THE WEST NEWS FROM THE WEST פרשת קורח KORACH פרשת קורח HILLEL DAY SCHOOL TH AVE BRSWEST.NET (561) HILLEL DAY SCHOOL TH AVE BRSWEST.NET (561) NEXT SHABBOS! NEXT SHABBOS! Rabbi Rael and Aliza Blumenthal are are away this this Shabbos. How do we know the torah came from Sinai? Thank you to Rabbi Moishe Brand and Elad Shachar for teaching this Shabbos! FRIDAY SHABBAT SUNDAY 15 JUNE 16 JUNE JUNE 6:49PM EARLIEST CANDLE 9:00AM SHACHARIT 6:50PM SHIUR: AKIVA LAZAR 8:00AM SHACHARIT LIGHTING 7:56PM CANDLE LIGHTING 10:00AM MACHANEH SHABBAT 11:00AM TEEN SICHA 7:45PM MINCHA // SEUDA 8:12PM SH KIAH 8:00PM MINCHA 7:00PM MINCHA / 8:54PM MA ARIV // HAVDALAH KABBALAT SHABBAT KIDDUSH IS IS SPONSORED BY SARA AND DANIEL ROSENTHAL CELEBRATING ABBY'S ABBY'S BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY AND AND LANA'S LANA'S RETURN RETURN FROM FROM HER HER YEAR YEAR IN IN ISRAEL. ISRAEL. Page 12

13 Have YOU met someone recently that would like to learn more about our Jewish community? Please have them contact US!! Simone (561) Josh (561) Welcome to the Boca Raton Synagogue CommUNITY Outreach Initiative Special thanks to Jeffrey Tholl (c) for taking these pictures and to David Steinberg, Mark Seroto & Baruch Len for capturing the magic at Jewish Unity Day 2018!! Page 13

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