Welcome. ouka, a. Shabbat Shalom. Mazal Tov to our Bar Mitzvah, Max Gutmann and to his parents Lori Gutmann and Eric Gutmann

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1 b nai Torah congregation Shabbat Services parashot acharei mot-kedoshim April 28, iyar 5778 Welcome ouka, a Shabbat Shalom Mazal Tov to our Bar Mitzvah, Max Gutmann and to his parents Lori Gutmann and Eric Gutmann MAIN SANCTUARY We wish Cantor Udi Spielman a wonderful summer and look forward to his return B NAI TORAH CONGREGATION This bulletin is dedicated to the memory of Mildred & Abby Levine z l

2 SHABBAT SERVICES parashot acharei mot-kedoshim Torah: Leviticus 17:8-19:14, p. 687 Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15, p. 706 Reader: Max Gutmann Havurat Shabbat Services will resume next week Mincha/Ma ariv April 28, 7:45 p.m. Candle Lighting May 4, 7:36 p.m. kiddush The congregation is welcome to join our kiddush after services in the Educational Social Center (ESC). Kiddush is generously sponsored by Gina & Gary Galin in honor of their grandson Max Gutmann s Bar Mitzvah. Kiddush will remain closed until services have completely finished. We appreciate your cooperation. B nai Torah salutes and congratulates our members who were recognized and honored at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County s Annual Meeting: Annie Jacobson For outstanding service as outgoing Board Chair Cliff Seresky For years of outstanding service, commitment, and generosity Sarah Lippy For outstanding contributions as a young leader Ida Novack For her outstanding work as a Federation professional We take pride in the members of our B nai Torah family and their work supporting our Jewish community. 2 parashot acharei mot-kedoshim

3 B nai Torah happenings TOGETHER WE REMEMBER - Sunday, April 29, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Community-wide vigil & call to action to make Never Again a reality. Join us as we honor victims of hatred throughout history and celebrate the heroes who have confronted them. Let s ignite an annual global tradition that:. Unites communities from different identities in solidarity. Gives voice to victims of genocide and other atrocities. Inspires collective action for memory, justice and peace. Location: Sanborn Square - 72 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. For more information, contact Cathy Berkowitz at (561) Please Join us for a Special Shabbat In Honor Of Nancy Goldstein Founding Director of The Ruth and Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center On her Retirement shabbat luncheon honoring Nancy Goldstein - Sat., May 5, 12:15 p.m. Join us for lunch following Shabbat services at B nai Torah. $25 pp. Kindly RSVP by Tuesday, May 1st to Lauren Berger at lauren.berger@bnai-torah.org or visit to make your reservation online. parashot acharei mot-kedoshim 3

4 shavuot learning at b nai torah - saturday, may 19 Mincha - 8:00 p.m.; Study Session - 8:45 p.m. Standing at Sinai - Revelation in the Jewish Tradition Rabbi Steinhardt and Rabbi Englander will teach and discuss texts from ancient to contemporary on the power and lasting reverberations of the central theme of the Shavuot holiday the giving and receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Dairy Dessert reception to follow. Lillian, Philip, and Gerry Cooperman Academy for Adult Jewish Learning Lunch & learn - 12:15 p.m. Every Tuesday Join Rabbis and special guest educators for an hour of learning. All are welcome. Please bring a dairy/parve lunch; coffee & tea provided. Talmud Class with Rabbi david Englander - thursdays, 9:15 a.m. Exploring and delving into Tractate Sanhedrin. Hazak programming will resume in the fall. If you have ideas for new programs that you d like included next season, please contact Michele Scher, Hazak Coordinator, at michele.scher@bnai-torah.org or (561) Concert & Cultural Arts Series Sponsors, Patrons, and Friends The 2018 Concert Series has concluded, and it s time to begin building our 2019 Sponsor Family - the backbone and foundation of the Series! Please contact Art Stark (708) or Elysa Stark (561) to discuss your gift of support to the Series and find out the perks of becoming a sponsor. Thank you in advance! Generously underwritten by Dr. Jack & Mrs. Tammy Faintuch parashot acharei mot-kedoshim

5 Spring INTERNATIONAL MARCH of the LIVING Informational Meetings will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Rosenblatt HS at Donna Klein Jewish Academy, on the West Boca Jewish Campus Donna Klein Blvd, Boca Raton, FL Please RSVP to (561) or MOL@bocafed.org. volunteer opportunities The WL Judaica Shop is looking for volunteers to work 3 hour shifts, one day a week. Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30p.m. If interested, please call Robin Schwartz at (914) or BTCJudaicaShop@aol.com TLC Shopping for a Purpose Project Do you like to shop? This is a great opportunity to do a mitzvah! The students at the Milagro Center are in need of summer FUN IN THE SUN items (bathing suits, sunscreen, towels, goggles, flip-flops, etc.) Please contact Summer Faerman at summerf@bnai-torah.org to have a student assigned to you or come by the front desk to look at the Milagro Center Summer Shopping Project board which will contain information about each student s needs and sizes. B nai Torah Choir Musical Director/Conductor: Cantor Mitchell J. Martin Soprano Eva Demsky Gail Franklin Sandra Gottfried Myrna Gross Sharon Steinberg AviGail Whiting Alto Sheila Biel Nina Cohen Pamela Feldman Andrea Gralnick Donna Grossman Robyn Lamp Leah Levin Naomi Lippa Tenor Daniel Caplin Erick Crow Mark Glickman Lois Radding Arlene Stolzenberg Bass Ethan Cohen David Dweck Jason Goldstein Len Lefkowitz Darren Littman Mack Rosenbaum Mark Samarel Service Notes: We respectfully request that cell phones not be used in the building during Shabbat. Please do not save seats. Refrain from chewing gum while in services. Automated External Defibrillator located in lobby by the Glassman Chapel. parashot acharei mot-kedoshim 5

6 LIFE EVENTS Yahrzeits Marvin Cooper...4/28 Paul Ellant...4/28 Belle Goldstein...4/28 Helen Levin...4/28 Abe Pencer...4/28 Jan Sandelman...4/28 Rose Sandler...4/28 Phyllis Schneider...4/28 Edith Kraft Berlin...4/29 Marvin Levenson...4/29 Rosanna Levinson....4/29 Tziyon Maoz...4/29 Sam Rabin...4/29 Irwin Weiner...4/29 Gertrude Weisberg...4/29 Ida Werner...4/29 Jill Esrig...4/30 Stanley Haskel....4/30 Theresa Kenny...4/30 Burton Lisman...4/30 Lester Mosberg...4/30 Arthur Sahn....4/30 Gertrude Schulman...4/30 Louis Weiss...4/30 Nathan Estrin...5/1 Arlene Levine....5/1 Bertha Manelis...5/1 Florence Scheiner....5/1 Max Schloessinger...5/1 Herman Feingold...5/2 Hildegard Kianofsky....5/2 Robert Lubell...5/2 Jean Mendel...5/2 Mordechai Ovitz...5/2 Bessie Shore...5/2 William Asher...5/3 Chaim Butters...5/3 Louis Cohen...5/3 Betty Fritz...5/3 Jan Lewinsohn...5/3 Viola Listwa....5/3 Irving Merzer....5/3 Jack Michalowsky...5/3 Marvin Nortman...5/3 Josef Pessah...5/3 Alice Popkin...5/3 Marion Vickar...5/3 Evelyn Wander...5/3 Nancy Bieber...5/4 Ann Cohen...5/4 Richard Diamond...5/4 Rose Kahanowitz...5/4 Moshe Kwal...5/4 Sadie Lieff....5/4 Mary Margolis....5/4 Rachel Miller...5/4 Lena Millstein...5/4 Louis Prober...5/4 Jacob Rodenstein...5/4 Lena Rosen Lippman....5/4 Felix Smolka...5/4 M. Norman Sommer....5/4 6 parashot acharei mot-kedoshim

7 refuah shlema. We wish our friend and member Robin Schwartz a speedy recovery after knee surgery mazal tov to. Joanne Shulman and Art Stark who were recognized and honored at B nai Torah s Annual Meeting as Volunteers of the Year thank you to. Jaime Montoya, for 26 years of service to B nai Torah as part of our maintenance team. Jaime will be retiring next month... he will be missed and we wish him the best of luck! Ein Keloheinu Ein keloheinu, Ein kadoneinu, Ein Kemalkeinu, Ein Kemoshi einu Non komo muestro dio, Non komo muestro sinior Non komo muestro rey, Non komo muestro Salvador Mi cheloheinu, Mi chadoneinu Mi ch malkeinu, Mi ch moshi enu Ken komo muestro dio, Ken komo muestro sinior Ken komo muestro rey, Ken komo muestro Salvador B nai Torah s L Chaim Campaign If you have an un-opened bottle of liquor at home and would like to donate it for our congregational Shabbat kiddush, we would love to share it. Please bring it to the front office during regular business hours. THANK YOU! Nodeh leloheinu, Nodeh ladoneinu Nodeh l malkeinu, Nodeh l moshi einu Loaremos a muestro dio, Loaremos a muestro sinior Loaremos a muestro rey, Loaremos a muestro Salvador Baruch Eloheinu, Baruch Adoneinu Baruch Malkeinu, Baruch Moshi einu The yahrzeit candle should be lit the evening prior to the date indicated on this list. You are encouraged to attend minyan both days. It is customary when observing a yahrzeit to perform an act of tzedakah in memory of our loved ones. For your convenience, an envelope is available in the Glassman Chapel which you can return to the Synagogue Office. Join our daily morning and evening minyanim. Bendicho muestro dio, Bendicho muestro sinior Bendicho muestro rey, Bendicho muestro Salvador Atah hu Eloheinu, Atah hu Adoneinu Atah hu Malkeinu, Atah hu Moshi einu Tu el muestro dio, Tu el muestro sinior Tu el muestro rey, Tu el muestro Salvador parashot acharei mot-kedoshim 7

8 Come Worship With Us Friday Evening, Shabbat Services 5:45 p.m.: Mincha 6:00 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat, Ma ariv Eleanor & Paul Weiner z l Cultural Center Saturday Morning, Shabbat Services Rabbi David M. Steinhardt Cantor Udi Spielman, Cantor Boaz Davidoff 8:45 a.m., Main Sanctuary Saturday Morning, Havurat Shabbat Rabbi David Englander 10:00 a.m., Weiner z l Cultural Center Shabbat Mincha/Ma ariv/havdalah Mincha: 7:45 p.m., Glassman Chapel Weekday Shacharit Sunday, 8:45 a.m., Glassman Chapel Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m., Glassman Chapel Weekday Mincha/Ma ariv Sunday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Glassman Chapel B nai Torah Congregation officers & staff President Steve Ginsburg Executive Vice President Eric N. Klein* Vice Presidents Richard Birdie Jerry Budney Marcy Kammerman Stan Kutlin Treasurer Ed Sopher Secretary Edward Levine Financial Secretary Rick Schuster Trustees: Lori Barbag Shula Fleischer* Jay Berkowitz Scott Frank Terry Bresnick Naomi Jacobson* Jonathan Criss EJ Leizerman Carmen Cunha Robert Neiman David Dweck Murray Rehner Marvin Finkelstein Cheryl Rymer Women s League President Joanne Shulman Men s Club President Robb Kantor* Foundation President Spencer Sax* Synagogue Counsel Kenneth Lipman, Esq. Immediate Past President Toby Levi* *Ner Tamid Society Member Senior Rabbi David M. Steinhardt, D.D. Rabbi David Englander Executive Director Rabbi Rikki Arad Senior Cantor Ehud (Udi) Spielman Cantor Boaz Davidoff Mirochnick RS Education Director Cathy Berkowitz Taubman ECC Director Nancy Goldstein B nai Mitzvah Prog. Director Cantor Paul Goldstein Director of Finance Sam Hitner Director of Maintenance Francisco Valdes Art Director Claudia Sternberg Tzedakah Programming Director Summer Faerman Pastoral Care/Hazak Coordinator Michele Scher Choral Director Cantor Mitch Martin Program Coordinator Lauren Berger Cultural Arts & Membership Coordinator Elysa Stark Melton Site Director Penina Bredoff Baal Korei Joe Fuchs Ritual Director Julie Risisky Gabbaim Robb Kantor*, Bill Fine, Linda Ehrlich, Neil Friedman Concert Series Chair Art Stark B NAI TORAH CONGREGATION B nai Torah Congregation 6261 S.W. 18th Street Boca Raton, Florida (561)