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RABBI EFREM GOLDBERGMarah D’asrah

RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZassistant rabbi

DANIEL J. KATZPresiDent

RABBI JOSH BROIDEOutreach rabbi

RABBI URI PILICHOWSKIteen rabbi

RABBI MORDECHAI SMOLARCIKrabbi, brs West

RABBI KENNETH BRANDERrabbi eMeritus

MATTHEW HOCHERMANsynagOgue aDMinistratOr

ALIZA PILICHOWSKI yOuth DirectOr

KERRY PURCELLeDitOr-in-chief Of the Weekly

WEEKLYB o c a R a t o n S y n a g o g u e

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PARSHAT NASOJune 1 - June 8, 2012 • 11 Sivan - 18 Sivan 5772

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SCHEDULEFriday Night

Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:44 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:51 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:55 pm

Shabbat DayWomen’s Class 5:40 pm

“A Nazir, a Priest and an Adulteress Walk into a Bar”Mrs. Leah Rosen

Rabbi’s Class 6:40 pm“The Riddle Of ’Naso’: Counting People –

Why Is It Considered So Problematic In Judaism”Rabbi Zvi Yehuda

Shabbat Mincha 7:40 pmMa’ariv / Havadalah 8:49 pm

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FROM THE ASSISTANT RABBI’S DESKMy studies for Shavuos this year began when Rabbi Broide came running frantically in to my office one day. Out of breath and with sweat building on his forehead, he told me that he had just come back from a lunch meeting with an old friend who had been through 14 years of Jewish day school education and has tragically decided to renounce his Judaism and become a Christian. When Rabbi Broide began debating the virtues of remaining Jewish, his friend and former classmate whipped out a Tanach and opened up to the book of Yeshayahu the prophet. His friend argued that there are 15 verses tucked away towards the end of the book which prove that even the Old Testament describes Jesus as the Messiah. As Rabbi Broide sat next to me in my office, we opened up a Tanach together only to realize that to the untrained and uneducated eye, his friend appears correct.

As a result, over Shavuos this year, I gave a class about these very same 15 pasukim. These verses, in a sense, are the epicenter of the battle between Jews and Christian missionaries. Yeshayahu 52:13 – 53 tells us about the suffering servant of God who will rise up triumphantly at the end of days while all of his previous adversaries watch in astonishment. Those adversaries will finally realize that the suffering servant wasn’t punished because of his own sins, but rather to bear the sins of the nations of the world. His suffering, in effect, was all part of the Divine plan to bring about the ultimate redemption.

Christian Missionaries love to misconstrue these 15 verses and use them to prove that Tanach, the Jewish Old Testament itself, proves Jesus’ existence. To them, the suffering servant is none other than Jesus who suffered a degrading life in order to expiate the sins of others. In fact, in Acts 8, a book of the New Testament, the story is told of Philip and an Ethiopian eunuch, who upon hearing this misconstrued reading of the text, decides to baptize himself right there on the spot. Additionally, during the famous Barcelona Disputation of 1263, Pablo Christiani challenges Ramban with these versus as a further proof of Christianity.

For Jews, however, this representation of the text could not be further from the truth. The suffering servant is not one person, but in fact represents the entire Jewish people. Rashi and other commentators point out that often times, the word avdi, my servant, refers not just to one person, but the Jewish people as a whole. Additionally, read in the context of the rest of Yeshayahu, it’s clear that these pasukim are one of four servant songs, all speaking about the Jewish people and describing the climactic time when Mashiach arrives and the Jews assume the role as leaders in humanity. We understand these 15 verses to mean that when Mashiach does arrive, the nations of the world, who have so often been our adversaries and looked at our exiled status as an indication of God’s rejection of His people, will finally realize that God never abandoned His people, and that His people were the chosen people all along. In fact, Gerald Sigal, a member of our shul, is known internationally for his efforts to counter the work of the missionaries, and I strongly recommend that everyone read his book on this topic, Isaiah 53: Who is the Servant?.

The Mishnah in Pirkei Avos tells us Dah Mah Shetasheiv L’apikores, know what to say when confronted with heresy. Even a simple search on the internet will make you realize just how organized and passionate these missionary groups are and how they will stop at nothing to convince just one more vulnerable Jew. The Talmud tells us “He who saves one Jewish life is considered as if he had saved an entire world.” This obligation is not only speaking about our obligation to save someone’s physical life, but also about our obligation to save someone’s religious, spiritual life. Our efforts to counter these missionaries and cults have to be no less passionate and vigilant to engage, educate, and train our community about their efforts and how to withstand their deceptive efforts.

Shabbat Shalom,

“The Epicenter

Of The Battle Between Jews And Christian

missionaries”

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HALACHIC QUESTION OF THE WEEKQ: Is it ok to travel by plane during the nine days? What about on Tisha B’av itself?

A: Yes, it is permissible both during the nine day and on Tisha B’av itself given the safety of airplane travel. The nature of the purpose of the travel should be consistent with the mournful spirit of the time.

Please submit your question of the week on any topic to Rabbi Goldberg at [email protected]


Questions and Answers are courtesy of Ohr Somayach.

NASOThe Duties of the Levite Families. The tasks to be performed by the sons of Gershon, Kehoss, and Merari were given. A census revealed 8,580 such individuals between the ages of 30-50 ready for service.

Purification of the Camps. Impure Jews were to be sent out from the three camps (i.e., the innermost camp containing the Shechina; the middle camp of the Levi’im; and the outermost camp of the Israelites). According to the person’s level of impurity, he was required to leave some or all of the camps.

Wrongfully keeping another’s property. If one confessed to wrongfully keeping another’s property, he must add 20% to the original amount, and bring a guilt offering to Hashem as atonement for his sin. If the original owner died without heirs, repayment was made to the Kohein.

Sotah. A wife suspected of adultery for good reason was brought to the Kohein. If she confessed, the marriage ended in divorce. If not, she underwent the Sotah process in which, after being warned, she drank “bitter waters” (i.e., a mixture of holy water from the laver and dust from the Mishkan floor). She then had to swear to the Kohein that, if she was guilty, she would suffer harmful effects after drinking the waters. The words of the oath were written on a scroll and were blotted out in the water, which she then drank. If she was guilty, the physical deformities that resulted bore witness to her faithlessness, and she was accursed among her people and died. If she was innocent, no injuries resulted and she was promised the blessing of motherhood. (Two Notes: [a] if she died, her illicit lover also died; and [b] the Sotah process only worked if the husband was himself free from sin.)

The Nazir. A “Nazir” (one who voluntarily took an oath to become completely consecrated to the service of Hashem for a given period of time) was obliged to abstain from wine and strong drink made from grapes, cutting his hair, and having contact with a dead body.

The Priestly Blessing. The Kohanim were instructed to bless the people.

The Mishkan. The Mishkan (Tabernacle) had been erected and dedicated on the first of Nisan in the second year after the Exodus. The leaders of the twelve Tribes jointly presented a gift of six wagons and twelve oxen for transport of the Mishkan and its contents. Each of these leaders then brought identical gold and silver vessels, sacrificial animals, and meal offerings on twelve successive days of dedication.

PARSHA Q & APARSHAT NASOQuestions1. What is the significance of the number 8,580 in this week’s Parsha?2. Besides transporting the Mishkan, what other service performed by the Levi’im is referred to in this

Parsha?3. Name the three camps in the desert.4. Who determines which Kohen receives the gifts that must be given to the Kohanim?5. What does the Torah promise a person who gives Matnot Kehuna?6. What are Chartzanim? What are Zagim?7. What sin does a Nazir commit against himself?8. Where was the cut hair of a Nazir placed?9. What is the meaning of the blessing “May G-d bless you and guard you?”10. What is the meaning of the blessing “May G-d lift up His countenance upon you?”

PARSHA SUMMARY

AnswersAll references are to the verses and Rashi’s commentary, unless otherwise stated.1. 4:47-48 - It is the number of Levi’im between ages thirty and fifty.2. 4:47 - Singing and playing cymbals and harps to accompany the sacrifices.3. 5:2 - The camp of the Shechina was in the center, surrounded by the camp of Levi which was surrounded by

the camp of Yisrael.4. 5:10 - The giver.5. 5:10 - Great wealth.6. 6:4 - Chartzanim are seeds. Zagim are peels.7. 6:11 - He abstains from enjoying wine.8. 6:18 - It was placed on the fire under the pot in which the Nazirs Shelamim offering was cooked. 9. 6:24 - “May G-d bless you” that your property may increase, “and guard you” from robbery. 10. 6:26 - “May He suppress His anger.”

BRS OUTREACH REVOLUTIONIt’s not just a wedding this Sunday…Traditionally, June has always been the most popular month for couples to get married. This Sunday, I have the privilege of marrying two very special Boca Raton Jewish Experience (BRJE) participants. This is a great story how one of our members gave me the phone number of a Jewish co-worker who expressed an interest in Judaism. After getting in touch with her, she decided to enroll in our Basic Judaism classes along with her boy friend. Not only did they take all of the Basic Judaism classes, but then began to learn with one of our members in our

Partners in Torah program. They have been studying together ever since and all become great friends. Besides the formal programs, David joined our BRJE football team at this year’s Hodu Bowl and they both participated in a number of other fun programs. We have also been studying together and learned all about the exciting traditions and laws of a Jewish wedding and marriage. Let’s hope that following the wedding they will continue on their Jewish Journey not as individuals but as a single unit that will be part of the amazing Jewish future. Keep up with the referrals; you are all doing a great job!!

Inspire yourself to inspire others…Josh

SHABBAT SCHEDULE FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:25 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 6:30 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:44 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:51 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:55 pm

SHABBAT DAYNeitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:45 amHashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 amSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 amAshkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Shacharit: Aaron Schultz Sermon: Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Mussaf: Noah GaborShtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash - 2nd floor) 9:30 amTeen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash - 1st floor) NEW LOCATION 9:45 amSof Zman Kriat Shema 9:53 amLome Family Explanatory Service (WYHS Library) 10:00 amYouth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 amEarly Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 4:00 pmSephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:35 pmAshkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 7:40 pmSh’kiah 8:09 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah 8:49 pm

SHABBAT LEARNINGSichot of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 8:30 amTefillah Insights (Rand Sanctuary) 8:30 amTeachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:00 amParshat Ha’shuva with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda (Board Room) 9:15 amAdvanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama MinyanJunior Congregation (Berdugo Beit Midrash - Room 104 & 105) 10:00 amYouth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:00 amSephardic Roundtable (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 11:00 amWomen’s Class 5:40 pm

“A Nazir, a Priest and an Adulteress Walk into a Bar”Mrs. Leah Rosen

Rabbi’s Class 6:40 pmThe Riddle Of ’Naso’: Counting People –

Why Is It Considered So Problematic In Judaism?Rabbi Zvi Yehudah

Father & Son Learning (Senders Library) 6:00 pm Daf Yomi between Mincha/Maariv

PARSHAT BEHA’ALOTCHAFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 6:30 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:47 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:54 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:55 pmMaariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) 8:52 pm

DAILY MINYANIMDaf Yomi (Sunday - Friday) 7:00 amSunday (Rand Sanctuary) (Yom Yerushalayim) 6:25, 7:15, 8:00, 9:00 amMonday & Thursday (Social Hall) 6:15, 7:00, 8:00 amTuesday, Wednesday & Friday (Social Hall) 6:25, 7:00 & 8:00 amMonday through Friday (Senders Library) 7:45 am

SEPHARDIC SHACHARITShacharit (Sunday - Friday) 6:00 & 8:00 am

MINCHA/MA’ARIVEarly Mincha (Sunday) 2:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:50 pmAshkenazi Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Social Hall) 7:55 pmLate Maariv 9:30 pm

BRS WEST (At the Hillel Day School, 21001 95th Ave. • (305) 725-2292 • www.brswestonline.org)

THE WEINBAUM YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL MINCHA SCHEDULEWYHS Mincha Resumes at the end of August

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Note NEW time) 7:30 pmCandle Lighting 7:51 pmRabbi’s Class 8:45 amShacharit (Shabbat) 9:30 amYouth Groups 10:30 amMincha (Shabbat) 7:45 pmMaariv/Havdalah/Shabbat ends 8:49 pmSunday Morning Shacharit Minyan 7:45 am


Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow Shmuel Tzvi ben ShaynaZoli Bernstein Azriel Ha’Cohen ben RuchelCantor Lazar Wax Eliezer ben Sara GoldaSol Feldman Shlomo Dov ben ChanaRabbi Moshe Mintz Moshe Avraham ben ChayaAbraham Katzman Abraham Yehoshua Ha’Cohen ben ChaiaBernard Struhl Binyamin Eliyahu ben ChikahNorman Mordkofsky Nachum Yaakov ben Pesha ChaiaJonathan Abrams Yonatan Chaim ben Yehudit

Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat DevorahRuth Sherman Rochel bat BatshevaJoan Noven Rochel Tova bat MalkaBeverly Kassirer Briendle bat PesselAriella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva MalkaLian Sae Bloom Leah Sura bat Machla FeigelaSara Skoczylas Sara Zlata bat GutaEsther Abrams Esther bat Duba

REFUAH SHLAYMAHFor members of BRS Community.

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please see Tehillim Circle

BIRTHDAYSAlan Fisher Ephraim Foonberg Lior Freedman Ruth Glaun Doni Greenblatt Neil Kaplan Alyssa Muckley David Muller Martin PomeranzAndrea Pelz

YAHRZEITS Mrs. Marcia Frankel in memory of her mother-in-law Rivka Frankel, 11 SivanMrs. Helen Cohan in memory of her uncle Sheftel Mager, 11 SivanMrs. Mindy Lisman in memory of her brother Marshall Miller, 11 SivanMrs. Shelley Lowenstern in memory of her father Abraham Rosenberg, 11 SivanDr. Steven Charlap in memory of his father Abraham Charlap, 13 SivanMrs. Yocheved Hande in memory of her husband Bruce Hande, 13 SivanMr. Michael Hess in memory of his father David Hess, 13 SivanDr. Mervin Jacobs in memory of his mother Sylvia Jacobs, 13 SivanDr. Alvin Rosen in memory of his father Joseph Rosen, 13 SivanDr. Francine Rubinstein in memory of her grandmother Dora Rubinstein, 13 SivanMrs. Libby Lieberman in memory of her father Herman Brand, 14 SivanMrs. Lily Levontin in memory of her mother Jane Manis, 14 SivanMr. Morris Schnur in memory of his father Sol Schnur, 14 SivanMrs. Harriet Yukolis in memory of her mother Mollie Wieder, 14 SivanMrs. Tova Kotzker in memory of her brother Jonah Hiller, 15 SivanMrs. Shayndee Hiller in memory of her son Jonah Hiller, 15 SivanMr. Dani Hiller in memory of his son Jonah Hiller, 15 SivanMr. Eric Pinkis in memory of his mother Barbara Pinkis, 15 SivanMrs. Ida Wax in memory of her mother Mollie Malinowitz, 16 SivanMr. Philip Zimmerman in memory of his mother Rose Zimmerman, 16 SivanMr. Alden Mamann in memory of his sister Michelle Gozlan, 17 SivanMrs. Shaynee Miller in memory of her father David Becker, 18 SivanMrs. Joyce Muller in memory of her sister Linda Siegel, 18 SivanMrs. Janet Zwiebel in memory of her husband Max Zwiebel, 18 Sivan

LIFE CYCLE

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSAndrea AlpernDaniel and Michal LunskiHoward and Bonnie Block

ANNIVERSARIESRobert & Sibyl Silver

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITYFamily & Friends here in honor of the Schechter Bat Mitzvah Juskowicz Family from New YorkFamily & Friends here in honor of the Gabor Bat MitzvahJudith Gabor Jacob & Renee MillerUncle Lenny & Aunt Annie Luterman Cousins Cindy & Amanda LutermanCousins George & Lea Miller and familiesPaul Lieberman, Mark Rosman, Deby SchwartzSteve & Lisa Friedman and Family

APPRECIATIONEsther & Jonathan Abrams would like to extend their deepest thanks to the Boca Raton Synagogue, the Rabbis, and all those wonderful people who were of aid to them during their medical issues.


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSMAZAL TOV

Dr. Barry & Dana Schechter on their daughter, Lauren, becoming a Bat Miztvah. AND to her proud siblings, Kevin and Caitlin. AND grandparents, Sol & Marcia Feldman.Ronnie & Lori Gabor on their son, Noah, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud brother, Jonah. AND grandparents, Judith Gabor and Jacob & Renee Miller.Stuart & Hindy Rubin on their daughter, Eliana, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Chava & Aaron, Aleeza and Yonatan.George & Stephanie Saks on their grandson, Jonathan Samuel (Yoni), becoming a Bar Mizvah. His proud parents are Mark & Michele Saks of New Rochelle, NY.Joel Sherrow on his 80th Birthday.

KIDDUSHMain Minyan Kiddush sponsored by the Gabor Family in honor of Noah becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Hashkama Minyan Kiddush co-sponsored by Joel Sherrow in honor of his 80th Birthday. AND Dr. Barry & Dana Shechter in honor of Lauren becoming a Bat Mitzvah.Shtiebel Minyan Kiddush co-sponsored by Dr. Saul & Carol Kahn in honor of the Anniversary of Dr. Kahn’s Bar Mitzvah. AND Rabbi Yossi & Devorah Kahan in honor of the birth of their daughter, Shaynah Bracha.Teen Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Drs. Charles and Simone Griff in honor of Zach and the WYHS class of 2012’s graduationSephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Marco Reevah in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved father, Shlomo ben Yaich. Seudah Shlishiet co-sponsored by Michael & Mirta Brown, Dr. Mark & Helen Cohan, Shaindle Kilstein, Dr. Jack & Anne Mermelstein, Lowell Rabinowitz, Albert Serfaty, Cantor Lazar & Ida Wax and Philip & Peggy Zimmerman.Guest Speaker: Chaim Rosen

ALIYAH DESSERT RECEPTIONAt Seudah Shlishiet next Shabbat, June 9, we will honor those making Aliyah or returning to Israel. If you are making Aliyah or returning to Israel from an extended stay, please contact Linda at (561) 394-0394 or [email protected].

SIDDUR DRIVEWe are in need of Siddurim for the Shul. If you are interested in donating a Siddur in memory or in honor of someone, please contact Linda in the Shul office at [email protected]. The cost for each Siddur is $50; if you donate five or more you will receive a 10% discount. Thank you for your participation in this Siddur Drive.

NOMINATING AND BUDGET MEETINGPlease join us this Wednesday night, June 6 at 8:30 pm in the Rand Sanctuary for the Annual Nominating and Budget Meeting. At this meeting you will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed budget for 2012/2013 as well as propose additional nominations for the 2012/2013 Executive Board and Board of Directors, in addition to the slate presented by the Nominating Committee Elections will be held later in June.

MEN’S SEATING ON FRIDAY NIGHTSIn the summer months when there are multiple Minyanim on Friday nights, we ask that no men sit in the Women’s section in the Rand Sanctuary during Davening. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S SHIURA community-wide learning opportunity for women, by women.Parashat Naso • June 2 • 5:40 pm Mrs. Leah Rosen - “A Nazir, a Priest and an Adulteress Walk into a Bar”A vibrant woman of many talents, Leah Rosen hails from South Africa. An attorney who also holds a B.A. in Judaic Studies, she has a deep interest in the comparison between American and Judaic Law. The wife of Chaim Rosen and mom to six active youngsters, she still carves out time for learning as well as teaching

The women’s class takes place two hours before Mincha on Shabbat afternoon in the Rand Sanctuary.

WOMEN’S INSPIRATIONAL LECTURE - CANCELLEDThe lecture that was scheduled for Sunday evening, June 3 has been cancelled.

APPRECIATIONWe would like to thank all the people who helped arrange the floral arrangements in the Shul for Shabbat/Shavuot: Carol Kahn, Irene Berger, Gloria Wolff, Henny Ehrlich, Carolyn Jarashow, Iris Weiss, Pamela Silverman and Hindy Rubin.

THANK YOU…Rabbi Avi & Rebecca Hochman by providing the Shul with additional logistic support on Shavuot.The Siyum committee AND David Feldan, Binyomin Zwelling and the Pickholtz girls for sharing their Torah reflections with the community.

DAF YOMISponsored this week by Phil & Peggy Zimmerman in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved mother, Rose.

JUST A LITTLE REMINDER…There is less then a month remaining to our 2011/2012 fiscal year. The monthly statements for June will be mailed out this week. If you haven’t already made financial arrangements with Amy by either setting up a payment plan to cover your outstanding charges, or by filling out a Dues Adjustment Form, we ask that you do so now. 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. Now is the perfect time to start making sure you will not have any problems reserving your High Holiday seats! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If you need a confidential Dues Adjustment Form, see Amy in the Shul office. If you would like to discuss anything pertaining to membership, contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected].

GRADUATESWe would like to wish a Mazal Tov to all of our BRS 2012 graduates. If you or your child are graduating, please let the office know by calling (561) 394-0394 or replying to [email protected] now so that we can include it in our 2012 Graduation List.

Thank you and Mazal Tov!

TODAH RABAH SISTERHOODWe extend heartfelt thanks to the Sisterhood for the extremely generous donationthat they made to the Tomchei Shabbat Fund and to the Jewish Education Scholarship Fund.

Yasher Koach to the Sisterhood Board and to all of those members who workedso hard to make this a most successful year.


MITZVAH OF THE WEEKThe Kohein’s Clothes. Hashem commanded the Kohanim to wear special clothes that were stunning and beautiful. Hashem designed the Beit Hamikdash to be a special place where people would be stunned by the glory of the place. When people are stunned they understand that they are standing before Hashem.

RABBI JOSH BROIDERabbi Josh Broide, Director of the Boca Raton Jewish Experience and the Outreach Rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue, is about to begin his 13th year at BRS, but there are some facts that you might not know about him and his family.

Josh was born in 1974 and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. After his family moved to the United States in the mid 80’s, he attended the famed JEC in Elizabeth, New Jersey. 6th grade was a big year for him, not only because he was the oldest and tallest in his class at that time, but that was when Josh met Simone. It’s an amazing story and you’ll have to ask Josh for more of the exciting details. He attended Camp Moshava, Camp Mesorah, and Camp Hillel, and was very involved in NCSY. In high school, Josh served as the Student Government president and played hockey for the famous JEC Lancers. After graduation he spent two years in Israel at Ner Yaakov and Toras Moshe. It was in Israel that Josh decided to change his career from becoming a lawyer and instead become a Rabbi, because of the inspirational Rabbis he had met in Israel. Rabbi Broide received his Rabbinical Ordination and earned a Masters in Advanced Talmudic Law from the Ner Israel Rabbinical College. During his five years in the Yeshiva, he had the privilege of studying with Rabbi Yissocher Frand for four years. He also earned two Masters Degrees from Johns Hopkins University, the first in Special Education and the second in School Administration and Supervision.

Currently, Josh serves as the Founder and Director of the Boca Raton Jewish Experience, a new outreach and engagement program in Boca Raton, and also serves as the Outreach Rabbi at Boca Raton Synagogue. He has worked at BRS for the past 12 years and has also served as the Shul’s Executive Director and Youth Director. Before launching the BRJE, he served as the Director of JSU South Florida. He regularly attends the March of the Living and NCSY’s The Jerusalem Journey in Israel. He is the recipient of the prestigious Grinspoon/Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education and was a semi finalist in the Jewish Federations of North America’s Jewish Hero’s contest. He is the host of Jewish Pride Radio and the co-producer of Jewish Pride Films. He loves rock music, and plays the drums and guitar. Josh and his amazing wife, Simone, have five children, Ayala, Avigayil. Eliana, Asher Yosef & Ahuva Leah, live in Lago Del Mar, just three doors down from his mother, Sylvia who moved to Boca two years ago. He loves the community and has a passion for inspiring Jews around the world.

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ADULT EDUCATIONCLASS UPDATES• SICHOT OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE is given every Shabbat morning at 8:30 am by Rabbi Samuel Levine in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash.• TEACHINGS OF THE BA’AL SHEM TOV Every Shabbat in the Shtiebel Beit Midrash, given by Bentzion Meltzer at 9:00 am.• RABBINIC MIND with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda will be held this Monday through Friday, 7:45-8:45 am in the Board Room. • ZUMBA CLASS for women will take place this Monday & Wednesday. For more information, please call (561) 394-5854. • SHOSHANA DEAKTER’S CLASS Tuesday night class at 7:30 pm on “The Inner Wisdom of the Torah” in the Board Room. • RABBI MOSKOWITZ’S Tuesday morning class at Hillel Day School will be taking place this week. • MAKE TIME FOR LEARNING Every Wednesday evening 8:00 - 9:30 pm, for Beit Midrash learning. To find a Chavruta, please contact Rabbi Dr.

Brian Galbut. • RABBI MOSKOWITZ will be giving his Contemporary Halacha class on “Should we be stealing more often?” this Wednesday & Thursday at 10:15

am in the Social Hall. • MALKA MORRIS class on in-depth study of Sefer Yehoshua class will not be held this week and will resume Wednesday, June 27. • PARSHAT HA’SHAVUA Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s class will be held this Wednesday.• RABBI ZVI YEHUDA weekly Parshat Ha’shavua class will take place this Shabbat at 9:15 am in the Board Room. • DAF YOMI class with Rabbi Ben Sugerman can be listened to any time of the day by visiting www.kollel.org • MISHNA BERURA YOMI Every day, 15 minutes prior to Mincha, there will be a brief class studying that day’s portion of the Mishna Berura.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS


KARATE CLASSSensei Alen Girnun will be teaching the karate class for men and women (older than 16 years old), preferably with minor martial arts experience. The class will take place on Thursdays at 8:30 pm in classroom 206. For information and to RSVP, contact Dr. Kaweblum at [email protected].

RUN FOR THE RIBBONS SUPPORT CANCER CURE

This Sunday June 3: the “RUN 4 the RIBBONS” walk/run organized by Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton Regional Hospital will take place. Many members our community are currently being treated for this deadly disease. Support them by participating, and inviting your friends and family to participate. Register on line at www.active.com, or call Darci Mc Nally (561) 955-4501 or [email protected] for more information.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S UPCOMING SHIURIMParashat Behalotcha • June 9Dr. Ora Moshe

Parashat Shlach • June 16Mrs. Elana Belizon

Parashat Korach • June 23Mrs. Shoshana Deakter

MACHON MENACHEM BOCA RATON RABBINICAL SEMINARY

Ari & Graci Kugler Jewish Center for Higher Learning, Mendy & Leah Schurder Jewish Leadership Initiative cordially invites the entire community to the Inaugural Graduation & Ordination Ceremony to be held on Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of Boca Raton, 17950 Military Trail, Boca Raton FL Dessert Buffet. Kindly RSVP to : [email protected]

HEBRON FUND - SAVE THE DATE! Be a part of the plans for Hebron’s future! Join us in welcoming Rabbi Simcha Hochbaum for an evening of inspiration and awareness! Wednesday, June 13, at 8:00 pm, at the home of Dr. Moshe & Shari Hirth! Find out what makes 1,000 Jews living in Hebron maintain their determination while surrounded by over 120,000 Arabs. Your attendance at this event will give them the encouragement to continue * YOU can make all the difference! For more information contact The Hebron Fund (718) 677-6886 [email protected] www.hebronfund.orga

WEDNESDAY MORNING LINE-UP THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6

10:15 – 11:00 am in the Social HallRabbi Philip Moskowitz - Should we be stealing more often?

11:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Social HallRabbi Efrem Goldberg - Parshat Ha’ShavuaIt is a text-based study on the Parsha of the week. Please bring a Mikra’ot Gedolot. Every week, an MP3 of the class will be available on our website, www.brsonline.org.


BRS OUTREACH REVOLUTION THE 2011/2012 PILLAR SOCIETY

To Join the Pillar Society or for more information, Please contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected] or (561) 491-2336.

EMERALD Lynn Hahn

Daniel & Caroline Katz

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Nachman & Jaime FeigMichael & Barbara Frenkel

Hensha GansbourgDavid & Sharona Kay

Michele & Steven LenoffMichael & Sharona Loeffler

Mike Senders

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Dr. Albert & Evelyn BegasJoseph & Lisa Bensmihen

Brian & Sharon FerberMark & Tilda Fisher

Dr. Ben & Cara FreedmanRabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg

Glen & Rosa GolishCharles and Simone GriffDr. Merv & Elaine Jacobs

Rabbi Tsvi & Shaindle KilsteinStephen & Linda Melcer

David & Joyce MullerBruce & Cindy NimhauserRobert & Penny PearlmanMichael & Dana Petrover

Dr. Daniel & Rachel RudenskyMichael & Amy Schiffman

Reid & Naomi ShapiroZorik & Ellen SpektorWarren & Robin StruhlTed & Linda Struhl

Michael & Risa Zimmerman

PLATINUMSteven & Yael CharlapMartin & Ileana FlicsStanley & Ana Haar

Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky Michael & Jill Rose

Larry & Deborah Silver

ENHANCED GOLD

Three 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. This year we have added a Silver level for members ages 36 and under.

We are fortunate in our community to have a number of members who give above and beyond, year after year. We thank you for your past generosity and appeal to you and others to become members of Pillar Society – to be the leaders of Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim in our community.

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 ability to pay. May you and your family be truly blessed in the coming year.

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Avraham & Elana BelizonBenjamin & Elizabeth Berman

Dr. Hillel & Chayi CohenDr. Yehudah & Michal Marcus

BRS OUTREACH REVOLUTION

Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Julian Gordon, Ben Weiss, Asher Kaplan, Brandon Gelbart, Orelia Elkaim, Menachem Kaplan, Jeremy Siegman, Noam Ivri (Makover), Evan Pelz, Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha Ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Liel Reinfeld, Amichai Berman and Mordechai

Wolfson. 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

ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)

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WOMEN’S MIKVAH The hours for the Women’s Mikvah are Sunday through Thursday, 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm (last appointment is at 9:30 pm). For Friday and Yom Tov appointments, please call three days in advance. On Saturday and Fast Days, open an hour after Havadalah, for only 1 hour thereafter. In order to better assist you every day, appointments are strongly advised. Please

call (561) 394-5854.

BOCA RATON COMMUNITY ERUVThe Boca Raton Community Eruv is in need of funds. It is now possible to sponsor the Eruv for a particular Shabbat for $360. Donations can now also be made through our website www.bocaeruv.org or by contacting Chani Salamon at (561) 392-1026 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.

CHESEDThe Boca Raton Simcha Gemach is up and running. Please contact us if you are making a Simcha and are in need of centerpieces or vases, etc. for your Simcha. Also, we welcome any gently used or new table centerpieces, tablecloths, etc. that could be contributed to this worthy cause. We would like to be able to provide all members of our community with the

accessories to make their Simchas elegant and special. All proceeds from this Gemach will be donated to Tzedakah. Please contact, Baila Kaplan at (917) 385-9659 or Michal Marcus at (917) 804-6924.

MUSICAL CHEVRAThe Musical Chevra meets monthly to listen and enjoy classical and popular music. For details, please contact Moshe Leib or Ruth Stuart at [email protected]

MAIMONIDES SOCIETY The Caring Doctors Project aims to pair medically uninsured people of South Palm Beach County with doctors who have agreed to care for them free of charge. Created by Jewish Family Services and sponsored by Project Access of the Palm Beach County Medical Society and the BRS Maimonides Society, it offers participating doctors sovereign immunity for their work.

YOUNG BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS The Young Business Professionals (YBP) is a new initiative for young members of our community ages 25-35, who are looking to grow in their professional and business skills, and for a chance to participate in community leadership opportunities. For more information and registration, please contact Gil Stein at [email protected].

MAJDI HALABI

SOCIAL ACTIONThis summer, the London Olympics will mark the 40th anniversary of the slaughter of the Munich 11. The International Olympic Committee has never acknowledged this terrible massacre despite repeated requests from surviving family members for a moment of silence in their memory. A New York area JCC has established a petition to ask the IOC

for a moment of silence at the London Olympics to remember the eleven Israeli athletes who were murdered at the Munich Olympics forty years ago. Many regard this massacre as the beginning of modern terrorism. The goal is to collect one million signatures. Please take a moment to go to the link below, sign the petition, and forward it to as many people as you can. https://www.change.org/petitions/jacques-rogge-minute-of-silence-at-the-2012-london-olympics

BIKUR CHOLIMIt’s a shame to waste a good wheelchair! Please donate it to Bikur Cholim where it can get some use. Contact Stan at (561) 362-7345.


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-BRS KIDS & TEENS-

Do you remember last Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening? Did it look like the picture below?

Would you like to have a better experience this year? Would you like your davening to last from

9:30- 12:30 instead of 8:00-2:00 PM? Would you like a tefila that you actually understand?

This coming Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur will be different. We’re going to have the first

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FOCUS ON FOCUS ON FOCUS ON FOCUS ON OUR LEADERSOUR LEADERSOUR LEADERSOUR LEADERS

DO YOU KNOW…. Raz Benzikry?

Group: JUCO Boys Group leader since: 2012 School: 10th grader WYHS What Raz loves about being a group leader is being with the kids every Shabbat seeing them doven. Also, playing some games with them, it’s just fascinating to see their excitement every week coming to groups and really seeing them grow as children.

Celebrating Our Teens by Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Shavuot Teen Rabbis and directors dread Shavuot. There is nothing meaningful or enjoyable about planning an evening full of attracting teens to Shiurim, trying to get them to stay in Shiurim, and trying to make sure they don’t cause any trouble. What Seder night is to mothers, Shavuot night is to Teen Rabbis. Yet this past Shavuot night was something special. Our BRS teens chose their topics, and various Rabbis from the community taught them. Shiurim averaged 30-80 participants, who were challenged by topics such as Torah and Civil Rights, intermarriage and demons, true Kabbalah, life after death, and the beauty of Shabbat. Thank you to Rabbis Grajower, Goldberg, Zak, and Broide. As good as the teen programming was, the stars of the night shown out of the spotlight. Rabbi Gur Berman gave a Shiur to his old students and WYHS Rabbiem answered their students’ questions on a variety of subjects. Students studied independently for finals and about topics and books that interested them. The Feldan clan and friends studied the Mishnayot they needed to finish for BRS’s Siyum. Most impressive was Rabbi Yaakov Green, who held court at the front of the Beit Medrash for his students and community teens for over four hours!!! I think I’ll propose another Chag – this one to celebrate our teens’ great Torah study on Shavuot night.

ProProProPro----Israel Teens’ Israel Teens’ Israel Teens’ Israel Teens’ ClassClassClassClasses now twice a weekes now twice a weekes now twice a weekes now twice a week Every week teens have two chances to attend a Pro-Israel advocacy meeting. Teens learn how to best advocate for Israel at the highest levels of our government. Classes are Wednesdays 7 PM and Fridays 3 PM.

You fill in the caption…funniest one wins!

Big KiddushBig KiddushBig KiddushBig Kiddush Join us at one of the last Kiddushim of the season as Zach Griff throws a goodbye Kiddush in honor of Zach and his friends saying goodbye to Boca as they go off in their various directions all around the world…Indiana, Ithaca, Pittsburgh, Yerushalayim, Beit Shemesh and well….just about everywhere. Teen Minyan this week begins at a special time – 9:45 AM We’ll see you there!

GEMARA FOR BEGINNERS WITH GEMARA FOR BEGINNERS WITH GEMARA FOR BEGINNERS WITH GEMARA FOR BEGINNERS WITH RABBI YRABBI YRABBI YRABBI YAAKOV DRANGAAKOV DRANGAAKOV DRANGAAKOV DRANG Rabbi Yaakov Drang gives a Gemara Brachot Shiur after Shabbat Mincha for boys in grades 5-7.

JUNIOR CONGREGATIONJUNIOR CONGREGATIONJUNIOR CONGREGATIONJUNIOR CONGREGATION Make sure to come on time this week to JuCo. The fun begins every Shabbat at 10:00 am. Get ready for amazing Davening, Parsha, guest speakers, games, talent, and of course great prizes . KIDS HASHKAMA CHABURAKIDS HASHKAMA CHABURAKIDS HASHKAMA CHABURAKIDS HASHKAMA CHABURA Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger, Boca’s new star Rebbe, will be conducting a post Hashkama Minyan Chabura for boys at 9:30 am in Room 102 in the Jacobs and Rubin Youth and Senior Center. Make sure to come on time for the special kids Kiddush!

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APARTMENT FOR RENT At La Paz Place, Apartment 104.

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THE RETURN OFMONDAY NIGHT MADNESS

ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHIStarting June 4 5:00 - 8:00 pm

$27.00 per person

SUMMER AFTERNOON DELIGHTSSpecially Priced

3:00 pm -7:00 pmMARTINI MONDAY’S: Tuna Tacos & Martini’s

TWO FOR ONE TUESDAY’S: Chicken Satay & Well Drinks WINE-O WEDNESDAY’S: Wonton Chips, Hummus & House Wine

THIRSTY THURSDAY’S: Ceviche & our Special PunchSAKATINI SUNDAY’S: Salmon Bruchetta & Our Flavored Sakatini

Make Your Graduation Reservations Early and Join us For Our Deli Lunch Menu!

561-544-8100 • ASIABOCARATON.COM

BRS IS GIVING YOU THE CHANCE

TO WIN AN

ALL YOU NEED IS THE WINNING RAFFLE TICKET Have you always wanted an iPad 3, but never got one? Did you know that you can pay your Shul bills online? Well now you will have a chance to do both!

You can pay your bills online by going to ---> brsonline.org <---

and clicking login at the top right hand page of the website.BRS will be having a raffl e for an iPad 3 at the 23rd Annual Journal Dinner in January.

In order to receive a raffl e ticket you will need to log in and pay your bills online through our secure website not through paypal. Each member family will receive

one entry into the raffl e for the iPad 3 for each invoice on your bill that has been paid off completely online

or any payment made online of $250 or more.For any questions or to receive your login information,

please contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected]

Hahn Judaic Campus • 7900 Montoya Circle N. Boca Raton, FL 33433 • Tel. (561) 394-0394 - www.brsonline.org

The more members that pay their bills online the more we can cut down on ongoing costs such as invoicing, postage, etc.

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