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RABBI EFREM GOLDBERGMarah D’asrah

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RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZassociate rabbi

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PARSHAT EMORStone Chumash Page 672

May 20 • May 27, 2016 • 12 Iyar • 19 Iyar 5776

FRIDAY NIGHTPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 6:25 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:38 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 pmCandle Lighting 7:45 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:50 pm

SHABBAT DAYWomen's Class 5:30 pm

Navigating Differences Within the FamilyMrs. Aliza Schulman

Rabbi's Class 6:30 pmSinat Chinam, The Holocaust,

and The Iranian Nuclear Threat To IsraelDr. Harold Serebro

Shabbat Mincha 7:30 pm Ma’ariv/Havdalah 8:42 pm


FROM THE RABBI’S DESK

YOU HAVE MORE TIME THAN YOU

THINK – WHAT DO

YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT?

Recently, my six-year-old daughter was filling out a fun journal she had received as a gift. After answering standard questions like “who is your best friend,” “what is your favorite food,” “what color do you like the

most,” etc. she came across the question, “who is your arch nemesis,”

a bizarre question for a children’s journal. Understandably, she had no idea what was being asked so she approached my wife, asking her what arch nemesis means.

My wife explained, of course you don’t have one, but arch nemesis means an enemy. Who do you not get along with? She ran off to continue to fill out the journal. Later, my wife saw the journal laying around and opened it up to see how my daughter answered. She was absolutely amazed at what she saw. In the blank for “who is your arch nemesis,” my six-year-old had written, the yetzer harah (voice of temptation).

While many of us are much older and more experienced, we fail to acknowledge or identify our arch nemesis – the yetzer harah. Some of us have the yetzer harah to eat unhealthy food or excessive portions; others struggle with greed or jealousy. Some have the yetzer harah to gossip and others to talk during davening. Some

have the yetzer harah to bend the truth and others lose their patience.

These and other common yetzer harahs have been well identified and much ink has been spilled providing encouragement and strategies to overcome them. However, there is a yetzer ha’rah whose temptation and seduction is only growing in our generation that not only have we failed to conquer, but in many cases we have failed to even name.

While technology was supposed to give us more flexibility and free time, as a point of fact, most people in today’s technological era feel they simply have no time. How many of us say we want to exercise, to read, to learn, to do activities with family and a myriad of other goals, but claim the impediment holding us back is that we have no time.

If you feel that way, you are not alone. A December Gallup poll found that 61 percent of working Americans said they did not have enough time to do the things they wanted to do. Ask someone how he or she is doing and you are likely to hear, “busy,” “crazy busy,” “insanely busy.” We have convinced ourselves that we are so busy that we simply have no time. But is that true?

To find out, time management expert and best-selling author Laura Vanderkam spent the past 12 months studying how she used her time during the busiest year of her life. On a spreadsheet broken into half-hour blocks, she logged the 8,784 hours that make up a leap year. In a recent article in the New York Times, “The Busy Person’s Lies,” she shared her results. It turns out, the stories she told herself about where her time

went weren’t always true: her life was not quite as hectic as she had thought, and she suspected the same was true for others.

She writes, “One study from the June 2011 Monthly Labor Review found that people estimating 75-plus hour workweeks were off, on average, by about 25 hours. I once had a young man tell me he was working 180 hours a week — impossible, considering the fact that this is 12 more hours than a week contains — but he felt tired and overworked, as we all sometimes do, and chose a high number to quantify this feeling.” She encourages us to track our time so that we can be honest and accurate with ourselves and how it is used. She concludes, “Life is full, and life has space. There is no contradiction.”

Long before time management experts, Rav Yisrael Salanter came to the same conclusion. He was once approached by someone who asked, “Rebbe, I only have fifteen minutes a day to learn. What should I learn? Chumash? Halacha? Jewish thought?” Rav Yisroel Salanter looked him in the eye and responded, “Learn mussar (discipline and character growth) and you will come to realize that you have a lot more than fifteen minutes a day to learn.”

So if we really have the time to do the things we say we want to do, why do we convince ourselves that we don’t?


In the spirit of our mission “Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity,” we believe that a community is built on the collective engagement of individuals representing differing perspectives, whether religious, political, or social. As Boca Raton Synagogue is an environment where all of its members and visitors need to feel valued and welcomed, members are required to comport themselves in a manner which reflects mutual respect and a sense of inclusiveness. In our Synagogue, we value debate about pressing issues. This is consistent with the American democratic tradition. Our sages saw the value of arguments conducted L”Shem Shamayim,“ for the sake of heaven, believing that great minds who engage in respectful debate will arrive at better solutions. They valued and welcomed alternate views, as do we.

“Derech Eretz,” good and proper conduct, and mutually respectful dialogue are core values of the Synagogue community. These create a “safe place” for inspiration and spiritual growth, the central purpose of the Synagogue. It is a violation of Jewish law and ethics to use harsh language (vitriol) to demonize or to marginalize people with whom one may disagree. Uncivil expression reflects negatively on our Synagogue as well as on the individuals who engage in such behavior. Boca Raton Synagogue expects its members to act and to speak with kindness and sensitivity to others. It is only in this fashion that a strong, vibrant, and harmonious community can be created and maintained. Adherence to this policy is a requirement for membership in good standing at the Boca Raton Synagogue.

In line with our recently published Derech Eretz Statement, we mention some examples of how we can be more sensitive toward others and create an even better community. • If you’re feeling unwell or perhaps coming down with a cold or flu, please do not come to Shul. It’s not right to possible compromise

the health of members and guests.• When the Shul is crowded, please take private articles off the seat next to you and invite someone to sit down. There is a coat room in

the lobby for hats and outerwear.All of these Mensch Messages have been submitted to the office. If you have a Mensch Message you would like us to promote, please email us at [email protected]”

BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE DERECH ERETZ STATEMENT

A Chassidishe Rebbe was once walking with his chassidim when it began to rain. He stopped, looked up and turned to his disciples and asked, “How do you know the sky wants to rain?” He then answered, “Because it is raining.” The students didn’t understand so they inquired what he meant. As they continued to walk he explained that if you want to know if someone wants to do something, see if they are doing it. We do what we want to be doing. If we aren’t doing it, we don’t really want to.

The Yid Ha'Kadosh, Rav Yaakov

Yitzchak Rabinowitz (Niflaos Ha'Yehudi, page40) says that we sometimes confuse wanting to do something with wanting to want to do something. It is in the transition from wanting to want, to actually wanting, that we begin to realize that we have time for what we want to do and we do it. Sometimes that transition just has to happen and other times we can inspire it and move it along. Either way, it is important in the meantime not to give in to our arch nemesis the yetzer harah and erroneously believe that the only thing holding us back is that we don’t have any time.

Sefiras HaOmer is a forty-nine day journey to time awareness. It is a system that encourages us to literally or figuratively log our time and have the discipline and strength to fill the spaces in it with what we claim we truly want to be doing.

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

PARSHA SUMMARYEMORRules regarding Kohanim. Because of his privileged status, the Kohen had to maintain a particularly high standard of purity and perfection. Any physical defect disqualified the Kohen from officiating in the Mishkan, although he was still entitled to his share of the sacrifices.

Rules regarding sacrifices. Sacrifices, too, had to be free of blemishes. A mother and its young could not be killed on the same day.

Yom Tov. During the year, a number of days were designated as Yom Tovim. These holy days, on which no work is permitted, were proclaimed in the following order: Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Atzeret.

The Mishkan. The people were reminded of their duty to provide pure olive oil for the lamps of the Holy Temple, which were to be kept burning continuously by the Kohanim. The show bread was to be made of twelve loaves of fine flour, arranged in two stacks.


MAIN MINYAN GALA KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We are enjoying to another year of great Kiddushim and the camaraderie they bring. As the cost of a private Kiddush has become prohibitive, the monthly Gala Kiddush affords those with a Simcha to share that Simcha at an affordable price with the entire BRS community. Please consider joining our growing list of sponsors to ensure the Kiddushim continue.

The Gala Kiddushim for this year are tentatively scheduled as follows:Dates may be subject to change

We are very grateful to our Executive Chef Sponsors who contributed $1,000 and our Sous Chef Sponsors for contributing $500. These sponsorships make the Gala Kiddush possible.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELSExecutive Chef Sponsor $1,000Sous Chef Sponsor $500Bar Mitzvah / Aufruf $360Bat Mitzvah / New Baby / Engagement $250Birthday / Anniversary $100Grandchild / Other Occasion $100

Sponsorships are announced from the pulpit on Shabbat morning of the Kiddush and listed in the Weekly. If you would like to sponsor on any level in this coming year, please contact Matthew Hocherman at [email protected] or our Kiddush Club chairs, Donny Cohen and Avi Greenbaum.

June 11, 2016 (Shavuot Night Kiddush)

June 18, 2016 (Graduation Kiddush)

EXECUTIVE CHEFDonny & Dr. Freyda CohenAvi & Dr. Laura GreenbaumKermit & Natalie HalperinDr. Larry & Debra HalperinYanki & Lauren Hofstatter

SOUS CHEFDaniel & Ellen AverbookDr. Issy & Riwella BrukLeo & Heni EhrlichYaakov KronfeldDr. David & Reena MakoverDr. David Markowitz & Dr. Sara LevineGeorge & Stephanie SaksEvan & Orly ShapiroDr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor

SHABBAT SCHEDULEFRIDAY NIGHT

OMER 27Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmEarly Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:05 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 6:25 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:38 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pmSephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:40 pmCandle Lighting 7:45 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:50 pm

SHABBAT DAYOMER 28

Neitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:49 amHashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:30 amSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 9:00 amAshkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Sermon: Rabbi Efrem GoldbergShtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 amTeen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash) 9:45 amSof Zman Kriat Shema 9:54 amYouth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 amEarly Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 3:00 pmWomen's Class 5:30 pm

Navigating Differences Within the FamilyMrs. Aliza Schulman

Rabbi’s Class 6:30 pmSinat Chinam, The Holocaust,

and The Iranian Nuclear Threat To IsraelDr. Harold Serebro

Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:20 pmAshkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 7:30 pmDaf Yomi between Mincha/Ma’arivSh’kiah 8:03 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah (Rand Sanctuary) 8:42 pm

SHABBAT LEARNINGTefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide will resume May 28Advanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama MinyanYouth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 amAvos U’Banim (Social Hall) 6:30 pm

MAY 27 & 28PARSHAT BEHAR

Friday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmEarly Sephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:05 pmPlag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 6:25 pmEarliest Candle Lighting 6:41 pmEarly Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 7:00 pmSephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 7:45 pmCandle Lighting 7:48 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Social Hall) 7:50 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah (Rand Sanctuary) 8:46 pm

DAILY MINYAN TIMES

SUNDAY OMER 29

MONDAY OMER 30

TUESDAYOMER 31

WEDNESDAYOMER 32

THURSDAY OMER 33LAG BA'OMER

FRIDAYOMER 34

Sephardic Shacharit 6:10 amSephardic Beit Midrash

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 6:25 am Social Hall

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 7:15 amSocial Hall

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Sephardic Shacharit 8:00 amSephardic Beit Midrash

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 8:00 am Social Hall

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Ashkenazi Shacharit 9:00 amSocial Hall

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Early Ashkenazi Mincha

2:00 pm Senders Library

3:05 pmSephardic Beit Midrash




Sephardic Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:45 pmSephardic Beit Midrash

7:45 pmBerdugo Beit Midrash




Ashkenazi Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:50 pmSocial Hall

7:50 pmRand Sanctuary

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Late Ashkenazi Ma’ariv 9:30 pmSenders Library

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSMAZAL TOV

Azriel & Dalia Avezbadalov on the birth of their daughter. AND to proud big sisters Yael, Rachel and Lielle. Moshe & Shayna Bernstein on the birth of their daughter, Shuva Nechama. AND to proud big brothers, Eliyahu & Daniyel.Michael & Carol Bierman on the birth of their grandson, Hillel Natan. His proud parents are Joshua & Rene Steinberg of Fairlawn, NJ.AND to Uncle Josh, Aunt Debbie, and the Bierman cousins.Richard & Jan Berg on their grandson, Mark, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud parents Brian & Debbie Berg, and sister Stacey.

DR. HAROLD SEREBRO - GUEST SPEAKER THIS SHABBAT

Was a Nazi hunter, distinguished author, Medical Doctor, businessman, human rights activist in South Africa & philanthropist. Dr. Serebro will be here this Shabbat, May 21, and will be giving the Rabbis class at 6:30 pm on the topic "Sinat chinam, the holocaust, and the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel". Copies of his latest book released in July 2015, "The Canopy - Warriors for Justice Facing the Ticking Time Bomb", are now available for sale for the first time in the USA. Being a philanthropist, Dr. Serebro donates all profits of book sales towards worthy causes. The proceeds of sales will be distributed to both Holocaust victims' dental needs in Israel and to assist the

BRS Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. Each copy of the book is $30 and makes a wonderful gift! Please contact Trevor or Gabrielle Meyerowitz on [email protected] to purchase the book. Dr. Serebro will be available to sign books after the 9:00 am minyan on Sunday on May 22.

WHATSAPP CHESED GROUPSOur community often has Chesed opportunities, such as driving someone to a doctor or making a meal, that requires responsiveness in real time. Additionally, we sometimes have Shiva homes that struggle to get a Minyan. We have created two WhatsApp groups for individuals to be alerted to Chesed opportunities in real time and to volunteer to help. If you would like to be part of the BRS Chesed Group or the BRS Shiva Minyan Group on WhatsApp, please contact Matthew at [email protected] indicating which group and your WhatsApp cell phone number.

KIDDUSHHashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Arye & Taliya Corbett in commemoration of the first Yahrzeit of his beloved mother, Phyllis Corbett.Sephardic Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Moshe & Penina Elkoby in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his beloved mother, Remond Elkoby.Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by the Dolgow family in memory of their beloved sister and aunt, Toby Cherny. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Josh Broide and participants from March of the Living.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S SHIURA COMMUNITY-WIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN, BY WOMEN. Join us this Shabbat, May 21, 5:30 pm as we hear from Mrs. Aliza Schulman.It is with great excitement that we continue our Shabbat afternoonwomen’s class this week. The women’s class is a weekly community -wide learning opportunity for women, by women, and continues throughout the summer months. The women’s class takes place two hours before Mincha on Shabbat afternoon in the Rand Sanctuary.If you are interested in giving a future class, please contact Rabbi Moskowitz at (561) 394-0394 or [email protected]

3-PART SERIES FOR WOMEN'S MIDRASHA

Rina Lanner will continue a 3-part series entitled "Aseret HaDibrot: An In Depth Analysis" this Monday night, May 23 at 8:30 pm as part of the Women's Monday Night Learning Program.

YEMIMA MIZRACHI VIDEOJoin us this Tuesday, May 24, at 10:00 am in the Social Hall, for an exclusive South Florida showing of Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi’s video presentation for women on the topic of “Capturing the Sparks of Lag Ba'Omer.”

EMUNAH WHATSAPP FOR WOMENIf you would like to join Rabbi Goldberg’s Emunah WhatsApp group, please email [email protected] with your phone number associated with WhatsApp. There will be moderate posting that will not inundate you, but will provide stories, articles and ideas that can help us

GRADUATION GALA KIDDUSH Next month's Gala Kiddush has been moved to Shabbat, June 18 and it will be an amazing graduation themed Kiddush. If you have anyone in your family that is graduating, whether it is a child, grandchild, or even a spouse, this is your opportunity to be part of our community celebration. The cost to be included as a graduation sponsor is $36 per graduate. The names of each graduate that is sponsored will be published in the Weekly on June 18. If you are interested in being a graduation sponsor or a sponsor for any other occasion this is your chance! The deadline to sign up is Thursday, June 16, please go to www.brsonline.org/grad2016.

Simcha Sponsorships are available as follows:Bar Mitzvah or Aufruf - $360Bat Mitzvah, New Baby or Engagement - $250Birthday or Anniversary, Other - $100Graduation - $36 per name

KHDS 8TH GRADE SEUDAH SHLISHIETJoin us next Shabbat, May 28, to hear our BRS 8th grade students from Katz Hillel Day School share their experiences from their recent trip to Israel.

LAG BA’OMER, THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Join BRS for an authentic Lag Ba’Omer celebration this Wednesday night, May 25, at 8:45 pm. We will have a BBQ, Bonfire, Chagiga, and Kumzits. The bonfire lighting will be at 8:45 pm on the BRS front lawn. All musicians are invited and encouraged to bring an acoustic instrument to play at the Kumzits.

DID YOU USE THE ERUV LAST SHABBAT?As we all know, the Eruv is a vital necessity to our community. There is nobody in our community, younger or older, who doesn't regularly make use of our Eruv and take for granted its presence in Boca. However, now the Eruv needs you! Our funds are dangerously low. This makes maintaining the Eruv almost impossible. If you have benefited from our Eruv (which is all of us), not contributing towards its upkeep is simply wrong. We ask everyone to contribute at one of the following levels of membership annually:*Eruv Sustaining Member $500*Eruv Sponsoring Member $360 Eruv Supporting Member $180 Eruv Member $100 *(These levels of support enable one to sponsor the Eruv for a particular Shabbat, which will be publicized in the shuls throughout the community.) Contributions can be made through the Paypal link by visiting www.bocaeruv.org. Alternatively, Checks should be made payable to Boca Community Eruv Inc. and sent to Boca Raton Community Eruv, Inc., 7653 London Lane, Boca Raton, Fl 33433. The Eruv needs your caring support...JUST DO IT!!


LIFE CYCLE

CONDOLENCES TODr. Avram Cooperman on the passing of his beloved brother, Jerry Cooperman.

REFUAH SHLAYMAHFor members of BRS Community.

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please call Linda at (561) 394-0394

Moshe Applebaum Moshe Zvi ben Rochel LeahYosef Chaim ben FaigaMerv Jacobs Meir ben SarahStuart Silverman Yeshaya Moshe ben Nacha SarahMarcus Witztum Mordechai ben MalkaChayim ben RashiChaim ben RachelRabbi Barak Bar-Chaim Nachman ben Esther ZeldaJosef Yitzchak ben Baila RochelBob Strauss Chaim ben Ziporah haLevy___________________________Helen Ijac Alta Haita bat DevorahJoan Noven Rochel Tova bat Malka

WEEK AT A GLANCE

NEW MEMBERS David & Rachel Greenbaum

BIRTHDAYSAviva Muller Noam Tansman Kayla Petrover Rachel Petrover Shoshana Greenblattt Eytan Shapiro Corey Muckley Adeera Hofstatter

DAILY • DAF YOMI (Sunday - Thursday) with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Rooms 211/212

Sponsored by the Albert & Yetta Lupin Memorial Foundationin loving memory of Lois Lupin Salzman

• MISHNA BERURA YOMI (Sunday – Thursday) 15 minutes before Mincha• NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH (Sunday– Thursday) community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm• NIGHT TIME DAF YOMI (Sunday – Thursday)

with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in Rooms 104/105MONDAY• A TOUR OF TOSHBA (TORAH SHE'BE'AL PEH) with Rabbi Simmy Shabtai at 7:45 pm in the Social Hall

TUESDAY• PARSHA CLASS with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will not take place this week

• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz will not take place this week

WEDNESDAY • CUP OF JOE & KNOW

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will take place at 8:15 am in the Social Hall

• LIVING WITH EMUNAH FOR WOMENwith Rabbi Efrem Goldberg will take place at 8:45 am at the home of Rabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg, 22234 Hollyhock Trail in ThornhillGreen

• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BOOK OF SAMUEL I with Malka Morris will resume June 8• MEN’S AFTERNOON KOLLEL will take place at 3:00 pm in the Senders Library• MUSSAR/JEWISH SPIRITUALITY CLASS

with Anne Shoshana Deakter at 7:30 pm at her home, 7666 Cypress Crescent in Montoya Estates.

THURSDAY• MUSSAR SCHMOOZE WITH COMMUNITY RABBIS

at 9:40 pm in the Senders Library accompanied with wings from Chef Gersh.

YAHRZEITSPamela Abitbol in memory of her father Lester Greenberg, 12 IyarDr. Sydney Abramson in memory of his mother Dorothy Abramson, 12 IyarLorys Stiel in memory of her mother Evelyn Shama, 13 IyarMarilyn Moskowitz in memory of her mother Frieda Kieselstein, 13 IyarRena Rantz in memory of her father Harry Plich, 13 IyarHarold Kadish in memory of his brother Milton Kadish, 13 IyarGrace Halpert in memory of her mother-in-law Regina Halpert, 13 IyarHenry Schwartz in memory of his brother Sol Schwartz, 13 Iyar Michael Frenkel in memory of his father Leo Frenkel, 14 IyarMoshe Elkoby in memory of his mother Remond Elkoby, 14, IyarPhyllis Bernstein in memory of her mother Eileen Stern, 15 IyarDaniel Rudensky in memory of his father Eliyahu ben Aryeh Leib, 15 IyarLeon Aronsky in memory of his brother Arele Aronsky, 15 IyarIsrael Margolies in memory of his brother Rabbi Irving Margolies, 15 IyarSimha Benbenisty in memory of her mother Lea Segen, 15 IyarJose Gritz in memory of his father Aron Gritz, 16 IyarDr. Robert Dolgow in memory of his sister Toby Cherny, 17 IyarRabbi Mordechai Cohen in memory of his sister Simcha Erez, 17 IyarHarry Wanderer in memory of his father Joshua Wanderer, 17 IyarNachum Braverman in memory of his mother Judy Braverman, 17 IyarDavid Goldwasser in memory of his father Iso Goldwasser, 17 IyarArye Corbett in memory of his mother Phyllis Corbett, 18 IyarJose Gritz in memory of his grandfather Joseph Gritz, 18 IyarHarold Kadish in memory of his sister Essie Kadish, 18 IyarStanley Smith in memory of his mother Sara Smith, 19 IyarMichael Stall in memory of his father Milton Stall, 19 IyarMatthew Hocherman in memory of his aunt Sonia Baum, 19 Iyar

ANNIVERSARY Glen & Rosa Golish Dr. Carmi & Liz Stadlan

BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC.

Ariella Berman Ariella Sarah bat Elisheva MalkaChana Guta bat RochelNoa Maya Carmel Noa Maya bat Devora RachelJacquie Padow Ya’akova Chava Rus bat Beyla Or Ester bat Dina RivkaWendy Wasserstrom Zehava bat ChayaLily Lerman Libi Chana bat Golda ChavaDorothy Perkins Sarah Devorah bat RaizlHensha Hadassah bat Sarah RochelEden Malka bat RavitSara Leah bat Maya ElanitBeth PlotkinJean Cohen Eta Chaya bat Rachel

BOCA RATON COMMUNITY ERUVThe 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 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.

BIKUR CHOLIM Visiting mourners takes precedence over visiting the sick. If there is even the slightest concern that not visiting the Choleh will cause him potential harm, visiting the sick takes precedence over comforting mourners. Source: Chelek 5, Ramat Rachel, Perek 19.

BEIT OLAM - CEMETERY PLOTSThe prices of the Boca Raton Synagogue section of the cemetery at Beth David Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Florida have increased. If you are interested in purchasing plots now, the price is now $8,500 per plot for members and $12,000 for non-members. Additionally, the cost per plot for a relative of a member is $10,000. For more information or to purchase cemetery plots, please contact Matthew Hocherman at (561) 394-0394.


SOCIAL ACTIONScore two more victories for the anti BDS movement: • The New Jersey State Senate, this week, unanimously passed legislation that would prohibit state pension and annuity funds from being invested in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses. The legislation gives the state Division of Investment, which manages the $80 billion pension system on a day-to-day basis, up to 18 months to get rid of stakes in any company that “boycotts the goods, products or businesses of Israel.” With the passing of the legislation, New Jersey joins several other states that have passed similar laws in recent months. These include Virginia, Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Tennessee and New York. South Carolina was the first state to sign an anti-BDS measure into law in June 2015, but it does not mention Israel specifically. • United Methodists who wanted their church to sanction Israel saw four divestment or investment screening resolutions rejected over the weekend by a committee at their denomination’s General Conference. Opponents of the resolutions decried anti-Semitic

elements within the BDS movement and its failure to address Palestinians’ role in the continuation of the conflict.

PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS Please have in mind children and grandchildren of members of our community currently serving in the IDF: Amiel Abir, Asher Kaplan, Adam Barel, Shayna Bender, Raz Ben-Zikry, Rotem Bronfman, Stav Gare, Gavriella Wolff, Aviad Halfon, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Mikki Kowal, Ami Lieder, Daniel Louis, Albert Lupin, Charlie Pollack, Rafael Nissim ben Moshe Israel, Akiva Strauss, Elad Shachar, Liel Reinfeld, Ron Hirschhorn, Yehoshua Strauss,

Leo Loeffler, Kevin Schechter, Chanan Wolfson, Eitan Yitzchak ben Etel Rochel, Noam Bar Yakov, Judah Makover, Amir Tsarfati, Reuben Gladstone, Zoe Gladstone, Dean Tansman, Joshua Weiss, Dani Matilsky, Seth Weiss and Hannah Katz. 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.

ROBERT ALAN “BOB” LEVINSONIs an American private investigator and retired DEA and CIA agent. He was taken hostage on March 9, 2007 when visiting Iran’s Kish Island and is currently the longest held hostage in American history.

ISRAEL UPDATE

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS

ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

HELP BRIGHTEN SOMEONE’S SHABBATRachel–Ita Ohr Shabbat is looking for several volunteers to distribute battery-operated tea lights to patients at the West Boca Medical Center on Fridays. Normally, this activity requires only one hour. Some hospital-required training for volunteers will be conducted. If you are interested in being part of the team, please contact Gigi Kaminetzky at (561) 338-5040 or at [email protected] or Debbie Lindsay(WBMC) at (561) 488-8293 or at [email protected]

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 2014. Hamas has recently admitted that they are holding him captive but there is no additional information on his condition.

JEWISH SINGLES Jewish Singles of South Florida is holding its next event on May 29 in Sunny Isles! For details, please contact Linda Slomowitz: [email protected] or, join us on Facebook under Jewish Singles of South Florida.


The korban ha-omer is unique in a number of ways, not least of which is its name. An omer is a measure of volume, equivalent to 2.49-4.30 liters. While all other korbanot have specific names (e.g., olah, shelamim, shetei ha-lehem, minhat mahavat, etc.), why is this particular korban called by its measurement? The Midrash Rabbah notes an interesting parallel in that an omer’s worth of food is also the amount of mann that fell each morning in the Desert that was allotted to each person. R. Yosef Salant explains that in the Desert, Bnei Yisrael subsisted completely on the mann. They didn’t work and their dependence on Hashem was obvious each day. When they entered Israel however, everything changed. Bnei Yisrael now needed to work the land and take care of their own needs. Hashem’s direct involvement in their sustenance was less obvious although no less real. Sefer ha-Hinnukh explains that the korban ha-omer was brought from the first grains of that particular year to remind us that each year, Hashem takes care of all of our sustenance. In fact, all grain that had grown in the previous year was forbidden until the korban ha-omer was brought (or today, at the end of the 16th of Nissan). We may have worked very hard in working the field, but it is really Hashem who determines whether or not our toil will bear fruit. The relationship between the two is that both inculcate within us the firm belief that Hashem is the source of our sustenance. R. Salant notes that is for this reason that the korban ha-omer was brought on the 16th of Nissan. When Bnei Yisrael entered Israel, it was precisely on the 16th of Nissan that Bnei Yisrael no longer ate mann and began to eat from that which they grew themselves.

The Sephardic Minyan of Boca Raton Synagogue המנין הספרדי של ק"ק בוקה רטון

SUNDAY FRIDAY שבת MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

פרשת אמורParshat Emor

MAY 20 MAY 21 EMOR

6:10AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 6:05PM MINHAH (FIRST) 6:39PM EARLIEST CANDLES 7:40PM MINHAH (SECOND) 7:45PM LATEST CANDLES 8:18PM EARLIEST SHEMA

5:45AM SHAHARIT 8:40AM SHIUR 9:00AM SHAHARIT 5:35PM WOMEN’S CLASS 6:35PM RABBI’S CLASS 7:20PM MINHAH 8:42PM HAVDALAH 9:22PM RABBENU TAM

MAY 22 PESACH SHENI

MAY 23 MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 26 LAG BA-OMER MAY 27 MAY 28

BEHAR

6:10AM SHAHARIT 8:00AM SHAHARIT 7:45PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNA BERURA 9:30PM LADIES SHIUR

6:10AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 7:45PM MINHAH 9:00PM MISHNA BERURA


6:10AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 7:45PM MINHAH 8:30PM HALAKHAH SHIUR


6:10AM SHAHARIT 7:55AM SHAHARIT 6:05PM MINHAH (FIRST) 6:42PM EARLIEST CANDLES 7:45PM MINHAH (SECOND) 7:49PM LATEST CANDLES 8:21PM EARLIEST SHEMA

5:42AM SHAHARIT 8:40AM SHIUR 9:00AM SHAHARIT 5:35PM WOMEN’S CLASS 6:35PM RABBI’S CLASS 7:30PM MINHAH 8:46PM HAVDALAH 9:26PM RABBENU TAM

While Sefirat ha-Omer was originally a joyous time, connecting the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot, throughout history, it has taken on more mournful tones. The Gemara (Yevamot 62b) notes that it was during this period that the students of Rabbi Akiva died and during the Middle Ages, it was the period during which the crusaders destroyed and devastated many Jewish towns and lives. In commemoration of these losses, Jewish practice has been to refrain from getting married, getting haircuts, shaving, and listening to live music during the period of Sefirat ha-Omer. There are various accounts of when exactly the students of Rabbi Akiva died, leading to various practices regarding the timing of the mourning practices. The Shulhan Arukh adopts the approach the Manhig as most accurate, indicating that they died from Pesach until 15 days before Shavuot. The last day in which the students died—and through which the mourning practices should be followed—was the 34th day of the Omer, the 19th of Iyyar. Regarding shivah and sheloshim, we adopt a principle of מקצת היום when an minhag of mourning was practiced for part of the—ככולוday, it is considered as if it was practiced during that entire day. This is why a person gets up from shivah on the morning of the seventh day and ends sheloshim observances on the morning of the 30th day. Similarly, while the mourning practices of Sefirat ha-Omer are in effect through the 19th of Iyyar, invoking מקצת היום .we lift these restrictions on the morning of the 19th ,ככולוWhen the 19th of Iyyar occurs on Friday and a person will be unable to shave or get a haircut on Friday after shaharit, he may do so on Thursday night after nightfall, לכבוד שבת קודש.

Weekly Halakhah Parshah Thought


NIGHT LEARNING | WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sponsored by Dr. Yehuda and Michal Marcus in honor of their parents Marvin and Shoshana Heller and Marlowe and Lila Marcus

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SHABBOS AFTERNOON

6:30PM | AVOS U’BANIM |

GUEST REBBE Rav Shmuel Rabinovici will be giving chaburas

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MISHNA YOMIT– STARTED RECENTLY •Learn 2 mishnayot a day and finish Shas

in less than 6 years •Special Program for Fathers and Sons who part icipate in the limud at Avos

UBanim

MEN’S AFTERNOON KOLLEL

•The last day of the Wednesday Kollel will be June 1st.

•Monday Kollel has concluded for the

year


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8:30AM RASHI SHIUR 9:00AM SHACHARIT / KIDDUSH 10:15AM YOUTH GROUPS

5:00PM PICNIC IN THE PARK WITH THE BENOT SHERUT! 6:15PM LAG BA’OMER SHIUR 7:15PM MINCHA / SEUDA 8:42PM MAARIV / HAVDALAH

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SHABBAT NOTES • Please ensure that you lock the gates behind you on the way

in and out of the campus. • The entire community is invited to this week’s special Seuda

Shlishit dinner. Thank you to the Shachars for sponsoring. • This Monday will be the Þnal FINDING BALANCE of the year at

the home of Rachel Greenbaum.


BRS YOUTH PROGRAMS

If you need any assistance regarding the Youth Department, please feel free to speak to Rabbi Gershon Eisenberger. Rabbi Eisenberger can be reached at [email protected] or (845) 548-4535.

RABBI EISENBERGER’S MISHNA CLASSJoin us Shabbat morning as we continue our journey through Mishna. We have begun

Seder Zeraim and have already finished Masechet Peah and begun Demai. This is a perfect time to join us! 9:30-10:00 am in room 102 every Shabbat morning.

Kids snack following class.Hope to see you there!

LAINING GROUP FOR 4TH & 5TH GRADE BOYSThere will be a laining group this Shabbat morning for 4th and 5th grade boys from

10-10:30 am in the boardroom. Hope to see you there! Join this growing class and start preparing early for your Bar Mitzvah!

THIS WEEK! 4TH-6TH GRADE TEFILLAH WITH RABBI WEXLER, 1ST-3RD GRADE TEFILLAH WITH RABBI RICHMOND, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DAVENING WITH MR ZANGRE!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE INCREDIBLE TEFILLAH OPPORTUNITY! This week Rabbis Wexler and Richmond will continue conducting tefillah groups for boys

and girls.4-6 graders will begin Tefilla at 10:45 in room 206. This Tefillah will include biur tefillah, a weekly dvar Torah from a participant, prizes, Kiddush, snacks, and more!

Boys meet in room 206. Girls meet in room 203 for stations beginning at 10:00 AM! 1-3 graders Tefilla begins 10:45 AM in room 204. Early childhood, join your group leaders

and Mr Zangre for a fun davening with parsha learning! Hope to see you there!


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