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chag Sameach

We wish Rabbi Steinhardt a very happy 65th Birthday!!!

This bulletin is dedicated to the memory of Mildred & Abby Levinez”l

b NaI toRah CONGREGATION

b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoNShabbat & yom tov SeRvIceSpeSach - dayS 7 & 8apRil 6 - 7, 201821 - 22 niSan 5778

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pesach - day 7Friday, april 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:45 a.m. - Main Sanctuarytorah: exodus 13:17 - 15:26, p. 399Maftir: numbers 28:19 - 25, p. 932haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1 - 51, p. 1311Reader: Rabbi david SteinhardtMincha/Ma’ariv. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:45 p.m. - Weiner Cultural Center

pesach - day 8 saturday, april 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:45 a.m. - Main Sanctuary (YIZKOR)torah: deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17, p. 1074Maftir: numbers 28:19 - 25, p. 932haftarah: isaiah 10:32 - 12:6, p. 1316Reader: Julie Risisky Mincha/Ma’ariv/havdalah. . . . . 7:45 p.m. - Glassman Chapelpassover concludes at 8:22 p.m.

havurat shabbat

Services will resume April 21st

candle lighting

april 13, 7:25 p.m.

kiddush

the congregation is welcome to enjoy a passover kiddush in the main lobby following services.

Shabbat & yom tov SeRvIceS

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.

Yom HaSHoaH

Nava LuNdY

Artist Nava will present her project: “Portraying Courage: Holocaust Survivors in Voice and Image”

Commemorating the holoCaust through musiC and art

taLi aNN katz

Performing Artist, Cantorial SoloistTali will sing her original song “My Mother’s Lullaby” dedicated to Benno Gerson, a Hidden Child.

Wednesday, april 11, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.Yom HaShoah Service | Procession of Survivors, Hidden Children and Liberators | Candle Lighting Ceremony | Featured Guests:

For more information or to be included in our Procession, please call lauren Berger at (561) 392-8566. The entire community is invited and there is no charge for this program.

Underwritten by: the Sari Singer Holocaust Survivor Endowment Fund

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b’NaI toRah happeNINgS

yoM hashoah coMMeMoration at b’nai torah - Wednesday, april 11, 6:30 p.M. Please see flier on page 3.

“never again” holocaust syMposiuM hosted by congregation shaarei kodesh - sunday, april 15, 9:30 a.M. - 3:00 p.M.expert speakers from the anti-defamation league, palm Beach county School district and other organizations will provide cutting-edge presentations on holocaust history, its relevancy to current events and available local public school resources. light brunch included. keynote speaker: Maureen carter, holocaust Studies program planner for the pBc School district. Symposium is free and open to the public but space is limited. valid id is required for admission, participants Must pre-register - visit: www.shaareikodesh.org. this program is for parents and children (age 13 & over), pBc public school students will earn community service hours by attending.

rachel koraziM - WoMen’s voices: WindoWs to israeli society through literature - thurs., april 26, 7:30 p.M. Rachel Korazim is an israeli freelance Jewish education consultant in curriculum development for israel and holocaust education. through stories, poems and songs, she invites listeners to engage with israel in an innovative way. More details to follow.

listen to our stories oF iMMigration on npr! a 25-minute segment of the evening of tales, tunes and tastes event that was held here at B’nai torah on March 12th, airs this coming sunday, april 8 at 4:00 p.m. on public radio. it can be heard in South Florida (91.3 FM West palm-Miami) on the radio, or online (wlrn.org) via the “listen live” button.

Women’s League of B’nai Torah CongregaTion presents:

Sunday, April 22 at 9:30 am

Brunch and Fashion show an intergenerational celebration of the women in our lives.

honoring cathy Berkowitz, Mirochnick Religious School Director (who has a great big hearT and wears many haTs!)

Hearts & Hats

Generously underwritten by:

WLBTC

MARIO PuCCI bOCA

sbsanta barbara photography

Pure energy e n t e rta i n m e n t

for more information and to rsVP online, visit www.wlbtc.orgQuestions? Please contact abbie statsky-frank at (561) 445-8709.

tickets: $36 per person (After April 9th, ticket price increases to $50)

virtual triBute Book: full screen $100 | half screen $50Quarter screen $25 | Chai Line $18

sponsorships availaBle: Please visit www.wlbtc.org for sponsorship information

www.maxbooth.com

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B’nai Torah will have a booth with fun activities & giveaways...

come visiT us!

rain or shine | self-parking

Seating available or bring

blankets and lawn chairs

For more information, visit: JeWishBoca.orG/israeLFesT or contact

erinm@bocafed.org or (561) 852-3160

thCELEBRAT E ISRAEL’ S

Birthday at

Israel Fest is generously sponsored by:

In-kind Sponsor:Newspaper Sponsor:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018 MIZNER PARK AMPHITHEATER

6:00 pm Doors Open7:15 pm Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut Program Begins

8:00 pm Concert by The Shuk

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JEWISHBOCA.ORG/ISRAELFESTor contact erinm@bocafed.org

or 561-852-3160.

CHAIRS: Debra & Larry Halperin

HONORARY CHAIRS: Judi & Allan Schuman

ISRAEL FUN ZONE

FOR ALL AGES!

KOSHER FOOD TRUCKSFREE

CONCERT

Rain or shine • Self-parking Seating available or bring blankets and lawn chairs

kosher

Food

Trucks!

kids

Fun zone!

Free

concerT!

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torah Fund 5778 Mah Tovu -“How Good” (Numbers 24:5) in celebration of Women’s league’s 100th anniversary, this beautiful pin is the “thank you” gift for your donation in support of the future of conservative/Masorti Judaism through professional education.

contact cynthia chiefa-Goldstein, torah Fund vp, at (561) 910-1376 or purpleima@comcast.net to make your donation.

lunch & learn - 12:15 p.M. every tuesday Join Rabbis and special guest educators for an hour of learning. all are welcome to this popular weekly gathering. please bring a dairy/parve lunch; coffee & tea provided.

special lunch & learn session - april 17instructor: dr. alan Marcovitz, topic: israel’s longest Serving Founding Father

talMud class with rabbi david englander - thursdays, 9:15 a.M. exploring and delving into tractate Sanhedrin.

caMp keshet at the ruth and edWard taubMan ecc We are looking for teens ages 13 -15 to join us for nine fun-filled weeks in our counselor in training (cit) program. dates: June 11 - august 10. earn community service hours! cpR training included! For an application or more information, contact debbie Fried at debbie.fried@bnai-torah.org or (561) 750-9665 ext. 302.

lIllIaN, phIlIp, aNd geRRy coopeRmaN academy foR adult JeWISh leaRNINg

Lunch & Learn at

let us knoW about your graduates! do you have a son/daughter, or grandchild graduating from high School, college, Graduate School, etc.? Send us an email with their name, the name of the school they are graduating from, and we’ll announce it in our upcoming issue of chai Magazine. email claudia.sternberg@bnai-torah.org.

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sopranoeva demskyGail Franklindanielle GellenSandra GottfriedMyrna GrossSharon SteinbergaviGail Whiting

altoSheila Bielnina cohenpamela Feldman andrea Gralnick donna Grossman Robyn lampleah levinnaomi lippa

tenordaniel caplinerick crowMark Glickmanlois Raddingarlene Stolzenberg

bassethan cohen david dweckJason Goldsteinlen lefkowitzJoe levitan darren littmanMack RosenbaumMark Samarel

b’nai torah choir Musical director/conductor: cantor Mitchell J. Martin

Wednesday, april 25, 2018 | 7:00 p.m.eleanor & paul Weinerz”l cultural center

dear Members,

you are an integral part of our congregation and we are counting on you to participate in this important process:

. election of Board Officers and trustees

. presentation and approval of the 2018/2019 Budget

. Review B’nai torah’s exciting and meaningful programs and opportunites presented this past year

. Other business as may be properly brought before the Meeting

Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

***NOTICE***

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craFting For a purpose - Monday, april 9, 10:00 a.M. help us design and organize the Milagro center summer shopping project board.*See TLC project below.

hazak programs are Free for btc Members; non-members: $5 per person, payable at the door. For more information, please contact Michele Scher at michele.scher@bnai-torah.org or (561) 392-8566.

tlc shopping For a purpose proJectdo 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.

Generously underwritten by Dr. Jack & Mrs. Tammy Faintuch

hazak SeNIoR pRogRammINg

40’s & 50’s initiative groupare you in this age range? Would you like to have fun, meet other singles and couples in the B’nai torah community, and participate in a monthly social outing? this group was created by members, for members to meet new people and and build relationships and friendships. Monthly social events are planned and organized with yOU in mind! Feel free to request activities that you think would be fun and interesting - afternoon or evening, and we’ll do our best to make it happen (keep in mind that kosher guidelines apply). For more information, please contact Michelle Fox (561) 271-0417 or Melissa Bloom (561) 929-9165.

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lIfe eveNtSyahrzeitsirving Brenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7Susan devries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7helaine Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7annie Fried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7Rose Gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7volf Ronis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7louis Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7normy Stein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/7helen Bienenfeld . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Miriam Brockman. . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Shirley Buchbinder . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Magda Farben . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8harry M. Feinsinger . . . . . . . . .4/8Sonia Finkelstein . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8leo Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8lena ingerman. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8dora Katz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Martin Kaufman. . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8William Oxler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Joyce Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Jeanette Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Miriam Spitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8Fannie Wolfe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8irving zellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/8lewis Beller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9abraham Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Milton Grotsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9cora Konis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Sara Kurtz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9lee Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9philip Meisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9celia Migdal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Renee panoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Marilyn Reich . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Samuel Saster . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/9Rita Bauman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10

Shirlee Freed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10david Kohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10Samuel Marans . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10Sarah Moldow. . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10Wolf Rabunski . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10herman Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10Sari Singer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10Bella Stern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/10harold Forkas . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11Florence levin . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11harvey lieberman . . . . . . . . . .4/11nathan long . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11Ben pollock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11anna Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11Mollie tamers . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/11leonard Berey . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12haim hersh Birnberg . . . . . . . .4/12leon Bivas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12etta Kirschner . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12George nataupsky. . . . . . . . . .4/12Marian nataupsky . . . . . . . . . .4/12toby Roseman . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12Michael Sofer . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12lynn Sofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12edith Ungar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12hermina Ungar . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12ignatz Ungar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12ilona Ungar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12andor Unger . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/12harry diamond . . . . . . . . . . . .4/13Morris Feinman . . . . . . . . . . . .4/13Jane Grinberg . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/13abraham Shulman . . . . . . . . . .4/13essie Stier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/13hinda Weiner . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/13

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eIN keloheINuein keloheinu, ein kadoneinu,

ein Kemalkeinu, ein Kemoshi’einu

non komo muestro dio, non komo muestro siniornon komo muestro rey,

non komo muestro Salvador

Mi cheloheinu, Mi chadoneinuMi ch’malkeinu, Mi ch’moshi’enu

Ken komo muestro dio, Ken komo muestro siniorKen komo muestro rey,

Ken komo muestro Salvador

nodeh leloheinu, nodeh ladoneinunodeh l’malkeinu, nodeh l’moshi’einu

loaremos a muestro dio, loaremos a muestro siniorloaremos a muestro rey,

loaremos a muestro Salvador

Baruch eloheinu, Baruch adoneinuBaruch Malkeinu, Baruch Moshi’einu

Bendicho muestro dio, Bendicho muestro siniorBendicho muestro rey,

Bendicho muestro Salvador

atah hu eloheinu, atah hu adoneinuatah hu Malkeinu, atah hu Moshi’einu

tu el muestro dio, tu el muestro siniortu el muestro rey, tu el muestro Salvador

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.

2019 concert & cultural arts series - sponsors, patrons, and Friendsthe 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) 502-1770 or elysa Stark (561) 392-8566 to discuss your gift of support to the Series and find out the perks of becoming a sponsor. thanK yOU in advance... we hope to make 2019 a record-breaking year!

condolences to. vivian Bergman on the passing of her sister, Roslyn edelson, aunt of alisa (Richard) cohen

. ambassador Mark (nancy) Gilbert on the passing of his father, herb Gilbert

Mazal tov to . ellen polack on the birth of her great granddaughter libi (polack) cohen

Friday Evening, Shabbat Services5:45 p.m.: Mincha6:00 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat, Ma’ariveleanor & paul Weinerz”l cultural center Saturday Morning, Shabbat ServicesRabbi david M. Steinhardtcantor Udi Spielman, cantor Boaz davidoff8:45 a.m., Main Sanctuary Saturday Morning, Havurat ShabbatRabbi david englander 10:00 a.m., Weinerz”l cultural center

Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv/HavdalahMincha: 7:45 p.m., Glassman chapel

Weekday ShacharitSunday, 8:45 a.m., Glassman chapelMonday - Friday, 8:00 a.m., Glassman chapel

Weekday Mincha/Ma’arivSunday - thursday, 5:30 p.m., Glassman chapel

come WoRShIp WIth uS

b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN offIceRS & StaffSenior 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 BerkowitzTaubman ECC Director nancy GoldsteinB’nai Mitzvah Prog. Director cantor paul GoldsteinDirector of Finance Sam hitnerDirector of Maintenance Francisco valdesArt Director claudia SternbergTzedakah Programming Director Summer FaermanPastoral Care/Hazak Coordinator Michele ScherChoral Director cantor Mitch MartinProgram Coordinator lauren BergerCultural Arts & Membership Coordinator elysa StarkMelton Site Director penina Bredoff

Baal Korei Joe FuchsRitual Director Julie RisiskyGabbaim Robb Kantor*, Bill Fine, linda ehrlich, neil Friedman Concert Series Chair art Stark

b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN 6261 S.W. 18th Street | Boca Raton, Florida 33433

(561) 392-8566 | www.btcboca.org

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 SchusterTrustees: lori BarbagJay Berkowitzterry BresnickJonathan crisscarmen cunha david dweck Marvin Finkelstein

Shula Fleischer*Scott Franknaomi Jacobson*eJ leizerman Robert neiman Murray Rehner 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

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