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RABBI EFREM GOLDBERGMarah D’asrah

RABBI PHILIP MOSKOWITZassistant rabbi

DAVID WOLGIN, PhDPresiDent

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

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December 7 - December 14, 2012 • 23 Kislev - 1 Tevet 5773This Weekly is sponsored by Dr. Steven Cohen and Chari Cohen for a Refuah Shlaymah for their son, Spencer.

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FRIDAY NIGHTCandle Lighting 5:10 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 5:15 pm

SHABBAT DAYRabbi’s Class 4:00 pm

“Torah As Matrix of Reality -How to Read the Blueprints of Creation”

Rabbi Dr. Laibl WolfShabbat Mincha 4:55 pm Ma’ariv/Havdalah 6:07 pm

Boca Raton SynagogueValuing Diversity • Celebrating Unity

FROM THE RABBI’S DESKWhen a convert stands in the Mikvah about to immerse and undergo an existential transformation, we ask him or her a series of questions. One of the most poignant and yet seemingly irrelevant is the following: “You know that Jews have been subject to persecution, anti Semitism, and attempted extermination throughout the millennia. If you become a Jew, you will join this hated, targeted people. Are you prepared to share in the destiny of the Jewish people for good and for bad?” At every single conversion with which I have been involved, the candidates all responded in the affirmative. Invariably, I think to myself - of course they answered yes. We live in a free, tolerant and pluralistic society that allows us to practice religion freely. What are the chances that they will suffer for becoming a Jew? My entire perspective changed this week when I read an incredible article (http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/building-in-a-state-of-hope/) by a righteous convert who subsequently made aliyah and indeed has linked his safety, security and destiny with that of the Jewish people. In reflecting on the experience of living through his first siren and the sound of the explosion that followed just as he was welcoming Shabbos in Gush Etzion, he referenced the conversation at the Shabbos table that night, and the question of his host’s young son.

“Why do they want to hurt us?” It was the kind of question only a young child could ask, simultaneously piercing and innocent. As we sat talking later in the evening, trying to make sense of what felt like a new, heavier reality, my friend Judah explained that he could have answered any other question that his son had asked. Just not that one. He felt helpless looking into his own son’s eyes.”

Throughout our people’s history Jewish parents have struggled to answer that most difficult and painful question. While many reasons and explanations for anti Semitism have been offered, none remove the ache or dispel the agony of feeling hated, loathed and despised. While there is no completely satisfying answer to the question that young boy asked his father, there is a response that Jewish parents can provide today, that they could not in good faith articulate for the last two thousands years. Rav Shlomo Aviner, Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Cohanim and Rav of the community of Beit El was asked a question that I have not received in Boca Raton and I doubt my colleagues in North America have been asked either. In his responsa, She’eilat Shlomo 4:87, he address the question - Is it proper to recite the beracha of shehechiyanu on purchasing a new gun? Rav Aviner provides a long halachic explanation and defense of why he feels a shehechiyanu is warranted, even though the need to own a gun is sad and unfortunate. His closing argument touched me deeply and I share them with you:

“That which we have guns shouldn’t elicit sadness that we still have wars and conflicts. Indeed, the opposite is true, it should elicit happiness that we have merited to be an am chofshi b’artzeinu (free nation in our homeland), that we have an established Jewish government, we have an army and a police force, that we are no longer the punching bag of the wicked nations, but rather we have the capacity to protect ourselves. Would it even occur to you that when the War of Independence began and we had weapons in our hands to defend ourselves after 2,000 years of Jewish blood being spilled freely, that one shouldn’t recite shehechiyanu with joy and gladness?! That joy continues to carry us and protect us from then until now. And for that reason, a shehechiyanu should be recited when an Israeli soldier puts on his or her IDF uniform for the first time.”

We cannot explain to our children why they want to hurt us, but finally, after 2,000 years we can reassure them that we won’t allow our enemies to hurt our people without doing everything that we can to provide protection and security. No longer will Jews go like sheep to the slaughter as they have been accused of throughout the centuries. No, today we have the technology, the resources and the autonomy to shape our own destiny and to defend our own people. But there is something else that we have which truly distinguishes our soldiers and gives them, and us, an edge over our enemies. A few weeks ago, BRS partnered with Temple Beth El in showing the Yoni Netanyahu story. When he was in high school, Yoni’s father received an academic appointment in Philadelphia and so the family moved there for a few years. Yoni grew restless to return to Israel. He wrote in a letter, “I yearn for a place that is narrow, hot, rotten, filthy — a place that’s more than 60 percent desert…The only things people talk about are cars and girls. Freud would have found very fertile soil here.” Yoni was a prolific writer who sent letters to family and friends regularly. Upon his death the letters were collected into a book. A theme that pervades throughout was his nationalism and willingness to die for his homeland. Yoni Netanyahu was an exceptional solider and leader in many ways, but his courage, selflessness and willingness to sacrifice for his people and homeland are the norm of most soldiers in the IDF. This past Shabbos, Sergeant Benjamin Anthony spoke at BRS and moved most of the room to tears with his passionate commitment to serve in the IDF with all that it entails. He described the disappointment of many of the reserve soldiers who were poised to enter Gaza to eliminate Hamas terrorists in being sent home. They are not violent or in search of war, he said. They are simply committed and ready to defend their people and their land, even if it means paying the ultimate personal cost. Yes, the Iron Dome had an 85% success rate, noted Sgt. Anthony, but the reservists of the IDF showed up at a higher rate of 100%. continued on page 3 ----->

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VAYEISHEVYosef Arouses His Brothers’ Jealousy. Yaakov made his favorite son, Yosef, a multi-colored silk coat as a sign of distinction. This aroused his brothers’ enmity. Yosef dreamt two dreams.

Yosef is Sold Into Slavery. Yosef ’s brothers decided to conspire to kill him, throw his body in a pit, and then conceal their act by saying that he had been killed by a wild beast. The brothers stripped him of his coat and threw Yosef alive into the pit. He was ultimately sold to a caravan of Yishmaelites. The brothers then dipped Yosef ’s coat into goat’s blood and brought it to Yaakov, who concluded that Yosef had been killed by a wild beast.

Yehuda and Tamar. Yehuda had three sons, the oldest of whom married Tamar and died soon thereafter. As was customary in the case of a childless widow, the second son married Tamar, but he also soon died. Attempting to protect his third son, Yehudah asked Tamar to wait in her father’s house until his son was old enough for marriage. Tamar disguised herself and deceived Yehudah, so that she should bear his child.

Yosef in Potiphar’s House. Yosef was sold to Potiphar in Egypt. With Hashem’s help, Yosef became very successful, eventually being appointed overseer of Potiphar’s household.

Yosef Interprets the Butler’s and the Baker’s Dreams. While in prison, Yosef interpreted the dreams of the Pharaoh’s butler and baker. The events happened exactly as Yosef had foretold.

PARSHA SUMMARY

THE BOCA RATON JEWISH EXPERIENCE JUST LAUNCHED THE FOUNDERS CAMPAIGNThe BRJE Founders campaign is well underway and I really want to thank everyone who has already participated. December 31st is only 3 weeks away and it’s not too late for you to get involved before the end of the year. Whether you took the initiative to contact me or if I contacted you, it’s been a very exciting part of the organizations growth, to get into real fundraising. Everyone’s support has meant so much to us but at the same time we still have a long way to go and I would really love to get everyone involved. I can’t stress enough that the Boca Raton Jewish Experience is our communities outreach program. Every participant that has signed up for classes or attended one of our weekly Shabbos or Holiday programs or spent Shabbos at one of our homes came because one of our community members told them to simply give it try. For more than two years you have been inspired by our incredible work and now for the first time in BRJE history you

have a chance to invest in the organization and become a real partner in this exciting initiative.

Of course every donation to the BRJE is appreciated, but there are sustaining categories that I am really hoping you will consider. As we approach the end of the year and you are making a decision where to allocate your last minute Tzedaka dollars, I hope that you consider supporting the BRJE Founders Campaign. For more information or to pledge your support, please call me at (561) 702-3864. There are also a few naming opportunities that are available including Friday Night Live, our beginner classes and our most recent success the Boca Raton Jewish Academy. As much as “Boca Raton” fits into the name I’d much rather see your name in its place.

We would also like to mention that we are looking forward to another fabulous BRJE dinner this Friday night at BRS with 120 participants in the Social Hall with the BRS Scholar in residence Rabbi, Dr. Laibl Wolf. We want to thank members of our BRJE Board of Directors, Marty and Ileana Flics, for sponsoring such an inspirational speaker for this program. There is so much more to come and we thank you in advance for your support.

Inspire yourself to inspire others…

Rabbi Josh & Simone Broide

HALACHIC QUESTION OF THE WEEKQ: This Saturday night is the first night of Chanukah. Do I light Chanukah candles first or recite Havdalah first?

A: : On the one hand, Havdalah should come first because it is said more often, and we give precedence to that which is most frequent. Furthermore, according to many, Havdalah is Biblically mandated and Chanukah candles are only Rabbinic. On the other hand, however, Chanukah candles are to publicize the miracle, so perhaps they should be first. Halachic authorities debate which takes precedence be-cause of the above variables, among others. The most prevalent custom is to light Chanukah candles before Havdalah in Shul, and to say Havdalah before Chanukah candles at home.Please submit your question of the week on any topic to Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at [email protected]

JOIN THE BRJE BEFORE DECEMBER 31See page 8 for a complete list of supporters

Chanukah is the celebration of our military victory in the land of Israel against enemies that sought our destruction and elimination. Then, like now, we were the few against the many. Ha’neiros ha’lalu kodesh heim, we say after lighting the candles each night. These candles are holy and sacred as they commemorate the miracle of re-consecrating our holy Temple and the military triumph against all odds. Rav Aviner ends his responsa by quoting his Rebbe, Rav Tzvi Yehudah Kook zt”l who wrote:

“Fighting to protect our homeland is a mitzvah, the mitzvah of all Klal Yisroel. Therefore, everything connected with it, every gun and every weapon that is our response to our enemies, everything associated with establishing and protecting malchus Yisroel (Jewish sovereignty), it is all kodesh (holy).”

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein related that once when he returned to America and was visiting with his father in law, Rav Soloveitchik, he posed a series of questions from students who were serving in the IDF. One student worked in the tanks division and his job was cleaning out and maintaining the tanks. Often his uniform got covered in oil and grime and he wanted to know if he needed to change before davening Mincha, something that would be terribly inconvenient and difficult. The Rav looked at Rav Lichtenstein and wondered out loud, “why would he need to change, he is wearing bigdei Kodesh (holy clothing)?” The candles of Chanukah are holy for what they represent, and our precious soldiers who risk their lives to protect our people are instruments of holiness for what they represent. No, we cannot fully answer the question my nephew asked my brother at the Shabbos table that Friday night. But we are incredibly blessed to be able to tell our children that the Jewish people have the greatest, most passionate, loyal, courageous and HOLY army in the world. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah!

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

SHABBAT SCHEDULE FRIDAY NIGHT

Sephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:10 pmCandle Lighting 5:10 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 5:15 pmFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pm

SHABBAT DAYNeitz Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 6:10 amHashkama Minyan (Social Hall) 7:25 amSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 8:30 amAshkenazi Minyan (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am Mussaf: Dani Hiller Remarks after Davening: Rabbi Dr. Laibl WolfSof Zman Kriat Shema 9:34 amShtiebel Minyan (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:30 amTeen Minyan (Berdugo Beit Midrash - Room 104 & 105) 9:45 amYouth Tefillah Groups (Jacobs and Rubin Youth & Senior Center) 10:00 amRabbi’s Class 4:00 pm

“Torah As Matrix of Reality -How to Read the Blueprints of Creation”

Rabbi Dr. Laibl WolfSephardic Mincha (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 4:55 pmAshkenazi Mincha (Rand Sanctuary) 4:55 pm Sh’kiah 5:28 pmMa’ariv/Havdalah 6:07 pm

SHABBAT LEARNINGTefillah Insights with Rabbi Josh Broide (Rand Sanctuary) 8:30 amSichot of the Lubavitcher Rebbe with Rabbi Levine (Shtiebel Biet Mid) 8:30 amTeachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov (Shtiebel Beit Midrash) 9:00 amAdvanced Gemara Chabura 15 minutes after Hashkama MinyanJunior Congregation (Shechet Beit Midrash - Room 205 & 206) 10:00 amYouth Groups (Drop-off begins at 10:00 am) 10:30 amSephardic Roundtable (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 11:00 amDaf Yomi between Mincha Ma’arivFather & Son Learning (Senders Library) 4:00 pm

PARASHAT MIKETZSHABBAT CHANUKAH

Early Mincha Friday, December 14 (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 2:15 pmSephardic Minyan (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:10 pmCandle Lighting 5:12 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Rand Sanctuary) 5:15 pmFriday Night Live: Please invite someone to this Outreach Program 6:00 pmMaariv/Havdalah (Shabbat) 6:09 pm

DAILY MINYANIM

THE WEINBAUM YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL MINCHA SCHEDULEMon 3:20 pm - Tues 3:05 pm - Wed 3:15 pm - Thurs 3:20 pm


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

Candle Lighting 5:10 pmMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (Note NEW time) 5:15 pm Morning Class with Rabbi Smolarcik 8:45 amShacharit (Shabbat) 9:30 amYouth Groups 10:30 amMincha (Shabbat) 5:00 pmMaariv 6:07 pm

LIFE CYCLE

Rabbi Shmuel Jarashow Shmuel Tzvi ben ShaynaCantor Lazar Wax Eliezer ben Sara GoldaSol Feldman Shlomo Dov ben ChanaAbraham Katzman Abraham Yehoshua Ha’Cohen ben ChaiaBernard Struhl Binyamin Eliyahu ben ChikahMerv Jacobs Meir ben SarahRobert Strauss Chayim ben TzipporaCoby Greenfield Coby Yechiel ben Chana SarahSpencer Cohen Zalman Meyer ben Sarah

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 FeigelaBeverly Kellman Baila Rus bat Sarah

REFUAH SHLAYMAHFor members of BRS Community.

For all other Refuah Shlaymah needs, please see Tehillim Circle

BIRTHDAYSAsher Broide Benjamin Freedman Simone Broide Danielle Wolkowicz

YAHRZEITS Mr. David Berkowitz in memory of his father Harold Berkowitz, 23 KislevMrs. Randy Reichenberg in memory of her mother Barbara Joseph, 23 KislevMrs. Gloria Wolff in memory of her father Abraham Wolf, 23 KislevMr. Sal Abady in memory of his mother Margarita Abady, 24 KislevMrs. Lila Lefkowitz in memory of her mother Hela Hirsch, 24 KislevMrs. Judith April in memory of her father Charles Holober, 24 KislevMrs. Simha Benbenisty in memory of her father David Segen, 24 KislevMr. James Cohen in memory of his father Chalom Cohen, 25 KislevMrs. Debbie Firestone in memory of her grandmother Margaret David, 25 KislevMrs. Gertrude Goldberg in memory of her mother Mildred Glickes, 25 KislevMrs. Frances Marx in memory of her mother Sally Popper, 25 KislevMrs. Hena Aloof in memory of her father Jack Wilder, 25 KislevMrs. Anne Mermelstein in memory of her father Paul Ehrlich, 26 KislevMr. George Saks in memory of his grandfather William Gluck, 26 KislevMs. Jill Putney in memory of her father Dr. Robert Isler, 26 KislevMrs. Alice Struhl in memory of her mother Rose Katz, 26 KislevMr. Lou Miller in memory of his grandfather Louis Miller, 26 KislevMs. Frona Klotzman in memory of her mother Evelyn Scherr, 27 KislevMr. Allan Weiss in memory of his father Morris Weiss, 27 KislevDr. Hindy Rubin in memory of her father Sol Weitzman, 27 KislevMr. Israel Margolies in memory of his brother-in-law Moshe Pasik, 28 KislevMr. Lowell Rabinowitz in memory of his wife Ruth Rabinowitz, 28 KislevMs. Andrea Alpern in memory of her father Jerome Wolfe, 28 KislevMrs. Ruth Sherman in memory of her father Abraham Kagan, 29 KislevMr. Irving Malinowitz in memory of his mother Mary Malinowitz, 29 KislevMrs. Lily Levontin in memory of her father Max Manis, 29 KislevMr. Howard Trachtenberg in memory of his mother Fannie Trachtenberg, 29 KislevMrs. Lori Landa in memory of her father Dr. Donald Kass, 1 TevetRabbi Tsvi Kilstein in memory of his father Dr. Jack Kilstein, 1 TevetMrs. Sima Rubin in memory of her father Mates Wallach, 1 TevetMr. Solomon Wolff in memory of his grandson Shmuel Wolff, 1 TevetMrs. Gloria Wolff in memory of her grandson Shmuel Wolff, 1 Tevet

CONDOLENCES TOMarilyn Wanderer and Jill Kaminetzky on the passing of their beloved mother and grandmother, Irene Adelstein. Marilyn will begin shiva in Michigan and will return to Boca Raton to continue Shiva starting Monday night at 7:00 pm through Wednesday morning at her home located at 7937 Palacio Del Mar.

ANNIVERSARYRussel & Lauren Glaun

ASHKENAZI SHACHARITDaf Yomi (Sunday - Friday) 7:00 amSunday (Rand Sanctuary) 6:10, 7:00, 8:00 & 9:00 amMonday - Thursday (Rand Sanctuary) 6:10, 7:00 & 8:00 amFriday (Rosh Chodesh) (Rand Sanctuary) 6:05, 7:00 & 8:00 amMonday - Friday (Senders Library) 7:45 am

SEPHARDIC SHACHARITShacharit (Sunday - Friday) 6:20 & 8:00 am

MINCHA/MA’ARIVEarly Mincha (Sunday) 1:00 pmEarly Mincha (Friday) December 14 2:15 pmMishna Berura Yomi (Sunday - Thursday) 5:00 pmSephardic Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Sephardic Beit Midrash) 5:10 pmAshkenazi Minyan (Sunday - Thursday) (Social Hall) 5:15 pmDaf Yomi (Sunday - Thursday) (Social Hall) 8:40-9:30 pmLate Ma’ariv (Sunday - Thursday) 9:30 pm

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSMauricio & Ester Leventer

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITYPaul & Eva Nadler Larry & Ruth SpodekJeff & Jess Spodek and Family Ryan & Naomi Spodek and FamilyMo & Samara Segal and FamilyFamily & Friends here in honor of the Spodek SimchaLeslie Gabel Warren & Helen KleinAkiba & Linda Keehn


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

KIDDUSHHashkama Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Rabbi Josh & Tova Spodek in honor of their son, Yitzchak, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Sephardic Kiddush Sponsored by Shlomi and Arielle Lugassy in honor of their daughter, Elinor, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.Teen Minyan Seudah Shlishiet sponsored by the Kays in loving memory of Sharona Kay’s father, Arieh Michael ben Chanan and Liese.Veshinantam Levanecha sponsored by Eli and Naomi Katz in loving memory of Chaim Zanvel Ben Moshe. Sephardic Seudah Shlishiet Sponsored by Ben & Diane Saketkhou in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, Yochanan Ben Avraham.Seudah Shlishiet co-sponsored by Abe & Hena Aloof, Rabbi Benjy & Amy Horowitz, Frona Klotzman, Jill Putney, Lowell Rabinowitz, Ed & Randy Reichenberg, George & Stephanie Saks.Guest Speaker: Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf, Scholar-In-Residence

MAZAL TOVRabbi Josh & Tova Spodek on their son, Yitzchak, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud siblings, Yael, Adina, and Akiva. AND grandparents, Paul & Eva Nadler and Larry & Ruth Spodek. AND to Uncle Benjy & Aunt Joanna Nadler.Dr. Jay & Melissa Keehn on their daughter, Leora, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her proud siblings, Jonah, Benjamin & Atara. AND grandparents, Leslie Gabel, Warren & Helen Klein and Akiba & Linda Keehn.Dvorah Prince on her son, Daniel, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. AND to his proud grandparents, Mrs. Esther Fischer and Dr. & Mrs. Jack Prince. AND siblings, Adam, Elissa and Randi.Shlomi and Arielle Lugassy on their daughter, Elinor, becoming a Bat Mitzvah. AND to her siblings, David, Gabriel and Danielle. Bob Strauss on his 75th Birthday.Rabbi Adam Englander who has been named as Hillel’s new Head of School upon Rabbi Levine’s retirement in 2014.Hensha Gansbourg on her great grandson, Mendel Minkowitz, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Parents are Rabbi Hirshy and Rashi Minkowitz of Alpharetta, GA.Richard & Marlene Gordon on the birth of their granddaughter, Rachel Hadassah. Proud parents are Blair & Tara Carey of Toronto, Canada. Proud big sisters are Shayna, Orli & Samara.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR SERIES - FREE LUNCHThis Wednesday, December 12, Mr. Matt Levin, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. This series is completely free of charge and open to the public. The Distinguished Scholars Series takes place at Boca Raton Synagogue on Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm. A small lunch will be provided free of charge to participants. Sponsored this week by Helen and Mark Cohan in honor of Matt Levin and in memory of Helen’s parents Sabina and Jacob Mager (z”l), Zeisel bat Chaim v’Tzivia and Yaacov ben Mordecai v’Yitta.

PREPARING FOR CHANUKAH? Don’t forget to invite others to celebrate with you. Consider having another family, a single person, or an someone unaffiliated for Chanukah candle lighting and a festive supper. Together, let’s spread the light of Chanukah throughout the WHOLE community. For ideas of who may need a meal, please contact Linda at [email protected]. Chanukah begins Saturday night, December 8.

VESHINANTAM LEVANECHA SEASON XIIIContinues this Saturday night, December 8, at 7:00 pm. The program enables parents to spend quality time with their children engaging in Torah study. Following the learning, all of the children sing together with a live band and participate in a raffle for great prizes while enjoying snacks and refreshments.

SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE - RABBI DR. LAIBL WOLF THIS SHABBAT

Shabbat Morning – After Davening in the Main Minyan: Don’t Just Manage Anger – Kick the Habit! - The Fallacy of Venting Shabbat afternoon Rabbi’s class: Torah As Matrix of Reality – How to Read the Blue-Prints of Creation. Seudah Shlishit: Songs of Restless Souls: The Niggun and the Ma’asseh.Saturday night event at the home of Marty and Ileana Flics at 8:00 pm: Kavana Mindfulness – Training for Conscious Living and Practical WisdomA training program sourced in contemporary positive psychology and ancient Kabbalistic teachings to geometrically accelerate mind processes, drawing on wisdom through practical and meditational approaches to achieving inner calm, training the senses, and ‘building’ a gateway for wisdom flow.

Often described as the Jewish synthesis of Deepak Chopra and Anthony Robbins, Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf of Australia has been a spiritual mentor and a worldwide teacher of spirituality for a generation. His expertise blends contemporary positive psychology with ancient Kabbalah to facilitate a ‘behavioural’

approach to life training. Laibl’s teachings utilize meditation and consciousness training techniques to enable personal growth and emotional mastery. He has adapted the deep Kabbalistic insights providing an insightful training program with practical application to the minutiae of everyday life.Sponsored by Marty and Ileana Flics in loving memory of Amparo Terrero A”H

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH AMBASSADOR YEHUDA AVNER

This Saturday night, December 8 at 7:30 pm. This is an exclusive event open only to BRS members who are also AIPAC Club Members. To become a Club Member or for more information, contact [email protected].

Ambassador Yehuda Avner was born in Manchester, England in 1928, and arrived in pre-State Israel in 1947. During a lengthy diplomatic career, he served in positions at the Israeli Consulate in New York, the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, and as Israeli Ambassador to Great Britain, Ireland, and Australia. Ambassador

Avner served as Speechwriter and Secretary to Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir, and Adviser to Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres.

TEHILLIM CIRCLEThursday night, December 13, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, please rotate to the next 3 Psalms.

ROSH CHODESH TEVETWill be celebrated on Friday, December 14.

BRS PRESENTS ZUMBA FOR GIRLS!With certified Zumba instructor: Mrs. Hanna Cohen. This class will take place on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:00 pm for grades 1-3 and on Thursdays 4:15 - 5:00 pm, grades 4-6. The class will meet in the BRS Kiddush Room. The cost is $80 for 10 classes and please bring payment to first class. Classes begin December 18 and 20. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and wear sneakers.

YOUTH CHANUKAH PARTY - THIS SUNDAYChanukah party and fire eating show. Join your friends for an unforgettable evening where Chanukah and the Chanukah candles are taken to a whole new level on Sunday, December 9 from 5:15 to 6:45 pm in the Social Hall. Looking forward to seeing you!

HAPPY CHANUKAHChanukah begins this Saturday night.

APPRECIATION •A special thank you to Eric and Loren Stein for hosting Moshe Ben Baruch and

his wife and to all those who made the BRS Israel Week such a huge success. •Dr. Carmi and Liz Stadlan extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rabbi

Goldberg, Rabbi Moskowitz, Melissa Wiesel and the Chesed Committee, Jeff Silkin and David Feldan, their friends, and the entire BRS community for their outpouring of comfort and support during his bereavement for his beloved father.

•Dr. Steven and Chari Cohen send heartfelt thanks to Rabbi Goldberg, Rabbi Moskowitz, Rabbi Broide, and the entire community for the amazing support that they received and all of the Tehillim that was recited for their beloved son, Spencer. Baruch Hashem, Spencer is recovering from his surgery and is getting stronger every day.


Halacha/Law February 19 Rashi/Tosafot

Rabbi Mordechai Smolarcik February 26 Rif/Ran/Ramban

Rabbi Philip Moskowitz March 5 Mishne Torah - Rambam

Rabbi Efrem GoldbergMarch 12 Tur/Shulchan Aruch/Rama

Rabbi Philip MoskowitzMarch 19 Aruch Hashulchan/

Mishna Berurah and OthersRabbi Efrem Goldberg

Back by popular demand, BRS is excited to once again host three exciting classes exploring the richness of Jewish life around the globe. Each class will feature a lecture examining the major events and personalities that took place in that location together with a sampling of Kosher wines or beers from that region.

Sponsored by Gabe Lasry / Royal Wines

Wednesday, December 19The Jews of France

Rabbi Philip Moskowitz

Dr. Jon Greenberg received his Bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Brown University and his Master’s and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University. He has also studied with Rabbi Chaim Brovender at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar and conducted research on corn, alfalfa, and soybeans at Cornell, the US Department of Agriculture, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cancer Research. Since 1989, he has been a science teacher and educational consultant. Dr. Greenberg was Senior Editor of science textbooks at Prentice Hall Publishing Co. Previously on the faculty of Yeshivat Ohr Yosef, the School of Education at Indiana University, and the University of Phoenix, he currently teaches at the Heschel School.

Wednesday, January 15The Jews of GermanyRabbi Efrem Goldberg

Monday, February 18Pharaoh’s Beer vs. Noach’s Wine:

The Culture War and Barroom Brawl that Shaped the Jewish People

Dr. Jon Greenberg

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

CHAI LIFELINE SHABBATON - SAVE THE DATEChai Lifeline Shabbaton, December 21-22. If you are interested in hosting families or to help in any way, please contact Simone Broide at [email protected].

THE MUSIC MAN The Weinbaum Yeshiva High School is proud to present a for women, by women musical production of The Music Man. Thursday, December 20 at 7:30pm at The Crest Theatre Old School Square in Delray Beach. General Admission is $18, Reserved Seating is $25. For tickets or more information, please contact WYHS (561) 417-7422 or [email protected].

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM - THIS SUNDAY

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a National Tour which includes Boca Raton. On Sunday, December 9 starting at 9:00 am at the Marriott at Boca Center, 5150 Town Center Circle, join in on a free, family-friendly, day long public event featuring a variety of opportunities to engage with Museum resources, people, and programs and pay tribute to local Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans. For more information please visit www.neveragain.ushmm.org/events/entry/events-bocaraton

Israel Week at BRS

ADULT EDUCATION

DAILY• DAF YOMI (Sunday - Friday)

with Rabbi Ben Sugerman at 7:00 am in Room 211-212 • RABBINIC MIND

with Rabbi Zvi Yehuda at 7:45 am in the Board Room • HALACHA YOMI

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg 15 minutes before Mincha• NIGHT BEIT MIDRASH

community learning in the Senders Library at 8:00 pm• NIGHTTIME DAF YOMI (Monday - Thursday)

with BRS Rabbinate at 8:40 pm in the Board Room

MONDAY• ZUMBA CLASS (for women)

8:00 pm in room 205/206

TUESDAY• PARSHAT HA’SHAVUA

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at 9:00 am in the Social Hall• THE HAFTORA CLUB with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 10:00 am in the Social Hall• LUNCH N’ LEARN with Rabbi Josh Broide at 12 noon at Asia• PEOPLE OF THE BOOK with Rabbi Phillip Moskowitz at 8:00 pm in the Social Hall

WEDNESDAY• CAFFEINE FOR THE SOUL• with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz at 8:15 am at Hillel Day School IN-

DEPTH STUDY OF SEFER YEHOSHUA with Malka Morris at 9:30 am in the Board Room• DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR LUNCH N’ LEARN SERIES

with Matt Levin at 12 noon in the Social Hall

THURSDAY• IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BAMIDBAR (via Satellite)

with Rabbanit Avigail Rock at 9:30 am in the Board Room• SATELLITE LECTURES

with Rabbi Yissocher Frand at 9:00 pm in the Board Room


WEEK AT A GLANCE

BRS FILM SERIESINVENTING OUR LIFE: THE KIBBUTZ EXPERIMENTSaturday night, December 22. Cost is $5.00 per person at BRS.Examines the 100 year history of Israel’s Kibbutz movement, one of the world’s longest running and most successful experiments in pure socialism. Recreating its glorious past and chronicling its recent

decline, Inventing Our Life focuses on the heartbreak and hope of the modern Kibbutz, as a new generation struggles to ensure its survival.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR LUNCH SERIESDecember 19 Dr. Deena Grant, Barry UniversityUnderstanding Noah and the Flood in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts

December 26 Rabbi Josh Flug, Yeshiva University. A More Perfect Union: Are Halacha and Democracy Compatible?

This Tuesday, December 11Talmud Bavli/Yerushalmi with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz

Next Tuesday, December 18Rashi/Rashbam/Ibn Ezra with Rabbi Mordechai Smolarcik

People of the Book classes take place at Boca Raton Synagogue on Tuesday evenings from November 20 – March 19, 8:00 – 9:30 pm in the Social Hall.

PEOPLE OF THE BOOKNEW HEBREW POETRY CLASS AT BRSThis class, led by Hassiya Yehuda, will explore Hebrew poetry from the enlightenment through modern and contemporary Israeli works. All texts will be studied both in Hebrew and English translation. The first class will be on Monday night, December 17 at 7:30 pm in the BRS Board Room. For more information, please contact Hassiya Yehuda at (561)394-9665 or Toby Albert at (561)544-1020.

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEBaruch Sterman is co-founder of the Ptil Tekhelet Association, which has succeeded in restoring the ancient Biblical blue dye, and is devoted to promoting educational programs and awareness of the topic. Today, hundreds of thousands of Jews around the globe wear tzitzit produced by Ptil Tekhelet. Baruch has lectured throughout the world on the subject of Tekhelet. He writes extensively on the topic of science and

religion, and his articles have appeared in numerous prominent journals.

THE ROSH CHODESH WOMEN’S INSPIRATIONAL LECTURE SERIES 5773

Sunday, December 16 at 8:00 pm by Mrs. Elisheva Green. Hosted by Freyda Cohen, 7633 Martinique Blvd. in Captiva.

Sgt. Benjamin AnthonyRabbi Adin Steinsaltz

Veshinantam Levanecha


THE 2012-2013 PILLAR SOCIETY CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY

Pillar Society information brochures with additional information are available in the lobby. Please contact Matthew Hocherman at

[email protected] or (561) 491-2336.

PILLAR SOCIETY

Boca Raton Synagogue launched the Pillar Society four years ago to enable our synagogue to continue to offer the highest possible educational, religious, and social programming to our community. Your support of the Pillar Society will enable BRS to continue to offer these outstanding programs and services to our community and beyond. In these difficult economic times, when many of our members are struggling to even pay basic dues to the synagogue, your help is more critical than ever.

PILLAR SOCIETY 2012-2013 EMERALD

Lynn HahnDaniel & Caroline Katz

GOLDDr. Steven & Yael Charlap

Leo & Heni EhrlichNachman & Jaime Feig

Hensha GansbourgGary & Judi Krasna

Lenoff FamilyDr. Michael & Dana PetroverDr. Harold & Donna Richter

Mike Senders

Dr. Albert & Evelyn BegasJoseph & Lisa Bensmihen

Steven Berkeley & Dr. Rebecca SternHoward & Bonnie Block

Dr. Meyer & Laura CohenMark & Tilda Fisher

Dr. Ben & Cara FreedmanMichael & Barbara Frenkel

Drs. Charles & Simone GriffRabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg

Glen & Rosa GolishDr. Mervin & Elaine JacobsDr. David & Sharona Kay

Rabbi Tsvi & Shaindle KilsteinDrs. Joseph & Seema Loskove

Stephen & Linda MelcerDavid & Joyce Muller

Robert & Penny PearlmanDr. Daniel & Rachel Rudensky

Zorik & Ellen SpektorTeddy & Linda Struhl

Michael & Risa ZimmermanAnonymous AnonymousAnonymous

PLATINUMStanley & Ana Haar

Bernie & Melanie KaminetskyMartin & Ileana Flics

Lothar & Carlyn MayerMichael & Jill Rose

Larry & Deborah Silver

ENHANCED GOLD

List in formation

SILVERDr. Avraham & Elana Belizon

Dr. Hillel & Chayi CohenDr. Chanoch & Rachel HarowDr. Yehuda & Michal Marcus

Boca Raton Jewish Experience

Sal & Leslie AbadyDr. Prosper & Pamela Abitbol

Dr. Jaime AlaluSteven & Dr. Rebecca Berkley

Arnold & Hinda BramnickMartin & Renee BrownDrs. Eli & Orlie CohenHensha Gansbourg

Roger & Lisa GladstoneRabbi Efrem & Yocheved Goldberg

Ronald & Rivka GrossStanley & Ana Haar

Dr. Chanoch & Rachel HarrowLynn Hahn

Rabbi Tsvi & Shaindle KilsteinPhilip & Jennifer Landau

Dr. Steven & Gina Lemberg

Irwin & Natalie LevineRabbi Samuel & Beatrice Levine

David & Login LorberDavid & Joyce Muller

Simon PortnoyWarren & Paula Robbins

Michael & Jill RoseGeorge & Stephanie Saks

Dr. Bennett & Chani SalamonDr. Barry & Dana Schechter

Reid & Naomi ShapiroLarry & Deborah Silver

Dr. Zorik & Ellen SpektorTed & Linda Struhl

Warren & Robin StruhlDr. Norman & Estelle WaldMichael & Risa Zimmerman

BRJE FOUNDERS CIRCLE*

BRJE FOUNDERS SOCIETY*

*THIS LIST IS IN FORmaTIONFor more information about the BRJE or if you would like to join our

Founders Circle / Society, please contact Rabbi Josh Broide (561) 702-3864 or [email protected]

Preston & Sandra AugenbaumLinda Beck

Nancy Ben-HamuNikki & Avri Ben-Hamu

Joseph & Sarah BlumenthalSusan Bussel

Susan & Jose CristinaEsther Farber

Joseph & Diane FeldmanRaymond & Shirley Galant

Lori GeigerYael & Uri Goffin

Rabbi & Mrs. Gottdiener

BRJE SUPPORTERS*Jeff Greenman

Alicia KalishDaniel & Susan Kaskel

Dr. David & Marissa LevinsonDr. Michael & Sharona Loeffler

Martin & Myrna MillerJoel Mirsky

Dr. Steven MorrisFay Nightingale

Bruce & Cindy NimhauserJoan & Howard Noven

Sally OkenMort & Astrid Palmer

The BRJE has been in business now for almost two years and during that time, we haven’t run ANY fundraisers. In order to maximize my time in the field and make sure that every dollar goes to great use, I want to spend as little time as possible fundraising and as much time as possible doing what I do best, inspiring Jews in our community. We are now reaching out to everyone to help support this unique and inspirational local program.

Tova Rabunski Cindy Schaeffer

Jay SpringerGil & Lysee Stein

Dr. Josh & Stephanie SternArthur Unger

Bill and Carolyn WeilDr. Neal & Bonnie Weinreb

Alvin WolkPhilip & Peggy ZimmermanRobert & Marni Zuckerman

Daniel & Dr. Liora AdlerJB & Lisa Bensmihen

Sylvia BroideDrs. Brian & Sharon Ferber

Dr. Mark & Tilda FisherMartin & Ileana Flics

Bernie & Melanie Kaminetsky

Daniel & Caroline KatzElliot & Naomi Katz

Rosa PolenEric & Loren Stein

Dr. Benji & Donna TrippAnonymous (1)

ONLY 3 WEEKSTO GO!!

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, Orelia Elkaim, Menachem Kaplan, Shabtai Kaplan, Jeremy Siegman, Noam Ivri (Makover), Daniel Makover, Charlie Pollack, Yakov Simcha ben Moshe Yisroel, Yehuda Strauss, Liel Reinfeld, Amichai Berman, Matt Firestone,

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)

BRS AUXILIARIES, ETC.

WOMEN’S MIKVAH The hours for the Women’s Mikvah are Sunday through Thursday, 7:30 pm to 10:00 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. 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.

CHESEDIf you are in need or would like to volunteer for our Chesed Committee, please contact Michal Marcus at (917) 804-6924. Many volunteer opportunities are available, including help for new moms, rides to doctors, and meals for the bereaved.

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 Change of Date: Monday, December 17 at 8:00 pm. Jewish Medical Ethics at BRS. DNR: Resuscitating the Resuscitation Controversy. Can we withhold and/or withdraw? A Talmudic review and topic overview. Instructor: Ari Ciment MD, FCCP Pulmonary/Critical attending and Associate Professor, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Nova Southeastern Medical School.Cost: Physician $10, Non-Physician $5, Medical student FREE

The Maimonides Society wishes to remind our Shul membership that we are now in Flu season. Please use the hand sanitizers (there are dispensers throughout the building) after shaking hands with others in order to reduce spread of potential infection.

SOCIAL ACTIONChairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has firmly denounced the General Assembly decision to elevate the status of the Palestinian Authority to non-member observer state at the UN. The Florida Congresswoman said that the decision by Abbas to ignore the U.S.’s strongly-worded and repeatedly given advice that he not attempt to

achieve unilateral goals through the U.N. rather than through negotiations with Israel, made “crystal clear” that Abbas and his compatriots “do not value their relationship with the U.S.” In addition to withholding all U.S. funds for “Palestine,” the committee chair intends to pull U.S. funding for any U.N. agencies that grant membership to “Palestine,” as is required under U.S. law. In recognition of “Hakarot Hatov”, please write or call Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen to express support for her strong stand on this issue and for her unyielding commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel. https://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/contact-me Washington Office: (202) 225-3931

SISTERHOOD

BIKUR CHOLIMAre you feeling a little down? Do you believe you’re over the hill or not appreciated - well think again. Bikur Cholim has many volunteer opportunities available. Let’s talk, call Stan - (561) 362-7345. We are an equal opportunity organization and proud of it!


BRS Sisterhood invites you to have fun and get fit Sunday night December 16th, Vinyasa YOGA with Jodi Harris at BRS. 7:45 pm Registration, cass Begins at 8:00 pm. Cost is $12 for sisterhood members, $15 for non-members. Space is limited, please RSVP to [email protected], Lysee Stein 561-613-

5317 or Rachel Harow 561-417-4954. Please bring your own mat if you have one.

SAVE THE DATE: Join BRS Sisterhood for a private screening of Les Miserables Sunday Night December 30th - more details to follow.

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERSAba Chonah ben Hava Chana - Alan GrossAmerican Jew Alan Gross has been wrongly held in a Cuban prison since December 2009. Since that time, Alan’s physical and emotional state has deteriorated. He has lost over one hundred pounds and has suffered partial paralysis. Join us to call upon the Cuban government and the international community for the immediate release of Alan on humanitarian grounds. For more information and to get involved, visit www.jcouncil.org

Yehonatan ben Malka - Jonathan PollardJonathan Pollard has been imprisoned in the United States since 1987. While working as an American civilian intelligence analyst, Pollard has admitted to passing classified information to Israel. Although even his most ardent supporters agree that he was in the wrong and guilty, the nature and length of his imprisonment is disproportionate and unparalleled. Join a multitude of prominent politicians, officials from the national intelligence world and the legal world who have called for Pollard’s sentence to be commuted. For more information and to sign a petition, visit www.jonathanpollard.org.

EMPTY NESTERSFirst exciting event of this year!!! Sunday, December 16 at 2:00 pm, to see Auntie Mame at Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are still for $17 per ticket. For more information call Simone at (561) 394-0394.Save the Date for our annual Friday night dinner, January 11.

Details to follow.


-BRS KIDS & TEENS- BRS TEENS GET PUBLISHED ALL ACROSS FLORIDA!

JUNIOR 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 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!

Celebrating Our Teens by Rabbi Uri PilichowskiThis Week We Celebrate our Teen Attendees of the Amazing NCSYSummer ProgramsNext Shabbat promises to be an informative Shabbat. Besides being Shabbat Chanukah, NCSY’s Summer program recruitment team will be spending Shabbat and Sunday in Boca Raton explainingall about their many summer programs. The pinnacle of the NCSY experience, the NCSY summer programs, turn summer from time off into time on! Providing inspiration that can almost last an entire fall, winter, and spring, the summer programs offer teens the opportunity to travel the world, helping children in far flung places, learn Torah in the Jerusalem hills, enliven a special needs child’s summer, or simply tour our homeland. All of these programs take place within the framework of Torah and Mitzvot. This coming Friday night, Rabbi and Mrs. Goldberg will be hosting an Oneg for BRS and local teens about the opportunities that NCSY summer programs have to offer. Throughout the weekend, informational sessions will be held. I certainly hope you will attend the Oneg or a session, so you can join the many teens who have already attended a summer program.

NCSY EVENTS *Sunday, December 9, starting at 7:00 pm, all high school teens are invited to join us for A Night of Laughs as we celebrate Chanukah together. Starring professional performers, Just the Funny, and much more! Located at Young Israel of Hollywood/Ft Lauderdale, 3291 Stirling Rd, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33312. *Saturday Night, December 15, there will be a presentation in the BRS Social Hall for all those interested in NCSY Summer Programs. Light refreshments will be served. *Every Wednesday night 8:00 – 9:00 pm, Latte & Learning located at Yo-Le Frozen Yogurt, 9641 Westview Drive, Coral Springs, 33076 *Every Thursday night 8:00 -9:00 pm, Boca Latte & Learn! Location TBA *Coming soon, the annual JSU Shabbaton will held on January 18 in NMB. For all high school students in a public school, this is YOUR Shabbaton!! Sign up now on our website, www.southern.ncsy.org*For more information about NCSY or our programs, please feel free to speak with R' Eli Zians at (516) 451 2123.

Boca Raton, FL - It is rare when the United Kingdom and the IDF partner to create something. Yet, this past Friday Night, our teens were blown away by Sgt. Benjamin Anthony’s riveting talk about the need for Jews to protect themselves and never shy away from their right to do so. Coming straight from the front lines in Gaza, Sgt. Anthony regaled over 50 of our teens at a Friday night Oneg with a charge to advocate for Israel and never be embarrassed

to stand up for your homeland. Sgt. Anthony told of the desire to go into Gaza and “secure Israel properly,” but knowing it is the citizenry that directs the military. He took questions for close to an hour, when teens asked questions on everything from military life to the repercussions of the recent UN vote in support of the Palestinians.

Sgt. Benjamin Anthony who spoke at an oneg

for our teens

Save the Date: Shabbat, February 2, National Teen Israel Advocacy Shabbaton This year, BRS is privileged to host the National Teen Israel Advocacy Shabbaton. Sign up fast: [email protected]

Michael Selig has returned from Israel

Superior Care Physical Therapy is now open for the Winter season (November – April).

Michael is accepting all Medicare Patients for: *Balance Training & Fall Prevention * Gait Training

*Strengthening & Conditioning * Post-operative Rehabilitation *Treatment of Back, Neck, Shoulder,

Ankle, Knee Pain & Injury

Call Superior Care Physical Therapy, Inc 561-276-3646 for an appointment.

CAMP LAVI OPEN HOUSESDecember 2 - 7:30 Ebner Residence, 3047 Prarie Avenue, Miami Beach

December 3 - 7:30 Rubin Residence, 5895 SW 32rd Terrace, Fort Lauderdale

December 4 - 7:30 Katz Residence, 6006 LeLac Road, Boca Raton

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LargePotato

Latkes !!!Chicken Schnitzel

$12.99per pound

Hand grated, Fresh $3.50 per Latke

Shabbat Take-Out Specials

Rotisserie Chicken Orders Must Be Placed By WednesdayPick up orders: Thursday (2:00pm & 5:00pm) Friday (1:30pm)

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Chicken Tender Platter25 Fried Chicken Tenders2 sauces1 quart of Cole Slaw1 quart of Macaroni salad

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