btcboca.org · Services will resume next week. MiNcha/Ma’ariv November 19, 5:30 p.m. caNdle lightiNg November 25, 5:09 p.m. kidduSh The congregation is welcome to join our kiddush

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Shabbat Shalom

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

Mazal Tov to our Bar Mitzvah, Joshua Klafterand to his parents Melissa & David Klafter

Mazal Tov to our Bar Mitzvah, Jacob Pollerand to his parents, Angela & Edward Poller

Aufruf of Julia Robins and Drew Kramer. Mazal Tov!

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b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoNShabbat SeRvIceSPARAShAT VAYERANoVEMBER 19, 201618 ChEShVAN 5777

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Service NoteS: We respectfully request that cell phoNeS Not be uSed in the building during Shabbat. Please do not save seats. Please refrain from chewing gum while in services. Automated External Defibrillator located in lobby by the Glassman Chapel.

paraShat vayera Torah: Genesis 18:1 - 18:33, p. 99haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1 - 37, p. 124Readers: Joshua Klafter, Jacob Poller

havurat Shabbat Services will resume next week.

MiNcha/Ma’ariv November 19, 5:30 p.m.

caNdle lightiNg November 25, 5:09 p.m.

kidduSh The congregation is welcome to join our kiddush after services in the Educational Social Center (ESC). NOTE: The kiddush will remain closed until services have completely finished. We appreciate your cooperation.

our upcoMiNg b’Nai Mitzvah: Samuel Wolfe . . . . . December 3rdCharles Malaga . . . December 10thNoah Albert . . . . . . December 10th

there iS Still tiMe to participate iN our 5777 kol Nidre appeal!our goal is for 100% participation from every B’nai Torah family, so please consider contributing to this important initiative, no matter the amount. Each and every donation will be greatly appreciated. To discuss your gift, please contact Rabbi Rikki Arad, Executive Director, at (561) 392-8566. You may also visit www.btcboca.org/giving/kolnidre to make your donation online. ThANK YoU to all who have participated already. We will be recognizing all of your generous donations in the upcoming issue of the Chai magazine -- don’t be left off the list... there is still time to participate!

Kol Nidre Appeal 5777B’nai Torah Congregation

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b’NaI toRah happeNINgS 2016 global day of JewiSh learNiNg - SuNday, NoveMber 20, 10:00 a.M. This year’s theme: under the Same Sky: “the earth is full of your creations” All ages can learn about our world and nature. feature presentations: the animal kingdom in Jewish thought - Broadcast at 10:00 a.m., with Rabbi Natan Slifkin. of land and light: a Jewish take on ethical dilemmas in international development - Broadcast at 11:00 a.m. with Dyonna Ginsburg and Yedidya Sinclair. In between and following these broadcasts, B’nai Torah congregant Ed Sopher will facilitate a discussion. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Zena Gruda at [email protected].

JewiSh reNewal Shabbat ServiceS - Saturday, NoveMber 26, 9:30 a.M.Led by Amy Grossblatt Pessah. Through the use of Jewish prayers, meditiation, contemplation, music and Torah study, this service will provide some sacred time for you to experience the richness of our Jewish spiritual tradition.

JewiSh healiNg circle - thurS., deceMber 1, 7:30 p.M.Come together to form a healing community through prayer, reflection and song. Facilitators: Sue Gurland (Spiritual Director, Creator of Moving Through the Tree of Life) and Tuviah (Rabbi, musician, composer and song leader). $5 donation requested.

pto holiday boutique - friday, deceMber 2, 8:45 a.M. - 2:00 p.M. Save the date for The Ruth and Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center PTo annual holiday boutique at B’nai Torah. Clothes, jewelry, gifts and much more - get all your hanukkah gift shopping done while helping a great cause!

are you a taleNted SiNger, daNcer or MuSiciaN? Think you have what it takes to make the cut for our hannukah edition of B’nai Torah’s GoT TalenT? If you’d like to audition, contact Lauren Berger at [email protected] or (561) 392-8566. And SAVE ThE DATE for the show on tueSday, deceMber 20th!

the b’Nai torah houSe baNd is almost complete, but we need you! We already have a trombonist, flutist, and saxophonist. If you or someone you know is a drummer, keyboardist, singer, bassist, or any other musician between the ages of 12 and 18, come rock out with us! Contact Cantor Boaz at (954) 914-8735.

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B’nai Torah CongregaTion

Author Forum Series2016 - 2017

To purchase tickets, please contact Lauren Berger [email protected] or (561) 392-8566 ext. 334 or register online at www.btcboca.org/AuthorForum

breNda JaNowitz: ThE DINNER PARTY“The Dinner Party is everything a reader wants in a novel: guests with a knack for inspired conversation and family drama swirling both above and below the table. A truly entertaining read!” - Elin hilderbrandfebruary 6, 2017 - 7:30 p.m.

kate Siegel & kiM friedMaN: MoThER, CAN YoU NoT? Based on the wildly popular Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom, Kate Siegel’s essay collection about life with the woman who redefined the term “helicopter mom.”March 30, 2017 - 2:00 p.m.Co-sponsored with the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC.

faMily proMiSe voluNteer opportuNitieS B’nai Torah, along with other Family Promise congregations in our area, is helping homeless families with children. Please volunteer for this mitzvah during our hosting weeks at a house in

east Boca where volunteers play, dine and socialize with homeless families each evening. Volunteers are also needed to help in the Family Promise office in Delray Beach and to drive the Family Promise van; no special license needed. For more information, visit www.familypromisespbc.org or contact Mark Wasserman at (561) 699-5116 or [email protected]

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B’nai Torah CongregaTion & The MiroChniCk religious sChool

Save the Date!

Barnes&noBle Book Fair

Sunday, December 18 | 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

commUNIty happeNINgSpresented by the boca raton interfaith clergy association

coMMuNity iNterfaith thaNkSgiviNg Service - MoNday, NoveMber 21, 7:30 p.M. Join us at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (100 NE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33429) for our annual service of prayers, readings, and reflection led by local clergy of different faiths, including rabbi david Steinhardt, and featuring the B’nai Torah Congregational Choir. For more information, please call St. Gregory’s at (561) 395-8285 or contact Elaine Siegell at (561) 392-8566 ext. 309 or email [email protected]

Community Interfaith

Thanksgiving Service

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Come for the learning. Stay for the community.

Adult Learning for The Wondering Jew

upcoMiNg adult educatioN claSSeS: A wonderful way to learn or improve your Hebrew! instructor: heni galel . hebrew readiNg for begiNNerS i (Tuesdays 1:20 - 2:10 p.m.) . hebrew readiNg for begiNNerS ii (Tuesdays 2:20 - 3:10 p.m.) . ulpaN hebrew ii (Tuesdays 3:20 - 4:15 p.m.) (no classes Dec. 27 & Jan. 3)

fiNdiNg perSoNal MeaNiNg iN the Siddur - instructor: yardena barzilayNov. 7 - Dec. 12, Mondays, 10:00 a.m.

the Secret - instructor: cantor boaz davidoffNov. 9 - Dec. 14, Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.

biblical heroiNeS: aNcieNt role ModelS for the ModerN woMaN - instructor: helene yentisNov. 29 - Dec. 20, Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m.

luNch & learN - every tueSday, 12:15 - 1:15 p.M.Join rabbis, cantors, and special guest educators for an hour of learning. All are welcome to this popular weekly class. Please bring a parve or dairy lunch. Special LUNCh & LEARN sessions: November 29 - ed franks teaches on: Shylock, Antonio, Jacob and Laban - the plot thickens! Are there lessons and parallels between 16th century Venice and 21st century America? december 13 - JtS rabbi ed bernstein discusses his book “Love Finer Than Wine: The Writings of Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker.”

For more information Cooperman Academy classes, please contact Zena Gruda at [email protected]

the floreNce MeltoN School of adult JewiSh learNiNg at b’Nai torah our classes build Jewish literacy through a sophisticated, intellectually stimulating, text-based curriculum for students of all levels and Jewish backgrounds. Please contact penina bredoff, Melton Site Director, at [email protected] for more information or visit www.events.org/Meltonbocaraton for registration and detailed class schedule, descriptions and fees.

. the holocauSt aS reflected iN diarieS aNd MeMoirS with dr. leon weissberg Beginning December 5 (10 wks), Mondays, 3:30 p.m. at B’nai Torah.

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

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cell phoNeS for SoldierS We proudly participate in the collection of cell phones (working or not) through the Major Stuart adam wolfer institute’s dandelion project. Collection box is located in the office.

Special preSeNtatioNS:

dr. robert watSoN - tueSday, dec. 6, 12:15 p.M.the Nazi titanic: the incredible untold Story of a doomed Ship in world war iiProfessor Watson has unearthed forgotten records, conducted many interviews, and used over 100 sources, including diaries and oral histories, to expose

this story. As a result, The Nazi Titanic is a riveting and astonishing account of an enigmatic ship that played a devastating role in World War II and the holocaust. A limited number of sponsorships of $118 include reserved seating for two and a signed book - please contact Zena Gruda at (561) 392-8566.

elie wieSel: a retroSpective - thurSday, dec. 8 - 7:00 p.M. Presented by profeSSor alaN l. berger, Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair for holocaust Studies at Florida Atlantic University, is a noted scholar of the work of Elie Wiesel and spent many hours with him both one-on-one and in group settings. Audio-visual

excerpts of recordings of Professor Wiesel and other tributes to his impact on the Jewish and wider world will be offered.

SopranoEva DemskyDanielle GellenSandra GottfriedMyrna Gross Sharon Steinberg AviGail Whiting

AltoSheila BielNina CohenPamela Feldman Andrea Gralnick Donna GrossmanRobyn Lamp Leah LevinNaomi Lippa

TenorDaniel CaplinErick Crow Joe PopperLois RaddingArlene Stolzenberg

BassEthan Cohen David Dweck Jason GoldsteinJoe Levitan Darren LittmanMack RosenbaumMark Samarel

choir director - cantor Mitchell J. Martinb’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN choIR

Our choir benefits from the generous support of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, with the encouragement of Beatrice Cummings Mayer.

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MeN’S club of b’Nai torah coNgregatioNMen’s Club invites new members, volunteers and ideas for initiatives year-round. Please contact larry faerman, President, at [email protected] or (561) 860-3241.

South florida Sub-regioNal fJMc keeper of the flaMe baNquet - SuNday, NoveMber 20, 11:00 a.M. Congratulations to Robb Kantor, B’nai Torah’s FJMC Regional Keeper of the Flame honoree and hannah Wolf, B’nai Torah’s FJMC Youth of the Year honoree. Robb and hannah will be honored at Temple Beth Torah (North Miami Beach) on November 20th. Please contact Larry Faerman, [email protected] or (561) 860-3241 for information.

latkeS, vodkaS & tapaS - thurSday, deceMber 15, 7:00 - 10:00 p.M. Join us for this popular yearly event and enjoy delicious food, vodka and karaoke! More information to follow.

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WomeN’S leagUe of btc

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woMeN’S league of b’Nai torah coNgregatioN Women’s League offers a dynamic mix of activities. Women of all ages, backgrounds, religious experiences, and careers in and out of the home participate. For more information, visit our website at www.wlbtc.org or contact Joanne Shulman, WLBTC President

at (508) 789-9076 or [email protected]

torah fuNd P’ri Yadehah, from the beloved prayer Eishet Chayil, means “the fruit of her hands.” Receive the 2017/5777 Torah Fund charm/pin as a 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 [email protected] or (561) 910-1376.

woMeN’S league Judaica Shop hourS: Mon. - thurs. 10: 00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For appointments please contact Robin Schwartz at (914) 329-1025 or email [email protected]. Shop volunteers Needed! Meet new people while helping our students! We are looking for people able to commit to 3 - 4 hours per week. hours are flexible.

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BRAND NEW hEARING LooP DEVICES are available for your use. Please ask an usher if you need assistance and be sure to return them at the conclusion of services. Additional information cards located next to the devices.

2017 ConCert & CULtUrAL ArtS SerieS January 18 Carlebach & The Symphony

January 25 World of Yiddish Song

February 8 My Life, Naftali Herstik

February 22 Beau Jest (BTC Theater)

March 8 Spirit in the Sky: Reflections of Our Lives

March 22 Ahava Raba: Klezmer

All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available online at www.btcboca.org/ConcertSeries2017 or by calling Elysa Stark at (561)392-8566

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lIfe eveNtSyahrzeitS

Jacob Berman . . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Martha Coleman . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Margaret Greenberg . . . . . . .11/19

Sylvia hoffman . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Rebecca Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Mollie Margulis . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Paul Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Frieda Schwartz. . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Gertrude Siskin . . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Rudolph Zupanc. . . . . . . . . . .11/19

Bessie Bleich . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/20

Charles Frischer . . . . . . . . . . .11/20

Esther hilzenradt . . . . . . . . . .11/20

Barbara Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/20

David Rosen . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/20

Pauline Chesler . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Augusta Kaplan Fein . . . . . . .11/21

Ruth Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Beatrice Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Kenneth Lewitter. . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Betty Nathanson . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Irving Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

hazel Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

henry Stein . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Sam Tuch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/21

Esther Blumberg Perry. . . . . . .11/22

Max Caplan . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Marjorie Gelfond . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Malvina Ickowitz . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Ida Kanter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Norton Kotcher . . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Libby Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22

Mary Zimmerman . . . . . . . . .11/22

Benjamin Diamant . . . . . . . . .11/23

hyman Egdish . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Edward Gurland . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Cecil hitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Jacob Krause. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Sophie Liss . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Robert Saex. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23

Pauline Bier . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Zelda Channing. . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Bert Dashoff . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Janet Golden . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Paul Ijac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Sarah Kalvort . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Bernard Katz . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24

Edward oshinsky. . . . . . . . . .11/24

Ernst Becker. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/25

helen Braverman . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Daisy Friedberg . . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Richard Goldwyn. . . . . . . . . .11/25

Samuel Gross . . . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Estelle Mandel . . . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Samuel Marcovitz . . . . . . . . .11/25

Gloria Maren . . . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Libby Markowitz . . . . . . . . . .11/25

Edward Shapiro. . . . . . . . . . .11/25

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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

b’Nai torah bereaveMeNt group - wedNeSdayS, 4:30 p.M. & 5:30 p.M. Led by Carla Van Walsum, these groups offer loving, compassionate support and help guide you through the grieving process. Meetings are in the Nathan Library. For more information, please contact Elaine Siegell at (561) 392-8566.

The yahrzeit candle should be lit the evening prior to the date indicated above. 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. Please join our daily morning and evening minyanim.

Mazal tov to. Varda and Cantor Udi Spielman on the marriage of their son Shachar and Dafna Spielman

. Donna & Andy Robins and Andrea & Rob Kramer on the upcoming marriage of their children, Julia Robins and Drew Kramer . Faith and Adam Skolnik on the birth of baby girl, Sydney Rose Skolnik

coNdoleNceS to . Jay Shapiro on the passing of his wife, our friend and member, Eunice Bernard Shapiro

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 Ehud (Udi) SpielmanCantor Boaz Davidoff8:45 a.m., Main Sanctuary

Havurat Shabbat Rabbi David Englander10:00 a.m., Eleanor & Paul Weinerz”l Cultural Center

Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv/HavdalahMincha: 5:30 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 ValdesCommunications/Programming Dir. Rachel KaplanArt Director Claudia SternbergTzedakah Programming Director Summer FaermanChoral Director Cantor Mitch MartinProgram Coordinator Lauren BergerCultural Arts & Membership Coordinator Elysa StarkYouth Director Zach Smith

Baal Korei Joe FuchsRitual Director Julie RisiskyGabbaim Steve Ginsburg, Robb Kantor*, Bill Fine, Linda Ehrlich, Neil Friedman

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

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

President Toby Levi*

Executive Vice President Steve Ginsburg

Vice Presidents Marvin Finkelstein Jerry Budney Richard Birdie Eric Klein*

Treasurer Stan Kutlin

Secretary Marcy Kammerman

Financial Secretary Rick SchusterTrustees: Michael BerezinTerry BresnickCarmen CunhaDavid DweckShula Fleischer*Marleen Forkas*Scott Frank

Edward LevineRobert NeimanMurray RehnerJulie RisiskyCheryl RymerEd SopherArthur Stark

Women’s League President Joanne Shulman

Men’s Club President Larry Faerman

Foundation President Spencer Sax*

Synagogue Counsel Kenneth Lipman, Esq.*Ner Tamid Society Member

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