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Boca Raton Synagogue Weekly FEATURED THIS WEEK: Spotlight on the BRS Men's Club PAGE 25 BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE WEEKLY @RABBIGOLDBERG /BOCA.RATON.SYNAGOGUE /BRSTORAH @RABBIPHILIP @BROIDE Parshas Vayikra | Stone Chumash page 544 | March 19–25, 2021 | Nissan 6–12, 5781 FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBOS DAY Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:16 pm Mincha: 3:00/7:10 pm Candle Lighting: 7:13 pm Shkiah: 7:32 pm Mincha: 6:00 pm & 7:15 pm Ma’ariv/Havdalah: 8:07 pm Chaburah following the 7:30 pm: Rabbis’ Class 9:00 pm: Shabbos Hagadol Drasha 8:30am Minyan (in the Social with Rabbi Philip with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Hall) with Rabbi Rafi BenSimon Moskowitz See back page for more details Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Rabbi Philip Moskowitz Rabbi Rael Blumenthal Rabbi David Shabtai, MD Jeffrey Goldgrab Marah D’asra Associate Rabbi Rabbi, BRS West Rabbi, Sephardic Minyan Chief Operating Officer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Rebbetzin Arielle Moskowitz Rebbetzin Aliza Blumenthal Rebbetzin Monica Shabtai Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Rebbetzin, BRS West Rebbetzin, Sephardic Minyan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rabbi Samuel J. Levine Rabbi Josh Broide Rabbi Simcha Shabtai Rabbi Eli Zians Rabbi Kenneth Brander, PhD President Outreach Rabbi Rosh Beis Medrash Teen Director Rabbi Emeritus [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hahn Judaic Campus • 7900 Montoya Circle N. Boca Raton, FL 33433 (561) 394-0394 • Fax (561) 750-2451 • www.brsonline.org • [email protected] FRIDAY NIGHT Earliest Candle Candle Lighting Lighting Shabbos Guide 6:16 pm 7:13 pm SHABBOS DAY PARSHAS VAYIKRA Shkiah Ma’ariv/Havdalah 7:32 pm 8:07 pm • Plag Mincha is at 6:16 pm. Those making early Shabbos should complete Mincha before then and light candles after that time. • Those accepting Shabbos at the zman should light candles at 7:13 pm and complete Mincha by 7:31 pm. Guide for • If you made Shabbos early, repeat Shema after8:06 pm Davening • Sof Zman Krias Shema is at 10:26 am. Sof Zman Tefilah is at11:26 am. • The Torah reading is Vayikra 1:1–5:26. The haftorah isYeshayahu 43:21–44:23. at Home • Mincha on Shabbos day should be recited after2:00 pm. • Shkiah on Shabbos day is at 7:32 pm. Mincha should be completed before this time and Shalosh Seudos should be started before then. • Shabbos concludes at 8:07 pm. Havdalah should not be recited before then. • Friday night: 6:00 pm & 7:15 pm (Rand Sanctuary) • All Shacharis times are for starting at Nishmas (unless otherwise noted): Shabbos • Shacharis: 7:15 am (Social Hall – begins with Berachos) Minyanim • 8:15 am KN95 Mask Only Minyan (Shechet Beis Medrash) • 8:30 am (Rand Sanctuary) 9:00 am (Outdoor Minyan– begins with Berachos) Times at • 9:45 am Teen Minyan (Shechet Beis Medrash) BRS • 10:00 am Shtiebel Shacharis (Shtiebel Beis Medrash) 10:15 am (Rand Sanctuary) • Mincha: 3:00 pm & 7:10 pm (Rand Sanctuary) • Ma’ariv: 8:07 pm • All morning Shacharis Minyanim begin with Berachos. • Morning Minyan Times: 6:15 (Thursday at 6:20)/6:25 am / 7:00 am/ 8:00 am/ 9:00 am Weekday • Please note: If you are davening at the early weekday minyan, Alos Hashachar on Sunday is at 6:22am and the earliest time for Talis and Tefillin is at 6:49am Minyanim • Daily Outdoor Shacharis at 8:00 am in the BRS Tent (Begins with R’ Yishmael) at BRS • 2:00 pm Mincha (Sunday–Thursday in the BRS tent) • 7:15 pm Mincha followed by Ma'ariv (Both in the Rand Sanctuary and the BRS Tent) • 9:00 pm Ma’ariv in the Rand Sanctuary 9:30 pm Ma’ariv (Nusach Ari) in the BRS Tent LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SHABBOS Chaburah following 7:30 pm: Rabbis’ Class with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz the 8:30am Minyan (in Pesach: The Holiday of Never Giving Up Hope the Social Hall) with Sponsored by Dr. Gordon & Yanina Haas in memory Rabbi Rafi BenSimon of her beloved father, Chaim ben Aharon Pinchas HaLevi, Hyman Leichtman on his yahrzeit, 7 Nissan. 2 BRS WEEKLY • PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5781 MAZEL TOV TO Chari Cohen and Dr. Steven Cohen on Melanie & Dr. Bernie Kaminetsky on Ouaknine of East Boca. And on the the birth of their granddaughter. Her the birth of their grandson, Joseph birth of their granddaughter, Esther proud parents are Esti & Bradley (Zev) Micah. His proud parents are Sarah & Leah (in August). Her proud parents Cohen of Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel. Isaac Jonas of New Rochelle. His proud are Yocheved & Meir Ouaknine of Kew Her proud sister is Penina. sisters are Claire and Margot. His proud Gardens, Queens. Their proud aunt and aunts and uncles are Jordana & Simon uncle are David and Yaeli. Zeldie & Benjie Henner on their son, Bernstein, Josh & Alana Kaminetsky and Evan, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. His proud cousins Noah, Jack and Jonathan. Happy birthday to David Berger, Orly siblings are Samantha, Rebecca, and Landau, Geoffrey Pitch, Mitchell Stiel, Jordan. His proud grandparents are Rachel & Yehuda Ouaknine on the birth Shira Blum and Donny Cohen. Elaine & Harry Schlakman and Judy & of their grandson, Daniel Yosef. His Lester Henner. proud parents are Temima & Yitzchak Happy anniversary to David & Ranana Berger. If you are celebrating a Simcha and would like a Mazal Tov in the Weekly, please let someone in the office know. Please note that the deadline for the Weekly is Wednesday morning before noon. If you have a Simcha on the calendar and are changing the date, please contact Lee at [email protected] REFUAH SHLEIMAH TO WOMEN MEN Ariella Berman: Ariella Marie Gosser - Muna bat Arnold Hordish: Yosef Avraham ben Michael Bierman: Michael Sarah bat Elisheva Malka Salima Shulamit Chana Avrahahm ben Nechama Arielle Bittoun: Arielle Noa Maya Carmel: Noa Aryeh Leib ben Baila Rochel Michael Lupin: Michoel Yonah ben Mazal Tov bat Aliiah Maya bat Devora Rachel Avraham Chaim ben Sarah Leah Breindel Chanah bat Olga Newman: Liba Rivka Bob Strauss: Chayim Ha’Levi ben Moshe Applebaum: Moshe Zvi ben Chaya Raizel bat Esther Malka Tzipora Rochel Leah Chana Guta bat Rochel Or Ester bat Dina Rivka Boruch Len: Boruch ben Devorah Nacham Gershon ben Kayla Chana Zahava bat Penina Rachel bat Malka Leah Chaim ben Rachel Nathan Gross: Nachum ben Bailla Devorah bat Yita Roiza Rena bat Shayna Chaim Nachum ben Elka Leah Hennya Blima Rochel bat Mindle Chayim ben Rashi Reuven ben Adina Eden Malka bat Ravit Ruchama bat Chaya Gittle Dovid Yosef ben Eliezer Ha’Levi Richard Berg: Yerachmiel David ben Malka Elka bat Rachel Ruth Malinowitz: Rivka bat Dr. Saul Kahn: Zalman Binyamin ben Elka bat Rochel Frieda Zissel Sam Rubin: Yehoshua ben Fruma Esther bat Doba Sara Leah bat Bracha Etza’el Hedy ben Oshrat Shoni Chaim ben Yoseffa Chava Gila bat Gila Miriam Gad ben Yehoshua Ozer Simcha Leib ben Devorah Helen Ijac: Alta Haita bat Sara Leah bat Maya Elanit Howard Noven: Chaim ben Chaya Stuart Silverman: Yeshaya Moshe Devorah Shula Amsalen: Shulamit Sara ben Nacha Sarah Jacquie Padow: Ya’akova bat Bella Marcus Witztum - Mordechai ben Yehuda Leib ben Chaya Sarah Chava Rus bat Beyla Wendy Wasserstrom: Malka Yoel ben Etel Tzivia Joan Noven: Rochel Tova Zahava bat Chaya Meir Aryeh ben Sara Yosef Chaim ben Faiga bat Malka Merv Jacobs: Meir ben Sarah Yosef Shmuel ben Michaelah Esther For members of BRS Community. For all other Refuah Shleimah needs, please contact Linda at (561) 394-0394 or [email protected]. CONDOLENCES TO Sara Schandelson on the passing of her beloved mother, Carol Naomi Askarinam on the passing of her beloved father, Sasson Parzen. Molavi. BRS WEEKLY • PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5781 3 YAHRZEITS 6 Nissan 10 Nissan Lee Benjamin in memory of her sister Ruthy Zehnwirth Gerald Sigal in memory of his mother Bluma Sigal Morris Bertram in memory of his brother Betzalel Betram Dr. David Brudnoy in memory of his aunt Deborah Miller Ruchie Stern in memory of her grandmother Judith Gluckman Estelle Wald in memory of her father Irving Herz Dr. Jonathan Cutler in memory of his brother Stephen Cutler 11 Nissan Dr. Ronald Herrmann in memory of his father Lou Herrmann Dr. Harold Eisenman in memory of his sister Roz Horwitz 7 Nissan Robert Cohen in memory of his mother Gertrude Cohen Yanina Haas in memory of her father Hyman Leichtman Rachel Ouaknine in memory of her sister Ahuva Klein Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his grandfather Binyamin Yosef Tripp 8 Nissan Steve Rantz in memory of his uncle Louis Rantz Dr. Wayne Kotzker in memory of his brother Steven Kotzker Jordan Katz in memory of his mother Rosalie Sarah Katz Barry Okoskin in memory of his brother Edward Okoskin Martin Schandelson in memory of his father Morris Schandelson 12 Nissan Rabbi Samuel April in memory of his father Simon April Rena Rantz in memory of her brother Moshe Plich Chaim Hackner in memory of his father Rabbi Benzion Eliezer Hackner 9 Nissan Dr. Benjamin Tripp in memory of his uncle David Tripp Moshe Leifer in memory of his mother Freidel bat Mordechai Dr. David Flug in memory of his sister Fran Flug Miriam Oppenheimer in memory of her mother Rebecca L. Shapiro Dr. Zorik Spektor in memory of his father Natan Spektor Rosalie Somsky in memory of her husband Martin Allan Somsky Helene E. Furst in memory of her father Martin Allan Somsky Rabbi Goldberg’s next Kaddish Class will take place on Sunday, March 21 at 9:30 am (New Time) on Zoom. This class is designed for people who are within a year of mourning the loss of a loved one.
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