WELCOME

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

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B’NAI TORAH CONGREGATIONSHABBAT SERVICESPARASHAT VAYECHIJANUARY 11, 202014 TEVET 5780

Mazal Tov to our Bar Mitzvah, Hayden Nodelland to his parents, Valerie & Garrett Nodell.

Aufruf of Adi Raz and Scott Goldstein. Mazal Tov!

HAVURAT SHABBAT

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PARASHAT VAYECHITorah: Genesis 47:28 - 48:22, p. 293Haftarah: 1 Kings 2:1 - 12, p. 313 Reader: Jerry Budney

HAVURAT SHABBATTorah Readers: Dr. Gene Trainin, Hayden NodellHaftarah: Hayden Nodell

KIDDUSH The congregation is welcome to join our kiddush after services in the Educational Social Center. Kindly wait until services have completely finished. We appreciate your cooperation.

SHABBAT TORAH STUDY with Morley Goldberg - A weekly exploration of the great themes of the Torah. Every Shabbat at 9:45 a.m., Nathan Library

SHABBAT MINCHA/MA’ARIV/HAVDALAH January 11, 5:45 p.m.

WEEKDAY MINCHA/MA’ARIV 5:30 p.m., Glassman Chapel

CANDLE LIGHTING January 17, 5:34 p.m.

Dear Members,

The BTC Nominating Committee is planning for the synagogue’s leadership for 2020-2021 and is now accepting the names of any BTC member in good standing who might have an interest in serving on the board. Consideration will be given to (among other things):. Length of involvement with B’nai Torah . Participation in BTC activities. Achievements in the community . Interest in furthering B’nai Torah’s missionPotential candidates must be able to make a 1-2 year commitment to serve on the board. The Nominating Committee will review the names of all candidates and select a slate to fill board vacancies, which will be mailed to all members of the congregation entitled to vote.If you have questions about the nominations process, or wish to submit a name for consideration, email Myrna Gross, BTC Nominating Committee Chairperson, at myrnasheila@gmail.com no later than January 20th.

SHABBAT SERVICES

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L’dor V’dor

L’dor V’dor

Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 7:15 pm

Cocktail hour followed by dinner

You are cordially invited to

B’nai Torah Congregation’s Annual Dinner Dance

Co-chairs: Margie Browner-Marks & Myrna Gross

Honoring Elissa Dr. Peter Schosheim

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There are many sponsorship opportunities available.

Please support B’nai Torah, and honor Elissa and Peter, by

becoming a sponsor or placing a personal / business ad in our

2020 Ad Journal & Membership Directory

To RSVP for the Gala and to place your ad, visit

www.btcboca.org/AdJournal2020 or contact

Debbie Kestenberg at dkestenberg@gmail.com.

Deadline to place your ad is January 15th... Don’t delay!

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B’NAI TORAH HAPPENINGSWOMEN’S LEAGUE PAID-UP MEMBER PARTY - SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 10:30 A.M.All are welcome for Sunday brunch – FREE to paid Women’s League Members, $10 for guests. A special presentation by Carolyn Frankel, writer and illustrator of ‘Be Like Rachel, Lessons of Character from Women of the Bible.’ Kindly

RSVP by January 7 at www.wlbtc.org. For more information, contact Joyce Blyn at (954) 971-0398.

WOMEN’S LEAGUE SHABBAT - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Services begin at 8:45 a.m.Celebrating two women who share a lifelong commitment to the principles of social justice and repairing the world.Honoree: Summer Faerman, Director of TLC; Guest Speaker: Lise Pearlman, acclaimed author, former trial lawyer and judge.Luncheon following services. RSVP for luncheon online

at www.wlbtc.org or fliers available in the lobby. You must reserve in advance! Proceeds will benefit the TLC Program at B’nai Torah.

JEWISH SINGLES HAPPY HOUR - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.Hosted by B’nai Torah and open to the community... all Jewish singles between the ages of 30 - 50 are invited! Vegetarian appetizers and 1 drink ticket included. Generously underwritten by the Finkelstein Family.

Location: Crazy Uncle Mike’s - 6450 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 3348. Please RSVP by Jan. 20th to Vickie Mazza at vickie.mazza@bnai-torah.org.

MIAMI vs PHILLY @ AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 7:30 P.M. A special men only Men’s Club outing! We are taking Rabbi David Steinhardt to the Miami Heat vs

Philadelphia 76ers game to celebrate his 25th Anniversary at BTC... join us! $55 pp, includes ticket and bus transportation to/from B’nai Torah. Space is limited, to reserve your ticket visit www.btcboca.org/heatgame or email Seth Schneider at seth@MBOpp.com. We will meet at B’nai Torah at 5:00 p.m., bus departs at 5:30; Game Time: 7:30 p.m. Only a few spots are left!

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B’NAI TORAH & BETH TZEDEC’S SNOWBIRD SHABBAT with DARA HORN - FEBRUARY 7-8 An invitation to all our snowbirds to join us for a Shabbat weekend at B’nai Torah.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7: Shabbat services at 5:45 pm, followed by dinner with Scholar-in-Residence Dara Horn discussing her latest book ‘The Eternal Life.’ Cost: $24 BTC/Beth Tzedec members, $32 non-members. RSVP for dinner at www.btcboca.org/SnowbirdShabbat by February 3rd.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8: Shabbat services begin at 8:45 am., Dara will present: ‘I Only Want My Child to be Happy and Other Lies: Happiness vs. Holiness in the Modern World.’ Following services, stay for kiddush and a panel discussion with Rabbi David Englander, Rabbi Steven Wernick and Dara Horn.

Dara Horn received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard University, studying Hebrew and Yiddish. An award-winning author, she has taught Jewish literature and Israeli history, and lectured throughout the US, Israel and Australia.

B ’ N A I T O R A H C O N G R E G A T I O N P R E S E N T S :

ConcertThe Eleanor & Paul Weiner z’l

Cultural Arts Series&

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To purchase tickets, call the office at (561) 392-8566 or visit btcboca.org/concert-series-2020

2020Opening Night!

JANUARY 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Cantors Magda Fishman & Shira Lissek: A TRIBUTE TO BARBRA STREISAND

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THE LILLIAN, PHILIP, AND GERRY COOPERMAN ACADEMY FOR ADULT JEWISH LEARNING

Special Lunch & Learn Series: ‘HOW WE TEACH THE HOLOCAUST’ - TUESDAYS AT 12:15 P.M.

January 14: 5 Generations of a Jewish Family in Berlin 1770-1944 Instructors: John Ury, Desiree Rosenthal Israel

January 21: Impact of the March of the LivingInstructors: Rabbi Leon Weissberg, Roneet Edrich, Rabbi Josh Broide and Rabbi David Englander

January 28: Holocaust Education: The Importance and Challenges of Teaching in the 21st Century Instructor: Carolina Simon

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: CENTENARY OF THE VERSAILLES PEACE CONFERENCE with Professor Claudia DunleaWednesday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. Learn about the lasting legacy of the Peace Conference and the flawed decisions that led to terrible consequences.

JUDAISM 101: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF JUDAISM with Rabbi David EnglanderSunday, January 12, 11:00 a.m. Do you have friends with questions about Jewish traditions and practice? Would they like to know some of the basic ideas, values, history, and texts of Judaism? Visit a sanctuary, see a Torah scroll, find out what goes on in a synagogue? Please invite them to this special learning opportunity open to the community.

MULTI-SESSION CLASSES: JEWISH MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS with Suzanne StierTuesdays, 10:00 a.m. Jan 14, 21, 28

MEDIA & THE HOLOCAUST: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA, PROPAGANDA, AND ANTI-SEMITISM with Carolina Simon Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. Jan 15, 22

New! MODERN ISRAELI LITERATURE with Rabbi Albert ThalerWednesdays, 2:00 p.m. Jan 15 - March 25 The Works of Yehuda Amichai and Hayim Nahman BialikRabbi Thaler, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Gates of Prayer in Flushing, NY, is the former director of Camp Ramah - Nyack, NY.

Lunch & Learn at

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RABBI LEVI YITZCHAK OF BERDITCHEV: AN OVERVIEW OF HIS LIFE & TEACHINGS with Rabbi Amy Pessah - Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Jan 9, 16, 23

SEFER HA-AGGADAH with Rabbi Jack RiemerMondays at 11:00 a.m. Jan 27 - Mar 16

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES with Bill GralnickWednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Jan 29 - Mar 11

YIDDISH 101 and THE YIDDISH VINKEL with Riva GinsburgThursdays, begining Jan 30

ONGOING CLASSES:PARASHAT HASHAVUA Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m. with Rabbi Steinhardt

TALMUD CLASS Thursdays, 9:15 a.m. with Rabbi David Englander

TORAH STUDY Fridays, 8:15 a.m. with Rabbi David Steinhardt A close reading and free flowing conversation of Torah texts and what they evoke in our lives.

MULTI-SESSION CLASSES (cont.):

BOOK PRESENTATION - FEBRUARY 3 1:00 P.M. Note new date! BTC Member, Bill Gralnick, has written a coming of age in Brooklyn memoir. “The War of the Itchy Balls and Other Tales From Brooklyn” is the first of a two-part memoir that takes the reader through a humorous, nostalgic look at growing up in the 50s and 60s.

Celebrating Rabbi Englander’s 20 Years at B’nai TorahJUNE 7 - 19, 2020 For more information and to reserve your place,

contact Zena Gruda at (561) 392-8566 ext. 306 or ZenaG@bnai-torah.org.

EXPERIENCE THE magic OF ISRAEL!

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JFS Community Outreach Coordinator, Ariel Mantzoor, MSW, is available to provide recommendations of JFS services and programs that

would benefit our members, such as Career and Employment Services, Counseling and Mental Health, Domestic Abuse Education, Financial Assistance (including Food Pantry), Senior or Special Needs Services, and more. For appointments, contact Ariel at (561) 852-3326 or ArielM@ralesjfs.org.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 6:30 P.M.Supporting YOU while you care for a family member or friend. Are you taking care of a spouse, parent or child? While it can be a very rewarding experience, it places added stress on your life. Join this open and compassionate group where you can discuss concerns, learn new ways to handle everyday issues and receive information on supportive resources.Facilited by Jennifer Schosheim. For more info, contact Michele Scher at (561) 392-8566. Generously underwritten by The Finkelstein Family.

JTS NEW CAMPUS OPENING SAVE THE DATE: March 22 - 23, 2020 to attend the historic celebration of the NEW JTS Campus and see Jewish New York City. Visit will include

private curated visits to the JTS Library, The Jewish Museum and lectures from JTS professors. For more information, please contact Sarah Poland at (917) 992-9370 or Carolyn Kantor at (561) 852-3454.

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HAZAK PROGRAMSGenerously underwritten by The Faintuch Family

AGING POWERFULLY presented by MIND & MOBILITY - MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 10:30 A.M. Movement class followed by tools to help keep your mind sharp as you age.

GENTLE YOGA with SANDY - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2:00 P.M.Reduce stress with yoga poses and practicing breathing and stretching exercises.

LISE PEARLMAN - JANUARY 25 (Women’s League Shabbat - See pg. 4)Lise Pearlman is an author, attorney and activist. Her latest book is “Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender.”

DARA HORN - FEBRUARY 8 (Snowbird Shabbat - See pg. 5)A highly recognized thinker and writer, Dara Horn is an American novelist, professor of literature and the award-winning author of “Eternal Life” and “A Guide for the Perplexed.”

DR. ARNOLD EISEN - FEBRUARY 15 Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism.

DONNIEL HARTMAN - FEBRUARY 22Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman is President of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and Director of the iEngage Project.

ELI BEER - FEBRUARY 28Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel and President of Friends of United Hatzalah in the US. He has re-imagined first response by training EMT volunteers to respond to local calls, keeping people alive until help arrives.

DR. ISMAR SCHORSCH - MARCH 1-3 Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary

More details to follow. For more information, contact Elysa Stark: (561) 392-8566. B NAI TORAH

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LIFE EVENTSYAHRZEITS

Anne Besen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11William Billig. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Benjamin Broth . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Mark Chernow . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Faye Feintuch . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Jennie Futoransky . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Alex Kimelman . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Tania Kutlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Joseph Leinwand . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Adele Lessner . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Ida Lifshitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Jacob Mager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Rose Messer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Herbert Miron . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Florence Peipert . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11May Polatchek. . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Shirley Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Jack Schnoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Joel Silberman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Aaron Weiner . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/11Oscar Arguedas . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Regina Frydman. . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Tillie Horowitz . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Raymond Larsen. . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Samuel Panetz . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Dora Sarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Miriam Schloessinger . . . . . . . .1/12Jerome Siegel . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/12David Speicher . . . . . . . . . . . .1/12Miriam Leizerman . . . . . . . . . .1/13Bernard Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/13

Frances Marcus . . . . . . . . . . . .1/13Hyman Natinsky . . . . . . . . . . .1/13Ethel Oram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/13Frances Salerno . . . . . . . . . . . .1/13Edward Feins. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Anita Friede . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Edward Kipnes . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Jessie Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Rose Pfeiffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Sandra Putesky . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Selma Raines. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Tillie Setless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Helen Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Sam Simonowitz . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Bella Verbitsky . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Florence Miller Weitzman . . . . .1/14Mel Zimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/14Marlowe Blake . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Alice Budney . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Louis M. Epstein. . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Frances Feinman . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Sidney Fierberg . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Leon Holz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Vera Pollock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Sylvia Saslove . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Clara Schoenfeld . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Toby Schulman . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Morton Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Barry Stagman. . . . . . . . . . . . .1/15Mark Bertuch. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Laura Cohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/16

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The yahrzeit candle should be lit the evening prior to the date indicated on the 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 loved ones. For your convenience, envelopes are available in the Glassman Chapel which you can return to the Synagogue Office. Join our daily morning and evening minyanim.

SopranoSandra GottfriedMyrna GrossGail FranklinRobyn LampMolly RaimondiShirley SchnurbachAviGail Whiting AltoNina CohenPamela Feldman Andrea Gralnick Donna Grossman Leah LevinNaomi LippaAdriana PortalesSharon Weinstein

TenorBob Baseman Erick CrowOlu Dare’Mark GlickmanLois LieffLeonard MillerLois Radding Arlene StolzenbergSammie Wolfe BassDaniel CaplinEthan CohenKayus G. Dare’ Jason Goldstein Len LefkowitzJoe LevitanMark Samarel

BTC CHOIRCantor Mitchell J. Martin, Director

WL JUDAICA SHOP NEW... Spend $100 and get $10 towards your next purchase! Hours: M - Th 10am-3pm; Friday 9:30am - 12noon. For more information, email Robin Schwartz at robin.schwartz@bnai-torah.org.

Choral Arrangements sponsored by Cliff Seresky in loving memory of his late wife, Phyllis R. Seresky

YAHRZEITS (CONT.)Frances Fagen . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Betty Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Sidney Freedman . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Leonard Friefeld. . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Herman Greenberg . . . . . . . . .1/16Benjamin Loiben . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Harry Morgenstern. . . . . . . . . .1/16Sammy Taft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/16Audrey Beller. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Leo Birdie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17David Gleich . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Robert Goldman . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Martin Goodman . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Rosita Kugler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Jennie Levine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Walter Prince. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17Gerald Sternheim. . . . . . . . . . .1/17Anna Talcowsky. . . . . . . . . . . .1/17

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.

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 Magda Fishman, Cantor Boaz Davidoff8:45 a.m. Main Sanctuary Saturday Morning, Havurat ShabbatRabbi David Englander10:00 a.m.

Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv/HavdalahMincha: 5:45 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

Senior Cantor Magda Fishman

Cantor Boaz Davidoff

Executive Director Helene Ballen

Mirochnick RS Education Director Cathy Berkowitz

Taubman ECC Director Naomi Gordon

Senior Director of Operations Leesa Parker

B’nai Mitzvah Prog. Director Cantor Paul Goldstein

Director of Finance Sam Hitner

Director of Maintenance Gustavo Moscoso

Art Director Claudia Sternberg

Tzedakah Programming Director Summer Faerman

Pastoral Care/Hazak Coordinator Michele Scher

Programming & Membership Director Elysa Stark

Melton Site Director Penina Bredoff

Baal Korei Joe FuchsRitual Director Julie RisiskyChoral Director Cantor Mitch MartinBimah Ushers Neil Friedman*, Robb Kantor*, Linda Ehrlich, Michael Vernof

President Edward Sopher

Executive Vice President Rick Schuster

Vice Presidents Stan Kutlin Jerry Budney Ed Levine Scott Frank

Treasurer E.J. Leizerman

Secretary Lori Barbag

Financial Secretary Cheryl RymerTrustees: Jay BerkowitzRichard BirdieLauren BurackMarjorie Browner-MarksJonathan CrissCarmen Cunha

Shula Fleischer*Steve GarberMyrna GrossSeth SchneiderJoshua ShonMichael VernofShaina Yeslow

Women’s League President Roseanne SopherMen’s Club President Seth Schneider

Foundation President Spencer Sax*

Synagogue Counsel Kenneth Lipman, Esq.

Jerold I. Budney, Esq.

Immediate Past President Steve Ginsburg

*Ner Tamid Society Member

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