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BETH <strong>TORAH</strong> <strong>TIMES</strong><br />
Spring Edition <strong>2018</strong> l Adar-Nissan-Iyar 5778<br />
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Leadership<br />
MARIO ROJZMAN<br />
Rabbi<br />
EDWIN FARBER<br />
Rabbi Emeritus<br />
DR. MAX A. LIPSCHITZ Z”L<br />
Founding Rabbi<br />
GASTÓN BOGOMOLNI<br />
Cantor<br />
MARSHALL BALTUCH<br />
Director of Development<br />
WAYNE KEIL<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
GABRIELA RASCOVSKY<br />
Religious School Director<br />
Membership Director<br />
Officers<br />
JENI BUCHHOLZ<br />
Youth & Camp Director<br />
ANNE MANDELBAUM<br />
Early Childhood Academy<br />
Director<br />
SHERRY KRUG<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
TERI SMOLKEN<br />
Controller<br />
MARLA COHEN<br />
BT2U Coordinator<br />
In this issue<br />
Messages 03<br />
From our Rabbi, Cantor, Co-<br />
Presidents, Director of Development,<br />
Chief Operating Officer, Early<br />
Childhood Academy Director &<br />
Director of Membership<br />
Passover Services 12<br />
B’nai Mitzvah 14<br />
STEVEN SCHECK<br />
MIKE SEGAL<br />
Co-Presidents<br />
RICH BERGER<br />
JILL KOCH<br />
Co-Executive Vice Presidents<br />
MICHAEL COTZEN<br />
At Large VP<br />
SHER KLEIN<br />
Early Childhood Academy VP<br />
MINDY KURKIN<br />
Education VP<br />
STEVEN WILLINGER<br />
Financial VP<br />
LOIS DANIS<br />
Membership VP<br />
ERIC BERGER<br />
Operations VP<br />
MARK MOYEL<br />
Ritual VP<br />
PHYLLIS SHEINMAN<br />
Ways & Means VP<br />
EDGARDO IMAR<br />
Youth & Camp VP<br />
ALON OZER<br />
Treasurer<br />
MARC KLEINER<br />
Secretary<br />
ROBERT GOLDFARB<br />
Immediate Past President<br />
New Members and<br />
Candle Lighting Times<br />
/ Parashiot<br />
15<br />
Lifecycles 18<br />
Contributions & Yahrzeit<br />
Donations<br />
19<br />
News 24<br />
From Beth Torah Sisterhood and<br />
Scheck Family Religious School<br />
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A Message from Our Rabbi<br />
March For Our Lives -<br />
Parkland<br />
As you may know already on March 24 the March for our lives will<br />
take place all over the country.<br />
BETH <strong>TORAH</strong> decided to be part of that Rally and because it takes<br />
part on Shabbat some of us will spend it close to the parc where the<br />
March will take place so we can not only show support to the devastated<br />
families of the Parkland attack but also express our concern<br />
with the way guns, and the wrong guns are arriving to the hands of<br />
people that shouldn’t carry them.<br />
Beth Torah is proud to partner with<br />
1Echad to help create a lifestyle<br />
network rooted in Jewish culture<br />
and ethics, that focuses primarily on<br />
millenials and the iGeneration.<br />
www.facebook.com/1EchadLife<br />
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENJOY THE VIDEO<br />
Filmed by 1Echad<br />
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A Message from Our Cantor<br />
A Chad Gadya for Our Time<br />
In memory of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School<br />
I rarely talk about politics, and this time<br />
it won’t be different. My main point in<br />
this short message is to open up our<br />
eyes to raise our level of consciousness<br />
within us and the society in order to<br />
grant inner peace to ourselves and<br />
peace for the entire world one day<br />
soon.<br />
Back in 1989, while the Tzahal (the<br />
Israeli Army) had a presence in the<br />
Lebanon and the first Palestinian<br />
uprising had begun a few months<br />
earlier, acclaimed Israeli singer and<br />
songwriter Chava Alberstein wrote and<br />
recorded a modern version of Chad<br />
Gadya (One Little Goat). Alberstein uses<br />
the full original version in Aramaic from<br />
the Haggadah (Passover ritual book<br />
of stories and prayers)we all love and<br />
enjoy singing at the end of the Passover<br />
Seder Dinner year after year. First we<br />
got the Goat, then the Cat, the Dog, the<br />
Stick, the Fire, the Water, the Ox, the<br />
Butcher, the Angel of Death and finally<br />
Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu (God). However,<br />
as the song is about to get to God, in<br />
Alberstein’s modern version, the words<br />
turned to a deeper message alluding<br />
to the relationship between oppressor<br />
and oppressed and she states: “What<br />
has changed [mah nishtana]?” – “I have<br />
changed this year”, the song answers.<br />
Why are you singing this traditional song?<br />
It’s not yet spring and Passover’s not here.<br />
And what has changed for you? What has<br />
changed?<br />
I have changed this year.<br />
On all other nights I ask the four questions,<br />
but tonight I have one more:<br />
How long will the cycle last?<br />
How long will the cycle of violence last?<br />
The chased and the chaser<br />
The beaten and the beater<br />
When will all this madness end?<br />
I used to be a kid and a peaceful sheep<br />
Today I am a tiger and a ravenous wolf.<br />
I used to be a dove and I used to be a deer,<br />
Today I don’t know who I am anymore.<br />
Deezvan abba beetray zuzay…<br />
And we start all over again<br />
While the original song ends with<br />
God empowering the Angel of Death,<br />
Alberstein leaves God out of the<br />
picture. Chava Alberstein points<br />
the finger to violence generated by<br />
mankind. She opens up an invitation<br />
to stop and reflect before we start<br />
all over again. Since the shooting at<br />
the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High<br />
School, I can’t stop thinking about<br />
the devastated families of the victims,<br />
the parents, the classmates and the<br />
residents of Parkland, or the three<br />
teenagers in my life. At the same time<br />
my inner thoughts question over and<br />
over again what was the role of the<br />
society, what part of this shooting<br />
situation is our responsibility. I can’t<br />
stop thinking about the 18th victim of<br />
the story, Nikolas Jacob Cruz, the 19<br />
year old shooter, and the disturbed life<br />
he had, the amount of times he was<br />
the victim of violence by rejections,<br />
bullying, apathy, and margination<br />
by the society, his own classmates,<br />
CANTOR<br />
GASTÓN BOGOMOLNI<br />
teachers, relatives, biological and<br />
adopted parents and his own brother<br />
Zachary who now regrets the amount<br />
of bullying he and his friends had done<br />
to him. A Monster? Probably. Was he<br />
born like that? I doubt it. Did he need<br />
help? I am sure. Did he lack of love? I<br />
am completely sure. Like the song says:<br />
I used to be a kid and a peaceful sheep<br />
Today I am a tiger and a ravenous wolf.<br />
I used to be a dove and I used to be a deer,<br />
Today I don’t know who I am anymore.<br />
When you don’t know who you are<br />
anymore means you either are so lost,<br />
or you feel dead inside and have no<br />
control over yourself or your actions,<br />
and what is worse, you don’t care<br />
anymore about anything or anyone,<br />
including yourself. So what’s our<br />
responsibility as a society? As human<br />
beings? How can we stop the cycle of<br />
violence? When are we ever going to<br />
understand that we are all Hashem’s<br />
children, His creation, all created<br />
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A Message from Our Co-Presidents<br />
Fun Fact: Did you know that Passover is the most celebrated Jewish<br />
holiday for Jews in the United States? According to a recent Pew Research<br />
Study, over 70% of American Jews went to a Passover Seder in the past year.<br />
That’s more than Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Chanukah or the obscure<br />
holiday of Tu B’av (our version of Valentine’s Day).<br />
The interesting question is why is Passover so popular? Is it the family reunion<br />
aspect of the Seder, the Jewish traditions or the amazing amount of bread-like<br />
foods that can be made from Matzo Meal? While these are all great answers, we<br />
would like to propose another reason – Passover is our “Master Story”, the story of<br />
a people escaping slavery and finding their freedom. This is why telling the story of<br />
our exodus is the most important tradition of any Seder. It’s not just at the Seder<br />
either. Throughout the Torah, G-d reminds us 87 times that he took us out of the<br />
Land of Egypt. This concept is engrained in our minds over and over again and<br />
is why Jews have always been at the forefront of any fight for freedom, equality,<br />
justice and for helping those less fortunate. Passover is our annual reminder of<br />
who we are as a people and what we were put on this Earth to do.<br />
STEVEN SCHECK<br />
At Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, we live these values every day. Here are some<br />
recent examples from the past month:<br />
• Our Social Action Team (www.btbrc.org/social-action-volunteers/) along with<br />
over 100 volunteers made over 200 blankets for The Ronald McDonald Home<br />
and The Jack Nicklaus Children’s Hospital<br />
• Along with our Millennials outreach partner, 1Echad (www.1echadlife.org),<br />
we invited over 100 kids from Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital, Overtown<br />
Youth Center and Norwood Elementary to our Captain Mensch Event with<br />
Marvel Propmaster, Russell Bobbit<br />
• Rabbi Rojzman led many of us on the March for Our Lives (www.marchforourlives.com)<br />
to support the Parkland community following the horrific tragedy at Marjory<br />
Stoneman Douglas High School and stand together against gun violence<br />
MIKE SEGAL<br />
Passover is truly our Master Story which we will continue to tell for generations and teach its values through our actions. If you<br />
are interested in being a part of Beth Torah’s volunteer programs or have any ideas of how we can better support our community,<br />
please let us know. We can always use a few more storytellers.<br />
On behalf of the Board of Directors, professional staff and clergy of Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, we wish you and your family a<br />
Passover filled with family, food and most importantly, a good story!<br />
B’Shalom,<br />
Steven Scheck and Mike Segal<br />
Co-Presidents<br />
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A Message from Our<br />
Director of Development<br />
The High Holy Days are coming early<br />
this year so believe it or not we have<br />
to start thinking about plans for the<br />
holidays even though we just finished<br />
celebrating Purim and have not yet<br />
bought our Matzah for Pesach.<br />
Are family and friends coming so I<br />
may need to order extra seats? Have<br />
I decided now is the time to arrange<br />
for Endowed seats so I can sit in “my”<br />
seat each year? Do I want to join<br />
with the Beth Torah Family for dinner<br />
together on the second night of Rosh<br />
Hashanah? And while I am thinking<br />
about food, do I want to have Seder<br />
with my friends at Beth Torah and let<br />
someone else do all the preparation<br />
and cooking for first night (Spanish)<br />
or second night (English)….or<br />
both!<br />
Am I planning to be away for the High<br />
Holy Days? I guess I should let Sherry<br />
or Marla know that I will not need<br />
seats this year but please renew my<br />
membership for July 1.<br />
Is my child becoming a Bar or Bat<br />
Mitzvah in two years? I better<br />
arrange for an application and select<br />
the date now so classes and lessons<br />
can be scheduled.<br />
Many B’nai Mitzvot are already on<br />
the calendar for 2020 and I would<br />
really like a specific date or a special<br />
parsha that is meaningful to our<br />
family.<br />
Even more important, when do I<br />
make plans for Summer Camp or<br />
school registration? NOW! You are<br />
late! Camp and ECA are almost sold<br />
out. Come in and fill out forms and<br />
make deposits as quickly as possible<br />
so you have your place secure.<br />
I might be ready to purchase<br />
cemetery plots, get a memorial<br />
plaque in memory of a loved one,<br />
honor my children or grandchildren<br />
with a leaf on the Wall of Life,<br />
a tile on the Mitzvah Walk, a<br />
Butterfly on the ECA Wall, a<br />
dedication of a Chumash, Machzor<br />
or Prayer Book….How do I pursue<br />
this? Have you heard of “One stop<br />
shopping”? Just call ME…either at<br />
Beth Torah 305-932-2829 or on my<br />
cell 786-367-0533. I’m the person<br />
you should call to talk with about a<br />
Legacy Gift to Beth Torah or one of<br />
our many perpetual dedications you<br />
see around the campus.<br />
We are here to serve you, our valued<br />
member, in all of your life cycle,<br />
spiritual and inspirational needs.<br />
We are happy you have chosen Beth<br />
Torah to be part of<br />
“Our Family”. Please call on us to<br />
help in any way we can.<br />
Marshall Baltuch<br />
Director of Development<br />
MARSHALL BALTUCH<br />
We are here to serve<br />
you, our valued<br />
member, in all of your<br />
life cycle, spiritual and<br />
inspirational needs.<br />
We are happy you have<br />
chosen Beth Torah to be<br />
part of “Our Family”.<br />
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A Message from Our<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
WELCOME<br />
Passover & Leadership Responsibility<br />
I am always honored as your COO<br />
to be asked to represent Beth Torah<br />
at interesting meetings across the<br />
community. A few weeks back, I was<br />
privileged to attend a private breakfast<br />
of about 8 people and to sit next to<br />
Israel’s Ambassador to the United<br />
Nations, Danny Danon.<br />
Despite the differences in opinions and<br />
political views, there was a spirit of<br />
respect and a willingness to understand<br />
the differences. I was personally<br />
interested in his views of the Arab-Israel<br />
conflict. When it was my turn, I leaned<br />
over and whispered in his ear, “I’m going<br />
to ask you a tough question that I think<br />
everyone would be interested in. Is that<br />
ok?” Danny looked me in the eye and<br />
just laughed his approval and said, “I’m<br />
ready.”<br />
The question was about “Greater Israel”<br />
and what it was that far right politicians<br />
thought would happen in that scenario.<br />
What did these politicians believe would<br />
happen to the Palestinians? Would they<br />
magically disappear? Would they just<br />
leave? The Ambassador looked at me<br />
and just smiled before he answered.<br />
Why do I tell you this story? Because that<br />
meeting, as well as the Ambassador’s<br />
response, left me thinking about<br />
leadership responsibility, in the face of<br />
conflicts.<br />
He pointed to the lesson of Ariel Sharon,<br />
who got into office and despite his preconceived<br />
notions, quickly realized<br />
that nothing is ever as easy from the<br />
inside as it looks from the outside. The<br />
Ambassador believed that no matter<br />
who became Prime Minister, leaders<br />
from both sides have to talk and to listen<br />
to the other.<br />
The Hebrew word for leadership is<br />
“manhigut”. It derives from the root<br />
found in the word “behavior.” For<br />
Judaism, effective leadership is not<br />
about position; it is about behavior and<br />
action. “One of the hardest tasks of a<br />
leader – from prime ministers to parents<br />
– is conflict resolution. Yet it is also the<br />
most vital. Where there is leadership,<br />
there is long-term cohesiveness within<br />
the group, whatever the short-term<br />
problems. Where there is a lack of<br />
leadership – where leaders lack grace,<br />
generosity of spirit and the ability to<br />
respect positions other than their own<br />
– then there is divisiveness, rancor,<br />
back-biting, resentment, internal<br />
politics and a lack of trust. Leaders are<br />
people who put the interests of the<br />
group above those of any subsection<br />
of the group. They care for, and inspire<br />
others to care for, the common good.”<br />
said Britain’s Former Chief Rabbi Lord<br />
Jonathan Sacks<br />
Passover is around the corner. For Jews<br />
this is a holiday which seeks to inspire<br />
the next generation with hope for a<br />
future peace and a vision of coexistence<br />
and love. This is a holiday that shows<br />
how Moses lead the Jewish people to<br />
freedom through many conflicts. As<br />
Jewish leaders, whether in the UN, in<br />
government, in Jewish institutions or<br />
at home, we have the responsibility to<br />
approach conflict resolution by looking<br />
into the long-term effect of our actions<br />
and decisions, always thinking about<br />
the greater good.<br />
So let’s take the lesson of Ambassador<br />
Danon and Rabbi Sacks and embrace<br />
the spirit of Passover and remind<br />
ourselves that in the face of conflict,<br />
WAYNE KEIL<br />
small or big, we should always be<br />
mindful of our actions and our behavior.<br />
A true leader has to be prepared to<br />
exemplify the ideals and values he / she<br />
represents and serves, while respecting<br />
everyone on the way.<br />
Maybe we can even make this a topic of<br />
conversation at our Seder table!.<br />
Chag Sameach,<br />
Wayne Keil<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
Photo: UN Ambassador Danny Danon & Wayne<br />
Keil, COO of Beth Torah<br />
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A Message from Our<br />
Suzy Fischer Early Childhood<br />
Academy Director<br />
OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD<br />
PROGRAM IS BLOOMING!!!<br />
Shalom from the Suzy Fischer Early Childhood Academy where we are<br />
flourishing in so many wonderful ways. Most importantly, our children are<br />
growing and learning each and every day with the careful guidance and<br />
exciting programming our school is famous for.<br />
Our families are excited to return for another year, as our re-enrollment is at<br />
almost 100%, plus many new families who will join us for the coming school<br />
year, and we will once again add on two additional classrooms.<br />
“Creating Jewish Memories” for our children and families is a highlight<br />
of our program. Each Friday we welcome Shabbat with our children and<br />
families as we create memorable school-home connections with our<br />
Shabbat take home Bags and Boxes, filled with Shabbat gifts. Special thanks<br />
to the BT2U project for your sponsorship.<br />
ANNE MANDELBAUM<br />
Coming up soon is some Matzah<br />
Bakery fun, Seders, Israel 70 and<br />
of course, Graduation...<br />
From our Early Childhood Family<br />
to yours we wish everyone a<br />
healthy, sweet Passover.<br />
We recently invited our children’s grandparents for a beautiful<br />
Grandparents’ Shabbat event, where our children performed a program<br />
honoring their grandparents. In a very touching moment, 12 grandparents<br />
were recognized as L’Dor V’Dor honorees, being a part of our school for<br />
three generations.<br />
L’DOR V’DOR<br />
Jr. K<br />
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A Message from Our<br />
Membership Director<br />
Dear Families,<br />
GABY RASCOVSKY<br />
As Dr. Ron Wolfson suggests, one of<br />
the goals for an institution is to plant<br />
the seed in our communitites to<br />
become a “Relational Jew”. A Jew who<br />
views Judaism as on impacting virtually<br />
all of one’s relationship. Jewish identity<br />
is not measured by how many services<br />
we attend a month, or whether we<br />
light Shabbat candles or not. These are<br />
just indicators of Jewish identificaton.<br />
Internal Jewish identity is shaped by<br />
the relationships in one’s life.<br />
So, as a professional, here are some<br />
questions I exercised to identify our<br />
steps in offering opportunities from our<br />
shul and to become the Relational Jew:<br />
Do we see ourselves as part of a Jewish<br />
family? How do we relate to being a<br />
Jewish father, daughter, grandfather,<br />
sister, partner, or spouse?<br />
Do we find ourselves among a network<br />
of good friends; friends who will be<br />
there for me in good and bad times?<br />
Do we engage in life long learning<br />
about Judaism? Do we try on Jewish<br />
practices? Do we commit to living a<br />
Jewish life? Do I belong and support<br />
my community? My synagogue?.<br />
Truthfully, we are a big family, with<br />
a lot going on week after week, but<br />
we quite know each other. We are<br />
exposed, embraced and surrounded<br />
by families that will be here and there<br />
for each other in bad and good times.<br />
We give endless opportunities to<br />
transform into the desired Relational<br />
Jew by chosing the experience that<br />
best fits our interest or our family. We<br />
are here for you, and without you we<br />
would never be who we are.<br />
As a Membership Director, I invite<br />
you once again to take advantage of<br />
the many opportunities offered in our<br />
snynagogue and if you haven’t done<br />
so expand your Jewish relationships by<br />
connecting with others through different<br />
paths; the ritual, the social, the communal<br />
or the cultural. “ When you find meaning,<br />
and understanding of the significance of<br />
life; you find purpose - an imperative to<br />
do what you are put on earth to do during<br />
your life; you find belonging - a community<br />
of people who are there for you and with<br />
you; and you find blessing - a feeling of<br />
deep satisfaction and gratitude, a calendar<br />
and life cycle of opportunities to celebrate<br />
gifts of life”.<br />
This is how we embrace the Relational Jew<br />
here at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus.<br />
If you have any questions, please feel free<br />
to contact me at grascovsky@btbrc.org or<br />
305-932-2829 x 7821 at any time.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Gaby Rascovsky<br />
Membership and Religious School Director<br />
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Passover Services<br />
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Mazal Tov to our<br />
B’nai Mitzvah<br />
March 17 ALEX ROSENBLUM<br />
Son of Jennifer & Neal<br />
March 22 DANIEL CHOCRON<br />
Son of Chelatriz Burgos & Isaac Chocron<br />
March 26 MATIAS CAMARAN<br />
Son of Noem & Carlos<br />
March 29 JACOBO MENASCHE<br />
Son of Maria & Camio<br />
April 12 ZACHARY BURCH<br />
Son of Anita & Albert<br />
April 14 JAMIE SCHLAEN<br />
Daughter of Iris & Fernando<br />
April 15 ERIC ESRUBILSKY<br />
Son of Adela & Yair<br />
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Candle lighting Times<br />
for Shabbat and Parashiot<br />
March 3 KI TESSA 6:05PM<br />
March 10 VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI / SHABBAT PARAH 6:08PM<br />
March 17 VAYIKRA 7:12PM<br />
March 24 TZAV/SHABBAT HAGADOL 7:15PM<br />
March 30 EREV PESACH 7:18PM<br />
March 31 1ST DAY OF PESACH 7:18PM<br />
April 7 8TH DAY OF PESACH/YISKOR 7:22PM<br />
April 14 SHEMINI 7:25PM<br />
April 21 TAZMYA-METZORA 7:28PM<br />
April 28 ACHREI MOT-KEDOSHIM 7:32PM<br />
Welcome our New Members<br />
KELLY FEIGIN<br />
MARTA & SERGIO RUBINOWICZ<br />
ORIT & DANIEL WAGNER<br />
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HONORING<br />
Gisela Rojzman<br />
THE AYSHET CHAYIL “WOMAN OF VALOR” AWARD<br />
Ernesto Frost<br />
Pablo Hoberman<br />
AND<br />
OUR LEADERS OF DISTINCTION<br />
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 4, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Anne Mandelbaum<br />
Helen Marcoschamer<br />
DEBORA & JORGE BARAN<br />
ETTA EPSTEIN<br />
VITA GOPMAN & DANIEL HOTTE<br />
ANICA & DAVID SHPILBERG<br />
LILIANA ROZENTAL & ALEJANDRO SZLUFMAN<br />
JOURNAL CHAIRS<br />
ADELA & YAIR ESRUBILSKY<br />
MARCIA & JEFFREY FRANTZ<br />
BARBARA AND ROBERT GOLDFARB<br />
JILL & BRIAN KOCH<br />
PHYLLIS & STEVEN SHEINMAN<br />
EVENT CHAIRS<br />
ADRIANA & EDGAR HALAC<br />
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS<br />
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Lifecycles<br />
Lifecycles<br />
“Life is lived with people.” Rabbi Ed Farber<br />
MAZAL TOV TO:<br />
Sol Lipson on his 96th Birthday<br />
Burton Young, on being honored by the Greater Miami<br />
Jewish Federation 34th Annual Judaica Reception<br />
The Morjain and Schwartz Families on the engagement of<br />
Jason to Elise<br />
Sari and Benjamin Sens, on the naming of their daughter,<br />
Harlie Stella<br />
Adriana and Edgar Halac, on the marriage of their<br />
daughter, Daina to Isaac Chocron<br />
CONDOLENCES TO:<br />
David, Ellen and Abby Mandel and Family, in memory of<br />
beloved father and grandfather, Harry Mandel<br />
Joseph Hines and Family, in memory of beloved mother,<br />
Rut bat Shayndel<br />
Ian Hagen and Family, in memory of beloved mother,<br />
Marion Hagen<br />
Leila Serebrinsky, Alejandra Serebrinsky, Cantor Gaston<br />
Bogomolni, Gustavo Bogomolni,German Bogomolni and<br />
Mirta Serebrinsky and Family, in memory of beloved<br />
mother, grandmother, aunt and sister-in law, Esther<br />
Messer<br />
Goldie Wigutow and Family, in memory of beloved<br />
husband and father, Sol Wigutow<br />
Bernie Nissman and Eileen Stern and Family, in memory of<br />
beloved wife and mother, Evelyn Nissman<br />
Karen Morton and Family, in memory of beloved father<br />
and grandfather, Gerald Grossman<br />
Ike and Iris Semaya, in memory of beloved brother and<br />
uncle, Sam Semaya<br />
Gil, Elise, Josh, Keith, David, Gabriela and Jessica Bonwitt,<br />
in memory of beloved mother and grandmother, Miriam<br />
Bonwitt<br />
Dr. Herbert Goldberg and Family, in memory of beloved<br />
wife, mother and grandmother, Peggy Goldberg<br />
Alexandra and Daniel Chitrit, in memory of beloved<br />
mother and grandmother, Raquel<br />
Gary and Marci Swatt and Family in memory of beloved<br />
brother, Myron Swatt<br />
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Contributions &<br />
Yahrzeit Donations<br />
Beth Torah gratefully<br />
acknowledges these gifts of<br />
Tzedakah, from September<br />
to December 2017<br />
The Officers and Board of Directors, Professional and Office staff join in expressing<br />
our Mazal Tov or Condolences to the following families:<br />
GENERAL FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Morris Deakter, in memory of beloved brother, Julius<br />
Deakter<br />
Evelyn and Bernard Nissman, in memory of beloved Morris<br />
Uzar, Mary Goldstein, Gladys Rich,<br />
Jacob Rotman Uncle Harry Uzar and Brother Irving Nissman<br />
Linda and Steven Steiner, in memory of beloved Herman<br />
and Else Steiner<br />
Marilee and Eugene Bass, in memory of Al Elias, beloved<br />
husband, father and grandfather of Lenore Elias, Ellen Elias<br />
and Family<br />
Feiga Rosell, in memory of beloved Molly Waserstein<br />
Bernice Gerstenfeld, in memory of beloved husband, Ralph<br />
Gerstenfeld<br />
Myriam and Charles Block a general yahrzeit donation<br />
Sandy and Dave Moskovitz, in memory of beloved<br />
mothers, Sara Moskovitz and Sayde Klar and aunt, Esther<br />
Weinman and uncle, Nathan Weinman and grandfather,<br />
Samuel Weinman<br />
Phyllis and Harry Zimmerman, in memory of our beloved<br />
daughter, Iris Lynn Tepperberg and beloved father, William<br />
Zimmerman<br />
Annette Willis, in memory of beloved Abraham Sheingold<br />
Shelley Leebow, in memory of beloved father, Ralph<br />
Golden<br />
Marcia and Joel Hochberg, in memory of Oren Aminoff,<br />
beloved family member of Gary Aminoff<br />
Etta Epstein, in memory of beloved mother and<br />
grandmother, Betty Birenbaum<br />
Diane and Stephen Wander, in memory of beloved Moe<br />
Wander<br />
Elsa Glucksberg, in memory of beloved Anna Meier<br />
Morris Deakter, in memory of beloved wife, Annette<br />
Deakter<br />
Lois Danis, in memory of beloved family members<br />
Deborah Berkowitz, in memory of beloved Carol Welczer<br />
Tellerman<br />
Ronna and Mike Segal, in memory of Leon Bankier<br />
Bette Joy Field for Sherry Krug and Mark Moyel, grateful for<br />
their speedy recovery<br />
Janet and Stan Cotzen, in honor of the 50th wedding<br />
anniversary of Sandra and Eric Friedman<br />
Julie and Andy Rodman, in honor of the 50th wedding<br />
anniversary of Sandra and Eric Friedman<br />
Diane and Stephen Wander, in honor of the 50th wedding<br />
anniversary of Sandra and Eric Friedman<br />
Joel Sandberg, in honor of his Aliyah at the celebration of<br />
Sol Lipson’s 96th Birthday<br />
Margery Sandford, in honor of the celebration of Sol<br />
Lipson’s 96th Birthday<br />
IN MEMORY OF HARRY MANDEL, BELOVED<br />
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER OF DAVID,<br />
ELLEN, ABBY AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF RUT BAT SHAYNDEL, BELOVED<br />
MOTHER OF JOSEPH AND JUDI HINES<br />
AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF MARION HAGEN, BELOVED<br />
MOTHER OF IAN HAGEN AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF ESTHER MESSER, BELOVED<br />
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF LEILA AND<br />
MARCELO SAIEGH AND ALEJANDRA AND<br />
MARCELO DALMAN AND FAMILY AND<br />
BELOVED AUNT OF CANTOR GASTON, GUSTAVO<br />
AND GERMAN BOGOMOLNI AND<br />
SISTER-IN LAW OF MIRTA SEREBRINSKY<br />
IN MEMORY OF EVELYN NISSMAN, BELOVED<br />
WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF<br />
BERNIE NISSMAN AND EILEEN, JEFFREY,<br />
LINDSEY AND KEVIN STERN AND FAMIILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF GERALD GROSSMAN, BELOVED<br />
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER OF KAREN,<br />
JONATHAN, RACHEL, ELIZA AND STEPHANIE<br />
AND FAMILY<br />
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IN MEMORY OF SAM SEMAYA, BELOVED<br />
BROTHER AND UNCLE OF IKE AND IRIS SEMAYA<br />
AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF PEGGY GOLDBERG, BELOVED<br />
WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF<br />
HERBERT GOLDBERG AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF RAQUEL YAKER DE ALAZRACHI,<br />
BELOVED MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF<br />
ALEXANDRA AND DANIEL CHITRIT AND FAMILY<br />
IN MEMORY OF MYRON SWATT, BELOVED<br />
BROTHER OF GARY AND MARCI SWATT<br />
AND FAMILY<br />
Received from…<br />
Gisela and Rabbi Mario Rojzman and Family<br />
Laurie and Rabbi Ed Farber and Family<br />
Marcela and Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and Family<br />
Rochelle and Marshall Baltuch and Family<br />
Wayne Keil<br />
Michele and Steven Scheck and Family<br />
Ronna & Mike Segal and Family<br />
Raquel and Michael Scheck and Family<br />
The Beth Torah office staff Teri, Sherry, Marla, Lea, Veronica<br />
and Catalina<br />
IN MEMORY OF SOL WIGUTOW, BELOVED<br />
HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER OF<br />
GOLDIE WIGUTOW AND WILLIAM, CYNTHIA,<br />
MAX AND ETHAN WIGUTOW AND FAMILY<br />
Received from…<br />
Gisela and Rabbi Mario Rojzman and Family<br />
Laurie and Rabbi Ed Farber and Family<br />
Marcela and Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and Family<br />
Rochelle and Marshall Baltuch and Family<br />
Wayne Keil<br />
Michele and Steven Scheck and Family<br />
Ronna & Mike Segal and Family<br />
Raquel and Michael Scheck and Family<br />
The Beth Torah office staff Teri, Sherry, Marla, Lea, Veronica<br />
and Catalina<br />
Shelly Lipson<br />
Arlene Keil<br />
Lenore Elias<br />
IN MEMORY OF MIRIAM BONWITT, BELOVED<br />
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF<br />
GIL, ELISE, JOSH, KEITH, DAVID, GABRIELA AND<br />
JESSICA BONWITT AND FAMILY<br />
Received from…<br />
Gisela and Rabbi Mario Rojzman and Family<br />
Laurie and Rabbi Ed Farber and Family<br />
Marcela and Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and Family<br />
Rochelle and Marshall Baltuch and Family<br />
Wayne Keil<br />
Michele and Steven Scheck and Family<br />
Ronna & Mike Segal and Family<br />
Raquel and Michael Scheck and Family<br />
The Beth Torah office staff Teri, Sherry, Marla, Lea, Veronica<br />
and Catalina<br />
Rhoda Stein Lipschitz<br />
Marcia and Joel Hochberg<br />
SCHECK FAMILY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL<br />
Received from…<br />
Susie and Richard Golden, a Chanukah donation<br />
Samuel Kaplan, in memory of beloved family members and<br />
beloved grandfather, Samuel Potash<br />
KETTLER LEVY YOUTH CONNECTION<br />
Received from…<br />
Justine and Stanley Warmbrandt, in memory of beloved<br />
father, Joseph Warmbrandt and beloved sister, Amy Phyllis<br />
Litz<br />
SECURITY<br />
Received from…<br />
Perry Phillips, in memory of beloved Rudolph Phillips<br />
KIDDUSH FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Rochelle and Marshall Baltuch, in memory of beloved<br />
granddaughter, Yakira Sarah Winslow<br />
Judi and Joel Feinman, in memory of Rut bat Shayndel,<br />
beloved mother of Judi and Joseph Hines<br />
EVELYN and MONROE MITCHEL and FAMILY<br />
CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />
Received from…<br />
Evelyn and Monroe Mitchel, in memory of beloved mother,<br />
Anna Mitchel and beloved grandparents, Isadore and<br />
Pauline Benjamin<br />
Bette Joy Field, in memory of beloved Sade and Louis<br />
Cooper<br />
Mildred Cohn, in memory of beloved father, George Bialick<br />
Berta Feldman, in memory of beloved husband, Abraham<br />
Feldman<br />
Pearl Tucker, in memory of beloved father, Mitchell Turk<br />
Mildred Cohn, in memory of beloved Jeffrey S. Augenstein<br />
USY PROGRAM<br />
Received from…<br />
Susan Koslovsky, in memory of beloved mother, Gertrude<br />
Greenberg<br />
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WARREN HENRY AUTO GROUP AND THE ZINN<br />
FAMILY LEV SHALEM MACHZOR FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Shelly Roberts, in memory of beloved Louis R Swortz<br />
PRAYER BOOK FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Victor Fleischman, in memory of beloved Elisa Fleischman<br />
Rae Cutler, in memory of beloved Lillian S Shifrin<br />
Esther Mantel, in memory of beloved mother, Anna<br />
Oberstein<br />
Joyce and Sy Chadroff, in memory of beloved father, Harry<br />
Chadroff<br />
Randi and Jacob Benedek and Family, Nancy and Charles<br />
Benedek & Family, Donna Benedek, Zachary and Mathew,<br />
Catherine and Brian Benedek in honor of Sandra and Eric<br />
Friedman’s 50th Wedding Anniversary<br />
Florence and Jerome Lechner, in memory of beloved<br />
Evelyn Nissman<br />
Candace Brook, in memory of beloved Jacob Shiffman<br />
SIDDUR LEV SHALEM FOR SHABBAT AND<br />
FESTIVALS<br />
Received from…<br />
Ronna and Mike Segal, in memory of beloved parents,<br />
Dorothy and Sidney Segal and beloved parents, Rhoda and<br />
Arnold Schutzman<br />
Marylin Holzberg, in memory of beloved daughter, Randy<br />
Holzberg<br />
Rochelle and Marshall Baltuch, in memory of beloved<br />
granddaughter, Yakira Sarah Winslow<br />
Annette and Rabbi Geoffrey Botnick, in memory of Shirley<br />
Botnick Bleiweiss and Lawrence Botnick, Thelma and Dr.<br />
Saul Muffs, and Professor Rabbi Yochanan Muffs<br />
Beth and George Rodman, in honor of Sandra and Eric<br />
Friedman’s 50th Wedding Anniversary<br />
Bette Joy Field, in honor of my children and grandchildren<br />
Rabbi Ed and Laurie Farber, in honor of Eric and Sandra<br />
Friedman’s 50th Wedding Anniversary<br />
EVA AND HELMUT WELLISCH ETZ HAYIM<br />
CHUMASH FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Ronni and Bob Whitebook, in memory of beloved Miriam<br />
Bonwitt<br />
SCHREIBER CAMP SIMCHA SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Burton Young, in memory of beloved father-in law, Julius<br />
Hertzberg<br />
Sharon Felix, in memory of beloved brother, Mark David<br />
Standler<br />
MARSHALL BALTUCH USY SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Judy and Bruce Jordan and Family, in memory of Joseph<br />
Golden, beloved husband, father and grandfather of Henni,<br />
Richard and Susan Golden and Family<br />
Pearl Tucker, in memory of Joseph Golden, beloved<br />
husband, father and grandfather of Henni, Richard and<br />
Susan Golden and Family<br />
PATTI MINTZ CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Burton Young, in memory of beloved mother-in law,<br />
Frances Hertzberg<br />
Shelly Lipson, in memory of beloved husband, Arthur<br />
Lipson<br />
Carol and Jack Greener, in memory of beloved grandmother,<br />
Ida Levine<br />
SUZANNE LIPSON ISRAEL PROGRAMS FOR<br />
COLLEGE STUDENTS<br />
Received from…<br />
Perry Phillips, in memory of Bronia Berezdivin Nedelman<br />
KERI BROOKE HEIKEN COLLEGE OUTREACH FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Shelley Leebow, in memory of beloved mother, Rose<br />
Kleiman<br />
Carole Fink, in memory of my beloved father, Tully Scheiner<br />
and beloved grandfather, Aaron Seegman<br />
Harriet Hans, in memory of beloved Larry Hans<br />
RABBI ROJZMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Mariela and David Covos, in honor of Agustin’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Daniela and Daniel Korn, in honor of Lucas’ Bar Mitzvah<br />
Masha Mayer, in memory of beloved Marie Mayer<br />
Evelyn and Monroe Mitchel, in memory of beloved brother,<br />
Charles Benjamin<br />
Richard Gray, in honor of Rabbi Rojzman and Echad Program<br />
Sandra & Edgardo Imar<br />
Judi & Joel Feinman, in memory of Sol Wigutow Margo<br />
Brilliant & Robert Schwartz in honor of the engagement of<br />
their daughter, Elise to Jason Morjain.<br />
Adriana & Edgar Halac in honor of the marriage of their<br />
daughter, Daina to Isaac Chocron.<br />
RABBI FARBER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND<br />
Received from…<br />
Barbara and Michael Goldberg in honor of the forthcoming<br />
wedding of Emily and Jonah<br />
Stuart Wagner in loving memory of his beloved wife Linda<br />
on the occasion of the unveiling ceremony<br />
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Marian Gold in honor of the wedding of her daughter<br />
Lauren to Ian Melnick<br />
Jay Golden and the Golden family in loving memory of his<br />
Dad Joe Golden<br />
Lee and Robin Friedman in honor of the wedding of their<br />
daughter Jessie to Omri Veador<br />
Marcia and Joel Hochberg in honor of Beth Torah Benny<br />
Rok Campus<br />
You may also send your tax-deductible donations to<br />
these other funds:<br />
- RABBI MAX A LIPSCHITZ YOUTH<br />
SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
- SHELLEY FAMILY EARLY CHILDHOOD<br />
LEARNING CENTER<br />
- SPANISH MAJZORIM FOR IAMIM NORAIM<br />
- BT2U<br />
- PHYLLIS & STEVE SHEINMAN YOUTH<br />
SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
- DR. STUART KLODA CAMP RAMAH AND<br />
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
- CAMPUS RENOVATION PROJECT<br />
- JENNY LERMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND<br />
- MORRIS STEIN MEMORIAL FUND<br />
- RUTH WAGNER SHAPIRO YOUTH<br />
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Q: Dear Dr. Keruv,<br />
My daughter-in-law is not Jewish. Her<br />
parents are coming to our Seder for the first<br />
time. They have reciprocated by inviting<br />
me to their home on Easter Sunday. I have<br />
never attended any of their celebrations and<br />
am totally uncomfortable with Christmas<br />
and Easter. This year Easter Sunday falls out<br />
during Passover. Since I observe Passover I<br />
know there will be a problem with the dinner<br />
menu. What do I do?<br />
Mommy Matzo from Aventura<br />
A: Dear Mommy Matzo from Aventura,<br />
Since the in-laws are coming out of respect<br />
for your traditions, it should now be easier to<br />
attend theirs for the sake of family harmony.<br />
You will make your daughter-in-law and her<br />
family very happy if you attend. Explain to<br />
your daughter-in-law that you follow certain<br />
traditions and mitzvot and special dietary<br />
laws for Passover. Tell her not to be insulted<br />
but that you will prepare some Passover<br />
dishes and will make enough for others to<br />
share. It is very important that they know<br />
how important the holiday of Passover is to<br />
you as a practicing Jew.<br />
Dr.Keruv<br />
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News from Sisterhood<br />
Dear Sisters,<br />
Is Pesach here already? I want to know how Zipporah<br />
prepared. She DIDN’T! Here we are cleaning, changing<br />
dishes, shopping, and sooooo much cooking. Except<br />
that it’s so worth it in the end. Sitting around the table<br />
with family and friends knowing no matter where your<br />
other friends and family may be, they too are reading<br />
the same book (Hagadah), eating the same foods,<br />
and drinking the same wine. Its comforting, don’t you<br />
think?<br />
It feels like <strong>2018</strong> just started but your Sisterhood has<br />
been busy bees. This year’s Sisterhood Shabbat was<br />
(according to our Rabbis) the best one yet. Thank you<br />
Judy Berger, Rachel Lerfelt, and all of our participants<br />
for a job well done. The very next day our wonderful<br />
friend, Margie Miller, President of Women’s League<br />
for Conservative Judaism held an outstanding Training<br />
Session. We invited our counterparts from Men’s Club<br />
and our Synagogue Board to participate with us and<br />
were heralded as a wonderful learning experience.<br />
Our “Game Day” was such a success. We had 30<br />
women playing MajJong, eating, and laughing. That<br />
was just our January.<br />
As you know we try to have something for everyone,<br />
so February brought us Bingo with USY. I don’t know<br />
who had more fun, our Sisters or our Youth.<br />
On March 18 we will be having our Annual “Women’s<br />
Seder”. Please come and enjoy our version of the Hagadah,<br />
some small Passover goodies, singing and dancing. It is a<br />
free event and you will enjoy it very much. RSVP is a must.<br />
What’s next on our Calendar, you ask? Our Florida Region<br />
of Women’s League will be holding their convention<br />
in Altamonte Springs (north of Orlando) April 22-24. If<br />
interested in joining us, let me know so that we can include<br />
you in our car pool. More details to follow.<br />
Our Book Club is still going strong and the following books<br />
will be discussed:<br />
April 9 - Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See<br />
May 14 - A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amos Towels<br />
June 11 - Judas, by Amos Oz<br />
Todah Rabah to all of our wonderful “Sisters” who have<br />
generously sent in donations for various occasions. We<br />
really appreciated it.<br />
May you all have a “Zisan Pesach”,<br />
Etta Epstein<br />
Judie Berger: 305-962-7210 or judie181939@aol.com<br />
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News from the<br />
Scheck Family Religious School<br />
“WHERE CHILDREN AND TEENS EXPERIENCE THE<br />
WONDERS OF MODERN JUDAISM”<br />
Dear Families,<br />
Shalom,<br />
As Jewish educators we continuously invest endless<br />
efforts in creating meaningful learning experiences to<br />
students in supplementary schools. Although aspects<br />
of the Jewish life cycle are marked in the calendars, it is<br />
important that year after year children are exposed to<br />
new learning and knowledge to deepen and strengthen<br />
their Jewish identity. That is what makes our school an<br />
excellent supplementary school program.<br />
As we resumed after Winter break our third and fourth<br />
graders were introduced to their own Siddurim at<br />
a Shabbat dinner and Siddur presentation. In that<br />
occasion our students received a personalized Siddur<br />
with a dedication from their parents to treasure it for the<br />
generations to come. In addition, all students Kindergarten<br />
through grade six had the opportunity to study and meet<br />
with the Rabbi in a “Tour the Shul & Ask the Rabbi” session.<br />
Students and families in grades five and six, also had their<br />
Shabbat dinner, where they presented their insight about<br />
the material learned for Parshat Ha Shavua and Hebrew<br />
and Judaic topics. After baking and tasting Hamentaschen<br />
for Purim our students re engage with Matzah and Mitzvah<br />
learning for Pesach.<br />
The flavor of the pictures below show the “Kodak moments”<br />
of nurturing our students with meaningful experiences that<br />
renew and deepen their learning of Judaism while building<br />
and enduring the essence of our traditions.<br />
Gaby Rascovsky<br />
Membership and Religious School Director<br />
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PURIM CELEBRATIONS<br />
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Our Cantor’s Music Corner<br />
Continue from page 4 (Messager from<br />
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Cantor<br />
Watch and Listen to “Chad Gadya” by Chava<br />
Alberstein<br />
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOA0WnVgXaM<br />
G’s rendition of “Un Kavritico” (Chag<br />
Gadya in Ladino) and his Pesach CD is featured<br />
on the radio with Yitzhak Perlman.<br />
The audio version of Cantor G’s Pesach CD is available on the Internet.<br />
His rendition of “Un Kavritico” (Chad Gadya in Ladino) was included<br />
in a Passover music special produced by WQXR, New York’s Classical<br />
Radio Station, entitled “A Musical Feast for Passover,” hosted by Itzhak<br />
Perlman! Click https://beta.prx.org/stories/94066 for the audio. Listen<br />
to the whole special, but if you want to locate the song and the host’s<br />
introduction of Cantor G, click on “PearlmanPassover2FINAL” on the<br />
player, then scroll to minute 54:00.<br />
3 Pesach With an Accent<br />
The first album of the series<br />
of Cantor Gastón’s “Jewish<br />
Music with an Accent”.<br />
28 songs to enjoy, sing<br />
and dance with your kids,<br />
your students and your<br />
colleagues. New, old, and<br />
story telling with a “slight”<br />
accent! ChagSameach!<br />
You can either purchase the CD online or at the office.<br />
18% of the proceeds will be donated to Beth Torah’s<br />
Social Action Fund (http://www.btbrc.org/donate-to-social-action/)<br />
equal? Who are we to judge our own brothers and<br />
sisters? And why do we feel the need and the right<br />
to think we might be superior than others? Why<br />
don’t we embrace the “different than me”? What<br />
are we afraid of?<br />
In this coming Pesach, I invite you to break the<br />
chains of slavery and free yourself from judging<br />
others, criticizing your fellow human being, ignoring<br />
the one that looks or think different. I invite you to<br />
liberate yourself to a point that you can only flow<br />
love all over you and give it towards your fellow<br />
man, but remember love starts from oneself. As you<br />
are about to pursue any type of violence and cruelty<br />
towards another God’s beautiful creature regardless<br />
of color, weight, illness, disability, language, creed,<br />
country, etc. stop and think twice: “Why?” Why am I<br />
behaving in this way? What moves me to behave as<br />
such? What is it about him/her that bothers me so<br />
much? And finally ask to yourself: “Aren’t my actions<br />
considered murder? Or contributing to create a<br />
future monster? Yes, Nikolas Cruz killed 17 souls<br />
on February 14, <strong>2018</strong>, and he should be sentenced<br />
by the law for his crime; but how many times was<br />
he killed by the ones who surrounded him? How<br />
many times was he a victim of psychological and/or<br />
physical violence? I am sure numerous times.<br />
We don’t want to see it, but the answer has always<br />
been here: true and genuine love, compassion,<br />
kindness, empathy. In the Shema we are commanded<br />
to love Hashem with all our hearts, with all our soul<br />
and with all our might. That’s the way Hashem want<br />
us to love each other. Thus, to remind myself every<br />
morning I love to start the day by reciting the ARI’s<br />
(Rabbi Isaac Luria) words: “Hareini mekabel alai<br />
et mitzvah ha boreh v’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha”.<br />
Behold, I hereby take upon myself the Instruction of<br />
the Creator: “You shall love your fellow as yourself”.<br />
What about you? Will you repeat this beautiful<br />
statement every morning with me? You might be<br />
surprise, but it can really change the world.<br />
Happy Holiday of Freedom, Happy Pesach!<br />
Gastón Bogomolni<br />
Cantor<br />
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