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The Week of May 19, 2025 | 21 Iyar 5785

Omer: 36-42

Upcoming Events...

Annual Budget Workshop: TONIGHT! Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 PM, RSVP for Zoom link

Beginning Hebrew Reading for Adults: Summer Classes Wednesdays at 7:00 PM

Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Sunday, June 1 - Tuesday, June 3 - Schedule Below

Annual Budget Meeting: Wednesday, June 4, 7:00 PM, RSVP for Zoom link

CSK is going to ISRAEL! June 8-19, 2026 - Click Here if you are interested!

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS

Are you celebrating a graduation???

If so, let us know, so we can share with your CSK Chaverim!


Mazal tov to Kim Beame's Daughter, Paige, for earning her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Hebrew Union College (2 more years until rabbinic ordination) and for being promoted in the US Army to 1st Lieutenant!

If you would like to be mentioned here, email office@shaareikodesh.org by Thursday so that we can include it in the following Tuesday's weekly email.

 

CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, BABY NAMING, GRADUATION?

MARK THE OCCASION WITH A CSK TRIBUTE CARD OR DONATION!

 

If you need assistance from our Sunshine Committee, please call the office. 

Annual Budget Meetings

Budget Workshop Meeting

TONIGHT, Tuesday, May 20

7 PM on Zoom

Log on to ask questions


Annual Budget Meeting

Wednesday, June 4

7 PM on Zoom

Log on to approve the budget!

Register below to receive

the Zoom link.

Beginning Hebrew Reading for Adults


Learn the Alef-Bet

Learn to read basic

Hebrew Prayers

with Cantorial Soloist/

Jewish Educator,

Robin Koota


Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Exploring Judaism

with Rabbi Baum


Last Class for the season

Friday morning

at 11:30 AM at CSK or on Zoom


  • May 30: Shavuot – The Torah’s Gift to the Jewish People

Thank You to our Sponsors:

Big Tent Gala Impact Board Sponsor: Matt & Patty Weiss

Shavuot 2025 Sponsor:

Carol & Jeff Simon

Ice Cream Sponsor:

Jackie Klein

SHAVUOT

Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5785

Atid: The Future is Now


Sunday, June 1:

7:00 PM – Ice Cream Party & Family Shavuot Learning with Alex and Rabbi Baum

8:00 PM – Tikkun Leil Shavuot: All Night Study

9:00 PM - 11:45 PM - Teen Track

Service Times

Monday, June 2:

Sunrise Service: 5:45 AM

Monday, June 2:

Shavuot Day 1/Shacharit: 9:30AM

Tuesday, June 3:

Shavuot Day 2/Yizkor: 9:30 AM

Featuring

Scholar-in-Residence

Rabbi Mikie Goldstein:

Building a Brighter Future

in Israel

ISRAEL INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Sunday, June 8

11:00 AM on Zoom

Take the survey above to receive the Zoom link

CSK is going to ISRAEL

June 8-19, 2026

Join our Chaverim below and come to Israel with us!

Rabbi Baum & Family, Alex Baum,

Richie Baum & Family, Martin & Terry Berger,

Nan Berkowitz, Anita Davidson,

The Edgarde Family, Cliff & Jane Forstadt,

Harvey Harling, Jodi & Alex Kassman,

Byrna & Larry Klur, Neil Kochen,

Howard & Lynda Kosoy, Beth Miller,

Lori Rabinowitz, Murray & Marcia Solom,

Alan & Nancy Spivack, Nancy Suchoff,

Tanya & Jeff Thaw, Betsy Uliss,

Michael & Gina Wadler,

Dawn & Richard Wahrburg

Israel Advocacy vs. Education Diplomacy: 

Reimaging Israel

An Encounter with

Rabbi Leor Sinai 

Sunday, June 8

12:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Israel

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL/

YOUTH GROUP UPDATES

Watch for 2025-26

Religious School and

Youth Group registration

in mid-July!

CSK Sisterhood Book Club

TONIGHT, Tues, May 20 @ 7:00 PM ON ZOOM:

“The Goldie Standard: A Novel” by Simi Monheit 

All books are available at PBCL (including Hoopla and Cloud Library) in all formats.

Meeting ID: 878 3781 1703 Passcode: 172777

WE GRACIOUSLY THANK OUR SUPPORTERS

Do you work for an organization that offers matching funds to non-profits?

If so, consider naming CSK to match your donations! 

Donations made to Congregation Shaarei Kodesh

 May 14 – May 20, 2025

  

Aronson Family Youth Fund

Heidi & Gary Aronson in honor of the following Graduates

Becca Rayman - High School

Ben Miller – Indiana University

Aaron Fils - University of Miami Medical School

Josh Salama - University of Miami Medical School

Heidi & Gary Aronson in memory of Maureen Gordon, mother of Jeff Gordon

 

Kiddush Fund

Charles & Susan Joseph sponsoring Kiddush on June 7,

in memory of his mother, Beatrice Joseph

  

Ner Tamid Fund

Sharon & Eric Lubin in memory of Maureen Gordon, mother of Jeff Gordon

  

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Harvey Harling in memory of Maureen Gordon, mother of Jeff Gordon

 

Siddur/Chumash Tribute

Bernard & Ann Grossman in honor of David Breslow becoming a Bar Mitzvah

 

Tribute Cards

Tribute Cards sent to Jeff & Sheryl Gordon, in memory of Maureen Gordon

Nan Berkowitz

Gloria Morenstein

Nancy & Alan Spivack

Leave your legacy to CSK!

Make a difference

for our future!

If you encounter an antisemitic incident:

Emergency: Call 911

Free Legal Hotline for Universities:  CALL help to 51555

Hillel Toolkit for Students: https://www.hillel.org/student-resources/?af=&gs=

Report an Incident to the ADL: https://www.adl.org/report-incident

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County:

https://jewishboca.org/security/

Zioness Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/zionessmovement/

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY?


Included: Information from Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, PJ Library, JScreen Genetic Testing & more...

CSK Email Addresses:

RabbiBaum@shaareikodesh.org

President@shaareikodesh.org, Ariella Reback

Kim@shaareikodesh.org, Executive Director

Office@shaareikodesh.org

Programming@shaareikodesh.org, Karen Katz

Membership@shaareikodesh.org, Sharon Lubin