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The Week of May 12, 2025 | 14 Iyar 5785

Omer: 29-35

Upcoming Events...

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

Ruach Shabbat: Friday, May 16, 6:15 PM - RSVP for Pre-neg and Oneg!

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

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

Our Congregation Mourns the Passing of

Maureen Gordon , z''l at age 97

Mother of our chaver, Jeff (Sheryl) Gordon

Funeral will be in Minneapolis, MN on Thursday

Shiva will be at the Gordon Residence

Sunday, May 18, 6:30-9:00 PM, Minyan at 7:30 PM

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. 

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


This is an ongoing class that meets Friday mornings

at 11:30 AM at CSK.

  • May 16: People of the Book – The Jewish Story in Modern Times
  • May 30: Shavuot – The Torah’s Gift to the Jewish People

RUACH SHABBAT

"KABB SHABB"

led by our

Religious School Students & Teens

Friday, May 16, 6:15 PM

UPDATED INFORMATION:

Pre-Neg: 5:45 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15 PM

Meat/Pareve Appetizers: 7:15-7:45 PM

NO CHARGE!

Click below to RSVP and to volunteer to help lead!

Annual Budget Meeting

Wednesday, June 4

7 PM on Zoom

Budget Workshop Meeting

Tuesday, May 20

7 PM on Zoom

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

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

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


CSK is going to ISRAEL

June 8-19, 2026

Join our Chaverim below and come to Israel with us!

Rabbi Baum & Family Richie Baum & Family

Martin & Terry Berger Nan Berkowitz

The Edgarde Family Cliff & Jane Forstadt

Harvey Harling Howard & Lynda Kosoy

Lori Rabinowitz Murray & Marcia Solom

Alan & Nancy Spivack Nancy Suchoff & Friend

Tanya & Jeff Thaw Betsy Uliss & Friend

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

CSK Sisterhood Book Club

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 6 – May 13, 2025

  Aronson Family Youth Fund

Sharon & Eric Lubin in honor of David Breslow becoming a Bar Mitzvah

 

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Debbie & Ron Hite

Alex & Sabina Rosenblum

Bettina Hoffman in honor of Lew Witonsky’s 80th Birthday

Sharon & Eric Lubin in memory of Rabbi Dr. Shalom Coleman


Tribute Cards

Nancy Suchoff to Lew Witonsky, in honor of his 80th Birthday

Nan Berkowitz to Lew Witonsky, in honor of his 80th Birthday

Nan Berkowitz to David Breslow, in honor of becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Nancy & Steven Goldberg to Romaine Kaufman, in memory of Rabbi Dr. Shalom Coleman

 

Yahrzeit / Yizkor Fund

Deborah Benson in memory of her mother, Susanne Horwitz

Bernice & Joel Lebovitz in memory of Elsa Ickovic

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