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March 25, 2020
29 Adar, 5780
Sell Chametz Online
Though not ideal, the only option currently is to arrange for the sale of chametz online.
Please click here.
The following stores & restaurants are offering
catering services for Pesach:
Aroma Market - 561-931-3300
Ditmas - 561-826-8875
Grove Kosher Market - 561-620-7999
CEK Caterers: (561) 241-6977
Coffee Talk with the BRS Rabbis
TONIGHT AT 9:00PM
YOM KIPPUR KATAN
For those who are participating in Yom Kippur Katan today, here in the US, the RCA is not calling for a fast day, based on various poskim who are concerned about its potentially deleterious impact on our physical health.
The tehilim that will be recited around the world together at 11:30am EST are:
20, 41, 120, 130, 142, 91
This should be followed by reciting Avinu Malkeinu.
Some may wish to also daven the formal Yom Kippur Katan Service. The full text can be accessed by clicking here. This includes detailed instructions as to which parts to omit in the absence of a minyan.
These texts are generously being provided by Artscroll.
TODAY, at 12:00 pm: UNPACKED #inthistogether
An Interactive Class with Natan Sharansky, A Jewish Hero
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- Join a global interactive class with the former Soviet prisoner of Zion, Israeli politician, human rights activist and author, Natan Sharansky.
- Learn about the story of Soviet Jewry and Sharansky's personal journey from 9 years in the Siberian Gulag, where he spent over 400 days in solitary confinement, to his release to a new life in Israel.
TODAY, at 12:00 pm: Virtual Support Group
with JFS on Mindfulness
TODAY, at 12:30 pm: Teen Lunch & Learn
with Rabbi Eli Zians
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TODAY: AFTERNOON KOLLEL
- 3:30 pm: Rav Aharon Kahn "The Other 3 Sons"
- 4:30 pm: Rabbi Wolvovsky "Halacha from the Parsha"
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TODAY, at 8:00 pm: Preparing for Pesach
with Rabbi David Shabtai
ALSO TONIGHT
- 8:00 pm: Daf Yomi with Stuart Silverman | Call-in: 515-604-9300 / code: 968667#
- 9:00 pm: Kinyan HaMasechta with Rabbi Simcha Shabtai | email rss@brsonline.org for Zoom link
Flowers for Shabbos, Delivered to Your Front Door
The BRS Men's Club, in partnership with Boruch Len,
want to help brighten your Shabbat table.
- Show appreciation to your spouse that has been home all week with the kids, the teachers that are now teaching remotely, those you can't go to out or to work and are in quarantine, or just because you should have flowers on your Shabbas Table.
- Click here & choose the type of flowers you want to complete your order (Orders must be in by Wednesday, 3:00 pm).
- Flowers will be delivered Thursday Night or Friday morning depending on availability. For the next 2 weeks, there will be free delivery to Montoya Circle residents!
- Flowers will be left at the front door. No contact necessary.
TOMORROW, at 7:00 am: Daf Yomi
with Rabbi Sugerman |Call-in: (712) 775-7031 / code: 738011#
TOMORROW, at 9:30 am: Talking About Tehillim
with Rabbi Philip Moskowitz
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TOMORROW, at 2:00 pm: Financial Course
for Kids & Teens (ignite)
TOMORROW: Men's Afternoon Kollel
- 3:30 pm: Rabbi Simcha Shabtai
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ALSO TOMORROW
- 8:00 pm: Daf Yomi with Stuart Silverman | Call-in: 515-604-9300 / code: 968667#
TOMORROW, at 8:30 pm: Rosh Chodesh Nisan Farbrengen
with Rabbi Rael Blumenthal
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TOMORROW NIGHT
- 9:00 pm: Kinyan HaMasechta with Rabbi Simcha Shabtai | email rss@brsonline.org for Zoom link
Stores with early openings just for Seniors:
- Fresh Market- everyday
- Aroma Kosher Market- Monday- Thursday
- Whole Foods - everyday
- Walmart- Tuesday's only
- Publix- Tuesday's and Wednesday's only (7-8am)
- Grove Kosher Market- Thursday's only
- Costco- Tuesday and Thursday's only
Personal Plea to Older Population:
Schools and the Shuls have closed, our entire way of life has radically changed, all in an effort to protect our collective health, but especially to protect the most vulnerable among us, including those over seventy years old.
If you are in an age or have a health condition that is considered at greater risk, we implore you to stay home as if your life depends on it. If you need shopping or provisions, we have a network who can help. Please stay put and reach out with any needs you may have. If you are in need of help shopping, please fill out
this form here
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STOP going out! Don't risk your life!
If you are under seventy and in good health, please maximize your social distancing. Act as if you are essentially quarantining and only go out for essential reasons. Nobody is completely immune from this disease, regardless of age. Please - no playdates, no guests for Shabbos meals, and no social interactions with anyone outside of your own immediate family.
To join a group reciting Tehillim on behalf of those impacted by coronavirus,
click here.
Join the Orthodox Union Today and Every Day at 1:00 pm EDT
for Tehillim and Divrei Chizuk
Due to the unfolding community crisis, we are gathering together to beseech HaKodosh Boruch Hu for His unlimited mercy and compassion. We ask Him to protect us and give us the strength to withstand the difficulties that we each may face in the time ahead.
Please join the Orthodox Union community for the recitation of Tehillim (chapters 20, 27 and 130) and divrei chizuk (words of inspiration) from our rabbanim.May the group recitation of Tehillim serve as a zchut (merit) for those who are ill and to ward off this pandemic.
Aroma and Grove Cards Delivered:
With Pesach just around the corner, many are already shopping at Aroma and the Grove for Yom Tov.
For every dollar that you spend, BRS gets 10%. Although you might think the amount in negligible, together it will make a TREMENDOUS difference,
particularly
during these difficult times.
Please call Gloria at the Shul 561-394-5732 or email
gloria@brsonline.org and we will arrange for the cards to be delivered to your home.
The Mikvah hours have been reduced to 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm sharp.
The Men's Mikvah is closed but the Women's Mikvah and Keilim Mikvah remain open.
If going to the Keilim Mikvah, please prepare all your utensils in advance so you can minimize the time others need to wait. For those using the Keilim Mikvah, please carefully rinse whatever was immersed with soap and water and wash your hands carefully.
- Please wear latex gloves when immersing vessels.
- Wash hands both before and after using the mikvah.
- Surfaces should be wiped down appropriately as often as possible
BRS Rabbis Available:
Your Rabbis remain available and
accessible for
any questions or help you may need. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
BRS Office Hours:
The BRS Office will be open for business, even while the Shul is closed for programs and services. Our congregants are asked not to come in person, but to contact our staff by calling 561-394-0394 or emailing the staff members directly. For general communication, please email
info@brsonline.org
Drop Off at BRS
For those who need to drop off checks or correspondence, or sensitive questions, you can leave them in the mail slot outside Rabbi Goldberg's office, to the right of the main entrance.
Buddy System for Those who Cannot Go Out:
We are creating a buddy system for those who have been advised not to go out to help with shopping. If you are aware of neighbors or friends who may be in that category, please reach out to check in on them.
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If you are in good health, have not been around those with a cold, cough or illness and are able to help shop for others, please fill out this
Google form here
Please consider purchasing gift cards at local establishments that we can provide to those who are struggling. They can be dropped off in the mail slot in Rabbi Goldberg's office door at Shul.
Rabbi Goldberg's
Whatsapp Groups
More Whatsapp Groups for Learning
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Daily Halakhah
(on the Sephardic Announcement group) - With Rabbi David Shabtai.
- 7:00 am: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Sugerman | Call-in: (712) 775-7031 / code: 738011#
- 5:50 pm: Erev Shabbos Inspiration with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg |Click here or call: 929-205-6099, Meeting ID: 261 673 966
10:00 am: CHOCOLATE SEDER
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10: 45 am: Kaddish Class with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
To sign up for the class and to receive regular emails, please contact Lee at
4:00 pm: Family Scavenger Hunt
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 Phone Chavrusa
 Torah Classes Online
You can find classes from BRS rabbis and many others at YUTorah.org or Rabbi Goldberg's classes, including the series on Living With Emunah, on rabbiefremgoldberg.org.
Teen Tefillah Workshop
Contact Rabbi Eli Zians at 516-451-2123
Mishnah Club
All students can sign up to learn some mishnayos by
clicking here to help us collectively finish seder Moed together! We are hoping to finish within 2 weeks, by Sunday April 5. Once we have finished we will make a virtual siyum for everyone!! More details to follow!
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES - UPDATED
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Amazon's Audiable Complementary | https://stories.audible.com | Complementary for kids and teens as long as schools are closed.
Access an incredible collection of books and audio stories.
For Those Saying Kaddish
The Sefer Hasidim, from the 12th century, lists a private prayer for those saying Kaddish, but can't get to a minyan. For all those having a Yahrzeit during this period of shul closures can say this Tefillah.
Free Digital Download
of Any
Talmud or Mishnah Volume
From ArtScroll.com
During these challenging times - as many parents and childeren are home seeking to take advantage of this opportunity to study Torah - we are privleged to offer you a free download of any single volume of the Schottenstien Edition of the Hebrew or English Talmud or the Schottenstien Edition Mishnah Elucidated.
Prayer for These Difficult Times
The Rishon Lezion Chief Rabbi of Israel
Translation by: Rabbi Yehuda Rapoport
A Prayer for the Cessation of the Corona,
Hashem Should Guard us and Save Us
May it be Your will Hashem our God and the God of our fathers, that you should have abundant mercy upon all the inhabitants of the earth, and upon all the inhabitants of this land, and shield them from all harsh and evil decrees that are arising and coming upon the world. And save us from all affliction, plague, sickness and disease. And all those who are sick, who have been infected by the disease, heal them with a complete healing.
Yours, Hashem, are the greatness, and the might, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom and You are He Who is exalted over everything as the Leader.
And in Your hand is the life of every living thing and the spirit of the flesh of every man, and in your hand is power and might to make great and strengthen and heal every downtrodden individual, every oppressed soul. Nothing is too wonderous for you!
Therefore, may it be Your will, the Almighty, trustworthy, compassionate Father, who heals all of the illnesses of His people Israel. You, the trustworthy Healer, send cure and healing and arise with abundant compassion, mercy and caring for all of those who are sick, that have been infected with this illness.
Please Hashem, grant your kindness upon all the inhabitants of the earth, and upon all of your people Israel. Please rise up from your throne of judgement and sit upon the throne of mercy, and go beyond the strict law, and nullify from upon us all harsh and evil decrees. "And Pinchas stood and prayed, and the plague was stopped."
Decree upon us decrees of goodness, salvation, and consolations for the sake of your kindness and tear the evil decree of our judgement and let our merits call before us: Raise up help for us and redeem us for the sake of your mercy!
Please hear the voice of our supplications, for you are the One who hears the prayers of every mouth, blessed is He who hears prayer.
May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be desirous before you, Hashem, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Let the words of the verse be fulfilled for us: "All of the diseases that were put upon Egypt, I shall not put upon you, for I am Hashem your Healer."
Amen.
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