Tefillah

Davening for our Soldiers
To view the list of soldiers connected to our community to daven for, go to brsonline.org/brs-idf.
To add a name to this list, go to brsonline.org/brs-idf-add.

Extra Davening

As our hearts and minds are constantly connected with Israel and the IDF:
At the conclusion of each minyan, we will continue to recite Chapter 130 of Tehillim.  
After each class at BRS, we will gather to complete Sefer Tehillim.
Each youth program will either contain Tehillim, a special tefilla/song, and/or activity related to Israel.

Daven for the Safe Return of the Hostages
Pictures of the hostages will be available in the lobby. Please take one and daven for the safe return and wellbeing of the individual on your page. 
Start Shabbos Early
Light Candles 10 minutes early and come to shul at 6:15pm to say Tehillim Mechulak before Mincha.

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Support Israel and the IDF

Donate
The BRS Rabbis are in direct communication with organizations and people on the ground in Israel.  All money raised will be sent to places that are carefully vetted and every penny will go directly to help! 
To donate, go to brsonline.org/idf  

Medical Volunteers
Nefesh B’Nefesh, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Israeli Medical Association, is creating a database of international physicians willing to volunteer in Israel during this challenging time.  To find out more, go to www.nbn.org.il/dr_volunteer.  

Adopt a Soldier

Soldier2Soldier pairs up an IDF soldier in the field with one in the Beis Medrash. It creates a personal kesher between one man's Torah learning commitment and the safe return and success of an Israeli Soldier. You can sign up for any of the weekly shiurim at BRS and learn for your soldier. Click here to sign up.

Write a Letter to a Soldier's Wife
Support the wives of IDF soldiers who are managing their families and homes alone, while their spouses  are protecting the Jewish people. This is an easy and meaningful way to give direct emotional support to wives and mothers who are struggling on their own without their husbands and fathers. Visit www.ezrasnashim.org/write-a-letter

Extra Learning
As a merit for Am Yisroel, come join one of our learning programs includuing the Women’s Midrasha and Men’s Afternoon Kollel which begin this week, Semichas Chaver, Night Kollel, Erev Shabbos Kollel, Kollel Boker, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch before Mincha, Daf Yomi (Bavli and Yerushalmi) and Amud Shavui.
Night Learning: Members of our community have taken upon themselves extra learning as a merit for Am Yisrael.  To join a WhatsApp group about this initiative, click here.

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For parents with children in Israel

For parents with children in Israel who are struggling with whether or not to bring your child home or let them stay, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Goldberg are available to discuss and provide guidance and support.  
 

Resources for your children
For a helpful video from Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox, Director of Chai Lifeline's Crisis Services, who gives guidance on how to talk to our children about these events, go to blog.chailifeline.org/battlefronts-tools-for-countering-the-horror-in-eretz-yisroel-within-home-and-classroom/.