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Shabbat Shalom

This bulletin is dedicated to the memory of Mildred & Abby Levinez”l

Mazal Tov to our Bat Mitzvah, Deborah Faermanand to her parents, Summer & Larry Faerman.

Mazal Tov to Danielle & Alan Ross on the naming of their daughter, Avery Sloane Ross.

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b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoNShabbat SeRvIceSpARAShAT NoAChNoveMBeR 5, 20164 CheShvAN 5777

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Kol Nidre Appeal 5777B’nai Torah Congregation

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Service NoteS: We respectfully request that cell phoNeS Not be uSed in the building during Shabbat. please do not save seats. please refrain from chewing gum while in services. Automated external Defibrillator located in lobby by the Glassman Chapel.

paraShat NoachTorah: Genesis 6:9 - 8:14, p. 41haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5, p. 65Reader: Deborah Faerman

havurat Shabbat Services will resume next week.

MiNcha/Ma’ariv November 5, 6:30 p.m.

caNdle lightiNg November 11, 5:13 p.m.

kidduSh The congregation is welcome to join our kiddush after services in the Weiner Cultural Center. kiddush is generously sponsored by Summer & larry Faerman in honor of deborah’s bat Mitzvah. NOTE: The kiddush will remain closed until services have completely finished. We appreciate your cooperation. Shabbat flowers were generously sponsored by andrea and Michael cohen in honor of their granddaughter avery’s baby naming.

thaNk You For the overwhelMiNg reSpoNSe to our 5777 kol Nidre appeal We will be recognizing all of your generous donations in the upcoming issue of the Chai magazine -- don’t be left off the list... there is still time to participate! our goal is for 100% participation from every B’nai Torah family, so please consider contributing to this important initiative, no matter the amount. each and every donation will be greatly appreciated. To discuss your gift, please contact Rabbi Rikki Arad, executive Director, at (561) 392-8566. You may also visit www.btcboca.org/giving/kolnidre to make your donation online.

our upcoMiNg b’Nai Mitzvah:

Josh Kessner . . . . November 12thDean heller . . . . November 12thSkylar Maklan . . . . November 12th

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B’nai Torah CongregaTion

Author Forum Series2016 - 2017

To purchase tickets, please contact Lauren Berger [email protected] or (561) 392-8566 ext. 334 or register online at www.btcboca.org/AuthorForum

MiltoN viorSt: zIoNISM: The BIRTh AND TRANSFoRMATIoN oF AN IDeALviorst served as the Middle east correspondent for The New Yorker, and has spent decades studying Israel and the evolution of zionism. November 16, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.

breNda JaNowitz: The DINNeR pARTY“The Dinner Party is everything a reader wants in a novel: guests with a knack for inspired conversation and family drama swirling both above and below the table. A truly entertaining read!” - elin hilderbrandFebruary 6, 2017 - 7:30 p.m.

kate Siegel & kiM FriedMaN: MoTheR, CAN YoU NoT? Based on the wildly popular Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom, Kate Siegel’s essay collection about life with the woman who redefined the term “helicopter mom.”March 30, 2017 - 2:00 p.m.Co-sponsored with the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC.

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Think you have what it takes to make the cut for our hannukah edition of b’Nai torah’S got taleNt? If you’d like to audition, contact Lauren Berger at [email protected] or (561) 392-8566. And save the date for the show on tuesday, december 20th!

wl cupcake warS - thurSdaY, NoveMber 10, 7:30 p.M.Cupcakes and friendship... Come be a baker or a taste taker, there’s something for everyone! Wear your favorite apron! Cost: $5 per person. Free raffle ticket for everyone that RSvps in advance. please bring a baking item to be donated to a cooking school for children. please RSvp online at www.wlbtc.org.

FridaY Night with FrieNdS & FaMilY Shabbat diNNer at b’Nai torah - FridaY, NoveMber 11 Join us for beautiful and musical Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6:00 p.m. in the eleanor & paul Weinerz’l Cultural Center, followed by a traditional Shabbat dinner (menu: challah/rolls, salad, roasted chicken or fish, roasted potato, vegetable & dessert). price for dinner: BTC members: $12 per adult/children under 10 FRee, Non-members: $18 per adult/children $5. please RSvp for dinner by Tuesday, November 8th to Lauren Berger at (561) 392-8566 or online at www.btcboca.org/ShabbatDinner. Generously underwritten by The Viner Family Shabbat Dinners.

JewiSh reNewal Shabbat ServiceS - SaturdaY, NoveMber 12, 9:30 a.M.Led by Amy Grossblatt pessah. Through the use of Jewish prayers, meditiation, contemplation, music and Torah study, this service will provide some sacred time for you to experience the richness of our Jewish spiritual tradition.

claSSic aNd exotic car Show - SuN., NoveMber 13, 10:00 a.M. - 2:00 p.M.Men’s Club of BTC proudly presents the 2nd Annual Classic and exotic Car Show at B’nai Torah (north parking lot). Registration fee: $18. Sponsorships: $180 BTC Members/$250 Non members (includes advertising on promotional material). Live DJ! Free refreshments! Food available for purchase. Contact: David Dweck at (954) 354-1000.

2016 global daY oF JewiSh learNiNg - SuNdaY, NoveMber 20, 10:00 a.M. This year’s theme: under the Same Sky: “the earth is Full of Your creations” All ages can learn about our world and nature. Feature presentations: the animal kingdom in Jewish thought - Broadcast at 10:00 a.m., with Rabbi Natan Slifkin.

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of land and light: a Jewish take on ethical dilemmas in international development - Broadcast at 11:00 a.m. with Dyonna Ginsburg and Yedidya Sinclair. In between and following these broadcasts, B’nai Torah congregant ed Sopher will facilitate a discussion. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact zena Gruda at [email protected].

coMMuNitY Service oF praYer aNd recoNciliatioN - MoN., NoveMber 7, 7:00 p.M. Join us on election eve at St. Gregory’s episcopal Church (100 Ne Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33429). All faiths welcome.

electioN daY watch partY - tueSdaY, NoveMber 8, 7:00 p.M. The Islamic Center of Boca Raton (3480 NW 5th Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33431) will be hosting an election day watch party for the community. vote and come watch the results together with the interfaith community who has been extremely supportive of the Islamic Center through the polling location controversy and has stood up for justice. Light dinner and snacks will be available.

coMMuNitY iNterFaith thaNkSgiviNg Service - MoNdaY, NoveMber 21, 7:30 p.M. Join us at St. Gregory’s episcopal Church for a service of prayers, readings, and reflection led by local clergy of different faiths, including rabbi david Steinhardt, and featuring the B’nai Torah Congregational Choir.

commUNIty happeNINgS

Sopranoeva DemskyDanielle GellenSandra GottfriedMyrna Gross Sharon Steinberg AviGail Whiting

AltoSheila BielNina Cohenpamela Feldman Andrea Gralnick Donna GrossmanRobyn Lamp Leah LevinNaomi Lippa

TenorDaniel Caplinerick Crow Joe popperLois RaddingArlene Stolzenberg

Bassethan Cohen David Dweck Jason GoldsteinJoe Levitan Darren LittmanMack RosenbaumMark Samarel

choir director - cantor Mitchell J. Martinb’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN choIR

Our choir benefits from the generous support of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, with the encouragement of Beatrice Cummings Mayer.

presented by the boca raton interfaith clergy association

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Mitzvah Day 2016

tlc oppoRtUNItIeS

FaMilY proMiSe voluNteer opportuNitieS B’nai Torah, along with other Family promise congregations in our area, is helping homeless families with children. please volunteer for this mitzvah during our hosting weeks at a house in east Boca where volunteers play, dine and socialize with homeless families each evening. volunteers are also needed to help in the Family promise office in Delray Beach and to drive the Family promise van; no special license needed. For more information, visit www.familypromisespbc.org or contact volunteer Coordinator Mark Wasserman at (561) 699-5116 or [email protected]

the b’Nai torah childreN’S choir & houSe rock baNd auditioNS - SuNdaY, Nov. 6 at 12:00 p.M. and tueSdaY, Nov. 8 at 6:00 p.M.boys & girls 5-12 years old... if you love to sing, come and join us! We are looking to welcome new voices! The choir will rehearse once a week in the afternoon and will perform with Cantor Boaz on Shabbat. are you a teen (ages 13-18) with some musical skill or talent? Join Cantor Boaz, accomplished musician, percussionist, guitar player, and vocalist. All teen instrumentalists and singers are welcome to audition for our “house band” that will rehearse American and Israeli music and perform in the synagogue and around the community. For more information or to set up an audition, contact Cantor Boaz at (954) 914-8735.

Mitzvah daY 2016 - SuNdaY, NoveMber 13, 9:00 a.M. Join us for a morning filled with opportunities for people of all ages to MAKe A DIFFeReNCe! things you can bring to Mitzvah day:

. New or gently-used: Shoes, Towels, sheets & blankets (clean please), Books, Sports equipment, Dancewear, Coats, Backpacks (any kind). Non-perishable food (please no glass containers). Cell phones and international pre-paid calling cards for soldiers. ziploc bags . Feminine hygiene products . eyeglasses or sunglasses. New underwear and tank tops in any size . puzzles of any kind

For more information, contact Summer Faerman at [email protected]

BRAND NeW heARING Loop DevICeS are available for your use. please ask an usher if you need assistance and be sure to return them at the conclusion of services. Additional information cards located next to the devices.


The 2017 ConCerT & CULTUrAL ArTS SerieS Lineup:January 18 - carlebach & the Symphony

January 25 - world of Yiddish Song

February 8 - My life, Naftali herstik

February 22 - beau Jest (btc theater)

March 8 - Spirit in the Sky: reflections of our lives

March 22 - ahava raba: klezmer

All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available online at www.btcboca.org/concertSeries2017 or by calling elysa Stark at (561)392-8566

the SaM MaNdelkerz’l college coNNectioN at B’nai Torah Congregation will send Yom Tov packages to your College or Graduate Students 2016/2017. For details, call AviGail Whiting at (561) 392-8566 ext. 308

coNcert piaNo Needed Do you (or someone you know) have a Grand piano you are no longer using? B’nai Torah is in need of replacing our old piano. If you are interested in donating yours, or if you’d like to underwrite the purchase of one, please contact elysa Stark at (561) 392-8566 or [email protected]

veteraNS…we Salute You! If you are a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, or other countries, we appreciate your service and dedication to your country

and would like to honor you. please let us know:

. Branch of the Armed Forces in which you served . Country for whichyou served . Date you served . Where you were stationed

please send this information by email to [email protected] by November 7th. If you have contacted us in the past, there is no need to

re-submit your story. we will salute our veterans on November 12th during Shabbat morning services in the Sanctuary. Thank you for your patriotism!

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MeN’S club oF b’Nai torah coNgregatioNMen’s Club invites new members, volunteers and ideas for initiatives year-round. please contact larry Faerman, president, at [email protected] or (561) 860-3241.

Save the date! South Florida Sub-regioNal FJMc keeper oF the FlaMe baNquet - SuNdaY, NoveMber 20, 11:00 a.M. Congratulations to Robb Kantor, B’nai Torah’s FJMC Regional Keeper of the Flame honoree and hannah Wolf, B’nai Torah’s FJMC Youth of the Year honoree. Robb and hannah will be honored at Temple Beth Torah (North Miami Beach) on November 20th. please contact Larry Faerman, [email protected] or (561) 860-3241 for information on attending or to honor Robb and hannah in the event’s tribute journal.

latkeS, vodkaS & tapaS - thurSdaY, deceMber 15, 7:00 - 10:00 p.M. Join us for this popular yearly event and enjoy delicious food, vodka and karaoke! More information to follow.

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woMeN’S league oF b’Nai torah coNgregatioN Women’s League offers a dynamic mix of activities. Women of all ages, backgrounds, religious experiences, and careers in and out of the home participate. For more information, visit our website at www.wlbtc.org or contact Joanne Shulman, WLBTC president

at (508) 789-9076 or [email protected]

torah FuNd P’ri Yadehah, from the beloved prayer Eishet Chayil, means “the fruit of her hands.” Receive the 2017/5777 Torah Fund charm/pin as a thank you gift for your donation in support of the future of Conservative/Masorti Judaism through professional education. Contact Cynthia Chiefa-

Goldstein, Torah Fund vp, at [email protected] or (561) 910-1376.

woMeN’S league Judaica Shop hourS: Mon. - thurs. 10: 00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For appointments please contact Robin Schwartz at (914) 329-1025 or email [email protected]. Begin your hanukkah shopping on Mitzvah Day, November 13 - 25% oF ALL pURChASeS MADe ThAT DAY WILL Be DoNATeD To SUppoRT B’nai Torah’s TLC (Tzedakah, Learning, Chesed) pRoGRAM!


Come for the learning. Stay for the community.

Adult Learning for The Wondering Jew

upcoMiNg adult educatioN claSSeS: . hebrew readiNg For begiNNerS i (1:20 - 2:10 p.m.) and hebrew readiNg For begiNNerS ii (2:20 - 3:10 p.m.) - instructor: heni galelNov. 1 - Feb. 28, Tuesdays (no class Dec. 27 & Jan. 3). ulpaN hebrew ii (3:20 - 4:15 p.m.)- instructor: heni galelNov. 1 - Feb. 28, Tuesdays, 2:20 - 3:10 p.m. (no class Dec. 27 & Jan. 3). FiNdiNg perSoNal MeaNiNg iN the Siddur - instructor: Yardena barzilayNov. 7 - Dec. 12, Mondays, 10:00 a.m.. the Secret - instructor: cantor boaz davidoffNov. 9 - Dec. 14, Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.

luNch & learN - everY tueSdaY, 12:15 - 1:15 p.M.Join Rabbis, Cantors, and special guest educators for an hour of learning. All are welcome to this popular weekly class. Please bring a parve or dairy lunch.

Special luNch & learN SeSSioNS: November 8 - JtS professor Shuly rubin Schwartz “From the pews to the pew Study: how our past Can/Can’t Inform our Future as American Jews.” November 15 - ed Sopher “Would the Rabbis of the Talmud Join B’nai Torah?”december 13 - JtS rabbi ed bernstein discusses his book “Love Finer Than Wine: The Writings of Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker.”

For more information on these classes or future offerings, contact zena Gruda at [email protected].

the FloreNce MeltoN School oF adult JewiSh learNiNg at b’Nai torah can a 4,000 year old text speak to a 21st century world? our classes build Jewish literacy through a sophisticated, intellectually stimulating, text-based curriculum for students of all levels and Jewish backgrounds. please contact penina bredoff, Melton Site Director, at [email protected] for more information or visit www.events.org/Meltonbocaraton for registration and detailed class schedule, descriptions and fees.

. the holocauSt aS reFlected iN diarieS aNd MeMoirS with dr. leon weissberg Beginning December 5 (10 wks), Mondays, 3:30 p.m. at B’nai Torah.

lIllIaN, phIlIp, aNd geRRy coopeRmaN academy foR adUlt JeWISh leaRNINg

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lIfe eveNtSYahrzeitS

herman Bloom. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Sylvia Demsky . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Saul Ganin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Samuel Green . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Milton hauptman . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Lois Krash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Rita Lubin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Anne pritikin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Robert ptaszek . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5Nahum Ravel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5esther Rosenbaum . . . . . . . . . .11/5Arthur Berkowitz . . . . . . . . . . .11/6hank harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6Joseph Michelson. . . . . . . . . . .11/6Audrey owen . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6estelle pollock . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6Leonard Rubin . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6emma Wexler . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6Samuel Chiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/7ethel Farber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/7Myles Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/7Freda haddad. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/7Albert Katzman . . . . . . . . . . . .11/7Nathan Nachimson . . . . . . . . .11/7Chaim Feintuch . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Julius Friedman . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Gerri hahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Albert Kahn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Beatrice Levinson . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Louis Mandelis. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8hadassah Mielnicki . . . . . . . . .11/8

Dorothy Rosenberg. . . . . . . . . .11/8Rose Thurm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8Charles Weitzman . . . . . . . . . .11/8Marvin zebrak. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/8pearl Diamond. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9Murray Greenberg . . . . . . . . . .11/9Lila hersh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9Sidney Kohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9elsa Kreutzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9Maree Leblang . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9David Lippman . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9Marty Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9harold Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9David White . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9Lola Lipszyc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/10Daniel Lobovits . . . . . . . . . . .11/10Thomas Smolka . . . . . . . . . . .11/10Beatrice Weiss. . . . . . . . . . . .11/10eddie Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Renee Cohen. . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Rhoda Davidson . . . . . . . . . .11/11Barbara Farr . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Saul Glueckman. . . . . . . . . . .11/11Sidney Greene . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Molly Greene . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Aaron higer . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Gerald hyde . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Adela Leib . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11Bertha Lieberman . . . . . . . . . .11/11Julius Macks . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11pearl Rabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11


eIN KeloheINUein keloheinu, ein kadoneinu,

ein Kemalkeinu, ein Kemoshi’einu

Non komo muestro dio, Non komo muestro siniorNon komo muestro rey,

Non komo muestro Salvador

Mi cheloheinu, Mi chadoneinuMi ch’malkeinu, Mi ch’moshi’enu

Ken komo muestro dio, Ken komo muestro siniorKen komo muestro rey,

Ken komo muestro Salvador

Nodeh leloheinu, Nodeh ladoneinuNodeh l’malkeinu, Nodeh l’moshi’einu

Loaremos a muestro dio, Loaremos a muestro siniorLoaremos a muestro rey,

Loaremos a muestro Salvador

Baruch eloheinu, Baruch AdoneinuBaruch Malkeinu, Baruch Moshi’einu

Bendicho muestro dio, Bendicho muestro siniorBendicho muestro rey,

Bendicho muestro Salvador

Atah hu eloheinu, Atah hu AdoneinuAtah hu Malkeinu, Atah hu Moshi’einu

Tu el muestro dio, Tu el muestro siniorTu el muestro rey, Tu el muestro Salvador

b’Nai torah bereaveMeNt group - wedNeSdaYS, 4:30 p.M. & 5:30 p.M. Led by Carla van Walsum, these groups offer loving, compassionate support and help guide you through the grieving process. Meetings are in the Nathan Library. For more information, please contact elaine Siegell at (561) 392-8566.

Mazal tov to . Nancy Weingard on the birth of her grandson, eli Lawrence Weingard, to great grandmother, Roslyn hand, and to parents Amanda & Robert Weingard.

. Judy & Sidney Swartz on the birth of their great grandson, Theodore Asher Swartz, and to parents Deborah & Jeffrey Swartz.

. Michelle & Michael Roseman on the birth of their granddaughter, Jordana Averie, and to parents Danielle & David Roseman.

The yahrzeit candle should be lit the evening prior to the date indicated above. You are encouraged to attend

minyan both days. It is customary when observing a yahrzeit to perform an act of tzedakah in memory of our loved ones. For your convenience, an envelope is available in the Glassman Chapel which you can return to the Synagogue Office. Join our daily morning and evening minyanim.

Friday Evening, Shabbat Services5:45 p.m.: Mincha6:00 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat, Ma’ariveleanor & paul Weinerz”l Cultural Center Saturday Morning, Shabbat ServicesRabbi David M. SteinhardtCantor ehud (Udi) SpielmanCantor Boaz Davidoff8:45 a.m., Main Sanctuary

Havurat Shabbat Rabbi David englander10:00 a.m., eleanor & paul Weinerz”l Cultural Center

Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv/HavdalahMincha: 6:30 p.m., Glassman Chapel

Weekday ShacharitSunday, 8:45 a.m., Glassman ChapelMonday - Friday, 8:00 a.m., Glassman Chapel

Weekday Mincha/Ma’arivSunday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Glassman Chapel

come WoRShIp WIth US

b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN offIceRS & StaffSenior Rabbi David M. Steinhardt, D.D.

Rabbi David englander

Executive Director Rabbi Rikki Arad

Senior Cantor ehud (Udi) Spielman

Cantor Boaz Davidoff

Mirochnick RS Education Director Cathy BerkowitzTaubman ECC Director Nancy GoldsteinB’nai Mitzvah Prog. Director Cantor paul GoldsteinDirector of Finance Sam hitnerDirector of Maintenance Francisco valdesCommunications/Programming Dir. Rachel KaplanArt Director Claudia SternbergTzedakah Programming Director Summer FaermanChoral Director Cantor Mitch MartinProgram Coordinator Lauren BergerCultural Arts & Membership Coordinator elysa StarkYouth Director zack Smith

Baal Korei Joe FuchsRitual Director Julie RisiskyGabbaim Steve Ginsburg, Robb Kantor*, Bill Fine, Linda ehrlich, Neil Friedman

b’NaI toRah coNgRegatIoN 6261 S.W. 18th Street | Boca Raton, Florida 33433

(561) 392-8566 | www.btcboca.org

President Toby Levi*

Executive Vice President Steve Ginsburg

Vice Presidents Marvin Finkelstein Jerry Budney Richard Birdie eric Klein*

Treasurer Stan Kutlin

Secretary Marcy Kammerman

Financial Secretary Rick SchusterTrustees: Michael BerezinTerry BresnickCarmen CunhaDavid DweckShula Fleischer*Marleen Forkas*Scott Frank

edward LevineRobert NeimanMurray RehnerJulie RisiskyCheryl Rymered SopherArthur Stark

Women’s League President Joanne Shulman

Men’s Club President Larry Faerman

Foundation President Spencer Sax*

Synagogue Counsel Kenneth Lipman, esq.*Ner Tamid Society Member

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