Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Lech-Lecha 5777  פרשת לך לך תשע'ז

Candle Lighting: Friday, November 11 16:22

Havdala: Saturday, November 12 17:21

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Vanessa and Keith Brooks and by Dr. Hilary and Dr. Howard Gross on the occasion of the Bar Mitzva of their son / grandson Elnadav

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored by Susie and Jeremy Schiff in memory of Jeremy's father, Aryeh ben Nahum

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Aviva and Charlie Hexter on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to their children Temima and Shlomo Stern of Even Shmuel.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Vanessa and Keith Brooks on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Elnadav, to Elnadav's sisters Noffiya and Shalhevet, and to all the family visiting for the occasion. Mazal Tov also to Nana Eileen Brooks and to Great Grandparents Fran & Chick Band of Boca Raton, Florida. Welcome to Grandma Hilary and Grandpa Howard Gross, Uncle Barry Gross & cousin Azariah, Aunty Laura & Uncle Jon Sykes and cousins Laivi, David, Amalia & Yakira, Uncle Jeff Gross, Great Uncle Malcolm & Great Aunty Yvonne Brummer, Great Uncle Zvi and Great Aunty Valerie Silver from London, Great Uncle John & Great Aunty Sheila Collins from Leeds and to all the relatives from Herzliya, Jerusalem, Netanya, Ramat Gan, Tel-Aviv and Zichron Yacov. 

Engagements and Wedding:

• Mazal Tov to Rosi and Harry Langbeheim on the engagement of their son Haggai to Shira Biran from Kibbutz Sasa.
• מזל טוב לרוזי ו-הרי לנגבהיים  על אירוסי בנם חגי עם שירה בירן מקיבוץ סאסא.

Bereavement and Memorial:

• We regret to announce the passing of Sara Spotts z"l, the mother of our member Shua Spotts. The funeral took place on Tuesday, November 8in Atlanta, Georgia. Shua can be reached on WhatsApp at +972-54-957-3119, or at +1-404-329-9359, until 9:30 PM. Please remember the 7-hour time difference. Shua will return to Israel late Sunday night. There will be a Shacharit Shiva minyan on Monday morning, November 14, at Shimoni 7/3 at 7:00 am. To ensure a minyan, please sign up at http://www.bermanshul.org/shiva if you can attend. Shua gets up from Shiva after Shacharit on Monday November 14. He will be receiving guests at his home after shiva has concluded, on Monday, November 14th, from 9:00-11:30 am and 7:00-10:00 pm, and on Tuesday, November 15th, from 7:00-10:00 pm. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​​

• Combined Elul/Tishrei/Heshvan Jointly Sponsored Yahrtzeit Kiddush. The Elul 5776, Tishrei 5777, and Chesvan 5777 JSK will be held on Nov 19th Parashat Vayera. To participate in the kiddush, please contact Judd Bogdansky no later than this Sunday November 13th, 2016. Participation: 150 NIS per person.
• קידוש משותף ליארצייט אלול תשרי וחשבן. הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של חודשים אלול תשרי וחשון יתקיים בשבת פרשת וירא (19 בנובמבר 2016). אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם ג'וד בוגדנסקי לא יאוחר מיום ראשון, 13 בנובמבר. השתתפות: 150 ש'ח לכל שם.
• Our annual "MIX IT UP!" Shabbatot  - The Berman Community has been blessed with many new families in the last several years. To help the veteran members (“vatikim”) and newcomers get to know each other, we are planning two consecutive special Shabbatot. On Shabbat Toldot (Dec. 3), we will be pairing new families with vatikim for Shabbat lunch. Newcomers who are interested in being invited and vatikim who are interested in hosting (or vice versa) please email hospitality@bermanshul.org. We will attempt to match families by neighborhood, occupation and/or country/city of origin. The following Shabbat (Dec. 10), Shabbat Vayeitzai, the Kiddush will be sponsored by the shul in honor of our new members. On that Shabbat, we are also planning to have name tags prepared for all members, which you may optionally affix to your clothing upon exiting to the kiddush. Non-Berman members are invited to receive a name tag by registering here. We are looking for volunteers to help with the preparations for the two Shabbatot. Please contact Sharyn Strauss if you are interested in helping at syhks13@yahoo.com
• קהילתו התברכה בשנים האחרונות בהרבה משפחות חדשות. כדי לעזור לוותיקים וחדשים להכיר אחד את השני אנו מתכננים שני אירועים בשתי שבתות ברצף. בשבת תולדות (3.12) אנו מזווגים משפחות חדשות עם וותיקים לארוחת שבת. משפחות חדשות שמעוניינות להתארח ומשפחות וותיקות שמעוניינות לארח (או להיפך) נא לשלוח מייל ל-hospitality@bermanshul.org. ננסה לזווג משפחות לפי שכונה, מקצוע ו/או ארץ ועיר מולדת. בשבת אחרי זה, שבת ויצא (10.12) הקידוש יהיה בחסות בית הכנסת לכבוד החברים החדשים. באותה שבת יחלקו תגיות עם שמות חברי בית הכנסת שניתן יהיה להדביק על  הבגד. מי שאינו חבר בית הכנסת יכול לקבל תגית על ידי רישום פה. 
• Women and girls who are interested in reading from Megillat Esther in the women’s reading on Purim morning should contact Sheila Fieldust 08-(052)5310922.
• Singers wanted. The male voice choir is continuing its post-chagim activities. New voices always warmly received. Please contact Stephen Simpson for details about activities and rehearsals.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• Welcome to David and Lynn Gross! Lynn and David have just made aliyah from Albany, NY! They are the parents of our member, Marissa Yarm. David is a RN, Home Health Care supervisor and Lynn was a senior center diirector. She also had a small music gig on the side (music appreciation, sings, piano, guitar) They both retired last month. Contact info: Djgmig@aol.com
• Welcome to Saskia and Micha Shtiebel! Saskia is from London, England and Micha is originally from Pittsburgh but has lived in Jerusalem (on and off) since he is 16. Saskia is a Weizmann MSc student (Life Sciences) and Micha is an account manager at Sysaid. Contact info: Saskiafreud@googlemail.com,  Michastiebel@gmail.com , S - 0548375250 M - 0535330735.
• Welcome to Paul Adler and Sara Adler! Paul and his daughter, Sara,  have just made aliyah from Melbourne, Australia! They are the father and sister of our member, Elaine Adler. Paul is retired and plans to learn Hebrew and enjoy being closer to the extended family. Sara works as  a People and Change Manager, Consultant and Entrepreneur. She will be attending Ulpan Etzion Jerusalem full time starting in January and then hopes to change careers and move into a different industry (she previously worked in the banking and postal industries in Australia and UK). You can learn more about Sara on LinkedIn: https://il.linkedin.com/in/saraadler. Contact info:padler777@gmail.com, sara.j.adler@gmail.com, P - 0527919744,  S - 0527919698

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

• Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.
• Policy regarding misheberachs for individuals who are ill, appears here. To submit names, write gabbai@bermanshul.org.
• Names and contact information for families who are new to the community (including pictures and short biographies) here.
• If you need or can offer Shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org.