Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Pekudei 5776 פרשת פקודי תשע"ו

Candle Lighting: Friday, March 11 17:25

Havdala: Saturday, March 12  18:23

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is jointly sponsored by the following members marking Yahrtzeits of their loved ones in Adar:

Nettie Beer in memory of her mother, Elsa Orchier bat Lena and Yakov, and her father Kalman Orchier ben Zelig and Leah
Betsy Bogdansky in memory of her mother, Gnendle bat Sarah Pesha
Charles Hexter in memory of his father, Aryeh ben Meshulum
Rhea Israel in memory of her mother, Yehudit bat Eliyahu Moshe
Steve Kronengold in memory of his father, Numa Kronengold, Nachum ben Yehuda Halevi
Jonathan Marder in memory of his father, Daniel ben Shlomo
Tuvia Muskin in memory of his mother, Harabanit Roza Tsippa Muskin bat Yitzchak and in memory of his sister, Esther Shulamit Edelman bat Harav Elazer Reuven
Daniele Perl-Treves in memory of her father, Uri ben Avraham
Greta Rosenberg in memory of her father, Azriel ben Rav Yisroel Halevi
Sherman Rosenfeld in memory of his brother, Moshe Mordechai ben David and Bayla Batya 
Sandy Sampson in memory of his mother, Bracha bat Ze'ev
Sheila Shain in memory of her sister, Feige Sandler bat Chava and Zeev Halevi Crystal
Chaya Tannor in memory of her aunt, Lillian Levmore, and her uncle, Sheperd Levmore
David Tannor in memory of his father, Dr. Herman Tannor
Naama Weisgras in memory of her father, Tzion ben Moshe ve'Chana Malichi

and by Sarah and Jonathan Nehrer in honor of their daughter Esther, who recently came on aliya, joining her family here.

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored this week by Tzippy and Sergio Geralnik

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Hanna and Ari Edelman on the birth of a granddaughter, Ayelet, a daughter to their children Dafna and Chagai Or-Chen. Mazal Tov, as well, to great-grandparents Sara and Meir Edelman and Adina and Moshe Zipor. 
• מזל טוב לחנה וארי אדלמן להולדת הנכדה איילת, בת לדפנה וחגי אור-חן.  מזל טוב גם לסבים-רבא שרה ומאיר אדלמן ועדינה ומשה צפור.
   
• Mazal Tov to Miki and Neal Hauser on the birth of a grandson, Yehuda. Mazal Tov to the new parents, Avital and Tomer Moshe, and to sisters Tipheret, Rivka, and Tehilla.
   
• Mazal Tov to Judith and Marc Aronhime on the birth of a first grandson, a son to Avigail and Yechiel Bracha from Be'er Sheva.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

• **This week** This Shabbat, Parshat Pekudei (March 11-12) we will be honored to have Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz as a scholar in residence. Rabbi Breitowitz received his BA degree from Johns Hopkins University and obtained semicha from Ner Israel Rabbinical College. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, and shortly thereafter became the Rav of the Silver Spring Woodside Shul in Silver Spring Maryland, while maintaining status as a tenured professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. Those interested in hearing previously taped lectures of Rabbi Breitowitz, are invited to visit his website at http://torahdownloads.com/s-8-rabbi-yitzchak-breitowitz.html?page=13
  Rabbi Breitowitz will give two lectures in English:
  The Plight of the Aguna, on Friday Night the 2nd of Adar 2 5776 (Mar 11th, 2016) at 8:45 PM
  The Fifth Galut of Yishmael and the Story of Purim on Shabbat, following Mincha at about 17:30 PM
  Details on the Noticeboard
   
• Please join us for our Pre-Purim Chesed Event for parents and children (ages 2-12) at Matnas Havayyot, co-sponsored by Bermans, on March 14, 2016 from 17:00-19:00. Each child is asked to bring a gift, which the kids will wrap and decorate together. The wrapped presents will be distributed to poor children. There will also be Purim art activities, snacks and fun. We are looking for volunteers to help with set up and clean up, and other jobs. Any donations of gifts or funding are greatly appreciated. Please contact Leora Ronen to sign up/volunteer 0508936488, or mail: ronenleora@gmail.com. More info on the Noticeboard.
• פעילות חסד הורים וילדים. ביום שני ה-14.03.16 בין השעות 17:00-19:00 באולם האירועים בחוויות שוויץ תתקיים פעילות הורים וילדים המיועדת להמחיש לילדים את מצוות "מתנות לאביונים" ליצור נתינה חווייתית. מה להביא? מתנות אותן נעטוף ונקשט בשמחה- כל מתנה תתקבל בברכה. תרומות של מתנות / כסף למתנות / ציוד עטיפה  - יתקבלו בברכה. תודה !  נשמח למתנדבים שיעזרו ביום האירוע. על מנת שנוכל להיערך בהתאם, נא להירשם מראש. (משתתפים, מתנדבים ותורמים) אצל ליאורה 0508936488 או במייל ronenleora@gmail.com. מידע נוסף בלוח מודעות.
   
• Minutes of the January 2016 AGM are available here (member login required)
   
• For connoisseurs of Bermans nostalgia, an article about the early years of the shul from the Kanovsky archives is posted on the Noticeboard.
   
• Torah readers needed for Sefer Bamidbar and Devarim. To volunteer, please contact Rami Shaanani.
• מי שמעוניין לקרוא בתורה בספרים במדבר ודברים מתבקש לפנות לרמי שאנני.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• Family needed to host female lone soldier during her studies towards giyyur. She lives locally in Rehovot, so sleeping accommodations are not needed. Please contact Ilana Friedlander 053-5706592, stevenf@netvision.net.il
• מחפשים משפחה לאירוח חיילת בודדה שעוברת גיור. אין צורך בלינה, היא גרה ברחובות. לפרטים נא ליצור קשר עם אילנה פרידלנדר 053-5706592 stevenf@netvision.net.il
   
• Shabbat meal invitations needed for another [female] soldier during her giyyur process. She was adopted by a Bermans family, but would appreciate additional invitations. Liana 054-2022571  
• חיילת שעוברת גיור ויש לה משפחה מאמצת מברמן תשמח לקבל הזמנות נוספות לארוחות שבת. לפרטים נוספים התקשרו לאנה: 054-2022571.

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

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