Berman Shul - Bulletin
Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center
מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן
Parashat Vaera 5776 פרשת וארא תשע"ו
Candle Lighting: Friday, January 8 16:31
Havdala: Saturday, January 9 17:32
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Tamar and Eli Seeman in honor of the Bar Mitzva of their son, Neria.
Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored this week by Lisa and Michael Appel in honor of the sixth anniversary of their aliya.
Births:
- Mazal Tov to Cissie and Eddie Jacobson on the birth of a great-grandson. Mazal tov to the parents Rinat and Ido Aviv of Ramat Gan and the grandparents, Michal and Yaakov Kahan of Ramat Aviv.
- מזל טוב לסיסי ואדי יעקבסון על לידת הנין. מזל טוב להורים רינת ועדו אביב מרמת גן, ולסבים מיכל ויעקב קאהן מרמת אביב.
Bar/Bat Mitzva:
- Mazal Tov to Tamar and Eli Seeman on the Bar Mitzva of their son, Neria. A special Mazal Tov and welcome to grandparents Stanley and Ilana Emerson, and great-grandmother Freda Steinberg. Mazal Tov as well to Neria's brothers and sisters and the entire family.
Bereavement and Memorial:
- We regret to announce the passing of Norma Flaks Barach z"l, sister of our member Chanie Goren. The funeral was held on Monday January 4th in Jerusalem. Chanie is sitting shiva at her sister's home at Even Shmuel 41, Ramot. Chanie's phone number is 052-445-3997. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS
- The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bermans membership will be held on Motzai Shabbat Bo, January 16, 2016 at 20:00. We are [still] looking for some new talent to join the Board. If you are interested in joining the Board or know someone who is, please contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee: Ian Taylor, Eliot Dobin or Aviva Spotts.
- Materials for the AGM, including non-audited financial report and budget, and the audit committee report are available in the documents section of our website (members only). A flier prepared by the Board summarizing some of the shul's accomplishments this past year "Bermans shul in numbers" is available on the Noticeboard.
- Help provided and needed. If there is an immediate family member who is very ill or in the hospital, and you need help with meals, please contact Ayala Meisels at ayala.meisels@gmail.com. We ask members to respond and sign themselves up when meal requests are publicized.
- The topic of Eitan Ronen's Tuesday night shiur (20:30-21:15) this coming week will be "Women and Havdala". Please check the live calendar for weekly updates.
- Torah readers needed for Sefer Vayikra. To volunteer, please contact Rami Shanani. And a request from Rami: The list of Tora readers is hanging on the bulletin board at the entrance to the shul. To prevent misunderstandings or scheduling glitches, anyone who is slated to read should confirm by checking the list that they are correctly assigned, and anyone who is planning a simcha at which a family member would like to read, is asked to book their event as early as possible by contacting Jerry Kriger.
- נפתחה ההרשמה לבעלי קריאה לספר ויקרא. נא לפנות לרמי שאנני. בקשה אישית שלי: רשימת בעלי הקריאה תלויה על הלוח בכניסה לבית הכנסת בין השאר על מנת למנוע אי נעימויות. אני מבקש מכולם לעיין ברשימה לפחות פעם אחת בשלשה חודשים ולפנות אלי בכל מקרה שמתעוררת בעיה או שאלה. כל מי שמתכנן לקיים שמחה בר מצוה , חתונה... במהלך השנה הקרובה בבית הכנסת מתבקש לפנות ולתאם זאת עם ג'רי קריגר כמה שיותר מוקדם. רמי.
- Volunteers needed to give Divrei Torah for parshiot in Sefer Vayikra. Please contact Mechael Kanovsky.
- מי שמעוניין לתת דבר תורה על פרשה בספר ויקרא מתבקש לפנות למיכאל קנובסקי.
- Shvat Jointly Sponsored Yahrtzeit Kiddush. The Shvat Yahrtzeit JSK will be held on Shabbat, Parshat Beshalach (23.1.2016). To participate in this kiddush, please contact Rachel Schecter no later than Friday, January 15th. Participation: 150 NIS.
- קידוש משותף ליארצייט חודש שבט. הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של חודש שבט יתקיים בשבת פרשת בשלח (שבת שירה), (23 לינואר 2016). אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם רחל שכטר לא יאוחר מיום שישי, 15 לינואר. השתתפות: 150 ש"ח
HOSPITALITY and CHESED
- Our member Harry Langbeheim has been hospitalized in Tel Hashomer for the last two weeks, for what is expected to be an extended stay. The family would appreciate help with meals, for shabbat only, for the 2-3 family members who stay over to be with him each shabbat. Details and instructions can be found at www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=IJBR0381. Please sign up if you can help (you can volunteer to provide part of a meal). Refua Shleima!
- הארי מאושפז כבר שבועיים בתל השומר. אין כרגע מידע מתי הוא ישתחרר. המשפחה מסתדרת במהלך השבוע, ונעזור רק בארוחות שישי ושבת, הכמות היא בדרך כלל לשנים שלושה אנשים, הנמצאים בתל השומר. פרטים מלאים והנחיות בקישור: www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=IJBR0381 רפואה שלימה!
- Adoptive families urgently needed for (female) conversion candidates who live in Rehovot. Families are needed to invite them for Shabbat and holidays. Sleeping accommodations not required. If you can help, please contact Ilana Friedlander stevenf@netvision.net.il.
- זקוקים בדחיפות למספר משפחות שילוו בנות העוברות גיור. הבנות גרות ברחובות ולא זקוקות ללינה. נא ליצור קשר מידי עם אילנה פרידלנדר 053-5706592 stevenf@netvision.net.il
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 gabbai@bermanshul.org.
- Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.
CALENDAR
- A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (here).
- The "live" calendar below gives a full schedule of official Berman events, and other happenings. Click on any event to see the details. If calendar doesn't appear click here
- Members organizing private events (e.g. wedding, bar/bat mitzva, etc.) are requested to have their event listed as an anonymous "private event" to avoid scheduling conflicts. Register here, or send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com
PERSONAL & BASEMENT
Please note that we take no responsibility for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed
- Volunters needed- Today- Jan 7th. Several volunteers, who pack food (collected from restaurants) every week for needy families, will be unavailable this Thursday (7 Jan). The HOD ISRAEL charity organization urgently needs replacements - just this week. If it is at all possible for you to give about 2 hours to this mitzva (about 15:00-17:00), please call or text Sandra at 052-374-0260. The HOD ISRAEL center is in the Rabbanut building, 2 Goldberg St.
- היום, יום ה' (7.1.16), יחסרו כמה מהמתנדבים הקבועים שאורזים אוכל מוכן עבור משפחות נזקקות שנעזרים ע"י הוד ישראל. מי שיכול להתנדב במקומם תבוא עליו/עליה ברכה. זמן ההתנדבות הוא בערך שעתיים, ומתחילים ב-15:00. אם תוכל/י לעזור נא להתקשר ל-052-374-0260 (סנדרה). הארגון הוד ישראל נמצא בבנין של הרבנות, גולדברג 2.
- Shabbat hazanut, at the Beit Zeltser Shul- Rechov Baal Shem Tov on Friday 16.1.16 at 4:45 PM Chazan Tzudik Greenwald will be performing with the New Rechovot Choir, Shirat Rechovot including over 30 voices under the baton of Yankele Rotner. Also on Shabbat morning they will be singing at 8:15 AM. On Friday night at 9 PM there will be an Oneg Shabbat in Beit Zeltser.
- Car for sale. Evelynne and Hershell Goldman’s daughter urgently needs to sell her new, beloved car due to financial constraints – Nissan Juke Accenta 1.6, 2015 model. Test until January 2017, manufacturer’s guarantee until January 2018. 23,000 km. Please contact Ilana 052-407-1075.
- Young couple looking for couch and chairs and any other furniture that someone would like to dispose of. If anyone has anything to donate, please call: 058 600 2134.
- Small rental apartment needed. My name is Lenny Margulis and I will be making aliya with my family in 2016. I have a job offer in Rehovot and I will be initially coming alone without my family at the end of February/beginning of March. I would like to rent a small apartment or room in walking distance from Berman shul until I find something suitable for the family. If anyone has any suggestions, please contact me at lennymargulis@gmail.com or at +1-860-543-2809.
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Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101