Jacob Berman Community Center     מרקז קהילתי ע"ש יעקב ברמן

Weekly Bulletin: Ha'Azinu-Shabbat Shuva 5770     האזינו‬-שבת שובה‬  תש"ע‬

Items for the bulletin should be sent to bermanshul@gmail.com   

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

• Mazal tov to Bryna & Paul Epstein on the marriage of their son Yonatan to Osnat Ambar, daughter of Rachel & Gadi Ambar of Netanya.
   
• Mazal tov to Alison & Stephen Epstein on the engagement of David Zvi Epstein to Yael Richardson, daughter of Rabbi Marvin and Maureen Richardson of Jericho New York. David Zvi and Yael are currently studying in Toronto and plan on getting married in June.
   
• Mazal tov to Adele and Tuvia Muskin on the engagement of their granddaughter Hadar, daughter of Sharon and Reuven Muskin of Talmon to Eitan Adler son of Rabbi Aharon and Miriam Adler of Ramot, Jerusalem.
   
• Derech Hatzlacha to Benji Marder, who started his military service this week as an economist in the Navy
   
• Looking to do a mitzvah? Great, because the parallel and early minyanim need men and women, boys and girls, to help set up. > We call on all members to help, irrespective of where they themselves daven. Strong, silent types especially encouraged. 
  • Parallel Minyan (Yehiva dining room) - Motzei Shabbat immediately after Maariv (approx. 19:15)
  • Hashkama Minyan (Yehiva library) - Erev Yom Kippur immediately after Mincha Gedola  (approx. 13:45).
     
• Kiruv Project - attention all older teens, pre or post army or students who have time before university term starts:
  We are looking for someone who has about 25 hours to work during chagim period-- before high holidays until end of sukkot, to help with the kiruv project:
      ○ hanging up posters through town
      ○ checking on sukka every morning
      ○ setting up for daily activities in sukka kehillatit
      ○ pay NIS 25 per hour
  Coby Shames had this job last year, was excellent and felt very fulfilled--you can check with him.  
  Call Chaya or David Tannor,  052-6991433 
   
  
• Women (mature or teens) sought to give divrei tora during simhat tora (while the men are listening to repetitions of vezot habracha). We already have 2 volunteers from last year. RSVP to risa rtzohar@hotmail.com  or chaya ctannor@hotmail.com.
   
• BermaNoar kicks off straight after the chaggim with a whole new program, tiyulim, shiurim, Shabbatot – stay tuned! First up for all you budding artists is a competition to design a BermaNoar logo – prizes for the winning and the most creative entries. Get your creative thinking caps on and please submit your ideas by Erev Sukkot (2nd October) to Steve Kronengold or Raphy Nudelman.
   
• The official Hebrew version of the Audit Committee's 2009 report to the AGM is available (to registered members) at: http://bermanshul.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=58
   

HOSPITALITY, COMMUNITY, COMINGS & GOINGS
The community wishes to know about new arrivals or people planning to come to Rehovot so that we can welcome them. You may send in their details for the weekly bulletin, or to hospitality@bermanshul.org, or contact Sara Feigelson or Chaya Tannor.

• I am asking on behalf of an (ex) student of mine, a real 'gantze mensh';-) He has recently relocated to Toronto and is working in the Israeli Consulate there. He lives near the consulate in Downtown, and has nowhere to go for any of the Yom Tovim or Shabbatot.
  Do any of you have any relatives/friends in Toronto that could maybe help out?
  Please email to Natalie Rivlin: pataliae@shani.net

CALENDAR
Happenings of interest to the community are listed in various Google Calendars, viewable at http://calendar.bermanshul.org or on the shul web page www.bermanshul.org. If you use Google calendars you can combine our calendars with your own. Davening times are given in the official shul Calendar available from http://bermanshul.org/calendar.pdf.
Please note that the Berman Community does not take responsibility for the propriety of the non-shul events.

• A number of other Rehovot events are published at www.pirsuma.com
• Members organizing private events (e.g. wedding, bar/bat mitzva celebrations etc.) are advised to use the shul calendar as follows:
  1. You can check for a date that does not clash with another event in the community
  2. You may have your event listed as an anonymous "private event" so that others can avoid scheduling another event at the same time. Please let any board member know, and we will put it on the calendar.

PERSONAL & BASEMENT
Please note that the Berman Community does not take responsibility for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed.