Jacob Berman Community Center

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Weekly Bulletin: Parashat Bo 5771

פרשת בא תשע"א

• There will be an Azkara and Erev Limud for Prof Eliyahu Kanovsky ז"ל, Motzai Shabbat Bo, Jan 8th 8:00 PM at Berman Shul. Further details are posted on the calendar.
   
• The annual Kabbalat Shabbat for women in memory of Rachel Garfinkel ז"ל will be held IY"H on 14 January 2011/10 Shevat 5771 - Parashat BeShalach - at the Kanners - 41 HaShomrim - at 16:50 (Hadlakat Neirot is at 16:36).
  As some have done in the past to make life easier, if you would like to light candles at home before the regular time, "al tnai", and be driven over please feel free to do so. (Details of the azkarah for Rachel & Lenny ז"ל will follow when the family sets a date.)
   
• Yeshiva campus cleaning - part III
  To all Berman shul goers young and old alike, There will be a cleaning up of the Yeshiva-wide campus on Friday (7 Dec) between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM. Come one come all. Even if you can come for only part of that time, please do so. Let's make the campus clean for the benefit of us all. With the help of the anonymous donor and his crew, we will have a spotless campus (hopefully).
   
• Berman's Night of Comedy With Musical Interludes:
  Are the winter blahs getting you down? Too many sunny days? Come join us for an evening full of laughs and light music with a home-grown cast: 22nd January, Motzei Shabbat Yitro, 8:30 p.m. in the Yeshivat HaDarom dining hall. Programme and further details are on the Calendar.
  See you there!
   
• We are trying to find a play which could be prepared for a Bermans Purim play this year (!)  Since 100 heads are better than one, we were wondering if any of you have such a play (in English) or have a friend who might have been in one or seen one at another schule. Please put out your feelers and get back with it  to Yisrael Levitt and Stephen Simpson (who will figure out if it is doable) or to Judy Weiss. Thank you, Chaya (Also those of you with acting ability, start thinking about putting those talents to good use!)
   
• Looking for Torah readers for Sefer Vayikra. Please contact Stevie Friedlander at stevenf@netvision.net.il or call 057-776-5832.
   
• BermaNoar - ברמנוער
  There will be a shabbaton for Bermanoar kids, 8th grade and up, on the 11-12th of February in Achziv.
  The number of places is limited so please register your kids ASAP with Ilana Friedlander at stevenf@netvision.net.il.
  שבתון ברמנוער יתקיים בפרשת תצוה 11-12/2 באכזיב. ילדים מכיתה ח' ומעלה מוזמנים להירשם.
  מספר המקומות מוגבל. ההרשמה מיידית אצל אילנה פרידלנדר stevenf@netvision.net.il.
   
• The Rehovot Reporter*.
  The Rehovot-area public is invited to submit articles in English up to 1,000 words--write about your life experiences, travel experiences, fiction, poetry, opinion pieces, etc.--for publication in the next issue of The Rehovot Reporter. Send your material via e-mail to the editor at coleros@netvision.net.il. Deadline for the issue, due out prior to Passover, is Wednesday, March 9, 2011, but material submitted earlier is welcome.
  *The Rehovot Reporter is published by the Rehovot English Speakers' Organization, of which the Berman Community is a constituent member. 

• On Shabbat Parshat Yitro, the Berman community will be hosting a group of converts, most of whom just recently completed their conversion. For some, this will be their first Shabbat following the conversion. During this Shabbat we hope to show them Berman's famous hospitality. We are looking for families to invite them for Shabbat lunch, and we would also appreciate if members of the community would assist them as needed during the davening & talk to them at the kiddush. Please contact Ilana Friedlander ASAP (email: stevenf@netvision.net.il, cell: 057-570-6592) if you can host 1-2 of them for lunch.

• A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim.is available for download (http://bermanshul.org/calendar.pdf, now updated till end of February 2011).
• The "live" calendar below gives a full schedule of official Berman events and other happenings. You can avoid missing events by taking a minute to scroll through the listing. Click on any event to diplay the details.
  Colour codes: Berman Events  / Outreach-קהילה /  Other events* /  Localised Hebrew Calendar
  *The Berman Community is not responsible for the propriety of the "Other events". 
• A number of other Rehovot events are published at www.pirsuma.com
• Chugim and activities for all ages at Havayot Schweitz: Including 50+ coffee evenings (Sundays), מועדון חצ"ב (Tuesdays a.m.), Bridge for beginners, Tiyulim, etc.. For details and schedules see the Havayot Website (www.havayot.co.il).
• 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 or send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com.

PERSONAL & BASEMENT
Please note that the Berman Community is not responsible for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed.

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• Emunah Shabbaton - March 11th/12th 2011 - Shabbat Vayikra
  There are still a few rooms available
  For further information please see the calendar or contact Evelynne Goldman, hersheve@netvision.net.il, phone 08-9456264.
   
• Looking to buy a 5.5 room apartment in the North-East area of Rehovot. Please contact Yaniv: 052-790 9616
   
• There is an apartment in Meltzer 7 (fourth floor, with an elevator) for sale. This is a very large apartment, recently refurbished, in a building with wonderful neighbors. For details call Mechael Kanovsky at either 08-947-1359 or 052-647-1359.
   
• Five room apartment on Gorodeski Street. Second floor with elevator, air conditioning, succa porch, storage room, covered parking. 11 year old building with 11 apartments. Call Nati 050-628-5711, not on Shabbat.
   
• Someone who borrowed the Shabbat electric cart between the summer and the fall must have taken off the plastic raincover and put it somewhere. PLEASE contact me to tell me where it is!!as this Shabbat is supposed to be rainy and I would like to bring my mother to schule
  Chaya 0526991433
   
• A pair of tickets available for Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment," February 13, 8 p.m., at the Tel Aviv Opera House Balcony, row 4, seats 9 and 10. NIS116 each, NIS232 the pair. Contact Esther Noodelman, 08 931 8884