Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש יעקב ברמן    

Weekly Bulletin: ‫Parashat Nasso 5771 

פרשת נשא‬‬‬ תשע"א ‬

• Mazal tov to Shelley & Henry Schwarzbaum and to Flo & Sylvain Sternberg on the engagement of their son/grandson Yair to Rivki Meckler, daughter of Sara & Yaakov Meckler of Ra'anana.
   
• Mazal tov to Daniele & Rafi Perl-Treves on the upcoming Bar-Mitzva of their son Noam Zion (planned as a family event out of town - Shabbat Nasso).
   
• The azkara for our dear member Jay Goldstein (Yakov Sandor) ז"ל will take place Thursday 2nd June (29th of Iyyar, 5771) at the Rehovot Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at 18:30 at theRehovot cemetery entrance. 
   
  
• The Hakamat Matzevah for Izzy Davidovitz is scheduled for Friday morning, June 03, 2011 at 09:30 AM at the Givat Shaul cemetery, Jerusalem. As a family member, friend, and/or someone learning in Izzy’s memory, we thought you would want to know. Please do not feel obligated to attend, but if you can attend it would be most welcome, as we would like to have a minyan to say Kaddish in addition to the Kel Maleh Rachamim The kever is located in Gush Gimmel, Chelka 65 and 66 (see calendar entry for directions). If you need any more information – please call us.
  Kol Tuv and Tizku L'mitzvot
  Edith Davidowitz, Judy and Eli Schmell(050-5656913), Marcia Davidowitz (054-9848510)
   
• The azkara for our dear Shamai Siegal ז"ל will take place Thursday 9th June (7th of Sivan, 5771) at the Rehovot Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at 18:45 at the cemetery entrance.
   
• The 2nd Kahn-Bellows Lecture (on the topic of Judaism and Social Justice) will be given by Rabbi Micha Odenheimer, Founding Director of Tevel b'Tzedek, who will speak in English on Judaism and Social Justice in the Age of Globalization
  Thursday Evening, Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5771 (June 2, 2011) Ma’ariv 20:15 Lecture 20:30. Further details are on the calendar.
   
• Shavuot שבועות
  The schedule of shiurim for Leil Shavuot is posted on the calendar.
   
• Looking for Torah readers for Sefer Devarim. Please contact Stevie Friedlander at stevenf@netvision.net.il or call 057-776-5832
   
• The 2011 AGM minutes are posted at: http://bermanshul.org/content/view/151/58/ (login required). The minutes and matters arising will be discussed at the next Board meeting.

• There is a collection of coats and jackets, etc. that have accumulated outside shul over the winter. Please take a look and remove anything that might be yours.

• We are looking for families that can host converts for Shavuot. They will be eating on Shavuot night together but they need a place to sleep and to eat on Shavuot day, lunch. For those who are interested or for more details, please contact Ilana Friedlander at 057-5706592 or at stevenf@netvision.net.il. Thank you.
   
• We are also looking for youths age 18 and up who will be willing to learn on shavuot night with the converts. All those interested please contact Ilana
   
• Olga, a young lady in the process of conversion is interested in receiving invitations for shabbat meals. Please call her at 054-536-8043.

• A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim.is available for download (http://bermanshul.org/calendar.pdf, now updated till end of June 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.

• Some time after Shavuot, a 7 year old boy is having orthopedic surgery at Assaf Harofe Hospital. The family is looking for volunteers to stay with him since they live in Jerusalem and it's hard for them to be available 24/7. The mother's name is Shani Greenspan and her phone no is 052 7134898.
   
• SAVE THE DATE!
  When: Wed. night, September 7, 2011 (9 Elul, 5771) at 8 pm
  What: A fabulous Carlebach Chai benefit concert for Yeshivat Amit Amichai that you don’t want to miss!
  Where: Wix Auditorium, Weizmann Institute
  VIP tickets (best seats in the house) are on sale now. For more information and to reserve your seats, please contact sara.feigelson@weizmann.ac.il  
   
• Two tickets for Verdi's La Traviata July 5, 2011, 20:00h at the TA Opera House
  Excellent seats, orchestra row 4, seats 28 and 29, NIS616 the pair
  Call Rosalie Brosilow at 08 949 4851.
   
• Lovely apt for rent:
  • Furnished
  • One yr lease from 1 July 2011 (possibly from 13 June) until 30 June 2012
  • Air-conditioned
  • 2 bdrms
  • On Weizmann St - near shopping, bus lines, Weizmann Institute, etc
  Call Esther Noodelman: Phone/fax: 08-931-8884, Cell phone: 052-422-4912 (Please do NOT leave a message on the CELL phone)
   
• Giving away Scandinavian wooden buffet and china cabinet 32 yrs. old. The buffet is in fair condition. The china cabinet is made from wood with glass sliding doors and is in good condition, but must be unbolted from the wall. Available after Shavuot. Bryna Epstein Tel. 052-6265526