Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש יעקב ברמן    

Weekly Bulletin: ‫Parashat Re'eh 5771 

פרשת ראה‬ תשע"א‬‬

• Kiddush this week is sponsored by Adina & Josh Klein, Shelley & Henry Schwarzbaum (and their car), and Ellen Shankman & Ron Wides, celebrating an aggregate 100 years of Zionist endeavor.
   
• Mazal tov Neelie & Oz Gamzu on the birth of a son.
   
• מזל טוב לשרה וישראל עזריאלי לנישואי נכדם צבי בן לאילון וחוה ל-רבקה זילברשלג מרכסים. הנישואים התקימו בבני-ברק ביום כ"ב אב תשע"א.
  Mazal tov to Sarah & Israel Azrieli on the marriage of their grandson Zvi, son of Elon & Chava, to Rivka Zilbershlag of Rechesim.
   
• Mazal tov to Miki and Neal Hauser on the engagement of their daughter Ayelet to Avi Bengoose son of Eliezer and Noa Bengoose of Rehovot.
   
• Baruch Dayan Emet
  We are deeply grieved to announce the untimely passing of one of our founding members Ellen Hexter ז"ל, the wife of our member Charles Hexter. The funeral took place on Tuesday. The family is sitting shiva in Ellen and Charlie's home, 45 Hashomrim, 08-9459990.
  Davening times are Shacharit: 6:15 AM, Mincha: 7:00 PM, Ma'ariv: 7:40 PM.
  המקום ינחם את כולם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים.  
   
• SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE: This coming Shabbat (Parshat Re’eh) we are pleased to host Rabbi Michael Skobac, Senior Counselor and Director of Education for the Canadian branch of Jews for Judaism, who will give two lectures in English:
  1. Shabbat morning at 11:00 AM: AM:
     Evangelicals & Israel: Trojan Horse or Knight in Shining Armor?
  2. Shabbat afternoon, following Mincha that will be at 6:30 PM:
     The DaVinci Code: A Jewish Perspective - an analysis of how the story of Jesus and his movement got distorted over time by historical Christianity
  For details about the speaker, see http://www.torahinmotion.org/spkrs_crnr/faculty/bioMichaelSkobac.htm. 
   
• The next board meeting is on Tuesday 6th September at 20:30. Please communicate agenda items to president@bermanshul.org  or to any other board member
   
• High Holidays 5772  ימים נוראים תשע"ב 
  The time has come to renew annual membership and arrange seating for the yamim nora’im. The letter and form have placed on the shul website as a single  PDF document (PDF link here). The form is also available as an Excel document (XLS link here) Links to both of these files appear on the Bermanshul website until Rosh Hashana. As last year, the printed documents will not be mailed out and you are requested to please print out your own copy. Please consider printing an extra copy for somebody you know who may not be able to print their own.
   
• Berman's End of Summer Barbeque Bash - "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" 8th September, 6pm
  • The cost is 10 NIS/person maximum 40 NIS/family RSVP by Sept 4th or pay at the door 15 NIS/person 60 NIS/family
  • Recycle old books, toys, clothing in good condition for the Berman Yard Sale. Proceeds go to the shul tzedakah fund. Unsold items will be donated to charitable causes
  • Recycle electronic equipment (such as old computers, printed circuit boards, controllers, switchboards, communication equipment and so forth).>A wonderful organization "EcoCommunity" will be recycling them while employing individuals with special needs. http://www.ecommunity.org.il/apage/93081.php. Please contact them directly if you'd like to know about donating a specific item.
  • Bring bats, balls, frisbees and other outdoor games for an evening of fun!
  • To volunteer or for more information please contact Aviva Spotts avivaspotts@gmail.com  08-945-1363

• Andy Warren writes:
  Shalom Rechovot Community :-)
  We are from Sharon, Mass (outside of Boston) We appreciate the various offers of help in getting settled. Does anyone have any girls at Pelech entering 8th grade or Tachemoni boys entering 4th and 6th? We also have a son that will be in 10th grade at Amit / Amichai. It would be great if we could introduce our kids to some classmates before school starts.
  Many thanks, Andy & Laurie Warren 6 Alkalai 050-258-2608

• Please send in names (3 maximum) to gabbai@bermanshul.org, (preferably by Thursday) or write them out and to give to the Gabbaim before kria. Names must be resubmitted anew every week. 
• If you are convalescing at home and would like visitors, please write in to bermans.

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

  Click on any event to display the details.

• 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 (http://havayot.org.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.

• Only two weeks left...don't miss out!!!
  Tickets for the fabulous Carlebach Chai Benefit Concert are now on sale. The Concert will take place at Wix Auditorium at 8 pm on Wed. night, Sept. 7th. The concert will be performed (in Hebrew) by the acclaimed Yiddishpeil Theater, directed by David Kribushi, with performers including Golan Azulai, Yisrael Rand, and Shlomi Goldberg. All proceeds from the concert will go to Yeshivat Amit Amichai, Rehovot.
  Tickets are being sold in 3 price categories (the higher the price, the better the seats, and the greater the much appreciated support for Yeshivat Amit Amichai).
  • Regular price: 150 NIS each
  • Better seats: 250 NIS each
  • Best seats in the house (VIP): 500 NIS each
  To reserve your seats, please contact sara.feigelson@weizmann.ac.il 
   
  
• If you're looking for a nice gift for Saba and savta, or abba and ima, or for the whole family, I make beautiful "family aprons" in a number of different styles Jeans aprons - matching aprons for mommy and me or daddy and me, full coverage. Can add personalized appliqué in Hebrew or English of person's initial.
  • Vintage hostess aprons - like mom used to wear in the fifties, either half aprons or full aprons, made of pretty cottons in pinks, blues, yellows and greens
  • Heavier cotton aprons, full coverage.
  • All aprons have pockets.
  • Adult aprons are one size and cost between 79 NIS to 100 NIS depending on style
  • Children's aprons come in three sizes (2-3 yr old, 4-7 yr old, and 8-10 yr old) and range in price from 39 NIS to 59 NIS.
  • 10% discount for Berman Shul members.
  • All aprons are hand made by me. Go to Facebook and type in Noya Creations to see the aprons.
  For questions and ordering, please give me a call at 054-7613892. Please don't wait for the last minute! Rachel Schecter
   
• A young Israeli family is looking for an apartment (at least 3 bedrooms) near the Weizmann Institute from the beginning of November. If you hear of anything, please contact naomifree@gmail.com.