Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש יעקב ברמן    

Weekly Bulletin: Parshat ‫Vayera 5772

פרשת וירא תשע"ב‬‬

• Kiddush this week is sponsored by Hagit & Paul Rivlin to celebrate the barmitzvah of their eldest son Omri. Mazal tov to them, to grandparents Maureen & Eddie Rivlin and Gina & Gidon Nachum. Also a big mazal tov to (almost centenarian) great-grandmother Beattie Black.
    
• Mazal Tov to Nicole and Lenny Gamss on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Devir, son of Daniel and Reut Gamss
   
• The azkara for Chana Lesser ז"ל on her sixth yaarziet will take place on Friday 11th November (י"ד חשוון). Family and friends will meet at the entrance to the Rehovot cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
   
• הרצאה (בעברית) על חג הסיגד - יום רביעי,אור לכ'חשוון תשע"ב, 16 בנובמבר 2011, אחרי מעריב ב20:15-
  פרטים נוספים  לוח אירועים
   
• The draft minutes of the  Board meeting held on 1st November are posted at http://bermanshul.org/content/view/157/58/ (member login required). Members with questions/comments should approach any Board member. Please note that the board has reopened the discussion on the proposal to build a new shul. A discussion document on the subject is attached to the minutes.
   
• Please keep Sat. night November 19th at 8 p.m. open for a movie screening of ROMEO AND JULIET IN YIDDISH. Details on the calendar
  

• 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 bermanshul@gmail.com.
   

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

• Looking for 7 men to come to minha minyan plus kaddish at graveside in Rehovot cemetery on Thursday 17th November at 13:30 for yahrzeit. Helen is from Belgium and has been coming to Bermans for a few weeks. Her husband died nearly a year ago and she would be very grateful. If you are able to come, please contact Chaya so we can have a count. ctannor@hotmail.com or 0526991433. Thank you!
  
  
• After our last 2 phenomenally successful Bring & Buy Paperback English Book Sales, Emunah Hadara Yehudit Chapter is once again holding another one on TUESDAY 22nd. NOVEMBER in the parking lot of 8, David Shimoni Street, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. Price per book, NIS5. Come & join us. If the weather is inclement, the sale will take place on Tuesday 29th. November. All money raised goes directly to our Children at Risk Homes.