Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש יעקב ברמן    

Weekly Bulletin: Parshat ‫Yitro 5772

פרשת יתרו תשע"ב‬‬

• Mazal tov to Rhea & Joe Applbaum on the birth of their new grandson, Amitai, born to Rami & Nirit.
   
• Mazal tov to Hanna & Paul Birnbaum on the the wedding, last week, of their grandson Elisha (son of David and Shandee Birnbaum; and nephew of Shoshi Lesser) to Ayelet Vitkin, of M'vasseret Zion.
   
• Mazal Tov to Molly & Heshi Bodner and extended families on the Bar Mitzva of their grandson Mordechai Chai-El Malmud, son of Fayga and Haim Malmud of Karmei Tzur. May he grow to torah, chupah and maasim tovim
   
• Mazel tov to Reuben and Ilona Wides, and David and Tovah Shacham for the Barmitavah of their Grandson Amitai Wides, and to parents Shaun and Orly Wides of Kibbutz Saad
   
• Τhe yahrzeit for Lee Segel ז"ל  will be commemorated on 21 Shvat - Tues 14 Feb. Family and friends will meet at 4:15 pm, at gate of the Rehovot cemetery.
    
• There will be a Board meeting on Tuesday 14th February at 20:00. The agenda is here (website login required). Please pass comments or suggestions to any Board member.
   
• Wednesday night February 15, at 8 p.m. "Three Women and a Talmud: Maggie Anton talks about the research behind her best-selling Rashi's Daughters historical novels." Talk will be in English
   

• Looking for 2 families to host people going through conversion :
  1. A mother & 2 daughters one in ninth grade the other in seventh grade living in Rehovot (meals only).
  2. Two soldier girls includes sleeping over.
  For more information please contact Ilana Friedlander: stevenf@netvision.net.il,   057-5706592.
   
• On Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim (17-18/2/12) we will be hosting a group of converts (or in the last stages of conversion). We are looking for families to host them for Shabbat. The hospitality includes lunch. For local converts we are looking for families to invite them for lunch only. Please contact Ilana Friedlander at stevenf@netvision.net.il or 057-5706592

• 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 February 2012).
• 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
Please note that the Berman Community is not responsible for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed.

• Private spacious villa for sale in Moshav Yad Binyamin. 305 sq.m. on more than half a dunam. Beautiful, open view of Jerusalem hills. The villa is on two floors, Jerusalem stone, with seven bedrooms, four full bathrooms, large salon and kitchen with much storage space, fireplace, and full laundry room. Great family home in a warm, religious community. Interested buyers should call 052-8-769-543 and ask for Yitzchak.
   
• A 9 yr old boy in Israel, an only child, desperately needs a kidney. He has been on dialysis for some years, but his vascular system can no longer support dialysis. They are looking for anyone, man or woman, between the ages of 25-65. Blood type does not seem to be important, but prefer A+. To donate or for further information, please contact: HaRav Yeshayahu Heber of Matnat Chaim (Har Nof, Jerusalem): 072-242-0999, 050-411-7014, matnatc@gmail.com,  www.kilya.org.il.
   
• Metapelet - to care for the Old or the Young.
  Vera, 08-9457861.  
• I am still looking for a double stroller. Would the person from Mazkerit Batia please get in touch with me again. Linda, 0542571668, 089469371