Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

Weekly Bulletin: Parashat Pinchas 5772

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

 פרשת פינחס תשע"ב‬‬

• Mazal tov to grandparents Shelley & Henry Schwarzbaum, greatgrandparents Flo & Sylvain Sternberg and to new parents Batya & Ariel Mayerfeld, on the birth of a baby girl, Talya.
   
• The yahrzeit ceremony for Joanne Bodner, A"H, will be held at the Rehovot cemetery on Sunday July 15, 25 of Tammuz, at 18:00.
   
• There will be an evening of Sheloshim for Julie Spetner A”H on Sunday 15 July at 20:15 at Bet Keneset Bet Azriel, 22 Shaulson, Har Nof, Jerusalem. Tefilat Maariv will be at 20:15.
  אי"ה יתקיים ערב לשלושים מפטירת יהודית ספטנר בת הרב אברהם שלמה זכרונה לברכה ביום א' אור ל-כ"ו תמוז (15/7/12) בירושלים בבית כנסת בית עזריאל רחוב שאולזון 22. נתחיל עם תפילת מעריב בשעה 20:15.
   


• On Thursday evening, Rosh Chodesh Av (July 19th), Rabbi Shmuel Silber will give a shiur on the topic: "Humility, Hatred & Harmony: Struggling To Understand The Churban." Rabbi Silber is the Rav of the Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim Synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, and an adjunct professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Maariv at 8:15 p.m. Lecture at 8:30 p.m., followed by refreshments.
   
• Berman Shul kiddush organizer: We are looking for a new organizer for the Berman Shul kiddushim.
  The candidate must be:
  •  available every Shabbat to organize the kiddush (with the help of a small staff of teenagers)
  •  able to shop for vegetables and cookies, etc on Fridays (have a license and use of a car)
  •  responsible for ordering kugels etc. when they are requested by the sponsors and set the plata Shabbat as necessary.
  The job is suitable for an adult, pensioner, 12th grader or a college student who lives in Rehovot. The organizer gets paid monthly, for the work he does on Fridays.The candidate must also know how to use Excel and keep records of expenses, etc. This position is available immediately. Please call Rachel Schecter at 054-7613892.
   
• Shiva Minyan committee:
  The mourning period is a sensitive and difficult period. A new Berman committee has formed which will relieve the family from the concerns of organizing the minyanim and layning for the shiva house. A link to an online signup table open to all without member login will be included together with the email shiva announcement, for shaharit, minha, and arvit minyanim for the whole shiva week . In the event that for the respective minyanim adequate numbers are not obtained in this way, the committee will phone to enlist volunteers. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
  Committee members: Sidney Cohen, Harry Langbeheim, Mishael Mishael, Adam Strauss  

• Welcome to new members Elisheva & Dan Feferman and their children Gidon (3) and Moriya (2). Contact details will be added soon to the membership directory.

• 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 August 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 ← Click on a link to subscribe
  *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.

• Metapelet -- able to take care of the young and old Part Time
  Call Vera: (08) 9457861 (054)4945786 
• דרושה: משלבות לתאומים בני 4 וחצי  
  אנחנו תאומים בני 4 וחצי מרחובות, מתוקים, יצירתיים וכישרוניים, לצערנו גם עם אוטיזם. אנו מחפשים:משלבות שיסייעו לנו בשנה הבאה להשתלב לראשונה בגן רגיל (בין 24-30 שעות שבועיות), המוני ורעשני ולהכיר חברים חדשים. אנחנו צמאים להצליח לתקשר באופן ברור יותר ולהישאר זמן ממושך יותר מעורבים ופעילים בחוויות משותפות. אנחנו אוהבים ספרים, פאזלים, לרקוד לצלילי מוזיקה, לשחק משחקי דמיון עם חיות, דינוזאורים ויצורי ים (פלסטיק, בד וגם אמיתיים), תופסת, מחבואים והמון מסלולי מכשולים--בקיצור אנחנו אוהבים לכייף. אנחנו נשמח לאמץ לליבנו, את מי שמוכן יהיה לפתוח את ליבו אלינו, להעניק לנו המון חום ואהבה, ללמוד את כל רגישויותינו וכוחותינו, וללמוד לאתגר אותנו מבלי לתסכל ולייאש.  מעוניינים? אנא שילחו קורות חיים לאמא שלנו, וצרו עמה קשר אחרי שאנחנו הולכים לישון (20:30). קוראים לה רינת: 054-4225013, rinat.brown@gmail.com
   
• Bayit Bamoshav is a beautiful guest house situated on Moshav Dati Hazoreim, near Tiberias. Prices -2012: 550 NIS per night – weekday (minimum 2 nights*); 600 NIS – Shabbat. For a booking of one night: Additional 50 NIS. For larger families, possibility of adding extra mattresses. Additional 30 NIS per night per child for more than 3 children. Contact Details/bookings: Bonita Podlashuk.. 04-6735249 Cell: 0546-270166, (0546-570166). E-mail: bonita@ulpanit.ort.org.il 
   
• We are participating in the Yom Ee-un in Tanach on Thursday, July 26 being held at the Yaakov Herzog College in Gush Etzion. Is there anyone attending who could give us a lift from Rechovot?
  Honey and Yehuda Berenson, e-mail: berenson@post.tau.ac.il,  tel: 08-9467082 (message can be left after 8-9 rings)