Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

Weekly Bulletin: Parashat Lech-Lecha 5773

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

 פרשת לך-לך תשע"ג

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ANNOUNCEMENTS   
  • Kiddush this week is donated by Beth & David Shamgar to mark the 49th yahrzeit for David's Uncle Max.
     
  • Mazal tov to Susie & David Dym on the engagement of Gilad to Reut Meidler of Rehovot. Mazal tov also to Gilad's grandparents, Ruth Segel and Irene & Harry Dym
     
  • Mazal tov to Ora & Ed Miller and to savta Chava Goldblum on the birth of a daughter to their son/grandson, Louie & Chana. Mazal tov also to visiting grandparents Naamah & Nachum Arnison.
     
  • Baruch Dayan Emet: We regret to announce the passing of Barouh Berkovits ז"ל, the father of our member Naomi Marder. The funeral is scheduled for the morning of Thursday 25th October in Boston, USA. Naomi will be sitting shiva with her family in Needham MA, from Thursday p.m. until the morning of Wednesday 31st October. She can be contacted by e-mail -nbmarder@hotmail.com. After the funeral she will be reachable by telephone at +1-646-2063725 (from Thursday 3 p.m. local time, 9 p.m. Israel time).
    המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים.  
     
  • Shabbat youth activities
    • Rav Aryeh Frimer has agreed to give a shiur on Tfila to Teens (grades 10 – 12). The shiur is every Shabbat at 11 am in the library.
    •  Yossi Oren is organizing the Chug Bereshit for smaller children – every Shabbat at 11 am, in the ezrat nashim.
HOSPITALITY, COMINGS & GOINGS - הכנסת אורחים
The community wishes to know about new arrivals or people planning to come to Rehovot so that we can welcome them. You may send in their details for the weekly bulletin, to hospitality@bermanshul.org or to Chaya Tannor.
As we learn from Avraham Avenu, please open your homes to our guests and newest arrivals. This link will take you to the current list of new families and their contact information.
גדולה הכנסת אורחים יותר מקבלת פני השכינה, שבת קכ"ז
MISHEBEIRACH LECHOLIM + BIKKUR CHOLIM - מישברך לחולים וביקור חולים  
  • 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
CALENDAR
  • A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (http://bermanshul.org/calendar.pdf  now updated till end of December 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.

  • Our ozeret Tamar, has Tuesdays every week and one Friday every two weeks available for work. She can be contacted at: 052-4243708. Miriam Cohen.
     
  • Part-time (around 15 hours per week) position near Rehovot train station for first year college student for routine repetitive tasks. Call Yosef at 050-875-1635.  
     
  • My daughter is looking to join a ride (daily or a few times a week) from Rehovot to Haddasa-Ein-Karem (willing to pay for it).
    Yehudit Weisinger, Tel. # 052-6377113, email: yehudit.w@gmail.com