Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

Weekly Bulletin: Parashat Vayishlach 5773

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

 פרשת וישלח תשע"ג

• Kiddush is in honour of the barmitzvah of Itai Feldman. Mazal tov to his parents, Baruch & Orit Feldman, and grandparents, Yoel & Ruth Feldman.
   
• רב מוטי רוצה לשלוח תזכורת לקראת שיעור ההלכה בליל שבת, שיעסוק בנושא "?מכשיר חשמלי דולק – האם מותר לכבות"
  לינק לסרטון קצר: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJiP-hIL1Rs&feature=BFa&list=UUBgrXv7RnYqMA3oKIY033AQ  (כדקה וחצי) של חבורת "אנדרדוס". מי שראה בשבוע שעבר – פטור מלראות שוב.
   
• There will be an azkara for our former member Alfred (Avraham) Noodelman ז"ל on Thursday 6th Dec  (22nd of Kislev) at 2:15 p.m. at the Rehovot cemetery. All are invited. We will meet at the front gate.
   
• A Special General Meeting for all Bermans members has been called for Sunday, 16th December 2012 at 20:00 in the shul. The only item on the agenda is the approval of the 2011 financial reports to the Rasham Amutot. Members may access the documents for this meeting from the "Members Only" section of the website (member login required) - the web page gives the access credentials. Those who remember the access credentials for the membership directory PDF file can use the same username and password to access the documents directly via the following links:
  1. http://bermanshul.org/restricted/FinancialStatement2011.pdf 
  2. http://bermanshul.org/restricted/DochMiluli2011.pdf 
   
• Women or girls who are interested in reading from Megillat Esther at the women’s reading should contact Sheila Fieldust.
  

• 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 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.

• 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.

• Motz'ei Shabbat (10.12.2011) the Shalva family (formerly of Gush Katif and now temporarily residing in Ein Zurim Tel. 054-2045731) Judaica and Books Store will be in Rehovot for a pre-Chanukah sale of books, gifts, Chanukiot and other items at the home of Sara and Moshe Miller Rehov Shiver 16 in Kiryat  David. From 20:00 to 22:30 in the evening.