Please use the e-mail address bermanshul@gmail.com for bulletin-related communications, including:

• Items for inclusion in the bulletin or calendar
• Requests for new or changed e-mail subscriptions (for bulletin notifications and other messages)
  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Life cycle:

Births:

• מזל טוב לחדוה ורב מוטי גולדרייך להולדת נכדה, בת לחרות ואביהו.מזל טוב לדודים ודודות איתיאל, עמיחי, הדר, הלל ואורי.
• Mazal Tov to new grandparents Hedva and Rav Motti Goldreich on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to their children Herut and Aveihu. Mazal Tov to aunts and uncles Itiel, Amichai, Hadar, Hallel, and Uri!
  

Engagements and wedding:

• Mazaltov to Honey and Yehuda Berenson on the marriage of their grandson, Noam Yisrael to Faigee Sa’ada. Mazal tov, as well, to the parents of the chatan and kallah, Shlomit and Nachum Berenson of Nahariya and Hadassah and Bentsion Sa’ada of Jerusalem.

• ציפי ואריה נוי שמחים לבשר לקהילת בית כנסת ברמן על האירושין של הנכד דניאל בן למוטי וגליה פולק מרחובות, עם בחירת לבו מוריה בת ליוני ויונית קופלוביץ מרחובות.
  
  
• Mazal Tov to Tzipi and Arye Noy on the engagement of their grandson Daniel, son of Galia and Motti Pollack of Rehovot to Moriah daughter of Yoni and Yonit Kapolowitz also of Rehovot.

Bereavement and Memorial:

• The Azkara for Ellen Hexter's z"l  third Yahrzeit will take place as scheduled on Tuesday August 19 (23 Menachem Av) at 18:30 at the Rehovot cemetery.  The shiur in her memory by The Chief Rabbi of Israel,  Rabbi David Lau shlita has been postponed since Rav Lau, unexpectedly, must be overseas on that day. The shiur will take place on Tuesday Sep 2 (7 Elul) at 19:00 at Bermans.
  

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS:

• [Still] Needed- Ba'alei Kriya for parshiot in Sefer Beresheit. Volunteers should please contact Rami Shanani ramsh@inter.net.il.
  

• [Still] Needed - People to give Divrei Tora for Sefer Shemot. If you are willing and able please contact Mechael Kanovsky kanovsky@gmail.com.
  

• New PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (here) (now including Sept. Oct.)

• The next board meeting will be take place on Wednesday evening Aug 20th. The agenda can be found on the live Berman's calendar. (http://www.bermanshul.org/) [also visible below if you are reading the web-based version.] Click on the item for agenda details.
  

• The Av-Elul Yahrzeit Jointly Sponsored Kiddush will be held on Shabbat, Parshat Shoftim, August 30.  If you would like to participate in sponsoring this kiddush, please contact Rachel Schecter (rachelschecter.bermanshul@gmail.com) no later than Monday, August 18. Cost is 150 NIS per sponsor.
  


Reminder!!
• Membership Renewal and High Holidays 5775  חידוש חברות וימים נוראים תשע"ה The letter and form for annual membership renewal and seat orders for the yamim nora’im have been placed on the shul website as a single PDF document (here). Please return forms and payment by August 31st before the price goes up!

HOSPITALITY - 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 will take you to the current list of new families and their contact information. 

MISHEBEIRACH LECHOLIM + BIKKUR CHOLIM - מישברך לחולים וביקור חולים  

• Please send names (3 maximum) to gabbai@bermanshul.org (preferably by Thursday) or write them out and give to the Gabbaim before kriat hatora. Names must be resubmitted anew every week and will be read on the following Shabbat morning. This is intended for people with a acute health issues; if you would like a misheberach for somebody with a chronic illness, please recite the person's name by yourself during the prayer.
   
• 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 (here) (now including Sept. Oct.)
  
• 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* /  Localized 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 - כולל תוכן של דרשות ביום שבת

• 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 register you date here, send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com or let any board member know.
      

PERSONAL & BASEMENT
Please note that the Berman Community is not responsible for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed

Events:

• מדרשת שבת, בשעה 17:40 בבית המדרש. שיעור השבוע ינתן ע'י דר' יהושוע קליין בנושא שבעת המינים: למה דווקא אלו?
  
  
• Weekly shiur (in Hebrew) sponsored by Yeshivat Hadarom and the Rehovot municipality at 17:40 in the Beit Midrash. This week's speaker is Dr. Joshua Klein. For more info. contact Arye Noy aryenoy@walla.com.

• By popular demand, Emunah Yehudit Chapter is holding another of our famous English Paperback Book Sales. The sale will take place this Friday, 15th August, in the parking lot of David Shimoni 8, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. by permission of Lily Stern. Bring your second-hand English paperback books in good condition, and buy yourself a whole bundle of summer reading. Each book is still only NIS 5.  The famous Emunah calendar will also be on sale for NIS 30, as will Rosh Hashanah cards and a variety of other greeting cards. Emunah has many additional expenses as a result of the military actions in the South, making it essential to raise as much money as quickly as possible to send to our many facilities in this area.

Personals:

• Apartment available for 1 year rental. We are looking for a family to rent our 4-room apartment, between now and August 2015.  The apartment is on the 7th floor in a quiet, airy area (Givat Hayekev) with beautiful views of the Weizmann Institute.  Central air conditioning, furnished living room and bedrooms, extra-large, stocked kitchen with 2 sinks, 2 separate countertops and a service room.  Appliances such as fridge, dishwasher, drier, etc are in great condition.  We miss it a lot...The family must be serious about keeping kosher since we don’t want to kasher the kitchen when we return! For details contact Yossi by e-mail: apartment@oy.ne.ro
  

• Large apartment available for long term rental. 4 large bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, large living room and dining area, 2 service balconies, 1 enclosed sun balcony, lots of closet space air conditioners throughout, new parquet floors in all rooms, private parking, quiet street near Weizmann Institute; Call Laurie: 052-2232266.
  

• Apartment available for sublease. 1st-floor 4-room elevated apartment close to the Berman Shul, public transportation, a community center,  several schools, a grocery and a playground. There is a large closet in the master bedroom, 2 kosher sinks, 2 bathrooms and a large AC in the living room with ceiling fans in the other rooms.  For further details contact Yehuda at 08-9467082 or 052-7602759.

• Free performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Bloomfield Gardens, Jerusalem. Thurs 14th, Sun 17th, Mon 18th, Wed 20th, Thur 21st. All shows begin at 5:30.  For more details, see http://theaterintherough.co.il