ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kiddush: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Bea
and Jerry Kriger in honor of Ariel and Hadar's wedding.
Life cycle:
Births:
- Mazal Tov to Chagit and Itzik Barnett on the birth
of a baby girl, Ayelet. Mazal Tov to big brothers
Ariel and Alon, and grandparents Dina and Rafi Barnett of
Jerusalem and Jane and Yehuda Simone of Kibbutz Sa'ad.
מזל טוב לחגית ואיציק ברנט על הולדת בת
איילת. מזל טוב לאחים אריאל ואלון, ולסבים דינה ורפי ברנט
מירושלים וג'יין ויהודה סימון מקיבוץ סעד
- Mazal tov to Martha and Seymour Pomerantz on the
recent birth of a great-granddaughter, Maayan Shira Kirsch.
Mazal Tov to parents, Tiferet Bracha and Daniel Kirsch, of
Kedumim, and grandparents Michael and Toby Pomerantz of Maaleh
Adumim.
Weddings:
- Mazal Tov!! to Bea and Jerry Kriger on the marriage
of their son Ariel to Hadar Divon of Tel Aviv, and to
Hadar’s parents, Yaffa and Nir Divon. Welcome to the members
of Hadar’s family, and to Kriger family members who have come
from America to participate in the Simcha.
מזל טוב לבי וג'רי קריגר לרגל חתונת הבן
אריאל להדר דיבון מתל אביב, ולהורי הדר, יפה וניר דיבון
- Mazal Tov to Miriam and R' Yehezkel Babkoff on the
marriage of their granddaughter Moriah daughter of
Zahava and Yehuda Balaban of Yad Binyamin to Avraham Columbus
of Efrat.
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS:
- AGM - Motzaei Shabbat, Jan. 3, 2015 20:00 will
include elections for the board and audit committee. All
members are invited to put their candidacy forward by
contacting Eliot Dobin
or Ian Taylor. The
AGM will also include a report by the Exploratory Committee
for a new facility, followed by a discussion and vote on
whether and how to proceed. Members can access the report and
survey at these links (report
Hebrew
translation survey).
- MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. In order to focus the
discussion at the AGM regarding potential building plans, we
need maximum feedback from the membership. All members (including both
spouses from every family) are urged to respond to the survey.
Feel free to answer the survey questions in English or in
Hebrew. Members who are having difficulty accessing the
relevant files are invited to send an email to bermanshul@gmail.com
and we'll send the file(s) as an attachment.
-
The
Tevet Yahrtzeit Jointly Sponsored
Kiddush will be held on Shabbat, Parashat Shmot (Jan
10, 2015). To participate, contact Rachel Schecter before
Weds, Dec 31, 2014. Participation: 150 NIS.
הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של חודש
טבת יתקיים בשבת פרשת שמות (10 לינואר 2015). אם
ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם רחל שכטר לא יאוחר מיום
רביעי, 13 לדצמבר 2014. השתתפות: 150 ש"ח
- Editor's note: Over the next few weeks, much of the
Bermans virtual presence will be moving over to ShulCloud.
This will include an updated website for the shul, enhanced
database management for membership lists, and some formatting
changes in the bulletin to facilitate reading from cellphones
and other "devices". We ask that you be patient if there are
any bumps along the way. If you haven't yet updated your
personal information on ShulCloud, please log in using the
link you were sent. Special thanks to Asher Kohn, Bea Kriger
and their committee for all their hard work in enabling this
move, and to Jonathan Marder and Pinchas Levinson for their
ongoing vital role in establishing and maintaining our
electronic communications.
HOSPITALITY - הכנסת
אורחים
גדולה הכנסת אורחים יותר מקבלת
פני השכינה, שבת קכ"ז
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, their
contact information, and
selected pictures so you can
recognize them and say hi in shul.
EMPLOYMENT
We would like to assist people in our community with their
employment search, and help open doors by introducing them to
other people in our community who currently work in their fields
of specialty or have recently retired from those fields.
To join our effort, please fill in
this
form.
To receive assistance and information please contact us at
employment@bermanshul.org