Berman Bulletin: Parashat Shmini 5775

Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Shmini 5775 פרשת שמיני תשע"ה

חג שמח!

 

Candle Lighting: Thursday April 9 18:44

Candle Lighting: Friday, April 10 18:45

Havdala: Saturday, April 11 19:44

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Chag is sponsored by the shul.

Kiddush on Shabbat  is sponsored by members of the congregation who are marking yahrtzeits for their loved ones in Nissan:

Shoshi Babkoff, in memory of her father, Naftali Herzel ben Menachem and Fruma Solomon
Yehezkiel Babkoff, in memory of his father, Aryeh Leib ben Yehuda Eliyahu
Sidney and Leo Beer, in memory of Ita (Edna) bat Yehuda Leib (wife and mother)
Gabriella Cohen, in memory of her mother, Zipporah bat Dov
Cissie Green Jacobson, in memory of her mother, Ahuva Leiba bat Mattityahu HaCohen
Jenny Kartin, in memory of her aunt, Betty Baleh (Soffe) bat Moshe Hillel and her great aunt, Yita bat MosheJerry Kriger, in memory of his mother, Yehudit bat Yosef Chaim and Ethel
David Leifer, in memory of his father, Natan Noteh ben Avrhaham Yitzhak
Ayala Meisels, in memory of her mother, Zipporah bat Yitzhak 
Seymour Pomerantz, in memory of his father, Yitzhak Issac ben Moshe Aaron
Martha Pomerantz, in memory of her mother, Bracha bat Mordechai HaLevi
Rochelle Pomerantz, in memory of her father, Natan Nuta ben Shlomo Nahum HaLevi
Fred Samuels, in memory of his father Nisan ben Shalom
Ian Taylor, in memory of his father, Shraga ben Aharon HaLevi
Ilona Wides, in memory of her mother, Bassah bat Benzion Leib
Sorelle Weinstein, in memory her father,  Chaim Yitzhak ben Zipporah
        

 

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

  • Davening time reminder. There will be no early minyan on Thursday evening April 9 (erev chag). There will be an early minyan on Friday evening April 10 at 17:35,  in addition to the regular minyan 10 minutes after candle lighting. (Information in the printed calendar is correct).
  • Eruv tavshilin reminder. In order to permit cooking on Friday for Shabbat the rabbis required an eruv tavshilin to be made on erev yom tov. One takes a baked item (generally challah or matzah) and a cooked food (e.g. a hard boiled egg, a piece of gefilte fish or a piece of chicken) to be eaten on Shabbat. One then holds the eruv tavshilin and recites the following text:

ברוך אתה ה' א-לוהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצוונו על מצות ערוב.

בהדין ערובא יהא שרא לנא לאפויי ולבשולי ולאטמוני ולאדלוקי שרגא ולתקנא ולמעבד כל צרכנא, מיומא טבא לשבתא

(English translation of the Aramaic: Through this eruv may we be permitted to bake, cook, insulate, kindle flame, prepare and do anything necessary on the festival for the sake of the Sabbath.)

 

  • Yizkor. For those blessed with living parents, cards will be available with a prayer for their long lives to be recited during yizkor services.
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut "Berman Community Celebration" Wednesday evening, April 22, 2015 after T’filat Maariv Hagigit (approx. 20:15). The program will include: Music and dancing, food, and three separate programs for different age groups. Lecture for the adults (Hebrew).  “And Your Sons shall Return to their Borders”.  A story of the search for the remains of two missing soldiers from the Yom Kippur War: S’gan Aluf (reserves) Motti Shpitzer, who was part of the search team. Bubble show for children (to age 8 see here). Organized Games for children ages 8-12. Please register and pay by Wednesday, April 15th. Cost: Adults 45 NIS; children (2 yrs.+) 25 NIS; maximum charge for a family 165 NIS. Full details here and on the live calendar. Please sign up here.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

CALENDAR

  • A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (here).
  • The "live" calendar below gives a full schedule of official Berman events and other happenings. Click on any event to display the details. If calendar doesn't show click here
  • Members organizing private events (e.g. wedding, bar/bat mitzva, etc.) are requested to have their event listed as an anonymous "private event" to avoid scheduling conflicts. Register here, or send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com

PERSONAL & BASEMENT

Please note that we take no responsibility for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed

  • Beit Heimfeld is having its annual yom limud on Thursday April 9, erev shvii shel pesach. Details in the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9OjLFX0qBbJUzh5S2t1S2ZrZzg/view?usp=sharing.
  • For rent: Cottage apartment on Rehov Sapir, 2 stories, 5 rooms, back- and front yards, parking, renovated, in good condition. Including appliances: refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher. For long term. From 01/06/2015. 5,000 sheqels/month. Please contact Liat 054-4414822 or Daniel 054-3331201.
  • We are looking to buy an apartment within walking distance of the Berman Shul. 4 rooms, 2 bathrooms, balcony,storage room, safe room and with an elevator in the building. Max. 1300000 NIS. Call Ralph 055-6677735.
  • Emunah Rehovot’s Annual Yom Hashoah Meeting: Tuesday April 14th 2015 at 10 a.m. – at the home of Lily Stern, 8/3 David Shimoni, Rehovot.  Guest Speaker – Jeremy Pfeffer “A Young Boy Alone Under the Bridges of Budapest – My Cousin’s Journey from Poland to Israel”. There will be candles available for people to light. Minimum donation of NIS 10 to Holocaust Survivors’ Fund.
  • ESRA lecture: On Sunday, April 19, at 20:00, Judge Aharon Ben Yossef will speak on "Oh What a Luvverly Balagan!! The Israeli Courts System." Venue: Rehovot Municipal Building (adjacent to the Rehovot Mall) Second Floor, Malia Hall. With a “wee bit o' humour” Judge Ben Yossef will try to bring some sense of order into the historically complex legal system in this country, without a corrective agenda, but with an effort to help the layman struggle through it. Contribution: ESRA members NIS 25, others NIS 35 Reservations required: Annice (08) 947 5510, annice@grinberg.info.

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