ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Susie and Jeremy Schiff in celebration of Neriyah's Bar Mitzva.

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Matt and Shoshy Stern on the birth of a daughter, Chana Aliza! Please help make their first week with a newborn a bit easier by signing up for their meal train here - http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=JCXI2564&welcome=1
• Mazal Tov to Alison and Stephen Epstein in the birth of a graddaughter to their children Yael and David Zvi Kalman of Philadelphia, and to big brother, Avriel.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Susie and Jeremy Schiff on the Bar Mitzva of their son Neriyah Moshe. Mazal Tov to all Neriyah's brothers and sisters. Mazal Tov and welcome to grandparents Robert Edelstein and Edith Edelstein from New York, and to other relatives and friends visiting for the occasion from the US, the UK, Canada and Israel.

Enagagement and Weddings:

• Mazal Tov! to Pennina and Hershel Safer on the engagement of their son Eitan to Ofri Servi, daughter of Orit and Cezer Servi of Tzur Yigal.

Bereavement and memorial:

• The azkara for our dear member Jay Goldstein (Yakov Sandor) ז"ל will take place Monday, the18th of May (29th of Iyyar, 5774) at the Rehovot Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at 18:00 at the Rehovot cemetery entrance.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​​

• The second of the three lecture Kahn-Bellows series will take place at the shul on Sunday, May 17th at 8:00 PM (Maariv at 19:50). The lecture will be given in English by Dr. Shalom Wald on the topic of "All civilizations rise and decline: what are the lessons for the Jewish people". Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald is a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem, where he focuses on Israel and the Jewish people's relations with China and India. Details in our new Virtual Notice Board.
• From 7:00-8:00 PM that same evening, in honor of Yom Yerushalayim, we will have a book fair under the pergola with English, Hebrew, adult and children’s books by Pomeranz bookseller. Those interested in specific books should contact Michael Pomeranz in advance: sbtp60@netvision.net.il, 02-623-5559.
• Special Lecture co-sponsored by Bermans shul and AMIT, Tuesday, May 26th, 2015. An exclusive English-speaking event with Rachelli Sprecher Fraenkel, Teacher of Talmud and Halacha, Nishmat & Matan, Mother of Naftali Fraenkel HI'D. "ושמחתם בכל הטוב" On Gratitude and Perspective. Suggested admission: NIS 25; students & soldiers: NIS 15. Open to the entire community. Details in our new Virtual Notice Board.
• As part of the new Minneapolis-Rehovot Partnership, we are exploring the twinning of Bermans with the Darchei Noam shul of Minneapolis http://darcheinoammn.org/. Darchei Noam is a modern orthodox shul that is very similar to Bermans in terms of its openness and tolerance and very connected to Israel: seven of their children have made aliyah or are currently serving in Tzahal. If you are interested in exploring possible common projects with Darchei Noam please contact David Tannor, david.tannor@weizmann.ac.il.
• The next board meeting will take place on Wednesday May 20th at 20:00. The agenda will be posted in the live calendar. March board meeting minutes (and other recent shul documents) are now on Shulcloud for members at http://www.bermanshul.org/my-documents, or from "member documents" on the drop-down menu. They remain available as well at this link (members only) on Google drive.
• We are planning a kiddush in honour of this year's high-school graduates. If you have a graduate in the family and have not yet been contacted, please send e-mail to jonathan@marder.freeyellow
• אנו מתכננים בקרוב קידוש לכבוד השמיניסטים שמסיימים תיכון השנה. אם יש לכם בוגר במשפחה ולא קבלתם הודעה בעניין, נא לשלוח דואל ל-jonathan@marder.freeyellow.com
• The Iyyar Yahrtzeit Jointly Sponsored Kiddush will be held on Shabbat, Parshat Behukotai (May 16, 2015). To participate, please contact Rachel Schecter before Sunday, May 10th. Participation: 150 NIS.
• הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של חודש אייר יתקיים בשבת פרשת בחוקותי (15 למאי 2015). אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם רחל שכטר לא יאוחר מיום ראשון, 10 למאי 2015. השתתפות: 150 שח.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• WELCOME to Jerrold, Malka and Oren Rabinowtiz! Jerrold and Malka made aliyah this week from NJ to Rehovot. Oren is currently in the IDF. Jerrold is an accountant and Malka is a registered dietitian/nutritionist and lactation consultant. They are both looking for jobs. Contact info: Jerrold - jdr71652@gmail.com Malka - mmrrd@aol.com. Oren - 052-316-2263.
• Soldier participating in Netiv conversion course, Rehovot resident, looking for "adoptive" family during conversion process. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Judy or Rami Shanani, 08-946-0561.
• חייל נחמד תושב רחובות המשרת עם בננו דניאל מחפש משפחה מאמצת לתהליך גיור במסגרת "נתיב". נא לפנות לרמי או ג'ודי שאנני: 089460561.

​Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

• If you need or can offer shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org. List of new families here.
• Policy regarding misheberachs for individuals who are ill, appears here. To submit names gabbai@bermanshul.org.
• Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.

---