Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center
מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן
Parashat Nitzavim 5775 פרשת
נצבים תשע"ה
Shana Tova! 5776
!כתיבה וחתימה טובה
Candle Lighting: Friday, September
11 18:32
Havdala: Saturday, September 12 19:28
Candle Lighting: Sunday,
September 13 18:29
Candle Lighting: Monday,
September 14 NOT BEFORE
19:26
Havdala: Tuesday, September 15 19:24
Tzom Gedalia, Fast Ends: Wednesday,
Sept 16 19:04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kiddush on Shabbat is
sponsored by the following members in memory
of their loved ones, whose Yahrtzeits are in Elul:
Yitzchak Fieldust, in memory of his mother,
Esther bat David
Sheila Fieldust, in memory of her father, Arye
Leib ben Avraham Moshe Chaim
Stevie Friedlander, in memory of his father,
Yoseph Leib ben David, and his sister, Chana bat Yoseph Leib
Bea Kriger, in memory of her father, David ben
Shmaryahu and Golda Skolnik
Harry Langebeheim, in memory of his father,
Yaakov Reuven ben Menachem Mendel
Menahem Malkosh, in memory of his brother,
Melech ben Shalom Skolnik
Ayala Meisels, in memory of her father, Moshe
Yehuda ben Dov
Eytan Meisels, in memory of his father,
Alexander Menachem ben Yaakov Yehoshua
Jonathan Nehrer, in memory of his mother,
Nechama Chaya bat Yosef Menachem Mendel
Greta Rosenberg, in memory of her mother, Sara
bat Yehoshua
Bernie Weinberg, in memory of his father,
Benjamin ben Avraham and Malka
Kiddush on Rosh Hashana
is sponsored by the shul
Births:
- Mazal Tov to Audrey
and Fred Samuels on the birth of a granddaughter,
a daughter to their children Daniella and Shaya Aruas.
- Mazal Tov to Naomi
and Jonathan Marder on the birth of a grandson,
a son to their children Ruth and Shai Carmi of Jerusalem.
Mazal Tov as well to big brother Ziv and to grandparents
Batya and Menachem Weinberger. Special Mazal Tov to
greatgrandmothers,“Great-Savta” Channah Berkovits (visiting
from Boston), and Riva Marder in London.
- מזל טוב לנעמי
ויונתן מרדר על הולדת הנכד, בן
לילדהם רות ושי כרמי, מזל טוב לאח הגדול זיו ולסבים בתיה ומנחם
וינברגר. בנוסף, מזל טוב ל-"גראייט" סבתא חנה ברקוביץ, איתנו
בביקור מבוסטון, ולסבתא רבה ריבה מרדר בלונדון.
Engagements and wedding:
- Mazal Tov to Tirza and Dan Schindler on
the engagement of their daughter Bracha to
Dovid Mantinband, the son of Yoseph and
Ophira Mantinband from Yizhar
Bereavement and Memorial:
- We regret to announce the
passing of Shulamit Shumar z"l, the mother
of our member Sari Colb. The funeral took place
on Monday, Sept. 7, in Tel Aviv. The family will be sitting
shiva in Rehovot at 52B/35
Hanassi Harishon, on the 10th floor, from Thursday
afternoon Sept. 10th through Sunday morning Sept. 13. The
number there is 08-936-6955. Please check minyan and meal
details at http://www.bermanshul.org/shiva, and
sign up as needed. Davening times are Shacharit: 06:15,
Mincha 18:30, Ma'ariv: 19:20. המקום ינחם אותם בתוך שאר אבלי
ציון וירושלים
- The Azkara for our member Udi
Gilai z''l will take place on Tzom Gedalia (Sept.
16th) at the Rehovot cemetery at 16:30, followed by limud
mishnayot in his memory at shul from 17:45. Mincha promptly
at 18:20.
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND
REMINDERS
Rosh Hashana and beyond:
- There will be Slichot
nightly (on weekday nights) at 22:30, until Yom
Kippur (Maariv at 22:20). See the pdf calendar for details.
- Maariv on Rosh
Hashana will be held in the main shul on Sunday
and Monday evenings. There are no reserved seats.
The balcony will be used for men's seating. The downstairs
women's section will be open as usual for women.
- Please bring
machzorim to all three minyanim, as the shul has
only a very limited number available.
- As always, those attending
the Main and Hashkama minyanim are asked to leave
strollers outside the building. Strollers may be
brought into the Beit Midrash minyan, but must be kept in
the back of the room.
- Shofar blowing for
those unable to attend tefilla:
1. For those who are unable to attend tefilla on Rosh
Hashana to hear the shofar, there will be additional
tkiyot in the main shul building and in the yeshiva
library (the room below the beit midrash) at
12:15 on each day of Rosh Hashana. Please allow
people to leave at the end of services before coming in, but
please be on time, as those blowing shofar
will not blow repeatedly for late comers.
2. If you or someone you know will be physically
unable to come to shul and would like to hear the
shofar, please contact one of the following:
South side of Rehovot
Sidney Cohen 054-459-0250, sidney684@gmail.com
Jeff Lowengrub 939-0704, 052-6586858, Jlowengrub@gmail.com
David Freedman 052-6512251, hsdf@inter.net.il
North side of Rehovot
Adam Strauss 946-0043, 052-3540887, syhks13@yahoo.com
Shimon Krausz, 057-7760708, shimonk@zahav.net.il
Josh Klein, 050-6220349, vcjosh@agri.gov.il
Dan Feigelson 947-4131, 052-583-8618, djfeigel@yahoo.com
West side of Rehovot
Andy Lipson, 052-694-8283, njcanuck613@gmail.com
- Shofar blower needed.
Hashkama minyan is looking for a shofar-blower for first day
RH. Please contact Josh Klein 050-622-0349 or vcjosh2000@yahoo.com.
- מנין ההשכמה
זקוק לבעל תקיעה ליום ראשון של ראש השנה. נא ליצור
קשר עם יהושע קליין 050-622-0349 or vcjosh2000@yahoo.com.
עליה מובטחת ומישברך מלא לצדיק המתנדב.
- A combined Kiddush
will be held for all minyanim in the pergola promptly after
the Main and BM minyamin finish.
- If you reserved
seats and will not be using them for either RH or YK,
please send an e-mail to Jerry Kriger so
that extra seats can be re-assigned.
- Volunteers needed to
help set up the various minyanim for Rosh Hashana.
Set up of the Beit Midrash for Rosh
Hashana will take place this Saturday night Sept
12th immediately after Ma'ariv. Set up for
the Hashkama minyan for Rosh HaShana will
also be motzei Shabbat Sept. 12 at 21:00 in the
yeshiva library. Take-down for both minyanim will be
immediately after Ma'ariv on Motzaei Rosh Hashana. (Hashkama
setup for Yom Kippur will be at 9 pm Sept. 21..details
coming). We are a single community, though we temporarily
diverge to three minyanim to enhance everyone's t'filla
experience. Please come help (it will not take long) no
matter which minyan you plan to attend.
- ...and, in addition,
3-4 paid [teenage] shleppers [still] needed for heavy
lifting for the Hashkama minyan: The Hashkama
minyan needs shleppers for setting up and putting away the
mechitza, Aron Kodesh, and most of all the tables and chairs
for the Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur minaynim. We pay
NIS25/hr; assume about an hour for each setup and takedown.
Set up for RH will be at 9 pm on Saturday night Sept 12
before slichot and on Sept 21 at 9 pm. Takedown will be
after maariv on motzei each chag.Interested shleppers please
contact Josh Klein vcjosh2000@yahoo.com
or 050 622 0349
- מנין ההשכמה
זקוק לביריונים וביריונות המסוגלים להוביל שולחנות,
כסאות, ארון קודש ויתר אביזרי קדושה לסידור ספריית הישיבה לקרת
תפילות ימים הנוראים. התשלום לשעת עבודה הוא 25 ש"ח וייתכן
ש3-4 חברה יכולים לבצע את המסימה תוך שעה. סידור הריהוט לראש
השנה יהיה במוצאי שבת ה12 לספטמבר בשעה 9 לפני סליחות, וככה גם
ב-21 לחודש לפני כיפור. פירוק והחזרת המקום על תילו יהיה מיד
אחרי ערבית בצאת שני החגים. המעוניינים.\ות יכולים ליצור קשר
עם יהושע קליין 050-622-2349 או vcjosh2000@yahoo.com
. תיזכו למצוות.
- From the Berman’s
Zedaka Fund The Zedaka committee wishes to
remind our members that the month of Elul is a most
opportune time to donate to the needy of our city. Please be
generous to those less fortunate, and submit your donations
as soon as possible, so they can reach those in need in good
time. Checks should be made out to “Rabbi Jacob Berman
Community Center" with a notation that the funds are for the
zedaka fund. If combined with your seat order, please
specify your allocation on your check or on an accompanying
note. The checks should be delivered to the members of the
Zedaka Committee (Rebecca Krausz -20 Pinsker, Jerry Kriger
-4 Pinsker, Rivka Kronengold-20 Brigada, Sandy Sampson-49/6
Hanassi Harishon, Freida Sarfati-Ollech-13/2 Hagra) or
Gabbaim, or to Larry Israel (28/13 Gordon), or Gerry Tanny
(15/6 Eisenberg). All donations are tax deductible.
General:
- Pre-Yom Kippur Shiur
in English- jointly sponsored with AMIT. Motzei
Shabbat Shuva, September 19th, 2015 at 21:15. “Let the Lord
Rejoice in His Works”: The Connection between Creation and
Kappara (Atonement). Given by: Dr. Miriam Hoffman Sklarz,
Torah Scholar and Lecturer, Director, Academic Program for
Women, Orot Israel College, Rehovot. Selichot to follow the
lecture at 10:30 PM.
- Torah readers are
[still] needed at the Hashkama Minyan for several
parashot of Sefer Bereishit, including Noach (October 17)
and Lech Lecha (October 24). Please contact Yair Pomerantz
to volunteer: 052-222-0930
HOSPITALITY and CHESED
- Welcome to Shoshana
and Jason Silberman and Yoav (18 mos)! The
Silberman family moved from Givatayim to Rehovot. Jason just
started working at BlazeMeter as a content manager. Shoshana
also works as a content writer. Contact info: Shosh687@gmail.com, jmsilberman@gmail.com
or Shoshanna-054-8031539; Jason-054-5359955.
- Host families needed
for Parashat Bereshit. On Parashat Bereshit
(10/10/15) we will be hosting soldiers from the "Nativ"
pre-conversion course, who are at the end of their course.
We are looking for 10-15 families to host them. This is the
peak of the course and what motivates most of them to
continue towards conversion. Most who are interested in
conversion are זרע ישראל & it is a big Mitzva to help
them. Please take part in this important task and host two
soldiers on Shabbat Bereshit. The soldiers will be happy
with all types of families, older or younger, with or
without children. If you can host, please contact Ilana
Friedlander ASAP at 053-5706592 or stevenf@netvision.net.il
- בפרשת
בראשית 10/10/15 אנחנו נארח קבוצה של חיילי "נתיב".
אנחנו מחפשים 10-15 משפחות שיהיו מוכנות לארח את החיילים בשבת.
למי שלא מכיר את "קורס נתיב", הקורס מלמד על ישראל והיהדות
ונועד לחיילים עולים חדשים או לחיילים/ת שאינם יהודים הלכתית.
בסיום הקורס החיילים מתארחים אצל משפחות דתיות וזה השיא של
הקורס ומה שנותן להם את המוטיבציה להמשיך לקורסי הגיור. אנא,
היו שותפים במצווה הגדולה של "ואהבת את הגר" ועזרו ל"זרע
ישראל" לחזור לשורשיו. כל סוגי המשפחות מבוגרים או צעירים
מוזמנים לארח. לפרטים נוספים אנו פנו מידית! לאילנה פרידלנדר.
אילנה: 053-5706592
stevenf@netvision.net.il.
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.
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
- Weekly shiur (in
Hebrew) sponsored by Yeshivat Hadarom at 17:15 in
the Yeshiva Beit Midrash. This week's speaker is Rav Meir
Berkowitz. For more info. contact Arye Noy aryenoy@walla.com.
- מדרשת שבת,
בשעה 17:15 בבית המדרש של הישיבה. שיעור השבוע ינתן ע'י הרב
מאיר ברקוביץ. נושא השיעור: נצבים לקול השופר.
- Refua Shlema
to Sidney Grunebaum who is recuperating in
shikum after emergency hip surgery following a fall in his
home. Sidney would appreciate visitors at Naot Hamoshava in
Nes Tziona's Power Center, located above Superpharm on the
west side of the center. Entrance is adjacent to the
BurgerRanch. He is on the fourth floor, Daled-2. A good time
to visit is between 1 - 3:30, when he sits at his table.
Sidney would also appreciate calls from those who cannot
visit, 054-324-5247.
- Please help a very
fine Rehovot family with many children and a
totally incapacitated father (due to a work accident).
Victor Gaba and Judith Abrahams both know the family
situation personally. Contributions to Gittie Mateh at 5
HaAdmor, Kiriat David, Rehovot, Tel: 08 9416733 or to the
Rabinowitz family 43 Ezra St, Rehovot.
- Give those you love a special
gift for the holidays! You are invited to visit
my website saragopinart.com or my home in
Rechovot to see my collection of framed pictures (copies),
each selling for 100 shekels. Tel. 08-941-6527
- ..and from the Bulletin
staff.. Shana Tova, and may all your announcements be happy
ones :-)
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Rabbi Jacob Berman Community
Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 76611101