• Mazal Tov to Honey and Yehuda Berenson on the birth of a great granddaughter. Mazal Tov as well to grandparents, Shlomit and Nachum Berenson of Nahariya and to the parents of the baby, Tsofiya and Itamar Malkah of M’vaseret Tsion.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Yael and Mishael Mishael on the Bar Mitzva of their son Ohad Moshe. The family would like to welcome all their relatives and friends who have come from near and far to celebrate this special occasion.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS

• Welcome to Netiv course soldiers and their commanders, who are joining us for Shabbat!
  
  
• There will be no early mincha/kabbalat shabbat minyan Oct 9 (in contrast to the .pdf calendar).
  
  
• Thank you again to all those who contributed to the wonderful Bermans atmosphere throughout the chagim.
  
  
• The Bermans Community has been blessed with many new families in the last several years. To help the older members (“vatikim”) and newcomers get to know each other, we are planning two consecutive special Shabbatot. On Shabbat Chayei Sara (Nov. 7), we will be pairing new families with vatikim for Shabbat lunch. Newcomers who are interested in being invited and vatikim who are interested in hosting (or vice versa) should email hospitality@bermanshul.org. We will attempt to match families by neighborhood, occupation and/or country/city of origin. The following Shabbat (Nov. 14), Shabbat Toldot, the Kiddush will be sponsored by the shul in honor of our new members. We will use the opportunity to encourage additional interactions between older and newer members.
  
  
• We are pleased to announce the opening of a new group learning Taamei HaMikra, taught by David Drory for Berman's boys in the 6th grade. The course is free of charge and will take place at David's home one afternoon a week. Please register by mail dvd258@gmail.com.
• אנו שמחים להודיע על פתיחת מחזור נוסף של חוג טעמי המקרא שינתן ע"י דוד דרורי לבני קהילת ברמן הלומדים בכתה ו'. החוג הוא ללא עלות ויתקיים פעם בשבוע בביתו של דוד בשעות אחה"צ. נא להרשם במייל dvd258@gmail.com .
  
  
• Written versions of divrei torah given at Berman's will be available at http://www.bermanshul.org/divrei-torah. We would like to include a greater number of divrei torah delivered by our members on Shabbat. If anyone who has given a d'var torah has a written version that they would like posted, please send it to Mechael Kanovsky after editing.
  
  
• The Cheshvan Yahrtzeit Jointly Sponsored Kiddush will be held on Shabbat, Parshat Va’erah, October 31, 2015. If you have a yahrtzeit in Cheshvan, and would like to participate, please contact Rachel Schecter no later than Thursday, October 22nd. The cost for participation is still 150 NIS.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• Welcome to Lizzy and Jacob Silvermetz! Lizzy and Jacob are newlyweds, Mazal tov! Lizzy is from London and Jacob is from Silver Spring, Maryland. Lizzy is a Biology MSc student at the Weizmann Institute and Jacob is an IT consultant at Deloitte. Contact info: Lizzystoops@gmail.com , Jsilvermetz@gmail.com or Jacob- 054-600-7778 Lizzy- 058-560-3728
  
  
• On Shabbat Noah, October 16-17 we will have cousins visiting who are considering moving to Rehovot. To get a feel of the community, they would like to meet people close to their age group, late 40's. They have children ranging in age from late teens to early 20's. If you would like to invite them for a meal, or otherwise get together, call Larry or Rhea (Israel) at 9470970, 050 5656914, or 050 6947276.

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

• If you need or can offer shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org.
• Names and contact information for families who are new to the community (including pictures and short biographies) 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.

PERSONAL & BASEMENT

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

• Beit Midrash Letanach. Monthly lecture in Hebrew, Tues Oct. 13 at 19:00. Author Sahara Blau will speak on the first Jewish couple, Avraham and Sara. In Beit Yad Le'banim; admission free. Please bring a Tanach.
• בית מדרש עירוני לתנ"ך. המפגש הקרוב יארח את הסופרת שהרה בלאו להרצאה בנושא סיפורו של הזוג העברי הראשון – שרה ואברהם. המפגש יתקיים ביום שלישי ל' תשרי 13.10.15 בשעה 19:00 בבית יד לבנים. כניסה חופשית. נא להגיע עם תנ"ך מלא.
  
  
• AMIT Chug Rehovot Annual Membership Meeting, Wednesday October 21, 2015. "Not so Grimm: Jewish Fairy Tales," --a fascinating comparison of themes, images, and values in classic and Jewish fairy tales. Guest Speaker: Gila Weinberg, a Human Resources Consultant with a passion for Jewish text, literary analysis, fantasy and storytelling. She is also the translator of a 2-volume introduction to Jewish Philosophy by Professor Shalom Rosenberg. Place: Shaindy Shain, 27B Pinsker St.
  
  
• Emunah Rehovot Meeting - Tuesday October 13th 2015 at 10 a.m. - Guest Speaker - Dr. Seymour Hoffman "Rabbis and Psychologists: Combatants, Collaborators, Colleagues." At the home of Martha and Seymour Pomerantz, Sereni 59/8, Rehovot (with elevator).
  
  
• An azkara ceremony and mishna study, in commemoration of the 20th yahrzeit for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin z"l, will be held on October 25th at 7:30 pm at the Rabin Synagogue in Rehovot (42 Lechi Street, in the Amit High School), with the participation of Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau, Rehovot Mayor Rachamim Malul and representatives of Rehovot's youth movements.
• תפילת אזכרה ולימוד משניות, לזכר 20 שנים לרצח ראש ממשלת ישראל יצחק רבין, ז"ל, יערכו ביום ראשון אור לי"ג במרחשוון (25.10.15) בשעה 19:30 בבית כנסת ע"ש יצחק רבין ברחובות (בית ספר תיכון אמי"ת, רח' לח"י 42), במעמד הרב הראשי לישראל הרב דוד לאו, ראש העיר רחמים מלול ונציגי תנועות הנוער של רחובות.
  
  
• The shul has received an anonymous donation of 30 "baby-on-key" devices, purchased for the shul membership (and the "next generation"). Help yourself! (box in the foyer). (The donors have no financial interest in the manufacturer). 15 deaths of infants or toddlers have occurred in the last few years in Israel because parents inadvertently forgot a child in the car. This can easily happen to any parent. A new simple solution is now being manufactured. See: www.babyonkey.com. To use: Keep the "baby-on-key" hooked onto the car seat; move to your keychain when you put the baby into his seat; since the plastic is large, you'll be unable to put your keychain back into your pocket when you reach your destination, until you unclip the baby-on-key device from your key-ring and return it to the car-seat. And THAT reminds you to take out the baby! ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותיכם
  
  
• Flu season is approaching. Get vaccinated at your local Kupat Holim (Disclaimer- the Bulletin is not a doctor, and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional).
  
  
• Family interested in moving to Rehovot would like to meet families in their late 40s with children ranging in age from late teens to early 20's. Will be in Rehovot Shabbat Noach (see Hospitality); to invite them or get together, call their hosts Larry or Rhea Israel at 9470970.
  
  
• Volunteers wanted for shidduchim (matchmaking). Interested in establishing a Rehovot connection for our informal shidduchim group. Looking for Rehovot contact(s) who are in touch with local singles (Male and Female), and would like to help with matchmaking. If interested, please contact Susan Treiber (Mom of shul member Chani Rav Acha). Call 054-437-1231, or email susantreiber5@gmail.com

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