Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center
מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן
Parashat
Bo 5776 פרשת בא תשע"ו
Candle Lighting: Friday, January 15
16:37
Havdala: Saturday, January 16 17:39
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by
the shul
Hashkama minyan qiddush is
sponsored this week by Penina and Mechael Kanovsky in
commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Mechael's father Prof
Eliyahu Kanovsky z'l
Births:
- Mazal Tov to Rachel
and Joel Rabinowitz, on the birth of a grandson,
a son born to their children Adi and Noam Bedein of Nokdim.
Mazal Tov as well to grandparents David and Sarah Bedein of
Efrat. The baby's great-grandfather, Zeev Bill
Rosenblum z'l, was one of the founding members of
the Berman Shul.
- Mazal Tov to Honey and
Yehuda Berenson on the birth of a great-grandson.
Mazal Tov as well to the parents, Tsvia and Re’em Ben Artzi of
Etz Efraim, and grandparents, Ilana and Michael Berenson of
Kedumim.
Bereavement and Memorial:
- We regret to announce
the passing of Lorna Harris z"l, the mother of our member
Diane Gordon. Diane is sitting shiva in London
through Friday morning, 15.1. She can be contacted on a land
line after 3pm Israel time, at 0044 208 446 9711, or on her
mobile phone, at 054 4590971. Please remember that there is a
two-hour time difference between Israel and England. המקום
ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
- The azkarah marking
Rachel Garfinkel's z"l 19th yahrzeit and Lenny Garfinkel's
z"l 11th yahrzeit will take place at the Rehovot
cemetery, IY"H, on Friday, 22 January 2016 (12 Shevat 5776) at
10 a.m. Their children and extended family - both here and
abroad - continue to be touched and comforted by the
community's loyalty to Rachel's and Lenny's memories over all
the years. Yehi zichram baruch. The annual women's Kabbalat
Shabbat in Rachel's memory will be scheduled at a later date.
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS
- **THIS WEEK** The 2016
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bermans
membership will be held on Motzai Shabbat Bo, January 16, 2016
at 20:00.
- Materials for the AGM,
including non-audited financial report and budget,
the audit committee report, and board
minutes (now including the last two meetings)
are available in the documents section of our website
(members only, scroll down for 2015 board minutes, and 2016
AGM).
- Miniminyan is back!
This Shabbat Prashant "Bo" - All 4-6 year olds (and their
parents) are invited to participate in the new miniminyan
program that will take place in the Bet-midrash. We will start
at 9:45 with Tefilila, stories, and games, and end with a
kids' Kiddush.
- המינימניין חוזר!
השבת פרשת בא - ילדים (גיל 4-6) מוזמנים להשתתף בתוכנית
החדשה של המינימניין שתתקיים בבית מדרש. נתחיל ב 9:45 עם תפילת
ילדים, סיפורי פרשת שבוע, משחק ונסיים עם קידוש ילדים.
- Help provided and
needed. If there is an immediate family member who
is very ill or in the hospital, and you need help with meals,
please contact Ayala Meisels at ayala.meisels@gmail.com.
We ask members to respond and sign themselves up when meal
requests are publicized.
- The topic of Eitan
Ronen's Tuesday night shiur (20:30-21:15) this
coming week will be "woman and tefillin". Please check the
live calendar for weekly updates.
- Torah readers needed for
Sefer Vayikra. To volunteer, please contact Rami Shanani. And a
request from Rami: The list of Tora readers is hanging on the
bulletin board at the entrance to the shul. To prevent
misunderstandings or scheduling glitches, anyone who is slated
to read should confirm by checking the list that they are
correctly assigned, and anyone who is planning a simcha at
which a family member would like to read, is asked to book
their event as early as possible by contacting Jerry Kriger.
- נפתחה ההרשמה
לבעלי קריאה לספר ויקרא. נא לפנות לרמי שאנני. בקשה אישית
שלי: רשימת בעלי הקריאה תלויה על הלוח בכניסה לבית הכנסת בין
השאר על מנת למנוע אי נעימויות. אני מבקש מכולם לעיין ברשימה
לפחות פעם אחת בשלשה חודשים ולפנות אלי בכל מקרה שמתעוררת בעיה
או שאלה. כל מי שמתכנן לקיים שמחה בר מצוה , חתונה... במהלך השנה
הקרובה בבית הכנסת מתבקש לפנות ולתאם זאת עם ג'רי קריגר כמה
שיותר מוקדם. רמי.
- Volunteers
needed to give Divrei Torah for parshiot in Sefer
Vayikra. Please contact Mechael
Kanovsky.
- מי שמעוניין
לתת דבר תורה על פרשה בספר ויקרא מתבקש לפנות למיכאל קנובסקי.
- Shvat Jointly
Sponsored Yahrtzeit Kiddush. The Shvat Yahrtzeit
JSK will be held on Shabbat, Parshat Beshalach (23.1.2016). To
participate in this kiddush, please contact Rachel Schecter no
later than Friday, January 15th. Participation: 150 NIS.
- קידוש משותף
ליארצייט חודש שבט. הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של
חודש שבט יתקיים בשבת פרשת בשלח (שבת שירה), (23 לינואר 2016).
אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם רחל שכטר לא יאוחר מיום
שישי, 15 לינואר. השתתפות: 150 ש"ח
HOSPITALITY and CHESED
- Adoptive families
urgently needed for (female) conversion candidates
who live in Rehovot. Families are needed to invite them for
Shabbat and holidays. Sleeping accommodations not required. If
you can help, please contact Ilana Friedlander stevenf@netvision.net.il.
- זקוקים בדחיפות
למספר משפחות שילוו בנות העוברות גיור. הבנות גרות
ברחובות ולא זקוקות ללינה. נא ליצור קשר מידי עם אילנה פרידלנדר
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.
- 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.
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 see the details. If
calendar doesn't appear 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
- Shabbat hazanut,
at the Beit Zeltser Shul- Rechov Baal Shem Tov on Friday
15.1.16 at 4:45 PM. Chazan Tzudik Greenwald will lead the
t'fillot with the New Rehovot Choir, Shirat Rechovot,
including over 30 voices under the baton of Yankele Rotner.
In addition, on Shabbat morning, they will be participating
in Shacharit, starting at 8:15 AM. On Friday night at 9 PM
there will be an Oneg Shabbat in Beit Zeltser.
- Small rental
apartment needed. My name is Lenny Margulis and I
will be making aliya with my family in 2016. I have a job
offer in Rehovot and I will be initially coming alone
without my family at the end of February/beginning of March.
I would like to rent a small apartment or room in walking
distance from Berman shul until I find something suitable
for the family. If anyone has any suggestions, please
contact me at lennymargulis@gmail.com
or at +1-860-543-2809.
- Light opera at the
WIX. Emunah Rehovot are
selling tickets at NIS 120 (NIS 10 cheaper than the ticket
agency) for LOGON’s (Light Opera Group of the Negev)
production of Camelot at the Wix Auditorium on Thursday
March 17th at 8p.m Call Barbara Pfeffer 0545 581300 or June
Cohen 0502 497636 – All proceeds will go towards playground
equipment for our Gedera Maon.
- ESRA Rehovot - area
Branch invites you to a talk by Edmund Jonah on "The Jews
of India," Tuesday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Refreshments at 7:45 before the show and during
intermission. Venue: Rehovot Municipal Building (adjacent to
the Rehovot Mall), Second Floor, Malia Hall. See the Berman
Calendar for details, Contribution: NIS 25 ESRA members, NIS
35 all others. Reservations: Phyllis (08) 945 6345 or phylcol@netvision.net.il
All proceeds support ESRA’s local and national charitable
projects.
- Job opening- software
development. A software company in Rehovot is
looking for a software engineer. Requirements: BSc degree in
Software Engineering or equivalent with at least 2 years of
experience. Programming languages and frameworks: .NET, C#,
WPF. Strong technical capabilities in OOD and Design
Patterns. Experience in developing Multi-Processing and
Multi-Threaded systems. Experience in developing UI.
Advantage to candidates with: Ability to work in a team and
independently. Experience in developing communication
protocols (USB, UART and Ethernet). Windows Software
Production: license, installation, registry, frameworks
integration (for example, products which support C\C++ DLLs,
Matlab DLLs). Experience with Real-Time & Embedded
systems. Knowledge of Matlab, Assembler, Visual Basic,
VBScript, UI, Web. Experience in automotive industry.
Please send CV to maccabi@Silentium.com
.
- Single female looking for short-term rental/sublet
or house-sitting in Rehovot (or nearby environs).
Starting February 1, for at least 1 month. Berman members
available as references. Malkie Spodek 058 664 4975 malkiespodek@hotmail.com
Past bulletins are available at http://archive.bermanshul.org/pastbulletin
Email bermanshul@gmail.com
for bulletin-related communications.
Rabbi Jacob Berman Community
Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101