Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by the shul

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored this week by Miriam and R' Yehezkel Babkoff

Births:

Mazal Tov to Judy and Natan Weiss on the birth of their first granddaughter, a daughter to Shoshana and Mike Tewner of Zichron Yaakov. Mazal Tov as well to Livia Molnar of Montreal, Canada, proud first-time great grandmother.

Times for Megilla readings on Purim: Weds. night: (Maariv & Megilla), 18:10; parallel minyan [provisional location-Yeshiva library; quiet & quick Haman; no candy distribution; please bring siddurim/megillot] (Maariv & Megilla), 18:10; late reading, 20:30. Thursday morning: (Shacharit & Megilla), 7:00; women's reading, 9:15; late reading, 10:30.
Chair shlepping crew needed to set up the yeshiva library for the parallel Megilla reading. Set up at 17:05 on Taanit Esther (immediately before mincha); resetting room, immediately after Megilla reading. If you can help, please contact Josh Klein.
Purim activities for kids. On Purim night (Wednesday March 23rd) there will be craft activities for children at Matnas Havayyot starting at 17:00, followed by a Megilla reading at 18:30, read by Bermans youth.
Due to purim, next week's bulletin will appear a few hours late, after purim seuda, on Thursday evening March 24. Bulletin close for non-emergency items is still Wednesday evening.
Torah readers needed for Sefer Bamidbar and Devarim. To volunteer, please contact Rami Shaanani.
מי שמעוניין לקרוא בתורה בספרים במדבר ודברים מתבקש לפנות לרמי שאנני.

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, write gabbai@bermanshul.org.
Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.

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

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

Emunah event. Tuesday March 22 2016 at 10 a.m. - Emunah Rehovot will be welcoming Meir Tulkoff (aka Magic Michael – the Medical Magician) to our Pre Purim meeting. Meir performs around Israel as an educational entertainer and we are sure you will be kept amused and will laugh and cry when you hear Magic Michael’s stories. Members, non-members, men and women - all welcome at the home of Barbara & Jeremy Pfeffer, 2/7 Hankin (with elevator). Tel: 936 3939
Shakespeare in Rehovot. The internationally acclaimed ADG/TNT Theatre Britain will be returning to the Wix Auditorium on 6th April 2016 at 20:00 pm with The Tempest. ADG/TNT brings its unique style to bear on The Tempest, mixing music with theatrical clowning and dynamic physicality, but with careful attention to the text and its poetry. Tickets through Lotus Box Office. For prices, online purchase and group discounts, see www.adgisrael.co.il or phone Lotus: 08-936-4979 or 08-946-7890.

Past bulletins are available and searchable 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