Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center
מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן
Parashat
Shmini 5776 פרשת שמיני תשע"ו
Candle Lighting: Friday, April 1 18:39
Havdala: Saturday, April 2 19:38
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by
the shul
Hashkama minyan qiddush is
co-sponsored by Rochelle and Nathan Pomerantz
in honor of Yair's induction into the army and
David's bar mitzva parsha, and by Itzhak
Factor in memory of his mother Miriam bat Hodaya
Births:
- Mazal Tov to Sara and
Ben Svetitsky on the birth of a granddaughter,
Carmel, a daughter to their children Elisha and
Zilpa Svetitsky of Tekoa. Mazal Tov to big sisters Lilach and
Talia.
Bar/Bat Mitzva:
- Mazal Tov to Charles
and Aviva Hexter on the Bat Mitzva of two
granddaughters: Ayelet HaShachar, daughter
of Chaya and Moshe Malik of Beit El, and Tamar,
daughter of Noam and Racheli Hexter of Har Homa.
- מזל טוב לצ'רלס
ואביבה הכסטר לרגל הבת מצווה של שתי נכדות אילת
השחר, בתם של חיה ומשה מליק מבית אל, ותמר,
בתם של נועם ורחלי הכסטר מהר חומה.
Engagements and wedding:
- Mazal Tov to Daniele
and Rafi Perl-Treves on the engagement of their son
David to Ayala, daughter
of Solange and David Nussbaum of Shaarei Tikva.
Bereavement and Memorial:
- We regret to announce the
passing of Tzvi Mordechai Gold z"l, the father
of our member Tammy Unger. The funeral took place
on Tuesday March 29 in Petach Tikva. Tammy is sitting shiva in
Holon, Rehov Hanotrim 10 until Monday morning, April 4. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון
וירושלים
- We regret to announce
the passing of Aryeh ben Ze'ev Grobgeld z"l, the father of
our member Dov Grobgeld. The funeral took place
last Wednesday in Sweden. Dov completed shiva on Tuesday
morning March 29, in Rehovot. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי
ציון וירושלים
- We regret to announce the passing of Dr. Elazar
Aharon ben Meir Haim Zalman z"l, the brother of our member
Gabriel Zalman. The family completed shiva on
Wednesday morning, March 30. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי
ציון וירושלים
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS
- Maot Chittim.
The Berman's Tzeddaka Fund supplies food packages to hundreds
of needy Rehovot residents, so that they too can celebrate and
enjoy Pesach. We are dependent on your help to continue this
important endeavor. Please send in your contributions early so
that we can distribute food in time for the holiday. Checks
can be given to any member of the tzeddaka committee (Rebecca
Krausz, Jerry Kriger, Rivka Kronengold, Freida Sarfati-Ollech,
or Sandy Sampson), or to Larry Israel or Gerry Tanny. Please
respond generously. Tizku le'Mitzvot.
- Pictures from Purim
are available at https://goo.gl/photos/5oJcn7ij76BGtzW39.
Thanks to Wally Rechtschaffen for photography, and to Pinchas
Levinson for organizing and uploading the photographs.
- Torah readers needed
for Sefer Bamidbar and Devarim. To volunteer,
please contact Rami
Shaanani for the main minyan; for the early minyan, contact Yair Pomerantz
(052-222-0930) for Bamidbar, and Moshe Appel for
Devarim.
- מי שמעוניין
לקרוא בתורה בספרים במדבר ודברים מתבקש לפנות לרמי שאנני למנין המרכזי,
או ליאיר פומרנץ
(052-222-0930) לספר במדבר ומשה אפל לספר דברים
למנין הראשון.
- Volunteers needed to give Divrei Torah for
parshiot in Sefer Bamidbar. Please contact Mechael Kanovsky.
- מי שמעוניין
לתת דבר תורה על פרשה בספר במדבר מתבקש לפנות למיכאל קנובסקי.
- Nissan Jointly
Sponsored Yahrtzeit Kiddush. The Nissan Yahrtzeit
JSK will be held on Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Metzora
(16.4.2016). To participate in the kiddush, please contact Judd Bogdansky no
later than Sunday April 10, 2016. Participation: 150 NIS.
- קידוש משותף
ליארצייט ניסן. הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של
חודש ניסן יתקיים בשבת הגדול פרשת מצורע (16 אפריל 2016). אם
ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם ג'וד בוגדנסקי לא
יאוחר מיום ראשון, 10 באפריל. השתתפות: 150 שח.
HOSPITALITY and CHESED
- Family needed to host single female seminary student
this Shabbat. If you can provide Shabbat hospitality this
week, please contact
Mechael Kanovsky, 08-947-1359.
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.
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
- Weekly shiur
(in Hebrew) sponsored by Yeshivat Hadarom at 17:15 in the
Beit Midrash. This week's speaker is [Berman's very own]
Mechael Kanovsky. For more info. contact Arye Noy aryenoy@walla.com.
- מדרשת שבת,
בשעה 17:15 בבית המדרש של הישיבה. הרב ד"ר מיכאל קנובסקי,
ביולוג. נושא השיעור: "ורפא ירפא-כי אני ה' רופאך".
- 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.
- Emunah Rehovot
asks you to help the financially constrained families of the
Emunah Gedera and Emunah Gan Yavne Maons, both of which are
supported by our Chapter throughout the year. We cannot sit
down to seder knowing that these families don’t have
necessities for making Pesach. Please bring your donations
to Evelynne Goldman at 29/2 Gorodesky, or Barbara Pfeffer at
2/7 Hankin. Cheques should be made payable to EMUNAH and
cash is very helpful; receipts provided for all donations.
- Please help a very
fine Rehovot family with many children and a
totally incapacitated father. Victor Gaba and Judith
Abrahams both know the family situation personally.
Contributions to Victor Gaba at 26/1 Eisenberg Tel: 08
9476608 or to Gittie Mateh at 5 HaAdmor, Kiriat David,
Rehovot, Tel: 08 9416733
- Emunah Rehovot
Combined Pre Pesach and Coffee & Torah Morning, with
Guest Speaker Menashe (Shai) Caplan. “Is The Haggadah Past
Perfect Simple?” Tuesday
April 12th 2016 at 10 a.m. At the home of Julia
and Heshey Basch, Chish 37/7, Rehovot (with elevator) Tel:
08 949 2986.
- Do you need someone to clean
your couches/rugs/chairs for Pesach? Contact
Michael at 054-445-8532.
- Experienced helper
available for light housekeeping (cooking,
shopping etc), and to look after the elderly and unwell at
home or in the hospital. Contact Yael at: 052-2648150.
- Pesach apartment for rent. 4 room
apartment in central Rehovot for rent over the week of
pesach. Close to shopping and shuls and directly across from
a large park. Sleeps 8. Contact Yael for more details and
pictures. Yaelmaozphd@gmail.com
- Prepared food for
pesach. Givon catering presents a full menu of delicious prepared food
for pesach. Kosher L'mehadrin no kitniot (Rabbi Solomon,
Rabbi of Hevel Yavne). To order, call Ohad Givon
050-768-0063 or Hanan Eshwege 052-506-3335 or email givonfood@gmail.com.
Orders accepted until April 11th, Home delivery available.
- אוכל מוכן
לחג. גם השנה תוכלו להגיע לליל הסדר שלווים
ורגועים. קייטרינג גבעון, עם למעלה מ-9 שנות ניסיון, ידאג לבשל
לכם את ארוחת החג מתחילתה ועד סופה עם מגוון עשיר, אוכל
איכותי, ביתי וטעים, בכשרות מהודרת וללא חשש קטניות (בהכשר הרב
סלומון - רבה של חבל יבנה), אנו מביאים לכם את תפריט פסח 2016. עכשיו נותר לכם רק
להזמין אורחים ולהסב לשולחן החג. לפרטים ניתן לפנות ל: אוהד
גבעון - 0507680063, חנן אשווגה - 0525063335. הזמנות יתקבלו
עד 11.4.16. משלוחים עד הבית.
Rabbi Jacob Berman Community
Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101