Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center
מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן
Parashat
Metzora 5776 פרשת מצורע תשע"ו
Candle Lighting: Friday, April 15
18:49
Havdala: Saturday, April 16 19:48
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kiddush on Shabbat is jointly
sponsored by the following members marking Yahrtzeits
of their loved ones in the month of Nissan:
Ruth Ainie in
memory of her mother, Sheina Chaya bat Ephraim Zalman
R' Yehezkel Babkoff in memory of his father,
Aryeh Leib ben Yehuda Eliyahu
Shoshi Babkoff in memory of her father,
Naftali Hertzel ben Menachem
Leo Beer in memory of his mother, Edna Beer bat
Naomi Dina and Yehuda Leib
Sidney Beer in memory of his wife, Edna Beer
bat Naomi Dina and Yehuda Leib
Gabriela Cohen in memory of her mother, Olga
Novy (Tzipora bat Dov)
Cissie Green Jacobson in memory of her mother,
Ahuva Libba bat Matityahu HaCohen
Jerry Kriger in memory of his mother, Yehudit
bat Yosef Chaim and Ethel
David Leifer in memory of his father, Natan
Nuta ben Avraham Yitzhak
Ayala Meisels in memory of her mother, Tzippora
Schwartz
Martha Pomerantz in memory of her mother,
Bracha bat Mordecai Aaron
Seymour Pomerantz in memory of his father,
Yitzchak Isaac ben Moshe Aaron Pomerantz
Rochelle Pomerantz in memory of her father,
Natan Nuta ben Shlomo Nahum Halavei
Jill Shames in memory of her mother, Shifra
Bata Zala and Bracha
Chaya Tannor in memory of her father, Bernard
Levmore
Ian Taylor in memory of his father, Shraga ben
Aharon Halevi
Sorelle Weinstein in memory of her father,
Rabbi Ivan Wachmann
Carmel Wise in memory of her mother, Sheina
Chaya bat Ephraim
Jonathan Wise in memory of his mother, Rachel
bat Ze’ev
Hashkama minyan qiddush is
sponsored by Miriam and R' Yehezkel Babkoff
and by Shoshie and Nachum Babkoff
Bar/Bat Mitzva:
- Mazal Tov to Coleman
and Rosalie Brosilow on the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Yonatan (Yoni) Elisha Brosilow,
son of Drs. Benjamin and Sharon Brosilow of Ramot Menashe.
Engagements and wedding:
- Mazal Tov to Aviva and
Elchanan Cohen on the wedding of thier grandson, Michael
Cohen to Miri Columbus. Mazal Tov
as well to parents of the chatan, Yosefa and Rabbi Ari Cohen.
Bereavement and Memorial:
- We are grieved to
announce the passing of our long-standing member Sidney
Grunebaum, z"l. The funeral took place on Sunday,
April 10, at the Rehovot cemetery. The family will be sitting
in Sidney's home, 27/1 Herzog, through Friday afternoon, April
15. The number there is 08-947-1130. Davening times are
Shacharit: 06:15, MIncha: 19:00, Ma'ariv: 19:30. המקום ינחם
אותם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS
- Maot Chittim.
The tzeddaka Committee wishes to remind those who have not yet
sent their donations for Maot Chittim to do so as soon as
possible. Last year we were able to help more than 300
families. Please be generous and send your contributions this
week, so we can reach out to people before the chag, Thanking
you as always for your kindheartedness. Checks should be
marked "for the Tzeddaka Fund" 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.
- **Tonight** Lecture (in
Hebrew). Naama Galil, head of projects in Yad
Vashem Department of Commemorations and Community Relations,
will speak on "The Rifle, Pen, and Paintbrush in Service of
the Jewish Undergrounds during the Holocaust period". Thursday
April 14 at Berman. Maariv at 19:50, lecture at 20:00.
Detailed flier on the Noticeboard.
- הנכם מוזמנים
להרצאה מאת נעמה גליל מנהלת פרויקטים באגף הנצחה
וקשרי קהילה ביד ושם, שתרצה בעברית על הנושא: "בשירות הרובה, העט
והמכחול: מחתרות יהודיות בתקופת השואה" יום שלישי, ד' ניסן, 14
לאפריל 2016. מעריב: 19:50 הרצאה: 20:00. פרטים כאן.
- The Shabbat haGadol
Shiur (in English) will be given by R' Arye Frimer
this Shabbat afternoon between Minha and Maariv. The shiur
will discuss the Piyyut: vaYehi baHatsi haLayla ויהי בחצי
הלילה. Please bring a haggada with a translation.
- Sale of Chametz. מכירת
חמץ The form for selling chametz (Rehovot
Rabbinate) is available on the Noticeboard.
After completing the form, please return it to Jerry Kriger by
putting it in his mailbox at Pinsker 4 [Do not ring
the bell!] by Wednesday evening April 20th.
Tzeddaka checks for Maot Chittim may be delivered in the same
manner. Forms left in his mailbox after the 20th will not be
brought to the Rabbanut. Jerry also has "hard" copies of the
chametz form at morning minyan, which you can complete and
submit- no later than Thursday April 21 at Shacharit.
- Useful information for
Pesach, compiled and reviewed by R' Arye Frimer.
Mechirat Hametz online:
Rabbanei Zohar (forms in several languages,
including English): http://www.tfaforms.com/323595
Kipa Website (Hebrew). Info: http://www.kipa.co.il/passover/sell.asp; Forms: https://www.kipa.co.il/passover/newreg.asp
Chabad Form in English: https://chabadorg.clhosting.org/holidays/passover/sell_chometz_cdo/site/chabadorg.clhosting.org
Medicine Lists for Pesach:
Kupat Holim Clalit (Hebrew and English listings) http://www.clalit.co.il/he/medical/pharmacy/Documents/passover_medicine.pdf
Kupat Holim Meuhedet http://www.kikar.co.il/medindex.php
CRC Policy on Medicines and cosmetics: http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/pdf/crc_passover_2016_meds_cosmetics.pdf
Full CRC Passover Guide: http://www.crcweb.org/Passover/2016/Pesach_Guide_2016.pdf
Some of the important highlights from the CRC Guide
are as follows (taken from page 3 (fifth page in full booklet)):
*All pill medication (with or without chometz) that one
swallows is permitted without special hashgocha. Vitamins and
Food supplements do not necessarily fall under this category.
*All chewable pills that have kitniyot are permitted for one
who is ill.
*Liquid medications that contain kitniyot are permissible for
one who is ill.
*All varieties of body soaps, shampoos and stick deodorants
are permitted for use on Pesach regardless of their
ingredients.
*All types of ointments, creams, nail polish, hand lotions,
eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, foot and face powders,
and ink and paint may be used regardless of their ingredients.
- Announcing Berman's Yom
HaZikaron/Yom HaAtzmaut Program! For details see
the flyers on the Noticeboard.
Reserve your spot now by May 1st using the following
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Mc79TIAZtW2V4NmuadGlDD3qM_KvxbblsJi_Z7WR90s/edit?usp=sharing
- 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.
HOSPITALITY and CHESED
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
- Hod Yisrael, the
charity organization in Rehovot is accepting
unopened packages of chametz at 2 Goldberg Street (next to
the Rabbanut) during the week before Pesach at the following
times and dates: Sun 17 April: 10:00 – 13:00 and 18:00
-20:00; Mon 18 April: 10:00 – 12:00 and 16:30 – 20:00; Tues
19 April: 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 20:00; Wed 20 April:
10:00 – 12:00 and 16:00 – 18:00; Thurs 21 April: 10:00 –
12:00.
- **Tomorrow** Free
concert. On April 15, at 11:00, the Hadarei
Ron Choir of Rehovot will be performing as part
of the series of (free) Friday morning concerts in the new
Beit Ha’Am, sponsored by the Rehovot Municipality. The
repertoire will consist of a wide selection of popular
Israeli music, almost exclusively arranged by the choir’s
conductor, Avi Faintoch. Open this link for details and information,
or contact Bea Kriger.
- ביום ששי ה-15
לאפריל, בשעה 11:00, מקהלת הדרי רון מרחובות
תופיע בקונצרט בסדרת הופעות מוסיקליות בימי ששי בבוקר (ללא
תשלום) בבית העם החדש, תחת החסות של העיריה. המקהלה תשיר מבחר
רחב של מוסיקה ישראלית פופולרית עם עיבודים מורכבים ע"י המנצח
של המקהלה, מר אבי פיינטוך. לפרטים אפשר להתעניין כאן, או ליצור קשר עם בי קריגר.
- Happening for kids.
Sponsored by the Rehovot Municipality. Wednesday April 20th
at 16:00 on the Yeshivat Hadarom Campus. Games, inflatables,
treats, and fun. Nominal admission charge.
- Job Opp (I) – Part
time – Work from home! Seeking detail-oriented
individual in support of an E-commerce company based in the
US. Work involves data verification/matching and some basic
quality assurance. Requirements: Computer savvy and
familiarity with Excel; Fast internet connection; Attention
to detail and excellent organizational skills; US Citizen –
paid as an independent contractor; Native English speaker.
For more information, contact Shua Spotts, joshua.spotts@gmail.com.
- Job Opp (II).
Job opening for a full-time Lab Scientist
to join the Product Manufacturing Group at ImmunArray, an
international company (Israel + US) that develops and
markets novel blood tests for diagnosis and management of
immune-mediated and neurodegenerative diseases. The company
is located in the Rehovot Science Park. Requires a Lab
Technician Certification or bachelor’s degree
(biotechnology, biochemistry, etc.) + lab experience;
English writing; MS Office; excellent communication skills.
Matlab / SQL is a plus. Please contact Pennina Safer,pennina.safer@immunarray.com,
054-451-7031.
- Room (sleeping
accommodation for two guests) needed for seder night.
Two guests need a place to sleep on the night of the
Seder--If you have any room, please let us know! --Sara Beck
Svetitsky; becksarac@gmail.com
or 054-7503706.
- Apartment wanted for
rent (short term) in June. Observant family
(sister of Judd Bogdansky) visiting Rehovot looking for 2BR
apartment, with at
least 1 Full Bath and air conditioning, in good condition to
rent from June 16th – June 26th. Preference is low floor in
a walk-up, or with elevator if apartment is on high floor.
Availability of a baby crib would be great, but not a
deal-breaker. Please respond to ericascherzer@gmail.com.
- Apartment available
for rent (long term) at Alkalai 10. Big living
room, balcony, dining room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms.
Kitchen with a large counter, tons of cupboards and a double
sink. 95 sq. m. 4085 shekels/mo for the first 4 mo, 4200
afterwards. Available May 1st. Contact Andy for details and
pictures andy.hubert@gmail.com.
- Talented seamstress
looking for work in store so she can be with
people (prefers not to work at home). Please call Audrey if
you have any leads 054-227 4209.
- Two Yeshiva boys can
help you clean for Pesach. Call Yaakov 052 455
2687 or Menachem 050 236 0001.
- Items for sale.
Adjustable office chair; Salcal; Booster seat; Kids table
& 2 chairs; High chair when layed down is a car;
Assorted games & toys; Large fan on stand; Pictures on
request, All in exellent condition. Wally: wallyr2014@gmail.com
- Basement survey.
Tell us about the strangest (or oldest) object you found in
your freezer when cleaning for pesach. Winning entries will
be published next week.
Rabbi Jacob Berman Community
Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101