Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Pesach 5776 פסח תשע"ו

חג כשר ושמח

Candle Lighting: Friday, April 22 18:54

Havdala: Saturday, April 23 19:54

Last time to eat Chametz (Friday April 22): 10:25 סוף זמן אכילת חמץ

Destroy Chametz by (Friday April 22): 11:31 סוף זמן ביעור חמץ

ANNOUNCEMENTS

No main minyan kiddush this Pesach. Kiddushim will resume after the Chag.

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored by Adina and Josh Klein

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Audrey and Fred Samuels on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to their children Noa and Yehonatan Levinthal of Yad Binyamin.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

• Please do not drop off any more Chametz sale forms. As previously announced, the deadline was last night (Wednesday), and Jerry has already brought all the forms to the Rabbanut. Anyone still needing to sell their Chametz, should go to the Rabbanut on their own, or use any of the on-line options listed below.
  
  
• Exceptional minyan start times: Shabbat morning- 6:45 and 8:45. There will be an early minyan Friday evening at 17:45 (in addition to the "regular" one at 19:05), but kiddush of the Seder may not be recited before 19:33.
  
  
• Maot Chittim - Last Call. 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. Thanking you as always. 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.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Upcoming lectures. Sunday, May 8th, Prof Chaim Cohen - First Bellows Kahn lecture. Sunday May 15th, Malka Puterkovsky. Sunday May 29th, Prof. Lewis Glinert - Second Bellows Kahn lecture. All at 8:00 PM. Details and topics will follow.
  
  
• 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.

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