Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Shmini 5777 פרשת שמיני תשע'ז

Candle Lighting: Friday, April 21 18:53

Havdala: Saturday, April 22 19:53

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored with 'תהילות לה by Ruth and David Israel in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Tehila Esther, to Sarah and Natan Davidovics.

Hashkama minyan qiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Elaine and Oran Buch

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Marilyn and Shmuel Safran on the birth of a granddaughter, Roni Bracha! Mazal tov to the parents, Chana and Zev Frimer of Yerushalayim and to siblings Shira, Netanel, and Ofir. Mazal tov also to grandparents Shelli and Dov Frimer of Maale Adumim and to great-uncle and great-aunt Aryeh and Esther Frimer.
• Mazal Tov to Honey and Yehuda Berenson on the birth of a great granddaughter, a daughter to Tsofiya and Itamar Malka of M'vaseret Tsion. Mazal Tov as well to the joyful grandparents Shlomit and Nachum Berenson of Nahariya, and Tsivia and Galil Malka of Kiryat Bialik.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​ ​

• Berman's Yom HaAtzmaut Program! For details see the English and Hebrew flyers on the Noticeboard. Reserve your spot by April 27 here.
• מסיבת יום העצמאות! לפרטים לחצו כאן. שריינו את מקומכם עד 27 לאפריל כאן.
• Scholar in Residence, Dr. Arnold Lustiger: Shabbat Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim (6th May). Dr. Lustiger will be giving two lectures in English:
  • Rav Soloveitchik as a darshan (Shabbat morning after kiddush, ~11:00)
  • Rav Soloveitchik on how Hashem’s presence is conceptualized in Tefila (Shabbat after Mincha, ~19:00)
  • Further details about the speaker are provided in the flyer posted on the Noticeboard
• Kahn-Bellows Lecture: On Sunday 7th May we will have our first lecture given by Rav Oren Duvdevani on industrial kashrut and other kashrut issues. Details will be added to the calendar.
• Torah readers needed for parshiot in Sefer Bamidbar. To volunteer, please contact Moshe Appel for the Hashkama minyan.
• מי שמעוניין לקרוא בתורה בספר במדבר מתבקש לפנות למשה אפל למנין ההשכמה.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED אירוח וחסד

Chesed notes - More details in website under community ... חסד – פרטים נוספים באתר

• Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.
• שלחו לנו דוא"ל אם אתם זקוקים לעזרה (חשאית) במציאת עבודה. אם אתם יכולים לסייע לאחרים במציאת עבודה, אנא הירשמו כאן. פרטים נוספים כאן.
• Policy regarding misheberachs for individuals who are ill, appears here. To submit names, write gabbai@bermanshul.org.
• מדיניות בדבר ברכות מי שברך לחולים מופיעה כאן. להגשת שמות נא לשלוח הודעת דוא"ל לגבאים: gabbai@bermanshul.org.
• Names and contact information for families who are new to the community (including pictures and short biographies) here.
• שמות ופרטי קשר של משפחות חדשות שהצטרפו לקהילה (לרבות תמונות ומידע ביוגרפי קצר) ניתן למצוא כאן.
• If you need or can offer Shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org.
• אם אתם צריכים או יכולים להציע אירוח לשבת או למועדים אחרים, אנא שלחו הודעה ל-hospitality@bermanshul.org.

Last week's Basement:

• The 18th annual conference on the Hebrew calendar, zmanim, and Jewish astronomy will be held at Beit Zeltzer on 29 Nissan (25 April) from 13:30-21:00. Registration (on site) is 50 NIS (30 for students and soldiers), and includes light refreshments. Lectures will be in Hebrew on a variety of topics relating to time and the calendar, in Jewish thought and halacha. For more information contact Shai Walter (swa@zahav.net.il, 054-4236282) or Moshe Appel (michael.appel@gmail.com). For more information: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxP7ehW406C9dldwREZ6dW1VRmpLNjFJLURsdl8zSkpqSnFB

Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101