Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Shmini 5780 פרשת שמיני תש"ף

Candle Lighting: Friday April 17 18:50
Havdala: Saturday April 18 19:50

Please remember to count Sefirat Ha'omer..Today (Wednesday night/Thursday) is day 7
היום שבעה ימים שהם שבוע אחד לעומר

Bereavement and Memorial זיכרון ושכול:

To report a bereavement, please go to https://www.bermanshul.org/bereavement. Because the current health situation does not allow for visiting, there are no signup sheets posted on the shul’s bereavement web site.

אנא היכנסו לכתובת https://www.bermanshul.org/bereavement לדיווח על פטירה.

• We regret to announce the death of our member Murray Borsekofsky z”l, the husband of our member Naomi Borsekofsky. The funeral was held last night in Rehovot, attended by the immediate family. Naomi and her children will be sitting shiva through Wednesday morning, April 22nd. Naomi can be reached at 08-945-7174 or 054-832-2969. המקום ינחם את המשפחה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
• We regret to announce the passing of Haigoohi Mahigian Smith z”l, the mother of our member Stuart Smith. The funeral was held in upstate New York. Stu scheduled a Zoom meeting for anyone in the congregation who would like to offer condolences today, Thursday, April 16, between 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. If you respond to Stuart at stuartsmith1955@gmail.com, you will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Otherwise, feel free to contact him directly at 054-5243358. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
• We regret to announce the passing of Minny Mock z”l, the mother of our member Hester Fass. The funeral was held during Chol Hamoed in Rehovot. Hester will be sitting shiva through Wednesday morning, April 22. Hester can be reached at 050-6136197. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS תזכורות, אירועים ופעילויות של בית הכנסת

• Updated Berman Coronavirus Virtual Community Page, with important links, information, Shabbat Parsha pages, online shiurim and lectures from our own in-house talent, and links to weekday tefillah [legal minyan] at the kotel, may be found here. The page contains a constantly updated list of virtual Berman shiurim and virtual events. If you have other links to include, please send them to penninasafer@gmail.com. For medical information and updates, please see the Ministry of Health website in Hebrew and English.
• ניתן למצוא עדכוני נגיף הקורונה הקשורים לבית הכנסת וקישורים לאירועים ושיעורים ורטואליים כאן. להנחיות כלליות, אנא היכנסו לאתר משרד הבריאות בעברית או באנגלית.
• Chaya Tannor memorial lecture. This coming Sunday night, 19.4 (25 Nisan) at 20:00, will be the 3rd annual Chaya Tannor memorial lecture delivered (In Hebrew) by Zoom. The speaker is Rabbanit Shani Taragin, an engaging lecturer who teaches at Matan, Midreshet Lindenbaum and a wide variety other Torah institutions. Her title is: Longing and laughing –Dreams and prophecies revisited. The lecture will be in Hebrew. Zoom Details. https://zoom.us/j/98134606878. Meeting ID: 981 3460 6878
• ביום ראשון הקרוב, 19.4 (כ"ה ניסן) ב-20:00 תתקיים ההרצאה השנתית השלישית לזכרה של חיה טנור ז"ל דרך זום. המרצה היא רבנית שני טרגין, מרצה בחסד שמלמדת במתן, מדרשת לינדנבאום ומגוון רחב של מוסדות תורה אחרים. הנושא: היינו כחולמים – על חרוב, חורבן וחזון הגאולה. ההרצאה תהיה בעברית. בזום https://zoom.us/j/98134606878. Meeting ID: 981 3460 6878
• Online content. In an effort to make the time we’re all spending in isolation both more meaningful and pass a little quicker, the shul has undertaken to provide programming on a wide variety of topics of interest. If you are interested in giving a lecture/shiur/presentation, on any topic of interest, our Zoom account will be made available on our website. In addition, the Education Committee is looking for someone to help with uploading and arranging in an easily accessible way, recordings of many of the lectures given at Berman shul and at the "Beit Midrash Letanach". If anyone has the time, the willingness and the expertise to do any of the above, please contact the Education Committee members, Mechael Kanovsky at kanovsky@gmail.com or Daniel Schwartz at cantordbsesq@gmail.com
• There will be an online (Zoom) board meeting on Tuesday evening 21 April at 8 PM. Zoom login at https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/92334376608,. The agenda may be see on the member documents page, here.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED אירוח וחסד

Chesed links: If you require specific help during the Corona pandemic, please contact hospitality@bermanshul.org, or for the Bikur Holim Committe, Freida Ollech at: (052) 678-2857.

קישורי "חסד": אם אתם צריכים עזרה בזמן משבר הקורונה, ניתן ליצור קשר עם ועדת חסד hospitality@bermanshul.org, או ועדת ביקור חולים אצל פרידה אולך: 052-678-2857.

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