Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

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Parashat Nasso 5780 פרשת נשא תש"ף

Shavuot 5780 שבועות תש"ף

Shavuot Candle Lighting: Thursday, May 28 19:18
Candle Lighting: Friday, May 29 19:19
Havdala: Saturday, May 30 20:23

Please remember to prepare an Eruv Tavshilin erev chag** אנא זכרו לעשות עירוב תבשילין בערב החג

The weekly D'var Tora may be found here

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Gila and Daniel Rabin on the birth of twins, a boy and a girl, and to Noam on becoming a big brother!
• Mazal Tov to Avigayil and Stephen Simpson on the birth of a granddaughter, Agam. Mazal Tov to parents Tehilla and Shauli Gerbi of Moshav Yatzitz, and to grandparents Yossi and Yael Gvili, and Yakov and Tamar Gerbi.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Yael and Eitan Weiss, on the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Rotem. Mazal Tov to grandparents Gabriela and Sidney Cohen, and Sara and Moshe Weiss. Rotem will read the Torah portion for Shavuot in a service with her family and close friends Be"h. In her drasha, Rotem is planning to discuss the importance of the preparations for Ma'amad Har Sinai and how the journey matters as much as the goal.
• מזל טוב לרותם וייס לרגל בת המצווה. מזל טוב להוריה איתן ויעל וייס, וכן לסבים ולסבתות גבריאלה וסידני כהן, שרה ומשה וייס. רותם תקרא את קריאת התורה לחג שבועות בתפילה בנוכחות המשפחה וחברות קרובות בע"ה. בדרשה שלה רותם מתכננת לדבר על ההכנות למעמד הר סיני, וללמוד מכך כי הדרך חשובה לא פחות מהמטרה.

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 כדי לראות היכן נדרשת עזרה, או לדיווח על פטירה.

• We regret to announce the passing of Leo Fisch z"l, the brother of our member Ida Rabinowitz. The funeral was held on Friday May 22nd, in the States. Ida will be sitting shiva in her home at 5 Carmel, Rehovot, from Saturday night, May 23rd, through Thursday morning, May 28th. Because of corona virus restrictions, there is no visitation. Ida can be reached at 050-269-9664, or by mail at nirab@verizon.net. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך אבלי ציון וירושלים
• There will be a Hakamat Matzeiva for Marvin Hershkowitz z"l at the conclusion of the Shloshim. It will take place at the Rehovot cemetery on Wednesday, June 3rd, the 11th of Sivan. Mincha at the entrance to the cemetery at 6:45 PM, followed by the Hakamat Matzeiva. Health Ministry guidelines regarding masks and distancing will be adhered to.

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

• Shavuot and Shabbat Minyanim Please note changes- We will not be using the YHD Beit Midrash
  Erev chag Mincha/Maariv (Tonight, Thursday May 28th):
  19:28 Two minyanim, Inside shul and Outside
  Shavuot morning (Friday):
  4:35 AM Outside - Megillat Rut followed by Shacharit
  8:00 Outside
  8:30 Inside shul
  Shavuot afternoon Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv:
  18:00 (early shabbat) Outside
  19:29 Inside shul
  Shabbat morning:
  6:30 Outside
  8:00 Outside
  8:15 Inside shul
  Shabbat afternoon Mincha/Maariv:
  19:20 Mincha, 20:16 Maariv
  Please remember that the same rules apply for all minyanim (You must bring your own siddur, chumash, and Megilat Rut for services, wearing of masks is required without exception, attendance is limited to ages 12 and up, inside minyans for members only, designated seats 2 meters apart from all other participants, etc). No signup required, but if indoor minyan exceeds 50 persons, additional participants will be referred to an outside minyan. While the shul will make every effort to disinfect seats before/after each service, it is recommended and appreciated if each person remembers to wipe down their seat, stand, and surroundings with a disinfectant wipe after use. For those (especially those who are in high risk groups) who are considering attending shul on chag solely for Yizkor purposes, please remember that it is halachically permissible to say Yizkor alone at home.
• Tikun leil Shavuot. The schedule of shiurim (mainly outside in amphitheater), including shiurim for the youth may be seen on the Noticeboard.
• **Eruv tavshilin reminder. In order to permit cooking on Friday (Yom Tov) for Shabbat - an eruv tavshilin must be made on Thursday Erev Yom Tov. One takes a baked item (generally challah) and a cooked food (e.g. a hard boiled egg, a piece of gefilte fish or a piece of chicken) to be eaten on Shabbat. One then holds the eruv tavshilin and recites the following text: ברוך אתה ה' א-לוהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצוונו על מצות ערוב. בהדין ערובא יהא שרא לנא לאפויי ולבשולי ולאטמוני ולאדלוקי שרגא ולתקנא ולמעבד כל צרכנא, מיומא טבא לשבתא English translation of the Aramaic: Through this eruv may we be permitted to bake, cook, insulate, kindle a flame, prepare and do anything necessary on the festival for the sake of the Sabbath.
• אנא זכרו לעשות עירוב תבשילין בערב החג ביום חמישי, כדי לאפשר הכנת אוכל בחג לקראת שבת.
• Kaddish. As you are aware, we have reinstated our weekday morning minyan. There are however members of the shul who due to the Ministry of Health regulations or for personal reasons, cannot attend the minyan, among them people reciting Kaddish for departed loved ones. In consultation with the board and R. Aryeh Frimer, Daniel Schwartz is available to say Kaddish on behalf of people unable to do so at this time. Please email Daniel at cantordbsesq@gmail.com with the name of the person for whom you are saying Kaddish, and he will do so at the morning minyan. R' Frimer has also advised that in addition to the recitation of Kaddish, people learn Torah and give tzedakkah “l’ilui nishmat" the departed.

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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