Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Shmini Atzeret 5781 שמיני עצרת תשפ'א

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Hoshana Rabba Friday 6:30 AM. Aravot will be sold at shul

Candle Lighting: Friday October 9 17:54

All minyanim are outdoors, and all attendees must follow the COVID-19 safety rules
Mincha/ Maariv/ modified Hakafot [Corona distancing strictly observed]:
18:04
Shacharit:
6:30 Outside yeshiva dining hall [Yizkor ~ 7:45] details, below**
7:00 Amphitheater/pergola [Yizkor ~ 8:15] details, below**
Shabbat/Chag afternoon:
18:00 Mincha; 18:44 Maariv

Havdala: Saturday October 10 18:51

[Additional non-affiliated minyanim, are listed below]

The weekly D'var Torah may be found here and Simchat Tora divrei Torah are here

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Jill and Jeff Shames on the birth of a granddaughter, Ateret Bracha (עתרת ברכה). Mazal Tov to her parents, Daniella and Eitan Levy, and to her thrilled older brothers Hallel, Raviv and Roi'el.
• Mazal Tov to Martha and Seymour Pomerantz, on the birth of a great-granddaughter, a daughter to Noa and Yoav Lazan of Beit Shemesh. Mazal Tov to grandparents Rachel and Michael Lazan, also of Beit Shemesh.

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

• **Simchat Torah davening: The following are among the changes will be made to Simchat Torah Teffilot: Hakafot will be truncated, the Siferei Torah will not be passed around, and everyone must follow safety rules and procedures set by the gabbaim. Torah reading will be limited to the standard seven aliyot for Simchat Torah on Shabbat (Kol hanaarim will be modified, without childen gathering under a Tallit), and there will be no additional individual aliyot, nor breakout into small groups. Yizkor, which may be said at home and does not require a minyan, will be shortened in the communal davening, and people who generally go out for Yizkor are asked to remain in their place to maintain distancing and avoid mingling (for details of changes to tefillot, see guidelines, below).
• תפילות בביה"כ בשמיני עצרת (שמחת תורה): בעקבות נגיף הקורונה התפילות יכלולו, בין השאר, את השינויים הבאים: ההקפות יקצרו, בלי ריקודים; קריאת התורה תהיה מוגבלת לשבע עליות לשבת/חג (ילדים לא יכנסו תחת טלית לכל הנערים), ולא תינתן עליה לכל גבר בנפרד בקצובות קטנות כבשנים רגילות; יזכור, אשר ניתן לומר בבית בלי מניין, ייקצר במסגרת הציבורי, ואנשים שרגילים לצאת באמירת יזכור מתבקשים להישאר במקום כדי לשמור מרחק ולמנוע התכנסיות (ראו את ההנחיות למטה לגבי שינויים בתפילות)
• Virtual Simchat Torah for kids: There will be a mini minyan pre-chag zoom sing-a-long at 10am Friday October 9. More details and to sign up for the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2771163336432833/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22create_dialog%22%7D]%7D
• ייערך בוקר שירה בציבור של המיני-מנין ב'זום' לפני החג, בתאריך 9.10.20, ביום שישי בשעה 10:00 בבוקר. לפרטים נוספים והרשמה נא היכנסו לדף של האירוע בפייסבוק: https://www.facebook.com/events/2771163336432833/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22create_dialog%22%7D]%7D
• Halacha guides: Like the High Holidays, Sukkot is a period rich with mitzvot, custom and ritual, personal and communal. This wealth is a reflection of Sukkot/Shmini Atzeret as Zeman Simhateinu, with a variety of colorful ways to serve Hashem. This year, to allow for social distancing, davening has moved to the area of the amphitheater. The Halakha Committee has drawn up guidelines to facilitate tefilla betzibur. See: (1) Communal Issues and Guidelines for Shortening the Sukkot Davening 5781 (2020). Read/download here. On a personal level, because of Covid-19, many individuals have chosen to pray completely or partially be-yehidut (in the absence of a minyan). But they too would love to take part as fully as possible in many of the customs and rituals. To this end, Rabbi Aryeh Frimer has drafted the guides below which will hopefully assist congregants in navigating through the various issues. See: (2) A Sukkot 5781 Corona Guide to Public and Private Prayer and Ritual. Read/download here. Questions stemming from any of these documents may be referred to Rabbi Frimer.
• As part of our shul's initiative to keep as many of us in touch as possible during these socially distanced times, Stephen Simpson will be moderating a current affairs Zoom channel. A suggested starting point for the evening's discussion will be: "Where to draw the line in a free society when there might be a need to suspend certain freedoms in order to fight an unseen enemy. If the enemy was more tangible might we pull together better to beat it?" The first meeting will take place next Thursday Oct 15 at 20:00. Zoom details on the live calendar.
• Weekday Shacharit continues daily at 6:30 AM, followed by Daf Yomi shiur, all outside. Mincha, followed by Maariv nightly at the Yekev (Hanassi Harishon), times on the updated shul calendar.

Additional non-affiliated minyan:

• Minyan between Meltzer 7 and Melzer 7a. Shaded venue. At night, mincha starts roughly 10 minutes after candle lighting and in the morning at 7:30. All are welcome, both men and women. We plan on finishing at about 9:30-10:00, depending on the number of people attending.

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 Committee, Freida Ollech at: (052) 678-2857. To report a bereavement, or to see arrangements to help the bereaved, please go to http://bermanshul.org/shiva.

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.

• *Welcome to Jenny and Simcha Gold! Jenny and Simcha moved from Jerusalem to Rehovot. Jenny is originally from Albany, NY and Simcha is from Toronto. Jenny is an elementary school teacher and Simcha is looking for work in security. Contact info: Jkovach2@u.rochester.edu simgold777@gmail.com , J - 0507377171.
• *Welcome to Nerys Thomas! Nerys just made Aliyah from Columbus, Ohio. She is the mother of our member, Omri Flicker. Nerys is a retired ESL teacher and is hoping to volunteer teaching English at her grandchildren's school. Contact info: thomasnerys@gmail.com 0587717893.
• *Welcome to Talya Adler and Natan Kohn Magnus! Talya and Natan recently moved from Givat Shmuel to Rehovot. Talya works in Marketing/Community management at Wix, and Natan is a Masters student in public policy at TAU, currently in a student job and looking for a full time position. Contact info: Talyasadler@gmail.com , NathanKohnmagnus@gmail.com T - 0577856135, N - 0502483554.
• *Welcome to Julie Rogawski! Julie just made aliyah from Los Angeles! She is a family practice physician. Her daughter and family live in Rehovot. Contact info: jrogaw@gmail.com, 08 652 6850 (Israeli land line); 1 323 387 0889 (American cell for whatsapp),
• *Welcome to Doran and Daliah Shapiro, Joey (3) and Ariel (7mos)! The Shapiro’s just made aliyah from Englewood NJ! Dahlia is a teacher and Doran is searching for a job in marketing. Contact info: doran.shapiro@gmail.com , Daliah.shapiro@gmail.com Daliah- 054-672- 6715, Doran - 054-672-5809,
• *Welcome to Amanda Weiner and Adin Kanefsky! Amanda and Adin just moved from Givat Shmuel to Rehovot. They both work for high tech companies. Adin does Market Research & Analysis, and Amanda does Data Analysis and Optimization. Contact info: weineramanda@gmail.com , adinkanefsky@gmail.com Amanda-058-7503414, Adin-058-5081993,
• *Welcome to Judy and Shmuel Davidovics! Judy and Shmuel just made aliyah from Englewood, NJ. Shmuel is active in the computer field and Judy is a passionate Israeli Folk and Simcha Dancer, Teacher and Choreographer. They have four children (and their families) already living in Israel, including Natan and Sarah Davidovics who lived in Rehovot and were Berman members, and two more children (and families) still in the US. Contact info: jdavidovics@gmail.com sdavidovics1@gmail.com, J - 0585690862, S - 05863742111.

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