Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Nasso 5781 פרשת נשא תשפ"א

Candle Lighting: Friday May 21 19:13

Masks covering mouth and nose must be worn at all indoor activities.

יש לעטות מסיכה המכסה את הפה ואת האף כאשר נמצאים בתוך מבנה בית הכנסת

Security update: There is a very large underground bomb shelter directly behind the Shul. In case of siren, use emergency exit near men's bathroom or exit on left side of Aron. Once you enter the shelter, quickly go down flight of stairs and go as far back as possible in the shelter. If you have difficulty with stairs, safest area is in the back room of the shul (not near the glass doors).
Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv:
17:55 (early), 19:23
Shacharit:
6:30, 8:15 Front of shul will operate on green pass standards (vaccinated/recovered), and balcony or outside side door (women) / back of shul (men) purple badge zones- for those who are not vaccinated or recovered.
Mini Minyan 9:45 [outside] Assuming a cease fire is in place before Shabbat
Shabbat afternoon:
19:00 Mincha; shiurim; 20:10 Maariv

Havdala: Saturday May 22 20:17

Kiddush [Assuming a cease fire is in place before Shabbat] is sponsored by the Shul

Hashkama minyan קידוש is sponsored by Susie and Jeremy Schiff to mark the yahrtzeit of Jeremy's mother, Miriam bat Yaaqov veYentel z'l.

The weekly D'var Torah may be found here

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Nava and Raanan Loew on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal Tov to grandparents Sheon and Rena Karol (Riverdale, NY) and Beruria and Eddy Loew (Chicago, IL), big brothers Erez and Oren, and to great aunt Jeanette Taylor, and great uncle Ian Taylor.
• Mazal Tov to Marissa and Aaron Yarm on the birth of a baby boy, and to Boaz and Zoe on becoming older siblings. Mazal Tov to grandparents Lynn and David Gross and Carol and Michael Yarm.
• Mazal Tov to Freida and Eddy Ollech on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Eddy's daughter Ariella and Moshe Strasman. Mazal Tov as well to siblings Ilan and Maayan.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Miki and Neal Hauser on the Bar Mitzva of their grandson Erez Yehudah Kfir. Mazal Tov to Erez's parents Yonina and Shlomo Kfir from Sansana, to grandparents Rabbi Yossie and Rena Kfir from Merkaz Shaperio, and to siblings Nophar, Elinor, and Golan.

Bereavement and Memorial זיכרון ושכול:

To report a bereavement, or to see arrangements to help the bereaved (minyan/meals), and to see updates or corrections of funeral/shiva information, please go to https://www.bermanshul.org/shiva.

• We are grieved to announce the sudden passing of our member Rivka Rabin z”l, the wife of Ira and mother of our member Daniel Rabin. The funeral took place on Sunday 16 May at the Rehovot Cemetery. Shiva details are updated on the bereavement page (http://www.bermanshul.org/shiva). המקום ינחם את המשפחה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
• We regret to announce the passing of Ita Kantorovitz z”l, the mother of our member Peninah Kanovsky. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, in Elkana. Peninah will be sitting shiva through Tuesday morning, May 25. Places and times of the Shiva will be updated on the bereavement page (http://www.bermanshul.org/shiva). Please refer to that page regularly for all additional updates. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
• We regret to announce the passing of William Baker z”l, the father of our member Jill Shames. Jill will be traveling to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the funeral and shiva. Details will be updated on the bereavement page (http://www.bermanshul.org/shiva) as they become available. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

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

• R' Arye Frimer's shiur on Tefilla resumes this Shabbat
• Lecture tonight (zoom) May 20th at 20:30 Rav Yoni Rosensweig will be giving a lecture on "How can Halacha help people suffering from poor mental health?". Rav Yoni will discuss whether our Orthodox lifestyle can help with our mental health, and how we should be careful so that it doesn't make it worse. Rav Yoni Rosensweig is a community Rabbi of the Netzach Menashe community in Beit Shemesh, and the author of several books, including a book on the topic of Halacha and mental health, together with Dr. Shmuel Harris. He also teaches Halacha, Gemara and Machshava at Midreshet Lindenbaum. The Zoom link to the lecture is: https://zoom.us/j/96306235085?pwd=WW1LUmlJOXJqNENDWG51MVJoQnNjQT09 Meeting ID: 963 0623 5085 Passcode: 080858
• The upcoming AGM will take place on June 15th at 20:00. Please relay any topics you would like discussed to president@bermanshul.org by June 1st.
• האספה הכללית השנתית תתקים ב15 ליוני בשעה 20:00.
• Any shul member interested in running for a board or audit committee slot, please be in touch with the nomination committee: Shua Spotts (054 9573119) and Shmoiki Berkowitz (054 7754574). Minutes from the March 7, 2021 board meeting may be seen 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 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.

• The community has been joined by a large number of new families. Please see their details (and pictures) here: new families (note new link- member login required).