Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Pinchas 5781 פרשת פנחס תשפ"א

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

Candle Lighting: Friday July 2 19:29

Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv:
18:10 (early), 19:39
Shacharit:
6:30, 8:15
Mini Minyan 9:45
Shabbat afternoon:
19:15 Mincha; shiurim; 20:26 Maariv

Havdala: Saturday July 3 20:33

Kiddush on Shabbat is jointly sponsored by the following members marking Yahrtzeits of their loved ones in the month of Tamuz:

The Adler Family in memory of their aunt and great aunt, Charlotte Lesser - Charlotte bat Chananya
Thelma Bernstein in memory of her mother, Miriam Bernstein bat Rachel and Yaakov
Alan Bogdansky in memory of his mother, Rose Bogdansky, Rivkah Rachel bat Samuel and Yetta
Betsy Bogdansky in memory of her father, Ernest Bougess, Yitschak Shabbati ben Yacob and Sarah
Sidney Cohen in memory of his father, Aaron Cohen - אהרון בן צבי הכהן ז"ל
The Frimer Family in memory of Libby Neiman, הינדא ליבא בת הרב מנחם מנדל צבי הכהן ע"ה
Emanuel Weisgras in memory of his mother, Nitza (Popovsky) Weisgras

Hashkama minyan קידוש is sponsored by Pearl and Marty Herskovitz

The weekly D'var Torah may be heard inside shul, and divrei Tora from our archives may be found here

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Diane and Peter Gordon on the birth of a grandson, a son to Hannah and Itai Aharon. Mazal Tov as well to grandparents Hannah and Yigal Aharon.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Geraldine and David Leifer on the (very delayed) Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Aderet Leifer, daughter of Hadas and Eitan Leifer of Karmei Tzur.

Engagements and Weddings:

• Mazal Tov to Sara and Ben Svetitsky on the engagement of their daughter Batsheva to Yossi Cohen, son of Fannie and Avraham Cohen of Bat Yam.

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.

• The azkara for our dear member Joanne Bodner ז"ל will take place Monday, the 5th of July (25th of Tamuz 5781) at the Rehovot Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at 18:30 at the Rehovot cemetery entrance. It will be followed by Mincha.

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

• Shabbat morning lecture. Dr. Susan Weissman, Chair of Judaic Studies at Lander College for Women, a division of Touro College and University System, will be giving a talk in shul after davening instead of the regular Parsha shiur on Shabbat morning Mattot/Massei (July 10th). She will also be giving a lecture on Tisha Be'av titled “The Beit Ha-Mikdash: What are we Missing?”. More details to follow.
• Lecture about Shmitta. "Shmita and sanity in the garden", all you wanted to know about gardening and the upcoming Shmita year (as for planting, the Shmita year starts much earlier than the first of Tishrei). The talk will be in English via Zoom at 20:30 PM this coming Sunday, July 4th (virtual fireworks included). The link for the lecture is: https://zoom.us/j/98588095234?pwd=TStrYkY5MzZQR0s2Sy8rdURxV2tPUT09 Meeting ID: 985 8809 5234 Passcode: 823406
• For those who attend daily Minyan and morning Minyanim on Shabbat, please remember that the pathway from the back gate takes you through a residential area of the Yeshiva campus. Please talk quietly when you walk in so as not to wake the residents of the Rami"m buildings.
• משתתפי המניין היומי (שחרית) וכן מי שמגיע לתפילת שחרית בשבת ובחגים מתבקשים לזכור כי המעבר משער הר"מים עובר סמוך למגורי הר"מים ומשפחותיהם וכן מעונות מגורי תלמידים. נא לשמור על השקט כשאתם נכנסים על מנת לא להעיר את דיירי המקום.
• Berman’s weekly discussion group: Join us weekly on Zoom to discuss the controversial current events that are affecting our lives. Topic details and Zoom link each week on the shul Google calendar, or contact Stephen Simpson to be put on the mailing list: Simpson.stephen@protonmail.com
• Board meeting The next board meeting will take place on Tuesday July 7th at 20:15 at the Weisgras home. The agenda will be posted on the Member Documents page.
• ישיבת ההנהלה של בית הכנסת תתקיים ביום ג', 07.07.21 בשעה 20:15 בבית משפחת ויסגרס.

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. Policy for MiSheberachs for the ill and additional details regarding Chesed activites, on our website, under community.

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. ל"מי שברך" לחולים (מדיניות כאן) ופרטים נוספים היכנסו לאתר בית הכנסת בעמוד "קהילה".

• 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).