Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Ki Tavo 5781 פרשת כי־תבוא תשפ"א

Green Pass Requirements Apply in our Shul. Masks covering mouth and nose must be worn at all indoor activities and will be strictly enforced. Distancing at the kiddush is highly advised. As always, if you don't feel well, even if you are fully vaccinated, STAY HOME. For minyanim over 50 people, current rules require that all persons aged 3 and up must either be vaccinated, have recovered from COVID or have a negative COVID test (PCR) done within the last 72 hours (or a government quick test from within the last 24 hours). Please have proof to present if requested. Details of Green Pass rules may be viewed on the MOH/Ramzor website in English and Hebrew.

התו הירוק חל על בית הכנסת הזה. יש לעטות מסיכה המכסה את הפה ואת האף בכל עת בתוך המבנים הסגורים של בית הכנסת. דרישה זו תיאכף בקפדנות. אנו מבקשים ומציעים לשמור על מרחק נאות בזמן הקידוש (בחוץ) ומזכירים לכם שההשתתפות והסיכון הכרוך בה הינם באחריותכם האישית בלבד. כמובן, ככל שאינך חש בטוב, גם אם אתה מחוסן ו/או מחלים, אין להשתתף בפעילות בית הכנסת. על פי תו הירוק, למנינים מעל 50 איש כל מתפלל מגיל 3 ומעלה חייב באישור תו ירוק (תעודת חיסון או תעודת מחלים) או בדיקת קורונה שלילית (PCR) שנדגמה עד 72 השעות קודם, או בדיקה מהירה ממלכתית שנדגמה לא יותר מ-24 שעות קודם. פרטים אודות דרישות התו הירוק באתר משרד הבריאות כאן

Candle Lighting: Friday August 27 18:50

Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv: (all minyanim inside except as indicated otherwise)
17:40 (early) Additional early outdoor minyan if >50 people attend
19:00
Shacharit:
6:30, 8:15
Mini Minyan 9:45
Shabbat afternoon:
Mincha 18:30; Shiurim; Maariv 19:41

Havdala: Saturday August 28 19:48

Slichot 22:30 Inside (Shortened version, see here), and Outside

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Sorelle and Josh Weinstein in celebration of the the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Maya,

and by

Aviva and Shua Spotts in celebration of the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Tamar

For COVID safety, please take food and move to the side (do not congregate)

Hashkama minyan קידוש is sponsored by Peninah and Mechael Kanovsky

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Daniele and Rafi Perl-Treves on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to their children Tamar Hava and Yaniv Retic of Moshav Ora. Mazal Tov as well to grandparents Deborah and Eduardo Retic of Jerusalem.

• Mazal Tov to Judy and Natan Weiss on the birth of grandson, Avery Leo (עברי ליאו) son of their children Naftali Weiss and Vanessa Bacal. Mazal Tov as well to aunts Shoshana, Shifra and Aviva, and to great-grandmother Livia.

Tzeitchem Le'shalom צאתכם לשלום:

• Tzeitchem le'shalom to our long time members Shoshi and Moshe Hazvi who are moving to Yokneam Illit to be near their son and grandchildren. We wish them much health and happiness in their new home, and look forward to seeing them often at Smachot.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov Sorelle and Josh Weinstein on the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Maya. Mazal Tov to Maya's siblings, Eliana and Tzofia.
• Mazal Tov to Aviva and Shua Spotts on the (belated) Bat Mitzva of their daughter Tamar. Mazal Tov to Tamar's siblings, Shoshana, Dassi, and Ezra.

Engagements and Weddings:

• Mazal Tov to Talia Dym, daughter of David a”h and Susie Dym, and to Bar-Yehonatan Rigler, on the occasion of their marriage! Mazal Tov to Susie, to Talia’s brothers and sisters Nadav, Gilad, Calanit, Shuli and Hagai and their families, to Bar-Yehonatan’s parents Natan and Rivka Rigler and family, also from Rehovot, to the proud grandparents, Irene and Harry Dym and Ruth Segel, to aunt Orly Dym, and to the entire extended Segel/Dym family.
• Mazal Tov to Dov and Etty Grobgeld on the marriage of their son Yonatan to Tal Goldstein, daughter of Orit and Eyal Goldstein from Jerusalem.

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

• Holiday Hospitality. One of the wonderful attributes of the Berman community is its warmth and generosity. If you are in need of being hosted for any Chag meals or would like to host a Chag meal please contact hospitality@bermanshul.org.
• Shofar for the housebound. If you are unable to come to shul, you may contact one of the following people, who will come to your home to blow Shofar; you can also contact Sidney Cohen (054-4590250) who is coordinating the efforts. [If you are in quarantine, you may not ask them to come into your home, but can arrange for them to blow from outside a window]
  South side of Rehovot דרום העיר:
  Sidney Cohen 054-4590250
  Jeff Lowengrub 052-6586858
  Aron Kronengold 052-4505314
  North side of Rehovot צפון העיר:
  Dan Birenbaum 058-6289631
  Simon Krausz 053-7760708
  Josh Klein 050-622-0349
  Adam Strauss 052-3540887
  Dan Feigelson 052-583-8618
  Dan Feferman 058-4161888
• The Zedaka Committee wishes to remind those who have not yet sent their donations for Rosh Hashana to do so as soon as possible. This year it is more critical than in previous years. Please be generous and send your contributions this week, so we can reach out to people before the chag. We recommend donation by credit card https://secured.israelgives.org/en/pay/BermanDonation
• ועדת הצדקה מבקשת להזכיר לאלו מהחברים שעדיין לא שלחו את תרומתם לקרן הצדקה לעשות כן בהקדם ע״מ שנספיק לחלק לפני החג. אפשר לתרום ע״י כרטיס אשראי באתר המובטח של בית הכנסת: https://secured.israelgives.org/en/pay/BermanDonation
• Lecture by Yotam Dagan "A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal". Former Israel Seal (Shayetet 13) commander on re-orbiting life after trauma and upheaval. In memory of Avi Kanon z'l. Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 8:15 P.M. The Zoom link to the lecture is: https://zoom.us/j/96954769207?pwd=bEdWU2JUeEEraU8wWXgzWUdBazFnQT09. His book is also on sale at a substantial discount. Details on flier here, or on the Noticeboard.
• Jointly sponsored Yahrtzeit kiddush - Elul. The Elul JSK will be held on Sept 4th, Parashat Nitzavim. To participate in the kiddush, please contact Judd Bogdansky (jbogdansky@gmail.com) no later than Monday, Aug 30th. Participation: 150 NIS per person memorialized. Judd confirms all emails he receives; if you do not hear back, please follow up.
• קידוש משותף לימי זיכרון אלול. הקידוש המשותף לציון ימי זיכרון (יארצייט) של חודש אלול יתקיים בשבת פרשת נצבים, 4 בספטמבר. אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם ג'וד בוגדנסקי (jbogdansky@gmail.com) לא יאוחר מיום שני, ה30 לאוגוסט. השתתפות: 150 ש'ח לכל שם. ג'וד מאשר קבלה לכל הודעת דוא"ל שהוא מקבל, אך היו מקרים שהודעות שנשלחו אליו לא התקבלו. אם לא קיבלתם מענה, אנא צרו עמו קשר שוב.
• Davening Guidelines and Corona Guides for Yamim Noraim 5782 (2021) The High Holidays is a period rich with custom and ritual. In order to minimize the possibility of Corona contagion and to allow for social distancing, davening has in part moved outside the main building to the area of the amphitheater. Heat considerations and a desire to minimize the duration of physical contact in Shul, have generated a need to shorten the duration of the Yamim Noraim davening. Last year for Yamim Noraim 5781, The Halakha Committee of the Shul drew up guidelines to help facilitate this goal. Sadly Corona is still with us and the guidelines have now been updated and revised for 5782. All the guides, including analogous ones for Yom Kippur, are available on the Noticeboard.
  (1) Guidelines for Shortening Selihot – Yamim Noraim 5782
  (2) Guidelines for Shortening the Rosh HaShana 5782 (2021) Davening.
  Because of the pandemic, many individuals have chosen to pray completely or partially be-yehidut (in the absence of a minyan). To this end, Rabbi Aryeh Frimer has drafted the guides below which will hopefully assist individuals in navigating through the various issues.
  (3) A Rosh HaShana 5782 Corona Guide to Prayer and Ritual.
  Questions stemming from any of these documents may be referred to Rabbi Frimer at: Aryeh.Frimer@biu.ac.il. Heartfelt wishes for a Shana Tovah, Beri'ah u-metukah. Ketivah va-Hatimah Tovah
• Wanted- Someone to blow shofar at a small (and reasonably fast) outside Rosh Hashana "satellite" minyan on Meltzer Street. Shady location. If you can help out, contact Mechael Kanovsky
• High Holidays -seats and reservations. All current shul members should have received a personalised email inviting them to register for 5782 and book seats for the high-holiday minyanim. If you are a member and did not receive the letter, please send email to website@bermanshul.org. Approximately half of our members have already registered. Registration instructions for non-members will follow soon.
• חגי תשרי. כל חברי הקהילה הרשומים אמורים היו לקבל הזמנה אישית במייל להירשם כבחב לשנת תשפ"ב ולהזמין מקומות לימים הנוראים. אם לא קיבלתם/ן הזמנה כאמור, נא לשלוח הודעה ל-website@bermanshul.org. הוראות רישום למי שאינו חבר יישלחו בהקדם.
• Volunteers needed to give Divrei Torah for parshiot in Sefer Beresheit. Please contact Mechael Kanovsky.
• מי שמעוניין לתת דבר תורה על פרשה בספר בראשית מתבקש לפנות למיכאל קנובסקי.

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).
• Welcome to Avy and Rajel (Rachel) Leghziel, Natan (7.5), Ben-Ami (4)! The Leghziel's moved recently to Rehovot from Jerusalem. Avy is originally from Italy and Rajel is from Mexico. Rajel is a project manager at JPC and the business development coordinator at Nogaplus. Avy is an organizational development and career consultant (www.thesabidot.com). Contact info: avyleg@gmail.com, rajelfele@gmail.com A - 052-457-1713; R - 054-743-3925.
• Welcome Netanel and Adina Kestenbaum, and Chagai (2.5)! Adina is a Grant Writing Consultant and Netanel is a Financial Analyst (FP&A). The Kestenbaum’s are related to our members, Elia Weixelbaum and Karen Berger. Contact info: natekest14@gmail.com, aberg565@gmail.com N – 054-232-3296; A - 054-522-0027.