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Bulletin Balak 5776 - Berman Shul

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Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Balak 5776  פרשת בלק תשע"ו

 

Candle Lighting: Friday, July 15 19:27

Havdala: Saturday, July 16 20:30

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Jennifer and Max Schrutt in celebration of the Bar Mitzva of their son Jaden

and by Daphna and Raphy Nudelman in honor of the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Eden.

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored by Lisa and Pinchas Levinson  in honor of the 70th(!) wedding anniversary of Pinchas' parents Lionel and Shoshana Levinson.

Births:

  • Mazal Tov to Edie and Paul Linden on the birth of a grandson, a son to Chaim and Chava Yamit Linden. The community is invited to a Shalom Zachor this Shabbat at their home, Besh"t  20, third floor.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

  • Mazal Tov to Daphna and Raphy Nudelman on the Bat Mitzva of their daughter Eden. Mazal Tov to grandparents Chasya and Avraham Nudelman, and to the entire Nudelman and Faust families. Welcome to the relatives and guests who have come to participate in the simcha.
     
  • Mazal Tov to Jennifer and Max Schrutt on the Bar Mitzva of their son Jaden. Mazal Tov and welcome to Jadens' grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who came from Colorado and New York to celebrate the simcha. Notably, Jaden's Bar Mitzvah falls exactly on the one year anniversary of the Schrutt's Aliya!

 

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

  • Berman’s Summer Outing for adults, July 20th - Intimate (≤15 participants) tours of two exciting new exhibits at the New Wing of Beit HaTfutsot (the Diaspora Museum) with either an English or Hebrew-speaking guide -- including our own Joel Rabinowitz! See flyer on Noticeboard for details. 9:45: Meet at museum; 10:00 – 11:30: Guided tours; 11:45: Meet for lunch (not included in price) afterwards at the on-site Aroma Cafe. Price: NIS 20 pp (Please pay in cash to Susan Rubin/Omri Flicker/Sorelle Weinstein by July 15th). Transportation not provided. **Limited to first 45 adults to sign up.** Use this sign-up sheet.
     
  • The mini minyan is seeking parent volunteers to lead t'efillah or give a Dvar Torah in the months of July and August, on weeks when our teenage leaders are on summer vacation. Parents are welcome to lead the Tefillah and give their Dvar Torah in English or Hebrew, in whichever language they are most comfortable. To volunteer please contact Elana Bogdansky at elanab121@gmail.com or 054-664-1339. Thank you to Matanya Tirosh for leading last week's mini-minyan.
     
  • Torah readers needed for Sefer Devarim for the early minyan, contact Moshe Appel  053-523-3858.
     
  • מי שמעוניין לקרוא בתורה בספר דברים למנין הראשון מתבקש לפנות למשה אפל 053-523-3858.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

  • Welcome to Yehoshua Freud! Yehoshua made aliyah in 2005 (although he’s been in Israel since 2001) and lived in Jerusalem. He recently moved to Rehovot. He is a computational chemist at Evogene. Contact info: shuafreud@gmail.com, 052-6889590.
     
  • Welcome to Leora and Yuri Lubomirsky and Eden (9 months)! Leora and Yuri moved from Haifa (the Technion) to Rehovot and now are physics students at Weizmann. Contact info: leoraschein@yahoo.com, yrlubom@gmail.com, Leora - 0524627781, Yuri - 0528733126.

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

  • If you need or can offer Shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org. 
  • Names and contact information for families who are new to the community (including pictures and short biographies) here.
  • Policy regarding misheberachs for individuals who are ill, appears here. To submit names, write gabbai@bermanshul.org.
  • Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.

CALENDAR

  • A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (here). 
  • The "live" calendar below gives a full schedule of official Berman events, and other happenings. Click on any event to see the details. If calendar doesn't appear click here.
  • Members organizing private events (e.g. wedding, bar/bat mitzva, etc.) are requested to have their event listed as an anonymous "private event" to avoid scheduling conflicts. Register here, or send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com

PERSONAL & BASEMENT

Please note that we take no responsibility for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed​​

  • Weekly shiur (in Hebrew) in the Yeshiva Beit Midrash, 18:05. This week's speaker is Rav Eli Peretz. For more info. contact Arye Noy aryenoy@walla.com.
  • מדרשת שבת, בשעה 18:05 בבית המדרש של הישיבה. הרב  אלי פרץ. הנושא: ארבעה מסלולים בעבודת ה'.
     
  • Story hour for children ages 3-7 [in Hebrew]. Mondays and Wednesdays from 17:00 - 18:00 in the Yeshivat Hadarom Library (under the Beit Midrash).  Admission NIS 10. For more information, please contact Arye Noy 054-493-5037, or Ruth Tuval 052-779-2223.
     
  • Shiur for Women at Beit Chatam, noted speaker and award winning educator Mrs. Shira Smiles, Monday, July 25th at 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Beit Chatam, 1A Skolnik, Rehovot. Her topic will be  "Three Weeks:  Inner and Outer Greatness".
     
  • Tutor available in English, math or programming, contact: Shalom Bronner (054)7896309; (08) 9457861.
     
  • Apartment for sale. 3.5 room apartment on Hagra Street 1st floor, elevator, private parking. Please call 08-931-8701.
     
  • Apartment for rent. 4 room apartment on Chish street - upper floor of private house split into 3 units. Available starting August. Contact: 052-5660551/4.
     
  • Rental apartment wanted. Single male is interested in renting an unfurnished apartment (1-2 bedrooms) that is at least 100 sq meters, with a relatively large living room/dining room space. Preference for outdoor space surrounding and a long-term arrangement.  Please call Shlomo: 050-709-2604.
     
  • Summer job opp. The Dept. of Physics of Complex Systems at the Weizmann Institute is planning to arrange the storage in their basement.They want to employ 2 boys for this task during 3 weeks in August 2016. The work is physical and in an unpleasant environment (dusty and not air-conditioned).If you know of anyone suitable and interested, ages 17-18 or after army, please contact Hila Shochat 08-9343980; 054-2639053 hila.shochat@weizmann.ac.il
     
  • Room needed. 22 year old religious female MSc student from Seattle, Washington at Hebrew U. Agriculture Faculty looking to room with family for weekdays and some shabbatot this coming year. Willing to pay room and board (eats only Mehadrin). Does not need private bathroom, but would prefer own room. Shifra Levin shyffilevin@gmail.com 
     
  • Summer kaytana. First week of August, Sun-Thur, 8:00-13:00, for children entering gan chova through kitah bet. Limited to 8 children. For details, contact Itimar Ankry (054-5466469). 
     
  • Volunteers needed to deliver food to the needy for Hod Yisrael. If you have a car and can contribute approximately 2 hours a week for an act of true chessed, please help deliver food to families in need. For more information or to volunteer, call Sandra 052-374-0260, sandra.moshonov@gmail.com 

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Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center, P.O. Box 1146, Rehovot 7611101

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