Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Chukat 5776  פרשת חקת תשע"ו

Candle Lighting: Friday, July 8 19:29

Havdala: Saturday, July 9 20:32

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Yael and Buddy Olami-Green to mark their forthcoming move to Jerusalem, with thanks and appreciation to the Berman community for their ongoing support and friendship. We wish them the best of luck in their new home and hope to see them often on visits back to Rehovot.

הקידוש  נתרם על ידי באדי ויעל עולמי גרין לרגל המעבר לירושלים, בתודה לחברי הקהילה על החברות והתמיכה במשפחה לאורך השנים. צאתכם לשלום והצלחה רבה!

Hashkama minyan qiddush is sponsored by Gabriela and Sidney Cohen in commemoration of the Yahrtzeit of Sidney's father, Aaron Cohen z"l אהרון בן צבי  הכהן ז"ל

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Shelley and Henry Schwarzbaum on the birth of a granddaughter, Noa, a daughter to their children Batya and Ariel Mayerfeld. Special Mazal Tov to great grandparents Flo and Sylvain Sternberg, and to the entire Schwarzbaum and Mayerfeld families. 

Engagements and wedding:

• Mazal Tov to Kathy and Jeff Lowengrub on the engagement of their son, Aharon to Ma'ayan Lipshitz, daughter of Avishag and R' Achia Lipshitz of Beit El.
• מזל טוב לקת'י וג'ף לוונגרוב לרגל האירוסין של בנם אהרון לבחירת לבו מעיין ליפשיץ, בתם של אבישג ורב אחיה ליפשיץ מבית-אל
   
• Mazal Tov to Freida and Eddie Ollech on the wedding of Freida's son David Sarfati to Shira Burkat of Harrisburg, PA

Bereavement and Memorial:

• We deeply regret to announce the passing of Sid Beer, z"l, the father of our member Leo Beer, and the grandfather of our member Ilan Beer. The funeral took place on Sunday July 3 in Rehovot. Leo will be sitting shiva at his home, 45 Hashomrim, through Friday afternoon, July 8. The number there is 08-945-9789. Davening times are Shacharit: 6:15, Mincha: 19:40, Ma'ariv: 20:10. There will be a t'fillat mincha on Friday afternoon at 13:30; after that Leo will sit shiva until 15:00. 

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

• Nechama Goldman Barash will be speaking this shabbat morning at the Parashat Hashavua shiur, as part of the Shabbat Dorshot Tov program http://www.kolech.org.il/lp/dorshot-tov16/. The title of her talk at Bermans is Jephthah's Daughter: martyr or monastic? Nechama Goldman Barash studied for three years in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and received her M.A. from Bar Ilan University. For many years she has taught classes in Halakha and Rabbinic thought in Matan and Pardes. She is also a Yoetzet Halakha. Nechama is currently studying in Matan's Advanced Halakha (Hilkhata) Program. She lives in Gush Etzion with her husband and 4 daughters.
   
• ​A request from our treasurers. When you give us a donation for the shul, please let us know its purpose, e.g. kiddush fund, charity fund, etc, so that we can correctly allocate the money. You can write this on the envelope, enclose a note, or write it on the check. Thank you!
   
• Berman’s Summer Outing for adults, July 20^th - 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 t'efillah 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. 
   
• 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.