Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Shmini 5776 פרשת  שמיני תשע"ו

Candle Lighting: Friday, April 1 18:39

Havdala: Saturday, April 2 19:38

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by the shul

Hashkama minyan qiddush is co-sponsored by Rochelle and Nathan Pomerantz in honor of Yair's induction into the army and David's bar mitzva parsha, and by Itzhak Factor in memory of his mother Miriam bat Hodaya

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Sara and Ben Svetitsky on the birth of a granddaughter, Carmel, a daughter to their children Elisha and Zilpa Svetitsky of Tekoa. Mazal Tov to big sisters Lilach and Talia.

Bar/Bat Mitzva:

• Mazal Tov to Charles and Aviva Hexter on the Bat Mitzva of two granddaughters: Ayelet HaShachar, daughter of Chaya and Moshe Malik of Beit El, and Tamar, daughter of Noam and Racheli Hexter of Har Homa.
• מזל טוב לצ'רלס ואביבה הכסטר לרגל הבת מצווה של שתי נכדות אילת השחר, בתם של חיה ומשה מליק מבית אל, ותמר, בתם של נועם ורחלי הכסטר מהר חומה.

Engagements and wedding:

• Mazal Tov to Daniele and Rafi Perl-Treves on the engagement of their son David to Ayala, daughter of Solange and David Nussbaum of Shaarei Tikva.

Bereavement and Memorial:

• We regret to announce the passing of Tzvi Mordechai Gold z"l, the father of our member Tammy Unger. The funeral took place on Tuesday March 29 in Petach Tikva. Tammy is sitting shiva in Holon, Rehov Hanotrim 10 until Monday morning, April 4. המקום ינחם אותה בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
   
• We regret to announce the passing of Aryeh ben Ze'ev Grobgeld z"l, the father of our member Dov Grobgeld. The funeral took place last Wednesday in Sweden. Dov completed shiva on Tuesday morning March 29, in Rehovot. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
   
• We regret to announce the passing of Dr. Elazar Aharon ben Meir Haim Zalman z"l, the brother of our member Gabriel Zalman. The family completed shiva on Wednesday morning, March 30. המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

• Maot Chittim. The Berman's Tzeddaka Fund supplies food packages to hundreds of needy Rehovot residents, so that they too can celebrate and enjoy Pesach. We are dependent on your help to continue this important endeavor. Please send in your contributions early so that we can distribute food in time for the holiday.  Checks can be given to any member of the tzeddaka committee (Rebecca Krausz, Jerry Kriger, Rivka Kronengold, Freida Sarfati-Ollech, or Sandy Sampson), or to Larry Israel or Gerry Tanny. Please respond generously. Tizku le'Mitzvot.
   
• Pictures from Purim are available at https://goo.gl/photos/5oJcn7ij76BGtzW39. Thanks to Wally Rechtschaffen  for photography, and to Pinchas Levinson for organizing and uploading the photographs.
   
• Torah readers needed for Sefer Bamidbar and Devarim. To volunteer, please contact Rami Shaanani for the main minyan; for the early minyan, contact Yair Pomerantz (052-222-0930) for Bamidbar, and Moshe Appel  for Devarim.
• מי שמעוניין לקרוא בתורה בספרים במדבר ודברים מתבקש לפנות לרמי שאנני למנין המרכזי, או ליאיר פומרנץ (052-222-0930) לספר במדבר ומשה אפל לספר דברים למנין הראשון.
   
• Volunteers needed to give Divrei Torah for parshiot in Sefer Bamidbar. Please contact Mechael Kanovsky.
• מי שמעוניין לתת דבר תורה על פרשה בספר במדבר מתבקש לפנות למיכאל קנובסקי.
   
• Nissan Jointly Sponsored Yahrtzeit Kiddush. The Nissan Yahrtzeit JSK will be held on Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Metzora (16.4.2016). To participate in the kiddush, please contact Judd Bogdansky no later than Sunday April 10, 2016. Participation: 150 NIS.
• קידוש משותף ליארצייט ניסן. הקידוש המשותף לציון יארצייטים של חודש ניסן יתקיים בשבת הגדול פרשת מצורע (16 אפריל 2016). אם ברצונך להשתתף נא ליצור קשר עם ג'וד בוגדנסקי לא יאוחר מיום ראשון, 10 באפריל. השתתפות: 150 שח.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• Family needed to host single female seminary student this Shabbat. If you can provide Shabbat hospitality this week, please contact Mechael Kanovsky, 08-947-1359.  

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.