Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5781 פרשת תזריע-מצורע תשפ"א

Yom Ha'atzmaut יום העצמאות

Candle Lighting: Friday April 16 18:49

Proper donning of masks (up to the bridge of your nose) and distancing (2 meters) is still mandatory.

עטיה נכונה של מסיכות (קרי, מעל גשר האף) ושמירת מרחק של לפחות 2 מטר – חובה!

Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv:
17:40 (early) [outside], 18:59 [inside]
Shacharit:
6:30 [inside], 8:15 [outside]
Mini Minyan 10:00 [outside]
Shabbat afternoon [inside]:
18:30 Mincha; shiurim resume; 19:42 Maariv

Havdala: Saturday April 17 19:49

Kiddush this week is sponsored by the shul

The weekly D'var Torah may be found here

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Births:

• Mazal Tov to the entire Dym family on the birth of a first daughter to Shuli and Ohad Wolfman, the 2nd granddaughter this year for David z”l and Susie Dym. Mazal Tov to the baby’s proud great-grandparents Irene and Harry Dym and Ruth Segel, and to grandmother Susie Dym, uncles/aunts Nadav, Gilad, Hagai, Calanit and Talia and great-aunt Orly Dym, first-time grandparents Koby and Dafna Wolfman from Petah Tikva and their respective parents (first-time great-grandparents), and to the entire family.
• Mazal Tov to Judy and David Kessler on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to their children Michal and Benjy Kessler. Mazal Tov to the baby's siblings Yonatan and Itai, and to grandmother Ellie Gelman.

Engagements and Weddings:

• Mazal Tov to Hanna and Ari Edelman on the engagement of their son Shauli to Nuphar, daughter of Nurit and Eyal Ben Yehuda of Jerusalem. Mazal Tov to Shauli's grandparents Sara and Meir Edelman and Moshe Zipor and to the entire family.
• מזל טוב לחנה וארי אדלמן לאירוסי בנם שאולי לנופר, בתם של נורית ואייל בן יהודה מירושלים. מזל טוב לסבים שרה ומאיר אדלמן ומשה צפור ולכל המשפחה.
• Mazal Tov to the entire Dym family on the engagement of Talia, daughter of David z”l and Susie Dym, to Bar-Yehonatan Rigler, also from Rehovot. Mazal Tov to grandparents Irene and Harry Dym and Ruth Segel, to Susie, and to Talia's sibs Nadav, Gilad, Shuli, Calanit and Hagai, to aunt Orly Dym and family, and to Bar-Yehonatan’s parents Riki and Natan Rigler.

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.

• An Azkara and Siyyum marking the first Yahtzeit of Marv Hershkowitz z'l will take place Friday April 23, 2021, the 11th of Iyar, at the Rehovot cemetery, at 9:30 AM. The family will also hold an evening of memorial and tribute to Marv, via Zoom on Sunday, April 25th at 8:15 PM at the following link: Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting, Meeting ID: 856 1878 5537 Passcode: 488769.

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

Shabbat shiurim are back (Green Pass rules apply. All participants must be recovered or vaccinated):

• The Shabbat morning Parshat Hashavua shiur will resume this Shabbat, 15 minutes after the end of davening, in the main shul. It will be taught by Nachum Babkoff, Omri Flicker and Menachem Malkosh, in rotation.
• The Shabbat morning shiur on Tefilla given by R' Aryeh Frimer will also resume in the library, 15 minutes after the end of davening.
• The Shabbat afternoon shiurim given by R' Yehezkel Babkoff and by Nachum Babkoff after Mincha will also resume this week. Please note earlier time for Mincha.

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• Thank you!! The Shul Yom Haatzmaut event was a great success thanks to the tireless efforts of a large group of organizers and helpers including (apologies if we left someone out) Dov Kanon, Deena Lederman, Sara Cole, Binyamin Adler Berke, Rochelle Pomerantz, Yair Pomerantz, Rivki & Yair Schwarzbaum, Daniel Schwartz, Sidney Cohen, and many others. Hopefully this will mark the beginning of almost-normal, and we will have many additional opportunities to see each other in person.
• Any shul member interested in running for a board or audit committee slot, please be in touch with the nomination committee: Shua Spotts (054 9573119) and Shmoiki Berkowitz (054 7754574). Minutes from the January 5, 2021 board meeting may be seen here.
• The upcoming AGM will take place on Sunday, 30 May at 20:00. Please relay any topics you would like discussed to president@bermanshul.org up to 3 weeks before the meeting date.
• האספה הכללית השנתית תתקיים במוצ"ש ה-30 במאי בשעה 20:00.

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.

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.

• The community has been joined by a large number of new families. Even if we cannot yet greet them in the way we would like, please see their details (and pictures) here: new families (note new link- member login required).