B'nai Israel Congregation, Norfolk, VA
The Orthodox Shul for All Jews in Tidewater
On January 14-15, 2022, our kehila will merit to celebrate this milestone together with special guest and chazzan, Simcha Leiner! This will be a Shabbos you won’t want to miss!
Please see flyer on home page for details. Also, click on the flyer to contribute directly to this fundraising event and support our shul!
For more info please follow link to register with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Women of all ages invited!
Message from B’nai Israel’s Office: Yom Ha’Atzma’ut 5778
Apr., 2018
To Rabbi Chaim and Naomi Silver on the engagement of their son Eli to Adina Hartman.
Mar., 2018
To Rabbi Sender and Chamie Haber on the engagement of Rabbi Haber’s brother, Yossi to Chamie’s cousin Yael.
To Rabbi Shaul and Chayala Lefkovitz and family on Chaim Dov‘s becoming Bar Mitzvah.
To Beryl and Esther Basya Greenberg and families on their recent marriage. Esther is the daughter of Pesach and Lea Schwartz.
To Naor and Goldie Hilel and family on Osher‘s becoming Bar MItzvah.
Jan., 2018
To Esther Schwartz, Beryl Greenberg, and their respective families on the young couple’s engagement. Parents are Pesach and Leah Schwartz, formerly of Norfolk and now in Woodmere, NY, and Rachel and Sanford Greenberg of Cleveland.
Dec., 2017
To Leah Esther Mostofsky and Eli Krischer on their upcoming wedding. Mazel Tov also to the extended Mostofsky, Krischer and Blumenthal families.
To Danny Trestman on his engagement to Shalva Kakon. Mazel tov also to his parents, Gregg and Rena Trestman.
Oct., 2017
To Herb Zukerman and Bina Krieger and their families on the couple’s recent engagement.
Sep., 2017
To Chana Brooke, daughter of Jeff and Amy Brooke, and Avi Horowitz and their entire families on the couple’s engagement.
To Ro’ee and Avigail Mor and families on their recent marriage.
To Jenny (Lefcoe) and Shneur Wallach and their families on their recent marriage.
To Leah Mostofsky, daughter of Rabbi Sholom and Tehilla Mostofsky, and Eli Krischer on their engagement.
Aug., 2017
To Rabbi Mordechai and Chana Wecker on the engagement of their daughter Dina to Elad Eliyahu.
בס”ד
Available now for Passover, the annual Vaad HaKashrus Passover guide: VaadViewpoint_Pesach2019
Jewish Law mandates donation of funds to ensure that our neighbors also have the means to prepare Pesach. Please contribute to our local maos chittim (“wheat money”) fund with a check to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. Bring it to Rabbi Haber or the office. Thank you to all who have contributed. We also gratefully acknowledge the support of the Orthodox Union in supplementing maos chittim funds of our community.
Also, if you are able to host individuals or families for the sedarim, please contact Rabbi Haber.
At shalosh seudos of Purim week, we celebrated Dr. Schwartz‘s siyum on the tractate of Rosh Hashana as part of the Daf-a-Week program. The program is now beginning the tractate of Ta’anis, which will take about seven months to complete. Any men interested in participating locally can contact Rabbi Haber or Rabbi Prager. For more information, please see http://www.dafaweek.org/.
One of the primary mitzvos of Purim is matanos l’evyonim, gifts to the poor. B’nai Israel Congregation has a great tradition of partnering with Od Yosef Chai to help impoverished families in Israel. Donations for Od Yosef Chai can be made before or during Purim, Thu., Mar. 1. All monies will be tallied and reported to the organization for distribution before the end of Purim. Their deadline is 5:30 PM, Thu., Mar. 1. If you wish that your funds be distributed locally, please contact Rabbi Haber. Checks for Od Yosef Chai should be made out directly to them. Checks for the local use should be made to B’nai Israel, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund.
