The Kehilla
Ohel Ephraim is located in the city of Beit Shemesh. Our location grants easy access to schools, medical clinics, grocery stores, restaurants, parks, yeshivot, mikvaot, public transportation, shopping centers, and more. Ohel Ephraim is a dati leumi Torah-oriented community.
Programs at Ohel Ephraim include:
- Daily Daf Yomi Shiur
- Vibrant community Shabbat Minyan
- Limud Horim V’Yiladim
- Meorot Programs Community
- Monthly Women’s Shiur
- Semichat Chaver
- Parsha Shiur
- Children’s holiday programs
- Tiyulim
- Hachnasat Orchim
Olim
The community of Ohel Ephraim is made up of families from near and far. With diversity of Israel born members to many who have made Aliyah over the past number of years from the US, Canada and UK, there is a true sense of achdut and reiyut.
Rabbi Shalom Rosner, Shlita
Rabbi Shalom Rosner is the spiritual leader of Ohel Ephraim. He has thousands of global talmidim who follow his popular Daf Yomi, Parshat HaShavua, Nach and Sefer Hamitzvot shiurim that are broadcast on www.outorah.org. Renowned for his ability to clarify the most complex sugyot, Rabbi Rosner is the Rosh Beit Midrash for the English-speaking program at Machon Lev (Jerusalem College of Technology), where he leads and expands Torah Study for men. Dr. Tamar Rosner is appreciated for her active involvement in the Kehilla, especially for her Women’s shiurim, and, with her husband, has created a warm and welcoming community.
Rabbi Rosner is a graduate of Yeshiva University, with a BA in Economics and a Masters in Jewish Education and Administration from Azrieli. A Musmach of RIETS, Rav Rosner was a member of the Beren Kollel Elyon and a Kupietsky Kodshim Fellow. During the summers, he is Camp Rabbi and Educational Director at Camp Kaylie. Rabbi Rosner is married to Dr. Rabanit Tamar Rosner, a pediatrician, and has 7 children
Listen to Rav Rosner’s recorded Torah classes
Board and Committees
- Daniel Rubel – President
- Meir Beinenstock – Gabbai
- Linda Lipstein – Treasurer
- Mark Jacobs – Building and Maintenance
- Benny Treiger – Website
- Aaron Ross – Youth
- Sara Simchi – Meorot President
- Chanie Jacobs
- Eliezer Orenstein
- Sara Orenstein
- Sam Kalmowicz
- Gedaliah Borvick
- Simmy Zimbalist
- Daniella Stadtmauer
- Laya Bejell
- Jason Rozen
- Sam Kalmowicz
- Simmy Zimbalist
- Meir Beinenstock
- Linda Lipstein
- Laya Bejell
- Jason Schwartz
- Aryeh Deverett
- Elie Rosenblatt
The Meorot, sisterhood of Kehillat Nofei Hashemesh spiritually and socially enriches the lives of our community. Its programming helps enrich the connection of the women to each other and to the community. In addition to an erev gibbush, shul shabbaton, and events for women, the women of Meorot organize mishloach manot for the shul, as well as bring more chessed and Torah to the community. There are monthly shiurim given by the women of the community for the women of the community, as well as a weekly nach chaburah. Contact us!
Meorot Board Members:
- Sara Simchi co-president
- Judy Wilks co-president
- Laya Bejell
- Minna Cohen
- Racheli Fuld
- Rebecca Silberman
Want to join Ohel Ephraim?
Announcements
- Mazal Tov to Leah and Allen Zeiger for the birth of a great granddaughter, born to their grandchildren, Penina (Majeski) and Chaim Mandelbaum of Baltimore.
- This Shabbat, פרשת חקת June 20th, there will be a סעודת שלישית גיבוש, with Rav and Rabbanit Rosner. The whole kehilla is invited to start off the summer season with us at 6:30pm in the Shul. All ages welcome.
(This is in place of the Erev Gibbush and other events that were cancelled this year). - Rabbi Rosner will soon be releasing his book containing Divrei Torah on Jewish holidays. Those interested in donating and sponsoring are invited to contact Benny Treiger.
Learning Dedications
The learning on Shabbat and for the coming week including the “Parent & Child” Learning program is sponsored by:
- Michael and Debbie Hamlin – In memory of Debbie’s uncle Benno Norton, Binyamin ben Moshe z”l, whose yahrzeit is on the 5th of Tamuz.
If you would like to sponsor a week of learning in our shul, please fill in the form at: Sponsor link
For any questions please contact Linda Lipstein at lslipstein@gmail.com or whatsapp 054-5878613
To Contact Ohel Ephraim shul please e-mail us at: ohelephraim@gmail.com