13th September 2014 - 18th Ellul 5774

Social & Personal
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Charlie Cooper on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah and to his parents Katie and
Marcus, brothers Louis and Arthur and grandparents Hilary and Allen Cooper and Gerry and
Angela Lucas
Mazal Tov to Philip and Hanna Goldsmith on the birth of their son Seth, and to brothers
Henry, William and Jonah, and grandparents Judy and David Goldsmith
Mazal Tov to Maurice and Denise Goldstone on the occasion of their grandson Milo’s Bar
Mitzvah
Mazal Tov to Malcolm and Deanne Coleman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Adam Rei
this Shabbat at Brondesbury Park Synagogue
Mazal Tov to Ashley and Rachel Rogoff on the engagement of Ashley’s daughter Bonnie to
Rabbi Shlomo Odze
13th September 2014 – 18th Ellul 5774
KI TAVO – ‫כי תבא‬
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WELCOME
Until Shemini Atzeret we will be reciting Psalm 27, LeDavid Hashem Ori, after Anim Zemirot and
before the Mourner’s Kaddish. In the Singer’s Prayer Book this can be found on page 156.
Welcome to Elisheva and Jonny Fishel our new Youth Directors
Welcome to Kraindel Singer our new Assistant Administrator
CONDOLENCES
We wish chaim aruchim, long life to Paul Marks and Hilary Marks on the passing of their
mother Mrs Rene Marks and to Marie Weisz on the passing of her sister
Guest Chazan Yossi Dunner will lead the services
Paul Summer & Bar Mitzvah Charlie Cooper will lein
Bar Mitzvah Charlie Cooper will read the Haftarah
Dayan Ivan Binstock will give the sermon
Arthur Cooper will sing anim zemirot
Rabbi Shlomo Wilk will speak over seudah shlishit
CONSECRATIONS
21/09/2014
Late Denzil Jacobs
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
11.00am
Bushey
BETTER TOGETHER?
By next week we will know the result of the referendum on Scottish independence.
Nevertheless the issue has challenged thinking people in England to reflect on the question of
identity. How much is our national persona tied up with borders or economy or culture?
In the section on the verses of blessing in this week’s portion there is a phrase with an
unusual syntax: Yetzav Hashem Itcha Et Habracha “the L-d will command His blessing with
you in your barns and in all your undertakings.” (Devarim 28:8).
Normally we refer to G-d “giving” or “conferring” a blessing. What is meant by “commanding
his blessing?” Moreover, we would expect the blessing to be commanded “unto you.” What is
conveyed by G-d commanding his blessing with you?
The late Dayan Morris Swift explains that we need to distinguish between the blessings that
come to us from the outside and the impact these blessings have on our lives. All the bounty
we enjoy is really a blessing from G-d: health, success, fulfilment, family and friends etc.
These are really blessings from the outside. If any of these are taken away from us, who are
we and what are we?
A person with great wealth enjoys a blessing. But is he himself a blessing? Is he admired for
who he is as opposed to what he has? Do people look up to him? Are people inspired by
him?
The beauty of our verse is that G-d is saying that He will “command His blessing with you.”
This means that you yourself will become a blessing to society. The blessings of fulfilment
and prosperity in this context mean that you will become a better person as a result of these
blessings and others will become better people through the role model that you will show
them.
As we reflect on our lives and the blessings we may enjoy we need to ask ourselves: how
much of those blessings have we integrated into our lives? Are we able to be a source of
blessing in the people we are, in the way we live our lives, in the types of Jew we are in the
community?
Furthermore, the Referendum debate might benefit from comprehending this lesson and a
light paraphrase in our verse: “the L-d will command His blessing with you in your bairns and
in all your undertakings!”
Dayan Ivan Binstock
Shabbat begins at 7.08 pm Service begins at 7.00 pm.
Earliest Candle Lighting Time: 6.02 pm
Shabbat ends at 8.07 pm Next Shabbat begins at 6.52 pm
Service Times
Shacharit
Mincha
Ma'ariv
Shabbat
9.00 am
6.45 pm
8.07 pm
Sunday
8.30 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Monday
7.15 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Tuesday
7.25 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Wednesday
7.25 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Thursday
7.15 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Friday
7.25 am
7.00 pm
Follows Mincha
Next Shabbat
9.00 am
6.30 pm
7.51 pm
Katie and Marcus Cooper invite the congregation to Kiddush in the Moritz
Gertler Hall after the service to celebrate Charlie’s Bar Mitzvah
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS LEAFLET FROM THE SHUL ON SHABBAT AS THERE IS NO ERUV
CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES
THIS SHABBAT!
At 10.15am our new Youth Directors
Elisheva and Jonny will be in the
Foyer to meet parents and children.
ALL CHILDREN’S SERVICES will now
begin at 10.45am EVERY WEEK
Toddlers Service (pre-reception) in the
Bride’s Room
Reception and school years 1 & 2 in the
classrooms
School years 3+ in the David Weisz Hall
BNEI AKIVAH (BA) will take place from
3.30–5.30pm at St John’s Wood Synagogue
The new UJIA Bar/Bat Mitzvah
programme starts in November for boys
in Year 8 and girls in Year 7. Contact
[email protected]
HEBREW CLASSES
St John’s Wood Synagogue Cheder:
Sundays 9.45am–12.45pm. Contact
Rabbi Ronen Broder 0794 108 7701
[email protected]
KINDERGARTEN
St John’s Wood Synagogue
Kindergarten Daily, from 2 years old
Contact: Estelle Brown 020 7286 3859 or
[email protected]
Sunday 21st September – Kindergarten
year of 2013/2014 reunion for all the family
at Violet Hill Park
Contact [email protected]
BABES IN THE WOOD
Fridays 10.15–11.15am in the David
Weisz Hall. Join us for free play, coffee &
our fun Shabbat table! High-energy Israeli
songs with Einav every other week.
Restarts 12th September
Contact Rivka Mennesson
[email protected]
YOUNG JEWISH NETWORK
Sundays – Weekly 5-a-side football at
7.30pm at Mill Hill Power League.
For more information contact
[email protected].
PARSHA PUZZLE
“For whom will there be no buyer”?
Last week’s question: “What type of item is
one not allowed to take as collateral for a
loan?”
Answer: Any item that a person needs for
food preparation.
Winners: Jonathan & Daniel Phillips,
Joseph and Zach Loftus.
SUPER SIDDUR SLEUTH
We said two different verses today that
each began and ended with the same
phrase. Which are they?
Last week’s question: There is a day in the
Jewish Calendar when some years we say
Hallel and other years we say Tachanun.
Which day is it?
rd
Answer: 3 Tevet
Winners: Daniel Goldwater, Jonathan
and Daniel Phillips
ON THIS DAY
This week (22 Elul) marks the 20th yahrzeit of
Rabbi Isaac Bernstein. Born Dublin 1939, he
graduated in Maths from Trinity College and
was ordained at Gateshead Yeshiva. An
outstanding orator and preacher, his shiurim
were renowned the world over, and the
archive of his recordings is avidly used by
students and scholars alike. At the time of his
sudden death he was Rabbi of the Finchley
Synagogue.
QUOTATION
“He is great who is not ashamed to admit he
does not know.” [Rabbi Judah HaNasi,
Jerusalem Talmud: Berachot, 5.2]
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
SHABBAT EVENTS
Shabbat 20th September – Sidney and Carol Symon’s Golden Wedding Anniversary
Kiddush.
RABBI SHLOMO WILK
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Shlomo Wilk and his wife Shoshi this
Shabbat. Rabbi Wilk will speak over Seudah Shlishit on the topic of
“Bechol derachecha daehu - Acknowledge Him in all your ways”.
Rabbi Wilk is the Rav of the Bet Knesset Yael community in Jerusalem where he has
established himself as a remarkable and thoughtful leader. He is also a prolific educator
and has set up a school in Efrat, which he heads, as well a Hesder Yeshiva, which
combines advanced Torah studies with military service.
TRANSPORTATION FOR ELLUL CEMETERY VISITS
On Sunday 14th and 21st September, a minibus will leave Stanmore Station for Bushey
Cemetery at 10.00 am and 1.30 pm. The minibus will leave Bushey and return to Stanmore
Station at 12.00 pm and 3.30 pm.
Details of transportation for Waltham Abbey, East Ham, West Ham and Plashet
Cemeteries can be obtained from the synagogue office.
SUCCOT – DINNER
Hosted by Rabbi Ari & Rifki Shainfield, communal Succot Dinner in the Shack Family
Succah on the 1st Night Succot, Wednesday 8th October. Members £30 (children £20),
non-members £35 (children £25). Book through www.shulinthewood.com or the office
0207 286 3838.
BABY BLESSING CEREMONY
2nd Day Succot, Friday 10th October
Please register your child’s (up to 13 months) English and Hebrew names, date of birth,
and parents’ English and Hebrew names via [email protected].
LULAV & ETROG
To order your Arba Minim (£50 adult set, £25 child set) please contact Rabbi Ari Shainfield
[email protected].
CHILDREN
HIGH HOLYDAYS SECURITY - VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Parents are reminded that they are
responsible for the supervision and
whereabouts of their children at all times
whilst on the Synagogue premises, including
during Children’s Services.
Additionally, under our premises licence,
children under 18 should not be allowed to
drink alcohol.
The Honorary Officers accept no liability for
injury or damage caused by unsupervised
children.
Please volunteer your services for the High Holydays at
St John’s Wood Synagogue.
We need people power at the front door, main gate, and on the perimeter of the Shul.
Each shift will last 45 minutes. Any time you need or want to be in shul (such as Yizkor) will be
taken into consideration.
Training briefing session for security volunteers over the High Holydays will be held on
Sunday 21st September
Please contact David Marks, security officer on 07710 031 475 or [email protected]
Regular Events
COMMUNAL LUNCH
Next lunch date
Tuesday 16th September
Drinks 12:30pm. Home cooked lunch
1:00pm. Donation: £6.50 Synagogue
members, £7.50 non-members.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL!!!
Contact: Gillian Burr 020 7586 0156
or
Melody Salem: 020 7286 9810
HELP AVAILABLE
If you are housebound and would like a
visitor or a regular phone call, if you need
advice or information on local services and
activities or if you would like a lift to the
Shul's Communal Lunches, please get in
touch.
Please contact Melody or Gillian
WEEKLY SHIURIM
Monday Evening Gemara (Massechet
Megilla) with Cantor Haschel. Contact
[email protected]
Tuesday Shiur with Dayan Binstock will be
taking a break until after Succot.
Wednesday Ladies Shiur with Rabbi Irving
on 17th Sept & 1st Oct. Contact Linda
Sharpe [email protected]
Shabbat Afternoon: Ethics of our Fathers –
with Rabbi Ari – 45 minutes before Mincha.
[email protected]
WEBSITE
Check out our updated website
www.shulinthewood.com For all our
members on Facebook, please look,
like, and share our shul page
facebook.com/St-Johns-Wood-Synagogue/
BEREAVEMENT SERVICES
Contact Susan Kosky
[email protected] or 020 3441 9476
THANK YOU
To the Security Team for this Shabbat.
THEATRE CLUB
Neville’s Island. Duke of York’s Theatre.
Wed 12 November at 7.30pm. Stalls seats
@ £45 (non SJWS members £50)
Details from Richard at
020 7289 9173 or
[email protected]
BRIDGE CLUB
Duplicate Bridge, Mondays from
1 to 4 pm. Supervised bridge 1.15 to
3.45 pm. Donation £7 a session including
tea. Director, Mike Eden.
Contact: Gillian Burr 020 7586 0156 or
Sandra Stecker 020 7586 2532.
BOOK CLUB
Next Book Club: Thursday, 18th
September at 8.30pm at the home of Gwen
& Martin Levison. Books to be discussed
“Perilous Question – the Drama of the
Great Reform 1832” by Antonia Fraser,
and Felix Holt (The Radical) by George
Elliot. New members welcome. Contact
Valerie Garston on 020 7435 7507
JACS THURSDAYS 1.30–3.30PM
18th September - Anne Freeman (singer)
together with Keith Abbs (clarinet) &
Andrew Robinson (piano) £3 members,
£3.50 non-members
Contact: Essie Graham 020 7586 0454
KEEP FIT FOR WOMEN - WEEKDAYS
with Stevie Sillers on 0783 678 4823
LADIES GUILD
18th September – Ming Exhibition, British
Museum – 2.50pm. 2 places available £15
Members, £17 non-members
30th September – WWI Galleries Imperial
War Museum - 11am, £5 Guild & Arts
members, £7 for guests
15th October – Rembrandt: The Late Works.
At the National Gallery. 11am. Sold out
28th October – Annual Card Lunch.
Donation £50 in aid of cancer charities.
11th November – guided walk at Highgate
Cemetery – 11am. £17 Guild & Arts
members, £19 for guests
27th November – Royal Albert Hall, Private
Tour. 12 noon. £12 Guild & Arts members,
£14 guests
Gentlemen welcome to all events
Contact Gillian 020 7586 0156
Binstock