Minyan @ Beit Halevy 60C Blair Street, North Bondi Parashat

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Mazeltov
Mazeltov to Gary & Nikki Sher and to the Sher and Levy families on the birth of a beautiful baby
girl.
Kiddush Sponsorship
Leonie & Simcha Jacob are sponsoring this weeks Kiddush in honour of the arrival of their beautiful new daughter, Yaffa. Mazeltov!
Kiddush Duty Appeal
We would like to appeal to those of you in the community, that aren't already on the Kiddush
set-up or clean-up roster, to sign up. It would be great to help share the workload and is the
responsibility of all those that benefit from the weekly Kiddush to help lend a hand. If you are
able please contact the office or our co-ordinator
directly: [email protected]. Thanking you in advance.
Thank you
Thank you to Elisa Rayman and Tali Weinberg for baking beautiful cakes to be used for the
Kiddush.
Request for TMK Flat
There is a need for a clothes cupboard for the TMK boys. If anyone has one to donate please let
the office know. It would be most appreciated.
Save the Date
Shabbat, 2 August– Shabbaton Lunch with Special Guest Speaker, Aliza Bulow.
Wednesday, 20 August, Exclusive Premiere Screening of World Class Documentary, German
Concentration Camp Factual Survey, 7pm at Event Cinemas.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Please contact the JLC office to take up membership or to confirm your renewal as soon as
possible.
Children Service
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Thank you to Rozanne Ichikowitz for running the children service for the 0-3 age group
this week.
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If you have any Jewish books, fluffy torahs, Shabbat/ Chaggim related toys or
anything that can be used as a prop for the children service (in good condition) that you are no
longer using, please donate to the JLC for the children service. Please let the office know.
Minyan @ Beit Halevy
60C Blair Street, North Bondi
Parashat Masei
Shabbat Mevarchim
26 July 2014 / 28 Tamuz 5774
This Week’s Shabbat Times
Candle Lighting
Earliest Candle Lighting
Mincha Erev Shabbat
followed by Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv
Shacharit
Children’s Service - Ages 0-3
4.52pm
4.07pm
5.00pm
8:30am
10.30-11.30
10.00-11.30am
10.45am
Preschool-Year 1, Boys Years 1-3, Girls Year 1+
Boys Year 4+
Shabbat Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit
Shabbat Ends
4.30pm
5.50pm
Weekday Davening Times
Sunday, Public Holidays
8:00am
Monday & Thursday
6:10am
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
6:25am
Rosh Chodesh
6:00am
15mins before Shkia
Weekday Mincha, Maariv @ Bnei Maon
Maariv @ JLC—Mon - Thu
9:20pm
Sunday Mincha
5.00pm
Sunday Maariv
5.30pm
This Shabbat
Next Shabbat
Shkia (sunset)
5.11pm
5.16pm
Tzeit (nightfall)
5.29pm
5.35pm
Earliest Tallit / Tefillin
6.00am
5.56pm
Haneitz (sunrise)
6.52am
6.47pm
Latest Shema
9.27am
9.24am
Daily Zmanim
JLC Chipkin-Herbert Yizkor Book
A personal Yizkor Book to record your family history with an easy-to-read format, text in Hebrew, in
English, and a transliteration, deep and meaningful commentary on the text and words of comfort
by Rabbi David Blackman, and tasteful artworks conceived specifically and exclusively for this project by acclaimed artist, Vicki Moliver. For more information and to view artworks please visit our
website:http://jlcyizkorbook.com.au/index.html
Jewish Learning Centre
Po Box 2385
Bondi Junction NSW 1355
Phone: (02) 9365 5667
Fax: (02) 9365 3578
To Sponsor or
co-sponsor a Kiddush
please contact the
office on 9365-5667
JLC office: [email protected]
Rabbi Blackman: [email protected]
Rabbi Eisenberg: [email protected]
Rabbi Sacher: [email protected]
S.A.L.T. PARASHAT MASEI By Rav David Silverberg
Sunday
Parashat Masei begins with the listing of the forty-two stations where Benei
Yisrael encamped during their forty years of travel, tracing their journeys from the
Exodus to the banks of the Jordan River, their last stop before crossing into Eretz
Yisrael.
The Or Ha-chayim, commenting on the parasha’s opening verse, references
the well-known Kabbalistic notion that the period of desert travel was intended for
the purpose of “revealing the sparks of sanctity.” The desert, he explains, fell under the control of the hostile spiritual forces of impurity, and therefore Benei Yisrael, after having undergone a process of purification during the Egyptian bondage,
were forced to traverse the wilderness to “redeem” these areas from their spiritual
contamination. These forty-two stations named in Parashat Masei were the areas
that required Benei Yisrael’s encampment to achieve spiritual redemption.
The Or Ha-chayim’s comments touch upon esoteric Kabbalistic concepts, but
they may also present us with a clear and simple lesson relevant to everyday life.
We, like Benei Yisrael in the forty years after the Exodus, often find ourselves in
“places” where we did not expect, intend or want to be. Life has a way of thrusting
us into situations and circumstances that we would have much preferred to avoid.
Even if we cannot properly understand or relate to the Kabbalistic notion of
“revealing the sparks of sanctity,” we can certainly learn and apply the lesson of
recognizing the meaning and significance of any situation in which we find ourselves. As much as we try to chart our course, we will invariably, at one point or
another, end up in the “wilderness,” in strange, unfamiliar and undesirable circumstances. The Kabbalistic notion of the “sparks of holiness,” at least in its simplistic
sense, teaches us that these circumstances should be approached as opportunities, not misfortunes. Wherever we are – both geographically and figuratively –
there are “sparks,” opportunities to achieve something meaningful and productive.
Although we would have preferred to proceed directly to “Eretz Yisrael,” enjoying
lives of unbridled peace, stability and serenity, reality brings us through an unpredictable “wilderness” of unplanned, and at times unpleasant, experiences. Our
challenge is to find the “sparks,” the opportunities for personal growth and meaningful achievement at every “station” in this “desert,” to ensure to make the most of
every situation in which we find ourselves – including those which we would have
ideally wanted to avoid.