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What’s on this week:
Shabbat Yitro
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Friday
- Mincha 5.55 pm
- Kabbalat Shabbat 6.15 pm
- Candle Lighting
Earliest 6.26 pm
Customary 7.31 pm
Please note, there will be candle lighting and a light kiddush served at Shul this week. |
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| Below is a summary table of our Summer Friday Night Times: |
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Saturday
- Shacharit 9.00 am
- Mincha 7.10 pm
- Havdalah 8.27 pm
For the full February calendar, please click here. |
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Reflections on Parashat Yitro from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks:
The quintessential Jewish expression of thanks, gratitude and acknowledgment is Baruch Hashem, meaning “Thank G-d,” or “Praise be to the Lord.”
Chassidim say of the Baal Shem Tov that he would travel around the little towns and villages of Eastern Europe, asking Jews how they were. However poor or troubled they were, invariably they would reply, Baruch Hashem. It was an instinctive expression of faith, and every Jew knew it. They might have lacked the learning of the great Talmudic scholar, or the wealth of the successful, but they believed they had much to thank G-d for, and they did so. When asked what he was doing and why, the Baal Shem Tov would reply by quoting the verse: “You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:4). So every time a Jew says Baruch Hashem, he or she is helping to make a throne for the Shechinah, the Divine Presence. To continue reading, please click here. |
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| Rabbi Yehoshua and Nissa Niasoff would like to thank the community for the warm wishes and blessings received on the occasion of Aron and Chanie's upcoming wedding. |
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MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Dovy Rapoport on his birthday and Bar Mitzvah anniversary.
Mazal Tov to Michael Espinos on his Bar Mitzvah. Mazal Tov to parents Fernando and Parisa Espinos. Mazal Tov to grandparents Monir Shojae and Edwin Anstead.
Mazal Tov to Jonathan and Lisa Cohen on the birth of their daughter, Suri Bracha. Mazal Tov to grandparents Tom Wiesner, Bella Wiesner and Lila Cohen.
TODAH RABAH
Todah Rabah to the Espinos family for contributing to this week's kiddush in honour of their son Michael’s Bar Mitzvah. |
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MEMBERSHIP INVOICES: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS 28 FEBRUARY
Please check your membership invoices and if you have any questions, please contact Karen in the office on 9371 7300.
Please note the full membership fees will appear on your statement. However, as previously communicated, if payment is made by 28 February 2020, this will be discounted and the amount payable per seat is $1250. Accordingly, if you wish to receive the discount, please pay only $1250 and the office will adjust your account when your payment is received.
In addition, a reminder to contact the office once you have received your invoice if you wish to pay your account in monthly instalments.
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BAR MITZVAH PROGRAM 2020
We are proud to offer an engaging, educational and fun Bar Mitzvah program. Please click here for more information and registration details. Everyone is welcome to join, members and non-members!
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MIKVAH AZIZA: TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM 10TH - 23RD FEBRUARY
Mikvah Aziza will be closed between Monday 10th February and Sunday 23rd February.
Regular users will be aware that Rivka is going to a convention in the United States. In addition, Nissa Niasoff who usually substitutes for Rivka in her absence, and Rabbi Niasoff who is in charge of Halachic supervision, will both be away attending their son’s wedding in New York.
Women will be welcomed by the Sydney Mikvah at 117 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi. For the Mikvah's opening details please phone 9130 2509.
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For more information on our Bikkur Cholim Program, please click here.
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KADIMAH MEN'S COFFEE CLUB
Our next Kadimah Men's Coffee Club will take place on Tuesday, 3rd March. For more information, please click here.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR A KIDDUSH?
Do you have a celebration coming up in the family? Or would you like to honour the memory of a loved one? Or do you just feel it is "your turn"? If you would like more information on sponsoring a Kiddush, please click here. |
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CHESED AND SIMCHA MEALS
Chesed and simcha meals provide short-term assistance with meals for those who require them. For more information, please click here. |
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SHABBAT MEALS
For more information on how to volunteer a place at your Shabbat table, or if you require a Shabbat meal, please click here. |
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