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Community Friday Night Dinner
Next Friday, April 23, 6:30pm for 7:00pm - Services at 5:35pm
Have you booked you seat/s?
Join us for an elegant and fully catered Friday Night Dinner, with special guest Rabbi Michael Schudrich - Chief Rabbi of Poland.
Cover Charge: $50 - To book a table or seats, please RSVP by Tues. April 20, to 9531 1945 or rabbishmuel@elwoodshule.org.
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Women's Weekly Art n' Soul
Where Spirituality, Creativity and Learning meet.
Resumes this Monday at 8:15pm, with Rebbetzin Rivki, in the Shule
Click image or here for more.
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Friday Night Fever - Asian Yum Cha
In 2 weeks! Fri, April 30, 6:30pm
Join us for our 3rd Friday Night Fever! ( info)
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Mummy & Me
Every Thursday, 10:45am. Click here for more
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Rosh Chodesh Women's Circle
Wednesday, May 12, 7:45pm
Melani Raleigh will share her story. Click here for more details
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This week's Kiddush Sponsor: The estate of the late Mr. Bencion Rozencwajg obm. It was a wish of Bencion that his name be remembered when we are enjoying a Kiddush in his memory.
If you are celebrating a Simcha, commemorating a Yahrtzeit, or just feeling generous and would like to sponsor or co-sponsor a Kiddush, please contact Max Singer 9531 1547 or maxsinger@elwoodshule.org. |
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Birth - Mazal Tov!
Mazal Tov to Bradley & Leorah Kagan on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to the grandparents Gary & Rhonda Kagan. May the newborn be a source of Nachas and joy to his family.
Click here to learn about the Jewish perspective on Pregnancy & Birth.
Happy (Hebrew) Birthday
This week we wish a very Happy Birthday to Master James Hupert, Mrs. Melanie Raleigh, Mr. Fred Milgrom and Ms. Hannah Suchodolski. We wish them good health till 120.
Click here to read about a Jewish Birthday. * Jewish Birthday Converter *.
Get Well
We wish a Refuah Shleima, a complete and speedy recovery to Mrs. Eva Erdi. Know someone who can do with a visit? Please let us know.
Yahrtzeit
This week we remember: Mr. Samuel Antman, Mrs. Frania Berman, Mr. Leo Grossberg, Mr. Phillip Hirsh, Mrs. Pesa Hyman, Mrs. Hilda Wald and Mrs. Sarah Sierkowski. We wish the respective families blessings of long life. Click here to read about Yahrtzeit.
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The artisan who creates a vessel does not create the raw material; he only changes its shape.
The Divine creation entails creating something entirely new.
For this reason, the Divine creative force must constantly be invested in the creation and thus all that truly exists is the Divine force.
With thanks to : Michoel Ogince | www.oneinfocus.org
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Judaism
A Psychologist in Auschwitz
Realizing that the odds of his survival were small, Frankl had what he describes as "perhaps his deepest experience in the concentration camps" |
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Parshah
Four Reasons Why You Should Gossip
It is our patriotic duty. It's all in the name of G‑d. We don't mess with tradition. And it’s much easier to put down others than to climb up yourself. |
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Stories
Visit From a Holy Man
On those rare occasions when we could coax my mother to speak about her war experiences, she would always begin with a wistful, nostalgic depiction of her very typical, very normal childhood. "The world was different when I was little," she would croon. |
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Jewish History
In the First Place, Go Over!
The life and teachings of Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, the fourth Chabad Rebbe, known as the Rebbe Maharash |
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Moishe Goldberg was on his death bed and asked Rabbi Solomon to come and visit him.
Rabbi Solomon said, "Now is the time to repent for all of the sins that you have committed. Acknowledge that all of your sins were foolishness, and you were tricked by Satan and your yetzer hara (evil inclination).”
The man said nothing so Rabbi Solomon repeated his order.Still Goldberg said nothing.
Rabbi Solomon asked, "Why do you refuse to denounce Satan and your evil inclination?"
Moishe Goldberg said, "Well, until I know where I'm heading, I don't think I ought to aggravate anybody!
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Friday, Apr. 16
5:35 PM
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Shabbat, Apr. 17
6:31 PM
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When lighting your candles please pray for all thos who need a complete recovery
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In this issue
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What's Happening @ Elwood Shule
Community Lifecycles
This Week @ www.ElwoodShule.org
Shule Services & Classes
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Lighter Side
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Services
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Fri Night 5:45pm
Shabbos Morning 9:00am
Children's Service 10:45am
- Followed by a Kiddush & Cholent
Shabbos Mincha 5:20pm
- Followed by Shalosh Seudos & Maariv
Sunday Morning 8:00am
- Followed by Breakfast
Mon - Fri Morning 6:45am
Sun - Thur Mincha-Maariv 5:40pm
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Classes
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Parsha - Rabbi Aron
Tuesday nights, 6:30pm
Judaism 101 - Rabbi Shmuel
Wednesday nights, 8pm
Shabbos Shiur - Rabbi Gutnick
Shabbos Afternoon, 4:45pm
All classes take place in the Shule
All welcome
If you would like to set up a one-on-one study session on any topic of interest please contact Rabbi Shmuel
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Parshah
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Parshat Tazria-Metzora
The Parshahs of Tazria and Metzora continue the discussion of the laws of Tumah v'Taharah, ritual impurity and purity.
A woman giving birth should undergo a process of purification, which includes immersing in a mikvah (a naturally gathered pool of water) and bringing offerings to the Holy Temple. All male infants are to be circumcised on the eighth day of life.
Tzaraat ("leprosy") is a supra-natural plague, which can afflict people as well as garments or homes. If white or pink patches appear on a person's skin (dark pink or green in garments or homes), a Kohen is summoned. Judging by various signs, such as an increase in size of the afflicted area after a seven-day quarantine, the Kohen pronounces it tameh (impure) or tahor (pure).
A person afflicted with tzaraat must dwell alone outside of the camp (or city) until he is healed. The afflicted area in a garment or home must be removed; if the tzaraat recurs, the entire garment or home must be destroyed.
When the metzora ("leper") heals, he or she is purified by the Kohen with a special procedure involving two birds, spring water in an earthen vessel, a piece of cedar wood, a scarlet thread and a bundle of hyssop.
Ritual impurity is also engendered through a seminal or other discharge in a man, and menstruation or other discharge of blood in a woman, necessitating purification through immersion in a mikvah.
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