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I hope you've had a healthy and enjoyable week. “Johnnie Walker has always been defiantly optimistic and a beacon of progress - that’s what Keep Walking is all about. Keep Walking is two little words that say so much about positivity, possibility and resilience." - Julie Bramham, Johnnie Walker Global Brand Director. Long before Johnny Walker used the tag line of Keep Walking, our Torah did. In fact it is in the opening word's of this week's Parsha, Bechukotai. “If you walk in My statutes and observe My commandments and perform them...” What does that mean? 'Doing', 'following' or 'obeying' the Statutes would have been the appropriate phrasing. 'Walk' with them? While the commentaries offer many answers and insights, the general theme is that life in general and Jewish life in particular is very much about walking and advancing. Progress. Personal development. Growth. Being better tomorrow than we were today. We don't have to run, but we are expected and encouraged to walk, in the right direction. And every step, no matter how large or small, counts. Let's keep walking, in every area of our life, enjoying the journey and the results. Wishing us all a Shabbat Shalom and a safe and healthy week ahead, filled with positivity, possibility and resilience!
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Shabbat Starts / Ends Friday, 27 May: Light Candles by 4:54pm Shabbat, 28 May: Shabbat ends at 5:53pm This week is Parshat Bechukotai - See synopsis below.
In-Shule Services - We'd love to see you! Tonight Fri Night 5:00pm - 5:50pm - L'chaim at 4:45pm Shabbat morning 9:30am - 11:30am, followed by a Kiddush Sunday Morning 8:00am - 8:30am Mon - Fri Morning 6:45am - 7:15am Sun - Thur Mincha Maariv 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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Shavuot is in the air in Hebrew school! Our students created beautiful 3D canvas floral arrangements in preparation for Shavuot!
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SHAVUOT Insights - This Thursday, 2 June, 7:45pm Join Rabbi Shmuel for insights into the sources, history and customs of this unique and important Festival. On Zoom: www.elwoodshule.org/zoom
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Shavuot Wine, Cheese & Nibbles Sat night, 4 June, 8pm at the Kowadlo’s home Join us for an evening of learning, discussion & laughter EI Gavalt! Emotional Intelligence in Judaism Presented by Rabbi Andrew Saffer No Charge. Limited Space. RSVP essential by 1 June Book online www.elwoodshule.org/shavuot or call 9531 1547. East St Kilda address provided on booking
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Enjoy a Sundae on Sunday! Sun, 5 June, 10:30am Hear the Ten Commandments! Ice Cream & Toppings! Children’s Program! Followed by a Cheesecake & Blintzes Kiddush for all!
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Mazal Tov Soly Batkilin on his Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat! Pictured here at his rehearsal last night.
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Please keep us in the loop by notifying us of your lifecycle events. Happy - Jewish - Birthday! We wish a very Happy Jewish Birthday to Layla Adler, Josh Balbin, Jack Chrapot, Luis Fleiszig, Zak Gelfand, Adam Haber, Michael Kegen, Sarah Landy, Miriam Rotblat, Natasha Sholl, Helen Sokolski and Michael Weingart . We wish them good health till 120. Jewish birthday Calculator.
Bar Mitzvah! Mazal Tov to Soly Batkilin on his Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat! Mazal Tov to his parents Tahli & Leonard, his sister Abi, to his grandparents Aviva & Peter Lazarou and Sophie Feldman & Valery Batkilin ob’m and to the great grandmother Zoe Lazarou. May Soly continue to be a source of Nachas and joy in good health.
Happy Anniversary! We wish a very Happy Anniversary to Adi & Jackie Dahan, Egon & Greta Grossberg. To many more happy and healthy years!
Yahrtzeits Monday Leon Picker - Father of Arlene Lazarus Wednesday Susie Caplan - Mother of Shirley Weiner, Murray and Nathan Thursday Baruch Sobol - Father of Tony Friday Tamarah Herson - Mother of Milton Leon Goldman - Father of Terri Lazarus
We wish the respective families blessings of long life and good health. |
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This week's PARSHA is Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3–27:34) G‑d promises that if the people of Israel will keep His commandments, they will enjoy material prosperity and dwell securely in their homeland. But He also delivers a harsh “rebuke,” warning of the exile, persecution and other evils that will befall them if they abandon their covenant with Him. Nevertheless, “Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away; nor will I ever abhor them, to destroy them and to break My covenant with them; for I am the L‑rd their G‑d.” The Parshah concludes with the rules on how to calculate the values of different types of pledges made to G‑d, and the mitzvah of tithing produce and livestock. Click here to learn more about the Parsha. © Copyright, all rights reserved, Chabad.org. |
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