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How was you're week? Yay! The kids returned to school! It's been a while since they've had face-to-face learning and socialising... Long may it last! In our family there were some milestone beginnings as well - Foundation, High School and VCE (VCE!). Do your best, put in effort, work hard, ask questions, have fun... all good reminders to help our children enjoy a successful and productive year. Very high on that list is 'be kind and thoughtful to your fellow students'. "It is more important to be kind than to be right" and "In a world where you can be anything, be kind" are two messages Rivki and I often remind our kids. I read a beautiful insight how kindness and sensitivity can be learnt from nuances in this week's Parsha. In Terumah, we are taught the details of the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle in the desert that journeyed with the Jews. It was essentially the first Shule, the centre of the community, the connection point and the place where the presence of Gd would be felt. The Chizkuni (13th Century, France) teaches that the Ark, the holiest element and focal point of the Mishkan should have been made out of solid gold, but out of sensitivity to those who would have to carry it on their shoulders as they wondered the desert, it was instead gold plated, a layer of wood between two layers of gold, thereby making it easier to bear the weight. The Chizkuni also points out that the long poles used to carry the large brass Mizbeach (Alter) were to be removed when stationary (unlike the poles of the Ark which were not allowed to be removed), why? Again, sensitivity towards others. The Alter was in a position where the protruding poles would be an inconvenience to those walking by, so they had to be removed. (The Ark was in it's own space, wasn't in anyone's way and only accessed once a year, so the poles were not allowed to be removed). Whether we're going to school, dealing with a prestigious Ark or Alter or just living and working amongst fellow human beings, thoughtfulness, kindness and sensitivity to the needs of those around us, goes a very long way - and also invites the blessings and presence of G-d into our surroundings. Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom, and a thoughtful and pleasant week ahead!
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Shabbat Starts / Ends Friday, 4 Feb: Light Candles by 8:13pm Shabbat, 5 Feb: Shabbat ends at 9:12pm This week is Parshat Terumah - See synopsis below.
In-Shule Services - We'd love to see you! Masks are required to be worn in Shule for ages 8+
Fri Night 6:45pm - Pre-register required by clicking here Shabbat morning 9:30am - Pre-register required by clicking here. Kiddush kindly sponsored by Pauline Rockman OAM in memory of her mother Freda Hammerman ob'm and grandfather Akiva Frankel ob'm. Sunday Morning 8:00am - Please QR code on entry Mon - Fri Morning 6:45am - Please QR code on entry Sun - Thur Mincha Maariv 7:30pm - Please QR code on entry
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It’s time to Travel! PURIM @ Elwood Shule! Thurs evening, 17 March! Save the date! Food . Drinks . Fun . Megillah. Stay tuned for seat booking & itinerary details!
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Bar Mitzvah program 2022! We're kicking things off with a BBQ at Ronny's! Sunday, 6 March, 7pm. Contact Ronny for more information, ronnyk@elwoodshule.org. Stay tuned for our Bat Mitzvah program launching soon!
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Sisterhood Book Club 2022! Mon, 7 March 8:15pm. Ladies, please join us for the first Book Club of the year. We'll be discussing the international bestseller tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Contact Rivki for more information, rivki@elwoodshule.org.
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Hebrew school 2022! We intend to begin Hebrew School in the coming weeks. Expressions of interest are still open. Contact rabbishmuel@elwoodshule.org. Our Hebrew School is for for ages 5-10, and runs on Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm.
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Hot off the press! A new book by Elwood Shule member Natasha Sholl, Found, Wanting. I've purchased a copy and look forward to reading it. Thank you Natasha for sharing such a personal story. As with all your powerful and insightful pieces on grief and life, this book will no doubt be helpful to many. Wishing you and the whole family continued good health and strength. The book features in the The Sydney Morning Herald's list of top 10 new books to read in February - Click here.
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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 Belinda Mushin, Graziela Eidelson, Chloe Goldman, Rebekah Halprin, Amanda Simovich. We wish them good health till 120. Jewish birthday Calculator. Wedding! Mazal Tov to Nat Mittleman & Zac Aflalo on their recent marriage! May they be blessed with a life filled with love and joy in good health! Mazal Tov to the parents Sandra & Henry Mittleman and Atida & Shimon Aflalo. Mazal Tov to the grandparents Mr & Mrs Kausman and Geula Aflalo. Happy Anniversary! We wish a very Happy Anniversary to Shaun & Alana Cartoon, Josh & Ronnit Hoppe, Sam & Jacky Hupert, David & Shirley Plotnik, Leon & Michelle Rothman, Roy & Lara Shmidel, Tom & Mary Singer, Tony & Lana Sobol, Ian & Helen Tuszynski. To many more happy and healthy years! Yahrtzeits Shabbat Anne Krantz - Mother of Albert Mary Kuran - Mother of Mark and Bernie David Edelman - Husband of Halina George Ungar - Father of Nathan Sunday Debby Holzer - Daughter of Betty Wassertheil Yitzchak Rotstein - Father of David Monday Matthew Rubinfeld - Husband of Fiona, father of Cara & Noah, son of Abe & Laura, brother of Andrew and Natasha, son in law of Leon & Sue Grinwald Bev Siwak - Mother of Renee Gani, Deanne and Joel Wednesday Madeleine Zafir - Mother of Tom Thursday Chaim Olcha - Brother of Shifra Teitelbaum Rachel Silverman - Wife of Keith, mother of Rebecca and Nicole, sister of Goldie Lowe Friday Michael Degen - Son of Zev & Myra Esther Pitt - Mother of Paula Hansky Tania Kiper - Mother of David We wish the respective families blessings of long life and good health. |
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This week's PARSHA is Terumah (Exodus 25:1–27:19) The people of Israel are called upon to contribute thirteen materials—gold, silver and copper; blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices and gems—out of which, G‑d says to Moses, “They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell amidst them.” On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed instructions on how to construct this dwelling for G‑d so that it could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as the people journeyed in the desert. In the Sanctuary’s inner chamber, behind an artistically woven curtain, was the ark containing the tablets of the testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments; on the ark’s cover stood two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. In the outer chamber stood the seven-branched menorah, and the table upon which the “showbread” was arranged. The Sanctuary’s three walls were fitted together from 48 upright wooden boards, each of which was overlaid with gold and held up by a pair of silver foundation sockets. The roof was formed of three layers of coverings: (a) tapestries of multicolored wool and linen; (b) a covering made of goat hair; (c) a covering of ram and tachash skins. Across the front of the Sanctuary was an embroidered screen held up by five posts. Surrounding the Sanctuary and the copper-plated altar which fronted it was an enclosure of linen hangings, supported by 60 wooden posts with silver hooks and trimmings, and reinforced by copper stakes. Click here to explore the Parsha. © Copyright, all rights reserved, Chabad.org. |
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"What's one of your guilty pleasures?" "I'm Jewish. The guilt is the pleasure."
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