עד כאן Ad Kan Adrian M Schell Rabbi Emeritus: Hillel Avidan Calendar

 Friday 18 August: *Kabbalat Shabbat Service (18:00) *No Kids’ Club (Kendyll away) *L’chaim after the service  Saturday 19 August: *Cheder (8:30) Shabbat Re’eh 18/19 August 2017; 27 Av 5777 * Breakfast (8:45) *Shabbat Morning LAST WEEK Service (10:00) Top: Volunteers cleaning up the *Youth service & cemetery; all the refuse activities with Netzer collected! (and a Rabbi); Right: (10:00) Ryan Elston and Jaime Cohen  Tuesday/Wednesday volunteering at the food 22/23 August: collection. Far right: : Wedding *Rosh Chodesh Elul of Thalia Miltiadou and Jason  Friday 25 August: Hoff at Champagne Castle, * SHABBAT BE YACHAD Drakensburg. Kabbalat Shabbat Service and August birthday HIGH HOLY DAYS 5778 blessings (18:00) Dear Congregants and Friends,  Saturday 26 August: The Days of Awe are the time to stand at the precipice of our souls, encouraged *Cheder (8:30) by the beautiful music, prayers and poems of our ancient tradition, and gaze *Torah Breakfast (8:45) with sincerity at how we can repair our relationships and repair our own souls in *Shabbat Morning the process. Let us join together this year with the intention of stepping through Service and Bat of Tinashe Simwawa the gates to our soul as the joyful and affirming community we wish to be. (10:00) The High Holy Days this year occur in late September, a little earlier than last *Youth service & year. We will observe the Days of Awe with a full set of services open to activities (10:00) members and the broader community. At Bet David, we are blessed to offer a  Friday 1 September: wide selection of services for adults, teens and children. This year we will *Kabbalat Shabbat welcome Student Rabbi Max Feldhake from the Abraham Geiger College in Service (18:00) Berlin, who will join me, our beautiful choir and Kendyll in leading our services. *Kids’ Club (18:00)

The schedule and member tickets for High Holy Days services will be included in  Saturday 2 September: a special High Holy Days mailing to be sent out this and next week to current *Cheder (8:30) members. Several of our services will require a ticket. Information about non- *Torah Breakfast (8:45) member or guest tickets, children's services, Yizkor remembrance requests, and *Shabbat Morning our High Holy Days customs, emailed with the ticket, are also available on our Service (10:00) web site www.betdavid.org.za or via the office. *Youth service & activities (10:00) L'shanah tova tikateivu — I wish you a good and sweet new year, and I am looking forward to seeing you and your family soon. Rabbi Adrian M Schell עד כאן Ad Kan Thank You  To Eric Milner for sponsoring the L’chaim this Friday, in memory of his late mother, Patricia.  To Cynthia Rosen, winner of Kehillah’s 50/50 August draw, who has kindly re-donated her winnings.  To all of the lay leaders and the choir for leading the services while Rabbi was at Limmud.  To everyone who volunteered at the cemetery clean up and the Kehillah food collection last Sunday. You fulfilled great mitzvot and on behalf of the Bet David family, we thank you for being the mitzvah makers that you were. (See pictures on page 1)

Shane and Kelly Berkowitz with Mazel Tov baby Zach Shane Berkowitz  To new members: Daniel Shalem and Lauren Hillidge (ITJ), Rael and Hazel Birns, Pat Farrell (ITJ), Sharon Ellwood (ITJ) and Clayton Donnelly and Kym Evans (ITJ) on joining the Bet David family.  To Dr Shane Dorfman on being nominated for the Jewish Achiever Awards (specifically for the Jewish Report Art Sport, Science and Culture Award).  To David Alexander, son of Carol and Peter Alexander, for also being nominated for the Jewish Achiever Awards.  To Shane and Kelly Berkowitz on the birth of their first child, a boy (named Zach Shane Berkowitz) on 8 Emma and Gary Mirkin with baby, Ella Rose Mirkin, August, grandson to Steven and Colleen Berkowitz. granddaughter of Cynthia and Martin Rosen. Condolences  To Lesley-Anne Bennett on the passing of her mother, Phyllis Yvonne Foulkes, grandmother of Jemma and Jessica.  Alberto Glover on the passing of his brother Shaul Glowakrzywa, in Israel, uncle of Samantha and Megan. May their memories be for a blessing.

Refuah Sheleimah/ Speedy Recovery BIRTHDAYS THIS Adelle Back Denis Goldberg WEEK Adri Powell Jill and Alan Elston Dr Arnold Levin Linda Samson (cousin of Yom Huledet Sameach Arthur Kruger Steve Margo) to the following Barry Sinclair Rina Coreejes members: Carol Leibov (cousin of Roy Lynn Myrna Margo) Sally Steingo Michelle Eliason Bianca Jutan Please contact the office to report a hospitalisation/illness Craig Stone Marc Abraham Weekly Yahrzeits

CHILDREN UNDER 14:  John Wessels remembered by Juanita Levin.  Barney Yawitch remembered by Mavis Yawitch. Jaimee Hacker  Bokkie Gaitz remembered by Merle Gaitz. Nathan Frank  Anne Woolf remembered by David Woolf.

Emily Williams Zichronam livracha, May their memory be for a blessing.

עד כאן AdAd Kan "Welcome to the new Israeli Ambassador ” This week we, the Jewish community in South Africa, welcomed the new Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mauritius, Lior Keinman ShabbatShabbat /MaseiBeha’alotcha Re’eh and his Family into our happy, sometimes a bit difficult Diaspora community. At an Numbers 4:2130:2 —–36:137:89 event, hosted by the South African Friends for Israel, I had the pleasure to meet Reading5 Num 11:26 6:136:5-16:17-27-36.13 him for the first time, and to read a blessing for him . PlautReading p.928;p.1079; Dtn Hertz12:29 Hertz -p.59213:19 p.691 I think that there is no HaftarahPlaut p.1263; Judges Jeremiah Hertz 13:2 p.804-25 2:4 - coincidence that the beginning of Plaut28, 3:4 p.947; (Plaut HertzIsaiah 1135; p.602 Hertz 54:11 - Ambassador Keinman’s tenure is p.55:5699 ) in that period of the year when In (Plaut our 1290;Torah Hertzportion: p.818) we read Moses speeches to the In our Torah portion: and when we start to *In our Torah portion: prepare ourselves for the High * God places both Holy Days. This is a time of blessing and curse before transition, a time where the the Israelites. They are words of Moses call us for taught that blessing will reflection and to action. come through the While the text of our portion observance of God’s reminds us again that any action laws. has consequences, we are also encouraged to do the right thing. To reach out, * Moses’ third discourse especially to the poor of our society. We are reminded that compassion has no includes laws about limits and that we can expand the boundaries of good in this world. worship in a central At the SAFI reception were many of our Christian friends from all different parts of place ; injunctions against the South African society present, and in his address to the guests, the Ambassador idolatry and self- emphasised the role Israel has in finding solutions for those parts of our country mutilation; dietary rules ; that are in need of stable water supply, and medical progress. and laws about tithes, This is for sure one way of bringing Tikkun Olam into this world. And, I see us, the debt remission, the Jewish community at large, as the ones who can build the bridge to make this release and treatment of transfer of knowledge and support stronger, expanding the boundaries of hope Hebrew slaves, and and shrinking the places of suffering. firstlings. This coming Tuesday, the beginning of the month Elul is our first milestone on our * Moses reviews the journey into the New Year. May this month bring you the strength to open your correct sacrifices to be hearts and minds to find your place in live and the path you want to follow. offered during the Pilgrim And may the new Ambassador be granted success to his endeavours, in the pursuit Festivals: Pesach, , of his sacred mission. and Shavuot. Rabbi Adrian M Schell NETZER AT BET DAVID PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER WITH Netzer will be running the youth ALL THE INFORMATION service and ABOUT THE NEW activities this MISHKAN HANEFESH - Saturday while Kendyll is THE NEW HIGH HOLY DAY away. They will be here from BOOKS WHICH WE ARE 10:00, so be sure to be here GOING TO USE NEXT for some games, running YEAR. around and loads of fun.

עד כאן Ad Kan Building Update Kehillah The new Sanctuary on the Bet David Campus is a hive of activity as we enter the UNITED SISTERHOOD final few weeks before the High Holy Days. With an average of 200 contractors and needs your help. We specialists on site daily, the Sanctuary is rapidly transforming. All the critical have opened a second hand charity room, as elements required for the facility to be ready for Rosh Hashanah are either the current monetary completed or are in the process of being constructed or installed. The ceilings, with donations we receive the tented shapes (representing the Tent of Abraham), are being plastered (with are insufficient to keep rhinolite) and the skylights are being installed. (See photo.) our essential programs As we move towards the exciting last phase of the construction, all the final major running. We would elements are being installed. The woodwork on the Bimah is progressing well. The appreciate all donations external staircases, one of which is a spiral, are being completed. All the window of used clothing for and doors are currently being installed, ensuring that we have an enclosed area in men, women and which to work on those finishes and items that need to be protected from the children (especially elements. The Koi Pond, featuring a waterfall and rockery, as well as the western men’s and children’s items). All household planter boxes will be completed within the next ten days. (See photo.) The moving items are also wanted. of trees into their final positions and the paving of the open areas and paths will We thank you for your commence at the end of August. support.

SOCIAL MORNING: MONDAY 11 SEPT The next social morning will include a visit to the Holocaust & Genocide Centre in Johannesburg. This tour will be led by our very own Antonio Corejees. Should you Regular Shabbat Service Info wish to join, please rsvp Friday evening: Kabbalat Shabbat: 18:00 to Cynthia, Gail or the Kids’ Club Youth Activities: 18:00—19:00 (for ages 3 –10) weekly with Kendyll, office. Netzer Nights: Monthly, third Friday of the month (for ages 11—18) at 18:00

TAKE – HOME ORDERS Shabbat be Yachad: 18:00 (followed by a light ‘pizza’ supper) 25 August FROM OUR BET DAVID Monthly Birthday Blessings: 25 August KITCHEN: Orders must Shabbat Morning: 8:30—12:00 Cheder be placed by Monday 8:45 Torah Breakfast with the office for 10:00 Shacharit Service collection on Friday. 10:00—12:00 Children’s service and activities with Kendyll every Saturday Cemetery Clean Up: 1 October KEHILLAH BANKING Bet David Kehillah monthly meeting: 13 September (all welcome, please RSVP) DETAILS: For brocha payments, take-home Rabbi Adrian M Schell : [email protected] (for emergencies SMS 076 448 6672) orders or donations Office: [email protected] (Glynnis); [email protected] (Sharon) please use the following Management Committee: [email protected] Bookkeeper: [email protected] (Diane) account: Youth: [email protected] (Kendyll) Bet David Sisterhood +27 11 783 7117 (Mon - Thurs 9:00 - 14:30; Fri & Erev Yom Tov 9:00 - 13:00 Nedbank Sandton www.betdavid.org.za / http://www.facebook.com/BetDavidSandton Acc no: 1970 476 214 CSO 24 Hour Emergency 086 18 000 18 / Hatzolah 0860 100 101 IBT no: 197005. Banking Details: Acc name: Bet David ; Branch: FNB Wierda Valley ; Acc no: 59210012529 (IBT no: 260950)