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South African Achiever Awards! (Page 3) S Ewish Eport DAY J R 49 File Photo File Friday 28 June 2013 / 20 Tammuz 5773 Volume 17 – Number 22 TO JEWISH south african ACHIEVER AWARDS! (page 3) S ewish eport DAY J R 49 www.sajewishreport.co.za File photo File We salute you, Madiba “Cometh the hour, cometh the man,” perfectly sums up the greatest statesman South Africa has ever produced. Nelson Mandela became president of a democratic South Africa in 1994 when the country teetered on the brink of a racial bloodbath and the populace were mired in anxiety. His gigantic presence still dominates the South African scene, where South Africans - and billions around the world - wait with bated breath, praying for a miracle that the elder statesman would be with us a while longer. South Africans will be eternally grateful for this visionary figure, with his ideal of a “rainbow nation”, where everyone has a rightful place to work, live and be proud citizens, without fear or prejudice. 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Chabad of Lyndhurst offering” represents the fiery enthusiasm The reason for this is that there is no we should have while praying to G-d. It is Fast of Tisha B’Av on other sidra read as often as Pinchas. In fact, One reason is the that the Hebrew word this passion and intensity that enables our July 9 every time we take out a second Torah to for sacrifices, “korban” which comes from prayers to draw down abundant blessings read a maftir, we turn to this week’s sidrah. the word “karov”, teaches us that it is from on High. Last Tuesday was Shiva Asar b’Tammuz, It contains the daily, the Shabbat, Rosh through the korbanot – sacrifices - that we This parsha then, is teaching us the power the 12-hour fast that begins the three Chodesh, as well as every festival’s unique become closer to G-d A-mighty. we have through prayer. When we ensure weeks of communal mourning leading offerings and sacrifices. Today it is our tefillot – prayers - that that our prayers are offered with the appro- to the major fast of Tisha B’Av which If you calculate how many times we read takes the place of karbonot; the Torah here priate passion and fervour, we can achieve a falls this year on July 9. The mourning from Parshat Pinchas, including every day is teaching us both to ensure we pray every similar effect to the karbanot - sacrifices - in is for the destruction of both the First of Rosh Chodesh and Yomtov, it comes out day, as well as how to pray. This is especially the Holy Temple. and Second Temples in 586 BCE and 70 to just under 40 times a year! relevant as the Jews are about to enter Israel Let us pray that we be privileged to do so CE respectively, and the resultant exile So, if the Torah you are looking at was and live a “natural” life rather than the mi- and may each one have their prayers an- into which the Jews were cast. actually read from on a regular basis Pinchas raculous one they led in the desert. swered in every aspect they need, be it good In this period, many calamities be- would be worn out first. Thus, if you want to Torah here describes sacrifices as “karbani health, Yiddishe nachas, and sustenance. fell the Jewish people throughout the generations. Traditionally, during this buy a second-hand Torah, look at the quality lachmi”- my offering my food” - a metaphor May Hashem answer Klal Yisroel’s pas- period, Orthodox Jews do not have hair- of the letters in Pinchas. that suggests that the sacrifices actually sionate prayers by bringing our Righteous cuts or shave, marry, listen to music, A refrain often heard, is why does the “sustain” the A-mighty so to speak. Redeemer Moshiach and allow us once again wear new clothing or eat new seasonal timeless Torah spends so much time on the The Alter Rebbe teaches that every one of to bring the actual sacrifices as described fruit - the shehecheyanu blessing is not sacrifices, especially as it is not something our daily prayers is of tremendous signifi- in our sidrah Pinchas that we read this recited. we bring today. cance to G-d to the extent that He describes Shabbat. Cleese at fawlt with Jewish community tasteless Holocaust joke prays for Mandela OWN CORRESPONDENT more recently, as the school- well.” He felt compelled to take master in the South African hit the matter up with the SAJBD. John Cleese landed himself in movie Spud – which he recently (Source #2) was also at the some choppy waters after he told completed the local filming of performance: “It was totally un- a Holocaust joke at his Johan- the sequel. acceptable,” he said afterwards. nesburg Sunday night perfor- Cleese’s joke was along the “The Board should take it up mance at the Teatro theatre at lines of: A tour group were going with his management, culminat- Montecasino in Joburg. The to Dachau and when they got ing in an undertaking to remove one-liner so incensed the large to the place, they were late and such harmful parts from all fu- Jewish contingent in the audi- were denied entry. Whereupon, ture presentations and a formal ence that many complained to someone in the tour group said: apology,” (he) said. the SA Jewish Board of Deputies “Tell them we are Jewish.” “It is truly offensive and on Monday. A senior Jewish theatre figure, (Cleese) should know how we “The SAJBD has contacted Mr who asked not to be named for feel,” said (Source #3), who was Cleese’s publicist to share the professional reasons, said that at the performance. “I am not hurt that this remark has caused she doubted that Cleese’s joke in- alone in this,” he said, explaining to members of the community dicated that he was anti-Semitic. that many Jewish patrons shared and have explained why this was “He runs down everyone, his hu- their feelings after the show. so offensive,” said the Board’s mour is dark,” said the theatrical The theatre doyenne accused National Director Wendy Kahn doyenne. Cleese of being “insensitive” on Monday. Three community members to the extent that she and her “We have asked that this quip originally complained on Sunday husband had attended his show be excluded from future shows,” night and made numerous last year and were so incensed said Kahn. It has subsequently statements on the record, which at his unnecessarily “hateful and The SA Jewish Board of Deputies, on behalf of the Jewish community of South Africa, been reported by a member of motivated the investigation into hurtful” humour that they had extended its prayers to former President Neslson Mandela, who is gravely ill in hospital. the community that “contact was this story. Just prior to going to decided not to see him again. In a media release the Board says: “Nelson Mandela is more than a political leader: made with John Cleese, that he print they have asked for their The Holocaust, she said, For the South African people, he is a wise, caring father, a kind and loyal friend and an apologised and meant no harm, names to be withdrawn. should be a topic that should be enduring symbol of national unity and reconciliation. and (he) committed not to use “I was traumatised! It is sim- off limits to comedy. “I’ve done “His very presence among us all has been a source of strength and hope. For the world the crack again.” ply unacceptable,” said (Source a lot of Holocaust plays - and in at large, he remains a source of continual inspiration. Cleese is famous for his roles #1) on Sunday night. He said some there are light moments,” “The Jewish community of South Africa joins its fellow South Africans in praying for in the Monty Python and Fawlty there was “a large Jewish audi- she explained, “but is not it is our beloved former President Nelson Mandela and in extending its good wishes to the Towers TV series’ on BBC and, ence, many of them observant as not a comedic topic.” Mandela family and the Presidency during this difficult and uncertain time.” GENERAL MANAGER Karen Knowles - [email protected] • EDITOR Geoff Sifrin - [email protected] • Sub-editor Paul Maree • Ed Co-ordinator Sharon Akum - [email protected] • Sports editor Jack Milner • Books editor Gwen Podbrey • Arts editor Robyn Sassen • Cape Town correspondent Moira Schneider: 021-794-4206 Jewish Report • Pretoria correspondent Diane Wolfson: 082-707-9471 • Advertising: Adi Lew: 083-407-8034 - [email protected], Britt Landsman: 082-292-9520 - [email protected], Marlene Bilewitz: 083-475-0288 - [email protected] • Classified sales: Susan Walunda [email protected] • Distribution manager Britt Landsman • Design and layout: Bryan Maron/Design Bandits – [email protected] • Website: Ilan Ossendryver • Subscription enquiries: Avusa Publishing (Pty) Ltd.
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